1969 Northern Open, Whitby, 28 July - 8 August

1969 Northern Open Whitby		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	S.O.S.
1	Max L Fuller	Australia	b58+	w36+	b37+	w16-	b28+	w56+	b2+	w5=	b15+	w8+	b4=	9	64.50
2	Dr. Karl Burger	USA	b12+	w32+	b19+	w4=	b16+	w5=	w1-	b11+	w3=	b15+	w6=	8	78.00
3	Edward W Formanek	USA	w10-	b60+	w61+	b12+	w8-	b9=	w7+	w36+	b2=	b18+	w5+	8	66.00
4	Jeff Horner	Bolton	w48+	b35+	w15=	b2=	w18=	b41+	w11=	b12+	b5-	w17+	w1=	7½	72.00
5	David Parr	Wokingham	w51+	b59=	w43+	b7+	w15+	b2=	w8=	b1=	w4+	b6=	b3-	7½	72.00
6	John N Sugden	Beckenham	w8+	b15-	w44+	b10=	w9=	b19=	w22+	b29+	w18+	w5=	b2=	7½	71.00
7	W Schmidt	W.Germany	b24=	w17+	b42+	w5-	b36=	w37+	b3-	w19+	b16=	w32+	w15+	7½	67.00
8	Peter Karmaz	Bolton	b6-	b49+	w38+	w19+	b3+	w16+	b5=	w15-	b32+	b1-	w9=	7	73.00
9	Michael J Conroy	Burnley	b50=	w24+	b21=	w20=	b6=	w3=	b33+	w17=	b13=	w16+	b8=	7	70.00
10	Roger W Howley	Manchester	b3+	w37-	b23+	w6=	b30+	w11-	b36-	w46+	b27+	w13=	b21+	7	67.00
11	Ralf Runau	W.Germany	w59-	b48+	w22=	b13+	w43+	b10+	b4=	w2-	w14=	b12=	b27+	7	66.50
12	Brian H Hare	Brighton	w2-	b53+	w51+	w3-	b33+	b31+	w29=	w4-	b41+	w11=	b20+	7	65.00
13	Brian R Eley	Rotherham	w60+	b20-	b36=	w11-	b35+	w30+	w14=	b28+	w9=	b10=	w22+	7	63.50
14	Harry Golombek	Chalfont St Giles	b38=	w33+	b27+	w28=	b56=	w15-	b13=	w37+	b11=	w19+	b17=	7	63.00
15	Svend Ove van Seelen	Denmark	w34+	w6+	b4=	w29+	b5-	b14+	w20+	b8+	w1-	w2-	b7-	6½	78.00
16	Bozidar Gasic	Yugoslavia	w23+	w30+	b20+	b1+	w2-	b8-	w18-	b21+	w7=	b9-	w32+	6½	73.50
17	David Lees	Manchester	w18=	b7-	w50=	b44+	w53=	b43+	w41+	b9=	w20+	b4-	w14=	6½	62.00
18	David J Masters	Chertsey	b17=	w50+	b29-	w34+	b4=	w27+	b16+	w32=	b6-	w3-	b24=	6	68.00
19	Dr. Helmut Lachmann	W.Germany	w54+	b61+	w2-	b8-	b25+	w6=	w39+	b7-	w29+	b14-	b26=	6	65.00
20	Paul Hershman	Southend	b62+	w13+	w16-	b9=	w22+	b29=	b15-	w24+	b17-	w28+	w12-	6	64.00
21	Phillip Alan Sorensen	Denmark	b26+	w29=	w9=	b39=	w31=	b28+	b32-	w16-	b37+	w34+	w10-	6	64.00
22	Guy Rouverol	France	b28-	w58+	b11=	w27+	b20-	w34+	b6-	w39=	b35+	w31+	b13-	6	62.50
23	Thomas Bimpson	Liverpool	b16-	b45+	w10-	w25-	b42+	w33-	b50+	b31-	w44+	w46+	b37+	6	57.50
24	John F Turnock	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	w7=	b9-	w31-	b57+	w45=	b61+	w53+	b20-	w42=	b41+	w18=	6	53.00
25	JP Ballard	Blackpool	w61-	b51-	w55+	b23+	w19-	b38=	w28-	b43=	w57+	b53+	w40+	6	48.00
26	Michael T O'Connell	Hockley	w21-	b41-	w53-	b54=	w60+	b47+	w38-	b58+	w45+	b42+	w19=	6	46.50
27	William A Linton	Sunderland	w31+	b43=	w14-	b22-	w47+	b18-	w30+	b44+	w10-	b39+	w11-	5½
28	John M Ripley	London	w22+	b56=	w59+	b14=	w1-	w21-	b25+	w13-	b39=	b20-	w42+	5½
29	Klaus Vossen	W.Germany	w41+	b21=	w18+	b15-	(59+)	w20=	b12=	w6-	b19-	w36=	b35=	5½
30	Louis de Veauce	Pirbright	w44+	b16-	b34=	w42+	w10-	b13-	b27-	w47+	b40+	w35-	b36+	5½
31	Lars Grahn	Sweden	b27-	w46+	b24+	w56=	b21=	w12-	b37-	w23+	b36+	b22-	b34=	5½
