Many players will be saddened to hear that Peter Keffler passed away on Tuesday 22nd December 2015 at 92 years of age.
\nThe funeral will be held on Monday 18th January, 2016,\u00a0 2pm at Weeley Crematorium.<\/p>\n
For many years Peter was a strong player of Clacton club who also played county chess for Essex, Suffolk and in his earlier days for Somerset.<\/p>\n
Following WWII, as RAF aircrew Peter worked as an interpreter, having completed a combined services course in Russian at Cambridge University. He obtained an honours degree\u00a0 in French and Russian at Oxford University and then did a postgraduate year for MA. He took up an academic career teaching languages in the Bath\/Somerset area and later moved to the Essex area as Senior lecturer at St Osyth College.<\/p>\n
At the peak of his chess playing Peter had good scores against many well known players with many of his games and ideas being quoted in the chess literature of the day. He made contributions to Openings such as the Two Knights Defence that were acknowledged by authoritative writers.<\/p>\n
Peter would often combine his chess knowledge and experience to teach chess to juniors and many of us have been grateful for the time he often spent to analyse our games and encourage less experienced players to improve their game. He kept a large stock of chess literature and for many years ran a bookstall at most local and some national tournament events.<\/p>\n
In his later years Peter succumbed to ill health and reduced mobility. He also had difficulty adapting to his gradually failing eyesight, but we will best remember him for the many years when he was a formidable opponent who played with great \u2018style\u2019.<\/p>\n
Other articles about Peter: _____________________________________________________ \u2018Chess Openings for the Average Player\u2019 \u2013 T. D. Harding, Leonard Barden \u2013 1976 Similar content also in \u2018Openings for the Club Player\u2019 by same authors, p221. \u2018The Two Knights Defence\u2019\u00a0 I\ufe20A\ufe21kov \u0116strin<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Anova Books<\/span>, 1983<\/a> Peter Keffler v Ernst Kotzem\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.chessgames.com\/perl\/chessgame?gid=1233484<\/a> Gerhard Niemand v Peter Keffler\u00a0 1970 Keffler P v Kocem E \u00a0\u00a0 \u00b7 1-0 \u00a0 http:\/\/www.chess.com\/games\/view?id=196127<\/a>
\nPeter Keffler Celebrates 90th birthday
\n<\/b><\/a>Peter Keffler Celebrates 88th Birthday<\/a><\/b><\/em>
\nPeter Keffler again wins the Club Handicap<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/em>
\nPeter Keffler wins the Club Handicap Tournament<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/em>
\nPeter Keffler & Jonathan Hills win Club Swiss Quick Play Tournament
\n<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/em>Peter Keffler wins newly introduced Club Handicap Tournament to mark 80th birthday<\/i><\/a><\/b><\/span>
\nComments<\/a> from Colleagues (English Chess Forum)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
\nReferences and Game samples:-<\/p>\n
\nSection:\u00a0 How Openings Evolve,\u00a0 p12
\nhttps:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books?id=IMHskoEyxiUC&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=Keffler+chess&source=bl&ots=lbG2FI5dnM&sig=AEVHPRqJhVHQqhdwKkKXEwoNaH0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrtpyQ-PTJAhULQBQKHV8uCdsQ6AEILTAC#v=onepage&q=Keffler%20chess&f=false
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\nLeonard Barden also mentions Peter on p235 of Chess Treasury of the Air<\/i> by Terence Tiller, published by Penguin Books in 1966, in an article about his favourite game against American master Weaver Adams.<\/p>\n
\nAitkin v Keffler\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 0-1
\nEdinburgh 1954
\nPeter (black) arrived at this position where he saw he had a 4 move mate.
\nWould you spot this against the clock in a real game?
\nhttps:\/\/gameknot.com\/comment.pl?t=2&k=7415<\/a>
\nalso quoted at http:\/\/www.chessedinburgh.co.uk\/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=274<\/a>
\nand published in \u2018Build Up Your Chess with Artur Yusupov 2\u2019 p9<\/p>\n
\ncorres ICCF (1969)\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Scotch Game: G\u00f6ring Gambit. Bardeleben Variation (C44)
\n1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 ed4 4. c3 dc3 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. O-O Bc3 8. bc3 d6 9. e5 de5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Ba3 Na5 13. Qb4 Nc4 14. Qc4 Re8 15. Ng5 Qc8 16. Qf7 Kh8 17. Be7 Ng8 18. Bf8<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/clactonchess2.org.uk\/wordpress\/peter-keffler-celebrates-90th-birthday\/<\/a>
\n+ http:\/\/www.chessgames.com\/perl\/chessgame?gid=1224960<\/a>
\nItalian Game: Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack Bishop sac line (C57)\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 0-1
\n1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bf7 Ke7 6. Bb3 Rf8 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 Qe8 9. Nd5 Kd8 10. Nf6 gf6 11. Nh7 Rh8 12. Nf6 Qg6 13. Nd5 Bg4 14. Qe1 Bf3 15. g3 Qxg3<\/p>\n
\nWorld Tournament (corr.),\u00a0 1972
\nOpening: Scotch Game: Goering Gambit, Main Line (C44)
\n1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bb4 6. Bc4 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. O-O Nf6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Ba3 Na5 13. Qb4 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Re8 15. Ng5 Qc8 16. Qxf7+ Kh8 17. Be7 Ng8 18. Bf8 Rxf8 19. Rxd7<\/p>\n