Re: Malcolm Barker.
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:22 pm
The school is on half term next week - back 4th November.
The school magazines dating back to 1940s are in the public domain via https://www.oldeds.kes.org.uk
A quick whizz yields:
"We congratulate M. N. Barker on winning the British Boys' Chess Championship at Hastings on April 29th. Barker had also won the Warwickshire Junior Championship two weeks previously." 1949 p8
"The Junior International Tournament in November heralded the beginning of an era in which the School's reputation for Chess has greatly increased. In this event, the first of its kind ever organized, the use of Big School enabled one round to be held under conditions ideal for both players and spectators. J. Alexander finished within half a point of the two winners.
The outstanding success of the year was the winning of the British Boys' Championship by M. N. Barker. This is the third time since the competition started in 1923 that the School has produced the Champion. The introduction of the Warwickshire Senior Championship Tournament enabled most of the School Team to gain valuable experience against stiff opposition and gave them a chance to demonstrate their ability. M. N. Barker won his games against the two best players and was unlucky not to finish higher than fourth, whilst Macnab, E. Watson and Lloyd, K. W., also put up some very creditable performances.
The Annual Junior League Congress again provided an opportunity for more K.E.S. successes. The Warwickshire Boys' Championship was won by M. N. Barker, with R. T. Harrison second, and Macnab fifth. " (p25) [Note mention of Ken Lloyd - A.S.]
"Last season the School entered a team of eight in the Junior Postal League. The results are not yet complete, but there is a good chance of the School gaining first place.
In October, Mr. C. H. O'D. Alexander, himself a former School Chess Captain, played simultaneously against teams representing the various Birmingham Schools. Both the School teams, Lloyd (D. E.) and (K. W.) ; Barker (G. K.) and J. Alexander, obtained draws, a feat only equalled by one
other team. Eleven of the Schools' players are called upon regularly to play for the Junior County Team (20 boards) on Saturday afternoons ..." (p69) [Is this a brother of MN Barker? - A.S.]
"We congratulate M. N. Barker, Secretary of Chess, on successfully defending his title of British Boys' Chess Champion at Hastings, this year." 1950 p4
".... In individual tournament play, members of the School teams obtained even better results. At Easter, M. N. Barker won a qualifying tournament, open to boys under twenty years of age, for the right to represent England in the World junior Championships held in June. In the Warwickshire Junior Championships, J. B. Phipps tied for first place and G. K. Barker was runner-up in the Junior League Championships. M. N. Barker also won the Midland Junior Speed Championship, the next three places also going to members of the School team.
The following week, a party of eight took part in the British Boys' Championship at Hastings. M. N. Barker won the title for the third successive year, .... More recently, in the World Junior Championships held in Birmingham, M. N. Barker took second place in a strong field in which were three masters of established reputation. " 1951 p22
The school magazines dating back to 1940s are in the public domain via https://www.oldeds.kes.org.uk
A quick whizz yields:
"We congratulate M. N. Barker on winning the British Boys' Chess Championship at Hastings on April 29th. Barker had also won the Warwickshire Junior Championship two weeks previously." 1949 p8
"The Junior International Tournament in November heralded the beginning of an era in which the School's reputation for Chess has greatly increased. In this event, the first of its kind ever organized, the use of Big School enabled one round to be held under conditions ideal for both players and spectators. J. Alexander finished within half a point of the two winners.
The outstanding success of the year was the winning of the British Boys' Championship by M. N. Barker. This is the third time since the competition started in 1923 that the School has produced the Champion. The introduction of the Warwickshire Senior Championship Tournament enabled most of the School Team to gain valuable experience against stiff opposition and gave them a chance to demonstrate their ability. M. N. Barker won his games against the two best players and was unlucky not to finish higher than fourth, whilst Macnab, E. Watson and Lloyd, K. W., also put up some very creditable performances.
The Annual Junior League Congress again provided an opportunity for more K.E.S. successes. The Warwickshire Boys' Championship was won by M. N. Barker, with R. T. Harrison second, and Macnab fifth. " (p25) [Note mention of Ken Lloyd - A.S.]
"Last season the School entered a team of eight in the Junior Postal League. The results are not yet complete, but there is a good chance of the School gaining first place.
In October, Mr. C. H. O'D. Alexander, himself a former School Chess Captain, played simultaneously against teams representing the various Birmingham Schools. Both the School teams, Lloyd (D. E.) and (K. W.) ; Barker (G. K.) and J. Alexander, obtained draws, a feat only equalled by one
other team. Eleven of the Schools' players are called upon regularly to play for the Junior County Team (20 boards) on Saturday afternoons ..." (p69) [Is this a brother of MN Barker? - A.S.]
"We congratulate M. N. Barker, Secretary of Chess, on successfully defending his title of British Boys' Chess Champion at Hastings, this year." 1950 p4
".... In individual tournament play, members of the School teams obtained even better results. At Easter, M. N. Barker won a qualifying tournament, open to boys under twenty years of age, for the right to represent England in the World junior Championships held in June. In the Warwickshire Junior Championships, J. B. Phipps tied for first place and G. K. Barker was runner-up in the Junior League Championships. M. N. Barker also won the Midland Junior Speed Championship, the next three places also going to members of the School team.
The following week, a party of eight took part in the British Boys' Championship at Hastings. M. N. Barker won the title for the third successive year, .... More recently, in the World Junior Championships held in Birmingham, M. N. Barker took second place in a strong field in which were three masters of established reputation. " 1951 p22