[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Black "Neat, Kenneth P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. h3 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 c5 12. Nf3 a6 13. O-O f5 14. a4 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Nf6 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. b3 Rae8 18. Re2 Qd8 19. Bc2 Nh5 20. Kh2 e4 21. Ng1 Be5+ 22. g3 Qf6 23. Bb1 g5 24. Kg2 Qg7 25. Ree1 Kh8 26. Nge2 Rg8 27. Rg1 Qh6 28. Rcd1 Nf4+ 29. Nxf4 gxf4 30. Qc1 f3+ 31. Kh2 Rg5 32. Rde1 Qxh3+ {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Houpt, William David"]
[Black "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 Nd7 9. d5 c5 10. Qd3 Be7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Ng3 Nf6 15. Nf5 Rb8 16. b3 Bxf5 17. gxf5 Nh5 18. Rg1 Bf6 19. Rb1 Re8 20. Ng5 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Nf3 Qe7 23. Nd2 Qe5 24. Rg4 Qxf5 25. Kf1 Qe5 26. Qf3 g5 27. h4 h5 28. Rg1 g4 29. Qh1 Qc3 30. Rd1 Qd3+ 31. Kg2 f3+ 32. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 33. Kf1 Qxd1+ 34. Kg2 Qf3+ 35. Kf1 Qxh1 36. Rxh1 Rxe4 {Source: Aykroyd scoresheet. Contributed by Stephen Wright, 3 June 2025.} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Richardson, Keith Bevan"]
[Black "Marcussi, Bartolome Jorge"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/4kP2/R5P1/2r5/5K2 w - - 0 55"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

55. Kg1 Rd2 56. Ra7 Kf3 57. Rg7 Rg2+ 58. Kf1 Rh2 59. Ke1 Ke3 60. Kd1 Ke4 61. Kc1 Rg2 62. Rg5 Rf2 63. Kd1 Rg2 64. Kc1 Rf2 65. Kb1 Rg2 66. f5 Rf2 67. g4 Ke5 68. Rg6 Rg2 69. f6 Ke6 70. g5 Kf7 71. Rg7+ Kf8 72. Kc1 Ke8 73. Kd1 Kf8 74. Ke1 Rb2 75. Kf1 Rc2 76. g6 Rc5 77. Ke2 Rf5 78. Rf7+ Kg8 79. Ke3 Rg5 80. Rg7+ Kf8 81. Kf4 Rg1 82. Rf7+ Kg8 83. Kf5 Rf1+ 84. Ke6 Re1+ 85. Kd7 Rg1 86. Ke8 Rxg6 87. Rf8+ Kh7 88. Kf7 Rg1 89. Re8 Ra1 90. Re7 $2 (90. Kf8 $1 $18) 90... Kh6 91. Rd7 Rb1 92. Re7 Rb8 93. Re8 Rb7+ 94. Re7 Rb8 95. Rd7 Rb1 96. Ke6 Re1+ 97. Kf7 Rb1 {Source: BCM, September 1967, p258} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Black "Green, PR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 7. Nc3 d6 8. h3 h6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Be3 Qf6 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Ng5 hxg5 15. Qxh5 Bxd4 16. Bxg5 Qd7 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Re4 Nxc4 19. Rxd4 Re5 20. Rh4 f6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Nxf6 Qf7 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Nd5+ Kd7 25. Qd8+ Kc6 26. Ne7+ Kb6 27. Nxc8+ Rxc8 28. Qxc8 Rxg5 29. Rc1 Ne5 30. Rb4+ Ka5 31. Qxb7 a6 32. Rc3 Nf3+ 33. Rxf3 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 {Source: Aykroyd scoresheet. Contributed by Stephen Wright, 3 June 2025.} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Eccles, Keith"]
[Black "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 e5 6. d5 c6 7. Nge2 O-O 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Be3 c5 10. Qd2 Nb6 11. g4 a6 12. Ng3 Bd7 13. g5 Ne8 14. h4 f5 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. Bg5 Qe8 17. Be2 Rb8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. h5 Nc8 20. hxg6 Qxg6 21. Kf2 Bg5 22. Qd3 Ne7 23. Rag1 Rf7 24. Nh5 Kh8 25. Nd1 Rbf8 26. Ne3 b5 27. b3 Ng8 28. Ng2 Nf6 29. Nxf6 Rxf6 30. Nh4 Qh6 31. Nf5 Qg6 32. Nh4 Qg7 33. Ng2 Bg4 34. Ne1 Bd7 35. Rh5 Rg6 36. Rhh1 Rg8 37. Rf1 Bh6 38. Nc2 Rg2+ 39. Ke1 Qg5 40. Qd1 Qg3+ 41. Rf2 Qxf2# {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Edwards, Louis Alan"]
[Black "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/5p2/6P1/6qk/8/3Q3K w - - 0 125"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

