tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post1326442398052446273..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Streatham Strolls 3Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-90789118400199269422012-08-13T14:23:17.805+01:002012-08-13T14:23:17.805+01:00Blimey. I'll tread softly if I ever go there a...Blimey. I'll tread softly if I ever go there again.Martin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616856982265044441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-34185091911079785332012-08-13T13:19:14.687+01:002012-08-13T13:19:14.687+01:00Stumbled on this http://www.contaminatedland.co.uk...Stumbled on this http://www.contaminatedland.co.uk/sere-dip/estd-uxb.htm#KEYWORD-TWO<br />which suggests there may be an unexploded bomb in Streatham Park Cemetry. Might explain the missing headstone ? Lets hope Gunsberg sticks with the Giuoco Piano - if you hear a loud bang he has just played the Muzio Gambit.<br />JSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-85578562272273838272012-08-12T20:58:31.130+01:002012-08-12T20:58:31.130+01:00In case anyone is worried about possible bankruptc...In case anyone is worried about possible bankruptcy, that's actually 44.95 <em>dollars</em>. In sterling it's "only" £32.50 (from Chess and Bridge) - but I see that McFarland say they are reprinting...so it must be popular.Martin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616856982265044441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-51591657607021925062012-08-12T19:16:21.089+01:002012-08-12T19:16:21.089+01:00Only £44-95 on Amazon. Personally I prefer the Sou...Only £44-95 on Amazon. Personally I prefer the South Thames version.<br />JSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-47163924330825893012012-08-12T17:40:29.902+01:002012-08-12T17:40:29.902+01:00Any idea what led to his bankruptcy ?
(Apart from ...<i>Any idea what led to his bankruptcy ?<br />(Apart from buying THs no doubt excellent book)</i><br /><br />Is it that expensive?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-42354559472588128332012-08-12T16:06:44.727+01:002012-08-12T16:06:44.727+01:00Joe, the grave wasn't unmarked to begin with. ...Joe, the grave wasn't unmarked to begin with. They have a record at the Cemetery of a marker and someone visiting in 1943 to repair it. A big expanse of adjacent plots are also empty at ground level. One theory would be that there was a WW2 impact, but unfortunately the LCC war damage maps don't extend that far. <br />One gets the impression from EVCPs that IG was a serial debtor and was always on the move (so many addresses!) to stay ahead of his creditors.Martin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616856982265044441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-58264496659235975452012-08-12T11:46:43.271+01:002012-08-12T11:46:43.271+01:00The fact that Gunsberg was bankrupt perhaps explai...The fact that Gunsberg was bankrupt perhaps explains the unmarked grave.<br />Any idea what led to his bankruptcy ?<br />(Apart from buying THs no doubt excellent book)<br />JSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-15394363909456158902012-08-12T09:11:23.997+01:002012-08-12T09:11:23.997+01:00Thanks Joe, nice to hear from you.
TH in EVCPs g...Thanks Joe, nice to hear from you. <br /><br />TH in <i>EVCPs</i> gives that address of Gunsberg's as 14a <i>Lunham</i> Road SE19, which is east from the top of Knight's Hill, almost at Gypsy Hill and Crystal Palace.<br /><br />TH also says that in 1925 IG played in an event at Nice alongside the French Championship, at which he may well have bumped into Duchamp; which thought pleases me no end.Martin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616856982265044441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-54785976804440834402012-08-12T09:07:35.802+01:002012-08-12T09:07:35.802+01:00RE Gunsberg - Im wrong it must be LUNHAM road SE19...RE Gunsberg - Im wrong it must be LUNHAM road SE19 near Crystal Palace<br />Joe SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-3427579537703671652012-08-12T08:42:52.605+01:002012-08-12T08:42:52.605+01:00“On 20 July 1923, giving his address as 14a Lunam ...“On 20 July 1923, giving his address as 14a Lunam Road, Upper Norwood SE19, he filed <br />for bankruptcy at the High Court. The bankruptcy was not finally discharged until 17 April <br />1930 in the month before his death.”<br />from http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kibitz136.pdf<br />I assume it is LUNA Road Thornton Heath<br />Joe SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-23777281238991917932012-08-11T18:39:31.925+01:002012-08-11T18:39:31.925+01:00And not only Aleister Crowley. Another occultist,...And not only Aleister Crowley. Another occultist, Dennis "The Devil Rides Out" Wheatley, was also born in Streatham. <br /><br />There must have been something in the water.Martin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616856982265044441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-20869882216932929452012-08-11T17:26:18.557+01:002012-08-11T17:26:18.557+01:00'X marks the spot' eh? The 'X' by ...'X marks the spot' eh? The 'X' by the map annotation '17 Mind the Beast' is very close to where I live!<br /><br />Thanks for another informative and engaging post, MartinAngusFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312254103335063535noreply@blogger.com