tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post6626042011693708682..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Nunn that I'm aware ofTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-30909875072092562392015-04-07T01:52:41.523+01:002015-04-07T01:52:41.523+01:00As far as I recall the story, he had reached the l...As far as I recall the story, he had reached the level of "junior lecturer". Spending cuts in the early 1980s lead to him losing the academic job and finding an alternative vocation as a top 20 GM. His contemporary in the Olympiad teams, Jon Mestel, survived the cuts and became a Professor. Journalistic licence presumably as the career change was a forced move rather than an optional one. At least that was how it was portrayed at the time.<br /><br />RdCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-87193322720543633552015-04-05T15:13:42.187+01:002015-04-05T15:13:42.187+01:00No he didn't.No he didn't.Nigel Shortnoreply@blogger.com