
I am planning to ask him if his famous loss to Edward Lasker in 1912 was played with liquid refreshment.
John Upham wrote:I note that Sir George Alan Thomas has a Twitter account at @SirGeorgeThomas![]()
I am planning to ask him if his famous loss to Edward Lasker in 1912 was accompanied with liquid refreshment.
There does exist (see British Library catalogue) a rather poor self-published book:Colin Patterson wrote:I'm surprised that no-one has written a Thomas biography yet (have they? I could be wrong). His mastery of chess and badminton (and to an extent, tennis) would make him a subject of some distinction. Same goes for Henry Thomas Buckle, another hugely talented and fascinating individual.
I seem to remember vaguely DJ Rogers writing to me, too. Trouble is, he would be over 80 now if still living (his wife, nee Jean Craker, was British girls under-18 champion in 1949 and 1950) so the only realistic hope would be if someone interested had an address for him and could collect the cuttings and complete the project. Slim hope.Tim Harding wrote: A postscript in my July 2006 article said Bernard Cafferty informed me that he knew a "retired civil servant" who had collected "several thousand" Thomas games from old chess columns etc but was not using a computer, and was in no rush to publish, the opposite of Mr Paige.
D. J. Rogers (historian of the BCCA) also wrote to me around that time to say he was interested in Sir George and I believe knew him quite well?
Surprisingly good news just arrived on this front. The latest issue of the BCCA magazine Correspondence Chess arrived today and on page 6 it includes the following from its editor Russell Sherwood.Leonard Barden wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:38 pmI seem to remember vaguely DJ Rogers writing to me, too. Trouble is, he would be over 80 now if still living (his wife, nee Jean Craker, was British girls under-18 champion in 1949 and 1950) so the only realistic hope would be if someone interested had an address for him and could collect the cuttings and complete the project. Slim hope.Tim Harding wrote: A postscript in my July 2006 article said Bernard Cafferty informed me that he knew a "retired civil servant" who had collected "several thousand" Thomas games from old chess columns etc but was not using a computer, and was in no rush to publish, the opposite of Mr Paige.
D. J. Rogers (historian of the BCCA) also wrote to me around that time to say he was interested in Sir George and I believe knew him quite well?
He doesn't say how many games are included etc. I will inform McFarland but maybe one of the UK-based publishers would be better as a lot of editing might be required.Mrs Jean Rogers, widow of our long-time member and Magazine editor John Rogers is looking to publish John's book The origins of a great British Sportsman: Sir George Alan Thomas. If any member has any suggestions on how this might be achieved or any contacts please get in touch and I will pass on any information.
Does anyone know how to contact Stephen Jackson (whom I've never heard of)? I had heard there was another person collecting Thomas games but didn't know who it was.Brian Denman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:17 amStephen Jackson of Bexhill collected loads of games and material about Sir George Thomas. I have not been in touch with him for some years and do not know why he never wrote a book on the subject. Perhaps it was the problem of not being able to find a publisher.