Alan Phillips (chess player)
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Alan Phillips was a chess master
who won the British Chess Championship
in 1954, along with Leonard Barden
. He was one of the stars in the Stockport Grammar School
chess club started by Richard K. Guy
in 1939. After WWII, he studied at University of Cambridge
, where he tied with Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
for the university chess championship. He is the author of a number of articles and books on chess, including
Chess master
A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
who won the British Chess Championship
British Chess Championship
The British Chess Championship is organised by the English Chess Federation. There are separate championships for men and women. Since 1923 there have been sections for juniors, and since 1982 there has been an over-sixty championship. The championship venue usually changes every year and has been...
in 1954, along with Leonard Barden
Leonard Barden
Leonard William Barden is an English chess master, columnist, author, and promoter. The son of a dustman, he was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read Modern History. He learned to play chess at age 13 while in a school shelter during a German air...
. He was one of the stars in the Stockport Grammar School
Stockport Grammar School
Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in Stockport, England, founded in 1487 by the 1482 Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa.The school motto is "Vincit qui patitur" – He who endures, conquers....
chess club started by Richard K. Guy
Richard K. Guy
Richard Kenneth Guy is a British mathematician, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Calgary....
in 1939. After WWII, he studied at University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, where he tied with Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
Sir Henry Peter Francis Swinnerton-Dyer, 16th Baronet KBE FRS , commonly known as Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, is an English mathematician specialising in number theory at University of Cambridge...
for the university chess championship. He is the author of a number of articles and books on chess, including
- Chess: Sixty years on with Caissa & Friends, Caissa Editions, 2003
- The Chess Teacher, Oxford University Press, 1978