1964 British Chess Championship, Whitby, 17-28 August • 1963« »1965

1964 British Chess Championship		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Michael J Haygarth	Leeds	b13+	w3=	b6+	w20=	b4+	b5+	w10+	w2+	b11=	w12+	b7=	9
2	Owen Mark Hindle	Norwich	b24+	w6=	b3=	w12=	b19+	w11+	w4=	b1-	w7=	b13=	w5+	7
3	Bernard Cafferty	Smethwick	w26+	b1=	w2=	b10=	w22+	b4=	w8=	b7=	w5=	b11+	b6=	7
4	Norman Littlewood	Sheffield	b14+	w30+	b5+	b8+	w1-	w3=	b2=	w11=	b6-	b7=	w10+	7
5	Harry Golombek	Chalfont St Giles	b32+	w19+	w4-	b26+	b20+	w1-	w7=	b10+	b3=	w6+	b2-	7
6	John Eric Littlewood	Skegness	w29+	b2=	w1-	b17=	w9=	b15=	w21+	b8+	w4+	b5-	w3=	6½
7	Jonathan Penrose	London	b30-	w14+	b27=	w23+	b11=	w18+	b5=	w3=	b2=	w4=	w1=	6½
8	Peter Hugh Clarke	Woodford Green	b20=	w32+	b12+	w4-	b18=	w21+	b3=	w6-	b15=	w9=	w17+	6½
9	Ronald A Fuller	Ilford	w21=	b17=	w10-	w24+	b6=	w19=	b11-	w16+	b27+	b8=	w13+	6½
10	John L Seppings	York	b11=	w23=	b9+	w3=	b13+	w20+	b1-	w5-	b17=	w14+	b4-	6
11	Jeffrey Ansell	Cheltenham	w10=	b18=	w28+	b21+	w7=	b2-	w9+	b4=	w1=	w3-	b15=	6
12	(Thomas) John Beach	Liverpool	w28+	b22=	w8-	b2=	w17=	b30+	w13=	w20+	b14=	b1-	w16=	6
13	David Parr	London	w1-	b28=	b31+	w27+	w10-	b22+	b12=	w17=	b20+	w2=	b9-	6
14	Graham Chesters	Crewe	w4-	b7-	w29+	b25+	w15=	b17=	w18=	b26+	w12=	b10-	w21+	6
15	Frank Parr	London	b31+	w20-	b19-	w16+	b14=	w6=	b26=	b18+	w8=	b17=	w11=	6
16	David Brine Pritchard	Milford	w22-	b29+	w18-	b15-	w27=	w32+	b30+	b9-	w23+	b26+	b12=	6
17	Wm Arthur Winser	Hastings	b27=	w9=	b30=	w6=	b12=	w14=	b19+	b13=	w10=	w15=	b8-	5½
18	Malcolm Firth	Chadderton	b23=	w11=	b16+	w19=	w8=	b7-	b14=	w15-	b21=	w20+	b24=	5½
19	Dr. Stefan Fazekas	Buckhurst Hill	w25+	b5-	w15+	b18=	w2-	b9=	w17-	b21=	w26=	b28+	w23=	5½
20	James E Scholes	Sheffield	w8=	b15+	w22+	b1=	w5-	b10-	w24+	b12-	w13-	b18-	w28+	5
21	Ronald A Harris	Croydon	b9=	w27=	b23+	w11-	w26+	b8-	b6-	w19=	w18=	b22+	b14-	5
22	David G Levens	East Leake	b16+	w12=	b20-	w30+	b3-	w13-	b23=	w27=	b25=	w21-	b31+	5
23	Andrew R B Thomas	Tiverton	w18=	b10=	w21-	b7-	w24-	b25+	w22=	b32+	b16-	w31+	b19=	5
24	Michael J Basman	Claygate	w2-	b25+	w26-	b9-	b23+	w29=	b20-	w31+	w28-	b32+	w18=	5
25	Alexander M Davie	Dundee	b19-	w24-	b32=	w14-	b31=	w23-	w28=	b29+	w22=	b27+	w30+	5
26	Peter Coast	Cheltenham	b3-	w31+	b24+	w5-	b21-	b27+	w15=	w14-	b19=	w16-	b29=	4½
27	Gerald Abrahams	Liverpool	w17=	b21=	w7=	b13-	b16=	w26-	w29+	b22=	w9-	w25-	b32+	4½
28	John A Johnstone	Glasgow	b12-	w13=	b11-	w32-	b29-	w31+	b25=	w30=	b24+	w19-	b20-	3½
29	Joseph M Soesan	Cobham	b6-	w16-	b14-	w31=	w28+	b24=	b27-	w25-	b32-	b30+	w26=	3½
30	Hugh D Holmes	Glasgow	w7+	b4-	w17=	b22-	b32+	w12-	w16-	b28=	b31-	w29-	b25-	3
31	Otto Henry Hardy	Loughborough	w15-	b26-	w13-	b29=	w25=	b28-	w32+	b24-	w30+	b23-	w22-	3
32	Christopher R Orchard1	Eastbourne	w5-	b8-	w25=	b28+	w30-	b16-	b31-	w23-	w29+	w24-	w27-	2½

¹ Strange as it may seem, Orchard's four consecutive Whites in the final four rounds tallies with what appears in BCM and The Times.

RESULTS IN OTHER TOURNAMENTS [main sources BCM, October 1964, pps 295-297 & 1964/65 BCF Yearbook]

The title also changed hands in the British Ladies’ Championship. With the strongest field for some years, this tournament produced an exciting finish. Captain Sunnucks snatched victory from Mrs. Pritchard by beating her in a fluctuating last-round game, whereupon Miss Tranmer, who could still tie, missed her chance against the holder, Mrs. Bruce, and was forced to agree to a draw when left with just two Bishops versus one!

1964 British Ladies Chess Championship, Whitby • 1963« »1965

1964 British Ladies Chess Championship		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total
1	(Patricia) Anne Sunnucks	London	&;	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	½	1	1	10½
2	Elaine Pritchard	Milford	0	&;	½	½	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	10
3	Eileen Betsy Tranmer	London	0	½	&;	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1d	1	10
4	Rowena Mary Bruce	Plymouth	0	½	½	&;	½	1	0	½	½	1	1	1	1d	1	8½
5	Mary Henniker-Heaton	London	0	0	0	½	&;	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1d	1	8
6	Sheila A Corbyn	Birmingham	0	0	½	0	½	&;	1	0	½	1	1	1	1d	1	7½
7	Nancy C Elder	Dundee	1	0	½	1	½	0	&;	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	7½
8	Gillian A Moore	Southampton	0	0	0	½	0	1	1	&;	1	0	½	1	1	1	7
9	Cicely Mary Murphy	Manchester	0	1	0	½	0	½	½	0	&;	1	1	1	½	½	6½
10	Mrs E Ingram1	Whitchurch	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	1	0	&;	½	1	1d	1	5
11	Margaret Eleanor Lander	Gillingham	1	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	&;	½	1d	1	5
12	Leah Margaret Hogarth	Glasgow	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	&;	0	1	2
13	Olive Richards2	Cobham	0	0	0d	0d	0d	0d	0	0	½	0d	0d	1	&;	½	2
14	Sarah M Steedman	Bothwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	0	0	½	&;	1½

¹ BCM gives 'Miss'; BCF Yearbook gives 'Mrs' which is correct. Born in Vienna, according to the Shropshire chess website. From some genealogical researches, I think she may have been Anneliese Degenhardt (1921-2011), marrying George A Ingram in Wellington, Shropshire, in 1951. Not sure what the 'E' stands for - perhaps she changed her forename to something more British when she married.
² Olive Richards (later Olive Chataway) withdrew after 7 rounds.

