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Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:12 pm

The chess history is interesting there. Vera Menchik and others also in that photo. However "based on the historical original from the 1950s" is clearly bunk. That is a 1930s photo (possibly early 1940s).

Jon D'Souza-Eva wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:48 pm

Some amazing pictures. I think I might have to spend several hours this evening trying to work out the identities of all of the "Chess Champions of England (1871)".

Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 4:16 pm

Jon D'Souza-Eva wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:48 pm

Some amazing pictures. I think I might have to spend several hours this evening trying to work out the identities of all of the "Chess Champions of England (1871)".

Here are the surnames transcribed, which will help. Some obvious, some not.

Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:12 pm

I love the "#475 [...] Bradley Beach 1929 - USA" photo, with chess masters reclining on beach chairs!

Also: "#487 Gruppenfoto anläßlich eines Schachabends bei Umar Hayat Khan für Dr. Aljechin"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Umar_Hayat_Khan

The chess history is interesting there. Vera Menchik and others also in that photo. However "based on the historical original from the 1950s" is clearly bunk. That is a 1930s photo (possibly early 1940s).

Jon, what about "#490 Foto. Internationales Schachtableau 'I. Serie' und 'II. Serie'"? 128 mini-portraits there! One of the men (they are all men) has the most amazing beard.

Too many to mention, but a shout out for: "#503 Graphik. Fischer - Spasski."

Which Staunton picture is new to you, John? I searched for Staunton and Lowe, but nothing came up.

Back row: C.D.Locock (literary scholar, editor and translator and chess player); R.H.S.Stevenson (well-known chess organiser; editor of home news for the BCM); P.W.Sergeant (chess author); Charles Wreford-Brown (renowned footballer and cricketer and keen chess player); Sir Ernest
Graham-Little (Member of Parliament, president of the Empire Social Chess Club); Sir Umar Hayat Khan; R.C.Griffith (editor of the BCM); F.D.Yates;
Julius Du Mont (chess author); J.B.Whieldon (?).

Middle row: Miss Frances Joseph (a member of Sir Umar’s household, possibly nanny/tutor for ‘Aziz’); Mrs Latham (?); Mrs Arthur Rawson (president of the Imperial Chess Club); Vera Menchik; Alexander Alekhine; Mrs Stevenson (four-time British Ladies Champion, wife of R.H.S.); Dr Seitz (German player and journalist who frequently visited London).

On the floor: Dr S.Basalvi (household physician); Aziz (perhaps daughter of Abdul Aziz, one of the staff); Sultan Khan.