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Tournament: 65th British Championship (won by Speelman) (all 238 games, plus 9 games from other sections)
Venue: Ayr, Scotland • Dates: 7-18 August 1978 • Download PGN Updated 6 January, 2024 7:19 PM

1978 British Chess Championship, Ayr, Scotland, 7-18 August 1977« »1979

1978 British Chess Championship Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  Total 
1 Jonathan S Speelman 2410m London ♦ 1/17 ◊ 1/24 ♦ ½/4 ◊ 1/28 ♦ 1/27 ♦ ½/6 ◊ ½/2 ◊ 1/7 ♦ ½/3 ◊ 1/10 ◊ ½/5
2 H James Plaskett 2410 Bedford ◊ 1/12 ♦ 1/9 ◊ 1/3 ♦ 1/7 ◊ 0/6 ♦ ½/4 ♦ ½/1 ◊ 1/10 ◊ 1/8 ♦ 0/5 ◊ 1/14 8
3 A Jonathan Mestel 2450m Lewes ♦ 1/33 ◊ 1/44 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 1/32 ♦ 0/4 ◊ 1/21 ♦ 1/27 ♦ 1/6 ◊ ½/1 ♦ 1/7 ◊ ½/8 8
4 Paul E Littlewood 2345cm Portsmouth ◊ 1/38 ♦ 1/22 ◊ ½/1 ♦ ½/6 ◊ 1/3 ◊ ½/2 ♦ ½/19 ♦ ½/8 ◊ ½/7 ◊ ½/9 ♦ 1/10
5 Simon Webb 2445m Reading ◊ ½/36 ♦ 1/41 ♦ ½/32 ◊ ½/10 ♦ ½/20 ◊ 0/19 ◊ 1/23 ♦ 1/27 ◊ 1/14 ◊ 1/2 ♦ ½/1
6 John E Littlewood 2350bm Skelmersdale ♦ 1/23 ◊ 1/27 ♦ 1/11 ◊ ½/4 ♦ 1/2 ◊ ½/1 ♦ 0/7 ◊ 0/3 ♦ 1/19 ♦ 0/8 ◊ 1/16 7
7 John G Cooper 2315bm Benfleet ♦ 1/37 ◊ 1/19 ♦ 1/13 ◊ 0/2 ◊ 1/31 ♦ 1/12 ◊ 1/6 ♦ 0/1 ♦ ½/4 ◊ 0/3 ♦ ½/9 7
8 Peter H Clarke 2345bm Bude ♦ 1/35 ◊ 0/11 ♦ ½/19 ◊ 1/33 ♦ ½/10 ◊ 1/20 ♦ 1/21 ◊ ½/4 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 1/6 ♦ ½/3 7
9 Robert Bellin 2420m Wimbledon ♦ 1/15 ◊ 0/2 ◊ ½/16 ♦ ½/22 ♦ 1/28 ◊ 0/27 ◊ 1/31 ♦ 1/20 ◊ 1/26 ♦ ½/4 ◊ ½/7 7
10 Shaun M Taulbut 2405m Marlborough ◊ ½/25 ♦ 1/26 ◊ ½/36 ♦ ½/5 ◊ ½/8 ♦ 1/31 ◊ 1/14 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 1/12 ♦ 0/1 ◊ 0/4 6
11 Nigel D Short 2225 Atherton ◊ 1/16 ♦ 1/8 ◊ 0/6 ♦ 0/31 ♦ 1/34 ◊ ½/13 ♦ 0/20 ◊ ½/28 ♦ 1/21 ◊ ½/15 ♦ ½/18 6
