[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anderton, David William"]
[Black "Picken, Reginald David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 b4 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Ng3 O-O 12. b3 c5 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Rc1 cxd4 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Bc4 Nce4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qe2 Bd5 20. Rc1 Qd7 21. Bb5 Qd6 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Qd5 24. Rc7 Bc5 25. Qf3 Bb6 26. Qxd5 Nxd5 27. Rc4 a5 28. g3 Rd8 29. Rc6 Rb8 30. Be5 Bc7 31. Bxc7 Rxb5 32. Bxa5 h6 33. Ra6 Nc3 34. Bc7 Rd5 35. Bd6 Nxa2 36. Rxa2 Rxd6 37. Ra4 Rb6 38. Kf1 Kf8 39. Ke2 Ke7 40. Kd3 Rb7 {Adjudicated drawn Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Basman, Michael John"]
[Black "Goodwin, Ed H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. h3 c6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 c5 8. a4 Ne7 9. Nb5 Nf8 10. Nd2 a6 11. Na3 f5 12. Nac4 h6 13. h4 f4 14. a5 Nh7 15. c3 O-O 16. b4 cxb4 17. cxb4 Nf6 18. Ba3 Kh7 19. b5 axb5 20. Nxd6 Nfxd5 21. exd5 e4 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. O-O f3 24. gxf3 Bxa1 25. Qxa1 Rf7 26. fxe4 Nxd5 27. exd5 Qxh4 28. Qe5 Rf5 29. Qe7+ Qxe7 30. Bxe7 Re5 31. Bg4 Rc2 32. Bf6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 16 November 2025.} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Beach, Richard A"]
[Black "Woodland, Anthony F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. f4 h6 9. Qf3 Nb6 10. Bb3 Qd7 11. f5 Bh7 12. Nge2 O-O-O 13. Nf4 g6 14. fxg6 Bxg6 15. Rg1 Bg7 16. d3 h5 17. gxh5 Rxh5 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Rxg6 Re5+ 20. Ne2 Bh8 21. Bf4 Qf5 22. Rg5 Rxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Qh7 24. Re1 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bellin, Robert"]
[Black "Coop, Brian H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. exd6 cxd6 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 O-O 12. Be3 Bxf3 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Bxf3 Ne5 15. Be2 Rc8 16. Re1 Bf6 17. Qb3 Rc6 18. f4 Nd7 19. Bf3 Nc5 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Rad1 Ne6 22. Bg4 b5 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Bxc8 Qxc8 26. b3 bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qg4 28. Ne3 Qh5 29. Qd5 Qe8 30. Qd3 Qa8 31. a4 Qa7 32. Kh1 Re8 33. Ng4 Bd8 34. Qxd6 h5 35. Qg6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Butters, Roger VH"]
[Black "Montgomery, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B65"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Rd8 13. Qf4 Rxd1+ 14. Kxd1 Nh5 15. Qh4 Qd8+ 16. Bd3 Bxg5 17. Qxh5 g6 18. Qf3 Bd7 19. h4 Bc6 20. Ne4 Bh6 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Qh3 Qa5 23. c3 Qxe5 24. Ng4 Ba4+ 25. b3 Qxc3 26. Nxh6 Rd8 27. Ke2 Bb5 28. Rd1 Bxd3+ 29. Rxd3 Qc2+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carleton, John Joseph"]
[Black "Horner, John E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Bf5 8. Bb2 Qc8 9. Nbd2 Bh3 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. cxd5 Bxe5 15. Ba3 Rd8 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. h3 Nh6 18. Qc2 Nf5 19. Nc4 Bf6 20. e3 Qe6 21. Rfd1 Rd5 22. Nd2 Ra5 23. Bb4 Rb5 24. Bc3 Rd8 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Ne4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Colston, Robert"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O-O h6 12. Bh4 Bd7 13. Rd3 Rc8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rhd1 Be7 16. Qg3 O-O 17. Bg4 b5 18. Rd4 a5 19. a3 Qc5 20. Qd3 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Nd5 Bd8 23. Nxb4 Bf6 24. e5 dxe5 25. Rxd7 Qxb4 26. Bf3 e4 27. Bxe4 Bxb2+ {Source: Peter Griffiths; tournament bulletin} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cordel, Charles"]
[Black "McFarland, Robert S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nf3 d5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. b4 c5 8. bxc5 bxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Be2 cxd4 13. exd4 Bd6 14. O-O O-O 15. Qa4 Rb2 16. Rfb1 Qb6 17. Bb5 Rxb1+ 18. Rxb1 Bc6 19. Ba5 Qb7 20. Qb3 Rb8 21. a4 a6 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Qd1 Rxb1 24. Qxb1 Qxa4 25. Bd8 Qb5 26. Qxb5 axb5 27. Nd2 Kf8 28. Nb3 Ke8 29. Ba5 Nb8 30. g3 Nc6 31. Bc3 Bb4 32. Bxb4 Nxb4 33. f3 Kd7 34. Kf2 Kc6 35. Ke3 Kd5 36. h4 Kc4 37. Nd2+ Kc3 38. Ne4+ Kc2 39. Nd6 Nd5+ 40. Ke4 b4 41. Nxf7 b3 42. Nd8 b2 43. Nxe6 Nc3+ 44. Ke5 b1=Q 45. Nxg7 Qb8+ 46. Kf6 Qf8+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De Coverly, Roger D"]
[Black "Richardson, Keith Bevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E64"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Na6 8. O-O Nc7 9. a4 e5 10. h3 Nfe8 11. e4 f5 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Re1 Rb8 15. Bf1 Qc8 16. Kh2 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Rxe4 Bf5 19. Rh4 e4 20. Ng5 Bxb2 21. Rxh7 Bf6 22. Bc3 Ne8 23. Qd2 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Nf6 25. Rh4 Qe8 26. Bg2 Qe5 27. Re3 Rbe8 28. Qe2 Kg7 29. Bxe4 Rh8 30. Rxh8 Rxh8 31. Bxf5 Qxf5 32. Re7+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ Qxe6 34. Nxe6 {Sources: StarBase 4.56; tournament bulletin} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dunn, MS"]
[Black "Horner, Jeff"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d4 Be7 9. Bd3 Be6 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 h6 12. Qe1 Qd7 13. Qf2 O-O-O 14. Nh4 g6 15. a4 Rdg8 16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Ne7 18. Nf3 g5 19. Rb1 h5 20. a5 Kb8 21. Ra2 Nc6 22. Qe3 Qe7 23. Qc1 g4 24. Nd2 h4 25. Qb2 Rc8 26. Nf1 Rc7 27. Qc1 f6 28. exf6 Qxf6 29. Ne3 g3 30. Bf3 gxh2+ 31. Kh1 h3 32. Qf1 Qg5 33. Qe2 Rg7 34. Rab2 hxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Qxe3 36. Qxg7 Qxf3+ 37. Qg2 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rh7 39. Re1 Bf5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Holloway, Nigel John"]
[Black "Innes-Reid, John V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. e3 c6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qb3 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rac1 Na5 14. Qa3 f6 15. Nd2 Qd7 16. c4 Ba6 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. cxd5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qxd5 20. Qe4 e6 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Rfd1 f5 23. Bg3 Kf7 24. Kf1 Ke6 25. Ke2 Nc4 26. Nf3 h6 27. Ne1 g5 28. Nd3 Bf6 29. f3 Be7 30. Be5 Rg8 31. h3 Bd6 32. f4 Ba3 33. Rb1 g4 34. hxg4 Rxg4 35. Rh1 Rxg2+ 36. Kf3 Rg6 37. Rbg1 Rcg8 38. Rxh6 Kf7 39. Rh7+ Ke6 40. Rxg6+ Rxg6 41. Rxa7 {adjuicated a draw Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Keely, Roger"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. c3 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nh4 Be6 10. Nd2 Qd7 11. Qe1 b6 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 d5 14. Rd1 Rad8 15. a3 h6 16. Nhf3 g5 17. Be3 d4 18. cxd4 cxd4 19. Bf2 Ng6 20. Kh1 g4 21. Nh4 Nxh4 22. gxh4 Ne5 23. Qe2 Qb5 24. Nb1 Rd7 25. Bg3 Rc8 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Rc1 Rdc7 28. Qd2 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Qxc1 Qh5 31. Qe1 Bf6 32. Qg3 Qxh4 33. Qxh4 Bxh4 34. Nd2 Bg5 35. Nc4 Bc1 36. a4 Bxc4 37. dxc4 Bxb2 38. Bf1 Kg7 39. Be2 h5 40. h3 Kf6 {adjudicated a win for Black Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lamb, Derek"]
