A fragment from Chester 1934
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Re: A fragment from Chester 1934
Any particular reason for posting this?
(ie more information about the players/game/event/etc)
(ie more information about the players/game/event/etc)
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Re: A fragment from Chester 1934
Maybe the name of Esme Budge is similar to that of Mary Rudge (mentioned in another thread)?
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Re: A fragment from Chester 1934
Presumably the BritishMatt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 3:07 pmAny particular reason for posting this?
(ie more information about the players/game/event/etc)
Any postings on here represent my personal views
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Re: A fragment from Chester 1934
Mick has divined right. Gerard's intention was twofold: to inform me (so that I would add the fragment to the 1934 British Championship page on BritBase - which I have done) and to provide a snippet of historical interest for the rest of the forum. Or even threefold: I'm not sure I had a forename for Miss EM Reid of Leicester previously (she also played in 1935). Now I have. Thanks, Gerard.
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And in 1936 Elsie M Reid married Alfred Lenton, who shared first place in the 1934 Major Open Reserves before going on to bigger and better things later in the decade.John Saunders wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:46 pmMick has divined right. Gerard's intention was twofold: to inform me (so that I would add the fragment to the 1934 British Championship page on BritBase - which I have done) and to provide a snippet of historical interest for the rest of the forum. Or even threefold: I'm not sure I had a forename for Miss EM Reid of Leicester previously (she also played in 1935). Now I have. Thanks, Gerard.
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More useful info. Thanks, Richard.Richard James wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:58 pm
And in 1936 Elsie M Reid married Alfred Lenton, who shared first place in the 1934 Major Open Reserves before going on to bigger and better things later in the decade.
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As it happens I've done quite a lot of research into the Lenton family. I met Alfred a couple of times in second hand bookshops while researching The Complete Chess Addict, and, although I wasn't aware of the connection at the time, I'd played his son twice while I was studying in Leicester.John Saunders wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:54 pmMore useful info. Thanks, Richard.Richard James wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:58 pm
And in 1936 Elsie M Reid married Alfred Lenton, who shared first place in the 1934 Major Open Reserves before going on to bigger and better things later in the decade.
My 3rd great grandmother was Ann Lenton, and I can trace both Ann and Alfred's families back to the neighbouring villages of Kibworth Beauchamp and Smeeton Westerby. Although I can't go back far enough to find a direct connection, they were almost certainly originally from the same family, so I think it's reasonable for me to claim Alfred as a kinsman.
Elsie Margaret Reid (later Lenton) was born 20 May 1909 and died Q3 1991, both in Leicester. In the 1939 Register she was working as a Hosiery Terrot Machinist. The Terrot was a circular knitting machine first produced by Charles Terrot in 1862. You learn something new every day. In her mid 20s and from a modest background, she must have been quite different from most of the other participants, but as she scored 6/11 she was clearly a decent player. Perhaps Alfred had taught her - or maybe she taught him.
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Re: A fragment from Chester 1934
Sad to say, in the first round of the World Cheese Championship, Miss Reid (Leicester) fell victim to a sacrificial attack by MN Tal.
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Alfred Lenton was the editor of the Leicester Evening Mail chess column.
In passing, can I point out that Leicester had a player with the name, 'A. E. Passant'. I hope he gave his child the initials 'E. N.'.
In passing, can I point out that Leicester had a player with the name, 'A. E. Passant'. I hope he gave his child the initials 'E. N.'.
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"Sad to say, in the first round of the World Cheese Championship, Miss Reid (Leicester) fell victim to a sacrificial attack by MN Tal."
Those of us living near Cheddar enjoyed that...
"In passing, can I point out that Leicester had a player with the name, 'A. E. Passant'. I hope he gave his child the initials 'E. N.'."
And that!
Those of us living near Cheddar enjoyed that...
"In passing, can I point out that Leicester had a player with the name, 'A. E. Passant'. I hope he gave his child the initials 'E. N.'."
And that!
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A game of two halves.
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Many thanks, Gerard. You've made my life complete! Up to now I'd only seen the end of this game. (Just going through Alf Lenton's columns but hadn't reached this game yet.Gerard Killoran wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:48 pmA game of two halves.
Leicester Evening Mail - Wednesday 17 June 1936.png
While Lenton was a kinsman of my father, one of Noel-Johnson's brothers married a fourth cousin of my mother.
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Re: A fragment from Chester 1934
Two pieces of a jigsaw neatly slotted together. Duly added to BritBase. Many thanks, Gerard.
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Re: A fragment from Chester 1934
Alfred Lenton comes up trumps again with two games from Brighton 1938