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Which former British Chess Champion once appeared on University Challenge?
If you think the answer is George Botterill then you might be wrong. The clip showing the youthful Stephen Fry has a fellow team mate labelled Botterill, but I am reliably informed it could not have been GSB (b. 1949). So, here's a link to answer my question. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXLxvKgVgSg

James

Fans of University Challenge might appreciate the chess-playing representation on this year's series:

FM Ryan Rhys Griffiths captaining Wolfson, Cambridge against St John's, Oxford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43nMAIbaNGo

And, somewhat less exaltedly, yours truly captaining Magdalen, Oxford against York University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVpd4fSbxuE

I was told years ago that George Botterill was on University Challenge and at one time would have lost betting on it.
The captain of Queen's Cambridge was Steven Botterill who according to Stephen Fry 'The Fry Chronicles' pub 2011
(page 137) )was/is a professor at Berkeley, California.

Cambridge got to the final losing 2-1 v Merton ,Oxford.