From The TimesDecember 2, 2008Bob Wade: New Zealand-born chess master Bob Wade made his mark as a successful chess player — he was twice British chess champion — as an author and as chief chess coach to the British Chess Federation (now the English Chess Federation). Robert Graham Wade was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, […]
En Passant – IM Bob Wade OBE (1921-2008)
En Passant – IM Bob Wade OBE (1921-2008)By ICC ChessFM ICC was saddened to hear that IM Robert “Bob” Wade OBE, regarded by many as the doyen of British Chess, died last week in London of complications from pneumonia, aged 87. A three-time New Zealand champion, Bob was born in Dunedin, New Zealand 1921. Early […]
The man who made a difference
Master of chess who raised the game of a generation of British players. Last Updated: 6:57PM GMT 30 Nov 2008 Robert Wade, who died in London on Saturday aged 87, was one of the most influential figures in chess; in a career that lasted seven decades he was not only a professional player but also […]
RIP Bob Wade
Photo by bcf It is with extreme sadness that I have to report that Bob Wade, International Master, arbiter, journalist, coach, organiser, writer, chess archivist, friend to chess and friend to me, died 29th November 2008 at 3am from pneumonia, he had been in the Elisabeth Hospital in Woolwich for three days for complications from […]