BRITBASE - British Chess Game Archive
Tournament: 61st British Championship (won by Botterill) (all 176 games, plus 3 games from other sections & 21-game play-off)
Venue: Clacton • Dates: 5-16 August 1974 • Download PGN Updated
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1974 British Chess Championship (Clacton)
1974 British Chess Championship | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total | ||
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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 |
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1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | |
2 | Hartston,William Roland | 2480 | 0 |
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1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Mestel,A Jonathan | 2270 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ | |
4 | Haygarth,Michael J | ½ | ½ | 0 |
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½ | ½ | 1 | 3 | ||
5 | Stean,Michael | 2345 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ |
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½ | 0 | 2½ | |
6 | Bellin,Robert | 2355 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ |
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½ | 2 | |
7 | Williams,A Howard | 2405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ |
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Other Sections
1974 BRITISH LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP
1st Jana Hartston 10/11; 2-3 Susan L Caldwell, Sheila A Jackson 8½; 4 Margaret Eileen Elizabeth (Peggy) Clarke 8; 5 (Patricia) Anne Sunnucks 6½; 6 Alison Povall 6; 7 Miss Mary Hutchinson 5; 8 Kathleen Hindle 3½; 9-10 Olive Chataway, Miss B. Higgins 3; 11 Miss Susan Hutchinson 2½; 12 Miss C. J. Habershon 1½.
1974 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.
1974 British U-18 Championship
1st Colin S Crouch 8½/11; D. A. Curnow, R. Holt 8; G. 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.
1974 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.
1974 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; Robert D M 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.
1974 British Girls U-18 Championship
1st Miss Jane Anson 4/5; Sheila A Jordan, Wanda Pritchard 3½; Suzzane J Wood 2½; L. Povall 1; F. Quinn ½.
1974 British Girls U-14 Championship
1st Helen Granat 4½/5; Jane F Seymour, S. Wilson 3½; Julia F W Park, Sharon M Prince 3; Angela Eagle 2½; Penelope Anne Coxon, Maria Eagle 2; S. Atkin 1; C. Nicholas 0.
1974 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; Michael 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. Eric N Bramley, Mike J Conroy, H. Happel 3½; R. J. Starkie 3; N. Happel, R. J. Nash, Dr. R. H. Phillips 2½; Jacob (Jack) 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, Paul R Bielby 4; A. Anstey, B. J. Benjamin, Alan D Gravett, Richard J Haddrell, Leigh A Trangmar 3; Helen Granat, R. J. Starkie 2½, S. Carpenter, R. G. Jones, A. Willis 2; Penelope Anne Coxon, Maria Eagle, Dr. R. H. Phillips 1½; Angela Eagle 1.
Over 60s Tournament
1-3rd Charles Ambrose S. Damant, G. B. Smith, Harry I Woolverton 9/11; Wilfred Evans, W. R. Withers 6½; Alfred Milner 5½; W. A. Dixon, M. McCaig, J. W. Prosser 4; D. W. Cay 3½; Frank Richardson 3; Peter 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 Barry 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 Barry 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; Nigel W Dennis, Miss A. Gammans, Miss Sharon M Prince 1½; Mrs J. Withers 1; Miss C. 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. |