t: *i YORKSHIRE @s tr CHESS 6 E ASSOCiATION buililct [[ -.8- No.l98 JULY

EDITORIAL ']eneral lhe Annual _)'leetijrq ,'ha"+, do Yorkshire che:s players Co on Saturclay afternoons rthen the ..ci)dhr,)ilse 'lur, anrl ].tr'[ .Bror.rn league prc?famnies cone to an end.? Hol+ cio they fill iirat a.wk:+ard qap before the prrbs open a3ain in the evening? Over sixty pla;,er: solrrei. ihis r:rob13n on June 17th wlten they cane tr:geiher in Leccls for the annual enccunter I

On Other Poges 0bituar;r 2 Conqress Diary 4 ,,oodhous': ._lup Results q Qesults .{round 'r,he l€aques Final Ieague Tables Con,g:ress Results lla:r r ? i 'li o Junior Chess Nei.{s 10 Star Galre Best iame .?rize 5 Oounty '{anted -r "batting iounty l4atch Results 7 averages,t 10 -z- junior che,;: to the Yorkshire Scirocls Chess Association" The votinil on tir; a proposals t+as so close that a w-rit,ten ball-ot was helcr". 'Ihe proposal to oe,'"la-f.: a1.1 junior county func'fions to the YSCA was defeated. by one vote, l-'irt the proposals that our junior trophies be permanently loanect to the YjjA, artcl inat the YS{IA should. select count5r junior sid.es rrere passed.'I}re question then arcs: as to whether these rule changes needed. a two thjrcls najority. The consti-trrticn is arnbiErous on this point so the position ha-= been seni for ad-juCication Dy the Executive Cornmitte,: r.rhen it treells at 'bhe Y'1iA, Leecls, on Ju1-u 1.j11-t. ;..ts" i. ('Ihe official minutes; of the ACri will be cj-rciiiateC late::; for a l-ei'uer frx .v,,r::y Alf on +,he ':ubject of thre Aill s;rle page 5.) ,\ r\ zl q) L/) luc - ) /,- Obituory /e regzet repcrt the i.ea'rh of i'Ir r',1 .A.Jaqger on Jrrne lct,n, aTed 90. l- rember and one tine secretary of the York 1Jlub' 09 i.ias aii;o a vice- Frre si.dent of the Yorkshi-re ilhess A-=scciation. 'o hls family we send, our condolences. aa q) RESULTS YnRf Sll;TRg INDTVI D!AT, CHj\l{ PION iH Ir Congr:atulations to Peter 3af1ar,1 on wj-nninl tne Yorkshire Individual I)harnnionship for the first time. As *uhe table beloir shows Peter iienonstrateii his clear superiority over the other conpetitcrs even though a n'"l.nber cf games r.rere not p1aye,1 . PB AD 11tr ill.4 l,'ij, v'_l ,jts -Lard .1aa t1 1).3a.1 X LlIr 11 );' ,) A Dnrtor c x-1- 1- qir:th L rl ,l . ? -,( -+ ,l A. Ta'1-Lione C 1- 1 -.. 1 1l Mrrlzhan 0 1 I l,tlet+ood 1,1 . ?.l,i 0 co6+ -\- l'liss V.lraLven 0 -r b Anthony Taglione, the r.rinner tn i)7)-76 and l)?6-7-, ,ras tnus feprivecl of his hat trick. It is reinarkable that although in the last l0 years ten lrlayers have r,ton the Yorl:shire championship tr.rice running nc-one l.ra.; lret rrnil:,ed. to r,rin it three times in a ro'nr. YORKSHIRU EA.ll LI iHqLINc :lHAl'1P}Ni':iIIl This wa:. plarred- at Rcr,rrtrees canteen, Y.,rk, or: April lJtl-i 1o7i. 0r.ganized by David Hardcastle ancl contrclled l-,y jiaviri i.iilt,.rn, the chanpionship r.ras a seven round swiss tournanent -i,rith five players per iean. 1sl: Rotherham I Z4ptsi 2nCL= Sradford- I, Bradlord l)..iA i 2))-;4i,h ,-eeds li 2Z; (th l,eer 'ith ,loiherha,n ?Clr; Tilt ., )A ?:i= r:y, = I 2L+; 17 Braifor,l LI ?'t i(;.i 3h1 iheffiei{ i'ni.rerriilr 111; lOth Huj-] I 1ii 11th Hull lI L7+i LZLin= 3radford DIA II, Sradford li 77i lrth York II ',5*; i5th= le'.:;;btry, York i 1$; L?tn= BrariforC DCA iv, Scarboroulh 15; 19th Rotherham f'{ i)i 2Ath ';ite i?o,;e Yorkshire rad.ies 12; 2Lst Rotherham I:!:I 1L$; 22nd" taLh Qi. lRI TI sl"l CHAMPI0NsHI ljaolTAl QUALI.I" -,Ij_ lctlPr'l$Iql Ttre T,trorth East zona] ::esults ',r; e as foiloi,rs;l l ySt r..i '. -1 1st '{.J.Ha'.rqarth 5 2nd"= }{" L' i,tlewoctl, ?. i.Henps:on 5; ;ir I{. _nonas -)21 5th= i"A"Li't,1e, J.-,l.llickery lt* 7th= ,'!.A"Jcnes, J.:jimpson 4; 9th P..T.rt:.riIly t; 10th D"J.Oakley 1" The first three qualify for the British Champior, i:i p io be played at A;,'r in Au.grst. -3* Cen6r**e ffi*s*B€s

