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Otto Hardy

Number of games in database: 38
Years covered: 1961 to 1974
Overall record: +4 -21 =13 (27.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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OTTO HARDY
(born Dec-14-1927, died Apr-04-2010, 82 years old) Austria (federation/nationality United Kingdom)

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 38  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B H Wood vs O Hardy 1-0191961Appleby-FrodinghamA90 Dutch
2. P Guillaume vs O Hardy 0-1181962Whitby BCF Major opC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
3. J M Ripley vs O Hardy 0-1111963Bognor RegisA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
4. M J Franklin vs O Hardy  1-0251963British ChampionshipA21 English
5. O Hardy vs F Clough 1-0281963British ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
6. O Hardy vs T Wheatcroft  0-1331963British ChampionshipB07 Pirc
7. M J Freeman vs O Hardy  1-0411963British ChampionshipD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
8. H W Richardson vs O Hardy  ½-½491963British ChampionshipA21 English
9. O Hardy vs M Firth  0-1431963British ChampionshipB86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
10. O Hardy vs D G Wells  0-1251963British ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
11. A R Thomas vs O Hardy  1-0411963British ChampionshipC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
12. Philip E Walker vs O Hardy  0-1381963British ChampionshipC56 Two Knights
13. O Hardy vs J A Lawrence  0-1331963British ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
14. O Hardy vs G Abrahams  0-1471963British ChampionshipC53 Giuoco Piano
15. J A Johnstone vs O Hardy  1-0411964British ChampionshipC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
16. O Hardy vs N Littlewood  0-1281965British ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
17. J M Aitken vs O Hardy  ½-½161965British ChampionshipC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
18. O Hardy vs M J Haygarth  ½-½181965British ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
19. D Lees vs O Hardy  ½-½411965British ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
20. O Hardy vs J H Beaty  0-1391965British ChampionshipE81 King's Indian, Samisch
21. J Toothill vs O Hardy  1-0221965British ChampionshipC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
22. O Hardy vs H D Holmes  0-1321965British ChampionshipD03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
23. G I Rhodes vs O Hardy  ½-½661965British ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
24. O Hardy vs A J Dilworth  0-1531965British ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
25. D B Pritchard vs O Hardy  1-0481965British ChampionshipC25 Vienna
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-24-08  whiteshark: According to "Europe Intelligence Wire" he is <one of the doyens of Leicestershire Chess>.
Dec-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Domdaniel: He was mentioned sometimes in 1970s editions of BH Wood's CHESS magazine. I thought he was a fictional character to scare children into studying their rook endings.

It worked for Tony Miles.

Apr-13-10  mack: Otto passed away earlier this month. Pleasing obit here: http://www.mccu.org.uk/obits/otto_h...
Jul-13-13  BlackFront: 'Why don't you do something to HELP me?'
Jul-13-13  JoergWalter: Call Laurel?
Jul-13-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: aNOTHER find zugzwang you've gotten us into...
May-04-21  Nosnibor: Otto played a nice game against P J Meade at Whitby in 1963 where he played the Classical Defence in the Ruy Lopez and won in 21 moves. I will upload it in due course.
May-26-21  Nosnibor: His full name was Otto Henry Hardy. I played him many times between 1963 and 1998.
Dec-14-23  Nosnibor: R.I.P. Otto
Feb-22-24  Nosnibor: Herewith one of my rare wins against Otto. <Event: Derby Open,7th March 1986 (Round 1) White: Otto H. Hardy Black: John K Robinson> Scotch Gambit C48> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.f3 Qh4+11.g3 Nxg3 12.Bf2 Qh3 13.Bxg3 Qg2 14.Rf1 Bh3 15.Nd2 Bxd4 16.c3 Be3 17.Rf2 Bxf2+ 18.Bxf2 0-0 19.Qe2 Qh1+ 20.Nf1 Bxf1 21.Qxf1 Qxf3 22.Qg1 Rfe8 23.Bg3 Rab8 24.Rb1 Qxc3+ 0-1

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