Happy Birthday, Leonard

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Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by David Sedgwick » Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:01 am

David Sedgwick (ten years ago) wrote:Many happy returns to Leonard Barden, who is 80 years old today.
David Sedgwick (five years ago) wrote:Many happy returns to Leonard Barden, who is 85 years old today.
Many happy returns to Leonard Barden, who is 90 years old today.

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by John McKenna » Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:54 am

Congratulations to Leonard on his birthday and for his continuing chess journalism. Thanks also for his posts on this forum.

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Carl Hibbard » Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:39 am

Happy Birthday.
Cheers
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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Richard James » Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:19 am

Many happy returns, Leonard. Thanks for all you've done, and continue to do, for chess.

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Martin Crichton » Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:24 am

Happy Birthday Leonard...we never met but I got one of your books as a birthday present when I was 12 years old from my cousin who was 18... chess puzzles by Leonard Barden...(over 40 years ago now) also I remember another early book that I got that was maybe even earlier than that...the Penguin book of chess positions by C.H.O.D Alexander (yep just googled it...I would have been 8 years old in 1973...that was the first chess book I ever got) and from memory (I might be mistaken) there were test positions in the final chapter and several leading British players had their test scores there for comparison and I think you might have been one of those players...great to see you posting regularly here still.
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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:04 am

Happy Birthday!

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Keith Arkell » Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:09 am

Happy Birthday, Leonard! And may your excellent chess articles continue unabated.

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Tim Harding » Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:30 am

Many happy returns, Leonard! Keep up the good work!
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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Craig Pritchett » Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:33 am

Many happy returns, Leonard! You have done so much for chess over the years and the quality of your chess journalism in The Guardian continues to set the very highest standards to all chess writers, bar none.

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by David Robertson » Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:48 am

Just fantastic! Happy Birthday indeed

Turn your sound up, headphones on. And get ready singalong with Wynton Marsalis

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Roger Lancaster » Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:02 pm

Craig Pritchett wrote:
Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:33 am
Many happy returns, Leonard! You have done so much for chess over the years and the quality of your chess journalism in The Guardian continues to set the very highest standards to all chess writers, bar none.
I'd go along with that!

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Mark Ashley » Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:30 pm

Happy Birthday Leonard

Like Martin above, we've never met. But one of my most treasured books is a copy of Play Better Chess. It was my first chess book, given to me by my grandad many years ago.

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Paul Cooksey » Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:54 pm

Happy Birthday!

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Re: Happy Birthday, Leonard

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:58 pm

Nice to see this message highlighted at the top of the site when logging in:
"Many happy returns to Leonard Barden, who is 90 years old today."
Happy Birthday! :D

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