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Benzol
Member since Jul-02-03

Commander John J Adams : " Morbius, what is the Id? "
Dr Edward Morbius : " It's an obsolete term. I'm afraid once used to describe the elementary basis of the subconscious mind. "
Hi, I'm Paul Morten and I live in Auckland, New Zealand. I've been playing Chess for over thirty years (and still haven't got it right yet). My father ( Peter Morten ) taught me the moves when I was aged about ten.
I didn't really get "Chess Fever" until the Fischer-Spassky match in Iceland in 1972. My first chess heroes were Spassky, Fischer, Marshall, Alyekhin and Capablanca but with more maturity I'm much more appreciative of Lasker, Chigorin, Niemzowitsch, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Keres, Nezhmetdinov, Petrosian, Kasparov and many others. Collecting chess books since 1972 I now possess a chess library I'm sure any club would be proud of. Many game submissions to the database have been made from these books. Up to 25th September 2015 submissions number 5,883 games (this total will continue to grow with time).
I'm fascinated by Chess History and the players who make it so what follows is a large list of important tournaments played in the 19th and 20th Centuries. These collections have been compiled by a number of members of chessgames.com and I'm extremely grateful to them and thank them for their efforts.
1.Game Collection: 0
2.Game Collection: New York 1857
2A.Game Collection: Paris 1867
3.Game Collection: Baden-Baden 1870
3AA.Game Collection: Vienna 1873
3AAA.Game Collection: Philadelphia 1876
3A.Game Collection: Leipzig 1877, The Anderssen-Feier
4.Game Collection: Paris 1878
4A.Game Collection: Leipzig 1879
5.Game Collection: Berlin 1881
6.Game Collection: Vienna 1882
7.Game Collection: London 1883
7A.Game Collection: Breslau 1889
7B.Game Collection: New York 1889
7C.Game Collection: New York 1893, The Impromtu Tournament
8.Game Collection: Hastings 1895
9.Game Collection: St. Petersburg 1895-96
10.Game Collection: Nuremberg 1896
11.Game Collection: Budapest 1896
12.Game Collection: Berlin 1897
13.Game Collection: Vienna 1898
14.Game Collection: London 1899
15.Game Collection: Paris 1900
15A.Game Collection: Munich 1900
16.Game Collection: Monte Carlo 1901
16A.Game Collection: 1901 Buffalo
17.Game Collection: Monte Carlo 1902
18.Game Collection: Monte Carlo 1903
19.Game Collection: Monte Carlo 1904
20.Game Collection: Cambridge Springs 1904
20A.Game Collection: Coburg 1904
21.Game Collection: Ostend 1905
22.Game Collection: 0
23.Game Collection: Karlsbad 1907
24.Game Collection: Vienna 1908
25.Game Collection: Prague 1908
25A.Game Collection: Düsseldorf 1908 - DSB Kongress XVI
26.Game Collection: St Petersburg 1909
26A.Game Collection: 0
27.Game Collection: San Sebastian 1911
28.Game Collection: Karlsbad 1911
29.Game Collection: San Sebastian 1912
30.Game Collection: Bad Pistyan 1912
31.Game Collection: Vilnius 1912 (All-Russian Masters)
31A.Game Collection: Havana 1913
32.Game Collection: St Petersburg 1914
33.Game Collection: Mannheim 1914 - the unfinished tournament
34.Game Collection: Berlin 1918
34A.Game Collection: New York 1918
34B.Game Collection: Hastings 1919
35.Game Collection: Berlin 1920
35A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1920
36.Game Collection: Teplitz-Schönau 1922
37.Game Collection: Bad Pistyan 1922
38.Game Collection: London 1922
39.Game Collection: Hastings 1922
40.Game Collection: Vienna 1922
41.Game Collection: Karlsbad 1923
42.Game Collection: Mährisch-Ostrau 1923
42A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1923
43.Game Collection: Lake Hopatcong 1923 (9th American Chess Congress
44.Game Collection: New York 1924
44A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1924
45.Game Collection: Baden Baden 1925
45A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1925
46.Game Collection: Marienbad 1925
47.Game Collection: Moscow 1925
48.Game Collection: Semmering 1926
49.Game Collection: Dresden 1926
50.Game Collection: Hannover 1926
50A.Game Collection: Lake Hopatcong 1926
50B.Game Collection: 99_Berlin 1926
51.Game Collection: New York 1927
51A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1927
52.Game Collection: London 1927
53.Game Collection: Bad Kissingen 1928
54.Game Collection: Berlin 1928
54A.Game Collection: Hastings 1928/29
55.Game Collection: Karlsbad 1929
55A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1929
56.Game Collection: San Remo 1930
57.Game Collection: Liege 1930
58.Game Collection: Bled 1931
58A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1931
59.Game Collection: London International Chess Congress, 1932
59A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1933
60.Game Collection: Zurich 1934
61.Game Collection: Syracuse 1934
62.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1934/35
63.Game Collection: Moscow 1935
63A.Game Collection: Margate 1935
63AA.Game Collection: Margate 1936
64.Game Collection: Moscow 1936
64A.Game Collection: Podebrady 1936
65.Game Collection: Nottingham 1936
66.Game Collection: Kemeri 1937 International Tournament
67.Game Collection: Semmering/Baden 1937
67A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1937
68.Game Collection: Margate 1937
69.Game Collection: Hastings 1937/38
70.Game Collection: Margate 1938
71.Game Collection: Noordwijk 1938
72.Game Collection: AVRO 1938
73.Game Collection: Hastings 1938/39
73A.Game Collection: Margate 1939
73C.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1940
74.Game Collection: USSR Absolute Championship 1941
75.Game Collection: Salzburg 1942
76.Game Collection: Sverdlovsk 1943
76AA.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1944
76A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1945
77.Game Collection: Groningen 1946
78.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1947
