1971 North Devon Open, Barnstaple, 1-3 October 1971 (n.b. not a complete or accurate crosstable as not all games available)

1971 North Devon Open		Elo	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Peter J Waters	2184	b14+	w33+	b15+	w4+	b6+	5
2	George Steven Botterill	2408	w35+	b34+	b25=	w16+	b11+	4½
3	Robert Bellin	2304	b12=	+	b38+	w37+	b10+	4½
4	Harry Golombek	2232	w40+	b41+	w18+	b1-		3 / 4
5	Gerald H Bennett	2240	w42+	b32+		w17+	b12-	3 / 4
6	Ronald FA Harman	2144	w36+	b9=	w7+		w1-	2½ / 4
7	Baruch H Wood	2192	b13=	w8+	b6-	w43+	b20-	2½
8	Daniel Wright	2352	b44+	b7-	w32+	b26=		2½ / 4
9	Robert A Lee	2112	b21+	w6=		w10-	b27=	2 / 4
10	Michael E Binks	1992			w45+	b9+	w3-	2 / 3
11	Alan K Crombleholme	2144		b39+		b46+	w2-	2 / 3
12	Timothy David Harding	2080	w3=				w5+	1½ / 2
13	TP Gidman	1888	w7=	b36+			b19-	1½ / 3
14	David A Hester	2064	w1-				b17+	1 / 2
15	Brian F O'Sullivan	2024			w1-	w25+		1 / 2
16	Robert Graham Taylor	2080				b2-	w22+	1 / 2
17	Peter Charles Griffiths	2240		b19+		b5-	w14-	1 / 3
18	L Burrows	1605		w23+	b4-			1 / 2
19	A Maya	1852		w17-			w13+	1 / 2
20	David O Vaughan	1992					w7+	1 / 1
21	Stefano Bruzzi	2288	w9-		w39+			1 / 2
22	Stuart J Hutchings	2296				w47+	b16-	1 / 2
23	JS Evans	2000		b18-	w48+			1 / 2
24	Stephen R Boniface	1784			w49+			1 / 1
25	MA Walker	1880			w2=	b15-		½ / 2
26	Andrew J Morley	2008				w8=		½ / 1
27	Ian A Marks	1664					w9=	½ / 1
28	Denys Pepperell Bonner	2040	b30=					½ / 1
29	RJ Graham	1760					b31=	½ / 1
30	PA Jones	1640	w28=					½ / 1
31	FV Pye	1392					w29=	½ / 1
32	Anthony Lewarne Hosking	1736		w5-	b8-			0 / 2
33	Vernon Dilworth	1880		b1-				0 / 1
34	MR Mahdavi	2080		w2-				0 / 1
35	EP Meiners	1720	b2-					0 / 1
36	RJ Dixon	1928	b6-	w13-				0 / 2
37	Iain Stenhouse	1872				b3-		0 / 1
38	M Brisk	1605			w3-			0 / 1
39	WH Taylor	2048		w11-	b21-			0 / 2
40	NM Stewart	1720	b4-					0 / 1
41	Samson Parker Lucas	1605		w4-				0 / 1
42	RH Stacey	1700	b5-					0 / 1
43	Keith R Ingram	1976				b7-		0 / 1
44	G Hadgkiss	1800	w8-					0 / 1
45	Roger Hardy	1888			b10-			0 / 1
46	Michael J Bulford	2168				w11-		0 / 1
47	AJ Shaw	1920				b22-		0 / 1
48	P Wood	1784			b23-			0 / 1
49	Geoffrey Ernest Wolfarth	2056			b24-			0 / 1

THE FIRST NORTH DEVON CONGRESS [BCM, November 1971, p415-416]

By P.H.Clarke

Another important congress has arisen on the British chess scene. Since I am Chairman of The Hexagon, the group which organised the First North Devon Congress, I ought perhaps to be modest about claiming such a success; on the other hand, the competitors left no doubts regarding their enjoyment of the event. It consisted of a 5-round Swiss tournament, the Barnstaple Open, staged in luxurious surroundings at the North Devon Motel, Barnstaple, over the weekend October 1st to 3rd [1971].

The entry of 71 proved that many players are willing to travel long distances for a short tournament, and now The Hexagon is confident that more will come next year. I would like to stress some of the good features of the event: only 2 rounds on the Saturday; adjournment sessions (no adjudications were necessary); comfortable playing conditions and fine equipment; a prize fund of £240 plus special book prizes. It is planned to maintain these in 1972 and, in the case of the prizes, to effect great improvements.

Despite powerful opposition the local star, P.Waters, took the £100 1st Prize with 5 out of 5, displaying coolness and skill in every situation. Just starting his university career, he should have many opportunities ahead. Two of the favourites, (2-3) R. Bellin and G.S. Botterill, came next with 4½, while the last main prizes were shared by (4-6) S. Bruzzi, T.D. Harding and R.G. Taylor with 4.

The remaining scores were:
(7-17) G.H. Bennett, M.E. Binks, M.J. Bulford, A. Crombleholme, H. Golombek, R.F. Harman, D.A. Hester, A. Maya, A.J. Morley, B.F. O'Sullivan and D.O. Vaughan 3½;
(18-32) S.R. Boniface, V. Dilworth, J.S. Evans, N.M. Hamlin, S. Hampton, A.L. Hosking, S.J. Hutchings, R.A. Lee, M.R. Mahdavi, I.A. Marks, A.J. Shaw, W.H. Taylor, T.F. Thynne, M.A. Walker and D. Wright 3;
(33-43) D.P. Bonner, T.P. Gidman, P.C. Griffiths, L. Guard, R. Hardy, K.R. Ingram, S.P. Lucas, N.M. Stewart, F. Whitelaw Jr, G.E. Wolfarth and B.H. Wood 2½;
(44-55) J.S. Bunter, L. Burrows, R.J. Dixon, R.D. Evans, Miss C. Hadgkiss, R.C. Harijan, P.A. Jones, R. Palmano, R.H. Stacey, I. Stenhouse, D.J. Tout and P. Wood 2;
(56-63) M. Brisk, R.J. Graham, Miss E. Hadgkiss, G. Hadgkiss, E.H. Jones, G.O. Jordan, R. Lock and F.V. Pye 1½;
(64-69) L. Barker, G.M. Bond, J. Lord, E.P. Meiners III, J.S. Midgley and R.G. Waters 1;
(70-71) J. Fulford and P.G. Tomlinson ½.

The [following] fourth-round encounter [between P Waters and H Golombek] had a decisive bearing on the top placings. My colleague missed his chance in failing to play 19 ..., Kt-B6 and bore the rest as a retribution.

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Date	Notes
1997	Original update
6 August 2020	Updated to latest BritBase standard and added the BCM report. Added and corrected some forenames (n.b. Geoffrey E Wolfarth, not 'George' as previously given)