32	Paul R Kemp	Grimsby	w57+	b2-	w41-	b51+	w50+	b59+	w21+	b18=	w8-	b7-	b16-	5½
33	W H Taylor	Surbiton	w39=	b14-	w45=	b38+	w12-	b23+	w9-	b42-	w53=	b55+	w41+	5½
34	Brian H Coop	Harrogate	b15-	b57+	w30=	b18-	w48+	b22-	w42=	b53+	w38+	b21-	w31=	5½
35	Heinrich Jühe	W.Germany	w53+	w4-	b40+	b59-	w13-	b50+	w45=	b38=	w22-	b30+	w29=	5½
36	W J A Vellekoop	Netherlands	w55+	b1-	w13=	b47+	w7=	b39=	w10+	b3-	w31-	b29=	w30-	5
37	U Baumeister	W.Germany	w45+	b10+	w1-	b41=	w39=	b7-	w31+	b14-	w21-	b38+	w23-	5
38	M D Smith	Worksop	w14=	b39=	b8-	w33-	b40+	w25=	b26+	w35=	b34-	w37-	b51+	5
39	Dr. Reinhard Cherubim	W.Germany	b33=	w38=	b52+	w21=	b37=	w36=	b19-	b22=	w28=	w27-	b46=	5
40	Adrian Picton R Lewis	Brighton	w56-	b55+	w35-	b43-	w38-	b54+	w52+	b57+	w30-	w49+	b25-	5
41	A F Hughes	Leeds	b29-	w26+	b32+	w37=	b52+	w4-	b17-	b45+	w12-	w24-	b33-	4½
42	Otto H Hardy	Loughborough	w49+	b47=	w7-	b30-	w23-	b44+	b34=	w33+	b24=	w26-	b28-	4½
43	Michael J Meakin	Northwich	b52+	w27=	b5-	w40+	b11-	w17-	b46-	w25=	b49-	w48=	b54+	4½
44	K Goodey	London	b30-	w62+	b6-	w17-	b58+	w42-	b48+	w27-	b23-	w47=	b50+	4½
45	P J Norton	Heckmondwike	b37-	w23-	b33=	w62+	b24=	w52+	b35=	w41-	b26-	w51=	b49=	4½
46	Graham Chesters	Crewe	w47-	b31-	w60+	b50-	w51+	b53=	w43+	b10-	w55=	b23-	w39=	4½
47	Albert Peter Wernitz	W.Germany	b46+	w42=	b56-	w36-	b27-	w26-	w60+	b30-	w58=	b44=	w53+	4½
48	Karl-Heinz Wirtz	W.Germany	b4-	w11-	b62=	w49+	b34-	b57=	w44-	b54-	w60+	b43=	w55+	4½
49	John R Mercy	Greenock	b42-	w8-	w57=	b48-	w61-	b60=	w54+	b52+	w43+	b40-	w45=	4½
50	RJ Kraayenbrink	Netherlands	w9=	b18-	b17=	w46+	b32-	w35-	w23-	b55-	w52+	b57+	w44-	4
51	Robert P Ross	Hull	b5-	w25+	b12-	w32-	b46-	w58=	w57-	b60+	w54+	b45=	w38-	4
52	Geoffrey Vernon Spink	Scarborough	w43-	b54+	w39-	b61+	w41-	b45-	b40-	w49-	b50-	w58+	w57+	4
53	Ed H Goodwin	Hull	b35-	w12-	b26+	w58+	b17=	w46=	b24-	w34-	b33=	w25-	b47-	3½
54	Frank Trethewey	London	b19-	w52-	b58-	w26=	b55+	w40-	b49-	w48+	b51-	b60+	w43-	3½
55	Charles Hatch	Southport	b36-	w40-	b25-	b60=	w54-	w62+	b58=	w50+	b46=	w33-	b48-	3½
56	Ronald F A Harman	London	b40+	w28=	w47+	b31=	w14=	b1-	withdrawn					3½ / 6
57	U/K Wünsche	W.Germany	b32-	w34-	b49=	w24-	b62+	w48=	b51+	w40-	b25-	w50-	b52-	3
58	J W Dick	Kirkintilloch	w1-	b22-	w54+	b53-	w44-	b51=	w55=	w26-	b47=	b52-	w60-	2½
59	John G Cockcroft	Leeds	b11+	w5=	b28-	w35+	(29-)	w32-	withdrawn					2½ / 6
60	L Rhodes	Harrogate	b13-	w3-	b46-	w55=	b26-	w49=	b47-	w51-	b48-	w54-	b58+	2
61	F M Verhoeckx	Netherlands	b25+	w19-	b3-	w52-	b49+	w24-	withdrawn					2
62	H Barron	Margate	w20-	b44-	w48=	b45-	w57-	b55-	withdrawn					½ / 6

"The Northern Junior Championship was jointly won by R Howley, P Karmaz and R Runau." (BCM)

Results compiled from those given in CHESS, September 1969, ppn 8-13, and the daily reports in the Times. There were some errors which I have attempted to correct in order to arrive at the final scores as given in both publications.