78A.Game Collection: Moscow 1947
78B.Game Collection: 1948 Saltsjöbaden interzonal
79.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1948
79A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1949
79AA.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1950
79AAA.Game Collection: 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship
79B.Game Collection: Amsterdam 1950
80.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1951
80A.Game Collection: Budapest 1952
81.Game Collection: Interzonals 1952: Stockholm
82.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1952
83.Game Collection: WCC Index (Zurich 1953)
83A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1954
83AA.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1955
84.Game Collection: Interzonals 1955: Gothenburg
84A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1956
84B.Game Collection: 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship
85.Game Collection: Alekhine Memorial International Tournament, 1956
86.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1957
87.Game Collection: Dallas, 1957
88.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1958
89.Game Collection: Interzonals 1958: Portoroz
90.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1959
90A.Game Collection: Moscow 1959
90B.Game Collection: 3rd World Correspondence Chess Championship
91.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1960
92.Game Collection: Mar del Plata 1960
92A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1961a
93.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1961 b
94.Game Collection: Interzonals 1962: Stockholm
94A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1962
95.Game Collection: First Piatigorsky Cup 1963
96.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1963
96A.Game Collection: USSR Zonal 1964
97.Game Collection: Amsterdam Interzonal 1964
97A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1964/65
97B.Game Collection: Yerevan 1965
97C.Game Collection: Havana 1965
97D.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1965
97E.Game Collection: Moscow 1966
98.Game Collection: Second Piatigorsky Cup 1966
99.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1966/67
100.Game Collection: Sousse Interzonal, 1967
101.Game Collection: Moscow 1967
101A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1967
102.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1968/69
102A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1969
102B.Game Collection: Interzonal 1970 (Palma de Mallorca)
103.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1970
104.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1971
105.Game Collection: Moscow 1971
105A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1972
106.Game Collection: Interzonals 1973: Leningrad
107.Game Collection: Interzonals 1973: Petropolis
108.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1973
109.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1974
109A.Game Collection: Milan 1975
109B.Game Collection: Moscow 1975
109C.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1975
110.Game Collection: Amsterdam IBM 1976
111.Game Collection: Interzonals 1976: Manila
112.Game Collection: Interzonals 1976: Biel
113.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1976
113A.Game Collection: 0
113B.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1977
113C.Game Collection: Bugojno 1978
114.Game Collection: USSR First League, Ashkhabad, 1978
115.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1978
115A.Game Collection: Montreal 1979
116.Game Collection: Interzonals 1979: Rio de Janeiro
117.Game Collection: Interzonals 1979: Riga
117A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1979
118.Game Collection: London Phillips & Drew 1980
118A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1980/81
119.Game Collection: Moscow 1981
120.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1981
121.Game Collection: Phillips & Drew Kings Chess Tournament 1982
122.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1983
122A.Game Collection: Niksic 1983
122B.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1984
123.Game Collection: 1984 Phillips & Drew GLC Kings Tt
124.Game Collection: Bugojno 1984
124A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1985
125.Game Collection: Bugojno 1986
125A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1986
125B.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1987
125C.Game Collection: Plaza International Chess Tt 1988
126.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1988
127.Game Collection: Tilburg Interpolis 1989
127A.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1989
127B.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1990
128.Game Collection: USSR Championship 1991
129.Game Collection: Linares 1994
A very large number of important tournaments can also be found in <RonB52734>'s Game Collection: 170 Major Chess Tournaments 1882-2007
In connection with the Historical tournament updates useful links are Game Collection Voting and Tournament Index
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Information on Country Codes can be found at
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Editor Notes
Shortcut to the Soviet Championships
Game Collection: USSR Championship Tournament Index
Index to the Hastings Congresses
Game Collection: Hastings Christmas Congress (Tournament Index)
Another fine collection compiled by <Phony Benoni> concerning the Anglo-American Cable Matches can be found at Game Collection: Anglo-American Cable Matches, 1896-1911
Link to the first ten World Correspondence Championships http://kszgk.com/iccf/?page_id=566
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   Benzol has kibitzed 10554 times to chessgames [more...]

