tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post6527120141369313967..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: Promoting Chess in AustraliaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-71721707093419288652009-09-25T22:16:08.000+09:002009-09-25T22:16:08.000+09:00I wonder if that is the same Denis Howard who is a...I wonder if that is the same Denis Howard who is a former Australian representative at bridge, and also a former World Bridge Federation president? <br /><br />http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=149<br /><br />It could have been, he would have been somewhere around 20 years old in 1951.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-23625587413028362332009-09-20T21:39:23.181+09:002009-09-20T21:39:23.181+09:00I used to play a lot of chess when I was younger b...I used to play a lot of chess when I was younger but as I grew older I became less satisfied with the standard of my play also due to a long period of chess inactivity. I am now almost 74 yo and prefer road cycling including veterans' cycle racing to chess playing. Other sports that I engage when I can are golf and swimming. All of these have the advantage that they also improve your health. So much for the Guru's argument - he hasn't looked beyond roughish team sports. Still, playing chess is good exercise for the mind - see your post the other day - and is recommended for older people.Denis Jessopnoreply@blogger.com