Chessmancon

1972 Eastercon. 
Chessmancon (Eastercon)

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1972 — 1972 Larry Niven, Eastercon, United Kingdom, 

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  Larry Niven
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  Briscon 1967
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  Chessmancon 1972
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  Contemplation 2007
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  Eastcon 1990
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  Eastercon 22 1971
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  Eastercon '77 1977
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  Follycon 1988
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  Galactic Fair 1969 1969
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  Intervention 1997
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  Mancon 5 1976
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  OMPAcon '73 1973
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  Reconvene 1999
• 

  SCI-CON 70 1970
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  SEACON 75 1975
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  Sou'Wester 1994
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  Thirdmancon 1968
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  Tynecon 74 1974

Australia:

Eastercon – United Kingdom: Briscon – Contemplation – Eastcon – Eastercon – Eastercon '77 – Eastercon 22 – Follycon – Galactic Fair 1969 – Intervention – Intuition – Mancon 5 – Mancunicon – OMPAcon '73 – Reconvene – SCI-CON 70 – SEACON 75 – Sou'Wester – Supermancon – Thirdmancon – Tynecon 74 – Unicon 80 – Unicon 81 – Unicon 82 – Unicon 83 – United States:

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1972-04-02

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Briscon 1967

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Chessmancon 1972

2007-04-06T00:00:00Z

Contemplation 2007

1990-04-13T00:00:00Z

Eastcon 1990

1971-04-09T00:00:00Z

Eastercon 22 1971

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Eastercon '77 1977

1988-04-01T00:00:00Z

Follycon 1988

1969-04-04T00:00:00Z

Galactic Fair 1969 1969

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Intervention 1997

1976-04-16T00:00:00Z

Mancon 5 1976

1973-04-20T00:00:00Z

OMPAcon '73 1973

1999-04-02T00:00:00Z

Reconvene 1999

1970-03-27T00:00:00Z

SCI-CON 70 1970

1975-03-28T00:00:00Z

SEACON 75 1975

1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sou'Wester 1994

1968-04-12T00:00:00Z

Thirdmancon 1968

1974-04-12T00:00:00Z

Tynecon 74 1974

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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ • Chessmancon Meteor (Fanac)
• Chessmancon Program Book (Fanac)
• Meteor (Expounder)
• Programme Book (Expounder)
• Programme Book (Internet Archive)

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Type	Date	Description	Details	Source
link		Fancyclopedia page@		Wikidata
link		Fanac Fan History Project, page@		Wikidata
link		SFnal files		Expounder
person		Larry Niven		Wikidata
convention	1967	Briscon	Eastercon, John Brunner, Bristol	Wikidata
convention	1972	Chessmancon	Eastercon, Larry Niven, Chester	Wikidata
convention	2007	Contemplation	Chester, Eastercon	Wikidata
convention	1990	Eastcon	Eastercon, Liverpool, Iain Banks	Wikidata
convention	1971	Eastercon 22	Eastercon, Worcester, Anne McCaffrey	Wikidata
convention	1977	Eastercon '77	Eastercon, Coventry	Wikidata
convention	1988	Follycon	Eastercon, Liverpool, Len Wein, Gwyneth Jones, Gordon R. Dickson, Greg Pickersgill	Wikidata
convention	1969	Galactic Fair 1969	Eastercon, Judith Merril, Oxford	Wikidata
convention	1997	Intervention	Eastercon, Wincon, Liverpool, Brian Aldiss, Octavia E. Butler, David Langford, Jon Bing	Wikidata
convention	1976	Mancon 5	Eastercon, Robert Silverberg, Manchester	Wikidata
convention	1973	OMPAcon '73	Eastercon, Samuel R. Delany, Bristol	Wikidata
convention	1999	Reconvene	Liverpool, Peter S. Beagle, Eastercon, Jeff Noon, John Clute	Wikidata
convention	1970	SCI-CON 70	Eastercon, James Blish, London	Wikidata
convention	1975	SEACON 75	Eastercon, Harry Harrison, Coventry	Wikidata
convention	1994	Sou'Wester	Eastercon, Liverpool, Peter Morwood, Neil Gaiman, Barbara Hambly, Diane Duane	Wikidata
convention	1968	Thirdmancon	Eastercon, Kenneth Bulmer, Buxton	Wikidata
convention	1974	Tynecon 74	Eastercon, Peter Weston, Bob Shaw, Newcastle upon Tyne	Wikidata
document		Chessmancon Meteor		Fanac
document		Chessmancon Program Book		Fanac
document		Meteor	15 pages	Expounder
document		Programme Book	32 pages	Expounder
document		Programme Book		Internet Archive
image		Badge		Expounder

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