Jul-26-22
 | | MissScarlett: C.N. 10065. <Henry Albert Reeves From Hans Renette (Bierbeek, Belgium):
‘An interesting amateur chessplayer of the nineteenth century was Henry Albert Reeves.> Graham W Farrow Hmmm. |
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| Jul-27-22 | | stone free or die: Curious that the bio would have dob/dod and not the full name. Two sets of game clusters, separated by 25+ years would suggest a measure of caution before connecting then to the same player. Of course, some caution should be used to connect even one cluster. |
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Jul-27-22
| | MissScarlett: If you read Renette's contribution on <C.N.>, there's little doubt. The admin features on a player's page permit updates to the bio, nationality, DOB, etc. but name changes require the submission/processing of correction slips - a system presently in abeyance. I bid you patience. |
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| Jul-28-22 | | stone free or die: Ok, I had a look at Renette's writeup. It has quite a few details, but I found the connection with the earlier player (Mr. Reeves according to 1859 CPC) not as obvious as I would like. Looking for potential inconsistencies I came across perhaps the definitive research source connecting the CPC playing young man to the older medical doctor: <One point in the early lise of Mr. Reeves, though not connected directly with his professional career, is neverthelesss so remarkable that we may possibly be pardoned for noticing it here. At the very early age of fourteen, young Reeves turned his attention to the game of Chess; and so rapid and so considerable was his progress in it, that we find in the Chess Players' Chronicle and other Chess periodicals, accounts of matches and games in which he played against the most distinguished players of the day. His style of play is said to have been at the same time, brilliant and cautious; and this fact, combined with his extreme youth for proficiency in so very difficult and intricate a game, obtained for him the pseudonym of “the young phenomenon."> <Midland Medical Miscellany - v1 N5 (May, 1882) p65> It was written before he seems to have resumed his chess playing career, and has lots more info about his medical career. There's also a handsome portrait illustration. . |
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| Jul-28-22 | | stone free or die: FWIW - the CPC with his games against Campbell also has his match games against Harrwitz. As a player, he certainly faced some "players". . |
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| Jul-28-22 | | Nosnibor: The win by Reeves against Gunsberg in Round 6 ensured that Blackburne would win the tournament in the final round 7 whether he lost or won. In round 2 Reeves lost to Blackburne who went on to win the event with 6.5/7. |
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Jul-28-22
| | MissScarlett: Wasn't Gunsberg vs Reeves actually round 7? Gunsberg played two games on the Saturday, March 6th. |
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| Jul-28-22 | | Nosnibor: Well round 7 was scheduled for 9th March yet according to the game posted Reeves had already played Gunsberg on 6th March. |
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| Jul-28-22 | | stone free or die: What sources are you gentle(wo)men using?
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| Jul-28-22 | | Cassandro: <gentle(wo)men> A good example of trying to be woke, but not woke enough. Hey, what about the non-binaries? Or the genderqueer?? Or the ones who identify as a tall building??? You should apologize to The LGBTQIA+ community at once! Get with the program! |
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| Jul-28-22 | | stone free or die: Looks like we know whose sock belongs on whose smelly feet! The trouble with socks, they don't understand ironic humor. Ain't the first time, won't be the last either. |
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