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Lionel Joyner

Number of games in database: 105
Years covered: 1951 to 1988
Overall record: +49 -28 =28 (60.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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LIONEL JOYNER
(born Mar-28-1932, died Jun-28-2001, 69 years old) Canada

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Lionel Berry Joyner was born on the 28th of March 1932 in Montreal, Canada. He was Canada's representative to the first World Junior Championship in 1951. He scored 5-4, tying for fourth, at Hollywood (1952). He played on the Canadian team as alternate at the 1958 Chess Olympiad, scoring 7/13.

He shared first place in the 1975 Paul Keres Memorial Tournament in Vancouver. He was Canadian Closed Champion in 1961.

He was Canadian Open Champion in 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1960. He won the Golden Knights Postal Tournament in 1961-62.

References: http://www.olimpbase.org/, http://www.chess.ca/

Wikipedia article: Lionel Joyner

Last updated: 2023-07-01 11:11:47

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 105  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Joyner vs F Olafsson  0-1421951World Junior ChampionshipA13 English
2. E Bhend vs L Joyner  1-0431951World Junior ChampionshipC15 French, Winawer
3. L Joyner vs S Asker  1-0421951World Junior ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
4. L Joyner vs W Rosen  ½-½511951World Junior ChampionshipE72 King's Indian
5. J A Jackson vs L Joyner  0-1321951World Junior ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
6. R C Cruz vs L Joyner  1-0341951World Junior ChampionshipD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
7. L Joyner vs B Coosemans  1-0301951World Junior ChampionshipB72 Sicilian, Dragon
8. J Walsh vs L Joyner  ½-½401951World Junior ChampionshipC17 French, Winawer, Advance
9. Larsen vs L Joyner 1-0321951World Junior ChampionshipC30 King's Gambit Declined
10. A Eikrem vs L Joyner  ½-½211951World Junior ChampionshipC15 French, Winawer
11. L Joyner vs G Berriman  ½-½381951World Junior ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
12. L Joyner vs R Martin  ½-½471952HollywoodA12 English with b3
13. A Pomar vs L Joyner  1-0441952HollywoodC05 French, Tarrasch
14. L Joyner vs Graf-Stevenson  1-0421952HollywoodA28 English
15. H Steiner vs L Joyner  1-0301952HollywoodD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
16. L Joyner vs Kashdan 1-0281952HollywoodE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
17. L Joyner vs A Dake  1-0441952HollywoodE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
18. J Cross vs L Joyner  ½-½271952HollywoodD28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
19. L Joyner vs V Pafnutieff  1-0511952HollywoodD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. Gligoric vs L Joyner 1-0201952HollywoodE14 Queen's Indian
21. G Raletich vs L Joyner  0-1451955Canadian ChampionshipA47 Queen's Indian
22. L Joyner vs R Draxl  1-0221955Canadian ChampionshipE70 King's Indian
23. P Vaitonis vs L Joyner  0-1221955Canadian ChampionshipD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
24. L Joyner vs W Jursevskis  ½-½401955Canadian ChampionshipD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
25. L Joyner vs H Matthai  1-0811955Canadian ChampionshipA21 English
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Mar-28-08  Eastfrisian: It seems, that he had resigned very early. I have never heard about him before.
Mar-28-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  IMlday: In the 1964 Canadian Open at Scarborough Joyner shared third with Duncan Suttles and Denis Allan. Pal Benko won despite losing to 2nd-finisher Zvonko Vranesic. I made an even score. Joyner later moved to Alberta and eventually worked on the Vancouver stock market.
Mar-28-09  WhiteRook48: happy birthday!
Dec-08-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Won the 1956 Montreal Championship with a "picket fence" score of 17-0.

The British Columbia Chess Federation holds a memorial tournament in his name each year.

Mar-28-11  theodor: dear Lionel, I'll drop some vodka on the floor(balkan custom), in case you're thirsty. cheers!
Mar-28-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Congratulations on being Player of the Day.
Mar-28-11  DiscoJew: "Play the French defense!"
-Lionel Joyner

He loved the French and recommended it to everyone as a weapon vs. 1.e4

Mar-29-11  Everyone: I've never regretted playing it.
May-23-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Domdaniel: Curious how many dedicated French players (Joyner, Vaganian, and, uh, me) play Reti/English/KIA systems with White.
May-23-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Domdaniel> Korchnoi and Petrosian were two others who essayed this approach.

In my career at master level, I played mostly 1.d4/c4 and the French was a favourite, along with the Caro-Kann and 1....e5. As I used to average 150 games per year in much of the 1980s, it was boring playing the same old thing all the time. Here's to variety!

May-25-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Domdaniel: I think it was largely Korchnoi's repertoire in his 1974 match with Karpov that influenced me to play the English with White and the French with Black. He drew every game with the French (having lost with a Dragon and a Petrov) - and he always got interesting games with White.
Dec-11-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: He ended 2nd in the Vancouver (1965) zonal after Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, with Duncan Suttles in 3rd place. But after Yanofsky withdrew, it was Suttles who went to the Sousse Interzonal (1967).

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