[Black "Harding, Timothy David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "Harding,Tim"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Tim Harding"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qd3 Bg4 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Be3 Rae8 18. Nd2 f5 $6 19. Qf1 Qh5 20. f4 Re6 $2 21. Qg2 $1 Re4 {Normally Black has K on h8 when he tries this sac, and in reply to a4 goes ...g5.} 22. a4 $1 Qe8 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. axb5 Qxb5 25. Qf1 Qxb2 26. Rxa6 Rf6 27. Ra8+ Kf7 28. Rc1 g5 29. Qf2 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 gxf4 $6 31. Bxf4 Rxf4+ 32. gxf4 Bxf4 33. Rb1 $1 h5 $2 34. Ra6 $1 Bc8 35. Rc6 Bd7 36. Rb7 Ke8 37. Ra6 Bc8 38. Ra8 Kd8 39. Rg7 e3+ 40. Kf3 {Tim Harding personal database. My first loss with the Marshall; not theoretically important. What is a little surprising, perhaps, is that after this loss and a draw in round 2 I finished joint second on 4.5/6 with Jeff Horner and Nigel Holloway in what was a strong weekend tournament, won by John Carleton, whom I didn't meet. In the last round D. Lamb (who won a Â?5 grading prize) drew with 16-year-old Tony Miles who (along with Keith Richardson and R. McFarland) finished half a point behind me. Both Lambs, Basman, Bellin, Peter Clarke and some other strong players were on 3.5/6. An effective Swiss Gambit, made possible by Harry Lamb's blunders against me! In later rounds I had a Marshall and an anti-Marshall with Black and won both.} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lamb, Harry"]
[Black "Homer, Gerald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nbd7 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. b3 c6 8. Nc3 Re8 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Nd2 Ba3 12. Bxa3 Qxa3 13. e4 dxe4 14. Ncxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qe7 16. c5 Nf6 17. Nd6 Rd8 18. Rad1 Ne8 19. Nc4 Bd7 20. Rfe1 Nf6 21. b4 Be8 22. a3 Nd5 23. Nd6 b5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Qe2 Qd7 26. f4 Qc6 27. Qe5 Bd7 28. Qh5 Rf8 29. Re3 f5 30. h3 Rf6 31. Rd2 Raf8 32. Qe2 a6 33. Qe1 Qc7 34. Rde2 Rh6 35. Kg2 Kh8 36. Rxe6 Bxe6 37. Rxe6 Rxe6 38. Qxe6 h6 39. Qxd5 Qe7 40. Qe5 Qd7 {Adjudicated win for White Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sutton, John Anthony"]
[Black "Ripley, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. f4 e5 9. fxe5 Qxe5 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Nc4 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 Qc7 13. Bf4 Qd8 14. Bg5 Be6 15. e5 Qd5 16. b4 b5 17. Nd2 Bd4 18. exf6 Qxg5 19. Ne4 Qe5 20. c3 Bb6 21. fxg7 Qxg7 22. Nf6+ Ke7 23. Qf3 Rac8 24. Be4 Bc7 25. Rae1 Be5 26. Nh5 Qh6 27. Bf5 f6 28. Bxe6 Kxe6 29. Qxf6+ (29. Rxe5+ $1) 29... Qxf6 30. Rxf6+ Kd5 31. Rf5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Walters, JK (Dr)"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nd2 Re8 16. Nf3 h6 17. Bd2 c6 18. Re2 Bf6 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Qg4 Qe6 21. Qxe6 fxe6 22. Kf1 Kf7 23. Ke2 Ne7 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Beach, Richard A"]
[Black "Bellin, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 Nb4 11. f4 Bd7 12. g4 Bc6 13. Bf3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Rf2 Qc7 17. Nc5 Rad8 18. Qe1 b6 19. N5xe4 Nxc2 20. Rxc2 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Qxc2 22. Bxb6 Rb8 23. Bxa5 Rxb2 24. Qd2 Qb3 25. Qc3 Qb7 26. Qe3 Rc8 27. Bc3 Rc2 28. Bd4 Qd5 29. Bb6 R8c4 30. Nf2 Bh6 31. Rd1 Qc6 32. Bd4 Qxa4 33. e6 Qc6 34. g5 Rc1 35. Qe5 Rxd1+ 36. Nxd1 Rxd4 37. Qxd4 Bf8 38. exf7+ Kxf7 39. Ne3 Bg7 40. Qd3 Qe6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Holloway, Nigel John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B39"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e4 Nc6 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Qd2 d6 12. Be2 Bd7 13. O-O Bc6 14. f3 Re8 15. Nd5 b6 16. b3 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Kf8 18. Bf1 Qb7 19. Qf2 Kg8 20. Rc2 Rac8 21. Rdc1 Nc7 22. Bd3 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Bd7 24. Qf1 b5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Bxa7 Qa6 28. Qf2 Qa5 29. Qb6 Qe1+ 30. Bf1 Be8 31. Qf2 Qa1 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Coop, Brian H"]
[Black "Dunn, MS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 b5 8. a3 Bb7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. Kh1 Be7 12. f4 d6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Rad1 Na5 15. Bc1 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Ne5 Nc4 19. b3 Nxe5 20. fxe5 f5 21. Bb2 Bc5 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. b4 Bb6 24. c4 bxc4 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4 a5 27. Rfc1 Qd7 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Qd2 axb4 31. axb4 Qd8 32. Qxd8+ Bxd8 33. Kg1 Bb6+ 34. Kf1 Kf7 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Kd3 Kd7 37. h3 Kc6 38. Kc4 g5 39. Bc1 f4 40. b5+ Kb7 41. Bd2 Bf2 42. Ba5 h5 43. Kd3 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Bd2 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Lamb, Harry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5 Nf6 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bc4 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bb3 Nbxd5 11. Re1 Be6 12. Ng5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxb3 14. Qxb3 h6 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Ne5 e6 17. Ba3 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Nd5 19. c4 Ne7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rb1 Rc7 22. Re4 Rac8 23. c5 b6 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Rbe1 Qd6 26. Qf3 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qd2 28. a4 $4 Rc1 29. Kf1 Rxe1+ $2 (29... R8c3) 30. Rxe1 Rc1 31. Qe2 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qd3+ 33. Kg1 Qd4 34. g3 Qxa4 35. Qc1 Qd7 36. h4 h5 37. Qg5 b5 38. Qf4 Qd5 39. Kh2 Qc5 40. g4 Qc4 {adjudicated a win for Black Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Harding, Timothy David"]
[Black "Cordel, Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6 3. f4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. a3 h6 8. f5 Na5 9. Ba2 c5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Nd4 13. O-O a5 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Qg4 Bg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Rf3 Bd7 19. Rg3 Rac8 20. Rc1 Bc6 21. Ba2 Ba4 22. c4 dxc3 23. bxc3 b5 24. Rxg5 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Bc4 b3 27. Rb1 Rb8 28. Rb2 Kh7 29. Rh5+ Kg8 30. g4 Rb6 31. g5 Rfb8 32. g6 Be8 33. Kf2 Kf8 34. Rg5 fxg6 35. fxg6 Ke7 36. h4 Bd7 37. Kg3 Be6 38. Bxe6 Kxe6 39. Rf5 Ra6 40. Rf1 Ra2 41. Rxa2 bxa2 42. Ra1 Rb2 43. h5 Kf6 44. Kh4 Rd2 45. Rf1+ Ke6 46. Ra1 Rh2+ 47. Kg4 Rf2 48. Kg3 Rd2 49. Kh4 Rh2+ 50. Kg4 Rg2+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Homer, Gerald"]
[Black "Richardson, Keith Bevan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 Nc6 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 f5 7. Rb1 Nf6 8. b4 O-O 9. b5 Ne7 10. Qb3 Kh8 11. c5 e4 12. dxe4 fxe4 13. Ng5 d5 14. O-O h6 15. Nh3 g5 16. Kh1 Qe8 17. f3 Bf5 18. fxe4 dxe4 19. Ba3 Bh7 {This move is blank in the booklet and I used this move as a placeholder. Very few options make sense} 20. b6 cxb6 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Rbd1 Qh5 23. Nf2 e3 24. Nfe4 Ng4 25. h3 Nf2+ 26. Nxf2 exf2 27. Kh2 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Horner, Jeff"]
[Black "Sutton, John Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nge2 Nd4 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. Nf4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qa5 10. Be2 O-O 11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. g3 Ne5 16. Nh3 Rb8 17. f4 Nc6 18. Bg4 Rf8 19. b4 b6 20. Rhf1 Bb7 21. Ng5 Nd8 22. Rab1 Nf7 23. Ne4 d5 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Rbc1 e5 26. Rc7 exf4 27. gxf4 Nh6 28. Bf3 Kh8 29. Rg1 Rf7 30. Rxf7 Nxf7 31. Rc1 g6 32. Rc7 Rb7 33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. Ng5 Bxf3 35. Nxf3 Nd6 36. Rd8 Nb5 37. Nxd4 Nxa3 38. Kc3 a5 39. b5 a4 40. Kb2 Nxb5 41. Nxb5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Horner, John E"]
[Black "Butters, Roger VH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nf6 7. e5 Nd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O f5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Bg5 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Nb8 13. Rfe1 Kf7 14. Rad1 Bd6 15. Bh4 e5 16. Nf3 Bg4 17. Ne4 dxe4 $4 (17... Bc7) 18. Ng5+ Kg6 19. Rxd6+ Kh5 20. Rxe4 Kxh4 21. Nf3+ Kh5 22. Rxe5+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Innes-Reid, John V"]
