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constructivesuggestionswere adopted by the
controllers, and even when they were not, I
know the competitors forgave them or even
apologised for suggesting them.
Before proceeding with the chess itself, I
feel it would not be amiss to stress the
inadequacies of the Swiss System for a
supposedly serious event. If any misguided
individual still f'eltthat this great democratic
orocedure was the best method of allocating
the titte of British Champion, then this
year's event must give him grave doubts. For
two people to tie tbr first place, with neither
of them having met either Keene or Penrose
(not to mention the defending champion,
Eley) during its course, is really deplorable.
Of course,ifthere had been another round, I
should have played Penrose, and Basman
was due for Horner when anlthing might
have happened; but we were jointly in the
lead when the music stopped, and that is
what counts. I do not doubt that the Swiss
System is a great populadser of the game,
and gives young players the opportunity to
compete for national team places early in
their development,but the standard of chess
in England has tisen in the last few years
and the Swisssystemtends to collapse under
the weight of too many good players. I must
not go on too long about this, but when I
think that two of the critical games of the
event were Penrose-Botterill and Pritchett-
Keene, and then realise that I did not play
any of the fout gentlemen concerned, I tend
to feel that the rest of the world must be
right having all-play-all national Chess
Championships.
Enough complaining; let's get on with the
chess:
The first round usually produces some
amusing games becausethe top half of the
players on current gradings are paired
against the bottom half; for the record the
good guys won 14'4. I looked round at the
iime for some good incisive crushes suitable
for this report, but most of the likely games
look rather poor. To summarise a few tasty
moments: Whiteley led at half-time against
Harman by about 6 ranks to 2, which
advantage duly cartied him through; Sullv-
McKay openedI P-QN3' N-KR3?; 2 B-N2'
R-Nl? The gamewas drawn, but why jokc?
Chess is a serious game. Had thero bcen a
prize for the worst move ofthe tournanlcnl' I
think it would have been difficult to beat
that perpetrated by Perkins against Webb in
the diagram Position.
White, winning comfortably, forgot to
capture on QN2, PlaYing instead the
finger-slip 28 BxP??? and resigned before
waiting for ..., PxR(Q)*. Never in the lteld
ofhuman conflict has so much been lost ""'
We'd better get on to Round Two.
Whereas the favourites had all won in the
first round, we saw a number of surprises
next day. I lost to Webb after refusing a
draw in an even position, while Keene
blundered away a pawn early on against
Botterill: after this only a combination of
fine defenceand Botterill's help enabled him
to savehalf a point. There were a number of
attractive games in this round deserving
attention: Basman showed his form against
Eales with a nice combinative game, though
his opponent missed some chances (notably
18 .... RxP!).
Game No.16256
Grunfeld Defcncc
Whitc: Buman
Illack: Eales
I P-Q4,N-KB3;2 P'Qll4, P-KN3; 3 N'QB3'
P-Qa; 4 N-83, ll'N2; 5 P'K3, O-O; 6 B'K2'
P-K3; 7 0-o, P-N3i tt P'QN3' QN'Q2; 9
B-R3. lt-Kli l0 ll'Bl, B-N2; ll PxP, NxP;
12 NxN, PxN; 13 R-82, R'K3; 14 Q'Q2'
P-Qlt3; ls KR-ltl' I|-KR3; 16 Q'Q1' Q'Kl;
l7 ll-N2, lt-Kllli l8 N'NS' R'83; 19 P;K4!r
t)xt'; 2l) l,-Q5, R-Q3; 2l Q-Q4' N-83; 22
N-K6. lt-N2i 23 NxB, KxN; 24 PxP!' RxQ;
25 I'xll, QR.QI; 26 BxR' Resig4s.
Melttwhilc, Pritchard was doing nasty
THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE 403
things to Miles: P-Q3; 5 N-B3, O-O; 6 B-K2, P-K4 he opted
'chicken' variation: 7 PxP, PxP; 8
for the
Game No.16257
QxQ, RxQ; 9 B-Ns, R-Kl; 10 O-O-O but
Vienna Garnes after10..., N-R3; 1l NxP?, N'B4!; 128-K3'
White: Miles KNxP: 13 NxN, NxN; 14 N-B3, NxP!; 15
Black: Pritchard BxN, B-R3*; 16 K-Nl, RxB White was
1 P-K4, P-K4;2 N-QB3' N-KB3; 3 P'KN3' quite lost. (Incidentally, it's all in The King's
B.B4; 4 B-N2' P-Q3; 5 N-83' N-B3; 6 O-O' Indian Defence by Barden, Hartston and
P-QR3; 7 P-KR3' B-K3; 8 P-Q3' P-R3; 9 Keene).
Q-K2, Q-Q2; l0 K-R2' P-KN4; 11 N-Kl' I am left rather bemused by the Pritchard-
N-Q5; 12 Q-Q2' P-N5; 13 P-KR4' O'O'O;
Basman encounter; Basman had a good
14 N-Qs, BxN; 15 PxB' N-B4; 16 P-N4'
position from the opening, but met solid
B.N3; 17 P-QB3' Q-K2; 18 Q-K2' KR'NI;
defence and eventually sacrificed the ex-
19 B-K3, BxBi 20 PxB' NxNP!; 21 KxN'
change incorrectly. This left Pritchard the
N-R4*; 22 K-R2' QxP*; 23 K.Nl' N-N6;
exchangeup, and play muddled along until
24 Q-82, P-KB4; 25 N-82' R'N4; 26
the diagram was reached.
KR-KI, R-R4; 27 Q-Q2' R-Br; 2E R'KBI'
P-B5; 29 PxP, Q-R7*; 30 K-82' RxP*; 31
K-Kl, NxR; White resigned. %
Of the other games, an honourable
mention goes to Whiteley-Mestel, in which
,%\ I
Mestel gave himself a similar set of
weaknessesto those adopted by Black in %fr t
Whiteley-Harman the day before, lost a
similar amount of material in the middle
% %
game, and lasted a similar length of time. I %e%
could not decide which of these games to
give, so have omitted both. Instead I offer % %',
Wise-Knox, in which Knox's effbrts to
secure an open attacking game with the
%
Schliemann gambit result in his king being
attacked in the open:
Here there appear a number of good ways
to win for White, but instead White
Game No.16258
miscalculated horribly with 66 RxP?' KxR;
67 P-Q7' P-N7; 68 P-Q8(Q)' P-NE(Q) and
RUYLoPez
the game was drawn twelve checks later.
White: Wise
My favourite game of the round was the
Black: Knox
following:
1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 N-KB3' N.QB3; 3 B'N5'
P-B4; 4 P-Q3, PxP; 5 PxP' P-Q3; 6 O-O' Game No.16259
N-83; 7 N-B3, B-K2; 8 Q-Q3' B-K3; 9 Sicilian Defence
N-KNS, B-Nl; 10 P-B4' PxP; 11 BxP' N-R4; White: Hartston
12 Q-83, P-KN3; 13 P-Ks' P-Q4; 14 P.K6' Black: Ilolloway
BxN; 15 BxB, Q-Q3; 16 8-86' Q-84*; 17 I P-K4, P-QB4; 2 N-QB3' P-Q3; 3.N'B3'
N-KB3; 4 P-Q4' PxP; 5 NxP' P-QR3; 6
K-Rl, BxP; l8 BxR' O-O-O; 19 BxN, PxB;
B-N5, P-K3; 7 P-B4' B-K2; E Q-83' Q'82; 9
20 B-K5, P-Q5; 21 8-86' R-81; 22 BxP,
O-O-O, O-O; 10 Q-N3' QN-Q2; 1l B'Q3'
Resigns.
P-N4; 12 KR-KI' P-N5; 13 N-Q5!' Pxltl; 14
In Round Three, strange things happened N.B5, N-84; 15 NxB*' QxN; 16 P'K5' PxP;
in the leading games. There were only tbur 17 PxP, Q-K3; 18 PxN' Q-Ns; 19 PxP' KxP;
players with 2 wins and the pairings were 20 Q-Ks+, Recigns.
Webb-Whiteley and Pritchard-Basman. The
There was a studyJike finish to the game
former game was already decided by Webb's
poor opening play; after I P-Q4, N-KB3; 2 Pritchett-Wright. In the play before the
P - Q 8 4 , P - K N 3 ; 3 N - Q 8 3 , B - N 2 ; 4 P - K 4 . diagram position, Wright had been trying to
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avoid capturing White's pawn, afraid of the
mating possibilities if he took it. Eventually
forced to make the capture' he found
himself short of time and blundered:
down with a shaky position. However,
Whiteley lost his grip on the position and
some ingenious play by Pritchard resulted in
great amusement fot the spectators during
time-trouble:
the movesP-KB4,P-KN3 and N-KR3 at an Game No.16263
early stage.From this round on, Basman BasmanlacSystem
playedalmostnothing else.We shall hear White: Basman
more of this opening later. The other Black: Whiteley
remarkable feature of the round was I P-K84,N-KB3;2 P-KN3' P-KN3;3 B-N2'
Keene'slossto Pritchett.This was the first P-Q4; 4 P-QB3' B-N2; 5 P-Q3' O-O; 6
time in almost50 attemptsthat Keenehad N-KR3,P-B4;7 O-O' N-B3; 8 N-R3' P-K4;
lost a game in the British Championship, 9 N-K82, PxP; 10 BxBP' P-Q5; 11 N-84'
but here his openingplay was proved too PxP;12PxP,N-Q4; 13 BxN' QxB; 14 P-K4,

% % % " m risky: Q-K3; 15 R-Bl' R-Q1; 16 P-QR4' P-KR3;

17 Q-B3,P-KN4;1EB-K3, P-N3;19 P-KR '
% " m " % % Game No.16261
P.NS; 20 Q-K2' N-K4; 21 NxN, BxN; 22

^^e.ry%% - Pirc-RobatschDefence
N-Rl, Q-Q3; 23 Q-82, B-K3; 24 KR-QI'
B-N6;25 R-Q2' BxRP; 26 R-81, Q-N3; 27
% %g"/&H%ft White: Prltchett
Black: Keene
P-Q4,PxP;2EPxP,B-N2; 29 Q-B4,QR-BI;
30 N-82, P-KR4; 31 P-Qs' R-86 (See
^% % %ft% 1 P-K4, P-KN3; 2 P-Q4' P-Q3; 3 N-KB3' diagram;nowit all startshappening- both
B-N2; 4 B-QB4' N-KB3; 5 Q-K2' O-O; 6 playersin time-trouble, of course)
O-O, B-N5; 7 P-Ks' N-Kl; E P-83' N-QB3;
9 B-Qs, PxP; 10 BxN, PxB; 11 PxP' Q-Q4;
Playwent: 5l N-K4+' KxP; 52 K-84' B'R6; From the diagram PlaY went: 32 NxPt 12 QN-Q2, R-Ql; 13 P-KR3' B-B4; 14
53 B-84, B-Q2; 54 B'Q3' B-R6; 55 N'Ns'
B-81?; 56 N-B3+' Resigns;it is mate next
P-K7;33 Q-B4+' Q-K3?! (33..', R-K3 can R-Kl, P-QB4;15 Q-B4'P-QB3;16 Q-KR4'
P-83; 17 N-81, PxP; lE B-R6' P-KS; 19 % ' %T"N
"/&
move! But the draw was there, with careful
play;after55 ...,B-B3;56B-Bf ' B-N7;or 56
be met by 34 R-B8+!, KxR; 35 NxR* or 34
..., QxR; 35 QxR*) 34 NxQ (34 R-B8*! is N-K3, Q-B2;20 N-Ns' Q-B3;21 BxB, QxB; % %s
B-B5, B-Ks! White can make no progress.
simpler) P-KE(Q)+; 35 R'Bl' RxP*; 36
PxR, Q-K5*; 37 K-R2' B-K4*; 3E K'Nl,
22 NxB, PxN; 23 N-K6' Q-B3; 24 Q-N3+'
N-N2; 25 NxQR' RxN; 26 QR-QI' R-KBI; %
% f t %'ffi,t
Round Four saw an imPortant game in
Penrose-Botterill;White stood better from
Q-K6* (Unlucky! It's mate if he takes the
queen) 39 R-82' B-R7*; 40 K-81' Restgns.
27 Q-87, N-K3; 2E QxBP' N-B5; 29 QxQ,
RxQ; 30 R-Q7' R-QR3;31 RxKP' RxP; 32
%,M
% "M f t ,rffi
the openingand Black gaveup the exchange This left Whiteley a point ahead of the
R-QN7,N-Q6; 33 R-K2' P-QR4;34 P-KN4' ,,,ffi
to cieate some counter-play. Thereafter field. Since Keene and I had been dropping
P-R5; 35 PxP, K-81; 36 RXKP' RxP; 37 % T
Penrose'splay looks rather artificial and R-Q7, R-N8*; 38 K-R2' R-R8*; 39 K-N2'
Botterill scoreda good victorY:
more half points this round, the pre-race
favourites were limping a little, but we still
R-Q8; 40 RxKRP, N-K8*; 41 K-N3 reslpc. Hffi"
(See had hopes; in a Swissyou should never give
Game No.16260 Gamcs Department)
up. Who knows, with a lucky draw and a few 32 P-Ks, RxB; 33 QxR, B-R3; 34 Q-Q4'
Plrc-RobatschDefence And J.Hornerpulled out a plum against
weak opponents you can be up with the BxR; 35 N-K4!, Q-K3; 36 N-B6+' K-Bl; 37
White: Penrose Holloway:
leaders in no time. Of course, Botterill was N-R7+, K-N2; 38 RxP+!, K-Rl; 39 R-BE*
Black: Botterlll well-placed having played Keene and Game No.16262 (39 PxQ, RxQ; 40 N-B6 is more convincing)t
I P-K4, P-Q3; 2 P-Q4' N'IG3; 3 N'QB3' Penrose already, but this doesn't matter, Sicilian Defence KxN; 40 RxR, Q-R3; 4l K-Ril' Q-K6t 42
P-KN3;4 P-B4,B-N2;5 N'83' O'O;6 B-K2' with luck I won't have to play them and fate White: Horner QxQ, BxQ; 43 P-Q6' B-Qs; 44 P-Q7'BXP
P.B4;7 PxP, Q'R4; E O-O' QxP*; 9 K'Rl' may give Botterill even more tough opposi- Black: Holloway 45 R-R8+, KxR; 46 P-Q8(Q)' K-PJI 47
QN-Q2;10B-Q3,P'QR3; 11 Q'Kl' P'QN4; tion in the next few rounds. I P-K4, P-QB4; 2 P-QB3' N-I(83; 3 P-KS' Q-Q3+, K-Rl; 48 Q-N6, Rcetgns.
12 B-K3, Q-B2; 13 Q-R4' B'N2; 14 P-85, Round Four incidentally saw Eley losing N-Qa; 4 N-B3, P-Q3; 5 P-Q4' PxQP; 6
KR-KI; 15B-R6' QR'81; 16 QR-KI' Q-84; to Webb rather horribly; it was already BPxP,N-QB3; 7 N-83' Nxll; E PxN' B-NS; 9 This enabled Miles and me to corle up to
17 N-Q1,N-K4; lE B-K3' Q'N5; 19 P-QR3' becoming clear that he had little hope of R-QNI, PxP; l0 P-QS' P-K5; 11 P-KR3' within half a point of the leaders, thereby
Q-Rs; 20 NxN, PxN; 2l B'Q2' RtrP; 22 r e t a i n i n g h i s t i t l e . PxN; 12 PxB' PxP; 13 BxP' N-K4; 14 RxP' completing our recoveries from the round
ft-nl, q-nO; 23 BxR, QxB; 24 B'B1' The rampant WhiteleY charged on in Q-R4; 15 O-O, P-N3; 16 P-Q6' R-Ql; 17 two disease. Miles punished Webb for
P.QR4; 25 PxP, RPxP; 26 R'B2' Q'N6; 27 B-86+, reslgns. several positional errors, while I celebrated
P'N5; 29 Round Flve at the expense of Botterill'
R(82)-K2, R-Ql; 2E Q'82' Q-N6' my birthday in the following manner:
whose carly nriddle-game play was severely
R-Q2; 30 Q-NS,B'KBI; 31 B'N5' Q'K3; 32 punishcd l'or its cruditY.
PxP, B-QR3; 33 QXRP'BxR; 34 BxN' QxB; Round Slx saw more sorting out of the Game No.16264
Two othcr remarkable features of this
35 NxB, Q-87; 36 P'N5, B-R3; 37 N'N3' leading positions and brought an end to Slcllhn Defencp
B'K6; White reclgned' round should be mentioned. The first was
R-Q7; 3E R-KNI' Whiteley'srun. Basman.suddenlyjumped White: Hafiton
thc intrtduction in the game Webb-Basman
In the leadinggame,Whiteley-Pritchard' ol thc Basmaniac System, a new opening, out from a totting position and beat up the Black: Mectel
Black king: I P-K4, P-QB4; 2 N-KB3' P-Q3; 3 P-Q4'
Black's gambit openingleft him a pawn play:rblewith either colour, characterisedby
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play-ot'f match. The players on 4Vz all drew B-N5;4 Q-82, P-B4; 5 PxP, O-O; 6 B-B4,
PxP; 4 NxP, N-KB3; 5 N-QB3' N-B3; 6 surprise to hear that they both played this
with each other this round while Keene N-R3; 7 P-QR3?, BxN*; 8 QxB, NxP; 9
B-Q84, P-K3; 7 B-K3, P-QR3; E Q-K2' opening, and the games followed one
advanced again at the expense of Knox. P-K3, P-Q3; 10 N-83, KN-KS; 1l Q-B2,
Q-B2; 9 O-O-O, B-K2; 10 B-N3, N-QR4; rl another for many moves. In fact the position
Penrosescored his first win since round one P-K4; 12 B-N3, B-84; 13 Q-Qr, P-QR4; 14
P-N4, P-QN4; 12 P-Ns, NxB*; 13 RPxN' after 1 P-K4, N-KB3; 2 P-K5, N-Q4; 3 P-Q4,
against Parr, but it was already too late fbr N-R4, B-K3; 15 B-K2, P-RS; 16 P-B4, PxP;
N-Q2; 14 P-R4, P-N5; 15 N-R4' N-B4; 16 P - Q 3 ; 4 P - Q B 4 ,N - N 3 ; 5 P - B 4 ,P x P ; 6 B P x P ,
him to challenge for a leading place. 17 PxP, Q-R4*; 18 K-Bl, N-N6; 19 B-Kl,
P-R5, NxN; 17 PxN, Q-R4; 18 P-N6' N-83; 7 B-K3, B-B4; 8 N-QB3, P-K3; 9
N-B3, B-K2; 10 P-Q5, PxP; 11 PxP, N-N5; Leading scores:- Whiteley 6%; Hartston Q-QBa; 20 R-QNI, N(N6)-Q7+; White
QxQRP; 19 K-Nl, B-Q2; 20 PxP*' KxP; 21 resigned.
12 N-Q4, B-Q2; 13 P-K6, PxP; 14 PxP, 6 ; B a s m a n 5 % ; e i g h t p l a y e r so n 5 .
Q-83+, B-83; 22 P-R6, KR-KNI; 23 PxP' As
'The
Guardian' romantically put it, he
B-QB3; 15Q-N4, B-R5*: 16 P-N3, BxR; 17 Round Nine saw a shaky Whiteley draw a
Q-R4; 24 R-R6, Q-K4; 25 R-Rs' Resigrs. lost his queen fbr two nights (sic).
O-O-O, Q.B3; 18PxB, O-O; 19 B-K2, P-B4; bad game with Pritchett, which the Scottish
Meanwhile, Keene and Penrosehad been 20 B-KNS, Q-K4 was reached on both player should have won but nearly lost. I
beat Horner with a determined eflbrt after Basman and I took full advantage of this
paired together, which was helpful to the boards with White about an hour behind on
the clock in both cases. Mestel-Eales went getting the worse of the opening with White, lapse to shoot ahead at the expense of
leaders as it kept them both on 5070, while
and Botterill lost to Basman. The opening of Hutchings (who lost his centre) and Miles
in the other clash of champions Haygarth on 21 P-K7, PxN; 22 PxR(R)*, RxR; 23
that game was I P-K4, P-QB4; 2 N-K83, (whose dragon was extinguished). Light
beat Eley despite being a pawn down at half QxQP, QxQ; 24 RxQ, N-B3 agreed drawn,
P-K3; 3 P-Q4, PxP; 4 NxP, B-B4; 5 N-N3, relief was provided by Wade-Eales; to quote
time. while Botterill tried 2l N(Q4)-N5 and should 'Eales
B-N3; 6 N-83, N-K2; 7 B-KNS, O-O; 8 myself shortly after the opening, will
Leading scores at'ter what should have have lost. This whole line, considered
B - K 2 . P - 8 4 : 9 P x P ? ,B x P f ! w i n n i n ga p a w n be alright; he has a bad position but good
been the first week but wasn't because the dubious since a famous game Williams-
Cafferty, may be back in businessfor Black - for Black, which pawn duly won the game swindling chances'.
rest day had been changed from Sunday to
Friday owing to a darts match in the Town unless 19 B-R3 is found to be good. almost 70 moves later.
The game of the round was undoubtedly Game No.16269
Hall (for best effect the previous lines should Round Eight saw decisive games among
the leadets. Whiteley won easily against Williams-Keene: Benoni Defence
be read with a gradual accelerando) were as
Miles who appeared unfamiliar with the White: Wade
follows:- Basman and Whiteley 5; Hartston Game No.16267
opening line: Black: Eales
and Miles 4t/z; Botterill, Williams and French Defence I P.Q4, N-KB3; 2 N-QB3, P-B4; 3 P-Q5,
Pritchett 4. White: Williams P-K4; 4 P-K4, P-Q3; 5 N-83, B-K2; 6
Round Seven did little to affect the Black: Keene
Game No.16266 B.N5+, QN-Q2; 7 P-QR4, O-O; E O-O,
leading placeswith the games Miles-Basman 1 P-K4, P-K3; 2 P-Q4, P-Q4; 3 N-Q83,
Queen's Gambit Accepted N-Kl;9 N-Kl, P-QR3; l0 B-K2, P-QN3; rr
Whiteley-Hartston, Botterill-Williams and B-N5; 4 P-K5, P-QB4; 5 P-QR3, BxN*; 6
White: Whiteley P-KN3, R-Nl; 12 N-N2, P-N3; 13 B-R6,
Pritchett-Hutchings all drawn. Keene PxB, Q-B2; 7 N-B3, N-K2; 8 P-QR4,
Black: Miles N-N2; 14 P-B4, PxP; 15 PxP, B-83; 16
regained some ground with a good win: P-QN3;9 B-Ns+, B-Q2; 10 B-Q3, QN-B3;
1 P-Q4, P-Qa; 2 P-QB4' PxP; 3 N-KB3' K-Rl, R-Kl; 17 Q-Q2, B-Qs; lE QR-KI,
N-KB3; 4 N-83, P-QR3; 5 P-K4' P-QN4; 6 11 O-O, P-KR3; 12 B-R3, N-R4; 13 N-Q2, P-84; 19 B-Q3, N-83; 20 B-KNS, B-N2; 2l
Game No.16265 P-K5, N-Q4;7 P-QR4' NxN;8 PxN' B-N2; 9 O-O; 14 PxP, PxP; 15 N-N3, NxN; 16 PxN, PxP, NxBP; 22 N-Q1, Q-Q2; 23 P-83??,
Nimzo-Indian Defence P.K6, P-KB3; l0 B-K2' Q-Q4; 11 O-O' KR-BI; 17 R-Kl, N-N3; 18 QB-BI!, NxP; N-N6*; White resigned.
White: Clarke 19 B.KB4, P-B3; 20 R-K3, B-Kl; 2l Q-K2,
QxKP; 12 R-Kl, Q-Q2; 13 N-R4' B-Q4; 14
Black: Keene B-NA, P-K3; 15 BxP' BxB; 16 P.Q5' B-K2; QR-Nr; 22B.B2,P-BS;23 P-QN4, R-Q1; 24
RxN, PxR; 25 BxKP, Q-Q2;26 BxR, RxB; Before the ffnal round I led with 8
1 P-Q4, N-KB3;2 P-QB4, P-QN3; 3 N-QB3' 17 RxB, O-O; l8 PxP, P-KB4; 19 N-83,
27 Q-K5, R-Ql;28 Q-Q4, Q-QB2; 29 R-Kl, fbllowed by Basman 7t/2, Whiteley and
B-N2;4 N-B3, P-K3; 5 P-K3, B-N5; 6 B-Q2, B-83; 20 PxP, Q-N4; 21 P-R7' N-Q2; 22
B-B2; 30 P-R5, R-Kl; 31 P-84, P-QR3; 32 Williams 7 and Holloway 672. Pairings were
O-O; 7 B-K2, P-Q3; 8 O-O' QN-Q2; 9 B-R3, R-B2; 23 B-N4' N-Bl; 24 R-K1'
R-K5, R-K2; 33 K-82, Q-Ql; 34 B-Ql, Williams-Hartston, Basman-Holloway and
P-QR3, BxQN; 10 BxB, N-K5; 11 R-81, Q-N2; 25 N-K5, BxN; 26 RxB' N-N3; 27
R-K1; 35 P-N3, B-N3; 36 B-N4' Q-B3; 37 Horner-Whiteley. The first of these games
P-KB ; 12 P-QN3, R-83; 13 N-Q2, R-N3; 14 R-Kl, N-85; 28 Q-R4, QxQP; 29 R-KE+'
P-R4, K-R2; 38 P-R5, B-82; 39 K-N2, P-N3; was quickly drawn; I gather there has been
NxN, BxN; 15 P-83, Q-N4; 16 R-K82, R-Bl;30 RxR*' RxR; 31 P-R8(Q)' Resigns.
40 RxQP, QxQ; 4l RxQ, P-K4; 42 R-Q7, some criticism of this but I do not really
B-N2; 17 Q-Q2, R-Kl; lE P-QN4' N-83; 19
K-Nl; 43 RPxP, Resigns. understand why. After ten moves a position
P-QR4, N-R4; 20 P-B4' Q-R5; 21 BxN, In the game Basman-Hartston, I resolute- was reached known to be of a very drawish
QxB; 22 P-Q5, R-R3; 23 P-R3' R-N3; 24 ly refrained ffom letting Basman achieve a With two rounds to go then, scoreswere:- nature (known by the players at any rate,
K-Rl, P-B3; 25 PxKP, P-BA; 26 PxP' bad position ftom the opening, knowing how Hartston and Whiteley 7; Basman 6/z; Miles probably not known by the critics). If
QxP*; 27 K-Nl, R(K1)XP; 2E PxQP' BxP; well he plays them; we both drifted into and Williams 6. an1'thing Black stood better, but I felt
Whlte resigned. time-trouble when I decided to gamble by Round l0 produced disaster for Whiteley: disinclined to risk a certain ltrst equal at
entering uncalculated complications. Fortu- worst while Basman still had to beat
The amusement of the round was nately, he made even more mistakes than I Game No.16268 Holloway. I do not seehow criticism can fall
provided by the games Botterill-Williams did in the scramble (including his missing on my opponent, since one normally accepts
Nimzo-Indian Defence
and Mestel-Eales. You may remember that one probably winning move) and I emerged White: Whiteley draws in the worse position. Still, I imagine
the players of the black pieces have with a winning position. This game is given that as usual the critics either did not look or
Black: Williams
collaborated on an excellent work on in full at the end of the report as a foretaste did not comprehend what was happening on
I P-Q4, N-KB3;2 P-QB4, P-K3; 3 N-QB3'
Alekhine's Defence so it should be no of the potential spectator-fodder in the
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the board. Basman took his opportunity,
travelling as so often before via a demons-
trably lost position. I went for a long walk
during this game, but still returned in time
My own result I find pleasing, particularly THE BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP 1973
after last year's disaster. I won all my games
with White, but still seem to need to learn
what to do with the black pieces.
;-i ' 'o li- F

