1974 British Chess Championship, Clacton, 5-16 August • 1973« »1975
1974 British Chess
Championship |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Total |
| 1 |
George S Botterill |
ENG |
2410 |
b31+ |
w8= |
w13= |
b3+ |
b6- |
w4= |
b9= |
w5- |
w28+ |
b21+ |
w16+ |
7 |
| 2 |
William R Hartston |
ENG |
2480m |
b16= |
w20= |
b14= |
w25= |
b22+ |
w27= |
b24+ |
w6= |
b8+ |
w3= |
b5= |
7 |
| 3 |
A Howard Williams |
WLS |
2405 |
b27= |
w9+ |
b24= |
w1- |
b14= |
w21+ |
b16- |
w19+ |
w11+ |
b2= |
b8+ |
7 |
| 4 |
Robert Bellin |
ENG |
2355 |
w11+ |
b10= |
w23+ |
b13= |
w7= |
b1= |
w8= |
b16= |
b5- |
w14+ |
w12+ |
7 |
| 5 |
Michael F Stean |
ENG |
2345 |
w18= |
b15= |
w21+ |
b10= |
w16= |
b7= |
w13= |
b1+ |
w4+ |
b6= |
w2= |
7 |
| 6 |
A Jonathan Mestel |
ENG |
2270 |
w29+ |
b13= |
w10= |
b15+ |
w1+ |
w8= |
b14+ |
b2= |
w16= |
w5= |
b7- |
7 |
| 7 |
Michael J Haygarth |
ENG |
|
w26+ |
w14+ |
b16- |
w24= |
b4= |
w5= |
b27= |
b13= |
w21+ |
b10= |
w6+ |
7 |
| 8 |
Simon Webb |
ENG |
2380 |
w32+ |
b1= |
w17+ |
b16+ |
w27+ |
b6= |
b4= |
w10= |
w2- |
b12= |
w3- |
6½ |
| 9 |
Nigel J Holloway |
ENG |
|
w15= |
b3- |
w30+ |
b23= |
w13= |
b12= |
w1= |
w22+ |
b27+ |
b16= |
w10= |
6½ |
| 10 |
Andrew P Law |
ENG |
|
b19+ |
w4= |
b6= |
w5= |
b24= |
w16= |
b25+ |
b8= |
w12= |
w7= |
b9= |
6½ |
| 11 |
Jonathan Penrose |
ENG |
2450m |
b4- |
b26= |
w18= |
b12= |
w15= |
w22= |
b31+ |
w27+ |
b3- |
w25+ |
b13= |
6 |
| 12 |
John D M Nunn |
ENG |
2395 |
b14- |
w19- |
b32+ |
w11= |
b26+ |
w9= |
w23+ |
b15+ |
b10= |
w8= |
b4- |
6 |
| 13 |
Alan H Perkins |
ENG |
2360 |
b25+ |
w6= |
b1= |
w4= |
b9= |
w24= |
b5= |
w7= |
w14= |
b15= |
w11= |
6 |
| 14 |
Victor W Knox |
ENG |
2310 |
w12+ |
b7- |
w2= |
b17= |
w3= |
b30+ |
w6- |
w25+ |
b13= |
b4- |
w22+ |
6 |
| 15 |
Ian J Sinclair |
SCO |
|
b9= |
w5= |
b28= |
w6- |
b11= |
w20+ |
b17+ |
w12- |
b23+ |
w13= |
b18= |
6 |
| 16 |
Jonathan S Speelman |
ENG |
|
w2= |
b18+ |
w7+ |
w8- |
b5= |
b10= |
w3+ |
w4= |
b6= |
w9= |
b1- |
6 |
| 17 |
Brian R Eley |
ENG |
2350 |
b22+ |
w24= |
b8- |
w14= |
w18= |
b23= |
w15- |
b28- |
b31+ |
w27+ |
w19= |
5½ |
| 18 |
David J Mabbs |
ENG |
|
b5= |
w16- |
b11= |
w31+ |
b17= |
w25- |
b19- |
w23= |
bye+ |
b28+ |
w15= |
5½ |
| 19 |
C Jonathan Lennox |
SCO |
|
w10- |
b12+ |
b27- |
w21= |
b20= |
w31= |
w18+ |
b3- |
b24+ |
w22= |
b17= |
5½ |
| 20 |
Peter H Clarke |
ENG |
2355 |
w23= |
b2= |
b22- |
w26= |
w19= |
b15- |
w30= |
b29+ |
b25- |
bye+ |
w21= |
5 |
| 21 |
Gerald H Bennett |
ENG |
|
b28= |
w27= |
b5- |
b19= |
w29+ |
b3- |
w26+ |
w24+ |
b7- |
w1- |
b20= |
5 |
| 22 |
Roger Webb |
ENG |
|
w17- |
b32+ |
w20+ |
b27- |
w2- |
b11= |
w29+ |
b9- |
w30+ |
b19= |
b14- |
5 |
| 23 |
Alan T Ludgate |
ENG |
|
b20= |
w28+ |
b4- |
w9= |
b25= |
w17= |
b12- |
b18= |
w15- |
w31= |
b29+ |
5 |
| 24 |
Owen M Hindle |
ENG |
|
w30+ |
b17= |
w3= |
b7= |
w10= |
b13= |
w2- |
