1977 'Walbrook' Birmingham International, 5-17 April
| 1977 Birmingham International |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Total |
| 1 |
George Steven Botterill |
WLS |
2350 |
|
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
7½ |
| 2 |
Mato Damjanovic |
YUG |
2430g |
1 |
|
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| 3 |
Josip Rukavina |
YUG |
2410m |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| 4 |
Bela Soos |
FRG |
2435m |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| 5 |
Bozidar Gasic |
YUG |
2335 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 6 |
Erwin Luginbuehl |
SUI |
2365 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
|
1 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5½ |
| 7 |
Michael J Basman |
ENG |
2390 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
5½ |
| 8 |
Shimon Kagan |
ISR |
2440m |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
5 |
| 9 |
Nigel E Povah |
ENG |
2320 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
|
1 |
½ |
1 |
5 |
| 10 |
Martyn J Corden |
ENG |
2300 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
½ |
0 |
4 |
| 11 |
Bernard Cafferty |
ENG |
2290 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
4 |
| 12 |
Glenn E J Lambert |
ENG |
2420 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
|
3½ |
Average Elo: 2373, Category 5, IM norm = 7½
BCM, June 1977, ppn 245-246
The Midland Open Championship was won by W J Stirling who was no stranger to the Congress, having played several times in the junior events. Recently he has been receiving wise counsel from our old friend Bob Wade, who will doubtless be pleased with the results of his handiwork.
(1) William J Stirling 9½/11; (2) George Hill 8½; (3-5) Chris W Baker, Richard Britton, Gerald Homer 7½; (6-10) J R Brittan, Ronald J M Farley, Colin Edgar Packwood, Gareth D Rees, David A Tarbuck 7; (11-17) J R Crampton, J E Crump, Robert J Greenall, D Marsh, T Saunders, C Webley, Michael J Wildboar 6½; (18-25) Henry W Brockbank, Dr Reinhard Cherubim, J Doyle, Ed H Goodwin, C B Jones, A Singh, A Vickers, A Woodland 6; (26-30) John Keaveney, G Sellmann, H Stewart, Keith R Thompson, M Davies 5½; (31-40) G Barratt, D J Dennick, J Friar, Horst Otto Heuer,
F Kane, G Kaye, C Pitt, P Savage, R N Shinn, R Withnall 5; (41-44) D Fairbank, W Ibold, G Wesson, E Whelan 4½; (45-48) B Mullan, S Wallace, V Ward, A Steward 4; (49-52) M Cassells, R Doran, D Johnstone, F G Woodley 3; (53) Gabor Csepregi 2½; (54-55) P Griffin, D Keeling 2.
The Warwickshire Under-18 Championship was won by Mark Ardin of the Solihull C.C. who, in effect, gave his rivals handsome odds by undertaking the production of daily bulletins of the Walbrook Tournament. Under the guidance of his club Secretary, Peter Griffiths, Mark has made rapid progress and has been doing well at a high board for Solihull in Division I of the Birmingham League.
West Midlands & Warwicks Junior Championships — UNDER-18 - (1) Mark S Ardin 5'½/7; (2) N Cowley 5; (3-5) D Costello, D Barlow, Allan J Pleasants 4½; (6-7) T N Ardin, P Cooper 4; (8-13) S Hodge, N Waldron, R Brittan, N Anderson, M Doran, G Boswell 3½; (14-16) N Brown, D Desmond, S Hicks 3; (17) Miss L Malin 2; (18) Miss D Bukhari 1. Miss Malin won the Girls’ Under-18 titles.
UNDER-16 - (1) Nicholas Arkell 7½/9; (2-4) Keith C Arkell, John J Cox, M Spinks 7; (5-7) D Connolly, A F Muir, L S Rawson 5; (8-11) C E Barber, N Blackburn, S Wells, K Yeomans 4½; (12-15) P Harrison, K Jewsbury, M Rothery, N Treadwell 4; (16) B Mullan 3½; (17-19) R Beards, A Collins, R Ellison 3; (20) Miss J Ardin 0 (withdrew after 4 rounds).
UNDER-14 - (1) C A Jones 8½/9; (2-4) Miss K Blake, G Davies, G B Dawson 6½; (5-8) C Fuller, J Hawthorne, B Sloan, W Tedd 6; (9-15) J Andrews, K Ashton, R Bricknell, I Green, J P Ivens, I Jenkins, P S Jones 5½; (16-20) P Allen, C Jones, A Kelly, A Tromans, D Challis 5; (21-24) A Manson, R K Thomas, W Whitehouse, A Wieghall 4½; (25-29) A Locking, G Smith, M Watkins, J Eager, Miss J Ardin 4; (30-31) M Homans, Miss Wei Hei Woon 3½; (32-35) D Bound, S Bowen, A Rehan, Miss F McCourt 3; (36) A Willetts 2½; (37-39) N Dwyer, M R Houson, S Thornton 2; (40-41) S Parkes, S Perkins 1½. C A Jones won the Open Championship titles, Miss K Blake, G Davies and G B
Dawson are joint winners of the closed titles. Miss Blake also becomes the Girls' Under-15 Champion.
UNDER-12 - (1-2) A Lawrence, P Lynch 8/9; (3-8) I Connolly, R Mistry, R Odedra, S Singh, C Dawson, D McCabe 6½; (9-12) N Bagnall, J Kelly, T Rollason, J Fahey 6; (13-17) D Downer, P Jackson, P McGough, A Mistry, G Shergill 5½; (18-28) P Benniges, Misses S Dishton & K Donnelly, C G Hill, J Hurst, M Jackson, M Kelly, S Killarney, J Morgan, M A Perrin, B Singh 5; (29-32) A Gregory, R Owen, K Shanley, S Wright 4½; (33-42)
A Ankrett, P Ardin, D Arnold, J Edmundson, D Hirst, P Khan, Miss M McRobb, J Rowley, C G Savage, R L Tilley 4; (43-44) Miss C Clancey, D Woolfson 3½; (45-50) P Ankrett, B Davies, Miss M Eaves, C Hodges, I Smith, S Stacey 3; (51) A Jones 2½; (52-54) A Moore, Miss J Smyth, D Walton 2; (55-56) S Andrews, Miss A Blount 1; (57) G Sloan 0.
The Birmingham Open Speed Championship which was played on April 16th was won by S.Kagan.
File Updated
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Notes |
| Previously |
66 masters tournament uploaded as a zipped file some years ago. |
| 7 July 2023 |
The same 66 games, plus 28 new games from the Midland Open, contributed by Andy Ansel, for which many thanks. Also a crosstable of the masters' tournament and results from other sections. |
