Martin Hawley has died. Born in 1946 in Fulham, strong postal player Centymca member in the 70s. Died Spring, 2012.
Who can add to this brief entry, I wonder?
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Re: MHH
He caused a minor sensation by beating Hartston at the 1971 Ilford Open. MH was White in a Sicilian; the game was printed in Chess under the curious heading "Attacking the King by Unusual Methods". 'Fraid I no longer have that issue, or I'd supply the score.
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)