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Benjamin Parker

Number of games in database: 8
Years covered: 1908 to 1914
Overall record: +2 -5 =1 (31.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B06 Robatsch (3 games)
A07 King's Indian Attack (3 games)


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BENJAMIN PARKER
Australia

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Last updated: 2023-04-02 08:40:46

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. T M Bradshaw vs B Parker  1-0401908New South Wales ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
2. S Crakanthorp vs B Parker 1-0481908New South Wales ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
3. B Parker vs S Crakanthorp  0-1611908New South Wales ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
4. W H Jonas vs B Parker  1-0371908New South Wales ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
5. B Parker vs L S Crakanthorp  1-0341908NSW ch+A07 King's Indian Attack
6. H Taylour vs B Parker 0-1251908New South Wales ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
7. B Parker vs W H Jonas  ½-½721908New South Wales ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
8. B Parker vs D McArthur 0-1301914New South Wales ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
  REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Parker wins | Parker loses  

Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-02-23  optimal play: Benjamin Parker competed in the 3rd New South Wales Chess Championship held in 1908 and finished in 5th place with a score of 5½/14 (+5/=1/-8)

It was a double round robin tournament and both of his games against Edward Cummings have been located but unfortunately are both incomplete, therefore have not been submitted to Chessgames.

For the record, the surviving scoresheet for his win against Cummings is provided hereunder:-

[Event "New South Wales Championship"]
[Site "Sydney, NSW, Australia"]
[Date "1908.02.19"]
[EventDate "1908.01.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Benjamin Parker"]
[Black "Edward Lawrence Cummings"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Source "http://www.ozbase.com.au/games.html"]

1. d3 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. c3 d6 8. Nbd2 Bb6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc4 Ne7 11. a4 c6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Qb3 Ra6 14. Nd2 Be6 15. Qc2 d5 16. e4 Rfa8 17. b4 b5 18. a5 b6 19. Nb3 bxa5 20. Rxa5 Nc8 21. Rfa1 R6a7 22. Nc5 Qe7 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Re1 ...


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The other incomplete score, which was won by Cummings, will be put on that players page.

Apr-02-23
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  HeMateMe: His nephew, Peter, was quite the swinger!

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