12 Graham D Lee   London ♦ 0/2 ◊ 1/37 ♦ 1/17 ◊ 1/24 ♦ ½/21 ◊ 0/7 ♦ 0/13 ◊ 1/36 ♦ 0/10 ◊ 1/28 ♦ ½/26 6
13 Jeff Horner 2395 Bolton ◊ 1/39 ♦ 1/18 ◊ 0/7 ♦ 0/21 ◊ 1/32 ♦ ½/11 ◊ 1/12 ♦ 0/14 ◊ 0/16 ♦ 1/22 ♦ ½/15 6
14 William Watson   London ♦ 0/27 ◊ ½/33 ♦ 1/42 ◊ ½/44 ♦ 1/23 ◊ 1/17 ♦ 0/10 ◊ 1/13 ♦ 0/5 ◊ 1/19 ♦ 0/2 6
15 Michael J Haygarth 2360bm Leeds ◊ 0/9 ♦ 0/16 ◊ 1/41 ♦ ½/39 ◊ ½/25 ◊ 1/24 ♦ ½/28 ♦ ½/22 ◊ 1/27 ♦ ½/11 ◊ ½/13 6
16 John Carleton 2280 Liverpool ♦ 0/11 ◊ 1/15 ♦ ½/9 ◊ 0/20 ♦ ½/43 ◊ ½/29 ♦ ½/39 ◊ 1/33 ♦ 1/13 ◊ 1/26 ♦ 0/6 6
17 Simon J B Knott 2205 London ◊ 0/1 ♦ 1/38 ◊ 0/12 ♦ 1/25 ◊ ½/22 ♦ 0/14 ◊ 0/32 ♦ 1/40 ◊ 1/39 ♦ ½/20 ◊ 1/27 6
18 Brian R Eley 2340bm Bolton-on-Dearne ♦ 1/43 ◊ 0/13 ♦ ½/20 ◊ 0/19 ◊ 0/39 ♦ 1/38 ♦ 1/29 ◊ ½/21 ◊ ½/22 ♦ 1/34 ◊ ½/11 6
19 Andrew J Whiteley 2385bm London ◊ 1/40 ♦ 0/7 ◊ ½/8 ♦ 1/18 ◊ ½/36 ♦ 1/5 ◊ ½/4 ♦ ½/26 ◊ 0/6 ♦ 0/14 ◊ ½/20
20 George S Botterill 2400m Aberystwyth ◊ ½/30 ♦ ½/31 ◊ ½/18 ♦ 1/16 ◊ ½/5 ♦ 0/8 ◊ 1/11 ◊ 0/9 ♦ ½/28 ◊ ½/17 ♦ ½/19
21 David E Rumens 2310bm Coulsdon ♦ 0/24 ◊ 1/43 ♦ 1/23 ◊ 1/13 ◊ ½/12 ♦ 0/3 ◊ 0/8 ♦ ½/18 ◊ 0/11 ♦ ½/25 ◊ 1/31
22 Alan P Ashby   Bristol ♦ 1/29 ◊ 0/4 ♦ ½/28 ◊ ½/9 ♦ ½/17 ◊ 0/26 ♦ 1/43 ◊ ½/15 ♦ ½/18 ◊ 0/13 ♦ 1/37
23 Gerald Bonner 2250bm Glasgow ◊ 0/6 ♦ 1/40 ◊ 0/21 ♦ 1/29 ◊ 0/14 ◊ 1/34 ♦ 0/5 ♦ ½/25 ◊ ½/30 ♦ ½/31 ◊ 1/32
24 Peter W Hempson 2235 Sheffield ◊ 1/21 ♦ 0/1 ◊ ½/25 ♦ 0/12 ◊ ½/38 ♦ 0/15 ◊ ½/30 ♦ ½/32 ◊ ½/31 ♦ 1/39 ◊ 1/34
25 William A Linton   Tooting ♦ ½/10 ◊ ½/34 ♦ ½/24 ◊ 0/17 ♦ ½/15 ◊ ½/43 ♦ ½/33 ◊ ½/23 ♦ ½/37 ◊ ½/21 ♦ 1/35
26 Paul Garbett 2310 New Zealand ♦ ½/34 ◊ 0/10 ♦ 0/44 ◊ 1/42 ♦ 1/33 ♦ 1/22 ◊ 1/36 ◊ ½/19 ♦ 0/9 ♦ 0/16 ◊ ½/12
27 Martyn Corden 2295cm Birmingham ◊ 1/14 ♦ 0/6 ◊ 1/39 ♦ 1/36 ◊ 0/1 ♦ 1/9 ◊ 0/3 ◊ 0/5 ♦ 0/15 ◊ 1/37 ♦ 0/17 5
28 Alan Reid   Prestwick ◊ ½/31 ♦ 1/42 ◊ ½/22 ♦ 0/1 ◊ 0/9 ♦ 1/32 ◊ ½/15 ♦ ½/11 ◊ ½/20 ♦ 0/12 ◊ ½/30 5