[Black "Anderton, David William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 d4 4. Ne2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. cxd4 cxd4 7. Qa4 Bc5 8. Nf4 Bd7 9. Qd1 Nf6 10. e5 Ng4 11. Nd3 Bb6 12. h3 Nh6 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O f6 15. b3 Qc7 16. Ba3 Rf7 17. Rc1 Re8 18. Re1 Kh8 19. Bd6 Qd8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Bb5 Nf5 22. Ne4 Bd7 23. g4 Nfe7 24. Bxe7 Rexe7 25. Nd6 Rf8 26. Nxb7 Qc7 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Qb6 29. Rxc6 Bxc6 30. Bxc6 Qxc6 31. Nxd4 Qb6 32. exf6 Rxf6 33. Nf5 Ref7 34. Qf3 Rf8 35. Re5 exf5 {and Black won Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "McFarland, Robert S"]
[Black "Lamb, Derek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 b5 8. Bb3 Na5 9. Bc2 O-O 10. d4 Bg4 11. dxe5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 dxe5 13. Nd2 c5 14. Nf1 Nc4 15. Ng3 Re8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Bg5 Re6 18. Bb3 Qb6 19. Qe2 Ne8 20. Ne3 Ned6 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qxb2 24. Rab1 Qa3 25. Red1 h6 26. Be3 Qa5 27. Rb7 Rd8 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. h3 Be7 30. Kh2 Qc8 31. Ra7 Kh7 32. Qd5 Kg6 33. f4 Kf6 34. f5 Rc6 35. Bf2 Rc7 36. Bg3 Kg5 37. Bxe5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "De Coverly, Roger D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nge2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. d3 c6 8. h3 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. d4 a6 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Bf8 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. Rad1 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qe3 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 exf3 22. Qxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxe8 Qd7 24. Re3 h5 25. Rdd3 Qxh3 26. Nxf3 Bc5 $2 (26... h4 $1 $17) (26... f6 $17) 27. Bd4 $2 (27. Re8+ Bf8 28. Bc3 $1 $16) 27... Bxd4 $4 28. Re8+ {Sources: tournament bulletin; StarBase 4.56; Roger de Coverly} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Montgomery, J"]
[Black "Carleton, John Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Nf4 Nc6 10. Nb5 Nf8 11. c3 a6 12. Na3 Bd7 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Qe2 Ng6 15. Nh5 f6 16. f4 fxe5 17. fxe5 Rdf8 18. O-O-O Be8 19. Qd2 Rhg8 20. Nc2 Nh4 21. g4 Bg6 22. Bxg6 Nxg6 23. Ne1 Rf7 24. Nd3 Rgf8 25. Kb1 Rf3 26. Qe2 Qf7 27. Nf6 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 gxf6 29. exf6 Qxf6 30. Rxh7 Nf4 31. Qc2 Nd8 32. a3 Nf7 33. Ka2 Ng5 34. Rhh1 Ne4 35. Rhf1 Rg8 36. Qh2 Rxg4 37. Rd3 Qh4 38. Rxf4 Qxh2 39. Rxg4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Picken, Reginald David"]
[Black "Walters, JK (Dr)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B21"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 a6 10. e5 Ne8 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. Rac1 Nc6 13. Bb3 b5 14. Ne4 d5 15. Nc5 Bb7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Bc8 18. f4 Ra7 19. Kh1 Qb6 20. Bh4 Rc7 21. Bf2 Qb8 22. Rd3 f5 23. Rh3 g6 24. Rhc3 Na5 25. Bd1 Rff7 26. b3 Qa8 27. Qe1 Nb7 28. Bf3 Nxc5 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Bb7 31. Bd4 Qd8 32. Qc1 Rc7 33. Rxc7 Qxc7 34. Qxc7 Nxc7 35. Kg1 Kf7 36. Kf2 Ke7 37. Ke3 Kd7 38. Kd3 Kc6 39. b4 Na8 40. a3 Nb6 {adjudicated a draw Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ripley, John M"]
[Black "Colston, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E30"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. e5 g5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Qd5 15. Bxf6 Qxg2 16. Bh7+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sadler, Anthony"]
[Black "Basman, Michael John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. d3 Be7 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne8 8. O-O Nc7 9. Kh1 f5 10. Be3 fxe4 11. Nxe4 b6 12. Nfg5 h6 13. Qh5 d5 14. Nf2 Qe8 15. Qxe8 Rxe8 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. d4 Nd7 18. Ng4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Rfe1 d3 21. cxd3 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 16 November 2025.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Woodland, Anthony F"]
[Black "Keely, Roger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 Nge7 6. Bg2 Nd4 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. O-O g6 9. d3 Bg7 10. f5 Nc6 11. f6 Bf8 12. Nd2 Bh6 13. Nc4 Bxc1 14. Raxc1 e5 15. Qd2 h6 16. c3 b5 17. Na3 Qa5 18. Rf2 Be6 19. cxd4 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Nxd4 21. b3 Kd7 22. Kf2 Rhc8 23. Rdd1 a5 24. Nb1 a4 25. bxa4 Rxa4 26. Rxc8 Rxa2+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anderton, David William"]
[Black "Sadler, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. f3 Nc6 7. Nh3 d6 8. e4 Na5 9. Be3 Qc7 10. d5 e5 11. Nf2 b6 12. Bd3 Ba6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. O-O Kb8 15. Rfb1 Nd7 16. Nh1 Rdg8 17. Ng3 h5 18. Nf1 g5 19. Nd2 g4 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Re8 22. Qf1 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. a4 Bc8 25. Nb3 Ka8 26. Nxa5 bxa5 27. Qf6 Rf8 28. Ra2 Bd7 29. Rab2 Bxa4 30. Rb7 Qxb7 31. Rxb7 Kxb7 32. Qxd6 Rfe8 33. Qxc5 f5 34. exf5 Re1+ 35. Kf2 Rd1 36. Qxa5 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 Rxd3+ 38. Kh4 Bd7 39. f6 g3 40. Qb4+ Ka8 41. h3 Re4+ 42. Kg5 Be8 43. Qf8 Rde3 44. f7 Re7 45. Qxe7 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Basman, Michael John"]
[Black "Beach, Richard A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Na5 9. axb5 Nxb3 10. cxb3 Bb7 11. bxa6 Bxe4 12. Nc3 Bd3 13. a7 c6 14. Re3 Bg6 15. b4 Ng4 16. Qa4 O-O 17. Qxc6 Nxe3 18. dxe3 d5 19. b5 Rc8 20. Qb7 Bc5 21. Nxe5 d4 22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Bf4 Qf6 24. a8=Q Qxf4 25. Qaxc8 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Bxe5 27. Qxf8+ Kxf8 28. Ra8+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 16 November 2025.} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bellin, Robert"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Bxd7 dxc3 11. Ba4 cxd2 12. Bxd2 Nd7 13. Qg4 Nc5 14. Bc2 Bf6 15. Rad1 Qc8 16. Qg3 Bxb2 17. e5 dxe5 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 b6 20. Bc3 f6 21. Qh5 f5 22. Rd4 Qe8 23. Rg4 Rf6 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qxf5 Qg6 26. Qf3 Qg5 27. h4 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Raf8 29. Qg3+ Kh8 30. Qg5 Qxg5 31. hxg5 Kg7 32. gxf6+ Kf7 33. g4 Ne6 34. Kg3 h6 35. f4 Rd8 36. Kh4 Rd5 37. Bb3 Rd3 38. f5 Rxc3 39. fxe6+ Kxf6 40. Kh5 {time Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Butters, Roger VH"]
[Black "Harding, Timothy David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Tim Harding"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re1 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bg4 17. Qd3 Rae8 18. Nd2 Re6 19. Qf1 Qh5 20. Qg2 Rfe8 21. f3 Bh3 22. Qf2 Qg6 $1 $17 23. Nf1 $4 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Qd3+ 25. Qe2 Qxe3 {Tim Harding personal database} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carleton, John Joseph"]
[Black "Horner, Jeff"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Bg4 8. d5 Nb8 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. Nf1 Qf6 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Ne7 13. a4 a5 14. Ne3 h6 15. Nc4 O-O 16. Nxb6 Nxb6 17. Be3 Nc4 18. Bc1 Nb6 19. Qe2 Qg6 20. Be3 f5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Be4 Qf7 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Qb5 Qd7 25. Qxd7 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cordel, Charles"]
