[Event "Oxford Univ v Insurance"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1931.11.07"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nurse, Godfrey Cecil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1931.11.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Insurance"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{First game in the Aitken books.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bd3
dxe4 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. O-O Nd7 8. Bf4 Ngf6 9. Nd6+ Kf8 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Ng5+ Kg8
12. Nxe6 Qa5 13. Qe2 Qh5 14. f3 Nd5 15. Nc7 Nxc7 16. Qxe7 Nd5 17. Qd8+ Nf8 18.
Bd6 Qf7 19. Rae1 Qf6 20. Re8 Qxd8 21. Rxd8 Kf7 22. c4 Ne7 23. Re1 Neg6 24. Ree8
Bd7 25. Bxg6+ hxg6 26. Re7+ Kf6 27. Rxa8 Be6 28. Ree8 Rh4 29. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Oxford City"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1931.11.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Robertson, Hugh Alexander (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1931.11.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford City"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Bb5 Be7 8. d5
a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. dxc6 bxa4 11. Nc3 Qb8 12. Qxa4 Qa7 13. Be3 Qb8 14. O-O-O O-O
15. Rd3 Re8 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. Bd4 Nh5 18. Nd5 Qb5 19. Qxb5 axb5 20. Nxc7 Rec8 21.
Nxa8 Rxa8 22. g3 g6 23. Kb1 Ng7 24. Bxg7 Bxg7 25. Rxd6 Be6 26. c7 Bf6 27. e5
Be7 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Ne4 Kf8 31. Nd6 Bxd6 32. exd6 Ke8 33. Rc6 Kd7
34. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Oxford Major"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1931.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Smith, Joseph Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1931.11.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Nd2 Qc7 11. c4 Bb7 12. f4 e6 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nf3 dxe5 15.
Ba3 exf4 16. Bxf8 Bxa1 17. Bd6 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Bg7 19. Bxf4 Rd8 20. Qc1 Nf6 21. c5
Qb4 22. Bc7 Rd7 23. Bd6 Ne4 24. Qf4 Rxd6 25. Ng5 Rd7 26. Qb8+ Bf8 27. Nxe6 Nf2+
28. Rxf2 Qe1+ 29. Rf1 Qxf1+ 30. Bxf1 fxe6 31. g3 Rd1 32. Kg2 Rd2+ 33. Kf3 Rxa2
34. Qxb7 Bxc5 35. Bc4 Rf2+ 36. Kg4 Rf6 37. Kg5 Rf5+ 38. Kh4 Rf6 39. g4 h6 40.
Qc8+ Kf7 41. Qd7+ Kf8 42. Bxe6 Bf2+ 43. Kh3 Bb6 44. Qd6+ Ke8 45. Bd7+ Kd8 46.
Qxf6+ Kxd7 47. Qxg6 {n.b. amended name from John Eric Smith to Joseph Eric
Smith, 21 December 2021. Joseph Eric Smith played for Oxford in the 1933
Varsity match.} 1-0

[Event "Oxford Major"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1931.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hughes, P A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1931.11.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bc5 8. d4
Be7 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. Ra1 Ba3 12. Bxa3 Nc3 13. Qe1 Qxa3 14. Nh4 Bc2
15. e4 Bd3 16. exd5 cxd5 17. cxd5 O-O 18. dxe6 Rae8 19. Bh3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Qa6+
21. Nc4 Nd5 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Qd1 Kg8 24. Kg1 Nc3 25. Qd2 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Qf6 27.
Nf5 Nc5 28. Re1 Ne4 29. Qd3 g6 30. Rxe2 gxf5 31. Kg1 Rc8 32. Qe3 Ng5 33. Bg2
Rce8 34. Ne5 f4 35. gxf4 Qxf4 36. Qxf4 Rxf4 37. d5 Rf5 38. h4 Rfxe5 39. Rxe5
Rxe5 40. hxg5 Rxg5 41. Kf1 Kf7 42. b4 Ke7 43. a3 Kd6 44. Be4 h5 45. Bg2 b5 46.
Kg1 h4 47. Kh2 Rf5 48. Kg1 Ke5 49. Kf1 Rg5 50. f4+ Kxf4 51. d6 Rg6 52. d7 Rd6
53. Bh3 Kg3 54. Bf5 h3 0-1

[Event "Oxford Univ v West London"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1931.11.21"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Wallis, William Scott"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1931.11.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "West London"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 dxc3 7. Nxc3 O-O 8.
Bg5 Be6 9. Qb3 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Nb6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Qe6 14. Nd5
Ng4 15. Rd2 c6 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Ree2 Qxb3 18. axb3 f6 19. Bf4 g6 20. Bxd6 Bxd6
21. Rxd6 Rae8 22. Nxc6 Nc8 23. Rd7 bxc6 24. Rc7 Re6 25. h3 Ne5 26. Nxe5 fxe5
27. Rc2 Ne7 28. Rd2 Kg7 29. Rxa7 Rb8 30. Rd3 Rb4 31. f3 Kf6 32. Kf2 Rd4 33. Rd7
c5 34. Ke3 Rb6 35. Kd2 Ke6 36. R7xd4 cxd4 37. g3 Nc6 38. Ke2 g5 39. Kd1 Nb4 40.
Rd2 d3 41. Kc1 Rc6+ 0-1

[Event "Simultaneous Display 24 boards"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1931.11.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1931.11.26"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 c6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. O-O Qc7 8.
c4 e6 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. h3 O-O 12. Rac1 Rfe8 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14. b4 b6 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. cxd5 Be7 18. bxc5 Rxd5 19. Qe2 Rxc5 20. Nb3 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Qd7 22. Qc2 Bd6 23. Qc6 e5 {? added to this move by Aitken.} 24. Qxd7
Nxd7 25. Rd1 Re6 26. Ng5 Rg6 27. Ne4 Bf8 28. Rxd7 Ra6 29. Rd2 f5 30. Nec5 Ra3
31. e4 a5 32. Rd8 Kf7 33. exf5 a4 34. Nd2 Bxc5 35. Ne4 Bd4 36. Rd7+ Kf8 37. f6
gxf6 38. Nxf6 Rxa2 39. Nxh7+ {Aitken adds, 'Draw by Perpetual Check.' Sir
George's score was +13, =5, -6 (JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford Univ v Worcester College"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1931.11.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Brown, George Clifford"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1931.11.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcester College for the Blind"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c3 Qb6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 c5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 c4 11. Be2 Qc7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 b5
15. Qxa8 Bb7 16. Qxa7 Ra8 17. Qxa8+ Bxa8 18. Rfd1 Nb6 19. Ne5 Na4 20. Rd2 f6
21. Bf3 Bd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nf3 Kf7 24. Re1 Qd6 25. a3 Qd7 26. h3 Qf5 27.
Rde2 Qd7 28. Nh4 g6 29. Nf3 Nb6 30. Nh2 Na4 31. Nf1 Qd6 32. Ne3 Qd8 33. Nd1 Qd7
34. Re7+ Qxe7 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. g4 h6 37. f4 g5 38. f5 Kd6 39. Kf2 Kc6 40. Ke2
Kd6 41. Kd2 Kc6 42. Kc2 Kd6 43. b3 Nb6 44. Nb2 Kc6 45. bxc4 dxc4 46. Nd1 {
Noted added says game adjudicated as a draw by Sir George Thomas.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Oxfords-Gloucs"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.01.23"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wells, Harold Dobson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1932.01.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Ng5 f5 8.
Nc3 Nce7 9. Qxd4 c6 10. Re1 h6 11. Nxd5 hxg5 12. Nf6+ gxf6 13. Bf7+ Kxf7 14.
Qxd8 Rg8 15. b3 b6 16. Ba3 Nd5 17. Qe8+ Kg7 18. Qxc6 Bxa3 19. Qxa8 Nc7 20. Qxa7
Bd6 21. Rad1 Bf4 22. Re7+ Kg6 23. g3 Kh5 24. gxf4 gxf4+ 25. Kh1 Ne6 26. Rh7+
Kg4 27. Qa8 {Undated by Aitken but result found in the Times - JS} 1-0

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1932.01.30"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 9. Bc1 Ne7 10. Nh4 g5 11. Nf3 Nh7 12. d4 Ng6 13. dxe5 c6 14. Bc4 dxe5
15. Ba3 Re8 16. Qe2 Nf4 17. Qe3 Qd7 18. h3 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 20. Kg1 Qg4+ 21.
Kh1 Nf6 22. Nh2 Qxe4+ 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24. Rae1 Nd2 25. Bd3 Nxf1 26. Nxf1 f5 27.
Ng3 e4 28. f3 Bd7 29. fxe4 f4 30. Nh5 Kf7 31. e5 Be6 32. Nf6 Red8 33. Ne4 {
Note now reads, time was getting late so agreed a draw. No exact date given. 
(Position in scorebook sequence suggests game was played Jan/Feb 1932 - JS)}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University v Brixton"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.01.30"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Vincent, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1932.01.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Brixton"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qe6
8. d3 Bd7 9. O-O Bc5 10. Ne4 Bb6 11. c3 O-O-O 12. Be3 f5 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5
g5 15. Qb3 Qg6 16. Rad1 g4 17. Nh4 Qf6 18. g3 b6 19. Ba3 e4 20. dxe4 fxe4 21.
Qd5 Rhe8 22. Qc4 Ne5 23. Qa6+ Kb8 24. Bc5 Qe6 25. Be3 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxh4+ 27.
gxh4 g3 28. fxg3 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Bg4 30. Rde1 Bf3 31. Rf2 Rd3 32. Qc4 Red8 33. Bf4
R8d7 34. Bc1 Rd1 35. Qf1 Rxe1 36. Qxe1 Rd1 37. Qxd1 Bxd1 38. Bf4 Bf3 39. a3 Kb7
40. Rd2 c5 41. a4 c4 42. Be3 Ka6 43. Bd4 Ka5 44. Be5 e3 45. b4+ cxb3 46. Rd5+
Bxd5 {(Frank Vincent, c1877-1937, Brixton CC hon.sec. - info courtesy of
Martin Smith)} 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Oxford City"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.02.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Date, Stanley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1932.02.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford City"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bb4 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Qd3 c6 9. Ng5 g6 10. Be5 Be7 11. h4 Nd5 12. Nxh7 Kxh7 13. h5 f5 14. hxg6+ Kxg6
15. Qg3+ Kf7 16. Rh7+ Ke8 17. Bxd5 {[%eval 0,0] (1, Game 10 has 17....Nc6 here
adding a ? I have played 17...cxd5. game in book goes 17...Nc6 18.Bc7 Qd2 19.
Qg6+ - GC)} cxd5 18. Bc7 Qd7 19. Qg6+ {(the Times records Aitken as beating S.
Date in an Oxford University v Oxford City match during the week of 11-15
February 1932 but this looks wrong - probably the previous week if we trust
Aitken's date - JS)} 1-0

[Event "Major Final"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Llewellyn Smith, Stephen Hubert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1932.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxd4 exd5 8.
Nxd5 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Qd1 Ne4 11. Bd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Bb4 13. g3 O-O 14. Bg2
Rad8 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Qb3 Be6 17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. O-O Bf5 19. e4 Bg6 20. Rfe1 Bh5
21. a3 Bxf3 22. axb4 Qxb4 23. Nd5 Rxd5 24. Bxf3 Rd2 25. Qc3 Qxb2 26. Qxb2 Rxb2
27. Rad1 f6 28. Bg2 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Nxd8 30. Rd1 Nc6 31. Rd7 Rb1+ 32. Bf1 a5 33.
f4 a4 34. Kf2 b5 35. Rc7 a3 36. Rxc6 a2 37. Ra6 a1=Q 38. Rxa1 Rxa1 39. Bxb5
Ra2+ 40. Be2 Kf7 41. Ke3 Ra3+ 42. Kd4 Kg6 43. Kc4 Re3 44. Bd3 Kh5 45. Kd4 Re1
46. e5 fxe5+ 47. fxe5 h6 48. Be4 Kg4 49. e6 Rd1+ 50. Ke5 Rd8 51. e7 Re8 52.
Bf5+ Kf3 53. Kd6 Kg2 54. Bg6 Rxe7 55. Kxe7 Kxh2 56. g4 Kg3 57. Bf5 Kh4 58. Kf7
h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Major Final"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.02.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Llewellyn Smith, Stephen Hubert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1932.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. Nxe4 f5 7. Ng3 Bg7 8.
Nf3 c5 9. c3 cxd4 10. Nh5 Bh6 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Qf3 e5 13. Qg3+ Qg5 14. Qxg5+
Bxg5 15. Nf3 Bd8 16. Nxe5 Re8 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Bb5 Rf8 19. Rd3 Bxa2 20. c4 a6
21. Rg3+ Kh8 22. Re1 h6 23. Rg7 Bg5+ 24. Kc2 Nc6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7
27. Rxf7 Bxc4 28. Rd7 Rf8 29. f4 Bd8 30. Red1 Bd5 31. Ra1 Bxg2 32. Rxa6 Be4+
33. Kc3 Bh4 34. Raa7 Be1+ 35. Kc4 Bd5+ 36. Kd3 Bg8 37. Rd6 Rf7 38. Rxh6+ Rh7
39. Rhxh7+ Bxh7 40. Ra8+ Bg8 41. Nf6 Kg7 42. Nxg8 Bb4 43. Kc4 c5 44. Ne7 Kf6
45. Nd5+ Ke6 46. Ra6+ Kf7 47. Nxb4 cxb4 1-0

[Event "Major Final"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.02.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Llewellyn Smith, Stephen Hubert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1932.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. c3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bc4 Nh5 8.
Bg3 Nb6 9. Bb3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. O-O-O
Nd7 15. Nh4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nc5 17. Qc2 Nxb3+ 18. Qxb3 e4 19. Qxb7 Rfb8 20. Qd5
Bxc3 21. Nf5 Bxb2+ 22. Kc2 Qb4 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Nf5+ gxf5 25. Rxh7+ Kxh7 26.
Qxf5+ Kg8 27. Rh1 Qc3+ 28. Kd1 Qd3+ 29. Ke1 Bc3# {Swindle admitted by Aitken
his note reads. 26 Qxpch wins! Game added to same scoresheet as Game 10 (Book
one) and before Game 11 so details sketchy.} 0-1

[Event "Major Final"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.03.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Llewellyn Smith, Stephen Hubert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1932.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxe4 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. d3 Bg4 8.
Be3 O-O-O 9. O-O Nd4 10. c4 Bxf3 11. cxd5 Bxd1 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Raxd1 Rxd5 14.
a3 Rb5 15. b4 a5 16. Ra1 axb4 17. axb4 Kb8 18. Ra2 Rxb4 19. Rfa1 c6 20. Ra8+
Kc7 21. Ng5 Rb5 22. Nxf7 Rg8 23. f4 h6 24. g4 Rd5 25. Re8 Rd7 26. Ne5 Re7 27.
Raa8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8 g6 29. Kf2 b5 30. Ke2 b4 31. Kd2 b3 32. Kd1 Kd6 33. h4 Kc7
34. h5 gxh5 35. f5 hxg4 36. f6 Rg5 37. f7 Rf5 38. Rxf8 Rf1+ 39. Ke2 b2 40. Kxf1
b1=Q+ 41. Kf2 g3+ 42. Kxg3 Qg1+ 43. Kf4 Qg5+ 44. Ke4 Kd6 45. Re8 Qe3+ 46. Kf5
Qg5+ 47. Ke4 Qh4+ 48. Kf5 Qh5+ 49. Kf4 Qg5+ 50. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University v Brighton"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.02.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Jones, John H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1932.02.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Brighton"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 c6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bc4 e6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Rhe1 O-O 14. g4
Nd5 15. Ne4 Qf4+ 16. Re3 N7b6 17. Bb3 Qh6 18. g5 Qh4 19. Ree1 Qf4+ 20. Re3 a5
21. c4 Qxf3 22. Rxf3 Ne7 23. a3 a4 24. Ba2 Nd7 25. Nd6 Rab8 26. Bb1 g6 27. Bc2
b5 28. c5 Nd5 29. Re1 Ra8 30. Be4 Ra7 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Nxb5 Raa8 33. Nd6 Nb8
34. Ree3 Nc6 35. Rf4 Na5 36. Kc2 Ra7 37. Ref3 Nc4 38. Nxc4 dxc4 39. Rc3 Rb8 40.
c6 Rb3 41. Rxc4 Rc7 42. Rxa4 Rxh3 43. Ra6 Rh5 44. b4 Rxg5 45. Rb6 Rd5 46. Kc3
Kf8 47. a4 Ke7 48. b5 Rd8 49. a5 Kd6 50. a6 f5 51. Rb7 Rxb7 52. cxb7 Kc7 53.
Rh4 h5 54. Kb4 Kb8 55. Ka5 Ka7 56. Rh1 Rxd4 57. Rc1 Rd8 58. Rc8 {(Undated in
Aitken's scorebook but the match report found in the Times, 8 February 1932)}
1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Athenaeum"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.02.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Watts, William Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1932.02.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Athenaeum"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. Be3
Nc6 9. Nb3 b5 10. f4 b4 11. Na4 Nxe4 12. Qd3 d5 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Qxc8 15.
Qxa6 Be7 16. Qxc8+ Rxc8 17. Ba6 Rd8 18. Bb5 Rc8 19. Na5 Kd7 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21.
c3 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxc3 23. Bxc6+ Kxc6 24. Rfc1 Bf6 25. Rxc3+ Bxc3 26. Rc1 Ra8
27. Rxc3+ Kd7 28. a3 f6 29. Bd4 Ra4 30. Rd3 Kc6 31. Kf2 Kb5 32. Ke3 Ra8 33. Bb2
Ka4 34. Rd4+ Kb3 35. Rb4+ Kc2 36. Kd4 g5 37. fxg5 fxg5 38. a4 Rf8 39. Ke5 Rf2
40. Bd4 Re2+ 41. Kd6 Kd3 42. Be5 Rxg2 43. Kxe6 h5 44. Kxd5 h4 45. Rb3+ Ke2 46.
Rb2+ Kf3 47. Rxg2 Kxg2 48. a5 g4 49. a6 h3 50. a7 g3 51. a8=Q gxh2 52. Kc4+ Kg1
53. Bd4+ 1-0

[Event "Midlands County Final Oxf v Staffs"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1932.02.20"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Norman, Herbert Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1932.02.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Staffordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Re1
Qc7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf6 13. Bd3 b6 14. Bg5 Ng4
15. g3 f6 16. Rc1 Qf7 17. Bd2 Qh5 18. Kg2 e5 19. Rh1 exd4 20. h3 Ne5 21. Nxe5
Qxe5 22. Bf4 Bb7+ 23. f3 Qe7 24. Re1 Be5 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd6 27. Rc4 Rad8
28. Qd3 Rd7 29. Rexd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Qb3+ Kh8 32. Bxe5 fxe5 33. Qe3 Rc8
34. h4 Rc5 35. Kh3 Rcd5 36. Qa3 h5 37. Qxa7 Rd6 38. Qf7 R4d5 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 40.
Qe8+ Kh7 41. Kh2 {Adjudicated as a White win.} 1-0

[Event "Oxford Univ v Civil Service"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.02.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Scamp, Edward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1932.02.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Rb1 Na5 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 h6 14. Bxf6
Rxf6 15. Qf3 Rxf4 16. Qxf4 Qf8 17. Qe3 Qf6 18. e5 Qe7 19. Rb5 Nc6 20. Nf3 b6
21. Rb1 d5 22. Qc1 Qc5+ 23. d4 Qxc3 24. Rb3 Nxd4 25. Rxc3 Ne2+ 26. Kf2 Nxc1 27.
a4 Na2 28. Rxc7 Nb4 29. Nd4 Na6 30. Re7 Nc5 31. Nc6 Kf8 32. Rc7 Nxa4 33. Nxa7
Nc5 34. Ke3 Rd8 35. Kd4 Rd7 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. Nb5 Kg6 38. Rb8 Rb7 39. Rc8 Rf7
40. Rc6 Rf4+ 41. Kc3 Rc4+ 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Birmingham"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1932.03.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Conway, Edgar Barnard Macey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1932.03.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Birmingham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. d3 Nd4 6. Ba4 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. h3
Ne6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nc5 11. c3 Nxa4 12. Qxa4 Bc5 13. d4 Bb6 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Bh4 Qe8 16. Qxe8 Rxe8 17. Rfe1 Bf5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. g4 Bg6 21.
b4 e4 22. Nd4 Rxd5 23. Bg3 a6 24. Bf4 Red8 25. Be3 c5 26. bxc5 Bxc5 27. Rb1
R8d7 28. Rb2 Kf7 29. Kg2 b5 30. a3 Bxa3 31. Ra2 b4 32. cxb4 Bxb4 33. Rd1 Bc3
34. Ra4 a5 35. Rc4 Bb4 36. Ra1 Rc5 37. Rxc5 Bxc5 38. Ra4 Bb4 39. Kg3 Rd6 40. h4
Kf8 41. Nc2 Be8 42. Rxb4 axb4 43. Bc5 Ke7 44. Nxb4 Ke6 45. Bxd6 Kxd6 46. Kf4
Kc5 47. Nc2 Kc4 48. Ne3+ Kd3 49. Nf5 g6 50. Nd6 Bc6 {Adjudicated as a Black
win by T.H. Tylor} 0-1

[Event "Simultaneous Display 15 boards"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.03.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sultan Khan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C58"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1932.03.08"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Bd2
Nxc4 9. dxc4 e4 10. Nd4 Bg4 11. f3 exf3 12. Nxf3 O-O 13. O-O Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Ne4
15. Be1 Qf6 16. Nc3 Ng5 17. Bh4 Rfe8 18. Nxg5 Bxd1 19. Rxf6 hxg5 20. Rf1 Bxc2
21. Bf2 Bxf2 22. Rxf2 Bd3 23. b3 a6 24. Kg1 Re3 25. Rf3 Rxf3 26. gxf3 Re8 27.
Kf2 b5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Rd1 b4 30. Rxd3 bxc3 31. Rxc3 Rd8 32. Rxc7 Rxd5 33. a4
Rd6 34. Rb7 f5 35. a5 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 Ra2 37. b4 Ra3+ 38. Kd4 Rxf3 39. a6 Ra3 40.
a7 Kh7 41. b5 f4 42. b6 f3 43. Rf7 g4 44. Rf8 {Source: Aitken Scorebook no.1 
(input by Geoff Chandler). The Times (14 March 1932) reported that Sultan Khan
won 14 games and lost one to Rupert Cross.} 1-0

[Event "Combined Univs v West London"]
[Site "London, Holborn"]
[Date "1932.03.14"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Kershaw, Arthur Greenwood"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1932.03.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "West London"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Nxc3 8.
bxc3 e4 9. Ne1 f5 10. f3 Bc5+ 11. Kh1 O-O 12. d3 Qf6 13. d4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Bxd4
15. Rb1 Bxa2 16. Rxb7 Bb6 17. fxe4 Rad8 18. Qc2 Qe6 19. exf5 Bd5 20. e4 Qc6 21.
Rxb6 axb6 22. exd5 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rde8 24. Nd4 g6 25. f6 1-0

[Event "Combined Universities v Hampstead"]
[Site "London, Hampstead"]
[Date "1932.03.15"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Casswell, Thomas Ivor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1932.03.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampstead"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.
Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nb5 O-O-O 12. c4 h6 13. Bf4 g5 14. Bg3 Rdg8
15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 h5 17. f3 h4 18. Be1 Nh5 19. Bc3 Nf4 20. Rfe1 Bf6 21.
Nb5 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 g4 23. Kh1 Bc6 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. cxd5 Bxd5 26. fxg4 h3 27. Bf3
hxg2+ 28. Bxg2 Bxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Rxg4+ 30. Kh1 Rh3 31. Rad1 Kd7 32. d4 Rgh4 33.
Rd2 f5 34. Rf1 Ke6 35. Rdf2 f4 36. Rxf4 Rxh2+ 37. Kg1 Rxf4 38. Kxh2 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "Combined Universities v City of London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1932.03.16"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Griffiths, Harry Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1932.03.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Combined Universities"]
[BlackTeam "City of London"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nxe4 Qh6 7. Be2 Bd7 8.
Nf3 Bc6 9. Neg5 Be7 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. O-O-O Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 O-O-O
14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bf6 16. Rhd1 Kb8 17. c4 h6 18. d5 exd5 19. c5 Nc4 20. Bxc4
dxc4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Ne5 Be7 24. c6 f5 25. Kd2 Bg5+ 26. Kc3
Bf4 27. Nxc4 Bxh2 28. Na5 Be5+ 29. Kb4 Bd4 30. f3 h5 31. b3 b6 32. Kc4 Be3 33.
Nb7 g5 34. Kd3 Bg1 35. Nd8 g4 36. f4 h4 37. Ke2 Bh2 38. Ne6 Bg3 39. Ke3 a6 40.
Nd4 h3 41. gxh3 gxh3 42. Nxf5 Be1 43. Kf3 h2 44. Kg2 Bd2 45. Kxh2 Bxf4+ 46. Kg2
Kc8 47. Kf3 Be5 48. Ke4 Bf6 49. Kd5 Kd8 50. Ke6 Bg5 51. Kf7 Bf4 52. Nd4 {
Draw Agreed by team captains.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Consultation m Oxford v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1932.03.17"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken & Wallace, JM & William Pitkin"]
[Black "Alexander & Tregaskis, FFL & G."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1932.03.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 exd4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bd2 Bb4 11. c3 dxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4
Qd5 15. Bf4 O-O-O 16. Rc1 Rd7 17. Re2 Kb8 18. Be5 Rhd8 19. Qc2 Qa5 20. Bxg7 Ba3
21. Rb1 Qa6 22. Bf6 Bc4 23. Re3 Rg8 24. Be5 (24. Rxa3 Qxa3 25. Qxc4 Qf3 26.
Rxb7+ Kc8 27. Rb8+ Kxb8 28. Qb5+ {This note added by Aitken}) 24... Bd5 25. f3
Be7 26. Nc3 Qc6 27. Qxh7 f6 28. Bg3 Bd8 29. Qh5 Rg5 30. Qe8 Bf7 31. Qe4 {
William Pitkin Wallace, Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander, George Tregaskis.
Six-board consultation match between Oxford University and Lud Eagle clubs,
won 3Â½-2Â½ by the University - JS} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University v West London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1932.03.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kershaw, Arthur Greenwood"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1932.03.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "West London CC"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 Bd7 6. Bg2 Bc6 7. Nf3 e5 8.
Qb3 Bd6 9. O-O Qe7 10. d4 e4 11. Ne1 Nd7 12. f3 f5 13. c4 a5 14. c5 Nxc5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5+ 16. Kh1 a4 17. Qc2 a3 18. Bd2 Ba4 19. Qc3 O-O-O 20. Rc1 e3 21. Qa5
exd2 22. Qa8+ Kd7 23. Qxa4+ b5 24. Qxb5+ c6 25. Qb7+ Kd6 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. Rd1
dxe1=Q 28. Rfxe1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rb8 30. f4 Rb2 31. Bxc6 Rxa2 32. Bb5 Rb2 33. Bc4
a2 34. Bd3 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1932.03.19"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reid, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1932.03.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8.
Bxg6 hxg6 9. Ne4 Nf6 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. c4 O-O-O 13. O-O Rh5 14.
g3 e5 15. Ng5 Qxd4 16. Be3 Qd6 17. Nxf7 Qe6 18. Nxd8 Qh3 19. f3 e4 20. Rad1
exf3 21. Qd2 Kxd8 22. Rxf3 Ne4 23. Rf8+ Ke7 24. Rf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxd7+ Qxd7 26.
Rxd7+ Ke6 27. Rxb7 Ra5 28. a3 Nd6 29. Rxg7 Nxc4 30. Bd4 Kf5 31. Rc7 Rd5 32.
Bxa7 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Ne5 35. Be3 Re2 36. Bd4 Ng4 37. Rf7+ Kg5 38. Bg1
Rxb2 39. Rf4 Ne5 40. Be3 Rb3 41. Bc1 Nd3 42. Rf1+ Nxc1 43. Rxc1 Rxa3 44. Rc5+
Kh6 45. Rxc6 Kh5 46. Rc5+ g5 47. Rc2 Rb3 48. Kg2 Ra3 49. h3 {Source: The Times,
21 March 1932} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Oxfords-Warwicks"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1932.05.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Tayar, Robert Albert Victo"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1932.05.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warwickshire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nxe5 d5 6. Bb3 Bd6 7. d4 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. f4 Qe7 10. c3 Re8 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. Ndf3 Rad8 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Be3 h6
15. Ngf3 Ng4 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. Qd2 Qe6 18. Rae1 Ne7 19. Bf2 Qf6 20. Bh4 Qg6 21.
Bxe7 Bxe7 22. Rxe7 Qd6 23. Ree1 Bf5 24. h3 Be4 25. Ne5 f5 26. Kh2 Kh7 27. Rg1
g5 28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Qxg5 Rf6 30. Ref1 Rg8 31. Qe3 Rfg6 32. g3 R6g7 33. Rf4 Qh6
34. Qf2 c6 35. Nf3 Rg4 36. Rxg4 fxg4 37. Nh4 Rf8 38. Qe2 Rf3 39. hxg4 Re3 40.
Qd2 Bf3 41. Re1 Rxe1 42. Qxe1 Bxg4 43. Qf2 Kg7 44. Bc2 Qc1 45. Bg6 a5 {Note
added by Aitken reads: "and time being up, Black resigned."} 1-0

