Reginald Bonham

Reginald Bonham
Full nameReginald Walter Bonham
Country England
Born31 January 1906
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, England
Died16 March 1984(1984-03-16) (aged 78)
Worcester, England

Reginald Walter Bonham (31 January 1906 – 16 March 1984) was a blind chess player from St. Neots, England known for his achievements in both blind and sighted chess. After founding the International Braille Chess Association in 1951, he became the Blind World Chess Champion in 1958 and the Correspondence Blind World Champion in 1957, 1959, 1961, 1964 (jointly) and 1966.[1] He died in Worcester, England at the age of 78.[2][3]

  1. ^ Reginald Bonham at Bill Wall's history of chess Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 13 September 2009
  2. ^ A short biography of Reginald Bonham. Retrieved 12 September 2009
  3. ^ BrailleChess.org Hall of Fame: Reginald Bonham. Retrieved 12 September 2009