1974 British Chess Championship (Clacton)

1974 British Championship			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Botterill,George Steven	2410	♦ 1/31	◊ ½/8	◊ ½/13	♦ 1/3	♦ 0/6	◊ ½/4	♦ ½/9	◊ 0/5	◊ 1/28	♦ 1/21	◊ 1/16	7
2	Hartston,William Roland	2480	♦ ½/16	◊ ½/20	♦ ½/14	◊ ½/25	♦ 1/22	◊ ½/27	♦ 1/24	◊ ½/6	♦ 1/8	◊ ½/3	♦ ½/5	7
3	Williams,A Howard	2405	♦ ½/27	◊ 1/9	♦ ½/24	◊ 0/1	♦ ½/14	◊ 1/21	♦ 0/16	◊ 1/19	◊ 1/11	♦ ½/2	♦ 1/8	7
4	Bellin,Robert	2355	◊ 1/11	♦ ½/10	◊ 1/23	♦ ½/13	◊ ½/7	♦ ½/1	◊ ½/8	♦ ½/16	♦ 0/5	◊ 1/14	◊ 1/12	7
5	Stean,Michael	2345	◊ ½/18	♦ ½/15	◊ 1/21	♦ ½/10	◊ ½/16	♦ ½/7	◊ ½/13	♦ 1/1	◊ 1/4	♦ ½/6	◊ ½/2	7
6	Mestel,A Jonathan	2270	◊ 1/29	♦ ½/13	◊ ½/10	♦ 1/15	◊ 1/1	◊ ½/8	♦ 1/14	♦ ½/2	◊ ½/16	◊ ½/5	♦ 0/7	7
7	Haygarth,Michael J	2200	◊ 1/26	◊ 1/14	♦ 0/16	◊ ½/24	♦ ½/4	◊ ½/5	♦ ½/27	♦ ½/13	◊ 1/21	♦ ½/10	◊ 1/6	7
8	Webb,Simon	2380	◊ 1/32	♦ ½/1	◊ 1/17	♦ 1/16	◊ 1/27	♦ ½/6	♦ ½/4	◊ ½/10	◊ 0/2	♦ ½/12	◊ 0/3	6½
9	Holloway,Nigel J	2200	◊ ½/15	♦ 0/3	◊ 1/30	♦ ½/23	◊ ½/13	♦ ½/12	◊ ½/1	◊ 1/22	♦ 1/27	♦ ½/16	◊ ½/10	6½
10	Law,Andrew P	2200	♦ 1/19	◊ ½/4	♦ ½/6	◊ ½/5	♦ ½/24	◊ ½/16	♦ 1/25	♦ ½/8	◊ ½/12	◊ ½/7	♦ ½/9	6½
11	Penrose,Jonathan	2450	♦ 0/4	♦ ½/26	◊ ½/18	♦ ½/12	◊ ½/15	◊ ½/22	♦ 1/31	◊ 1/27	♦ 0/3	◊ 1/25	♦ ½/13	6
12	Nunn,John	2395	♦ 0/14	◊ 0/19	♦ 1/32	◊ ½/11	♦ 1/26	◊ ½/9	◊ 1/23	♦ 1/15	♦ ½/10	◊ ½/8	♦ 0/4	6
13	Perkins,Alan H	2360	♦ 1/25	◊ ½/6	♦ ½/1	◊ ½/4	♦ ½/9	◊ ½/24	♦ ½/5	◊ ½/7	◊ ½/14	♦ ½/15	◊ ½/11	6
14	Knox,Victor W	2200	◊ 1/12	♦ 0/7	◊ ½/2	♦ ½/17	◊ ½/3	♦ 1/30	◊ 0/6	◊ 1/25	♦ ½/13	♦ 0/4	◊ 1/22	6
15	Sinclair,Ian J	2200	♦ ½/9	◊ ½/5	♦ ½/28	◊ 0/6	♦ ½/11	◊ 1/20	♦ 1/17	◊ 0/12	♦ 1/23	◊ ½/13	♦ ½/18	6