LEEDS Held at the premises ef Rose Forgrove Ltd, t{ay 1!th-21st 1pl3, the iongress attracted. JA% nore entries than the previous 3rear" Despite the Leed"s bus strike everything went smoothly" fne new venue proved to be id.eaL for playing chess and it is hopecl to use the same premises next year. The eongress was organized- by A..,l.G.Overy, controlled. by John Elliottr *ith Alan Hughes in charge of the catering anrangemenls. Brian -riley completed a hat trick of victories in the Ope:: Conqress and" thus his is sti11 the only name on the riric 31unt T?ophy. nPEN (26 otaye,:s) 1st 3.E1ey 4.!5; znd= P.{.Romi11y, C.J.t:ngthorp '4; r}rad.ing' I'l -Ttt= .I.i.Vickery, H.l{ossonq, J.D.B1ore f . prize: .Graham. ltAJlR (l1o players) 1st i.Heywood 4/5, 2nd= T.Loftusr I,l.Buczynsklj, N, il.Taylor, S.Barnett 4" iradinq prizes: N.Bramson, D.Shelwood., A.Dunnington, J.Addis and T.Pawson. "Ilre Saturrlay night lightninq tournament was won by ].Nixon with G.Senior and T.3ernley 2nd,=. .[he proceeds from this event r,qere user] to.AroviCe a book prize for l{ige1. 'lhonson, a junior nlayin;3 in his first cong"ress.

BRADFORD The ,Joo1 Exchange, Braclford., made a pleasantly cool playing halL for the Bradford. ancl District {.lhess Association's congress played over the very hot Sank holid.ay weekenrl of l4ay 2lth-29th L973. fhe Open tournament was particularly strong.'[he favourite was the former Brad"ford. F1a;.s1 George Botterill, curently British Charnpion. fn the final round he net foriaer British uhampion tli-chael Hayqarth. 'Iheir exciting game attracted. a large crowd anci was eventually agreed" a drar"r just before each player was about to acquire a second queen. Ihi-s d,raw kept both players out of first place. Tlhe larter Oup r,:ent bo hofessor tr'aranC on liun of Oppoents Score, and the Yorkshire Television Trophy for the top ptaced" player from the Yorkshire Televisi on area uent to Michael l{aygarth. open (48 plaverg) 1st=. J.'.Farranri (l,lanchester), K.tsowmer (Hend,on) */Si t.Be:ry (ltenaon), i.S.Botterilt (Aberystrryth), i,i.J.Hay;arth (Leeris), -Jra=J.Horner (fofton) 4; 7tin= H.L.Escott, .t.Gardner, il.l'lclinnis (reeas), J.Lobley (rraarora) $-. tilajor (90 ptayers) 1st A.c.L.lyson (Leed"s) 5i5i zna= i). r'.Baldwin (srigtiouse & --J-raaford DCA), P.'i.Hiddleton (snerrieta University), r.t.sheld.rick (Alwoodley) l+" 5th= ?.,I4slzson (Qpeensbury), 3.3ak (Braclforrl), S.Barret (Heathcliff), A.Cender (Leeds), t.turtus (reigr,tey), jr.:i.Oxley (tlufr), E.V.Stewart (srrerfiefa) 4. Jr;nior (J8 players) lst It.)awson (:atefieta) 4,lS; 2n1= l4.Al1inson (:rriprey), --ffiosty (ttatirax), u.Forward (uuddersfielc.), J.Pickeriar (Alwoooley), .Tinrlal1 (feigfrfey), D.$ldesly (dccles) 4; 'ltn= t1..Ab::aham (Stript-ey), C.PickerinE (eh+oocl1"y), M.Ilicher (Brarlfc,rd. G.s. ) $-.

