Britbase Updates

[John Townsend]

Christopher Kreuzer commented:

"Maybe she chopped and changed and used different names at different times."

Is there any evidence for that? From the information above, I would be more inclined to think that the names used in the Observer and the Falkirk Herald were merely freak occurrences.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

No evidence, no. You are right that hard evidence should be preferred over speculation.

[John Townsend]

Incidentally, I was happy to see the photo (above) of Dinah Norman (formerly Dobson) presenting the trophy to David Pritchard. She has recently added a trophy of her own to her cabinet, the West of England Women's Championship. She is a valued member of the Wokingham U3A's Social Chess group.

[Richard James]

A quick search of 1935 newspapers finds a whole gaggle of Eileens, all living in Richmond (I believe, although she was going to school in Richmond, she was actually living in St Margarets, on the Twickenham/Isleworth borders, at the time) so I suspect there was an inaccurate press release of some sort.

Daily News (London) 07 January 1935

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Richmond Herald 05 January 1935

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[James Pratt]

I'll get into trouble saying this (especially if I am wrong) but I think there have been three Elaine Saunders in chess in various eras, one still active I think. Dinah Dobson married Danny Wright and later Ken Norman. Danny then wed Mitzi Kalinsky but that's another story ...

[Gerard Killoran]

1932 British Chess Championship

[Event "GBR-ch25 Second Class"] [Site "Whiteleys, London"] [Date "1932.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mallinson, Harold Vincent"] [Black "Henderson, William"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C13"] [Opening "French: Albin-Alekhine-Chatard attack, Maroczy variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Bxe7+ Qxe7 9. f4 h5 10. Qh3 g6 11. O-O-O b5 12. g4 b4 13. Nce2 hxg4 14. Qxg4 c5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Rh3 Nc6 17. h5 Rxh5 18. Rxh5 gxh5 19. Qxh5 Ke7 20. Nf3 Bb7 21. Qh4+ Ke8 22. Ng5 b3 23. axb3 Nb4 24. Qh7 Nxe5 25. Nd4 Qe7 26. Qh8+ Kd7 27. Qxe5 Re8 28. Bh3 Rc8 29. Nxf7 Rxc2+ 30. Nxc2 Nxc2 31. Bxe6+ Qxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kxe6 33. Nd8+ {Western Morning News - Wednesday 14 September 1932 p.11} 1-0

[John Saunders]

1932 British Chess Championship

[Event "GBR-ch25 Second Class"] [Site "Whiteleys, London"] [Date "1932.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"] [Black "Henderson, William"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C13"] [Opening "French: Albin-Alekhine-Chatard attack, Maroczy variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Bxe7+ Qxe7 9. f4 h5 10. Qh3 g6 11. O-O-O b5 12. g4 b4 13. Nce2 hxg4 14. Qxg4 c5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Rh3 Nc6 17. h5 Rxh5 18. Rxh5 gxh5 19. Qxh5 Ke7 20. Nf3 Bb7 21. Qh4+ Ke8 22. Ng5 b3 23. axb3 Nb4 24. Qh7 Nxe5 25. Nd4 Qe7 26. Qh8+ Kd7 27. Qxe5 Re8 28. Bh3 Rc8 29. Nxf7 Rxc2+ 30. Nxc2 Nxc2 31. Bxe6+ Qxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kxe6 33. Nd8+ {Western Morning News - Wednesday 14 September 1932 p.11} 1-0

Many thanks, Gerard. I've added the game to the BritBase collection here...

1932 British Championship

Note that his surname was Mallison (not Mallinson) - I've amended in the quoted passage above.

There's quite a lot of interesting biographical information to be found about him online. Apparently Exeter Chess Club has his scorebooks and chess notes. I wonder if someone associated with the club could be persuaded to digitise his game collection.

[Jon D'Souza-Eva]

Note that his surname was Mallison (not Mallinson) - I've amended in the quoted passage above.

The confusion is caused because there was someone called Harold Vincent Mallinson, who was born a year before Harold Vincent Mallison:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/pe ... s/L5Y5-DR4
As far as I know, Harold Vincent Mallinson did not play competative chess.