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2 unusual facts about George Botterill


Italian Game

T. Harding and G. S. Botterill: The Italian Game (1977), Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-3261-6

Modern Defense, Monkey's Bum

In 1972, after Keene and Botterill published their book The Modern Defence, Povah began looking for a response to the opening.


Brian Eley

Brian Eley belonged to the wave of talented chess masters who came to the fore in Britain in the 1970s, after the dominance of Jonathan Penrose ended, a group that included Raymond Keene, Bill Hartston, George Botterill, Robert Bellin and others.


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