Crackenthorp, Spencer

Spencer Crakanthorp ( born Spencer Crakanthorp , February 17, 1885 , Sydney - August 1, 1936 , ibid.) Is an Australian chess player . Australian Champion 1926 and 1927 Champion of New Zealand 1924 and 1925 Six-time champion of the state of New South Wales .

Spencer crackenterp
Spencer crakanthorp
Country	Australia
Date of Birth	February 17, 1885 ( 1885-02-17 )
Place of Birth	Sydney
Date of death	August 1, 1936 ( 1936-08-01 ) (51 years old)
Place of death	Sydney

23 times participated in the telegraph match New South Wales - Victoria . The total result is 15 out of 23 (+ 13-6 = 4).

S. Crackenthorp is a member of Australia's most famous chess family.

Father - Lawrence Speser Crackenthorp (1857–1929), one of the strongest chess players in Australia of the late XIX - early XX centuries. ^[one]

Daughter - Anne Crackenthorp, married to Purdy (1915–2013), one of Australia's strongest chess players in the mid-20th century.

Son-in-law - Cecil Purdy (1906-1979), world champion in correspondence, ICCF grandmaster , four-time Australian champion.

Grandson - John Purdy (1935-2011), two-time Australian champion.

The granddaughter’s husband is Frank Hutchings, a New Zealand junior champion.