16	Speelman,Jonathan S	2200	◊ ½/2	♦ 1/18	◊ 1/7	◊ 0/8	♦ ½/5	♦ ½/10	◊ 1/3	◊ ½/4	♦ ½/6	◊ ½/9	♦ 0/1	6
17	Eley,Brian	2350	♦ 1/22	◊ ½/24	♦ 0/8	◊ ½/14	◊ ½/18	♦ ½/23	◊ 0/15	♦ 0/28	♦ 1/31	◊ 1/27	◊ ½/19	5½
18	Mabbs,David J	2200	♦ ½/5	◊ 0/16	♦ ½/11	◊ 1/31	♦ ½/17	◊ 0/25	♦ 0/19	◊ ½/23	1/bye	♦ 1/28	◊ ½/15	5½
19	Lennox,C Jonathan	2200	◊ 0/10	♦ 1/12	♦ 0/27	◊ ½/21	♦ ½/20	◊ ½/31	◊ 1/18	♦ 0/3	♦ 1/24	◊ ½/22	♦ ½/17	5½
20	Clarke,Peter H	2355	◊ ½/23	♦ ½/2	♦ 0/22	◊ ½/26	◊ ½/19	♦ 0/15	◊ ½/30	♦ 1/29	♦ 0/25	1/bye	◊ ½/21	5
21	Bennett,Gerald H	2200	♦ ½/28	◊ ½/27	♦ 0/5	♦ ½/19	◊ 1/29	♦ 0/3	◊ 1/26	◊ 1/24	♦ 0/7	◊ 0/1	♦ ½/20	5
22	Webb,Roger	2200	◊ 0/17	♦ 1/32	◊ 1/20	♦ 0/27	◊ 0/2	♦ ½/11	◊ 1/29	♦ 0/9	◊ 1/30	♦ ½/19	♦ 0/14	5
23	Ludgate,Alan Templeton	2200	♦ ½/20	◊ 1/28	♦ 0/4	◊ ½/9	♦ ½/25	◊ ½/17	♦ 0/12	♦ ½/18	◊ 0/15	◊ ½/31	♦ 1/29	5
24	Hindle,Owen	2200	◊ 1/30	♦ ½/17	◊ ½/3	♦ ½/7	◊ ½/10	♦ ½/13	◊ 0/2	♦ 0/21	◊ 0/19	♦ ½/26	1/bye	5
25	Horner,Jeff	2200	◊ 0/13	♦ ½/30	◊ 1/29	♦ ½/2	◊ ½/23	♦ 1/18	◊ 0/10	♦ 0/14	◊ 1/20	♦ 0/11	◊ ½/26	5
26	Swanson,Stephen	2200	♦ 0/7	◊ ½/11	♦ ½/31	♦ ½/20	◊ 0/12	◊ ½/28	♦ 0/21	1/bye	♦ ½/29	◊ ½/24	♦ ½/25	4½
27	Hempson,Peter W	2200	◊ ½/3	♦ ½/21	◊ 1/19	◊ 1/22	♦ 0/8	♦ ½/2	◊ ½/7	♦ 0/11	◊ 0/9	♦ 0/17	◊ ½/30	4½
28	Thomas,Ronald	2200	◊ ½/21	♦ 0/23	◊ ½/15	♦ 0/29	◊ ½/30	♦ ½/26	1/bye	◊ 1/17	♦ 0/1	◊ 0/18	♦ ½/31	4½
29	Lightfoot,Malcolm J	2200	♦ 0/6	◊ ½/31	♦ 0/25	◊ 1/28	♦ 0/21	1/bye	♦ 0/22	◊ 0/20	◊ ½/26	♦ 1/30	◊ 0/23	4
30	Wise,Derek Maurice	2200	♦ 0/24	◊ ½/25	♦ 0/9	◊ 1/33	1/bye	◊ 0/14	♦ ½/20	◊ 1/31	♦ 0/22	◊ 0/29	♦ ½/27	4
31	Hardy,Otto H	2200	◊ 0/1	♦ ½/29	◊ ½/26	♦ 0/18	◊ 1/33	♦ ½/19	◊ 0/11	♦ 0/30	◊ 0/17	♦ ½/23	◊ ½/28	3½
32	Yerbury,Paul	2200	♦ 0/8	◊ 0/22	◊ 0/12	withdrew								0 / 3