Stor Gome ,'" ,"rr"rir*-*.r"-r.,,tor;;.; irrln*-"""*u roun,1 of the Braclford. Major by the eventual winner of the tournainent. I'hite: A.C.L.nyson Flack: J. lrot.ttkrer 1;[ay 27th l97i 1. d4 ,15 4, 3b5 a6 11. ts55 aCti 1.6. I{i5 mate 7, 2. e/+ el sxl6+ bxc6 tz, i;e/-r Chl+ :iernove ,;hite rooks exrl5 q. 13" ;; li",i, 's 3. Qxd5 NxeJ 1{e7 and. his bishop, and It. . Nf I ItIc./. g. o-o Be5 7Lt. i;;^( ;.;i- l^:: :"'.-A\ it is still- checkmate! 5. \c J Qdi i1. Rel g L5' L.IYTT.'!,-..)u'\\q2 \ HVd Tnteresting ganes or positi r.s are ;-."leomed for inc}-r'.:ion itt fuiure jlulletins. 3enr!- yoir:: qan"s to eiiher c.,., tne eclitcrs (ad'l,u1sses on back page). To encouraEe eont::ibutions frorn rea

ROTIJERHAM SUICK FN-AY sa*turday, July lJth, Ls7E" !.Joam - 5pm. at the Srian 0'llalley Library, itotherhain. A six round, Swiss tournament with J0 minutes per player per ga;ne. Entry fees: adults fl1n juniors 50p. Iletai-ls from D.J.HawIey, J0 Park View Roard., Kinberworth, Rotherham, S51 2HG. Phone: (evenings) rlotherham ?Og5O, (d"aytime) sneftield, 44997L extension J9Z.

I.EEDS RAPID FLAY Saturd,ay, September 9Lh, 1973. loam - 6.30pm. at the YI'ICA, Albion ?1ace, Leed.s 1. OIEN IOURNA},ENT Open to all. lJntry fee S4. kizes; 1st fr40, ?nd. t3O, 3Ed. $10 plus grad-ing prizes. Cutty Sark Grand. Prix - Single Points; Petit kix - Double Points. l,lAJOR- TOIIRNAffENT Elayers graded 1J0 or lower or ungraded. i:lntry fee Sl, Juniors and pensioners $2. tuizes; lst 810, Znd. *20, 3d S15, 4th S10 plus special prizes for juniors and veterans. Gutty Sark Petit Irix - Single Tournaments. These are five round. Swiss tournainents r^rith forty minutes per player per qame. Ftr11 details and. entry forms from Derek Markham, 4 Sunmerfield. Drive, Baildon, Shipley, i{est Yorkshire. ?hone: Ship}ey 5g84Lg. r,intries should be sent in by September 2nd. SPONSC}RED BY YORKSHIRE TBI,EVISTON.

HULL CONGRESS Fbiday September 22nd. lo Sund.ay September 2.4Lh 7973 at the Victoria Galleries, Hu11 City Hal1. TT{E HULL IEISUR]' SRV]OIS ORJN Open to all. Untry fee SJ. Prizes: 1st 8120, 2nd. 850, 3rd 830, 4th t15. Cutty Sark Grand kix - Ibip1e Points; Petit lirix - Quintuple Points. fHE DAYPRINT HIJMB-rlRSfDci I{AJOR Players graded" 1J0 or 1ower. Entry fee t4. Prizes: 1st 8,80, znd t50, 3rd 825, 4th s10. Cutty Sark Grand Prix - Double Points; Petit Prix ibiple Points. ,II{E }TJLL CTTY FUIM MINOR Players gzad"ed. LZO or Io;uer. dntry fee fl1 . Prizes: 1st f60, znd t40, frd s30, 4th f20, 5th 910. Plus grad.ing prizes in each tournament. llhese are al1 five round. Suiss events beqinning at 7pm on the trYiday evening. trb11. details and entry foz:ns frorrr J.P.La.1.{son, )55 ,lold Road., Hu1l, HU5 5PU. Phonet 041Z-5O5764. Untries should be sent in by August 30th.

