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Tournament: 55th British Championship (won by Penrose) (all 198 games) • Updated 20 February, 2025 11:46 AM
Venue: Univ. Great Hall, Bristol • Dates: 5-16 August 1968 • Download PGN (includes 107 games from subsidiary events)

1968 British Chess Championship, Bristol, 5-16 August 1967« »1969

1968 British Chess
Championship
Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  Total 
1 Dr. Jonathan Penrose London b32+ w17= w26+ b8+ w2= b21+ b3+ w4- w5+ b7+ w6=
2 Raymond D Keene London w21+ w29+ b22= w6+ b1= w3= b5+ b10= w4= b14= w7=
3 William R Hartston Enfield w11+ b8= w27= b23+ w14+ b2= w1- b21+ w9+ b4= b5=
4 Michael J Haygarth Leeds w18= b23= w12+ b27+ w5= w6= b7= b1+ b2= w3= b9= 7
5 Peter N Lee Harrogate w30+ w15+ b6= w22= b4= w13+ w2- b12+ b1- b10+ w3= 7
6 Peter H Clarke Holsworthy b31+ w19+ w5= b2- w18+ b4= w21= b9= w10= w13+ b1= 7
7 Craig W Pritchett Glasgow b15- w11= b28+ w34+ b13- w29+ w4= b8+ w18+ w1- b2=
8 Keith B Richardson Nottingham b25+ w3= b34+ w1- b17= w22= b12= w7- w23+ b11= w14+
9 Alan H Perkins Leeds w23= b12= w13= b24= w27+ w17= b22+ w6= b3- b18+ w4=
10 Michael J Basman Addlestone b22- w32= b16+ w29= b12= w23+ b25+ w2= b6= w5- b17+
11 A Howard Williams Pontyclun b3- b7= w36= b20= w28= b33+ w18= w26+ b17= w8= b22+
12 Mark H Horton Nottingham b35= w9= b4- b36+ w10= b24+ w8= w5- b25+ w17= b13= 6
13 Victor W Knox Stockport b36+ w22- b9= w26+ w7+ b5- b17= w25= w21+ b6- w12= 6
14 Norman Littlewood Sheffield b34- w28= b35+ w32+ b3- w26- b29+ w22+ b19+ w2= b8- 6
15 Andrew J Whiteley Oxford w7+ b5- w20= b18- w33= b28= w27= b23- b32+ w25+ w21+ 6
16 Ronald Thomas Middlesbrough w27= b18- w10- b28- w31= b30- b36+ w34+ b35+ w23+ b24+ 6
17 Bernard Cafferty Birmingham w24+ b1= w18+ b21- w8= b9= w13= b19= w11= b12= w10-
18 Leslie S Tate Newcastle b4= w16+ b17- w15+ b6- w25= b11= w32+ b7- w9- b27+
19 George S Botterill Shipley w33+ b6- b21- w25- b34+ w35+ b26+ w17= w14- b22= w20=
20 Adrian S Hollis Oxford b29- w36= b15= w11= b26- w34+ b32= w28+ b24- w33+ b19=
21 Simon Webb Oxted b2- b30+ w19+ w17+ b22+ w1- b6= w3- b13- w24= b15- 5
22 Clifford George Hilton Manchester w10+ b13+ w2= b5= w21- b8= w9- b14- b26+ w19= w11- 5
23 Frank Parr Ewell b9= w4= b25+ w3- b29= b10- w28= w15+ b8- b16- w33+ 5
24 Harry Golombek Chalfont St Giles b17- w31+ b29= w9= b25- w12- w30+ b27= w20+ b21= w16- 5
25 Julian T Farrand Stockport w8- b33+ w23- b19+ w24+ b18= w10- b13= w12- b15- b28=
26 Baruch H Wood Sutton Coldfield w28+ w34= b1- b13- w20+ b14+ w19- b11- w22- b31= w30=
27 Peter W Hempson London b16= w35+ b3= w4- b9- w32= b15= w24= b33= w28= w18-
28 Ronald H Watson London b26- b14= w7- w16+ b11= w15= b23= b20- w31= b27= w25=
29 Andrew R B Thomas Tiverton w20+ b2- w24= b10= w23= b7- w14- b33- b30= w35= w36+
30 James M Aitken Cheltenham b5- w21- b31= w35= b32- w16+ b24- b36= w29= w34+ b26=
31 Leon P Burnett Weston-super-M w6- b24- w30= b33- b16= w36= b34= w35+ b28= w26= b32=
32 F Norman Stephenson Middlesbrough w1- b10= w33= b14- w30+ b27= w20= b18- w15- b36= w31= 4
33 Michael V Lambshire Reading b19- w25- b32= w31+ b15= w11- b35= w29+ w27= b20- b23- 4
34 Graham Speed Carshalton w14+ b26= w8- b7- w19- b20- w31= b16- w36+ b30- b35=
35 Gerald Bonner Glasgow w12= b27- w14- b30= w36+ b19- w33= b31- w16- b29= w34=
36 Michael E Brigden Bristol w13- b20= b11= w12- b35- b31= w16- w30= b34- w32= b29-

