| Cecil Purdy | ||
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| Full name | Cecil John Seddon Purdy | |
| Country |  Australia  Egypt |
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| Born | March 27, 1906 Port Said, Egypt |
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| Died | November 6, 1979 (aged 73) |
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| Title | International Master | |
Cecil John Seddon Purdy, (Born March 27, 1906 Port Said Egypt - Died November 6, 1979 Sydney Australia) was an Australian, who was a chess International Master (IM) and inaugural World Correspondence Chess champion. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Port Said ( Arabic بورسعيد transliterated Būr Saʻīd) is a northeastern Egyptian city near the Suez This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Port Said ( Arabic بورسعيد transliterated Būr Saʻīd) is a northeastern Egyptian city near the Suez This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Correspondence chess is Chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence usually through a Correspondence chess server, through email or by Purdy earned the Grandmaster title at Correspondence Chess in 1953. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Correspondence chess is Chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence usually through a Correspondence chess server, through email or by He was also an influential chess magazine writer, editor, and publisher.
As a child he moved with his family from Egypt to New Zealand, then to Tasmania, Sydney, before they settled in Sydney when he was 12. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 While in Tasmania one of his classmates was future film star Errol Flynn. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most
He began his chess career at the age of 16 and soon decided to become a full time chess writer and player. Initially an over the board (OTB) player, he soon began to mix OTB play with correspondence play. He was four times winner of the Australian Chess Championship, in 1935, 1937, 1949, and 1951. The Australian Chess Championship is a tournament organised by the Australian Chess Federation and held every two years He won the first two Australian Correspondence Chess Championships, in 1938 and 1945. The Australian Correspondence Chess Championship is organised by the Correspondence Chess League of Australia (CCLA He also won the New Zealand Chess Championship in 1924/25. The New Zealand Chess Championship was first conducted in 1879.
He was married in 1934 to Anne Crakanthorp, the daughter of two-time Australian Chess Champion Spencer Crakanthorp. Spencer Crakanthorp, ( February 17 1885, Sydney, Australia – August 1 1936) was a chess player and Australian Chess The marriage produced two children, Diana and John (1935-). John Purdy followed in his father's (and grandfather's) footsteps in winning the Australian Chess Championship in 1955 and 1963. John Purdy (born 25 September 1935 Sydney is an Australian Chess player Diana was also a keen chessplayer, and married leading New Zealand player Frank Hutchings in 1960. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
Purdy founded and edited the magazine Australasian Chess Review (1929-1944); this became Check (1944-45), and finally Chessworld (1946-1967). He was described by Bobby Fischer as being a great chess instructor. Robert James "Bobby" Fischer ( March 9 1943 – January 17 2008) was an American -born Chess Grandmaster Some of his writings are still in print. He is somewhat famous for saying "Pawn endings are to chess as putting is to golf. The pawn (♙♟ is the weakest and most numerous piece in the Game of Chess, representing Infantry "
In 1976 he was awarded the Order of Australia for services to chess. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition
He died playing chess OTB from a heart attack, his final words allegedly being "I have a win, but it will take some time".
Books
- Purdy, C. J. S. (2003), C. J. S. Purdy on the Endgame, Thinker's Press, ISBN 978-1-888710-01-8
Further reading
J. Hammond and R Jamieson, C. J. S. Purdy: His Life, His Games and His Writings, Belmont Printing Co. Melbourne 1982
C. J. S. Purdy, Frank Hutchings and Kevin Harrison, How Purdy Won: The Correspondence Chess Career of a World Champion, Castle Books 1983, ISBN 0-7255-1439-6
External links
- Cecil Purdy at ChessGames.com
- Purdy, Cecil John Seddon (1906 - 1979), Australian Dictionary of Biography - Online Edition
| Preceded by none |
World Correspondence Chess Champion 1950–1953 |
Succeeded by Viacheslav Ragozin |
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