J.B. (Brian) Tomson

* 22-06-1942       Belfast
† 20-06-1986       Newcastle, AUS
r. Australia (28-03-1968-†)

Irish championship b.r. 4^th-6^th 1965

Student Olympiad 1967
Glorney Cup 1959

Belfast Feis Major, 1^st 1965
Nemtzov Cup (while Belfast C.C. c’ship), 1^st 1968
Williamson Shield finalist 1968
Country Chess Championship of NSW, 1^st 1971, 1973, 1982
All-Ireland Schools’ champion 1959
Columnist, Newcastle Morning Herald
Problem corner ed., Chess in Australia, 1984-†
Author, Fifty Chess Problems
C.C.: T.C.D. (1960-1962),
      Belfast (-1968),
      Newcastle AUS (-1971-)

Sources:
University of Newcastle Cultural Collections, 20 Oct 2009;
Ozbase;
OzProblems: Australian Chess Problem Composition (includes link to Fifty Chess Problems);
14th World Student Team Chess Championship: Harrachov 1967, OlimpBase;
Irish chess history: Irish championships;
Ulster Chess Competition Records;
Irish Championship, Galway, 1965, ICU tournament records.
Seán Coffey and David McAlister, Brian Tomson 1942-1986, Irish Chess Journal, August 2011, pp. 14-16.

Last updated 22^nd June 2012.