to see some of Holloway's more incredible Of the below-par results, I do not think 1. W.R.Hartston +25 -23 +8 18 +16 +7 ^
2 + 6 + 5 3
-1 +10+13 +8
mistakes. Still, last rounds always produce
an excess of blunders.
that Keene will be over-worried by his
perlbrmance. He despisesthe Swiss system
2.
3.
M.J.Basman +31 +12 24 3
A.H.Wllliams +r3 9 + 1 7 1
+23 +4 5
5 1 4 1 0 i6 +rr +4 1
lr''
Having lost his chances of winning the
tournament, Whiteley played dispiritedly
even more than I do and I am sure his
performances in the international field will
4. A.J.White +33 +7 23 +24
+ 1 9 -24 +28 +6
+10 -2 1 + s ] r 1 : t - 6
3 +23 ,, -4 +16 -1 +t4
l'"
I'
against Horner and finally had to share continue to improve after this silly 5. A.J.Miles
fburth place. tournament. 6. J.Horner +r5 2 t l l -5 +8 16 +20 14 -1 +26 +4
Many of the games were quick draws this The six-game play-off match for the 7. A.J.Mestel +30 -4 +20 11 + 1 8 - 1 1 2 8 tr +to s
round but occasionally one could see the British Championship will take place early 8. N.J.Holloway 1 7 27 -1 +25 -6 +29 +23 7 +24 +r0 -2 6Yz
opposite reaction to a long tournament with in November at a venue to be arranged. It is
9. J.Penrose +36 3 2r -10 1 7 1 1 26 +27 + t 2 1 4 7
uninhibited play; for example: hoped that there will be the best possible
facilities lbr spectators, so as a foretaste I tOrcS-eottetiti + 1 E 11 16 +9 -4 +26 3 1 2 -2 -8 +25
Game No.16270 end this repod with the game Basman- 11. R.D.Keene +29 1 0 6 7 - 1 4 9 +r9 +22 - 3 t 7 1 2
Scotch Game Hartston. Do not be too critical of moves 12. R.G.Eales +32 - 2 + 3 5 - 1 6 1 5 + 1 8 7 1 0 -9 +20 ll
30-42, we did not have much time left.
White: Bottcrill 13. S.J.Hutchings .J 25 19 +27 29 +24 14 +28 7 - 2 1 5
Black: Ludgate 14. C.w.Pritchett 35 -16 +32 +36 +11 3 1 3 6 4 9 - 5
1 P-K4, P-K4i 2 N-K83, N-QB3; 3 P-Q4,
Game No.16271 15. G.H.Bennett -6 29 +34 t7 12 19 -22 24 +28 +21 13
PxP; 4 NxP, B-B4; 5 N-N3, B-N3; 6 P-QR4,
16. R.M.McKay 26 +r4 10 +12 -1 6 +17 3 -5 -7 19
Q-83; 7 Q-K2, P-QR3; 8 P-Rs, B-R2; 9 Basmaniac System
N-83, KN-K2; l0 N-Qs, NxN; 11 PxN*, White: Basman 17. M.J.Haygarth E +35 -3 1 5 9 + 2 1 -16 26 20 11 18
N-K2; 12 P.R4, P-R3; 13 R-R4, O-O; 14 Black: Hartston 18. D.M.Wise -10 +22 +27 | -7 -12 -28 +34 t 9 + 2 4 1 7
P-KN4, NxP; 15 P-Ns, Q-Q1; 16 Q-B3, I P-K84, P-KN3;2 P-KN3, B-N2; 3 B-N2, 19. P.H.Clarke -5 33 13 20 +36 1s -11 25 18 +22 16
R-Kl*; 17 K-Ql, P-N4; 18 QxN, P-B3; 19 P-QB4; 4 P-Q3, N-QB3; s P-Q83, P-Q4; 6
20. R.G.Wade 27 26 -7 19 +34 22 -6 +29 t7 -12 +31
Q.N2, PxR; 20 N-Q2, P-Q4; 21 PxP, Q-83; N-KR3, P-K3; 7 O-O, KN-K2; E N-Q2,
228-Q3, QxRP; 23 P-R5, Q-B3; 24 R-Nl, P-N3; 9 P-K4, O-O; 10 N-82, P-B4; 11 N.B3 21. B.Eley + 3 4 6 9 -23 28 -17 -24 +3r +27 -15 +26
R-K4; 25 P-R6, P-N3; 26 N-B3, R-R4; 27 P-Q5; 12 BPxP, PxKP; 13 PxKP, NxP; 14 22. V.W.Knox -24 -18 31 +30 +32 20 + r 5 - 1 1 2s -19 +28
B-KNS, RxB; 28 NxR, QxBP; 29 P-R7+, NxN, BxN; 15 Q-N3, N-B3; 16 P-K5, N-R4; 23. S.Webb +28 +r -4 +21 -2 -5 -8 +t -26 -2s +34
K-Rl; 30 QxQ, BxQ; 3l NxP*, Resigns. 17 Q-82, B-R3; 18 R-Ql, R-Bl; 19 B-K3, -4 -26 -13 +21 15 -E -18 +36
24. D.B.Pritchard +22 +5 2
Q-Q2; 20 N-Na, K-R1; 21 Q-B2, KR-QI; 22 -1 -8 +33 27 29 19 22 +23 -10
It remains only to review the results as a BxB, PxB; 23 N-B6, Q-R5; 24 P-KN4, P-Q6; 25. A.T.Ludgate 13 30
whole. One must, of course, beware of 25 Q-R4, R-B.2;26 QR-BI, R-82; 27 K-R1, 26. D.J.Sully 16 20 36 29 +24 -lO 9 1 7 +23 -6 -21
drawing too many conclusions from the Q-Qs; 2E R.-83, R(Ql)-KBl; 29 Q-N3, 27. F.Parr 20 8 -18 -13 +3s 25 +32 - 9 -21 33 30
results of a single tournament particularly a R-Qr; 30 P-KR4, N-N2; 31 K-Ril, N-84; 32 28. A.H.Perkins -23 +31 -5 33 21 30 +r8 - 1 3 -15 +34 -22
Swiss, but it is possible to make a few R-Q2, N-RS; 33 R-N3, N-B4; 34 R-83,
comments. I suppose the best results, N-R5; 35 R-N3, B-B5!?; 36 R-R3, P-N4?!;
29. J.Speelman -1r ls +33 26 13 -8 25 -20 3 1 30 3s
compared with pre-tournament odds, were 37 P-N3, Q-B6; 3E Q-Kl?, N-N3; 39 R-R6, 30. J.M.Quinn -7 -36 2s -22 +31 2E 34 35 32 29 27
made by Basman, Williams and Horner. Q-Qs; a0 PxB, QxP*; 41 K-Rl, PxP; 42 31. B.J.D;fi;n -2 -28 22 -it Jo +iS +33 -21 is lio .ii
Basman seems to be playing better than last N.K4, QxKP; 43 Q-Q81, R-85; 44 N-B2, 32. D.Wright -r2 34 -14 +3r -22 +36 1 a -23 30 35 33
year; perhaps I'll be more willing to make R(Q1)-KBr; 45 RXRP, N-Q4; 46 R-N2, 33. R.F.Harman -4 19 -29 28 -25 34 -31 +36 27 32
comments after our play-off match. RxN; 47 RxR, RxR;48 Q-R6, Q-K8+; 49
Williams drew too many games to challenge K-Rjl, Q-K4*; 50 K-Rl, Q-K8+; 51 K-R2,
34. R.V.M.Hall +3s -rt - 30 -18 +36 -28 -23
for first place, but he did play all the strong RxB*; 52 KxR, Q-K7*; 53 K-Nl, QxP*; 35. L.A.Edwards t4 -17 -12 -34 -27 -31 +36 30 33
players, and indeed was the only undefeated 54 K-Rl, Q-R6+; 55 K-Nl, Q-N6+; 56 36. A.Cullinane -9 +30 26 -14 -19 -32 -35 -33 -34
player in the whole tournament. Horner will, K-Rl, Q-B6*;57 K-N1, Q-N6+;58 K-Rl,
I think, be satisfied with his result, but he Q-KE*; 59 K-N2, N-K6*; 60 K-B3, (Bold type indicates the White pieces; thus in round 1 Basman beat Denman with White.)
needs more tough practice against strong Q-R8+; 6l K-84, P-K4*; 62 K-Ns, Where no sign is shown, this indicates a draw.
players before he learns how to beat them. Q-N7+;. Whlte resigned. The bare results of all games in the British Championship may be deduced from the
table abov. In casesofequality ofpoints, the names are listed in order of Sum of Opponents'
Scores; where this is equal too, I have resorted to Sonneborn-Berger; if this too fails,
The fulI table of results ls given on the opposite page. alphabetical order decides.
410 THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE THE BRITISH CHESSMACAZINE

gambit in round 5 we seea goodexampleof B-83; 12 P-QN4,PxNP;13PxP,P-QN4;1.1

THE BRITISH LADTES' the classicalprocedureof returning the PxP,BxP; 15 BxB, PxB; 16 Q-K2, Q.N3; f 7
gambit pawn for other advantages: N-N3, R-R5; 18 Q-Q2, N-Q4; 19 QR-NI,
CHAMPIONSIIIP
Game No.16272 N(Q2)-83;20 N-Bl, R-Bl; 2l N-Q3, N-K5;
Albin Counter-Gambit 22 Q.N2, R-B6; 23 KR-QI, Q-R3; 24
White: J.Hartston QR-BI, R-R7; 25 Q-Nl, Q-R6; 26 N-B4,
| 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l01112 Black: E.Pritchard N(Qa)-83;27R-Bl, RxBP!;28 QRxR,NxR;
I P-Q4, P-Q4; 2 P-Q84, P-K4; 3 PxKP, 29 Q-Q3, RxR*; 30 KxR, QxP; and Black
l. Mrs J.Hartston - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 P-Qs; 4 N-KB3, N-QB3;5 P-KN3,B-NS; 6 won.
2. Miss P.A.Sunnucks 0 l / r 1 0 0 1 Y , 1 1 1 B-N2, Q-Q2; 7 O-O, KN.K2; E Q-N3,
O-O-O;9 QN.Q2,B-R6; 10 P-K6, BxP; ll The Round9 win againstMrs Galtsmith-
3. Mrs E.Pritchard 0 0 - YrY, 1/, I Y, 1 I I I Clarkewas achievednot without difficulty,
N-K5, Q-Kr; 12 QN-83, F-B3; 13 NxN,
4. Mrs D.Wright 0 % Y r - Y r Y r % Y , 1 1 1 1 NxN; 14 B-Q2,P-KN4; 15 P-K3,B-QB4;16 but madeit mathematicallycertainthat the
5. Mrs O.Chataway 0 O l r Y r 1 Y r 1 0 1 1 1 PxP, BxQP; 17 KR-KI, BxP*; 18 KxB, Ladies'trophywouldnot go to a newhome.
6. Miss S.L.Caldwell 0 1 Yr% 0 - YrY, I Yr 1 1 P-NS; 19 B-84, PxN; 20 KBxP, Q-82; 2l The last two rounds were played in very
QR.BI, R.Qs; 22 Q-K3, RxB; 23 QxR, relaxed style with only the question of
7. Miss S.A.Jackson 0 1 0 Y r Y r V , % O 1 I I
N-K4; 24 Q-K4, P-83; 25 P-N3, B-Q2;26 whetheror not 1007owaspossibleremaining
8. Mrs M.E.E.Clarke O 0 % Y , 0 % Y r 1 1 1 0 to be settled.
QR-QI, P-KR4; 27 B-N2, P-R5; 28 R-Q2,
9. Mrs J.Rogers 0 % 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 PxP*; 29 PxP,N-N5*; 30 K-Nl, Q-R4; 31 We concludewith a nice matine attack
10. Mrs R.Galtsmith-Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 V , 00 1 1 0 Q.84, Q-B4*;32 Q-Q4,Q-84; 33 R-K81, from Round Ten:
11. Miss S.L.Allcock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 I Q-K3;3aQ-Ka, Q-B2;35KR-Q1,N-K4; 36
Q-84,R-Nl; 37 R-Q6,R-N3;38 RxB, NxR; Game No,16275
12. Mrs Z.Southall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
39 B-R3, P-KB4; 40 BxP, RxP*; 41 K-82, FrenchDefence
Resigns. White: J.Hartston
A record-breaking performancel Not so technique utilising the advantageof a bishop Black: A.Sunnucks
much in the bare scoreof 11 out of 11 (which pair to squeezeout a win; from the diagram, RoundSix sawanotherlongishwin at the I P-K4, P-K3; 2 P-Q4, P-Q4; 3 N-Q83,
was done before in 1947, or so I am reliably the game J.Hartston-Clarke went: expenseof SheilaJackson,who defendeda B-N5; 4 P-K5, Q-Q2; 5 B-Q2, P-QN3; 6
informed) but Jana Hartston's victory is her bad positionwell for sometime, but could N-B3,N-K2; 7 P-QR3,BxN; 8 BxB, P-QB4;
fourth in a row in this event, which is a new not avoidlosinga pawn eventually.Round 9 B-Q3, B-R3; l0 BxB, NxB; 11 Q-K2,
record for consecutive wins in the British Sevenwas another quickie: N-B2; 12 P-QR4,N-83; 13 O-O, P-QR4;14
Ladies' Championship. Before coming to the P-QN3, Q-K2; 15 B-N2, O-O; 16 B-R3,
details of this procession of wins, I should %"ffi
"/& Game No.16273 N.N5; 17 P-83, N(N5)-R3;18 N-K1, Q-Q2;
mention some of the other results of the SicilianDefence 19 N-Q3, P-85; 20 PxP, PxP; 21 N-B4,
tournament. The trio ofestablished interna-
tionals sharing secondplace just managed to
"/ffi White: J.Hartston
Black: O.Chataway
KR-KI; 22 Q-N4, K-R1; 23 KR-KI,
R-KNI; 24 R-K3, N-Q4; 25 NxN, QxN; 26
hold offthe challenge of youth in the shape
of Susan Caldwell and Sheila Jackson. These
%ft% I P-K4, P-QB4; 2 N.KB3, P-K3; 3 P-Q4,
PxP; 4 NxP, N-KB3; 5 N-Q83, P-Q3; 6
R-R3, P-KN4; 27 B-I(7, R-N3; 28 B-86+,
RxB; 29 PxR, Q-KB4; 30 QxQ, PxQ; 31
two, aged 14 and 15 respectively, secured ft% B-QB4, P-QR3; 7 B-N3, P-QNa; 8 O-O, R-K3, N-B2; 32 R-Ks, R-K1; 33 R-K7,
very promising results on their first appear-
ance in this event and it will be interesting to %,% B-N2; 9 R-Kl, QN-Q2; 10 B-Ns, B-K2; 1l
BxP,PxB; 12NxKP, Q-81; 13NxP*, K-82;
Resigns.

watch their progress in the years to come.

