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Feb-18-22
 | | MissScarlett: <Stewart would occasional drop a Fischer tale on the English Chess Forum.> Well, if you've got it, flaunt it.
<These and other such gems from the golden olden days by him and Leonard Barden are dotted all over that site. Fascinating reading.> Thanks. Now you post it, I recognise seeing it before. |
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| Feb-18-22 | | Nosnibor: I first met Stewart in Aberystwyth in August 1961 when he competed in the British Championship and I took part in the U18 British Boys Championship. After the penultimate round of the British Championship Stewart organised a Quick-play all-play all event with an entry fee of a shilling (0.5p).There was 10 entries and two prizes on offer which was shared by N.J.Argyris and a young local rival of mine W.N.Gregory with 7/9.Yours truly finished third with 6.5/9. Stewart was busy with the pairings and after three rounds dropped out with 1/3. I did not really meet him again until the World Seniors of 2014 which was held in Katerini,Greece. There we would discuss our games over a glass of his favourite red wine. Funnily enough he could not remember that Quick-Play event from 53 years before! |
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Feb-18-22
| | MissScarlett: Looking over the variety of venues for the British championships down the years (https://saund.co.uk/britbase/britch...), I'm wondering what's been the overriding principle used by the BCF/ECF in selecting locations - i) a desire to serve/promote the game in every part of the country, or ii) anywhere they could get a cheap deal on the playing hall and accommodation. |
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| Apr-01-23 | | Monocle: Apparently Stewart is one of the few living players with a Morphy Number of 3. Does anyone know which players form the link between him and Morphy? |
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Apr-01-23
 | | perfidious: <Monocle>, the most plausible link is Fischer--or far more likely--one of the old-time British players who might have gone up against Tartakower or a still earlier figure from the early 20th century. |
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| Apr-02-23 | | Monocle: According to wikipedia, Bobby Fischer had a Morphy Number of 4, so that can't be it. The most likely link I can find is Edward Guthlac Sergeant, who was still playing in the British Championship as late as 1960. He played James Mortimer who (allegedly) played Morphy. But I don't know if Stewart Reuben ever played him. There aren't many players with a Morphy Number lower than 3 who were still active after WWII. Other possibiities are Mieses and Thomas, but Mieses died in 1954 and Thomas stopped playing by the 1950s. Although, it could be a casual or simul game that isn't in any database. |
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Apr-02-23
 | | Sally Simpson: Stewart says he played Edward Sergeant (a Morphy 2) in 1955 when Stewart was 16. https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopi... |
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Apr-02-23
| | perfidious: But is EG Sergeant a Morphy 3? His cousin, Philip Walsingham Sergeant, faced off with a Morphy 2 in James Mortimer.. |
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Apr-02-23
| | Sally Simpson: Hi Perfidious,
Edward Guthlac Sergeant was a Morphy Number 2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morph... |
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Apr-02-23
| | MissScarlett: For the sake of clarity, Morphy is accorded a Morphy number of 0. The idea of him playing with himself is a bit icky, borderline sacrilegious. |
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| Apr-02-23 | | stone free or die: And yet Fischer did it, and he credits it as a step in him getting good. |
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Apr-02-23
| | Sally Simpson: What about consultation games? If they don''t count then Staunton has a Morphy number of -1. Or do count as a ½. (Staunton then has a M.N. of 1) |
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| Apr-02-23 | | stone free or die: Oh, and for the sake of clarity, in chess circles it's call playing against oneself (avoids misunderstandings and grade-school jokes and yokes) |
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Apr-02-23
| | perfidious: <Geoff>, I am a Morphy 4 (faced Benko and Bisguier). |
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| Apr-02-23 | | Shangri La: Say solitaire chess |
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Apr-02-23
| | Sally Simpson: Hi Perfidious,
I'm a four and so has a lot of players in Scotland thanks to Oliver Penrose who once crossed swords with Tartakower. (a M.N. of 2) Me, you and thousands of others have a Carlsen number of two. He once played Fritz and so have we. |
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Apr-03-23
| | perfidious: <Geoff>, excluding <Fritzie>, I have at least one other Carlsen 2, in Lugovoi; we have a drawing circle, as they played a draw and I let Lugovoi off in the notorious R+BP+RP. PS We both beat Colm Daly and Eric Moskow. Also both played Eugene Perelshteyn, Ben Finegold, Jon Crumiller, the IM Ljubisavljevic and Radjabov. |
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Feb-05-25
 | | FSR: He died yesterday. https://britishchessnews.com/2025/0... |
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Feb-05-25
| | MissScarlett: As soon as I saw his name in the Recent Kibitzing list, I expected the worst. This happens a lot on Twitter. |
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Feb-05-25
| | FSR: <perfidious> I am a Carlsen 2 through Jacob Aagaard. J Aagaard vs Carlsen, 2004 ; J Aagaard vs F Rhine, 2021. |
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Feb-05-25
| | FSR: I'm also a Morphy 4, through two simul losses to Bisguier when I was in high school, and L Barden vs F Rhine, 2010. I'm also a Lasker 3 and Capablanca 3 through Barden. A Kasparov 2 by virtue of F Rhine vs Yermolinsky, 2022. A Karpov 2 thanks to A Ivanov vs F Rhine, 1998. V Pupols vs F Rhine, 1997 made me a Fischer 2. Possibly an Alekhine 2 due to playing Morris Pimsler many times. Christopher Kus told me that Pimsler had played Alekhine, though I never asked Pimsler that myself. I'm sure Chris didn't make that up, and assume Pimsler (who must have told him) didn't either, so I'm going to count it. |
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Feb-05-25
| | perfidious: <FSR>, guess that means I have yet another Carlsen-2: A Shaw vs J Aagaard, 1996. Not that it was much of a game; came across the score a year or so ago and, while I remembered playing Aagaard, had forgotten how severely I got blasted off the board. Believe it is the only time in my life I have played 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5. |
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| Feb-05-25 | | Muttley101: Sorry to see that Stuart has died, condolences to family and friends. I used to see him, and occasionally chat with him, at tournaments in the distant past. I've never thought about the "[Great Player/Number]" thing before, but it's pretty remarkable to think that Stuart has a Morphy number of 3, and consequently I have a Morphy number of 4, having played Stuart in a tournament. RIP Stuart, you contributed a great deal to chess. |
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| Feb-06-25 | | Nosnibor: Bad tidings to hear of Stuart`s passing.Can not believe that it is 64 years since I first met him. Sincere condolences to all his family and friends. |
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Feb-11-25
| | perfidious: More on Stew (second portion of article):
https://www.ft.com/content/2a77d33a... |
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