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Herbert Gibson Rhodes

Number of games in database: 56
Years covered: 1921 to 1956
Overall record: +16 -27 =13 (40.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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HERBERT GIBSON RHODES
(born Feb-04-1896, died May-28-1981, 85 years old) United Kingdom

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Herbert Gibson Rhodes was British Correspondence Champion in 1953.

Last updated: 2021-07-26 08:12:14

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. H G Rhodes vs C Precious  1-035192145th Oxford - Cambridge Varsity mD05 Queen's Pawn Game
2. H G Rhodes vs J Drewitt  1-0451924BCF Major OpenD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
3. H G Rhodes vs Rubinstein  0-1411924BCF Major OpenD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
4. H G Rhodes vs A R Thomas  1-0411924BCF Major OpenD52 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. G W Moses vs H G Rhodes  1-0601924BCF Major OpenD05 Queen's Pawn Game
6. R Broadbent vs H G Rhodes  1-0481931BCF-ch 24th Major OpenC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
7. H G Rhodes vs R Cross  0-1301931BCF-ch 24th Major OpenD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
8. H G Rhodes vs H Atkins  0-1431937Yorkshire - Lancashire mD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
9. H G Rhodes vs F Parr  0-1501937British ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. W Fairhurst vs H G Rhodes  1-0441937British ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. T Tylor vs H G Rhodes  0-1441937British ChampionshipB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
12. H G Rhodes vs R Blow  1-0381937British ChampionshipD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
13. A Lenton vs H G Rhodes  1-0371937British ChampionshipA15 English
14. H G Rhodes vs A Truscott 0-1381947BCF-ch 34th PremierA53 Old Indian
15. H G Rhodes vs R Bruce  1-0391947BCF-ch 34th PremierE60 King's Indian Defense
16. H G Rhodes vs Rossolimo  0-1581949SouthseaC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
17. J M Aitken vs H G Rhodes  1-0421949SouthseaB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
18. H G Rhodes vs G J Wood 0-1401949SouthseaC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
19. J O'Hanlon vs H G Rhodes  0-1311949SouthseaC15 French, Winawer
20. Pachman vs H G Rhodes  1-0461949SouthseaD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. W Fairhurst vs H G Rhodes  1-0251949British ChampionshipD74 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O
22. H G Rhodes vs R Bruce  0-1471949British ChampionshipE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
23. H G Rhodes vs G Abrahams  1-0311949British ChampionshipD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
24. H G Rhodes vs W Fairhurst  ½-½521950British ChampionshipC66 Ruy Lopez
25. H G Rhodes vs A H Trott  1-0331952SouthseaA48 King's Indian
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-27-22  Nosnibor: Despite being the British Chess Correspondence Champion for 1953 there are no games of his shown here. I hope to post some soon.
May-28-22  Nosnibor: The following game was played in the BCCA Championship 1952/53. White: J. A. Fuller Black: H. G. Rhodes. Spanish Opening C91 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.a4 Be6 15.Ng5 Bd7 16.Nf1 Rad8 17.Qe2 c4 18.f4 h6 19.Nf3 exf4 20.axb5 axb5 21.e5 Nh5 22.Nd4 g6 23.g4 fxg3e.p. 24.Bxh6 Bc5 25.Rad1 Rfe8 26.Qg2 Nxd4 27.cxd4 Bc6! 0-1

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