Mrs Chataway was a little unlucky not to
share second; only a loss in the last round to
Mrs Rogers put her out of the prize list.
The play of the winner was of a clearly
higher quality than we are accustomed to see
in the Ladies' Championship. She showed a
pleasant combination of aggression and
technique and her play was, on the whole,
certainly superior to some of the rubbish
produced at the lower end of the men's
championship. Irt me take the reader
through her games and leave him to judge:
Round One saw a very nice piece of
% 14 N-85, Q-84; 15 B-K3, Q-B3; 16 N-Qs,
NxN; 17 Q-Rs+, Reslgns.
42 ..., K-Nl; 43 K-K3, K-B2; 44 P-B3, In Round Eight Dinah Wright was
K-Nl; 45 B-K6+, K-R2; 46 B-KB7,K-Rl; remorselessly
squashed:
47 K-Q3,K-R2; 48 K-B2, K-Rl; 49 K-N2,
N-Nl;50 K-R3, N-K2; 51 B-K8, K-Nl; 52 Game No.16274
K-R4, N-Bl; 53 B-N8, K-Bl; 54 B-Q7, LondonSystem
N-K2; 55 K-NS, N-Nl; 56 B-R7, Resigns. White: D.Wright
The next three rounds were a little easier Black: J.Hartston
for our heroine, with Mrs Rogers, Mrs 1 P-Q4,N-KB3; 2 N-K83, P-KN3; 3 B-B4,
Southall and Miss Allcock all securingbad P-Q3; 4 P-KR3, B-N2; 5 P-K3, O-O; 6
A recent photograpi
positions from the opening and losing B-K2, QN-Q2;7 O-O,P-84;8 P-B3,P-N3;9 o/ JANA HARTSTON tote,
duing a simukaneous which she gave at Puttl
material quickly. Meeting an Albin counter. QN-Q2,B-N2; 10 P-QR4,P-QR3;1l B-R2, Headquafters in London. Photo P.O.Prus Ofrce)

412 fHE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE
THE GENERAL CONGRESS
by W.RltsonMorrY
It was originally intended that the
Congress should be held entirely in the
Winter Gardens, but circumstances had
changed somewhat in the period of several
years between the booking and the actual
congress, and when it was finally realised
that the hall would be too small, the British
Championship and Ladies' Championship
were transferred to the Town Hall.
This arrangement made the work of the
Pressrepresentatives, particularly those who
were covering both morning and evening SJ.Wilson 8; 3-4. J.Anson, J.F.Seymour 4;
p a p e f s , n o t h i n g l e s s t h a n a s c r e a m i n g 5. B.J.Harris 2Vz; 6. S.Prince 2.
nightmate, especially as the Town Hall
authorities flatly refused to allow the use of
telephonesin the building. When you have R.W.Bonham 4%; 3. G.Carlin 4; 4-5. J.E.
had to spend abofi 7/z hours daily in
balancing your report in a call box with a
temperature resembling the warmest parts
of hell, it is somewhat difficult to exude
benevolent enthusiasm towards the witting
or unwitting authors ofyour ordeal. Indeed,
for the first time ia my life, I felt some fellow
feeling for the characters in those once
famous lines:
'Lloyd George, no doubt, when life ebbs out
Will ride in a flaming chariot,
Or sit in state on a red hot plate,
With the Devil and Judas Iscariot.
And on reckoning day Ananias will say,
As he looks at the flames and quails,
I can move up higher away from the fire,
To make room for that Devil from Wales'.
Well over 350 players took part in the
'supporting bill', but to do them the justice
they deserve would be quite impossible in
the small amount of space allocated to me.
All I can do is to give the summary of their
results, commiserate with them on the
suppression of their many scintillating
brilliancies and congratulate them on the
fact that their many blunders remain
shrouded in decent obscurity.
Brftlch Under-2l - l. L.D.Marks 9; 2.
T.Chapnan Eyt 3-4. G.EJ.Lambert; J.G.
Nlchobon E; 5-7. S,P.R.Weeramantry, N.E.
Povah, K.Wicker 7; 8-9. A.J.Morley, S.J.
Taylor 6th; 10-17. C.Cooley, N.S.Cooper,
A.E.Hanreck, D.Murphy, M.J.Staples, W.J.
Stirling, H.C.Thomas, D.Watson 6; 18-21.
P.R.Kitson, M.R.Major, R.J.Pierce, A.W.
Potts 5%: 22-28. C.S.Crouch, M.I.Hassall,
A.L.Hosking, C.Jones, I.McAllan, M.Mc
Carthy, M.Rubin 5; 29-33. P.Barnard,
K.G.Coates, J.N.Harvey, P.M.Pugh, A.Reid
4 V z ; 3 4 S . Y . G r a h a m4 ; 3 5 - 3 6 P . W . C h i t t o c k ,
L.J.Glazier 3t/z',37. D.Tarbuck 3.
Girls Under-I8 - 1-3, S.A.Hutchinson'
M.A.Hutchinson, E.M.Sadler 3Vz/6; 4. \Y.
Pritchard 1%.
Girls Under-I4 - 1. J.F.W.Park 9%/l0t 2.
Blind Championship - l. J.Honocks SVz;2.
Williams, H.H.CnlnSth;6. E.R.Fisher 3; 7.
E.Mitchell 2; 8. B.G.Barton 1; 9. D.G.
Milsom 0.
Over 50 - 1. G.Katz 9; 2. W.H.Pratten E%;
3. N.A.Perkins E; 4. J.B.Goodman 1Vz; 5-7.
C.A.S.Damant, W.A.Dixon, P.I.Wyndham
6'/z; 8-10. P.Doig, A.Milner, R.E.Rushbrook
6; 11. W.Evans 9/z; 12-15. E.Chambers,
H.D.Miller, R.H.S.Phillips, L.Winter 5; 16.
W.G.Oliver 4; 17. P.M.Craker 3/z; 18.
A.Terrett 3; 19. C.E.A.Henstock 2; 20 F.
Richardson 1%.
Second Week 'Bt - 1. D.Pardoe 4Vz/5; 2.
R.W.Fisher 4; 3. Mlss S.A.Hutchlnson 3%;
4-7. A.l.Dyte, Miss M.A.Hutchinson, Miss
W.Pritchard, Miss E.A.Sadler 3; 8-12. C.
Cheetham. A.Danic, G.V.Glovet, J.Weston,
2V"; 13-14. P.Boghurst,
C.Purdon
G.Towlson 2; 15-16. E.A.Church, G.S.Gray
l/z; 77. P.Alexander 1; 18. L.Kettlewell %.
Major Open - 1. J.D.M.Nunn 10; 2.
J.D.L.Ball E%; 3-5. P.V.Byway, D.Pan' L.de
Yesrce 7y2i 6-9. G.P.Burton, A'P.R.kwis,
A.G.Trangmar, B.Kernan 7; 10-15. T.B.
Bennett, R.Gamble, M.H.Hawley, R.S.Mc
Farland, J.G.Nicholas, R.A.Barton 6%;
16-23. L.S.Blackstock, J.T.Farrand, P.F.
Habershon, J.R.Holland, R.J.F,Sams, G'
Speed, F.Verhoef, G.Szaszvai 6; 24-32.
M.J.Conroy, R.E.Evans, P.S.N'Kendall,
IHE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE 413
E.G.Lea, M.J.Meakin. J.G.D. van Kleef, J.L.Whiteman 5/z; 24-32. J.C.Barron, N.
T.D.Welsh, R.Willey, R.E.Graf 5/z; 33-39. Blackstone, G.Boot, H.A.Carter, P.Carter,
J.M.Bennett, R.Hardy, J.G.Herbert, A. J.Hodgson, P.McDonald, A.C.McGregor,
Keene, J.R.Nicholson, L.W.Prescott, D.M. C.D.McGregor 5; 33-34. P.J.Grant, M.F.
Taylor 5; 40-48. P.Allen, D.M.Denison, Rusk 4%; 35-36. G.N.Crockart, T.Dye 4;
K.L.Escott, A.Hall, L.J.Mills, A.P.Primett, 37-38. A.Barron, G.C.W.Park 3L/z; 39-40.
D.A.Tidmarsh, F.B.Ings, L.A.Treloar 4Vz; S.D.Hannan. E.Milford 3: 41. S.G.Foulds
4 9 - 5 1 .G . V . B r a n g h a m ,F . B . C o o k ,M . G o l l 4 ; 2t/z: 42. T.Farrand 72.
52-54. R.F.G.Kneebone, C.D.kach, S.C.
First Class - 1. G.M.Brown EVz; 2-4.
L o v e3 / z ; 5 5 . P . B . S c o t t2 % ; 5 6 . D . E . S m i t h 2 .
WJ.A.Vellekoop, R.\{oodcock' R.Cheru-
Boys Under-I8 - 1. J.Kinlay 9Vz/ll; 2. bim 8; 5-6. C.M.Read, M.Young 1t/z; 7-10.
D.S.C.Goodman 9; 3-4. V.W.Grlffiths' J.H. A.Schoheld, J.P.Scragg, P.Watson, S.Wel-
Hodgson 7%; 5-8. P.M.Broad, M.P. b o u r n e 7 : 1 1 - 1 4 . R . J . B a k e r , D . R . B r o w n ,
Hubbard, M.K.Jones, D.L.Massie 6/z; 9-15. N . W . D e n n i s , A . P i n k e r t o n 6 % ; 1 5 - 2 2 . G . A .
N.P.Alexander, S.Fancy, P.J.ke, A.Mozoo- M.Boswell, R.J.Dixon, P.Griffiths, J.H.
mdar, R.C.Newman, M.J.Pitt, P.Rooney 6; Hasselt,J.Heath, M.Horne, D.M.McGregor,
16-19. J.Fletcher, R.W.Haldane, A.Kirk, L.Mouillaux 6; 23-29. D.A.Burrows, A.J.
R.J.Walsh SVz;20-26. R.J.Brown, K.S.Jones, Doherty, P.Hannan, P.M.Humphries, P.Mc
Evoy, R.McGinnis, E.J.West 1t/z; 30-36.
M.Ormerod, M.Perryman, M.Roberts, M.E.
Ruxton, M.C.Truran 5;27. P.T.Renat 4/z; A.J.Boyce (9 rounds), H.J.Draisey, L.Fain-
28-29. P.Adams, J.S.Collins 4; 30. P.M.J. light, W.D.Johnson, D.Turner, F.A.Winter,
T.Goldrick S: 37-42. T.V.Parrott, G.Shear-
Norris 3 (played 9 rounds); 31. K.Getty l;
32. R.Scott 0 (4 games). ing, J.A.Speigel, B.H.Thompson, G.O.J.
Melitus, M.L.Patrick 4/z; 43-45. H.Bobinski
Boys Under-16 - l. R.C.Picot EVz; 2-4. J.Druce Powell, R.James 4; 46-47. G.N.
D.A.Curnow, G.D.Hillyard' J.Pigott 8; 5-7. Reason. C.E.Williams 3Vz: 48' J.C.Calvert
C.J.Burrows, T.Howdle, S.Taulbut 7Vr; 2%; 49. W.E.Btsbridge 2; 50. A.Weatherby
8-11. N.Davey, G.Kenworthy, J.G.Murrell, Vz (played 6 rounds).
E.Rayner 7; 12-15. C.W.Baker, M.A.Lee,
R.L.Povey, S.Threlfall 6%; 16-24. A.Argile, First Week 'A' - 1-3. H.TJone' J.N.
P.A.Aston, R.Britton, M.W.Davies, D.John- Walker, N.Oliver 4; 4. D.E.A.Riley 3t/z; 5-6.
son, D.Kerr, A.Lacy, A.Shah, M.Spencer 6; R.J.Haddrell, P.D.Smith 3; 7-ll. J.Alster,
25-36. K.S.Ashman, J.Boswell, C.Brown, R.E.Spurgeon, E.N.Bramley, R.A.E.Shaw,
R.Campbell, M.Cox, P.J.Dolan, J.J.Essinger C . H . W a t s o n 2 % ; 7 2 . D . W o o l r i c h 2 ; 1 3 ' 1 4 .
J.Hudson, C.C.Longthorpe, D.G.Reece, C.U P.Cloudsdale, J.Munday 1%; 15. N.M.
Snaith, T.R.HoltSt/z;37-43. L.Carter, P. van Stewart 1; 16. T.J.Spurgeon 0.
Geene, P.D.Marley, C.C.I.Okike, S.N.Sand-
'B' - l. W.M.Davles 4%; 2.
berg, A.Wilkinson, M.P.Wood 5; 44-47. First Week
A.Macdonald, D.Ratcliffe, G.D.N.Reason, C.L.R.Balnhan 4; 3-4. G.Y.Glover, R.H.
S.Spivack 4/zt 48-53. J.Anderson, N.W.H. Saunders 3r/z; 5-7. E.A.Church, D.C.Nova-
Bryans, C.Button, S.C.D.Carpenter,A.Fein- kovich, G.Towlson 2Vzt 8-12. C.Cheetham,
stein, N.Mitas 4; 54-56. J.Bott, P.Brown, Mrs P.Jackson, G.Burnett, T.Chandler,
J.Dolamore 3%; 57. R.Jacobs 2Vz; 58. C.Purdon 2; 13. Mrs F.Emms l/z; 14. L.
M.Poznanski (played 3 rounds) 0. Kettlewell %.
Boys Under-I4 - 1. J.C.Benjamin l0%;2-3. Second Week 'A' - l. N.R.Oliver 4Vz;2-4.
M.Spindler, S,Willlams 8%; 4' C.A.Plasa 8; RJ.Haddrell, A.D.Gravett, R.E.A.Shaw 3%
5-7. P.A.Bancroft, H.M.Carter, P.G.Smith 5-9. B.J.Benjamin, R.D.W.Marsh, D.K.
7 ; 8 - 1 1 . A . J . C h a p m a n ,P . H a d d e n , C . E . H i l l , Openshaw, P.D.Smith, C.H.Watsoa 3; 10-
D.Okike 6/z; 12-20. N.R.Benjamin, R.A. 11 R.N.Coles, J.N.Walker 2%; 12-13. l.
Betts, M.Coogan, A.M.Dunleavy, D.Hackett Dixon, R.G.W.Elwell 2; 14-17. C.L.R.Bain-
J.P.Hannan, S.P.Jackson, O.Phillips, P. ham, P.Cloudsdale, H.T.Jones, L.A.Trang-
Wilson 6; 2l-23. N.A.Lazonby, A.Mccregor mar l/z:18. A.L.K.Smith 0.
 414 rHE BRITISH CHESSMACAZINE THE BRITISH CHESSMAGAZINE 415

