D.J. (JOHN) ROGERS
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:40 pm
I have just heard that D.J. (John) Rogers died just before Christmas 2015.
John will probably be remembered mainly for his involvement with the British Correspondence Chess Association. He was the BCCA Magazine editor between 1970 and 1976. His greatest contribution to the British Correspondence Chess Association was in 1982 when he wrote a History of the first 75 years of the BCCA 1906-1981.
When I first met John in the 1960’s he was playing board one for the Acton Chess Club. John’s OTB grade in the 1960’s and 1970’s was normally in the 190’s or 200’s. Looking at an old grading list on my desk I see in 1972 john’s grade was 199.
Acton was an unusual chess club as it had several lady players in its first team including four times British Ladies Champion Eileen Tranmer.
John married Jean Craker who won the British Girls Championship in 1949 and 1950. At the time of his death they had been married 56 years.
John will probably be remembered mainly for his involvement with the British Correspondence Chess Association. He was the BCCA Magazine editor between 1970 and 1976. His greatest contribution to the British Correspondence Chess Association was in 1982 when he wrote a History of the first 75 years of the BCCA 1906-1981.
When I first met John in the 1960’s he was playing board one for the Acton Chess Club. John’s OTB grade in the 1960’s and 1970’s was normally in the 190’s or 200’s. Looking at an old grading list on my desk I see in 1972 john’s grade was 199.
Acton was an unusual chess club as it had several lady players in its first team including four times British Ladies Champion Eileen Tranmer.
John married Jean Craker who won the British Girls Championship in 1949 and 1950. At the time of his death they had been married 56 years.