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Tournament: 3rd Lewisham International • 101 games (from a possible 226) plus 7 games from associated events
Venue: London • Dates: 24 November - 2 December 1983 • Download PGNuploaded Tuesday, 9 July, 2024 12:51 PM

3rd Lewisham 'Accountancy Age Masters' International, 24 November - 2 December 1983 (9-round swiss)

Venue: Grosvenor Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1

1983 Lewisham International Fed Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  Total 
1 H James Plaskett ENG 2425m ♦ 1/19 ◊ 1/34 ♦ ½/31 ◊ 1/15 ♦ ½/6 ◊ 1/9 ◊ 1/3 ♦ 1/4 ◊ ½/2
2 Heikki MJ Westerinen FIN 2385g ♦ 1/42 ◊ 1/9 ♦ ½/12 ◊ ½/31 ♦ ½/14 ◊ ½/10 ♦ 1/21 ◊ 1/16 ♦ ½/1
3 Janos Rigo HUN 2340f ♦ 1/50 ◊ 0/6 ♦ 1/37 ◊ 1/21 ♦ 1/17 ◊ 1/14 ♦ 0/1 ◊ ½/11 ♦ 1/9
4 Colin S Crouch ENG 2300 ♦ 1/43 ◊ 1/18 ♦ ½/15 ◊ ½/17 ♦ ½/10 ◊ 1/24 ◊ 1/31 ◊ 0/1 ♦ 1/11
5 Mark L Hebden ENG 2495m ♦ 1/35 ◊ 0/10 ♦ ½/23 ◊ 1/19 ◊ ½/12 ♦ 1/32 ◊ ½/14 ♦ 1/22 ◊ 1/6
6 Michael F Stean ENG 2500g ◊ 1/32 ♦ 1/3 ◊ ½/14 ♦ 1/12 ◊ ½/1 ♦ ½/16 ♦ ½/10 ◊ 1/8 ♦ 0/5 6
7 Uri Slutzkin ISR (2220) ♦ 0/9 ◊ 1/47 ♦ 1/13 ◊ ½/10 ♦ ½/24 ♦ ½/15 ◊ ½/27 ◊ 1/18 ♦ 1/16 6
8 John G Nicholson ENG 2260 ♦ ½/11 ◊ ½/40 ♦ ½/34 ◊ ½/23 ♦ 1/28 ◊ 1/31 ♦ 1/15 ♦ 0/6 ◊ 1/14 6
9 Stuart Conquest ENG 2255f ◊ 1/7 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 1/39 ♦ 1/26 ◊ ½/15 ♦ 0/1 ◊ 1/13 ♦ 1/27 ◊ 0/3
10 Mark L Condie SCO 2340f ◊ 1/39 ♦ 1/5 ◊ ½/48 ♦ ½/7 ◊ ½/4 ♦ ½/2 ◊ ½/6 ♦ ½/14 ◊ ½/17
11 Krzysztof Pytel POL 2435m ◊ ½/8 ♦ 1/28 ◊ ½/16 ♦ ½/48 ◊ ½/25 ♦ 1/22 ◊ 1/17 ♦ ½/3 ◊ 0/4
12 Zoran S Ilic YUG 2430m ◊ 1/41 ♦ 1/22 ◊ ½/2 ◊ 0/6 ♦ ½/5 ◊ 0/18 ♦ ½/26 ◊ 1/37 ♦ 1/21
13 Heribert Franke FRG 2300f ◊ 1/49 ♦ 0/14 ◊ 0/7 ♦ ½/39 ♦ 1/40 ◊ 1/34 ♦ 0/9 ◊ 1/29 ◊ 1/22