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1964 BCF Major Open, Whitby

1964 BCF Major Open		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	David Lees	Bury	17+	7+	8=	10+	2=	4=	14+	11+	5+	3=	6=	8½
2	John A Lawrence	Birmingham	14=	27+	18+	8+	1=	3=	4+	15=	11+	10=	5=	8
3	Leo J Kerkhoff	Netherlands	10+	23+	5+	24+	4=	2=	11-	8-	15+	1=	12+	7½
4	Harry Lamb	Bolton	19=	33+	34+	14+	3=	1=	2-	7-	13+	11+	10+	7½
5	Christopher B Wood	Sutton Coldfield	35+	32+	3-	13+	7=	12=	20+	14+	1-	8+	2=	7½
6	Percy Baldwin Cook	London	18=	31+	19=	7-	10=	20-	26+	30+	34+	15+	1=	7
7	R Klugman	Bickley	13+	1-	38+	6+	5=	8=	15-	4+	12=	21=	24+	7
8	Ronald Thomas	London	38+	15+	1=	2-	24+	7=	12+	3+	10-	5-	14+	7
9	Graham Chesters snr	Crewe	34=	20+	24-	11-	18+	23=	35+	19=	14-	17+	21+	6½
10	(Derek) George Ellison	Bolton	3-	25+	32+	2-	6=	26+	17=	23+	8+	2=	4-	6½
11	S J Ridout	Sevenoaks	bye+	24=	14-	9+	21+	29+	3+	1-	2-	4-	20+	6½
12	David W Anderton	Wolverhampton	15-	28=	37+	30+	23+	5=	8-	17+	7=	14=	3-	6
13	James R Boyce	Bristol	7-	39+	15+	5-	26=	19=	30=	24+	4-	18=	27+	6
14	Jan M Greben	Netherlands	2=	21+	11+	4-	16+	17+	1-	5-	9+	12=	8-	6
15	Peter G Moore	Heald Green	12=	8-	13-	32+	35+	27+	7+	2=	3-	6-	19=	6
16	A Cockcroft	Lincoln	20=	26=	30=	34+	14-	24=	19-	33=	22=	31+	18=	5½
17	Philip E Collier	Leicester	1-	30=	33+	18+	19+	14-	10=	12-	24=	9-	32+	5½
18	Charles A S Damant	Hastings	6=	22+	2-	17-	9-	39+	32-	35+	29+	13=	16=	5½
19	Hendrik J van den Herik	Netherlands	4=	36+	6=	23=	17-	13=	16+	9=	21=	27-	15=	5½
20	Conrad Kiers	Netherlands	16=	9-	36-	22+	28+	6+	5-	21-	31+	32+	12-	5½
21	Harry Gethin T Matchett	Bexhill	33=	14-	39+	27+	11-	34+	24-	20+	19=	7=	9-	5½
22	James R Nicolson	Manchester	30=	18-	27-	20-	bye+	33=	37=	26+	16=	23=	34+	5½
23	Geoffrey Irving Rhodes	Ponteland	28+	3-	26+	19=	12-	9=	29+	10-	27-	22=	30+	5½
24	S Wilkinson	Doncaster	39+	11=	9+	3-	8-	16=	21+	13-	17=	34+	7-	5½
25	Leslie R Kirkcaldy	Wallasey	26-	10-	bye+	35-	32-	28=	38=	37=	39+	33=	36+	5
26	Robert Love Lamming	Douglas IOM	25+	20=	23-	36=	13=	10-	6-	22-	bye+	38=	35+	5
27	Enno P Noordhoff	Netherlands	29=	2-	22+	21-	30+	15-	31=	28+	23+	19-	13-	5
28	Robert P Ross	Hull	23-	12=	29-	31+	20-	25=	39+	27-	30=	37=	38+	5
29	G R Evans	Newbury	27=	34-	28+	38=	36+	11-	23-	31-	18-	39=	bye+	4½
30	Joseph Andrew Flood	Exeter	22=	17=	16=	12-	27-	38+	13=	6-	28=	36+	23-	4½
31	D Gibson	Peterlee	36=	6-	35=	28-	37+	32=	27=	29+	20-	16-	33=	4½
32	B Howard	Blackpool	37+	5-	10-	15-	25+	31=	18+	34-	33+	20-	17-	4½
33	Dr P D Ralph	London	21=	4-	17-	37=	39=	22=	bye+	16=	32-	25=	31=	4½
34	Ernst Roscam Abbing	Netherlands	9=	29+	4-	16-	38+	21-	26+	32+	6-	24-	22-	4½
35	Charles Reuben Gurnhill	Sheffield	5-	37=	31=	25+	15-	36+	9-	18-	38-	bye+	26-	4
36	S Lambert	Solihull	31=	19-	20+	26=	29-	35-	34-	bye+	37+	30-	25-	4
37	Colin M Malcolm	Glasgow	32-	35=	12-	33=	31-	bye+	22=	25=	36-	28=	39=	4
38	John H Manners	Sutton	8-	bye+	7-	29=	34-	30-	25=	39=	35+	26=	28-	4
39	W A van Veen	Netherlands	24-	13-	21-	bye+	33=	18-	28-	38=	25-	29=	37=	3

1964 British Under-21 Chess Championship, Whitby

1964 British Under-21 Chess Championship		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Chris'r F Woodcock	Hoylake	20+	14+	w2+	13=	6-	4+	b5=	w8+	12+	3=	9+	8½
2	Richard A Beach	Leeds	25+	26+	b1-	31-	11=	24+	18+	4+	6+	5=	8+	8
3	Andrew J Whiteley	Oxford	29+	5=	23+	w6-	13=	16+	8-	21+	4+	1=	12+	7½
4	Barry N Green	Altrincham	30+	16+	13=	9=	31+	1-	12+	2-	3-	7+	6+	7
5	William R Hartston	Enfield	12+	3=	15=	14+	9=	31+	w1=	6+	8-	2=	13=	7
6	Michael A Stevenson	Wolverhampton	31=	28+	21+	b3+	1+	12+	13+	5-	2-	8=	4-	7
7	Michael J Conroy	Burnley	13-	11=	28+	21=	14+	18=	9=	15=	20+	4-	19+	6½
8	Alan T Ludgate	High Wycombe	9-	17-	30+	29+	23+	15+	3+	b1-	5+	6=	2-	6½
9	Graham A Winbow	Wolverhampton	8+	21=	18+	4=	5=	13-	7=	11=	22+	10+	1-	6½
10	Anthony J Booth	Manchester	11+	13-	16-	20-	30+	29+	21-	17+	18+	9-	22+	6
11	P R Hindley	Oxford	10-	7=	32+	23=	2=	22=	31+	9=	13=	b12-	26+	6
12	Peter M Jamieson	Glasgow	5-	30+	22+	19+	16+	6-	4-	13+	1-	w11+	3-	6
13	Victor W Knox	Wirral	7+	10+	4=	1=	3=	9+	6-	12-	11=	15=	5=	6
14	Bernard Kooiman	West Hartlepool	19+	1-	26+	5-	7-	23+	16=	22-	24+	18+	15=	6
15	M H Miller	Leicester	23=	32+	5=	16-	19+	8-	22=	7=	21+	13=	14=	6
16	Edward Davis	Glasgow	24+	4-	10+	15+	2-	3-	14=	18-	19+	22=	17=	5½
17	Raymond J Gamble	Derby	21-	8+	31-	18-	27=	25+	=/24	10-	28+	20+	16=	5½
18	W B Wells	Dorking	26-	25+	9-	17+	20+	7=	2-	16+	10-	14-	27+	5½
19	G J Burt	Edinburgh	14-	20+	24+	12-	15-	21-	30+	27+	16-	25+	7-	5
20	David Michael Gostyn	London	1-	19-	25+	10+	18-	27-	29+	28+	7-	17-	32+	5
21	Roger Keely	Wolverhampton	17+	9=	6-	7=	22-	19+	10+	3-	15-	27=	23=	5
22	Derek Lamb	Bolton	28=	31=	12-	24=	21+	11=	15=	14+	9-	16=	10-	5
23	H M Wilkins	Northwood	15=	27+	3-	11=	8-	14-	25=	24=	26=	32+	21=	5
24	Paul E O Durrant	New Malden	16-	29+	19-	22=	26+	2-	17=	23=	14-	28=	25=	4½
25	R W Maskell	Rossendale	2-	18-	20-	30=	32+	17-	23=	31+	29+	19-	24=	4½
26	Roger Mylward	Aldershot	18+	2-	14-	27=	24-	28-	32=	30+	23=	29+	11-	4½
27	Robert Graham Taylor	Cardiff	32=	23-	29-	26=	17=	20+	28=	19-	30+	21=	18-	4½
28	B Cook	Somercotes	22=	6-	7-	32+	29-	26+	27=	20-	17-	24=	30=	4
29	Roland E Graf	Leicester	3-	24-	27+	8-	28+	10-	20-	32+	25-	26-	bye+	4
30	Richard J Lighton	Birmingham	4-	12-	8-	25=	10-	32+	19-	26-	27-	bye+	28=	3
31	John N Walker	Cowley	6=	22=	17+	2+	4-	5-	11-	25-	withdrawn			3 / 8
32	David T Hartshorne	Scarborough	27=	15-	11-	28-	25-	30-	26=	29-	bye+	23-	20-	2

