1983 British Chess Championship, Southport, 8-19 August • 1982« »1984

1983 British Chess Championship		Residence	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	A Jonathan Mestel	Cambridge	2500g	b26+	w18+	b20+	w11=	b3=	w22=	b21+	b16+	w2=	w7+	b4=	8½
2	Murray G Chandler	London	2500ge	b42=	w45+	b10-	w43+	b20=	w23+	b6+	w3+	b1=	w5+	b7=	8
3	Darryl Keith Johansen	Australia	2485m	w9=	b44+	w40+	b10+	w1=	b17=	w16=	b2-	w15+	b23+	w8=	7½
4	Andrew D Martin	London	2340f	w51+	b17=	w5=	b15-	w29+	b24+	w10-	b22+	w9+	b18+	w1=	7½
5	George S Botterill	Aberystwyth	2410m	b52=	w43+	b4=	w34+	b12=	w6=	b19+	w14=	b11+	b2-	w10+	7½
6	William N Watson	London	2395m	w50+	b28=	w29+	b9=	w15=	b5=	w2-	b35+	w13=	b17+	w18+	7½
7	Julian M Hodgson	London	2385me	w46+	b34-	w38=	b29=	w32+	b37+	w15+	b17+	w10+	b1-	w2=	7½
8	Ian Rogers	Australia	2450m	b40-	w35=	b43-	w52+	b34+	w20+	b11+	w21+	b16=	w14+	b3=	7½
9	Neil H Bradbury	Barnet	2295	b3=	w27+	b19+	w6=	b14=	w12+	w17=	b10-	b4-	w43+	b16+	7
10	Jeff Horner	Bolton	2380	w47=	b57+	w2+	w3-	b50+	w14=	b4+	w9+	b7-	w16+	b5-	7
11	Mark Hebden	Leicester	2495m	w36+	b23+	w34+	b1=	w16-	b18=	w8-	b39+	w5-	b28+	w24+	7
12	Geoffrey W Lawton	Leicester	2380	b48+	w14=	w15=	b18+	w5=	b9-	w36=	b32+	w17=	b19+	w13=	7
13	David H Cummings	Brighton	2360f	b55+	w19=	b14-	w30+	b22-	w42=	b49+	w25+	b6=	w21+	b12=	7
14	Jonathan Speelman	London	2535g	w33+	b12=	w13+	b17=	w9=	b10=	w22+	b5=	w18=	b8-	w15=	6½
15	Dibyendu Barua	India	2475m	b45=	w42+	b12=	w4+	b6=	w19=	b7-	w20+	b3-	w38+	b14=	6½
16	Praveen Thipsay	India	2425me	w29=	b47+	w28+	b37+	b11+	w21=	b3=	w1-	w8=	b10-	w9-	6
17	Vaidya Ravikumar	India	2390m	b39+	w4=	b30+	w14=	b48+	w3=	b9=	w7-	b12=	w6-	b27=	6
18	John J Cox	Telford	2355f	w31+	b1-	b52+	w12-	b40+	w11=	b26+	w42+	b14=	w4-	b6-	6
19	Niaz Murshed	Bangladesh	2405m	w32+	b13=	w9-	b44+	w35+	b15=	w5-	b37+	w23=	w12-	b20=	6
20	Nigel Rodney Davies	Wrexham	2375m	b56+	w25+	w1-	b50=	w2=	b8-	w38+	b15-	w30=	b39+	w19=	6
21	John E Littlewood	Skelmersdale	2380	w49+	b40-	w46+	b36+	w24+	b16=	w1-	b8-	w33+	b13-	w29=	6
22	Craig W Pritchett	London	2400m	b43=	w52+	w37-	b38+	w13+	b1=	b14-	w4-	w36=	b32+	w23=	6
23	Glenn C Flear	London	2380m	b58+	w11-	b48=	w42+	w37=	b2-	w33+	b36+	b19=	w3-	b22=	6
24	Anthony C Kosten	Chandler Ford	2395f	b30-	w58+	b39+	w40+	b21-	w4-	b42-	w53+	b26+	w31+	b11-	6
25	Jean Hébert	Canada	2430m	w38+	b20-	w50-	b46+	w36=	b39+	w35=	b13-	w32=	b30=	w45+	6
26	Victor W Knox	Cheadle	2320	w1-	b49=	w57=	b53+	w39=	b31+	w18-	b30=	w24-	b35+	w34+	6
27	Paul E Littlewood	Billericay	2455m	w44=	b9-	w45+	b35-	w38-	b57+	w39-	b47+	w37+	b36+	w17=	6
28	Nicholas W Ivell	Blackpool	2350	b54+	w6=	b16-	w48-	b31-	w56+	b50=	w49+	b42+	w11-	b38+	6
29	Christopher M Cooley	Kingston-upon-Th	2250	b16=	w41+	b6-	w7=	b4-	w49-	b55+	w34-	b48+	w37+	b21=	5½
30	Simon JB Knott	London	2250	w24+	b37=	w17-	b13-	w54+	b35-	w46+	w26=	b20=	w25=	b31=	5½
31	Peter Allan Richmond	Pontypool		b18-	b32+	w36-	b33=	w28+	w26-	b34=	b44+	w35+	b24-	w30=	5½
32	Stuart Conquest	St Leonards on Sea	2255f	b19-	w31-	b54+	w58+	b7-	w48+	b41+	w12-	b25=	w22-	b42+	5½
33	John C Hawksworth	Cranleigh	2325	b14-	w48-	b55+	w31=	b49=	w40+	b23-	w50+	b21-	w42=	b43+	5½
34	Peter K Wells	Portsmouth	2335f	b53+	w7+	b11-	b5-	w8-	b46=	w31=	b29+	w38-	b44+	b26-	5
35	Syed Nasir Ali	India	2345	b37-	b8=	w47+	w27+	b19-	w30+	b25=	w6-	b31-	w26-	b48+	5
36	Peter G Large	London	2310	b11-	w56+	b31+	w21-	b25=	w50+	b12=	w23-	b22=	w27-	b41=	5
37	Richard L Britton	Hull	2325f	w35+	w30=	b22+	w16-	b23=	w7-	b53+	w19-	b27-	b29-	w49+	5
38	Gary William Lane	Paignton	2270	b25-	w55+	b7=	w22-	b27+	w41=	b20-	w48+	b34+	b15-	w28-	5
39	Graham Waddingham	Nottingham		w17-	b51+	w24-	b57+	b26=	w25-	b27+	w11-	b41+	w20-	b40=	5
40	Jonathan James Ady	Watford	2270	w8+	w21+	b3-	b24-	w18-	b33-	w45-	b51=	w57+	b54+	w39=	5
41	Paul V Byway	Hoddesdon	2365	w57=	b29-	w44-	b47+	w43+	b38=	w32-	b45=	w39-	b46+	w36=	5
42	John R Richardson	London	2305	w2=	b15-	w49+	b23-	w44+	b13=	w24+	b18-	w28-	b33=	w32-	4½
43	Byron A Jacobs	Brighton	2255f	w22=	b5-	w8+	b2-	b41-	w53-	w54+	b46+	w45+	b9-	w33-	4½
44	Alan A Smith	Manchester	2275	b27=	w3-	b41+	w19-	b42-	w51+	b48=	w31-	b49+	w34-	b47=	4½
45	James C Howell	Harrogate	2285	w15=	b2-	b27-	w49-	b55=	w58+	b40+	w41=	b43-	w50+	b25-	4½
46	Ian R Watson	Canterbury	2205	b7-	w53+	b21-	w25-	b58+	w34=	b30-	w43-	b56+	w41-	b52+	4½
47	Sheila Jackson	London	2195wm	b10=	w16-	b35-	w41-	b56-	w52+	b51=	w27-	b58+	b57+	w44=	4½
48	Michael Smyth1	Bangor, Co Down		w12-	b33+	w23=	b28+	w17-	b32-	w44=	b38-	w29-	b51+	w35-	4
49	Terry PD Chapman	Wimbledon		b21-	w26=	b42-	b45+	w33=	b29+	w13-	b28-	w44-	w53+	b37-	4
50	Peter W Hempson	Sheffield	2245	b6-	w54+	b25+	w20=	w10-	b36-	w28=	b33-	w51=	b45-	b53=	4
51	Jane Garwell	Pontypool	2090	b4-	w39-	b58-	w55=	b52+	b44-	w47=	w40=	b50=	w48-	w54+	4
52	Michael Kerridge	Rugby		w5=	b22-	w18-	b8-	w51-	b47-	w58+	b54-	w55+	b56+	w46-	3½
53	Brian R Smith	Darlington		w34-	b46-	b56+	w26-	w57=	b43+	w37-	b24-	w54=	b49-	w50=	3½
54	Leon P Burnett	Bradfield		w28-	b50-	w32-	w56+	b30-	w55=	b43-	w52+	b53=	w40-	b51-	3
55	Allan Sutherland	Grangemouth		w13-	b38-	w33-	b51=	w45=	b54=	w29-	b57=	b52-	w58=	w56=	3
56	Paul C Raynes	Birmingham		w20-	b36-	w53-	b54-	w47+	b28-	w57=	b58+	w46-	w52-	b55=	3
57	Peter Varley	Newport, Gwent		b41=	w10-	b26=	w39-	b53=	w27-	b56=	w55=	b40-	w47-	b58-	2½
58	Arthur F Brameld	Fareham		w23-	b24-	w51+	b32-	w46-	b45-	b52-	w56-	w47-	b55=	w57+	2½