SCARBOROUGH CONGRTSS Fbiday October 20th to Sunday October l?nd. tg?8 at The Corner- North Bay, Scarborough. 0PEN TCInNAI'flr']7 Sponsored. by McCain fnternational Ltd., Open to BCF registered, players on1y, entry fee s5. Prizes Lst tI6J, ?;nd. t82,50, 3rd fr4L.25. MAJOR TOURNAMJ}IT Players gad.ed 150 or lower. Entry fee tJ. itizes: &90rt45,t2-..50. I'IINOR T.'OURNAMENT siponsorecl by C.l{.,^Jilliams & co. Players grad-ed" 1,)J or }ower. Ilntry fee $J" Prizes: tst SpO, Zna t45, 3rld t22.5A, JUNTOR T0IlRlIAlmNT Sponsored. by Plaxtons Coachbuild"ers Scarborough LtJ.. Players ffiober1st9?q,Entryt':e$2.J0.fuizes*t+5,*zi,so,s1L,25. F\r11 details and- entry forns from D.lolcGre;or, 61 Redscar Lane, Scarborough, North Yorkshire" Y012 5RH. Entries by October 7L]n 1973, Around thc L,eagrJes BR,ADFORD The Bra.drord and District Chess Association's ieague is th::ivin3 with six d.ivisions in the season just ended. T!'re leading pcsitions ','rere; Divislon 13 trst Bradford 3 25pts; Znd" Polish Pa:-ish A I?i lrcl Bra.d"ford ,a 13' Division 2: lst Yorkshire Copper ;iorks 11; 2n,1 llradford Cenlra* ?. ';r:. D;y.rqiqn 3: 1st Polish Parish B ?3a 2i:i1 l1l,:l.ey i{.2 lrc. K:i3hley I 12, Sivisjrn Lr 1s', Shioley A 22, \r.d Fc'll'l ii "'.1 : )r: I'J'sal T:2 B lJ' *ri":.tt 5; lst 3hipley B Z3i 2nd Unoe:::1:i'; E L6; ir'j' i'eigiriey C 1+' Div:-sion /,: 1st 3hip1ely i ?'L; ZnC ltraiL,,ii: - ; ,'-i '\ll-er';on 'j 1"6' *-- :l t,o*ra knockout co:rrpeti-tioi: fo:'the I{epolite.-.,p-/as'rron ;r':-nt'.; i-'.i' Bradfcrd B an1 Polish Farish A (we are imt su::e hct* a knou:rout, e'-npetiticri lan have joint winners) , and the four board. krreckout, conpetiti+.: for +;:e i.:lc: {it *.ro'lh1r i.ras wo:l l:,, i;nipley B. T.re team lightning tras i.rcn b1r ]r;.3.{{':,.1 ' .'' r'ii"ir 25 -^)ints ahead. of Pclish Parish A Z-5pts, an'i Eralfo::j l3:i"lt'a- ^ ii,rir ' l'.j{a''ia-l ':c r+on the individual liqhtnina, wilh 5/6, with i.Bak, J.Lobielr, -,-1,,ii.r'rr'..i:'ra:rir ll.i'iiils ani 'l.,jcot+, second" equal wilh 5,/5" The Tott:r trophl" fgr +.h': l-Ln-,';.. ' '.":- the bt,i: anC B.tocking(LIV,"72,\. Ii ' :"1 -'rrpr:sing lea.$-ie recorrl was shireC by i.Kernan a'.'.,'"11-1!; that with such ar:" active pro!tramme the Bra,tlford- Ll;lA Nean ha':l &r; 'in over their 1ocal rival: the leed.s iivening'lhess i,ea,g:e in t]:eir;rinual .;iatch. .ie also hear ihat Bradford. DIA a,re rlanninq foll nex+r, ,las-ler a, tr- I tc one cf Brad.ford-'s +*i^rin toy"ns, either Roubaix j-n l'::anle cr ,:;,1vir-';s, in ?31i1iurl . Anyone Iiving within.20 niles of Srad.ford- interesieri in .ic"in-,"-, t,.-s e-Y:'';,':i.on (i;ives an<1 farnilies ;e-i come) should. contact Jack Hutchirson, L1-2 F.ri ,:---" , Loi; l'ioor, Sra.ciford 312 OJD" HAI.IFAX fn Division I of the Halifax l,eagti.e'i;he:te rtas a 1'er].- -:l-,r3e finish, '- *ltn final result d.etermined. by game points. Tn the secenC civision Courier ts the +,o haC an easy i;ia and are promoted alonq ''ri-th Halifax Building 3oci-ety ts the first d"iviii-on in rlace of the relegated. teams Peats ?itts C ard rtlpnonoen" jrrvlslon ji/1 rst Halifax Chess Club A ZJptsi Znd. lourier A Z-ti JrC iialifax ;hess -Tiffills. *ffithc1iffrJr-v:.s:.on Ir^1 rst Co,rier ! 20pts; 2nd Halifax Build'lng Societ'S B L6; 1J"

