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Martin Cath's Who's Who of Surrey Chess

Compiled by H. Martin Cath (1938–2023)
Published online by the Surrey County Chess Association Archive.

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This Who's Who was compiled over many years by H. Martin Cath from Surrey County Chess Association records and other historical sources. The entries are presented substantially as Martin recorded them, including his abbreviations and research notes.

This is an archival publication of Martin Cath's research rather than a newly compiled biographical index. Entries have not necessarily been independently verified by the present archivist. Where a separately researched Surrey Chess Archive player record is available, it may be linked from Martin's original entry.
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Guide to Martin Cath's abbreviations Club and biographical codes

General abbreviations

AdjSCCA Adjudicator
AudSCCA Auditor
cPlayed in County match/es
CCWinner of Challenge Cup
ChaClub Chairman
CORCorrespondence Match Captain
ConPlayed in Surrey Congress
CURCurator of Trophies or Equipment
FCWinner of Felce Cup
FMFull Member of SCCA
ICTSInter-Club Tournament Secretary (or Director)
IM / GMInternational Master / Grandmaster
INDIndividual Tournament Secretary
JUNSCCA Junior Organiser
LVPLife Vice-President of SCCA
MCCounty Match Captain
mcClub Match Captain
PRESPresident of SCCA
PresClub President
SCN (No)Surrey Chess News No.....
SKWinner of Slater-Kennington Cup
TRUSTrustee of SCCA
TRESCounty Treasurer
tresClub Treasurer
VPVice-President of SCCA
vpClub Vice-President
WCWinner of Wernick Cup

Club abbreviations

ACAAcademy, Sandhurst
ADDAddlestone
ASHAshtead
BANBanstead
BARBarnes Village
BATBattersea
BCUB.C.U.R.A. (British Coal Utilisation Research establishment, Leatherhead)
BECBeckenham
BENBenhilton
BPOBattersea Police
BRXBrixton later to amalgamate with Streatham
BYFByfleet (& Pyrford)
CAMCamberley
CATCaterham
CCFCoulsdon Chess Fellowship (formerly Coulsdon & Purley)
CERCERL, Leatherhead (Central Electricity Research Laboratory)
CHACharterhouse
CHEChertsey
CHRChrist Church, Purley
CHSChessington
CLAClapham
CLCClapham Common
CMOCroydon Municipal Officers
COBCobham
COUCoulsdon & Purley forerunner of CCF (qv)
CPCrystal Palace
CROCroydon
CWCoulsdon West forerunner of COU (qv)
DOEDOE, Croydon (Department of the Environment)
DORDorking
DULDulwich (Plough)
ENDEndeavour forerunner of BRX (qv)
EPSEpsom
ERAE.R.A. Sports (English Racing Association, Leatherhead)
FARFarnham
FLYFlying Pieces
FORForestdale
GLCGreater London Council
GOBGoblin Sports
GODGodalming
GUIGuildford
HAMHampton
HANHanger Sports
HASHaslemere
HORHorley & District
KENKennington
KEWRichmond & Kew
KINKingston & Thames Valley
LCCLondon County Council forerunner of GLC (qv)
LEALeatherhead
LEGSurbiton British Legion Surbiton while based at the British Legion
MCMorley College
MCWMorden CWRA
MINMinistry of Labour, Kew
MITMitcham
MORMorden (Formerly St. Helier)
MTHMitcham, Thornton Heath and Norbury forerunner of MIT (qv)
MULMullards
MUSMushrooms
NADNew Addington
NCNew Cross
NLNightingale Lane
NLTNorwood London Transport Garage
NPLNational Physical Laboratory
O-OCastles
OROld Richmondonians
OSOld Suttonians
OWOld Wilsonians
OXTOxted and District
O4COld Coulsdon and Caterham
POEPost Office Engineering Dept
PUPPutney Park
PUTPutney
QMHQueen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton
RAERoyal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
RCCRichmond Community Centre
REDRedhill and District
RFNRedifon Telecom
RGSRoyal Grammar School, Guildford
RICRichmond and Twickenham
ROBRobin Hood
ROERoehampton
ROTRotameter Sports
SALSalfords
SHEShene also known as Mortlake & East Shene
SNSouth Norwood
STAStar and Garter
STHSt. Helier forerunner of MOR (qv)
STOStoneleigh (& Ewell)
STRStreatham and Brixton
SUCSutton Common joined Sutton to become Sutton & Cheam
SUTSutton and Sutton and Cheam
TAUTaurus
THThornton Heath and Norbury forerunner of MTH (qv)
TVThames Valley joined Kingston to become Kingston & Thames Valley
UnUnattached (or no club affiliation confirmed)
WALWallington and Carshalton
WATWatliff’s Sports
WEYWeybridge
WIMWimbledon
WNWest Norwood
WOKWoking
WSWest Surrey
WYMWimbledon YMCA
159 entries found for O

  • O'Brien Paul W.