¹ original sources (bulletin, BCM) give the name as "C Smyth" but I am reliably informed by leading authority on Ulster chess David McAlister that the player was Michael Smyth, whom he tells me "qualified by winning the Ulster Championship. He played for Bangor Chess Club in Northern Ireland and I believe at the time of the 1983 Championship he was a student at Warwick University." (English Chess Forum, 22 August 2020)

1983 British Ladies Championship (7 round Swiss, 13-19 August) • 1982« »1984

1983 British Women's Championship		Residence	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
1	Rani Hamid	Bangladesh	2035	9+	2+	5+	3-	7=	4+	6=	5
2	Helen Milligan	St Andrews	1905	15+	1-	14+	11=	6+	3+	7=	5
3	Alison Condie	Helensburgh	1905	10=	4+	13+	1+	8+	2-	5-	4½
4	Suzzane Wood	London	1915	6+	3-	7=	13+	11+	1-	8+	4½
5	Dinah Wright	Wembley	2025	11+	13=	1-	7=	12+	9=	3+	4½
6	Lynnette Fursman	Glastonbury		4-	12=	16+	9+	2-	11+	1=	4
7	Kathleen Hindle	Cromer	1830	8=	14+	4=	5=	1=	10=	2=	4
8	Rowena Mary Bruce	Plymouth	1950wm	7=	10=	9=	12+	3-	15+	4-	3½
9	Rosemary Jackson	Dundee	1860	1-	15+	8=	6-	13+	5=	10=	3½
10	Alison McLure	Glasgow		3=	8=	11-	14=	16+	7=	9=	3½
11	Jean Rogers	London		5-	16+	10+	2=	4-	6-	15+	3½
12	Rani Chakrabarti	Wilmslow		13-	6=	15+	8-	5-	14=	16+	3
13	Cathy Travers	Australia	1905	12+	5=	3-	4-	9-	16+	14=	3
14	Louise McDonald	Australia		16=	7-	2-	10=	15=	12=	13=	2½
15	Patricia Thackray	Leeds		2-	9-	12-	16+	14=	8-	11-	1½
16	Jo Frend	London		14=	11-	6-	15-	10-	13-	12-	½

