Ron Henderson

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Simon Rogers
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Ron Henderson

Post by Simon Rogers » Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:37 am

I am sorry to report that Ron Henderson has died.
He passed away on Christmas Day.
Ron co-founded Bangor Chess Club in the 1960s and had played continuously there since then.
On 2nd November 2019, Bangor Chess Club awarded club founder Ron Henderson with a Honorary Life Membership.
Ron was very well respected in the Ulster chess world and was an inspiration to the juniors.
There is a picture of Ron along with an excellent tribute by teammate Ken Browne posted 17th February 2021 on
www.ulsterchess.org
RIP

Paul McKeown
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Re: Ron Henderson

Post by Paul McKeown » Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:06 am

That is sad news. Ron was a stalwart of Ulster Chess, not only a middling to good club player, but also a capable organiser at Bangor CC, one of Northern Ireland's longest established chess clubs. The obituary given by Ken Browne is indeed correct, Ron was a gentleman. I last played him as a late teen in May 1986 in the Belfast Civic Festival, a Vienna Opening in which I played the White side of a Frankenstein-Dracula. We both soon bottled out of the complicated lines and settled into a quiet middlegame with heavy pieces, in which I fortuitously nicked a loose pawn and won.

Rest in Peace

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