tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post8247989491950761816..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: A Classic Work. A Tragic Haircut. (A Book Review.)Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-63422908953161997112008-07-10T14:09:00.000+01:002008-07-10T14:09:00.000+01:00Alas, not...Alas, not...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-86421116592838917682008-07-10T13:54:00.000+01:002008-07-10T13:54:00.000+01:00Hope you earned your cubs chess problem solving ba...Hope you earned your cubs chess problem solving badge Tom.Chris Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137795192239495971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-21096583298709057882008-07-10T09:19:00.000+01:002008-07-10T09:19:00.000+01:00Quite ejh. And no! I wish I was so photogenic! (/g...Quite ejh. And no! I wish I was so photogenic! (/good looking.)Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-81528820655606922502008-07-08T17:58:00.000+01:002008-07-08T17:58:00.000+01:00Incidentally, I still occasionally look at my copy...Incidentally, I still occasionally look at my copy of <I>The Most Instructive Games Of Chess Ever Played</I>. He was a great populariser, Chernev: at this distance of course his flaws are obvious (and I seem to remember being puzzled by some of the contradictory things he said even when I was a kid) but it's still a superb book for a child just learning the game.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-9121495638803531302008-07-08T17:52:00.000+01:002008-07-08T17:52:00.000+01:00Is that you too?Is that you too?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-73922434204610094882008-07-08T11:32:00.000+01:002008-07-08T11:32:00.000+01:00It was a school hall on a Saturday in winter and t...It was a school hall on a Saturday in winter and the caretaker hadn't thought to keep the heating on! I think I finished third in that tournament behind Matthew Crocker and Arif Jamal, who I think you can see in the background behind me, and who might possibly be <A HREF="http://arifjamal.com/" REL="nofollow">this guy now?</A>Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-53600094353831058992008-07-08T10:47:00.000+01:002008-07-08T10:47:00.000+01:00Btw:I like the cub cap at the jaunty angle look .....Btw:<BR/>I like the cub cap at the jaunty angle look ... part model citizen part gangsta in training.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-88116229680079234642008-07-08T10:46:00.000+01:002008-07-08T10:46:00.000+01:00You might also advise your 9 year old self about n...You might also advise your 9 year old self about not wearing coats indoors otherwise you won't feel the benefit later.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.com