125. Qe2 (125. Qf1+ Kxg4 (125... Kh4 126. gxf5 $11) 126. Qxf5+) 125... f4 126. g5 f3 127. Qe6+ Kh4 128. Qh6+ Kg4 129. Qe6+ Kxg5 130. Qg8+ Kf4 131. Qxg3+ Kxg3 132. Kg1 {Source: BCM, September 1967, p258} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Black "De Veauce, Louis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[Annotator "Sombor, Andrew P"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 e6 7. h4 h6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Qh5 Qc7 10. Bc4 Bd6 11. f4 Nf6 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. O-O O-O 14. Nh5 Bf5 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. Rf3 {[White] was already very short of time. The game continued} Bxd3 ({Considerably more interesting, however, are the variations if Black plays} 16... Bxe5 17. fxe5 Bg4 {Aykroyd planned} 18. Rg3 $3 f5 (18... Bxe2 {loses at once to} 19. Rxg7+ Kh8 20. Rh7+ Kg8 21. Nf6#) 19. Nxg7 $3 {and if} Bxe2 {then} (19... Kxg7 20. Rxg4+ Ng6 21. Qe3 {and the attack is too strong}) 20. Nxe6+ {, winning material}) 17. Qxd3 Nf5 18. g4 Nxh4 19. Rh3 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Qd8 21. Bxh6 $1 {and White soon won. Source: CHESS, November 1967, Vol.33/541-2, p49} Ng6 22. Bxg7 Re8 23. Bf6 Qc7 24. Nf4 Nd7 25. Nxg6 Nxf6 26. exf6 Qg3+ 27. Qxg3 fxg6 28. Qd3 Kf7 29. Rh7+ Kxf6 30. Rf1+ Kg5 31. Qe3+ Kxg4 32. Qf4# {Source: Aykroyd scoresheet. Full score contributed by Stephen Wright, 3 June 2025.} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Taylor, RS"]
[Black "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. f4 e6 11. Bf3 Qc7 12. Ndb5 Qb8 13. Nxd6 Ne8 14. Rad1 Nxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. Rxd8 Nxd8 19. e5 Nc6 20. Ne4 a6 21. Nd6 Rb8 22. Nxe8 Rxe8 23. Rd7 Rb8 24. Bc5 Bf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. c3 Ke8 27. Rxb7 Rc8 28. Bxc6+ Rxc6 29. Kf2 Rc8 30. Ke2 h5 31. h4 a5 32. g3 a4 33. a3 Ra8 34. c4 Rc8 35. Rb4 Ra8 36. c5 Ra7 37. c6 Kd8 38. Rb7 Rxb7 39. cxb7 Kc7 40. b8=Q+ Kxb8 41. Kd3 Kb7 42. Kc4 Kb6 43. Kb4 Ka6 44. Kxa4 Kb6 45. b4 Ka6 46. b5+ Kb6 47. Kb4 Kb7 48. Kc5 Kc7 49. b6+ Kb7 50. Kb5 Kc8 51. Ka6 {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hardy, Otto Henry"]
[Black "Crampton, John R"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. e3 c6 5. Bd3 Bg6 6. f4 e6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O Qb6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Qd3 Bd6 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Rab1 Qe7 14. Rf3 O-O-O 15. b4 Rh4 16. Na4 Ne4 17. Nc5 Rdh8 18. h3 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Qg5 20. Kf1 Rg4 21. Rxf7 Rxg2 22. Rc7+ Kxc7 23. Nxe6+ Kd7 24. Nxg5 Rxg5 25. c4 Rf8+ 26. Ke1 Rg1+ {Source: BCM, September 1967, p259} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Neat, Kenneth P"]
[Black "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. b4 b6 13. Bb3 Kh8 14. a4 Ng4 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bh4 Nd8 17. h3 Nh6 18. Nc4 g5 19. Bg3 Be6 20. Ba2 Rg8 21. Ne3 Bxa2 22. Rxa2 Ne6 23. Rd1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 gxf4 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. exf5 Bf8 27. Qe4 Re8 28. Ne1 Qg7 29. Re2 Bd6 30. Kh1 Re7 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Qg5 33. Ra1 Ree8 34. f3 Qh4 35. Rea2 Bc5 36. Nd3 Be3 37. g4 Ra8 38. Qxa8 Rxa8 39. Rxa8+ Kg7 40. R8a2 Qxh3+ 41. Rh2 Qxf3+ 42. Rg2 Bd2 43. Nf2 Qxc3 44. Rag1 f3 45. Rh2 Bf4 46. g5 Bxh2 47. gxf6+ Kf8 {Source: Aykroyd scoresheet. Contributed by Stephen Wright, 3 June 2025.} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Black "Willemsen, Joseph W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Qe1 {"Absolutely unsound"} Bxf3 9. Rxf3 Nxd4 10. Rh3 e6 11. f5 Ng4 12. Qg3 h5 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Rf1 exf5 15. Nd5 fxe4 16. Bc4 c6 17. Ne3 d5 {Source: Aykroyd scoresheet. Contributed by Stephen Wright, 3 June 2025.} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Black "Hansen, P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. h4 Nbc6 8. h5 h6 9. Qg4 Nf5 10. Bd3 Nce7 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. Qf4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 $4 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. e6 {Source: CHESS, September 1967, Vol.32/537-8, p381} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Edwards, Louis Alan"]
[Black "Sombor, Andrew P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Ng3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. d3 g6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. c4 e4 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. dxe4 O-O 14. Bxf6 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Rxf6 16. Qd3 Qf8 17. f3 Bd6 18. Ne2 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bc5 20. Rd1 Re8 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qg3 Re3 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rexf3+ 25. gxf3 Rxf3+ 26. Kg2 Rxg3+ 27. Kxg3 Qe7 $17 28. Rhd1 Qe5+ 29. Kh4 $4 Kg7 $1 {Source: CHESS, November 1967, Vol.33/541-2, p49} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Keely, Roger"]
[Black "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B98"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Bf2 Nc6 12. Nb3 Rc8 13. a3 O-O 14. Bd3 e5 15. f5 Nb8 16. g4 Nh7 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. h4 f6 19. Nb6 Rc6 20. Qe3 Be8 21. Bc4+ Bf7 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. Na5 Rc7 24. Nd5 Rd7 25. Nc4 Qf8 26. Ncb6 Rd8 27. Nc7 Nc6 28. Ne6 Qe8 29. Nxd8 Qxd8 30. Qb3 Nf8 31. Rd3 Nd7 32. Nd5 b5 33. Rhd1 Bf8 34. Nb4 Na5 35. Qd5 Nb6 36. Qe6 Qb8 37. Nxa6 Qb7 38. Nb4 Nc8 39. Qd5 Kh7 40. Qxb7 Rxb7 41. b3 Ne7 42. Nd5 Nxd5 43. Rxd5 Nc6 44. R1d3 Kg8 45. Rc3 Na7 46. Bxa7 Rxa7 47. Rxb5 Rxa3 48. Rc8 Kf7 49. Rb7+ Be7 50. Rcc7 Ra1+ 51. Kb2 {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Black "Welbourne, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. c3 c5 7. Re1 Bg4 8. d3 Qd7 9. Be3 O-O-O 10. Nbd2 f6 11. Qc2 f5 12. exf5 Qxf5 13. Rac1 Nf6 14. d4 Qxc2 15. Rxc2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bf5 17. Rcc1 exd4 18. Bxd4 Rhe8 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Rxd2 21. Rxc7+ Kd8 22. Rcc1 Re7 23. f4 Ng4 24. Bc3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rd3 26. Bxg7 Ne3 27. Bc3 Kd7 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Be5 Rd2 30. Re1 Kc6 31. h3 h5 32. Rc1+ Bc2 33. Re1 Rd1 34. Rxd1 Bxd1 35. Kf2 Nb4 36. a3 Nd3+ 37. Ke3 Nxe5 38. fxe5 Kd5 39. Kf4 Ke6 40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg4 b5 42. g5 Bc2 43. Ke3 Kxe5 44. Kd2 Bg6 45. Kc3 a5 46. b3 Kd5 47. Kb2 Kd4 48. a4 b4 49. Ka1 Kc3 50. Ka2 Bc2 51. Ka1 Kxb3 52. g6 Kxa4 53. Kb2 b3 54. Ka1 Ka3 {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Neat, Kenneth P"]
[Black "Conroy, Michael J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E28"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. f3 Nc6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. e4 Ne8 12. f4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Ng3 Nxc4 15. f5 f6 16. Rf4 b5 17. Qh5 Qb6 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Rh4 Nxd3 20. Qxh7+ Kf7 21. Bh6 Rh8 $2 (21... Rc2 $19) 22. Qxh8 Rc2 23. Be3 Rxg2+ 24. Kf1 Qc6 25. fxe6+ dxe6 26. Qh5+ Ke7 27. d5 Qc2 28. Re4 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Rg2+ (29... e5 $19) 30. Kf1 {Source: BCM, September 1967, p259} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pedersen, Jan Rode"]
