1987 Nottingham 'Chessforce', 20-29 January

1987 Nottingham Chessforce		Nat'y	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1	Keith C Arkell	ENG	2340m	&;	½	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	7
2	Tibor Karolyi	HUN	2420m	½	&;	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	6
3	Colin S Crouch	ENG	2310	1	½	&;	1	½	1	0	1	0	0	5
4	Geoffrey W Lawton	ENG	2385m	½	½	0	&;	1d	1	½	½	½	½	5
5	John M Emms	ENG	2310	0	½	½	0d	&;	½	1	½	1	1	5
6	Douglas M Bryson	SCO	2310	0	0	0	0	½	&;	1	1	1	1	4½
7	Joseph G Gallagher	ENG	2340	0	0	1	½	0	0	&;	1	1	1	4½
8	Susan K Arkell	ENG	2325wm	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	&;	1	½	3
9	Mark R Burgess	SCO	2280f	0	½	1	½	0	0	0	0	&;	1	3
10	Peter A Richmond	WLS	2245	0	0	1	½	0	0	0	½	0	&;	2

Average Elo: 2326, Category 4, IM norm = 6

The story behind the default game: "Local hopes rested on the shoulders of 19-year-old John Emms, who started strongly with 2(2). Unfortunately he defaulted in round 3 (against me) after breaking his wrist in a football match. John attempted to inform the organisers of his predicament but was unable to get through. In a rather delicate situation the controller decided that the default should stand, reasoning that he had not made sufficient effort to reach them. Of course, this unfortunate incident put paid to John’s norm chances." (Geoff Lawton, BCM, March 1987, p112)

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File Updated

Date	Notes
18 January 2016	First uploaded with games and images.
7 May 2023	Added note about the default game.