The chess games of Newman Clissold

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Newman Clissold

Number of games in database: 4
Years covered: 1901 to 1949
Overall record: +1 -3 =0 (25.0%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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NEWMAN CLISSOLD
(born Jan-12-1878, died May-01-1954, 76 years old) United Kingdom
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Last updated: 2022-04-30 12:32:27

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. N Clissold vs H Atkins	0-1	28	1901	Craigside Handicap t	000 Chess variants
2. N Clissold vs L Richenberg	0-1	31	1946	Nottingham-B1	A03 Bird's Opening
3. A Tulip vs N Clissold	1-0	12	1946	Major Open - Sect.I	B30 Sicilian
4. W Burges vs N Clissold	0-1	16	1949	Southsea subsid	B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer

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Mar-22-19		Stonehenge: Perhaps http://www.edochess.ca/players/p406....

Mar-22-19		Tabanus: Of Catholic family in Liverpool area. 1878 bapt. register: Joannes Henricus Newman Clissold, b. 12 Jan 1878, bapt. 20 Jan 1878 in St Peter's Priory, Liverpool. 1939 England and Wales Register: Newman Clissold, b. 12 Jan 1878, widowed, Unemployed Corn Broker in Wallasey, Cheshire 1953: <Newman Clissold, Wallasey chess club captain, of New Brighton, further consolidated his lead in the sixth round of the major "A" section at Hastings International Chess Congress to-day, beating E. J. Seymour (High Wycombe). He is the only player among 100 competitors in the tournament with a maximum score. and is 2 1/2 points ahead of his nearest rival.> (Liverpool Echo, 5 Jan 1953, p. 8) 1954 probate calendar: Clissold John Henry Newman of 6 Melbourne-street New Brighton Wallasey Cheshire died 1 May 1954 at the Royal Infirmary Liverpool 3 Administration Liverpool 27 September to Edith Augusta Julia Jones widow.

Mar-22-19		Tabanus: Hmm. He had a son, Newman Burton Clissold. 1905: Newman Burton Clissold b. 15 July 1905 (death register) 1939 England and Wales Register: Newman B Clissold, b. 15 July 1905, married, Shipping Clerk in Wallasey, Cheshire 1953: <Newman Clissold, Wallasey chess club captain, of New Brighton, further consolidated his lead in the sixth round of the major "A" section at Hastings International Chess Congress to-day, beating E. J. Seymour (High Wycombe). He is the only player among 100 competitors in the tournament with a maximum score. and is 2 1/2 points ahead of his nearest rival.> (Liverpool Echo, 5 Jan 1953, p. 8) 1979 probate calendar: Clissold, Newman Burton of 6 Melbourne St New Brighton Wallasey died 9 April 1979 Probate Liverpool 22 May L10001. --- Pick your choice :)

Mar-22-19		Tabanus: There are several mentions of a "N. Clissold" playing chess from 1901 on in the Liverpool area. After 1954 I find no Clissold in the newspapers. So it may be the father, and if so he was about 75 when doing well in Hastings 1953. Is that hard to believe.

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