2 hours ago
(Posting on behalf of Jamie Mollison)
I first met Ian when I joined Dalmuir when I was 15 years old. He was already one of the strongest players at the club but he was always kind with words of encouragement to my brother and I as we started our chess journey.
As fate would have it at some point we played on adjoining boards in the evenings and during the week he was my University Seminar Tutor for programming and database design. He still found time to beat me in a club championship game held in his office!
His regular chess trips abroad were a highlight including Las Vegas where he won money in the US Open and won much more in the casinos at night!
I remember him coming back from the USA and giving me a lift for a match when he forgot which country he was in and started driving on the wrong side of the road ! (thankfully without incident).
He was a strong player but most of all he was a friend and a gentleman.
Everyone at Dalmuir will miss him terribly.
Rest in Peace Ian.
JM
I first met Ian when I joined Dalmuir when I was 15 years old. He was already one of the strongest players at the club but he was always kind with words of encouragement to my brother and I as we started our chess journey.
As fate would have it at some point we played on adjoining boards in the evenings and during the week he was my University Seminar Tutor for programming and database design. He still found time to beat me in a club championship game held in his office!
His regular chess trips abroad were a highlight including Las Vegas where he won money in the US Open and won much more in the casinos at night!
I remember him coming back from the USA and giving me a lift for a match when he forgot which country he was in and started driving on the wrong side of the road ! (thankfully without incident).
He was a strong player but most of all he was a friend and a gentleman.
Everyone at Dalmuir will miss him terribly.
Rest in Peace Ian.
JM