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Yesterday, 11:24 PM
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It is with great sadness that Hamilton Chess Club shares the unexpected passing of FM Peter Jamieson.
Peter was a loyal member of the club for many years. He was 2 times Scottish Chess Champion. He played for Scotland at the Olympiad. He is remembered for a draw with GM Mikhail Tal with a famous photo encapsulating the event.
Hamilton Chess Club is grateful for Peter's presence and our thoughts are with his family at this time.
I will give details of the funeral arrangement when I have them.
Thor Saemundsson on behalf of Hamilton Chess Club
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Such sad news. RIP, Peter.
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I didnt know Peter well but what a gentle and nice guy. I played him and graciously accepted a draw when we both knew he could wipe the floor with me. Anytime I met him he always spoke to me warmly and said hi. I was pleasantly surprised when I was told of his achievements afterwards, he's a great loss to both Hamilton and to Chess Scotland as a whole
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This is indeed a very sad loss. For all of the above, and more, not least for the world of Wind Technology, in which Peter was acclaimed internationally. Personally I can't yet grasp that I'll no longer be able to play any more of our innumerable friendly Blitz games that stretch way back to our Glasgow University student days. Peter has been a longstanding friend through so many mutual chess adventures as well as beyond chess.
In his seminal scientific work, 'Innovation in Wind Turbine Design' (1st ed 2011), Peter playfully managed to work in a reference taken from H J R A Murray's groundbreaking 'A History of Chess' (1913): 'According to Murray, the earliest written referenceto windmills of the 5th century BC lists it [...] as something a devout Buddhist would have nothing to do with, albeit in the context of small air driven rotors for amusing children'.
Peter's was a kind, gentle and frequently very widely informed wit. Condolences to family and friends
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Yes indeed a very sad loss and the last time I was speaking to him at length was during an ICCF v Glasgow Select match (where he sadly ended up playing another Scottish player due to a no-show from one of the ICCF team who decided to stay in the pub) on 15 August 2022 at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. I was helping Alan McGowan with some research and asked Peter to confirm the details we hold on Scottish Chess Personalia. Chessbase holds his middle name as Michael but he said it wasn't that but a family name from his mother's side (McKeich)! Took me a few minutes to convince myself that he wasn't winding me up!
Every time I played him they were tough games (+1 -2 =1 which should probably have been +1 -3!) and even the game I did manage to win was after a very long struggle. And the 2 games I lost were quite comprehensive though hard fought.
He played plenty of exciting attacking games and had Tal in some trouble in the Nice Olympiad.
Jamieson - Tal, Nice Ol 1974
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Bc4 Qc7 7. Qh5 e6 8. Ne2 Na6 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Bb3 Nb4 11. O-O Bd7 12. Bg3 Qb5 13. Qf3 Qg5 14. a3 Na6 15. Nc3 f5 16. Bf4 Qg6 17. Nb5 Rg8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxd6 O-O-O 20. Bf4 Be8 21.
Rad1 Nc7 22. c4 Qg7 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 b5 25. f3 bxc4 26. Bxc4 Nd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Kf2 f6 29. Rh1 Bg6 30. Rc1 Kb7 31. Rc4 Rgd8 32. Rhc1 Be8 33. Rb4+ Ka8 34. Re1 Bf7 35. Rc1 a5 36. Rbc4 e5 37. dxe5 fxe5 38. Bg5 Rb8 39. R1c2 Be8 40. b4 1/2-1/2
I would be quite happy to piece together a proper database of his games if people would send me what they have to the usual places!
My personal condolences to his family and friends.
