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Arthur Howard Williams

Number of games in database: 258
Years covered: 1968 to 2016
Last FIDE rating: 2242 (2261 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2415
Overall record: +81 -66 =111 (52.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (14) 
    B90 B80 B51 B42 B86
 Modern Benoni (10) 
    A56 A58 A67 A70
 King's Indian (10) 
    E61 E98 E63 E67 E68
 Nimzo Indian (9) 
    E31 E30 E43 E53 E24
 Grunfeld (7) 
    D85 D86 D91 D87 D74
 Pirc (7) 
    B08 B09 B07
With the Black pieces:
 Alekhine's Defense (15) 
    B02 B04 B03 B05
 Sicilian (14) 
    B30 B98 B68 B57 B90
 Nimzo Indian (12) 
    E30 E25 E39 E24 E44
 Ruy Lopez (10) 
    C72 C65 C75 C85 C68
 Queen's Indian (7) 
    E17 E16 E15 E19
 English (7) 
    A17 A13 A15
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Rogoff vs A H Williams, 1969 1/2-1/2
   A H Williams vs C F Morris, 2015 1-0
   M Corden vs A H Williams, 1970 0-1
   J Green-Krotki vs A H Williams, 1969 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Welsh Championship 1980/81 (1980)
   British Championship (1973)
   British Championship (1977)
   British Championship (1974)
   1st EEC Team Championship (1975)
   British Championship (1971)
   Caorle Zonal (1972)
   British Championship (1972)
   British Championship (1968)
   British Championship (1970)
   World Junior Championship Final-B (1969)
   Skopje Olympiad qual-6 (1972)
   Skopje Olympiad Final-C (1972)
   Haifa Olympiad (1976)
   Buenos Aires Olympiad (1978)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 European Club Cup
   A H Williams vs S Moran (Nov-12-16) 1/2-1/2
   C Guxho vs A H Williams (Nov-11-16) 1/2-1/2
   A H Williams vs J R Adair (Nov-09-16) 0-1
   T Hansen vs A H Williams (Nov-08-16) 1/2-1/2
   A H Williams vs C Sreeves (Nov-07-16) 0-1

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ARTHUR HOWARD WILLIAMS
(born Jul-11-1950, 74 years old) United Kingdom

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FIDE Master Arthur Howard Williams was born in Pontyclun, Wales. He finished 1st= in the British Championship of 1974 but lost the play-off. He has been Welsh champion in 1968 (jointly), 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 (jointly), 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83 (jointly), 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994 and 2011. He also authored a theoretical work, an opening monograph "Alekhine's Defense" with R G Eales for Batsford publishers.

Wikipedia article: Arthur Howard Williams

Last updated: 2019-09-13 09:31:20

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 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 258  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A H Williams vs Keene  ½-½361968Swansea team tourneyB06 Robatsch
2. W Hartston vs A H Williams  1-0741968British ChampionshipB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. C Pritchett vs A H Williams  ½-½281968British ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
4. A H Williams vs M Brigden  ½-½241968British ChampionshipB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
5. A Hollis vs A H Williams  ½-½281968British ChampionshipE25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
6. A H Williams vs R H Watson  ½-½581968British ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
7. M V Lambshire vs A H Williams  0-1451968British ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
8. A H Williams vs L Tate  ½-½181968British ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
9. A H Williams vs B H Wood 1-0221968British ChampionshipB75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
10. B Cafferty vs A H Williams  ½-½221968British ChampionshipA35 English, Symmetrical
11. A H Williams vs K B Richardson  ½-½241968British ChampionshipB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
12. C G Hilton vs A H Williams  0-1471968British ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. A H Williams vs Keene  0-1371969Camb Univ college matchB08 Pirc, Classical
14. Timman vs A H Williams 1-0281969Western European Junior Team TournamentB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
15. Keene vs A H Williams  1-0211969MatchE17 Queen's Indian
16. A H Williams vs Keene 0-1261969MatchA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
17. J Kaplan vs A H Williams  1-0311969World Junior Championship qual-1B02 Alekhine's Defense
18. A H Williams vs V Silva  1-0391969World Junior Championship qual-1A96 Dutch, Classical Variation
19. N Craske vs A H Williams  ½-½461969World Junior Championship qual-1E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
20. A H Williams vs D Uddenfeldt  0-1461969World Junior Championship qual-1B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
21. J Moles vs A H Williams  ½-½321969World Junior Championship qual-1B98 Sicilian, Najdorf
22. A H Williams vs L Neckar  1-0601969World Junior Championship qual-1A07 King's Indian Attack
23. E M Green vs A H Williams  0-1421969World Junior Championship Final-BA13 English
24. A H Williams vs J Kristiansen  ½-½221969World Junior Championship Final-BA06 Reti Opening
25. L Ogaard vs A H Williams  1-0451969World Junior Championship Final-BA17 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-11-07  chenturini: Maybe will includes in the lil' biography, he is autor of some theory works, by example "The Alekhine Defense", in the 70hs is excellent.
Jun-11-10  Benzol: Did he write anything else other than Alekhine's Defence with Richard Eales?
Dec-10-11
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  GrahamClayton: Williams won his 18th Welsh championship title in 2011.
Jan-15-14  RedShield: I've seen reference to him as plain Howard Williams. Did he drop Arthur as being old-fashioned?
Jan-15-14  FrogC: I've played him several times, though he is much stronger than me. A delightful, modest man as well as a fine player. As far as I know he's always preferred the name Howard.
Jan-19-14  RedShield: Another British player who chose to drop an unfashionable first name: Harold James Plaskett.

I knew a Jeremy who shortened it to Jez.

Sep-25-21  Cibator: <RedShield: Another British player who chose to drop an unfashionable first name: Harold James Plaskett.>

Unlike former UK Prime Minister (James) Harold Wilson (not a chess player as far as I know).

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