   May-16-25 Khalifman vs I Bukavshin, 2015

Benzol: A great shame that the victor in this game died at such a young age.

   Jan-12-25 Penguincw chessforum

Benzol: Thanks for dropping buy on my forum. All the best to you for the coming year. Hope all is well. Cheers 🍻

   Nov-29-24 Bronstein vs Uhlmann, 1977

Benzol: Totally missed it. I wanted to play 23...Rg1

   Nov-29-24 Benzol chessforum

Benzol: < OCF > No matey I didn't Which pun was that ?

   Nov-27-24 Sangeeta Hosea

Benzol: I hope everyone is doing well. It's good to see some of the old gang are still alive and kicking. : )

   May-30-24 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Benzol: I wouldn't like to try to pronounce his name if I had a stutter. This player has almost enough vowels to fill a Scrabble Dictionary.

   May-20-24 Abram Model

Benzol: Botvinnik said that Model was the man who taught Botvinnik how to play the Dutch Defence.

   May-17-24 R Beyen vs Tal, 1972

Benzol: Drat. Just woke up. White can play 38.g4 in that line. Maybe after 37.Kf4 Be5+ 38.Qxe5 g5+ will win the White Queen.

   Jan-08-24 Reti vs Marshall, 1925

Benzol: According to Keene and Divinely in their book Warriors Of The Mind Niemzowitsch did indeed beat Marshall with 6 wins to 5 and 8 draws over 19 encounters.

   Jan-08-24 FSR chessforum

Benzol: Don't get me wrong, I love them to bits but three kids aged 10, 7, and 2 require a lot more energy than I seem to have these days. 😃

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Monsters From The Id

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Jun-07-16		Richard Taylor: Thanks Paul. I still have some interesting games. Has the admin changed. I know one of the partners tragically died. I know you experience a lot of delay. Of course there must be a lot of work running a site such as this especially as we are so interactive here as a gainst say ChessBase which is good but rather shut off. There is another site called chess games I think or something. But chessgames.com have been pretty good overall considering all the brickbats and moans etc they have to contend with.... By the way Ben Hague took out the Waitakare with 6 wins I think only Ewen Green has done that previously so he picks up an extra $100 which possibly justifies him being a chess widow! He must he doing something right! Don Eade won the B outright but lost one game so missed the bonus... I didn't play, busy fixing my fence and roof and and an expensive dental work. Not serious but bloody annoying and costly overall so I stretch things out....Otherwise in reasonable fettle and still struggling at the ACC. I drew a game I should have won then drew one I should have lost, then won one I should have lost if there was a Big Good Fulla up there! Hope all is well in your camp...

