Arthur Howard Williams
Number of games in database: 76
Years covered: 1968 to 2011
Last FIDE rating: 2344
Highest rating achieved in database: 2353
Overall record: +22 -28 =26 (46.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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With the White pieces:  Sicilian (6)      B80 B75 B51 B22 B28	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (8)      B30 B98 B89 B90 B52  Nimzo Indian (5)      E39 E33 E24 E25 E32

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ARTHUR HOWARD WILLIAMS (born Jul-11-1950) United Kingdom [what is this?] FIDE master Arthur Howard Williams was born in Pontyclun, Wales. He finished 1st= in the British Championship of 1974 but lost the play-off. He has been Welsh champion in 1968 (jointly), 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 (jointly), 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83 (jointly) and 1986. He also authored a theoretical work, an opening monograph "Alekhine's Defense" with R G Eales for Batsford publishers.

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 76  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A H Williams vs L S Tate   ½-½ 18 1968 BCF-ch B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 2. C W Pritchett vs A H Williams   ½-½ 28 1968 BCF-ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. C Hilton vs A H Williams   0-1 47 1968 BCF-ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. M V Lambshire vs A H Williams   0-1 45 1968 BCF-ch C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 5. A H Williams vs Keene ½-½ 36 1968 Swansea team tourney B06 Robatsch 6. Hartston vs A H Williams   1-0 74 1968 BCF-ch B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. A H Williams vs K B Richardson   ½-½ 24 1968 BCF-ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 8. A H Williams vs R H Watson   ½-½ 58 1968 BCF-ch B10 Caro-Kann 9. B Cafferty vs A H Williams   ½-½ 22 1968 BCF-ch A35 English, Symmetrical 10. A Hollis vs A H Williams   ½-½ 28 1968 BCF-ch E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 11. A H Williams vs B H Wood 1-0 22 1968 BCF-ch B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 12. A H Williams vs M Brigden   ½-½ 24 1968 BCF-ch B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 13. A H Williams vs Keene   0-1 37 1969 Camb Univ college match B08 Pirc, Classical 14. A H Williams vs Keene 0-1 26 1969 Match A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 15. Keene vs A H Williams   1-0 21 1969 Match E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 16. K Rogoff vs A H Williams ½-½ 106 1969 World Junior Championship, B Final A56 Benoni Defense 17. A H Williams vs Keene 0-1 27 1970 Cuppers Final A53 Old Indian 18. A H Williams vs G Botterill   0-1 41 1970 BCF-ch B08 Pirc, Classical 19. A H Williams vs J Penrose   ½-½ 19 1970 BCF-ch B22 Sicilian, Alapin 20. A H Williams vs D W Anderton   1-0 40 1970 BCF-ch C19 French, Winawer, Advance 21. Hartston vs A H Williams   ½-½ 17 1970 BCF-ch A17 English 22. B Green vs A H Williams   0-1 58 1970 BCF-ch B02 Alekhine's Defense 23. A H Williams vs R G Eales   ½-½ 15 1970 BCF-ch B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 24. A H Williams vs P Clarke   ½-½ 21 1970 BCF-ch C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 25. R C Lemon vs A H Williams   0-1 50 1970 BCF-ch E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 76

Jun-11-07    chenturini: Maybe will includes in the lil' biography, he is autor of some theory works, by example "The Alekhine Defense", in the 70hs is excellent. Jun-11-10    Benzol: Did he write anything else other than Alekhine's Defence with Richard Eales? Dec-10-11    GrahamClayton: Williams won his 18th Welsh championship title in 2011.

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