Cecil Purdy

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:AustralianChessChampion 1935
1937
1949
1951
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-03-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Port_Said,_Egypt
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Purdy
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-11-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:diedIn playing chess tournament game
gptkbp:editor Chess World magazine
Australian Chess Quarterly
gptkbp:FIDE_ID 3200270
gptkbp:founded Chess World magazine
Australian Chess Quarterly
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Cecil_John_Seddon_Purdy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cecil Purdy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:NewSouthWalesChessChampion 1932
1936
1937
1940
1941
1943
1948
1949
1950
1952
1955
1958
1967
1969
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
gptkbp:notableAchievement first World Correspondence Chess Champion
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:chess_player
chess editor
gptkbp:parent Frederick Purdy
Mary Purdy
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Crakanthorp
gptkbp:title gptkb:International_Master
International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster
gptkbp:won World Correspondence Chess Championship 1950-1953
gptkbp:wrote Guide to Good Chess
The Search for Chess Perfection
C.J.S. Purdy's Fine Art of Chess Annotation and Other Thoughts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_Correspondence_Chess_Champion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6