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I am sorry to inform you that Nick Harris died suddenly at home, back in June.
Nick was one of the strongest players in Worcestershire and was the current club champion at Worcester City Chess Club, having won the over-the-board competition in 2019.
In recent seasons, Nick played for both Worcester City and Stourbridge Chess Clubs.
His passing was reported on the Worcester City Chess Club website on the 11th July.
On the 21st August, it was announced on the Worcestershire Chess Association website, that there will be an over-the-board match between Worcester All Stars and Stourbridge All Stars at Worcester starting at 7.30pm on Thursday 16th September, in memory of Nick.
There will also be a collection for St.Richard's Hospice in memory of Nick at Worcester City club nights in September.
RIP

With sadness I am reporting the death of Nick Harris who was champion of the Worcester City Club. He suffered a massive heart attack in mid-June. Nick moved to Worcester in 1986 having previously played for Windermere club in Cumbria.

Nick, publishing under the name Nathaniel Harris, was a prolific author with over a hundred titles to his credit on a range of historical, artistic and musical subjects that members of this forum may well have encountered.

A private funeral was held during the period of Covid lockdown and players from clubs in Worcestershire dedicated the inaugural match of the 2021-2 league season in his memory. The match report and links to further information about Nick's achievements is available on the Worcestershire CA website at:
http://www.worcestershirechess.org.uk/

Ray Collett (Hon Sec Worcester City Chess Club)

The link to more is here:

http://www.raycollett.net/players/harris.htm

Lovely idea to hold that match and raise the money in his memory.