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Tournament: Novag Commonwealth Championship • 199 games
Venue: Docklands, London • Date: 16-26 February 1985 • Download PGN • uploaded
Monday, 20 February, 2023 3:44 PM
1985 3rd Novag Commonwealth Chess Championship, 16-26 February, London Docklands
| 1985 Commonwealth Championship | Nat'y | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Spraggett | CAN | 2560m | 39 + | 61 + | 6 = | 12 + | 3 + | 14 = | 9 + | 11 = | 2 = | 5 = | 10 = | 8 |
| 2 | Praveen Thipsay | IND | 2470m | 18 + | 42 + | 5 – | 20 + | 22 + | 3 – | 13 = | 36 + | 1 = | 14 + | 11 + | 8 |
| 3 | Murray G Chandler | ENG | 2585g | 27 + | 22 + | 9 + | 13 + | 1 – | 2 + | 14 – | 7 = | 12 + | 11 – | 15 + | 7½ |
| 4 | David Norwood | ENG | 2335 | 26 + | 13 – | 57 + | 28 = | 8 + | 12 = | 7 – | 10 = | 24 + | 17 + | 14 + | 7½ |
| 5 | Nigel D Short | ENG | 2535g | 37 + | 17 = | 2 + | 7 = | 15 = | 10 = | 44 = | 9 + | 14 + | 1 = | 6 = | 7½ |
| 6 | Jonathan S Speelman | ENG | 2530g | 30 + | 59 + | 1 = | 14 = | 36 + | 9 = | 12 = | 13 = | 15 = | 7 + | 5 = | 7½ |
| 7 | Julian M Hodgson | ENG | 2455m | 46 = | 25 + | 47 + | 5 = | 13 = | 27 = | 4 + | 3 = | 11 = | 6 – | 22 + | 7 |
| 8 | Darryl K Johansen | AUS | 2425m | 23 = | 48 + | 22 – | 21 + | 4 – | 35 + | 45 + | 17 = | 27 = | 15 = | 16 + | 7 |
| 9 | Daniel J King | ENG | 2425m | 24 + | 57 + | 3 – | 16 + | 11 + | 6 = | 1 – | 5 – | 40 + | 13 = | 21 + | 7 |
| 10 | Niaz Murshed | BAN | 2415m | 58 + | 44 – | 32 = | 31 + | 45 + | 5 = | 11 – | 4 = | 19 + | 27 + | 1 = | 7 |
| 11 | John D M Nunn | ENG | 2615g | 32 + | 34 + | 12 – | 17 + | 9 – | 30 + | 10 + | 1 = | 7 = | 3 + | 2 – | 7 |
| 12 | William Watson | ENG | 2460m | 43 + | 49 + | 11 + | 1 – | 27 = | 4 = | 6 = | 44 + | 3 – | 16 = | 28 + | 7 |
| 13 | Robert Bellin | ENG | 2390m | 65 + | 4 + | 44 + | 3 – | 7 = | 15 = | 2 = | 6 = | 17 = | 9 = | 27 = | 6½ |
| 14 | Paul E Littlewood | ENG | 2445m | 16 + | 40 = | 45 + | 6 = | 44 + | 1 = | 3 + | 27 + | 5 – | 2 – | 4 – | 6½ |
| 15 | Andrew D Martin | ENG | 2425m | 47 = | 46 + | 19 = | 43 + | 5 = | 13 = | 20 = | 16 + | 6 = | 8 = | 3 – | 6½ |
| 16 | Haydn Barber | AUS | 2270 | 14 – | 62 + | 52 + | 9 – | 61 = | 29 + | 47 + | 15 – | 36 + | 12 = | 8 – | 6 |
| 17 | Nigel R Davies | ENG | 2355m | 63 + | 5 = | 40 + | 11 – | 28 = | 41 + | 36 = | 8 = | 13 = | 4 – | 24 = | 6 |
| 18 | Angus Dunnington | ENG | 2290 | 2 – | 65 + | 35 = | 45 – | 31 + | 24 = | 30 = | 54 = | 25 = | 47 + | 29 = | 6 |
| 19 | Russell Granat | ENG | 2245 | 28 = | 21 + | 15 = | 22 – | 54 = | 45 = | 25 + | 40 = | 10 – | 39 + | 20 = | 6 |
| 20 | Alan E Hanreck | ENG | 2275 | 55 – | 63 + | 39 + | 2 – | 32 + | 22 + | 15 = | 24 = | 28 – | 23 = | 19 = | 6 |
| 21 | Kah Seng Christie Hon | MAS | 2345f | 48 = | 19 – | 25 + | 8 – | 34 – | 63 + | 38 + | 41 + | 44 + | 28 = | 9 – | 6 |
| 22 | James C Howell | ENG | 2370f | 31 + | 3 – | 8 + | 19 + | 2 – | 20 – | 51 + | 28 = | 23 = | 33 + | 7 – | 6 |
