Comments for British Chess Magazine http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk The world's oldest chess magazine, published continuously since 1881 Mon, 07 May 2012 22:32:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP by James Pratt http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3882#comment-139 James Pratt Mon, 07 May 2012 22:32:45 +0000 http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3882#comment-139 The time limit is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 and 15 minutes for the rest of the game. A 30 second increment will be added after move 61 for each move played. The players are not staying in the same hotel! Gelfand has been in the Alps, training and Anand has been in Germany, we read. No Botvinnik clause! So nobody should have an advantage (at one time the World Champion kept the title if the match was drawn) unless I am missing something (or the rules are not clear to me). Hmnn... The time limit is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 and 15 minutes for the rest of the game. A 30 second increment will be added after move 61 for each move played.

The players are not staying in the same hotel! Gelfand has been in the Alps, training and Anand has been in Germany, we read.

No Botvinnik clause! So nobody should have an advantage (at one time the World Champion kept the title if the match was drawn) unless I am missing something (or the rules are not clear to me). Hmnn…

]]> Comment on For Your (UK) Diary by James Pratt http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3860#comment-138 James Pratt Sun, 06 May 2012 15:59:53 +0000 http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3860#comment-138 The record may be modest but it is not wrong. The Scottish Championship was held on the very first occasion in Glasgow from 21st-25th July, 1884. The winner was a certain Mr. Crum. Final scores: J Crum 7/9. Fraser, Spens, Forsyth, Mills, Andrews, Gilchrist, McLeod, Chambers & Fyfe followed. John Crum (1842-1922) was never to win the title again but the event was to visit Glasgow on many occasions in the years that followed, not to mention Troon, St Andrews, Ayr and, of course, Edinburgh. Crum was an endgame study composer and journalist. The record may be modest but it is not wrong. The Scottish Championship was held on the very first occasion in Glasgow from 21st-25th July, 1884. The winner was a certain Mr. Crum. Final scores: J Crum 7/9. Fraser, Spens, Forsyth, Mills, Andrews, Gilchrist, McLeod, Chambers & Fyfe followed.

John Crum (1842-1922) was never to win the title again but the event was to visit Glasgow on many occasions in the years that followed, not to mention Troon, St Andrews, Ayr and, of course, Edinburgh. Crum was an endgame study composer and journalist.

]]> Comment on Happy Birthday: Slim Bouaziz by James Pratt http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3757#comment-137 James Pratt Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:11:10 +0000 http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3757#comment-137 RE Byrne S Bouaziz Sousse Interzonal, 1967 Sicilian Sozin 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. f4 Bb7 9. f5 e5 10. Nde2 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Ng3 Rc8 13. Nh5 Nxh5 14. Qxh5 O-O 15. h4 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nc5 18. O-O-O a5 19. Qg4 a4 20. Bc4 b3 21. cxb3 axb3 22. a3 h5 23. Bxe7 hxg4 24. Bxd8 Ne4 25. Kb1 Rxc4 26. Ba5 Ng3 27. Rc1 Ra4 28. Bb4 Rd8 29. Rhe1 Nxf5 30. Re4 Nxh4 31. Rxg4 Nf5 32. Rc3 Ne7 33. Rd3 g6 34. Rgg3 Kg7 35. Rd2 Nf5 36. Rxb3 Rb8 37. Rc3 Raxb4 38. axb4 Rxb4 39. Ka2 Kf6 40. Rb3 Ra4+ 41. Ra3 Rb4 42. Ra8 e4 43. Re8 e3 44. Re2 Rd4 45. Kb1 Kg5 46. Kc1 Kf4 47. b3 Rxd5 48. b4 Rb5 49. Rb2 Nd4 50. Rf8 Rf5 51. Kd1 Ke4 52. Ke1 Kd3 53. g4 Rf4 54. Ra2 Nf3+ 55. Kd1 e2+ 56. Rxe2 Rxb4 57. Rc2 Rxg4 58. Kc1 f5 59. Rd8 Rd4 60. Rc6 g5 61. Rcxd6 Rxd6 62. Rxd6+ Ke3 63. Re6+ Kf2 64. Rf6 Nh4 65. Rh6 f4 66. Kd2 Ng2 67. Kd1 g4 68. Rg6 Ne3+ 69. Kd2 g3 70. Kc1 g2 (The rook can't hold-back the tide) 0-1 RE Byrne
S Bouaziz
Sousse Interzonal, 1967
Sicilian Sozin

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. f4
Bb7 9. f5 e5 10. Nde2 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Ng3 Rc8 13. Nh5 Nxh5 14. Qxh5 O-O
15. h4 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nc5 18. O-O-O a5 19. Qg4 a4 20. Bc4 b3 21. cxb3
axb3 22. a3 h5 23. Bxe7 hxg4 24. Bxd8 Ne4 25. Kb1 Rxc4 26. Ba5 Ng3 27. Rc1 Ra4
28. Bb4 Rd8 29. Rhe1 Nxf5 30. Re4 Nxh4 31. Rxg4 Nf5 32. Rc3 Ne7 33. Rd3 g6 34.
Rgg3 Kg7 35. Rd2 Nf5 36. Rxb3 Rb8 37. Rc3 Raxb4 38. axb4 Rxb4 39. Ka2 Kf6 40.
Rb3 Ra4+ 41. Ra3 Rb4 42. Ra8 e4 43. Re8 e3 44. Re2 Rd4 45. Kb1 Kg5 46. Kc1 Kf4
47. b3 Rxd5 48. b4 Rb5 49. Rb2 Nd4 50. Rf8 Rf5 51. Kd1 Ke4 52. Ke1 Kd3 53. g4
Rf4 54. Ra2 Nf3+ 55. Kd1 e2+ 56. Rxe2 Rxb4 57. Rc2 Rxg4 58. Kc1 f5 59. Rd8 Rd4
60. Rc6 g5 61. Rcxd6 Rxd6 62. Rxd6+ Ke3 63. Re6+ Kf2 64. Rf6 Nh4 65. Rh6 f4 66.
Kd2 Ng2 67. Kd1 g4 68. Rg6 Ne3+ 69. Kd2 g3 70. Kc1 g2 (The rook can’t hold-back the tide)
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]]> Comment on Lajos Portisch: 75 not out! by James Pratt http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3719#comment-136 James Pratt Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:48:07 +0000 http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3719#comment-136 There should be a Portisch game, from the Vidmar Memorial of 1973, in BCM 05/12. There should be a Portisch game, from the Vidmar Memorial of 1973, in BCM 05/12.

]]> Comment on Correspondence Chess (01/12) by Kenny Harman by James Pratt http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3652#comment-135 James Pratt Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:06:52 +0000 http://www.britishchessmagazine.co.uk/?p=3652#comment-135 BCM carried a Correspondence Chess column for several years but of late it had been dropped. We were happy to revive the monthly feature but unfortunately Kenny Harman was unable to continue. Family issues. We have spoken to several players in the postal world but so far no volunteers have come forward, despite offers of help and good wishes. We do hope that the tradition can be continued. Who will come forward and write for us? Full support offered of course! BCM carried a Correspondence Chess column for several years but of late it had been dropped. We were happy to revive the monthly feature but unfortunately Kenny Harman was unable to continue. Family issues. We have spoken to several players in the postal world but so far no volunteers have come forward, despite offers of help and good wishes. We do hope that the tradition can be continued. Who will come forward and write for us? Full support offered of course!

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