Barden Leonard William (20.08.1929)

photo: The Guardian

British International Master (1962), joint British Champion in 1954, a participant in the Olympiads of 1952, 1954, 1960 and 1962. A writer and a chess columnist in The Guardian, The Field, London Evening Standard and the Financial Times.

The author of A Guide to Chess Opening (1954), The King’s Indian (with Hartston and Keene, 1973), An Introduction to Chess Moves and Tactics Simply Explained (1976), How Good is your Chess? Rate Your skill and improve your Strategy by participating in 35 Master Games (1976) The Penguin Book of Chess, The Guardian Chess Book (1967), Modern Chess Miniatures (1977).

As of 2016, his weekly columns have been published in The Guardian for 61 years is now the world’s longest running daily chess column by the same author.