1964 British Boys' Under-18 Chess Championship, Whitby

1964 British Under-18 Chess Championship		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Total
1	Brian John Denman	Hove	b44+	w46+	b19-	w23+	b26+	b4+	w17+	b2+	w21+	b3-	w12+	w15=	b14+	10½
2	Raymond Dennis Keene	London	28+	w32+	26=	15=	b57+	w9+	b21+	w1-	b19+	w10+	b3+	b12+	6=	10½
3	Philip Almond	Blackburn	51+	24+	25=	26=	7=	45+	38+	21=	b9+	w1+	w2-	10=	15+	9½
4	Nicholas J Patterson	London	70+	40=	42=	55+	44+	w1-	9-	28+	26+	11=	14=	17+	10+	9
5	Leon P Burnett	Weston-super-M	66+	58=	14=	9-	54+	41+	26+	19=	12-	13=	38+	11=	16+	8½
6	John S Rastall	Sheffield	53+	15-	46=	62+	17-	58=	44=	43+	42+	49=	29+	25+	2=	8½
7	Thomas Bimpson	Northwich	36+	57-	12+	8+	3=	14+	11=	9-	13-	18=	34=	41+	32+	8
8	R B Davies	Birmingham	25-	56+	67+	7-	12-	54+	40+	41=	18=	42+	19=	13=	31+	8
9	Brian Ratcliffe Eley	Bolton-on-Dearne	52+	23+	w13-	5+	45+	b2-	4+	7+	w3-	21=	10-	19=	25+	8
10	Peter Charles Griffiths	Birmingham	31=	29-	63+	24+	15-	44+	42+	13+	49+	b2-	9+	3=	4-	8
11	Nigel John Kalton	Bromley	48+	13-	52+	61=	20+	15+	7=	17+	14-	4=	21=	5=	12=	8
12	D R Morris	London	21=	35+	7-	29=	8+	57=	43+	18+	5+	14+	b1-	w2-	11=	8
13	Ronald Wm Nicholas	Hove	50+	11+	b9+	57+	49=	21-	19-	10-	7+	5=	25=	8=	23+	8
14	(Paul) John Patience	Southampton	16=	31+	5=	20+	18=	7-	45+	15+	11+	12-	4=	21+	w1-	8
15	Brian R Smith	Stockton-on-T	39+	6+	45-	2=	10+	11-	37+	14-	60+	19+	17+	b1=	3-	8
16	P Blackman	Rotherham	14=	47-	27+	46=	58=	60+	49=	57=	41=	28=	39+	26+	5-	7½
17	Peter M George	Edinburgh	40-	36+	50+	42+	6+	49+	b1-	11-	34+	38+	15-	4-	21=	7½
18	John Hall	Barnsley	54-	70+	32+	40+	14=	19-	22+	12-	8=	7=	20-	48+	33+	7½
19	Peter W Murphy	Blackburn	59+	64+	w1+	45=	21-	18+	13+	5=	w2-	15-	8=	9=	20=	7½
20	C Needham	Leicester	68+	26-	39+	14-	11-	22-	56+	32=	50+	43+	18+	31=	19=	7½
21	David J Strauss	Loughton	12=	69+	58+	25+	19+	13+	w2-	3=	b1-	9=	11=	14-	17=	7½
22	Michael N Walsh	Crewe	b64+	25-	44-	39-	32+	20+	18-	24+	28-	58+	46+	34=	38+	7½
23	Bruce Howard Birchall	Nottingham	43+	9-	34+	b1-	46-	50+	27-	bye+	29-	64+	57+	24+	13-	7
24	George S Botterill	Shipley	30+	3-	48=	10-	28-	52+	36=	22-	62+	51+	47+	23-	34+	7
25	Stephen R Curry	Pinner	8+	22+	3=	21-	37=	26-	47=	46+	57+	31+	13=	6-	9-	7
26	Richard V M Hall	Shipley	62+	20+	2=	3=	w1-	25+	5-	55+	4-	39=	28+	16-	29=	7
27	D M Howard	Sheffield	49=	61-	16-	65+	30+	35=	23+	38-	55+	29-	48=	40=	45+	7
28	T D Hughes	Liverpool	2-	34-	36=	59+	24+	33+	57=	4-	22+	16=	26-	45=	49+	7
29	Richard C Lemon	New Malden	41=	10+	37-	12=	42=	40=	58-	66+	23+	27+	6-	38=	26=	7
30	Griffith H T Parsonage	Liverpool	24-	43=	68-	51+	27-	66+	31-	50=	56+	40=	42=	60+	46+	7
31	Terence A K Thomson	Burton	10=	14-	60+	68=	39-	63=	30+	33+	45+	25-	w49+	20=	8-	7
32	B Whitehouse	Oldbury	67+	b2-	18-	34-	22-	65+	62+	20=	44+	33+	41=	49+	7-	7
33	Peter Cartmel	Liverpool	46-	50-	41=	36+	52+	28-	54+	31-	37+	32-	55+	39+	18-	6½
34	B L Cartwright	Wirral	57-	28+	23-	32+	47-	48+	bye+	58+	17-	41=	7=	22=	24-	6½
35	Peter R Furnborough	West Bridgford	42=	12-	59+	54=	40=	27=	46=	60=	43-	55=	44+	36=	41=	6½
36	P J Gregory	Stoke-on-Trent	7-	17-	28=	33-	bye+	69+	24=	63=	61+	48=	45=	35=	40=	6½
37	John G Kensit	Birmingham	72+	55=	29+	49-	25=	43=	15-	48-	33-	61=	52=	53+	57+	6½
38	Peter R Morriss	London	58-	44-	72+	71+	48+	47+	3-	27+	39+	17-	5-	29=	22-	6½
39	G L Porter	Sheffield	15-	72+	20-	22+	31+	46+	55+	49-	38-	56=	16-	33-	60+	6½
40	David John Sully	Cardiff	17+	4=	55=	18-	35=	29=	8-	61=	63=	30=	58+	27=	36=	6½
41	J W Wadkin	Rugby	29=	49-	33=	70+	68+	5-	61+	8=	16=	34=	32=	7-	35=	6½
42	A F Brown	Derby	35=	65+	4=	17-	29=	53+	10-	44+	6-	8-	30=	57=	47=	6
43	J F Brown	Blackburn	23-	30=	65+	52=	53+	37=	12-	6-	35+	20-	63=	47=	48=	6
44	William P Cartman	Harrogate	w1-	38+	22+	64+	4-	10-	6=	42-	32-	65+	35-	51=	62+	6
45	Anthony M M Hurman	Burnham	56+	54+	15+	19=	9-	3-	14-	47+	31-	57=	36=	28=	27-	6
46	Derek R Markham	Leeds	33+	b1-	6=	16=	23+	39-	35=	25-	47=	63+	22-	55+	30-	6
47	Geoffrey M Peake	Barnsley	61=	16+	49-	48=	34+	38-	25=	45-	46=	60+	24-	43=	42=	6
48	M G Smith	Leicester	11-	51+	24=	47=	38-	34-	64+	37+	58=	36=	27=	18-	43=	6
49	John Tolan	Bradford	27=	41+	47+	37+	13=	17-	16=	39+	10-	6=	b31-	32-	28-	6
50	Nigel G Burne	Burton-on-Trent	13-	33+	17-	63=	61-	23-	53+	30=	20-	69+	51=	62=	52=	5½
51	W Cole	Birmingham	3-	48-	71-	30-	65=	bye+	52=	69+	bye+	24-	50=	44=	58=	5½
52	Louis R Fraser	Birmingham	9-	66+	11-	43=	33-	24-	51=	59=	54=	56=	37=	67+	50=	5½
53	Roderick P Greenhalgh	Bolton	6-	71+	54=	58=	53-	42-	50-	56-	59=	67+	66+	37-	65+	5½
54	Nicholas J D Jacobs	Newcastle	18+	45-	53=	35=	5-	8-	33-	64=	52=	62=	59=	61=	69+	5½
55	Gareth Aneurin Jones	Cardiff	60+	37=	40=	4-	64+	61+	39-	26-	27-	35=	33-	46-	67+	5½
56	R G Moore	Bolton	45-	8-	64-	67=	bye+	62=	20-	53+	30-	52=	65=	59=	63+	5½
57	David Kay Openshaw	Nelson	34+	7+	61+	13-	w2-	12=	28=	16=	25-	45=	23-	42=	37-	5½
58	David Welch	Chesterfield	38+	5=	21-	53=	16=	6=	29+	34-	48=	22-	40-	63=	51=	5½
59	B Whittle	Ashton-under-L	19-	60=	35-	28-	69-	67=	65=	52=	53=	66+	54=	56=	64+	5½
60	M Ash	Loughton	55-	59=	31-	69+	62+	16-	63+	v35	15-	47-	61+	30-	39-	5
61	D Oakes	Wilmslow	47=	27+	57-	11=	50+	55-	41-	40=	36-	37=	60-	54=	66=	5
62	David M Starkie	Nelson	26-	68=	69+	6-	60-	56=	32-	67+	24-	54=	62+	50=	44-	5
63	P R Wood	Chippenham	71+	19-	10-	50=	bye+	31=	60-	36=	40=	46-	43=	58=	56-	5
64	D Benjamin	Darlington	w22-	67+	56+	44-	55-	68-	48-	54=	66+	23-	62-	69+	59-	4½
65	A Sedgwick	Darlington	69=	42-	43-	27-	51=	32-	59=	bye+	67+	44-	56=	66=	53-	4½
66	N Spencer	Chesterfield	5-	52-	70-	72=	67+	30-	69+	29-	64-	59-	53-	65=	61=	3½
67	D G Hunter	Taunton	32-	64-	8-	56=	66-	59=	bye+	62-	65-	53-	69+	52-	55-	3
68	J P Simpson	Seaham	20-	62=	30+	31=	41-	64+	withdrawn							3 / 6
69	Geoffrey Tyrrell	Cardiff	65=	21-	62-	62-	59+	36-	66-	51-	bye+	50-	67-	64-	54-	2½
70	D Westmorland	Wakefield	4-	18-	66+	41-	defaulted									1 / 4
71	B Brian	Wakefield	63-	53-	51+	38-	defaulted									1 / 4
72	A Woodroffe	Wakefield	37-	39-	38-	66=	defaulted									½ / 4