[Event "County m Oxfords-Worcs"]
[Site "Worcester"]
[Date "1932.05.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ursell, Philip Ashby"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1932.05.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8.
O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Rxe4 Ne7 12. d6 cxd6 13. Qxd6 Qb6 14. Bf4
Nf5 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kg6 17. g4 Bd8 {Looks like Black was expecting 18.
gxf5 Rxf5 here. It's now mate in three with a double check mate. (G.Chandler)}
18. Ne5+ Kf6 19. g5+ Ke7 20. Nc6# {Source: The Times, 16 May 1932} 1-0

[Event "County m Oxfords-Wiltshire"]
[Site "Oxford, Wytham Abbey"]
[Date "1932.05.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Russell, HA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1932.05.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nf1
b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Qe2 Be6 11. Ng3 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 f5 14. Qe2 Kh8 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Re8 17. O-O Bd6 18. Qe2 Bd5 19. Qh5 Re6 20. d4 Rg6 21. f3
Qe8 22. Qxf5 Qe2 23. Rf2 Qe1+ 24. Rf1 Qh4 25. h3 Rxg2+ {Source: The Times, 30
May 1932} 0-1

[Event "Oxford v London University"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.10.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Black, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1932.10.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "London University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Nf6 8.
Bg5 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxe4 Qd5 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Bxf6 Qxg2 13. Qf3 Qg6 14.
O-O-O Qh6+ 15. Kb1 Re8 16. Rdg1+ Kf8 17. Qg3 Qxf6 18. Qxc7 Qxd4 19. Rd1 Qf6 20.
Qxc6 Bb7 21. Qc5+ Qe7 22. Qh5 Qf6 23. Rhg1 Bf3 24. Qc5+ Re7 25. Rd7 Rae8 26.
Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Qc8+ Re8 28. Qc5+ Re7 {Biographical note: Samuel Black MBE FBIM
FRSA (6 January 1915 â€“ 23 January 1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Sam_Black_(public_relations) London Boys' Chess Champion; he managed to defeat
the then British champion, William Winter, in 1935 and 1936. During his time
at the University of London, he captained the Chess Club from 1933â€“4. He was
secretary of Finchley Chess Club and the president of the London North
Circular Chess League until 1997.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Oxfords-Gloucs"]
[Site "Swindon"]
[Date "1932.10.29"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wells, Harold Dobson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1932.10.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. c4 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 Qg5 8.
Bxe4 dxe4 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bd7 11. Qxb4 Bxc6 12. d5 Qxg2 13. Rf1 Bd7 14. b3
O-O-O 15. Kd1 Bg4+ 16. Kc2 Be2 17. Ba3 Bd3+ 18. Kb2 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Rhe8 20. Qc3
Qxh2 21. Bc5 b6 22. Be3 f5 23. Qxg7 Rg8 24. Qf7 Rdf8 25. Qe6+ Kb8 26. Kc1 f4
27. Bd4 Re8 28. Qf7 Rgf8 29. Qg7 Rg8 30. Qf7 Ref8 31. Qe7 Re8 32. Qf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford Univ II v Worcester Coll Blind"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.11.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonham, Reginald Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1932.11.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University II"]
[BlackTeam "Worcester College for the Blind"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c6 8. Qc2
f6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bxe4 fxe5 11. Bxd5+ Kh8 12. Rd1 exd4 13. Rxd4 Bf5 14. Be4
Nc6 15. Rc4 Be6 16. Rc3 Nd4 17. Qd3 Bxh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg4 19. f3 Bg3 20. Be3 Nb5
21. Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Rd3 Rxd3 23. Bxd3 Re8 24. Bf2 Bxf2 25. Bxb5 Re5 26. Kxf2
Rxb5 27. fxg4 Rxb2+ 28. Kf3 b5 29. Nc3 b4 30. Nd5 a5 31. Re1 h6 32. Re2 Rb1 33.
Kf4 a4 34. Kf5 Kh7 35. g5 hxg5 36. Kxg5 b3 37. Re7 Rf1 38. axb3 axb3 39. Rb7
Rf2 40. g4 b2 41. Ne7 Rc2 42. Nf5 Rd2 43. Rxg7+ Kh8 44. Rb7 Rc2 45. Nd4 Rc5+
46. Kg6 Rc8 47. g5 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Civil Service"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.11.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Mooney, Bernard J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1932.11.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Bf4 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. e3 Qb6 8. Rb1 Bd7
9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Nb4 14. Ne5 Bf5 15.
e4 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Nc4 Rxd5 19. Nxb6 Rd4 20. exf5 Rxf4
21. Nd5 Re4 22. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bd8 24. g3 f6 25. Re6 Kf7 26. Rd6 Ke8 27.
Nf4 Bc7 28. Re6+ Kd7 29. Nd3 Bd6 30. Re4 Kc6 31. Re6 Kd5 32. b3 Rd8 33. Kf1 Kd4
34. Ke2 b5 35. Kd2 bxa4 36. bxa4 c4 37. Nc1 Bb4+ 38. Kc2 a5 39. Ne2+ Kc5 40.
Nc3 Bxc3 41. Kxc3 Rd3+ 42. Kc2 Rf3 43. Re7 Rxf2+ 44. Kc3 Rf3+ 45. Kc2 0-1

[Event "Oxford Univ v Insurance"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.11.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Durham, Douglas George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1932.11.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Insurance"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. d5 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Qc8 13. Nf1 Bh5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15.
Ng5 h6 16. Nh3 h5 17. f4 h4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 e4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4
Qxf5 22. Qe2 Ra7 23. a4 Nb3 24. Qd3 Kd8 25. Rb1 c4 26. Qe2 Nc5 27. Nf2 Nxe4 28.
Nxe4 Qxd5 29. Qe3 Qd1+ 30. Kf2 Rc7 31. axb5 Qc2+ 32. Nd2 axb5 33. Ra1 d5 34.
Qe5 Bc5+ 35. Kf1 Qd3+ 36. Qe2 Re8 37. Ra8+ Rc8 38. Qxd3 cxd3 39. Ra5 Re2 40.
Rxb5 Rf2+ 41. Ke1 Re2+ 42. Kf1 Kd7 43. Nf3 Kc6 44. Ra5 Rc2 45. Ra1 {Aitken
adds White ran out of time.} 0-1

[Event "Oxford Univ v Oxford City"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.11.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Shepherd, Ernest Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1932.11.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Not in Aitken Book 1"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.02"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford City"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{The Times, 21 November 1932, records Aitken playing in this match on Thursday
17 November 1932 BUT there is no record of the game in his scorebook - JS}  1-0

[Event "County m Oxfords-Worcs"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.11.19"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fardon, Ernest Fowler"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1932.11.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bf4 c6 8. Qb3
b6 9. O-O-O Bd6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Bf3 Nfd7 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nb5 cxb5
15. Bxa8 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxb5 Qf4+ 19. Rd2 Qxg4 20. f3 Qf4
21. Kd1 Na6 22. Qxa6 Rxa8 23. Qb7 Rb8 24. Qc6 h6 25. Rf1 Qf6 26. Qd6 Rc8 27. b3
Bh5 28. Ke2 Kh7 29. Qg3 Rc5 30. h4 Rf5 31. Rd3 Rf4 32. Ke3 {Adjudicated as a
Black win} 0-1

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.11.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Albery, Michael James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1932.11.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Bb3
Nf5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Nb5 Bd8 10. c3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Na3 Be7 13. Nc4 d5 14. Nce5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Be6 16. d4 Nd6 17. Bf4 g5 18. Be3 f6 19. Nd3 Nc4 20. Rae1 Bf5 21.
Bxc4 dxc4 22. Nc1 Rfe8 23. f4 g4 24. Ne2 Bd6 25. Ng3 Bd3 26. Rf2 f5 27. h3 Re7
28. hxg4 Rae8 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. gxf5 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Kh2 h5 33. g3 Kf7
34. Kh1 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Oxford Univ v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1932.11.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sutherland, Maurice A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1932.11.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Nge2 c5 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. f3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc5 12. Nf4 Nc6 13. Be2 Na4 14. Qd2 a6
15. Nh5 Rg8 16. O-O Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qc5 18. Rf2 Qxd4 19. cxd4 b5 20. Bd3 Bd7 21.
Bh7 Rh8 22. Nxg7+ Kf8 23. Nh5 Rxh7 24. Nf6 Rh8 25. Nxd7+ Ke7 26. Nf6 Rac8 27.
f4 Rc4 28. Rd2 Rhc8 29. Kf2 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 31. Kf3 Kf8 32. h4 Nc3 33. g4
Ra2 34. Rxa2 Nxa2 35. Nd7+ Kg7 {Adjudicated a draw by T.H. Tylor.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch46/1933"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1932.12.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B16"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1932.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. g3 Qd5 7. Nf3 Bf5 8.
c3 Nd7 9. Bg2 O-O-O 10. O-O Be4 11. Nh4 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 h5 13. Qe2 e6 14. Bf4 Bh6
15. Ne3 Qe4 16. f3 Qg6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. f4 f5 19. Nc4 h4 20. Rf3 Rdh8 21. Qg2
Qh7 22. h3 Rg8 23. Kh2 Rhg6 24. Qe2 Nf6 25. Ne5 Rxg3 26. Rxg3 Rxg3 27. Rg1 Qg7
28. Qe1 Ne4 29. Nf3 Qh6 30. Qe3 Qh5 31. Rxg3 hxg3+ 32. Kg2 f6 33. Ng1 Qd1 34.
Qe2 Qc1 35. Nf3 Qxf4 36. b3 Kd7 37. c4 Ng5 38. Nxg5 fxg5 39. d5 cxd5 40. cxd5
Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch46/1933"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1932.12.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stewart, James Anderson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1932.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch46/1933"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1933.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Combe, Robert Forbes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1932.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qc2 Rc8 9. Nd2 e6 10. Ngf3 Bd6 11. Be5 Nc6 12. O-O-O Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Qa4
Nc5 15. Qb5 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 O-O 17. h3 Bf5 18. Qb5 Qe7 19. Nb3 Be4 20. Nbd4 Nxd4
21. Rxd4 Rc5 22. Qe2 Qc7 23. Kd2 Rc8 24. Rc1 a5 25. Ng5 Bg6 26. h4 Qb6 27. Ke1
Rb5 28. Rd2 h6 29. Nf3 Bh5 30. Rcc2 Rc4 31. Rd4 Rbc5 32. Rcd2 a4 33. a3 Qc7 34.
Qe3 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Rc4 37. f4 Qc5 38. Kd2 Kf8 39. Rxc4 Qxc4 40.
Qd4 Qb5 41. Qb4+ Qxb4 42. axb4 Ke7 43. b5 b6 44. c4 dxc4 45. Kc3 f6 46. Kxc4
Kf7 47. Kd4 Kg6 48. Ke4 Kh5 49. exf6 gxf6 50. f5 exf5+ 51. Kd5 Kxh4 52. Kc6 Kg5
53. Kxb6 h5 54. Kc5 h4 55. b6 h3 56. b7 h2 57. b8=Q h1=Q 58. Qg8+ Kf4 59. Qg3+
{Source: The Scotsman, 3 January 1933} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch46/1933"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1933.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Page, George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1932.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 9. Bd2 Ne7 10. Qe2 c6 11. Ba4 Ng6 12. c4 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. c3 Nh4 15.
g4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bg6 17. Rab1 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qe3 dxe4 20. Rxb7 Nd5 21.
Qg3 Nb6 22. Bb3 Qxd3 23. Qxd3 exd3 24. f4 e4 25. f5 Bh7 26. h4 Rae8 27. Be3 Nc8
28. Rd7 Re7 29. Rxe7 Nxe7 30. Rf4 Nxf5 31. gxf5 Re8 32. Kf2 g6 33. fxg6 Bxg6
34. Rf6 Kg7 35. Rd6 Re7 36. Bd4+ Kh7 37. Rd8 Bh5 38. Rh8+ Kg6 39. Ke3 f5 40.
Rg8+ Kh7 41. Kf4 Rd7 42. Rg2 Bg4 43. Be6 Re7 44. Rxg4 fxg4 45. Bf5+ Kg8 46.
Bxg4 h5 47. Bd1 a5 48. Bb3+ Kh7 49. Ke3 Kg6 50. c4 Kf5 51. c5 a4 52. Bxa4 Ke6
53. Kxe4 d2 54. Kd3 Rf7 55. Bb3+ Kd7 56. Kxd2 Rf4 57. Ke3 Rxh4 58. Bd5 Rh3+ 59.
Ke4 Rh1 60. c6+ Kc7 61. Be5+ Kb6 62. c7 Rc1 63. Kf5 h4 64. Kg4 {Source: The
Scotsman, 4 January 1933} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch46/1933"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1933.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Goldberg, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1932.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"[Aitken-Goldberg) should have been won by Goldberg, but that a blunder,
which left a piece to be taken, was not snapped at by Aitken, since he thought
the offer was a trap..." Source: The Scotsman, 4 January 1933}  1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch46/1933"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1933.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hamilton, Ian"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1932.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. O-O Bb4 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. a3 Be7 12. e4 Bd7 13. Nc3 c6 14. Ne5 Qc7
15. Qh5 Rf8 16. Qe2 c5 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Nb5 Qc6 21.
Nc3 a6 22. Nd5 O-O-O 23. Nxb6+ Bxb6 24. e5 Qc7 25. Qe4 Kb8 26. Qf3 Bd4 27. Rc1
Rd7 28. Qe4 Rc8 29. Rfd1 Qb6 30. Kh1 Rd5 31. Qf4 Bxe5 32. Qxf7 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1
Qxb2 34. Qxe6 Bf6 35. Bh3 Rc6 36. Qe8+ Ka7 37. Qe3+ Qb6 38. Qe8 c3 39. Bg2 c2
40. Rc1 Re6 41. Qd7 Qb1 42. Qd2 Re2 43. Qf4 Be5 {Source: The Scotsman, 5
January 1933} 0-1

[Event "Oxford University ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Llewellyn Smith, Stephen Hubert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "1933.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. h3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bc4 Nbd7 7. c3 Nh5 8. Bh2
e5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. g4 Nhf6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Ng5 Rf8
15. O-O-O a6 16. Nde4 h6 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Bxg6 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Bh6 20. Nf7+ Kg7
21. Nxh6 Kxg6 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. gxf5+ Kxf5 24. Qxb7 Ne4 25. Rhg1 Rab8 26. Qd5
Nf6 27. Qf3+ Ke6 28. e4 Qh7 29. Rge1 Rh8 30. Re3 Qh5 31. Qxh5 Rxh5 32. Rg1 Kf7
33. Rf3 Rbh8 34. Rgg3 Rh4 35. Re3 Nxe4 36. Rg4 Rxg4 37. hxg4 Nc5 38. Kc2 Kf6
39. b4 Nd7 40. Kd3 Rh4 41. Re4 Kg5 42. Rc4 Rxg4 43. Rxc7 Nf6 44. Rg7+ Kf4 45.
Rxg4+ Nxg4 46. Ke2 Nf6 47. c4 Ne4 48. c5 Nc3+ 49. Kd2 Nd5 50. c6 Kf3 51. Ke1
Ke4 52. Kd2 Kd4 53. a4 Kc4 54. b5 a5 55. c7 Nxc7 56. b6 Na6 57. Ke3 Kb4 58. Ke4
Kxa4 59. Kxe5 Kb5 60. Kd4 Kb4 61. Kd3 Kb3 62. f4 a4 63. f5 a3 64. f6 a2 65. f7
a1=Q 66. f8=Q Qd1+ 67. Ke4 Qe1+ 68. Kd5 Nb4+ 69. Kd6 Qg3+ 70. Kd7 Qg4+ 71. Kd6
Qg6+ 72. Kd7 Qc6+ 73. Ke7 Nd5+ 74. Kf7 Qf6+ 75. Ke8 Qc6+ 76. Kf7 Qf6+ 77. Ke8
Qe6+ 78. Kd8 Nf6 79. Qg7 Qd6+ 80. Kc8 Nd5 81. Qf7 Kb4 82. Qe8 Ne7+ 83. Kb7 Kc5
84. Qb8 Qc6+ 85. Ka7 Qa4+ 86. Kb7 Qe4+ 87. Ka6 Qd3+ 88. Kb7 Qf3+ 89. Ka6 Nc6
90. Qc7 Qd3+ 91. Kb7 Qd5 92. Ka6 Qe6 93. Kb7 Kb5 94. Ka8 Qa2+ 95. Kb7 Qa6# 0-1

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.01.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1933.01.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
e3 Nf8 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. h3 Be6 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Bf5 h6 13. Bxg6 hxg5 14. Bf5 Bxf5
15. Qxf5 g4 16. Nh2 Rh5 17. Qd3 gxh3 18. g3 O-O-O 19. O-O Kb8 20. Rfe1 Re8 21.
a3 Ne4 22. Ne2 Qg5 23. Nf3 h2+ 24. Kg2 Qf5 25. Rf1 Qh3+ 26. Kh1 Qg4 27. Kg2
Reh8 28. Qb1 Qh3+ 29. Kh1 Rf5 30. Nf4 Bxf4 31. exf4 Rxf4 32. Qd3 Rg4 33. Ne1
Rxg3 34. f3 Rg1+ 35. Rxg1 Nf2# 0-1

[Event "Oxford Univ v West London"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.01.21"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Camm, Frederick Jackson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1933.01.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "West London"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. h3 Nd8 11. Nh2 c6 12. Bc4 g5 13. Bg3 Ne6 14. Ng4 Kh7 15.
Bxe6 Bxe6 16. Ne3 Rg8 17. d4 Nxe4 18. Qd3 f5 19. dxe5 d5 20. Bh2 h5 21. f3 Nc5
22. Qe2 f4 23. Nd1 Raf8 24. Nf2 Na4 25. Ne4 dxe4 26. Qxe4+ Rf5 27. Qxa4 Qc5+
28. Kh1 a5 29. Bg1 Qxc3 30. Bd4 Qc4 31. Qxc4 Bxc4 32. Rfe1 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34.
fxg4 Rxg4 35. e6 f3 36. e7 Rh5+ 37. Kg1 Rxg2# 0-1

[Event "Oxford Univ v Oxford City"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.01.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Date, Stanley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1933.01.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford City"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
f4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. Kh1 c5 12. Qd3 Qc7 13. b3 Rad8 14. Bb2 Bc6
15. Bf3 Qb7 16. Rad1 Rd7 17. g4 Rfd8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne8 20. g5 Bf8 21.
Be4 g6 22. f5 f6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bxg6 fxg5 25. Qh3 Rg7 26. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "County m Oxfords-Warwicks"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.01.28"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1933.01.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. c4 Nb4 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bd2 N4c6 7. b4 Qc7 8. Bf4
e6 9. a3 d6 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. b5 Ne7 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 b6
15. Be2 Bb7 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Nd7 18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Ne4 O-O 20. Nd6 Rc7 21.
O-O-O Nc8 22. Kb2 Nc5 23. Ne5 Ne7 24. Rhe1 f6 25. Nd3 Nxd3+ 26. Rxd3 e5 27. Kb3
Rd8 28. Red1 Rcd7 29. Kc3 Ng6 30. g3 Nf8 31. Rd5 Ne6 32. Ne4 Nd4 33. Rxd7 Rxd7
34. Rd2 Rc7 35. Kb4 f5 36. Nc3 Kf7 37. h4 Ke6 38. a4 Rd7 39. Nd5 g6 40. Rd3 {
Adjudicated as a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford Univ v Northern Univs"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Barry, William Patrick"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1933.02.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Northern Universities"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Bb6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
O-O Re8 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bg5 d6 11. Kh1 Be6 12. Bd3 Bd4 13. f4 Qb8 14. f5 Qxb2
15. fxe6 Qxc3 16. exf7+ Kxf7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e5 Qxe5 20. Qxh7+
Kf8 21. h3 Qxa1 22. Rxa1 Bxa1 23. Qf5+ Bf6 24. Qd7 Re1+ 25. Kh2 Be5+ 26. g3 Kg8
27. Qxc6 Rf8 28. Qc4+ d5 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. Qc5 Rf3 31. Kg2 Ree3 32. g4 Rg3+ 33.
Kf2 Rgf3+ {WP Barry was at Manchester University - JS} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxfordshire County Ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Britton, Graham Powell"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1933.02.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 Bb6 7. Nxe4 Nc6 8.
Bb2 Nge7 9. c4 a6 10. d5 exd5 11. Bxg7 Ng6 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. Nxd5+ Ke8 14. Bf6
Nce7 15. Bxe7 Qd7 16. Nf6+ {Mr AItken adds 'Shortest Game I won' but scores
this out in pencil.} 1-0

[Event "Oxford Univ v Worcester College"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonham, Reginald Walter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1933.02.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Worcester College for the Blind"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 h6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Nb3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. Qe2 Qc8 15.
Rad1 Nb4 16. Qf2 Qc7 17. Rd2 Bc6 18. Rd4 a5 19. Rfd1 Qb7 20. e5 Ne8 21. Nb5
Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qc8 23. c3 Na6 24. Qf1 Nc5 25. Rc4 Qb7 26. exd6 Nxb3 27. d7 Rd8
28. dxe8=Q Rfxe8 29. Rc7 Qb8 30. Rdd7 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Nc5 32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. Qc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University Ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Montgomerie, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1933.02.10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5 Nb6 8.
c3 a6 9. Na3 c5 10. Nc2 O-O 11. f4 f6 12. Nf3 fxe5 13. fxe5 Nc6 14. Be2 cxd4
15. cxd4 Bd7 16. O-O Be8 17. Bd3 Bh5 18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Qh4
21. Kh1 Rf8 22. Rg1 Qf4 23. Qxf4 Rxf4 24. Rg4 Rxf3 25. Be2 Rf2 26. Bd3 Na4 27.
b3 Nb2 28. Ne1 Nb4 29. Bb1 Rf1+ 30. Rg1 Rf4 31. a3 Nc6 32. Nc2 Nxd4 33. Ne3
Nxb3 34. Ng4 Nd2 35. Nf6+ Kf7 36. Nxh7 Rf1 37. Bg6+ Ke7 38. Rxf1 Nxf1 39. Ng5
Ne3 40. Bf7 d4 41. Bxe6 d3 42. Bb3 d2 43. Ne6 d1=Q+ 44. Bxd1 Kxe6 45. Bf3 b6
46. Bb7 a5 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v North London"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Price, Ernest John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1933.02.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "North London"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2
Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Na5 11. d4 Nc4 12. Nbd2 Nxb2 13. Qb1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nc4
15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. d5 Nh5 17. Qb4 Bg5 18. Qxc4 Bf4 19. Qf1 Qh4 20. Qg2 g6 21.
Kh1 Kh8 22. Rab1 Rab8 23. Ba7 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Bd2 25. c4 Ra8 26. Rb7 Nf4 27. Qg4
Qd8 28. Ba4 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Qb8 30. Rxa6 Qb1+ 31. Qg1 Qxa2 32. Qd1 Bc3 33. Qf1
Bd4 34. c5 Bxc5 35. Bd1 Qb2 36. Rc6 Qd2 37. Rxc7 Nd3 38. Rxc5 Nxc5 39. Qe2 {
Draw Agreed.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Simultaneous Display - 14 boards"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1933.02.23"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Bxf6
Nxf6 9. Qc2 Ne4 10. Ncxe4 dxe4 11. Be2 e5 12. a3 exd4 13. Qxe4+ Be6 14. Rd1
Bxd2+ 15. Rxd2 O-O-O 16. exd4 Rhe8 17. Qd3 c5 18. d5 b5 19. O-O bxc4 20. Qxc4
Qxd2 21. Qxc5+ Kb8 22. Qb5+ Kc8 23. dxe6 Re7 24. Bf3 Qc2 25. Qg5 f6 26. Qf4 Rd2
27. h4 Kd8 28. Be4 Rd4 29. Bxc2 Rxf4 30. Rd1+ Kc7 31. g3 Rc4 32. Bxh7 g5 33.
Bd3 Rd4 34. hxg5 fxg5 35. Rc1+ Kd6 36. Bf5 Rd2 37. b4 Ra2 38. Rc3 Ke5 39. g4
Kf4 40. Kg2 Rd2 41. Rc4+ Ke5 42. b5 Rb2 43. a4 Kd5 44. Rc6 Rb4 45. Ra6 Ke5 46.
Kf3 Rb3+ 47. Ke2 Rb2+ 48. Kd3 Rxf2 49. b6 axb6 50. Rxb6 Ra2 51. Rb5+ Kd6 52.
Ra5 Rc7 53. Ra8 Ke7 54. Rg8 Rxa4 55. Rxg5 Kf6 56. Rg6+ Ke5 57. Rg8 Ra3+ 58. Kd2
Ra2+ 59. Kd3 Ra3+ {Sir George's score: +7, =4, -3} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford County Ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Robinson, Robert (Prof, Sir)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1933.02.24"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 a6 8.
Nd1 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. f4 c4 11. Nf3 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O a5 14. Ne3 g6 15. a3
a4 16. Qc2 Kd8 17. g4 Kc7 18. f5 gxf5 19. gxf5 Rag8+ 20. Kf2 Qf8 21. Rg1 Qh6
22. Rg4 Rxg4 23. Nxg4 Qf4 24. Ne3 Ndxe5 25. dxe5 d4 26. Ng2 Qg4 27. Nfh4 Qg5
28. Qc1 h6 29. Qf4 d3 30. Bg4 Ne7 31. fxe6 fxe6 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Nf3 Rf8 34.
Kg3 Bxf3 35. Bxf3 Nf5+ 36. Kf2 Nh6 37. h3 g4 38. hxg4 Nxg4+ 39. Kg3 Nxe5 40.
Rf1 d2 41. Ne3 Nd3 42. Nd1 Rg8+ 43. Kh4 Kd6 44. Be4 Nc5 45. Bc2 Ke5 46. Rf2
Rh8+ 47. Kg3 Rg8+ 48. Kf3 Rf8+ 49. Ke3 Rd8 50. Rxd2 Rxd2 51. Kxd2 Kf4 52. Ke2
e5 53. Ne3 e4 54. Nd5+ Ke5 55. Nc7 Nd3 56. Bxd3 cxd3+ 57. Ke3 d2 58. Kxd2 Kf4 {
Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Oxford County Ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Montgomerie, John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1933.02.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 h6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. h3 b6 11. Nf3 Bb7 12. g4 g5 13. Bg3 Kg7 14. O-O-O c5 15.
h4 Rh8 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 cxd4 18. exd4 Nxg4 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Bg6+ Kg7 21.
Bh5 Bg5+ 22. f4 Rxh5 23. Rxh5 Bh6 24. Qf5 Ndf6 25. Rg5+ Bxg5 26. fxg5 Ne4 27.
Be5+ Nxe5 28. Qxe5+ Kg6 29. Qe6+ Kg7 30. Qh6+ Kf7 31. Rf1+ Ke8 32. Rf8+ Kd7 33.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Qh3+ Kd6 35. Nb5+ Kc6 36. a4 Bc8 37. Qh7 Rd7 38. g6 a6 39. g7
axb5 40. Qg6+ Rd6 41. Qe8+ Bd7 42. Qa8+ Kc7 43. Qa7+ Kc6 44. g8=Q 1-0