1983 BCF Major Open Tournament (11 round Swiss), 8-19 August

1983 BCF Major Open		Fed	BCF	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	SOS
1	Mark Levene	NZL	201	w60+	b69+	w38+	b10-	w20+	w2=	b21+	w39=	b11+	b7+	w3=	8½
2	Gareth D Pearce	WLS	191	b61=	w57+	b6+	w18+	w10=	b1=	w12+	b11=	w7+	b15=	w9=	8	74.50
3	Keith Fuller	ENG	188	b76+	w35=	b23+	w42=	b4=	w6=	b8=	w18+	b31+	w10+	b1=	8	72.50
4	John N Sugden	ENG	210	w33+	b52+	w28-	b31+	w3=	b19=	w38+	b5=	w20+	b13=	w15+	8	71.50
5	Brian A Jones	ENG	191	w81+	b12-	w43+	b30-	w60+	b41+	w52+	w4=	b19=	w23+	b10+	8	64.00
6	Ian Upton	ENG	180	w11+	b26+	w2-	b32=	w24+	b3=	w9-	b52+	w28=	w39+	b18+	7½	72.50
7	Stuart Niman	ENG	193	b48+	w34-	b68+	w29+	b42+	w8+	b28+	w10+	b2-	w1-	b13=	7½	71.00
8	Tom Farrand	ENG	201	w59+	b44+	w30+	b28=	w12=	b7-	w3=	b19-	w62+	b20+	w24+	7½	68.50
9	Angus J Dunnington	ENG	192j	w68-	w74+	b37-	w72+	b57+	w35+	b6+	w16+	b10-	w19+	b2=	7½	64.50
10	Bart Westra	NED	184	w82+	b22+	w31+	w1+	b2=	w28=	b18+	b7-	w9+	b3-	w5-	7	75.00
11	Joseph G Gallagher	ENG	205	b6-	w72+	b29-	w61+	b37+	w42+	b34+	w2=	w1-	b16=	w28+	7	69.00
12	Joop Houtman	NED	179	b73+	w5+	b40=	w53+	b8=	w21=	b2-	w58=	b22+	w17=	b23=	7	69.00
13	Frank Parr	ENG	195	b46+	w23=	b42-	w49=	b68+	w29=	b25=	w35+	b34+	w4=	w7=	7	67.00
14	Philip Adams	ENG	193	b45=	w61=	b48+	w37+	b16=	w18-	b17+	w22=	b23-	w29+	b34+	7	67.00
15	Thomas Pioch	GER	213	b29-	w76+	b44=	w64+	b53=	w25=	b30+	w28+	b39+	w2=	b4-	7	64.50
16	Mark E Page	ENG	186	w66+	b30-	w77+	b38+	w14=	b26=	w32+	b9-	w41=	w11=	b46+	7	64.50
17	David Norwood	ENG	193j	w41+	b28-	w69+	b25=	w52-	b81+	w14-	w59+	w44+	b12=	w35+	7	59.50
18	Oliver A Jackson	ENG	186	w77+	b32=	w24+	b2-	w22+	b14+	w10-	b3-	w36+	b41+	w6-	6½	71.50
19	James E Vickery	ENG	187	b57=	w45+	b27+	w40+	b28-	w4=	b33=	w8+	w5=	b9-	w22=	6½	71.50
20	Jan Weide	NED	186	b74+	w29+	b34=	w21=	b1-	w30=	b24+	w27+	b4-	w8-	b39+	6½	71.00
21	John C Saunders	ENG	194	w62=	b47+	w35+	b20=	w30+	b12=	w1-	b31-	w32+	b28=	w26=	6½	68.50
22	Russell Granat	ENG	201	b37+	w10-	b46=	w63+	b18-	w47+	b29+	b14=	w12-	w40+	b19=	6½	67.00
23	Simon Roe	ENG	183	w79+	b13=	w3-	b36=	w56+	b32-	w60+	b38+	w14+	b5-	w12=	6½	67.00
24	Stephen Bell	ENG	202	b64+	w25=	b18-	w46+	b6-	b55+	w20-	w50+	b58+	w31+	b8-	6½	65.50
25	Gareth Anthony	WLS	184	w75+	b24=	w32=	w17=	b40=	b15=	w13=	b41-	w47+	b33=	w38+	6½	65.00
26	James Steedman	NOR	189	b63+	w6-	b61+	w70+	b34=	w16=	b39-	w33=	b40=	w37+	b21=	6½	63.00
27	Richard Beach	ENG	196	w36=	b62+	w19-	b59+	w81+	b52=	w31=	b20-	w33=	b38=	w41+	6½	58.50
28	Suri J Rodericks	ENG	183	b49+	w17+	b4+	w8=	w19+	b10=	w7-	b15-	b6=	w21=	b11-	6	77.00
29	Guy Mason	ENG	178	w15+	b20-	w11+	b7-	w43+	b13=	w22-	w30=	b53+	b14-	w55+	6	70.00
30	John R Sharp	ENG	175	w51+	w16+	b8-	w5+	b21-	b20=	w15-	b29=	w55+	b35-	w65+	6	69.50
31	Edwin George Lea	ENG	186e	b72+	w68+	b10-	w4-	b49+	w40+	b27=	w21+	w3-	b24-	w36=	6	67.50
32	Christopher K D Holland1	ENG	209	b58+	w18=	b25=	w6=	b35=	w23+	b16-	w44=	b21-	w63+	b33=	6	67.00
33	John Moore	ENG	178	b4-	w49=	b57=	w65+	b70+	w34=	w19=	b26=	b27=	w25=	w32=	6	64.50
34	Martin Stichlberger	AUT	182	w80+	b7+	w20=	b81=	w26=	b33=	w11-	b51+	w13-	b65+	w14-	6	63.00
35	Bosko Gvero	ENG	180	w84+	b3=	b21-	w58+	w32=	b9-	w62+	b13-	b45+	w30+	b17-	6	63.00
36	(Denis) Michael Denison	ENG	174	b27=	w54+	b53-	w23=	b39-	w63+	b42+	w40=	b18-	w43+	b31=	6	62.00
37	Christopher Lowe	ENG	175	w22-	b75+	w9+	b14-	w11-	b70=	w65+	b55=	w52+	b26-	b54+	6	61.50
38	David W Stephenson	ENG	165	b50+	w39+	b1-	w16-	b76+	w53+	b4-	w23-	b42+	w27=	b25-	5½	68.00
39	Alan Barton	ENG	188	w43+	b38-	w81-	b77+	w36+	b51+	w26+	b1=	w15-	b6-	w20-	5½	64.50
40	John Hawthorne	ENG	193j	w56+	b55+	w12=	b19-	w25=	b31-	w75+	b36=	w26=	b22-	w47=	5½	64.00
41	Stephen Mulligan	ENG	169	b17-	w83=	b54=	w50+	b44+	w5-	b45+	w25+	b16=	w18-	b27-	5½	63.50
42	Derek G Horseman	ENG	181	w78=	b71+	w13+	b3=	w7-	b11-	w36-	b70+	w38-	b75+	w48=	5½	61.50
43	Douglas Barnett	ENG	160	b39-	w50+	b5-	w45+	b29-	w64+	b44-	w46=	w59+	b36-	b58+	5½	61.00
44	Henk Bosveld	NED	180e	b83+	w8-	w15=	b56=	w41-	b68+	w43+	b32=	b17-	w54=	b45=	5½	58.50
45	Graham Lilley	ENG	170	w14=	b19-	w66=	b43-	w74+	b69+	w41-	b60+	w35-	b52+	w44=	5½	58.00
46	Stephen W Dauber	ENG	172	w13-	b82+	w22=	b24-	w51-	b79+	w70=	b43=	w75+	b56+	w16-	5½	56.00
47	Martin Buckmaster	ENG	176	b54=	w21-	w49-	w78+	b67+	b22-	w81+	w53=	b25-	w58+	b40=	5½	55.50
48	Martin Baumgarten	AUT	169	w7-	b80+	w14-	w54=	b73=	w58-	b57-	b66+	w77+	w64+	b42=	5½	53.50
49	Michael Donohue	ENG	143	w28-	b33=	b47+	b13=	w31-	b59-	w82=	b69-	w81+	b71+	w62+	5½	52.50
50	Thomas Hazdra	AUT	190e	w38-	b43-	w78+	b41-	w77+	b56-	w66+	b24-	w57=	b69+	w63+	5½	52.50
51	Stewart Fishburne	ENG	198	b30-	w70-	b73=	w79+	b46+	w39-	b61+	w34-	b63-	b57+	w59+	5½	52.00
52	Keith L Escott	ENG	184	b70+	w4-	b63=	w67+	b17+	w27=	b5-	w6-	b37-	w45-	b68+	5	65.50
53	David Carless	ENG	187	w71=	b78+	w36+	b12-	w15=	b38-	w59=	b47=	w29-	b62=	w56=	5	58.50
54	Miles Cowling	ENG	207	w47=	b36-	w41=	b48=	w59=	b62-	w68+	b56=	w71+	b44=	w37-	5	56.00
55	Richard Haydon	ENG	182e	b65+	w40-	b70-	w76=	b63+	w24-	b67+	w37=	b30-	w68+	b29-	5	55.00
56	Nigel McSheehy	ENG	170e	b40-	w67=	b83+	w44=	b23-	w50+	b58-	w54=	b76+	w46-	b53=	5	51.50
57	Stefan Neumann	GER	155	w19=	b2-	w33=	b69+	w9-	b60-	w48+	b62-	b50=	w51-	w75+	4½	61.00
58	David Tebb	ENG	177	w32-	b77-	w75+	b35-	w66+	b48+	w56+	b12=	w24-	b47-	w43-	4½	58.50
59	A De Boer	NED	175e	b8-	w65=	b79+	w27-	b54=	w49+	b53=	b17-	b43-	w80+	b51-	4½	58.00
60	Graeme McCormick	ENG	175	b1-	w79=	b65=	w74+	b5-	w57+	b23-	w45-	b68-	w70+	b64=	4½	57.00
61	Bruce G E Halliwell	ENG	167	w2=	b14=	w26-	b11-	w75=	b82+	w51-	b71-	w67=	b73=	w77+	4½	56.00
62	Frits Schalij	NED	171	b21=	w27-	b67-	w83+	b64=	w54+	b35-	w57+	b8-	w53=	b49-	4½	56.00
63	Jeremy F S Menadue	ENG	164	w26-	b84+	w52=	b22-	w55-	b36-	b79+	w67+	w51+	b32-	b50-	4½	54.00
64	David Phillips	ENG	176	w24-	b66=	w71+	b15-	w62=	b43-	w69=	b77=	w70+	b48-	w60=	4½	53.50
65	Charles Fisher	ENG	135	w55-	b59=	w60=	b33-	w71=	w76+	b37-	b81+	b69+	w34-	b30-	4½	52.00
66	DJ Bull	ENG	151	b16-	w64=	b45=	w68-	b58-	w80+	b50-	w48-	b79+	w72+	b67=	4½	51.00
67	Paul Griffiths	ENG	127	w69-	b56=	w62+	b52-	w47-	b71+	w55-	b63-	b61=	w76+	w66=	4½	50.00
68	Norbert Stockl	AUT	169	b9+	b31-	w7-	b66+	w13-	w44-	b54-	b80+	w60+	b55-	w52-	4	60.50
69	Graham Borrowdale	ENG	181	b67+	w1-	b17-	w57-	b72+	w45-	b64=	w49+	w65-	w50-	b73=	4	58.00
70	Philip Cameron	ENG	148	w52-	b51+	w55+	b26-	w33-	w37=	b46=	w42-	b64-	b60-	w82+	4	56.50
71	John Brookes	ENG	155e	b53=	w42-	b64-	w73=	b65=	w67-	b78+	w61+	b54-	w49-	b74=	4	50.50
72	Anna Bener	SWE	152	w31-	b11-	w82+	b9-	w69-	b74+	w77=	b75-	w73=	b66-	b80+	4	49.50
73	N Smith	ENG	109	w12-	b81-	w51=	b71=	w48=	b75-	b76=	w78=	b72=	w61=	w69=	4	47.50
74	Alec Toll	ENG	151	w20-	b9-	w84+	b60-	b45-	w72-	b80-	w79+	w82+	b77=	w71=	4	44.50
75	Alan Redfern	ENG	150	b25-	w37-	b58-	w80+	b61=	w73+	b40-	w72+	b46-	w42-	b57-	3½	53.50
76	Ian Clark	ENG	160	w3-	b15-	w80+	b55=	w38-	b65-	w73=	b82+	w56-	b67-	b78=	3½	52.50
77	P Robson	ENG	153e	b18-	w58+	b16-	w39-	b50-	w84+	b72=	w64=	b48-	w74=	b61-	3½	52.00
78	John Greenough	ENG	126	b42=	w53-	b50-	b47-	w82-	b83+	w71-	b73=	w80-	b81+	w76=	3½	41.50
79	Arthur Roberts	ENG	139	b23-	b60=	w59-	b51-	b84+	w46-	w63-	b74-	w66-	b82=	w81+	3	45.00
80	Brian Thompson	ENG	135e	b34-	w48-	b76-	b75-	w83+	b66-	w74+	w68-	b78+	b59-	w72-	3	43.50
81	Stephen Chivers	ENG	168	b5-	w73+	b39+	w34=	b27-	w17-	b47-	w65-	b49-	w78-	b79-	2½	59.00
82	Conrad Jowett	ENG	145	b10-	w46-	b72-	w84=	b78+	w61-	b49=	w76-	b74-	w79=	b70-	2½	45.00
83	Paul Brown	ENG	120e	w44-	b41=	w56-	b62-	b80-	w78-	withdrew					½ / 6	27.00
84	Harold Brown	ENG	116	b35-	w63-	b74-	b82=	w79-	b77-	withdrew					½ / 6	23.50