[Black "Coop, Brian H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nd5 e6 7. Ne3 Nf6 8. c3 O-O 9. g4 h5 10. h3 Qc7 11. Bg2 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Ng5 b4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Bd2 a5 16. O-O Ba6 17. Qe2 Bh6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. g5 Bg7 20. gxf6 Rxf6 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. dxc4 Raf8 23. Qd3 Bh6 24. c5 Rd8 25. cxd6 Rxd6 26. Qe2 e5 27. Be3 Bxf4 28. Qc4+ Qf7 29. Qe2 g5 30. Rfd1 g4 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Qxg4+ Rg6 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. Bc5 Rh6 36. Qf5 Bh2+ {time Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "De Coverly, Roger D"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Qe2 Be7 5. f4 d5 6. exd5 exf4 7. Nf3 Nxd5 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bf6 10. c3 Be6 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxf4 Nd7 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Qf2 Qb6 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. dxe4 Qxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Nc5 18. Rad1 Nxe4+ 19. Kf1 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. Ne5 Nf6 22. Nc4 Rxe1+ 23. Kxe1 Ne8 24. Ke2 f6 25. a4 Kf7 26. Kd3 (26. Kf3 Ke6 27. g4 g6 28. b4 a6 29. a5 f5 30. h3 fxg4+ 31. hxg4 h5 32. gxh5 gxh5 33. Ne3 h4 34. Kg4 Nf6+ 35. Kf3 Nd5 36. Nxd5 Kxd5 37. Bh6 Bf6 {0-1 is the version of the score on StarBase 4.56 but Roger de Coverly believes the line starting 26 Kd3 is the correct one}) 26... Ke6 27. g4 g6 28. b4 a6 29. a5 f5 30. h3 fxg4 31. hxg4 h5 32. gxh5 gxh5 33. Ne3 h4 34. Ke4 Nf6+ 35. Kf3 Nd5 36. Nxd5 Kxd5 37. Bh6 Bf6 {Sources: tournament bulletin; Roger de Coverly; StarBase 4.56 (diverging at move 26)} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dunn, MS"]
[Black "Innes-Reid, John V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. d3 Nbd7 8. e4 e5 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne2 b5 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. h3 Nh5 13. Kh2 Rc8 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Ndf6 16. Nf3 bxc4 17. Qxc4 c5 18. Bd2 Qb6 19. b3 Ba6 20. Qc2 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Nh5 22. Nd2 g5 23. Bxg5 Nxg3 24. Kxg3 Qg6 25. h4 h6 26. Rf5 hxg5 27. Rxg5 Qh6 28. Nf3 f6 29. Rf5 Qe3 30. Rd1 Bh6 31. Bf1 Rc7 32. Qd2 Rg7+ 33. Kh2 Qxd2+ 34. Nxd2 Bc8 35. Rf2 Be3 36. Rg2 Rff7 37. Nc4 Bf4+ 38. Kh1 Bg4 39. Be2 Bxe2 40. Rxe2 Rh7 41. Rg1+ Rfg7 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. Rg2+ Bg5 44. Rg4 Rxh4+ 45. Rxh4 Bxh4 46. Nd6 Kg6 47. Nb7 Kg5 48. Nxc5 Kf4 49. b4 Be1 50. a3 Ke3 51. b5 Ba5 52. a4 Bb6 53. Nd7 Bd8 54. Nc5 Be7 55. Nb3 Kxd3 56. a5 Bd8 57. b6 Bxb6 58. axb6 axb6 59. Kg2 Kc3 60. Nc1 d3 61. Kf3 d2 62. Ne2+ Kd3 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Goodwin, Ed H"]
[Black "Picken, Reginald David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Qa5 12. h4 Bb7 13. Be2 O-O-O 14. O-O c5 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Ne5 17. Bd2 Qa6 18. Ne7+ Kb8 19. f4 Nc6 20. Nxc6+ Qxc6 21. Bf3 Qd7 22. Bc3 Qxd1 23. Raxd1 Bd6 24. Ba5 Bc7 25. Bxc7+ Kxc7 26. Bxb7 Kxb7 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Re1 Kc6 29. Re7 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Kxd7 31. h5 Ke6 32. g4 $2 (32. h6 $1 Kxf6 33. f5 $18) 32... Kxf6 33. g5+ Kg7 34. f5 a5 $2 (34... f6 $1 $11) 35. Kf2 $2 (35. f6+ $18) 35... b4 36. Ke2 $2 (36. f6+) 36... a4 $2 (36... f6) 37. a3 $4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} (37. a3 $4 c3 $1 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Holloway, Nigel John"]
[Black "Montgomery, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Nc3 Ngf6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Nf5 Re8 14. Bg5 Bf8 15. Qd4 Re5 16. g4 g6 17. f4 gxf5 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qd3 f4 21. Kh1 Rd8 22. Rad1 Qg6 23. Qf5 Bc5 24. Ne4 Bd4 25. b3 Qxf5 26. gxf5 Nb6 27. d6 Nc8 28. Rxf4 exf4 29. Rxd4 f3 30. Kg1 Nb6 31. Kf2 Nd7 32. Kxf3 f6 33. Kf4 Rc8 34. Rc4 Rxc4 35. bxc4 b6 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. Kd4 h5 38. Kd5 Ne5 39. h3 h4 40. a3 a5 41. a4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Keely, Roger"]
[Black "Ripley, John M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B49"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f4 Rb8 12. Bd3 h6 13. c4 e5 14. c5 d5 15. a3 dxe4 16. Bc4 Rd8 17. Qe2 Ba5 18. b4 Bxb4 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Nb6 Bg4 21. Qc2 exf4 22. Bxf4 Qe7 23. Be3 Nd5 24. Bd2 Qxc5+ 25. Kh1 Rxb6 26. Ba5 Rdb8 27. Bxb6 Rxb6 28. Qxe4 Be6 29. Bxa6 Ne3 30. Bd3 g6 31. Rfc1 Qg5 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. h4 Qg3 34. h5 Bf5 35. hxg6+ Bxg6 36. Rh8+ $2 (36. Qf3 $1) 36... Kxh8 37. Qd4+ Kg8 38. Bf1 Rb8 39. Rxc6 Nxf1 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lamb, Derek"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B86"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. Qf3 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Nc5 12. Rfe1 b5 13. Bc1 b4 14. Na4 Bb7 15. Qh3 Nxb3 16. cxb3 Nxe4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Rf7 19. Rxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Rc8 21. Be3 Qc2 22. Qd5 Qf5 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24. Nb6 Rc2 25. Nd5 Kf7 26. g4 Re5 27. Nxb4 Rc8 28. h3 a5 29. Nd5 Rc2 30. Nxe7 Kxe7 31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Bxd2 g6 33. Kg2 Kd7 34. Kf3 Kc6 35. Bc3 Rd5 36. h4 Kb6 37. Ke3 Rd1 38. f4 Rc1 39. Ke4 Kc5 40. Bd4+ Kc6 41. Bc3 Rh1 42. Bxa5 Rxh4 43. g5 d5+ 44. Ke3 Kc5 45. b4+ Kb5 46. b3 Rh2 47. a4+ Ka6 48. Kd4 Rh3 49. Bc7 Rxb3 50. Bd6 Rb1 51. Kxd5 Ra1 52. Kc6 Ka7 53. b5 Rc1+ 54. Bc5+ Kb8 55. b6 Rc2 56. b7 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lamb, Harry"]
[Black "McFarland, Robert S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ng4 9. e3 Nge5 10. b3 d6 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Qd2 a6 14. h3 Rb8 15. f4 Nxd4 16. fxe5 Nf5 17. exd6 Nxg3 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. Nd5 Qg5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Qc5 22. Rf3 Ne4 23. Qxd7 Nxf6 24. Rxf6 Qxe3+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Richardson, Keith Bevan"]
[Black "Sutton, John Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. Bxe4 cxd4 13. Bd2 dxe4 14. cxd4 Qd5 15. O-O b6 16. c3 Na5 17. Nf4 Qc6 18. Rad1 Bb7 19. f3 e3 20. Bxe3 Qxc3 21. Rd3 Qc6 22. Rc1 Nc4 23. Bd2 b5 24. Bb4+ Kg8 25. Nh5 g6 26. Be7 Nxe5 27. Rxc6 Nxg4 28. Rc7 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Ng3 h5 31. fxg4 hxg4 32. Bf6 Rh6 33. Rc3 Bd7 34. Rc7 Be8 35. Ne4 g5 36. Rc8 Kf8 37. Bxg5 Rg6 38. Bh4 e5 39. dxe5 Re6 40. Bf6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Walters, JK (Dr)"]
[Black "Horner, John E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Nxd5 Qxd5 5. d4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. c3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. Bxg7 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Kxg7 13. O-O Be6 14. b3 Rad8 15. Bb5 Kf6 16. h3 a6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rd2 Bc8 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21. Kf1 Rfd8 22. Ke2 c5 23. Nc2 Bb7 24. Ne3 h5 25. f3 Bc6 26. c4 Rxd2+ 27. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 28. Kxd2 Ke5 29. Nc2 a5 30. Ke3 Bd7 31. Ne1 g5 32. Nd3+ Kd6 33. Kd2 e5 34. Kc3 Bf5 35. Nf2 Kc6 36. Ne4 g4 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Nf6 gxf3 39. gxf3 Bg6 40. a3 Kd6 41. b4 axb4+ 42. axb4 cxb4+ 43. Kxb4 Bd3 44. Ne4+ Kc6 45. Nd2 Be2 46. Kc3 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anderton, David William"]
[Black "Carleton, John Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. a3 a6 9. b4 Bd7 10. Be2 Rad8 11. O-O Bc8 12. Qc2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. d5 Ne7 15. e4 Ng6 16. Ne1 Nh5 17. Rc1 Nhf4 18. Ne2 f5 19. Nxf4 Nxf4 20. f3 fxe4 21. fxe4 Bg4 22. Kh1 b5 23. Bd3 Qg6 24. Nf3 Qh5 25. Ng1 c6 26. g3 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Rxf1 28. Rxf1 cxd5 29. exd5 Be6 30. h4 Bxd5+ 31. Kh2 e4 32. Qd4 Qe8 33. Rd1 Rd7 34. Qb6 Bb7 35. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Nh3 Qd2+ 37. Nf2 e3 38. Qxb7 Qxf2+ 39. Qg2 Kf7 40. Qxf2+ exf2 41. Kg2 Ke6 42. Kxf2 Kd5 43. Ke3 Kc4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Butters, Roger VH"]
