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James Pratt
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3 Questions

Post by James Pratt » Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:43 pm

Who can help? Three questions I'm stuck over ..

a) Debast -v- EJ Diemer Liege, 1983. What were white's initials?

b) AY Green -v- PH Clarke, Ilford 1959. How many moves?

c) ARB Thomas -v- PH Clarke, Chester, British 1952. Again, how many moves?

Please advise if poss ..

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Hans Renette
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Re: 3 Questions

Post by Hans Renette » Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:46 pm

a - Probably Patrick Debast.

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Re: 3 Questions

Post by David McAlister » Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:12 am

ARB Thomas -v- PH Clarke, Chester, British 1952. Again, how many moves?
22. "Q.G,. Tschigorin's Defence." [Source: Chess, Vol. 18, page 58 (December 1952)]

It is given as Clarke -v- Thomas. They played in Round 10 and was [if my source is accurate] part of a sequence of three Whites for Clarke in Rounds 9-11. His Round 11 opponent, Oakley, also had White in Rounds 9 and 10. For corroboration of the colour designation given in Chess, I found 3 games of ARB Thomas playing Black with the Chigorin Defence in Bigbase but none by Clarke.

James Pratt
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Re: 3 Questions

Post by James Pratt » Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:30 am

Yes, PHC was white.

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Re: 3 Questions

Post by James Pratt » Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:10 pm

.. but I still need more answers chaps ...

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