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goodknightmike wrote:
cgrau wrote:

Wasn't she killed in the Blitz? Great book, Mike!

Hi Chuck, I think so, I remember reading that somewhere

Yeah, I'm reading (at a snail's pace) this great book on the 1939 Olympiad in Buenos Aires. Menchik played there, returned to England, and was killed by bombing. Quite sad.

goodknightmike
cgrau wrote:
goodknightmike wrote:
cgrau wrote:

Wasn't she killed in the Blitz? Great book, Mike!

Hi Chuck, I think so, I remember reading that somewhere

Yeah, I'm reading (at a snail's pace) this great book on the 1939 Olympiad in Buenos Aires. Menchik played there, returned to England, and was killed by bombing. Quite sad.

Sounds like a great book on the 1939 Olympiad, Can you give me info on where to get it?

cgrau
goodknightmike wrote:
cgrau wrote:
goodknightmike wrote:
cgrau wrote:

Wasn't she killed in the Blitz? Great book, Mike!

Hi Chuck, I think so, I remember reading that somewhere

Yeah, I'm reading (at a snail's pace) this great book on the 1939 Olympiad in Buenos Aires. Menchik played there, returned to England, and was killed by bombing. Quite sad.

Sounds like a great book on the 1939 Olympiad, Can you give me info on where to get it?

https://www.amazon.com/Pawns-Greater-Game-Olympiad-September/dp/1876586281/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476038369&sr=8-1&keywords=1939+chess+olympiad

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