| 23 | Simon J B Knott | ENG | 2260 | 8 = | 36 = | 31 = | 29 = | 4 1 – | 58 + | 34 = | 30 + | 22 = | 20 = | 25 = | 6 |
| 24 | Iolo C Jones | WLS | 2250 | 9 – | 26 + | 51 = | 37 = | 35 = | 18 = | 32 + | 20 = | 4 – | 48 + | 17 = | 6 |
| 25 | Jana Miles (Bellin) | ENG | 2230wg | 29 = | 7 – | 21 – | 56 + | 37 = | 55 + | 19 – | 26 + | 18 = | 35 + | 23 = | 6 |
| 26 | Hugh W Murphy | ENG | 4 – | 24 – | 41 – | 62 + | 63 = | 42 + | 29 = | 25 – | 58 + | 45 + | 44 + | 6 | |
| 27 | Mark Orr | IRL | 2320 | 3 – | 53 + | 34 + | 55 + | 12 = | 7 = | 28 + | 14 – | 8 = | 10 – | 13 = | 6 |
| 28 | Raja Ravisekhar | IND | 2420m | 19 = | 56 + | 55 = | 4 = | 17 = | 40 + | 27 – | 22 = | 20 + | 21 = | 12 – | 6 |
| 29 | Arun Bhaskar Vaidya | IND | 2310 | 25 = | 47 – | 48 + | 23 = | 40 = | 16 – | 26 = | 31 + | 53 + | 34 = | 18 = | 6 |
| 30 | Jonathan J Ady | ENG | 2305 | 6 – | 38 + | 49 – | 42 + | 43 + | 11 – | 18 = | 23 – | 55 – | 59 + | 48 + | 5½ |
| 31 | Keith Allen | IRL | 22 – | 37 + | 23 = | 10 – | 18 – | 62 = | 58 + | 29 – | 49 + | 43 + | 38 = | 5½ | |
| 32 | Neil L Carr | ENG | 2325 | 11 – | 41 + | 10 = | 51 = | 20 – | 49 + | 24 – | 52 = | 42 = | 55 + | 33 = | 5½ |
| 33 | Mark L Condie | SCO | 2380m | 40 – | 54 + | 36 – | 53 + | 49 + | 44 – | 41 = | 34 = | 43 + | 22 – | 32 = | 5½ |
| 34 | Joseph G Gallagher | ENG | 2370 | 50 + | 11 – | 27 – | 52 = | 21 + | 46 = | 23 = | 33 = | 60 = | 29 = | 40 = | 5½ |
| 35 | David Friedgood | ENG | 2305f | 36 = | 51 = | 18 = | 46 = | 24 = | 8 – | 39 + | 47 = | 54 = | 25 – | 50 + | 5½ |
| 36 | Mark L Hebden | ENG | 2480m | 35 = | 23 = | 33 + | 61 + | 6 – | 51 + | 17 = | 2 – | 16 – | 40 = | 37 = | 5½ |
| 37 | Peter McKeich Jamieson | SCO | 2315 | 5 – | 31 – | 63 + | 24 = | 25 = | 39 = | 52 = | 46 + | 47 = | 44 = | 36 = | 5½ |
| 38 | Donald Macfarlane | AUS | 45 – | 30 – | 64 + | 59 + | def | 60 = | 21 – | 49 = | 46 + | 53 + | 31 = | 5½ | |
| 39 | John G Nicholson | ENG | 2310 | 1 – | 50 + | 20 – | 54 – | 48 + | 37 = | 35 – | 59 + | 52 + | 19 – | 47 + | 5 ½ |
| 40 | Alan W Potts | ENG | 33 + | 14 = | 17 – | 47 + | 29 = | 28 – | 46 + | 19 = | 9 – | 36 = | 34 = | 5½ | |
| 41 | Anthony Stebbings | ENG | 2210 | 57 – | 32 – | 26 + | 58 + | 23 + | 17 – | 33 = | 21 – | 48 – | w/o + | 54 + | 5½ |
| 42 | Theophilus Caiafas | NGA | 2205 | 53 + | 2 – | 43 – | 30 – | 59 = | 26 – | 65 + | 51 + | 32 = | 50 – | 62 + | 5 |
| 43 | Patrick Carton | IRL | 2300 | 12 – | 58 + | 42 + | 15 – | 30 – | 53 – | 55 + | 60 + | 33 – | 31 – | 59 + | 5 |
| 44 | Andrew Law | ENG | 2335f | 62 + | 10 + | 13 – | 49 + | 14 – | 33 + | 5 = | 12 – | 21 – | 37 = | 26 – | 5 |
| 45 | Malcolm Pein | ENG | 2370 | 38 + | 55 = | 14 – | 18 + | 10 – | 19 = | 8 – | 53 – | 51 + | 26 – | 56 + | 5 |
| 46 | Leslie Blackstock | SCO | 2275 | 7 = | 15 – | 56 + | 35 = | 66 = | 34 = | 40 – | 37 – | 38 – | 63 + | 53 = | 4½ |
| 47 | Philip A Clemance | NZD | 2220 | 15 = | 29 + | 7 – | 40 – | 52 + | 54 + | 16 – | 35 = | 37 = | 18 – | 39 – | 4½ |
