Alan Phillips (28 October 192324 June 2009) was a

chess master A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank. Such titles are usually granted for life. The international chess governing body FIDE grants several titles, the most pre ...

who won the

British Chess Championship The British Chess Championships are organised by the English Chess Federation. The main tournament incorporates the British Championship, the English Chess Championships and the British Women's Chess Championship so it is possible, although it has ...

in 1954, along with

Leonard Barden Leonard William Barden (born 20 August 1929, in Croydon, London) is an English chess master, writer, broadcaster, journalist, organizer and promoter. The son of a dustman, he was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon, and Balliol Coll ...

. He was one of the stars in the

Stockport Grammar School Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school in Stockport, England. Founded in 1487 by former Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa, it is the second oldest in the North of England, after Lancaster Royal Grammar School, ...

chess club started by Richard K. Guy in 1939. After World War II, he studied at

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, where he tied with

Peter Swinnerton-Dyer Sir Henry Peter Francis Swinnerton-Dyer, 16th Baronet, (2 August 1927 – 26 December 2018) was an English mathematician specialising in number theory at the University of Cambridge. As a mathematician he was best known for his part in the ...

for the university chess championship. He is the author of a number of articles and books on chess, including *''Chess: Sixty years on with Caissa & Friends'', Caissa Editions, 2003 *''The Chess Teacher'', Oxford University Press, 1978

External links

Times Obituary

Chess Games of Alan Phillips

Spectator article
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Alan 1923 births 2009 deaths British chess players 20th-century chess players