b21- |
w19- |
b26= |
bye+ |
5 |
| 25 |
Jeff Horner |
ENG |
|
w13- |
b30= |
w29+ |
b2= |
w23= |
b18+ |
w10- |
b14- |
w20+ |
b11- |
w26= |
5 |
| 26 |
Stephen Swanson |
SCO |
|
b7- |
w11= |
b31= |
b20= |
w12- |
w28= |
b21- |
bye+ |
b29= |
w24= |
b25= |
4½ |
| 27 |
Peter W Hempson |
ENG |
|
w3= |
b21= |
w19+ |
w22+ |
b8- |
b2= |
w7= |
b11- |
w9- |
b17- |
w30= |
4½ |
| 28 |
Ronald Thomas |
ENG |
|
w21= |
b23- |
w15= |
b29- |
w30= |
b26= |
bye+ |
w17+ |
b1- |
w18- |
b31= |
4½ |
| 29 |
Malcolm J Lightfoot |
ENG |
|
b6- |
w31= |
b25- |
w28+ |
b21- |
bye+ |
b22- |
w20- |
w26= |
b30+ |
w23- |
4 |
| 30 |
Derek M Wise |
ENG |
|
b24- |
w25= |
b9- |
w33+ |
bye+ |
w14- |
b20= |
w31+ |
b22- |
w29- |
b27= |
4 |
| 31 |
Otto H Hardy |
ENG |
|
w1- |
b29= |
w26= |
b18- |
w33+ |
b19= |
w11- |
b30- |
w17- |
b23= |
w28= |
3½ |
| 32 |
Paul Yerbury |
ENG |
|
b8- |
w22- |
w12- |
withdrew |
0 / 3 |
Play-off for the 1974 British Championship title, Llanelli, 14-21 December 1974 • 1973« »1975
| 1974 Championship Play-Off |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Total |
| 1 |
George Steven Botterill |
2410 |
|
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
4½ |
| 2 |
William Roland Hartston |
2480m |
0 |
|
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 3 |
A Jonathan Mestel |
2270 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
3½ |
| 4 |
Michael J Haygarth |
|
½ |
½ |
0 |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
3 |
| 5 |
Michael F Stean |
2345 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
0 |
2½ |
| 6 |
Robert Bellin |
2355 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
2 |
| 7 |
(Arthur) Howard Williams |
2405 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
|
1½ |
1974 British Ladies Chess Championship, Clacton • 1973« »1975
| 1974 British Ladies Championship |
Residence |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Total |
| 1 |
Jana Hartston (née Malypetrova) |
Cambridge |
2210wm |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
| 2 |
Susan L Caldwell |
|
|
½ |
|
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8½ |
| 3 |
Sheila Jackson |
|
|
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8½ |
| 4 |
Margaret Eileen Elizabeth (Peggy) Clarke |
|
|
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
8 |
| 5 |
(Patricia) Anne Sunnucks |
Crowthorne |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6½ |
| 6 |
Alison J Povall |
Moreton |
|
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
|
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 7 |
Miss Mary A Hutchinson |
|
|
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 8 |
Kathleen Josephine Hindle (née Patterson) |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
3½ |
| 9 |
Olive Chataway (née Richards) |
Harrow |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
