Britbase Updates

[Matt Mackenzie]

So how many non-chess books has RDK written?

[John Saunders]

Can this off-topic RDK discussion be moved to a different place, please?

[Gerard Killoran]

Back on topic

[Event "GBR-ch72 Major Open"] [Site "Edinburgh"] [Date "1985.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Escott, Keith"] [Black "Bosveld, Henk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B14/11"] [Opening "Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik attack (6...Be7)"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Qd3 g6 13. Bh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rac1 b6 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Rc7 Qxa2 19. Qc3 Qa5 20. b4 Qf5 21. d5+ Qf6 22. Qc6 Ba6 23. dxe6 Rac8 24. Qd7 Bb5 25. Rxc8 Bxd7 26. exd7 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Rd1 Kf6 29. b5 g5 30. g4 h5 31. h3 hxg4 32. hxg4 {Rugby Advertiser - Thursday 05 December 1985 p.43} 1-0

[Gerard Killoran]

...and from the same source:

[Event "GBR-ch 66th U21"] [Site "Chester"] [Date "1979.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shutler, Stephen J."] [Black "Finlayson, Sean"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C59"] [Opening "Two knights defence"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 exf3 12. Nxf3 O-O 13. d4 Qc7 14. O-O Re8 15. c4 c5 16. d5 Bg4 17. g3 Bh3 18. Nc3 Bxg3 19. d6 Bxd6 20. Rf2 Ng4 21. Nb5 Bxh2+ 22. Rxh2 Qg3+ 23. Kh1 Nxh2 24. Qg1 Qxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Nxf3 {Rugby Advertiser - Thursday 09 May 1985 p.43} 0-1

[Gerard Killoran]

An earlier fragment

[Event "GBR-ch 16th Premier Final B"] [Site "Southsea"] [Date "1923.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Church, William"] [Black "Barnett, Richard Whieldon"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Qb1q1k2/2p5/1pP2p2/1P2p3/4P1P1/5PB1/6K1 b - - 0 43"] 43... Ke6 44. Qa2+ Qd5 45. Qe2 Qb3 46. Qd2 Qd5 47. Qb2 Bc8 48. Qh8 Bd7 49. Qh6+ Kf7 50. Qh7+ Kf6 51. Qh8+ Kf7 52. Qb2 Be6 53. Qb1 Qe5 54. Bf1 Bd5 55. Be2 Qc3 56. Kg2 Ke6 57. Kg1 Qd2 58. Bh5 Qc3 59. g4 Qg7 60. Qd1 Ke7 61. Qd4 Qxd4 62. exd4 f4 63. g5 f3 64. Kf1 Be6 65. Ke1 Bf5 66. Kd2 Bh7 67. Ke3 Bf5 68. Kf4 Ke6 69. g6 Kf6 70. g7 Kxg7 71. Be8 {Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle - Thursday 30 August 1923 p.3} 1-0

[John Saunders]

Thanks for the 1979 and 1985 games, Gerard, which I have added to the collection. You had previously sent me the game fragment from 1923 a year or so ago and it is already on BritBase. The version you have just posted is missing a pair of moves (69 Ke3 Ke7 and only then 70 g6, etc).

[Gerard Killoran]

Thanks for the 1979 and 1985 games, Gerard, which I have added to the collection. You had previously sent me the game fragment from 1923 a year or so ago and it is already on BritBase. The version you have just posted is missing a pair of moves (69 Ke3 Ke7 and only then 70 g6, etc).

Apologies yet again. This time I made three mistakes in one go, forgetting I'd seen the game before, missing the entry in the database, and then missing out a pair of moves. Mea maxima culpa.

[Gerard Killoran]

The Southport Visiter carried extensive reports of the 1905 British Championships, but got this game muddled up. It was OK until move 20, but then a combination of the wrong moves and bad reproduction defeated me. Can anyone do better?

Moves 1-20.png

[Event "BCF-ch 2nd Second Class B"] [Site "Southport"] [Date "1905.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stockwell, John Thomas"] [Black "Kitchin, Clifford"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C14"] [Opening "French: classical, Steinitz variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 a6 9. Bd3 f5 10. h3 c5 11. g4 c4 12. Be2 fxg4 13. hxg4 Rxf4 14. Qd2 Rxg4 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Rdg1 Rxg1+ 17. Rxg1 Nf8 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. Bf3 Be8 20. Qg2 {Southport Visiter - Thursday 24 August 1905 p.8} 1-0

Moves 21-65.png

[David McAlister]