    BAT 1973-79 Con75-79,84-85,87,92-93,97,99
    STR 1980-84
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Brien Richard W.

    STR 1979-88 c1983-85Con77-78
    WIM 1979-84
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Brien Sean J.

    STO 1976-86 Con76-77
    WIM 1996-2000
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Brien-Curtin Damien

    SN 1994-96
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Byrne B.

    NAD 1962 c1962
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Byrne P.

    NAD 1957-59
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Carrol J.

    COB 1977
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Connell J. F.

    PUP 1931-32 c1931-36
    BRX 1935
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Connell M. T.

    WIM 1966-67 c1967
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Connor Clifford M.

    MIT 1989-2006 c1991-92Con90-91,96,98
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Connor Michael

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Connor T. E.

    CAT 1929
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Conor Jonathan

    RIC 2000-02
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Conor Matthew

    RIC 2000-04
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Dell A.

    BAN 1964
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Dell James E.

    EPS 1964-70
    MTH 1971-75 c1965FC1966sec1973-75
    MIT 1975-2004
    STO 1980-86
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Donnell I. W.

    NAD 1962 c1961-88
    CRO 1974-81
    KIN 1984-90
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Dowd A. P. (sen)

    BAN 1963-69
    KIN 1978-89
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Dowd Anthony

    KIN 1979 Con79 (b. 1964)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Dwyer P.

    BAT 1987
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Flaherty Shaina

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Gara M. N.

    WIM 1947-48 c1946-48
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Gorman Brendan

    STR 1976-79 c1976Con76-77,95,98-99
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Gorman Finn

    COU 2008-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Grady Gary P.

    GUI 2001-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Halloran F.

    WIM 1976
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Halloran K.

    MIT 1968-69
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Hara Joseph

    COU 2001
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Keefe D.

    BAT 1927-29 FC1928
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Kelly Rory M. R.

    MUS 1965-2008
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Mahoney D. S.

    BRX 1934-35
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Mahony David

    DOR 2004
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Malley Eamon

    COU 2001
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Mara Patrick K.

    SUR 1980-82 c2002-06
    COB 1994-2002
    ASH 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill G.

    NPL 1963-74
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill G.

    STR 1975
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill G. M.

    DOR 1979-86 Con79,81 (b. 1961)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill Guy

    HAM 1995-96
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill H.

    ASH 1998
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill J.

    STO 1973-74
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill J. Mark

    CP 1997-2019
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill John S.

    DOR 1979-88 Con81-82
    GUI 1994-99
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill M. P.

    HOR 1963
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill Richard

    COU 2002-03
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill Steven

    COU 2004
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Neill Thomas C.

    ASH 2002-06 c2007-08
    COU 2007-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Shaughnessy Conor

    MIT 1985-2000 c1991-95Con89-90
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Shea Edward

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Shea Liam

    COU 2004
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Siochru Ms Mairead

    MIT 1989-97 Con87
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • O'Sullivan Rev. E.

    TV 1927-29 c1913-15VP (d. -/5/49)
    KIN 1930-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oakenful R. G.

    CAM 1965-66
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oakley G. F.

    BRX 1935-36
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oakley H.

    ASH 1948-49
    STO 1967
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oakley P.

    BAT 1968 c1968-70
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oaks Alistair

    c1997
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oatley H. D.

    CRO 1936-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Obeng K.

    STR 1989
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ockenden -

    EPS 1938
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ockleston H.

    MOR 1950-51
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Odden V. E.

    CRO 1964-66
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Odle S.

    HOR 1981-83
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Odling-Smee G. S.

    WAL 1908
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oduleye O.

    STR 1993
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Odunaiya A. David

    WIM 2004
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Odunaiya Victor

    WIM 2000-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Offer Edward

    RIC 2007-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Offord W. J.

    BAR 1930
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ogasa Saitchi

    RIC 1993
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ogden J.

    CHE 1972-73
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ogle W. M.

    c1946
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ogolo Miss Olivia

    COU 2004
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ogunbiyi Anu

    COU 2001
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ogunfeibo Kitan

    COU 2001-04
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ogunshola Miss Lara

    GLC 1991-96
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ogunshola Olugbemiga (Ben)

    GLC 1993-98 c2006
    SN 1999-2007
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oke J.

