Bernard Cafferty
Number of games in database: 170
Years covered: 1959 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2141
Highest rating achieved in database: 2300
Overall record: +36 -44 =90 (47.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

Most played openings

B03		Alekhine's Defense (9 games)
B02		Alekhine's Defense (8 games)
A04		Reti Opening (8 games)
A07		King's Indian Attack (6 games)
A15		English (5 games)
E44		Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 (4 games)
E11		Bogo-Indian Defense (4 games)
B04		Alekhine's Defense, Modern (4 games)
A02		Bird's Opening (4 games)
A28		English (4 games)

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BERNARD CAFFERTY (born Jun-27-1934) United Kingdom [what is this?] Bernard Cafferty was born on the 27th of June 1934 in Blackburn, England. He was British Correspondence Champion in 1960 and has authored biographical works on Boris Spassky and Mikhail Tal.

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 170  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T J Beach vs Cafferty   ½-½ 23 1959 BCF-ch E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 2. Cafferty vs M Haygarth   ½-½ 20 1959 BCF-ch A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 3. K Lloyd vs Cafferty   ½-½ 20 1959 BCF-ch A07 King's Indian Attack 4. B H Wood vs Cafferty   0-1 32 1959 BCF-ch A02 Bird's Opening 5. Cafferty vs A Thomas   ½-½ 34 1959 BCF-ch A04 Reti Opening 6. Cafferty vs C H Alexander   ½-½ 28 1959 BCF-ch B06 Robatsch 7. A Y Green vs Cafferty   0-1 57 1959 BCF-ch E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 8. Cafferty vs J H Beaty   1-0 33 1959 BCF-ch E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 9. Cafferty vs J W Naylor   0-1 42 1959 BCF-ch C50 Giuoco Piano 10. Cafferty vs Aitken   ½-½ 28 1959 BCF-ch A07 King's Indian Attack 11. D B Pritchard vs Cafferty   ½-½ 43 1959 BCF-ch A04 Reti Opening 12. Cafferty vs Szabo   ½-½ 50 1960 Hastings B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. Sliwa vs Cafferty   1-0 41 1960 Hastings 6061 E46 Nimzo-Indian 14. Cafferty vs Gligoric   0-1 33 1961 Hastings (England) C56 Two Knights 15. R Payne vs Cafferty   ½-½ 15 1962 Whitby British ch B32 Sicilian 16. Cafferty vs B Brinck-Claussen   0-1 40 1962 Hastings-B C50 Giuoco Piano 17. R H Northage vs Cafferty   ½-½ 24 1962 Whitby British ch E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 18. S Hamann vs Cafferty   ½-½ 34 1962 Hastings-B B37 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 19. Cafferty vs J E T Eldridge   1-0 36 1962 Whitby British ch A53 Old Indian 20. K Dahl vs Cafferty   0-1 41 1962 Hastings-B B02 Alekhine's Defense 21. Cafferty vs C Hilton   0-1 46 1962 Whitby British ch A21 English 22. Cafferty vs O M Hindle   1-0 40 1962 Hastings-B E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 23. O M Hindle vs Cafferty   ½-½ 40 1962 Whitby British ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 24. Cafferty vs W Nicolai   ½-½ 22 1962 Hastings-B A35 English, Symmetrical 25. R A Fuller vs Cafferty   ½-½ 26 1962 Whitby British ch B03 Alekhine's Defense  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 170

Dec-26-04    Benzol: Bernard Cafferty Born 27th June 1934 in Blackburn. He was British Correspondence Champion in 1960 and is a well known author. Jan-10-06    refutor: did bernard cafferty take part in hastings? Aug-08-06    Joshka: Thanks <Benzol> Does anyone have his book on the 1971 Candidates Complete Matches? I'd pay a good price for it. thanks in advance Aug-08-06    plang: No, but I have his book on the 68 candidates which is great. He also wrote a book (with Golembek) on the 65 candidate matches which I have been looking for for years. Aug-09-06    Joshka: <plang> Wow, thanks for posting!! Okay wasn't aware he wrote in 68 or 65. Is his 68 book very similar to Byrne's 74 match book? If it is, I've got to get it! I'll keep my eye out for the 65 book as well, and let you know what I come up with. If I can get 2 copies, I'll get one for ya!..thanks in advance Aug-09-06    plang: Well, good luck; I have done an intensive search for years including at one point contacting Cafferty himself. There must be copies out there somewhere. Since I have never actually seem the 65 book I am not sure of its format. The only way I know about it is that it is mentioned in the 68 book. What I like about 68 book is that it has analysis and comments by several GMs/analysts (although not by the players themselves). I am always interested in seeing how different experts view the same position. Aug-10-06    Joshka: <Plang> I'll see what I can do, yes I agree, it's interesting to see how other masters view the same positions! Oct-06-08    GrahamClayton: Cafferty co-wrote with Mark Taimanov "The Soviet Championships" (Cadogan Books, 1998), which is an excellent overview of the history of the USSR Chess Championship tournaments. Oct-06-08    ILikeFruits: any relations to cafferty of cnn Oct-06-08    ILikeFruits: i have spoken, you shall answer please... Oct-19-08    Xeroxx: They are sisters. Oct-28-08    I Like Fish: Come... again... ? Dec-02-08    Calli: Hastings club president since 1999. British Boys' Champion in 1952 and British Junior Champion 1954. Taught Russian at St Phillip's school in the 60s. He did the English translations of Botvinnik's best games 1947-70 and "Achieving the Aim". Also translated the best games of Tal and Spassky and Kotov's Think Like a GM. Jan-16-09    ChesterTheJester: Played him at Hastings this year and drew - lovely man, very engaging analysis.

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