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'''David Vincent Hooper''' ([[31 August]] [[1915]]- May 1998), born in [[Reigate]], was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[chess]] player and writer. As an amateur, he tied for fifth place in the 1949 [[British Chess Championship|British Championship]] at [[Felixstowe]]. He was the British [[correspondence chess]] champion in 1944 and the London Chess Champion in 1948. He played in the [[Chess Olympiad]] at Helsinki in 1952.
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Hooper was an expert in the [[endgame|chess endgame]] and in chess history of the [[nineteenth century]]. He is best known for his chess writing, including ''The Oxford Companion to Chess'' (1992 with [[Ken Whyld]]), ''Steinitz'' (Hamburg 1968, in German), and ''A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames'' (London 1970).
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'''David Vincent Hooper''' (31 August 1915 – 3 May 1998), born in [[Reigate]], was a British [[chess]] player and writer. As an amateur, he tied for fifth place in the 1949 [[British Chess Championship|British Championship]] at [[Felixstowe]]. He was the British [[correspondence chess]] champion in 1944 and the London Chess Champion in 1948. He played in the [[Chess Olympiad]] at Helsinki in 1952.

== Early life ==
Hooper was one of eight children and attended the [[Whitgift School|Whitgift School, Croydon]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Upham |first=John |date=2020-05-03 |title=Remembering David Hooper (31-viii-1915 03-v-1998) |url=https://britishchessnews.com/2020/05/03/remembering-david-vincent-hooper-31-viii-1915-03-v-1998/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=British Chess News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Chess ==
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Hooper was an expert in the [[chess endgame]] and in chess history of the nineteenth century. He is best known for his chess writing, including ''The Oxford Companion to Chess'' (1992 with [[Ken Whyld]]), ''Steinitz'' (Hamburg 1968, in German), and ''A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames'' (London 1950).


==Books by Hooper==
==Books by Hooper==
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|title=A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames
|title=A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames
|year=1970
|year=1970
|publisher=Bell & Hyman
|publisher=Bell & Hyman
|ID=ISBN 0-7135-1761-1}}
|isbn=0-7135-1761-1}}

* {{citation
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| title= A Guide to Chess Endings
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| first2=David <!-- | author-link2=David Vincent Hooper -->
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| title=A Guide to Chess Endings
| year=1959
| year=1959
| publisher=Dover (1976 reprint)
| publisher=Dover (1976 reprint)
| ISBN=0-486-23332-4
| isbn=0-486-23332-4
| url-access=registration
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| url=https://archive.org/details/guidetochessendi00euwe

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* {{citation
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| last=Hooper | first=David <!-- | author-link=David Vincent Hooper -->
| last2=Whyld | first2=Kenneth | authorlink2=Kenneth Whyld
| last2=Whyld | first2=Kenneth | author-link2=Kenneth Whyld
| year=1992 | title=The Oxford Companion to Chess | edition=2nd
| year=1992
| title=[[The Oxford Companion to Chess]] | edition=2nd
| publisher=Oxford University Press
| publisher=Oxford University Press
| isbn=0-19-280049-3
| isbn=0-19-280049-3
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* {{citation
* {{citation
| last1=Hooper | first1=David <!-- | author1-link=David Vincent Hooper -->
| last=Hooper | first=David <!-- | author-link=David Vincent Hooper -->
| year=1968 | title=Practical Chess Endgames (Chess Handbooks)
| year=1968
| title=Practical Chess Endgames (Chess Handbooks)
| publisher=Law Book Co of Australasia
| publisher=Law Book Co of Australasia
| isbn=0-710-05226-X
| isbn=0-7100-5226-X
}}
}}