1968 British Ladies Chess Championship, Bristol 1967« »1969

1968 British Ladies
Championship
Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  Total 
1 Dinah M Dobson Northwood b14+ w6+ b9+ b3= w2= w4= b5= w7+ w8+ b10+ b11=
2 Rowena M Bruce Plymouth b11+ w13= w5= w8+ b1= w9= w3- b12+ w4+ b6+ w7=
3 (Patricia) Anne Sunnucks Aldershot b5= w7+ b13+ w1= b9- w12+ b2+ b4+ w6- w11+ b8=
4 Margaret Eileen E Clarke Holsworthy b7= w5- b12+ w13+ w6+ b1= b9+ w3- b2- w16+ w14+ 7
5 Mary A E A Henniker-Heaton London w3= b4+ w2= w9= b8= b10= w1= w6- b16+ w14+ b15+ 7
6 Nancy C Elder Dundee +bye b1- w10= w7+ b4- b11+ w13+ b5+ b3+ w2- b9-
7 Margaret I Powis Stroud w4= b3- w16+ b6- w11= w8+ b10+ b1- w15+ w9+ b2=
8 Margaret E Lander Gillingham w10+ b9- w4+ b2- w5= b7- w16+ w15+ b1- b12+ w3= 6
9 Olive Richards Harrow b12+ w8+ w1- b5= w3+ b2= w4- b13+ b10- w7- w6+ 6
10 Cicely M Murphy Whitchurch b8- w11+ b6= w12= b13= w5= w7- b14= b9+ w1- b16+
11 Julie Dobson Wallasey w2- b10- +bye b14+ b7= w6- b12- b16+ w13+ b3- w1= 5
12 Leah Margaret Hogarth Glasgow w9- b16+ w4- b10= w15+ b3- w11+ w2- b14= w8- b13=
13 Sarah M Steedman Glasgow w16+ b2= w3- b4- w10= b14+ b6- w9- b11- w15+ w12=
14 Zbyzska Southall Newport, Mon w1- +bye b8- w11- b16= w13- b15- w10= w12= b5- b4-
15 Jean Pickles Preston         b12- w16+ w14+ b8- b7- b13- w5- 2
16 Miss J Amos London b13- w12- b7- +bye w14= b15- b8- w11- w5- b4- w10-

1968 BCF Major Open Tournament

(1) James E Scholes 8½/11; (2) David G MacDonald 8; (3-4) Terry C Fox, Bernard Kooiman 7½; (5-8) Mike J Conroy, Peter C Doye, Kenneth B Harman, Ronald F A Harman 7; (9-12) Brian R Eley, (Derek) George Ellison, Ronald L Johannes, John M Ripley 6½; (13-16) Peter M Collins, Raymond J Gamble, Julian Francis T Kirk O’Grady, Roger Lancaster 6; (17-20) James R Boyce, Percy B Cook, Anthony R Cullinane, Lewis Johnstone Mills 5½; (21-27) Robert G W Elwell, Ian Eustis, Paul F Habershon, D J Harper, R Hilton, Robin A E Shaw, Walter J E Yeeles 5; (28-29) James R Nicholson, Thomas Russell 4½; (30-31) W. Bainbridge, Charles R Gurnhill 4; (32-33) P. Griffiths, P. L. Vasil 3½; (34) N. J. Davies 3; (35) B. van Toen 2½; (36) J. M. Gorton 2.


