Johnny Chess

Johnny Chess was the stage name of John Alydon Ganatus Chesterton, the son of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright born in 1967. (PROSE: Byzantium!) His unusual middle names came about because Ian and Barbara named him, in part, as a memorial to Alydon and Ganatus, Thals who they had encountered during their visit to Skaro. (TV: The Daleks)

In November 1973, a "six-and-a-half" year-old "Johnny" Chesterton was pretending the be Tony Green at the British Museum. He introduced himself to Julia Franklin, who became a friend of his mother. He told Julia that he wanted to be a pop star, but Barbara said last week he wanted to be an astronaut. (PROSE: Byzantium!)

In 1984, a fourteen-year-old Ace originally loved him from afar, but came to loathe him after he became scared of her at a fan club convention. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation) Ace found a picture of him with his shirt off which was published in Teen Beat to be very attractive. (AUDIO: Maker of Demons)

In 1987, Chess released the LP record Things to do on a Wet Tuesday Night, which included his songs "God Knows All About It" and "Preaching to the Converted". (PROSE: The Also People)

"Anarchy, as most people under thirty forget, lives next door to Justice. They're good friends, but sometimes Justice hears the noise from next door and decides it's time to do the shopping . . . there are, of course, many ways to get what you want."

- Paul Travers' review of Johnny Chess live at Moles, 18 July 1998

In 1999, Johnny published his first novel, Neurotic Boy Outsider. (PROSE: The King of Terror)

In 2570, Ace asked Jan Rydd if he knew any Johnny Chess, and he played the first few chords of "Baby, The Rain Must Fall." (PROSE: Love and War)

Behind the scenes
Johnny Chess originated as a fan fiction character dating from the days before Paul Cornell and Keith Topping had published professional Doctor Who fiction. In the stories, he marries and divorces Tegan Jovanka. (REF: I, Who 3)