1964 British Boys' Under-16 Chess Championship

1964 British Under-16 Chess Championship		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
1	Leslie S Tate	Amble	32+	31+	25+	19+	2+	w10+	13+	3-	14-	4+	w9+	7=	9½
2	M Smith	Harrow	43+	12+	3=	16+	1-	8+	7+	4=	6+	14+	5-	18+	9
3	Roger de Lacy Holmes	Huddersfield	18+	26+	2=	10=	24+	13=	19+	1+	4-	6=	14+	5=	8½
4	P Taylor	Althorne	46+	5=	17-	39+	8=	28+	44+	2=	3+	1-	10+	14+	8½
5	Brian G E Gosling	Cleveland	39+	4=	7=	13-	27+	32+	6-	44+	16=	17+	2+	3=	8
6	Ivan J Myall	Lowestoft	8-	35+	49+	28+	41+	19-	5+	10=	2-	3=	13+	12+	8
7	Marcus Walsh	Leeds	17=	20+	5=	34=	15+	41+	2-	33+	10-	13+	19+	1=	8
8	(Joseph) Alan Woch	Leeds	6+	16-	12+	25+	4=	2-	28-	34=	41=	20+	17+	19+	7½
9	Robert Buckler	Nuneaton	19-	47+	32-	38+	29+	14-	41+	15=	33+	16+	b1-	10=	7
10	(William) Vivian Davies	Llanelly	49+	15=	33+	3=	16+	b1-	18=	6=	7+	19=	4-	9=	7
11	Robert T Donkin	Middlesbrough	44-	48+	14+	17+	19-	16=	33-	20=	34=	15=	31+	28+	7
12	Timothy David Harding	Droitwich	b14+	2-	8-	37+	32-	29+	23=	24=	39+	44+	28+	6-	7
13	J Molyneux	London	30+	27+	19-	5+	18+	3=	1-	16=	28+	7-	6-	24+	7
14	Simeon Guy Scott	Bradford	w12-	43+	11-	45+	25+	9+	17+	19+	1+	2-	3-	4-	7
15	B Turner	Althorne	42+	10=	24=	44=	7-	27+	39=	9=	17-	11=	30+	23+	7
16	Louis de Veauce	Englefield Green	35+	8+	44+	2-	10-	11=	24+	13=	5=	9-	23=	26+	7
17	Jonathan G Enticknap	London	7=	23+	4+	11-	34+	44=	14-	30=	15+	5-	8-	32+	6½
18	Ivor Adrian Friedlander	London	3-	22+	37+	26+	13-	24=	10=	32+	19-	23=	34+	2-	6½
19	A J Hughes	Cardiff	9+	28+	13+	1-	11+	6+	3-	14-	18+	10=	7-	8-	6½
20	Ian G Pick	Morecambe	37=	7-	39-	42=	48+	45+	30=	11=	25=	8-	44+	34+	6½
21	M A Smith	Bolton	23=	37=	26-	48+	28-	36+	32-	41-	42=	47+	39+	33+	6½
22	R J Holland	Liverpool	26-	18-	48-	47=	bye+	42+	36+	23=	44=	41=	33=	31=	6
23	Jeff Horner	Bolton	21=	17-	46+	33-	35=	38+	12=	22=	29+	18=	16=	15-	6
24	Julian F T Kirk O'Grady	Alderley Edge	41+	33=	15=	30+	3-	18=	16-	12=	31+	28-	27+	13-	6
25	K Mullard	Messingham	29+	38+	1-	8-	14-	35=	26=	37=	20=	31-	40+	41+	6
26	M J Owen	Lancaster	22+	3-	21+	18-	30-	31=	25=	29-	38+	36+	41+	16-	6
27	A C Smith	Leicester	36+	13-	41-	49+	5-	15-	43=	42+	37+	30=	24-	44+	6
28	Melvyn J Young	Nottingham	47+	9-	38+	6-	21+	4-	8+	39+	13-	24+	12-	11-	6
29	C E Bailey	Clevedon	25-	bye+	30-	43+	9-	12-	45+	26+	23-	39=	35=	36=	5½
30	C B Carter	Oxford	13-	36+	29+	24-	26+	33-	20=	17=	32=	27=	15-	35=	5½
31	C G Dawkins	Cardiff	40+	1-	34-	35=	36=	26=	37=	38+	24-	25+	11-	22=	5½
32	Anthony B Fisher	Burton-on-Trent	1-	40+	9+	41-	12+	5-	21+	18-	30=	34-	43+	17-	5½
33	Roger Hardy	Bridlington	45+	24=	10-	23+	44-	30+	11+	7-	9-	35=	22=	21-	5½
34	P McDermott	Great Yarmouth	48+	44-	31+	7=	17-	39-	35+	8=	11=	32+	18-	20-	5½
35	Brian J Ranson	Sunderland	16-	6-	47+	31=	23=	25=	34-	43=	45+	33=	29=	30=	5½
36	Frank J Talton	Horsforth	27-	30-	42=	46+	31=	21-	22-	40+	43+	26-	38+	29=	5½
37	Kenneth Beer	Scunthorpe	20=	21=	18-	12-	42=	46+	31=	25=	27-	40-	47+	39=	5
38	Dennis Breen	Bradford	bye+	25-	28-	9-	43+	23-	40+	31-	26-	48+	36-	47+	5
39	D Hedges	Bristol	5-	46=	20+	4-	49+	34+	15=	28-	12-	29=	21-	37=	5
40	A Pilkington	Nottingham	31-	32-	43-	bye+	45-	49+	38-	36-	46+	37+	25-	42+	5
41	Timothy Wickens	Ilkley	24-	45+	27+	32+	6-	7-	9-	21+	8=	22=	26-	25-	5
42	T H Booth	Poynton	15-	49-	36=	20=	37=	22-	47+	27-	21=	46=	48+	40-	4½
43	Alan David Gravett	Oxford	2-	14-	40+	29-	38-	48+	27=	35=	36-	45+	32-	46=	4½
44	Allan J Nelder	Weston-s-Mare	11+	34+	16-	15=	33+	17=	4-	5-	22=	12-	20-	27-	4½
45	Valentine J E Rideout	Clevedon	33-	41-	bye+	14-	40+	20-	29-	49+	35-	43-	46=	48+	4½
46	J Rees	Cardiff	4-	39=	23-	36-	47+	37-	48-	bye+	40-	42=	45=	43=	4
47	Michael J Kitching	West Bank	28-	9-	35-	22=	46-	bye+	42-	48+	49+	21-	37-	38-	3½
48	J Walsh	Warrington	34-	11-	22+	21-	20-	43-	46+	47-	bye+	38-	42-	45-	3
49	D M Bliss	Whitby	10-	42+	6-	27-	49-	40-	bye+	45-	47-	defaulted			2 / 9
50	W Kelsey	Sheffield	withdrew after 2 rounds acc. BCM but not mentioned elsewhere												0 / 2