1968 British Under-21 Championship

1968 British Under-21
Championship
Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  Total 
1 Louis de Veauce Pirbright b9- w30+ b29+ w28+ b13= w36+ w6+ b18+ w4+ b2= w5=
2 Michael J Lexton Cardiff w5+ b12= w42+ w9- b15= b21= w35+ b19+ b6+ w1= w4=
3 William A Linton Oxford w14- b31+ w35+ b21= w12+ b5= w4- w20+ b9+ b6= w7+
4 John L Moles Over Stowey w31+ b18- b5= w33+ b39+ w13= b3+ w9+ b1- w14+ b2=
5 Rory M R O’Kelly Beckenham b2- b27+ w4= b16+ w14= w3= b17+ b21= w18+ b12+ b1=
6 Richard G Eales Chester b17+ w28+ b9= w36= b7+ w18+ b1- b13= w2- w3= b12=
7 John Hall Barnsley w32= b25+ w16+ b12= w6- b14- w8+ w24+ b13= w11+ b3-
8 Paul S N Kendall Nantwich w44+ w29+ b13- w11+ b36= w9- b7- w17+ b16= w28+ b14=
9 David LeMoir Bristol w1+ b14+ w6= b2+ w18= b8+ w12= b4- w3- b10= w15=
10 David I Lister London b24= w33+ b36- w15- b38+ w16+ b11+ w12- b19+ w9= b13=
11 Robert S McFarland Coventry w37= b23= w26+ b8- w25+ b35= w10- b36+ w21+ b7- w27+
12 Tim W Pelling Kenley w41+ w2= b15+ w7= b3- w20+ b9= b10+ w14= w5- w6=
13 Peter J Waters Braunton w30+ b39+ w8+ b18- w1= b4= b24= w6= w7= b21= w10=
14 Derek M Wise Bristol b3+ w9- b44+ w24= b5= w7+ b18= w28+ b12= b4- w8=
15 Michael J Bulford London w16= b37+ w12- b10+ w2= b19= w21- b40= w24+ w20= b9= 6
16 Keith L Escott Cambridge b15= w19+ b7- w5- w30+ b10- w27+ b35+ w8= b18= w21= 6
17 Michael D Gyton Wembley w6- b35- w41+ b30+ w37= b40+ w5- b8- w32+ w25+ b20= 6
18 Gavin N Henderson Blackpool w40+ w4+ b20+ w13+ b9= b6- w14= w1- b5- w16= b19= 6
19 D J Hill West Wickham w26= b16- w22+ b37= b28+ w15= b36+ w2- w10- b30+ w18= 6
20 Brian A Jones Manchester w22= b32+ w18- w27+ w21= b12- w37+ b3- w23+ b15= w17= 6
21 T Jones Windsor b38= w34+ b24= w3= b20= w2= b15+ w5= b11- w13= b16= 6
22 D R Lewis Whitchurch b20= w36- b19- w35- w41+ b42+ b29= w25= b27= w39+ b28+ 6
23 Chris J Feather Cambridge b36= w11= b28- w29= b40= w32= b31= w26+ b20- w33+ b24=
24 Nigel J Holloway Plymouth w10= b26+ w21= b14= b35- w39+ w13= b7- b15- w29+ w23=
25 R Alan Barton Derby b33= w7- b34+ w40= b11- w28- w38+ b22= w35+ b17- b31= 5
26 Roger Hardy Bridlington b19= w24- b11- w38- b34+ w43+ b39= b23- w29= w32+ b33= 5
27 P A Harris Camberley b28- w5- b31+ w20- b43+ w29+ b16- b37= w22= w36+ b11- 5
28 Norman A Hutchinson Brigg w27+ b6- w23+ b1- w19- b25+ w33+ b14- w37+ b8- w22- 5
29 Brian F O'Sullivan Aberystwyth w35+ b8- w1- b23= w32= b27- w22= w41+ b26= b24- w43+ 5
30 R J Roberts Sheffield b13- b1- w43+ w17- b16- w34= b41- w38= +bye b42+ w40+ 5
31 J Walters London b4- w3- w27- b41= +bye b38+ w23= b32= w40= b35= w25= 5
32 J S Bennett London b7= w20- b33- w34+ b29= b23= w40= w31= b17- b26- +bye
33 David E Bower London w25= b10- w32+ b4- w42+ b37= b28- w39= w34= b23- w26=
34 G Frost Sheffield w42= b21- w25- b32- w26- b30= +bye w43+ b33= b37= w35=
35 H Trevor Jones Beckenham b29- w17+ b3- b22+ w24+ w11= b2- w16- b25- w31= b34=
36 John W O'Loghlen Radlett w23= b22+ w10+ b6= w8= b1- w19- w11- b39= b27- w42=
37 P M Stevenson Wallasey b11= w15- b38+ w19= b17= w33= b20- w27= b28- w34= b39=
38 S Welbourne Scarborough w21= b42- w37- b26+ w10- w31- b25- b30= w43+ +bye b41=
39 A H Williams Hatfield w43+ w13- b40= b42+ w4- b24- w26= b33= w36= b22- w37=
40 Kenneth I Norman Hounslow b18- b41+ w39= b25= w23= w17- b32= w15= b31= w19- b30- 4
41 Daniel L O'Byrne Bodmin b12- w40- b17- w31= b22- +bye w30+ b29- w42+ b43- w38= 4
42 D J Riches Bristol b34= w38+ b2- w40- b33- w22- b43- +bye b41- w30- b36= 3
43 Simon C Sellick Corby b39- w44- b30- +bye b27- b26- w42+ b34- b38- w41+ b29- 3
44 Kevin J O'Connell   b8- b43+ w14- withdrew 1 / 3