29 Nigel E Povah 2350cm London ◊ 0/22 ♦ 0/39 ♦ 1/37 ◊ 0/23 ◊ 1/40 ♦ ½/16 ◊ 0/18 ♦ 0/30 ◊ ½/41 ♦ 1/36 ◊ 1/38 5
30 Kenneth G Coates   Wirral ♦ ½/20 ◊ 0/32 ♦ 0/33 ◊ 0/43 ♦ 1/41 ◊ ½/37 ♦ ½/24 ◊ 1/29 ♦ ½/23 ◊ ½/35 ♦ ½/28 5
31 David J Findlay 2290 Glasgow ♦ ½/28 ◊ ½/20 ♦ 1/34 ◊ 1/11 ♦ 0/7 ◊ 0/10 ♦ 0/9 ◊ ½/37 ♦ ½/24 ◊ ½/23 ♦ 0/21
32 Victor W Knox 2350bm Cheadle ◊ ½/42 ♦ 1/30 ◊ ½/5 ♦ 0/3 ♦ 0/13 ◊ 0/28 ♦ 1/17 ◊ ½/24 ♦ ½/35 ◊ ½/33 ♦ 0/23
33 Paul Motwani   Broughty Ferry ◊ 0/3 ♦ ½/14 ◊ 1/30 ♦ 0/8 ◊ 0/26 ♦ 1/35 ◊ ½/25 ♦ 0/16 ◊ ½/38 ♦ ½/32 ◊ ½/41
34 Norman Littlewood cm Sheffield ◊ ½/26 ♦ ½/25 ◊ 0/31 ♦ 1/40 ◊ 0/11 ♦ 0/23 ◊ 1/42 ♦ ½/39 ♦ 1/36 ◊ 0/18 ♦ 0/24
35 Alan A Smith   Manchester ◊ 0/8 ♦ 0/36 ◊ 0/40 ◊ ½/37 ♦ 1/42 ◊ 0/33 ♦ 1/38 ♦ 1/41 ◊ ½/32 ♦ ½/30 ◊ 0/25
36 Geoffrey W Lawton   Leicester ♦ ½/5 ◊ 1/35 ♦ ½/10 ◊ 0/27 ♦ ½/19 ◊ 1/39 ♦ 0/26 ♦ 0/12 ◊ 0/34 ◊ 0/29 ♦ ½/40 4
37 Glenn C Flear   Leicester ◊ 0/7 ♦ 0/12 ◊ 0/29 ♦ ½/35 ◊ 1/bye ♦ ½/30 ◊ 1/40 ♦ ½/31 ◊ ½/25 ♦ 0/27 ◊ 0/22 4
38 Philip M Giulian   Newton Mearns ♦ 0/4 ◊ 0/17 ♦ ½/43 ◊ ½/41 ♦ ½/24 ◊ 0/18 ◊ 0/35 ♦ 1/42 ♦ ½/33 ◊ 1/40 ♦ 0/29 4
39 Chris Morrison   Aberdeen ♦ 0/13 ◊ 1/29 ♦ 0/27 ◊ ½/15 ♦ 1/18 ♦ 0/36 ◊ ½/16 ◊ ½/34 ♦ 0/17 ◊ 0/24 ♦ 0/42
40 David Brine Pritchard   Godalming ♦ 0/19 ◊ 0/23 ♦ 1/35 ◊ 0/34 ♦ 0/29 ◊ 1/41 ♦ 0/37 ◊ 0/17 ◊ 1/42 ♦ 0/38 ◊ ½/36
41 Leon P Burnett   Colchester ♦ ½/44 ◊ 0/5 ♦ 0/15 ♦ ½/38 ◊ 0/30 ♦ 0/40 ◊ 1/bye ◊ 0/35 ♦ ½/29 ◊ ½/42 ♦ ½/33
42 Michael Joseph Freeman   Thornborough ♦ ½/32 ◊ 0/28 ◊ 0/14 ♦ 0/26 ◊ 0/35 ◊ 1/bye ♦ 0/34 ◊ 0/38 ♦ 0/40 ♦ ½/41 ◊ 1/39 3
43 Philip Stuart Milner-Barry bm London ◊ 0/18 ♦ 0/21 ◊ ½/38 ♦ 1/30 ◊ ½/16 ♦ ½/25 ◊ 0/22 withdrew ill 2½ / 7
44 Bernard Cafferty 2300cm Birmingham ◊ ½/41 ♦ 0/3 ◊ 1/26 ♦ ½/14 withdrew bereavement 2 / 4