Jun-07-16		Richard Taylor: In the Autumn Cup neither I nor Bruce Watson have lost a game but Bruce is at the top end and won 4 in a row then drew (Ben escaped) against Ben Hague... Not sure how long I will keep playing chess but I retain my interest in the interesting and or master games and ideas of chess.

Jun-16-16		Richard Taylor: Hi <Benzol> others. I have stopped looking at the Rogoff page it is pretty insane on there. You cant say anything of any use on here really about politics or whatever as such as Big Pawn misinterpret. He is some kind of religious fanatic. But it becomes an endless debate. As to violence and crime throughout the world there seems no solution that I know. I am for strong gun control though that is step one. After that we need to address larger issues. I don't think the recent tragedy at Orlando is what we should focus on there are general problems throughout the world. These are made worse by certain politicians and religious fanatics of whatever ilk and perhaps also things we simply have no control over.

Jun-16-16		Richard Taylor: Back to chess I am playing in the Autumn cup and haven't lost a game. This Monday I drew with Gorden Morrell. I may have had a winning chance at one stage. As usual there are ironies, I drew a game I should have lost as I got in a cheapo tactic, and drew another game that was or should have been an easy win. Bruce Watson seems to be winning. Don Eade won the B Grade at Waitakare on Queen's Birthday weekend. Ben Hague took six wins in row to get the prize money and the $100 bonus in the A Grade...

Jun-16-16		perfidious: <Paul> and <Richard> I have come to the point of not bothering to check regularly any more on submissions made some months ago.

Jun-17-16		Richard Taylor: I see <perfidious> I think I'll put up games until I have all the relevant ones. I have also loaded the odd thing from games not on as far as I could see (one game for example by Purdy) and I was going to do others. Ones, e.g. that are in opening books, but not listed here etc But that depends if I have a complete score. In anycase I'll just wait then. If something is important I'll email the admin. The site seems to have degenerated. I really think that the atmosphere in the US leading into the elections, while it should have little effect, is effecting some people on here. But I might be talking about the "internet effect". Some of the world events happening are just too complex, and people have ready made solutions to things you know that no politician or anyone really will be able to do anything about. I mean massacres are only the tip of the iceberg and I'm talking about the whole world. All is not well, but we keep playing chess! I think Paul may not be well or his father but I don't know....But he often doesn't reply on here for a bit. Come in <Benzol>!

Jun-30-16		Benzol: Hi <Richard>. Yes I'm still here but I've been a bit busy recently with all the changes going on at work. Hope all is well with you.

Jul-04-16		Richard Taylor: Hi <Benzol> I had a cold so didn't play today. I'm in the B Grade ACC Club Champs. In the last tournament I lost one game (to William Li but I beat him in our previous game), but had a lot of draws. I'm going to play in the third section of the George Trundle Masters. I wasn't intending to but it might be interesting. I am repairing my fence and want to get back to painting my house. I've decided to make no comments on this chess site of any political or other nature in anyway...except I might talk to reasonable people like Domdaniel and so on. Big Pawn for example simply rants. I really don't know what is wrong with him. Is the US descending into barbarism? ----ooops a political statement----but I "switched Big Pawn off" mind you he's still ranting. Oh well, we have a fine spell, and though it's cold it is beautiful weather. It may last. Hope we get more of these. I hope you and Peter are well enough to grumble at each other!! Peter is a really nice person: you know I miss the days in the 80s and also more recently in this century, playing at HP....if I keep playing chess I might play there. Keep well as possible these cold days!

Jul-09-16		Richard Taylor: Hi Benzol it was round one of the George Trundle Masters. There is that tournament of IM and FMs etc, the the Qualifiers (which I have played in twice in the past) and the third stream in which I'm playing. I played Phillip Mukkattu today and probably should have lost but he took a draw. I didn't prepare for it. Busy with a lot of projects including fixing my fence and want to start painting and repairing my fence. By the way the George is live each day (all games) so the PGNs will be all easily available if you want to tell chessgames.com altho I suppose apart from the top stream it is a pretty weak tournament... Maybe there is some intrinsic or historical (!) interest in it....

Jul-16-16		Richard Taylor: Good to see you there today Benzol. It was a tense moment for me. I had to be careful! "But I (we) knocked the bastard off!" To quote another famous kiwi!