getti-n6 :;t-=:cnqer, and the LE EDS Leed-s Iveninq Chess League i-s graauall;,' fighight for victory in the first division noi'r invol.ves sene ver-ir 3ta6ng sides' For thehe first time the first d-ivision champi-onship xas won by li:e i,e*ii"s Chess Jl-ub. Ateteam of mostly young Players thus; enableO. Ken Aopieby, who cs,ptained the team, toao achieve a result he has been stri't"rinq for, for over t''ienty yea.":s. :ltrL*dslivision 1; 1st Leeos Ches-e Club 23pts; ZnC Yorkshire Teievision 2l; University B 16; 4th Aii"rood.3.ey A 1l}; Jih leed.s Uni"rersity A 14. Division 2: 1st itrakefielcl Chess lllub 25pts; 2nd t?ose-Forgrcve 1!; @t3hove1A1g;4thA1w.:od"}eyB1/;Jtiriiani.r",r5'lill" livision J; 1st Tbansnort a 19; 2nd Hartlin* B 1!; Jrd i-eeir; io}ice *1'" T:re Arjay three nan knockout conpetitio:r r:,'iis raoll hy leecs Universilir B and "i,re the Nomran El1is inclividual knockout championship i'ier:.t to .i"i'lircn cf Yo::kshire Television side, who beat s"Deightorr of Lee'1s liniv ' si't;; :n the final' Ljlraril.ail since the yCA Burt-etin cann,:t yet af ::'c::il to e:rploy :. t.lI T'- II :JI III I1 U we ::el-y on lea;ue sec:etaries Li\9UlV/iU tean of roving reporters an,l oth"er chess organizers to send. us their ne-,{s. Ce are .ra+,eful to ali thcse ;,i'ho have sent in iteins fcr thls issue. Il ycur l=5- --i3 ::es-ul'Ls are noi. here ask yoi:r 1ea1ue secretarir tc:;end" thel i:, to us. fLens for inclusion in future Bul1etins ma.',' be sent tc eit'irer ;f ;ne +"he i erLitors whose aCd.resses may be founC cn bac..^ r-a;e. SHEFFIELD Not al-I the results of the Sheffieid ana ]lisbrict Chess Association's l,r,grres are yet to hand,. In the Davy Tbophy there will be a playoff lc d"etermine the hoile of the trophy. Ttre Richard"son trrp knockout competition ldas rton by Sheffield tlniversity" A very strong tean headed by J"Klnlay and ll"Sritton beat Rotherha,m )b-z* in the final. DAVY TftOPHY; lst: Rotherham A and Universlty A 28ptsi Jrd gcclesall A 15.