Play-off for the 1974 British Championship title (Llanelli, 14-21 December 1974)

1974 Championship Play-Off		Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
1	Botterill,George Steven	2410	&;	1	1	½	½	½	1	4½
2	Hartston,William Roland	2480	0	&;	1	½	½	1	1	4
3	Mestel,A Jonathan	2270	0	0	&;	1	½	1	1	3½
4	Haygarth,Michael J		½	½	0	&;	½	½	1	3
5	Stean,Michael	2345	½	½	½	½	&;	½	0	2½
6	Bellin,Robert	2355	½	0	0	½	½	&;	½	2
7	Williams,A Howard	2405	0	0	0	0	1	½	&;	1½

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1974 BRITISH LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP

1st Jana Hartston 10/11; 2-3 Susan L Caldwell, Sheila Jackson 8½; 4 Margaret Eileen Elizabeth Clarke 8; 5 (Patricia) Anne Sunnucks 6½; 6 Alison Povall 6; 7 Miss M. Hutchinson 5; 8 Kathleen Hindle 3½; 9-10 Olive Chataway, Miss B. Higgins 3; 11 Miss S. Hutchinson 2½; 12 Miss C.J. Habershon 1½.

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British U-21 Championship

1st John G Nicholson 9/11; D.R. Johnston 8½; J. Kinlay 7½; L.J. Glazier 7; A.J. Morley, D.I. Patrick, David Wise 6½; N.S. Cooper, A.L. Hosking, G.E.J. Lambert, A.P. LeFevre, P.J. Lee, M.R. Major, R.J.F. Sams, R.L. Smith 6; I.P. Legg 5½; M. Goldschmidt, M.K. Jones, A.J. Lane, R.A. Rigby, P.D. Rooney 5; A. Reid, D. Tarbuck 4½; P. Hanks, I. Nelson 4; P.R. Bullen, A. Coe 2. C.R. Brown defaulted after 7 rounds having a score of 3.

British U-18 Championship

1st Colin S Crouch 8½/11; D.A. Curnow, R. Holt 8; D. Hillyard 7½; T.Howdle, J.C.Pigott 7; N.P.Alexander, K.S.Ashman, P.T.Gasper, G.D.Keane, D.Kerr, D.P.Mooney, G.Palmer, E.Rayner, P.A.Richmond 6½; P.A.Aston, P.R.Davies, A.M. McCaig, S.Threlfall, I.Wallis 6; J.Anderson, C.Button, S.Fancy, M.A.Lee, A.Mozoomdar, A.J.F.Riley, K.P.Warren 5½; S.Bradford, D.J.Coleman, R.H.Lingham, G.S.McCormick, S.J.Pimentil, J.R.Tombs, L.J.Dregent, S.B. Death, J.P.Fetterlein, K.S.Jones 4½; J.E.Dolamore, K.F.Shaw, S.Williams 4; P.G.Adams, C.J.Atkin, C.J.Brown, A.Lacy 3½; P.Szalapaj, I. Bourne 3.

British U-16 Championship

1-4th Chris W Baker, Paul Hadden, H Dugald MacPherson, Shaun M Taulbut 8/11; J.A.Bower 7½; T.Fernley, J.N.White 7; P.A.Bancroft, J.Benjamin, C.K.Holland, S.P.Jackson 6½; M.J.Coogan, M.Cox, D.A.Phillips, S.J.Popham, D.Shuttleworth 6; G.Blackbourn, J.E.Hudson, A.Johnston, N.A.Lazonby, K.Ponting, S.J.Shutler, M.Spencer 5½; K.A.Bocker, G.Hardy, T.P.Love, C.H.Parkes, S.Spivack, R.Withnall 5; P.Hackman, R.van E. Kummer, O.Phillips 4½; D.G.Hackett, S.J.Hooker, R.Palmer 4; E.I.J.P.Fletcher, S.J.Foale, D.Patel 3½; T.Clarke, A.H.Thomas 3.

British U-14 Championship

1st Paul G Smith 9/11; N.R.Benjamin, J.M.Hodgson 8; N.M.Andrews, M.R.Charter, N.W.Ivell, J.Plaskett 7½; M.J.Dubey, D.J.King 7; M.A.Carnochan, D.Elkin, M.J.Farrington, R.Granat, C.D.McGregor, M.P.Townsend 6½; R.Alster, G.Boot, A.J.Griffiths, C.E.Hill, S.Johnson, A.C.McGregor, P.Wilson 6; M.J.Benjamin, B.P.Q.Collinson, A.J.King, D.J.Marshall, C.A.Plasa 5½; N.W.Cannon, G.N.Crockart, T.Farrand, A.D.Gregory, T.H.Jones, T.McGregor, G.C.Park, R.Williams 5; A.Barron, J.C.Barron, C. Garwood, W.Hall, M.Hare, N.Lyne, C.Tuthill, R.M.Webb 4½; C.C.Man, M.P.Sames 4; R.J.Lee 3½; P.J.Coxon, W.Man 3; A.J.Jordan 2½; M.Man 1½.

British Girls U-18 Championship

1st Miss Jane Anson 4/5; S Jordan, W.Pritchard 3½; S.J.Wood 2½; L.Povall 1; F.Quinn ½.

British Girls U-14 Championship

1st Helen Granat 4½/5; J.F.Seymour, S.Wilson 3½; J.F.Park, S.M.Prince 3; A.Eagle 2½; P.A.Coxon, M.Eagle 2; S.Atkin 1; C.Nicholas 0.