14 Ian Rogers AUS 2450m ♦ 1/20 ◊ 1/13 ♦ ½/6 ◊ 1/24 ◊ ½/2 ♦ 0/3 ♦ ½/5 ◊ ½/10 ♦ 0/8 5
15 Robert G Hartoch NLD 2355m ◊ 1/38 ♦ 1/29 ◊ ½/4 ♦ 0/1 ♦ ½/9 ◊ ½/7 ◊ 0/8 ♦ ½/33 ◊ 1/36 5
16 Goran Dizdar YUG 2450m ♦ 1/21 ◊ ½/17 ♦ ½/11 ♦ ½/25 ◊ 1/48 ◊ ½/6 ♦ 1/18 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 0/7 5
17 Richard Britton ENG 2325f ◊ 1/46 ♦ ½/16 ◊ 1/36 ♦ ½/4 ◊ 0/3 ♦ 1/26 ♦ 0/11 ◊ ½/21 ♦ ½/10 5
18 Gyozo Victor Forintos HUN 2450g ◊ 1/26 ♦ 0/4 ◊ 0/25 ♦ 1/36 ◊ 1/30 ♦ 1/12 ◊ 0/16 ♦ 0/7 ◊ 1/33 5
19 Immo Rupf FRG (2215) ◊ 0/1 ♦ 1/49 ◊ ½/22 ♦ 0/5 ◊ ½/41 ♦ 1/39 ◊ ½/23 ♦ ½/36 ◊ 1/31 5
20 PK Singh IND (2200) ◊ 0/14 ♦ 0/45 ◊ 0/29 ♦ 1/49 ◊ 1/38 ♦ 1/41 ◊ ½/30 ♦ ½/23 ◊ 1/32 5
21 Gary W Lane ENG 2270 ◊ 0/16 ♦ 1/38 ◊ 1/45 ♦ 0/3 ◊ 1/23 ♦ 1/25 ◊ 0/2 ♦ ½/17 ◊ 0/12
22 Keith C Arkell ENG 2310 ♦ 1/47 ◊ 0/12 ♦ ½/19 ◊ 1/34 ♦ 1/29 ◊ 0/11 ♦ 1/25 ◊ 0/5 ♦ 0/13
23 Janos Flesch HUN 2400g ◊ ½/28 ♦ ½/30 ◊ ½/5 ♦ ½/8 ♦ 0/21 ◊ 1/42 ♦ ½/19 ◊ ½/20 ♦ ½/35
24 Gert Iskov DEN 2365m ◊ 1/45 ♦ ½/36 ◊ 1/27 ♦ 0/14 ◊ ½/7 ♦ 0/4 ◊ ½/33 ♦ ½/31 ◊ ½/26
25 Gerd Treppner FRG 2345f ♦ 1/33 ◊ 0/31 ♦ 1/18 ◊ ½/16 ♦ ½/11 ◊ 0/21 ◊ 0/22 ♦ 1/46 ◊ ½/27
26 Michael Ashley Pagden ENG 2270 ♦ 0/18 ◊ 1/50 ♦ 1/33 ◊ 0/9 ♦ 1/34 ◊ 0/17 ◊ ½/12 ♦ ½/32 ♦ ½/24
27 R Marian FRG 2360f ♦ ½/40 ◊ ½/32 ♦ 0/24 ◊ 1/33 ♦ 1/35 ◊ ½/37 ♦ ½/7 ◊ 0/9 ♦ ½/25
28 Leslie J Smart ENG 2220 ♦ ½/23 ◊ 0/11 ♦ 1/43 ◊ 1/35 ◊ 0/8 ♦ 0/33 ◊ 1/44 ♦ 0/38 ◊ 1/39
29 Sheila Jackson ENG 2205wm ◊ ½/48 ◊ 0/15 ♦ 1/20 ♦ ½/30 ◊ 0/22 ♦ 1/45 ◊ ½/32 ♦ 0/13 ◊ 1/41
30 Alan E Hanreck ENG 2280 ♦ ½/37 ◊ ½/23 ♦ ½/40 ◊ ½/29 ♦ 0/18 ◊ ½/35 ♦ ½/20 ◊ ½/43 ♦ 1/42
31 John W Branford ENG 2205 ◊ 1/52 ♦ 1/25 ◊ ½/1 ♦ ½/2 ◊ ½/32 ♦ 0/8 ♦ 0/4 ◊ ½/24 ♦ 0/19 4
32 Leontxo Garcia ESP 2300 ♦ 0/6 ♦ ½/27 ◊ 1/44 ◊ 1/40 ♦ ½/31 ◊ 0/5 ♦ ½/29 ◊ ½/26 ♦ 0/20 4
33 Gavin Crawley ENG (2070) ◊ 0/25 ♦ 1/41 ◊ 0/26 ♦ 0/27 ◊ 1/36 ◊ 1/28 ♦ ½/24 ◊ ½/15 ♦ 0/18 4