1964 British Boys' Under-14 Chess Championship

1964 British Under-14 Chess Championship		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Timothy J Gluckman	Bramhall	30+	19+	w7+	4=	3+	6+	2-	5=	b17+	13+	8-	8
2	Martin Roy Myant	Chalfont St Peter	9+	22=	5=	13=	24+	b4+	1+	3-	7=	6+	15+	8
3	Malcolm L Dann	London	18+	16+	4=	6+	1-	15-	22+	2+	5=	19+	7=	7½
4	Terance William Hart1	London	11+	17+	3=	1=	5+	w2-	8+	19+	6-	7=	14+	7½
5	Andrew M Walker	Huddersfield	27+	8=	2=	7+	4-	25+	15+	1=	3=	17+	6=	7½
6	Mark Howard Horton	Nottingham	13=	24+	w17+	3-	9+	1-	12+	14+	4+	2-	5=	7
7	Richard G Eales	Guiden Sutton	b14+	20+	b1-	5-	17-	10+	b16+	8+	2=	4=	3=	6½
8	Paul A Hutchinson	Brigg	31+	5=	13=	22=	25=	14+	4-	7-	12=	21+	1+	6½
9	A Forster	Tolworth	2-	30+	18+	15=	6-	24+	17=	22=	19-	25+	10=	6
10	Peter Karmaz	Bolton	24=	21=	22-	11=	27+	7-	25+	12=	15=	28+	9=	6
11	K Peters	South Ockendon	4-	18-	bye+	10=	29=	26-	20+	16=	30+	12=	27+	6
12	John G Worby	Croydon	21=	25-	26+	23+	22=	13=	6-	10=	8=	11=	19+	6
13	Terence B Bennett	Hemel Hempstead	6=	29+	8=	2=	15=	12=	19-	24+	25=	1-	17=	5½
14	C L Foster	Bolton	w7-	31+	25=	21=	16+	8-	30+	6-	26=	18+	4-	5½
15	G Merriman	Romford	22=	23=	19+	9=	13=	3+	5-	17-	10=	26+	2-	5½
16	Duncan Brian W Ouseley	Purley	bye+	3-	21=	19=	14-	23+	w7-	11=	28-	31+	22+	5½
17	Howard J Price	Purley	25+	4-	b6-	30+	7+	22=	9=	15+	w1-	5-	13=	5½
18	Maurice J Staples	Bognor Regis	3-	11+	9-	27=	23=	21=	28+	25-	24+	14-	30+	5½
19	B Taylor	Huddersfield	28+	1-	15-	16=	31+	20+	13+	4-	9+	3-	12-	5½
20	Simon N Anscombe	Huddersfield	26+	7-	23=	25-	21+	19-	11-	29=	31+	27-	bye+	5
21	Stephen D Bailes	Chester	12	10=	16=	14=	20-	18=	26=	30=	22+	8-	24=	5
22	Geoffrey J Brindle	Bolton	15=	2=	10+	8=	12=	17=	3-	9=	21-	29+	16-	5
23	C J Brown	Mickleover	29=	15=	20=	12-	18=	16-	31+	26-	bye+	30=	26=	5
24	Steven T E Courtney	Grays	10=	6-	29+	28+	2-	9-	27+	13-	18-	bye+	21=	5
25	Paul Hershman	Southend-on-Sea	17-	12+	14=	20+	8=	5-	10-	18+	13=	9-	26=	5
26	G M Hughes	Liverpool	20-	28=	12-	29-	bye+	11+	21=	23+	14=	15-	25=	5
27	P R Lane	Nottingham	5-	bye+	28-	18=	10-	31+	24-	bye+	29=	20+	11-	5
28	David Rollinson	Huddersfield	19-	26=	27+	24-	30-	bye+	18-	31+	16+	10-	23=	5
29	J Rickard	Nottingham	23=	13-	24-	26+	11=	30-	bye+	20=	27=	22-	31=	4½
30	J Dawson	Calverton	1-	9-	31+	17-	28+	29+	14-	21=	11-	23=	18-	4
31	R M Wilkinson	Doncaster	8-	14-	30-	bye+	19-	27-	23-	28-	20-	16-	29=	1½
32	R Kelsey	Sheffield	withdrew after 2 rounds acc. BCM but not mentioned elsewhere											0 / 2

¹ note the unusual spelling "Terance" (not a typo)

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1964 British Girls' Under-18 Championship

1964 British Girls Championship		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	Dinah M Dobson (now Norman)	Northwood	&;	1	1	1	1	1	5
2	Marcia Syme (later Morgan)	Liverpool	0	&;	½	1	1	1	3½
3	Dorothy P Vincent	Wirral	0	½	&;	½	1	1	3
4	Elizabeth Harman	Bristol	0	0	½	&;	1	0	1½
5	Catherine Clarke	Wallasey	0	0	0	0	&;	1	1
6	Heather Tapper (later Williams)	Shirehampton	0	0	0	1	0	&;	1

