[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Broome, William"]
[Black "Butters, Roger VH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d3 5. Bxd3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Nbd2 Ne5 10. Bc2 h6 11. Bh4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Bh2 Nhf4 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Nbd4 d5 16. e5 f6 17. e6 c5 18. Ne2 Bc7 19. Bxg6 Nxg6 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Qxd5 Qe7 22. Qf5 Qxe6 23. Qxg6 Qxe2 24. Rae1 Qc4 25. Re7 Rf7 26. Re8+ Rf8 27. Re7 Rf7 28. Re8+ Rf8 29. Rfe1 Qf7 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qh7 Be6 32. Nh4 Qg8 33. Qe4 Re8 34. Ng6+ Kf7 35. Nf4 f5 36. Qe5 Bd7 37. Qd5+ Kf6 38. Qd6+ Be6 39. Qe5+ Ke7 40. Nxe6 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"]
[Black "Staley, Philip F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5 a6 9. Bh6 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Bxb5 Qa5 12. Nge2 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. h4 Ne5 15. h5 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 c4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Qh6+ Kf7 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 Ke8 22. Qd2 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 c3+ 24. Qe2 cxb2 25. Rb1 Qxa2 26. Nc3 Qb3 27. Qxb2 Qc4+ 28. Kg1 Kf7 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. Rh3 Rac8 31. Ne4 Qxd5 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34. Qb3 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Woodland, Anthony F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B98"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd3 Rb8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne4 dxe5 15. fxe5 O-O 16. c4 Qb4 17. Rd2 Nb6 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. exf6 {Source: Peter C Griffiths collection (input by Matthew Tapp)} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Butters, Roger VH"]
[Black "Billinge, Herbert George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 e4 10. dxc6 exf3 11. Qxf3 Bg4 12. Qg3 Bd6 13. Qh4 Re8 14. f3 Bf5 15. d4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ 17. Kg3 Qxh4+ 18. Kxh4 Rxe1 19. fxg4 Rxc1 20. gxf5 Re8 21. a4 bxa4 22. Bc4 Rb8 23. Bd3 Rxb2 24. Rxa4 Rbxb1 25. Bxb1 Rxb1 26. Rxa6 Rb8 27. Ra7 Rc8 28. Kg5 f6+ 29. Kf4 Kf7 30. Ke4 g6 31. c4 Ke7 32. c5 Kd8 33. Kd5 Ke7 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. g4 Kf7 36. Ke4 Re8+ 37. Kf4 Rc8 38. d5 Kf8 39. Ke4 Re8+ 40. Kd4 Rc8 41. Kc4 Ke8 42. Kb5 f5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. d6 cxd6 45. cxd6 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jenson, Victor George"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bc4 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Bxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Na5 10. Bb3 b6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nxe5 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bb7 15. O-O Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxe5 17. Nc3 Rdc8 18. Rfd1 Bc6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxb2 21. Ra2 Bf6 22. Rd7 Kg7 23. c4 Rd8 24. Raxa7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Rb8 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. Rd5 e6 28. Rb5 Bd8 29. c5 Ke8 30. Ke2 Kd7 31. Kd3 Kc6 32. Kc4 Bc7 33. cxb6 Bd6 34. b7 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 Kxb7 36. Bd4 Be7 37. Bc5 Bf6 {Source: Peter C Griffiths collection (input by Matthew Tapp)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stevenson, Michael A"]
[Black "Anderton, David William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 b6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. d4 Ba6 7. c3 Bxf1 8. Nxf1 c5 9. Ne3 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Ng5 g6 12. Qf3 Nd8 13. Re1 h6 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. e6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Rxe6+ Kd8 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. Rae1 Bg7 20. Rxg6 Rh7 21. Qg4 Bf8 22. Qh4+ Re7 23. Rxe7 Bxe7 24. Rg8+ Nf8 25. Rxf8+ Kd7 26. Qg4+ Kc6 27. Qe6+ Kb5 28. Rxa8 Qxa8 29. Qxe7 Qc8 30. Qe2+ c4 31. Qe5 Qg4 32. Qxd5+ Ka6 33. Qxc4+ Kb7 34. Qc7+ Ka6 35. h3 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sturrock, James C"]