[Black "Cordel, Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B59"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Be6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qd2 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Nb5 O-O 13. O-O Qb6 14. c4 Rad8 15. a4 a5 16. Kh1 Bg5 17. Qc3 Nb4 18. Nxd6 Rxd6 19. c5 Rc6 20. cxb6 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Bxb3 22. cxb4 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 axb4 24. g3 Rd8 25. a5 b3 26. a6 bxa6 27. b7 Rb8 28. Bxa6 b2 29. f4 exf4 30. Rb1 Bf6 31. gxf4 Bc3 32. Kg2 g5 33. Kf3 Kf8 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. Kg4 f6 36. h4 gxh4 37. Kxh4 Ke7 38. Rd1 Be5 39. Kg4 Rd8 40. Rb1 Rd2 41. Kf3 Kd8 42. Ke3 Rh2 43. Rg1 Kc7 44. Rg7+ Kb6 45. b8=Q+ Bxb8 46. Rb7+ Kxa6 47. Rxb8 Ka5 48. Kd4 Re2 49. Kd3 Rf2 50. Kc3 Rh2 51. Kc4 Rh4 52. Rxb2 Rxe4+ 53. Kd3 f5 54. Re2 Rf4 55. Ke3 Rh4 56. Kf3 Kb4 57. Re5 Rh5 58. Kf4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Sadler, Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E38"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bf4 Qa5 8. a3 d5 9. e3 Ne4 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Rxc3 d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Be5 Nxf3+ 15. Rxf3 f6 16. Bc3 b6 17. Be2 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Coop, Brian H"]
[Black "Beach, Richard A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bf6 17. Nf1 Ba6 18. Ng3 g6 19. Qd2 Qa5 20. d5 Qxd2 21. Bxd2 Nd8 22. Bb4 Nb7 23. Bd3 Nbc5 24. Bf1 Bg7 25. Rac1 f5 26. exf5 gxf5 27. Nh4 f4 28. Ngf5 Rf6 29. Nxd6 Rxd6 30. Bxc5 Rxd5 31. Bb4 Bf8 32. Bxf8 Nxf8 33. Nf5 Kf7 34. Rc6 Ng6 35. Be2 Rd2 36. Bh5 Rxb2 37. Rxe5 Ra7 38. Ree6 Rxa2 39. Rf6+ Kg8 40. Rcd6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Walters, JK (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 b6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. d5 Ne5 15. Bd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qd7 17. Nd4 Qa4 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Qd7 20. Qb4 Be5 21. a4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Bd6 23. Qb5 Qxb5 24. axb5 Kf8 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Ke8 27. f4 Bb8 28. Kf2 Kd7 29. Kf3 Ke8 30. g4 f6 31. Bd4 Kf7 32. Bc3 Rd7 33. Rc8 Bd6 34. e5 Rc7 35. e6+ Kg7 36. Rxc7 Bxc7 37. g5 Bd6 38. Ke4 Bc5 {Diagram #} 39. gxf6+ exf6 40. d6 Bxd6 41. Kd5 Be7 42. Kc6 Kf8 43. Kd7 h6 44. h4 g5 45. fxg5 fxg5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Bd2 g4 48. Bh6+ 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harding, Timothy David"]
[Black "Goodwin, Ed H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bd2 b6 10. Rb1 Bb7 11. g4 Qd7 12. f5 f6 13. Ne2 e5 14. c4 Nd8 15. h4 gxf5 16. gxf5 Nf7 17. Qc1 Kh8 18. Ng3 Ng8 19. Nh2 Bh6 20. Ng4 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Nd8 22. Bf3 Nc6 23. Kh2 Nd4 24. Ne2 Nxe2 25. Bxe2 Bc6 26. Rg1 Rf7 27. Rg3 Qe7 28. Rbg1 Qf8 29. Bf3 Rc8 30. Qg2 Bb7 31. Ne3 Rd8 32. Nd1 Bc6 33. Nc3 Re7 34. Bd1 Rc7 35. Kh3 Re7 36. Ba4 Bxa4 37. Nxa4 Rc7 38. Nc3 a6 39. Nd5 {time Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Horner, Jeff"]
[Black "Basman, Michael John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Nxd5 Bxd5 7. Nf3 Qc8 8. Be2 Qb7 9. O-O Na6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc5 12. Rad1 Bc6 13. b4 Ne6 14. Qe3 g5 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bh5+ Kd8 18. Rd4 Bxf1 19. Bf3 Qc7 20. Bxa8 Bb5 21. Qe4 Ke8 22. a4 Bc6 23. Rc4 Bxe4 24. Rxc7 Bxa8 25. Rc8+ Kf7 26. Rxa8 Bg7 27. Rxa7 Rc8 28. Bd4 Rxc2 29. Bxb6 Bxe5 30. Rxd7 Bd6 31. b5 e5 (31... h5 {and now the illegal 32 a6 h4, no result recorded. Source: Basman scoresheet (https://michael-basman-legacy.github.io/scoresheets/1972/Staffordshire%20Chess%20Congress%2029-5-72.pdf)}) 32. a5 h5 33. a6 h4 34. a7 {Sources: tournament booklet; Birmingham Daily Post, 10 June 1972.} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Horner, John E"]
[Black "Lamb, Derek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6 8. Ba4 d6 9. f4 Nf6 10. Kh1 exd4 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Qe1 Be6 14. h3 h5 15. Nd2 Ne3 16. Ne4 Nxf1 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Qxf1 dxc3 19. Bb3 Qd7 20. bxc3 Bc5 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Bc2 Qd5 23. Bf4 g5 24. Be3 Rg8 25. Bd4 c5 26. Nxc5 Bxc5 27. Bb3 Qc6 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Bxc5+ Kg7 30. Rd1 Rgd8 31. Bd4 b6 32. Qe2 g4 33. Rf1 Rac8 34. Rf6 Qc4 35. Qe3 Rxd4 36. cxd4 Qc1+ 37. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 38. Kh2 gxh3 39. Kxh3 Rc2 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Innes-Reid, John V"]
[Black "De Coverly, Roger D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Ndb5 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Qe7 12. Qg3 O-O 13. a4 d6 14. Ba3 e5 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. f4 f5 17. Rd2 exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19. Rfd1 Nf7 20. Bc4 Qe4 21. Qxe4 fxe4 22. Rxd6 Re8 23. Rf1 Rf8 24. Bxf7+ {Sources: StarBase 4.56; tournament bulletin} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Keely, Roger"]
[Black "Colston, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. a4 Be6 9. O-O Qc7 10. f4 Nbd7 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. Qf3 h5 14. Kh1 Rc8 15. a5 h4 16. Be3 Qc6 17. Ra4 Bd8 18. Nd2 b5 19. axb6 Bxb6 20. Rxa6 Qb7 21. Rfa1 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Qxb2 23. Ne2 Rxc2 24. Rb1 Rxd2 25. Rxb2 Rxb2 26. Nc3 O-O 27. Rxd6 Rc8 28. Nd1 Ng4 29. Qf3 Nf2+ 30. Nxf2 Rxf2 31. Qxf2 Rc1+ 32. Qg1 Rxg1+ 33. Kxg1 Nf6 34. Rxf6 gxf6 35. Kf2 Kg7 36. Kf3 h3 37. g3 Kh7 38. Kg4 Kh6 39. Kh4 Kg7 40. Kxh3 Kh7 41. Kg4 Kh6 42. Kh4 Kg7 43. Kh5 Kh7 44. g4 Kg7 45. h4 Kh7 46. g5 Kg7 47. Kg4 Kh7 48. Kf3 Kg7 49. Ke3 fxg5 50. hxg5 f6 51. g6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "McFarland, Robert S"]
[Black "Richardson, Keith Bevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 c5 6. d5 d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Kh7 11. h4 Nbd7 12. g4 h5 13. g5 Ng8 14. f4 f5 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. Bd3 Nb6 17. Nge2 Rf8 18. Ng3 Bg4 19. O-O Ne7 20. Rae1 Qd7 21. Rf2 a6 22. Kh2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Nbxd5 24. Ne4 Nf5 25. Bb5 axb5 26. Qxd5 Rae8 27. Bxc5 Qd8 28. Bd4 Nxd4 29. Qxd4 Bf5 30. Nf6+ Rxf6 31. Rxe8 Qxe8 32. gxf6 Qe6 33. Rd2 Qe1 34. Qf2 Qe6 35. Re2 Qxf6 36. Kg3 Qxc3+ 37. Qe3 Qf6 38. Qe7+ Qxe7 39. Rxe7+ Kg8 40. Rxb7 Kf8 41. Rxb5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Lamb, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 g6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nc6 8. O-O Bg7 9. c3 Qd7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 h5 13. Na3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 fxe5 16. Bxd8 Rxd8 17. Qc2 Qf5 18. Be4 Qg5 19. Rd1 c6 20. Qb3 Bf8 21. Nc2 Bc5 22. Qc4 Qf4 23. Qxc5 Qxe4 24. Ne3 Nxe3 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Montgomery, J"]
[Black "Homer, Gerald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. f3 Bh5 9. Nf4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. f4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5+ 13. Kh1 Nc6 14. Bd2 Nb4 15. Qf3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Ne4 17. Be1 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 d4 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. f5 gxf5 21. Qxf5 Rac8 22. b3 Qg6 23. Qd7 Qc6 24. Qg4 Qg6 25. Qd7 Bb6 26. Qxb7 Rxc2 27. Bb4 Rfc8 28. Rae1 d3 29. Re7 d2 30. Bxd2 f6 31. Qd5+ Kh7 32. Re4 Rd8 33. Rh4+ Qh6 34. Rxh6+ gxh6 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Qxf6+ Kg8 37. Qg6+ {time Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Picken, Reginald David"]
[Black "Bellin, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Rd1 e5 10. h3 O-O 11. b4 Bd7 12. a3 Rc8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nb5 Nd4 16. Nbxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Ba4 18. Rd2 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qf6 20. Qd3 Bc2 21. Qxc2 Qxd4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ripley, John M"]
[Black "Holloway, Nigel John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[Annotator "D/June72"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Dragon"]
[Source "CUCC"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+ Kf8 10. Qf4 Bf6 11. h4 Kg7 12. e4 dxe4 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Nxf7 Rf8 17. Nxd6 Bxd4 18. Ncxe4 Bxf2 19. Nxf2 Rxf2 20. Rhf1 Rxg2 21. Rf7+ Kh6 22. Rf8 Rg4 23. Bb3 Rxh4 24. Nxc8 Ne7 25. Rdd8 Nxc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8+ 27. Rxc8 Rh1+ 28. Kd2 g5 29. Bd5 Rh2+ 30. Kc3 Kg6 31. b4 h5 32. Kd4 g4 33. Ke5 Kg5 34. a4 Re2+ 35. Be4 Kh4 36. Kf4 Rf2+ 37. Ke3 Rb2 38. Bxb7 Rb3+ 39. Kf2 Rxb4 40. Bc6 Rb2+ 41. Ke3 Rc2 42. Bb7 Rxc8 43. Bxc8 Kg3 44. Bb7 Kh3 45. Kf2 $4 (45. Ke2 $11) 45... Kh2 46. Ke3 h4 47. Kf4 {Sources: Dragon (Cambridge University) bulletin; tournament bulletin (which has the extra move 47...g3)} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sutton, John Anthony"]