| 48 | David J Coleman | ENG | 21 = | 8 – | 29 – | 57 + | 39 – | 56 + | 54 – | 50 + | 41 + | 24 – | 30 – | 4½ | |
| 49 | Andrew Dunn | ENG | 64 + | 12 – | 30 + | 44 – | 33 – | 32 – | 50 = | 38 = | 31 – | 57 = | w/o + | 4½ | |
| 50 | Arthur Koelle | AUS | 34 – | 39 – | 58 – | 64 + | 53 – | 57 + | 49 = | 48 – | 65 + | 42 + | 35 – | 4½ | |
| 51 | Bhagyashree Sathe | IND | 35 = | 35 = | 24 = | 32 = | 55 + | 36 – | 22 – | 42 – | 45 – | 62 + | 58 = | 4½ | |
| 52 | Leslie Smart | ENG | 61 – | 64 + | 16 – | 34 = | 47 – | 59 + | 37 = | 32 = | 39 – | D – | 55 + | 4½ | |
| 53 | Ian L Thomas | ENG | 42 – | 27 – | 62 + | 33 – | 50 + | 43 + | 60 – | 45 + | 29 – | 38 – | 46 = | 4½ | |
| 54 | Sharad Tilak | IND | 2280 | 59 – | 33 – | 65 + | 39 + | 19 = | 47 – | 48 + | 18 = | 35 = | 60 – | 41 – | 4½ |
| 55 | Sheila Jackson | ENG | 2235wm | 20 + | 45 = | 28 = | 27 – | 51 – | 25 – | 43 – | 57 + | 30 + | 32 – | 52 – | 4 |
| 56 | Josie Wright | AUS | 51 = | 28 – | 46 – | 25 – | 64 + | 48 – | 57 – | 65 = | 63 + | 58 + | 45 – | 4 | |
| 57 | Monster Y computer | 41 + | 9 – | 4 – | 48 – | 58 – | 50 – | 56 + | 55 – | 64 – | 49 = | 67 + | 3½ | ||
| 58 | P Shailendra | NGA | 10 – | 43 – | 50 + | 41 – | 57 + | 23 – | 31 – | 62 + | 26 – | 56 – | 51 = | 3½ | |
| 59 | Susan Walker (Lalic) | ENG | 2010 | 54 + | 6 – | 61 – | 38 – | 42 = | 52 – | 64 + | 39 – | 62 + | 30 – | 43 – | 3½ |
| 60 | Keith C Arkell | ENG | 2410 | 38 = | 53 + | 43 – | 34 = | 54 + | 3 | ||||||
| 61 | Geoffrey Borg | MLT | 2360f | 52 + | 1 – | 59 + | 36 – | 16 = | withdrew ill | 2½ | |||||
| 62 | Monster X computer | 44 – | 16 – | 53 – | 26 – | 65 + | 31 = | 63 + | 58 – | 59 – | 51 – | 42 – | 2½ | ||
| 63 | V Patgawkar | IND | 17 – | 20 – | 37 – | 65 + | 26 = | 21 – | 62 – | 64 + | 56 – | 46 – | def | 2½ | |
| 64 | Jubrila Ayinla | NGA | 2205 | 49 – | 52 – | 38 – | 50 – | 56 – | 65 = | 59 – | 63 – | 57 + | withdrew | 1½ | |
| 65 | M Disu | NGA | 13 – | 18 – | 54 – | 63 – | 62 – | 64 = | 42 – | 56 = | 50 – | withdrew | 1 | ||
| 66 | Robert G Wade | ENG | 2315 | 46 = | ½ | ||||||||||
| 67 | C Nigel J Rose | ENG | 57 – | 0 | |||||||||||
The event was played at the rate of 45 moves in 2½ hours followed by 18 moves per hour. It will be noted two computers played. Their games in no way counted for title results or ratings. (BCF Yearbook)
File Updated
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 2 May 2006 | File first uploaded (zipped file format) |
| 12 July 2022 | Updated with game viewer and crosstables. |
| 20 February 2023 | Added two games: (1) J.Howell 1-0 D.Johansen (rd 3); (2) M.Pein 0-1 D.Johansen (Rd 7). Amendments applied to the scores of D.Johansen 1-0 D.Friedgood (rd 6) and H.Barber 0-1 D.Johansen (rd 11). Some annotations by GM Darryl Johansen added to existing games. A number of incorrect dates amended. Many thanks to Darryl Johansen and Paul Summers for additions and corrections. |