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- 1 2 3 Valois, Paul (July 1988). "The Founding of the BCPS". The Problemist. pp. 432–434.
- ↑ Problemist: Proceedings of the British Chess Problem Society, The Archived 2017-11-17 at the Wayback Machine , Chesscollectorshop.com