YORK TLre learling positions in the three leagues of the Yori< and Districi Chess Associaiion r{ere as followsr llivislon 11 1st Arrnstrongs I; 2nd" Pocklington f ; Jrd" Ycrk f . Division 2r tst National llass; Znd Poeklington TIi 3d l{unthorpe Grammar School. Division J: 1st Ror+ntrees If ; 2nd. 3t Peters Sehool; Jrd Armstrongs ffl. The team knockout conpetition llas .;',ron by York f who beat Rowntrees I in the fina1. The winner of the ind.ivldual- competitions llere: Llnder 11- V.iri:llev (lin*i.ish l"lartyrs School); f.inrier 1l: J"S.Hir:st (llunthorpe i::aramar Schocl); Unrler 1J: 5..D.Iorvson (arcnt:"shop Holgates Grammar School) ; Lrnd.er 13: P.ltoayecLdi (St Peters School). fn the vork C)ren last year's',i-inner, N.,f"Hudscn, will play either E.C"Xarneron or A"Varle;z in ',,he fins.l-

Simultoneous disploy by Tony AAiles The york a.nd Disrrier .;hess Association is or,ganizi-ng a simultaneous c1ispl-ay io be givt:r-L b.r I'ani.r,aster lon-v lli1e.: (ex Sheffielcl University) on Sunda,y, :ieptenbe:" 2l;:J- Li't1 =Lart,in3 al, 2.-iOpm" L nurnber of board.s '.ii11 be available for players frorn cutside York " rf ycu ar" interestrdcontact S. R. Acton, 17 Jind-sor )rive Yo:k YO-; 1 ,J, phon: , "iggington r , York 760385, for further r1elai1s.

DEAR SIR ltlay f use your cclunns to get a nir--,ssaq,:: across io the i+ar':rin1 fa,,'t,icn; in Yorkshi::e Jrrnior |hess?1he feeling of nearly everyone I ha,v.: slolren lo is that th.ey are hearti111 sjck of heari-ng a,bout jurrior chess anrl its p::oblems. rn,le,:rj, the YCA AGll could have been over a qood hour ear1ier hacr ii not been for the "points stcoring* going on bet,reen iedrlc Binns a,nd Brlan iil-ey" Setween then they are d-oing as much hann as goori" to junior chess. I d.o not knon ,,rhat exactlr has been goinE rn in the pa:;t ancr" irankly T d.o nct care. The fact is that now is the tine to call a ha,l-|" il is;-ii:e ttish of t,he YCA that Brian iilley is the Junior lJecretary. fns'ceal of for eve:: l-co",:i-ng over his shoulder Brian shoulr1 get cn an,1 run the conpetitron:; a-s .j,:r tha ruies:.n,f +-he Y3A's'nrishes, ff aledric feels so stron;irt that thin;s ar: r.rrnj rqrthin lhe Schools Chess Association then he should take Bradford- irrte ;;i'iat -.ie ;.rere assured is a clemocratlcally eIecte,,i- association anC tr:y to change thin,3s fron r^rithin, Hul1 spoke of their lrnhailpiness i^rith so.ne asDects ar:r. f an su"re any const::u:tive ideas and he1,o from ther r^iould" be '*e1c,:ilei-i by the as:so:iation. ft seems a -sharne that {edric's administra.ti.ve capabiliti-es should go tc iras*.e and- f (who voterl neither for Ceclrlc nor Briarr) feei that r.,i-hen the day comes that ieoff Sunderland uishes to relinqr-rish his positicn as YllA riecret,ary, Cedric irould be the ideal candid.ale anri f 'vould propose him a,s i:r'rho In the neantime both nen in the interests of yor:kshire chess shoulri either .act a.:-, ,.,..-,^,nsib1e nenbers f both ;tand,,1oi^m an,l fe:rve the way clear tlcr sone neutra,l Iihc can u.nifly junicr chess. A. J. l.Overv" v

BEST GAME PRIZE ilntries are i.n.ri+.e,:,1. for thi-s prize. ;ames playerl in either the ."{ood.house fup, I.l{.Brown Shieid., Yc::kshire rnd-j.viiluai or Yorkshire Junior chainnionships are --1igible" They should. be sent ic ,c.i.Sunderlar'd-, 2) l{anstcn iard.ens, Oross iates, I-eeCs lJ, before,lctoher ll+th. You;ray srrbmit a:l nany games as you 1lke. Ihe entry fee is 2Op per.3ame, The prize ls e2"J0 (p1us the glory of oublication), ^7*