(The above table is from the 1968/69 BCF Yearbook, with some corrections made. BCM's version is a little different...) (1) Louis de Veauce 8½; (2-5) Michael J Lexton, William A Linton, Rory M R O’Kelly, John L Moles 7½; (6-14) Richard G Eales, John Hall, Paul S N Kendall, David LeMoir, David I Lister, Robert S McFarland, Tim W Pelling, Peter J Waters, Derek Maurice Wise 6½; Michael J Bulford, Keith L Escott, Michael D Gyton, Gavin Nigel Henderson, Brian A Jones, T. Jones, M. Lewis 6; Chris J Feather, Nigel J Holloway 5½; R Alan Barton, Roger Hardy, P. A. Harris, Norman A Hutchinson, R. J. Roberts, Brian F O'Sullivan, J. Walters 5; J. S. Bennett, David E Bower, G. Frost, H Trevor Jones, John W O'Loghlen, P. M. Stevenson, P. Welbourne 4½; Kenneth I Norman, D. L. O'Byrne 4; D. J. Riches, Simon C Sellick 3.

1968 British Boys’ Under-18 Championship

(1) Martyn J Corden (Bolton) 9/11; (2) Robert Bellin (Great Yarmouth) 8½; (3) Stuart J Hutchings (Bristol) 8; (4-5) Peter J Acton (Bletchley), Anthony F Warren (Leicester) 7½; (6-11) (Louis) Alan Edwards (Leicester), Clive D Gilliam (Croydon), J Lloyd Powell (Sheffield), Alan G Trangmar (Beckenham), Roger Webb (Oxted), Robert Woodford (Birmingham) 7; (12-15) Norman D Marks (Croydon), Ian McNee (Birkenhead), Seth Saverymuttu (Gosport), Roger Rance Smith (London) 6½; (16-20) David O Collier (London), Richard C T Parry, Howard J Price (Purley), D W Reed (Pudsey), J Wood (Birmingham) 6; (21-33) Martin J Burbridge (Leicester), Colin C Campbell (Edinburgh), Stephen K Cronick (Cardiff), J R Forster, Paul Hershman (Southend), Anthony E Holdford (Sth Newcastle), Eric J Holt (Edinburgh), Donald T Marr (Edinburgh), (Robert) Walter L Moberly (Winchester), Michael Rosenberg (Giffnock), David O Vaughan (Cwmbran), Philip G Wade (Stalybridge), Robert D Waugh (Edinburgh) 5½; (34-36) M Bell, George A Leyton, Peter O'Kane (Belfast) 5; (37-44) Roger J Bray (Solihull), Thomas M Deauville (Newcastle), Neil Graham, Chris R Haynes (Hayes), Richard John Michael Jephcott (Solihull), Martyn Matthews (Belfast), A Race (London), Chris C W Shephard (Birmingham) 4½; (45-50) Richard J Bress (Broadstairs), R Campbell (Edinburgh), John C Fagg (Birchington), C L Hall (Bristol), P Haseldine, Christopher J A Jones (Dundee) 4; (51-53) Douglas J May (Edinburgh), D Myatt (Kings Lynn), Alan T G White (Belfast) 3½; (54) Brian A Ruderman (Belfast) 1.