matches comfortably except the encounter Game No.16276

with Holland, which was drawn. The Dutch White: D.McGregor

]rom The Editor

can usually be relied upon to provide a Black: J.Nunn
challengeto England but they seemednot so I P-Q4,N-KB3; 2 P-QB4' P-QB4;3 P-Q5'
formidable as hitherto and they ruined their P-K3; 4 N-QB3,PxP; 5 PxP' P-Q3;6 P-K4'
chances by unaccountably losing to Ireland P-KN3;7N-B3'B-N2;8B-K2' O-O;9 O-O'
Some 93 years ago, John Watkinson - BCM's first Editor in the third round. Next came the home R-Kl; 10 N-Q2' QN-Q2;1l P-83' N-K4; 12
team - to the surprise of its supporters -
- was commenting on the size, bulk and production of Q-B2,N-R4;13P-B4'N-N5;14 N-83' P-B4;
'Brentano's'
chess magazine and began his article with the due to a second half recovery in which 15 PxP,BxP; 16 B-Q3,BxB; 17 QxB' P-85;
following well-known storv:- Ireland beat Holland and France and drew 18 Q-B2, Q-N3+; 19 K-R1' R-K2; 20
with Wales, and helped by England's and N.KNS, N-87*; 21 Resigns.
A retailer of brooms is reported to have said to a fellow
'I Holland's crushing victory over France and
vendor, cannot tell how you manage to sell your brooms
Scotland respectively in the last round.
cheaper than I, for I steal both handles and brushes.' Said Game No.16277
'I France had mixed fortunes, some of their
his companion: steal mine ready made!' White: AJ.Mestl
team handicapping themselvesby inability
Watkinson was so impressed - 'The new monthly is a to cope with the rate of play of 40 moves in 2 Black: M.Bessemry
wonder ... It is Eclipse first and the rest nowhere' - that 'the hours; and Scotland were far less strong 1 P-K4, P-KAi 2 N-K83, N-QB3; 3 B-Ns'
obvious conclusion must be that something has been stolen or, than in former years. After a disappointing P-QR3;4 B-R4,N-83; 5 P-Q4'PxP; 6 O-O'
to put it in another shape, that Messrs Brentano do not intend to pay their printer - at any start the Welsh team gained confidence as B-K2;7 P-K5, N-K5; E NxP, N-B4; 9 N-85'
rate not out of the profits of the magazine.' the tournament progressed and drew their O-O; l0 Q-N4, P-KN3; 11 BxN' QPxB; 12
'folded NxB*, QxN; 13 Q-N3' N-K5; 14 Q-B4'
... Brentano's Chess Monthly up' in September 1882, eighteen months after matches aginst Scotland and lreland.
Watkinson's introduction! ... the printers' bill being the last straw, presumably. Lest the P-KB4;15R-Kl, B-K3; 16P-KB3'N-84; 17
reader should think that this was an isolated case, we hasten to add that many other Final results were as follows (match points P-QN3, N-Q2; 18 P-84, R-B2; 19 B-R3'
magazines - be they chess or not - have gone the same way .,. in brackets) - 1. England 25Vz (4t/z); 2. Q-Qr;20 N-B3' R-N2; 21 QR-QI' P-KN4;
Last month, we announced a price increase of the 'B.C.M.' from 25p to 28p per issue, Holland 18% Q%);3. Iteland 12% (2%); 4. 22 Q-Bl, P-N5; 23 P-84' Q-RS; 24 P-N3'
the annual subscription going from f,3 to 03.36. The reason for this increase is simple: we France 12 (lt/z); 5. Scotland llyz (2); 6. Q-R6; 25 N-Qs' PxN; 26 PxP' BxP; 27 RxB'
intend to survive! The rise in postal charges and in the cost of paper, ink, general supplies, Wales 10 (1). R-Kl; 2E P-K6, N-81; 29 Bxlt, RxB; 30
wages, etc., has compelled us to take this step. We trust our readers will not only understand Individual scores - England: A.J.Mestel
P-K7, Resigns.
our action but will go on supporting their magazine, the 'longest-surviving' in the World. 5/5; J.Nunn 3/4; J.Speelman 3/z/4;
When it comes to value for money - thank you James Schroeder -, we have no doubt P.Littlewood 4/z/5; T.Chapman 3/4; Garne No. 16278
whatsoever that the BCM is worth every penny. To put the 28p in true perspective, let us just J.Kinlay 3/4; P.Sheard 3Vz/4. White: AJ.Mestel
mention that a printing-machine minder's time is equivalent to twelve copies of the BCM an
Holland: P.Scheeran3/3; P.Egmotd l/z/4; Black: D.Bentley
hour! ... and that a packet of cigarettes costs the same as a single issue.
P. van der Sterren 3/5; H.Nijmeijer 2/4; 1P.K4, P-QB4;2N-KB3' P-QR3;3 N-83,
Going back to Watkinson's anecdote, we still offer our broom at a reasonable pricel P.Schippers 2%/4; H. van de Hauw 3/4; P.K3; 4 P-Q4'PxP; 5 NxP' P-Q3;6 B-QB4'
I n t h i s i s s u e- a g a i n l s e t i n s m a l l e r t y p e , w h i c h m a n y r e a d e r s h a v e i n f a c t p r e f e r r e d - w e H.BarIels 3t/z/4. N-KB3; 7 B-N3' P-QN4; E O-O' Q-82; 9
are publishing a Corrigenda 4-page leaflet to M.C.O. 1lth edition, supplied by its Editor, Ireland: R.Pye 2/z/5; R.Nixon 2/4; J.Noone P-84,N-B3; 10 B-K3' B-Q2; 11P-85' Nxll;
Walter Korn. For those ofour readers who want an additional copy, this will be available on lVz/5; C.Batington 3/5; R.Anderson 1/4; 12 BxN, P-K4; 13 B-K3, B-K2; 14 N-Qs'
receipt of a stamped-addressed envelope of suitable size. P.Delaney 2/4; T.Batett th/3. NxN; 15 QxN' O-O; 16 Q-Q3' K-Rl; 17
Francer M.Bessemay2Vz/5; D.Dtchon 2/5; R-83, P-N5; 1E R-R3, K-Nl; 19 Q-K2'
J.Massot 1/5; R.Natale 2/4; D.Bachy 3/5; P-N3; 20 R-KBI, B-QN4; 21 Q-N4' K-Rl;
A.Makroff 2/3; B.Aebischer /2/3. 22 RxP*, KxR; 23 Q-R3+, Reslgns.
Holland and France have joined as regulars,
and it is hoped that the competition will Scotland: D.Bentley 2/z/5; D.McGregor
GLORNEY CUP 1973 continue in its present six-country basis as l%/5; T.Donohue l/4; G.Hood l/3; Game No.16279
Dublin- July3l st-August
3rd there is no doubt that the Dutch and French A.Muir 3%/5; W.Marshall l/4; White: J.Nunn
schoolboys add spice to the event. W.Buchanan 1/4. Black: P.Scheeran
!lI1* _ This year all the competing teams were Wales: K.Williams 1/5; P.William 3/5; I P-K4, P-QB3; 2 P-QB4,P-Q4; 3 BPxP,
In 1948 Mr C.Parker Glorney, a well below strength with players on duty at the H.Herrmann 2%/5; l.White 0/5; P.Botto PxP; 4 PxP, N-I{83; 5 N-Q83, P-KN3; 6
known Dublin businessman, sponsored a World Junior and other international events, 0/3; D.Lewis Vz/4; C.Trevelyan 3/3. N-83, B-N2; 7 P-Q4' O-O; E B-QB'
match between Irish and English schoolboys. but this had little effect upon England with QN-Q2;9 O-O, N-N3; 10 B.N3, QNxP; rr
Wales joined the following year, Scotland their almost limitless resene of promising Team best score prizes were won by B-K3, P-N3; 12 Q-K2' B-N2; 13 QR-BI'
the year after, and for nearly 20 years the young players. The English team, headed by Mestel, Bartels, Bartington, Buchy, Muir R-Bl; 14 N-KS' R-B2; 15 KR-QI, P-K3; 16
'Home' and Trevelyan. B-Q84, NxN; 17 PxN, Q.Rl; lE P.B3'
countries have fought out a qua- Jonathan Mestel, was too strong and
drangular tournament. More recently experienced for the others and won all its Here is a short selection of games - KR-BI; 19 B-Q2, RxB; 20 Reclgng.
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Game No.16280 It is becoming increasingly expensive to six rounds, gave up the exchange for two Challengers 'B' - M.A.Stevenson, D.C.
White: H.Niimeiier stage chess tournaments, even schoolboys pawns against Griffiths and most onlookers Taylor 5%; G.Hutchinson 5; D.K.Butlert
Black:A.Muir events, but it is hoped the Glorney Cup is decided that the Midlander could not J.A.Flood, R.Franklin, A.D.Gravettr MJ.
I P-K4, P-QB ; 2 N-Q83, P-QR3; 3 N-83, firmly establishedon a six-country basis and possibly win and that the bookies might still Reddie, K.M.Southern 4%; C.B.Hatch,
P-K3; 4 P-Q4,PxP;5 NxP, Q-B2;6 P-KN3' it must now be the premier schoolboy team take a hiding since Stean had gained an R.J.Pearce,D.C.Randall, E.Sandercock, R.
P-QN4; 7 B-N2, B-N2; E O-O, N-QB3; 9 event in Western Europe. Perhaps in time, advantage and even his opponent expected Willey, P.C.Wood 4; A.J.Cooper, D.M.
B-K3, N-B3; 10 P-QR3, R-81; 1l R-Kl, and iffunds permit, the event can be further him to win. As play continued, Griffiths Humphries, R.Liggitt, J.Walker, P.White-
N-K4; 12 B-B4, B-84; 13 N-Q5, PxN; 14 enlarged. Those who wish to contribute to succeeded, by some nice f,tnessing in the head, M.W.Wood 3%; W.Evans, E.H.Jones
BxN, QxB; 15 PxP, QxR*; 16 QxQ*, the Glorney-Bloodworth Trust Fund should ending, in extracting the maximum from his M.E.Mitey, G.L.Pritchard, P.R.
K-Bl; 17 R-Ql, BxN; 18 RxB, RxP; 19 communicate with Mr. Ken Bloodworth, 550 position and by the time Smith resigned Rawcliffe, R.Whateley 3; R.P.Fty, F.
P.Q6, Reetgns. Budshead Road, Whitleigh, Plymouth Stean's chances had largely evaporated. Grumbley, F.Jaeck, P.E.Monkhouse 2%;
PLs 4DG, the Secretaryof the Glorney Cup Nevertheless,the prize-giving was over and J.R.Cotterell, D.Gleave (withdrew after 6
International Committee. Griffiths was on the train for Birmingham rounds), Dr. E.B.Kraus (withdrew after 4
beforethe draw was at last agreed. rounds), M.Nevin 2; M.Sommer 1.
The Challengers' Tournament was divi-
ded into two sections,each of36 players, and Premier Reserves: Section A - K.Morrison
this gave the Swiss System a much better (1), J.Rowley (2), C.Richards, RJ.Thompson
stout resistance in the first round and. chance to work properly than last year's 4; R.Hepenstal, R.A.Macbrayne, A.Picker-
PAIGNTON T973 despite loss of a pawn, was able to hold the 'A' ing 3t/zi T.White 0.
entry ofover 70 did. The Sectionwas won
bv \Y.Ritson Morrv position until the adjournment when a draw outright by L.P.Collard who came from Section B - H.G.Crews 5; P.Walden 4%;
was agreed. Meanwhile Peter Griffrths, the behind in the last round by beating the R.G.Daniels 4; R.Dickinson, D.E.Hard-
former Midland Open Champion, was 'B' castle 372; G.Beattie, P.L.Cook, J.J.Lauder
leader, Gerald Homer; but the Section
his perlbrmance of last year, and
Such is the place that Paignton holds in repeating was a tie between M.A.Stevenson and 2t/2.
the hearts of its devotees that even fierce at
the end of round three he was sharing the D.C.Taylor. Section C - Mrs O.Chataway, L.Guard 5%;
lead with R.J.Gamble whom he beat in A.Schoffeld 4%; J.W.Thornley 4; L.Hollo-
competition from the Atkins Memorial
four. Stean was, by this time, in Summary of Results
Congress in Leicester and the new Enfield round way 3/z; R.W.Morris 3; M.Lewis, W.
place with 3t/2, having beaten
Congressdid not prevent the establishment second Premier Tournament - P.C.Grifffths 6; Pethybridge 1.
of a new record entry when 196 competitors M.J.hster,
A.J.Stebbings and Bernard M.Stean 5%; RJ.Gamble, G.HJames, J.K. Section D - CJ.V.Bellers 5; PJ.Martin 4%;
assembled for the opening on Sunday, Cafferty. Robinson 5; B.Cafferty, H.Lamb, M.Mac M.Horne, J.C.Loose, G.C.Walker 4; D.T.
September 2nd. That Paignton is geared for In round five Griffiths started well in the d o n a l d - R o s s ,P . D . R a l p h , R . L . S m i t h , J . W . Fairbank, J.Macgregor 3; D.J.Meadows %.
possible expansion was left in little doubt, all important game with Stean and it looked Atkinson, J.Century, A.C.Dempsey, P.D.
for the Maycir of Torbay, who was present at as though he might virtually settle the Hare, P.R.Kemp, A.P.Lefevre, M.J.Lester, Major: Section A - S.L.RusselI 5 (out of 6);
both the opening and closing ceremonies, question of first prize by winning, but Stean D.H.Powell, G.N.Stokes 4; J.Doyle, P.W. N.Brat, C.M.Oliver, Rev. K.S.Procter 372;
made it clear that if more accommodation managed to hold on grimly and escapewith Hempson, A.L.Hosking, P.F.Timson, G.W. W.W.Tatum 3; R.M.Cherry 2Vz;W.Latey 0.
should be needed to cope with increasing a valuable half-point, although this enabled Thomas, K.Wicker 3%; P.B.Cook, P.S.N. Section B - E.Chamberc 5%; AJ.L.Wade,
numbers steps would be taken to find it. Gamble and G.H.James to dtaw level with Kendall, A.J.Stebbings,Miss A.Sunnucks 3; F.V.Wallace 4%; W.G.Oliver 3%; S.Glad-
This year the weather was, if anything, Stean. A.C.Barton, R.A.Bowell, J.C.Cock, G.Daw, stone, E.G.Potter 3; K.W.Thorp 2/z; W.E.I.
even better than last year's, and the The sixth round brought a set-back for P.Dean, J.B.Goodman, J.E.Pattle, E.C. S h a r p 1 % .
beautiful ballroom looking out over the bay Griffiths. He established a clear advantage Sowden,G.W.Wheeler 2%; R.M.Bruce, S.M Section C - S.Hemblln' J.Hutchings 5;
is the ideal setting for those who play chess over J.K.Robinson but just as everybodyhad Willey 2; J.V.A.Franks 1%; R.A.I*e (with- L.H.Plunkett 4; F.Robinson 3/z; I.C.Hamer
for pleasure as well as the acme of comfort written the game off as a foregone drew after 3 rounds) 1. lVz; A.E.Baker, A.J.Story 1.
for those who play it for blood. conclusion he made a serious error and had
The Premier Tournament with its f,200 to be thankful for a draw. Stean, who dealt Challengers 'A' - L.P.Collarcl 5%; G. Special Swiss - R.E.Ilopklns 6; RJ.
Horner, J.Horrocks 5; W.E.Bruges' I.D. Johnson, T.Parker 5%; G.Westnacott 5; A.
prize list, attracted an entry of 42, and, severelywith Gamble, was now sharing the
Hunnable, R.EJames, VJ,Russ, J.M.Soesan Conroy, D.Evans, G.Slinger 4%; A.Doust,
although one might have wished to see more lead with Griffiths, as James had been held
to a draw by J.Century. B.H.Turner, R.A.Wagstaff 4%; Mrs R.M. P.G.Partridge, P.Rooke 4; J.Bartlett, J.W.
of our leading national players participating,
Bruce, E.S.Colley,C.A.S.Damant, D.M.Hill Bryan, M.P.Foss, Mrs P.Jackson, N.A.
some very bright chess was seen and enjoyed Round sevenbegan on Saturday morning
R.G.Rusha 4; S.R.Capsey,R.J.Hirons, G.I. Johnson, S.Pitney, A.Tltrell 3%; Miss A.
by the spectators. with Stean playing James and Griffiths
Ladds, K.F.Sucksmith, P.R.Vivian, Mrs D. Livesey, J.T.Hopkins, N.W.Roberts, R.J.
Naturally, the favourite for top honours opposed by Richard Smith, a former Welsh r{right 3Yzi J.Bruce, G.H.Green, W.G. Smith, J.H.Vasey 3; Miss A.Bendy, Mrs
was Michael Stean, and, had the book- boy champion. No adjournment was permit-
Irvine-Fortescue, S.D.l,efevre, J.Meadows, E.Crowe, Lady G.Herbert 2Vz; M.Latey 2;
makers been laying the odds on the terrace, ted and the spectators assembled with the
J.Parker, J.Richards, R.Summersell 3; J.M. Mrs R.Lrwis 1; Mrs D.J.Gorton (withdrew
they would doubtlesshave opened him at 2-1 scent of an'eyciting battle in their nostrils.
'offl. Gorton, Miss G.A.Moore, D.J.Towers 2%; through illness after 2 rounds) 0.
and closed at 5-4 or even money by the They were not disappointed for once.
R.Newman, A.Pimblett 2; W.A.Frost 3; J.S.
Nevertheless, P.Dean of Sutton put up a Smith, who had not lost a game in the first Midgley 1. Speclal grading prizes were awarded in
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the Premier Tournament to P.D.Ralph 14 PxP, NPxP; 15 N-Kl' P-K4; 16 N-Ns' Round 6 P-B4; 4 P-Q5,PxP; 5 PxP' P-Q3; 6 N-83'
(under180)and in the Challengers sections N.K5; 17 B-KB3' B-N2; 18 BxN' BxB; 19 Game No.16286 P-KN3;7 P-K4,B-N2;8B-K2' O-O;9 O-O'
to R.E.Jamesand D.K.Butler (under 160). Q-B3, R-83; 20 Q-Rs' P-QR3; 2r N-QB3' French Defence R-Kl; 10 Q-B2,N-R3; 1l B-Ns' P-R3; 12
B-N2; 22 N-Q5, BxN; 23 RxB' P.N4; 24 White: M'Stean B-R4, R-Nl; 13 N-Q2' B-Q2; 14 P-B4'
The followingis a selectionof gamesfrom P-QN4; 15 P-K5, PxP; 16 PxP' RxP; 17
P-QN4,PxP; 25 P-B5,PxP; 26 BxP' R-B3; Black: RJ.Gamble
the PremierTournament:- 27 N-B3, QR-Bf; 28 BxB' NxB; 29 N-K5' B-N3,N-QNS;18 Q-Bl' KNxP; 19 BxR'
I P-K4, P-K3; 2 P-Q4' P-Q4; 3 N-QB3'
KR-82; 30 N-B4,Q-K3; 31 N-Q6'N.Kl; 32 N-KB3; 4 B-KNS, PxP; 5 NxP' B.K2; 6 BxB; 20 NxN, B-Q5*; 2l K-Rl' NxN; 22
NxR, RxN; 33 RXQBP' RxR; 34 QxR' BxN, BxB; 7 N-KB3' N-Q2; 8 Q-Q2' O'O; 9 N-B3, B-K6; 23 Q-Ql' B-K3; 24 N-K5'
QxRP; 35 QxNP' P-QR4;36 Q.K7' Q-R5; O-O-O, P-QN3; l0 B-Q3' B-N2; ll P-KR4' Q-B2;25 N-N4,P-KR4;26 B-83' PxN; 27
Round I 37 QxNP*, K-82; 38 QxP*' N-B3; 39 BxN,R-Ql; 28 Q-K2'RxB; 29 QxB' Q-K4;
P-84; l2 N(83)-N5'P-KR3; 13 N'Q6' BxN;
Game No.16281 Q-Q3, Resigns. 14 PxB, B-B3; l5 PxRP' P-N3; 16 PxP' PxP; 30 QxQ,RxQ; 3l KR-KI' RxR*;32 RxR'
Q.FianchettoDefence 77 B-K4, Q-N3; r8 N-84' Q-R3; 19 BxB' K-Bl; 33 R-K5, BxRP; 34 RxP, B-85; 35
White:G.HJames Round 4 R-B7. P-R4; 36 R-R7' P'RS; 37 K-Nl'
QxB; 20 QxN' Q-R3; 21 N-R3' QR-NI; 22
Black:G.Daw K-N2: 38 K-B2. K-83; 39 K-K3, K-K4; 40
Game No.16284 Q.K7, KR-KI; 23 Q-B6' K-Bl; 24 P-R7'
I P-K4, P-K3; 2 P-Q4' P-QN3; 3 N-Q2' ColleSystem Resigns. R-B7, K-Q3; 4l R-88' K-K4i 42 R-85+'
B-N2; 4 B-Q3' P-QB4; 5 P-QB3' PxP; 6 White:RJ.Gamble K-Q3; 43 R-N5, K-83; 44 RxP(N4)'K-B4;
PxP,B-N5; 7 P-QR3'BxN*; 8 BxB' Q-R5; Black: P.C.Griffiths Garne No..16287 Round 7 45 K-Q2, P-N5;46 R-Ns+' K-N3; 47 P-R4'
9 N-B3, Q-K2; 10 O-O' N-QB3;1l P-Qs' I N-K83, P-QBa;2 P-K3' P-KN3; 3 P-Q4' Indo-Benoni Defence P-R6; 48 PxP, PxP; 49 K-83' P-R7; 50
N-Ql; 12 B-N4' Q-83; 13 B-Ns' B-81; 14 B-N2; 4 B-Q3, P-Q4; 5 P-B3' N-KB3; 6 White: P.C.Griffiths K-N2,K-83; 51 P-N4,K-Q3; 52 P-R5'PxP;
R-Bl, N-K2; 15 RxB' RxR; 16 BxP*' KxB; Black: R.L.Smith 53 PxP, K-K3; 54 R-N3' B-Q4; 55 P-R6'
17 PxP dbl *, K-Kl; 18 Q-Q7+' K-81; 19 9 QN-Q2,O-O;7 O-O' Q-82;8 R-Kl' QN-Q2
P-K4,PxKP; 10 NxP,NxN; 11 RxN' PxP; 1 P-Q4, N-KB3; 2 N-KB3' P-K3; 3 P-B4' Resigns.
QxR, Resigns. 72PxP, N-83; 13 B-KB4' Q.N3; 14 R'K2'
N-Q4; f5 B-K5, B-N5; 16 BxB' KxB; 17
Round 2 R-K5, P-K3; 18 B-84' BxN; 19 PxB' N-K2;
Game No. 162E2
SicilianDefence
20 R-QNS'Q-B3;21 Q-K2' N-B4; 22 P'Qs, Games l)epartment
PxP; 23 Q-Ks+, Q-B3;2,1QxQ*' KxQ; 25
White:M.Stean BxP, N-Q3; 26 R-85' QR.BI; 27 QR'QBI'
Black: MJ.Lester P-N3;28 R-87' P-QR4;29 K-N2' P'R4; 30
I P-K4, P-QB4;2 N-KB3' N-QB3; 3 P-Q4' R(BI)-B6,RxR; 31 RxR' R-Bl; 32 R'Q7' Game No.16260 v a r i a t i o nt o a s s e s si s l 5 N x N , Q x N ; 1 6 Q x Q ,
PxP; 4 NxP, N-B3; 5 N-QB3' P-Q3; 6 K-K4r 33B-N3'P-KN4;34P-KR4'P'83; 35 Pirc Defence, Austrian Attack B x Q ( a l s o1 6 . . . , N x Q ! ? ) 1 7 P - K R 3 ' N - B 3 '
B-Q84, P-K4;7 KN-K2' B-K2; 8 B-KNS' R-K7, K-Q5; 36 R-K6' N-84; 37 PxPoPxP; a n d n o r vi f l 8 B - R 6 , B x P ! ? i s a n i n t e r e s t i n g
White: J.Penrose
O-O; 9 BxN,BxB; 10 O-O' R-Kl; ff Q.Q3' 38 R-K4+, K-Q6; 39 B-K6' R-84; 40 P'R4' Black: G.S.Botterill
transactit)n.
B-K3; 12 N-Q5' B-N4; 13 QR-QI' R-QBI; P-N5; 41 P-N4, PxP*; 42 KxP, PxP; 43 12 ..., Q-82; 13 Q.R4' B-N2; 14 P-B5'
Played at Edstbourne in Round 4 ofthe
14 P-QB3, P-QR3; 15 P-QN4' N-K2; 16 RxP,N-Q4*; 44K-N3,NxB; 45RxP,N-Q5; An interesting comparison is possible
1973 British Championship
P-QR4,NxN; 17BxN, R-82; 18 Q-N3' BxB; 46 R-N8,R-N4*; 47 K-B,4,R-N5*; White here. Imagine that the White King is still on
Notes by G.S.Botterill
19 RxB, B-K2; 2O KR-QI' Q-Bl; 2r resigns. K N l , w h i l s t t h e K R P h a s b e e n a d v a n c e dt o
R(Q1)-Q3,R-B5; 22 Q-K3' Q-83; 23 P-Rs, I P-K4, P-Q3; 2 P-Q4' N-KB3; 3 N-QB3'
the third rank. Then we have a position that
B-B l:'24 P-R4' R-QBI; 25 Q-B3' Q-Kl; 26 P-KN3; 4 P-B4, B-N2; 5 N-83' O-O; 6 B-K2'
c a n b e r e a c h e dv i a t h e 5 . . . , P - B 4 ; 6 P x P ,
N-N3,P-KN3;27P-Rs' R(B1)-B2;28 Q-K3' Round 5 P-84; 7 PxP, Q-R4; 8 O-O' QxP*; 9 K-Rl'
Q-R4 variation. From this position Wittman
K-Rl; 29 PxP, BPxP; 30 Q-Q2' Q-B1; 31 Game No.16285 QN.Q2;
Kaplan, Mayaguez 1971 Plunged into
RxQP, BxR; 32 RxB' Q-NS; 33 R-QE+' Kingts Indian Defence In my opinion this is better than 9 ...,
c o m p l i c a t i o n su ' i t h 1 4 . . . , P - N 5 ! ? ; 1 5 N - K 2 ,
K-N2;34Q-Q6,Q-85; 3s Q-K6' R(85)-83; White:P.D.Ralph N-83t 10 B-Q3, B-N5; I I Q-K1, althoughat P - Q 4 ; 1 6 K P x P , N - K 4 ( 1 6 . . . ,N x P i s i n l ' e r i o r )
36 N-85+, QxN; 37 Q-N8+' K-R3; 38 PxQ, Black:P.D.Hare Brighton the previous year Keene had 17 N-B4, NxN*; 18 RxN, NxP; 19 PxP'
RxP and Black resigned. r N-K83, N-KB3; 2 P-84' P-KN3; 3 P'Q4' equalized against Penrose after 11 RPxP: 20 N-K6!, PxN; 21 BxNP, RxR; 22
P-Q3;4 P-KN3,B-N2; 5 B-N2' O-O; 6 O-O' Q R - B 1 ; 1 2 B - K 3 , Q - Q R 4 ; l 3 Q - N 3 ,B x N ; 1 4
Q-R7+, K-Bl; 23 B-R6, Q-84+ and a draw
Round 3 QN-Q2; 7 N-83, P-B3; 8 P-K4' P'K4; 9 QxB, N-Q2. was agreed in vieu' of 24 K-Rz, RxP*; 25
Game No.162E3 P-KR3. N-R4; l0 B.K3, P-QR3; ll Q-B2' 10 B-Q3!, KxR, N-B5*; 26 K-R2, NxB; 27 QxB*,
English Opening P-KB4; 12 KPxP, NPxP; 13 PxP, PxP; 14 Undoubtedly best, yet not previously tried K-Kl; 28 QxN*, K-Q2.
White: B.Cafferty N-N5,Q-Kl; l5 P-KN4'P-R3;16 N(N5)-K4' i n a s e r i o u sg a m e . 1 0 N - Q 2 , 1 0 N - K 1 a n d 1 0
PxP; 17 PxP, N-85; 18 N-Q6' Q-K3; 19 But if I tried 14 ..., P-N5 and 15 ..., P-Q4
Black:Dr. P.W.Hempson Q-Q3 have been tbund wanting. here I would not have the saving Queen
I P-Q84,P-QB4;2 N-KB3' P-KN3; 3 N'B3' N-B5,P-KR4; 20 BxN, PxB; 2l N-QSrPxP;
10 ..., P-QR3; 11 Q-Kl' P-QN4!; 12 B-K3' check, and so would lose in the analogous
B-N2;4 P-K3' P-Q3;5 P-Q4'N-Q2; 6 B-K2' 22 N(85)-K7+,K-B2i 23 KR.KI' N-K4; 24
Black stands well after 12 P-Ks!?, PxP; 13 variation! The disadvantages of having the
KN-83; 7 O-O' O-O; 8 P-QN3' P-K3; 9 RxN, BxR; 25 Q-R7+' K-Kl; 26 R-Kl'
B-N2, P-N3; 10 Q-82' N-Kl; ll QR'QI' PxN; 27 NxP, P-B6; 28 Q-Rs+' K-Ql; 29 PxP, N-N5; 14 P-K6, N/Q2-K4, although King at Rl instead of the pawn at KR3
P-B4;12R-Q2' Q-K2; 13 KR-QI' N(Q2)-83 RxB, PxB; 30 Q-Ns+' Resigns. the position is intricate. An important become apparent later in the game.
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Black nright have delayed this capture ..., QxP*. So ...

