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Neil McKelvie

Number of games in database: 36
Years covered: 1951 to 1990
Overall record: +12 -17 =7 (43.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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NEIL MCKELVIE
(born Dec-09-1930, died Sep-22-2024, 93 years old) United Kingdom (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Professor of Chemistry. Neil McKelvie was born in Welwyn Garden City, England. He played 1st board while attending Cambridge. After coming to the United States to study at Columbia, he won the Connecticut State Championship in 1962 and the Manhattan Chess Club Championship in 1975 and 1979. He was User: ChemMac on the Chessgames website.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J A Fuller vs N McKelvie  0-1291951North of Thames vs South of ThamesB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
2. L J Cannon vs N McKelvie  0-1411951British Universities (BUCA) Indiv ch02B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
3. G Fuller vs N McKelvie  0-1361951British Universities (BUCA) Indiv ch02E72 King's Indian
4. N McKelvie vs R Powis  1-0261951British Universities (BUCA) Indiv ch02E72 King's Indian
5. J M Aitken vs N McKelvie  ½-½371953Civil Service v Cambridge Uni?B58 Sicilian
6. N McKelvie vs B Alenius  1-0321953WchT Students unofficial (02)E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
7. Yanofsky vs N McKelvie 1-032195371st Oxford-Cambridge Varsity mB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
8. M J Franklin vs N McKelvie  1-0341954Ilford BCF PremierE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
9. L Dubeck vs N McKelvie  1-0191963New York Metropolitan LeagueB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
10. R H Steinmeyer vs N McKelvie  1-0351963Manhattan Chess Club ChampionshipE70 King's Indian
11. N McKelvie vs R H Steinmeyer 1-0421964Manhattan Chess Club ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. N McKelvie vs S Brandwein 0-134196465th US OpenE78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3
13. N McKelvie vs Benko 1-0371966Manhattan Chess Club ChampionshipB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
14. N McKelvie vs H Thomas 1-038196869th US OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
15. C Bassin vs N McKelvie  ½-½40196869th US OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
16. A Deutsch vs N McKelvie  1-025196869th US OpenB30 Sicilian
17. N McKelvie vs R Jourdan  1-033196869th US OpenB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
18. N McKelvie vs P Brandts 0-137196869th US OpenC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
19. N McKelvie vs R J Gross 0-129196869th US OpenC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
20. N McKelvie vs A Soltis  ½-½361970Eastern Team ChampionshipB71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
21. A Soltis vs N McKelvie  1-0301971Goldwater-Marshall TournamentC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
22. A Bisguier vs N McKelvie  1-0301971Marshall CC Invitational RapidsA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
23. N McKelvie vs A Soltis  0-1181971Manhattan blitzB33 Sicilian
24. A Soltis vs N McKelvie  ½-½451976Metropolitan LeagueC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
25. A Lein vs N McKelvie  1-0411977corrB40 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-25-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Neil McKelvie, born 1930

Played chess on 1st board at Cambridge. Winner of the Connecticut State Championship in 1962. Winner of the Manhattan Chess Club Championship in 1975. He has a PhD in Chemistry.

http://www.geocities.com/siliconval...

Sep-16-10
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  GrahamClayton: Winner of the 1967 Eastern Masters Championship in New York, while being professor of chemistry at City College.

Picture:

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/chemis...

Also a very good piano player as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n-A...

Nov-30-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Funny, there's a Neil McKelvie here who's born exactly 100 years before 'our' Neil:

http://www.mccabeclan.com/mckelvie....

Apr-29-12  wordfunph: McKelvie scored two victories against Bisguier, one against Denker and another on Benko.
Sep-23-12  waustad: He is a member here it seems: User: chemmac
Feb-27-13  ChemMac: OK - just looked myself up. A few additions or corrections. Three wins vs Denker; probably a dozen other GM's at least (one each vs Reshevsky and vs Najdorf but in rapids). Twice first in Manhattan C.C. championships. Highest rating in the 2400's; up to no. 19 in the US. Of course, plenty of blunders and forgettable games too! One cute position for amusement, which would have been nice for the daily puzzle - not at all difficult. Black was Stephen Grant; from the "Metropolitan Masters'" in 1966, which I won on tie break over Larry Kaufman and Walter Browne. Black has just made an immediately losing move with ...h5.


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Feb-28-13
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  Stonehenge: I don't know if 1. Bc5 Qxc5 works, perhaps first 1. Rxh5?
Jun-16-13
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  perfidious: <ChemMac>: If you post the date of your other win of the Manhattan CC in my forum, along with anything else you wish to add, I should be glad to amend your bio above.
Oct-29-15  jerseybob: I think 1.Rxh5 first, then Bc5
Jun-25-18
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  Jonathan Sarfati: Would be good to add this game: https://www.nytimes.com/1969/04/07/...
Jan-06-21  Caissanist: McKelvie annotates one of his Manhattan CC games against Denker, won, he says, by playing an intentionally bad move in the opening to inspire overconfidence in his opponent: https://nezhmet.wordpress.com/tag/n... .
Jan-05-22  jerseybob: <Jonathan Sarfati: Would be good to add this game:https://www.nytimes.com/1969/04/07/...This is the game vs Edgar McCormick. If you have the score why not post it? The Times requires payment for content.
Mar-16-22
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  MissScarlett: McKelvie took part in the famous Manhattan blitz tournament dominated by Fischer in August 1971. In a 12-man field, he finished 9th, scoring +7 -14 =1. Both his games with Fischer are lost, but I uploaded this game: N McKelvie vs Soltis, 1971

A brief report can be found in the <Chess Life & Review> for October 1971: http://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL... I wasn't aware the idea for the event came from Fischer himself.

Mar-17-22  Granny O Doul: Manhattan Chess Club-wise, this was one location before my time (they had about 15 different addresses in their 125 years). I think 100 Central Park South is still their classiest address, but 14 East 60th puts them in the same building as the Copacabana Club, the same block as the Harmonie Club, and across the street from the Metropolitan Club.
Mar-17-22  Alan McGowan: For those interested in another board game, Neil McKelvie's grandfather, David Gardner McKelvie (1864─1943), was a noted draughts/checkers player. His career included representing Scotland in the first international match against England in 1884.

Other chess/draughts players can be seen at https://www.chessscotland.com/docum...

Dec-09-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: uschess piece on User: ChemMac himself:

https://new.uschess.org/news/inside...

Dec-25-24
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  Stonehenge: RIP User: ChemMac.

https://new.uschess.org/passing

Dec-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: It was always a pleasure to chat with Dr McKelvie here.

RIP to a fine contributor.

Dec-25-24
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  Stonehenge: Don't know if a <Chemtrails> pun would be acceptable.
Dec-25-24
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  perfidious: Why not? It is to honour the good doctor's memory in some small way, not to be relentlessly picked apart by PC spoilsports.

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