Jul-22-16		Richard Taylor: I lost to Punsalam due to a silly error on move 9. (9. Bg5? which I knew was wrong I meant to play 9.Qf3). So after that it wasn't very good for me. A bit disappointed but I did well for an old fellow.

Aug-21-16		Richard Taylor: I have two more games uploaded including a short Q sac game against Bob Gibbons in 1979 and a win over Le Brocq who was over 2000 at the time I think but he disappeared from chess as far as I know... They are on my page and my chess forum. I also analysed that game that you uploaded Copp versus Mrs Kerr from the old Corresp. Mag. that I lent you (it covered 1943 to 44 which almost makes it poignant to read) I was using it as practice for calculation and found a quicker and better win for white but it is a great game to see there.

Nov-02-16		mckmac: <Richard Taylor> I remember Bob Gibbons from back in the ACC '71-'72 Glory Days. Very nice chap. <Paulus> I'm signing off as < McK Mac > here. Thanks for all your support. I plan on making a comeback as < Mackleson Mc Mac Kellson >. Dubious, I know. Buy you a dronk sometime ... <mckmac> Om Mani Padme Hum

Nov-13-16		Benzol: There has been a major earthquake in New Zealand centred around Hanmer Springs in the South Island measuring 7.6 and was felt as far south as Dunedin and as far north as Whangarei. We have been lucky in Auckland but a great many aftershocks are being are happening in the north of the South Island and the south of the North Island. The tsunami threat has been downgraded but the death toll is unknown as yet. The country is suffering major disruption.

Nov-14-16		Open Defence: Glad to know you are ok Hope the disruption ends soon

Dec-06-16		Richard Taylor: Hi <Benzol> I was awake the night that earthquake struck in Auckland as you know of course. I had switched on the all night continuous classical music with the timer so no talking. So, some nice guitar music by someone and that's good to relax and then some bloody talking!! Just what I hate, the reason I don't listen to talk back or watch TV or whatever...I thought something had gone wrong. They were raving on about an earthquake and I thought someone or something had somehow switched on the nonsense for the - when was it, 2012? - earthquake in Christchurch. I kept listening and was slowly converted to the idea that there was a general tsunami alert...Then I heard what I thought was (a place North of Auckland) and then I started imagining the Tamaki river (estuary) rising. But being on a hill, I thought, bugger it, I wont wake up my son...Went back to sleep. Of course the latest earthquake is that John Key has resigned. How are things your end Paul?

Dec-24-16		Richard Taylor: Well Benzol me old mate, it's 5 minutes to midnight here in our dear Kiwiland and Santa's on the way! Merry Xmas to you and everyone on here!!

Dec-24-16		Richard Taylor: Santa hasn't come yet! All the best Paul et al...

Dec-24-16		Station Radio: Merry Christmas Paul!

Dec-24-16		Benzol: Thankyou my fellow kiwis <Richard> and <Station Radio>. Merry Christmas to you both and to everyone at <chessgames>. :)

Dec-24-16		Penguincw: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year <Benzol>. :)

Dec-25-16		Richard Taylor: <Benzol: Thankyou my fellow kiwis <Richard> and <Station Radio>. Merry Christmas to you both and to everyone at <chessgames>.:)> Cheers! Still not decided whether or not to play in The Zonal. I suppose you are unable if you're Dad's still crook, and with work? I might just settle for a look as it is (to be) not far away at the Panmure Lagoon. In the Waipuna Lodge (where I saw it in 2005). It starts 14th Jan. I think a number of the games will be live also. http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/ca...

Dec-31-16		Richard Taylor: Happy New Year <Benzol>!! It's that time again!! I was kibitzing and nearly forgot! I joined the Zonal. (Perhaps inadvisedly considering my age and indifferent chess these days...but who knows!!) It starts on the 14th of January. Some of the games will be live. In total, including the womens, about 100+ players already.

Dec-31-16		Annie K.: Happy New Year, <Benzol>! :)

Jan-21-17		Richard Taylor: <Benzol> My regards and concern for your father and you Paul it must be distressing. Thanks for your support. See a comment I made on how I sacrificed my Queen in the last round!! There was an easier way to win but I couldn't resist it!!

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