¹ The crosstable above is one I have generated from my own notes as recorded in my copy of the tournament programme at the time. The results are given again, below, as printed in the 1983/84 Yearbook. There is one unresolved anomaly, marked ¹ in both crosstable and results list. I have Chris Holland down as scoring 6/11 but the Yearbook shows him as scoring 5½. All of his opponents' scores tally so it's hard to see where the crosstable can be wrong; perhaps he was docked half a point for some reason. I have given BCF grades as noted down at the time (few players at this level had FIDE ratings at the time). 'j' after a name indicates 'junior' (which was important at the time in order to calculate opponents' grades). 'e' indicates 'estimated'. I presume the overseas players' national (or international) ratings were converted to BCF three-figure grades using the then standard conversion method of (Elo - 600) / 8 = BCF.

1983 Major Open: 1 Mark LEVENE (New Zealand) 8½; 2 = Keith FULLER (Winchester, aged 16), Gareth D PEARCE (Cardiff), Brian A Jones (Sheffield), John N Sugden (Beckenham) 8; 6= Angus J Dunnington (Castleford), Stuart Niman (Manchester), Ian Upton (London), Tom Farrand 7½; 10 = Philip Adams (Oldham), David Norwood (Bolton), Mark E Page (London), Frank Parr (Ewell), Joop Houtman (Netherlands), Bart Westra (Netherlands), Thomas Pioch (Germany), Joseph Gallagher (London) 7; 18= Gareth Anthony (Gloucester), Richard Beach (Stoke-on-Trent), Stephen Bell (Southampton), Oliver A Jackson (Wilmslow), Simon Roe (Dunstable), John C Saunders (Kingston-upon-Thames), James Steedman (Darlington / Norway), James E Vickery (Leeds), Russell Granat (London), Jan Weide (Netherlands) 6½; 28= Denis M Denison (Wakefield), Bosko Gvero (Bradford), Edward G Lea (Horley), Christopher Lowe (Paignton), Guy Mason (Thornton Heath), John Sharp (Kidderminster), Martin Stichlberger (Austria), John Moore (Rayleigh), Suri Rodericks 6; 37 = Douglas Barnett (Sandbach), Alan Barton (Leicester), Martin Baumgarten (Austria), Stephen W Dauber (Darlington), Michael Donohue (Manchester), Stewart Fishburne (Birmingham), Thomas Hazdra (Austria), Derek G Horseman (Southport), Graham Lilley (St Helens), Stephen Mulligan (Blackpool), Henk Bosveld (Netherlands), Martin Buckmaster, John Hawthorne, Chris K D Holland¹, David W Stephenson 5½; 52= Miles Cowling (Poole), Keith Escott (Sutton Coldfield), Richard Haydon (Swindon), Nigel McSheehy (Birmingham), David Carless 5; 57 = Charles Fisher (Southport), Paul Griffiths (Warrington), Bruce Halliwell (Leeds), Graeme McCormick (Belfast), David Phillips (Ambleside), Jeremy F S Menadue (Truro), Stefan Neumann (West Germany), Frits Schalij (Netherlands), David Tebb (Wirral), DJ Bull, A. De Boer 4½; 68 = Graham Borrowdale (Ascot), John Brookes (Southampton), Philip Cameron (Formby), Norbert Stöckl (Austria), Alec Toll (RAF), Anna Bener (Sweden), N. Smith 4; 75 = Ian Clark (Bournemouth), John Greenough (Thorpe Bay), Alan Redfern (Maghull), P. Robson 3½; 79 = Arthur Roberts (Southport), Brian Thompson (Wirral) 3; 81 = Stephen Chivers (Bournemouth), Conrad Jowett (Lytham St Annes) 2½; Harold Brown (RAF) and Paul Brown (RAF) withdrew ½/6.

