Chessington_Computer_Centre

Chessington Computer Centre

Chessington Computer Centre

Administration services organization based in Chessington, UK

Chessington Computer Centre was an organisation based in Chessington that provided administration services to the UK Government. Originally part of central government, it became an executive agency and trading fund of the Cabinet Office on 1 April 1993. In July 1996 it was sold to a management and employee buy-out team for £12.5 million.[1] It was acquired by Automatic Data Processing in September 1998,[2] but was later closed in June 2005.

The chess player Michael Basman worked at the Chessington Computer Centre as a computer programmer.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Thirteenth Report". UK Parliament.
  2. [2]
    "Ministers under fire over licence errors". 4 February 1999. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    McClain, Dylan Loeb (6 November 2022). "Michael Basman, Chess Master Known for 'Bad' Openings, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Michael Basman, chess champion known as a quirky tactician and a keen promoter of the game – obituary". The Telegraph. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022.
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