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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
49 entries found for Y

  • Yan Michael

    RIC 2004-05
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yaranoto T.

    STR 1976
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yardley J. K.

    RED 1963-70
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yardley Jamie M. D.

    RIC 1996-2005
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yates D.

    BAT 1968
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yates L. S.

    BAR 1936
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yates M.

    COU 1986
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yau K.

    MIT 1984
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yazdi Oliver

    COU 2001-02
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yeats Capt -

    FAR 1938
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yeeles D.

    SUT
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yeo J. A.

    MIT 1970-72
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yeo Michael J.

    MIT 1969-98 c1977-84Con75-77 (b. 1951)
    STR 1978
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yeo S. F.

    CRO 1976-83 Con76
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yeoh Dr B. C.

    WIM 1948-50 c1949
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yewdall F. E.

    KEW 1927-34 c1922-34sec1932-33
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yewlett J.

    RED 1948-50
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yiamakis Albert

    GUI 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yianni P.

    DOR 1980
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Ying Jason

    COU 2004-08
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yoganantham Dinesh

    COU 2002-04
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yong Alan F. K.

    SN 2005-06 (b. 1982)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • York L. E.

    OXT 1969-70
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • York Ray H.

    COB 1972-2002 c1973Con78
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • York Richard

    COB 2001
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yorweth M.

    HOR 1969
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yoseflavi Ehsan

    COU 2004-05
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Youle R.

    HAN 1968
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young Craig A.

    RIC 1999-2003 Con97,99 (b. 1960)
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young D. B.

    SUT
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young Daniel J.

    O-O 2014
    WAL 2016
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young E.

    GLC 1985-91
    MC 1986-91
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young E. B.

    BYF 1927-28 WC1922c1934
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young G. F.

    SUT 1911
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young Gary A.

    WIM 1975-85
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young J. T.

    SN 1936
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young Jonathon G.

    RAE 1974-95 Con79-89,91
    KIN 1995
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young Melvin J.

    MIT 1972-2003 FC1973c1975-76Con77,96,98
    RIC 1979
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young Miss Nadia

    RIC 1994-96
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young N. C.

    c1933-34
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young Roy O.

    BAR 1931-38 c1931-38
    BAT 1932-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young Samuel

    WIM 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young T.

    SN 1936-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Young V. L.

    PUP 1931-33 c1933-36
    KIN 1935-38
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Youngblood Jakob

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Youngman R.

    FOR 1974
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yrureta Peter

    STR 1991 Con91
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yu Debbie Fui

    WAL 2017
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z

  • Yurkov Daniel

    COU 2009
    Source: SCCA. Who's who. U-Z