[Black "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Nc3 d5 8. O-O Bd6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. f4 h5 11. Kh1 Be7 12. Be3 Bb7 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bd4 Bf6 16. Qe3 O-O-O 17. c3 h4 18. Rac1 h3 19. g3 Rde8 20. Kg1 e5 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. c4 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rxe3 24. cxd5 h2+ {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Broome, William"]
[Black "Stevenson, Michael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nc3 e5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 Nc6 8. f4 g5 9. Nf3 Nb4 10. Nd4 c5 11. a3 cxd4 12. axb4 Bxb4+ 13. Kf2 Bf5 14. b3 gxf4 15. Bb2 O-O-O 16. Kf3 Bc2 17. Nf2 Bxb3 18. Ne4 Kb8 19. c5 Na4 20. Ba3 Bc3 21. Rb1 Bc2 22. Rc1 d3 23. Bxd3 Rxd3+ 24. Kxf4 Bd2+ 25. Nxd2 Rxd2 26. Ke3 Rhd8 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Hardy, Otto Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A86"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. O-O e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. b3 Bd6 9. Bb2 e4 10. Nd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Qe7 12. Qc2 Na6 13. a3 Nc7 14. b4 c5 15. Ndb5 Nxb5 16. Nxb5 Be5 17. Rad1 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Be6 19. Qe5 Ng4 20. Qc7 Rfe8 21. h3 a6 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. hxg4 axb5 24. cxb5 cxb4 25. gxf5 Bc4 26. Rc1 Bxb5 27. axb4 Bxe2 28. Rfe1 Ra2 29. Rc3 Re5 30. Re3 Bd3 31. Rxd3 exd3 32. Rxe5 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 d2 34. Bf3 d1=Q 35. Bxd1 Rxd1 36. Re7 b6 37. Rb7 Rd6 38. Kg2 h5 39. Kf3 Kh7 40. Ke4 Kh6 41. Re7 Rd2 42. Kf3 Rc2 43. Re6+ {and wins. Source: Peter C Griffiths collection (input by Matthew Tapp)} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Homer, Gerald"]
[Black "Burton, Colin G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A24"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. d3 e5 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 Qc7 10. b4 Be6 11. b5 Nbd7 12. Ng5 d5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bh3 Rfe8 15. Na4 d4 16. b6 Qd6 17. Qc2 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. a4 Nd7 20. Rb3 e4 21. Ba3 Qh5 22. Bg2 exd3 23. exd3 Bf8 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. f4 g5 26. Bf3 Qh6 27. fxg5 Qxg5 28. Qe2 Ne5 29. Rbb1 Qe3+ 30. Qxe3 dxe3 31. Be2 Rad8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Rf1+ Ke7 34. Rf4 Nxd3 35. Re4 Nc5 36. Rxe3 Nxa4 37. Ra3 Nxb6 38. Rxa5 Nd7 39. Kf2 Rf8+ 40. Ke3 Kd6 41. Rh5 Rf7 42. g4 b6 43. h4 Nf6 44. Rh6 b5 45. g5 Ng8 46. c5+ Kd7 47. Rh5 Ne7 48. Bd3 Ng6 49. Rh6 Rg7 50. h5 Nf8 51. Kf4 Ke7 52. Be4 Kd7 53. g6 hxg6 54. hxg6 Ke7 55. Kg5 Nd7 56. Rh7 Kf8 57. Bxc6 Ne5 58. Rh8+ Rg8 59. Rxg8+ Kxg8 60. Bxb5 Kg7 61. Be8 Nc4 62. c6 Nd6 63. c7 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pein, Eddie"]
[Black "Jenson, Victor George"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. d3 Qf6 9. Nbd2 Nge7 10. h3 h5 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Ra6 g5 14. Bd5 Bb6 15. Bxc6+ Nxc6 16. Qb3 Bc8 17. Ra1 Be6 18. Qc2 g4 19. Nh2 Rg8 20. Kh1 gxh3 21. g3 h4 22. Ndf3 hxg3 23. fxg3 Rxg3 24. d4 exd4 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. cxd4 Qxd4 27. Nf3 Rxf3 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"]
[Black "Stevenson, Michael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ba3 Nd7 9. Nf3 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bg4 13. h3 Bd7 14. Rc1 a5 15. Qe2 a4 16. Bc2 Rc8 17. Bd3 Re8 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. d5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Bc4 Qh5 22. Rfc1 e5 23. Bb2 Rcd8 24. g4 Qxh3 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Rxc6 Qxg4+ 27. Kh2 bxc6 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Rg1 Qf4+ 30. Kg2 e4 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Nh2 Rd8 33. Qb2+ Qf6 34. Qb7+ Kg8 35. Qb4 Rd4 36. Qb8+ Rd8 37. Qg3 Qd6 38. Qh4 Qd5 39. Ng4 e3+ 40. Kg3 Qd6+ 41. Kh3 e2 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Butters, Roger V H"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 e5 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b5 10. O-O Be7 11. Be3 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Kh1 f5 16. Bc4 Kh8 17. Bb3 a5 18. c4 bxc3 19. Rfc1 cxb2 20. Qxb2 Qb8 21. Qc3 Bd6 22. Rab1 Qb4 23. Qc6 Ra6 24. Rc4 Rxc6 25. Rxb4 Rc3 26. Rc4 Rxe3 27. Ba4 Nc5 28. Rbc1 Nxa4 29. Rxc8 Kg8 30. Ng5 Re1+ {Source: Peter C Griffiths collection (input by Matthew Tapp)} 0-1

