6 November 1979(1979-11-06) (aged 73) Sydney, Australia
Title
International Master (1951) ICCF Grandmaster (1959)
ICCF World Champion
1950–53
C.J.S. (Cecil John Seddon) PurdyAM (27 March 1906[1] – 6 November 1979) was an Australian chess player and writer. He was awarded the International Master title in 1951 and the Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess title in 1959. Purdy was the first world correspondence chess champion. He was also an influential chess magazine writer, editor, and publisher.
^The Times, 26 May 1906, p.1 - As Edward Winter has demonstrated in his article on Purdy, his year of birth was incorrectly given as 1907 in several issues of his magazine Chess World and editions of his Guide to Good Chess, as well as in chess reference books up to the time of his death. The (London) Times (Births announcements) of 26 May 1906, p.1 reports—"PURDY - On the 27th March, 1906, at Port Said, to Emily and J.S. Purdy M.D., F.R.G.S., Surg.-Capt. New Zealand Militia, a son (Cecil John Seddon)"
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–CecilPurdy, Adelaide 1960, when Purdy castled queenside, Averbakh queried the...
Bill Purdy (born 1946), American rower Brock Purdy (born 1999), American football player CecilPurdy (1906–1979), Australian chess player Charlie Purdy (1905–1982)...
International Master's rating), and the Asian-Australian Zonal final against CecilPurdy of Australia 3–0 in 1961. In 1962, he won the Arjuna Award for Indian...
early schooling in Hobart. Future World Correspondence Chess Champion CecilPurdy 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. CecilPurdy said "... Basic Chess Endings is a monumental work, one of the most complete...
Bogdan Lalic and Peter Lalic John Littlewood and Paul Littlewood CecilPurdy and John Purdy Mike Shahade and Gregory Shahade Sam Sloan and Peter Aravena Sloan...
the third round by the former Belarusian Vladislav Kovalev 1.5-0.5. CecilPurdy won the World Correspondence Chess Championship in 1953. IM title application...
1926 and 1927. He was the father-in-law of chess master CecilPurdy who married Anne Purdy (née Crakanthorp, 1915–2013). Anne was a strong A Grade chess...
26, 37. Svetozar Gligoric vs Savielly Tartakower, Budapest 1948 Cecil John Seddon Purdy vs Savielly Tartakower, Australia versus France Radio Match, 1946...
1921–2004) Viktors Pupols (Latvia, US, born 1934) CecilPurdy (New Zealand, Australia, 1906–1979) John Purdy (Australia, 1935–2011) Qi Jingxuan (China, born...
involve only kings and pawns on one or both sides. International Master CecilPurdy said, "Pawn endings are to chess as putting is to golf." Any endgame...
introduced into tournament play more than 60 years ago by the Australian CecilPurdy, the first correspondence world champion, and it still carries plenty...
Black draws by reaching the Vančura position. Otherwise White wins. CecilPurdy gives the most common type of rook endgame as one with a rook and rook...
book Chess Made Easy (with CecilPurdy). He was the father-in-law of Ngan Phan-Koshnitsky. Chess made easy / by C.J.S. Purdy and G. Koshnitsky. National...
made). 1963 John Purdy 1964 CecilPurdy 1965 Bill Geus 1966 Bill Geus 1967 John Kellner 1968 Ken Hill 1969 Doug Hamilton 1970 CecilPurdy, Terrey Shaw, Fred...
Wales championship), won by Lajos Steiner followed by Gary Koshnitsky, CecilPurdy, etc., 1940/41. Paul Keres won against Max Euwe (7.5 : 6.5) in The Netherlands...
and inflicted the only defeat on the eventual champion, Australian CecilPurdy. From that result, scoring (+6 =4 -3), he earned the title of International...
Wales championship), won by Lajos Steiner ahead of Gary Koshnitsky and CecilPurdy, 1940/41. Beverwijk (the 4th Hoogovenschaaktoernoi) won by Arthur Wijnans...
1953, Mario Napolitano finished 2nd-3rd with Harald Malmgren, behind CecilPurdy, in the 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship. He took 7th in the...
selected endgame topics. Can be difficult going. C.J.S. Purdy On the Endgame, by CecilPurdy, 2003, Thinker's Press, ISBN 1-888710-03-9 - collection of...
place for the defending rook is in front of the pawn. On a similar note, CecilPurdy said that a rook is best behind its passed pawn if it is on the fifth...
Pullinger 1961 novels, experimental/online fiction The Mistress of Nothing Al Purdy 1918 2000 poet Andrew Pyper 1968 novelist Lost Girls, The Trade Mission...
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