1964 BCF First Class

1964 BCF First Class		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Ronald A Doney	Durham	23+	13+	2-	25+	20+	9+	15+	18+	6=	11+	3-	8½
2	Alan Edgar Nield	St Leonards	36+	7+	1+	11-	18-	30=	10+	13+	3+	6+	8+	8½
3	Alan George Sayers	Sunderland	16=	14+	10+	15-	31+	20+	6=	11+	2-	18+	1+	8
4	J H Gardener	Reading	29-	37+	18-	17=	24+	31+	30+	9=	5=	13+	6+	7½
5	Thomas Midgley	Solihull	21=	30=	8+	18-	16+	32-	29+	23+	4=	9+	11+	7½
6	Godfrey V Brangham	Cwmbran	19=	28+	24+	20=	7+	11+	3=	15+	1=	2-	4-	7
7	G S Briggs	Washington	32+	2-	19+	13+	6-	23+	11-	8-	27+	10=	16+	6½
8	P Lyons	Leeds	22=	19=	5-	35+	28+	14+	18-	7+	21=	15+	2-	6½
9	Robin H Rushton	Luton	38+	11-	29+	31=	32+	1-	20+	4=	15=	5-	21+	6½
10	David J Strode	Smethwick	37+	29+	3-	32-	25+	13=	2-	27=	35+	7=	18+	6½
11	William Bainbridge	Wilmslow	34+	9+	25+	2+	15-	6-	7+	3-	18+	1-	5-	6
12	Michael Leslie Baumber	Manchester	14=	24-	22=	27-	19-	38=	37+	25=	33+	32+	26+	6
13	Colin J Byrne	Liverpool	18+	1-	33+	7-	21+	10=	32+	2-	17+	4-	15=	6
14	Bryan Crowther	Huddersfield	12=	3-	38+	30=	33+	8-	23-	26=	20=	29+	24+	6
15	Wilfred Evans	Chorleywood	31+	20=	16+	3+	11+	18=	1-	6-	9=	8-	13=	6
16	Alfred Milner	Manchester	3=	26+	15-	24=	5-	21=	33+	35=	28+	23+	7-	6
17	Truman Victor Parrott	Barnstaple	20-	31-	34+	4=	26=	22+	27=	32+	13-	21=	bye+	6
18	B J Ellis	Luton	13-	23+	4+	5+	2+	15=	8+	1-	11-	3-	10-	5½
19	Gordon R Garrett	Cwmbran	6=	8=	7-	29-	12+	35=	26=	20=	30+	24-	31+	5½
20	John Michael Ripley	Liverpool	17+	15=	21+	6=	1-	3-	9-	19=	14=	27+	22=	5½
21	Reginald G Thimann	Nottingham	5=	22+	20-	28=	13-	16=	31+	30+	8=	17=	9-	5½
22	Christopher C Williams	Lincoln	8=	21-	12=	33-	28+	17-	24+	29+	23-	35+	20=	5½
23	A Archer	Stoke-on-Trent	1-	18-	26+	38+	29+	7-	14+	5-	24+	16-		5 / 10
24	Ernest George Exell	Bognor Regis	26=	12+	6-	16=	4-	27-	22-	36+	34+	19+	14-	5
25	Maurice James Hill1	Derby	35+	33+	11-	1-	10-	29-	34-	12=	38+	37+	28=	5
26	Stanley Denham Jacobs	Newcastle	24=	16-	28-	36=	17=	34+	19=	14=	32=	30+	17-	5
27	W D Johnson	Keswick	33-	35-	37+	12+	30-	24+	17=	10=	7-	21-	36+	5
28	Rev. Kenneth S Procter	Northampton	30=	6-	36+	21=	8-	33=	35-	31+	16-	34+	25=	5
29	H J Thomas	Liverpool	4+	10-	9-	19+	23-	35+	5-	22-	36+	14-	37+	5
30	A F Crooks	Nottingham	28=	5=	32=	14=	27+	2=	4-	21-	19-	26-	38+	4½
31	Norman J Davies	Merthyr Tydfil	15-	17+	35+	9=	3-	4-	21-	28-	37+	36+	19-	4½
32	Ian P Eustis	Bath	7-	36+	20=	10+	9-	5+	13-	17-	26=	12-	33=	4½
33	R Williams	Doncaster	27+	25-	13-	22+	14-	28=	16-	34=	12-	38+	32=	4½
34	J A Edwards	Selkirk	11-	38-	17-	37=	36+	26-	25+	33=	24-	28-	35+	4
35	C Hatch	Southport	25-	27+	31-	8-	37+	19=	28+	16=	10-	22-	34-	4
36	Rev. Henry M Blackett	Nottingham	2-	32-	23-	26=	34-	37=	38+	24-	29-	31-	27-	2
37	A L Buckland	Swansea	10-	4-	27-	34=	35-	36=	12-	38+	31-	25-	29-	2
38	J W Daniels	Liverpool	9-	34+	14-	23-	22-	12=	36-	37-	25-	33-	30-	1½

¹ Maurice Hill is co-founder of The Chess Player (Nottingham-based publishing company) with Tony Gillam.

1964 BCF Second Class

1964 BCF Second Class		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
1	M J McCabe	London	&;	1	0	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	9
2	C[yril?] M Read	Scawby	0	&;	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9
3	Henry Michael James Stapley	Uxbridge	1	0	&;	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9
4	Ronald Canter	Sunderland	0	1	½	&;	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	7½
5	Stephen Welbourne	Scarborough	½	0	½	1	&;	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	6
6	C R Frost	Norwich	½	0	0	0	0	&;	0	1	1	1	1	1	5½
7	Gregory Owen John Melitus	London	0	0	0	0	1	1	&;	1	1	0	0	0	4
8	Miss Jean Pickles	Preston	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	&;	0	1	1	1	4
9	George Alexander Mills (Alec) Boswell	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	&;	1	0	½	3½
10	R W Duke	Whitby	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	&;	1	½	3½
11	A[lexander?] Terrett	Norwich	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	&;	1	3
12	Miss Hilary Cunningham	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	½	½	0	&;	2

1964 BCF Special Five-day First Week (17-21 August)

1964 BCF Special Five-day First Week		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Victor John Anthony Russ	Harrogate	b6+	w7+	w3=	b4+	w2+	4½
2	Bernard Bowers Partridge	Glasgow	4=	8+	7+	3+	b1-	3½
3	Hugh Ernest Gemmell	Cheltenham	11+	12+	b1=	2-	6=	3
4	Roelof J de Vrij	Netherlands	2=	5+	6=	w1-	9+	3
5	Laurence J Wheatley	Birmingham	8=	4-	12+	9=	10+	3
6	G Wood	Coventry	w1-	10+	4=	12+	3=	3
7	(Thomas) Alec Blacker	York	10+	b1-	2-	11+	8=	2½
8	Rev. J Caldwell	York	5=	2-	9=	10+	7=	2½
9	C E Jones	Altrincham	12-	11+	8=	5=	4-	2
10	G Burnett	Worcester	7-	6-	11+	8-	5-	1
11	P R Rawcliffe	Leeds	3-	9-	10-	7-	12+	1
12	T E Smith		9+	3-	5-	6-	11-	1

1964 BCF Special Five-day Second Week

1964 BCF Special Five-day Second Week		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	James W Thornley	Chadderton	5+	19+	2+	3+	7+	5
2	Kenneth Henry Appleby	Leeds	13+	10+	1-	5+	6+	4
3	D Crook	Leyburn	11+	7+	6+	1-	9=	3½
4	A W B Taylor	Sheffield	16+	12+	5-	9=	11+	3½
5	William A Bryden	Glasgow	1-	15+	4+	2-	19+	3
6	R N Harrison	Leyburn	9+	8+	3-	13+	2-	3
7	R Julian	York	18+	3-	19+	10+	1-	3
8	C B Russell	Glasgow	14+	6-	10-	17+	13+	3
9	Thomas Felix Sayer	Leyburn	6-	18+	14+	4=	3=	3
10	R J de Vrij	Netherlands	17+	2-	8+	7-	14+	3
11	Rev. J Caldwell	York	3-	17=	15+	19+	4-	2½
12	G Burnett	Worcester	bye+	4-	13-	14-	17+	2
13	Miss P Garland	Brighton	2-	bye+	12+	6-	8-	2
14	R Kelsey	Sheffield	8-	16+	9-	14+	10-	2
15	J Walker	Leyburn	19-	5-	11-	18+	bye+	2
16	A A Cameron	Leyburn	4-	14-	17-	bye+	18=	1½
17	G Clarke	Leyburn	10-	11=	16+	8-	12-	1½
18	W Kelsey	Sheffield	7-	9-	bye+	15-	16=	1½
19	Miss Daphne Garland	Brighton	15+	1-	7-	11-	5-	1

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[BCF Yearbook of Chess 1964/65, pages 66-68]

REPORT on the 51st ANNUAL CONGRESS of the BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION

The Congress was held in the West County Modern School, Whitby, from August 17th-29th, 1964, and once again Whitby attracted more entries than any previous Congress of the Federation, totalling in all 365, of whom twelve withdrew before the commencement. In addition three players took part in both the one-week events.

V. J. Soanes, President of the Federation, was in the Chair at the Opening Ceremony, and Coun. H. B. Cummings, J.P., welcomed the players in a brief and pleasant manner saying how much the Whitby Council and inhabitants were delighted to stage the Championships for the second time in three years, and he then declared the Congress open.