[Black "Plukker, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Ne2 Ne7 6. Nd2 O-O 7. O-O Bf5 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. h4 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Bxg3 12. fxg3 Nf6 13. Ng5 h6 $2 14. Rxf6 $1 hxg5 15. Bxg5 gxf6 16. Bxf6 $18 Qd6 17. Rf1 Rfe8 18. Qd2 Qxg3 19. Qh6 {Source: BCM, September 1967, p259} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wright, Daniel"]
[Black "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Rc2 Re8 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. Ndf3 Rc7 15. Qc1 Ne4 16. Nxc6 Qc8 17. Nb4 Rxc2 18. Nxc2 Ba6 19. Ne3 Ndf6 20. Ne5 Qe6 21. Qd1 Rc8 22. Nd3 h5 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Qd6 25. f3 Qxf4 26. Nf5 Qxf5 27. fxe4 Qg5 28. Bc1 Qh4 29. Rf4 {time (Source: Aykroyd scoresheet. Contributed by Stephen Wright, 3 June 2025.)} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Black "Gorse, Gerard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Sombor, Andrew P"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/3qp3/3p1k1r/pp2n1p1/3BBb2/1PP5/P3Q1RP/5R1K w - - 0 37"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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{Now for some Aykroyd exploits. He produced another sparkling finish in Round 7, this time with his back to the wall. Gorse (Black) has just played 36...Kf6, the last move before the time control, a truly ghastly move. Instead 36...Rch8 would have given him the superior game. Aykroyd quickly sealed} 37. Rxf4+ $1 {On resumption, the game ended quickly:} ({Stockfish 17:} 37. Be3 $18) 37... gxf4 38. Qf2 Kf7 ({Stockfish 17:} 38... Qh3 $11) 39. Qxf4+ Rf6 40. Qh4 Rf1+ 41. Bg1 Ke8 $2 (41... e6 {resists somewhat longer.}) 42. Rg8+ Rf8 43. Qh8 {Source: CHESS, November 1967, Vol.33/541-2, p49} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Crampton, John R"]
[Black "Willemsen, Joseph W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 a5 10. Qe1 Be6 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. Bd3 Na6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Rd1 Bc6 16. f5 h6 17. Qh4 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nc5 19. fxg6 Nxd3 20. Bxf6 fxg6 21. Bxg7 Nf4 22. Qh8+ Kf7 23. Rxf4+ exf4 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Qh7+ Kf6 26. Qh4+ Kg7 27. Nd5 Qe5 28. Qxe7+ Qxe7 29. Nxe7 Be4 30. c4 f3 31. Kg1 fxg2 32. Nd5 Rf1+ 33. Rxf1 gxf1=Q+ 34. Kxf1 Bd3+ 35. Kf2 Bxc4 36. Nc3 Kf6 37. a3 Ke5 38. Ke3 Be6 39. b4 axb4 40. axb4 Bf5 41. h4 Bd7 42. Ne2 Be6 43. Nc3 Bf5 44. Na4 Bd7 45. Nc3 Bc6 46. Ne2 Be8 47. Nf4 b6 48. Kf3 Kf5 49. Nd3 Bb5 50. Nf4 Bc4 51. Kg3 Bf7 52. Kf3 Bg8 53. Ke3 Bb3 54. Kf3 Bd1+ {Source: The Times, 5 August 1967} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Black "Sedgwick, B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. dxc5 Qxd1+ 6. Nxd1 Nb4 7. Kd2 e6 8. Bxc4 Bxc5 9. a3 Nc6 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Ba2 Nc6 13. Ke2 b6 14. Rd1 Bb7 15. b4 Be7 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Bb3 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Black "Sorensen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Bc4 Rc8 10. O-O Nb4 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. f4 Be7 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Rad1 Qc6 16. Bc1 exf4 17. Bxf4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nab1 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Na2 21. Qg4 Rf5 22. Bh6 Bf8 23. Rf3 Qd7 24. Rxf5 exf5 25. Qg3 Kf7 26. Bg5 Ke6 27. Qh3 h6 28. Rf1 Qf7 29. Bf6 Qg6 30. Bh4 Qg4 31. Qd3 Qe4 32. Qh3 g6 33. Nd2 Qe2 34. Nf3 Bc5+ 35. Bf2 Bxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Qe4 37. Qxh6 Qg4 38. Qg7 {Sources: BCM, September 1967, p259; CHESS, September 1967, Vol.32/537-8, p380} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Seelen, Svend Ove"]