(Keith Fuller, aged 16, and Gareth Pearce qualified for the 1984 British Championship on tie-break).

1983 BRITISH VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIP

(1) Philip C HOAD (Chester) 9/11; (2) Dr James M AITKEN (Cheltenham) 8½; (3) Ronald M BRUCE (Plymouth) 7½; (4-5) Richard [E?] White (Lingfield), Harry I Woolverton (London) 6½; (6) Charles Ambrose Scott Damant 5½; (7-9) John R Cotterell (Enfield), Roy Wagstaff (London), M Wilde 4½; (10-11) Arthur Cootes (Belfast), Harry Standring (London) 4; (12) Frank Richardson (St Annes-on-Sea) 1.

1983 BRITISH U21 CHAMPIONSHIP (11-round Swiss)

(1-4) Nicholas THOMAS* (Northampton), Craig Dawson (Birmingham), Farrukh Khan, Brett Lund (Preston) 8; (5) Keith Allen 6½; (6-12) Nigel Alldritt, Neil Fox, Andrew Lawson (Prudhoe), Malcolm Peacock (Leicester), Luke Rutherford, Martin Simons (Bournemouth), P K Singh 6; (14-19) Gary Dawson (Birmingham), Harvey Duckers (Wirral), Edward Lee (Ilford), Simon Triggs, Timothy Wainwright (Pinner), Nicholas Wall (Wirral) 5½; (20-22) Patrick Donovan (Bexhill-on-Sea), David Fletcher (Bradford), Michael Forster (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) 5; (23-26) R Gadd, Philip Nizetic (London), Graham Patterson (Liverpool), Stephen Woodhouse (Nottingham) 4; (27) Colin Kidd (Ealing) 2½; (28) Gerard Casey (Strabane) 1

*Awarded place in 1984 British Championship on tie break.

1983 BRITISH U18 CHAMPIONSHIP (11-round Swiss)

(1-2) Brian SHARP (Kidderminster), David WATTS (Pinner) 8½/11; (3-4) Susan Walker (Sutton), Andrew Wright (Dundee) 7½; (5-7) Neil Crickmore (Plymouth), Peter D Kemp (Sutton), Simon Lazarus (Finchley) 7; (8-13) Richard Barton (Southport), Nigel Greer (Belfast), Julian Llewellyn (Bath), Mark Sampson (Brierley Hill), Moray L Vincent (Billingham), Timothy P Wall (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) 6½; (14-17) Antony Hynes (Crewe), Stephen Marsland (Crewe), Raymond Sayers (Washington), Mark Thornton (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) 6; (18-22) Michael Barnes (Nottingham), Timothy Burt (Bristol), Simon Hood (Alsager), Saul Richman (Manchester), Andrew Savage (Southport) 5½; (23-28) Chris Goddard (Scarborough), Michael Hennigan (London), Benedict Hirsch (Bournemouth), Iozeph Okosieme (Southampton), Charles Stephenson (Morpeth), Simon Watson (Lincoln) 5; (29-32) Andrew Doel (Bristol), Emma Dove (Portsmouth), Jonathan Lintott (Oxford), Conrad Simons (Stockport) 4½; (33-35) Andrew Hibbs (Harrow), Joseph Ormrod (Prescot), M Payne 4; (36) Neil Hackers 3; (37) Ian Turner (Wirral) 2.

1983 BRITISH U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP (11-round Swiss)

(1) Neil McDONALD (Gravesend) 9½/11; (2) Mark WHEELER (Walsall) 8½; (3-5) Benjamin HORROCKS (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Donald MASON (Solihull), Chris WARD (Sevenoaks) 7½; (6-7) Martin Hazelton (Durham), David Knox (Cheadle) 7; (8-13) Graham Burgess (Southport), Andrew Daley (Southsea), Christopher Dunworth (West Bridgford), Cathy Forbes (London), Philip Morris (Gravesend), Jeremy Sharp (London) 6½; (14-21) Sarah Christopher (Scunthorpe), James Clarke (Shrewsbury), Andrew Dunn (Washington), Iain Galloway (Sidcup), Douglas Griffin (Airdrie), Mandy Hepworth (Pulborough), Paul Madden (Bingley), Nicolas von Schlippe (London) 6; (22-28) Jeffrey Baillie (Portsmouth), Robert Eames (Long Eaton), Mina Eaves (Coventry), Andrew Osborne (Plymouth), Asad Rizvi (Hendon), Andrew Stone (Uxbridge), Keith Walker (Southampton) 5½; (29-35) Roger Coathup (Stockport), Robin Harskin (Sutton), Andrew Talbot (Rugby), Peter Whalley (Emsworth), Kieran Greer (Belfast), J Marshall, Christopher Sims (Neath) 5; (36-4) Mark Ades (Bolton), Guy Bailey (Havant), Paul Brown (Harrow), John Duggan (Wanstead), Steven Penfold (Pinner) 4½; (41-44) Peter Barton (Southport), Michele Carvalho (Croydon) 4; 43 = Gavin Solomon (Pinner), Christopher Whiston (Formby) 3½; (45-47) Fenella Cohen (London), Paul Craddock (Pinner), Katie Keehner (London) 3; (48) Peter Stokes (Durham) 2½.

