C.J.S. (Cecil John Seddon) Purdy AM (27 March 1906 – 6 November 1979) was an Australian chess player and writer. He was awarded the International Master...

Qxe5 Nxe5 40.d7+ Nxd7 0–1 Averbakh vs. Purdy, 1960 In the game Yuri Averbakh–Cecil Purdy, Adelaide 1960, when Purdy castled queenside, Averbakh queried the...

Bill Purdy (born 1946), American rower Brock Purdy (born 1999), American football player Cecil Purdy (1906–1979), Australian chess player Charlie Purdy (1905–1982)...

British physicist Cecil Purdy (1906–1979), Australian chess player Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902), British imperialist and businessman Cecil Saint-Laurent, the...

International Master's rating), and the Asian-Australian Zonal final against Cecil Purdy of Australia 3–0 in 1961. In 1962, he won the Arjuna Award for Indian...

early schooling in Hobart. Future World Correspondence Chess Champion Cecil Purdy was one of his classmates. He attended The Hutchins School, Hobart College...

(the year the book was published). It was revised in 2003 by Pal Benko. Cecil Purdy said "... Basic Chess Endings is a monumental work, one of the most complete...

Bogdan Lalic and Peter Lalic John Littlewood and Paul Littlewood Cecil Purdy and John Purdy Mike Shahade and Gregory Shahade Sam Sloan and Peter Aravena Sloan...

26, 37. Svetozar Gligoric vs Savielly Tartakower, Budapest 1948 Cecil John Seddon Purdy vs Savielly Tartakower, Australia versus France Radio Match, 1946...

1926 and 1927. He was the father-in-law of chess master Cecil Purdy who married Anne Purdy (née Crakanthorp, 1915–2013). Anne was a strong A Grade chess...

rules football premiership player (2014) for Hawthorn Football Club Cecil Purdy AO – chess International Master and inaugural World Correspondence Chess...

knight and two pawns but slightly worse than a bishop and two pawns. Cecil Purdy said that the value depends on the total number of pawns on the board...

involve only kings and pawns on one or both sides. International Master Cecil Purdy said, "Pawn endings are to chess as putting is to golf." Any endgame...

1921–2004) Viktors Pupols (Latvia, US, born 1934) Cecil Purdy (New Zealand, Australia, 1906–1979) John Purdy (Australia, 1935–2011) Qi Jingxuan (China, born...

book Chess Made Easy (with Cecil Purdy). He was the father-in-law of Ngan Phan-Koshnitsky. Chess made easy / by C.J.S. Purdy and G. Koshnitsky. National...

Black draws by reaching the Vančura position. Otherwise White wins. Cecil Purdy gives the most common type of rook endgame as one with a rook and rook...

Preceded by Cecil Purdy World Correspondence Chess Champion 1956–1959 Succeeded by Alberic O'Kelly de Galway...

Wales championship), won by Lajos Steiner followed by Gary Koshnitsky, Cecil Purdy, etc., 1940/41. Paul Keres won against Max Euwe (7.5 : 6.5) in The Netherlands...

introduced into tournament play more than 60 years ago by the Australian Cecil Purdy, the first correspondence world champion, and it still carries plenty...

N° Years Champion Runner-up 01. 1950–1953 Cecil Purdy Harald Malmgren 02. 1956–1959 Viacheslav Ragozin Lucius Endzelins 03. 1959–1962 Albéric O'Kelly...

Wales championship), won by Lajos Steiner ahead of Gary Koshnitsky and Cecil Purdy, 1940/41. Beverwijk (the 4th Hoogovenschaaktoernoi) won by Arthur Wijnans...

and inflicted the only defeat on the eventual champion, Australian Cecil Purdy. From that result, scoring (+6 =4 -3), he earned the title of International...

the third round by the former Belarusian Vladislav Kovalev 1.5-0.5. Cecil Purdy won the World Correspondence Chess Championship in 1953. IM title application...

place for the defending rook is in front of the pawn. On a similar note, Cecil Purdy said that a rook is best behind its passed pawn if it is on the fifth...

such as the British Chess Magazine and works by Australian champion Cecil Purdy. After winning the New Zealand Chess Championship in 1944, 1945 and 1948...

1953, Mario Napolitano finished 2nd-3rd with Harald Malmgren, behind Cecil Purdy, in the 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship. He took 7th in the...

made). 1963 John Purdy 1964 Cecil Purdy 1965 Bill Geus 1966 Bill Geus 1967 John Kellner 1968 Ken Hill 1969 Doug Hamilton 1970 Cecil Purdy, Terrey Shaw, Fred...

bishops of opposite color, material means NOTHING, position EVERYTHING." — Cecil Purdy (emphasis in the original) (Mednis 1990:75) (Rogers 2010:40) (Nunn 2007:145ff)...

selected endgame topics. Can be difficult going. C.J.S. Purdy On the Endgame, by Cecil Purdy, 2003, Thinker's Press, ISBN 1-888710-03-9 - collection of...

Oamaru 33 Wellington 1923/24 Spencer Crakanthorp Sydney 34 Nelson 1924/25 Cecil Purdy Sydney 35 Dunedin 1925/26 Spencer Crakanthorp Sydney 36 Auckland 1926/27...