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No more about exchange/quality yet, but just discovered that RAF Butterworth (where my copy of Clarke's book came from) is in Malaysia! RMAF Butterworth (Malay: TUDM Butterworth, formerly the RAF Butterworth & RAAF Butterworth) (IATA: BWH, ICAO: WMKB) is an air force base near the town of Butterwort...

Justin From 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures (Clarke) p131 (my copy came from the RAF Butterworth Reference Library): This exchange of Rook for minor piece has given us the peculiar term 'exchange' to denote the difference in value involved. One can win the exchange, although in a tangible form no such t...

I tried the 1997 edition but couldn't find anything at all.

JC Thompson played for Kent but died in Newcastle. I can find no reference to Devon.

Further information at http://www.chesscafe.com/text/skittles207.pdf.

Good to see some of you have been reading The (Even More) Complete Chess Addict.

Also to remind everyone about chessKIDS academy ( http://www.chesskids.com ) which currently provides a free chess service to both schools and individuals. I am working on a new and greatly improved version of the site, along with accompanying books, but as I've also been working on other projects p...

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Many thanks for the plug, Matthew.

I have been watching developments on this forum with considerable interest but up to now have refrained from commenting.

I'm at school at the moment but may come back later.

From what I remember, Erasmus Homburg was Ray Keene's cat. I never found who (or what) K.L.W. was.

Justin

I have the book, but the game you're looking for isn't there.

I too would like to know what's happening. In early August I was asked to write a book for beginners based on the chessKIDS academy website, to be delivered by early September for distribution as part of the schools package. I was told I would receive a contract shortly. I have received no contract,...

Hello Ken Norman has asked me to post the following on this forum: Having recently collected my Bus Pass and Senior Citizens Railcard I was interested to read that in Europe Chess played by the over 60's is the main area of growth in Chessplaying. After some "Silver surfing" I find that there are a ...

Hi Nigel

Many thanks for the plug


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