[Black "Bimpson, Tom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. Re1 b5 8. e5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 bxa4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Qxa4 Rb8 12. a3 Rb6 13. Nc3 Re6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 Re8 16. Qb3 d5 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Be3 Rg6 20. Kf1 Qf6 21. Qxd5 Rxg2 22. Qc6 Qxf3 23. Qxe8+ Kh7 24. Qxf7 Rxf2+ {Sources: BCM, September 1967, p260; CHESS, October 1967, Vol.33/539-40, p3} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Eley, Brian Ratcliffe"]
[Black "Willemsen, Joseph W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. f4 Qc7 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bh4 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qe1 Rc8 14. Bd3 Nb6 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne4 O-O 19. Nd6 Na4 20. Qe4 g6 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qh4 Qf8 23. Nd2 Ne3 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Qc5 27. Qg3 Qe7 28. h4 Rc4 29. Bxg6 Rxh4 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rf1+ Ke8 32. Qg8+ Kd7 33. Rf7 Rh1+ 34. Kd2 Nxb2 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. Qg7+ Kd8 37. Qf6+ Kc7 38. Qe7+ Kb8 39. Qd6+ Kb7 40. Qd7+ Kb8 41. Qxe6 Nc4+ 42. Ke2 Rc1 43. Qxa6 Rxc2+ 44. Kd3 Rd2+ 45. Kc3 Rd5 46. e6 Nd6 47. Qb6+ Nb7 48. e7 {Source: The Times, 5 August 1967} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sombor, Andrew P"]
[Black "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Be3 O-O 11. f3 Ng5 12. f4 Ne4 13. Nd2 f5 14. Qe2 Bb6 15. N4b3 Qe7 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Qd2 Rad8 18. Qc3 Qh4 19. g3 Qh3 20. Rf2 Kh8 21. Raf1 Bg4 22. Bc5 Rf5 23. Qd4 Rh5 24. Rd2 Re8 25. a4 Rf5 26. Rff2 Bf3 27. a5 Bxc5 28. Nxc5 Rh5 29. Rf1 Qg4 30. Qf2 Rh3 31. Re1 h5 32. Re3 h4 33. Rxf3 exf3 34. Rd3 hxg3 {time (Source: Aykroyd scoresheet. Contributed by Stephen Wright, 3 June 2025)} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spink, Geoffrey Vernon"]
[Black "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qc4+ Ke8 9. Qxc5 Qd6 10. Qxd6 cxd6 11. d3 Bg4 12. O-O Nb4 13. Na3 a6 14. Bd2 Nc6 15. Nc4 Ke7 16. Nh4 Nd4 17. Bb4 Rad8 18. Nxe5 Nxc2 19. Bxd6+ Rxd6 20. Nxg4 Nxa1 21. Nf5+ Ke6 22. Nxd6 Kxd6 23. Nxf6 gxf6 24. Rxa1 Rc8 25. Rf1 Ke6 26. g3 Rc2 27. Rf2 Rc7 28. Rd2 Ke5 29. Kf2 Rd7 30. Ke3 Rd4 31. Rf2 Ra4 32. a3 Ra5 33. Rf5+ {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wright, Daniel"]
[Black "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Sombor, Andrew P"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/p7/1p2p2p/3pPk2/5B2/1P1K2P1/P2R3P/2b5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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{This was the position at the adjournment. Wright (White) sealed the correct} 1. Rf2 {Black's reply,} Bxf4 {is forced, and Wright analysed only, and indeed played,} 2. Rxf4+ $2 ({He never noticed that because of the pin, he needn't recapture at once, but could play} 2. Kd4 $1 {and draw in comfort.}) {In the actual continuation, after} 2... Kxe5 3. Rh4 {Drimer played} Rh8 {- clearly the effect of the shock (Source: CHESS, November 1967, Vol.33/541-2, p48, annotated by Andrew P Sombor)} ({and took twice as long to win as after the much stronger} 3... Rc1 {(n.b. Stockfish disagrees with this assessment, preferring ...Rh8 - JS)}) 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Canter, R"]
[Black "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Nf5 Bg5 13. Nd2 d6 14. e6 fxe6 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Nf3 Bxc1 17. Rxc1 Qf6 18. N3h4 g6 19. Qg4 Ne5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. Ng3 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 Qf6 23. Bc4 Nd6 24. Re1 {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bimpson, Tom"]
