Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer

[Richard Thursby]

My PhD supervisor worked with Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, including editing the volume for his 75th birthday. I met him on at least one or two occasions.

If you're going to mention chess-playing professors (at least on this forum) then surely one needs to start here.

[Gerard Killoran]

A game played by Peter's father:

[Event "Worcestershire vs Shropshire and Herefordshire"] [Site "Birmingham Midland Institute"] [Date "1948.11.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Southall, G. T."] [Black "Swinnerton-Dyer, Leonard (Sir)"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "QGD: semi-Slav, Noteboom variation"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. Qc2 b5 7. axb5 cxb5 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nd7 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Rd1 h6 12. Be3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Ngf6 14. O-O Nd5 15. Qd2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qxe5 a5 20. Ra1 a4 21. Qc5 Rfb8 22. Qb4 Qb6 23. e3 Qa5 24. Qc5 Rc8 25. Qd6 b4 26. Rfc1 Qb5 27. Qf4 a3 28. bxa3 bxa3 29. Qe4 Qa4 30. h4 Rcb8 31. d5 exd5 32. Qxd5 Rc8 33. Qd2 Rab8 34. Rc3 Rb3 35. Qc2 Qb4 36. Rxb3 Qxb3 37. Qxb3 cxb3 38. Rxa3 b2 {Kington Times - Saturday 13 November 1948} 0-1