Remembering Amos Burn (31-xii-1848 25-xi-1925)

[John Upham]

Amos Burn : a rather late starter but remarkably successful

Based in Kingston-Upon-Hull and became President of Liverpool Chess Club


Remembering Amos Burn (31-xii-1848 25-xi-1925)

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[Matt Mackenzie]

I thought what has become (but only in recent years, in intriguing thing in itself) his most famous move might have featured.

[John Upham]

I thought what has become (but only in recent years, in intriguing thing in itself) his most famous move might have featured.

Matt,

I assume you mean 33...Qg4 in his 1910 game with MacDonald from Liverpool 1910 ?

In which case it is referred to just after the paragraph providing HGs article.

[Matt Mackenzie]

Ah yes, though it arguably deserved a diagram of its own

I recall Tim Krabbe saying it was "discovered" too late to feature in his Greatest Moves list, but if he had known it would have made the top 10.

[John Upham]

Ah yes, though it arguably deserved a diagram of its own

I recall Tim Krabbe saying it was "discovered" too late to feature in his Greatest Moves list, but if he had known it would have made the top 10.

Matt,

I quite agree : position after 33.Bh5 added mid article and after 33...Qg4!! at the foot.

Thanks for the suggestion.