14 ..., KR-KI; 15 B-R6' QR-81; 22 N-83, Q-N6; 23 BxR, QxB; 24 B-81' and tried to get his Q-side out by l0 ..., 17 N-R4, PxP; 18 Q-84' B-R4*;
25 PxP, RPxP; 26 R.B2' Q-N6; 27 N - B 3 . I n t h a t c a s eW h i t e c o u l d h a v e p l a y e d
T h e a t t e m p t t o w i n a P a w n b Y l 5 . . . , P-QR4; T h e e n d g a r n ea f t e r 1 8 . . . , P - K 4 ; 1 9 Q x K P
R , Z B 2 - K 2 ,R - Q I ; I I B-N5. is bad fbr Black.
BxB?; 16 QxB, P-N5; 17 N-QS!,BxN; l8
PxB. N-N3 would lead to disaster afler 19 Alter a more or less lbrcing sequence 1l Q-Q3, 19 K-Ql, P-R3;
PxP. RPxP: 20 BxNP. Also 15 "., N-B4 White has firmly held the important KP' M . C . O . g i v e s1 l Q - Q 2 , N - 8 3 ; 1 2 O - O - O , The crisis of the game. Either Black
would be a poor move, since then White can Black now ref'rains fiom the natural 27 ..', B-Q2; l3 N-K5, O-O-O with equality.This e l i n r i n a t e st h e Q N P a n d t e a r s u p W h i t e ' s
make progress on the K-side with l6 N-N5' P - N 5 , a s t h i s w o u l d o n l y e n c o u r a g eW h i t e t o looks a better move. ganreo1 ...
A s i t i s , 1 6 N - N 5 i s a d e q u a t e l ym e t b y 1 6 . . . , c o n s o l i d a t e b y 2 8 P x P , P x P ; 2 9 N - N l ! , lt ..., B-Q2; 20 N-KS. B-B2:
N-K4; and this was one of the points of 14 tbllowed by N-Q2 and P-QN3. . r 1 l . . . ,R - R l ;
I l . . , N - 8 3 m a y b e b e t t e rO The move Black had relied on. He is ready
. . . , K R - K l , p r e v e n t i n ga n e x c h a n g es a c r i f i c e 2 8 Q - 8 2 , P - N 5 ; 2 9 Q - N 6 '
l2 RxR, QxR; l3 Q-NS+, N-B3; 14 N-K5. t o a n s w e r2 0 R x P b y 2 0 . . . , Q - Q 3 ; 2 1 R x B ,
on KB3. Black has a solid defensiveposition Or is it better to go in fbr 29 PxP, PxP; 30
on the K-side, and to penetrate it White will 12 R-R7, QxR; 22 NxQ, BxQ; 23 N-B6+, K-B2t 24
N-Nr, Q-R7?
have to bring over more fbrces (by N-K2- Nou if Black plays l2 .... Q-N3 he gets a NxR. PxP: 25 BxP, N-B3!: 26 P-N3, RxN
29 ..., R-Q2; 30 Q-N5' B-KBI; b a d e n d i n g :l 3 N - K 5 , Q x Q ; 1 4 B x Q , R - B 1 ; a n d 2 7 P x B i s a n s w e r e db y 2 7 . . . , R - N 8 t . O r
KB4 or N-Q1-K3iKB2-KN4 and perhaps
B-Q2-QB3). But in time this can be Setting a nasty trap. l-5 NxP. Had Black played 1l ..., N-B3 2l Q-86, B-Ql1.
arranged, and what can Black undertake? I 3l B-N5?!, White could haveplayed13 QxQ, RxQ; 14 2l N.QN6!,
was frightened that my position might Undoubtedly better is 31 PxP, PxP and B-N5,B-Q2l l5 BxN, BxBl 16 P-KN3 with A winning deflection!
stagnate. There seem to be two active ideas o n l y n o w 3 2 B - N 5 . T h e n 3 2 . . . , R - B 2 ; 3 3 some advantage.
2l ..., BxN(6); 22 RxP' Q.Q3;
for Black: (i) get amongst the Q-side pawns Q x K P , P x N ; 3 4 Q x R , P x P ; 3 5 R - Q N I i s 12 ..., Q-B3; 13 P-QR3'
Or 22 ..., Q-N4; 23 R-B8*, K-K2; 24
with the Queen; (ii) sacrifice the exchangein winning fbr White. In the game Penrose, Putting the question. None of Black's
the QB file. Q-B7+, K-Q3; 25 RxR, QxN; 26 Q-B8+,
with not much time to spare, goes astray. v a r i o u s r e t r e a t ss e e mq u i t e r i g h t . O n l 3 . . . , K-82', 27 Q-Q8-{ and wins.
16 QR-KI, Q-B4; 17 N-Ql' N-K4; Such games can easily go either way. B-Q3 White might even play 14 Q-K3,
23 RxB,
Trying to maintain activity with the idea 3l ..., Q-K3!; 32 PxP, B-QR3; 33 QxRP' Q - K 2 ; l 5 B - Q 3 ,N - B 3 ; 1 6 B - N 6 , R - K B 1 ; l 7
N-KNS. 13 ..., BxN* is not promising. Now this wins the exchange.
of playing ..., NxN and ..., P-Q4. But White BxR; 34 BxN?'
prevents this. Besideslosing his good bishop, Black might 23 ..., NxR; 24 Q-87+' K-Ql; 25 QxR*'
A blunder which allows Black's KB into
a l s o b e e m b a r r a s s e da f l e r 1 4 Q x B , N - B 3 ; 1 5 K-82; 26 QxR, QxN; 27 PxP' PxP; 28
l8 B-K3, Q-N5; 19 P-QR3' Q-R5; 20 NxN' the game with terrible effect. But also after
P-QN4. QxRP,
PxN; 34 RxB, Q-B5! Black has strong threats of
..., R-Q8+ and ..., NxP. 13 ..., B-R4; White is the exchange and pawn up, but
On balance. this is a welcome doubled
This looks weak, but it is really the best has to tace rather awkward counterplay,
pawn. 34 ..., QxB; 35 NxB, Q-87; 36 P-N5' B'R3!;
reply. which is more dangerous because of his
2r B-Q2, 37 N-N3, R-Q7; 38 R-KNI, B-K6; White
time-shortage.
resigrrs. 14 P-QN4, B-N3;
28 ,,., P-Q6; 29 R-Nl' BxP;
Black now has possibilities of counter-
p l a y b y . . . , P - Q R 4 , o r e v e na g a i n s tt h e Q P i f A n o t h e r p o s s i b i l i t yw a s 2 9 . . . , P x P * ; 30
W h i t e d a l l i e sl 5 N - K 5 w o u l d b e a n s w e r e db y KxP, Q-K5*; 31 Q-Q3, Q-QRS*; 32
Game No.16288 Q-QN3, Q-K5*; 33 K-Ql, Q-Q5*; 34
l5 ..., R-Bl with 16 ..., N-B3 to tbllow.
French McCutcheon 32
15 Q-K3, Q - Q 3 o r 3 0 . . . , Q - B 4 * ; 3 1 Q - Q 3 ,Q x P * ;
White: M.Basman
Q Q2.
Black: G.M.Hayes With the immediate threat of 16 NxQP
(Played at Ilford 1973) 30 R-N7+, K-Ql; 31 Q-R5*' K-Kl;
Black has to step back.
Notes by M.Basman Or 3l .... K-Bl: 32 R-N1.
15 ..., Q-K2;
I P-K4, P-K3; 2 P-Q4' P-Q4; 3 N'QB3' 32BxP, Q-R5*; 33 K-81' Q.R8+;34 K-N2'
It looks like White can now hnish the
N-KB3; 4 B-KNS' B-N5; 5 P-K5' P'KR3; 6 B-Qs+;35 P-83' QxP*; 36 B-B.2,B-K4;37
game off by 16 N-KS; but Black has a
PxN, r e s o u r c e1 6 . . . , N - 8 3 ! ( n o t 1 6 . . . , R - 8 1 ; 1 7 Q-N5, Q-N2; 38 B-R4' Black resigns.
This, the Tschigorin line, is less ftequently N-N6) 17 RxP, Q-N4l and White must look
played than 6 B-Q2. Black is supposed to for salvation. Even 18 R-B4 is met by 18
equalise fairly easily. But his pawns on the BxP. White's next is to keep Black's knight
2l ...' RxP!?; out of it - for a move or two at least!
K-side are shattered, he lags in development
An optimistic exchange-sacrifice - prob' and in the somewhat open position this may 16 P-N5, P.QB ;
ably not quite adequate. But I believe Black lead to difficulties. Initiating powerful counterplay; here 16
has a safer and satisfactory alternative in 21 6 ..., PxB; 7 PxP' R-Nl; 8 N'83' . . . . P - R 3 i s t o o s l o w o n a c c o u n to f 1 7 N - K 5 .
..., Q-Qs!; 22 B-B.3, Q-Q3. The White QN
Perhaps here 8 Q-B3 is better, preventing Now 17 N-K5 fails to 17 ..., PxP; 18 Q-B4,
can hardly move in view of ..., RxB and ...,
the active development of Black's queen. PxN; I 9 RxP, Q-B4 and 20 RxB is met by 20
QxRP, and Black can think in terms of ...,
N-R4-B5 or '.., N'Q2-B4. E ..., Q-83; 9 P-KR4' PxP; 10 RxP' QxNP;
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Game No.16289 position does not look promising. He has

Queen's Pawn, Kingts Indian Defence sacrificed a pawn. his opponent has an
White: AJ.Roycroft (t.B.M.) invulnerable passedQP, and the K5 pawn is
Black: J.V.Skilleter (British Rail) attacked three times while it is defended
Notes by A.J.Roycroft o n l y o n c e . l 4 B - 8 6 l o o k s i n a d e q u a t ea g a i n s t
I P-Q84, N-KB3; 2 N-QB3, P.KN3; 3 P-K4, 14 ..., B-K3.
P.Q3;
Thus White has avoided thc Grunf'eld
14 P-QR3,
Threatening P-N4.
Modern Chess Openings
Defence. 14 ..., N-K6; Eleventhedition
4 P-Q4, B-N2; 5 P-B4, O-O; 6 N-83, P-84:7 Black counters, here and later, with the
P-QS, P-K3; 8 P-K5,
Until someone proves differently I am 1 5 N x N , P x N ; 1 6
nrost reasonable continuation.
Q-Q6,
Corrigenda
c a l l i n g t h i s t h e ' T e s t T u b e C h e s s 'V a r i a t i o n
Now the white centre pawn is adequately
o f t h e F o u r - P a w n sa t t a c k , b e c a u s ei t i s o n l y
protected, and, ,most important, Black
there, I believe, that this move is fbund in
cannot take the Q-file or retreat his queen.
print. That an opening variation should be
in the middle of a book on the end-same 1 6 . . . , N - Q 5 ; 1 7 N x N , P x N ;
s t u d y i s a p i e c e o f r e c h e r c h er e t a l i a t i o n o n T h e r e c u r r e n tt h e m e i s W h i t e ' s K P , u n d e r
all those chess books that conceal the odd attack once more.
end-game study (or not) and which have l 8 P - 8 5 ,
caused me scores of hours of wasted Defending the pawn, with the handy
searching! I have played this move for a a d d i t i o n a l p o i n t t h a t . . . ,
Q-R3 to exchange
number of years and have generally won queens ls now prevented.
with it. Against Mr Skilleter, this was the
l8 ..., R-Kl;
In a work of the complexityof MCO it is unfortunately
third time he has permitted it, and as I had
Fatally consistent!The only chance was 18 inevitable that some errors will creep into the text.
won on both previous occasions he was
obviously prepared. ..., Q-Q7. The following addenda and corrigenda to the first
E ..., QPxP; 9 BPxP, N-N5; 10 B-N5, (1973)reprint of MCO havecometo light and should
At this point there are three replies, ..., beinsertedin the text. Thepublisherswould begrateful
Q-NJ and .... P-83 as well as the one chosen
here. No one has yet played ..., Q-N3 against t ' % % t " Nt for notification of any further errors readers may
discover.
me, but it may well be best.
l0 ..., Q-R4;
%"ffit
' f f i"ru,
-%
, '"N
t
A common-sense line to try to take
advantage of White's uncastled state is 10 %"/,ffi%i
. . . ,P - B 3 ; 1 1 K P x P , B x P ; 1 2 Q - Q 2 , B x B ; 1 3
QxB, QxQ; 14 NxQ, N-K6; 15 K-Q2, pxp; % ' " / f r%z
"ru, I

'%%A%fr:
S Reference Correction
16 PxP. Mr Skilleter had played 16 ...,
NxB* at this point in one of our games but
quickly succumbed to a mating attack by
Rook and Knight. Better is 16 ..., N-B4 or
%Hffi, 14 note (b) line 5 ctd. N.Y. should run:
14 B-R2, B-B1; 15 R-K2, P-QN4; 16 Q-B2, B-N2; 17 QR-K1,
even 16 ..., NxNP. 19 RxP. BxP: P-N3; 18 P-QN4, PxP; 19 BxBP, N-82 Fischer-Petrosian,
1l B-K2, PxP; 12 O-O, P-Q5; 13 N-eS, Initially I had planned20 R-B8* against Sth match game 1971.
N-QB3; this,but now I sawsomethingbetter.19 ..., 24 (A) The Cordel Defence 3 ..., B-84
This game was played in the 4-player KxR fails to 20 B-84*, B-K3; 21 Q-e7+, 26 (IV) The Counter-Thrust ... (cols. 119-25)
all-play-all final of the London Commercial K-Nl; 22 8-86. 30 col.20 6 P-Ks (k)
Chess League Individual Championship, 20 B-Q84, BxQ; 21 R-K7+, K-B t; 22 (k) 8 Q-K5 ch
when Danny Wright had already won the R-Bl+, B-84;23 R-87+, K-Nl; 24 RxB*. 3l note (i) (c) Changeto 9 N-N3); 9 ...,
title, having dropped only a half-point, to Resigns. 40 note (g) (1) 16 PxNP .......23 Q-Ql, P-Q7l
Mr Skilleter. I had lost both my games but Mateoccursafter24 ..., K-N2; 25 R-B7+, 56 col.132 7 _
had every confidence in winning this last K-Rl ; 268-86+, K-Nl; 27R-KN7+ and28 P-KB3
one. However, on the face of it, White's R-N8. 8 BxN
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o
o! Reference Correction
$ R"f"r"rr"" Correction

168 note (f) lines 5 and 6 (3) 18 B-Nsl or (4) 18 Q-Rs?l' B-K3; 19 RxPl !'......
and eliminate dots at 8th move betweencols. 131 and 132
1 1- 172 heading 5 N.QB3
c o l .I 3 3
B-N2 185 note (a) line 6 6 P-B3, P-KN3 = ; or (3) 4 ..., P-Q4; 5 QN-Q2 ........
Insert white pawn on Q2 l9l note (f) change to (fl No safe alternative is 4 ..., P-KN3; 5 N-QB3' B-N2; 6 P-Q4'
66 diagram
R.K1 P-B3: 7 KN-K2 and Black is cramPed'
70 note (k) line 3
note (m) Add closing parenthesis aftet'Bondarevski'
72 col.16 10-
195 diagram Black's King's Knight's pawn should be on KN3
Q-Rs[(c)
Changenote p to note k 196 line 1 more forceful
94 line 6 from bottom
line 3 6-9 and 5 ..., O-O (cols. 10-16)
96 col.S t0 B-K2
197 (a) (B) (1) 6 B-K2
Q_Q2(k) (b) (A)
110-O 0) 6 .... N-K1;
(b) (B) (2) 6 ..., QxQ ch; and 8 ..., BxP;
B-K2
12 Q-Qz 198 col.9 6 ..., PxKP
o-o-o (h) 9 ..., N-Q4;
13 QR-Ql (i) line 5 19 B-Q3, QxR ch; 20 QxQ, PxR (Q);
BxN line 7 14 Q-Rs ch, K-N1;
14 RxB line 9 14 K-Bl, P-Q4! T
P-B3 line 10 (C) 11 P-K6!? (1) 11 ..., PxP;
15 R-N3 line 11 12 PxN
P-N3
lee Q) Omit symbol (A) and omit whole line (B)
16 Q-B2
+ 195 diagram move black pawn ftom KN2 to KN3
200 (a) this note should be part of 199 (h)
96 (e) 21 PxBP (b) (c) 9 ..., P-QN4; and 13 ..., N'KR3;
QR-B1 (c) 6 N-B3 transposes into col. 22
22 KR-Q1, B-Q6!!
2Ol col.21 9 BxB ch
97 (e) possible in note (g)
col.22 12 ..., N-N3 (b)
97 G) 124 $) Johner-Schmid, Moscow Olympics 1956
12 P-QR4
99 note (e) (B) 5 P-QB3
99 col.16 9 BxKBP ch 203 heading Robatsch
(d) (B) 4 P-QB4 see cols. l-14 203 (c) 1879
(e) (B) s ..., P-QB3?! 204 col.l Eliminate note (a) to move 5 and change note (b) to (a)
100 (h) 7 PxP e.p. col.2 Eliminate note (c) and add (d) to 7 P-B3. Add leaders between 6
col.24 9 ..., PxBP KN-K2, co1.2 and 6 P-Q5, col.3
( 1 )l s BxB cols.2-5 Change (d) to (b), (e) to (c), (fl to (e), etc., down to (n) to (l)
110col.33 ll -
PxN
I notes (a) to (l) Change as follows:
(a) 10 B-R6 ......'...very unclear
112 note (l)
130 note (f)
l2 QxN. Q-R4 ch.
Lazne
I ( b ) I f 6 P x P . . . . . . . . . . ,N x Q l
(c) Risky is 6 ..', N-R3 .'........Archives.
(d) Or 7 PxBP, NPxP! d
136 note (a) Delete (A) ( e ) ( A ) f 0 0 - O - O , . . . . . . . . . .g a m e .
139 col.93 (0 9 PxP, ..........Barden
P-83(d) ( g ) 1 0 Q - Q 2 . . . . . . . . ' .K m o c h '
140 note (d) 4 ..., N-R3; ( h ) 5 P 5 P ^ . . . . . . . . .K
. moch'
(Franco-Benoni Defence) ( i ) s . . . , P - Q 3 ? . . . . . . . . . .1 % 8 .
142 (il $) col.9
(d) l6 Q-K84 t ) l 0 P - K N 3 . . . . . . . . . . .M a r i c '
(i() (A) 4 ..., N-Q2?; 5 P-B4!, P-K4; 6 PxP!' PxP; 7 P-Qs +
(d) l9 . . . ,P x B ;
( B ) 4 . . . , P - K B 4 ( 1 ) ;5 P x P , B x B P ; 6 N - B 3 ! ' N - K R 3 ; 7 B - K 2 '
154 col.21 O-O; 8 O-O, N-R3; 9 P-QS' P-B4; 10 N-KN5' N'B2
7 N.K2
(Polugayevski-Bi1ek,Lugano 196qL !1 B--Q-2-- (2) 5
note (k) 13 BxN! (r3 O-O?,P-KR4!)NxB;
KN-K2; P.K4; 6 P-Q5, N-K2; 7 N-N3, P.QB3 :
156 Heading Sicilian Defence- Dragon Variation ( 1 ) 1 0 P x P . . . ' . . . . . .a d v a n t a g e .
164 note (b) US Open Chp. 1968
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0
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Nervs from the
206 (g) 11 ..., QxQ; British Isles
210 (a) (B) 12 RxP, R-QNI! - .Alekhine),
229 col.40 6 P-QN3
237 note (f) add: The column is Bisguier-Littlewood, Hastings 1961-2. 49th Hastings International Congress - (27th December 1973 - 13th January 1974). Because
ofthe two Interzonal Tournaments this year, acceptancesfor the Premier at Hastings have
234 heading 3 N-QB3, P-QB4; 4 BPxP
been rather slow. Two U.S.S.R. Grandmasters will be playing together with Jan Smejkal (Cz.)
244 col.14 9 NxN Duncan Suttles (Canada) and invitations have gone to Grandmasters fiom Hungary,
253 co1.4 change 10 to 10 - Yugoslavia and West Germany. International Masters S.Garcia (Cuba) and L.Rellstab
QR-QI R-81 (W.Germany) have agreed to play. At the time of writing, the British players who have
a c c e p t e da r e W . R . H a r t s t o n , R . D . K e e n e , M . S t e a n a n d A . J . M i l e s .
257 col.24 Change4 QN-Q2 to: 4 N-Q2
A reminder that the closing date for all entries is December lst 1973. Enquiries to
260 note (j) After'Trajkovic Det'ence'add: and Queen's Gambit, cols. 77-8
(Chigotin's Defence) L.A.J.Glyde, Chess Club, 2 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings (Challengers and Main
tournaments) or W.L.Starling, Clover, Fyrsway, Fairlight, Hastings (New Year and Third
261 note (k) (B) The number 2, indicating the 2nd move, is misplaced. It should Week Tournaments).
precede P-Q84 'Friends of
261 (d) (A) but allows the Staunton Gambit Det'erred - p. 271(hXB) The Congresswill be opened by Sir Richard Clarke, KCB, OBE, Chairman
col.7 3 N-QB3 Chess'.
277 note ff) Change Compare next column to: compare note (a - B)
The Wales - Ireland Match, held at Newport, Mon., on 15th and 16th September, resulted as
280 note (c) (B): For (B) 2 ..., P-K3; 3 P-K4 see ..........
follows:- 1. A.H.Williams t/zth- H.llacGrillenVzVz;2. S.J.Hutchings/z/z - J.L.Moles 1/zt/z;3.
287 note e (B) 8 P-QN3 I.C.Jones /z/z - W.Heidenfeld lzVz;4. D.Sully '/z/z - E.Keogh Vzlz; 5. LTrcvelyan th7 -
300 cols.39/40 Eliminate dots after 9 Q-B2 () and eliminate the Q-B2 t) in col. J.Murray %0; 6. Dr.K.D.Warren /z/z - A.Dennehy t/z/z; 7 . R.G.Taylor 10 - G.McCurdy 0l;
317 cols.24/25 40. Add dots between 9 PxBP ..........BPxP 8. S.K.D.Cronick U/z - R.Byrne 1/z; (Final result; 8-8 - Thank you Mike Bowers).
(1) Move all of col.25 up one move
(2) Eliminate dots after 6 The Northumberland Chess Congress, held over the Summer Bank Holiday weekend,
P-K3 resulted as follows: (Thank you M.H.S.Whiting).
Open - (6-round Swiss, 36 players) 1. J.F.Turnock 5%; 2. G.K.Rockett 5; 3-5.
(3) Add dots between 6 Q-N3 ... PxP
E.Matthewson, M.McCarthy, J.Steedman4/zt etc. Major - (6-round Swiss, 50 players) 1.
note (m) (B): 5 . . . , P - 8 3 ( 1 ) 6 Q - N 3 . . . . . . . . . .6 B - K 2 i s g o o d .
G.V.Glover 6; 2-7. W.R.Aynsley, S.Carr, A.Hayrood, G.McCall, T.W.Simpson, M.Trolan
320 note (e): 7 PxBP, (1) 7 ..., N-Ks; 4Lh; etc. The End-game prize went to J.Simpson and Trophies for Best Junior Performances
330 (a) 5 ..., O-O; 6 N-B3, P-K4;7 BPxP ... in each section to E.Matthewson and G.McCall.
col.25 7 B-K2 (j)
8 ..., PxP and omit the () The results of the Ninth Weymouth Summer Congress are: (Thanks Peter Merrett)
(j) (A) see cols. 21-24 Championship - (24 entries) 1. G.H.Bennett 5; 2-5. Dr.J.A.Fidler, D.James,
339 col.64 l3 ..., N-N2 M.Macdonald-RossA , . J . S t e b b i n g s4 V z ; 6 . D . O . V a u g h a n 4 ; 7 - 9 . D r . J . M . A i t k e n , R . B u r t o n ,
note (e) (C) Omit completely D.A.Mackenzie 3Vz: ... Reserves - (24 entries) 1-2. D.Bruce, G.C.Stevens 5; 3-4.
351 note (a) line 2 Reti Opening cols. 27-29. D.B.Armour, D.A.Munford 4/z; ... Jwrior - (Under 18) l-2. P.Williams,J.L.Whiteman 4/2.
35s Double Fianchetto (cols. 37-8) Minor - (Under 14) 1. H.M.Carter 4t/z;2. F.Y.Y'Iallace 4.
356 col.3 s P-KN3 (g)
P-K4 The Fourth Thanet Congress had a recotd entry, this year, of 101. The Open Swiss was won
by R.A.Parry ahead of 2-3. G.H.Bennett and M.R.Gordeni; 4-8. B.F.O'Sullivan, G.Botley,
357 col.8 10 ..., PxKP
A.Pope, A.E.Hanreck and T.J.Bean; P.Challen finished 9th and collected the Thanet Prize
col.9 6 QxBP
for the highest-placed Thanet resident. Major Swiss- 1-2. W.R.Rayner and T.l.Twner 4t/z;
t) (2) see col.10, note (k)
3-7. M.G.Patterson, P.A.Baldwin, M.Dunne, J.C.Blundell and R.G.W.Elwell 4; etc. Minor
359 note (i) 3 ..., P-QB3
Swlss - 1. S.J.Ireland 4/z; 2-5. R.Gates, T.Reene, P.C.Greenwood and A.Major 4; etc.
360 heading 1 N.KB3 (Thanks Michael Croft).
362 note (b-B-2) 3 ..., P-QN3!? seecol.24
363 col.38 6 P-N2 Iondon Champlonship 1973-1. P.Timson; 2-3. J.Century and C.D.ke; 4. L.S.Blackstock;
366 (i) 4..., O-O 5-7. J.O'Dell, G.Burton and T.Fox; 8. D.LeMoir; 9. M.Macdonald-Ross; 10. M.J.Franklin.
367 (f) (B) (4) 17 K-Ql, PxR(Q)ch;
Obttuary - We learn with deep regret of the death of Ledy Hoare' OBE, wife of Sir
Frederick, to whom we express our sympathy for this tragic loss. Lady Hoare was the founder
of the Trust for thalidomide and other physically handicapped children.
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429