[Black "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[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 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 c6 10. Be3 Be7 11. c3 Bf5 12. g4 Bd7 13. f3 Ng5 14. Nd2 h5 15. h4 Nh3+ 16. Kg2 hxg4 17. Rh1 Rxh4 18. f4 Bf5 19. Qe2 Qd7 20. a4 b4 21. Rad1 Qb7 22. Rdf1 c5 23. Kg3 Rh7 24. Qxg4 Bxg4 25. Kxg4 d4 26. Rxh3 Qg2+ {Source: BCM, September 1967, p260} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Black "Neesgaard-Madsen, Helge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Be3 a6 8. Na3 Rb8 9. Nab1 Be6 10. f3 b5 11. a3 Qa5 12. Qd2 b4 13. Ne2 bxa3 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. bxa3 Nc4 16. Bd2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nec3 Nde3 19. Bxe3 Nxe3 20. Kd2 Bc5 21. Ne4 Rd8+ 22. Bd3 Ba7 23. g4 Bd5 24. Ke2 Bb7 25. Nbd2 O-O 26. Rab1 Rd7 27. Rb2 Nd5 28. Nc4 Nf4+ 29. Kd2 f6 30. Rhb1 Bxe4 31. fxe4 Rfd8 32. Rb3 Nxd3 33. cxd3 Kf7 34. Rb7 Rxb7 35. Rxb7+ Ke8 36. Rxa7 Rb8 37. Kc3 {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lees, David"]
[Black "Kalton, Nigel John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A98"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Qc2 Qh5 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 Nc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 f4 14. gxf4 Bg4 15. Qb3 exf4 16. Nxf4 Qh6 17. Ne2 Rad8 18. Qe3 Qxe3 19. fxe3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Rd2 21. Nf4 Re8 22. Bg4 Rxe4 23. Be6+ Kf8 24. Bc8 Rxb2 25. Rab1 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 b6 27. Nd5 Rxc4 28. Nxc7 Ne5 29. Ne6+ Ke7 30. Ba6 Rg4+ 31. Kf2 Kxe6 32. Bc8+ Kd5 33. Bxg4 Nxg4+ 34. Kf3 Ne5+ 35. Ke2 Kc5 36. Rc1+ {Source: chessgames.com} 0-1

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pedersen, Jan Rode"]
[Black "Smout, Henk JM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Sombor, Andrew P"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7r/1r2k1p1/5pn1/8/3Q4/2N2qPp/5P1P/R5K1 w - - 0 37"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
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{A tragi-comic incident from Round 10: in this adjourned position, Pedersen (White) was a rook down to Smout. On resumption, after his sealed move,} 37. Qc5+ {, had been made, he offered a draw which Smout rejected. The game continued} Kf7 ({In fact, Pedersen quite genuinely believed that he had a draw by perpetual, and offered the draw mainly for psychological reasons, to indue Smout to play for a win and lose. It seems that neither player had seen} 37... Kd8 38. Rd1+ Rd7 $1) 38. Qc4+ Kf8 39. Qc8+ Ke7 40. Qc5+ Kd7 $2 41. Rd1+ Ke6 $4 ({Even after 41 Rd1+, Smout could have saved himself (and possibly even win) by} 41... Qxd1+ $1) 42. Rd6+ Kf7 43. Qc4+ Kf8 44. Qc8+ Kf7 45. Qe6+ Kf8 46. Rd8# {Source: CHESS, November 1967, Vol.33/541-2, p48 (annotated by Andrew P Sombor)} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Edwards, Louis Alan"]
[Black "Keely, Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. Qd3 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Qa5 13. Be2 Nd7 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. O-O Ne5 16. Qe3 Bg7 17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Bh5+ Kf8 19. Na4 b5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Nd4 Ke7 23. Qh3 Qd7 24. Bg4 Nxg4 25. Qxg4 Rhg8 26. Rbd1 Rc5 27. h4 Rc4 28. e5 fxe5 29. Qg6 {"and wins" Source: CHESS, November 1967, Vol.33/541-2, p49} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hempson, Peter W"]
