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Scottish Chess Championship
The Scottish Chess Championship is organised by Chess Scotland, formerly the Scottish Chess Association. It has been running since 1884, and nowadays takes the form of a nine-round tournament played over two weekends and the week in between. Auxiliary tournaments, such as grading-limited sections and a senior championship take place over the first seven days and there is a Weekend Congress on the second weekend. Originally, the championship was by invitation only and could only be won by players who would be eligible to compete internationally for Scotland, but sometimes a titled player of another nationality was invited to compete in order to make title norms more likely. In 2008 the Championship was replaced by an international open. The Scottish Champion being determined by the highest finishing Scottish player. The 2009 tournament being held in Edinburgh attracted nine Grandmasters. The 2010 event took place in Hamilton with the 2011 event back in Edinburgh. The 2014 Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess Scotland
Chess Scotland is the governing body for chess in Scotland. It was formed in 2001 with the merger of the ''Scottish Chess Association'' (SCA) and the ''Scottish Junior Chess Association'' (SJCA). It is one of the oldest national chess associations in the world, the SCA having been founded in 1884. As the national organisation for chess, Chess Scotland is the affiliate to the International Chess Federation ( FIDE) and appoints the Scottish delegate to FIDE's Council. Its International Director is responsible for selecting the teams which represent Scotland at the biennial Chess Olympiad. Objective and functions Its principal objective is to "foster and promote the game of chess throughout Scotland among players of all ages". Its principal functions are: *to represent the interests of Scottish chess (at FIDE and elsewhere), *to select individuals and teams to represent Scotland at international chess events, *to hold national and international chess tournaments in Scotland *to pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gibson (chess Player)
William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his early works were noir, near-future stories that explored the effects of technology, cybernetics, and computer networks on humans—a "combination of lowlife and high tech"—and helped to create an iconography for the information age before the ubiquity of the Internet in the 1990s. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" for "widespread, interconnected digital technology" in his short story " Burning Chrome" (1982), and later popularized the concept in his acclaimed debut novel '' Neuromancer'' (1984). These early works of Gibson's have been credited with "renovating" science fiction literature in the 1980s. After expanding on the story in ''Neuromancer'' with two more novels (''Count Zero'' in 1986 and ''Mona Lisa Overdrive'' in 1988), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Coast
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Aird Thomson
Alexander Aird Thomson (21 February 1917 – May/June 1991) was a Scottish chess player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1951). Biography Son of Florence Frankland Thomson (1885–1939) who was six-times winner the Scottish Women's Chess Championships. Alexander Aird Thomson twice in row won Scottish Boys' Chess Championships (1932, 1933). He was a member of ''Polytechnic Chess Club'' in Glasgow and five-times won this club championship (1937 (shared), 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 (shared)). Together with ''Polytechnic Chess Club'' Alexander Aird Thomson won Richardson Cup in 1952. In 1951 he won Scottish Chess Championships after play-off. Alexander Aird Thomson played for Scotland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1956, at fourth board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1, =7, -5), * In 1958, at second reserve board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+3, =4, -2), * In 1964, at second reserve board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PB Anderson
Pb is the chemical symbol for the chemical element lead. PB, P.B., or Pb may also refer to:ML Arts and entertainment Music * '' Paul's Boutique,'' a 1989 album by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys * Prussian Blue, an American white nationalist pop pre-teen duo Publications * ''Performance Bikes'' (magazine), a monthly British motorcycling magazine * ''Playboy'', an American men's magazine * '' Post-Bulletin'', an American daily newspaper based in Rochester, Minnesota Television * Princess Bubblegum, a character from the 2010 animated TV series ''Adventure Time'' * ''Prison Break'', an American drama television series which originally ran from 2005 to 2009 * '' Puppy Bowl'', an American special based on the Super Bowl airing each year on Animal Planet since 2005 Anime-Manga *''Phantom Blood'', the first story arc of ''shōnen'' manga series '' Jojo's Bizarre Adventure'' Companies and organizations * Packard Bell Corporation, an American radio manufacturer formed in 1933 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Pavey
Max Pavey (March 5, 1918 – September 4, 1957) was an American chess master. Biography After graduating from City College of New York in 1937, he studied medicine in Glasgow, and while a student won the Scottish Championship at Aberdeen 1939, with 7.5/9. Pavey would leave Scotland soon after this tournament, in June 1939, just before World War II. He was U.S. Lightning Champion in 1947. In 1948, he placed tied 5-8th place in the U.S. Open Chess Championship at Baltimore with 8.5/12. He was New York State Champion in 1949. During this time he also earned a master's degree in chemistry at Brooklyn College. In 1951, he took third in New York (United States Chess Championship with 7/11; Larry Evans won).http://www.chessmetrics.com , the Max Pavey player file Also in that year, Pavey gave a simultaneous exhibition in Brooklyn, and faced a seven-year-old Bobby Fischer in the future World Chess Champion's first attempt at serious chess; Pavey won in about a quarter of an hour. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Macrae Aitken