1983 BRITISH U-14 CHAMPIONSHIP (11-round Swiss)

(1) Philip ROSSITER (Waterlooville) 9/11; (2) Michael ADAMS¹ (Truro) 8½; (3) Darren WHEELER (Walsall) 8; (4-6) Benjamin Beake (Ashford, Middx), Philip Hughes (Wembley), Gavin Wall (London) 7½; (7-10) Christopher Butt (Plymouth), John Carlin (Harrow), Niall Carton (Newcastle, Co. Down), Rajeev Thacker (Hounslow) 7; (11-19) David Craggs (Leeds), Harry Dixon (Ealing), Christopher Duncan (Pinner), Paul Georghiou (London), Jonathan Hutchings (Torquay), Robert Maullin (Sutton Coldfield), Aaron Summerscale (Putney), Julian Way (Esher), David Wood (Chatham) 6½; (20-23) Christopher Barton (Southport), Paul Dargan (Whitley Bay), Dale James (Oldham), Philip Leeson (Liverpool) 6; (24-36) Paul Burton (Walsall), Craig Cook (Oldham), Steven Earl (Oxford), John Fleetwood (Liverpool), Kenneth Glass (Hartlepool), Paul Keech (Oldham), Timothy Kendall (Plymouth), Andrew Mack (Bromley), Ali Mortazavi (London), Paul Mukherjee (Shrewsbury), Roy Phillips (Barnstaple), Gary Quillan (Bootle), Diarmuid Simpson (Antrim) 5½; (37-41) Caroline Hallett (Waterlooville), Sampson Low (Hampton), Richard Nash (Harrow), Daniel O'Farrell (Southampton), Justin Vetta (Oxford) 5; (42-46) Patrick Carton (Newcastle, Co. Down), Lorian Cunningham (Waterlooville), Kevin Howe (Hull), Devesh Mehta (Brentwood), Nicholas Funnell (Sheffield) 4½; (47-52) Andrew Fleetwood (Liverpool), Richard Lewis (Torquay), Gerard Mcllroy (Newtownabbey), Toby MacLean (London), Hazel Williams (Liverpool), Martin Collins (Basingstoke) 4; (53-55) Nancy Jones (Sheffield), Geoffrey Knox (Cheadle), Lizette Pereira (London) 3½; (56) S Taylor 3; (57) Deborah Johnson (Hull) 2½; (58) John Roberts (Southport) 1½. ¹ last-round loss to Benjamin Beake cost 11-year-old Mickey Adams the title.

1983 BRITISH U-11 CHAMPIONSHIP (8-round Swiss)

(1) JASON GLASS (Hartlepool) 7½/8; (2) Robert AKEHURST (Hartlepool) 7; (3-6) Roger BECKETT (Belfast), Graeme BUCKLEY (Wolverhampton), Damon COOK (Northfleet), Saul FOLLETT (Reading) 6; (7-13) James Akehurst (Hartlepool), Daniel Aldridge (Bournemouth), Edward Holland (Waterlooville), Mark Isaacs (U10; London), Edward Newman (Stonehouse), Matthew Sadler (Chatham), Mark Walker (U10; Southampton) 5½; (14-21) James Cavendish (London), Richard Eaves (Coventry), Michael Fleetwood (Liverpool), Peter Jowett (Lytham St Annes), Jonathan Rogers (Brentwood), Ben Sabaratman (Sittingbourne), Sumeet Singhal (Birmingham), Philip Whitworth (Oldham) 5; (22-34) Ann-Marie Ashby (Coventry), Claire Ashby (Coventry), Jonathan Beighton (Leek), Richard Birks (Skegness), Oliver Duncan (Pinner), Jonathan Hayes (Ilford), Martin Hutchings (Torquay), Lee Jones (Sheffield), Andrew Keehner (London), Andrew Pickering (Exeter), John Pillay (Southampton), Adrian Vetta (Oxford), Dean Whitehouse (Wolverhampton) 4½; (35-45) Rupert Bellinger (Horsmonden), Gerald Griggs (Holbeach), Derek Harvey (Grangemouth), Dharshan Kumaran (Harrow), Alex Lewis (Manchester), Genevieve O'Farrell (Southampton), Simon Pain (Glossop), Justin Purrington (Rickmansworth), Jeanette Rafferty (Oldham), Joseph Thomas (Shrewsbury), Iain Wallace (Grangemouth) 4; (46-58) David Armstrong (Brigg), Harry Ball (Belfast), Robert Edwards (Waterlooville), Paul Hennigan (London), Paul Lockett (Leek), Donna Pothecary (Fareham), Ariya Priyasantha (Bury), Timothy Summers (Stamford), Stuart Whiteside (Southport), Caspar Bates (London), Pascal Bates (London), J Campbell, J Owen 3½; (59-61) David Easton (Grangemouth), Jonathan Pain (Glossop), Paul Vetta (Oxford) 3; (62-70) Julian Bailey (Havant), Antony Burroughs (Southport), Dara Carton (Newcastle, Co. Down), Benedict Duncan (Pinner), Gary Flynn (Grangemouth), Emilia Holland (Waterlooville), Dominic Hughes (Wembley), Steven Machin (Holbeach), Michael Watts (Pinner) 2½; (71-73) Daniel Harvey (Southport), Christopher Haslam (Southport), Peter Woodhouse (Southport) 2; (74) Gavin Howe (Hull) 1½; (75) Sebastian Sinclair (Preston, aged 6½) 1; (76) Darren Howe (Hull) 0.

1983 BRITISH GIRLS' CHAMPIONSHIP

These titles were awarded to the girls with the highest scores in respective open championships: U-18 Susan Walker, U-16 Cathy Forbes, U-14 Caroline Hallett, U-11 Ann-Marie and Claire Ashby.

---

Sebastian Sinclair (Preston, aged 6½) played in the British Under-11 Championship,
while Daniel Southcott (Ainsdale – born 16 October 1889, died 1984) took part in one of the Five-Day competitions.

BLACKBURNE TOURNAMENT (11-round Swiss)

1 Paul EDWARDS (Chester-le-Street) 7½; 2= Stephen BERKLEY (Ormskirk), Kenneth CLOW (Benfleet), Michael DRISCOLL (Wirral), Daniel FEINSTEIN (London), Trevor GLASS (Hartlepool), Robert P ROSS (Hull), Anthony WHEATLEY 7; 9 David Woodruff (Bristol) 6½; 10= L Bridges, Arthur Pinkerton (Belfast), Paul Stokes (London) 6; 13= B Ades, Peter Durnell (Stourport-on-Severn), John D H Nicholas (London) 5½; 16= Roger Amram (France), Andrew Hurt (Burton-on-Trent), M Johnson, David Leeming (Liverpool), Alan White (Manchester) 5; 21 B Fraser 4½; 22= Paul Dansey (St Neots), Neil Howe (Hull), M Saunders 4; 25 = Iain Cundy (Bristol), James Savery (Tenbury Wells) 3½; 27 John Beadle (Norwich) 2½; 28 Andrew Dekany (London) 1½.

STAUNTON TOURNAMENT (all-play-all)

1= G Alec M BOSWELL (Liverpool), Donald MACLEAN (London) 8½; 3 Antony SAGE (Bath) 8; 4= Michael Hall (Chester-le-Street), Colin Sinclair (Preston) 6½; 6 = William Clarke (Shrewsbury), Martin Leanse (London) 5½; 8 = John Collins (Chorley), Duncan Macindoe (Dagenham) 4½; 10 Edward Johnston(e) (Hull) 3; 11 = David Everitt (Haywards Heath), John D Calvert 2½.

