Defending champs make quarters
Part of Activities and Societies
A newspaper article reporting on Oakham School winning against Southend School to reach the quarter finals of the 2002 National School's Chess championship.
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Part of Activities and Societies
Three letters from Rod Smith regarding arrangements for the Kasparov visit on 6 November 1997 and liaising with visiting prep schools for the day.
Rodney Boucher Smith
Part of Activities and Societies
This file contain various photographs of chess tournaments and events in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Roger Blackmore
Annual Jerwood International Youth Chess Tournament
Part of Activities and Societies
Photographs and negatives of the 1989 annual Jerwood International Youth Chess Tournament held in the Sports Hall.
Roger Blackmore
Administration and Arrangements
Part of Activities and Societies
This file focusses on the planning, and various arrangements for the visit of Garry Kasparov on 6 November 1997.
Oakham School
A collection which charts the various societies and activities available to pupils at Oakham School. Documents include photographic records and correspondence for different societies. Topics include chess, CCF/OTC, scouts, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Oligoi , Exploratory Society, and trips and expeditions.
The multiple series contain administrative documents for the various societies and certain series, such as Duke of Edinburgh Award and CCF/OTC have excellent photographic record of formal or informal events.
There is a particularly detailed series on Chess and the event of Gary Kasparov's visit to the school.
There is a good collection of shooting medals and trophies, kindly donated by Henry Blagg.
Oakham School
A photograph of Vladislav Tkachiev
Part of Activities and Societies
A photograph of Vladislav Tkachiev competing at the Oakham School International Masters' Chess Tournament held in Old Hall.
Roger Blackmore
A photograph of Vladislav Tkachiev
Part of Activities and Societies
A photograph of Vladislav Tkachiev competing at the Oakham School International Masters' Chess Tournament held in Old Hall.
Roger Blackmore
A photograph of Viswanathan Anand
Part of Activities and Societies
A photograph of Viswanathan Anand at a Chess tournament in the Sports Hall in 1990.
Roger Blackmore
A photograph of Viswanathan Anand
Part of Activities and Societies
A photograph of Viswanathan Anand competing at an International Chess Tournament in the Sports Hall. Date is unknown.
Roger Blackmore