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


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

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!