The venue proved to be extremely good and there was sufficient space to allow the large number of players plenty of playing room. An admirable Analysis Room was far enough away from the playing rooms so as to cause no possible interruption to those engaged in the tournaments, whilst the Press Room and Controllers Office were probably the best that has ever been provided. The Catering Service was excellent, adjacent to the Main Hall, and had a staff of pleasant and efficient workers in charge.

Headed by Dr. F. B. Akeroyd, for whom no praise could be too high in his organisation of all the necessary local arrangements, an ample supply of Stewards were provided who all proved of excellent standard. Whilst it would seem to be invidious to mention names in view of the general high standard it is felt that one must report on the grand work done by Mr. F. M. Akeroyd (on the Wall Charts), F. Hodgson, D. Calvert and A. Kennedy (as Recorders) and Mr. Revelly (who acted mainly in the preparation of each room, did a vast variety of jobs, took charge of helping the other stewards, and finally was at all times willing to allow us the use of his car). The excellent work done by the stewards enabled the Controllers’ duties to run smoothly.

The Control Team proved to be the best I have had the privilege of heading. All three of my colleagues worked a fantastic number of hours, and even more important they worked together in close harmony. Little more can be said to add to previous reports on the ability of Andrew Smith, who as always was in the thick of the work. With the return of W. Ritson Morry we had a most capable and willing member, and to these two individuals fell most of the work involved in the Swiss pairings. Only on rare occasions was I called upon to assist and this made it possible for me to attend more thoroughly to the manifold duties that are essential. In Ted Caple, new to the Federation Congresses for the first time. I can fairly say he was the outstanding success of the team. He remained calm at all times and quickly received the respect of the players. His greatest achievement was his handling of the chess clocks loaned by the various clubs and players, which he so managed that he was able to return any clock in a matter of seconds to its owner at the conclusion of play.

The Congress must surely go down as a happy and successful one, and incidents were few, and then only of a minor order. I must express the thanks of my team for the tolerance of the competitors in accepting our rulings at all times. The 30-move rule proved to be less of a problem than we anticipated and here again the players accepted the standards we laid down without quibbling. We felt that in the Junior Sections at least it did much to improve their games and it certainly tended to us having more adjournments than expected. Only one instance to our knowledge occurred of players attempting to circumvent this rule—they produced a replica of a game played in 1872!! This was detected and when their attention was drawn to it promptly admitted and so they were the only two to get a game declared as lost to both of them. We do not think they will attempt this in future under any circumstances.

The new rules adopted for the Swiss Tournaments proved a big advance on those previously used, but certain odd situations arose that will need to have them even more amplified and clarified. These we hope to put before the appropriate Committee in the near future. The use of Grading figures for the later rounds in the British Championship put quite a strain on our resources, Andrew Smith made several thousand separate calculations and only because the whole Congress ran well could we guarantee to get the pairings for each of these rounds out in time.

The playing of some of the games on the Sunday proved to be successful. We had only two players who demurred at all and it was arranged for them to receive special consideration. The Juniors definitely appreciated the cutting down of the double-round days and the Control Team also felt they benefited by the new arrangement.

The innovation of single week tournaments also proved good, and in addition to making it possible for those to play who cannot arrange to be there the whole fortnight, it also gives possible scope for late comers to get in one or both of these week’s events.

Two meetings for Juniors were held during the Congress and were well attended. Mr. R. G. Wade, during his short stay, managed to entertain by giving a simultaneous display, but unfortunately no one thought of a Lightning Tournament in time for it to be organized.

After the first three days it was found possible to have the three demonstration boards in use and to those juniors who manned them go our thanks. This service was much liked by the spectators and also helped to stop the congestion round the vital boards.

To those who loaned clocks also are due the thanks of all of us. To Mr. Peter Morrish who transported upwards of 140 sets and boards and 60 clocks from London, and later returned to repack them and take them back, very many thanks. To Mr. C. G. Hilton, who came along and did some Control work and to those too innumerable to mention who assisted in work of the Congress go our grateful thanks also.

No Congress can hope to survive without those who contribute to the financial side—their gifts whether large or small are duly noted and appreciated.

Some small difficulty was caused by the omission in the programme of a stated time for renewal of unfinished games in the mornings and we suggest that this be remedied next time. There was also a point raised by the change of rule regarding the Under-21 Championship in the event of a tie for top place, as nothing was stated regarding the other junior events. By and large this Programme was one of the best ever produced for our Congresses.

Mr. R. Simpson, President of the Northern Chess Union, took the Chair at the Closing Ceremony. He called upon the Marquis of Normanby to speak first, which he did in a bright and breezy manner, thanking the Whitby U.D.C., the officials of the local Chess Club, and the Northern Chess Union, whose combined efforts had done so much to make this Congress possible. Coun. H. B. Cummings replied on behalf of the U.D.C. and expressed the hope that it would soon be agreed to hold another B.C.F. Congress in the town when he assured the meeting his Council would be delighted to again do everything in its power to assist. Mr. T. J. Beach spoke on behalf of the players, making the suggestion that it would be helpful to lay on some form of transport for those players staying some distance away from the Congress Rooms and also suggesting that if Catering arrangements could be made to cover the evening adjournments sessions this would be of immense help to both players and officials. To those who had undertaken the catering service he paid a warm tribute. He complimented the work of the Chess Press and went on to praise the work put in by -the two Press Association representatives who had sent out every result in each Championship group daily, often working very late hours. He gave thanks to the work of the Controllers remarking they had kept their problems from the players but he knew of the great amount of labour they had had to do the whole time. Mr. Andrew Smith responded and thanked Mr. Beach for his kind remarks, and he in turn moved a vote of thanks to Dr. F. B. Akeroyd for his tremendous work as local secretary. He also thanked the Headmaster and Governors of the School for the use of such excellent premises, and paid a tribute to the work of the Recorders, Stewards and the players. Following this, Miss Dinah Dobson presented a box of chocolates to the Marchioness of Normanby who then presented the trophies and prizes.

Thus ended yet another memorable Congress.

G. H. SIMMONS. September 1st, 1964.

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CHESS, Vol.30, No.467, September 1964, ppn 3-5

The British Championship in brief

For the B.C.F.’s annual congress, held at Whitby for the second time in three years, entries exceeded 350—a record. One-week events on the pattern of our Festivals were superimposed on the usual range of championships and the Major Open.

Would Jonathan Penrose equal the record of seven successive British Championships (1905-1911)? In the very first round he went down to H. D. Holmes of Glasgow. Holmes’s attire (confined to shirt, shorts and pumps at the least hint of sunshine) makes him look young for his 24 years. He is a fine player but calm analysis of the game, which he could have won more quickly than he did, confirms that Penrose was below form.

Penrose’s slow fade-out

Penrose next beat young G. Chesters, a newcomer who could hardly have been expected to be honoured with this opponent as reward for a first round loss to N. Littlewood. In round three Penrose drew with G. Abrahams, in round four he beat A. R. B. Thomas. A draw with J. Ansell surprised; a win over M. Firth reassured. A further draw with H. Golombek, saved from a desperate position, jeopardised his chances: he now stood equal fourth with five others. The last four rounds brought four more draws, of which the first two, with Cafferty and Hindle, put him out of the running.

He finally registered a fair score, 6½, of which most players would be proud. If he seemed to be on the defensive almost throughout, he displayed end-game skill of the highest order in saving game after game.

What has taken the edge off his play?

The answer obviously lies in the fact that, after spending so many years as a student, he has taken up a job. He furnishes one more convincing explanation of the superiority of chess in communist lands: until chess is recognised, on a national scale, as a career in itself, instead of a rather unimportant game, we shall never produce world champions. We are not stating a case, only a fact. We cannot have it both ways. As long as the Russians continue to esteem chess more highly, they will beat us at it.

Up to round four, it was Norman Littlewood who seized the chance presented by Penrose’s lapse. He beat Chesters and Holmes then (with black each time) Golombek and Clarke. Then came round five!

It has often been said that nobody ever wins a chess tournament without having a certain amount of luck. Michael Haygarth played some lovely chess but he would be the last to deny that he was set on the high road to success in round five—at the crucial half-way stage—by one of the biggest stokes of luck he has had, or will have in his life.