COUNI'Y MA?CH RESUTTS Enelish Countigs Clglpionship l'/e qot off to a qood start with a convincing wi.n over Staffordshire in the quarter-finals, but the semi-final cane as a disappointment. $ven if ihe rema:-ning qame is ad",judicated. in our favour we shaIl lose the inaich on board. count. ii is noteworthy that the Yorkshire players manaqed, oniy one win with the white pieces. Qgarter-fi3a1 Serni-final Played at Chesterfield", I'Iay 5th 197q Played at Rugby, June Jrd 1!/B YORI{SHTRE 12 STAFTORDSHIRE vr1 D. H. Adams 1 R. A.Beach 0 b1 D,1,1. Adans H" G.ilales b2 B.El-ev 1 D. And-erton wZ M.J.Haygarth l{ .l{cDonal

Arl judl cation Result: Plaved February 25lh 1979 Soard 2 A,C.Porter 1 J.?ennant-Smith 0, Final result: Yorkshire iI 14 Lancashire II 10. Played lvlarch lqtrr t973: 14 A. t{awalec } :. s. l,lorqan zL 6 P.Donnelly 0 M.And"erson 1 15 P.BaslinryLon 1 P. riilson 0 7 F.Brown l R.l,lyers 0 0 11 D J. 1 'I. Corbett 0 17 A.C.Porter I R.l{crner ___+" Har.rlev - 1q S.J.Mann 1 A.McGregor 0 Final result: - 19 i.Frost 1,R.J.Hard"ing 0 YORKSHItuI II t3 CLhjV!.]LAND II 7 Fina.,'l- ::esult: YfiRlrSHTRE I t-7+ cr,EvELANn i 2+ -{OODHOUSE CUP I4ATCHES Piay,,I April 1st 19?8 BRAIFoRD _j_YAEE_-. _ 3 DoNCASmln 7* j,e,*lrrum _z*

, b'1: i.Kenworthy 1 K.Goodey 0 bZ J.H.Beaty 1 J.H.Haigh 0 I J.C.Hawkswort,h l A.J.noherty 0 J N.Sinmond.s 1 G.Boot 0 * A.Toothill 1 S.Peirson 0 4 S. i{ilkinson 1 J.}lalnsworth 0 5 A.C.P.1{i1nes l N.Hudson 0 J H.Jackson 1 S"Roberts O 6 M.Basto'.i * H.Iockwooa + 5ltr"reeson 1 K.Dawson 0 7 A.t.Deighton 1 J.M"Luca"s 0 7 T.Glover l R.Iarkin 0 8 J.F"Lolley 0 A"Cooper 1 B M.Connor 0 C.fteading 1 T.Loftus i D.E"liardcastle 0 J"Mercer 0 11. J. ,{igrnore 1 9 1 9 10 G. M.Mi1ls i 5.^ r,^= Lol{son ;1 109..A.1la+s-o_n. *R.B.oot- _ * HIJNDIRSFTTID 10 STrJFFIELD f] HULI.,

