Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
William Hartston

Born: August 12, 1947 (age 78)
Bio: William Roland "Bill" Hartston is an English journalist who writes the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express and a chess player who played competitively from 1962 to 1987 with a highest Elo rating of 2485.
Known for:
- Chess (1985)
- The Encyclopedia of Useless Information (2006)
- Soft Pawn (1980)
- Karpov-Korchnoi 1974 (1974)