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Eric Holt died May 22, 2013.

Eric was joint Scottish Champion with Roddy McKay in 1971. A bio will follow from CS historian Alan McGowan.

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Sad news, indeed. He was certainly one of Scotland's most talented young players and I often wondered what had become of him. I last saw him in his last tournament (the British ch., Blackpool 1971), where I lost to him. I recall that that so stung at the time that it certainly helped me go on to win my last 4 games in the event, including a win against Penrose. Young players need such rivalry - it was wholly friendly, of course! Eric didn't let on that he planned to abandon chess after that event.