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James
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- Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:21 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Mostly US Titles
- Replies: 0
- Views: 153
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Sir George Alan Thomas
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8020
Re: Sir George Alan Thomas
The Thomas book by Paige contains 1,041 games and was published in 2005.
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Sir George Alan Thomas
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8020
Re: Sir George Alan Thomas
The Paige book on Thomas has been out for ages. It is nothing special.
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:53 pm
- Forum: Links
- Topic: Magazine Reviews
- Replies: 0
- Views: 514
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:05 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Indian Appreciation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 355
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Little Books
- Replies: 0
- Views: 233
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: You May Like
- Replies: 1
- Views: 391
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:47 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Chess history trivia
- Replies: 1321
- Views: 122790
Re: Chess history trivia
i Toothill
ii Tattersall
iii Barden, of course
iv Glinski
v Cafferty obviously ...
Glad you liked.
James
ii Tattersall
iii Barden, of course
iv Glinski
v Cafferty obviously ...
Glad you liked.
James
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:53 am
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Chess history trivia
- Replies: 1321
- Views: 122790
Re: Chess history trivia
Come on! Not Mardle, but Toothill yes. Not Conroy but ... shall I spoil it?
James
James
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Lost Souls ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2136
Re: Lost Souls ?
Thank you, will tell Ken Harman.
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Chess history trivia
- Replies: 1321
- Views: 122790
Re: Chess history trivia
?? Quiz Time ?? i Who worked at Westmorland County Council, played in an Olympiad for postal play and whilst in Germany spied on Russian planes at Gatow Airfield? ii Who wrote - at the instigation of the Victoria and Albert - 'Notes on Carpet Weaving and Knotting'? We here may know him better for hi...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Lost Souls ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2136
Lost Souls ?
Kenny Harman asks me to ask whether Alan K May and Dave Sherman are still about.
I didn't know them in any era but others might help please ...
James
I didn't know them in any era but others might help please ...
James
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:00 am
- Forum: Congress Diary
- Topic: British Championship Congress 2024
- Replies: 2
- Views: 834
Re: British Championship Congress 2024
This doesn't surprise me. They - Hull - wrote a special book. They had a stand in the station. Did badges. Followed it up with other events. Had outdoor fancydress kids stuff. Gave us the townhall. Charlie Storey doing the commentary. The playing hall held all. I even sat near Keith Arkell on the tr...
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Chess History
- Topic: Alfred Milner Manchester - any relation with Milner Barry or Sir Alfred Milner
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1213
Re: Alfred Milner Manchester - any relation with Milner Barry or Sir Alfred Milner
I knew him a little. We got on. At Brighton 1980 he approached me saying that if we played he'd be as careful as if he were playing Capablanca. I like the story that when the Mayor turned up a few minutes late for a grand congress - maybe Blackpool? - opening he'd started the clocks and asked why he...