FIVE-DAY TOURNAMENT WEEK 1, Morning (5 round Swiss)

SECTION A

1 = Gordon DAVIES (Hertford), Jan GORGOL, Gerald HAYES (Ilford) 4; 4= Robin Bellinger (Horsmonden), Mark Ruston 3½; 6= John Liddle (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Trefor Thynne 3; 8 = Richard Eames (Berkhamsted), Michael Horrigan (Lichfield), Philip Seery (Lancaster), Alastair Summers (Stamford), D Tarbuck, Clare Whitehead, Andrew Willis (Walsall), Ronald Harman (London) 2½; 16= Timothy Broome (Belfast), Lucien Mouillaux (France), A Woodland 2; 19= Colin Costello (London), Brian Ewart (Liverpool) 1½; 21 A Forbes 1; 22 Jack Speigel (London) 0.

SECTION B

1 = Robert JONES (Aldridge), Alan RUFFLE (Stourbridge), A STEVENS (Formby) 4; 4 A Vetta 3½; 5 = Kevin Buzzard (High Wycombe), John Dobson (Leeds), Michael McNaughton (Liverpool), Alan Watts (London) 3; 9 = T Allsopp, Richard Ellis (Northampton), John Keehner (London), Saket Singhal (Birmingham) 2½; 13 = Roger Baker (Bakewell), Neil Davies (Hertford), C Walker, Ian Whitworth (Oldham) 2; 17= Roger Buzzard (High Wycombe), Stephen Shapiro (Edgware), J Wallace 1½; 20 Elliot Latham (Southport) 0.

FIVE-DAY TOURNAMENT, WEEK 1, Afternoon (5 round Swiss)

1 Cecil SWICK 4½; 2= Mark CALVERT (Formby), David FAULKNER (Hull), Michael J O'HARA (Bolton) 4; 5 Peter Bond (Formby) 3½; 6= Martin Barkwill (London), Martin Coles (Wembley), Arthur Hall (Goring-by-Sea), Michael O'Connell (Burscough), Franziska Selmein (Netherlands), M Reid 3; 12= Harish Bhatia (London), George Glover (Carlisle), Peter Jenner (Southport), B Lynker, J Barrow, D Clark 2½; 18 = David Twitchell (Great Yarmouth), Siegbert De Jong (Netherlands), J McCabe, P Rowland 2; 22 = Frederick W Bradbury (Southport), Carl Gorka (Basingstoke), Daniel Southcott (Ainsdale – born 16 October 1889, died 1984), Frederick Gill (Kirkham) 1½; 26= David Dickson (Wrexham), Robert Gorka (Basingstoke) 1.

FIVE-DAY TOURNAMENT, WEEK 2, Morning (5 round Swiss)

SECTION A

1 Andrew P H KINSMAN 4½; 2 J E CRUMP 4; 3 = Peter BOND (Formby), Michael O'CONNELL (Burscough), D A TARBUCK 3½; 6 = Donald M Andrew (Doncaster), Tom Cruse, Allan Gardner (Bolton), Richard J Haddrell (Tunbridge Wells), Lucien Mouillaux (France), John F Turnock (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) 3; 12 = Thomas Borland (Chester), A John Peters (Hayling Island), Alan Tankel (Glasgow) 2½; 15 = Timothy Broome (Blefast), Mark Calvert (Formby), Brian R Ewart (Liverpool), H Trevor Jones (Tunbridge Wells), D Aldridge 2; 20= Roger Beckett (Belfast), Michael T Bolan 1½; 22 = S J Connor, M Walker 1; 24 Leigh A Trangmar (Beckenham) ½

SECTION B

1 Laurence J TARBUCK 4½; 2 = Frederick W BRADBURY (Southport), Michael HORRIGAN (Lichfield), Jack A SPEIGEL (London) 4; 5 = K Francis, James Johns(t)on (Rainford), G L Wesson 3½; 8 = G Anstey, Jörg Brass (West Germany), Jeff Goldberg, John R Keehner (London), Dennis Sherwood (Wetherby) 3; 13 P A Brown 2½; 14= Peter Anderson (London), H H Brown, Angela Eagle, James Goodhead (Derby), D McGregor, Jonathan Reese (Runcorn), Leon York (Frome) 2; 21 = D Fleetwood, J Wright 1½; 23= E Latham, D McElhatton, Christopher Spencer (Southport) 1; 26 Harry Ball (Belfast) ½.

FIVE-DAY TOURNAMENT, WEEK 2, Afternoon. (5 round Swiss)

SECTION A

1 Michael J O'HARA (Bolton) 4; 2 = Julian T FARRAND (Stockport), Philip J MEADE, Thomas MILLIGAN, Kenneth P NEAT (Durham) 3½; 6 = Siegbert De Jong (Netherlands), Michael Hardman (Liverpool), A Philip Primett (Haywards Heath), Alastair Simpson (Brentwood) 3; 10 = George Glover (Carlisle), R Holland, J S Ridgway, B Thomas (Chelmsford), K P Thomas 2½; 15= Graham Mclnnes (Liverpool), R Plater 2; 17 = Bertrand A Barlow (Ewell), Robert Fursman (Clevedon), G Lane, Patrick Thomas C Lewin, David Smith (Portsmouth) 1½.

SECTION B

1= D BRYAN, D L COOK, Eric WANDLESS-RENTON (Chorley) 4; 4= M Mackewice, R Rigby, M Turner 3½; 7= E A Banks, Martin Coles (Wembley), David Twitchell (Great Yarmouth) 3; 10= Michael Fraser (Southport), Mark Hindle (Cromer), Michael Stark (Southport), S Woodcock, D Eisen 2½; 15 = S Bainbridge, Carl Gorka (Basingstoke), Thomas Hynes (Manchester), Stephen Marquez (Altrincham), Peter Russell (Liverpool), Andrew Smith (Portsmouth), Roger J Treglown (Altrincham) 2; 22 = G Burnett, Peter Jowett (Lytham St Annes) 1; 24 Robert Gorka (Basingstoke) 0.

---

REPORT ON THE 70th ANNUAL BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (Stewart Reuben, 1983/84 Yearbook, p55)

Held at King George V College, Southport 8th-20th August 1983 Sponsored by Grieveson Grant & Co.

’520 and counting!' was the standard cry the week before the congress. In the end 610 people played, excluding those who came only for the evening events. This compares with 526 in Torquay last year. Such a large entry brought a few problems in its wake, the main hall wasn't really large enough. Any increase at a time of recession is extremely flattering, but perhaps it is more connected with Southport being at the centre of such a major residential area than an upsurge in people wishing to play.

We took full advantage of the school facilities and the following list of rooms will give you an idea of the myriad activities: 2 playing, adjournments, analysis, quiet analysis, simultaneous, lecture, 1 bookstall, Taliesin, Conchess, video games, table tennis, Pool, lounge, 1 photographic exhibition, organisers', director, publicity, press, sales, charts, bulletin, giant chess in the courtyard.

