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Community Forums => The Lounge => Topic started by: Tal on February 12, 2015, 08:55:55 AM



Title: "Hugh" in The Imitation Game
Post by: Tal on February 12, 2015, 08:55:55 AM
Those of you who have seen the liberal interpretation of the life of Alan Turing will have seen a character called Hugh.

Here's the story of the man that character is based on: C.H.O'D. Alexander:

http://en.chessbase.com/post/c-h-o-d-alexander-chessplayer-and-codebreaker

Here's his wiki page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conel_Hugh_O'Donel_Alexander

Lord only knows why the script writers gave him an extra British Championship. Apparently winning one wasn't enough ::)