m = International Master, bm = British Master, cm = Candidate (British) Master


1978 British Ladies Chess Championship, Ayr 1977« »1979

1978 British Ladies' Championship Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  Total 
1 Sheila Jackson1 2090blm Liverpool ◊ 1/7 ♦ ½/3 ♦ 1/14 ◊ 1/8 ◊ ½/2 ♦ 1/6 ♦ 1/4 ◊ 1/10 ◊ 0/5 ♦ 1/9 ◊ 1/11 9
2 Susan L Caldwell (183)blm London ◊ 1/19 ♦ 1/9 ♦ 1/10 ◊ 1/3 ♦ ½/1 ◊ ½/4 ♦ 0/8 ◊ 1/14 ♦ 1/12 ◊ 1/6 ◊ 1/5 9
3 Jane Garwell 1975 Pontypool ♦ 1/20 ◊ ½/1 ♦ 1/12 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 1/10 ◊ ½/11 ♦ 1/9 ◊ 1/8 ◊ 1/4 ♦ ½/5 ♦ ½/7 8
4 (Patricia) Anne Sunnucks 2065wm Camberley ♦ 0/10 ◊ 1/18 ♦ 1/15 ◊ 1/6 ♦ ½/9 ♦ ½/2 ◊ 0/1 ◊ 1/11 ♦ 0/3 ◊ 1/12 ♦ 1/8 7
5 Rowena M Bruce 2000wm Plymouth ♦ ½/12 ◊ ½/8 ♦ ½/11 ◊ 1/14 ♦ 0/6 ◊ ½/9 ♦ 1/17 ◊ 1/15 ♦ 1/1 ◊ ½/3 ♦ 0/2
6 Debbie Evans 1840 Kenilworth ◊ 0/9 ♦ 1/19 ◊ 1/7 ♦ 0/4 ◊ 1/5 ◊ 0/1 ♦ ½/11 ♦ 1/18 ◊ 1/10 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 0/15
7 Nancy C Elder 1830blm Dundee ♦ 0/1 ◊ 1/20 ♦ 0/6 ◊ 1/17 ♦ ½/14 ◊ 0/8 ♦ 0/10 ◊ 1/19 ♦ 1/18 ♦ 1/13 ◊ ½/3 6
8 Helen Granat 2065 London ◊ ½/11 ♦ ½/5 ◊ 1/13 ♦ 0/1 ◊ ½/12 ♦ 1/7 ◊ 1/2 ♦ 0/3 ◊ ½/9 ♦ 1/14 ◊ 0/4 6
9 Elaine Pritchard 2060wm Godalming ♦ 1/6 ◊ 0/2 ◊ 1/16 ♦ ½/10 ◊ ½/4 ♦ ½/5 ◊ 0/3 ♦ 1/13 ♦ ½/8 ◊ 0/1 ♦ 1/19 6
10 Wanda Pritchard 1910 Godalming ◊ 1/4 ♦ 1/16 ◊ 0/2 ◊ ½/9 ♦ 0/3 ♦ ½/12 ◊ 1/7 ♦ 0/1 ♦ 0/6 ◊ 1/20 ♦ 1/17 6
11 Toni Binns2   Keighley ♦ ½/8 ◊ ½/15 ◊ ½/5 ♦ ½/12 ◊ 1/16 ♦ ½/3 ◊ ½/6 ♦ 0/4 ◊ ½/13 ◊ 1/18 ♦ 0/1
12 H Clare Watkins   Swansea ◊ ½/5 ♦ 1/17 ◊ 0/3 ◊ ½/11 ♦ ½/8 ◊ ½/10 ♦ ½/15 ♦ 1/16 ◊ 0/2 ♦ 0/4 ◊ 1/20
13 Margaret E E (Peggy) Clarke 1980 Bude ♦ ½/15 ◊ 0/14 ♦ 0/8 ◊ 1/20 ♦ ½/18 ◊ ½/17 ♦ 1/19 ◊ 0/9 ♦ ½/11 ◊ 0/7 ◊ 1/16 5
14 Lynne G P Houston   Dundee ◊ ½/17 ♦ 1/13 ◊ 0/1 ♦ 0/5 ◊ ½/7 ♦ 1/19 ◊ 1/16 ♦ 0/2 ♦ 1/20 ◊ 0/8 ♦ 0/18 5
15 Olive Chataway (135) Harrow ◊ ½/13 ♦ ½/11 ◊ 0/4 ♦ 0/16 ♦ 1/20 ◊ 1/18 ◊ ½/12 ♦ 0/5 ◊ 1/17 ◊ 0/19 ♦ 0/6
16 Margaret R Rowley   Harrogate ♦ 1/18 ◊ 0/10 ♦ 0/9 ◊ 1/15 ♦ 0/11 ◊ 1/20 ♦ 0/14 ◊ 0/12 ♦ ½/19 ◊ 1/17 ♦ 0/13
17 Muriel E Leask   Balerno ♦ ½/14 ◊ 0/12 ♦ ½/18 ♦ 0/7 ◊ 1/19 ♦ ½/13 ◊ 0/5 ◊ 1/20 ♦ 0/15 ♦ 0/16 ◊ 0/10
18 Margaret J Goodwin   Poole ◊ 0/16 ♦ 0/4 ◊ ½/18 ♦ 1/19 ◊ ½/13 ♦ 0/15 ♦ 0/20 ◊ 0/6 ◊ 0/7 ♦ 0/11 ◊ 1/14 3
19 Christine M Elder   Dundee ♦ 0/2 ◊ 0/6 ♦ 1/20 ◊ 0/18 ♦ 0/17 ◊ 0/14 ◊ 0/13 ♦ 0/7 ◊ ½/16 ♦ 1/15 ◊ 0/9
20 Ingeborg J Smith   Glasgow ◊ 0/3 ♦ 0/7 ◊ 0/19 ♦ 0/13 ◊ 0/15 ♦ 0/16 ◊ 1/18 ♦ 0/17 ◊ 0/14 ♦ 0/10 ♦ 0/12 1

