Michael Lipton

[Simon Rogers]

I am sorry to inform you that Michael Lipton died on 1st April 2023, at the age of 86.
Michael was born in London and studied at Balliol College, Oxford.
He was President of the British Chess Problem Society between 2000 and 2002.
Michael published a number of chess books including the co-authored The Two-Move Chess Problem (1966), and Collected Chess Problems of Michael Lipton (2016).
RIP

[John Upham]

Thanks for this sad news Simon which BCN reported elsewhere.

See http://britishchessnews.com/2020/02/13/ ... 1-iv-2023/

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[John Clarke]

Sorry to hear of this. During my last year at Sussex University in 1972, Michael came along one evening to the chess club and delivered a very entertaining and informative lecture on the basics of chess problems. He was a good enough player to beat our secretary (then rated around 175) in a casual game played afterwards. My condolences to his family.

[James Plaskett]

Condolences.

I too bumped into him the once -
https://james-plasketts-coincidence-dia ... h?q=lipton

[Stewart Reuben]

I met Michael Lipton when he played for Haberdasher's, Hampstead against my school William Ellis.
At that time he had an awesome knowledge of opening theory. I don't think chess problems ever came up for discussion. Julian Farrand was also a pupil at Haberdasher's.
Michael was an interesting character. I was younger than either of them.
RIP