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British Championship (1988) Information: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg....  page 13 of 13; games 301-304 of 304  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 301. P M Giulian vs L Cooper   ½-½ 23 1988 British Championship D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 302. C Ward vs M Lyell   ½-½ 16 1988 British Championship A40 Queen's Pawn Game 303. D Knox vs P A Hutchinson   0-1 36 1988 British Championship B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 304. J Fraser-Mitchell vs M Hennigan   0-1 33 1988 British Championship E84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line  page 13 of 13; games 301-304 of 304    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   May-07-24    Olavi: When Mestel won the British in 1988, in his victory speech he thanked the Hastings town council for their hospitality. Nice of him, except he had just spent two weeks playing in Blackpool. As reported by Danny King in New in Chess 7/1989. May-07-24    Olavi: In 1988 Mestel wrote the report for NIC himself. He did not consider it necessary to mention that. Next year King did it on his behalf. May-07-24    Muttley101: Olavi, do you know the reason Mestel was deselected from The Glorney Cup England team? It's another British ch story. May-07-24    Olavi: <Muttley101> No, I do not know. He was not a professional player. Perhaps they wanted to give the pros preference? May-07-24    Olavi: He had a teaching job at the uni. In Germany such things happened in the earlier years - but this is pure speculation. May-08-24    Sally Simpson: The only thing I have close to Mestel is planning to go to a tournament in Motherwell (about 40 miles from Edinburgh) I took the wrong train and ended up in Newcastle, a completely different country. And once as captain I dragged 5 players including myself to an away league match on the other side of the city when we should have been playing at home. We lost 6-0 by default. Also...I organised a weekend tournament. I gave out the wrong date. On the Friday night there was me, two controllers and two players to play a five round tournament. The two players played one game that night. The winner got the trophy and I had the weekend off to watch the football. May-29-24    Muttley101: <Olavi> The Glorney Cup was a junior event (I don't know if it still in existence), with teams of juniors from different nations playing each other. So, no pros, no professional obligations. Another time- the story is hilarious but probably not for Chessgames pages :D Sorry for the teaser :D May-29-24    perfidious: <Muttley101>, you are most welcome to post your tale of Mestel at my home page; sounds as though it would be interesting. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific tournament only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC