Happy Birthday IM Nigel Povah (17-vii-1952)

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John Upham
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Happy Birthday IM Nigel Povah (17-vii-1952)

Post by John Upham » Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:12 am

Happy Birthday IM Nigel Povah (17-vii-1952) :D


Here is a drawing of Nigel by Chris Jones from Knightmare Magazine ( Volume 2 (1976-77) ) :


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Re: Happy Birthday IM Nigel Povah (17-vii-1952)

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:42 pm

Nigel beat me with an unusual variation when he had the black side of an English. I commented I hadn't seen the line before and he said, "I mention it in my book." So I went and bought the book, found the line, which he dismissed as inferior. I challenged him on that, next time I saw him, and he said something like, "Well, you didn't find the right answer - that's not my fault." I had to agree that was true...

I'm still waiting for my first win against him, but he is one of the good guys. Happy birthday!