Spencer Crakanthorp

Spencer Crakanthorp

Spencer Crakanthorp, (February 17 1885, Sydney, AustraliaAugust 1 1936) was a chess player and Australian Chess Champion in 1923−24, 1925−26, 1926 and 1927. He was the father-in-law of Cecil Purdy.

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