Chess history trivia

[John Upham]

In which feature film does Dr. Charles (S?) Hunter make an appearance alive and then dead without moving a non-autonomic muscle?

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Don't forget that:

"He also mentioned, along with the theme of silly prominence, that the man who taught him chess was featured in The Guinness Book Of Records as the fastest talker in the world."

[Roland Kensdale]

What railway station was I in when I bought this book

Pitlochry?

[John Clarke]

In which feature film does Dr. Charles (S?) Hunter make an appearance alive and then dead without moving a non-autonomic muscle?

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Charlie Hunter was the name of Callan's boss - and although Callan was a TV series, it did spawn a feature film as well with the same title. But somehow I don't think that's the required answer!

[John Clarke]

What railway station was I in when I bought this book

I'm plumping for the London one over the differently-punctuated one in Sydney, Australia.

(PS: thought I'd save some electrons by avoiding another repetition of the image.)

[Geoff Chandler]

I'm plumping for the London one over the differently-punctuated one in Sydney, Australia.
(PS: thought I'd save some electrons by avoiding another repetition of the image.)

Hi John,

Yes. King's Cross.

I kicked off a recent blog with this gag and used the site's 'hidden' feature. to hide the answer It was then I discovered that it could not handle 'King's Cross' calling it instead 'King's Cross' So the answer there is Kings Cross.

https://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-blog/t ... pening.538

And yes, I think that there should be a routine that removes a posted picture when using a quote.

[John Clarke]

I kicked off a recent blog with this gag and used the site's 'hidden' feature. to hide the answer It was then I discovered that it could not handle 'King's Cross' calling it instead 'King's Cross' So the answer there is Kings Cross.

https://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-blog/t ... pening.538

I was amused by the way the name turned out in that blog of yours. Reminded me of an incident in the book (and later film) They're A Weird Mob, where an Italian just arrived in Australia nearly gets arrested for calling it "Kings Bloody Cross", which he'd heard from an irate taxi driver.

[John Townsend]

In 1866, a new chess club was founded under the previously used title of "Westminster Chess Club". Which founder member was later knighted?

[John Upham]

In 1866, a new chess club was founded under the previously used title of "Westminster Chess Club". Which founder member was later knighted?

When you wrote knighted, did you mean under promoted?

[John Townsend]

John, no fancy promotions; he had the honour of knighthood conferred upon him by the King. There, I've given you a clue now ...

[IM Jack Rudd]

So at least 35 years later, which presumably means someone reasonably young at the time of founding.

[John Townsend]

Yes.

[David McAlister]

Sir Thomas Hewitt

[John Townsend]

Yes, that's correct, David. He was an eminent lawyer, knighted on 5 July 1904.

[Neil Blackburn]

There is an image of Hewitt in a famous cartoon in Punch from the 1880's of chess at the Divan. He was also an official at the Lasker - Blackburne match of 1892

[John Townsend]

You can see a photograph of Thomas Hewitt on page 111 of The Knights and Kings of Chess, by Rev. G.A. MacDonnell (1894), viewable on Google Books. Other portraits of him can be found via Google. I recall seeing one of him in which he closely resembled King Edward VII, who knighted him.