[Event "Oxford University Ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.02.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1933.02.27"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 Bd7 10. f4 a6 11. a4 Rc8 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bf3 Bd7
15. a5 Be6 16. Bb6 Qb8 17. Nd1 Nd7 18. Bf2 Qc7 19. c3 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 21.
Qf2 Bc4 22. Re1 Rfd8 23. Ne3 e6 24. Nxc4 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Rxc4 26. Red1 Rc6 27.
Ra4 b5 28. axb6 Rxb6 29. Rd2 Rdb8 30. Ra2 a5 31. Ke3 Ra8 32. e5 d5 33. c4 Rb3+
34. Ke2 Bh6 35. cxd5 Bxf4 36. dxe6 Re3+ 37. Kd1 Rxf3 38. exf7+ Kxf7 39. gxf3
Bxd2 40. Kxd2 Rd8+ 41. Ke3 Rd5 42. f4 Rb5 43. Kd4 Ke6 44. h4 Rb4+ 45. Ke3 a4
46. Ra1 Kf5 47. h5 Re4+ 48. Kd3 Rxf4 49. hxg6 hxg6 50. Re1 Ke6 51. Rg1 Kf5 52.
e6 Kxe6 53. Rxg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford County ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.03.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Crothers, Alan Hamilton"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1933.03.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 01"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d3 e5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. c3 Be6 10. Nb3 Qb6 11. Qc2 g5 12. Nfd2 O-O-O 13. c4 Nb4 14. Qc1 d4 15.
a3 Na6 16. Rb1 Be7 17. Na1 f5 18. Nc2 Bd7 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Bc6 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. c5 Qb7 23. Nc4 Rd5 24. Qa3 Nc7 25. Ra1 Nb5 26. Qa6 Qxa6 27. Rxa6 Kb7
28. Rfa1 e4 29. Nd2 exd3 30. exd3 Bf6 31. Nc4 Re8 32. Nd6+ Nxd6 33. Rxa7+ Kc8
34. cxd6 Bd8 35. d7+ Rxd7 36. Rxd7 Kxd7 37. Nxd4 Bb6 38. Nxf5 Re2 39. d4 Rb2
40. Nxh6 Bxd4 41. Rd1 Rxb4 42. Nf7 Ke6 43. Nxg5+ Kf5 44. h4 c5 45. Rd2 Be5 46.
Rd5 c4 47. Nf3 Ke4 48. Rxe5+ Kxf3 49. Re3+ Kg4 50. Kg2 Kf5 51. Kf3 Rb2 52. g4+
Kf6 53. Ke4 Rc2 54. f3 Rc1 55. Kd4 Kg6 56. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Combined Univs v London Univ"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1933.03.11"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lopez, F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1933.03.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Not in Aitken Book 2"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[WhiteTeam "Combined Universities"]
[BlackTeam "London University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{this game was played according to the Times but not found in a scorebook - JS
}  1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Insurance"]
[Site "London, Holborn"]
[Date "1933.03.13"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Kershaw, Arthur Greenwood"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1933.03.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Insurance"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nb5 Qd7 10. Nbxd4 Bh3 11. Bxh3 Qxh3 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 O-O 14.
Qxc6 Rad8 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Qh5 17. Nf3 g5 18. Rad1 Rd6 19. Qc5 Rfd8 20.
Rd3 Nf4 21. Rxd6 Nxe2+ 22. Kg2 Nf4+ 23. Kh1 $4 {Marked by Aitken} Qxf3+ {
note in margin. by Aitken ' in Times 15/3/33' GC (it was indeed published in
the Times, 15 March 1933. The final annotation in the Times was "21.P x Kt
would have drawn, but White overlooked the dangerous continuation" - JS)} 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Hampstead"]
[Site "London, Hampstead"]
[Date "1933.03.14"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Dowden, Harry Grey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1933.03.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampstead"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. a3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Bd3 $2 {Aitken.} dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxb4 13. Qb3 Nc2+
14. Qxc2 Qxc4 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Nf3 e5 20.
O-O Be6 21. Nd2 Rd8 22. Qe2 Bxa3 23. Bxa3 Qxc3 24. Nb1 Qb3 25. Rc1 Bc4 26. Qe1
b5 27. Be7 Rd3 28. Nd2 Qa2 29. Nxc4 bxc4 30. Qb4 Qb3 31. h3 Qxb4 $2 {Aitken
gives his move a ? suggesting 31...Nd4! instead} 32. Bxb4 h5 33. Rxc4 Nd5 34.
Ba5 g5 35. Rc6 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Kg7 37. Rxa6 Ra1 38. Ra7 Ra2 39. Kg3 h4+ 40. Kf3
Nc3 $1 {Aitken.} 41. Bb6 Rxa7 42. Bxa7 e4+ 43. Kg4 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v City of London"]
[Site "London, City of"]
[Date "1933.03.15"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Scrimgeour, Eric John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1933.03.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "City of London"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Qa5 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Nb3 Qc7 9. Qd2 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O-O $1 {Aitken.} Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13.
Rhe1 Bg6 14. Re3 Rc8 15. Rc3 Qd7 $2 {Aitken.} 16. Nc5 Qb5 17. Qxd6 {Wow! did
not expect that. Geoff Chandler.} exd6 {Note in margin from Aitken. "Correct
was 17....f6! which must win for Black." he then adds, " No. White plays 18.
Qd5 fxg5 19.a4!!} (17... f6 18. Qd5 fxg5 19. a4 Qc6 20. Nxb7 Qxd5 21. Rxc8+ Kd7
22. Rd8+ Kc6 23. R1xd5 Kxb7 24. Rc5 {With Rcc8 to follow is what Aitken
probably intended.}) 18. Re1+ Be7 19. Rxe7+ Kd8 $2 {Aitken.} (19... Kf8 20.
Nd7+ Qxd7 21. Rxd7 {winning G.C.}) 20. Rxf7+ Ke8 21. Re7+ Kf8 22. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Oxford City"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.11.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Shepherd, Ernest Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1933.03.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford City"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 Nxd4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Nxe5+ Ke8 7. Qxd4
Qe7 8. O-O d6 9. Nd3 Be6 10. Nc3 c5 11. Qe3 Ng4 12. Qg3 h5 13. h4 Kd7 14. Bg5
Qf7 15. Rad1 Kc6 16. Nd5 b5 17. f3 Bxd5 18. exd5+ Kb6 19. fxg4 Qxd5 20. Nxc5
Qc6 21. Rxf8 Rhxf8 22. Rxd6 Rf6 23. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Consultation m Oxford Univ v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1933.03.16"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Barnes / Sutherland, HS / Maurice A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1933.03.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Score book states Aitken was playing two players. H.S. Barnes and M. A.
Sutherland. Only Aitken name is given as White. GC (This is correct. The Times,
17 March 1933, reports that Aitken played without a partner - JS) Players'
names: HS Barnes, Maurice A Sutherland} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4
5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 Qe7
12. Rab1 Nc6 13. h4 Rb8 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Ne1 c4 16. f4 h5 17. Qg5 a6 18. Bxc6
Bxc6 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. Rb6 Kd7 21. Nf3 Kc7 22. Rhb1 Rbd8 23. a4 a5 24. Ng5 Rd7
25. R6b2 Kd8 26. Ke3 Ke7 27. Rb6 Rc7 28. Kf3 Kf8 29. g4 hxg4+ 30. Kxg4 Kg7 31.
Nf3 Bxa4 32. Rxb7 Rhc8 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Rb2 Bd7 35. Kg5 a4 36. Nh2 {Note here
says: left for adjudication - Lost.} 0-1

[Event "Combined Univs v West London"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1933.03.17"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kershaw, Arthur Greenwood"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1933.03.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Combined Universities"]
[BlackTeam "West London"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Qa5 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Nb3 Qd8 9. Qd2 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. Re3 h6 14. Nd5
Bxd5 15. exd5 Kb8 16. Rc3 $2 {Aitken.} Ne4 $1 {Aitken} 17. Rxc7 Nxd2 18. Rxb7+
$1 {Aitken} Kxb7 19. Na5+ Kc7 20. Bxd2 e5 21. Nc6 Rc8 22. Ba5+ Kd7 23. Rd3 Be7
24. Rb3 Bg5+ 25. Kd1 Rc7 26. Bxc7 Kxc7 27. Rc3 Kd7 28. Ra3 Ra8 29. Rxa6 Rxa6
30. Nb8+ Kc7 31. Nxa6+ Kb6 32. Nb4 Kc5 33. c3 Bd8 34. Ke2 $2 {Aitken.} Kc4 35.
Kd2 e4 36. Kc2 Ba5 37. g3 Bd8 38. b3+ Kb5 39. Nc6 Bf6 40. a4+ Kc5 41. c4 g6 42.
a5 Bg7 43. b4+ 1-0

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1933.03.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ainslie, Ian Murray"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1933.03.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 f5 7. f3 exf3 8.
Qxf3 Nf6 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. d5 exd5 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Rhe1 Qd7 14. Nb5
Rac8 15. Ba2 Rfe8 16. c4 d4 17. Qd3 a6 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Kf7
21. h3 Rcd8 22. Red1 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 c6 24. Bb1 Re7 25. Kd2 c5 26. Rd6 Bxc4 27.
Bxf5 Re2+ 28. Kc3 Bb5 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Kxd2 Bc6 31. g3 g6 32. Bc2 c4 33. Kc3
Nd5+ {? Aitken} 34. Kxc4 Nxf4 35. gxf4 Kf6 36. Kc5 h6 37. h4 Bf3 38. Kb6 Bc6
39. a4 g5 40. hxg5+ hxg5 41. fxg5+ Kxg5 42. a5 {? Aitken} Kf6 43. Bd3 Bf3 44.
b4 Ke6 45. Kc7 {? Aitken} Ke5 46. Kb6 Kd4 47. Bxa6 bxa6 48. Kxa6 Be2+ 49. Kb6
Kc4 50. b5 Kb4 51. a6 Bf3 52. a7 Ba8 53. Ka6 Kc5 {Source: The Times, 20 Mar
1933. Some move annotations by Aitken added.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Oxfords-Wiltshire"]
[Site "Swindon"]
[Date "1933.05.27"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Plaister, Charles Anthony"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1933.05.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c5 Qe7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Bd3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Be2 Bf5 13. O-O c6 14. Re1 Rfd8
15. Qd4 Qe7 16. b4 Ne8 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 b6 19. Na4 Nc7 20. a3 Qf6 21. Rac1
Nb5 22. Rc2 d4 23. e4 Rd7 24. Rec1 Rad8 25. cxb6 Nc3 26. Nc5 Rd6 27. bxa7 $2 {
Aitken. 27. Nb7.} Qe7 28. f4 Qxa7 29. e5 Rd5 30. e6 fxe6 31. Nxe6 Re8 32. Ng5
g6 33. Kf1 Re3 34. Qc4 Qb8 35. Nf3 $1 {Aitken.} Qd6 36. Ne5 Kf8 37. Qxc6 $2 {
Aitken.} Qxc6 38. Nxc6 d3 39. Kf2 Nd1+ $1 {Aitken} 40. Rxd1 dxc2 41. Rc1 Rc3
0-1

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.05.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robinson, Robert (Prof, Sir)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1933.05.31"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Nf3 Nbc6 7. O-O Bg4 8.
Be3 Qd7 9. a3 Bd6 10. Nb5 f5 11. Nxd6+ Qxd6 12. c3 O-O-O 13. b4 Rdf8 14. b5 Na5
15. Qa4 Bxf3 16. Qxa5 Qg6 17. g3 Qh5 18. Bf4 Kb8 19. Bxc7+ Ka8 20. Bb6 a6 21.
bxa6 Nc6 22. axb7+ Kxb7 23. Qa6+ Kb8 24. Rfb1 1-0

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.06.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Robinson, Robert (Prof, Sir)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1933.06.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. h3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. c3 Nd7 6. Bc4 e6 7. Qe2 h6 8. Bf4 Qe7
9. Nbd2 Ngf6 10. Bb3 e5 11. Bh2 O-O 12. O-O Kh7 13. Rfe1 Ng8 14. Nc4 Nb6 15.
Nxb6 axb6 16. Qe3 b5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Bxa4 Qc7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qc5 Ra5 21.
Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Qxf8 Bxf8 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. f4 Re8 25. Rad1 Nf6 26. e5 Nh5 27.
Bb3 Kg7 28. Rf1 Ng3 29. Rf3 Nf5 30. g4 Bc5+ 31. Kh2 Nh4 32. Rfd3 Bb6 33. Rf1 h5
34. Kg3 hxg4 35. hxg4 Rh8 36. Rdd1 Bc7 37. Rde1 Be6 38. Bxe6 fxe6 39. Rd1 Bd8
40. Rd7+ Kh6 41. Rfd1 Bb6 42. Rxb7 Be3 43. g5+ Kh5 44. Rh1 Bxf4+ 45. Kxf4 Rf8+
46. Ke4 Kxg5 47. Rg1+ Kh6 48. Re7 Nf3 49. Rh1+ Kg5 50. Rxe6 Rf4+ 51. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.06.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robinson, Robert (Prof, Sir)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1933.06.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. d3 Nd4 6. Bc4 O-O 7. a3 Ba5 8. Be3
d5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nd7 14. h4 Qf6 15. Ne4
Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Qxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxf3 18. Rg1 f5 19. Nd2 Bg4 {19...Bd4 should win
Aitken} 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. d6+ Kg7 22. Be6 Rad8 23. dxc7 Bxc7 24. f3 Bh5 25. Bd5
Nc5 26. Bc4 Na4 27. Bh4 Bb6 28. Rxg5+ Kh6 29. Rg2 Rd4 30. Be7 Rc8 31. Be6 Re8
32. Bg5+ Kg6 33. Bh4+ Bg4 34. Bb3 Rh8 35. Bxa4 Rxh4 36. O-O-O Kf6 37. fxg4
Rdxg4 38. Rxg4 Rxg4 39. Kb2 e4 40. dxe4 fxe4 41. Rf1+ Ke6 42. Bb3+ Ke7 43. Re1
e3 44. Nc4 Rg3 45. a4 Kf6 46. a5 Bd4+ 47. c3 b5 48. axb6 Bxb6 49. Kc2 Kf5 50.
Nxb6 axb6 51. Re2 Ke4 52. Ba4 Kf3 53. Kd3 Kf4 54. c4 Rh3 55. Bc6 Rh6 56. b5 Re6
57. Re1 Re5 58. Rf1+ Kg4 59. Be4 e2 60. Re1 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Hampstead"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.10.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonwick, Walter Emmanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1933.10.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Hampstead"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Be3 Nf5 7. Nbd2 Nxe3 8.
fxe3 Be7 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bc2 b5 11. O-O g6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. e4 b4 14. Qe3 Rb8 15.
Rab1 Qa5 16. h4 Bd7 17. h5 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxa2 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. Bb1 Qa5 21.
exd5 exd5 22. e6 {! Aitken} Bxe6 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Bxg6 Kg7 25. Bxf7 Bxf7 26.
Ne5 Qc7 27. Rxf7+ Kg8 28. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.10.21"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Alexander, Laurie"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1933.10.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. f3 Be6 7. d4 d5 8. e5
Nfd7 9. Be3 Bb4 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Ne7 12. f4 Nf5 13. Bf2 g6 14. g4 Nh4 15. a3
Bxc3 16. bxc3 h5 17. gxh5 Bh3 18. hxg6+ Nxg6 19. f5 {! Aitken} Bxf5 20. Bg3 Ne7
21. Bg4 Ke6 22. c4 c6 23. Bxf5+ Nxf5 24. Qg4 Qg8 25. Qxf5+ Ke7 26. cxd5 Qxd5
27. Qg5+ Ke8 28. Qg6+ Kd8 29. Qd6 Re8 30. Qxd5 cxd5 31. Rf7 Rc8 32. Rb1 b6 33.
Rb5 Rxc2 34. Rxd5 {Biographical notes on Laurie Alexander, based on research
by Richard James and posted on the English Chess Forum, 3 November 2020: born
12 June 1900, Soho, London. Name at birth Laurence Alexander Foreman, but this
was changed at an early stage in life to Laurence Alexander and always known
as Laurie Alexander. Died 18 August 1991, Brent, London.} 1-0

[Event "County m Oxfords-Gloucs"]
[Site "Gloucester"]
[Date "1933.10.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Parsbo, Hans Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1933.10.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Bb4 8.
O-O Bxc3 {? Aitken} 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. a4 Ba6 11. Ba3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 d5 13. e5 Ne4
14. Bb4 Qc7 15. c4 a5 16. Ba3 Qxe5 17. f3 Nf6 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. Rab1 Rb8 20.
cxd5 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Nxd5 22. Qa6 Nb4 23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Qa8+ Qd8 25. Qxc6+ Qd7
26. Qc5 f6 27. Rxb4 Kf7 28. Rd4 Qe7 29. Qh5+ {! Aitken} g6 30. Qb5 Qa7 31. Qd7+
Qxd7 32. Rxd7+ Ke8 33. Rb7 Rf8 34. Rb8+ Ke7 35. Rxf8 Kxf8 36. a5 Ke7 37. a6 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Insurance"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.11.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Crockett, Stephen Harding"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1933.11.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Insurance"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Nge2 h6 9. Bh4 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxe7 12. O-O Nf6 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Ng3
Re8 15. Rae1 h5 16. e4 h4 17. exd5 Qxe1 18. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 19. Nf1 Nxd5 20. Qd2 Re7
21. Qg5 h3 22. Qh4 Nf6 23. Ne3 Be6 24. a3 Rae8 25. gxh3 {? Aitken} Bd5 26. Qg5
Ne4 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Re1+ 30. Kg2 R8e6 31. Qa5 Rg6+ 32. Kf3
Rf6+ 33. Kg2 Re2 34. Kg3 Rexf2 35. Qc7 Rf1 0-1

[Event "County m Oxfords-Worcs"]
[Site "Worcester"]
[Date "1933.11.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Butcher, Cecil George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1933.11.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3
Bf5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Rc1 Be6 12. c5 Bc7 13. Qd2 Ng6 14. Bd3 Qe8 15.
Rce1 Qf7 16. Qc2 Bg4 17. Nd2 f5 {? Aitken} 18. f3 Bh5 19. g4 {! Aitken} fxg4
20. fxg4 Qe6 21. Bf5 Rxf5 22. gxf5 Qf6 23. fxg6 Bxh2+ {! Aitken} 24. Kg2 Qh4
25. gxh7+ Kh8 26. Bf2 Qf4 27. Rh1 {? Aitken} Rf8 28. Ref1 {? Aitken} Bf3+ {
! Aitken} 29. Nxf3 Qxf3+ {? Aitken} 30. Kxh2 Qh5+ 31. Kg1 Qg4+ 32. Bg3 Qxg3+
33. Qg2 Qe3+ 34. Rf2 Qc1+ 35. Rf1 Qe3+ 36. Kh2 Qh6+ 37. Qh3 Qd2+ 38. Ne2 Qxe2+
39. Kg1 Rxf1+ 40. Qxf1 Qg4+ 41. Kh2 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.11.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1933.11.17"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg4
8. Rb1 b6 9. Qxe7+ Bxe7 10. Nd4 O-O 11. f3 Re8 12. Kf2 Bd7 13. Nb5 Bd8 14. c4
a6 15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Ne2 Nc6 17. c3 Bf5 18. Rb2 Ne5 19. Nf4 Bg5 20. d4 Bxf4 21.
Bxf4 Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 Bxd3 23. c5 {Source: Aitken scoresheet} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Oxfords-Warws"]
[Site "Birmingham, Midland Institute"]
[Date "1933.11.18"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Chamberlain, Arthur Richard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1933.11.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warwickshire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. h3 Nd8 11. d4 Ne6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bg3 Nf4 14. Bxf4
exf4 15. e5 Ne4 16. Qd4 Bf5 17. Bd3 Rad8 18. Qc4 Qe6 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Nd4 Nxc3
21. Bxf5 Rxd4 22. Bxe6+ Kh7 23. Rfe1 Re8 24. Bb3 {? Aitken} c5 25. Bf7 Re7 26.
e6 g5 27. Re5 b6 28. h4 gxh4 29. Rh5 a5 30. Rxh4 a4 31. a3 b5 32. g3 b4 33.
axb4 cxb4 34. Rxf4 Rxf4 35. gxf4 b3 36. cxb3 axb3 37. f5 b2 38. Re1 Kg7 39. Bg6
Kf6 0-1

[Event "Oxford Simul +11, =2, -1"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1933.11.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sultan Khan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1933.11.25"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bxf4 Bg4 10. d5 Re8+ 11. Be2 Qb6 12. dxc6 Rad8 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. bxc3
Ne4 15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Qb3 Bxc4 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. O-O-O Nf2 19. cxb7 Bd5 20. Bg5
f6 21. Bf4 Bxb7 22. Bc7 Rd7 23. Bxb6 Nxh1 24. Rxh1 Bxg2 25. Rg1 Bd5 26. a4 Re3
27. Rg3 Rxg3 28. hxg3 Kf7 29. a5 Bc4 30. Kb2 h5 31. Ka3 g5 32. Kb4 Ba6 33. Nb3
Bc8 34. Nc5 Rd6 35. Bc7 Rc6 36. Bb8 Ba6 37. Ba7 h4 38. gxh4 gxh4 39. Bb8 h3 40.
Bh2 f5 41. Nxa6 Rxa6 42. Kb5 Ra8 43. a6 Kg6 44. Kb6 Kg5 45. Kb7 Rxa6 46. Kxa6
f4 47. c4 f3 48. c5 f2 49. c6 f1=Q+ 50. Kb7 Qb5+ 51. Kc7 Kf6 52. Kd6 Qd3+ 53.
Kc7 Ke7 54. Kc8 Qe2 55. Bb8 Qa6+ 56. Kc7 h2 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 23 Dec
1933 (the online scan of the game score is completely illegible); Aitken's
scorebook, Edinburgh Chess Club. Contributors: Gerard Killoran, who
reconstructed together with several members of the English Chess Forum, and
Geoff Chandler, posted 23 March 2017.} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch47/1934"]
[Site "Glasgow, Athenaeum"]
[Date "1933.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Walsworth, Horace Norman James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1933.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4
15. Bg5 {? Aitken} Bxg5 {? Aitken} 16. Nexg5 Nf6 17. b3 Nb6 18. Qd3 g6 19. Rad1
Bf5 20. Qd2 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Qd5 22. Qxc7 Nbd7 23. Qf4 Nh5 24. Qe4 Qd6 25. Ne5
Rad8 26. Qc6 Qe7 27. Nxd7 Rxd7 28. Rfe1 {? Aitken} Rxd4 {! Aitken} 29. Ne4 Rfd8
30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Kf1 Qd8 32. g3 Rd1 33. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd4 35. Nc5 Qd1 36.
Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ f6 38. Qe7+ Kh6 39. Qe3+ g5 40. Nxa6 Qd5+ 41. f3 Ng7 42. Nb4
Qd6 43. Nd3 Qa3 44. Qe2 Nf5 45. Nf2 Nd4 46. Qd3 Qc5 47. Ng4+ Kg7 48. Ne3 h6 {
? Aitken} 49. Qxd4 Qc1 50. Nf5+ Kg6 51. Qe4 Qd2+ 52. Kh3 Qf2 53. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch47/1934"]
[Site "Glasgow, Athenaeum"]
[Date "1933.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1933.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O e5 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. cxd5 Bxc3 14. d6 Qxd6
15. bxc3 e4 16. Be2 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Nd2 f5 19. Nc4 Qg6 20. Kh1 Qh5 21.
Ne5 Re6 22. Qb3 Rae8 23. f3 exf3 24. gxf3 Bh3 25. Rg1 Kh8 26. Qxb7 R8e7 27.
Qc8+ Re8 28. Qd7 g6 29. Rg5 Qh4 30. Rag1 Qf2 31. Nxg6+ {! Aitken} hxg6 32. Rh5+
Kg8 33. Rxg6+ Rxg6 34. Qxe8+ Kg7 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Rh7+ {Sources: Aitken
scorebook; The Scotsman, 1 January 1934} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch47/1934"]
[Site "Glasgow, Athenaeum"]
[Date "1933.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "McGibbon, JB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1933.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. Bf1 Ne5 10. Bf4 Ng6 11. Bg3 Re8 12. h3 a6 13. a4 Bf8 14. Kh1 Ne7
15. f4 g6 16. Bh2 c6 17. a5 d5 18. e5 Nh5 19. g4 Ng7 20. Nb3 Ne6 21. Na4 f5 22.
Nb6 Rb8 23. c4 Kh8 24. Bg2 Nc7 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. e6 Ng8 27. Ncd7 Bxd7 28. Nxd7
Nxe6 29. Nxb8 Qxb8 30. cxd5 cxd5 31. Bxd5 Nc7 32. Rxe8 Qxe8 33. Rc1 Nxd5 34.
Qxd5 Qe3 35. Qe5+ Qxe5 36. fxe5 fxg4 37. hxg4 Nh6 38. Rc7 Bb4 39. e6 Nxg4 40.
e7 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch47/1934"]
[Site "Glasgow, Athenaeum"]
[Date "1934.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Combe, Robert Forbes"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1933.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qc2
Re8 9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Ne4 N5b6 13. Ba2 Nf8 14. O-O Bd7
15. Nc5 Rab8 16. h4 Red8 17. Qe4 Be8 18. g4 Nd5 19. h5 f6 20. Kg2 g6 21. Rh1 g5
22. Qc2 Bf7 23. Nd3 Qc7 24. Qc1 Qc8 25. e4 e5 26. Kg3 Nf4 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28.
dxe5 {? Aitken} Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch47/1934"]
[Site "Glasgow, Athenaeum"]
[Date "1934.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Page, George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1933.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nbd7 5. Bd3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8.
dxe5 Nd7 9. f4 c4 10. Bc2 Qb6 11. Kh1 Nc5 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3 Bb5
15. c4 Ba6 16. Rb1 Qb4 17. Rf3 O-O-O 18. cxd5 Rxd5 19. e4 Rd4 20. Rf2 Rhd8 21.
Qe1 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Qd1 Bc5 24. Ba3 Qxa3 25. Rc1 Kb8 26. Qc2 Re1+ 27.
Rxe1 Bxf2 28. Rc1 Bb6 29. Ne4 Bd3 0-1