Leonard Barden reports - John Nunn added to his impressiveresults this summer when he But of course shock value wears off. a n a l y s i sb y K e r e s .A n d i n t h e v a r i a t i o n 5 ' . . ,
shared the f,60 firit pfize with former west of England champion l,eon Burnett in the The chief merit of this book is that it B-K2: 6 N-B3,N-B3; 7 NxP, O-O Black is bY
London chess club's Bloomsbury open at Mary ward Centre on 15-16 September. Nunn e s t a b l i s h e st h e B i s h o p ' s O p e n i n g a s s o m e - no means assured of equality if White
(Oxford U.) and Burnett (Essex U.) scored 4% in the S-round Swiss; next came thing more than a curiosity which merits an adopts Alekhine's 8 N-QSI? $p. 42-3).
'the going is soft"
R . A . B a t c h e l o r ,G . H . B e n n e t t ,G . D i c k s o n ,J . A . J o h n s o nJ, . A . M c D o n n e l l ,S t e w a r tR e u b e n ,a n d o c c a s i o n a lo u t i n g w h e n The whole book is very modest in tone
R.A.Walker all with 4. c.S.Crouch was top junior with 3vz. An entry of 98 competed for f 155 The main line of the argument must concefn and enlivened by a number of gently
in ptizes. England Internationals Simon webb, Andrew whiteley and Leonard Barden gave itself u'ith the Berlin Defence(2 ...' N-KB3)' amusing touches. Without any untoward
inter-round tutorial post-mortem sessions. to which. accordingly, all but two of the i n s i s t e n c ef r o m t h e a u t h o r s o m ep r e s s u r ef o r
The London Chess Club had 110 juniors aged 9 to 17 at its Invitation analytical chapters are devoted' One com- White makes itself felt in most lines'
Tournarnent-curn-coaching event at Mary Ward Centre on 23 September. John Littlewood' plaint I have against the lay-out is that Perhaps the only exception to this general
Alan Perkins. and David and Elaine Pritchard wefe among the trainers, and Bob wade Harding never really makes it clear whether trend is the Pin Variation (Chapter 9)'
talked to the older juniors on clock trouble techniques. Tournament winners included: he pref'ers3 N-QB3 or 3 P-Q3' Yet this is a against u'hich nothing especially impressive
Invitation ,A' - J.S.Speelman(Middlesex) 3%, P.Littlewood (Lancs) 3, T'P.D.Chapman minor quibble, as they both appear to be emergestbr White, although some games by
(Surrey), M.Goldschmidt (Mddx.), T.R.Holt (Lancs), P.J.Lee (Hants) and S.M.Taulbut fairly eff'ectivein variations in which they do Larsen begin to form a pattern which it may
(wiltsi z%. Reserves,A, D.A.Curnow (Surrey) 4. Invitation'B' Sheila Jackson (Lancs) and not transpose. For the former move a key be profitable to coPY.
M.J.Wallman (Middx) 3/2. The next one-day Junior Invitation Tournaments will be on chapter is Chapter 6, which analysesBlack's
.*"hung. sacrifice in the line I P-K4, P-K4; The chief'defect of the book is the
Sunday 25 November 1973.
2 B-84, N-KB3; 3 N-QB3' NxP; 4 Q-R5' excessivenumber of misprints and incorrec-
N-Q3; 5 B-N3, N-B3; 6 N-NS' P-KN3; 7 tly numbered diagrams - the sort of
technical failing which often creeps into
Q-B3, P-84; 8 Q-Qs, Q-K2. The cumulative
impression of many sub-variations is that chess books because responsibility for that
Review Black's compensation is not suffrcient. And side ofthings has not been clearly allocated.
I think that this is so, although, as Harding Also the price is stiff enough for a limp
observes,
'both
sidesare walking a tightrope'. cover. But consider the inside of a book
The Bishop's Opening, by T.D.Harding. chapter on the history of the opening, the Previously I had imagined that Black could before its outside. The main point is that this
The Chess Player, Nottingham, 1973. Limp harvest of much delving in the Bodleian avoid these complications and equalize (at work aspites to resuscitate an opening that
cover; 116 pages. Price: f,f.58 (US $3.95) Library, is superb, quite the best thing of its least) by playing 5 ..', B-K2 instead of 5 ..., has long been neglected (and occasionally
kind that I have seen, and well worth N-B3, but on reading this book I have learnt ill-usedl); and that a good case is made out
The Bishop's Opening, in caseyou have
reading on its own account. For anyone who that this is not the case.For in the variation fbr a revival of interest. I think it is Black's
forgotten, begins 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 B-B4. As
adheresto the tempting view that the titans 5 ..., B-K2; 6 N-B3, O'O the author turn to move ,.. Why, we may even see some
well as lines to which only the Bishop's
of old were no more than tiddlers lording it oroduces an innovation on move l4 which is change in the ovine uniformity imposed by
Opening has ever laid claim, this book also
deals with many variations that would more over ill-stocked puddles (the Mlth of the an important improvement on the previous the Spanish Bishop. G.S.Botterill
Moderns), there may be a source of surprise
commonly be classified under and reached
in the quality of Philidor's play in the game
via the Vienna (e.g. 1 P-K4, P-K4: 2 N-Q83,
given on pp. 13-15 (it is worthy of a World
N-KB3; 3 B-B4) or the King's Gambit
Champion), and in the twenty-first game of
D e c l i n e d( l P - K 4 , P - K 4 : 2 P - K B 4 , B - B 4 ; 3
N-KB3, P-Q3; 4 N-83, N-KB3; 5 B-B4).
the de la Bourdonnais-M'Donnell match Ne*v Books in Brief
( p p . 1 6 - 1 D ,w h i c h i s a r o u s i n g t u s s l e '
Since a common factor in thesevariations is
the placement of the KB on QB4, and since (All prices include packing and postage,by sudace mail, to any addressin the world)
But is The Bishop's Opening of anY
this post is already available at the second interest to the serious student of opening (Us $8.00)
move, the author is perfectly justified in chess Informant No.15, 1973. Glossy limp cover; 296 pages. Price: !3.20
theory? Or, indeed, (if this is a different (ftom 1972-73 to the kningrad Interzonal),
covering the first six months of 1973 Hastings
welding together one single systemfor White person) to the man who simply wants to lay figurines)
from this material. Besides, as Harding his opponent low? Well, of course the volume 15 contains 68E selected games (in international algebraic notation-with
by the Index of
points out, thg Bishop's Opening is very element of surprise is a point in favour of the with brief notes by means of 25 co"nventional signs. The games are followed
held. during the
ancient, and hence may be granted the title Bishop's Opening. I was myself most Games, the list ofiommentators, the box-tables of the 24 major tournaments
(36 diagrammed positions) and
by right of seniority. d i s a g r e e a b l ys u r p r i s e ds o m e y e a r s a g o i n a first half of 1973, the usual chapters on end-games
notes given separately' a
Students' Olympiad when, having prepared combinations (54 diagrammed positions) with the continuations and
Most chessplayers,reared on a staple F.I.D.E. section which
the Black side of Keres Variation in the Ruy further list of tournament and match results and finally the official
and monotonous diet of Ruy Lopez after Committee of
Lopez so thoroughly that my analysis would gi".r, i"t;. alia, an article by Prof. Arpad E.Elo, Secrelary of the Qualification
Ruy Lopez, will doubt whether a treatise on example ftom
carry me through to the end of the first F.f.n.g., on the applications of the liating System illustrated with an actual
the Bishop's Opening can have an1'thing
tournament p'lay, namely the 1972 Brazilian Championship'
other than antiquarian interest. Certainly session in several lines, my East German
the author has succeeded in his declared opponent sidled his bishop out to QB4 at (in German). Sportverlag, Berlin 1973. Cloth
move 2 (l:0)! Even the mighty Larsen does Lehrbuch der schachtheorie, by A.Suetin
intent of'bringing historical pageant to the
not disdain the shock value of this opening. bound; 568 pages. Price: [2.99 (US $7'50)
writing of this book'. The introductory of L'Abramov,
In this new work the well-known Russian theorist, with the collaboration
430 THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINL THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE 431

G.Friedstein and B.Schazkes,deals with the strategic problems in the study of chesstheory
and surveys the whole field of chess openings.
Theorie der Schacheroffrrungen, Band V, by M.Euwe (in German). 3rd edition 1973 (June);
limp cover; 317 pages. Price: 94.29 (US $10.70)
Volume No.5 in Euwe's seriesof books on the openings has been completely revisedby IM
Albert Becker, the fbrmer Austrian player now resident in Argentina. It covers the King's
Indian, Grunfeld, Old-Indian, Queen's Indian, Bogoljubov-Indian, etc. and includes
examples up to the end of 1972.
'Meisterturnier' (90 competitors) was won by M.Vukic (Yu) ahead of Flesch (H),
both with
8\/2. The'Hauptturnier' was won by D.Gostovic (Yu) with 8% (78 competitors) and the
'Allgemeines Turnier' (88 competitors) by P.W.Vorstermans (NL) with 71/2.
U.S.S.R. - The 9th Tschigorin Memorial Tournament, held in Sochi, ended on September
23rd with the victory of M.Tal 11; 2. Spassky 10; 3-4. Krogius and Smejkal 9; 5-6.
U.Andersson and Timman 8%;7-8. Suetin and Cholmov 8; 9. Balashov 7/z;10. Filip 7;
11-13. Rashovsky, Szabo and Hennings 6t/zi 14-15. Rukavina and Spiridonov 5; 16.
Korensky 4.

Die Schach-Olympiade von Hamburg 1930, by Chalupetzky and L.Toth. (in German).
'B.C.M.'
Classic Reprint No.14. Glossy limp cover; 156 pages. Price: f1.50 (US $3.75) HOW TO II\INOVATE ... OR NOT?
The record of the 1930 International Team Tournament in Hamburg was originally
published in 1931by Magyar Sakkvilag. The presentedition is an enlarged (photographically
bv W.R.Hartston
speaking)reprint except for the diagrams which have all been reset. Eighteen countries took
part in this 3rd Olympiad won by Poland (Rubinstein, Tartakower, Przepiorka, Makarczyk,
P.Frydman) with 48Vzfollowed by (2) Hungary (Maroczy, Takacs, Vajda, A.Steinet, Havasi) Some months ago I found myself wonder- P-KN4, P-QN4; l2 P-N5, N-Q2; 13 P-QR3,
47; (3) Germany 44yz; (4) A:usttia43t/z;(5) Czechoslovakia42/z; (6) U.S.A. 4l%; (7) Holland ing about that perennial problem, what to R-QNl leading to much-analysedvariations.
41; (8) England 40%; ... Round by Round results; Index of games and of openings. Preface play against the Najdorf Variation of the The text move is often seen as a transoosi-
by Dr. Rueb; articles by Dr. A.Vajda, J.Dimer and A.Brinckmann. Sicilian Defence.The 6 B-K3 line was in bad tion.
need of a long rest, so I started looking for l0 .., P-QN4; 11 P-QR3
new ideas in the complex variations stem- But here it is almost invariable to play 11
ming from 6 B-KNS. After dismissing a BxN. Still. it keeps Black guessing.
Nervs from Overseas number of original but stupid ideas, I had
what seemed to me a bright new thought.
l1 ..., R-QNI; 12 B-R4!?

