About G. H. Diggle
Lived 1902 – 1993 (aged 90). G. H. Diggle was a British chess player.
Geoffrey Harber Diggle (6 December 1902 – 13 February 1993) was a British chess player and writer. Diggle contributed articles to the British Chess Magazine (BCM) from 1933 to 1981, and to the British Chess Federation's publications Newsflash and Chess Moves from 1974 to 1992. In his A Book of Chess, Alexander reproduced in toto Diggle's account, first published in the November and December 1943 BCM, of the match between Staunton and St. Amant.
Chess historian Edward Winter wrote the following in his remembrance of Diggle in CHESS magazine:
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Who was G. H. Diggle?
British chess player
When was G. H. Diggle born?
G. H. Diggle was born on 6 December 1902 in Moulton.
When did G. H. Diggle die?
G. H. Diggle died on 13 February 1993 in Brighton.
What was G. H. Diggle's occupation?
G. H. Diggle was a chess player.
What nationality was G. H. Diggle?
G. H. Diggle was British.
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