34 Uri Zak ISR 2310 ◊ 1/44 ♦ 0/1 ◊ ½/8 ♦ 0/22 ◊ 0/26 ♦ 0/13 ♦ ½/43 ◊ 1/47 ◊ 1/46 4
35 Amikam Lavie ISR (2275) ◊ 0/5 ♦ ½/44 ◊ 1/46 ♦ 0/28 ◊ 0/27 ♦ ½/30 ◊ ½/39 ♦ 1/45 ◊ ½/23 4
36 Joseph G Gallagher ENG 2250 ♦ 1/53 ◊ ½/24 ♦ 0/17 ◊ 0/18 ♦ 0/33 ◊ 1/43 ♦ 1/40 ◊ ½/19 ♦ 0/15 4
37 M Paul Townsend ENG 2235 ◊ ½/30 ♦ 0/52 ◊ 0/3 ♦ 1/45 ◊ ½/39 ♦ ½/27 ◊ 1/42 ♦ 0/12 ◊ ½/38 4
38 Andrew Philip Smith ENG (2190) ♦ 0/15 ◊ 0/21 ♦ ½/47 ◊ 0/42 ♦ 0/20 ◊ 1/50 ♦ 1/49 § ◊ 1/28 ♦ ½/37 4
39 Dan E Mayers USA (2025) ♦ 0/10 ◊ 1/42 ♦ 0/9 ◊ ½/13 ♦ ½/37 ◊ 0/19 ♦ ½/35 ◊ ½/41 ♦ 0/28 3
40 Alex Casa FRA 2200 ◊ ½/27 ♦ ½/8 ◊ ½/30 ♦ 0/32 ◊ 0/13 ♦ 1/46 ◊ 0/36 ♦ ½/42 ◊ 0/51 3
41 Kevin J Wicker ENG 2280f ♦ 0/12 ◊ 0/33 ♦ ½/42 ◊ 1/43 ♦ ½/19 ◊ 0/20 ◊ ½/46 ♦ ½/39 ♦ 0/29 3
42 Christian Flueckiger SWZ (2210) ◊ 0/2 ♦ 0/39 ◊ ½/41 ♦ 1/38 ◊ 1/44 ♦ 0/23 ♦ 0/37 ◊ ½/40 ◊ 0/30 3
43 Regina Berglitz FRG (1855) ◊ 0/4 ♦ ½/46 ◊ 0/28 ♦ 0/41 ◊ 1/49 ♦ 0/36 ◊ ½/34 ♦ ½/30 ◊ ½/44 3
44 Kent Jagerflod SWE (1910) ♦ 0/34 ◊ ½/35 ♦ 0/32 ◊ ½/50 ♦ 0/42 ◊ 1/47 ♦ 0/28 ◊ ½/49 ♦ ½/43 3
45 Philippe Berset SWZ (2050) ♦ 0/24 ◊ 1/20 ♦ 0/21 ◊ 0/37 ♦ 1/47 ◊ 0/29 ♦ ½/50 ◊ 0/35 ♦ 0/49
46 Augustine A Aaron ENG (1985) ♦ 0/17 ◊ ½/43 ♦ 0/35 ◊ ½/47 ♦ 1/50 ◊ 0/40 ♦ ½/41 ◊ 0/25 ♦ 0/34
47 John Rety ENG (1930) ◊ 0/22 ♦ 0/7 ◊ ½/38 ♦ ½/46 ◊ 0/45 ♦ 0/44 ◊ 1/49 § ♦ 0/34 ◊ ½/50
48 Anthony John Miles ENG 2585g ♦ ½/29 ◊ 1/53 ♦ ½/10 ◊ ½/11 ♦ 0/16         2½ / 5
49 Guido Reuther FRA (1800) ♦ 0/13 ◊ 0/19 ♦ ½/50 ◊ 0/20 ♦ 0/43 § ♦ 0/47 § ♦ ½/44 ◊ 1/45 2
50 George J Coutts SCO (2050) ◊ 0/3 ♦ 0/26 ◊ ½/49 ♦ ½/44 ◊ 0/46 ♦ 0/38 ◊ ½/45 ♦ 0/51 ♦ ½/47 2
51 C Nigel J Rose ENG (2050)               ◊ 1/50 ♦ 1/40 2 / 2
52 Tom Farrand ENG 2205 ♦ 0/31 ◊ 1/37               1 / 2
53 Stuart Fancy PNG 2205 ◊ 0/36 ♦ 0/48               0 / 2