After some analysis I decided that my new T_A%g%

Bulgaria -The semi-finals of the Bulgarian Championship were held in Sofia from lst to
13th August. The competitors were divided into two sections-'A' with 32 players and 'B'
move, while offering no more than interest-
ing prospects, did deserve to be tested in 'W-,6:"'&t"/'&t
with 34 - The qualifiers for the Final, to take place later this year, are: IM L.Popov, IM
P.Peev, P.Velikov (from section
'A')
and IM L.Spassov, IM N.Minev, D.Pelitov (from
play, so I resolvedto try out my idea at the
first opportunity.
"mr'ffi
section'B'). For a long time nobody played the Najdorf
against me, so the first chance came at Bath
Colombia - The Ladies' Olympiad 1974 is scheduled to take place in Medellin, in the during the European Tean Championship in
autumn of next year.
F.I.D.E. - The draw for the quarter-final Candidates' matches is as follows:- Spassky-Bpne
July when England met Hungary and I
found myself faced with Portisch. I thought %w%
,%
(San Juan, Puerto Rico), Petrosian-Portisch(Palma de Mallorca), Mecking-Korchnoi (in the
U.S.A.), Karpov-Polugaievsky(in the U.S.S.R.). These matches should start not later than
for a little while that it might be more
pragmatic waiting for a slightly weaker
%
January 1Sth I 974. The winner of Match 1.will play the winner of Match 4, and therefore the opponent to test the merits of my idea, but I
winner of Match 2 that of 3, in the Semi-Finals. If the Soviet players win all their had already been waiting too long:
quarter-final matches, the semi-finals will be played in the U.S.S.R., but if a non-Soviet This was my new idea - or so I thought.
player manages to reach the semi-frnal, this match will take place in Holland. Game No.16290
Rather than the brutat 12 BxN, it seemed
L.Polugaievsky qualified for the quarter-finals by finishing second with 3/z - ahead of White: W.R.Hartston (England) reasonableto threaten P-N5 by more subtle
Geller (3) and behind Portisch \5'/z) - in the Portoroz tie-breaking match-tournament. Black: L.Portisch (Hungary) means and preservethis bishop for the time
I P-K4, P-QB4; 2 N-K83, P-Q3; 3 P.Q4, being. I played this move quite quickly and
flsnss - The French Championship, held in Vittel, was won by 24 yearold M.Benoit with PxPr 4 NxP with as much confidence as possible and
8t/z ahead of 2. M.Bessenay 8; 3-8. Nora, Pressmann, Michalet, Giffard, Letzelter, Seret 6t/z;
Portisch is one of the best theoretically- went for a walk to look at the other games.
9-12. Boutteville, Derreumaux, Meinsohn, Dussol 6; 13-14. P.Meinsohn, Roos 5%; 15-16.
prepared of today's grandmasters, so I Unfortunately for my equanimity. Portisch
Vincent, Weill 5; 17-20.Monnard,Zinser, Ferry, Bergraser4L/z;21-22.Ducic, Duchon 4; 23.
thought it unwise to adopt an1'thing as played his next three moves rather quickly.
Hughet 3%; 24. Mazzoni 2. The Challengerswas won by 15 year-old L.Roos; Maury (with the
fashionable as 4 QxP. After the game he told me that 12 B-R4 had
same score of 8) was second.The Open went to 17 vear-old C.Abravanel with 9 in front of
ksage (also 9). 4 ..., N-KB3; 5 N-Q83, P-QR3; 6 B-N5, been played in a little-known game between
P-K3;7 P-84, B-K2; two Russians some years ago and he had an
Spain - The Grandmaster Tournament announced in our September issue as taking place There seems nothing wrong with 7 ..., improvement prepared!
in Palma de Mallorca will now take Dlacein Madrid ftom 25th November to 13th December Q-N3, but nobody plays it much anymore. 12 -., N-B4;
1973. 8 Q-83, Q-82; 9 O-O-O, QN-Q2; r0 P-KN4 I had also analysed 12 ..., NxKP?!
Switzerland - The 6th Bienne International Congress was held fiom 18th to 28th July. The Most usual here is 10 BxN. NxB: 11 (probably losing for Black) and 12 ..., P-R3l ?
432 THE BRITISH
(preventing 13 P-Ns and threatening ...,
P-N4!?) but the text move is the most
natural.
13 BxN!
After 13 P-N5, KNxP!; 14 NxN, NxN; 15
QxN, B-N2, I cannot see how White can
justify any of the various sacrifices of
material at his disposal. The move chosen
looks like a loss of time, but it has added
strength now that Black can no longer
recapture with the other knight.
13 ..., BxB!?
According to Portisch, the Russian game
in which he had seen12 B-R4 had continued
13 .... PxB. The text is better, if it is
playable!
14 BxP*!
This sacrifice is so normal in such
positions that I hardly calculated an1'thing
- other than making sure I had a
reasonable reply to 14 ..., K-Bl.
14 ..., K-Bl!
He spent no time looking at 14 ..., PxB
either. Afterwards we analysed 14 ..., PxB;
15 N(Q4)xNP, Q-B3 (best); 16 RxP, Q-N2;
17 RxP*|, BxR; 18 N-Q6* to be in White's
favour. The mass of passed queen's side
pawns prove a potent factor in denying
Black's pieces any play.
15 B-84!
% %
It is reported that around this stage ofthe
game, a Scottish International Master,
commentating on the game to the down-
stairs audience, was ecstatically praising all
Black's moves and admiring his free
piece-play, attacking chances and depth of
vision. Fortunately an English International
Master who chanced by at this moment was
able to restore the balance by pointing out
CHESS MAGAZINE
that White is a pawn up and Black cannot
castle. On the whole, the position is a good
example of what writers of openings books
'chances for both sides'.
call
15 ..., Q-N3;
After 15 ..., NxP; 16 NxN, QxB; 17 NxB,
PxN; 18 KR-B1, White retainsthe advantage
thanks to the insecurity of the black king;
while after 15 ...,BxN; 16 RxB, Q-N3 either
17KR-Q1, QxP*; 18 K-Q2 or the exchange
sacrifice 17 P-N4 transposing to the next
note, would offer interesting possibilities.
16 N-N3
Portisch had spent a long time over his
previous move, which should have led me to
suspectsomething. What he had feared was
the exchange sacriflce 16 P-N4, BxN; 17
RxB, N-N6*; 18 PxN, QxR; 19 R-Ql,
Q-N3; 20 P-B5 with a very dangerous
attacking position. This line possibly casts
doubt on Black's opening play.
16 ...' BxN; 17 PxB,
17 QxB fails to 17 ..., NxP. Now White's
position looks a bit rotten, but it is still
difficult for Black to develophis king's rook.
17 ..., B-N2; 18 KR-KI' K-K2;
After 18..., NxP; l9 RxN, P-Q4;20 Q-K3,
QxQ*; 21 RxQ, PxB; 22 N-B5 White stands
much better, while 18 ..., NxP; 19 RxN,
BxQ; 20 QxB, P-Q4; 21 BxQP, PxB; 22 RxP
still leavesBlack great untangling problems.
19 P-85!, KR-QBI; 20 Q-84!
Quick action is essential before Black's
attack gathersmomentum.
20 .... NxN*; 2l BxN!
23 PxB, RxB!; 24 PxR, BxP! is most
unappetising. After the text move, both
players thought they were winning. He
thoughtthat after23 ..., RxP; 24 PxP, P-B3
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(24 ..., PxP; 25 Q-N5+ is killing); 25 P-Ks
Black could play 25 ..., QxB, but then he
noticed 26 PxBP*I, PxP127 QxQP* forced
mate, which was why I thought I was
winning. Then, however, we both noticed
that Black had sornething better.
2l ..., Q-B4!; 22 R-Q3
Necessaryto create a haven for the king.
After 22 P-K5, QxP*; 23 K-N1, B-Q4 or 23
K-Q2, P-Q4 Black is much better.
22 ..., Q-KA
But now there is no time for 22 ..., QxP*;
23 K-Q2, Q-84; 24 P-K5 with a winning
attack. It is very nice how attack and defence
balance out so precisely on both sides.
Ptactical Ghess Endings
In this article we have two examples of
endgame play in which the pawns are all on
one side of the board; one is a fairly
orthodox case of the technique involved,
while the other is more original. In both
games some very interesting tactical play is
to be seen.
I - Ivkov-Browne (Amsterdam 1971)
% 25 Bxg7, KxgT;
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% %
% ,rrrrrffift,/,ffi
% stretch very far to stop White's potential
% his own pawns.
%ft%
After 20 moves White has achieved a
position with five pawns against four which
should be won with careful play, but now
makes a mistake with 2l Bh6? (21 Bt2 with
an eventual e4 is a good plan). Although the
back rank threat appears to defend the
433
23 QxQ
With Black's queen so well placed I can
make no progress in the middle-game, but
now the ending fizzles into equality.
23 ..., PxQ; 24PxP, PxP; 25 KR-QI' R-82;
26 R-Bl
26 R-Q6, B-Q4 would not be a good
winning try.
26 ..., R(Nl)-QB1; 27 K-N2, Agreed Drawn
Atter 27 ..., BxPl 28 R-K3, B-Q4; 29 BxB,
PxB;30 RxP*, K-Q3; 31 R(l)-B5, R-B4; 32
P-B4 the position settles to nothing. As
Portisch commented after analysing the
game, the opening appears to be a drawish
variation.
by P.C.Griffiths
d-pawn indirectly, Black now plays 21 ...,
Ral!, reducing the position to a 4 vs. 3
ending which should really be drawn with
correct play. However, we shall see how the
difficulties of the situation can tax even a
grandmaster.
22 Rxal,
He cannot savethe d-pawn ofcourse; if 22
Rd2?. Bh3.
22 -. Bxd4I ; 23 Kg2,Bxtl ; 24 Rxe7, Bg7 ;
This is a fairly typical ending with 4 pawns
versus three and the following general points
may be made:
1) Basically the position should be drawn
because the black king does not have to
passede-pawn and at the same time defend
2) At a fairly early stage ..., h5 is essential
for Black, (a) to stop the white pawns
gaining space by advancing together and
obtaining a stifling grip on the position; (b)
to prevent White's obtaining a passed
e-pawn without exchangingoff nearly all the
pawns; (c) to prevent the advance of the
enemy h-pawn which will either open
another file (to the beneht of the attacker, of
course) or even push on to h6, fixing the
 THE BRITISH CHESS MACAZINE
black h-pawn as a weaknessand creating all
manner of threats.
3) The extra pair of pieces gives the
position a rather different character from a
standard rook * 4 vs. rook * 3 ending in
that the attacker naturally has a greater
variety of threats at his disposal.
26 Kn, Kf6; 27 Ra7, h5; 28 h4, Rdl;
As yet there is little to analyze. Black has
played his key move ..., h5 and now places
his rook as actively as possible and tries to
keep the rest of his position consolidated.
29 Bg2, Rbl; 30 Ra4, Rcl; 31 f4,
White is not concerned about the weak-
ness which this move creates at 94 and the
subsequentblockade by Black. The attempt
to obtain a passed pawn is rarely useful in
such a situation since the black king is quite
favourably placed to stop it. The only real
chance ofwinning is by some kind of direct
attack (for example f4-f5-f6 as actually
happens or by a penetration through the
potentially weak black squaresin the enemy
game.
3l ..., Rc2; 32 Be4,
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White's plan becomesclear. He wants to
anchor the bishop at d3 and then play to
attack the enemy pawn mass with e4 and f5.
There seems to be no better way to proceed
in view of the activity of the black pieces,e.g.
32 Bb7 (aiming for Ba6-d3) 32 ..., Ra2li 33
Rb4, Bg4 and White is getting nowhere.
However, the move played allows 32 ..., Rc4
exchanging offrooks, and it-is difficult to see
why Black avoids this, since any ending with
a single piece each should normally be easier
to hold. Nevertheless Black should still not
lose.
32..., Rb2; 33 Bd3, Rb7; 34 Ra5, Bg4;35
Ra2,
Not immediately 35 e4, Rb2*; 36 Kgl
( o t h e r w i s e3 6 . . . , R g 2 o r 3 6 . . . , B h 3 * a n d 3 7
..., Rg2) 36 ..., Rd2 and Black draws easily.
35 ..., Re7; 36 e4, Rc7; 37 Ke3, Rcl;
Not fatal, but it gives White a chance
which could have been avoidedbv 37 .... Rc6
38 Ra6*, Kg7; 39 f5,
White's object is achieved. Now Black
must prevent f'6* which sets up a crippling
bind on his game and even creates mating
threats. If he cannot prevent it he is lost.
39 ..., gxf5; 40 exfS, Rdl?;
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The losing move; in spite of his previous
errors Black can still hold the game with 40
..., f6. Although this appears to be a
weakening move Black can stand it because
the enemy pawns are also weak and
disjointed. After 41 Ra7* (or 41 Kf4, Rc7!)
41 ...,Kf8 (not 41 ..., Kh6?;42Rf7) 42 Kf4,
Rc3 White can never make any progress.
4l f6+, Kh6; 42 Ra8, Rxdl*;
This is quite hopeless,but the only other
possibility, the stalematetry 42 ..., Bf5! also
fails: 43 Bx15, Rd3*; 44 Ke4, Re3*; 45
Kd4, Re4*;46 Kds, Re5* (or 46 ...,Rd4*;
47 Kc6, Rc4*; 48 Kd7, Rd4+ - if 48 ...,
Rc7*;49 Kd8 - 49 Kc7 - Not 49 Kc8, Rd8*
- 49 ..., Rc4*; 50 Kd8 and wins.) 47 Kd6,
Rxf5; 48 Ke7 and wins. If the main line 47
..., RdS*; 48 Ke7, Re5*; 49 Be6! wins.
Other variations lead to similar finishes.
43 Kx&i, Kg6; 44 Rg8*, Kxf6; 45 Rxg4!,
The simplest way. Black may as well
resign.
45 ..., hxg4; 46 Ke4, Ke6; 47 Kf4, f5; 4E
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Kg5, KeS;49 h5, Ke4; 50 h6, f4; 51 h7, fxg3;
52 h8(Q), 92; 53 Qa8*, Black resigns.
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chancesavailable to the stronger side in the
presence of an extra pair of pieces, and
particularly if his pieces are more active,
37 KB, Bf8; 38 Rd7, Bg7;
Once again the weaker side avoids the
a.ttemptto exchangewhich should suit him.
Black may not have wished to commit
himself before the time control or he may
have felt more securewith a bishop guarding
his black squares and holding back the
white f-pawn by his threat to the e-pawn. It
turns out howeverthat the white bishop is a
much better piece.After 38 ..., BcS; 39 Bxc5
(or 39 Bd2, Bf8 etc.) 39..., Rxc5 Black draws
fairly comfortably becausethe white position
is wide open and the king exposedto a series
of checks.
39 Ke4, Rb8; 40 Bc5,
Both sides are probing a little, but this
procedure is obviously safer for White than
for Black! White's basic plan will be Bd4
and 94, once again threatening the terrible
bind f5-f6, and Black must take active
measuresto contestthis, Such measuresmay
well involve ..., 95 at some point, making a
thrust at the white pawns, reluctant though
Black may be to loosen his position in this
way.
40 ..., Rc8;
He had a chance here for the thrust
mentioned above,40 ..., 95. However, after
41 f5 (41 93, h4, or 41 fxgS, Rb2; 42 KfS,
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Rxg2, drawing comfortably in both cases)41
..., Rb2; 42f6, Bh61'43Rd8+, Kh7;44 94
Black is losing. Ifinstead 41 .... Ile8; 42 Bd6,
Bxe5; 43 Bxe5, f6; 44 Rd5, fxeS; 45 Rxe5,
Rt8 (otherwise 46 f6 etc) 46 94, hxg4; 47
hxg4 and Black's game is still very difficult.
Probably the best line is 40 ..., Bf8; 41
Bd4, Rc8; 42 94, hxg4;43 hxg4, BcS as
suggestedin an earlier note,
4l Kd5(?),
White in turn is inaccurate and by this
move he gives Black a clear drawing chance.
Best is 41 Bd4, leading to positions very
similar to the game continuation.
4l .... Ra8?:
This loses in an interesting an original
momentary insecurity in the white position
by 41 ..., Bh6; 42 Be3 @2 93,h4) 42 ..., Rc2;
43 94, Rh2i 44 g5, Bg7 ; 45 Rd8+, Kh7 and
Black is safe.
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the manoeuvre Be7-f6, which would give
White a dominating position for his bishop
or a very powerful pawn wedge if Black
should exchange.Unfortunately for him the
removal of the rook from the back rank
allows a different winning line.
44 RdE+, Kh7; 45 g5!,
Burying the bishop alive - a far more
important consideration than the purely
theoretical drawback that his own majority
is crippled for the time being.
45 ..., Ra4; 46 Bd4, Ra6; 47 Ke4, Ra4; 48
RbE!,
A nice zugzwang move, made possible
only by the paralysis of Black's king-side. If
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Black now releasesthe pin by 48 ..., Ra5; 49
e6! wins immediately (49 ..., fxe6; 50 Rb7 or
4 9 . . . , B x d 4 ; 5 0 e 7 ) .I f h e t r i e s 4 8 . . . , R c 4 ; 4 9
Ke3, Rcl (or 49 ..., Ra4; 50 Bc5 followed by
Be7-f6 with the king sheltering at g4 if
necessary;once that position is set up Black
must either exchange, leaving the wedge at
f6 or keep his rook passiveat a6 in order to
prevent loss of material after White's Rb7
a n d e 6 . )5 0 K d 2 , R c 4 ; 5 l K d 3 , R c l ; 5 2 B c 3 ,
Rf1; 53 Ke3, Rc1; 54 Ba5 and the bishop
reaches f'6 whatever Black does. There
remains the move actually played which
enables White to win by means of an
exchange sacrifice.
48 ..., Bh8; 49 RI8,
Not immediately 49 Rxh8*, Kxh8; 50
e6f , Kg8; 51 e7, f5*; 52 exf6 e.p., Kf7 and
the blockade draws easily.
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Studies
byAJ.ROYCROFT
F.I.D.E.Judge
of EndsameStudies
With this issue, we welcome A.J.Roycroft's
new Endgame Section which will be of
interest, we are certain, to all readers. The
diagram numbering is perhaps not very
original! Here is the key: Cl : a classic; Ap :
an Appetiser; Se : something else ...
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49 ..., Kg7; 50 Rd8, Kh7; 5l Kdil,
See Diagram 6
Now threatening 52 Rxh8* etc., since the
check at f5 is avoided.
51 .... Ra3*:
Or 51 ..., BgTi 52 Rd7, Kg8; 53 e6,
Rxd4*; 54 Rxd4, Bxd4; 55 e7 and wins.
52 Kc4, Ra4*; 53 Kb5, Ra3; 54 R-f8,
He could have played the winning line
immediately, but no harm is done by a
couple of moves delay. Notice that 54 e6 is
not so clear after 54 ..., Bxd4l 55 e7, Re3: 56
e8(Q),Rxe8; 57 Rxe8, Kg7. White might still
win fiom this position but in certain casesof
rook * 2 pawns vs. bishop * 2 pawns on the
same side of the board it may be impossible
for the rook to break through if the enemy
pawns are not weakenedand more especially
if his own pawn position is too rigid. Keres's
method is much more convincing.
54 ,.., Kg7; 55 Rc8, Kh7; 56 RI8, Kg7; 57
RxhS!, KxhS;58 e6+, Kg8;59 e7, Ra8; 60
Bf6,
rook is lost in all variations, i.e. (a) 60 ...,
Re8; 61 Kc6, Ra8; 62 Kc7l, Kh7 (62 ...,
Ra7*; 63 Kb8) 63 Bd4!, Kg8; 64 Kd7. (b) 60
..., Kh7; 61 Kc6, Ra6*; 62 Kb7, Re6; 63
Kc7, Rel; 64 Be5. (c) 60 ..., Kh7; 61 Kc6,
Re8; 62 Kd7, Ra8; 63 e8(Q), Ra7*; 64 Kd6
and if 64 ..., Ra6*; 65 Qc6 avoidins
stalemate.
G.E.Barbier & F.Saavedra
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1 c7 Apparently decisive, as 1 ..., Rd2; 2
c 8 ( Q ) ,R b 2 * ; 3 K a 5 , R a 2 * ; 4 K b 4 , R b 2 * ; 5
Kc3 wins, but Black has a nuisance defence
based on the fact that the white king must
neither move to the 7th ( ..., Rd7 draws) nor
to the c-file (..., Rdl). I ..., Rd6*; 2 KbS,
RbS*; 3 Kb4, Rd4*; 4 Kb3, Rdil*; 5 Kc2.
For the second time, seeminglydecisive,and
indeed the end of a rather standard winning
manoeuvre. 5 ..., Rd4! To meet the queen
promotion with ..., Rc4t; 6 Qxd4 and it is
stalemate. A stunning defence. Moreover, 6
Kc3 is met by ..., Rd1; 7 Kc2, Rd4, a
repetition. How, then, can White win? By
the following inimitable move, the sole chess
achievementofthe Rev. Fernando Saavedra.
6 c8(R)!! But this leavesthe material level.
Yes, with a mating threat Ra8. 6 -., Ra4; 7
Kb3! Now, and only now, is it all over, as
mate of win of the rook cannot both be
stopped.
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C.M.Bent (England)
The Problemist, ix.l972
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FOR SOLVING! -
player can imagine that we are looking at the
conclusion of a complex exchanging
sequence, and will see that the white knight
on 97 is under threat of a bishop fork. The
most difficult moves to find, perhaps, are
Black's best first move and White's third,
but five moves is the maximum length, or
may be six (dspsriding on whether one
considers a knight fork as one move or two!).
The composer has been Britain's leading .
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studies exponent for a number of years, this
example being typical of his attractive style.
Solution on page 442.
t<
Tournaments and tourneys are both
competitions,but probably by mere accident
of usagethe former relatesto over-the-board
play, the latter to compositions. From
announcement date of a tourney to publica-
tion ofthe award and subsequentconfirma-
tion can be as long as the cycle for the World
Championship (there is no analogous
composing event), three years! Most tour-
neys beat the name of the magazine or
newspaperthat organisesthem (and, believe
me, they do take some organising),but Se.1
won First Prize in a Soviet tourney in
memory of I*onid Kubbel, who died as
Alexei Troitzky, in the siege of Leningrad in
1942.
G.M.Kasparyan (USSR)
1st prize, Kubbel Memorial Tourney 1946
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White's slender material plus would
disappear after t h7?, Re6*; 2 K- , Rh6. So,
I Sg7, Rxh6. The alternative 1 ..., Bf4 is met
4+4
by 2 h7, Rh6; 3 Rh5, Rxh5; 4 Sxh5, Be5; 5
Ke3, 6 Sf4 and 7 596. 2 Rc5*, Kd4; 3 Rc4*,
Ke5; 4 Rxc7, Kf6; 5 Se8*, KF/; 6 Rc8.
Looks satisfactory, but the knight is still
vulnerable.6..., Re6*;7 Kd1!!, Rg6; 8 Sc7.
Not quite adequate is 8 Ra8?, Rc6; 9 Ke2,
Rc2*; 10 Ke3, Rcl; 11 Ke4, Rc2; 12 Kd5,
Rcl; 13 d4, Rc2; 14 Sd6+, ed; 15 Kxd6,
Rd2: 16 d5. Rdl. with a theoretical draw. 8
..., Rc6; 9 Kd2!! Had 7 Kd2? been played it
would have been a draw after 7 ..., Rg6; 8
Sc7,Rc6; 9 d4, Rc4; 10 d5, Kg6. 9 ..., Rc5. If
9 . . . , e 6 ; 1 0 S b S ,a n d i f 9 . . . , K g 6 ; 1 0 S d s .f 0
RfE+. A superb composing achievement.
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IIALF A CENTURY BACK
CHESSIN 1923
by W.H.Cozens
German readers may remember 1923 as
the year when the mark was valued at ten
thousand million to the pound. Cosmologists of a candidate in those days; other names
will know it as the year when Hubble pushed
the galaxies back to three quarters of a
million light-years. Soccerfans will recall it
as the year when they transferred the Cup
Final to a new amphitheatre at Wembley
and two hundred thousand spectatorsgot in,
filling the stands and the pitch as well. But
for chess it was not a record year; not a
vintage year for great games like 1922; not
the year of a great world championship
match like 1921. Indeed the world chamoion
a b s t a i n e d f r o m p u b l i c c h e s s e n t i r e l y . a s it was his home town,
world champions are prone to do.
There were two major tournaments. At
Karlsbad in April/May Alekhine shared game, not even his favourite. At badrninton
first place with Bogolyubov and Maroczy.
He defeatedthem both individually but what
cost him the undivided prize was that
famous defeat by Yates - a superb game. It
was a real grandmaster tournament, with
Grunfeld, Reti, Nimzovitch,'Ieichmann,
Tartakower, Tarrasch and Rubinstein in-
cluded. A special prize of 100 crowns was
offered for the player making t'ewest draws;
Spielmann, who finished 18th out of 18, won
it by the simple processof lcising 12 of his l7
games.
The other grandmaster event was in July
at Moravska-Ostrava in Czechoslovakia -
slightly inferior in size (14 instead of 18) but
not in strength. From the Karlsbad line-up
Bogolyubov, Grunfeld, Reti, Tartakower,
Tarrasch, Rubinstein and Spielmann were
present. Alekhine, Maroczy and Nimzovitch
were missing, but in their places were
Selesniev,Euwe and - to the joy of all except
his opponents - Emanuel Lasker. He had
steadfastly refused invitations to every major
event since his loss of the title two years
before, and in the interval a whole new
philosophy of chess had been developing;
Reti in particular had introduced a new
opening systemwith devastatingeffect. And
Lasker was 55 years old. At Moravska-
Ostrava Reti was in fine fbrm and notched
up 5 draws and 7 wins, but it wasn't enough.
L a s k e rs c o r e d5 d r a w s a n d 8 w i n s , t o t a k eI s t
prize with a score of over 80%.
Now of course there was an outcry for a
return match with Capablanca; not from
Lasker, however, whose attitude seemed to
be that 27 years on the throne was enouqh.
T h e r e u a s , o f c o u r s e .n o s y s t e m a l i cc h o o s i n g
put forward during the year were Marshall
(who had just beaten Edward Lasker for the
U. S.Championship)the declining Rubinstein
(whom Capablanca had never managed to
b e a t ) a n d t h e u p - a n d - c o m i n gA l e k h i n e .
August saw a new British Champion in Sir
GeorgeThomas, halfa point ahead ofYates.
Sooner or later this had to come. He was
over 40 now, and had been runner-up in the
previous two championships. His victory in
Portsmouth was particularly appropriate for
some of his early chess
having been played at Portsmouth Grammar
School. Chess to Sir George was just one
he had repeatedly won the English Singles,
the Scottish Singles, the lrish Singles and
countless Doubles championships. He
played for England at lawn tennis and for
Hampshire at hockey. At chess he had an
impressivelist of firsts in the City of London
C.C. and the Metropolitan C.C. champion-
ships and in various congressesin the S.E. of
England, as well as a 1007o record in four
international team events against Holland
and the U.S.A.
Alongside the British Championship there
was a Major Open in which Alekhine scored
10%/11, followed by the foreign contingent.
'The
English players', according to the
'B.C.M.', 'got
some very useful practice.' In
the six lightning tournaments held during
the congress Alekhine scored five firsts and a
second.
By now, five years after the war, there was
a considerable chess activity in England.
The1922/23 Hastings Congresssaw Rubin-
stein winning from Reti. Third in the Major
Section, playing chess for the love of it, was
young A.R.B.Thomas. In April there were
actually three congresses running con-
currently in England. For the first British
Boys' Championship (at Hastings) there
were 24 entrants. They were split into four
sixes,from which the four winners made uo
a f i n a l s e c l i o n ,a n d f r o m t h i s e m e r e e d t h e
tirsl British Boy Champion l6 year-old
P.S.Milner-Barry.
At Margate Grunfeld was excelling
himself by coming ahead of Alekhine,
Bogolyubov and Reti, while at Liverpool
S8-year-old Mieses with 8/9 was just
outpointing 53-year-old Maroczy, with
Thomas and Yates sharing 3rd prize. This
time the name which catchesthe eye in the
Major is that of another youngster, Gerald
Abrahams, who started off with three
straight wins but couldn't stay the course.
When Hastings played a 28-board match
with Brighton they had a 17-year-oldgirl at
bottom board. The name: Vera Menchik.
How fickle a thing is memory! The record
books tell us of important things like Jack
Hobbs hundredth 100, Steve Donoshue's
t h i r d s u c c e s s i v eD e r b y . S u z a n n e L e n g l e n ' s
Itf'th successiveWimbledon; but we need no
book to remind us of the girls all copying
Suzanne's hair bandeau and demurely
lowering their hemlines back to the ankle-
length of 7914 after the dizzy heights
reached at the end of the war.
A Mr. Littlewood had an idea for
redistributing capital by what he called a
football pool. It paid a top dividend of f,2
and some people thought that in future it
might pay even more. Then somebody
started publishing quaint puzzles called
crosswords; but these, we felt, would be a
nine-days-wonder.
And all the time, while we were innocently
'Yes,
singing we have no Bananas' and
watching Rudolf Valentino as the Sheik and
Lon Cheney as the Hunchback, Reti was
shaking the very foundations of chess. He
was bewildering most opposition with his
.new opening system. Had it been the
invention of some dry theorist who bungled
his middlegames it might have taken
another decade to catch on. The truth was
that a grandmaster in his prime (Reti was
34) had just discoveredhow to create the sort
of middlegame in which he excelled, and the
opening was an overnight success.Before the
end of the year all but the diehards were
experimenting with it.
The following game from Moravska-Ostrava
showshow Reti's mastery of the middlegame
makes the opening system - which in these
early days normally included P-QN4 - look
like a magical recipe.
Game No.16291
Reti's System
White: Reti
Black: Pokorny
I N-K83, N-KB3;2P-84, P-KN3; 3 P-QN4,
B-N2; 4 B.N2, O-O; 5 P-KN3, P.Q4; 6 PxP,
NxP; 7 BxB, KxB; 8 Q-N3, N-IG3; 9 B-N2,
N.B3; 10 O-O, P-K4; 11 P-Q3, B-N5; 12
QN-Q2, Q-K2; 13 P-N5, N-Ql; 14 Q-N2,
N-Q2;15 QR.BI, R-Br; 16 P-KR3, BxN; 17
BxB, P-KB3; 18 R-83, P"N3; 19 Q-R3,
N-84; 20 N-N3, N(1)-K3; 21 NxN, NxN; 22
QxP, Q-Q2; 23 P-QR4, P-84; 24 B-B16,
Q-Qs; 25 R-B4, Q-Ql; 26 P-Rs, R-B.2;27
RxN, PxR; 28 QxP(s), Q-83; 29 P-R6,
R(2)-B1; 30 P.R7, Resigns.
Certainly a middlegame victory, yet
paradoxically that middlegame would not
have arisen from another opening.
Chess worldwide was now more vigorous
than it had ever been, even before the war.
Apart from purely national events there were
tournaments at Kopenhagen (Nimzowitsch
8/10 ahead of Samisch and Tartakower) at
Trieste, where Hans Johner came lst ahead
of Canal, Yates, Tarrasch ... (This seemsto
have been the first international tournament
ever held in Italy) and at Scheveningenin
July/August. This one gave its name to the
solid Sicilian variation with pawns on e6 and
d6 - rather unjustly, for Euwe had already
used the formation at Moravska-Ostrava a
few weeks earlier, and probably earlier still
in local Dutch events.Scheveningenwas not
a tournament in the usual sensebut a team
match. Ten Dutch players, headed by
22-year-old Max Euwe, met a powerful team
of foreign masters. In the ten rounds each
Dutch player met in succession all the
foreigners. (A similar system was used at
Sotchi in 1970 for the Russian event
grandmastersv. masters.)The home contin-
gent again seems to have got some useful
practice, for the highest scoring Dutchmen,
Euwe and Speijer with 4/2, scorcd less than
the lowest of the visitors - Znosko-Borovsky
with 5/2. Johner and Spielmann each scored
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8%/10. Of coursetheir opposition was much
weaker that Euwe's; in fact Euwe and
Speijer each had Sonneborn-Berger scores
better than those of the winners.
Vienna at the end of the year saw
Tartakower, now using Reti's Opening
wheneverhe felt like it, nosing halfa point in
f'ront of Reti.
The yeat saw some noteworthy publica-
tions (apart from a new weeklyjournal called
The Radio Times). Sergeant and Watts gave
us Pillsburyts Chess Career, a fine collection
of 233 games; there was the English
translation of Reti's Modern Ideas in Chess;
the tournament book of London 1922
appeared, with annotations by Maroczy.
Problemists had Bohemian Garnets, a
collection of 500 problems by the Czech
composerwho worked under the pseudonym
Miroslav Havel. A cultivated taste is needed
to appreciate Havel, whose insistence on
classical simplicity was so severe that he
could seldom indulge in a sacrifice, since the
sacrificed material would be a breach of
economy in the initial position; but every
mate is a perfect picture. Other work in the
same vein had appeared in Dedrle's
Bohmische Schachminlaturen the previous
year.
One of the most original minds ever to
touch on chess was that of T.R.Dawson, a
great master of every aspect of the game
except actually playing it - an occupation
which he regarded as time-wasting and
pointless. His work is found in some
unexpected places. The subjoined 1923
study was given to readers of the Magrar
Sakkvilag.
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If White dawdles up with his king the
black rook will take a pawn and break up
the position. On the other hand if White
threatens mate right or left it seems that
Black can always manage to interpose the
rook. The moment of truth comes at move 7.
This little puzzle has become known to
devoteesof the study as The Pendulum, and
therein lies a broad hint to its solution: (see
page 442)
ln 1923 the British public first heard the
broadcast chimes of Big Ben. They also
'The
heard B.G.Laws talking about Art of
the ChessProblem'- ptobably the very first
chess broadcast in any language. It was a
brave beginning which has not been worthily
followed up.
Chess suffered the loss of two masters in
Simon Alapin (6b) and Ceorg Marco (59).
Both are now better remembered as analysts
than as players, though Marco did have
some significant tournament successes,
especially around 1904. At Cambridge
Springs, for instance, he was ahead of
Schlechter,Chigorin and Pillsbury while at
Coburg he was within half a point of the
winner. As an annotator he has seldom been
surpassed.Under his editorship the Wiener
Schachzeitung became the best magazine of
its day.
The birthday ofthe year must be February
2nd - Svetozar Gligoric. Finally a famous
game from Moravska-Ostrava. Rubinstein
demonstrates his thesis that after 1 P-K4,
P-K4 the strongestpositional continuation is
2 P-KB4. He secures the two bishops and
builds up to a blinding combination. The
queen sacrifice at move 25, surely one ofthe
most startling on record, is the culmination
of some marvellous geometrical prepara-
tions, notably the simultaneousconstruction
of vertical and diagonal batteries by 20
R-B3! 21 B-Nl! 22 Q-82!.
Game No.16292
King's Qambit Declined
White: Rubinstein
Black: Hromadka
1 P-K4, P-KA; 2 P-KB4, B-B4; 3 N-K83,
P-Q3; a N-B3, N-KB3; 5 B-84, N-83; 6
P-Q3, B-KNS; 7 P-KR3, BxN; 8 QxB, N-Q5;
9 Q-N3, Q-K2; 10 PxP, PxP; 1l K-Ql, P-B3;
THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE 441
12 P-QR4, R-KNI; 13 R-81, P-KR3; 14 N-B5;22 Q-B2,B-N1;23 P-KN3,NxRP; 24
N-K2, O-O-O; 15 NxN, BxN; 16 P-B3, RxP,Q-Q3;25 Q-N6,R-Q2;26 B-85, RxR;
B-N3; 17 P-R5,B-B2; 18 B-K3, K.Nl; 19 27 BxQ, R-87*; 28 QxR, NxQ; 29 B-B5,
K-B2, K-Rl; 20 R-83, N.Q4; 2f 8.N1, Black resigns.
Gorrespondence
We hereby acknowledge all letters received this month and in
particular from B.Cafferty, N.P.B.Freeman, G.Abrahams,
D.Stevenson, Lt. Jones and F.G.Richford. Our thanks to all.
AJ.Gillam, Nottingham, writes - The other question which arises is 'Why
There are a couple of factual errors in Mr. have a B list at all?' Its existenceis probably
Morry's report on the Birmingham Interna- due to the dissatisfaction of some federa-
tional Tournament in your June 1973 tions (notably the USSR) with the A list on
'B.C.M.'
which need to be pointed out as the grounds that its players are under-
they have wider implications. Mr. Morry is represented. But who thought out the
wrong in his statements as to the category implications of such a B List? Clearly no-one
realised that such a list would actually
and norm at Birmingham. He gives the IM
norm as 7 points and the category as 6. In prevent some players from participating
fact the category was one lower and internationally. For example an American
recently wrote to me asking what his chances
therefore the norm was 7Vz,Therefore Miles
were of getting into European events on the
just made the norm.
grounds that he had a B List rating of over
It is interesting that in the last round
2400. The answer is that this rating actually
Miles played Eley. The latter thought he
reduces his chances! He would count for
could achieve the norm by winning and so
norm purposes as 220O not 2400. Thus if
went all out and lost. What would have
one, for the purposes of argument, put him
happened had the players known the norm
into a tournament instead of another 2200
was really 7/z?
player then the strength of the tournament
The reason for the wrong calculation of would go up but the norm would
stay the
the norm lies in Eley being given as 2375 same. Hence it would be more difficult
for
whereas he must be counted as 2200 as the local players to achieve norms and
'B this
figure of 2375 is only a list' figure. The would hinder one of the main purposes
origin of the error almost certainly lies with a behind tournament nowadays,
well-known Yugoslav publication which
F.I.D.E. needs to think again. It would
made a small error in quoting from the
also be a good idea if they were to collect
official Elo List as presented to F.I.D.E.
together all the new title regulations, publish
This official list says that the B list is for
them and make sure the stipulations were
information purposes only and is NOT to be
used for the calculation of tournament
much more widely known.
categories and norms. If you miss out the
word
'not'
then the sentence is contradictory.
Birmingham is at least the third tourna- ts
ment this year where the organisers have
been mislead. At Tallinn it was thought that
Pribyl of Czechoslovakia had achieved a H,Goldlng, St. Ives, Cornwall, writes -
second IM norm and thus qualified for the ... Shortly you will embark on Vol. 94, with
title. However he was really half a point only five more to your Centenary. I feel quite
short, One wonders for how many rounds he certain that many of your readers would be
was simply playing with his eyes fixed on the interested in reproductions of 1881 (Volume
'norm',
1) onwards. Is this a practical proposition
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technically and would it prove economically
viable?
Around 1922, as a schoolboy, I bought
'B.C.M.' over the counter
at a North London
ncwsagentfor a few months. All I remember
is a vivid pink cover paper embellished with
a florid (Victorian?) design. I would very
much like to see some issuesof that era; is
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6d.! Times have indeed chanped ...
The Editor replies -
Thank you for your kind letter. Loose issues
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are lairly scarce and are held mainly for
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'B.C.M.'
in their collection. kt us know
your exact needs - and acceptable alterna-
tives - and we shall do our best! We also have
bound volumes of various years but at
present no complete run from 1881 onwards,
except fbr the Editor's ...
A reprint of early volumes of the 'B.C.M.'
is technically possible but not frnancially
viable. Taking Vol.l for instance, the cost of
producing this 404-page book even as a
limited edition of 500 copies would be
prohibitive and the retail price would be in
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ing into such a venture! We wish we could.
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W.H.Cozens, Ilminster, Somerset,writes -
How accurate Mr. Geo. F.Cooke's inform-
ation on The Elephant Game (BCM July
1973)may be I do not know, but he is wildly
inaccurate on The Surrounding Game, as he
calls it.
Solution to Ap.l (Roycroft's Studies) -
1 Se6+ (Bxd5?, Bf6+) f ..., Kb8. Black
plans to recover his piece by checking with
his bishop and then playing his rook to d8.
The king therefore avoids the d-fi|e, the
d8-a5 diagonal, and squares subject to
bishop checks(b7, c8) or knight forks (c6, in
knight-fork relation to g8). 2 Sxf8, Ba5*. 2
.... Bf6+ would oermit the counter-attack
THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE
He describes the Wei-Chi board as 324
squares but the squares in fact have no
meaning; they are not chequered.The board
consistsof36l intersections.(Hence the 180
c o u n t e r se a c h . )
The game bears no resemblancewhatever
to Reversi,which is an elementary European
game, now obsolete.The Wei-Chi stonesare
'white on one
side and black on the other'.
Captured pieces do not change colour but
are simply removed from the board. (The
object of the game being to encircle empty
territory it would be absurd to choke up
one's own territory by creating extra men of
one's own colour).
Nor does it bear any resemblanceto chess.
One starts with an empty board and
gradually ftlls it. Wei-Chi is very much alive
today and is known all over the world by its
Japanese name, Go. Here are some facts:
It is about three times as old as chess.
Its players today number about ten
million.
It can be learnt in ten minutes.
It is rapidly invading America and
Europe; even the British Go Journal has a
circulation of 600. Japanese books on the
game are now appearing in English.
Emanuel Lasker, World Chess Champion
tbr a quarter of a century ranked Chess as
second to Go as a game of skill.
Edward Lasker wrote a book on the game
in 1934 and it was re-published by Dover
Books in 1960.
Move-by-move tactics ar as subtle as
chess, and the 19x19 board gives scope for
strategy on a grandiose scale.
You not only win or lose; you do it by a
definite margin.
You can't play for a draw!
The next British Go Championship
Congressis ftxed for Reading, Easter 1974.
Why are we wasting our time playing Chess?
Sh7. 3 Kc4, Rd8; 4 596, RxgE; 5 Se7,
triumphing against all the odds with a fork
after all.
Solution to 'The Pendulqll' - I R-QR4!
(Not 1 R-KR4?, K-Bl; 2 R-QR4, K-Nl!) 1
..., K-Kl; 2 R-KR4, R-K4*; 3 K-Q2!,
K - Q r ; 4 R - Q R 4 ,R - Q 4 * ; 5 K . K 3 , K - K l ; 6
R-KR4, R-K4*; 7 K-Q4, winning the rook.
THE BRITISH
TIIE FRIENDS OF CIIESS
bv the Chairman.Sir Richard Clarke
The Friends of Chess has now completed
its fourth year of operation, and there was a
very satisfactory annual general meeting in
the course of the Eastbourne Congress.
Taking stock of our activities over four
years, all of us who started the Friends in
1969 believe that it has been a successand
has been well worth doing; and it can clearly
do more.
The detail of what we have done is set out
in my annual report for the twelve months to
30tb June, which was approved by the
members at Eastbourne, and which is
circulated as part of our new brochure,
'B.C.M.'.
i s s u e dw i t h t h i s m o n t h ' s
article, I will emphasise some of the wider
considerations in our work, and how I see it
fitting in to the British world of chess.
Certainly over the last few years there has
been a huge expansion in the British
international chess effort. In the last few
months, we have had the European Team
Tournament at Bath, the World Junior at
Teesside: we now have an annual grand-
master tournament at Hastings, and a
number of smaller but very relevant
international events, like Birmingham,
Islington, Woolacombe: next year the World
Students Team Tournament at Teesside.
With this is associateda major improvement
in the British petformance, with our young
players moving forward to international
titles, and our teams showing great achieve-
ment in depth. The problem of selection is
becoming very difficult. If one compares all
this with the position in the 1960's or the
1950's, it is a revolution.
Why this has happened is not easy to say.
In my opinion, the tremendous efforts put in
British junior chessever since the end ofthe
war have made the most important single
factor, the appearanceofthousands of keen
players, and with them a market for the
game. I think the Friends have helped; for
we have obtained financial resources and
won financial support, and have been able to
channel this in our opinion effectively and
CHESS MAGAZINE 443
constructively. We have been particularly
keen in this to work by supplementing the
activities ofthe British ChessFederation and
all the other institutions, rather than by
trying to set ourselves up as a new chess
organisation competing with all the other
organisations.We have tried to think of our
contribution not as something to be attribu-
ted to the Friends of Chess but in terms of
the total British international chess effort.
The experience that we have gained in the
tbur yearshas led us clearly and definitely to
the conclusion that the only sound route to
eft'ective British international chess is to
create an environment in which it is possible
for talented young players, at the time when
they come to decide what to do with their
lives,to decide to devote a large part oftheir
life and work and eflbrt to chess. Unless
there is some practical possibility of making
a living or part of a living from chess, they
In this will not be able to do this; and it is the
provision of this environment that we think
is the really important thing. This is the
objective to which the Friends are trying to
contribute.
We need more members - more Friends
and more Patrons - to enable us to develop
this effort. We do not intend to become a
mass-organisation,for this would involve us
in too much administrative cost. and above
all in administrative effort; and it would lead
us into competition with other organisations:
it would also mean that the people who run
the Friends would be spending their time in
thinking how to get members instead of in
thinking how to get financial supporters and
how to make the most effective use of our
resources. But of course we must have
income, and the more our income the better
use we can make of it. The cost of chess
suffers from inflation like everything else,
and the purchasing power of our present
subscriptions - the minimum of !5 for
Friends and f,20 for Patrons - is only
three-quarters of what it was when these
were fixed. So we shall this autumn conduct
a campaign, with the objective of increasing
the number of Friends and Patrons by about
25% : if we can persuade them to subscribe
by Bankers' Order, this gives us an extra
dimension of stability and ability to engage
our funds ahead: ifwe can pefsuade them to
pay more than our minimum subscriptions,
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andatleasttomaintaintherealvalueofthe
subscription, this helps more again. I would
ask readers of this month's'B.c.M.'to start
right now; for indeed this group of readers
One Hundred Years Ago
and their clubs could solve our problem
several times over. And that woultl really
enable us to get ahead for the next four
years.
by R.N.Coles
No.3371 - W.Randall. As to the record,
we have seenno advanceon this one. Jack
Battell, formerly well known in American
chess circles and the conductor of the
correspondence play section of Chess
Review, reported that one player, Robert
Wyler of Glendale, California, had 1000
correspondencegoing at one time.