1968 British Boys’ Under-16 Championship

(1) Richard Bailey (Wirral) 9/11; (2) David C Wilson (Belfast) 8½; (3-4) Phillip D Alder (Newport, Mon), T Reynolds (Chester-le-Street) 7½; (5-6) Geoffrey T Haigh (Cwmbran), Christopher Gerard O'Reilly (Wellington) 7; (7-11) A N Chapman (Swindon), William J Collins (Belfast), Alan N Morris (Leicester), Maurice J Staples (Bridgwater), Norman C Wilson (Sheffield) 6½; (12-16) Jim Burnett (Doncaster), J E Cope (London), Malcolm A Hunt (Birmingham), R J Mitchell (Manchester), Jonathan P Stoye (Oxford) 6; (17-23) Michael Farthing (Congleton), Peter B Gale (South Croydon), Hugh Lanning (London), Edward W Lewis (Dublin), Robert Perry (Mansfield), Russell N Rose (London), Ian L Snape (Orpington) 5½; (24-28) Andrew J D Baruch (Dundee), Alan D Coupe (Brighouse), Ormond M Goodyear (Cardiff), Duncan T Milroy (Southwell), Michael D Smith (Worksop) 5; (29-33) D J Bray (Cwmbran), Michael Harkness (Belfast), Chris D F Miller (Nottingham), J Richards (London), P W Walsh (Dundee) 4½; (34) Steven P Barwick (Brighouse) 4; (35-36) Graham J Hutchings (Bristol), G Nicholls (Plymouth) 3½; (37) D Noble (Brighouse) 3.

1968 British Boys’ Under-14 Championship

(1) Anthony J Miles (Birmingham) 9½/11; (2) Laurence D Marks (Purley) 9; (3-4) John G Nicholson (Bromley), John D M Nunn (London) 8½; (5) Philip S Griffin (Stoke-on-Trent) 6½; (6-15) Robert J Delnon (Plymouth), Martin R Duffy (Birmingham), Thomas G Goldrick (Oldham), M Neary (Cardiff), John K Orrell (Middleton, Lancs), John W Phipps (Cowley), Malcolm J Pycroft (Manchester), Johann P Sommerville (London), Stephen Tovey (Bristol), M B Wright (Wirral) 6; (16-23) J F Coles (Gosport), Chris M Cooley (Swindon), Ian C Furber (Bristol), M Hancock (Stoke-on-Trent), Geoffrey P Lawrence (Plymouth), J Levy (Manchester), M Reisz (London), A Weekes (Huddersfield) 5½; (24-27) David Robert Bagshaw (Bristol), Andrew P Furber (Bristol), G McCullough (Manchester), Jan S Przybyla (Swindon) 5; (28-29) P A Carter (Cardiff), A J Masters (Bristol) 4½; (30) Richard Bloodworth (Plymouth) 4; (31-32) K Fitzgerald (Cardiff), Nicholas J Webber (Street, Som) 3; (33) Keith McMain (Scunthorpe) 1½; (34) P W Griffiths (Scunthorpe) ½.