A peculiarity of this tournament was that the time limit for the first session of play varied from round to round. Some games were played at 40 moves in 2 hours 30 mins, others (evening games?) at 36 moves in 2 hrs 15 mins (including rounds 1 and 5 - possibly others). - JS

§ A second peculiarity: eagle-eyed readers of the above crosstable may notice that both A.P. Smith (no.38) and J.Rety (no.47) are recorded as beating G.Reuther (no.49) in round 7. This is not an error. The game Reuther 0-1 Smith was the scheduled round 7 game, while Rety 1-0 Reuther was played as a sort of round 6½(!), to make up for the game which Reuther was deprived of playing in round 6 as a result of Miles's untimely withdrawal and thus to ensure that he was able to play nine games. The bulletin does not record when the extra game was played off.

Prizes - 1st J Plaskett (Sheffield) £400 + trophy); 2-4th M Hebden (Leicester), C Crouch (London), J Rigo (Hungary), H Westerinen (Finland) £87 each.

IM norms: Colin Crouch (2nd norm); Mark Condie (2nd norm); J Rigo (final norm); U Slutzkin (1st norm); John G Nicholson (2nd norm)
WGM norm: Sheila Jackson (1st norm)

Organised by Suzzane Wood (Accountancy Age), Richard O'Brien (Lewisham CC)
Arbiters: Bob Wade, Richard O'Brien, Simon Gillam


The following text appeared in the bulletin following the score of Dizdar-Miles in round 5 and was presumably written by organiser/bulletin editor Richard O'Brien...

"Black now sealed (this round was 36 in 2½ hours) with virtually no compensation for two minor pieces & then withdrew claiming exhaustion so 1-0. Exhaustion may certainly have been true BUT within six hours he had completed & telephoned his fortnightly column to Chess Express. Less than 48 hours later he was lecturing at the Candidates matches §, four days later was playing in the German League & two days further on was playing an exhibition match against Hort. All this time he was writing 750 words a day on the Kasparov-Korchnoi match for Chess Express. ALL these commitments had been finalised BEFORE he agreed to play in this event. Two other grandmasters were available but were passed over in favour of the England number one. More than one International Master were competing to have a chance of gaining a GM norm. In the case of Ian Rogers (who had also lectured at the Candidates) his chances of a GM norm now became zero although he was now sharing the lead. Miles knew this at the time of his withdrawal." § The Candidates Semi-Finals, Korchnoi v Kasparov and Smyslov v Ribli, were held at the Great Eastern Hotel, London, from 21 November to 16 December 1983.


1983 Accountancy Age Closed, 2-4 December, Grosvenor Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road

This weekender was for invited employees of accountancy companies.

