BCF 1948 U18

[Gerard Killoran]

The Winsford Chronicle - Thursday 03 August 1967 has the full score with a slightly different ending from the BCM/Britbase. Also, the winner is described as N. R. D. Griffith of Cheshire, then aged 17. He is also given the same initials on board 3 for Cheshire against Middlesex in 1965 where he drew against Harold Israel.

This would make him Neil Robert D. Griffith, a Wallasey schoolboy, D.O.B. 23 Jan 1931 (1939 Register) Died May 1999 Yeovil, Somerset

https://sccu-chess.com/bulletins/SCCUBu ... 965_46.pdf

[Event "GBR-ch U18"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1948.04.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Griffith, N. R. D."] [Black "Sofier, Norman"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D51"] [Opening "QGD: 5...c6"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Qc2 Qc7 10. g4 g6 11. O-O-O b6 12. Nf4 Bxf4 13. Bxf4 Qd8 14. h4 Nb8 15. f3 Na6 16. a3 Qe7 17. Bh6 Rd8 18. h5 Qe8 19. Bg5 Rd6 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qh2 Qe7 22. Bxg6 Rd7 23. Bf5 Rc7 24. Qh4 Bxf5 25. gxf5 Rf8 26. Rdg1 Kh8 27. e4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 c5 29. Bxf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxf6+ Qxf6 31. Nxf6 cxd4+ 32. Kb1 {'...resigns, for obvious reasons.' Winsford Chronicle - Thursday 03 August 1967 p.2} 1-0

[John Saunders]

Hi Gerard,

Yes, you're right, thanks. When I checked my database, I found I had already figured this one out and also must have found a copy of the complete score in a BCF Yearbook. I'm not sure why I hadn't uploaded it to the web (which I have now done). Here it is...

[Event "GBR-ch U18"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1948.04.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Griffith, Neil Robert Desmond"] [Black "Sofier, Norman"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1948.04.??"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Qc2 Qc7 10. g4 g6 11. O-O-O b6 12. Nf4 Bxf4 13. Bxf4 Qd8 14. h4 Nb8 15. f3 Na6 16. a3 Qe7 17. Bh6 Rd8 18. h5 Qe8 19. Bg5 Rd6 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qh2 Qe7 22. Bxg6 Rd7 23. Bf5 Rc7 24. Qh4 Bxf5 25. gxf5 Rf8 26. Rdg1 Kh8 27. e4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 c5 29. Bxf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxf6+ Qxf6 31. Nxf6 cxd4+ 32. Kb1 {Sources: 1947/48 BCF Yearbook, p221; BCM, June 1948, p196 (moves 17 to end, with some move differences and wrong name for White). White (Neil Robert Desmond Griffith, 1931-1999) was from Wallasey Grammar School, Cheshire and Black (Norman Sofier, 1930-2020) from Perse School, Cambridge} 1-0

[Gerard Killoran]

Here's another gift for you from the same newspaper, Rah! Rah! - as you varsity types say.

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"] [Site "Univ of London Union"] [Date "1967.03.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Kalton, Nigel John"] [Black "Kendall, Paul Stephen Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D46"] [Opening "QGD: semi-Slav, Chigorin defence"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. e4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. h3 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Bb3 a6 16. f4 Neg4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Nf3 Nh5 19. e5 Bc5+ 20. Bf2 Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Rad8 22. Qc2 Nxf4 23. Ne4 {Winsford Chronicle - Thursday 11 May 1967 p.21} 1-0

[John Saunders]

Here's another gift for you from the same newspaper, Rah! Rah! - as you varsity types say.

Top hole, old chap! Added to BritBase, what?