½ |
1 |
3 |
| 10 |
Miss Bernadette Higgins |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
3 |
| 11 |
Miss Susan A Hutchinson |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
|
0 |
2½ |
| 12 |
Miss C J Habershon |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1½ |
1974 BCF Major Open Tournament
(1) Louis de Veauce 10/11; (2-3) John J Carleton (Sutton Coldfield), Ronald F A Harman (Waltham Abbey) 8; (4-7) Richard A Beach, Michael P Cook (Suffolk), Robert S MacFarland (Nuneaton), John N Sugden 7; (8-14) C. Th. Kiers, Ian McAllan, Nigel E Povah (Streatham), John M Ripley, Peter J Romilly, Alan G Trangmar, J van Weperen 6½; (15-21) Leon P Burnett, Dr. Graham P Burton, Keith L Escott, Paul S N Kendall (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), David G MacDonald, Kenneth P Neat, Frank Parr 6; (22-28) (Denis) Michael Denison, Julian T Farrand, Robin F G Kneebone, Richard H K Mann, Laurie W Prescott, A Philip Primett, John F Turnock 5½; (29-36) Leslie S Blackstock, Paul F Habershon, Alan E Hanreck, Peter Morrey, John W Naylor, James R Nicolson, Peter W Stuart (NZL), J Westerhof 5; (37-42) Percy B Cook, D Blake, Martin H Hawley, M D Smith, James E Vickery, Thomas H Wise 4½; (43-46) Terry B Bennett, John A Gorman, Roger Hardy, C J Jones 4; (47-48) John A Feavyour, George Szaszvari 3½; (49) S W Gordon 3; (50) Roger D de Coverly 2.
1974 British U-21 Championship
(1) John G Nicholson 9/11; (2) David/Dafydd R Johnston 8½; (3) Jonathan Kinlay 7½; (4) Lawrence J Glazier 7; (5-7) Andrew J Morley, David I Patrick, David Wise 6½; (8-15) Neill S Cooper, Anthony L Hosking, Glenn E J Lambert, Andrew P LeFevre, Peter J Lee, Malcolm R Major, Richard John Fairfax Sams, R L Smith 6; (16) Ivan P Legg 5½; (17-21) Martin Goldschmidt, M K Jones, Anthony J Lane, R A Rigby, Peter D Rooney 5; (22-23) Alan Reid, David A Tarbuck 4½; (24-25) Peter Hanks, I Nelson 4; (26) C R Brown 3 (from 7); (27-28) P R Bullen, A Coe 2.
1974 British U-18 Championship
(1) Colin S Crouch 8½/11; (2-3) David A Curnow, R Holt 8; (4) Graham D Hillyard 7½; (5-6) T Howdle, John C Pigott 7; (7-15) N P Alexander, K S Ashman, P T Gasper, Graham D J Keane, Duncan Kerr, David P Mooney, G Palmer, Emmanuel Rayner, Peter A Richmond 6½; (16-20) Paul A Aston, Paul Russell Davies, A M McCaig, S Threlfall, Ian J Wallis 6; (21-27) John Anderson, C Button, Stuart Fancy, Martin A Lee, Amit Mozoomdar, Alan John Frank Riley, K P Warren 5½; (28-37) S Bradford, David J Coleman, R H Lingham, Graeme S McCormick (Belfast), Stephen John Pimentil, John R Tombs, Laurence J Dregent, Stephen B Death, Julian Paul Fetterlein, K S Jones 4½; (38-40) John E Dolamore (Ilford), K F Shaw (Manchester), S Williams 4; (41-44) P G Adams, C J Atkin, C J Brown, Andrew Lacy (Londonderry) 3½; (45-46) Peter John Szalapaj, I Bourne 3.