1 1978 British Women's Championship - Sheila Jackson beat Susan Caldwell 2-0 in a play-off, Norwich, April 1979. Source: BCF Year Book, 1979-80, p62
2 maiden name Loftus - she married Cedric Binns shortly before this tournament (ref. English Chess Forum). Later married Bruce Halliwell.

wm = Women's International Master, blm = British Lady Master


1978 BCF MAJOR OPEN TOURNAMENT: (11-round Swiss)

Rank 1978 Major Open  Total 
1-2 Simon R Gillam, James Steedman
3 Paul F Habershon 8
4 Andrew J D Baruch 7
5-12 J(ohn?) M(ichael?) Chevalier, Tim D Harding, Gerald P Hildred, Ronald L Johannes, John W O'Loghlen, John M Ripley, Brian R Smith, C H Watson
13-15 Percy B Cook, D Michael Denison, Chris J McSheehy 6
16-22 K R Clark, Oliver A Jackson, Ian McAllan, R M McGinnis, Andrew D Martin, Frank Parr, Peter J Sullivan
23-28 Kevin Bowmer, Richard C P Freeman, Richard James, Nigel A P McSheehy, David Robertson, Ian Wallis 5
29-33 P Coughlin, C Dixon, Keith L Escott, Michael C Goodland, James E Vickery
34 Richard W O'Brien
35 R J Wood 2
withdrew Donald M Andrew 4/10, D Blair 3½/8  

1978 British Veterans (Over 60s) Tournament (11-player a.p.a.)

1978 British Veterans (60+) Resid.* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  Total 
1 John B Hawson Worcester Park
&;
½                  
2 James Macrae Aitken Cheltenham ½
&;
½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8
3 Alan F Stobo Altrincham   ½
&;
               
4 A Laxton London   0  
&;
              6
5 Walter R Rayner     0    
&;
            6
6 Peter Doig Wormit   0      
&;
          5
7 Alfred Milner Manchester   ½        
&;
        5
8 Harry Standring Sheffield   0          
&;
      4
9 John W Graham     ½            
&;
   
10 Frank Richardson St Annes-on-Sea   0              
&;
 
11 Miss A Livesey     0                
&;
1

Aid to deducing the draw order: Aitken had a bye in round 1, then met in order: Doig, Graham, Hawson, Stobo, Laxton, Livesey, Milner, Rayner, Richardson, Standring.
* place of residence not given in 1978, so I have put the residential references from the 1979 BCF Congress.


