Alan Groves 1942-2021

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Neil Graham
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Alan Groves 1942-2021

Post by Neil Graham » Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:00 am

In the second death of a Nottinghamshire chess player in a week, Alan Groves passed away on 22nd March.

Grass roots chess depends on the likes of Steve Swanwick and Alan Groves, neither of whom was a strong player yet they served their clubs as loyal and reliable members over many years. Alan had been in poor health for a considerable period yet he played for the Nottingham Gambit Chess Club for decades, the grading database showing a complete set of results back to 1994. In addition he was a member of the Nottinghamshire Under 100 team. I understand that the Gambit website will be including a tribute shortly which I will link to this thread.

Simon Rogers
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Re: Alan Groves 1942-2021

Post by Simon Rogers » Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:21 pm

A tough week for Nottinghamshire chess.
Sad news that Alan has passed aswell.
RIP

John Swain
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Re: Alan Groves 1942-2021

Post by John Swain » Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:30 pm

Neil Graham wrote:
Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:00 am
...... I understand that the Gambit website will be including a tribute shortly which I will link to this thread.
The tribute to Alan, written by his friend Drag Sudar, may be found at:

http://gambitchess.org.uk/uncategorized ... -1942-2021

Alan was always cheerful and good humoured; he will be greatly missed at Gambit. R.I.P. Alan.

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