1968 British Girls’ Under-18 Championship

(1) Manel Saverymuttu (Gosport) 4½; (2) Mary McGinn (Glasgow) 4; (3-5) Anne Dempster (Glasgow), Jane Rigiani (Formby), P Williams (Bicester) 3½; (6-7) A M Hughes (Glasgow), E J McKillop (Glasgow) 3; (8) Philomena Hoy (Glasgow) 2½; (9-13) Frances W Burniston (Glasgow), Ailie Doyle (Glasgow), Christine M Elder (Dundee), I Kilbride (Glasgow), M Maclnnes (Glasgow) 2; (14) M Finnieston (Glasgow) 1½; (15) S Dolan (Glasgow) 1; (16) K Johnstone (Glasgow) 0.


First-Class Tournament

(1) David C Jarrett 8/11; (2-4) J R Dicken, Anthony M M Hurman, Peter Morrey 7; (5-9) R A Bowell, G S Briggs, L Butcher, Prabir K Nandi, William G Raines 6½; (10-12) (Henry) James Draisey, Truman V Parrott, I Stenhouse 6; (13-17) David E Luckin, Alan Edgar Nield (NZL), A Pinkerton, R Quaye, M R Whall 5; (18) Anthony J Doherty 4½; (19-20) G Alec M Boswell, Roy Woodcock 4; (21) B Marshall (withdrew after six rounds) 3; (22) Reza Gholi K Bourbour 1.

Five-day, First Week

(1) David P Openshaw 4½/5; (2) Paul R Bielby (Sunderland) 4; (3) R J Bagshaw 3½; (4) Brian W Edgar 3; (5-6) E A Copeman, C F Fielding 2½; (7) R F Gallop 2; (8-9) A Claremont (Newport, Mon.), W H Watkinson 1½; (10) P W J Dennis 0.

Five-day, Second Week

(1) Paul R Bielby (Sunderland) 5/5; (2) G Kaye 4; (3) W J Tyers 3½; (4-6) A Brown (Newport, Mon.), Malcolm James Lester, Leigh A Trangmar (Beckenham) 3; (7-8) Richard J Miles, Kenneth J Wyld (Tadley, Hants) 2½; (9-10) A Claremont (Newport, Mon.), Nigel M Hamlin 2; (11-13) J Andrew Borkowski, Miss Annie Hilda Gammans, Brian G Sammes 1½; (14) J Stiling 0.

Over-fifty Tournament

(1) Fridolin (Fred) Jaeck 10; (2) (William) George Whitaker 8; (3-4) Wilfred Evans (Chorleywood), Harold Dobson Wells 7½; (5) Ernest George Exell 5½; (6) Wilfred G Oliver 5; (7) F G Wright 4½; (8-9) B H Mardle, A Terrett 3; (10) G Burnett 1; (11) H Graham 0.


File Updated

Date Notes
(previously) All 198 games from the bulletin, in zipped file mode, from some years ago.
12 January 2016 All 198 games from the bulletin, plus 101 games from subsidiary events. Updated 12/01/16 to include the game A.Miles-J.Nunn (from John Nunn's Secrets of Grandmaster Chess).
29 September 2020 Some forenames added and a general make-over conducted.
25 October 2022 Added one game: D.Marr 0-1 P.O'Kane (Under 18, rd 7). Many thanks to Geoff Chandler for submitting the game. EDIT: amended 26 October 2022 - the colours were the other way - P.O'Kane 0-1 D.Marr.
18 December 2022 Added two games: (1) P.Kendall 1-0 R.McFarland (U21, rd 4); (2) R.Bailey 1-0 J.Cope (U16, rd 10). My thanks to Gerard Killoran for submitting the games via the English Chess Forum.
19 December 2022 There is now a full crosstable for the Under-21 Championship.
7 February 2025 Added two games from the U21 Championship: (1) D LeMoir 1-0 L de Veauce (rd 1); (2) D M Wise 0-1 D LeMoir (rd 2). Many thanks to David LeMoir for submitting the games.
9 February 2025 Added a game from the U18 Championship: G Leyton 0-1 C Hall. Many thanks to Andy Ansel for forwarding the game.