1978 BRITISH UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP: (11-round Swiss)

(1-4) Thomas M Clarke, John Hall, Andrew J Muir, Daniel Shuttleworth 8; (5) Julian M Hodgson 7½; (6) Adrian Jackson 7; (7-8) Gary Kenworthy, M Shaw 6½; (9-10) E Erdogan, Stephen J Shutler 6; (11-19) Keith R Barnes, Mark A Bastow, David K Evans, Stephen J Gregory, Ian Hopkinson, David A Houston, Paul G Middleton, Gary Senior, Leon M Wooldridge 5½; (20-22) Stephen M Chivers, S J Street, David Tuddenham 5; (23-26) T R Carr, David Paul Hurricks, Leslie H Smart, Henry Angus James Stewart 4½; (27) D Jamieson [David Jameson?] 4; (28-29) Adrian G Elwin, M J Morton 2½; 30 D A Law 2.

1978 BRITISH UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP: (11-round Swiss)

1 Stephen Quigley 8½; 2 Erik O M C Teichmann 8; 3= Colin P Garwood, Colin A McNab 7½; 5= John W Branford, Jonathan S Friedland, John C Hawksworth, M Paul Townsend 7; 9= Keith C Arkell, Clive A Frostick, Robert J Jacobs, B Lo, M Ross 6½; 14= Keith Allen, J R Butler, Tom Farrand, Richard Haydon, Carl Tallintire 6; 19= David Carless, Nevil Chan, Simon D Hannan, Andrew Kawalec, P Taylor, Robert J Woodcraft 5½; 25= Christopher J Ballad, R R Berry (Glasgow), Simon D Brown, Nigel P Cornwall, Richard J McMichael 5; 30= Adrian Barron, P J Dawes, Trevor G Dunmore, A R Hughes, Kajol K Rakshit, John E Upham, Mark A Vidler 4½; 37= John C Barron, A Evans, Russell Granat 4; 40 M J Doran 3; 41 Ewan Campbell Isbister 2½; 42 N Mason 2.

1978 BRITISH UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIP: (11—round Swiss)

1 Thomas L Milligan 8½; 2 Neale D Walford 8; 3= Patrick G Donovan, Claire Whitehead 7½; 5= Neil W Cannon, D Graham, Craig S M Thomson 7; 8= P Martin, Laurence J Pinto, Kevin A Yeomans 6½; 11= Stephen J Barrett, Kevin Beedle, G B Dawson, Philip J Hughes, M Kelly, Guy A Novik 6; 17= M Johnson, M Melville, D J Miller, Simon Triggs 5½; 21= Robert G Frew, A McLennan, P D Manning, S Munro, Paul D Noble, M C Smythe 5; 27= B Lockwood, Ken B McEwan, Joseph G Motwani, J Rakshit, A Whitehead, Richard M Whitehouse 4½; 33 A Butterworth 4; 34= C L Hill, Miss J Clough 3½; 36 J McTaggart 0.

1978 BRITISH UNDER-14 CHAMPIONSHIP: (11—round Swiss)

1= Michael Bennett, Peter K Wells 8½; Neil F Dickenson 8; 4= James C Howell, Ian Robson 7½; 6= Mark L Condie, William T Giblin, J R Kennedy, Andrew George H Kluth 7; 10= Andrew C L Dyson, David J Edmonds, John R Richardson 6½; 13= Keith A Dawson, Michael Kerridge, Gary W Lane, Vincent S Lewis, A J Mitchell, Ian A Welch 6; 19=Bruce L Baer, A Bianchini, Martyn J Goodger, D A Jackson, Andrew P H Kinsman, Stephen R Mannion, Nick J Pelling, D Russell, J Ryan, Matthew P Sames 5½; 29= G L Brown, Neil I Fox, M J Watkins 5; 32= A G Clough, M Forward, M G Semple, Aaron Stolow 4½; 36= J A Brown, Nigel P J Greer, K Ramsden 4; 39 C C Magee 3½; 40 A M Kerr 2½; 41 A G Milligan 1½.

