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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
14 entries found for Q

  • Quan Quy

    BAT 2004
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quaye R. W.

    CP 1973-83
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quelch R. J.

    c1898
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quelch T. J.

    KIN 1986-2002
    HAM 1995-98
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Questier P.

    HOR 1976-78
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quigley A.

    KIN 1966
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quilley A.

    HOR 1993-98
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quilter S. George

    CP 1971-73 Con76
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quiney Rupert

    COU 2000-03
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quinlan Nicholas

    RIC 1975 Con75
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quinn Kevin

    DOR 1979-84 Con80-81,83 (b. 1966)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quinn Mark

    RIC 1999-2003
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quinton Daniel

    COU 2005-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R

  • Quinton Duke

    COU 2004-09
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. P-R