The round started with N. Littlewood 4; Haygarth, Golombek, Ansell and Scholes 3. Norman Littlewood, white at last, faced Haygarth.

Here the game was adjourned. White has a passed queen’s pawn; a potential passed QRP whenever he cares to play P—QR4, the securer king’s position and more active pieces. Both players probably felt that White had distinct winning chances.

Inspired by stroke of luck

This fantastic stroke of luck set Haygarth on fire.

In the next round Haygarth met Golombek. After 24 moves or so, both players wanted to call it a draw but the controller told them to play on to the 30 moves stipulated by the new rule as the minimum. Haygarth almost immediately won a pawn and this pawn won him the game.

Out of Norman Littlewood’s next five games, he scored only 2 points. Even chess players are human.

The Juniors at Whitby

by Richard A Beach

The B.C.F. Annual Congress was again well patronised by junior players, and there was a record entry of 191 for the 5 junior Championships, of whom seven failed to complete their games—five apparently without very good reason.

The Girls’ Championship, with only six entrants, was decided by an all-play-all tournament held in the second week, and the other Championships by “Swiss” tournaments of 11, 12 or 13 rounds, each lasting the full two weeks.

Illegal sealed move decides!

In the Girls’ Championship, Catherine Clarke, Marcia Syme and Dorothy Vincent all came from Wallasey High School. 50% from the same school must surely be a record! As expected, Dinah Dobson and Marcia Syme, two of last year’s joint champions, both started well. Dinah won her first 4 games convincingly and Marcia only conceded a draw against Dorothy Vincent in a rook and pawn ending in which she had winning chances with the extra pawn. Meeting in the final round, Marcia reached the adjournment with an extra pawn, but on resumption it was found that she had sealed an illegal move, thus forfeiting the game, and leaving Dinah as champion with a 100% score.

Under-fourteens’ even standard

The standard of play among the leading players in the Under-14 Championship (32 entrants) was very even, and at the end only 1 point covered the first six players. Gluckman was the early leader, but lost to Myant in the 7th round. Later Gluckman re-established his lead, and at the start of the last round had a full point more than Dann, Myant and Walker. Surprisingly, he then lost his last game to Hutchinson, while Myant won quickly, and neither Dann nor Walker could do more than draw, so that Gluckman and Myant shared the Championship. In this tournament, as in the Under-18 Championship, the styles of the joint champions differed considerably, for whilst Gluckman played unusual openings and attacked strongly, Myant saved several critical games by careful defence. Of the others, Horton played a number of impressive games.

In the Under-16 Championship (49 entrants) Tate started with no less than seven successive wins and, with a 1½ pt. lead, looked a certain winner. After losing to Holmes and Scott in the next two rounds, however, he was joined in the lead by Scott and M. Smith, then, just in time, regained winning form to score two wins and a draw in the last three rounds to finish half a point ahead of M. Smith. These two and Holmes, who was never far behind the leaders, and finished joint third, all played good attacking chess.

Seventy-two Under-eighteen Entrants!

The number of entries over 14 continues to increase steadily. In particular, this is posing problems for the Under-18 Championship, which this year attracted 72 entrants. A meeting of junior players at the start of the Whitby fortnight was invited to consider various alternatives for the future running of this championship, and came down firmly in favour of a single tournament, with additional rounds if numbers made such advisable. This year there were 13 rounds, two being played on the first Tuesday, with one on each of the other days, including the middle Sunday.

Under-sixteens dominate Under-I8’s

The tournament was dominated by Denman, Keene and Almond, of whom the first two were both eligible to play in the Under-16 Championship, but elected to play in this tournament instead. Their styles are markedly different. Keene played several imaginative games; Almond gave rein to his endgame prowess; and Denman’s style is somewhere between.

Keene and Denman took the lead jointly in the seventh round when Keene defeated Strauss, the previous leader, and they held the lead singly or jointly (in one round jointly with Almond) for the remainder of the tournament. Keene held a half point lead over Denman at the start of the last round, but was content to draw with Rastall, and this enabled Denman to tie with a last-round victory over Patience. Patterson, last year’s Under-16 Champion, also played well to finish fourth.

This year’s British Junior Championship (under-21) was strengthened by the entry of Hartston, Whiteley and Woodcock, all of whom were eligible for the Under-18 Championship, but who opted to play against more experienced opposition with a chance of qualifying, as winner, for next year’s British Championship. They fully justified their decisions, for all three finished in the prize-list! There was a total entry of 32.

Stevenson’s collapse

The best chess of the tournament was played in the first week by Stevenson, but after starting with a draw and 6 successive wins he tired, and could only manage a further half a point in the last four rounds. This brought Woodcock, who had led for he first 4 rounds prior to his solitary loss (against Stevenson) into a half point lead, which he held for the last three rounds. A run of 6½ points in the last 7 rounds brought me into second place. Woodcock, who defeated me in the third round, played consistently sound chess throughout the tournament and is a worthy champion.

Here are the full results of the junior tournaments, followed by a selection of games from them. The games selected are intended to show some of the most entertaining chess played by leading players, but may not necessarily be in the running for the Best Game Prizes which remain sub judice.

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File Updated

Date	Notes
20 June 2019	First upload with 40 complete Championship games, plus 5 part-games, from a possible 176, plus 18 games from the subsidiary events. Complete crosstables and results.
23 July 2019	One game added from the British Under-16 Championship: Tate 1-0 Buckler. Thanks to Alan Smith for sending the score.
12 May 2020	One game added from the British Under-18 - Eley 0-1 Nicholas (rd 3). Many thanks to Brian Denman.
3 January 2022	Updated the results, removing scanned crosstables and replacing them with standard tables, etc.
11 November 2022	Added one game: J.Seppings 1-0 G.Chesters (Rd 10, British), contributed by Graham Chesters via Gerard Killoran (English Chess Forum, 11 November 2022; see also here). Many thanks to Graham and Gerard.
15 November 2022	Added eight games, the remaining games played by Graham Chesters, submitted by Graham to Gerard Killoran who published them on the English Chess Forum, 15 November 2022. Thanks again to Graham and Gerard.
6 December 2022	Added four games: (1) D.Benjamin 0-1 M.N.Walsh (U18, rd 1); (2) C.Foster 0-1 R.Eales (U14, rd 1); (3) T.Gluckman 1-0 R.Eales (U14, rd 3); (4) D.Ouseley 0-1 R.Eales (U14, rd 7). Contributed by Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, for which many thanks.
30 December 2022	Added a part-game, W.Hartston ½-½ C.Woodcock (U21, rd 7).
30 December 2022	Added the game A.Whiteley 0-1 M.Stevenson (U21, rd 4).
30 December 2022	Brian Denman has kindly sent me all 13 of his games played in the 1964 British Under-18 Championship, of which he shared the title with Ray Keene, both scoring 10½/13. Many thanks, Brian.
29 December 2023	Added the game S.Scott 0-1 T.Harding (Under 16). Many thanks to Tim Harding for supplying the score.
2 October 2024	The game A.L.Homer 0-1 D.J.Mabbs added. It was given with Mabbs' notes in CHESS Magazine as being played at the BCF Congress, Whitby, but is proving to be something of a mystery as neither player is listed as taking part in any of the sections at that congress.
3 October 2024	I've undone the previous update because I have established with David Mabbs that his game with A L Homer was definitely not played during the 1964 BCF Congress at Whitby. We haven't been able to determine where and when it was played, but it will reappear here again very soon as part of a collection of David Mabbs's games.
8 October 2024	Added four games, all played by Gillian A Moore in the Women's Championship: (1) GAM 0-1 E Tranmer (rd 1); (2) GAM 0-1 E Pritchard (rd 2); (3) GAM ½-½ M Lander (rd 3); (4) R Bruce ½-½ GAM (rd 5). Games from Roger Paige's book Hampshire Chess Games 1950-1970, sent by Graham Stuart. Many thanks to both Roger and Graham.
3 December 2024	Added the five games that Victor John Anthony Russ played in winning the Five-Day Week 1 tournament (with 4½/5) vs. G Wood, TA Blacker, HE Gemmell, RJ de Vrij and BB Partridge. My thanks to Steve Russ for the loan of the scorebooks.