Jun-20-06 | | WMD: He lived near Clapham Common. |
|
Jun-20-06 | | WMD: He also won the 1931 Nice International tournament. |
|
Jan-04-08 | | Karpova: He and his son Alfred Maurice (Freddy) Reilly (1930 to 1980) were the editors/producers of the BCM from 1971 to 1980.
Alfred's most notable chess writing was <Our First Hundred Years 1881-1980> published, posthumously, in 1980. http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... (C.N. 5371) |
|
Dec-12-08 | | brankat: More than an active chess player, although a good one, Mr.Brian P.Reilly distinguished himself as the General Editor of BCM. Thirty-two years! 1949-1981. R.I.P. Mr.Reilly. |
|
Dec-12-08 | | newzild: This guy was national champ aged 57 and 58? That has to be some kind of record. |
|
Dec-12-11 | | Caissanist: Probably the oldest national champion was Korchnoi, who won the Swiss championship in 2009 at age 78. |
|
Dec-12-11
 | | Penguincw: Happy 110th birthday! |
|
Dec-12-11 | | brankat: R.I.P. Mr. Reilly. |
|
Mar-17-12
 | | Penguincw: His birthday isn't exactly today, but his name relates to today (St. Patrick's Day). |
|
Aug-25-12
 | | Dionysius1: Oi, <Bisho> Speaking as an Irishman, I take mild offence. |
|
Dec-12-13 | | BIDMONFA: Brian Patrick Reilly REILLY, Brian P.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/reilly_bria...
_ |
|
Dec-12-13 | | chesssalamander: Some pretty impressive opponents! Alekhine, Capablanca, Keres, Gruenfeld, Robatsch. |
|
Dec-12-13
 | | HeMateMe: This sounds like an Irish name. |
|
Dec-12-13 | | Petrosianic: O'Really? |
|
Dec-12-13
 | | Domdaniel: I never met Brian Reilly, but (as <newzild> said) the fact that he won the Irish championship twice in his late fifties is impressive. There's hope for us all. |
|
Dec-12-13
 | | perfidious: Reilly was lucky he never had to play someone called McCarthy, that I know. |
|
Dec-12-13
 | | Domdaniel: <perf> Heh, thanks. But you never know, maybe he had to play some distant cousin... |
|
Dec-12-13
 | | Penguincw: R.I.P. <POTD>, Brian Patrick Reilly. |
|
Dec-29-15 | | TheFocus: Rest in peace, Brian Reilly. |
|
Jun-14-18 | | diagonal: Reilly claimed arguably his biggest triumph, <winning outright an international invitation tournamant in Nice in 1931>, including pretty prominent players such as Mieses, Vajda, Thomas, Noteboom (who died the following year of pneumonia, 21 years young), Rosselli del Turco, or Znosko-Borovsky. Famous painter, sculptor and writer, Marcel Duchamp finished sole last (ten players): http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/19... (with picture and games) |
|
Dec-12-22 | | Nosnibor: <WMD> He won the Nice 1938 Tournament not the one in 1931. |
|
Dec-12-22 | | soldal:
It definitely looks like he won Nice 1931:
http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/19...
Btw, <WMD> goes under the name of <MissScarlett> these days. |
|
Mar-09-24 | | Mfrankpsyd: At least in this photo, Reilly bears a resemblance to Abraham Lincoln, who had a striking and unusual face. I don’t know if Lincoln played chess, but as commander in chief he conducted a courageous and steadfast endgame. |
|