[Event "College match Balliol vs St Johns"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.02.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1934.02.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Balliol College"]
[BlackTeam "St Johns College"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Be2 Qa5 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nb3 Qg5 10. Nd5 Rc8 11. g4 Rg8 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Bh6+ 14. f4
Be6 15. Raf1 Kd7 16. h3 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nb4 18. c4 Nxa2 19. Nd4 e5 20. g5 fxg5
21. Bg4+ Kd8 22. Bxc8 exd4 23. Bxb7 Kc7 24. Bc6 Nb4 25. Rhg1 Nxc6 26. dxc6 Kxc6
27. Kd3 f6 28. b4 Rb8 29. b5+ Kd7 30. Ra1 Rb7 31. f5 Bf8 32. Kxd4 Be7 33. Kd5
Rc7 34. Rge1 Bd8 35. Kd4 h5 36. Re6 Be7 37. Ra6 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Rc6 Bf8
40. Kd5 a5 41. Rxf6 Be7 42. Rf7 Rxc6 43. bxc6+ Kd8 44. Rxe7 Kxe7 45. f6+ Kxf6
46. c7 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Civil Service"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.02.10"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Webb, George James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1934.02.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. Be2 d5 7. c3 Nc6 8. d4
Bf5 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Ne4 13. Nbd2 f5 14. a3 g5 15.
Nf1 Qd7 16. N3d2 g4 17. f3 gxf3 18. Nxf3 Kh8 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Ne5 Qg7 21. Rad1
Rad8 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Nd2 Rg8 25. Re2 Rg6 26. Qf3 Ng5 27. Qxf5
Rf8 28. Qd3 Qh6 29. Re3 Qh5 {Adjudicated a draw by W.Winter.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University v North London"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.02.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Israel, Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1934.02.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North London"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. d3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
O-O h6 9. d4 exd4 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Nbxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O-O 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14.
Qa4 Bc5 15. e4 Ne7 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nc6 18. Rac1 Rd2 19. e5 Qxe5 20. Bxc6
Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Qe2 22. Qh4 bxc6 23. Qh3+ Kb8 24. Rce1 Qd3 25. Re7 Qd5+ 26. Kg1
Qc5+ 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Birmingham"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.02.24"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Silverman, Julius"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1934.02.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Birmingham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 Nxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Qd5 7. Nf3 Bg4 8.
d4 f6 9. Be2 fxe5 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e4 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Be3 Na5 14. c4 Nxc4
15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qe5 Rg8 18. d5 Rd8 19. Rad1 Bg7 20. Qe6 Rf8 21.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Bg5 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 c6 24. d6 Rd7 25. Rf1 Qd5 26. Qg4 Rxd6 27. Qc8+
Rd8 28. Qxb7 h6 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Qxe7+ Kg8 31. Qxd8+ Qxd8 32. Bxd8 Kf7 33.
Kg1 Ke6 34. Kf2 Kd5 35. Ke3 Kc4 36. Bf6 Kd5 37. Bd4 c5 38. Bg7 h5 39. h4 a5 40.
Bc3 a4 41. Be1 Ke5 42. c4 a3 43. Bd2 Kf5 44. Bc1 Kg4 45. Kxe4 Kxh4 46. Kf3 g5
47. Be3 g4+ 48. Kf4 g3 49. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Oxford Univ v Northern Univs"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.03.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carrington, Herbert Clare"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1934.03.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Northern Universities"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8.
O-O Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 d6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Nd5 Ne5 12. b3 c6 13. Nf4 Qf6 14. Be3 Bxe3
15. fxe3 g5 16. Nd3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 f5 19. e5 d5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21.
f4 h6 22. Nb2 Kh7 23. Nc4 gxf4 24. exf4 Rg8+ 25. Kf2 Rg2+ 26. Ke3 Rag8 27. Kd4
Rxh2 28. e6 {Adjudicated draw by T.H.Tylor. H C Carrington played for
Huddersfield and was at Birmingham University.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Oxfords-Staffs"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1934.03.03"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Duffield, Cyril"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1934.03.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Staffordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. a3
Be7 9. c5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Qd2 b6 12. b4 Qa4 13. Qxc3 bxc5 14. dxc5 Bf6 15.
Nd4 e5 16. Bc2 exd4 17. Bxa4 dxc3 18. Bxc6+ Ke7 19. Bxa8 Ba6 20. Bxd5 Rd8 21.
O-O-O Be2 22. Rde1 Bd3 23. Bb3 a5 24. Rd1 axb4 25. axb4 Ra8 26. Rxd3 Ra1+ 27.
Kc2 Rxh1 28. c6 Ra1 29. Rd7+ Kf8 30. c7 Ra8 31. Rxf7+ Ke8 32. Rxf6 gxf6 33. Be6
1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Stock Exchange"]
[Site "London, London Wall"]
[Date "1934.03.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Edmonds, FL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1934.03.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Stock Exchange"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 d6 5. c4 Nbd7 6. O-O e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Rd1 Ng4 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ngf6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxb7 exd4
15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Rxd4 Bc5 17. Rf4 Ne5 18. Ne4 Nfd7 19. Qd1 g5 20. Nxg5 f6 21.
Ne6 Rc8 22. Qh5 Ng6 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. Rf3 Nde5 25. Rxf6 Qe4 26. Be3 Rd8 27. Qf5
Qxc4 28. Qe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Rd6 30. Rxd6 cxd6 31. Rd1 Nf7 32. f4 Kf8 33. a3 Ne7
34. b4 c4 35. Rc1 Nf5 36. Kf2 d5 37. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Combined Universities v Hampstead"]
[Site "London, Hampstead"]
[Date "1934.03.13"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Casswell, Thomas Ivor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1934.03.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampstead"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.
Bxe2 Be7 9. O-O Nc6 10. d4 d5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Rfe1 h6 13. Bf4 O-O-O 14. Bb5 g5
15. Be5 g4 16. Bxc6 gxf3 17. Ba4 fxg2 18. Nb5 c6 19. Re3 Ng4 20. Nxa7+ Kd7 21.
Rb3 b5 22. Bxh8 Rxh8 23. Nxb5 cxb5 24. Bxb5+ Kc7 25. Rg3 h5 26. Rxg2 h4 27. Re1
Nh6 28. f3 Nf5 29. c3 h3 30. Rge2 Rg8+ 31. Kh1 Nh4 32. Rg1 Rxg1+ 33. Kxg1 Nxf3+
34. Kh1 Bd6 35. Rf2 Nh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Combined Universities v City of London"]
[Site "London, City of"]
[Date "1932.03.14"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Israel, Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1934.03.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "City of London"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 Nf8 9. h3 Ne6 10. Bh2 g6 11. Bd3 Ng7 12. g4 h5 13. Ne5 Be6 14. g5 Nh7 15.
Nxg6 fxg6 16. Bxg6+ Kd7 17. Bxh7 Bxg5 18. Be5 Bf6 19. Bd3 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qg5 21.
f4 Qg3+ 22. Kd2 d4 23. Rag1 Qxe3+ 24. Kd1 dxc3 25. Rxg7+ Ke8 26. Qxc3 Qf3+ 27.
Kc2 Qxh1 28. Qc5 Bf7 29. e6 Qh2+ 30. Kc3 Qxf4 31. exf7+ Kd8 32. f8=Q+ Qxf8 33.
Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "Consultation m Comb'd Univs v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1934.03.15"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Snowden/Fletcher, HJ/A."]
[Black "Aitken/Morrah, JMA/DM."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1934.03.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 f6 6. O-O d6 7. Nh4 g6 8.
f4 f5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Ng5 Qe7 11. Bf7+ Kd8 12. Bd5 Bg7 13. Nf7+ Ke8 14. Nxh8
Bxh8 15. Be3 Be6 16. Qd3 e4 17. Qb5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qf7 19. Rad1 Nd8 20. Qb3 Qe6
21. c4 b6 22. Rfe1 Ke7 23. Bd4 Bxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Qf6 25. Rd5 Ne6 26. g3 Kf7 27.
Qb5 Re8 {White players were Harold John Snowden and A Fletcher. Black players
were James Macrae Aitken and Dermot Michael Macgregor Morrah.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Combined Univs vs West London"]
[Site "London, City of"]
[Date "1934.03.16"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kershaw, Arthur Greenwood"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B62"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1934.03.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Combined Universities"]
[BlackTeam "West London"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bf3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Rad1 Qxd4 14.
Rxd4 Rb8 15. Rfd1 e5 16. Ra4 a6 17. Rb4 Nf5 18. Ne2 g6 19. a4 Ne7 20. Nc3 f5
21. Rd6 Kf7 22. Rbb6 Re8 23. a5 f4 24. Ne4 Nf5 25. Rf6+ Ke7 26. Ng5 Rd8 27.
Rf7+ Ke8 28. Rxh7 Rd2 29. Rxg6 Ne7 30. Rgg7 1-0

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1934.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zapoleon, Louis Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1934.03.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O c6 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bf4 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Ng6 12. h4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. g3 Nd7
15. h5 Ne7 16. Nf4 Rf7 17. Rae1 Nf8 18. Nh4 Qd7 19. Re3 Nc8 20. Rfe1 Nd6 21. b3
Ne4 22. c4 Ng5 23. Kg2 Rd8 24. c5 f5 25. Re5 Rf6 26. Rxf5 Rxf5 27. Qxf5 Qxf5
28. Nxf5 Ne4 29. f3 Nc3 30. a3 g6 31. Nh6+ Kg7 32. Ng4 Rd7 33. h6+ Kh8 34. Re8
Rf7 35. Ne6 Kg8 36. Ne5 Nb5 37. Nd7 Nxd4 38. Nexf8 Rxf3 39. Ne6+ Kf7 40. Nxd4
Kxe8 41. Nxf3 Kxd7 42. Ne5+ Ke6 43. Nxg6 Kf6 44. Nf8 Kg5 45. Nxh7+ Kxh6 46. Nf8
Kg7 47. Ne6+ Kf6 48. Nd8 Ke5 49. Kf2 Kd4 50. Ne6+ Ke5 51. Nf4 Kd4 52. Ke2 Kxc5
53. Kd3 a5 54. g4 Kd6 55. g5 Ke5 56. g6 Kf6 57. Kd4 a4 58. b4 b6 59. Nxd5+ cxd5
60. Kxd5 Kxg6 61. Kc6 {Source: The Times, 19 Mar 1934} 1-0

[Event "Combined Univs v Insurance"]
[Site "London, Holborn"]
[Date "1934.03.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kershaw, Arthur Greenwood"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1934.03.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Insurance"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. e3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Qa4 O-O 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14.
Qxc6 Bf6 15. O-O Bxb2 16. Rab1 Rb8 17. Rfd1 Re8 18. Qc2 Qf6 19. Qa4 h5 20. a3
a6 21. h3 Re4 22. Qd7 Rd8 23. Qb7 Bxa3 24. Rb6 Rd6 25. Bc3 Qxc3 26. Qb8+ Kh7
27. Rxd6 Bxd6 28. Qxd6 Re5 29. Qxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University v House of Commons"]
[Site "London, House of Commons"]
[Date "1934.03.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Simon, John (Sir)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1934.03.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "House of Commons"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Bc5 8.
O-O Qc7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e5 Ne8 11. Ne4 Qxe5 12. Kh1 Bb6 13. Bd2 f5 14. f4 Qxb2
15. Rfb1 Qd4 16. c3 Qd5 17. Rxb6 axb6 18. c4 fxe4 19. cxd5 exd3 20. Qxd3 cxd5
21. Qb5 Ra6 22. Rc1 Rxa2 23. Rxc8 Rxd2 24. h4 Nf6 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Gloucestershire"]
[Site "Swindon"]
[Date "1934.10.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Peach, Herbert (Rev)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1934.10.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Qc8 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxc6
Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Bd6 16. Bg5 Ne8 17. Nd5 f6 18. Be3 Kh8 19. c4 Rf7 20. c5 Bf8 21.
b4 Qb7 22. Qxb7 Rxb7 23. a4 Rb8 24. Rad1 Rd7 25. Nc3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Kg8 27. b5
axb5 28. axb5 Kf7 29. Ra1 Ke6 30. Ra6+ Kd7 31. g4 Be7 32. Kf1 g6 33. f3 Ng7 34.
Ra1 Ne6 35. Rd1+ Ke8 36. Rd5 Rd8 37. Ke2 Rxd5 38. Nxd5 Kd7 39. Kd3 Bd8 40. c6+
{adjudicated} 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.10.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Cole, Henry Holwell"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1934.10.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Rc1 Ne8 13. Ne2 Rc8 14. O-O Bf6
15. Ned4 Qd7 16. Nxc6 Bxb2 17. Rc2 Rxc6 18. Rxb2 Qc7 19. Nd4 Rc3 20. Rc2 Nf6
21. Rxc3 Qxc3 22. Qb3 Rc8 23. Rb1 Qxb3 24. Nxb3 Rc3 25. Bf1 Ne4 26. f3 Nd6 27.
Kf2 Nc4 28. Nc5 Nxa3 29. Ra1 Nc2 30. Rc1 Nxe3 31. Rxc3 Nd1+ 32. Ke2 Nxc3+ 33.
Kd3 Na2 34. Nxb7 Bf5+ 35. Kd4 Nxb4 36. Kc3 Nc6 37. Bxa6 Kf8 38. Nd6 Be6 39. Bb7
Ke7 40. Nxf7 Na5 {Adjudicated as Black win by T.H.Tylor.} 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Insurance"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.11.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Crockett, Stephen Harding"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1934.11.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Insurance"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 O-O 8.
Ngf3 Re8 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O Nd7 11. a3 Bc5 12. Qe2 a5 13. Rae1 Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3
Qf6 15. e5 Qh6 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Qg3 Nd4 18. f5 Rxe5 19. Rxe5 dxe5 20. f6 g6 21.
Qxe5 Nfe6 22. Nde4 Bd7 23. Qg3 Re8 24. h4 Bc6 25. Nxe6 Nxe6 26. Ng5 Qf8 27.
Nxe6 Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "College match Balliol v St Johns"]
[Site "Oxford, St Johns"]
[Date "1934.11.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bleaney, Brebis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B02"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1934.11.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Balliol College"]
[BlackTeam "St Johns College"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Ne4 4. d3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Bb5
e6 9. O-O a6 10. Be2 c4 11. a4 Be7 12. Ba3 O-O 13. Qb1 Bxa3 14. Rxa3 Qe7 15.
Ra2 f6 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 fxe5 18. dxe5 Qg5 19. Qxb7 Nxe5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21.
Qxd5+ Nf7 22. Qxc4 Qd2 23. Kf1 Kh8 24. Qd3 Qf4 25. Kg1 Ne5 26. Qe3 Qxe3 27.
Rxe3 Ng4 28. Re2 Rae8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. g3 h6 31. h3 Ne5 32. Rb2 Nf3+ 33. Kg2
Ne1+ 34. Kf1 Nf3 35. Rb6 a5 36. Rb5 Rc8 37. Rxa5 Rxc3 38. Ke2 Nd4+ 39. Kd2 Ra3
40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. c4 Nc6 42. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University v Leicester"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.11.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1934.11.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leicester"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Nc6 6. Qe2 Bf5 7. O-O Bc5 8.
Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Qd7 10. Bxf5 Qxf5 11. Qb5 Bb6 12. Qxd5 Rd8 13. Qc4 g5 14.
Bxg5 Nd4 15. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 16. Kh1 Rg8 17. Rad1 Rg4 18. Qxg4 Qxg4 19. gxf3 Qxf3+
20. Kg1 Bxf2+ 0-1

[Event "County m Oxfords-Worcs"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.11.10"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Butcher, Cecil George"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1934.11.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Nc3 Be7 8.
Re1 O-O 9. Bf1 Re8 10. h3 h6 11. Bf4 Bf8 12. Nf3 Ne5 13. Bh2 Bc6 14. Nd2 Qd7
15. f4 Ng6 16. Bd3 Rad8 17. Nf3 Qc8 18. Re2 Nd7 19. b4 b6 20. Kh1 Qa8 21. Qd2
Nf6 22. Rae1 Ne7 23. Nd4 Bb7 24. f5 Nc6 25. Ndb5 Qb8 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. exd5 Ne5
28. c4 a6 29. Nd4 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University v Oxford City"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.11.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1934.11.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford City"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 O-O 8.
Nd1 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. f4 f6 11. Nf3 fxe5 12. fxe5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rxf3 14. gxf3
Qh4+ 15. Nf2 Nxd4 16. O-O-O Nxf3 17. Qe3 Ndxe5 18. Kb1 d4 19. Qe2 Bd7 20. Bg2
Bc6 21. Ka1 Rf8 22. Nd3 Nxd3 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Rxd3 Ng5 25. Qe7 Re8 26. Rf1 h6
27. Rf8+ Rxf8 28. Qxf8+ Kh7 29. Rg3 Bxg2 30. Qf5+ Kg8 31. Qc8+ Kf7 32. Qf5+ Kg8
33. Rxg2 Qe1+ 34. Qb1 Qxb1+ 35. Kxb1 Kf7 36. Kc2 Ke7 37. Kd3 Ne6 38. Ke4 Kd6
39. Rg6 d3 40. Kxd3 Kd5 41. Ke3 a5 42. Rg1 Ke5 43. Rd1 Nc5 44. Rd8 a4 45. Rg8
Ne6 46. Re8 Kd5 47. Re7 b5 48. Rf7 Ke5 49. Rb7 Nd4 50. Kd3 g5 51. Re7+ Ne6 52.
Rh7 h5 53. Ke3 Nf4 54. Rb7 Nd5+ 55. Kd3 Nf4+ 56. Kd2 g4 57. Rxb5+ Ke4 58. Rb4+
Kf3 59. Rxa4 h4 60. Rxf4+ Kxf4 61. Ke2 g3 62. Kf1 Kf3 63. hxg3 Kxg3 64. Kg1 {
also counted for the County Championship} 1-0

[Event "Oxford University v Hampstead"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.11.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Du Mont, Julius"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1934.11.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampstead"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 e5 7. Qxd5 Ngf6 8.
Qb5 a6 9. Qb3 Nc5 10. Qd1 e4 11. Ne5 Qd4 12. f4 Bd6 13. e3 Qb4 14. O-O O-O 15.
Nc3 Rfe8 16. g4 Rxe5 17. fxe5 Bxg4 18. Rxf6 Bxd1 19. Rxd6 Bg4 20. Nd5 Qc4 21.
h3 Qe2 22. hxg4 Qe1+ 23. Kh2 Nd3 24. Bxe4 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Qxg4+ 26. Bg2 Ne1 27.
Nf4 g5 28. Kf1 gxf4 29. Bxb7 f3 30. Bxf3 Nxf3 31. d4 Qg1+ {Source: Glasgow
Herald, 26 January 1935} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.11.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "1934.11.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c3 Nbd7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Bd3 Re8 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. Be2 Bd7 13. Rc1 Rae8 14. c4
Bc6 15. c5 Qe7 16. Nf3 Rxe3 17. fxe3 Qxe3+ 18. Kh1 Qxe2 19. Rc2 Qa6 20. b3 Ng4
21. Re1 h6 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Qe1 Kf8 24. Nd4 Qd3 25. Rd2 Qc3 26. Nf5 Qf6 27.
Rxd5 Qe6 28. Qd2 c6 29. Rd8 Qxf5 30. Qd6+ Kg8 31. Rxe8+ Kh7 32. Re1 Nf2+ 33.
Kg1 Nd3 34. Rf1 Qe4 35. h3 f5 36. Kh2 f4 37. Rd1 Ne5 38. Qd4 Qe2 39. Kh1 f3 40.
gxf3 Qxf3+ 41. Kh2 Qe2+ 42. Kh1 h5 43. Qd2 Qe4+ 44. Qg2 Qe3 45. Rg1 g5 46. b4
Nd3 47. Qg3 Qe4+ 48. Qg2 Qh4 49. Qf3 Nf4 50. Qe4+ Kh6 51. Qf5 Qxh3+ 52. Qxh3
Nxh3 53. Re1 Nf2+ 54. Kg2 Nd3 55. Re6+ Kg7 56. Re7+ Kf6 57. Rxb7 Ke6 58. a3 a5
59. bxa5 Nxc5 60. Rb6 Nd7 61. Rxc6+ Kd5 62. Rg6 Kc5 63. a6 Nb6 64. Rxg5+ Kc6
65. Rg6+ Kc7 66. a7 Na8 67. Rg7+ Kb6 68. Kh3 Ka6 69. Kh4 Nb6 70. Kxh5 Na8 71.
Kg4 Kb6 72. Kf5 Kc6 73. Ke5 Kb6 74. Kd6 Ka6 75. Kc6 Nb6 76. Rh7 Na8 77. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.11.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tims-Collins, Francis George"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1934.11.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Nb3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Ne4 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Qe3 Nxe5
15. dxe5 b6 16. Qd3 a5 17. Rad1 e6 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. f3 Nc5 20. Qd4 Nxb3 21.
axb3 Qc5 22. Be3 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Rc6 24. Ra1 Rfc8 25. Ra4 Bf8 26. f4 Be7 27. g3
Kf8 28. Kg2 Ke8 29. g4 Kd7 30. Kf3 Rb8 31. Be3 Bd8 32. Rd4 b5 33. Rd2 Ke8 34.
Rc1 Bc7 35. Rdd1 Rb7 36. h4 Bb8 37. Ra1 Bc7 38. Rdc1 Ke7 39. b4 a4 40. Bc5+ Ke8
41. h5 Bb6 42. hxg6 fxg6 43. Bxb6 Rbxb6 44. Rd1 Ra6 45. Rd3 Rc4 46. f5 gxf5 47.
gxf5 Re4 48. fxe6 Rxe5 49. Rad1 Raxe6 50. Rxd5 Re3+ 51. Kf4 Re2 52. R1d2 Kf7
53. Rxe2 Rxe2 54. Rxb5 Rxb2 55. Ke3 a3 56. Ra5 a2 57. Kd4 h5 58. c4 h4 59. Kc3
Rf2 60. Ra7+ Kf6 61. Ra6+ Kg5 62. Ra5+ Kg4 63. c5 h3 64. c6 h2 65. c7 Rf8 66.
Rxa2 h1=Q 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v London University"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.12.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hills, AR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1934.12.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "London University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 a6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d6 8.
Qb3 Qe7 9. O-O Bxc3 10. Qxc3 f6 11. e5 Bg4 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Bd3
Bf5 15. Rfe1+ Kd7 16. Nh4 Qxg5 17. Bxf5+ Kd8 18. Be4 d5 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Rac1
Qf7 21. Ne5 Qe6 22. Bf5 Qf6 23. Qc5 Nge7 24. Nxc6+ bxc6 25. Re6 Qxf5 26. Qxe7+
Kc8 27. Rexc6 1-0

[Event "Oxford Univ v Worcester College Blind"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1934.12.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bonham, Reginald Walter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1934.12.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 02"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcester College for the Blind"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. c3
Be7 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nf1 Qc8 14. g4 Nxg4 15.
Ng3 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Bh4 17. Kg2 Bxg3 18. Kxg3 f5 19. Rf1 Qe6 20. Qd2 fxe4 21.
dxe4 Rxf3+ 22. Rxf3 Bxf3 23. Kxf3 Qxh3+ 24. Ke2 Rf8 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. Bd2 Qf3+ {
Source: Glasgow Herald, 26 January 1935} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.01.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Spencer, Richard Terence"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1935.01.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. Nxe4 f5 7. Ng3 Nd7 8.
Nf3 c6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O Nf6 12. Ne5 Nd5 13. Nh5 Kh8 14. Qd2
Bxe5 15. dxe5 Rg8 16. h4 b5 17. c4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Rxg2 19. Nf6 Qc7 20. Qh6 {
n.b. rather than the 'County Championship' this might have been played in the
University Championship - JS} 1-0

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cross, Rupert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1935.01.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bf6 11. Qa4+ c6 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Rd1 b5 14. Qc2
Qc8 15. e4 Bc4 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Rac1 Qa6 18. Bd6 Qxa2 19. Bxf8 Bb3 20. Qxc6 Rxf8
21. Rd2 Qa5 22. Re2 Bc4 23. Rec2 Bd3 24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 Bxb2 26. Rd1 Bc4 27.
Rxa7 g6 28. Bf1 Re8 29. Rd2 Bc3 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rdd7 Rxe4 32. Rxf7 Re1+ 33.
Kg2 Bd4 34. Rab7 Re2 35. Rf4 Bc5 36. Rc7 g5 37. Rf5 Be7 38. Rxc4 Re6 39. Kf3
Kg7 40. Re4 Rxe4 41. Kxe4 Kg6 42. Ke5 Bb4 43. Ke6 Bc3 44. f4 gxf4 45. gxf4 Bd2
46. Rf7 h6 47. f5+ Kg5 48. f6 Bc3 49. Rg7+ Kh4 50. Rg8 h5 51. f7 Bb4 52. Re8
Kh3 53. Re7 {n.b. rather than the 'County Championship' this might have been
played in the University Championship - JS. Biographical note - Rupert Cross
was usually known as such but, for the record, his full name was Alfred Rupert
Neale Cross (later knighted).} 1-0

[Event "County m Oxfords-Salop and Hereford"]
[Site "Worcester"]
[Date "1935.02.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Clayton, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1935.02.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shropshire and Herefordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. Qxd4 Qe7 5. Qxd5 Nf6 6. Qd1 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Bc5 8.
Nd2 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 O-O 10. Bf3 Re8+ 11. Ne2 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Nc6 14. Bf4
Re7 15. Kf1 Rae8 16. Ng3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Re1 Bb6 19. h4 Kf8 20. Rxe4 Rxe4
21. Bc1 f6 22. Rh3 Ne7 23. Nd2 Rf4 24. Nf3 Ra4 25. a3 h5 26. b3 Rg4 27. Nh2 Re4
28. f3 Re6 29. f4 Nf5 30. g4 Ne3+ 31. Bxe3 Rxe3 32. Rxe3 Bxe3 33. f5 Bf4 34.
Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Simul - 12 boards"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1935.02.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8.
Qg3 O-O-O 9. d3 Qg6 10. Qg4+ Kb8 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Qxg6 hxg6 13. O-O Nh5 14. Rad1
f5 15. Bg5 Rd7 16. Kh2 f4 17. Ne2 c5 18. g3 Bd6 19. f3 fxg3+ 20. Nxg3 Nf4 21.
Bxf4 exf4 22. Nh1 Be5 23. b3 g5 24. Nf2 g6 25. Kg2 Rdh7 26. Rh1 Bd4 27. Ng4 Kc8
28. Rde1 Kd7 29. e5 Ke6 30. Nf6 Re7 31. Ne4 Kf5 32. c3 Be3 33. Ng3+ Kxe5 34.
Nf1 Kf5 35. Nxe3+ Rxe3 36. Rxe3 fxe3 37. Kf1 Kf4 38. Ke2 Rh4 39. Rg1 g4 {
! Aitken} 40. Rxg4+ Rxg4 41. hxg4 g5 42. a3 c6 {? Aitken} 43. a4 {? Aitken} a5
{The Times, 11 February 1935, reports on the simul. Aitken was the only player
to defeat Sir George Thomas, whose overall score was +9, =2, -1. He drew with
NA Perkins (St John's) and J. Mac'C. Armstrong (Christ Church). Those who lost:
Graham Powell Britton (Jesus), FG Tims Collins (Balliol), RT Spencer (Wadham),
RA Sayce (Jesus), WF Darke (Balliol), J Anscombe (Wadham), AJ Peters (Christ
Church), AG Palmer (Merton), J Atkinson (Jesus) - JS} 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Stock Exchange"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Saunders, Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1935.02.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stock Exchange"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3
O-O 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Bd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd8 12. O-O f6 13. Nbd2 Qf7 14. c4 bxc4
15. dxc4 Rb8 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. b3 Nb7 18. Rfd1 Bf5 19. Rac1 Qg6 20. Qe3 Bc2 21.
Nh4 Qd3 22. Re1 g5 23. Qxd3 Bxd3 24. Re3 Bg6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Ne4 Kg7 27. f3
Kh6 28. Nc3 Rf7 29. Kf2 Re7 30. Rce1 Rbe8 31. g3 f5 32. a3 a5 33. Nb5 Nd6 34.
Na7 f4 35. Rc3 e4 36. Nc6 e3+ 37. Ke2 Rf7 38. g4 {(Engines consider Black
close to winning in the final position but the Times, 11 February 1935,
confirms the result was a draw - JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robinson, Robert (Prof, Sir)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1935.02.11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. c4 c5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O Ne8 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Qd2 Nf6
15. Bd3 Kh8 16. Bb1 Rc7 17. Qd3 Qd6 18. Nb5 Bf5 19. Qxf5 g6 20. Nxd6 gxf5 21.
Nxf5 Bd8 22. Rfd1 Kg8 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Ng4 d4 25. Nxf6 Bxf6 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27.
Nxd4 1-0

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Shepherd, Ernest Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1935.02.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 Bg4 7. d5 Nb8 8. Qd2
Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nh5 10. Ne2 g5 11. Qc3 Bf6 12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. O-O-O Nf4 14. Bxd7+
Kxd7 15. Ng3 h5 16. Qb3 Kc8 17. Kb1 h4 18. Nf5 Ng2 19. Rd2 h3 20. c4 b6 21. Qa4
a6 22. Qc6 Rb8 23. c5 bxc5 24. Qxa6+ Kd7 25. Qc6+ Kc8 26. Qa6+ Kd7 27. Qa4+ Kc8
28. Bxc5 Qd7 29. Qa6+ Kd8 30. Rc1 Qb5 31. Qxb5 Rxb5 32. Bxd6 Rb7 33. Ba3 Kd7
34. d6 c6 35. Ne7 Ra8 36. Rxc6 Bxe7 37. dxe7+ Kxc6 38. Rd8 Rxe7 39. Rxa8 Rd7
40. Ra6+ Kb5 41. Rh6 Nh4 42. Kc1 Rd3 43. Bd6 Rxf3 44. Bxe5 Rxf2 45. Bg3 Rf1+
46. Kc2 Kc4 47. e5 Nf3 48. Rxh3 Rg1 49. Bf2 g4 50. Rxf3 Rg2 51. Rxf7 Rxh2 52.
Kd1 Kd3 53. e6 Rh1+ 54. Be1 g3 55. e7 g2 56. e8=Q g1=Q 57. Rd7+ Kc4 58. Qc8+
1-0

[Event "Oxford University v North London"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Stone/Strachstein, Joseph"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1935.02.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North London"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Nb6 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nb5 Bc5 10. Ng5 a6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Qc2 Be7 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.
Qxc6+ Kf7 15. Nxc7 Rc8 16. Qxe6+ Kf8 17. Qxb6 Rxc7 18. Bf4 Rc2 19. Qxa6 Rxb2
20. Rab1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Kf7 22. Qc4+ Kg6 23. Rb8 Qxb8 24. Bxb8 Rxb8 {(n.b. Joe
Strachstein later changed his name to Joe Stone. All his post-war chess was
played under this name. Obit appears in BCM, July 1972, page 246 - JS)} 1-0

[Event "Oxford University ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Britton, Graham Powell"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "Chandler, Geoff"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1935.02.17"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. O-O Nd6 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 e4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Rxe4 d5 10. Re1 O-O 11. d4 Bg4 12. c3 Qd7 13. Bc2 Bh5 14. Bf4 Rae8
15. Qd2 f6 16. Nh4 g5 17. Qd3 Bd8 18. Nf5 Bg6 19. Bg3 Ne7 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.
Qd2 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Rfe8 23. Qd2 {(n.b. No date given but in between games dated
16th of Feb and 18th Feb 1935 so made it the 17th of Feb. Good game, if 18...
gxf4 19.Qh3. GC)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "College Ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spencer, Richard Terence"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1935.02.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wadham College"]
[BlackTeam "Balliol College"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Nxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 f5 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Nb3 Rf6 13. f4 exf3 14. Bxf3 e4
15. Be2 Nf8 16. Qe1 Rg6 17. Qf2 Kh8 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. Rg1 Ne6 20. Rae1 Rf8 21. d5
Ng5 22. Bd1 c6 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Nd2 Qe5 25. Nf1 Ne6 26. b3 c5 27. Qd2 Bc6 28.
Re2 Rd8 29. Qe1 f4 30. Bc2 Rh6 31. Bb1 Rf8 32. Rf2 Rf5 33. Qd1 fxe3 34. Rxf5
Qxf5 35. Nxe3 Qf4 36. Nf1 Nd4 37. Qd2 Rxh2+ {n.b. Aitken records the event as
OU Championship but also includes the names of colleges, so this is perhaps
more likely to have been played in the Oxford College League - JS} 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Oxford City"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Franks, Albert J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1935.02.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford City"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 O-O {! Aitken} 9. Nxe5 {? Aitken} Nxe5 10. Rxe5 Bd6 11. Re1 Ng4 12. h3 Qh4
{! Aitken} 13. Qf3 Nxf2 14. Re2 Nxh3+ 15. gxh3 Bxh3 16. Bxd5 Bg4 17. Qf2 Bg3
18. Qg2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rae8 20. Be4 f5 21. Nc3 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. dxe4 Bf2+
24. Kg2 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Civil Service"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Webb, George James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D06"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1935.02.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd2 c6 7. e4 Bb4 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qd8 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bb4 Ng8 13. O-O Ne7 14. Bd6 O-O
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Nf6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Rfe1 Qb7 20. Nd4 Bd7
21. b4 Rac8 22. Nb3 Qb8 23. Nc5 Rfe8 24. Nxd7 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nxd7 26. Bf5 Re8
27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qe4 Qxe4 29. Bxe4 Nb8 30. f4 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "College League"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.02.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fuller, RW"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1935.02.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Balliol College"]
[BlackTeam "Magdalen College"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4 7. d4 Bxf3 8. gxf3
exd4 9. cxd4 Ba7 10. d5 b5 11. dxc6 bxa4 12. Nc3 Ne7 13. Qxa4 O-O 14. Kh1 Qe8
15. Rg1 Qxc6 16. Qxc6 Nxc6 17. Bh6 Bd4 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Nd5 Kh8 20. Rxd4 gxh6
21. Rc4 Ne5 22. Rxc7 {! Aitken} Nxf3 23. Rxf7 Rxe4 24. Nf6 Nxg1 25. Rxh7# 1-0

[Event "County m Oxfords-Bucks"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.03.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reeve, Alfred Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1935.03.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Buckinghamshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d4 Nf6 7. Nf3 e6 8.
Bd3 Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. f4 Nd5 12. Qc2 f5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qd8
15. c4 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Ne7 17. Be3 b6 18. Rad1 Bb7 19. d5 Qd7 20. d6 Rac8 {
?? Aitken} 21. dxe7 Qxe7 22. Qb3 g5 23. c5 Rc6 24. Bb5 Rxc5 25. Rd7 Rxb5 26.
Rxe7 Rxb3 27. axb3 Bd5 28. Bxg5 {n.b. this was a friendly match between
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, who at that time did not play in formal
county competitions. It's not important to the game but there seems to be some
confusion as to the extent of Oxfordshire's victory: BCM (April 1935, p177):
"in a recent friendly match Oxfordshire beat Buckinghamshire by 25Â½ to 24Â½."
The Times (4 March 1935) gives individual scores and the overall result as
Oxfordshire 13, Buckinghamshire 2. There seems little doubt that the Times has
it right - JS} 1-0

[Event "Oxford Univ v West London"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.03.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Camm, Frederick Jackson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1935.03.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "West London"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8.
f4 O-O 9. Nf3 a6 10. Be2 Re8 11. Ne1 Bf8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. b3 Qc8 14. h3 g6 15.
Bb2 Bg7 16. Qd3 Nb4 17. Qc4 Nc6 18. a3 Be6 19. Qd3 Nd7 20. Nd1 Bxb2 21. Nxb2
Nc5 22. Qc3 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Ned3 Ne4 25. Qc4+ Kf8 26. Rae1 Nd2 27. Qc3
Nxf3+ 28. Rxf3 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Kf7 30. Re3 Qd7 31. g4 Be6 32. Nf3 Kg8 33. Ng5
Bf7 34. Ne4 Qd8 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nxh7+ Kg8 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. g5 Ne7 39. Ng4 1-0

[Event "College League"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.03.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morton, Harold Basil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1935.03.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Balliol College"]
[BlackTeam "Brasenose College"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. d4 f6 5. dxe5 Nxe5 6. Nxe5 fxe5 7. Bg5 c6 8.
Bc4 d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bxe7 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qb6 {! Aitken} 12. Bxf8 Rxf8 13. Qh5+
Rf7 14. O-O dxc4 15. Qxe5+ Be6 16. Nc3 Rd8 17. Rae1 Re7 18. Qh5+ g6 19. Qe5
Qxb4 20. Qh8+ Kf7 21. Qxd8 Qxc3 22. Re3 Qxc2 23. Rfe1 Re8 24. Rf3+ Bf5 25.
Qxe8+ Kg7 26. Re7+ Kh6 27. Qf8+ Kg5 28. Rg3+ Bg4 29. f4+ {n.b. Brasenose
listed Harold Basil Morton as one of their 'lost alumni' in 2008 but he was
already dead by then (b 1912, d 1993). He matriculated in 1931.} 1-0

[Event "Oxford University ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.03.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1935.03.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8.
Nb3 Rg8 9. Qd2 f5 10. O-O-O fxe4 11. Nxe4 Be6 12. Qe3 Qc7 13. Bc4 Nb4 14. Bb5+
Kd8 15. Nec5 Bxb3 16. axb3 Kc8 17. c3 Qxc5 18. Qxc5+ dxc5 19. cxb4 cxb4 20. Rd7
a6 21. Rhd1 Kb8 22. Bc4 Ka7 23. Bxf7 Rg5 24. Rc7 Rb8 25. Rdd7 Rxg2 26. Bd5 Rg1+
27. Kd2 Kb6 28. Rxb7+ Rxb7 29. Rxb7+ Kc5 30. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Simultaneous Display"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.03.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1935.03.14"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11. Bc1 c5 12. d5 Nc7 13. Bf1 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15.
g4 Bg6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Qd7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nh4 Kh7 20. Nf5 Rg8 21. Kh2
Bxf5 22. gxf5 Rg7 23. Be2 Rag8 24. Bg4 Qa4 25. Qd3 h5 26. Bf3 Nb5 27. Rab1 a6
28. c4 Nd4 29. c3 Qxc4 {!! Aitken} 30. Qd1 Qxa2 {! Aitken} 31. Be2 Rg2+ 32. Kh1
Nf3 {! Aitken} 33. Bxf3 Qxf2 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v London University"]
[Site "London, 68 Torrington Square"]
[Date "1935.03.16"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Benger, Michael (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1935.03.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "London University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 exd4 7. c3 Bg4 8. Bd5
Qd7 9. a4 Rb8 10. axb5 axb5 11. O-O Nf6 12. cxd4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nxd5 14. exd5
Ne7 15. Re1 Qf5 16. Nc3 Kd8 17. Ra5 Ng6 18. Qe2 Be7 19. Nxb5 Qxd5 20. Na7 Qb7
21. d5 Ra8 22. Nc6+ Kd7 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Combined Univs v Insurance"]
[Site "London, Holborn"]
[Date "1935.03.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Crockett, Stephen Harding"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1935.03.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Insurance"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 e5 10. dxe5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Qd4 Nb6 13. Rd1 c5 14. Qd3
Bg4 15. Bd5 c4 16. Qe4 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Be6 18. Rd4 Qa3 19. O-O h6 20. Qc2 b5 21.
Rb1 Qc5 22. Qb2 Rfb8 23. a3 a5 24. Rbd1 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. cxb4 Rxb4 27. Rd8+
Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kh7 29. Qc2+ g6 30. h4 c3 31. Rd3 Rc4 32. Nd4 Bf5 33. Nxf5 gxf5
34. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Combined Univs v Hampstead"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1935.03.19"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Poston, Ivor Leslie"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1935.03.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampstead"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Qd4 d6 5. exd6 Nc6 6. Qe4+ Be6 7. Nf3 Qxd6 8.
e3 O-O-O 9. Nc3 g6 10. Be2 Bh6 11. Nb5 Qb4+ 12. Bd2 Rxd2 13. Nxd2 Rd8 14. Rd1
Nce5 15. Nd4 f5 16. Qc2 Rxd4 17. exd4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Ra1 Qe7+ 20. Ne4
Ba6 21. f3 Ne3 22. Qc5 Qh4+ 23. g3 Qd8 24. Rd1 Nxd1 25. Kxd1 fxe4 26. fxe4 b6
27. Qc3 Bg7 28. e5 Bxe5 29. Kc2 Bxd4 30. Qd2 Qd5 31. Re1 {Note here from
Aitken states: 'Agreed a win for Black.'} 0-1

[Event "Combined Univs v City of London"]
[Site "London, City of"]
[Date "1935.03.20"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Alexander, Frederick Forrest L"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1935.03.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "City of London"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qb3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. f4 Nc6 11. Bd3 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh5 13. Be4 Ne7 14. Bf3
Qg6 15. e4 b6 16. Nh3 Bb7 17. Nf2 Nc8 18. O-O Nd6 19. Rae1 Rfd8 20. Qd1 Nc4 21.
Qe2 b5 22. Nd3 Rab8 23. Nc5 Ba8 24. Bh5 Qh6 25. Rb1 g6 26. Bf3 Rb6 27. a4 a6
28. Rf2 Qf8 29. Qa2 Nd6 30. Bg2 bxa4 31. Rfb2 Rdb8 32. Rxb6 Rxb6 33. Re1 Bc6
34. e5 Nf5 35. Bxc6 Rxc6 36. Qxa4 Qa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Consultation m Univs v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1935.03.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken and Bensinger, JM and Eric Sigmund"]
[Black "Leicester and Tregaskis, F and G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1935.03.21"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Combined Universities"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Qd3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. O-O-O Bf8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. f4 a5 14. Qf3 a4 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Rxd5 axb3 18. axb3 c6 19. Rd3 d5 20. f5 Ba3 21. Qf4 Qe7 22. Re1 Reb8 23. Bxa3 Qxa3+ 24. Kd1 Qb2 25. Kd2 Ra2 26. Rc3 Rxb3 27. Rxc6 Ra8 28. e6 Rd3+ 29. Kxd3 Qb5+ 30. Kd2 Qxc6 31. e7 Rc8 32. Qc7 {!! Aitken. (Eric Sigmund Bensinger played for Oxford in the 1929, 1930 and 1931 Varsity matches. Born 1908/9, d 16 March 1943, killed in WW2) End of game according to Aitken but the Evening News (London), 25 March 1935, has the further moves} Qh6+ 33. Re3 {Source: Evening News (London), 25 March 1935} 1-0

[Event "Combined Univs v West London"]
[Site "London, City of London"]
[Date "1935.03.22"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Camm, Frederick Jackson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1935.03.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "West London"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qb3 Nf6 12. c4 Be6 13. O-O c6 14. Rab1
Rab8 15. Ne5 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Nd5 18. Rb3 Rfd8 19. Rfb1 Nb6 20. Qc2
Rd5 21. Rc3 Rbd8 22. h3 Nc8 23. Nd3 Nd6 24. Rc5 Ne4 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Ne5 f5
27. Qb3 Nd6 28. Rc1 Kf8 29. Nd3 Ne4 30. Ne5 Nc5 31. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Varsity Oxford-Cambridge"]
[Site "City of London CC"]
[Date "1935.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Craddock, James Marston"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1935.03.23"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 a6 8.
Nd1 f6 9. f4 fxe5 10. fxe5 c5 11. c3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nf3 Qb4 14. Be2
Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nb6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. b3 Rc8 18. Nf2 Ke7 19. Bd3 Be8 20. Ke3 Nb4
21. Rxc8 Nxc8 22. Bb1 Kd7 23. a3 Nc6 24. Nd3 b6 25. Nf4 N8e7 26. Ng5 h6 27. Nf3
g5 28. Ne2 Bg6 29. Ng3 Na5 30. Nd2 Rc8 31. Ne2 Bxb1 32. Rxb1 Rf8 33. Ng3 Rf4
34. Rf1 Rxf1 35. Ngxf1 Nf5+ 36. Kd3 Nc6 37. g4 Nfxd4 38. a4 b5 39. Ng3 Kc7 40.
Nh5 Kb6 41. Nf6 Kc5 42. Nd7+ Kb4 43. axb5 axb5 44. h3 Nxb3 45. Nxb3 Kxb3 46.
Nc5+ Ka3 47. Nxe6 b4 48. Nc7 Nxe5+ 49. Kd4 Nf3+ 50. Ke3 Ng1 51. h4 gxh4 52.
Nxd5 b3 53. Kf2 b2 54. Nc3 Nh3+ 55. Kg2 Ng5 {Source: The Times, 25 March 1935}
0-1

[Event "SCO-ch48/1935"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1935.04.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gilchrist, Mary Dinorah"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1935.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. f4 Qc7 11. a4 c5 12. Kh1 a6 13. Bg1 Rd8 14. Qe2 Ra8 15.
a5 Bd8 16. Nc4 Qc6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Nd6+ {Aitken was
due to play Dr Ronald Cadell Macdonald with Black in the first round on the
morning of 22 April 1935 but the Inverness player withdrew. The second round
game was played in the evening. RF Combe also withdrew, which is why Aitken
also had a bye in round 5.} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch48/1935"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1935.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Page, George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1935.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nbd2 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Ne5 Nbd7 6. f4 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8.
Nf3 Qf6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O h5 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Qf5 13. c4 Rh6 14. Qc2 Nf6
15. Rd1 Rg6 16. Nf1 h4 17. Bd2 Qg4 18. Be1 O-O-O 19. b4 Nh5 20. Qxe4 f5 21. Qc2
Bf6 22. Kh1 h3 23. Ng3 Bh4 24. Nxh5 hxg2+ 25. Kg1 Qxh5 26. Bg3 Bxg3 27. hxg3
Rxg3 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 24 April 1935} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch48/1935"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1935.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "McNaughton, William Robert D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1935.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 c5 10. Nc6 Qd7 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bg5 Qe5 14. f4
Qd4+ 15. Qxd4 cxd4 16. Bxf6 dxc3 17. Bxc3 f6 18. Rad1 Bg4 19. Rd4 Rfe8 20. h3
Bc8 21. Rc4 {? Aitken} c5 22. Rd1 Be6 23. Ra4 Bd7 24. Ra5 Rxe4 25. Rxd6 Bb5 26.
Rd5 Rc8 27. Bd2 Re2 28. a4 Bc6 29. Raxc5 Bxd5 30. Rxc8+ Kf7 31. Bb4 Rxg2+ 32.
Kf1 Rg3 33. c4 Rf3+ 34. Ke2 Rxf4 35. Rc7+ Ke8 36. Re7+ Kd8 37. cxd5 Rxb4 38.
Rxg7 Rxb2+ 39. Kd3 Rb3+ 40. Kc4 Rxh3 41. Ra7 Rh4+ 42. Kc5 Rxa4 43. Kd6 Ke8 44.
Rxh7 a5 45. Re7+ Kf8 46. Kd7 Rd4 47. d6 a4 48. Kc6 a3 49. Ra7 Rd3 50. Ra8+ Kf7
51. d7 a2 52. Rxa2 Rc3+ 53. Kd6 Rd3+ 54. Kc7 Rc3+ 55. Kd8 f5 56. Ra7 Rc4 57.
Rc7 Ra4 58. Rc5 Rd4 59. Kc8 Ke7 60. Rc1 Kf6 61. d8=Q+ Rxd8+ 62. Kxd8 Ke5 63.
Kd7 f4 64. Kc6 Kd4 {... 67 moves (Sources: Aitken scorebook 3; Glasgow Herald,
27 April 1935)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch48/1935"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1935.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponce Miranda, Luis Neftali"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1935.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bg2 e6 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. O-O h6 8. d3
Qc7 9. Nc3 Rd8 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Nc5 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Na4 Ng4 14. h3 Nf6
15. Rab1 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Bc5 17. Be5 Qe7 18. Nh4 O-O 19. Bxf6 {? Aitken} Qxf6 20.
Nf3 Rd7 21. Rd2 e5 22. Qc2 Rfd8 23. Qc3 e4 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Nh4 e3 26. Rdb2
exf2+ 27. Kf1 Be6 28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29. Rxb7 Bxc4 30. Bxc6 Ba6 31. Rb1 Bc8 32. Bg2
Be6 33. a4 Be3 34. Nf3 a5 35. Nh2 Rd4 36. Ra1 Rb4 37. Ng4 Bxg4 38. hxg4 Rxg4
39. Rb1 f5 40. Rb5 Rxa4 41. Rb1 h5 42. Bf3 Rb4 43. Rd1 a4 44. Bd5 h4 45. gxh4
Rg4 46. Bg2 a3 47. d4 a2 48. Ra1 Rxd4 49. Bh3 Rxh4 50. Bg2 Rb4 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch48/1935"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1935.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "McGibbon, JB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1935.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Nxd5
Qxd5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Re1 e6 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. b3 O-O 12. Qe4 Qxe4 13. Rxe4 Nb4 14.
a3 Nxc2 15. Ra2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Rfd8 18. Bb2 Rac8 19. Bc3 f6 20. Kf1
Bc5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Ke2 e5 23. Rc2 Bb6 24. Bb2 Kf7 25. Rc3 Ke6 26. f3 Bd4
27. Rd3 Kd5 28. f4 Rf8 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Rh3 Ke4 31. Rxh7 d3+ 32. Kf2 Rf7 33.
Rh8 Rd7 34. g3 Rd6 35. Re8+ Kf5 36. Re7 Rb6 37. b4 g5 38. fxg5 fxg5 39. Ke3 Rh6
40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 Rxh4 42. Rxb7 Ke5 43. Kxd3 Rh3+ 44. Kc4 Rxa3 45. Rb5+ Kd6
46. Ra5 Rxa5 47. bxa5 Kc6 48. a6 Kb6 49. Kd5 Kxa6 50. Kc6 Ka5 51. d4 Kb4 52. d5
a5 53. d6 a4 54. d7 a3 55. d8=Q {Final scores: 1 Dr JM Aitken 4Â½/5, 2 G Page
3, 3-4 JB McGibbon, LN Ponce Miranda 2Â½, 5 Miss MD Gilchrist 1Â½, 6 WRD
McNaughton 1.} 1-0

[Event "County m Oxfords-Wiltshire"]
[Site "Swindon"]
[Date "1935.06.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Russell, HA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1935.06.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Nf1 Ng4 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Qf6 13. O-O Qh6 14. Qe1 Ne7
15. Nd2 Be6 16. d4 c5 17. Rf3 Ng6 18. Nf1 Bg4 19. Rg3 Qh4 20. h3 Bh5 21. Nh2
Ra7 22. Ng4 Kh8 23. Qf2 f6 24. Rf1 Raf7 25. Nh2 Be2 {? Aitken} 26. Nf3 Bxf3 27.
Qxf3 Ne7 28. Rg4 Qh5 29. Qf2 f5 30. exf5 Nxf5 31. Bd3 Nh6 32. Qh4 Rxf1+ 33.
Bxf1 Qf5 34. Be2 Nxg4 35. Qxg4 Qxg4 36. Bxg4 exd4 37. exd4 cxd4 38. cxd4 Rf4
39. d5 Rd4 40. Bf3 Rd2 41. b3 Rxa2 42. Kh2 Rb2 43. Bd1 Rd2 44. Bf3 a5 {n.b.
probably Wiltshire v Oxfordshire} 0-1

[Event "St John's College, Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.06.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1935.06.06"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. Qg4 Qa5 10. Qxg7 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Ke2 Rf8 13. Bh6 Qb4 14.
Qxf8+ Qxf8 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. c4 Nf4+ 17. Ke3 Nxg2+ 18. Kf3 Nh4+ 19. Kf4 Ng6+
20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Rad1 Ke7 22. Rd6 Bd7 23. Rhd1 Be8 24. a4 c5 25. a5 a6 26. Rb6
Bc6 27. h4 Rh8 28. Kg4 Rh5 29. f4 Rh8 30. Rd6 Rc8 31. Rb2 Be4 32. Rbd2 Bc6 33.
Rh2 Rh8 34. Rd3 Be4 35. Re3 Bc6 36. Rd2 Rb8 37. Rd6 Rc8 38. Red3 Ba4 39. Rb6
Bc6 40. Kh3 Be4 41. Rd1 Bc6 42. Rd2 Be4 43. Rbd6 Bc6 44. R2d3 Ba4 45. Rg3 Rh8
46. Rg5 Bc6 47. Kg4 Be4 48. Rd2 Bc6 49. h5 gxh5+ 50. Kh4 Bf3 51. Rd3 Be2 52.
Rb3 Rb8 53. Rg2 Bxc4 54. Rc3 Bd5 55. Rd2 Rc8 56. f5 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford University ch"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1935.12.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tims-Collins, Francis George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1935.12.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Scorebook Extra"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. d4 Nf6 7. Nf3 e6 8.
Bf4 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rc1 a6 12. Bb1 Nd5 13. Be5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bg5
15. Rc2 Bf6 16. Re1 b5 17. Nc6 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qb6 19. Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch49/1936"]
[Site "Edinburgh Chess Club"]
[Date "1935.12.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1935.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be5 g4 14. Bxf6 Rxf6
15. Ne5 Rh6 16. Qc1 Qh4 17. Qf4 Ng5 18. Qg3 Qh5 19. f3 gxf3 20. Rxf3 Kh8 {
? Aitken} 21. Qxg5 Qxh2+ 22. Kf2 Be6 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 {(n.b. Aitken note
at top of score reads: 'Scotsman and Herald 31/12/35' - newspaper references)
Sources: Aitken scorebook; The Scotsman, 31 December 1935} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch49/1936"]
[Site "Edinburgh Chess Club"]
[Date "1935.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Page, George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1935.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Qb3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 {? Aitken} 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 N5f6 13. Rae1 e5
14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nh4 Nb6 16. f4 exd4 17. cxd4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qh5 19. Nf3 Rd8
20. f5 Bd7 21. Re3 Re8 22. Qc3 Kh8 23. Nd2 Rg8 24. Nc4 Rg7 25. Nd6 Rag8 26. Rf2
b6 27. e5 fxe5 28. dxe5 Qd1+ 29. Re1 Qd5 30. g3 c5 31. Rd2 Qa8 32. e6 fxe6 33.
Nf7# {(n.b. in round 3 Aitken had a bye)} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch49/1936"]
[Site "Edinburgh Chess Club"]
[Date "1935.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ponce Miranda, Luis Neftali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1935.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Qc7 7. d3 b5 8.
Bb3 Na6 9. Ne2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. a3 O-O 12. Nbc3 Qb7 13. Bf4 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4
15. d6 e6 16. d4 Nh5 17. Be5 f6 18. d5 {! Aitken} Nxd5 {! Aitken} 19. Nxd5 fxe5
20. Nc7 Rad8 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Bd5 Bc6 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Ra6 Qd7 25. Qb3 Rb8
26. Qe6 Qxe6 27. Nxe6 Rf7 28. Nc5 Rxb2 29. d7 Rb8 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Rxa7 Nf6 32.
Rc7 h6 33. Rc8 Rff8 34. Rc7 Rf7 35. f4 e4 36. Nd4 Nd5 37. Nde6 Nxc7 38. Nxd8 {
Source: Otago Daily Times, 30 May 1936} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch49/1936"]
[Site "Edinburgh Chess Club"]
[Date "1936.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stewart, James Anderson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1935.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Ne4 9. Bf4 f5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bf6 12. Bg3 Qe8 13. Be2 Qg6 14. Nxe4 fxe4
15. Bh5 Qh6 16. h4 g6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Bg4 Rf7 19. Ke2 Rd8 20. c5 e5 21. Bxd7
Rfxd7 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qh5+ 24. Ke1 Qxe5 25. Qd4 Qf5 26. g3 Rf8 27. Rh2
Rdf7 28. Rc2 h5 29. Qa4 d4 30. Qxd4 Rd7 31. Qc4+ Kh7 32. Rd2 Rfd8 33. Rxd7+
Qxd7 34. Kf1 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qf3+ 36. Kh3 Qf5+ 37. Kg2 Rd2 38. Kg1 Rd1+ 39. Kg2
Qf3+ 40. Kh3 Rh1 41. Qe6 Qg4+ 42. Qxg4 hxg4+ 43. Kg2 Rxh2+ 44. Kxh2 Kg7 45. Kg1
Kf6 46. Kf1 Ke5 47. Ke2 Kd5 48. Kd2 Kxc5 49. Kc3 a5 50. b3 b5 51. b4+ axb4+ 52.
axb4+ Kd5 53. Kb3 c5 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch49/1936"]
[Site "Edinburgh Chess Club"]
[Date "1936.01.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lothian, Alexander James D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1935.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 f5 7. Bc4 Nf6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nb5 Na6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qe2 c6 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Nxc8+
Raxc8 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. Rd1 Rc7 17. Qxa6 f4 18. Qe2 Qf5 19. Kd2 c5 20. Rhe1 e3+
21. fxe3 cxd4 22. e4 Qa5+ 23. Kc1 Rhc8 24. Qd2 Rxc2+ 25. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 26. Kxc2 e5
27. Kb1 g5 28. h3 h5 29. Re2 Qa4 30. Rd3 Qc4 31. Red2 Qc6 32. Re2 {n.b.
Black's full name was Alexander James David Lothian. He played in the
Oxford-Cambridge Varsity match of 1906 for Oxford. He was at Trinity College,
Oxford.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch49/1936"]
[Site "Edinburgh Chess Club"]
[Date "1936.01.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Goldberg, Alexander"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1935.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8.
Nd2 Bb4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. f4 c5 12. a3 cxd4 13. exd4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7
15. O-O dxc4 16. Nxc4 b6 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. Ne5 Qd6 19. Qb2 Rac8 20. Rf2 Rc7 21.
Qb4 Qxb4 22. axb4 Nd5 23. Be4 Rec8 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rfc2 Bb3 26. Rb2 Rxc3 27.
Ra1 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kf2 Bd5 30. Ke3 f6 31. Nd3 Rc7 32. g3 Kf7 33. Ne1
Ke7 34. Nd3 Kd6 35. Ne1 Rc1 36. Kd2 Rc4 37. Ke3 Kc6 38. Nc2 f5 39. b5+ Kd6 40.
Ra2 Be4 41. Ne1 Rc7 42. Kd2 Kd5 43. Ke3 Rc1 44. Nd3 Rc3 45. Rd2 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Oxford"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1936.03.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bleaney, Brebis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1936.03.06"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2
O-O 9. Nb3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. f4 Rc8 12. g4 Nb8 13. Nd2 Nbd7 14. Qa4 a6 15. Qb3
Nc5 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. h3 b5 {I Aitken} 18. g5 Qxh3 {! Aitken} 19. Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford City v Swindon"]
[Site "Swindon"]
[Date "1936.03.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Page, William Lewis"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1936.03.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Swindon"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford City"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Be3 Bg4 7. c3 Qd7 8. Nbd2
h5 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4 h4 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Qb3 Nd8 13. d4 h3 14. g3 Nxe4 15. Rfe1
Nxd2 16. Nxd2 O-O 17. f3 Bh5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Rad1 Qxa4 20. Rxe5 Qxb3 21. Bxb3
Bg6 22. Bc4 Nc6 23. Re3 Rfd8 24. Kf1 Bc2 25. Ke2 Bxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Ra1+ 27. Kc2
Rh1 28. Re2 Kf8 29. f4 Re8 30. Rf2 Ra1 31. Nf3 b5 32. Bb3 f6 33. Kb2 Rh1 34.
Rd2 Rd8 35. Re2 Rf1 36. Nh4 g5 37. Ng6+ Kg7 38. Bc2 Rg1 39. fxg5 Rg2 40. Re6
fxg5 41. Re1 Rdd2 42. Rc1 Rxh2 43. Kb3 Rxc2 44. Rxc2 Rxc2 45. Kxc2 h2 {Sources:
Aitken scorebook; North Wilts Herald, 3 April 1936} 0-1