James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before the Lisbon Inquisition'. Aitken learned chess from his father at age 10. He was Scottish champion in 1935, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961 and 1965, the latter jointly with PM Jamieson. He was also London Champion in 1950. In 1959 he had his best result in the British Championship, finishing tied for seventh place. Aitken represented Scotland in four Chess Olympiads. He played top board at Stockholm 1937, scoring only 32.4% but he did defeat Swedish GM Gideon Ståhlberg and draw with American GM Samuel Reshevsky. He played second board at Munich 1958 and Tel Aviv 1964, scoring 67.6% and 28.1% respectively. Aitken played sixth board at Skopje 1972, scoring 38.9%. Aitken represented Great Britain in matches agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fairhurst
William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He was appointed a CBE for his services to engineering, and in chess he was several times champion of Scotland, gaining the title of International Master in 1951. Chess player Born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Fairhurst was thirteen when he taught himself to play chess from a collection of books at the family home. During this developmental stage, he was inspired by the teachings of Siegbert Tarrasch and consequently his playing style was based, for the most part, on dogmatic strategic concepts. By eighteen, he was Cheshire County Champion and a little later, moved to Lancashire, where he established a reputation as one of the leading players in the North of England. As an amateur, he had little opportunity to play in international tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Page (chess Player)
George Page ISO (27 October 1890 – 26 June 1953) was a Scottish chess player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1925). Biography George Page was one of the strongest chess players in Scotland in the 1920-1930s. He was champion of the ''Edinburgh Chess Club'' and the ''Civil Service Chess Club'' (Edinburgh) many times, including the consecutive years 1933-1941. He was also with ''Edinburgh Chess Club'' that won the ''Richardson Cup'' from 1920 to 1924. He won the Scottish Chess Championship in 1925. From 1925 onwards, George Page would help the ''Civil Service Chess Club'' in their matches, and he was a member of their team that won the ''Richardson Cup'' in 1939. George Page played for Scotland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1933, at second board in the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+1, =1, -12), * In 1937, at third board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm (+1, =2, -9). George Page edited a chess column in the ''Weekly Scotsman'' from 1926 to 1939. In 1952, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C Heath
C, or c, is the third letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''cee'' (pronounced ), plural ''cees''. History "C" comes from the same letter as "G". The Semites named it gimel. The sign is possibly adapted from an Egyptian hieroglyph for a staff sling, which may have been the meaning of the name ''gimel''. Another possibility is that it depicted a camel, the Semitic name for which was ''gamal''. Barry B. Powell, a specialist in the history of writing, states "It is hard to imagine how gimel = "camel" can be derived from the picture of a camel (it may show his hump, or his head and neck!)". In the Etruscan language, plosive consonants had no contrastive voicing, so the Greek ' Γ' (Gamma) was adopted into the Etruscan alphabet to represent . Already in the Western Greek alphabet, Gamma first took a '' form in Early Etruscan, then '' in Classical E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P Wenman
P, or p, is the sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''pee'' (pronounced ), plural ''pees''. History The Semitic Pê (mouth), as well as the Greek Π or π ( Pi), and the Etruscan and Latin letters that developed from the former alphabet, all symbolized , a voiceless bilabial plosive. Use in writing systems In English orthography and most other European languages, represents the sound . A common digraph in English is , which represents the sound , and can be used to transliterate ''phi'' in loanwords from Greek. In German, the digraph is common, representing a labial affricate . Most English words beginning with are of foreign origin, primarily French, Latin and Greek; these languages preserve Proto-Indo-European initial *p. Native English cognates of such words often start with , since English is a Germanic language and thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C Wardhaugh
C, or c, is the third letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''cee'' (pronounced ), plural ''cees''. History "C" comes from the same letter as "G". The Semites named it gimel. The sign is possibly adapted from an Egyptian hieroglyph for a staff sling, which may have been the meaning of the name ''gimel''. Another possibility is that it depicted a camel, the Semitic name for which was ''gamal''. Barry B. Powell, a specialist in the history of writing, states "It is hard to imagine how gimel = "camel" can be derived from the picture of a camel (it may show his hump, or his head and neck!)". In the Etruscan language, plosive consonants had no contrastive voicing, so the Greek ' Γ' (Gamma) was adopted into the Etruscan alphabet to represent . Already in the Western Greek alphabet, Gamma first took a '' form in Early Etruscan, then '' in Classical E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