Other Sections

Premier Fortnight: (1) Alfred Milner 9; (2) W M Davies 8½; (3) John C Fagg 8; (4) G K Watson 7½; (5-6) G Harrison, N B Wijngaarden 6½; (7) James W Prosser 6; (8) N Simmonds 4.

Premier First Week: (1) Alan B Slomson 4; (2-4) Frederick Michael Akeroyd, J Eyre, W D Muir 3½; (5-9) J P Cloudsdale, J Horn, D A Sanders, A White, L J Wheatley 3; (10-12) Miss Julie Dobson, T Huyzer, A L Stern 2; (13) G H Phillips 1½; (14-16) C Cashmore, D E Hardcastle, A Heyboer 1.

Premier Second Week: (1) Dr. Peter Douglas Ralph 4; (2-7) T Huyzer, A J Trafford, P W Clough, J P Irving, C J Luck, L J Wheatley 3; (8-11) Mrs. Rowena M Bruce, P Lyons, R J Nash, Miss Eileen B Tranmer 2½; (12-13) C Cheetham, T Fawell 2; (14-15) G Glover, A L Stern 1½; (16) J Bush 0.

First Class First Week: (1) P W Clough 4½; (2-4) M H Johnson, Miss A Livesey, Alan Edgar Nield 3½; (5-7) C Hanson, R D W Marsh, G Wolf 3; (8-12) J Aked, Samson Parker Lucas, D McGregor, Ronald H Saunders, J H Spencer 2½; (13-14) G Huyzer, J W Reay 2; (15) Mrs. P Jackson 1½; (16-18) S A Holtham, I J Kampel, Miss E Whyte 1.

First Class Second Week: (1) Alan Edgar Nield 4½; (2) P J Scott 4; (3-5) G Huyzer, R D W Marsh, G Wolf 3½; (6-10) K H Appleby, A Metcalfe, B R Myers, G Riding, G Wood 3; (11-14) Miss Julie Dobson, J E Hayward, Mrs M Rowley, T E Smith 2½; (15-20) G Brayshay, Samson Parker Lucas 2; S A Holtham, Mrs P Jackson, J W Reay, Miss E Whyte 1½; (21) Miss A Livesey 1; (22) A A Cameron 0.

Junior First Week: (1) Raymond J Starkie 4½; (2) Colin F Moore 4; (3-5) Frederick J Ferrar, A Hathway, C D Partridge 3; (6) C Potts 2½; (7-8) C D McGregor, P Roberts 2; (9) A McGregor 1; (10) A C McGregor 0.

Junior Second Week: (1) Colin F Moore 4; (2-4) P C Clarke, M R Cutts, A Hathway 3½; (5-6) C D Partridge, C Potts 3; (7-9) H Barron, Frederick J Ferrar, P Roberts 2½; (10) A McGregor 2; (11) C D McGregor 1; (12) A C McGregor 0.

Whitby Speciality First Week: (1) William A Linton 5; (2) Klaus Vossen 4½; (3-5) J P Ballard, Ralf Runau, Klaus Vossen 4; (6) John F Turnock 3½; (7-14) U Baumeister, J Horn, Colin F Moore, Ronald H Saunders, Frank Trethewey, F Verhoeckx, G Wolf, U Wünsche 3; (15) G Jackson 2½; (16-23) J W Dick, D Hardcastle, Samson Parker Lucas, Roger D W Marsh, A Metcalfe, Albert Peter Wernitz, Miss Whyte, N Wijngaarden 2; (24) John C Fagg 1½; (25-27) J P Aked, D McGregor, G Wood 1; (28) A Heyboer 0. B Jameson and T E Smith withdrew after 2 rounds with no score.

Whitby Speciality Second Week: (1) Klaus Vossen 4½; (2-4) Frederick Michael Akeroyd, William A Linton, Dr. Peter Douglas Ralph 4; (5-6) J P Irving, N Vrijnhaarden 3½; (7-10) G Brayley, Colin F Moore, Karl-Heinz Wirtz, U Wünsche 3; (11-13) J W Dick, P J Scott, Frank Trethewey 2½; (14-20) K Appleby, J Bush, C Cheetham, P C Clarke, P Kraayenbrink, D McGregor, G Wood 2; (21-23) G Jackson, Samson Parker Lucas, Miss E Whyte 1; (24) G Glover 0.

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Date	Notes
4 August 2024	First upload. 13 games. Crosstable assembled from Times newspaper and CHESS magazine reports.
25 August 2024	Added one game: R.Kraayenbrink 0-1 H.Juehe (rd 6). Many thanks to Ulrich Tamm for submitting the game.