[Event "Richardson Cup 1936-37"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1936.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1936.11.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Edinburgh"]
[BlackTeam "Glasgow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. Bf1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c6 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Rad1 Qa5 13. Qd2 Kh8 14. Bd3
Rfe8 15. b4 Qc7 16. Re3 Ng4 17. Rg3 f6 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Be2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 f5
21. Bd3 Bf6 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Qf4 Bxd3 24. Rgxd3 Be5 25. Qh4 Re6 26. Rh3 Rh6
27. Qg4 Rxh3 28. Qxh3 Qf7 {! Aitken} 29. a3 Rf8 30. Rd2 Qf4 31. Nb1 h6 {
? Aitken} 32. g3 Qf6 33. Qf1 d5 34. Qd3 Bc7 35. Nc3 Bb6 36. Nd1 Qa1 37. Kg2 Qf6
38. Re2 Qf7 39. f3 Kg8 40. a4 a6 41. h4 {(Day date very unclear: either 11 or
21 - GC - confirmed it was played 21 November, report in Linlithgowshire
Gazette, 27 November 1936 - JS) Results for Richardson Cup 1936-37 may be
found here: https://www.chessscotland.com/documents/archiveresults/rcup1937.
htm - Comins Mansfield made his debut for Glasgow in this match (and won).}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Richardson Cup 1936-37 Semi-Final"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1937.02.20"]
[Round "?.1"]
[White "Pirie, Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1937.02.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bon Accord"]
[BlackTeam "Edinburgh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8.
Nd2 Bb4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O e5 12. dxe5 Rxe5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nb3
Qc7 15. Nd4 Bxc3 16. Rac1 Ne4 17. bxc3 Bd7 18. Qb2 Nd6 19. Rc2 Rc8 20. Rb1 b5
21. Qc1 Qa5 22. Rb3 a6 23. Bf3 f6 24. Qd1 Be8 25. Ne2 Bf7 26. Rd2 Ne4 27. Bxe4
dxe4 28. Rbb2 Bc4 29. Rd7 Bxe2 30. Rxe2 Qxc3 31. Red2 Qa3 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 33. Ra7
Ree8 34. Rdd7 Rc1 35. Rxh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Glasgow League v Edinburgh League"]
[Site "Glasgow, Green's Playhouse"]
[Date "1937.03.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1937.03.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Glasgow League"]
[BlackTeam "Edinburgh League"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nge2 Bh5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qe1 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nf4 Bg6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Qd2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxg5 14. Nxg5
Qxg5 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. f3 Qf5 17. c3 g5 18. Nd3 f6 19. Re3 b6 20. Rfe1 Kf7 21.
Qe2 Qd7 22. f4 g4 23. Kf2 Ne7 {? Aitken} 24. Re6 {! Aitken} Ng8 25. f5 Nh6 26.
Nf4 Nxf5 27. Qxg4 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Nxe6 Kxe6 30. h4 g6 31. Qxg6 Nxh4 32.
Qg4+ Nf5 33. Kf3 Rh8 34. c4 c6 35. g3 {White win on adjudication.} 1-0

[Event "Edinburgh v Civil Service"]
[Site "Edinburgh, Chess Club"]
[Date "1937.03.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Page, George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1937.03.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Edinburgh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 b5 5. b3 {? Aitken} exd5 6. cxd5 Bb7 7. Bg5
h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nbd2 Bxd5 10. e4 Bc6 11. Be2 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 Na6 14.
a3 Nc7 15. Rfe1 Rae8 16. Rad1 g5 17. g3 Re6 18. Bd3 h5 19. h4 g4 20. Ng5 Re5
21. f4 gxf3 22. Ndxf3 Ne6 23. Rf1 Nxg5 24. Nxg5 Qg7 25. Rf3 f6 26. Bc4+ bxc4
27. Qxc4+ Kh8 28. Rxd6 fxg5 29. Rg6 Rxf3 30. Rxg7 Kxg7 0-1

[Event "Richardson Cup Final"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1937.04.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Page, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1937.04.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 03"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Edinburgh"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 7. Kxf2 Nxe5
8. d4 N5g6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. h4 d5 11. Bc2 f5 12. e5 Be6 13. h5 Nh8 14. Bf4 Rc8
15. Nd2 c5 16. Nb3 b6 17. Qe2 a5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Qa6 Rc6 20. Qxa5 Qc8 21. Bd1
Nf7 22. Bf3 g5 23. hxg6 Nxg6 24. g3 Nfxe5 25. Rae1 Nxf3 26. Kxf3 Nxf4 {? Aitken
} 27. gxf4 Rd8 {? Aitken} 28. Reg1+ Kh8 29. c4 {! Aitken} d4 30. Qe1 {! Aitken
(threat = Qe5+ and Rxh7+ GC)} Bd5+ 31. cxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxh7+ Kxh7 33. Qh4+ Rh6
34. Qe7+ {(Edinburgh beat Civil Service 6-1 - see https://www.chessscotland.
com/documents/archiveresults/rcup1937.htm) Source: Glasgow Herald, 1 May 1937}
1-0

[Event "Six-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1937.04.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1937.04.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. Nc3
Nd7 9. d3 Nc5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. b4 Ne6 12. Be3 g6 13. O-O Bg7 14. a4 O-O 15.
b5 axb5 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Nxb5 Qb8 18. Ba7 Qb7 19. Rfb1 c6 20. Nxd6 Qc7 21. Nb7
Rfe8 22. Qe3 Bf8 23. Qb6 Qd7 24. c5 Nf4 25. Qb3 g5 26. Rd1 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nd4 28.
Qb6 Nb5 29. Ra5 Nc3 30. Rda1 Qxd3+ 31. Kg1 Qxe4 32. Nd6 Bxd6 33. cxd6 Ne2+ 34.
Kh1 Nf4 35. f3 Qc2 36. R5a2 Qc4 37. Qc5 Qe6 38. Qxc6 Red8 39. Rd2 Rac8 40. Qb7
Qd7 41. Qe4 Qe6 42. Rad1 Rc4 43. Qb7 Rd7 44. Qb8+ Kg7 45. Kh2 h6 {Source:
Glasgow Herald, 12 April 1937, via Chess Scotland website. Played alternately
in Glasgow and Edinburgh, first game played in Glasgow.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Six-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1937.04.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1937.04.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3 Rd8 11. c4 Nc6 12. cxd5 Qb4+ 13. Qxb4 Nxb4 14.
Rc1 Nxd5 15. Bc4 c6 16. O-O Bf5 17. Bb3 Kf8 18. Rc5 Rd6 19. Rfc1 Rad8 20. Nd2
Bd3 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. R5xc4 g6 23. Ra4 a6 24. Bd1 R8d7 25. Bf3 f5 26. g3 Kg7 27.
Ra3 Re7 28. Rb3 Rdd7 29. Rcb1 Nf6 30. Kf1 Ne4 31. Ke2 g5 32. g4 Nd6 33. gxf5
Nxf5 34. Kf1 Kg6 35. Rc1 Nd6 36. Bg4 Rd8 37. Rc5 Rf8 38. Be2 Ne4 39. Bd3 Rxf2+
40. Kg1 Rxa2 41. Bxe4+ Rxe4 42. Rxb7 Rxe3 43. Rxc6+ Kf5 44. Rf7+ Kg4 45. Rf2
Ra1+ 46. Kg2 h5 47. d5 h4 48. Rd2 Raa3 49. d6 Rad3 {Source: Glasgow Herald 19
April 1937} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Six-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1937.05.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C74"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1937.04.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bb3 Na5 8. Ng5
Nxb3 9. Qxb3 d5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Qxb7 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. d4 e4 14. f3 e3 15.
Bxe3 Qe7 16. Ne4 dxe4 17. Bg5 Rab8 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qd5+ Kh8 20. fxe4 Qh4 21.
e5 Be4 22. Qc4 Rxb2 23. Nd2 Rxd2 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. Qf1 Rxg2+ {Source: Glasgow
Herald, 3 May 1937} 0-1

[Event "Six-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1937.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1937.04.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Ba6 Bxa6 13. Qxa6 c5 14. a3 Rfc8
15. Rac1 Rc7 16. e4 N5f6 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Nb8 19. Qc4 Ne8 20. Qa4 Qd7 21.
Qxd7 Nxd7 22. Kf1 cxd4 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Nxc7 25. Nxd4 Kf8 26. Ke2 Ke8 27.
Nc4 a6 28. b4 b5 29. Nd2 Ke7 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 31 May 1937} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Six-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1937.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1937.04.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. c4 Bf6 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Qd3 O-O 12. f4 Ng6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Rad1 c5
15. Nde2 Bg4 16. Rd2 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Qe7 18. Ng3 Bh4 19. e5 Bxg3 20. hxg3 f6 21.
Re2 fxe5 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Bf2 Rf8 24. f5 Qf6 25. fxg6 Qxg6 26. Re3 Rab8 27. Rf3
Rxf3 28. Qxf3 h6 29. Qe2 Rf8 30. Be1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qb1 32. a3 Kg8 33. b4 cxb4
34. axb4 Kf7 35. Qf3+ Ke6 36. Qd5+ Kf6 37. Ke2 g5 38. g4 Ke7 39. Bd2 Kd7 40.
Qd3 Qg1 41. Qh7+ Kc8 42. Qg8+ Kd7 43. Qf7+ Kd8 44. Qd5 Qb1 45. c5 {Black lost
on time. Source: Glasgow Herald, 14 June 1937} 1-0

[Event "Six-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1937.06.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1937.04.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. d5 Be7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. h3 Bh5 14. Nf1 Qd7 15. Ne3
Bg6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 Qb7 18. Nh2 Rac8 19. Ng4 Nc4 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. g4 h6
22. Be4 Qe7 23. a4 Ra8 24. a5 Qd8 25. Qf3 Nxa5 26. Rxa5 Qxa5 27. g5 hxg5 28.
Qh5 Rfe8 29. Kh1 Qd8 30. Rg1 Kf8 31. Rxg5 Bxg5 ({"Correct was} 31... Ke7 {
, which would have given Black a good game, perhaps the better game." 
(columnist DM McIsaac)}) 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Bxg5+ Kd7 34. Qxg7 Re7 35. f6 Re8 36.
Qxf7+ Kc8 37. Bg6 Rf8 38. Qe7 Kb8 39. Bh6 Rh8 40. Bg7 Ra7 41. Qe6 Rc7 42. Bxh8
Qxh8 43. f7 Qf8 44. h4 Rc8 45. h5 Kc7 46. Bf5 Rd8 47. h6 a5 48. Bh7 a4 49. Bg8
b4 50. cxb4 cxb4 51. h7 a3 52. bxa3 bxa3 53. h8=Q a2 54. Qh4 a1=Q+ 55. Kh2 Qd4
56. Qee7+ Rd7 57. Qxd4 Qxe7 58. Qa7+ Kc8 59. f8=Q+ Qxf8 60. Qa8+ Kc7 61. Qxf8 {
Source: The Scotsman, 28 June 1937} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gauffin, Thorsten"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nc5 13. f4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 b6
15. cxd5 exd5 16. Ne2 Be6 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nb5 g6 19. Nd6 a6 20. Rfc1 Qd7 21. a4
a5 22. h3 Qc6 23. Kh2 Ra7 24. Rg1 h5 25. g4 hxg4 26. Rxg4 Rg7 27. Rg5 Kh7 28.
Qd2 Rh8 29. Qg2 Rhg8 30. Qg3 Kh8 31. h4 Qd7 32. Rg1 Rh7 33. Kh3 Qe7 34. Nb5 Rh5
35. Qf3 Rh7 36. Qf2 Qg7 37. Nd6 Rh6 38. Kg3 Qh7 39. Rh1 Qd7 40. Qc2 Rh5 41. Qb3
Qc6 42. Qb5 Qxb5 43. axb5 Rxg5+ 44. hxg5+ Kg7 45. Kf2 Rh8 46. Rxh8 Kxh8 47. Ke2
Kg7 48. Kd2 Kf8 49. Kc3 Ke7 50. Kd3 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dunkelblum, Arthur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Belgium"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bd3 e6 8.
Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Rc1 Nb4 12. Bb1 Nbd5 13. Be5 Bd7 14. a3 Nxc3
15. Rxc3 Rc8 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. Rc1 Qd8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Bg3 Bg5 21.
Rc5 Be7 22. Rc2 Ba4 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Qd2 Rd8 25. h4 Bc6 26. h5 Nf6 27. hxg6 hxg6
28. Be5 Ng4 29. Qf4 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Qxb2 32. Kg2 Qd2 33. Qxd2 Rxd2
34. Rc7 Bxa3 35. Rxb7 Bc5 36. Kg3 Bxf2+ 37. Kf4 Bb6 38. Be4 Kg7 39. Bc6 Rd4+
40. Kg3 Rc4 41. Be8 Rc7 42. Rxc7 Bxc7 43. f4 g5 44. fxg5 Bxe5+ 45. Kf3 Kf8 46.
Bb5 a5 47. Ke4 Bb2 48. Kf3 Bc1 49. Kg4 Ke7 50. Ba4 f5+ 51. Kh5 f4 52. Kg4 f3
0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Flohr, Salo"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CSR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qd7 6. cxd5 e6 7. dxe6 Bxe6 8.
Bc4 Bxc4 9. Qxc4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. d4 Re8 12. Qd3 Na6 13. Bd2 Rad8 14. Rad1
Nc5 15. Qc2 Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Ba5 Rc8 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qf5 20. Bc3
Qg6 21. Rd7 Nc5 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Rdd1 Ne4 24. f4 f5 25. Rd7 Nc5 26. e6 Nxe6
27. Rxb7 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Nxc7 29. Kf2 Nd5 30. Bd4 Nb4 31. Ke2 Nd5 32. Kd2 Rd8 33.
Ke2 a5 34. g3 Ra8 35. Rc1 Ra6 36. a3 a4 37. Kd3 Kf7 38. h3 Kg8 39. g4 Kf7 40.
Rg1 Nf6 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Kc4 Ne8 43. Be5 g6 44. Kc5 Ng7 45. Bxg7 Kxg7 46. Rd1
Ra8 47. Kxc6 Rc8+ 48. Kb5 Rc2 49. Kxa4 Rxb2 50. Rd3 Rh2 51. Kb4 Rxh3 {Source:
Aitken scorebook} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. b3
b4 15. Na4 Qc6 16. Bb2 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Bf8 18. f3 Re6 19. Rac1 Qb5 20. c4 Qc6 21.
g4 Rbe8 22. Rc2 h5 23. g5 Nd7 24. Qd5 Nb8 25. Rce2 Qd7 26. f4 c6 27. Qd1 d5 28.
e5 Rg6 29. Qd3 dxc4 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 31. bxc4 h4 32. Bd4 c5 33. Bf2 h3 34. Rd1 Nb6
35. Nxc5 Nxc4 36. Nd3 Rd8 37. Nb2 Rxd1+ 38. Nxd1 a5 39. Rc2 Nb6 40. Nb2 Nd5 41.
Nd3 Nc3 42. Bd4 Rc6 43. a3 Rc4 44. axb4 Rxd4 45. Rxc3 axb4 46. Rb3 f6 47. exf6
gxf6 48. gxf6 Kf7 49. Kf2 Kxf6 50. Kg3 Kf5 51. Kxh3 Ke4 52. Nxb4 Bxb4 53. Kg4
Bd6 54. Rf3 Rd2 55. Rf1 Rg2+ 56. Kh3 Rg8 57. f5 Bf4 58. f6 Kf5 59. Ra1 Kxf6 60.
Ra5 Be5 61. Ra7 Kf5 62. Rf7+ Ke4 63. Rf1 Bf4 64. Ra1 Kf5 65. Ra5+ Be5 66. Ra4
Rb8 67. Kg2 Rb2+ 68. Kf3 Rb3+ 69. Ke2 Bf4 70. Ra5+ Kg4 71. Ra8 Re3+ 72. Kd1 Kf3
73. h4 Re2 74. Rd8 Rh2 75. Rd3+ Ke4 76. Rb3 Rd2+ 77. Kc1 Kd5 78. Rc3 Rh2+ 79.
Kb1 Rh1+ 80. Ka2 Be5 81. Rc8 Bd4 82. Kb3 Rh3+ 83. Kb4 Bb6 84. Rc1 Be3 85. Rc2
Rh1 86. Kb3 Bd4 87. Rg2 Rh3+ 88. Ka2 Kc4 89. Rc2+ Bc3 90. Rc1 Rh2+ 91. Ka3 Rf2
92. h5 Rf8 93. Ka2 Ra8+ 94. Kb1 Kb3 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Enevoldsen, Jens"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Rd1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qa5 10. Nf3 e5 11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Ba2 Bf5
15. Qd2 Bd8 16. Rfe1 Nfd5 17. Bxd8 Rfxd8 18. Nxd5 Qxd2 19. Ne7+ Kf8 20. Rxd2
Bh7 21. g4 g6 22. d5 Re8 23. Rde2 Rad8 24. dxc6 1-0

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Landau, Salo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. O-O Nd7 7. c4 Nc7 8. Bf4
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 dxe5 10. dxe5 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Re1 Nb6 13. Qe2 Qd4 14. Na3 O-O-O
15. c5 Nbd5 16. Rac1 Ne6 17. Bg4 Ndc7 18. Nc4 Kb8 19. Red1 Nf4 20. Qf3 Qxc5 21.
Nd6 Qb4 22. Nxf7 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rf8 24. Nxg5 Ncd5 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxe5
27. Nc5 Nf6 28. Ne6 Rg8 29. Bf3 Ng6 30. Kf1 Bxg3 31. hxg3 Ne5 32. Ke2 Nxf3 33.
Kxf3 b5 34. Rd4 Kb7 35. g4 Nd5 36. Kg3 Kb6 37. b4 a5 38. a3 axb4 39. axb4 Ra8
40. Nf4 Nxf4 41. Rxf4 Ra3+ 42. f3 Ra7 43. Re4 Rd7 44. Kf4 c5 45. Re6+ Rd6 46.
bxc5+ Kxc5 47. Rxe7 h6 48. g5 Rd4+ 49. Ke3 hxg5 50. Rc7+ Kd6 51. Kxd4 Kxc7 52.
Kc5 Kd7 53. Kxb5 Ke6 54. Kc4 Kf5 55. Kd3 {(?? Aitken)} (55. g3 $18) 55... Kf4 {
Source: bulletin; Aitken scorebook} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. O-O e6 7. c4 Nc7 8. Qb3
Qc8 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Bf4 d5 11. Nfd2 Bf5 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Rac1 Rd8 15.
Bf3 Bg5 16. Rcd1 b5 17. c5 a5 18. a4 Rb8 19. h4 Bh6 20. Nf1 bxa4 21. Qxa4 Rb4
22. Qa1 Bc2 23. Bh2 Qb7 24. g4 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 g6 26. g5 Bf8 27. Ne3 Rxb2 28. Ng4
Rb3 29. Kg2 Qb4 30. Ne2 Nb5 31. Qc1 a4 32. h5 a3 33. Nh6+ Bxh6 34. gxh6 Rf8 35.
Qg5 Rxf3 36. Qe7 Qb3 37. Rg1 Rf5 38. Bf4 Rxh5 39. Ng3 Nxd4 40. Nxh5 Qf3+ 41.
Kf1 a2 42. Rxg6+ hxg6 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. O-O d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Qf3 c5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 O-O 13. b3 Nd7 14. Nd5 Bf6
15. Rb1 Be5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Re8 18. Rfd1 Nf8 19. f4 c6 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21.
Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Qf3 Ng6 23. Bf2 Qe7 24. Bg3 Re6 25. Qd3 Ne5 26. Bxe5 fxe5 27.
Rf1 a5 28. Rf5 Rf8 29. Rbf1 Rxf5 30. exf5 Rf6 31. g4 h6 32. Qd2 e4 33. Qf4 d5
34. Re1 Qg7 35. Kh1 Rf7 36. Qe3 Kh7 37. h3 h5 38. Re2 Rf6 39. Rh2 hxg4 40.
hxg4+ Rh6 41. Qxc5 Rxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Qxg4 43. Qe7+ Kh6 44. Qf6+ Kh5 45. Qxc6 Qxf5
46. Qe8+ Kg4 47. Qg8+ Kf3 48. Qg3+ Ke2 49. Qg2+ Qf2 50. c4 d4 51. c5 d3 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Castaldi, Vincenzo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O Bf5 8.
Bf4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Ng3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Na5 12. Nh5 Ng6 13. Qg3 Rc8 14. Rfe1
Qd7 15. Bh6 Rfe8 16. Nxg7 Re4 17. f3 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 c5 19. Nh5 Qf5 20. Re5 Qxc2
21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Qe1 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Nc4 24. Bg7+ Kxg7 25. Nh5+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ Ke7
27. Qxc8 Qc1+ 28. Kf2 Qd2+ 29. Kg3 Qg5+ 30. Qg4 Qxg4+ 31. Kxg4 Ne3+ 32. Kf4
cxd4 33. cxd4 Nxg2+ 34. Ke5 Ne1 35. f4 Nd3+ 36. Kxd5 Nb4+ 37. Kc5 Nxa2 38. d5
b6+ 39. Kd4 Nb4 40. h3 Nc2+ 41. Ke5 Ne3 42. Nf6 Nc4+ 43. Kf5 Nd6+ 44. Ke5 Nc4+
45. Kf5 a5 46. Ne4 Nd6+ 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gilfer, Eggert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D69"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Qxe5 15. f4 Qe4 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. g4 Rad8 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Bc2 Qb4 20. a3 Qe7 21.
f5 Bd5 22. f6 gxf6 23. e4 Qe5 24. Rh3 Qd4+ 25. Rf2 Rfe8 26. Re3 Bc4 27. Qf3 Re6
28. b3 Ba6 29. Kg2 Qe5 30. h4 Kh8 31. Kh3 b6 32. Qg2 Qd4 33. Ref3 Red6 34. e5
Qxe5 35. Rf5 Qc3+ 36. R5f3 Qa1 37. Rf5 Qc3+ 38. R5f3 Qa1 39. g5 Bc8+ 40. Kh2
Qe5+ 41. Kg1 Rg8 42. Rxf6 Rxf6 43. Rxf6 Qxf6 44. gxf6 Rxg2+ 45. Kxg2 Kg8 46.
Kf3 h6 47. Kf4 Kf8 48. Ke5 Ke8 49. Kd6 c5 50. Kc7 Be6 51. b4 Bd7 52. bxc5 bxc5
53. a4 c4 54. Kd6 Bg4 55. a5 Be2 56. Ba4+ Kd8 57. Kd5 Kc7 58. Kd4 Kd6 59. Bb5
c3 60. Ba4 Ke6 61. Kxc3 Kxf6 62. Kd2 Bc4 63. Ke3 Kf5 64. Kd4 Ba6 65. Bd7+ Kf4
66. Kd5 Kg3 67. Ke5 Kxh4 68. Kf6 Bc4 69. Kf5 Be6+ 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Lithuania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O a6 8.
Bf3 Ne5 9. Bf4 d6 10. a4 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 Nd7 12. Qe2 Ne5 13. Nd2 Bd7 14. Bg3 Rc8
15. f4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Qxc4 17. Qd2 Be7 18. Rf3 O-O 19. f5 exf5 20. Nd5 Bd8 21.
Rc3 Qxe4 22. Re1 Qxa4 23. Bxd6 Rxc3 24. Nxc3 Qc6 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Kh1 Ba5 27.
Re3 Be6 28. Rd3 h6 29. Qf4 Bc7 30. Qd4 Kg8 31. Rd2 Ba5 32. Rd3 b5 33. Rg3 g6
34. Qh4 b4 35. Qxh6 f4 36. Qxf4 bxc3 37. Qe5 cxb2 38. Qxb2 Qe4 39. Qc1 Bc7 40.
Re3 Qf4 41. g3 Qh6 42. Kg2 Bb6 43. Re1 Qh3+ 44. Kf3 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Stahlberg, Gideon"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rae1 b6 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. f3 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Rad8 16. Qc2 Kh8 17. Qa4 a6 18. f4 Rf6 19. Qb3 c5 20. a4 Rh6 21. Rf2
Qh4 22. d5 Qxh2+ 23. Kf1 Qg3 24. Ke2 Qg4+ 25. Kd2 exd5 26. Be2 Qg3 27. Ref1 d4
28. Nd1 c4 29. Qa3 dxe3+ 30. Kc1 Nc5 31. Kb1 Be4+ 32. Ka2 Nd3 33. Bxd3 cxd3 34.
Qe7 Rg8 35. Rf3 Bxf3 36. Rxf3 e2 37. Rxg3 exd1=Q 38. Rxg7 Qxa4+ {Source: BCM,
December 1937, p613} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.10"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Herseth, Storm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Ne4 Nd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8.
Bd3 c5 9. Neg5 h6 10. Bh7+ Kh8 11. h4 cxd4 12. Qc2 N5f6 13. cxd4 Bb4+ 14. Kf1
Qe7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. a3 Ba5 18. b4 Bb6 19. Bb2 g6 20. Rd1 Qc7 21.
Qe4 Ne7 22. Qf4 Nf5 23. g4 f6 24. Ne4 Kxh7 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Rc1 Qd8 27. Nxf6+
Kg7 28. Rh3 Be6 29. Kg2 Rc8 30. Rg3 Rxc1 31. Bxc1 Rh8 32. Bb2 Qd1 33. Kh2 Kf7
34. Ne4 g5 35. Nxg5+ hxg5 36. Qxg5 Bd5 37. Qf6+ Ke8 38. Qxh8+ Kd7 39. Rg7+ Kc6
40. Qe8# 1-0

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.12"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Pirc, Vasja"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D54"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. Rxc3 exd5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Ne2 Bg4 12. O-O Nb4 13. Bb1 Bh5 14. a3
Na6 15. Bd3 Qg5 16. Qd2 c5 17. Bxa6 cxd4 18. Qxd4 bxa6 19. Nf4 Rfd8 20. Nxh5
Qxh5 21. Rd1 h6 22. b4 Qe2 23. h3 Rd6 24. Qd3 Qh5 25. Rdc1 Rad8 26. Rc6 Qe5 27.
Rxa6 Rxa6 28. Qxa6 d4 29. Rd1 d3 30. Rxd3 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Qe5+ 33.
f4 Qc7 34. a4 Qb6 35. Qd4 Qa6 36. b5 Qa5 37. Qc4 Qd2 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kg8
40. Qe5 Qa5 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qxf7 Qxa4 43. Qf5+ Kh8 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Qa6 Qb3
46. Qxa7 Qxb5 47. Qe7 Qf1 48. Qe4+ Kh8 49. f5 Qb5 50. Qf4 Qb6 51. e4 Qd4 52.
Kg3 Qd3+ 53. Kg4 Qd1+ 54. Qf3 Qd2 55. h4 Qb2 56. g3 Kh7 57. Qe3 Qe5 58. Qf4 Qa1
59. Kh5 Qf6 60. Qg4 Qe5 61. Qg6+ Kh8 62. Qe6 Qc3 63. g4 1-0

