70th Birthday Greetings GM Jonathan Speelman (02-x-1956)

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Jonathan Speelman

Post by LawrenceCooper » Fri Oct 02, 2026 2:34 pm

Jon Speelman turns 70 today.

https://en.chessbase.com/post/jon-speel ... Ow6LdDd-Nw
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Re: Jonathan Speelman

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Fri Oct 02, 2026 3:27 pm

Happy birthday to a genuine chess legend.
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70th Birthday Greetings GM Jonathan Speelman (02-x-1956)

Post by John Upham » Fri Oct 02, 2026 5:44 pm

70th Birthday Greetings GM Jonathan Speelman (02-x-1956)



https://britishchessnews.com/2020/10/02 ... -speelman/



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Re: Jonathan Speelman

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Fri Oct 02, 2026 9:19 pm

Yes, happy birthday.
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Post by John Upham » Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:22 am

More of JPS:




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Re: Jonathan Speelman

Post by NickFaulks » Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:24 am

Please do not launch threads with just a name - too often it signifies an obituary!

Happy birthday Jon, truly one of the greats.
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Re: 70th Birthday Greetings GM Jonathan Speelman (02-x-1956)

Post by NickFaulks » Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:26 am

Two parallel threads and nobody could deserve them more.
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Re: Jonathan Speelman

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:51 am

NickFaulks wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:24 am
 Please do not launch threads with just a name - too often it signifies an obituary!

Happy birthday Jon, truly one of the greats.
I assumed that an entry in "Birthdays and Anniversaries" would be self-explanatory :oops:
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Re: Jonathan Speelman

Post by John Upham » Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:54 am

NickFaulks wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:24 am
 Please do not launch threads with just a name - too often it signifies an obituary!
That is exactly the reason I do not do that.
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Re: Jonathan Speelman

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:58 am

John Upham wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:54 am
NickFaulks wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:24 am
 Please do not launch threads with just a name - too often it signifies an obituary!
That is exactly the reason I do not do that.
I'm happy for the threads to be merged but will have to rely on others to do that.
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Re: Jonathan Speelman

Post by Ian Thompson » Sat Oct 03, 2026 12:16 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:51 am
NickFaulks wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:24 am
 Please do not launch threads with just a name - too often it signifies an obituary!
I assumed that an entry in "Birthdays and Anniversaries" would be self-explanatory :oops:
Yes, but I suspect I'm not the only one who saw the title, thought "has he died" and only shortly afterwards saw the board the thread is in.
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Re: Jonathan Speelman

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Oct 03, 2026 12:19 pm

Ian Thompson wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 12:16 pm
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:51 am
NickFaulks wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:24 am
 Please do not launch threads with just a name - too often it signifies an obituary!
I assumed that an entry in "Birthdays and Anniversaries" would be self-explanatory :oops:
Yes, but I suspect I'm not the only one who saw the title, thought "has he died" and only shortly afterwards saw the board the thread is in.
I'm aware of that but other than being more careful in future I'm not sure what more I can do.
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Re: 70th Birthday Greetings GM Jonathan Speelman (02-x-1956)

Post by John Upham » Sat Oct 03, 2026 2:09 pm

NickFaulks wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2026 11:26 am
 Two parallel threads and nobody could deserve them more.

Agreed 100%
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Re: 70th Birthday Greetings GM Jonathan Speelman (02-x-1956)

Post by John Upham » Sat Oct 03, 2026 2:12 pm

Here is one during JPS sponsorship deal with Versace :lol:




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Re: 70th Birthday Greetings GM Jonathan Speelman (02-x-1956)

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Sat Oct 03, 2026 3:52 pm

Topics merged.
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