Bryan Holland

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Simon Rogers
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Bryan Holland

Post by Simon Rogers » Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:50 pm

I am sorry to inform you that Bryan Holland passed away at the beginning of last month.
Bryan helped form the NALGO chess club during the early months of 1978 with Joy Mukherjee. They entered a team in the Shropshire League Division 3. The first league match for NALGO was on 27th September 1978, which was a 4-1 win against Telford C. The following few years the team had successive promotions.
Sadly the club folded in 1985 and then the members moved to Telepost Chess Club.
Bryan was also the Shropshire County Grading Officer during the 1980s and for a while, wrote the weekly Shrewsbury Chronicle chess column.
Before moving to Shropshire, Bryan played league chess in Wales.
There is a lengthy tribute by his close friend and teammate Bill Clarke on the Shropshire Chess Association website dated 30th July.
There is also a excellent write up on the Telepost Chess Club website in the History section.
RIP

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