Of course, the game is so garbled one cannot be certain but I did manage to get to the end reasonably happy with my attempt at clarification. Clearly towards the end the Black column is no longer in sync. My solution to the latter was to add a Black 54th move (P-B4) and shove that column down one. So here it is, accepting that there are probably a few variations that would arrive at the same end point .[Event "BCFch 2nd Class B "] [Site "Southport"] [Date "1905.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stockwell, John Thomas"] [Black "Kitchin, Clifford"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C14"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "1905.08.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 a6 9. Bd3 f5 10. h3 c5 11. g4 c4 12. Be2 fxg4 13. hxg4 Rxf4 14. Qd2 Rxg4 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Rdg1 Rxg1+ 17. Rxg1 Nf8 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. Bf3 Be8 20. Qg2 Rd8 21. Ne2 g6 22. c3 Rd7 23. Nf4 Nd8 24. Qh3 Rc7 25. Qg3 Qg7 26. Bg4 Bf7 27. Qh3 Re7 28. Rg2 b5 29. Bd1 a5 30. Nh5 Qh8 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Rh2 h5 33. Bxh5 gxh5 34. Nxf7 Kxf7 35. Qf3 Qh6+ 36. Kd1 Qg6 37. Ng4+ Kg7 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Nh6+ Kh7 40. Qxe7+ Kxh6 41. Qxf8+ Kh7 42. Qf4 Qb1+ 43. Qc1 Qd3+ 44. Qd2 Qxd2+ 45. Kxd2 Kg6 46. Rg2+ Kh6 47. Rg8 Nf7 48. Rb8 b4 49. Ra8 bxc3+ 50. bxc3 h4 51. Rxa5 Kh5 52. Ke2 Ng5 53. Ra7 Kg4 54. Rg7 Kf5 55. Rxg5+ Kxg5 56. Kf3 Kf5 57. a4 h3 58. a5 h2 59. Kg2 h1=Q+ 60. Kxh1 Ke4 61. a6 Kd3 62. a7 Kxc3 63. a8=Q Kxd4 64. Kg2 Kd3 65. Qa3+ 1-0

[Gerard Killoran]

Well done David. Your version solves the problem of how the Queen goes to g7 and the rest makes sense in chess terms. Neither player makes an obvious blunder, nor do they play like a machine at any stage. Good enough for me, but will it be good enough for Britbase?

[John Saunders]

Many thanks, Gerard & David. I've added the game to the BritBase collection.

[Gerard Killoran]

A little detective work leads to the capture of another Pinkerton success...

[Event "BCF-ch 8th Major Open"] [Site "Glasgow"] [Date "1911.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pinkerton, Henry"] [Black "Wenman, Francis Percival"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C22"] [Opening "Centre game: Paulsen attack"] 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 b6 5. Bd2 Bc5 6. Qg3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 g6 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Qe1 O-O 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Qh4 Kg7 15. Rxd7 Qe6 16. Bc4 Qe5 17. f4 Qxg5 18. Rxf7+ Rxf7 19. fxg5 Ng8 20. Bxf7 {Southport Visiter - Tuesday 28 November 1911 p.3} 1-0

[John Saunders]

Thanks, Gerard. Duly added to the BritBase collection: 1911 BCF Congress.

[Gerard Killoran]

An addition to City of London Chess Club Championship 1910/11

[Event "City of London C.C. Championship"] [Site "London"] [Date "1911.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wainwright, George Edward"] [Black "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch game"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 f5 11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. Rae1 f4 13. Nd5 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qc3 f3 16. Kh1 fxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Ne5 18. f4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Qh4 20. Qc3 c6 21. Nc7 Rb8 22. e5 Qe7 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Qe5 Qg6+ 25. Kh1 Bg4 26. Re3 Rbd8 27. Rg3 Qf5 28. Qe3 Qd7 29. Rfg1 Bf5 30. Rxg7 Qd4 31. Re7 Qxe3 32. Rxe3 Rd7 33. Ne8 Bg6 34. Rge1 Rxf4 35. Re7 Rd2 36. R1e2 Rxe2 37. Rxe2 Re4 38. Rxe4 Bxe4+ 39. Kg1 Bxc2 40. Nd6 b5 41. Kf2 Kg7 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Kd4 Ke6 44. Kc5 Kd7 45. b4 Bg6 46. Nb7 Bf7 47. a3 Kc7 48. Na5 Bd5 49. h4 h5 50. Kd4 Kb6 51. Ke5 Ba2 52. Kd6 c5 53. Nc6 c4 54. Ne5 c3 55. Nd3 c2 56. Nc1 Bc4 57. Ke5 Kc6 58. Kd4 Kd6 59. a4 a6 60. a5 Ke6 61. Kc5 Kf5 62. Kb6 Kg4 63. Kxa6 Kxh4 64. Kb6 Kg4 65. a6 h4 {The Field - Saturday 27 May 1911 p.78} 0-1

Also have we determined that A. Beamish was (Captain) Edmund Arthur Beamish (b.1880 d.1947) - later of the West London Club?

[John Saunders]

Thanks for the game, Gerard. Duly added to BritBase.

The Beamish question... I read through the relevant thread a few days ago and still couldn't make up my mind. If Richard James is stumped, then I'm clean bowled, out LBW and caught behind all at the same time. It's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.