1978 BRITISH UNDER-11 CHAMPIONSHIP: (7—round Swiss)

1 Neil L Carr 6; 2= Craig R Dawson, Angus J Dunnington, John M Emms, P A Garrett 5; 6= David R Norwood, Malcolm D Pridmore 4½; 8= Niall P Carton, David A Knox, A G Wright 4; 11= G K Brown, P M Brown, John E Duggan, J Franklin, J Sharp, D A Wood 3; 17= Scott Reid Caird, G Nuttall 2; 19 Alan John Bolland 1; 20 Geoffrey M Knox 0.

1978 BRITISH GIRLS' UNDER-18 CHAMPIONSHIP: (5—rounds)

(1) Carey A Groves 4½; (2) S Lilley 4; (3) T P Hill 3; (4) Anita Rakshit 2½; (5) M Law 1.

1978 BRITISH GIRLS' UNDER-14 CHAMPIONSHIP: (5—rounds)

(1) Gaynor James 5; (2-3) Karen Cartmel, Lavinia A M Pereira 3½; (4) Mira Rakshit 2½; (5) K Shaw 2; (6) M S Abraham 1½; (7) Salli E Clarke 1; (8) Penelope (Pennie) Anne Clarke 0. Withdrew ill: H Johnson 1/3.


FIRST CLASS TOURNAMENT: (11-round Swiss)

1 P W Bourne 9; 2 Harry I Woolverton 8½; 3= Nicholas Arkell, Guy J Mason 8; 5= Alan D Gravett, K F Shaw 7½; 7= John D Blore, T Borland, Ian R Dutton, Brian R Ewart, Roger Hardy, Lucien Mouillaux (France) 7; 13= G Beattie, Stephen Mulligan, Roy Woodcock 6½; 16= M Bird, Simon Deighton, A E Gentry, J N McDonald, Victor B Rumsey, J Whyte, David G Woodruff 6: 23= John R Beadle, Ken Clow, Neil A Howe, C Keller, P Kenning, J R M Moore, John D H Nicholas, S L Whitehead 5½; 31= T W Aitken, Michael L Baumber, Cedric Binns, Dr K Reinhard Cherubim (West Germany), Fred Clough, H James Draisey, D C Hartley, Martin D Leanse, A Mack, Arthur Pinkerton, S B Towers 5; 42= Dale R Heron, Duncan Macindoe, M Meldrum, Thomas V Melrose 4½; 46= F R J Martin, I Smith, F A Winter 4; 49 Antony J Sage 3½; 50= W J Pettigrew, Meyer Stolow, R Nuttall 3; 53 John C Calvert 2½. Withdrew: J Wright 1/10.


FIVE DAY TOURNAMENTS: (5-round Swiss)

First week mornings:

1 David A Kilgour 4½; 2= Philip J Meade, David O Vaughan 4; 4= W T Franklin, A Hughes, H Trevor Jones, Peter A Richmond 3½; 8= Douglas D Blane, Philip B Pinto, Jack A Speigel, David Welch 3; 12= Paul R Bielby, N Goldberg, N Larter 2½; 15= Robert L Baker, M P Covington, Mrs P Jackson, 2; 18= Jonathan Beedle, Patrick J Carton, Stanislaw P Tokarz 1½; 21= M J Kelly, J B W Robertson, A T D Stewart 1; 24 R Milner 1.

First week afternoons:

1 D Duncan 4½; 2= C McMahon, I Millar 3½; 4= S C James, Robin S G Makin 3; 6 P W Walsh 2½; 7= S L Green, Ronald H Saunders, William A Shutler 1½; 10 Mrs A W McLean ½.

Second week mornings, section A:

1= David A Kilgour, Martin E Whetton 4½; 3= Anthony K Swift 3½; 4= A J Miller, Peter A Richmond 3; 6= P R Fawcett, A Foster, P F Walsh, A Willis 2½; 10= M J Hooper, (Alexander) Aird Thomson, David Welch 2; 13= Eric E Croker, G G Hood, Jack A Speigel 1½; 16 Philip B Pinto 1.

Second week mornings, section B:

1 Robert L Baker 4½; 2= David A Knox, A W Watts 4; 4 D Sherwood 3; 5= Miss M S Abraham, M Baxandall, Jonathan Beedle, Anthony J Doherty, N Goldberg, Miss T P Hill, R G Jones, James D Pratt 2½; 13= Mrs Francesca Enns, Kenneth A J Francis 1½; 15 M Kelly 1; 16 G Nuttall 1.

