[Event "WLS-ch"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1965.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Reynolds, D Ian W"]
[Black "Heath, Brian A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nb3 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Re1 Be6 10. Nc3 Qd7 11. Na4 Bxb3 12. axb3 Rd8 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Nb6 Qc7 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. Qg4 g6 17. Qc4 Rd7 18. Be4 Nd8 19. Qa4 f5 20. Bd3 Qc6 21. Bg5 Bd6 22. Bf6 Qxa4 23. bxa4 Rf8 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5+ Re7 26. Rae1 Rxe5 27. Rxe5+ Kd7 28. c3 Rf6 29. Kf1 Nc6 30. Re3 Kd6 31. f4 Ne7 32. Bc4 Kd7 33. Rh3 h5 34. Kf2 Rb6 35. Rd3+ Kc7 36. b4 Rf6 37. Kg3 Rd6 38. Rxd6 Kxd6 39. Kh4 b5 40. axb5 axb5 41. Bxb5 {Source: D Ian W Reynolds (2 January 2024)} 1-0

[Event "WLS-ch"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1965.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jones, Arthur Owen"]
[Black "Reynolds, D Ian W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 b5 10. O-O Qb6 11. e4 Nbd7 12. a3 Re8 13. Re1 Ng4 14. Nd2 Nde5 15. h3 Nf6 16. Nf3 Nfd7 17. Rc1 Nc4 18. Qe2 Ba6 19. Qc2 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 b4 21. Bd2 bxc3 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Bxc3 Bd3 24. Nd2 Rxa3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Re3 Rea8 27. Nb1 Bxb1 28. Rxa3 Rxa3 29. Rxb1 c4 30. Bf1 Rb3 31. Rxb3 cxb3 32. Bd3 Nc5 33. Bb1 b2 34. Kf1 Na4 35. f4 Nc3 36. Bd3 Kf6 37. Ke1 b1=Q+ 38. Bxb1 Nxb1 39. Ke2 b5 40. Kd3 b4 41. Kd4 b3 42. e5+ dxe5+ 43. fxe5+ Ke7 44. Kc4 Nd2+ 45. Kc3 b2 46. Kxb2 Nc4+ 47. Kc3 Nxe5 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. g4 Nd7 {Source: D Ian W Reynolds (2 January 2024). AO Jones was Welsh Champion in 1962 (jointly with Newcombe)} 0-1

[Event "WLS-ch"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1965.04.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Reynolds, D Ian W"]
[Black "Chesters, Graham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bc4 Nd7 5. Be3 e5 6. Nge2 Ngf6 7. f3 c6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bb3 Rb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qd6 Rb6 16. Qxe7 {Source: D Ian W Reynolds (2 January 2024). Chesters was Welsh champion in 1964 and again jointly with Gavrilovic in 1970. "We were both members of the Cheshire County side, so an early draw was not unexpected" (Reynolds)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WLS-ch"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1965.04.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Reynolds, D Ian W"]
[Black "Mueller, H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O Nge7 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. cxd4 N5g6 11. f4 Nf8 12. f5 Ng8 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Be3 Nh7 15. Qg4 Nhf6 16. Qxg7 Rh7 17. Qg3 Rh8 18. e5 {Source: D Ian W Reynolds (2 January 2024)} 1-0

[Event "WLS-ch"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1965.04.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Moore, George Powell"]
[Black "Reynolds, D Ian W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[Annotator "Reynolds, D Ian W"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. e4 Qc7 9. Re1 d4 10. Qc2 dxc3 11. bxc3 e5 12. Nb3 c4 13. dxc4 {After the game my opponent said he then realised this was a positional sacrifice.} Be6 14. Ba3 Rfd8 15. c5 Na5 16. Nxa5 Qxa5 17. Bb4 Qc7 18. Red1 Nd7 19. Rab1 Bf8 20. Qe2 f6 21. Qb2 Bxc5 22. Ne1 a5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Qc2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Bf1 Qd7 28. Ng2 Qc6 29. f3 Na4 30. c4 b5 31. Qd2 bxc4 32. Qxa5 c3 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qd1 Qc5+ 35. Kh1 Nb2 36. Qc1 Bxa2 37. Be2 Bb3 38. Ne3 Qd4 39. Nf1 Qc5 40. Kg2 Qd4 41. h4 {(sealed moved but White resigned without resuming) Source: D Ian W Reynolds (2 January 2024). Moore was Welsh Champion in 1963.} 0-1

[Event "WLS-ch"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1965.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kraus, Ervin Bernard (Dr)"]
[Black "Reynolds, D Ian W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E27"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O 6. Bg5 d6 7. e3 Qe7 8. Bd3 e5 9. Qb1 h6 10. h4 Nbd7 11. Rh3 e4 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Rh1 b6 15. Ne2 Ba6 16. Ba4 Rf8 17. Bc6 Rab8 18. Qb3 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. d5 Nd7 21. Nd4 Ne5 22. Ke2 c5 23. dxc6 Rc7 24. Rad1 Nxc6 25. Nf5 Qe6 26. Nxd6 Qg4+ 27. Ke1 Qxg2 28. Rf1 Ne5 29. Nb5 Nf3+ 30. Ke2 Qg4 31. Qa4 Rcc8 32. Rh1 Nxh4+ 33. Kd2 Nf3+ 34. Kc1 Ne5 35. Nd6 Rcd8 36. Rhg1 Nd3+ 37. Kb1 Qe2 38. Qc2 Qxc2+ 39. Kxc2 Rxd6 40. f3 Rfd8 41. fxe4 Nc5 42. Rd4 Rxd4 43. cxd4 Nxe4 {Source: D Ian W Reynolds (2 January 2024)} 0-1

[Event "WLS-ch"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1965.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Reynolds, D Ian W"]
[Black "Sully, David John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Graham Chesters had lost from a winning position to Sully in Rd 6. So Sully was only half point behind me. So I needed a draw to be champion.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. f3 Bd6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Nde2 O-O-O 12. O-O-O Rde8 13. g4 b5 14. h4 b4 15. g5 Ng4 16. fxg4 Bxg4 17. Rdg1 h5 18. Rf1 bxc3 19. Nxc3 Re7 20. Bd4 Rg8 21. a3 Rd7 22. Na4 Rgd8 23. Bxg7 Bf4+ 24. Kb1 Bg3 25. Nc5 Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bxd1 28. g6 fxg6 29. Bf6 {Source: D Ian W Reynolds (2 January 2024). Sully was Welsh Champion in 1966 and again, jointly with Trevelyan, in 1979. 1965 Championship: 28 players, 1st DIW Reynolds (UCW Aberystwyth) 6/7, 2nd DJ Sully 5½, 3-4th G Chesters, H Mueller 5, 5-8th E Jones, AO Jones, GP Moore, NJ Davies 4½, 9-10 Dr. EB Kraus, J Williams 4. (BCM, July 1965, p193)} 1/2-1/2