bZ J J. Plaved April 29Lh 7979 "E.Vickery 'r.Atkinson D.R.lvlarkham G.P.Hildred HARNOiATE 4 SHATTTUL} 'fNIV" 6 I 4 C.tt.Hend.erson l D.J.Finnie 0 t 5 A"3. Slonson * I{..1. smith 2 2 14.Stokes 0 A.C.Kosten 1 o/.-- r.5wa110w 0 u"Starkey I I P.Donnelly 0 J.G.Murre1l 1 7 H.Roberts 0 J.A.Feavyour i 4 E. P.l4uld.oon 1 P. J. Szalapaj 0 I 8 A.G. Sund.erlano. J.G.Bycroft i A..I.'lrafford 0 C. L. Hiqeie l- I 4 J.Djukanovich 1 A.Stalmans 0 a J.Hcwell I S. i.iilson 0 9 1_0_A. J.Dun4i4gto4 0 J.Sooper 1 1 J. Spratt, l R.3.Newbery 0 q r"uantes 7 J.Duckworth I 2 n T1 a f*rr{-ar Played April- 29Lh L971 a A. F. Spalton \f i..J. LIUUvI 1 ROTI{E]RI{AM 5 ru;ns LINrvilRSrrY 4 10 Dr R"Baker l.H.Cord,ery * + bl- B. A.Jones 1 H"Mossong wZ C. Shephard 1 D. lihuttleworth 0 Postponed" f .M.3R0',lN Divislon I matctr. 1 ) C.C.,/iLliams f f .fotto 2 Played April qth 1978 4 S.J.Mann 1 J.Hall U sRADr0nD B 4* n.qIrynuau ! :* ) i.Fbost f r. loSciechowski 7 1_ 6 P.Blackman f l,l.Lee z bZ D.Holmes 0 K.Brameld 1 7 P. filbrook I B.Hal1iwe11 l. 1 ., - 1 I A.Parkins ? !.itawley- v 3 3.I{cGann 1 f.Bourne 0 4 A.l,ennard O R.Foreman 1 o K.3rameld 0 P.Coughlin 1 5 K. lbobrid.ee 1 C. l{i1Ley A 10 J.Suto 0 S.Deighton 1 6 M.nicher 1 ASSIINTdE 0 7 M.Robinson 1 ABSENTEE 0 8 D. Jarnieson 1 ASSTN'M' 0 Ad.juCication Results ,'loorl,house Cup, played. Irlarch 11th 197q: Board. 2 P,,r.Henpson 0 H.Saxter 1, Final result: Sheffield J Bradford 4, Successful appeal against an ad-judica'Led. draw: Board 6 i),.L"Hlggie O F. ,l"3ror'n l-, .{irrend.ed final reslrlt: Sheffielii Univ. 1f UuaO.ersfield 4}. f .M.3rown Slield Divisi_on f Played March 4+-h 1q7! Board 2 R"Smolski ]l.G";::,':s 7t1 Final result: Brad"ford fiUA IB Hull- B )2. Played March t?th 1979 Boa::d 3 J.Suto 0 A.Hol-ford 1, Final result: Rotherham 3 $ Uuaaersfield" B 5+. Board 1 T.Harper 0 S.G"Scott l-, BcarC 3 D.t'lil-ner I A"Vaughan +, Final, result; St Andrews I Sradford DCA J. f .14.Brown Shi-e1d, Divisien f I Played l1arch lqth i97q Board 6 C.L.Higgie 0 F.,i.3ror,m 1, Final result: 3i'adford Central J Doncaster C J. C

Ttre results given below ha.re been anen'j.*C a= th": r--:"'rers ::t:+xned. x,,:::* ineligible und.er m1e A1l to piaS' ii lhe f"H.}r,cin:r lihltiri ccr.f.r-:iticR- =ridi been allowed for in the final 1-ea4:;* tabLes bei-ow. Played January 14th 1978 Ini:.:tl i '].,1':,ft:-,n C 3"G"u11is I Final sir*re: E*Ln*rnan E 2l Huil ! 6. Played January ?,qLh L978 Bcard 1 S.3.Scr,tt i G.r{cGann 0 Final score: tsradfcrd lCA et Rotherhan Y 3a,

Board 2 J.Hor+eil J- J.Ioughlin O Final score: Flarroga-re B 2| Ieeds University B 5+. 'flte criginal. Eame scores s+*and for grading pt"lrposes.

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Finiil Leaeue Tableg 1972-78

IOODHOUS}! CT]P Game D+^ N^ I U5 a ub Leeds Universi"ty 1190274t8 Rotherham 119)259:"13 Sheffield University 'l'l117 .7 l)5t+t5 Leed s teo>il+a 5 Brarlford 1152)5014 Sheffield 1170449+14 Hu11 1152463L2 Doncaster 11425r10 rakefield 11u074t+3 Hud.rlersfield 113775L+7 Harroqate 1] i o1o J3 2 York 11 o C1l 32 0

T. I{.BRO-",D.I DIYISION I ,-lane P iDI, 4!- r uD <.cL c6 BradforC D.C.A. 11 920 r-z Leed.s l"lniversitv 3 11 E12 q3 17 Hu11 B 11 623 5)* r_4 ,'rt I ) I(eiqhley 11 61t+ */ L) 1, I'a l-loncaster B 1t )aL+ it La r, Brad.ford B 11 524 +Z;^1 TZ ila^? 't n BraCford- C 11 5a5 ),2 rv l,n1 Rotherham B 11 416 *vz Y Huddersfiel-d B 11 407 423 / Leed"s B 11 308 )yo 5t AnCrews 11 227 )12 o I{amogate B 11 zl-8 -) _) -)

T.l'1.8R0.'rN D:[VISTON II Game I '{lL .?+_s t el,l Srarlford ilentrc.l 11 g2 I 54- 1l t

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