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.12"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lilienthal, Andor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nb4 7. O-O Be7 8.
Ng3 Nxd3 9. Qxd3 O-O 10. Bf4 c6 11. Rae1 Re8 12. Re2 Bg4 13. f3 Bh5 14. Nxh5
Nxh5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Rfe1 Rxe2 17. Qxe2 Qh4 18. g3 Qxd4+ 19. Kg2 Nf6 20. Bg5 h6
21. Rd1 Qe5 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rd3 Kf8 24. a3 Bc5 25. Na4 Re8 26. Qd2 Qe7 27.
Nxc5 Qxc5 28. c3 Kg8 29. Rd4 Qe7 30. Kf2 Qe6 31. Ra4 a6 32. Rd4 Re7 33. Rd3 Qh3
34. Kg1 Qf5 35. Kf2 Qe5 36. Rd4 Qh5 37. Rh4 Qf5 38. Rg4 c5 39. Rf4 Qe5 40. b4
g5 41. Rg4 f5 42. f4 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.13"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Piazzini, Luis Roberto"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Argentina"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3 Rd8 11. Bd3 c5 12. Qa3 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. Rab1
Bb7 15. Rfc1 Qf6 16. Nd2 a6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Qb2 c4 19. Bg4 b5 20. a4 Bc6 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Ra1 Ra8 23. Qb4 Nb6 24. Nf3 Na4 25. Ne5 Be8 26. Bd1 Rdb8 27. Bf3
Bc6 28. Re1 Re8 29. h3 Ra6 30. Reb1 Rxe5 31. dxe5 Qxe5 32. Bd1 g6 33. Bxa4 bxa4
34. Qb8+ Qxb8 35. Rxb8+ Kg7 36. Ra3 Kf6 37. Kf1 Ke5 38. Ke2 f5 39. Kd2 Kd6 40.
Kc2 d4 41. Rd8+ Ke7 42. Rxd4 Be4+ 43. Kd2 Rb6 44. Rxa4 Rb2+ 45. Ke1 Bd3 46.
Raxc4 Re2+ 47. Kf1 Rxe3+ 48. Rxd3 Rxd3 49. Rc7+ Kf6 50. Ke2 Rd6 51. Rxh7 Ke5
52. Re7+ Kf4 53. Rc7 Ra6 54. Rc4+ Ke5 55. Rc7 ({Here Aitken's score gives the
game continuation as} 55. Rc6 Ra2+ 56. Kf3 Rc2 57. h4 Rc1 58. g3 Rc2 59. Rxg6
Rxc3+ 60. Kg2 Rc7 61. h5 Rh7 62. h6 Ke4 63. f3+ Kd5 64. Kh3 Re7 65. Kh4 Re3 66.
h7 {1-0 but he himself must have noticed later that it was wrong - 55 Rc6
leaves the rook en prise - as he wrote in the margin "check score". Aitken
doesn't supply a correction but Geoff Chandler has interpolated the moves 55
Rc7 Ra3 after which the remainder of score makes sense - JS}) 55... Ra3 56. Rc6
Ra2+ 57. Kf3 Rc2 58. h4 Rc1 59. g3 Rc2 60. Rxg6 Rxc3+ 61. Kg2 Rc7 62. h5 Rh7
63. h6 Ke4 64. f3+ Kd5 65. Kh3 Re7 66. Kh4 Re3 67. h7 {Source: Aitken
Scorebook 4} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm Olympiad"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1937.08.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C98"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. Nf1 Ne8 15. g4
g6 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. Ng3 f6 18. Kh1 Nf7 19. Be3 Kh8 20. Rg1 Bd7 21. Qe2 c4 22.
Nd2 Rg8 23. Rg2 Raf8 24. f3 Qc8 25. Rag1 f5 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. exf5 Nxf5 28.
gxf5 Bxf5 29. Rxg8+ Rxg8 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Qg2+ Kf8 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. Ne4 h5
34. Kh2 Qh7 35. Qd2 Nh8 36. Bg5 Qf5 37. Bxe7+ Kxe7 38. Qf2 Nf7 39. Qa7+ Kf8 40.
Qb8+ Kg7 41. Kg2 Qf4 42. Qa7 Qc1 43. Nxd6 Qd2+ 44. Kf1 Qxd5 45. Ne4 h4 46. Qf2
Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Qd8 48. Qa7 Qd3 49. Qf2 Qb1 50. Qxh4 Qxb2+ 51. Kg3 Kf8 52. Qf6 Qc1
53. Qxa6 Qg1+ 54. Kh4 Qe3 55. Qc8+ Kg7 56. Qg4+ Kf8 57. Qc8+ Kg7 {Source: BCM,
December 1937, p614. "White has a clear advantage, but I was content to draw
as nothing depended on the result of the game, which was played in the last
round of the Team Tournament." (Aitken)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eight-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1937.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1937.12.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. d5
Nb8 9. Bc2 c5 10. a4 b5 11. Qe2 bxa4 12. Bxa4 Bxa4 13. Rxa4 O-O 14. Nfd2 Nfd7
15. Nc4 Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. Na3 a5 18. Be3 Nd7 19. Ra1 f5 20. Nc4 Qb5 21.
Rxa5 Nb6 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Rxa8+ Nxa8 24. Kf1 fxe4 25. Na3 Qb3 26. c4 Nb6 27.
Bc1 Na4 28. Qc2 Qd3+ 29. Ke1 Nb6 30. Qxd3 exd3 31. f3 Kf7 32. b3 Kg6 33. Be3
Kf5 34. Kd2 Nd7 35. Kxd3 h5 36. h3 h4 37. Nb5 Nf6 38. Nc3 Nh5 39. Ne4 Nf4+ 40.
Bxf4 Kxf4 41. Kc3 g5 42. b4 cxb4+ 43. Kxb4 g4 44. hxg4 h3 45. gxh3 Kxf3 46. Nc3
e4 47. Nxe4 Kxe4 48. Kb5 Kd4 49. Kc6 Kxc4 50. Kd7 Bg5 51. Kxd6 Kd4 52. Ke6 Ke4
53. d6 Kf4 54. Kf7 Kg3 55. Kg6 Kh4 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 13 November 1937.
Venue: Glasgow} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eight-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.01.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D64"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1937.12.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Qb4+ 12. Kd1 Qxb2 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qh4
c5 15. g4 Bd7 16. g5 Ba4+ 17. Rc2 Nh5 18. Qxh5 g6 19. Qh6 Bxc2+ 20. Bxc2 Qa1+
21. Ke2 Qxh1 22. Ne5 Rad8 23. Ng4 f5 24. Nf6+ Rxf6 25. gxf6 Rd7 26. Qf4 Qc1 27.
Bb3 cxd4 28. Qb8+ Kf7 29. exd4 Qb2+ 30. Kf1 Qxd4 31. Qh8 Qxf6 32. Qxh7+ Qg7 33.
Qh4 Rd4 34. Qg3 Re4 35. Qc7+ Kg8 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. h3 Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Re1 39. Qxb7+
Kh6 40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41. Kg2 f4 42. Qf3 Qg5+ 43. Kh2 Qg1# {Source: The Scotsman,
24 January 1938. Venue: Edinburgh} 0-1

[Event "Eight-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.02.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1937.12.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Nb3 a6 8. a4
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. Qe2 Rd8 12. O-O Be7 13. f5 Ne5 14. fxe6 Nxf3+ 15.
Qxf3 fxe6 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Qh3 Bc8 18. Be3 O-O 19. Rad1 Rde8 20. Bg5 Qc7 21. Qd3
Qc5 22. Be3 Ng4 23. Nf5 Nxe3 24. b4 Qxb4 25. Nxe7+ Rxe7 26. Qxe3 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1
Qc5 28. Qxc5 bxc5 29. Rd1 Rd7 30. a5 Bb7 31. Na4 Bc6 32. Nb6 Rd8 33. Nc4 Bxe4
34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Nxd6 Bxc2 36. Kf2 Bd3 37. Nb7 Kf8 38. Nxc5 Bc4 39. Ke3 Ke7
40. Kd4 Bf1 41. Ke5 Bc4 42. h4 Kf7 43. g4 h6 44. Kd4 Be2 45. Ke5 Bc4 46. Ne4 {
Sources: Glasgow Herald, 7 February 1938; BCM, March 1938, p136. Venue:
Edinburgh} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eight-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1937.12.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Qa5 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. a3 b6 13. b4 Qh5 14. Be2 e5 15.
Ne4 Bb7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. b5 Na5 19. O-O Rac8 20. Qa4 Qg6 21.
Rac1 Kh8 22. Nh4 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 24. Bg4 Rc5 25. Rxc5 bxc5 26. Rc1 c4 27. Kf1
Nb3 28. Rc3 Bd3+ 29. Ke1 Rb8 30. Be2 Nc5 31. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 32. Ke2 Nb2 33. a4 Rc8
34. Nf5 Nxa4 35. Rc2 Nb6 36. Nd6 Rc7 37. e4 Kh7 38. Ne8 Rc5 39. Nxf6+ Kg6 40.
Nd5 Nxd5 41. exd5 f5 42. d6 Rxb5 43. Rxc4 Rd5 44. Rc6 Kf7 45. Ra6 Ke6 46. d7+
Ke7 47. Rxh6 a5 48. f3 Kxd7 49. g4 fxg4 50. fxg4 {Source: The Scotsman, 21
February 1938. Venue: Glasgow} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eight-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1937.12.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. b4 a6 8. a4 d5
9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ne4 Bf5 11. Bd2 Nb6 12. Qe2 Nxc4 13. dxc4 f6 14. O-O Qd7 15.
Rad1 Nd8 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 Ra2 18. Qe3 Ne6 19. Nh4 Bxe4 20. Bc1 Bd6 21. Qxe4
Nc5 22. Qd5+ Qf7 23. Be3 Qxd5 24. Rxd5 Ne4 25. b6 c6 26. Rd3 Bc5 27. Nf5 Bxe3
28. Rxe3 Nc5 29. f4 e4 30. Rb1 g6 31. Nd4 f5 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Nxe2 Ra8 34. Kf2
Ra4 35. Ke3 Rxc4 36. Rd1 Kf7 37. Rd8 Ra4 38. Rh8 Ra6 39. Rxh7+ Kf6 40. h4 Rxb6
41. h5 Ra6 42. Rh6 Ne6 43. Rxg6+ Kf7 44. g4 fxg4 45. Rxg4 Ng7 46. Ng3 c5 47. c4
Re6 48. Rg5 b6 49. Re5 Rh6 50. Kxe4 Ne8 51. Kf3 Nd6 52. Nf5 Nxf5 53. Rxf5+ Kg7
54. Ke4 Rd6 55. Rd5 Rf6 56. Rg5+ Kh7 57. f5 Rd6 58. Ke5 Rd1 59. f6 Re1+ 60. Kd6
Rd1+ 61. Ke6 Re1+ 62. Re5 Rf1 63. Ke7 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 21 March 1938.
Venue: Edinburgh} 1-0

[Event "Eight-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1937.12.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qc2
a6 9. Rd1 b5 10. c5 e5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bf4 g5 13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. h4 f5 15. hxg5
Ne4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Qxc6 exf3 18. Qxa8 Qa5+ 19. Rd2 Bf5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. g6
Bxg6 22. e6 Rd8 23. Be5+ Nxe5 24. Qxe5+ Kg8 25. Qc3 b4 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qd2
Qb8 28. a4 b3 29. Kd1 Bc2+ 30. Kc1 Be4 31. gxf3 Qc7+ 32. Qc3 Qxc3+ 33. bxc3
Ba3+ 34. Kd2 Bxf3 35. Bg2 Bxg2 36. Rg1 Kf8 37. Rxg2 h5 38. Rh2 {Source:
Glasgow Herald, 11 April 1938. Venue: Glasgow} 1-0

[Event "Eight-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1937.12.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Ne2 Bb7 9. Nbc3 g6 10. Be3 Bg7 11. Qd2 Nf6 12. f3 Nd7 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 Nb6 17. b3 a5 18. Nb5 Rfc8 19. a4 c4 20. Qc3 Qe7 21. Rd2
d5 22. e5 c5 23. f4 d4 24. Qg3 Kh8 25. Nd6 c3 26. Nxc3 dxc3 27. Qxc3 Nd5 28.
Qf3 Rd8 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 Rf8 31. f5 Ra7 32. f6 Qd7 33. Rf3 Rc7 34. Qe4
Rc6 35. Qf4 g5 36. Qxg5 Rg8 37. Qf5 Rxd6 38. exd6 Qxd6 39. Rd3 Qc6 40. Rg3 Rg6
41. Rxg6 hxg6 42. Qf4 Kg8 43. h4 Qd5 44. Kh2 Kh7 45. c4 Qb7 46. Qe3 Qc7+ 47. g3
Qc8 48. Qe7 Kg8 49. Kg1 Qb8 50. Kf2 Qc8 51. Qe5 Qd8 52. Ke3 Qc8 53. h5 Kh7 54.
Qe7 Qg8 55. Qe4 Qb8 56. hxg6+ fxg6 57. Qe7+ Kh6 58. Kf3 Kh5 59. Qh7+ Kg5 60.
Qh4+ Kf5 61. Qf4+ Qxf4+ 62. gxf4 Ke6 63. Ke4 Kxf6 64. Kd5 {Source: Glasgow
Herald, 2 May 1938, which gives the game as ending at this point} Kf5 65. Kxc5
Kxf4 66. Kd5 g5 67. c5 g4 68. c6 g3 69. c7 {Source: BCM, October 1938, p448.
This win gave Aitken an unassailable 5-3 lead in this eight-game match. Venue:
Edinburgh} 1-0

[Event "Eight-Game Aitken-Fairhurst m"]
[Site "Glasgow/Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.05.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1937.12.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qh4+ 8.
g3 Qe7 9. Bd3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Qf3 Qf6 12. Ne2 Ne5 13. Qf1 Nxd3+ 14. Kd2
Nc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. e5 Qa6 17. Nc1 Be6 18. Nb3 Nd7 19. f5 Bxc4 20. Qf4 O-O-O
21. Kc1 Bxb3 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 16 May 1938. Venue: Glasgow} 0-1

[Event "Scotland"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1938.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "MacIsaac, Dugald M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[Annotator "Aitken"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1938.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "English Chess Forum"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b6 11. O-O-O Ba6 12. h4 Rc8 13. b3 e6 {creates a
weakness but Black must play for ...d5 to free his game} 14. g4 Qe7 15. Qb2 {
"Beginning a combination by which I hoped to win a pawn safely. The game,
however, now becomes very complicated, and I found I had not taken all Black's
resources into account." - Aitken} Rfd8 $1 16. g5 Nh5 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Qa3 Bb7
19. Qxa7 $6 (19. Rh2 $1 a6 $140 20. Rhd2 Ne8 {"Everything is held for the
moment but Black remains very cramped, and has little prospect of freedom."})
19... Qc7 20. Nb5 Qc6 21. Nd4 Qc7 22. Qa3 d5 23. exd5 Bxd5 $1 (23... exd5 24.
Kb1 Qf4 25. Qe7 Ba8 26. Bh3 Rb8 27. c5 $1 bxc5 28. Qxc5 $16) 24. Qb2 Nf5 $1 {
Threat ...Bxc4} 25. Nxf5 $8 gxf5 26. Be2 b5 $5 {An enterprising bid to win} (
26... Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Qf4+ 28. Rd2 Qxf3 29. Rhd1 Qf4 30. Qf6 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Qxh4 {
and White must take the draw by perpetual check}) 27. Qc3 bxc4 28. bxc4 Rd6 29.
h5 (29. Rd4 e5 30. Rd2 Bxc4) 29... Bxc4 30. Bxc4 Rc6 (30... Qxc4 31. Qxc4 Rxc4+
32. Kb2 Rb6+ (32... Rxd1 {appears to lose}) 33. Ka1 {with some practical
chances in the ending, albeit probably objectively drawish}) 31. Rh4 f4 32. Rd4
e5 33. Re4 Rxc4 34. Rxc4 Qxc4 35. Qxc4 Rxc4+ 36. Kb2 Kg7 37. Rh2 h6 $1 38. Kb3
(38. Rc2 $2 Rd4 39. g6 fxg6 40. Rc7+ Kf6 41. Rc6+ Kf5 42. hxg6 Rd7 $1 $19)
38... Rd4 39. gxh6+ Kxh6 40. Kc3 Ra4 41. Kb3 Rd4 {Source: CHESS, 14 March 1939,
p260 (from Glasgow Herald) (Tim Harding, English Chess Forum, 23 Oct 2020)}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Richardson Cup"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1938.01.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Combe, Robert Forbes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1938.01.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Edinburgh"]
[BlackTeam "Bon Accord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. e4 e5 8.
Ne2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. Qc2 a5 13. b3 c6 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. h3 Re7 17. Re2 Rae8 18. Rde1 Bc8 19. g4 h6 20. f4 Ne6 21. Nf5
Nxf4 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Re3 Qe5 24. Ne2 h5 25. Nxf4 Qxf4 26. gxh5 Nxh5 27. Qe2
Qg5 28. Qf2 Re6 29. Qf5 Qxf5 30. exf5 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Kf8 32. Be4 Nf6 33. Bd3 Nd7
34. Kg2 Ne5 35. Bc2 b6 36. Kg3 Ke7 37. Kf4 Kf6 38. h4 Bd7 39. Re1 c5 40. Rd1
Nc6 41. Rxd6+ Ke7 42. Rd2 f6 43. h5 Ne5 44. h6 gxh6 45. Rh2 Nf7 46. Be4 Bc8 47.
Bd5 Nd6 48. Re2+ Kf8 49. Be6 Bb7 50. Rh2 Bc6 51. Rxh6 Ke7 52. Rh7+ Kd8 53. Rh8+
{Adjudicated as a white win.} 1-0

[Event "Edinburgh"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.02.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Goldberg, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1938.02.28"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Qa5 7. Qb3 b5 8.
Be2 Na6 9. Na3 Nb4 10. Nf3 Rc8 11. O-O Nfxd5 12. d4 e6 13. Ne5 a6 14. Qf3 Nf6
15. Bg5 Nbd5 16. Bd3 Bxa3 17. bxa3 Qxa3 18. Nxf7 Rf8 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Qh3 Rh8
21. Rfe1 Rf8 22. Nxd7 Kxd7 23. Rxe6 Qb4 24. Rxf6+ Kc7 25. Rc1+ Kb7 26. Qd7+ Nc7
27. Qc6+ Kb8 28. Qb6+ 1-0

[Event "Richardson Cup Final"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1938.03.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1938.03.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Edinburgh"]
[BlackTeam "Glasgow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nge7 7. c4 Bd7 8.
Nc3 {? Aitken} Nxd4 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd1 Qe6 12. b3 Be7 13. O-O
Bf6 14. Nd5 O-O-O 15. Nxf6 gxf6 16. Qd5 Rhg8 17. Qxe6+ fxe6 18. Bb2 Rg6 19. f4
Rdg8 20. Rf2 e5 21. g3 h5 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. Raf1 h4 24. Rf8+ Nd8 25. Kg2 hxg3
26. Rxg8 Rxg8 27. hxg3 Ne6 28. Rh1 b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Kf3 Ng5+ 31. Ke3 Rf8
32. Rg1 Kd7 33. Bc1 c5 34. Kd3 Nh3 35. Rg2 Nf2+ 36. Ke3 Ng4+ 37. Ke2 c4 38.
bxc4 bxc4 39. Bd2 Ke6 40. Bc3 Nf6 41. Ke3 Ra8 42. Bb4 d5 43. a3 Nxe4 44. g4 Ng5
45. Ra2 Rh8 46. Rf2 Ne4 47. Rf8 Rh3+ 48. Ke2 d4 49. Re8+ Kf6 50. Rf8+ Kg5 51.
Rc8 c3 52. a4 d3+ 53. Kf1 d2 0-1

[Event "League Match"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.03.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Page, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1938.03.25"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Qg5 6. Bc4 Bc5 7. d3 Qg6 8.
f4 Ne7 9. f5 Qf6 10. Qh5 d5 11. Bg5 Qe5 12. Nd2 {! Aitken} c6 13. exd5 cxd5 14.
Rae1 Qc7 15. Bxd5 O-O 16. Bxe7 Bxe7 17. Ne4 Bd7 18. f6 gxf6 19. Rxf6 Bxf6 20.
Nxf6+ Kg7 21. Qxh7+ Kxf6 22. Qh6+ {Source: Glasgow Herald, 2 April 1938} 1-0