[Black "Dunn, MS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Be3 Qc7 6. Bd3 a6 7. O-O b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. Nc4 Nf6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Qg4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Qa7 15. Qf4 d5 16. exd6 O-O-O 17. Qxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7 Bxd6 19. Nxd6+ Rxd6 20. Bxa6+ Kb8 21. Bd3 g6 22. Rf4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Basman, Michael John"]
[Black "Harding, Timothy David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Annotator "Harding,Tim"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Tim Harding"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Bd2 b4 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Be3 Na5 13. Ba2 c5 14. Nbd2 Nb6 15. c3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Bc6 17. d4 Bxa4 18. Qc1 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nc6 20. d5 Nb4 21. Qa3 Nc2 22. Bxb6 Nxa3 23. Bxd8 Rfxd8 24. Bb3 Bxb3 25. Rxa3 Bc2 26. Rc1 Rdc8 27. h4 f5 28. Ne1 Bxe4 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Nxe4 fxe4 31. Rxa6 Rc5 32. g3 Rxd5 33. Nc2 Rc5 34. Ne3 g6 35. h5 Kf7 36. h6 Rc7 37. Nd5 Rd7 38. Ra8 Ke6 39. Rh8 Bg5 40. Nb6 Rb7 {Sources: Tim Harding personal database; Basman scoresheet (https://michael-basman-legacy.github.io/scoresheets/1972/Staffordshire%20Chess%20Congress%2029-5-72.pdf). The time control being reached, White resigned. I annotated this game at length for the tournament booklet. It was also published in The Chess Player 3/221 and afterwards in the Bulgarian magazine Shakhmatna Misl 2/1976! This made my score against Mike 1-1 with one draw. He never played a main line against me again. His final score against me was 2-1 with several draws.} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beach, Richard A"]
[Black "Picken, Reginald David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Bc4 e6 7. d4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Qd3 Nd7 10. Nf3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd2 b6 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. f4 h6 15. Nf3 Re8 16. Rae1 Bf8 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. f5 Nf6 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. fxe6 g6 21. Rxf6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bellin, Robert"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Bf4 O-O-O 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Rxd8+ Kxd8 13. Rd1+ Kc8 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 b6 16. Nd2 Ne7 17. Rd3 Ng6 18. Bg3 Be7 19. Nc4 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. a4 Kd7 22. Kf1 Bd8 23. Ke2 Ne7 24. f3 c6 25. b3 Bc7 26. Bxc7 Kxc7 27. a5 bxa5 28. Nxa5 f5 29. g3 fxe4 30. fxe4 Ng6 31. Nc4 Nf8 32. h4 Ne6 33. c3 Kd7 34. Kd3 g6 35. Ne5+ Kd6 36. Nf7+ Ke7 37. Ng5 Nf8 38. e5 h6 39. Nf3 Nd7 40. g4 Nb6 41. Nd2 Ke6 42. Ke4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carleton, John Joseph"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Bxc6 Rb8 12. O-O Rxb2 13. Bxd5 Bf5 14. Na3 Qe7 15. Bb3 Qg5 16. Nc4 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Rc2 18. Ne3 Be4 19. Qd4 Ba8 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. Nxg4 Rd8 22. Ne3 Rcd2 23. Rfd1 Kf8 24. Rxd2 Rxd2 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Ke7 27. f4 f6 28. exf6+ Kxf6 29. Ne3 g5 30. g3 gxf4 31. gxf4 Be4 32. Kf2 c5 33. Ke2 Bb1 34. Nd5+ Ke6 35. Nc3 Bf5 36. Ke3 a6 37. Ne2 Kd6 38. Kd2 Kd5 39. Ng3 Bb1 40. Kc3 a5 41. a4 Bg6 42. Nf1 Ke4 43. Nd2+ Kxf4 44. Nc4 Kg4 45. Nxa5 Be4 46. Kc4 Kh3 47. Kxc5 Ba8 48. Nc4 Kxh2 49. a5 Kg3 50. a6 Kf4 51. b4 Kf5 52. b5 Ke6 53. b6 Kd7 54. b7 Bxb7 55. axb7 Kc7 56. Na5 h5 57. Kb5 h4 58. Ka6 h3 59. Ka7 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Coop, Brian H"]
[Black "Innes-Reid, John V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 c6 7. b3 g6 8. Bb2 Bg7 9. Ne5 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 O-O 11. O-O N8d7 12. Nd2 Qc7 13. f4 e6 14. Ndf3 c5 15. Rad1 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rad8 17. Qf2 Nc8 18. c5 Ne7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 23. Nxd4 Rd8 24. Nb5 Rd2 25. Rf2 Rd1+ 26. Rf1 Rd2 {Source: StarBase 4.56} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De Coverly, Roger D"]
[Black "Colston, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Be2 Nge7 9. O-O Bd7 10. a4 h6 11. Re1 Nf5 12. dxc5 O-O-O 13. Bd3 g5 14. g4 Nfe7 15. Qe2 Rdg8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Ng6 18. Bxg6 Rxg6 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. a5 a6 21. Reb1 h5 22. Rb6 Bc6 23. gxh5 Rgh6 24. Rxc6+ bxc6 25. Qxa6+ Kd7 26. Qb7+ Qc7 27. Qxc7+ Kxc7 28. Bxg5 Rxh5 29. h4 Ra8 30. Kg2 Rhh8 31. Kf3 Rhb8 32. h5 Rb2 33. h6 Rh8 34. a6 Kb8 35. a7+ Ka8 36. Ra6 Rxc2 37. Rxc6 Rb2 38. Rb6 Rxb6 39. cxb6 Kb7 40. Kg4 Kxb6 41. Bf6 Rg8+ 42. Kf4 {Sources: StarBase 4.56; tournament bulletin (the bulletin version ends at move 40 but Roger de Coverly confirms that the extra moves were played)} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dunn, MS"]
[Black "Butters, Roger VH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 h6 8. d3 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. h3 Re8 12. e4 Bg6 13. Qe2 d4 14. Ncb1 Nh7 15. f4 f5 16. Na3 Qd7 17. Kh2 Bd6 18. e5 Be7 19. Nc2 c5 20. Bf3 a5 21. a3 Kh8 22. h4 Rg8 23. h5 Be8 24. Qg2 Ra7 25. a4 Qc7 26. Rh1 Bc6 27. Na3 g5 28. hxg6 Rxg6 29. Kg1 Nd7 30. Kf2 Qd8 31. Rh3 Bxf3 32. Nxf3 Ra8 33. Rah1 Bf8 34. Bc1 b6 35. Rh5 Rc8 36. Ng5 Kg8 37. R1h3 Kh8 38. Qh2 Kg8 39. Bd2 Kh8 40. Nb5 Nxe5 41. fxe5 Nxg5 42. Rxg5 Rxg5 43. Rxh6+ Kg8 44. Rh8+ Kf7 45. Nd6+ Bxd6 46. Rxd8 Rxd8 47. Bxg5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Goodwin, Ed H"]
[Black "Walters, JK (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. O-O Bd7 11. Ba3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bc6 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Qc2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nc6 16. Qe4 Rfd8 17. Nf4 e6 18. Qf3 Rac8 19. h4 Ne7 20. Nd3 b6 21. Rfd1 Nd5 22. Ne5 Qe8 23. e4 Nc7 24. Nc6 Rd7 25. d5 exd5 26. exd5 Kh8 27. Re1 Qg8 28. Ne7 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Nb5 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Qxf7 Qg8 32. Re8 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Ripley, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D98"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be2 Nfd7 9. Be3 Nb6 10. Qd3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nc6 12. O-O-O e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. f4 c6 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Nd5 Nc6 20. Kb1 Nd4 21. Rd2 Rd6 22. Rhd1 Nxe2 23. Rxe2 Rad8 24. Rc2 Kf8 25. Rc7 f5 26. f3 Re6 27. Rxb7 fxe4 28. fxe4 Rxe4 29. Rf1+ Kg8 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Nc6 Rc8 32. Na7 Rce8 33. Rxb6 Re1+ 34. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 35. Kc2 Re2+ 36. Kc1 Bd4 37. Rb8+ Kg7 38. Rb7+ Kh6 39. h3 Rh2 40. Nc6 Be3+ 41. Kd1 Rxh3 42. a4 Rh2 43. Ne5 Rg2 44. a5 Kg5 45. b4 h5 46. a6 h4 47. Nc4 Bd4 48. Nd2 Kf4 49. Rf7+ Kg4 50. Nf3 Be3 51. Ne5+ Kg5 52. Rh7 Rb2 53. Nc4 Rb1+ 54. Kc2 Rc1+ 55. Kd3 Bf2 56. b5 Rb1 57. Nd6 Kf4 58. Rf7+ Ke5 59. Rxf2 Kxd6 60. Ra2 Rb3+ 61. Ke2 Rg3 62. Kf2 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Holloway, Nigel John"]
[Black "McFarland, Robert S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f4 h6 6. Bh4 c6 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Bd3 b5 9. Nf3 Na6 10. e5 b4 11. exf6 bxc3 12. Qxc3 exf6 13. Qxc6 Rb8 14. Qc3 Re8+ 15. Kf2 Nb4 16. b3 Qa5 17. Rhe1 Rxe1 18. Qxe1 Nxd3+ 19. cxd3 Qd8 20. Kg1 Bb7 21. Qe2 Qb6 22. Bf2 f5 23. Re1 Rc8 24. h3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Rc2 26. Qd5 Bf6 27. Qa8+ Kg7 28. Re8 Bxd4 29. Rg8+ Kh7 30. Rh8+ Kg7 31. Rg8+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Homer, Gerald"]
