| C. J. S. Purdy | |
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| Full name | Cecil John Seddon Purdy |
| Country | Australia |
| Born | 27 March 1906 Port Said, Egypt |
| Died | 6 November 1979 (aged 73) Sydney, Australia |
| Title | International Master (1951) ICCF Grandmaster (1959) |
| ICCF World Champion | 1950–53 |
C.J.S. (Cecil John Seddon) Purdy AM (27 March 1906[1] – 6 November 1979) was an Australian chess player and writer. He was awarded the International Master title in 1951 and the Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess title in 1959. Purdy was the first world correspondence chess champion. He was also an influential chess magazine writer, editor, and publisher.
- ^ The Times, 26 May 1906, p.1 - As Edward Winter has demonstrated in his article on Purdy, his year of birth was incorrectly given as 1907 in several issues of his magazine Chess World and editions of his Guide to Good Chess, as well as in chess reference books up to the time of his death. The (London) Times (Births announcements) of 26 May 1906, p.1 reports—"PURDY - On the 27th March, 1906, at Port Said, to Emily and J.S. Purdy M.D., F.R.G.S., Surg.-Capt. New Zealand Militia, a son (Cecil John Seddon)"