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hardy, Otto Henry"]
[Black "Pein, Eddie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Be7 5. c3 d3 6. Qb3 Na5 7. Bxf7+ Kf8 8. Qd5 Nf6 9. Qxa5 Kxf7 10. e5 Re8 11. exf6 Bb4+ 12. Ne5+ Kxf6 13. Qxb4 Rxe5+ 14. Be3 a5 15. Qh4+ g5 16. Qh6+ Kf7 17. Qxh7+ Ke6 18. Nd2 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jenson, Victor George"]
[Black "Homer, Gerald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qg3 d6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nbd2 Qxg3 11. hxg3 Be7 12. Nc4 a6 13. a4 Bd7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Bg5 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 b4 19. O-O bxc3 20. bxc3 Bf6 21. Rfc1 O-O 22. Rab1 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. c4 Bc6 25. c5 Rfd8 26. Ba6 Rc7 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Kf8 29. Rb1 Ke7 30. g4 Ra7 31. Rb6 Kd7 32. Bf1 Ra1 33. f4 Bc7 34. Rb2 Bd5 35. Kf2 Ra2 36. Bb5+ Kc8 37. Rxa2 Bxa2 38. g3 Bd5 39. g5 e5 40. Bd2 exf4 41. gxf4 h5 42. gxh6 gxh6 43. Kg3 Be4 44. Kg4 Bg6 45. f5 h5+ 46. Kg5 Bd8+ 47. Kf4 Bc7+ 48. Ke4 Bh7 49. Be1 Bd8 50. Bc4 Be7 51. Bf2 h4 52. Bxf7 h3 53. Be6+ Kc7 54. Kd5 Bd8 55. Bg3+ Kb7 56. c6+ Kb6 57. f6 Bg6 58. Bxh3 Bf7+ 59. Be6 Bxe6+ 60. Kxe6 Bxf6 61. c7 {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anderton, David William"]
[Black "Hardy, Otto Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A82"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 Nc6 5. fxe4 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bc4 d5 10. exd5 Qe7+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2 cxd5 13. Bg5 c6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bh5+ Kf8 16. Rf1 Bd4 17. O-O-O Be5 18. Rde1 Ke7 19. Na4 Rg8 20. g3 Rg5 21. Be2 Kd6 22. Rd1 Bh3 23. Rf2 c5 24. Nc3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Rf8 26. Rf4 h5 27. Ra4 Rf7 28. Ra6+ Ke5 29. Re1 Kf5 30. c4 d4 31. Bd3+ Kg4 32. Re4+ Kf3 33. Ra3 Kg2 34. Re2+ Kg1 35. Be4 Re5 36. Rd3 Bf1 $4 {time pressure blunder} (36... Kf1 $8) 37. Rd1 f5 38. Rg2+ Kh1 39. Rf2+ fxe4 40. Rdxf1# {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Butcher, Alfred Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Qf3 Bd7 10. O-O h5 11. Rae1 Ng4 12. Nxc6 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 bxc6 14. e5 d5 15. f5 c5 16. fxe6 Bxe6 17. Qf3 Qa7 18. Bf5 Qb7 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. Rd2 Rh6 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. Nxd5 Qa7 23. c4 Rxe5 24. Re2 Bd6 25. Rxe5+ Bxe5 26. Re1 f6 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Qxf6 {Source: Peter C Griffiths collection (input by Matthew Tapp)} 1-0

[Event "Staffordshire Open 1st"]
[Site "Wolverhampton"]
[Date "1965.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Homer, Gerald"]
[Black "Broome, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A24"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1965.06.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 c6 8. Rb1 Bg4 9. h3 Be6 10. b4 Qc8 11. Kh2 Nh5 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. b5 h6 15. Nge4 f5 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. c5+ d5 18. Nd6 Be6 19. Qa3 Qd8 20. Rb7 f4 21. g4 Qh4 22. f3 $2 {probably the losing move, not the previous one as suggested by the notes} (22. gxh5 f3 23. exf3 Bxh3 24. Bxh3 (24. Qa4 $1 {is a nice move over looked in the notes}) 24... Rxf3 {does not win as the notes say}) 22... Ng3 23. Rd1 h5 24. Bd2 hxg4 25. Be1 gxh3 26. Bh1 Nf1+ 27. Kg1 h2+ 28. Kxf1 Bh3+ 29. Bg2 h1=Q# {Source: bulletin. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 4 June 2025} 0-1