[Black "Cordel, Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 c6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rab1 a5 14. Rbe1 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qb4 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. a3 Qd6 18. Ne5 c5 19. f4 c4 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Qe6 22. Qc2 b5 23. g4 Ne4 24. f5 Qd6 25. h4 f6 26. Ng6 Qg3+ 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Ra1 c3 31. bxc3 Nxc3 32. Nf4 Rxa1 33. Rxa1 b3 34. Nd3 Rxe3 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Nf4 Re4 37. Ng6 Rxg4+ 38. Kf3 Rxg6 39. fxg6+ Kxg6 40. Rb8 Kf5 41. Rxb3 Ne4 42. Rb5 Ke6 43. h5 f5 44. Rb7 Ng5+ 45. Ke3 Kf6 46. Rd7 Ne6 47. Rd6 Kf7 48. Rxd5 g6 49. hxg6+ Kxg6 50. Rd6 Kf7 51. d5 Nc5 52. Rxh6 Ne4 53. Ra6 Ke7 54. Kf4 Nc3 55. Ke5 f4 56. Ra7+ Kd8 57. Rf7 Ne2 58. d6 Ke8 59. d7+ Kd8 60. Kd6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lamb, Derek"]
[Black "Anderton, David William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Ne2 cxd4 9. f4 Nf5 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qc3+ 12. Kf2 O-O 13. Rb1 Qxd4+ 14. Be3 Qc3 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh4 b6 17. g4 Ba6 18. Rb3 Qc6 19. Rc1 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Qd7 21. d4 Nc6 22. Rbc3 Rac8 23. gxf5 exf5 24. Qg5 Na5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Qe7 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lamb, Harry"]
[Black "Horner, Jeff"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. c4 Nf6 5. d4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 c5 10. Rd1 a6 11. Ba3 Rc8 12. e4 Qc7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Kxg2 b5 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Rxc5 20. Rd4 Rfc8 21. Rad1 g6 22. Rd8+ Kg7 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Rc1 Qc6 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Qb2 Qf3 27. Ne2 Rxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 e5 30. Ne2 Qd5+ 31. Kg1 Ne4 32. Nf4 Qd6 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. Ne2 Qd5 35. f3 Nd2 36. Qc3 h5 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qc3 e4 39. Nd4 exf3+ 40. Nxf3 Nxf3 41. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 b4 43. h4 f6 44. Ke4 Kg7 45. Kd5 g5 46. Kc4 f5 47. Kd4 Kf6 48. Kd5 f4 49. hxg5+ Kxg5 50. gxf4+ Kxf4 51. Kc4 h4 52. Kxb4 h3 53. a4 h2 54. a5 h1=Q 55. Kc5 Ke5 56. b4 Qb7 57. b5 Qc7+ 58. Kb4 Kd4 59. a6 Qb6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Richardson, Keith Bevan"]
[Black "Keely, Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 4. O-O d6 5. c3 a6 6. Bxc6+ Qxc6 7. Re1 Bg4 8. d4 Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nbd2 Bg7 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nf1 e6 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Nh4 O-O-O 16. d5 Qe8 17. f4 Rg8 18. f5 Bh7 19. Kh2 Qd7 20. Qd3 Kb8 21. Nh5 Bh8 22. g4 Rg5 23. Ng3 Ka7 24. Nf3 Rgg8 25. Qe3 Bg7 26. Nh5 exd5 27. exd5 Qb5 28. b3 Rde8 29. Qd2 Bh8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. c4 Qb4 32. Qxb4 Re2+ 33. Kg3 cxb4 34. a3 bxa3 35. Rxa3 Kb6 36. Ra1 Rb2 37. Re1 Rxb3 38. Re8 Ka7 39. Rxh8 Re3 40. Kf2 Re7 41. Nxf6 a5 42. Nd4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sadler, Anthony"]
[Black "Montgomery, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. f4 c6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 9. Bd3 Nh6 10. Be3 Na6 11. a3 Nc7 12. b4 b5 13. a4 Qe7 14. Bd2 Nf5 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Kf2 Qxb4 18. Qd3 Qc4 19. Qxc4 bxc4 20. Rhb1 a6 21. Rb7 Rc8 22. Na4 O-O 23. Bb4 Rb8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Bd6 Rb7 26. Nc5 Ra7 27. Bxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxa6 Bf8 29. Ra8 Kg7 30. Na4 Rb7 31. Kg3 Be7 32. Nc5 h4+ 33. Kf3 Bxc5 34. dxc5 Rc7 35. Ra5 d4 36. g3 hxg3 37. Kxg3 f6 38. exf6+ Kxf6 39. Kf3 Rh7 40. Kg3 Rc7 41. Kf3 Rc6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sutton, John Anthony"]
[Black "Horner, John E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 cxd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. h4 a6 8. Be2 h5 9. d4 Nb6 10. Nh3 Nbxd5 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qb3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bc6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Nf4 Nd5 16. Bc4 e6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. c4 Be4 19. Ba3 Qc7 20. Qe3 O-O-O 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe4 Rxd4 23. Qxe6+ Qd7 24. Qxd7+ Rxd7 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Coop, Brian H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E82"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Nge2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Re8 12. Qd2 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. b3 Qe7 15. Bg5 Qf8 16. Rae1 Ne5 17. Bc2 h6 18. Bh4 Ra7 19. h3 Bc8 20. f4 Ned7 21. Bf2 Nb8 22. Ng3 Rae7 23. Bd3 Nbd7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Re1 Qf8 26. Rxe8 Qxe8 27. Kf1 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Colston, Robert"]
[Black "Butters, Roger VH"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bf4 Nge7 8. Qd2 Ng6 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ncxe5 11. Bxe5 Nxe5 12. O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Rad1 O-O 15. Qe2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. f4 Bd7 18. Kh1 Rad8 19. Qh5 Bc6 20. Rde1 Rd5 21. Qg4 Bd7 22. Re3 e5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 exf4 25. Qxd5 fxe3 26. Re1 Re8 27. Qd4 e2 28. Qxa7 Qf4 29. Kg1 Qe3+ 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. Kf2 Rxc3 32. Rxe2 g6 33. a4 Ra3 34. Re7 Rxa4 35. Rxb7 Ra2 36. Rc7 Rxc2+ 37. Kf3 Kg7 38. h3 c3 39. g4 Rc1 40. Ke2 Kf6 41. Rc5 c2 42. Kd2 Rh1 43. Kxc2 Rxh3 44. g5+ Ke6 45. Kd2 Rf3 46. Rc8 Kf5 47. Rh8 Kxg5 48. Rxh7 Kg4 49. Ke2 g5 50. Rh1 f5 51. Rg1+ Rg3 52. Ra1 f4 53. Kf2 Rb3 54. Ra2 Rh3 55. Kg2 f3+ 56. Kg1 Kg3 57. Rg2+ Kh4 58. Rb2 g4 59. Rf2 Kg5 60. Rb2 Rh8 61. Rb5+ Kf4 62. Rb4+ Kg3 63. Rb2 f2+ 64. Rxf2 Rh1+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cordel, Charles"]
[Black "Picken, Reginald David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. c3 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Qf3 e6 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bb2 a6 13. a4 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ba3 Rfc8 17. Bb4 Nb6 18. Qe2 Nfd7 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. e4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8 22. Qd1 Qd8 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. e5 Nb6 25. Ne4 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 Qa8 27. Qxa8+ Bxa8 28. Nd6 Bc6 29. Be4 Bxe4 30. Nxe4 Nd5 31. Ba5 Nxf4 32. Nd6 Nd5 33. Nxb5 f6 34. exf6 Bxf6 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Kf3 e5 37. Ke4 exd4 38. cxd4 Ke6 39. g3 Bg7 40. h3 Bf6 41. Nc3 Nxc3+ 42. Bxc3 Kd6 43. g4 h6 44. Bd2 Bg7 45. Bb4+ Ke6 46. h4 Bf6 47. d5+ Kd7 48. h5 gxh5 49. gxh5 Bg7 50. Bc5 c3 51. Kd3 Kc7 52. Bb4 Kd7 $4 (52... Kb6 $11) 53. Bxc3 Bxc3 54. Kxc3 Kd6 55. Kd4 Kd7 56. Ke5 Ke7 57. Kf5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Goodwin, Ed H"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A71"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. O-O Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Ng4 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Qh4 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Rf2 Bd7 23. Raf1 Rf8 24. Nd1 Bxa4 25. Ne3 Bd7 26. Nc4 Rg5 27. e5 Rxe5 28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. Bxe4 Bb5 31. Ra1 Re8 32. Bf3 Re5 33. g3 a5 34. Rd1 Bc4 35. Rc1 b5 36. Rfc2 Bxd5 37. Bxd5 Rxd5 38. Ra1 a4 39. Rac1 Rd3 40. Re1 Ne6 41. Rf2 a3 42. bxa3 Rxa3 43. Rd1 Nd4 44. Rf6 b4 45. Rxd6 b3 46. Rb6 Nc2 47. Rd8+ Kg7 48. Rc8 Nb4 49. Rxc5 b2 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harding, Timothy David"]