    CP 1993-95
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oke M.

    KIN 1976-77
    SUR 1977
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Okol Samuel

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Okuefuna Jesly

    COU 2001-03
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Olajiga Oluwafemi

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Olatunji Ayodeji

    COU 2008
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oldenbourg E.

    SN 1919
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oldham H. G. V.

    TV 1927-29
    KIN 1930-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Olds A. H.

    GUI 1926-31
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oliver Ernest

    CLC 1948-51 WC1949c1950-54Con75-77
    SUT 1972-80 (b. 24 d. 07)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oliver Frank A. E.

    MTH 1967-68 Con77
    SN 1972-81
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oliver J. Brian

    GUI 1975-81 c2005-07
    WOK 1988-2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oliver Mrs I.

    MC 1977-80
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oliver N.

    MIT 1976
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oliver P. L.

    BRX 1927-38 c1928-36
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ollandorf -

    KIN 1958
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Olley R.

    MIT 1947-48
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Olowu Abayomi

    SN 1987-88
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Olrog Steven R.

    COB 1985-2003 Con87,90-95
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Onabolu Ayoolu

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Onabolu Seunfunmi

    COU 2002
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Onac A.

    MIT 1978
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Onslow The Rt. Hon Earl of

    GUI 1933-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Onwardi Ellis

    COU 2001-02
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oozeerally Tariq

    SN 2003-22 (b. 1987)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Openshaw P. R.

    RAE 1965
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Opie Dr Douglas G.

    OW 1957 Con88-89
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oppenheimer F.

    UN 1955-65 c1955-63VP
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ord S. A.

    MC 1978
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ore A. W.

    MIT c1925
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Orian J. G.

    DOE 1974-77
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oris-Sharaibi Olufemi

    GLC 1991-95 Con89-93
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Orishko Yaroslav

    MUS 2007-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Orman S.

    FOR 1978-79
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Orme G. W.

    RED 1950-61 c1952-55
    HOR 1963-73
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ormerod John

    MC 1973-93 Con79-88
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ormison Rev. E. E.

    BAR 1933-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ormond R. A.

    GLC 1969-71
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Orriss R.

    KIN 1958
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ort R.

    KIN 1989-94
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborn -

    SUT 1920
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborn Andrew S.

    RED 1981-98 Con83,85
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborn Charles

    COU 2004
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborn D. S.

    STO 1967-76 sec1970-76
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborn E. B.

    c1910-11
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborn Thomas

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborne A.

    END 1882-84 sec1883-84
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborne D.

    CRO 1975
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborne E.

    END 1882
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborne H. J.

    BRX 1893
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborne Marcus E.

    WAL 1987-2000 c1991-2008Con88-99SK1995CC1996
    COU 2001-09 (b. 1975)
    SN 2009-13
    WIM 2019
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborne R. B.

    CRO 1969-78 Con76-77
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborne W. K.

    RAE 1961
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osborne William N.

    END 1875-84 sec1875 c1887-91 CC1891
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oscar C. P.

    GLC 1992-94
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osler A. E.

    STR 1927-35
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osman E. G.

    CLC 1935-36 c1936-37
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osmond Miss B.

    CAM 1935
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Osterlin T.

    DOR 1957-58
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ostling Hakan

    WIM 1999
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oszawa T.

    STR 1976
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ould Capt. S. E.

    c1923-24
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Outerside J.

    BAT 1927-28
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Ovenden T.

    RAE 1973-77
    BAT 1981-83
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Over Gilbert J.

    CAM 1950-65 c1951-69sec1964-65ICTS1967-68
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Overell H.

    WIM 1927-33
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Overton R.

    WIM 1965-67
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Overton S.

    WOK 1996
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Overy Aaron

    ASH 1985-92 Con85-88 (b. 1973)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Overy Stafford S.

    ASH 1985-90 Con85-88 (b. 1973)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owen A.

    c1892
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owen Ellis

    RIC 1988-92
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owen Elwyn

    RIC 1989-90
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owen G. C.

    c1925
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owen P. C.

    RIC 1959-71 c1959-66
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owen P. E.

    KIN 1958
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owen Robert L.

    SN 1950-64 sec1950-58c1952-60
    (b. 1919 d. 15/1/96)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Own Miss Alice

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owster G.

    KIN 1954-55
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owston L. J.

    SUT 1953-56 c1954
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Owusu B.

    MIT 1990-91
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oxenham R. A.

    WIM 1970-74
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O

  • Oxley E. F. G.

    STR 1936-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. M-O