Major Open Tournament

1st Louis de Veauce 10/11; J.Carleton, R.Harman 8; R.A.Beach, M.P.Cook, R.S.MacFarland, J.N.Sugden 7; C.Th.Kiers, I.McAllan, N.E.Povah, J.M.Ripley, P.J.Romilly, A.G.Trangmar, J. van Weperen 6½; L.P.Burnett, Dr. G.P.Burton, K.L.Escott, P.S.N.Kendall, D.G.MacDonald, K.P.Neat, F.Parr 6; D.M.Denison, J.T. Farrand, R.F.Kneebone, R.H.Mann, L.W.Prescott, A.P.Primett, J.F.Turnock 5½; L.S.Blackstock, P.F.Habershon, A.E.Hanreck, P.Morrey, J.Naylor, J.R.Nicolson, P.W.Stuart, J.Westerhof 5; P.B.Cook, D.Blake, M.H.Hawley, M.D.Smith, J.E.Vickery, T.H.Wise 4½; T.B.Bennett, J.A.Gorman, R.Hardy, C.J.Jones 4; J.A.Feavyour, G.Szaszvari 3½; S.W.Gordon 3; R. de Coverly 2.

First Class

1st J.J.Galloway 9/11; D.Meyers, J.H.Schofield 8; D.Blair, H.J.Draisey 7½; R.A.Barton, L.Mouillaux 7; Dr. R.Cherubim, R.Franklin, R.A.E.Shaw, W.J.Vellekoop, S.L.Whitehead 6½; G.A.Boswell, S.Macaulay, A.Mack, D.McGregor, M.H.Micklethwaite, D.L.Read, J.A.Speigel, D.J.Rurner, S.Welbourne 6; N.L.Baumber, L.Fainlight, G.V.Glover, J.H.Hasselt 5½; P.Griffiths, A.D.Meakes, A.Pinkerton, B.H.Thompson, E.J.West 5; P.Montgomery, T.V.Parrott, J.P.Scragg, W.A.Shutler, Miss L.Toth, F.A.Winter 4½; V. Ramjit, C.E.Williams, P.J.Yorke 4; G.A.Bowles, G.Brayley, C.Cheetham 3½; J.C.Calvert, G.H.Phillips 2½.

Five-day First Week (Mornings)

1st Paul R Bielby 4/5; Dr. E.N.Bramley, M.J.Conroy, H.Happel 3½; R.J.Starkie 3; N.Happel, R.J.Nash, Dr. R.H.Phillips 2½; J.Alster, B.J.Benjamin, A.J.Doherty 2; S.Carpenter, Mrs F.Enns 1½; A.Danic 1.

Five-day Second Week (Mornings)

1st Mike J Conroy 4½, P.R.Bielby 4; A.Anstey, B.J.Benjamin, A.D.Gravett, R.J.Haddrell, L.A.Trangmar 3; Miss H.Granat, R.J.Starkie 2½, S.Carpenter, R.G.Jones, A.Willis 2; Miss P.A.Coxon, Miss M.Eagle, Dr. R.H.Phillips 1½; Miss A.Eagle 1.

Over 60’s Tournament

1-3rd C.A.Damant, G.B.Smith, H.I.Woolverton 9/11; W.Evans, W. R.Withers 6½; A.Milner 5½; W.A.Dixon, M.McCaig, J.W.Prosser 4; D.W.Cay 3½; F.Richardson 3; P.Doig 2.

Five-day First Week (Afternoon)

1st R.Baker 4½/5; J.S.Steedman 4; J.D.Nicholas 3½; J.L.Barks, D.Greensmith, J.A.Hutchinson, E.B.Sandercock 3; J.P.Knee, R.A.Wagstaff 2½; D.J.F.Bull, M.J.Doran, R.S.Thornton 2; S.Bradford, K.Jones, P.Kenning 1½; Mrs. J.Withers ½.

Five-day Second Week (Afternoon)

1-3rd J.Lehmenzick, J.Steedman, A.K.Swift 4/5; R.Baker, E.B.Sandercock, R.A.Wagstaff 3½; J.P.Knee, A.S.Kochen, J.D.Nicholas 3; D.Greensmith, J.J.Lauder, I.C.R.MacGillivray, D.W.A.Packham, C.L.Ridley, R.H.Saunders 2½; K.Jones, Miss J.P.Renwick, Miss J.C.Moore, R.G.Threlfall 2; N.W.Dennis, Miss A.Gammans, Miss S.Prince 1½; Mrs J.Withers 1, Miss C.Nicholas 0.

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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.