John Grantley Cooper vs Kim S Commons (1976)

John Grantley Cooper vs Kim S Commons
Haifa ol (Men) 1976 · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation. Benoni Defense (E31) · 1/2-1/2

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Sep-10-07		Karpova: The USA won ahead of the Netherlands (the Soviet Union didn't participate). USA: 37 points Netherlands: 36.5 points This game was played in the last round - imagine Cooper (Wales) had won. http://www.olimpbase.org/1976/1976f...

Jul-23-08		Craigokat: 42.Rb1 looks better for white

Mar-15-10		Caissanist: The US won the 1976 Olympiad because of their tremendous advantage in analyzing adjourned games. They had Pal Benko, a strong GM in his own right and an endgame specialist, and analysis of adjourned games was virtually his only responsibility. Nobody else--certainly not the Welsh--had anything comparable, and as the event went on the other teams developed a healthy respect for the Americans' superiority in adjournments. Cooper was the one who offered the draw, probably out of fear of what Benko might have found in overnight analysis.

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