During the Bristol Congressofthe Counties'Chess Association in No.3372. - Tom Eccles. Yes, one of the
August the opportunity was taken of arranging a match for the best of
few errors in that very fine Dictionnaire
five games between Wisker, the British Champion, and Macdonnell,
des Echecs (Le Lionnais and Maget). The BArulEv"'t:y.!f:: Bracktoprav
which was decisively won by the latter 3-0 with one draw. The followine
is the score of the opening game of the match, which Wisker miehi ;'G; R"ilfi;il;;; -ryqe]'Y -
possibly just have salvaged with 32 ..., P-N6.

GameNo.16293 Ruylopez
White: Macdonnell Black: Wlsker

1.P-K4 P-K4 16.N-Q4 R-N3 3r.Q.K2 Q-83

2.N-KB3 N-QB3 l7.KR-KI NxN 32.Q-Q2 P-B6
3.8-N5 P-QR3 lE.PxN P.Q4 33.Q-K2 Q-Bs
4.8-R4 N.B3 19.8-R6 R-KI 34.BxP
PxP Q*QP
s.P-Q4 20.Q-KN3 R-QB3 3s.B-N3 Q-B4
6.P-K5 N-K5 2l.B-N1 R-86 36.Q-Q3 P-Qs
7.O-O B-K2 22.R-Q3 RxR 37.K-K2 Q-K4+
8.P-83 PxP 23.BxR P-QB4 38.K-Q1 Q-Bs
9.NxP NxN 24.P-K6 P.B5 39.K-Kl K-K2
l0.PxN o-o 25.B-82 BxP 40.P-N3 Q-K4+
1r.Q-Qs R-N1 26.RxB! B-81 41.K-Q1 P-84
12.8-84 P-QN4 27.RxR QxR 42.P.KR4 P-Bs
r3.B-82 P-QR4 28.Q-K3 Q.N4 43.P-N4 K-83
l4.QR-Qr P.N5 29.BxB KxB 44.Q-84 Resigns
ls.Q.Q3 P-N3 30.K-Br P-R5

No.3373. Tom Jefheys. 'A long

diagonal of men' is not very unusual.
'm{/ffi,t
Quotes Gl Queries Here's a brief encounter, played at the
Hastings 'Challengers' 1964-5, which we
take from the winner's recent book. Chess
byDJ.MORGAN
'Brynhyfryd',Buarth for the Love o[ it. The opening is the
Road,
Aberystwyth,Cardiganshire,SY23 1NB Sicilian Defence.
Game No.16294
A.R.B.Thomas v. MJ.B.Basman

No.3370- T.webster.The helpmateis surelyknown in over-the-board

play! Here's a little position we saw in
Schach-Echo. Black played| ..., P-K7??; t*""rT[:ffJ"n
thencame2 e-Nri, k-ez; j O-sr+, KR-QI+, BxR;16 RxB*, K-B1;17 P-87)15 K-N2,K-Bt; 16 i<n-ef,
K-Q6; 4 Q-B3 mate. P.N4;17 R-Q8+,resigns.
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'a 'hunt up' on old Chess
No.3374. O.R.Owen - As you wish to have
Clocks'. here are two or three referencesfrom one of our old scrapbooks.
Illustrated London News, 10 August 1861: reference to Anderssen v.
Kolisch match, the first occasion in which each player was allowed two
hours for 24 moves,(as against the older limit of time per move) the time
being controlled by hour glasses'
B.C.M., 1883,p.179:on the London InternationalTournament,thus -'the
players in the major tourney were roped off and provided with clocks on a
new principle, invented by Mr. T.B.Wilson of Manchester,which save
trouble and cannot well go wrong'.
Chess Monthly, May 1883: on the working of the Wilson mechanism.
Chambers'Journal, January 1886, p.80: has a full description of how the
Frisch and Schierwater (of Liverpool) clock worked. See also B.C.M. of
that year.
See also B.C.M. 1935 page 178 and page 319 of the same year.
No.3375 - L.R.Ellis Have you these two sayings on your list?
'Never try to checkmate your opponent, but try to win the game
(R.H.F.Fenton. 1837-1916).
'The tactical master may or may not develop into a great player' the
positional one always does' (Golombek).
No.3376- Arthur Old. Leo Forgacs and Leo Fleischmann were the same
person (1881-1930),the Hungarian master who made his international
debut at ostend 1906. Perhaps his best performance was at Nurenburg in
the same year when he tied with schlechter for third place, after Marshall
and Duras.
No.3377-J.Bright. It was in March 1929, at the Manhattan ChessClub,
New York, that Alekhine played three games simultaneously, with allies
consulting against him at each board. And the allies are worth noting! He,
as Black, won against A.Kevitz and A.Pinkus, lost, as White, ?gailst
L.B.Meyer and L.Samuels,and as White again, won the following Q.G.D.
game.
GameNo.16295 Alekhine v. I.Kashdan and H.Steiner
1P-Q4, P-Q4;2 P-QB ' P-K3; 3 N.KB3' P-QB3;4 N'83' P{; 5 P-'QR1'
B-Nt 6 p-K3,P-QN4;7B-Q2,Q-N3;8 N-K5, N-Q2; 9 PxP,NxN;10 PxN,
PxP;11N-K4, B-K2;12 Q-N4,K.Bl; 13 Q-84' P-QR4;14 B'K2'B'N2;
scores of his match-games against Lasker at Manchester, March 1890.
Likewise, for scores of Lasker v. Englisch, 1890'
Problem World
byJ.M.RICE
9 ManorCrescent,
Surbiton,SurreyKT5 8LG
BCM Cornposing Tourneys 1972: Award in two-move section
(by A.R.Gooderson)
The problems were of a high standard; all of them I found interesting, and none could be
discardid outofhand. The award was made from numbered diagrams, so that in only a few
instances(and none in the caseof the prizewinners)did I know the identity of the composer.
lst prize: no. 10400,by C.G'S.Narayanan and T's.Krishnamurthy. Changed mates after
fbur black interferencesis not a new achievement,but this is an excellent example, I rate it
highly for its virtues ofclarity, economy and elegance.The set play is admirably prominent;
alithe pieces are well used in both phasesof play (Be8 needed to prevent duals in thematic
lines provides two extra variations, and even Pd2, needed to give a set mate and immobilised
by the key still has a necessaryfunction to perlbrm); and the open setting is most attractive.
Only a master hand could make a ditficult task look so simple.
2nd prize ex aequo: nos. 10383(by P.ten Cate) and 10419 (by M.R.Vukcevich. Both these
problems show squarevacation tries and key with duels between the white piece and a single
black one.
10383: I dR at random? threatens 2 Sd6, but the defencesby moves ofthe pawns d7 and c5
indicate that a double threat will be necessary.Thete are live squareson which the wR can
achievethis, e6, c6, f6, d5 and the key square d3. The four tries mentioned are defeated by
the four moves ofthe Pd7, with nice variety in the strategy by which the double threats are
defeated. That two of the defencesare by capture of the try piece is no drawback here, and
there are good additional features: after 1 Rxc6?, 1 ..., c4 defeats both threats but lets in 2
Rxc4, and similarly after 1 Rd5? 1 ..., cxd5 stops all three threats but allows 2 Bxd5. A
fascinating and difficult task; the varying second threats detract somewhat from the unity.
10419: 1 dB at random? allows 2 Sd6, which is stopped by I ...' dB at random! Apart from 1
Bxh2? (obviouslydefeated)White has six possible squares to which to play his B, b8, c7' c5,
e5, 93 and the key square 14. The five tries are defeated by the black B playing to the same
rank or file as his counterpatt, and in each case White has lost a set mate. A clear-cut and
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-ry ,oT,'.VA%,
2nd prize ei aequo. 8CM 1972

15 O-O, P-R4;16N-N5,BxN; 17 QxB, R-KR3; 18 P'K4' P'KRS; 19 RxP'

lsi prize, BCM 1972
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P-83; 20 PxP, NxP; 2l QxQNP' resigns. A / l r s l - t , / A XE E
I t 6 E tH T i A A g I I rH
No.3378- Tailpiece.Chess,like love,is a conflict betweenreflexesand i . e I r _ g./ AA %t/&a7ta7& r
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Thank you Paul H.Little, Chicago.It's grand to hear from you again; all 3A AA r r E { a% "'&a%^''&t,(%,
a%
successwith your novel.Correctionsnoted' rue'ry,
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Wanted. Information on N.T.Miniati (b. 1863)and of sourcesfor the

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beautifully unified scheme.The somewhat extensiveplugging seemsquite unavoidable, and
the duals after I ..., gxf4 and I ..., h5, though technically'major', are avery minor blemish.
lst honourable mention: no. 10438, by C.Mansfield. The question whether to play I
Rdxc6?, giving a second flight (d3), or I Rcxc6! (allowing 1 ..., Kf5) is elegantly posed. The
two possible batteries provide different mates for the set flight, mates when the black K takes
the second flight, and switchbacks after the related defences I ..., Qd8 and 1 ..., QaS.
Excellent construction.
(To be continued)
-l
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