[Black "Plukker, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 {"Called the Semi-Slav Defence (the English term was of my christening) Black's opening gets this name from the fact that it is intermediate between the Orthodox Defence characterised by ...e6 and the Slav Defence, characterised by ...c6; Black has played both." (BH Wood)} 4. Nf3 ({"I myself rather favour Marshall's Gambit line} 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ {now, but unfortunately they have found a way for Black to draw against it in the most uninteresting way." (BH Wood)}) 4... Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 O-O 8. a3 a6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. exd4 b4 15. a4 Nd5 16. Nd6 f6 17. Nxe8 fxg5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Nxg5+ Kg8 20. Qh5 Bf6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Nxe6+ {Sources: Illustrated London News, 19 August 1967; BCM, September 1967, p260} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Julian, Roy"]
[Black "Donnelly, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Qd7 11. Bg5 Rfd8 12. Na3 Na7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh4 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 bxa4 18. Bxa4 Rab8 19. b4 Nc8 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Nxe5 Rd5 23. Nac4 Nd6 24. Bb3 Re8 25. Nxd6 Rexe5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Ne4 f5 28. Nc5 a5 29. bxa5 Rxc5 30. a6 Rxc3 31. a7 {Source: Michael J Donnelly} 1-0

[Event "Northern Open 12th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sorensen, Bent"]
[Black "Aykroyd, Colin D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 b4 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. Qc2 Qb6 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Rac1 Nf6 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Qd1 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 {Source: Aykroyd scoresheet. Contributed by Stephen Wright, 3 June 2025.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Whitby Premier Fortnight"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nield, Alan Edgar"]
[Black "Dodgson, John A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1967.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Denman Collection"]
[Source "Brian Denman"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Be3 Nd7 7. N1e2 Ngf6 8. Nf4 e6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. Qd2 Bd6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Kb1 Kb8 14. Bf3 Nd5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. b3 Rc8 18. h3 Nd7 19. Nf4 Nf6 20. f3 Nh5 21. Nxh5 Rxh5 22. Rhf1 Rhh8 23. Rf2 Rhd8 24. Rdf1 {Source: J A Dodgson (Denman Collection)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Whitby First Class 2nd week"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1967.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wood, G"]
[Black "Lambert-Gorwyn, John Arthur James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1967.07.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Denman Collection"]
[Source "Brian Denman"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. O-O a5 9. h3 Nc5 10. Qc2 Ne8 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 f5 14. Nd2 f4 15. Bh2 Nf6 16. Qd1 Bd7 17. Bg4 Qc8 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. f3 h5 20. Kh1 Kf7 21. Bg1 b6 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Kg1 g4 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Kf2 g3+ 26. Ke2 Rh8 27. Rh1 Rh2 28. Rxh2 gxh2 29. Qh1 Rh8 30. Nf1 Nh5 31. Nd1 Ng3+ 32. Nxg3 fxg3 33. Ne3 Bh6 34. Nf5 Bf4 35. b3 Qc8 36. Rd1 Qb8 37. Ne3 Qb4 38. Nf1 Qa3 {Source: Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 26 August 1967 (Denman Collection)} 0-1

