Britain’s first chess grandmaster was Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, new research finds

John Upham · Post by **John Upham** » Tue Nov 10, 2026 11:24 am

Britain’s first chess grandmaster was Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, new research finds

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/britains- ... s-hh6gjhoa

According to me: "On June 7th 1947 he was granted Naturalisation Certificate AZ27326."

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Tue Nov 10, 2026 12:42 pm

This popped up in The Telegraph before this article didnt it?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/1 ... s-earlier/

Wasn't Commins Mansfield awarded the title of GM before Miles?

John Upham · Post by **John Upham** » Tue Nov 10, 2026 1:51 pm

MJMcCready wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 10, 2026 12:42 pm
This popped up in The Telegraph before this article didnt it?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/1 ... s-earlier/

Wasn't Commins Mansfield awarded the title of GM before Miles?

Yes, indeed in 1972. Don't tell GMRDKOBE whatever you do. Relegated to third or fourth he might get annoyed.
Don't forget Keith Richardson became a GM in 1975.

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Tue Nov 10, 2026 2:24 pm

lol, I can't see that happening.

Matt Mackenzie · Post by **Matt Mackenzie** » Tue Nov 10, 2026 4:17 pm

"New" research? This has been a known factoid since at least the 1980s.

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Tue Nov 10, 2026 6:14 pm

To be fair, the article does contain a lot of presumably new material found in archives.

Geppert, an Amazon software-development manager living in Leipzig, contacted WJR as part of years of research into his relative’s life. He is preparing a book about Mieses, due to be published next year.

Will be interesting to see the extent of any new material.

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