Happy Birthday, Leonard

[David Sedgwick]

Many happy returns to Leonard Barden, who is 80 years old today.

Many happy returns to Leonard Barden, who is 85 years old today.

Many happy returns to Leonard Barden, who is 90 years old today.

[John McKenna]

Congratulations to Leonard on his birthday and for his continuing chess journalism. Thanks also for his posts on this forum.

[Carl Hibbard]

Happy Birthday.

[O.G. Urcan]

See: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/barden.html

[Richard James]

Many happy returns, Leonard. Thanks for all you've done, and continue to do, for chess.

[Martin Crichton]

Happy Birthday Leonard...we never met but I got one of your books as a birthday present when I was 12 years old from my cousin who was 18... chess puzzles by Leonard Barden...(over 40 years ago now) also I remember another early book that I got that was maybe even earlier than that...the Penguin book of chess positions by C.H.O.D Alexander (yep just googled it...I would have been 8 years old in 1973...that was the first chess book I ever got) and from memory (I might be mistaken) there were test positions in the final chapter and several leading British players had their test scores there for comparison and I think you might have been one of those players...great to see you posting regularly here still.

[IM Jack Rudd]

Happy Birthday!

[Keith Arkell]

Happy Birthday, Leonard! And may your excellent chess articles continue unabated.

[Tim Harding]

Many happy returns, Leonard! Keep up the good work!

[Craig Pritchett]

Many happy returns, Leonard! You have done so much for chess over the years and the quality of your chess journalism in The Guardian continues to set the very highest standards to all chess writers, bar none.

[David Robertson]

Just fantastic! Happy Birthday indeed

Turn your sound up, headphones on. And get ready singalong with Wynton Marsalis

[Roger Lancaster]

Many happy returns, Leonard! You have done so much for chess over the years and the quality of your chess journalism in The Guardian continues to set the very highest standards to all chess writers, bar none.

I'd go along with that!

[Mark Ashley]

Happy Birthday Leonard

Like Martin above, we've never met. But one of my most treasured books is a copy of Play Better Chess. It was my first chess book, given to me by my grandad many years ago.

[Paul Cooksey]

Happy Birthday!

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Nice to see this message highlighted at the top of the site when logging in:

"Many happy returns to Leonard Barden, who is 90 years old today."

Happy Birthday!