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Stan Beaton's Photo Archive
D.S. (Stan) Beaton (1934─2022) was a member of Cathcart Chess Club, Glasgow, from soon after its founding in 1953. He was also deeply involved with the Glasgow League, the organisation of many Glasgow congresses, and chess at a national level.
All images are courtesy of Stan's wife Eileen. Thanks are also due to Alistair Maxwell for his assistance; he also helped with identification, as did Ian Marks.
Many of the people in the photographs below have been named, but some have not. Suggestions would be appreciated.
Stan Beaton at the 1963 Glasgow Congress
Gligoric in Glasgow 1964 for simultaneous display
Gligoric in
Glasgow 1964
Stan Beaton on the left, with David Watt in
the background
Botvinnik in
Glasgow 1967
The players were seated alphabetically. Stan
Beaton is at board 2. Next to him is Martin Brodie, then C. Chisholm and
Cyril Brisebois
GM Leonid Stein at
Glasgow 1968
Stein is opposite James Lumsden.
The next
boards are Stan Beaton, Colin Malcolm and Steve Mannion snr.
GM Leonid Stein at
Glasgow 1968
Awaiting Stein are
DBA Hunter and John Johnstone.
Then
James Lumsden (table 14), Stan Beaton, Colin Malcolm, Steve Mannion snr, Ian
Marks.
JBW Robertson of the Scottish Junior Chess Association is behind
Colin and Steve, and Ken Stewart is further behind, with glasses and
cardigan.
The lady foreground left is Miss Jan S. Bain, Glasgow Ladies'
CC.
Glasgow League AGM 26 April 1968
L-R: Peter Watson, Alan Shaw, Stan
Beaton, Ted Fitzjames,
Walter Munn
Watson, Shaw, Beaton and
Munn were Cathcart CC members
Glasgow League AGM 26 April 1968
Presentation of the Division 1 Shield to Cathcart CC.
L-R: Peter Watson,
Stan Beaton, Alan Shaw, Walter Munn, Steve Affleck.
Glasgow
Congress 1968 ─ Invitation Tournament
DBA Hunter (left) v RD
Waugh
Glasgow
Congress 1968 ─ Invitation Tournament
Harry Golombek at the
board. Behind him, Basman is facing Ken McAlpine. Sranding tall on the right
is DBA Hunter. In profile in the background is Allan Hislop, with a glimpse
of Eric Martin behind him.
Glasgow
Congress 1968 ─ Invitation Tournament
Ken McAlpine (right) v Michael Basman
Glasgow
Congress 1968 ─ Invitation Tournament
Michael Littleton
of Ireland
(left) v Harry Golombek
Some of those involved with the Scottish
Junior Chess Association 1968-69.
L-R: John Glendinning,
David Levy, ?, Stan Beaton, ?, Alec
Chalmers, ?
Glasgow
Congress 1973 ─ International Tournament
IM Hans Ree and GM
Robert Hübner
My beard is better than your beard
Roddy McKay (right) v David Findlay
Richardson Cup match Cathcart v Ayr,
19 January 1975
Stan Beaton (left) v A, Beveridge
Richardson Cup match Cathcart v Ayr, 19 January 1975
Alan Shaw (left) and Tom Russell
Hugh Holmes
(left) and Walter Munn
Likely
taken at one of the Glasgow congresses.
L-R: R.D. Waugh, S.C. Hamilton, ?, Margaret
Munn (wife of Walter Munn), John
Johnstone
Refreshments at a Glasgow Congress, possibly 1968.
Michael Rosenberg at the
Glasgow Congress 1968
The
chess set on display was one of those given to every competitor at the
Havana Olympiad 1966. This one belonged to
Hugh Holmes.
Glasgow
Congress 1968
Michael Rosenberg receiving his prize from
W.A. Fairhurst
Others: Steve
Mannion snr (left) and Walter Munn
Likely taken at the Glasgow Congress 1968
Front
left is Bernard Partridge, then ?
and Stan Beaton.
At the back: S.C. Hamilton (left) and Michael Rosenberg
Glasgow
Congress 1968
This could be D.J. Findlay receiving his prize
for winning the U-17.
Others: W.A. Fairhurst and Steve Mannion snr.
Glasgow
Congress 1968 (Open)
Gerald
Bonner (pointing) and a City of Glasgow official.
Foreground, with back to camera, is Phil Giulian. The scorebook to his
right, as pointed out by Ian Marks, was always used during his games.
The
boy with the striped jumper is thought to be Ian Meiklejohn.
Several
players, and a spectator, also appear in the next photo.
Glasgow
Congress 1968 (Open)
Back left, with dark glasses; B.
Kilgour versus R.E. Clapham
Others?
Edmund (Ted ) Fitzjames, a valued chess organiser and administrator, also played the game. Here he has the white pieces in the foreground game. Others to be identified.
Possibly also from the Glasgow Congress 1968
Ted Fitzjames
(right) in a familiar position.
The other official might be J. Pursley,
the only name/face of the organising committee that was unfamiliar to me
(AMcG)
Who are they?
Who are they?
Alan McGowan
Historian, Chess Scotland
added 25/7/2024