Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
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Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
Bill did more to put chess into the public domain in the UK than most.
Bill did more to put chess into the public domain in the UK than most.
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Re: Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
And he has written a few more books - decent ones - than even that selection.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Re: Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
Happy Birthday bill. I true legend of the game.
I remember watching the Master Game series which gave me the inspiration to take up the game.
I remember watching the Master Game series which gave me the inspiration to take up the game.
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Re: Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
Picture captioned "Bill plays his trusty Sicilian Taimanov against an unknown opponent" - is it Jan Timman?
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Re: Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
I'm wondering if it is Joaquim Durao from the 1969 Praia da Rocha Zonal, 31st October, 1969?Reg Clucas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 4:00 pmPicture captioned "Bill plays his trusty Sicilian Taimanov against an unknown opponent" - is it Jan Timman?
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Re: Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
I'll share a story which I hope readers will find amusing. As a 14 year old, I played in the British Rapidplay Championships in 1990 and after day 1 I had 5/6 and was in second place, half a point behind Speelman. Having faced 7 GM's in a row, I duly fell back through the field and faced Bill in the last round. I took another beating and after the game he consoled me the memorable phrase "Didn't you use to a promising junior?"
We've subsequently met at a number of matches and dinners and I've always enjoyed his wit and wisdom. His book, Better Chess is in my opinion a true classic. If you want to understand the thinking of strong players there is no better starting point.
We've subsequently met at a number of matches and dinners and I've always enjoyed his wit and wisdom. His book, Better Chess is in my opinion a true classic. If you want to understand the thinking of strong players there is no better starting point.
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Re: Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
After a rapidplay tournament someone greeted me with "When I saw you were an IM I thought you'd be really good" Clearly my abject capitulation to Mike Surtees from a huge position a pawn up had convinced them otherwise.Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:08 pmHaving faced 7 GM's in a row, I duly fell back through the field and faced Bill in the last round. I took another beating and after the game he consoled me the memorable phrase "Didn't you use to a promising junior?"
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Re: Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
Yes an excellent work and one that i was thinking of when I mentioned books of his not included in this profile.Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:08 pmHis book, Better Chess is in my opinion a true classic. If you want to understand the thinking of strong players there is no better starting point.
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Re: Happy Birthday IM William ("Bill") Hartston (12-viii-1947)
Doesn't seem likely to me. Durao would have been in his late thirties by then, quite a lot older than the player in the photo (and unlikely to have been sporting that hairstyle). I don't think it's Timman either - the hair's a bit too sleek and dark.John Upham wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:49 pmI'm wondering if it is Joaquim Durao from the 1969 Praia da Rocha Zonal, 31st October, 1969?Reg Clucas wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 4:00 pmPicture captioned "Bill plays his trusty Sicilian Taimanov against an unknown opponent" - is it Jan Timman?
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)