1983 Accountancy Age Closed BCF Grade 1 2 3 4 5  Total 
1 Chris M Cooley 210 ♦ 1/5 ◊ 1/40 ♦ 1/7 ♦ 1/4 ◊ ½/2
2 Daniel Wright (1st on t/b) 195 ◊ 1/36 ♦ 1/26 ♦ 1/11 ◊ 1/3 ♦ ½/1
3 Clifford R Chandler 206 ◊ 1/6 ♦ 1/12 ◊ 1/13 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 1/11 4
4 Russell Granat 191 ◊ 1/14 ♦ 1/22 ♦ 1/21 ◊ 0/1 ◊ 1/13 4
5 Paul Carey 183 ◊ 0/1 ♦ 1/50 ◊ 1/15 ♦ 1/12 ◊ 1/16 4
6 Roland Gronau 182 ♦ 0/3 ◊ 1/38 ♦ 1/40 ◊ 1/19 ◊ 1/23 4
7 Norman A Lazonby 189 ♦ 1/29 ♦ 1/42 ◊ 0/1 ◊ 1/27 ♦ 1/17 4
8 Michael J O'Hara 202 ♦ 1/17 ◊ ½/19 ♦ 1/18 ◊ ½/20 ♦ ½/9
9 Ian Barclay 187 ◊ 0/12 ♦ 1/35 ◊ 1/22 ♦ 1/28 ◊ ½/8
10 David A Hick   ◊ 1/50 ♦ 0/13 ◊ ½/14 ♦ 1/47 ◊ 1/28
11 JA Hunt 179 ♦ 1/20 ♦ 1/41 ◊ 0/2 ◊ 1/18 ♦ 0/3 3
12 Chris Hann 140 ♦ 1/9 ◊ 0/3 ♦ 1/37 ◊ 0/5 ♦ 1/29 3
13 Richard C P Freeman 187 ♦ 1/38 ◊ 1/10 ♦ 0/3 ◊ 1/29 ♦ 0/4 3
14 Suzzane J Wood 163 ♦ 0/4 ◊ 1/30 ♦ ½/10 ◊ 1/33 ♦ ½/20 3
15 Richard Bryant   ♦ 1/24 ◊ 0/21 ♦ 0/5 ◊ 1/30 ♦ 1/32 3
16 Michael E Binks 193 ♦ ½/27 ◊ 1/37 ♦ ½/32 ◊ 1/21 ♦ 0/5 3
17 Graham E Borrowdale 181 ◊ 0/8 ♦ 1/39 ◊ 1/41 ♦ 1/34 ◊ 0/7 3
18 Daryl C Taylor 190 ◊ 1/28 ♦ 1/31 ◊ 0/8 ♦ 0/11 ◊ 1/34 3
19 SR Pierce   ◊ 1/46 ♦ ½/8 ◊ ½/23 ♦ 0/6 ◊ 1/41 3
20 Anthony J Stebbings 202 ◊ 0/11 ♦ 1/46 ◊ 1/26 ♦ ½/8 ◊ ½/14 3
21 Stephen J Pimentil 171 ◊ 1/51 ♦ 1/15 ◊ 0/4 ♦ 0/16 ◊ 1/26 3
22 KJ Fillmore 103 ♦ 1/43 ◊ 0/4 ♦ 0/9 ◊ 1/44 ♦ 1/27 3
23 PW Board 190 ♦ ½/33 ◊ 1/48 ♦ ½/19 ◊ 1/32 ♦ 0/6 3
24 MSR Turner   ◊ 0/15 ♦ 0/28 ◊ 1/46 ♦ 1/35 ◊ 1/31 3
25 Eric Weimann 135 ♦ ½/48 ◊ 0/27 ◊ 1/47 ♦ 0/26 ♦ 1/40
26 RC Evans 135 ♦ 1/39 ◊ 0/2 ♦ 0/20 ◊ 1/25 ♦ 0/21 2
27 Ian C Clark 165 ◊ ½/16 ♦ 1/25 ◊ ½/34 ♦ 0/7 ◊ 0/22 2
28 J Nigel Staddon 145 ♦ 0/18 ◊ 1/24 ♦ 1/43 ◊ 0/9 ♦ 0/10 2
29 Kenneth H Kinsman 141 ◊ 0/7 ♦ 1/45 ◊ 1/31 ♦ 0/13 ◊ 0/12 2
30 Margaret Goodwin 115 ◊ 0/42 ♦ 0/14 ◊ 1/39 ♦ 0/15 ◊ 1/45 2
31 RM Walters   ♦ 1/45 ◊ 0/18 ♦ 0/29 ◊ 1/43 ♦ 0/24 2
32 C Fred H Dorn 165 ½/bye ♦ 1/47 ◊ ½/16 ♦ 0/23 ◊ 0/15 2
33 Robert M Eames 152 ◊ ½/23 ♦ ½/49 ◊ ½/42 ♦ 0/14 ♦ ½/37 2
34 John A Philpott 138 ½/bye ◊ 1/44 ♦ ½/27 ◊ 0/17 ♦ 0/18 2
35 KR Norrish   ♦ 0/40 ◊ 0/9 1/bye ◊ 0/24 ♦ 1/43 2
36 T Tomkins 137 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 0/43 ♦ 1/48 ◊ 0/38 ♦ 1/44 2
37 Susan Scott 128 ½/bye ♦ 0/16 ◊ 0/12 ♦ 1/46 ◊ ½/33 2
38 T Greenwood 135 ◊ 0/13 ♦ 0/6 ◊ 1/50 ♦ 1/36   2 / 4
39 AK Jackson   ◊ 0/26 ◊ 0/17 ♦ 0/30 1/bye ◊ 1/47 2
40 V Ray Harper 123 ◊ 1/35 ♦ 0/1 ◊ 0/6 ♦ ½/41 ◊ 0/25
41 Nigel P Kerby   ♦ 1/44 ◊ 0/11 ♦ 0/17 ◊ ½/40 ♦ 0/19
42 MA Potter   ♦ 1/30 ◊ 0/7 ♦ ½/33     1½ / 3
43 A Rangarajan   ◊ 0/22 ♦ 1/36 ◊ 0/28 ♦ 0/31 ◊ 0/35 1
44 JR Bevan   ◊ 0/41 ♦ 0/34 ◊ 1/45 ♦ 0/22 ◊ 0/36 1
45 GD Maxwell   ◊ 0/31 ◊ 0/29 ♦ 0/44 1/bye ♦ 0/30 1
46 Q Latif 119 ♦ 0/19 ◊ 0/20 ♦ 0/24 ◊ 0/37 ½/bye ½
47 MJ Burnett   ½/bye ◊ 0/32 ♦ 0/25 ◊ 0/10 ♦ 0/39 ½
48 NJ Leather   ◊ ½/25 ♦ 0/23 ◊ 0/36     ½ / 3
49 S Wood (reserve)     ◊ ½/33       ½ / 1
50 Eric P M Grist   ♦ 0/10 ◊ 0/5 ♦ 0/38     0 / 3
51 Terry PD Chapman 197 ♦ 0/21         0 / 1

