Ronnie Burton

One of its founder members in 1973 and still a strong ‘Weymouth’ Chess Club member is Ronnie Burton. It is believed, with over 50 years membership (including membership of the Weymouth and Dorchester Chess Club), Ronnie is now one of the longest, if not the longest, current serving member of any one single continuous chess club in Dorset so many congratulations to Ronnie. Ronnie was a very strong junior chess player and the pictures below show Ronnie proudly displaying various trophies including the Dorset Junior Knockout Championship Trophy which he won in 1970 and 1971.

And here below is a 2018 photo of Ronnie Burton. The occasion is the Dorset Blitz at Furzebrook, Sept ’18 – Ronnie won Group B and he is on the left, receiving his cheque from organiser Steve Peirson.

And you might just be able to spot him in the picture at Dorchester’s 1st Chess Jamboree in 2007 on the following ‘Dorset Local Chat’ link … https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/dorset-local-chat-a-new-website-feature/