1974 British U-16 Championship
(1-4) Chris W Baker (Coventry), Paul Hadden (Belfast), H Dugald MacPherson (Grantchester), Shaun M Taulbut (Marlborough) 8/11; (5) John A Bower1 (Beaconsfield) 7½; (6-7) Trevor Fernley, J N White (Hitchin) 7; (8-11) P. A. Bancroft, Jonathan C Benjamin (Kew), Chris K Holland, S. P. Jackson 6½; (12-16) M J Coogan (London), M. Cox, David A Phillips, Stephen J Popham, Daniel Shuttleworth 6; (17-23) G. Blackbourn, J. E. Hudson, A. Johnston, Norman A Lazonby, Keith Ponting (Aberdeen), Stephen J Shutler, M. Spencer 5½; (24-29) K. A. Bocker, G Hardy, T. P. Love, Christopher H Parkes (Belfast), Simon Spivack (London), R. Withnall 5; (30-32) Paul Hackman, R van E. Kummer, Owen S Phillips 4½; (33-35) David G Hackett, S J Hooker, R. Palmer 4; (36-38) E. I. J. P. Fletcher, S. J. Foale, D. Patel 3½; (39-40) Thomas Clarke (Belfast), A H Thomas 3. 1 Prior to the last round John Bower had been half a point ahead of the four eventual winners, but lost.
1974 British U-14 Championship
(1) Paul G Smith 9/11; (2-3) Nicholas R Benjamin, Julian M Hodgson 8; (4-7) Nicolas Mark M Andrews, Mark R Charter, Nicholas W Ivell, H James Plaskett 7½; (8-9) Mark J Dubey, Daniel J King 7; (10-15) Michael A Carnochan, David Elkin, M J Farrington, Russell G Granat, C D McGregor, M Paul Townsend 6½; (16-22) Robert D M Alster, G Boot, Adam Jefferson Griffiths, Clive E Hill, S Johnson, A C McGregor, P Wilson 6; (23-27) Martin J Benjamin, Benjamin P Q Collinson, Andrew J King, D J Marshall, Carl A Plasa 5½; (28-35) Neil W Cannon, George N Crockart, Tom Farrand, A D Gregory (Watford), T H Jones, T McGregor, G C Park, Robert Williams (Belfast) 5; (36-43) A Barron, J C Barron, Colin P Garwood, W Hall, M Hare, N Lyne, C Tuthill, Richard M Webb 4½; (44-45) C C Man, Matthew P Sames 4; (46) R J Lee 3½; (47-48) Piers Jeremy Coxon, W Man 3; (49) A J Jordan 2½; (50) M Man 1½.
1974 British Girls U-18 Championship
| 1974 British Girls Under 18 Championship |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Total |
| 1 |
Jane Anson |
|
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Wanda Pritchard |
0 |
|
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
3½ |
| 3 |
Stephanie Jordan |
½ |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
3½ |
| 4 |
Sandra J Wood |
½ |
½ |
0 |
|
1 |
½ |
2½ |
| 5 |
Lynn M Povall (later Ashton) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
| 6 |
Francesca Quinn |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
½ |
I'm grateful to Jane Eichmann (née Anson) for providing results and full names of the players in this section. She points out that it was definitely Sandra J Wood (from Boston, Lincolnshire) and not Suzanne/Suzzane J Wood (Middlesex), who took part in this tournament. Also, it is Stephanie (and not Sheila) Jordan - JS
1974 British Girls U-14 Championship
(1) Helen Granat 4½/5; (2-3) Jane F Seymour, Shirley J Wilson 3½; (4-5) Julia F W Park, Sharon M Prince 3; (6) Angela Eagle 2½; (7-8) Penelope Anne Coxon, Maria Eagle 2; (9) Sally Atkin 1; (10) Carena Nicholas 0.
BCF Over 60s Tournament
(1-3) Charles Ambrose Scott Damant, G B Smith, Harry I Woolverton 9/11; (4-5) Wilfred Evans (Chorleywood), W R Withers 6½; (6) Alfred Milner 5½; (7-9) W A Dixon, M McCaig, J W Prosser 4; (10) D W Cay 3½; (11) Frank Richardson 3; (12) Peter Doig 2.