Play-off to decide trophy (5-minute game): Cooley 0-1 Wright

Prizes: D Wright £250 + trophy; C Cooley £250; P Carey, C Chandler, R Granat, N Lazonby, R Gronau £30 each


London Simul by GM Janos Flesch, 30(?)§ November 1983

12 boards - Flesch scored +9, =1, -2

Wins: A Rangarajan, PN Sharma, JT Ryan, JA Philpott, Miss L Wilkinson, T Greenwood, L Walton, Susan K Walker (now Lalic), G Knepler
Draw: C Nigel J Rose
Losses: Andrew P Smith, R Abadi

Only ten days after this simul, Janos Flesch and his wife died in a car crash near Whitstable, Kent, on his way to another tournament at Ramsgate.

§ Date not certain but we know it was played after a long game played by Flesch in the tournament, which I think might have been the seventh round.


File Updated

Date Notes
9 August 2021 First upload of this tournament here, or anywhere else, as far as I can tell. The bulletin has 98 (out of a possible) 226 games from the 1983 Lewisham International, plus four games from a weekender which followed it and three games from a simul given by GM Janos Flesch during the tournament.
14 October 2021 Ian Rogers kindly sent me the score of his game vs PK Singh (rd 1). Thanks, Ian. Running total of games now 99.
19 April 2022 John Nicholson kindly shared his scores from this tournament with me. We already had seven of them: the two additional ones to complete the set are his round 2 game vs Casa and round 3 game vs Zak (both draws). Many thanks to John.