Mark Howitt's Chess Coaching

[Mark Howitt]

Thanks Matt...

I sure do have that guy on ignore

Already taught plenty of chess people and done coaching happy to do it for more people

[Mark Howitt]

Guys the life of @MarkHowitt the writer is so surreal... can prob only be truly appreciated in the afterlife...

There is more to come soon though

[John Upham]

Guys the life of @MarkHowitt the writer is so surreal... can prob only be truly appreciated in the afterlife...

There is more to come soon though

Oh dear...

[Mark Howitt]

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So in England really... is there really hope of like a mass chess rising so we can compete with China and India etc... I wouldn't say so...
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All this with no real government funding and v little training...
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Still got in Yorkshire teams though... at aged about 16/17 was one of best in age for Yorkshire.
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Anyway... played loads, no real coaching, not much support.
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Back in the mid 90s LOADS of juniors went to chessclub btw... no internet then u see
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Netherton Family chess club, really nice chess club actually, if I was serious about chess I should have got in earlier like David Jackson.
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At age 13 got told to go to a chessclub so I did.
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From 2nd year played every match for under 16 and under 18s teams.
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At the chessclub every lunchtime... got inter house first year and reserve.
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Anyway then I went to BGS... which was private then and not worth it all... this is me being too polite.

[Mark Howitt]

Someone Else Called Howitt Played Chess...

“G. Howitt” was for a while a prominent Bradford player before the First World War. The only person matching his description is Clerkenwell-born George Huntley Howitt, whose middle name was rarely used.



Non-Chess Life



George Huntley Howitt’s parents were Sydney F. Howitt (born 1844/45, Clerkenwell) and Annie Howitt (née Burgess, 1844/45, St. Lukes) who had at least the following seven children:



Felix Howitt

born 1868, Clerkenwell

George Huntley Howitt

born 1869, Clerkenwell

Archibald S

born 1871/72, Lewisham

Amy E

born 1874/75, Lewisham

Edith B

born 1878/79, Norwich

Mabel Annie

born 1886/87, Norwich

Violet H

born 1887/88, Norwich



The birth of George Huntley Howitt was registered in the third quarter of 1869, at Holborn.



The 1871 census found the family of four living at an illegible address in Knowles Hill, Lewisham. Father Sydney was a lithographic artist.



At some time from 1874 to 1879 the family moved to Norwich. The Howitts are elusive in the 1881 census, though they were presumably in Norwich.



The 1891 census found the family of parents, the above seven children except Felix, Annie’s widowed mother, Emma Burgess, living at 58 St. Stephen’s Road, Norwich. Father Sydney was a designer, while 21-year-old “George H. Howitt” and 19-year-old Archibald were lithographic draughtsmen. Amy and Edith were scholars. This was one of the rare occasions reference was made to George’s middle name.



At some time from 1891 to 1901, George left home and moved to Bradford. Thus the 1901 census found 31-year-old London-born lithographic artist, George Howitt, as one of two boarders at 5 Mannville Terrace, Bradford. (The Post Office Bradford Directory, 1898, listed A Midgley, ventilating engineer, 5 Mannville Terrace, Bradford. so George had presumably arrive there at some time fro 1898 to 1901.



The 1911 census found 41-year-old London-born George boarding at 14 Grove Terrace, Bradford. He was then described as an artist’s manager.



In the fullness of time, George seems to have moved back to live in Norwich, perhaps to live with or near relatives left behind there.



Death



George Huntley Howitt of 73 Grove Road, Norwich, died at the age of 78 on 03/03/1947. Administration of his estate was granted to Mabel Gibson, widow, who was perhaps his younger sister. He left effects of £887 13s 6d.



Chess



“G. Howitt”, never with his middle initial “H.”, became a regular player for Bradford in the Woodhouse Cup, and for Yorkshire in inter-county matches, from his arrival in Bradford through to 1908 and probably later.

[Jon D'Souza-Eva]

The above is from the Yorkshire Chess History site: https://mannchess.org.uk/People/Howitt, ... untley.htm

The family are not particularly elusive in the 1881 census, but their surname has been mistranscribed as "Hewitt" on Ancestry. If you have an Ancestry account you can see the census page (with very neat handwriting!) here: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/co ... _1950-1107

[Mark Howitt]

Yep very interesting Yorkshire Chess History

[Mark Howitt]

Guys will quickly say this...

If anyone has any of my old OTB games not in public (v few are) please send them to me.

At some point may be able to pay a small fee for this.

[Mark Howitt]

Won another game online and it's MIGHTY appealing just to play online... yet will see if I can get in a good club atmosphere again perhaps

[Mark Howitt]

Hi...

Here is link to best share article I've ever written... available for coaching

https://www.fool.co.uk/2014/07/18/the-s ... rkets-plc/

[Carl Hibbard]

Carl,

Are the "Adverts" in this category required to be chess related or can they be for any activity whatsoever?

I'd like to advertise my classic car restoration activities as I'm sure that many users of this place will be fascinated.

They will probably end up in the Not Chess section in that case.

[Mark Howitt]

Word up...

[Mark Howitt]

Still training myself by the way... chess is hard and I respect all the pros.

[Mark Howitt]

Re: 2023 Season
Post by Mark Howitt » Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:32 am

Still to be finalized but I have offer from good club in Hudds league.

[Mark Howitt]

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