26-04-2017, 01:22 PM
I see from the Scotsman today Lord Kirkwood has died.
He was a former Glorney Cup player and a great supporter of Scottish Chess in general and the Edinburgh Chess Club in particular. I often saw him spectating at the Scottish Championship and occasionally at the club but not many of those there would know who he was. His duties as a lawyer and subsequently as a high court judge meant that he played very little chess after the 1950s.
The funeral will be private and details of a memorial service will be announced later.
He was a former Glorney Cup player and a great supporter of Scottish Chess in general and the Edinburgh Chess Club in particular. I often saw him spectating at the Scottish Championship and occasionally at the club but not many of those there would know who he was. His duties as a lawyer and subsequently as a high court judge meant that he played very little chess after the 1950s.
The funeral will be private and details of a memorial service will be announced later.