There was a record entry of 76 in the Under 11 and we had Barney the Clown from a local circus open their event in the morning. In the afternoon we had to make do with the Mayor and Peter Shaw. It occurs to me it would not be a bad idea to provide beds for people to relax. No, not for the Under 11s – for the Controllers! Other events out of the ordinary included 'The Great Chess Movie’ an excellent Canadian documentary which was a sell-out; and a free a visit to the Ken Dodd show. This was provided by the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, confirming the stereotype that Northerners are exceptionally hospitable. Over 600 people came to this most enjoyable event.

The Championship had 58 players. Praveen Thipsay of India took the lead at the end of the first week with 5/6 but wasn't playing with sufficient conviction to be a likely champion. Jonathan Mestel was the next to go ahead and was joined by Julian Hodgson in the penultimate round. Julian innovated in a line that has been thought to be losing for over 20 years. He and his co-analysts, Joe Gallagher and Andrew Martin had been saving it up for a special occasion. In the excitement Joe could not concentrate on his own game and agreed an instant draw. Jonathan did not find the best line but Julian blundered and lost. Exciting, but not the story-book ending. The last round was something of an anti-climax with Jonathan Mestel drawing quickly after his only possible rival, Murray Chandler, also drew.

The number of non-English contestants in the Championship raised some eyebrows. But the people who really count, the participants, prefer it that way. We may be the only country without our own internal championship, but then too, ours is the only one where international title results can be obtained. Neil Bradbury, David Cummings, Jeff Horner and Geoff Lawton were clearly more concerned about their international master norms than their prize money.

The newly-fashioned one week Ladies' Championship attracted a slightly higher entry than in 1982 but this was entirely due to the non-English players. Rani Hamid of Bangladesh tied for first place with Helen Milligan (Scotland). It was a joy to see their pleasure and pride on winning this prestigious event. A great deal of interest has been shown in Bangladesh and we expect the trophy to travel out there. This should give some impetus to women’s chess in Bangladesh and is one of the few examples where we can claim to be following the second article of the BCF Constitution.

A dispute-free congress is now the only acceptable norm and our thanks must go to the control team for achieving this once again. They were: Paul Buswell, Harry Baines, Richard Boxall, Peter Cartman, Sophia Gorman, Neil Graham, Glynne Jones, Mary Kerridge, Mary Kluth, Geoff Lawrence, Peter Morrish, Ron Powis, Peter Purland, David Welch, Jim Timperley attended the whole event as Publicity Director and we can expect to receive corresponding rewards from this in the future.

A myth has grown regarding my organising events during suitable weather. Somebody commented to Jill Triggs in Torquay that it was too hot for chess. She said, "I'll speak to Stewart about it". The following day it rained. Now she received a complaint that one hardly comes on holiday for rain. Once again she said she would have a word with me. The result - blue skies. The one day it rained at Southport, a player came to me and commented that he hadn't bothered to bring suitable clothing, relying on my magic. I am writing this on the day following the Lloyds Bank Masters. Outside it is raining for the first time since that event began.

And so to Brighton 1984, our largest and best venue. There will probably be extra Under 9 and Under 12 Championships, with a weekend Swiss in the middle in an attempt to take full advantage of the superb facilities. Why not come and find out what largesse the controllers have in store for you. Even it is only as at the Crazy Lightning Chess Tournament, where all players shorter than me were awarded an extra point! Stewart Reuben, Congress Director

---

[from BCM, November 1983, pps 498-499]

"BCF Congress — Pressure on space last month squeezed out the results of the other sections of the BCF Congress at Southport. A press release from the BCF amends the overall entry figure to 610. The following were 11-round Swisses unless stated otherwise:

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (7 rounds) 1-2 Rani Hamid (Bangladesh), Helen Milligan (SCO) 5; in a field of 16.

U-21 Craig Dawson (Birmingham), F. Khan, B. Lund, N. Thomas 8; with 28 entrants.

U-18 B. Sharp, D. Watts 8; Susan Walker won the Girls title in the mixed field of 38, scoring 7½ to finish 3-4th.

U-16 N. McDonald 9½; 58 played.

U-14 P. Rossiter 9; 58 played and the Girls' title went to Caroline Hallett. [BCM does not say so but I have been told that Ben Beake won his last round game against Mickey Adams in this event - JS]

U-11 J. Glass from Hartlepool ahead of R. Akehurst of the same town! Here 76 took part in an 8-round event in the first week only. 7½ points was the winning score. Girls title shared between two Coventry sisters, Ann-Marie and Claire Ashby, 4½.

[n.b. the above title-winners and others not cited in this BCM commentary may be found in the list of British Champions elsewhere on the website: Boys/Open U21 to U12 • Boys/Open U11 to U8 • Girls U21 to U12 • Girls U11 to U8]

MAJOR OPEN 1 M Levene (NZ) 8½; 2-5 K Fuller, G Pearce (WAL), B A Jones, J Sugden 8; 6-8 S Niman, I Upton, T Farrand 7½. This was in a massive field of 85 players of whom the first three named above qualify for the next British Championship at Brighton.

"A number of 5-day events were played in both the first and second weeks. For gluttons for punishment there were evening events and a wide programme of other chess entertainments including game commentary by B. Cafferty and G. D. Lee, evening film shows and so on. The 1983 Canadian documentary film 'The Great Chess Movie' was well received, though there were sufficient knowledgable people in the audience for the flaws to be spotted!"

---

File updated

Date	Notes
22 August 2020	319 games, plus 24 games from the Major Open & Veterans competitions. Also a crosstable of the Championship and brief summary of other sections from BCM. I have yet to source results from subsidiary sections (which were not included in the bulletin nor BCM). The BCF Yearbook may have them.
22 August 2020	No sooner had I published than three people provided invaluable feedback via the English Chess Forum. My thanks to David McAlister, Jonathan Rogers and Nick Ivell for their help. David pointed out that the player listed in the bulletin as "C Smyth" was in fact Michael Smyth, who qualified by winning the Ulster Championship.
23 August 2020	Added results of subsidiary events and a crosstable for the women's championship.
23 August 2020	The number of games from subsidiary sections is now up to 34. Mark Page has kindly supplied me with the remaining ten of his games in the Major Open (I had already uploaded one of them). Thanks, Mark. I've also provided more name information for the subsidiary events, and scanned the tournament programme, in which I recorded the complete results of the Major Open at the time. It's a bit hard to read so I'm turning it into a proper crosstable at the moment. More of that soon.
25 August 2020	I have now added a full crosstable for the Major Open, based on my own note of the results. I have also made a number of corrections and amendments following some proof-reading by Paul Georghiou. Many thanks, Paul.
27 August 2020	Paul Georghiou has helped with a few more forenames to replace initials. Many thanks again, Paul.
13 January 2023	The game I.Rogers 1-0 J.Speelman has been corrected. The error originated in the tournament bulletin which showed 32...Rd8 whereas Ian Rogers records the move played as 32...Rab8. Paul Summers drew my attention to this and, as a bonus, sent me, the game as annotated by Ian Rogers for inclusion in BritBase. Many thanks to Paul.
14 September 2024	Added the game H.Milligan 1-0 A.Condie (Women's Championship, rd 6).