Second week afternoons:

1= D G Byrne, Mike J O'Hara, David J A Sheen 4; 4= C Button, Raymond J Gamble, M J Lamping, Kenneth W C Stewart 3½; 8= A Conkie, J D Hunnable, D Quinn 3; 11= Robin S G Makin, R G Nixon, John D Thornton 2½; 14= J R Dunlop, D J Meadows, M J Reid, William A Shutler, M Sutherland, C Wilson 2; 20 T Russell 1½; 21= Mrs P Jackson, J Kennedy, Miss S A Lilley 1. Withdrew: S L Green 1/4.


REPORT ON THE 65th ANNUAL CONGRESS [BCF Yearbook 1978/9, page 55]

Held at the Craigie College of Education, Ayr and sponsored by Grieveson Grant and Co. 7th—19th August, 1978

The Congress was opened on Monday 7th August by the Provost of Kyle & Carrick District Provost A D Paton C A Mr W A Cordon, the President of the B.C.F., responded for the Federation.

The Congress this year was held in Scotland for the first time for 52 years. In view of the welcome we received it is to be hoped that we do not have to wait this long before we cross the border again.

This year we were sponsored by Grieveson Grant & Co., a leading firm of London Stockbrokers. Their generosity meant that the first prize in the British Championship, including the Sims prize, was over £1,100 while the eighth prize was £200.

The playing conditions were good with two Halls in use and very adequate ancillary rooms for refreshments, analysis and bookstall.

The number of entries was 385 for the first week and 373 for the second week and after allowing for those playing in two one-week events the grand total was 426. This figure was most gratifying after many people had forecast that we would not reach 250.

The British Championship, which had a record number of 44, was extremely hard fought, with hardly any short draws. H. J. Plaskett set the pace by winning his first four games. However J. S. Speelman, who at no stage was lower than second, went through the tournament without losing and eventually finished first with 8½ points. If he repeats this form this should be the first of many wins. Second equal were Plaskett and A. J. Mestel. Fourth equal were P. E. Littlewood and S. Webb and sixth equal were R. Bellin, P. H. Clarke, J. Cooper and J. E. Littlewood. The B.C.Q.C. prizes were won by P. H. Clarke and G. D. Lee.

The Ladies Championship, as last year, finished in a tie. The play-off will be between S. L. Caldwell and S. Jackson who finished well clear of the rest of the field.

The under-21 Championship resulted in a four-way tie between T. M. Clarke, J. Hall, A. J. Muir and D. Shuttleworth. They now face a play-off for a place in next year's British Championship.

The under-18 Championship was won by S. Quigley who thereby qualifies for next year's British Championship.

The under-16 Championship was won by T. L. Milligan. Particuarly noteworthy was the performance of Clare Whitehead who finished third equal but would have been first equal if she had won her last round game.

The under-14 Championship was shared by M. Bennett and P. K. Wells.

The under-11 Championship was won by N. L. Carr.

The Girls under-18 was won by last years Girls under-14 Champion, Miss C. Groves.

The Girls under-14 Championship was won by Miss G. D. James.

In the major open tournament S. R. Gillam had a point lead entering the last round but a loss by him enabled J. Steedman to catch him on the post. Both players had 8½ points and on the sum of opponents scores, Steedman qualifies for next year's British Championship.

The first Class Tournament was won by P. W. Bourne. The over-60 Tournament was won by J. B. Hawson with Dr. J. M. Aitken half a point behind in second place.

The five-day events as usual provided keen opposition. The winners were:- First week morning: D. A. Kilgour; first week afternoon: D. Duncan; Second week morning "A"; D. A. Kilgour and M. E. Whetton; Second week morning "B": R. L. Baker; Second week afternoon: D. G. Byrne, M. O'Hara and D. J. A. Sheen.

Once again I have to thank the control team and the B. C. F. Secretary who gave unstintingly of their time and support. Mrs. Kluth headed a team of ladies who gave valuable help on the result desk.

A small prize-giving ceremony was held at the end of the first week when prizes were presented by Councillor Douglas.

The closing ceremony was held on Saturday 19th August The prizes were presented by the Lady Provost, Mrs. A. Paton. Mr. T. E. Borland, President of the Ayr Chess Club, brought the congress to a close.

J Harry Baines

Chief controller

Richard Edward Boxall, T. J. Craig, G. P. Lawrence, S. D. Mannion, Ronald O Powis


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