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Jimmy Doyle
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So saddened to learn of Jimmy's passing. My own memories go back to the old Crowwood Hotel days in the mid 1980's when I was relatively new to chess and learned so much from Jimmy's attacking style. As Walter already mentioned, Jimmy was playing h-pawn up the board whenever he saw a fianchetto - years before Simon Williams started referring to "Harry, the H-pawn". Jimmy was a regular and reliable point scorer for our team at Shettleston and later Stepps in all the leagues - Glasgow, Lanarkshire & Dumbartonshire as well as a regular congress player regardless of where they were held! Later, Jimmy moved over to a more central Glasgow Phones club and even when Jimmy's health started to deteriorate, you still needed to have your wits about you facing him in a game and don't under estimate those endgames! A great friend throughout many years who will be sadly missed by us all - RIP.
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Jimmy Doyle - by Ianbrownlee - 22-03-2022, 10:09 AM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by Alex McFarlane - 22-03-2022, 03:49 PM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by Craig Pritchett - 22-03-2022, 05:49 PM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by WBuchanan - 24-03-2022, 11:16 AM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by William Hulme - 24-03-2022, 05:01 PM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by George Neave - 25-03-2022, 09:44 PM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by Sigrun - 26-03-2022, 09:27 AM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by Ianbrownlee - 26-03-2022, 10:48 AM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by Alan McGowan - 29-03-2022, 01:24 PM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by Alex Gillies - 29-03-2022, 01:39 PM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by andybburnett - 29-03-2022, 08:21 PM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by amuir - 15-04-2022, 12:29 PM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by Alan Bell - 17-04-2022, 11:14 AM
RE: Jimmy Doyle - by Nicolas Skettos - 26-04-2022, 04:03 PM

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