Dec-29-04
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| Benzol: William Albert Fairhurst
Born 21st August 1903 in Alderley Edge
Died 13th March 1982 in Auckland
Awarded the IM title in 1951.
He was Scottish champion 1932, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1962.
He was also British champion in 1937. |
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| Jan-02-06 |
| WMD: <...was a recognized authority in the field of structural engineering, and the builder of some famous bridges.> (Soltis, Chess Lists) Tay Road Bridge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Ro... |
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| Aug-21-06 |
| BIDMONFA: William Albert Fairhurst FAIRHURST, William A.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/fairhurst_w...
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Sep-07-07
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| Karpova: <‘... Cold-blooded gamesman-planning is rare. But I have one pretty example. At my first British Championship, [at Ramsgate] in 1929, a friend of mine – who is a magnificent analyst and celebrated in the chess world – found himself in a very bad position. But there was a way out. Given that his opponent (a very strong player) did not see the threat, it was possible, with a series of sacrifices, to achieve stalemate. But he had to include in his play a clearly inadequate move, which would inevitably warn his opponent. After all, one plays chess on the assumption that the opponent sees everything. (That is why the word “trap” is not a good chess term.) But my friend devised a psychological trap. He sat and looked at the board with a despairing face until he was well and truly in time trouble. Then he fumblingly made the crucial moves. His opponent, tempted to a little gamesmanship himself, was playing very quickly. Quick came the erroneous capture. Even quicker came the series of sacrifices and, while the flag was tottering, stalemate supervened. Now could he have improved on things in the following way: touched the piece, taken his hand away, and let himself be compelled to move the piece at random? No, he had thought of that, but dismissed it as sharp practice.’>
From pages 24-25 of Not Only Chess by Gerald Abrahams (London, 1974) Fairhurst - T. H. Tylor after 31...Rb3
click for larger view<32.Bd2 Rg3+ 33.Kh1 Rxh3+ 34.Kg1 Rd3 35.Bc1 (‘Leaving himself less than half a minute on his clock.’) 35...Rc7 36.Bg5 (‘Finger staying on his clock; and Black falls for it.’) 36...Rg3+ 37.Kh1 37...Rxg5 38.R1f7+ Rxf7 39.Rxf7+ (‘Forcing stalemate or perpetual check.’)> http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... (5145) Sadly, the game is not in the database. |
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Aug-21-08
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| brankat: An amazing chess career!
R.I.P. Mr.Fairhurst. |
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| Oct-25-08 |
| GrahamClayton: In October/November 1951 Fairhurst won a "British Empire" championship organised by the Oxford Chess Club: 1. W Fairhurst (Scotland) 4/5
2. D Yanofsky (Canada) 3/5
3. R Wade (New Zealand) 2.5/5
4. L Barden (England) 2/5
5. G Berriman (Australia) 2/5
6. W Heidenfeld (South Africa) 1.5/5
Source: Anthony Wright "Australian International Chess: 1946-1972", Melbourne 2001 |
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