Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
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International Master (1950) |
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
Early life
Hugh Alexander was born into an
From 1932, Alexander taught mathematics at Winchester College, and married Enid Constance Crichton Neate (1900–1982) on 22 December 1934.[1] Their elder son was Sir Michael O'Donel Bjarne Alexander (1936–2002), a diplomat. The Alexanders' other son was Patrick Macgillicuddy Alexander (20 March 1940 – 21 September 2005), a poet who settled in Australia in 1960. In 1938, Hugh Alexander left teaching and became head of research at the John Lewis Partnership.[1]
World War II began while Alexander was competing in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, prompting him and the rest of the English team to abandon the competition and return to the UK.
Bletchley Park and GCHQ
In February 1940, Alexander arrived at
He became deputy head of Hut 8 under
In mid-1946, Alexander joined
Chess career
Alexander represented
Many knowledgeable chess people believe that Alexander had
In popular culture
Alexander is portrayed by actor Matthew Goode in the 2014 film The Imitation Game, which depicts the British attempts to crack the Enigma machine at Bletchley Park.[9]
Books
- C. H. O'D. Alexander (1972). Fischer v. Spassky. Vintage. ISBN 0-394-71830-5.
- C. H. O'D. Alexander (1972). Fischer v. Spassky - Reykjavik 1972. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-003573-7.
- C. H. O'D. Alexander (1973). The Penguin Book of Chess Positions. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-046199-2.
- C. H. O'D. Alexander, Derek Birdsall (Editor) (1973). A Book of Chess. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0-09-117480-4.
- C. H. O'D. Alexander (1974). Alexander on Chess. Pittman. ISBN 978-0-273-00315-1.
- Learn Chess: A New Way For All. Volume One: First Principles by C. H. O'D. Alexander and T. J. Beach. (RNIB, 1963). In One Volume.
- Learn Chess: A New Way For All. Volume Two: Winning Methods by C. H. O'D. Alexander and T. J. Beach. (RNIB, 1973). In One Volume.
- Alekhine's Best Games of Chess : 1938–1945 by Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel London: G. Bell and Sons, 1966 ISBN 4-87187-827-9
- Learn chess : a new way for all by Alexander, C. H. O'D. (Conel Hugh O'Donel) Oxford : Pergamon Press, 1963–
- A Book of Chess ISBN 978-0-06-010048-3, Harper & Row
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
- ^ "No. 37412". The London Gazette (6th supplement). 9 January 1946. p. 275.
- ^ "No. 40366". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1955. p. 11.
- ^ "No. 44999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1970. p. 4.
- LCCN 78106371
- ^ Hastings 1946/47 crosstable Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-19-280049-3
- ^ Hugh Denham (October 1974), In Memoriam: Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (PDF), NSA, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2015, retrieved 11 October 2015
- ^ Farndale, Nigel (31 July 2016). "The Imitation Game: who were the real Bletchley Park codebreakers?". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
External links
- Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander at ChessGames.com
- Documents written by Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander while working as a cryptanalyst at Bletchley Park.
Sources
- Harry Golombek and William Hartston, The Best Games of C. H. O'D. Alexander (1976).
- Sir Stuart Milner-Barry, "A Tribute to Hugh Alexander", in Harry Golombek and William Hartston, The Best Games of C H O'D Alexander (1976), pp. 1–9
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- British Chess Magazine, April 1974, p. 117 & June 1974, p. 202 (obituary and tribute)
- Ken Whyld, Chess: The Records (Guinness Books, 1986)
- Obituary in The Times, 16 February 1974
- In Memoriam: Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander NSA.gov
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