* {{citation
* {{citation
| last1=Cafferty | first1=Bernard
| last=Cafferty | first=Bernard
| last2=Hooper | first2=David <!-- | author1-link=David Vincent Hooper -->
| last2=Hooper | first2=David <!-- | author-link2=David Vincent Hooper -->
| year=1979
| year=1979
| title=A Complete Defence to 1P-K4: A Study of Petroff's Defence
| title=A Complete Defence to 1P-K4: A Study of Petroff's Defence
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| isbn=0-08-024088-7
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* {{citation
* {{citation
| last1=Cafferty | first1=Bernard
| last=Cafferty | first=Bernard
| last2=Hooper | first2=David <!-- | author1-link=David Vincent Hooper -->
| last2=Hooper | first2=David <!-- | author-link2=David Vincent Hooper -->
| year=1981
| year=1981
| title=A Complete Defence to 1d4: A Study of the Queen's Gambit Accepted
| title=A Complete Defence to 1d4: A Study of the Queen's Gambit Accepted
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| isbn=0-08-024102-6
| isbn=0-08-024102-6
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* {{citation
* {{citation
| last1=Hooper | first1=David <!-- | authorlink1=David Vincent Hooper -->
| last=Hooper | first=David <!-- | author-link=David Vincent Hooper -->
| last2=Brandreth | first2=Dale <!-- | authorlink2=Dale Brandreth -->
| last2=Brandreth | first2=Dale <!-- | author-link2=Dale Brandreth -->
| year=1975 | title=The Unknown Capablanca
| year=1975 | title=The Unknown Capablanca
| publisher= B.T. Batsford
| publisher= B.T. Batsford
| isbn=978-0486276144
| isbn=978-0-486-27614-4
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{citation | last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige | year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography | publisher=McKay & Company | pages=178 | isbn=0-7864-2353-6}}

*{{citation | editor-last=Golombek | editor-first=Harry | editor-link=Harry Golombek | year=1977 | title=Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess | publisher=Batsford | pages=143–144 | isbn=0-517-53146-1}}
== Further reading ==
*{{citation
| last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
| year=1987
| title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
| publisher=McKay & Company
| page=178
| isbn=0-7864-2353-6}}
*{{citation
| editor-last=Golombek | editor-first=Harry | editor-link=Harry Golombek
| year=1977
| title=Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess
| publisher=Batsford
| pages=143–44
| isbn=0-517-53146-1}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Chessgames.com player|47674|David Hooper}}
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980512/ai_n14155787 Obituary]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980512/ai_n14155787 Obituary]
* [http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/hooper.html “David Hooper (1915-98)” by Edward Winter]
* [https://britishchessnews.com/2020/05/03/remembering-david-vincent-hooper-31-viii-1915-03-v-1998/ Remembering David Hooper (31-viii-1915 03-v-1998)]

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Latest revision as of 18:05, 31 December 2024

David Vincent Hooper
CountryEngland
Born(1915-08-31)31 August 1915
Reigate, England
Died3 May 1998(1998-05-03) (aged 82)

David Vincent Hooper (31 August 1915 – 3 May 1998), born in Reigate, was a British chess player and writer. As an amateur, he tied for fifth place in the 1949 British Championship at Felixstowe. He was the British correspondence chess champion in 1944 and the London Chess Champion in 1948. He played in the Chess Olympiad at Helsinki in 1952.

Early life

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Hooper was one of eight children and attended the Whitgift School, Croydon.[1]

Chess

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Hooper was an expert in the chess endgame and in chess history of the nineteenth century. He is best known for his chess writing, including The Oxford Companion to Chess (1992 with Ken Whyld), Steinitz (Hamburg 1968, in German), and A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames (London 1950).

Books by Hooper

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  • Hooper, David (1970), A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames, Bell & Hyman, ISBN 0-7135-1761-1
  • Euwe, Max; Hooper, David (1959), A Guide to Chess Endings, Dover (1976 reprint), ISBN 0-486-23332-4
  • Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-280049-3
  • Hooper, David (1968), Practical Chess Endgames (Chess Handbooks), Law Book Co of Australasia, ISBN 0-7100-5226-X
  • Cafferty, Bernard; Hooper, David (1979), A Complete Defence to 1P-K4: A Study of Petroff's Defence (2nd ed.), Pergammon Press, ISBN 0-08-024088-7
  • Cafferty, Bernard; Hooper, David (1981), A Complete Defence to 1d4: A Study of the Queen's Gambit Accepted, Pergammon Press, ISBN 0-08-024102-6
  • Hooper, David; Brandreth, Dale (1975), The Unknown Capablanca, B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-486-27614-4

References

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  1. ^ Upham, John (3 May 2020). "Remembering David Hooper (31-viii-1915 03-v-1998)". British Chess News. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

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