Charles Pirie
Charles Pirie (8 January 1897 – 3 February 1960) was a Scottish chess player. Biography Charles Pirie graduated from University of Aberdeen in 1920. He worked as a mathematics teacher all his life. Charles Pirie took an active part in the work of the Aberdeen chess club ''Bon-Accord CC''. His most notable organizing work is related to the Scottish Chess Championship of 1939, held in Aberdeen. Charles Pirie played for Scotland in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1937, at reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ... (+0, =1, -9). References External links *Charles Piriechess games at 365chess.com 1897 births 1960 deaths Sportspeople from Aberdeen Scottish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century ches ...
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ...
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