BCF First Class
(1) John Jamieson Galloway 9/11; (2-3) D Meyers [Dan E Mayers?], J H Schofield (Darwen) 8; (4-5) David Blair (Belfast), Henry James Draisey 7½; (6-7) R Alan Barton, Lucien Mouillaux 7; (8-12) Dr. Reinhard Cherubim, R Franklin, Robin A E Shaw, W J A Vellekoop, S L Whitehead 6½; (13-20) G Alec Boswell, Simon Macaulay, A Mack, D McGregor, Michael H Micklethwaite, David L Read, Jack A Speigel, David J Turner, Stephen Welbourne 6; (21-24) Michael L Baumber, L Fainlight, George V Glover, J H Hasselt 5½; (25-29) P Griffiths, Anthony D Meakes, Arthur Pinkerton, Barry H Thompson, E J West 5; (30-35) P Montgomery, Truman V Parrott, John Philip Scragg, W A Shutler, Miss L Toth, Frank A Winter 4½; (36-38) V Ramjit, (Claude) Ellery Williams, P J Yorke 4; (39-41) G A Bowles, G Brayley, C Cheetham 3½; (42-43) John C Calvert, G H Phillips 2½.
Five-day First Week (Mornings)
(1) Paul R Bielby 4/5; (2-4) Dr. Eric N Bramley, Mike J Conroy, H Happel 3½; (5) Raymond J Starkie 3; (6-8) N Happel, R J Nash, Dr. Ronald Hugh S Phillips 2½; (9-11) Jacob (Jack) Alster, Brian J Benjamin, Anthony J Doherty 2; (12-13) S Carpenter, Mrs F Enns 1½; (14) A Danic 1.
Five-day Second Week (Mornings)
(1) Mike J Conroy 4½; (2) Paul R Bielby 4; (3-7) A Anstey, Brian J Benjamin, Alan D Gravett, Richard J Haddrell, Leigh A Trangmar 3; (8-9) Helen Granat, Raymond J Starkie 2½; (10-12) S Carpenter, R G Jones, A Willis 2; (13-15) Penelope Anne Coxon, Maria Eagle, Dr. Ronald Hugh S Phillips 1½; (16) Angela Eagle 1.
Five-day First Week (Afternoon)
(1) Robert L Baker (Coventry) 4½/5; (2) James Steedman 4; (3) John David Howard Nicholas 3½; (4-7) J L Barks, D Greensmith, J A Hutchinson, E Barry Sandercock 3; (8-9) John P Knee, Roy Alan Wagstaff 2½; (10-12) David John F Bull, Michael J Doran, R S Thornton 2; (13-15) S Bradford, K Jones, P Kenning 1½; (16) Mrs. J Withers ½.
Five-day Second Week (Afternoon)
(1-3) J Lehmenzick, James Steedman, Anthony K Swift 4/5; (4-6) Robert L Baker (Coventry), E Barry Sandercock (Gerrards Cross), Roy Alan Wagstaff 3½; (7-9) John P Knee, A S Kochen, John David Howard Nicholas 3; (10-15) D Greensmith, Joseph John Lauder, Ian Charles Richard MacGillivray, Derek William Alistair Packham, Colin L Ridley, Ronald Herbert Saunders 2½; (16-19) K Jones, Miss Jeanie Paterson ("Pat") Renwick, Miss J C Moore, R G Threlfall 2; (20-22) Nigel W Dennis, Miss Annie Hilda Gammans, Miss Sharon M Prince 1½; (23) Mrs J Withers 1; (24) Miss Carena Nicholas 0.
File Updated
| Date |
Notes |
| 17 September 2017 |
Updated to include crosstables and results. |
| 28 September 2020 |
Minor update to record the fact that Bellin-Nunn (Rd 11) ended with a loss on time rather than a resignation, as detailed in a letter from John Nunn published in CHESS, December 1974, p87. |
| 16 March 2021 |
Added the game Trangmar-Cook, Major Open, sourced from the Cambridge University CC bulletin Dragon. |
| 08 February 2022 |
Thanks to Jane Eichmann (née Anson) we now have the full, corrected results of the 1974 British Girls' Under-18 Championship. |