[Black "Lamb, Harry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Tim Harding"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc1 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 d4 11. exd4 Bxf3 12. Rxf3 cxd4 13. Na3 Nd5 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. Qf1 Rac8 16. Rc1 Nb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Kh1 e6 19. Qd3 Rc6 20. f5 exf5 21. Rf4 Rd8 22. Rh4 Re6 23. Qh3 Rde8 24. Rf4 Re1+ 25. Rf1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qe6 27. Kg1 Qe2 28. Qd3 Qe4 29. Kf2 Qf4+ 30. Kg1 Qh4 31. g3 Qe4 32. Kf2 f4 $2 33. Qxe4 fxg3+ $4 34. Kf3 Rxe4 35. Kxe4 f5+ 36. Kd5 gxh2 37. Bxd4 Bh6 38. Rh1 Bxd2 39. Rxh2 Bf4 40. Re2 h5 41. Re7 h4 42. Rg7+ Kf8 43. Rxg6 h3 44. Rg1 {Tim Harding personal database: found in the booklet of the tournament} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Homer, Gerald"]
[Black "Keely, Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 8. Nge2 c5 9. O-O c4 10. Bc2 Nbd7 11. Nf4 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. f3 Qd6 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Qb4 16. a3 Qa5 17. Qe1 Bb7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Qg5 20. e5 Nh5 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 g6 23. Nd5 Ng7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. d5 Rac8 26. e6 f5 27. Qe5 Re8 28. g4 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Rxe6 30. Qg3 Rf6 31. gxf5 g5 32. Qe5 Qd6 33. Qxd6 Rxd6 34. f6 Nh5 35. Bf5 Rf8 36. Be6+ Kh8 37. f7 Nf4 38. Rfe1 Kg7 39. Rd4 b5 40. h4 {time Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Horner, Jeff"]
[Black "Holloway, Nigel John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. Nbc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Nc6 8. Rb1 Rb8 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf4 Bf5 15. h4 Rc8 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. Rbc1 Kh7 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Qc4 20. b3 Qc3 21. Qd3 a6 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Bd2 Rcc8 24. Bb4 b6 25. Red1 Rc7 26. a4 Rec8 27. Rd2 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Kf1 Be5 30. f4 Bf6 31. Ba3 Rc3 32. Kf2 Kg6 33. Bb2 R3c5 34. Ba3 R5c7 35. Bb2 Kh5 36. Kf3 a5 37. Rg2 Rc5 38. Rd2 Rxd5 39. c4 dxc3 40. Rxd5 cxb2 41. g4+ Kg6 42. gxf5+ Kh5 43. Rb1 Rc3+ 44. Ke2 Rxb3 45. Kd2 Rb4 46. Rb5 Rxa4 47. Rxb6 Rxf4 48. Rb5 a4 49. Ra5 Rxh4 50. Ra8 Kg5 51. Rg1+ Kxf5 52. Kc2 Rc4+ 53. Kb1 h5 54. Ra5+ Be5 55. Ra8 h4 56. Rf1+ Ke6 57. Rg8 h3 58. Rg6+ Kd7 59. Rgg1 h2 60. Rh1 a3 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Horner, John E"]
[Black "Basman, Michael John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Qe2 Nb4 11. Bb1 a5 12. a3 Nd5 13. O-O f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne4 Qb8 18. Bd3 Qb7 19. Rae1 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qxe4 22. Rxe4 Rf5 23. Re2 Rd5 24. Be3 Rc8 25. Rd2 b5 26. Rfd1 Kf7 27. Kf1 a4 28. Rd3 Bf6 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. Kd2 Rc4 31. Ke2 d6 32. f4 Kd7 33. Rc3 Rxc3 34. bxc3 e5 35. fxe5 dxe5 36. Kf3 exd4 37. Bxd4 Be7 38. Ra1 g6 39. Ke4 Rh5 40. h3 Kc6 41. Kd3 Rg5 42. g4 Rd5 43. Ke4 Rd8 44. Ra2 Bd6 45. Ra1 Re8+ 46. Kd3 Kd5 47. Rb1 Rb8 48. Ra1 Rb7 49. Be3 Re7 50. Rb1 Kc6 51. Ra1 h5 52. gxh5 gxh5 53. Bd4 Rf7 54. Ke4 Rf4+ 55. Kd3 Rh4 56. Rf1 Rxh3+ 57. Ke4 Rh4+ 58. Kd3 Rf4 59. Rg1 Rg4 60. Rf1 Rg6 61. Be3 h4 62. Rf5 Bxa3 63. Rh5 Be7 64. Rh7 Re6 65. Bf2 a3 66. Kc2 Re2+ 67. Kb1 Rxf2 68. Rxe7 h3 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 16 November 2025.} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Innes-Reid, John V"]
[Black "Bellin, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Nd2 e6 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Ne7 7. Bd3 Ng6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nf1 Nc6 11. a3 Rc8 12. Ne3 a6 13. b4 b5 14. Bb2 Bd6 15. e5 Bb8 16. h3 Nce7 17. Ng5 h6 18. Ne4 d6 19. Ng4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 h5 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Ne5 f5 23. Bf3 h4 24. Rc1 Rfd8 25. Qb3 Nf4 26. Rc5 Ba7 27. Rec1 Nfd5 28. Bh5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "McFarland, Robert S"]
[Black "Carleton, John Joseph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 b6 8. Re1 Qc7 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nc4 Bb7 11. Bg5 O-O-O 12. Bxe7 Ndxe7 13. Nfe5 Ng6 14. Qf3 Ncxe5 15. Qxb7+ Qxb7 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Lamb, Derek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 a5 7. c4 Nfd7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Nce5 10. Nd4 Nc5 11. O-O Ned7 12. Rc1 e5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Ndb5 Nb6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 c6 19. Qd4 Nxc4 20. bxc4 cxb5 21. cxb5 d5 22. Bd3 Rd8 23. Qe5 Bd7 24. Rc7 b6 25. Rfc1 Rac8 26. h4 Rf8 27. h5 gxh5 28. Qxh5 Rcd8 29. Qe5 Qf6 30. Qxf6 Rxf6 31. f4 Be8 32. Bxh7+ Kf8 33. Bd3 Rf7 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. g4 e5 37. e3 e4 38. Bf1 d4 39. exd4 Rxd4 40. Rb7 e3 41. Rxb6+ Ke7 42. Rb7+ Kd6 43. Rb8 Bd7 44. Rb6+ Ke7 45. Be2 Rxf4 46. g5 Bg4 47. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 48. Kf1 Rxg5 49. Ke2 Re5 50. a4 Re4 51. Ra6 Rxa4 52. Kxe3 Kd7 53. Kd3 Kc7 54. Kc3 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Montgomery, J"]
[Black "Sutton, John Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bc1 c5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Ne2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. O-O Rxc2 15. Nf4 h5 16. Qd1 Rc4 17. f3 Nc3 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Be3 Qc6 20. Kh1 Kd8 21. Nh3 Kc8 22. Ng5 Rf8 23. f4 Kb8 24. Nf3 Ne4 25. Bd2 Nb6 26. Ng5 Rc2 27. Bb4 Rc8 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Bd6+ Ka8 {and White resigned three moves later Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Richardson, Keith Bevan"]
[Black "Anderton, David William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. a4 Nbc6 9. Be2 Qa5 10. Bd2 c4 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nh3 O-O-O 13. Nf4 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bg4 e5 16. Bxd7+ Rxd7 17. Nh5 exd4 18. cxd4 c3 19. Be3 f5 20. O-O Ng6 21. Qd3 Rf7 22. Rfb1 Rg8 23. Nf4 Nh4 24. Kh1 Qd8 25. Qxc3 Qd6 26. Rb5 Nxg2 27. Nxg2 Rxg2 28. Kxg2 f4 29. Kh1 Qg6 30. Bd2 Qe4+ 31. f3 Qe2 32. Qd3 Qf2 33. Rf1 Qh4 34. Qg6 Qh3 35. Qg4+ {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ripley, John M"]
[Black "De Coverly, Roger D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1 Nc6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Ne4 Nf5 13. Be2 Nd6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. O-O Bd7 16. Nd2 Rc8 17. Nc4 Qe7 18. Qb3 Bf5 19. f4 Be4 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Bf3 Bg6 22. Nxd6 cxd6 23. Bg4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 f5 25. Bh3 f4 26. Be6+ Bf7 27. exf4 Bxe6 28. dxe6 Rxf4 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Qg3+ Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rc7+ Kf6 33. e7 Re8 34. Rxb7 Rxe7 35. Rxe7 Kxe7 36. Kf2 Kf6 37. b4 d5 38. b5 Ke6 39. a4 Kd6 40. g4 d4 41. h4 {Sources: StarBase 4.56; tournament bulletin} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sadler, Anthony"]
[Black "Beach, Richard A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Qe6 14. Re3 Nh7 15. Rg3 Kh8 16. Qh5 f6 17. Bh6 Rg8 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bd7 20. Rf1 Rxg3 21. Bxg3 c5 22. Bh4 Rf8 23. h3 Qe5 24. Qh6 Qxc3 25. Qxf8+ Nxf8 26. Bxf6+ Qxf6 27. Rxf6 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 8th"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Walters, JK (Dr)"]
[Black "Dunn, MS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C32"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1972.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. Nge2 Bc5 7. d4 exd3 8. Qxd3 Qe7 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Rhe1 Bf2 12. Rf1 Nc5 13. Rxf2 Nxd3+ 14. cxd3 Qc5 15. Rdf1 Rhe8 16. Na4 Qd6 17. Nac3 a6 18. Ng3 Bd7 19. Nge4 Nxe4 20. dxe4 Qc5 21. Bd3 Bb5 22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Kb1 b4 24. Rf3 bxc3 25. Rxc3 Qd4 26. Be3 Qxe4+ 27. Ka1 Qxe3 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. g4 Rxd5 30. h4 Red3 31. Kb1 Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kc2 Rd4 {Source: tournament booklet. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 22 November 2025} 0-1