[Event "Richardson Cup Final Replay"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.03.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D68"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1938.03.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Glasgow"]
[BlackTeam "Edinburgh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Qc2 e4 14. Nd2 Nf6
15. Rc1 Bg4 16. a3 Bh5 17. b4 a6 18. Ba2 Bg6 19. Qb2 Rad8 20. a4 Nd5 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Rc5 Rfd8 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 cxb5 26. Rxb5 Rd7 27. Nb3
f6 28. Nc5 Rd5 29. Qb3 Bf7 30. Rxb7 Qe8 31. Qb6 h6 32. Rb8 {Sources: Glasgow
Herald, 28 March 1938 p.4; BCM, May 1938, p232} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
Nb3 a6 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O-O Na5 11. h4 Nxb3+ 12. cxb3 Qc7 13. Kb1 Rd8 14. Rc1
Qd7 15. Rh3 Rb8 16. Rd3 Ne8 17. e5 d5 18. Be3 b5 19. a5 Bb7 20. Bb6 Rdc8 21. h5
Bd8 22. h6 g6 23. Qf4 Bxb6 24. axb6 Qe7 25. Rcd1 Rc6 26. Ne2 Rxb6 27. Nd4 a5
28. Rc1 b4 29. Rf3 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Qc1 Qc7 32. Bb5 Qxc1+ 33. Kxc1 Kf8 34.
Rf4 Nc7 35. Ba4 Bb7 36. Nf3 Bc6 37. Ng5 Ne8 38. Nxh7+ Kg8 39. Ng5 Bxa4 40. h7+
Kh8 41. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bernstein, Neil A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 e5 5. Nc3 Qe6 6. Bg2 h6 7. d3 Bc5 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 a5 11. Nd2 Rd8 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb6 14. Qc2 Qg6 15.
Rd1 Bf5 16. b3 Rd7 17. Bb2 Rad8 18. Rd2 h5 19. Nc5 Bxd3 20. Qc1 Bxc5 21. Qxc5
Be4 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. f3 b6 24. Qc3 Rd3 {!? Aitken} 25. Qc2 Bd5 26. e4 Rxb3 27.
Bc1 b5 28. a4 {! Aitken} Nd4 29. Qxc7 Be6 30. Qxe5 Nxf3+ 31. Bxf3 Rxf3 32. axb5
Bh3 33. Bb2 f6 34. Qd5+ Kh7 35. Bd4 Rxg3+ 36. Kf2 Rg2+ 37. Ke3 Rxh2 38. Bc3
Qg3+ 39. Kd4 Qf2+ 40. Kc4 Bf1+ 41. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 42. Kc5 Qg1+ 43. Bd4 Rc2+ 44. Kb6
Qd1 45. Kxa5 h4 46. b6 Qd2+ 47. Ka6 Ra2+ 48. Kb7 Ra5 49. Qd7 Qd3 50. Kc7 Qc4+
51. Kb8 Qb3 52. b7 Rb5 53. Kc8 Rxb7 54. Qxb7 Qc4+ 55. Qc7 Qxd4 56. Qf4 Qc5+ 57.
Kd7 Qb5+ 58. Ke6 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dykes, Robert Davidson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 {? Aitken} 5. c4 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nc3
Bb4 8. f3 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nc2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Rd8 12. Bg5 Qe5 13. f4 Qc5+ 14.
Kh1 Nxe4 15. Bxd8 Nf2+ 16. Rxf2 Qxf2 17. Bc7 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qd3 g6 20.
Qe3 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Macdonald, Ronald Cadell (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. d4
exd4 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Qc2 Qe8
15. f3 Nxc4 16. Nce2 Be6 17. Rac1 Ne5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. b3 Bg5
21. Rcd1 Be3+ 22. Kh1 c5 23. Nc3 Bd4 24. Na4 Qe7 25. Rd3 Rad8 26. Rfd1 Rd6 27.
Nb2 Rh6 28. g4 Qh4 29. Qg2 Bf2 30. Nc4 Bg3 31. R3d2 Bxh2 32. Qxh2 Qg3 33. Qxh6
Qxf3+ 34. Kh2 gxh6 35. Re1 Kh8 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Turriff, Henfrey Austin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bd6 4. O-O a6 5. Ba4 b5 6. Bb3 Na5 7. d4 Qe7 8. dxe5
Bxe5 9. Qd5 Nc6 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Qxf7+ Kd8 12. Qf8+ Qe8 13. Qxg7 Nge7 14. Bh6
Ng6 15. Nc3 Qe5 16. Qxe5 Ncxe5 17. Bg7 Re8 18. Bf6+ {Source: Aitken scorebook.
Aitken adds 'My shortest tournament win. Time = W. 15 minutes. B.35 minutes.
Other source: The Scotsman, 19 April 1938} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. d4 e5 5. dxe5 Bb4 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
g3 Bg4 9. Bg2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba5 11. O-O Qe7 12. Qa4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qxe5 14. Rac1
Bb6 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Rc2 Rad8 17. Qb5 Qg6 18. Qa4 Rfe8 19. Rd2 Qf6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8
21. Qc2 h6 22. Bg2 Qe6 23. Be4 Re8 24. Bd3 Qf6 25. Be4 Qe7 26. Bf3 Na5 27. Re1
g5 28. Bc1 Nc4 29. Bxb7 {? Aitken} Qc5 30. e3 c6 31. Ba6 Ne5 32. Kg2 g4 33. Be2
Ba5 34. Bb2 Qd5+ 35. e4 Qc5 36. Rf1 Rd8 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38. Bxd1 Bb6 39. Qe2 h5
40. Bc2 Qb5 41. Qxb5 cxb5 42. Ba3 Nf3 43. Bd1 Nd2 44. Bc2 Kg7 45. Bd6 Kf6 46.
Bf4 Nf3 47. Bd1 Ne1+ 48. Kf1 Nd3 49. Be2 Nxf2 50. e5+ Ke7 51. Bxb5 Ne4 52. c4
Nc3 53. a4 Nxb5 54. axb5 Ke6 55. Ke2 Kf5 56. Be3 Bxe3 57. Kxe3 Kxe5 58. c5 Kd5
59. c6 Kd6 60. Kf4 a5 61. bxa6 Kxc6 62. Kg5 Kb6 63. Kxh5 Kxa6 64. Kxg4 Kb6 65.
h4 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Nxc6 Bxc6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qf3 Qd7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. b3 Ng4 13. h3 Ne5 14. Qg3 Bf6
15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 f6 17. Qg3 O-O 18. Rad1 Qe6 19. Ne2 Ng6 20. Nd4 Qd7 21.
Qc3 Rfe8 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Nxc6 Qe6 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. f3 Nf4 26. c4 a5 27. a4
Kg8 28. Kf2 Ree8 29. Nd4 Rab8 30. h4 Kf7 31. g3 Ne6 32. Nxe6 Kxe6 33. Rd3 Rb4
34. Re1 Reb8 35. Ree3 c6 36. f4 h5 37. Ke2 R4b7 38. Kd2 g6 39. Kc2 Rd7 40. Rc3
c5 41. Rcd3 Rg8 42. Rd5 Rc8 43. Red3 Rcc7 44. Kd2 Rc6 45. e5 Rb6 46. Kc2 Rc6
47. exd6 Rdxd6 48. f5+ gxf5 49. Re3+ Kf7 50. Rxf5 Kg6 51. Rd5 Re6 52. Rxe6 Rxe6
53. Rxc5 Re2+ 54. Kd3 Rg2 55. Rxa5 Rxg3+ 56. Kc2 Rg4 57. c5 Rxh4 58. c6 Re4 59.
Rc5 Re8 60. Kd2 h4 61. b4 h3 62. b5 Re1 63. Rc3 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wilkes, John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8.
Nd2 Bb4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nb3 Qd8 11. Bd3 Re8 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 dxc4 14. Bxc4
Rxe5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Ne2 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Rd1
Rd5 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. a3 Bd6 23. Ng3 g6 24. Nc1 Kf8 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. Nxd3 Ke7
27. Kf1 Ng4 28. Kg1 Ke6 29. Nf1 Kd5 30. h3 Nf6 31. Nd2 c5 32. Kf1 b5 33. Ke2 a5
34. g3 g5 35. Kd1 c4 36. Ne1 Ne4 37. Nxe4 Kxe4 38. Kc2 b4 39. a4 b3+ 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch51/1938"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.04.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Page, George"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1938.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Na5 7. dxe5 Nxb3 8.
axb3 Bb7 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. O-O f6 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Be3 Qe8 14. Ne1
Qg6 15. f3 Rae8 16. Nd3 c6 17. f4 f5 18. e5 Bb8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Rfd1 Bxe5 {
!! Aitken} 21. fxe5 f4 22. Rd6 Qg5 23. N5e4 Qxe5 24. Bd4 Qf5 25. Qf2 b4 26.
Bxg7 {! Aitken} Kxg7 27. Qd4+ Kg8 28. Nf6+ Rxf6 29. Rxf6 Qxc2 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31.
Qd4 Kg8 32. Ne4 Nd5 33. Re1 Rxe4 {! Aitken} 34. Rxe4 Nxf6 35. Re7 {! Aitken}
Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Ng4+ 37. Ke2 Qc2+ 38. Ke1 Qc1+ {Sources: Aitken scorebook; The
Scotsman, 21 April 1938} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Rd8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. f4 Kh8
15. Ne2 c5 16. Qc2 b6 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Nc3 g5 20. Nb5 gxf4 21.
exf4 Rg8 22. Nd6 Raf8 23. b4 Rxf4 24. bxc5 Ba6 25. Qc3 Qg7 26. Rc2 Rf3 (26...
Bd3 $19) (26... Rgf8 $19) 27. Qb2 bxc5 (27... Rgf8 $19) 28. e6 Qxb2 29. Rxb2
Rd3 $4 (29... Rf6 $19) 30. Rxd3 exd3 31. e7 c4 32. Rf2 Kg7 33. Rf7+ Kh6 34. Rf8
d2 35. Nf5+ Kg5 36. Rxg8+ Kxf5 37. Rf8+ Kg4 38. h3+ Kh4 39. e8=Q d1=Q+ 40. Kh2
Qd3 41. Rf4+ Kg5 42. Qe5+ Kh6 43. Rh4+ Kg6 44. Rg4+ Kf7 45. Rg7+ Kf8 46. Qe7# {
Sources: The Times, 10 Aug 1938; Manchester Guardian, 11 Aug 1938; Yorkshire
Post, 11 Aug 1938; Glasgow Herald, 11 Aug & 2 Sept 1938; The Scotsman, 12 Aug
1938; The Observer, 14 Aug 1938; BCM, Oct 1938, p471} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nd8 15.
Nf1 Ne8 16. g4 g6 17. Ng3 Ng7 18. Bh6 f6 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. b4 Nf7 21. Be3 Qb7 22.
Nd2 a5 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24. Bb1 Rc8 25. Qb3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Ne8 27. Nc4 Ra6 28. Nb2
Nd8 29. Bd3 Ra8 30. a4 (30. Rc6 $1 {Aitken}) 30... bxa4 31. Qxb7 Nxb7 32. Nc4
Bd8 33. Bb6 Nc5 34. Bxc5 dxc5 35. Na3 Ba5 36. Nc4 Bc7 37. Na3 Rb8 38. Bc4 Kf8
39. Rc2 Nd6 40. Ba2 Nb5 41. Nxb5 Rxb5 42. Nf1 Ke7 43. Ne3 Bd6 44. Kf1 Rb4 45.
Nc4 Bb5 46. Ke1 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 2 September 1938} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Ngxe5 8.
Nbd2 d6 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Ne4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Be7 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Nd5 Rad8 14. b3
Bxd5 15. cxd5 Nb4 16. Bb2 e4 17. Bc4 Nc2 18. Rac1 Na3 19. Be2 Rd7 20. Rd4 a6
21. d6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 cxd6 23. Bxa3 g6 24. Bc4 Re8 25. Bd5 Kg7 26. Bb2+ Kh6 27.
Bf6 b5 28. b4 g5 29. Bd4 Ree7 30. Bb6 Re5 31. Bc6 Rde7 32. Bd4 Rf5 33. g4 Rf3
34. Bd5 f5 35. gxf5 Rxf5 36. Bb3 Kh5 37. Rc6 Re8 38. Bd1+ Kh4 39. Rxd6 h5 40.
Rh6 g4 41. Bf6+ {Source: Aitken scorebook 5} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reynolds, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Nd7 7. c4 N5b6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. b3 Be7 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nbd7 14. Rad1 a6
15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Qf3 Qa5 17. Nf1 b5 18. g4 bxc4 19. bxc4 Rac8 20. g5 Nh5 21.
Bd2 g6 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Ne3 f5 25. h4 Qf7 26. Bb4 Qf8 27. a3 h6
28. gxh6 f4 29. Ng4 Rxc4 30. Qd3 Qf5 31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. Nh2 Kh7 33. Bxd6 Kxh6
34. Nf3 Kg6 35. Re2 Rc6 36. Bb4 Nhf6 37. Bd2 Nd5 38. Rde1 Kf6 39. Ng5 Nf8 40.
Re5 Re7 41. Ba5 Rd7 42. Kh2 Nc7 43. Rc5 Rxc5 44. dxc5 e5 45. c6 Rg7 46. Rd1 Nb5
47. a4 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 9 September 1938} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B95"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nb3 b5 12. a3 Ne5 13. Bd4 Nc4 14. Qc1 Rc8 15.
Bxc4 Rxc4 16. f3 Qc7 17. Qe3 Rb8 18. Qf2 Bc8 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Rfd1 Bf6 21. Bxf6
Nxf6 22. Qg3 e5 23. Rd3 Be6 24. Rad1 Rc6 25. R3d2 a5 26. Qf2 b4 27. Nd5 Bxd5
28. exd5 Rc4 29. a4 Rc8 30. h3 h6 31. Kh2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Qxc2 33. Qxc2 Rxc2 34.
Nxa5 Rxb2 35. Nc4 Ra2 36. Nxd6 Rxa4 37. Nf5 b3 38. Ne7+ Kh7 39. Nc6 Nd7 40. Rb1
Ra3 41. g4 f6 42. Ne7 Nc5 43. Kg3 Ra2 44. Nf5 Kg6 45. Rc1 b2 46. Rb1 Nd3 47.
Ne3 Ra1 48. d6 Rxb1 49. d7 Rg1+ 50. Ng2 b1=Q 51. d8=Q Qe1+ {Source: Aitken
scorebook 5} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mallison, Harold Vincent"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bc2 c6 11. c4 Qc8 12. Nc3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bg4 14. Be3 b5 15. a3
Qb7 16. h3 Bd7 17. Ne2 a5 18. Ng3 g6 19. Bh6 Rc8 20. Nh4 Ne8 21. Nhf5 gxf5 22.
exf5 Nf6 23. Nh5 Rxc2 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxc2 Na6 26. Qe4 Kh8 27. Rad1 Nc5 28.
Qg4 Rg8 29. Qh5 Bc8 30. f4 e4 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Nd3 33. Rxe4 Qa7+ 34. Kh2
Nf2 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 16 September 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Menchik, Vera"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. h4 Nf8 11. O-O-O N6d7 12. Bf4 Qa5 13. Kb1 b5 14. e4 b4
15. Ne2 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf6 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Nc1 Nd5 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. Ng5 h6 21.
Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rde1 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Nxh7 24. g6 fxg6 25. Qxg6 Qxd4 26. Bxh6 gxh6
27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Qxe6 Qf6 29. Rxh6 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Rc8 31. Nb3 Rc7 32. Nd4 Ne7
33. Rd6 Ng5 34. Rd8+ Kh7 {(adjourned)} 35. f4 Nf7 36. Rb8 c5 37. Ne6 Rc6 38.
Nxc5 Rxc5 39. Rb7 Nc6 40. Rxf7+ Kg6 41. Rb7 Kf5 42. g3 Ke4 43. a3 a5 44. Ka2
Kd3 45. Kb3 Nd4+ 46. Ka4 b3 47. g4 Kc2 48. g5 Kxb2 49. g6 Rc4+ 50. Kxa5 Nf5 51.
Rf7 Kxa3 52. Rxf5 Ra4+ 53. Kb6 Rb4+ ({"Mrs Stevenson [Menchik] claimed that} 
53... b2 {led to a win after} 54. Rb5 Rxf4 {, and this appears to be correct."
(Aitken)}) 54. Ka7 {(second sealed move)} Ra4+ 55. Kb8 b2 56. Rb5 Rxf4 57. g7
Rg4 58. Ra5+ Kb3 59. Rb5+ Kc3 60. Rc5+ Kd3 61. Rb5 Rg2 62. Kc8 Kc3 63. Rc5+ {
Source: Glasgow Herald, 23 September 1938} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d3 g6 7. Qh3 Nd4 8. f4
Bg7 9. fxe5 N6f5 10. Nf3 Nxb3 11. axb3 d5 12. g4 Ne7 13. Qg3 Be6 14. Be3 h5 15.
Ng5 d4 16. Nce4 dxe3 17. O-O Qd4 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. h3 hxg4 20. hxg4 O-O-O 21. d4
Bd5 22. Qf4 Qc6 23. Nc5 e2 24. Rf2 Bh6 25. Qf6 Qxf6 26. exf6 Nc6 27. g5 Bxg5 {
Sources: Manchester Guardian, 18 Aug 1938; The Scotsman, 19 Aug 1938; Glasgow
Herald, 19 Aug 1938} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Be7 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qf3 Bg4 12. Qg3 Qd7 13. Be5 Nh5 14. Qe3
Rfe8 15. f3 Bf5 16. Qf2 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Qf5 18. Rfe1 Qxd3 19. g4 f6 20. Bc7 Rac8
21. Bg3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Bb4 23. Red1 Qc4 24. Qf1 Bc5+ 25. Kg2 Qxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Bd4
27. Rac1 Rb8 28. b3 Re3 29. Nd1 Re2+ 30. Kh3 c5 31. Nc3 Rd2 32. Rfe1 Kf7 33.
Nxd5 Re8 34. a4 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Bf2 36. Re7+ Kf8 37. Rd7 Bg1 38. g5 f5 39. g4 f4
40. Rd8+ Kf7 41. g6+ hxg6 42. Kh4 Be3 43. a5 Bd4 44. g5 Be3 45. a6 Rh2+ 46. Kg4
Rg2+ 47. Kh4 Bf2+ 48. Kh3 Rg3+ 49. Kh2 Rxg5 50. Nb6 {! Aitken} Bg1+ 51. Kh1 c4
52. Nxc4 Ke7 53. Rd3 Bc5 54. Na5 Ke6 55. Nc6 Rg1+ 56. Kh2 Ra1 57. Nd8+ Kf6 58.
Rd7 Rxa6 59. Rf7+ Kg5 60. Rxg7 Ra2+ 61. Kh1 Bb6 62. Nc6 Ra3 63. b4 Kf6 64. Rg8
Ra2 65. Rf8+ Kg5 66. Ne5 Kh4 {!! Aitken} 67. Rg8 Kh3 68. Rh8+ Kg3 {Source:
Aitken scorebook 5} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C74"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. d4 e4 8. Ng5
d5 9. f3 h6 {? Aitken} 10. fxe4 hxg5 11. exf5 Qd6 12. Bxg5 Be7 13. Qg4 b5 14.
Bf4 Qf6 15. Bc2 Rh4 16. Qg3 O-O-O 17. Nd2 b4 18. O-O Nh6 19. Rae1 Ng4 {(No
note from Aitken after this move though it is a blunder forcing Black to shed
a piece. Alexander has a chance to take on c7 a few times but shuns it by
playing other good moves keeping the threat on the board - GC)} 20. Nf3 Nxh2
21. Nxh2 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4+ 23. Qe3 Bc5 24. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 25. Be3 Bxb2 26. Bg5
Bd4+ 27. Kh1 {Sources: Aitken scorebook 5; (CHESS, Sept 1938, p21 has some
commentary on Black's 19th and White's 20th moves)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 31st"]
[Site "Brighton, Royal Pavilion"]
[Date "1938.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1938.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qc2 e6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ngf3 Nc6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 Rac8 14. Qb1
a6 15. Ne5 Bh5 16. f4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Re3 Na5 19. Qe1 {(From here on
also in BCM, Sept 1938, p417)} Qd8 20. Rh3 Re8 21. Rh8+ Kxh8 22. Nxf7+ Kg8 23.
Nxd8 Rcxd8 24. Qg3 {Sources: The Times, 22 Aug 1938; Glasgow Herald, 16 Sept
1938} 1-0

[Event "Edinburgh v Rest of League"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.10.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1938.10.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of League"]
[BlackTeam "Edinburgh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. Bg5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 dxe4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bxe4 Qxc3 13. Re1 f5 14.
Bf3 Ba6 15. Re3 Qf6 16. Qe1 Bc4 17. Qc3 Rab8 {?? Aitken (Looks like Aitken
missed the next move was check. Aitken adds 'The shortest game I have lost.')}
18. Qxc4+ 1-0

[Event "Edinburgh League"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.11.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Geronimus, Louis Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1938.11.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stockbridge"]
[BlackTeam "Edinburgh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nbd2 e6 5. c4 Be7 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Ndf3 Nxe5 8.
Nxe5 O-O 9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f3 Nf6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3
Qc7 15. Bd2 c4 16. Qf5 b5 17. e4 Bd6 18. exd5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nxd5 20. e6 {
? Aitken} Qb6+ 21. Kh1 fxe6 22. Qe4 Rac8 23. Rac1 Rc6 24. Rfe1 Rfc8 25. Qe5 Qc7
26. Qg5 Qf7 27. Re5 b4 28. b3 c3 29. Be3 Nxe3 30. Qxe3 Qd7 31. h3 Rd6 32. Kh2
Rd3 33. Qe4 Qd6 34. f4 Rd4 35. Rxe6 Qxf4+ 36. Qxf4 Rxf4 37. Ra6 Rd4 38. a3 c2 {
Adjudicated as a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Richardson Cup"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1938.11.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macmartin, James Semple"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D54"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1938.11.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Edinburgh"]
[BlackTeam "Polytechnic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qb3 Bb7 11. Bd3 c6 12. Nf3 Nd7 13. Bf5 Nf6 14. O-O
g6 15. Bd3 c5 16. Qa3 Rfc8 17. Ba6 Ne4 18. dxc5 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 bxc5 20. Rfd1 Rd8
21. Qa3 Qf6 22. Rd3 Rab8 23. b3 Rb6 24. Rc2 Qa1+ 25. Qc1 Qf6 26. Ne1 d4 27. f3
Nc3 28. Qd2 Rbd6 29. exd4 cxd4 30. Qf2 Qe5 31. Rcd2 g5 32. Nc2 f5 33. g3 Kf7
34. Kg2 Nxa2 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Qxd4 Qe2+ 38. Qf2 Qxf2+ 39. Kxf2
Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Richardson Cup"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1939.01.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stone/Strachstein, Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1939.01.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Edinburgh"]
[BlackTeam "Bohemian"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3
Nc6 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Be2 Qa5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. b3 Rac8
15. Rac1 f6 16. Kh1 Ne5 17. f4 Nc6 18. g4 Bf7 19. h4 h6 20. Rcd1 g5 {? Aitken}
21. fxg5 fxg5 22. Rf5 Ne5 23. hxg5 Bg6 {! Aitken} 24. gxh6+ Kh7 25. Rdf1 {
! Aitken} Bxf5 26. exf5 Nxg4 {! Aitken} 27. Bxg4 Rf6 28. Rf2 Rg8 29. Bf3 {
? Aitken} Qe5 30. Rh2 {? Aitken} Qxf5 {!! Aitken} 31. Qc2 Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxf3
33. Nd5 Rf1+ 34. Kh2 Rf5 35. Rg2 Rxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Rxd5 37. cxd5 Kxh6 38. Kf3 Kg5
39. Ke4 Kg4 40. a4 Kg5 41. b4 Kg4 42. a5 b5 43. axb6 axb6 44. Kd4 b5 {Sources:
Aitken Scorebook 5; The Scotsman, 9 January 1939} 0-1

[Event "Richardson Cup Final"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1939.02.25"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1939.02.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Edinburgh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nxc3 5. bxc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bc4 Bd6 8.
Qb3 O-O 9. d4 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qf6 11. Ke2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Be3 Nxd4+ 14.
Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Rad1 Qf6 16. Rd5 g6 17. h4 c6 18. Rdd1 b5 19. Bd3 a6 20. h5 g5
21. h6 Bf4 22. Qc2 Rac8 23. Kf1 Qe5 24. Rb1 c5 25. Kg2 Rfd8 26. Rbd1 Rd6 27.
Be2 Rcd8 28. Rd5 Rxd5 29. exd5 c4 30. Rd1 Rd6 31. a4 Rxh6 32. axb5 Rh2+ 33. Kf1
Be3 {! Aitken} 0-1

[Event "Richardson Cup Final Replay"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1939.03.25"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1939.03.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Edinburgh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Qc7 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Neg5 h6 13. Nh3 Bd6 14. Ne5 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Rac1 Qe7 20. Rc4 Rfd8 21.
Rg4 Kh8 22. Qe2 Nb4 23. Bb1 Ba6 24. Qe4 Nd3 25. Nf4 Bb7 26. Ng6+ fxg6 27. Qxg6
Ba6 28. Rg3 Rac8 29. Rd1 Rc5 30. Bxd3 Bxd3 31. Rgxd3 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 {Source:
The Scotsman, 27 March 1939} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pavey, Max"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B55"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb5 a6 7. N5c3 Be6 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Bf5 10. Be3 Qh4+ 11. Kd2 Nd7 12. c4 Be7 13. Qe1 Qxe1+ 14. Kxe1 O-O
15. Nc3 Rfc8 16. Ne4 b5 17. Rc1 Bxe4 18. fxe4 Nf6 19. cxb5 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 axb5
21. Bxb5 Rxa2 22. Kd2 Nxe4+ 23. Kc2 f5 24. Kb1 Ra5 25. Bc6 f4 26. Re1 Nf6 27.
b4 Ra7 28. Bd2 Bd8 29. b5 Kf7 30. Re2 Nd7 31. Bb4 Ke7 32. Kb2 Bb6 33. Kb3 Rc7
34. Kc4 g5 35. Kd3 Bc5 36. Bxc5 Nxc5+ 37. Kc4 e4 38. Kd4 e3 39. g3 Kf6 40. h4
h6 41. Be8 Nb3+ 42. Ke4 Rc4+ 43. Kd3 Rc8 44. hxg5+ hxg5 45. Bh5 Nc1+ 46. Ke4
Rc4+ 47. Kf3 Nxe2 48. Kxe2 Rb4 49. gxf4 gxf4 {Source: Staffordshire Advertiser,
17 June 1939} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Combe, Robert Forbes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. Bf1 Re8 10. Nde2 Bf8 11. Ng3 g6 12. Bf4 Bg7 13. Qd2 Ng4 14. h3 Nge5
15. Rad1 Bxh3 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. f4 Bg4 18. fxe5 Bxd1 19. Qxd1 Qh4 20. Qd3 Bxe5
21. Re3 c5 22. Nce2 Re6 23. Kf2 Rae8 24. Ke1 f5 25. exf5 Bc3+ 26. bxc3 Rxe3 27.
Qd5+ Kh8 28. Kf2 gxf5 29. Qxf5 Qe7 30. Nf4 Rxc3 31. Nge2 Rf8 32. Qg4 Qe3+ 33.
Ke1 Rxc2 {Sources: The Scotsman, 10 April 1939; BCM, January 1947, p7} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gilchrist, James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
Qe1 Nc6 9. d3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 d4 11. Qg3 Bf5 12. cxd4 cxd4 13. Rb1 Qd7 14. Ng5
Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Bg6 16. Bg4 Qd5 17. Bf4 Qxa2 18. Rxb7 Rab8 19. Rc7 Rb6 20. Qf2
Qd5 21. e6 f5 22. e7 Re8 23. Bf3 Qb5 24. Re1 Bf7 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 Qxc6
27. Qxd4 Qxc2 28. Bd6 a5 29. Qe3 Bd5 30. Qg3 Qc6 31. h4 a4 32. d4 Be4 33. Kh2
Qd5 34. Bc5 Qe6 35. Qd6 Qxd6+ 36. Bxd6 Kf7 37. Kg3 Ke6 38. Bc5 Kf6 39. Ra1 Bc6
40. Kf4 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E56"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Nc3 a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. h3
Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Be6 12. b4 Bd6 13. Bb2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. f4 Bc7 16. e4 Bb6+ 17. Kh1 Ng4 18. exd5 Ne3 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh6 Bd4 21. dxe6
Bg7 22. e7 Qxd3 23. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. Nd5+ f6 26. Nxe3 Qxe3 27.
Rae1 Qd2 28. Re7+ Rf7 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30. Bc1 Qe2 31. Kg1 f5 32. Rf2 Qd1+ 33.
Rf1 Qe2 34. Rf2 Qe1+ 35. Rf1 Qc3 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Re1+ Kd6 38. Kf1 b6 39. Kf2
Kd5 40. Kf1 Kc4 41. Kf2 Kb5 42. Re5+ Ka4 43. Re1 Qd4+ 44. Kf1 h5 45. Ke2 Qc3
46. Kf2 Qc2+ 47. Kf3 h4 48. Rf1 Kb3 49. Re1 Kc4 50. Re6 Qd1+ 51. Kf2 Qd4+ 52.
Be3 Qb2+ 53. Kf3 Qa1 54. Kf2 Qa2+ 55. Kf3 Qxa3 56. Rxb6 Qd3 57. Kf2 Kb3 58. Rb8
Qc2+ 59. Kf3 Qe4+ 60. Kf2 g5 61. fxg5 Qe5 62. Rb6 Qg3+ 63. Ke2 f4 64. Bf2 Qxg2
65. g6 Qe4+ 66. Kd2 Qc2+ 67. Ke1 f3 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Geronimus, Louis Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Ne2 Nf6 8.
Ng3 a6 9. Be2 h5 10. Bxh5 Nxh5 11. Nxh5 g6 12. Ng3 Bf6 13. Nd2 Bd4 14. Nf3 Bg4
15. Re1 Ne5 16. Qxd4 Bxf3 17. Qe3 Bg4 18. f4 Nc6 19. Bd2 Qh4 20. Nf1 O-O-O 21.
Bc3 Rh7 22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. Nxg3 Re8 24. h3 Bd7 25. Kf2 Ne7 26. Rad1 Bc6 27. Bf6
Ng8 28. Bc3 Ne7 29. Re3 Rh4 30. Ne2 b6 31. Bf6 Rh7 32. Nc3 Ng8 33. Bd4 Bb7 34.
Nd5 Kd7 35. c4 Kc8 36. Rde1 Kd7 37. g4 Bxd5 38. cxd5 Ne7 39. g5 Rb8 40. Bf6 Rd8
41. Ra3 Ra8 42. Rc1 Ng8 43. Bd4 Ne7 44. Kg3 Ra7 45. Rac3 Rb7 46. a4 Nc8 47. b4
Na7 48. Bf6 Rh5 49. h4 Rh7 50. Kg4 Rh5 51. R3c2 Rh7 52. e5 Nc8 53. Re2 Ne7 54.
Bxe7 Kxe7 55. Rc6 Kd7 56. e6+ fxe6 57. Rxe6 Rg7 58. h5 gxh5+ 59. Kxh5 Rf7 60.
Kg4 Rb8 61. g6 Rg7 62. f5 a5 63. b5 Rh8 64. Kg5 Rhg8 65. Kh6 Kd8 66. Rc1 Re7 {
(game ends here on most databases but Aitken has more moves...)} 67. f6 Rh8+
68. Kg5 Rxe6 69. dxe6 Rh2 70. g7 Rg2+ 71. Kf5 {Source: Aitken scorebook} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Page, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Nxe5 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be5 g4 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Ne5 Nxc5 16. Rc1 Ne6 17. Rxc6 Rb8 18. Qd2 Qg7 19. Qa5 Kh8 20. Qxd5 Nf4 21.
Qc5 Bb7 22. Rxc7 Qh6 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Bc4 Qg7 25. b3 h5 26. Nd3 Ne2+ 27. Kh1
Nxd4 28. Nf4 Rc7 29. Ng6+ Qxg6 30. Qxf8+ Kh7 31. Qd8 Qg7 32. Rd1 Rd7 33. Qe8
Kh6 34. Qe3+ Kg6 35. h3 Rd6 36. Qe8+ Kg5 37. Qe3+ Kg6 38. Qf4 Qf6 39. Rd2 Rd8
40. Qc7 Ne6 41. Qa5 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Qe1 43. hxg4 hxg4 44. Bxe6 Rh8+ 45. Kg3 Qxe6
46. Qc7 Kh5 47. Qd6 Qc8 48. Rd1 Qc3+ 49. Kf4 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. a3
a6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. h3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne4 Bb7 15.
O-O Rc8 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. b4 a5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Nd7 20. Qc3 axb4 21. axb4
Qd6 22. e4 e5 23. Bb1 exd4 24. Nxd4 Qf6 25. Nf5 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 Ne5 27. f4 Rcd8
28. Nd6 Nc4 29. Rcd3 Nxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Kf8 32. Rd7 Re7 33. Rd8+ Re8
34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Kf2 g6 36. Ke3 f5 37. exf5 gxf5 38. g3 Bc8 39. Kd4 Kf7 40.
Ke5 Ke7 41. Bxf5 Bb7 42. Be4 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bernstein, Neil A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Bf4 Nc6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. O-O-O d4 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bf5 14.
Bxd4 Rac8 15. Bxc5 Rxc5+ 16. Kd2 Rc2+ 17. Ke1 Be4 18. Rg1 Rxb2 19. Rd2 Rb1+ 20.
Rd1 Rd8 21. Rxb1 Bxb1 22. a3 Bc2 23. f4 a5 24. e3 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Rd2+ 26. Be2 Bd3
27. Rd1 Rxe2+ 28. Kf3 Rxh2 29. Rxd3 Kf8 30. Rd5 b6 31. Rd8+ Ke7 32. Rb8 Rb2 33.
g4 h6 34. Ke4 Kf6 35. Rc8 g6 36. Rc6+ Kg7 37. Rc8 Rb3 38. Rc6 b5 39. Rc5 a4 40.
Rd5 b4 41. axb4 Rxb4+ 42. Kf3 Rb1 43. Ra5 Ra1 44. Ke2 a3 45. Kf3 a2 46. Ke4 h5
47. gxh5 gxh5 48. Rg5+ Kf6 49. Rg2 h4 50. Re2 Ke6 51. f5+ Kf6 52. Rf2 h3 53.
Rb2 Kg5 54. Ke5 Kg4 55. Kf6 Kg3 56. e4 h2 57. Rb3+ Kh4 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch52/1939"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1939.04.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "McNaughton, William Robert D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1939.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Be7 7. Be3 b5 8. Bb3
Na5 9. c3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. c4 Nd7 13. O-O b4 14. Nh2 g5 15.
Qh5 h6 16. Ng4 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nf3 Bc8 19. Nh2 Be6 20. f3 Ke7 21. Ng4
Bg7 22. Bxg5+ hxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kf8 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxa6 Ke7 26. Rfa1 Rd7 27.
Kf2 Bxg4 28. fxg4 Bf6 29. Rh1 Rdd8 30. g3 Ra8 31. Rha1 Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Rxh3 33.
Ra8 Rh2+ 34. Kf3 Bg5 35. Rg8 Kf6 36. Rg6+ fxg6 0-1

[Event "Two-Game Match"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1939.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Inverarity, William Moffat"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D64"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1939.05.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Rc1
a6 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. h3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15.
Rd1 Qb6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Ne5 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Qc5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nf3 {? Aitken}
Be4 0-1

[Event "Two-Game Match"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1939.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Inverarity, William Moffat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1939.05.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Rc1 O-O 7. e3 a6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Qb3 c6 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 Ne4 12. Bg3 Ndf6 {? Aitken} 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14.
Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Qa5 16. a3 b5 {? Aitken} 17. Qc2 {! Aitken} Bf5 18. O-O Rac8
19. Nxe4 c5 {? Aitken} 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxf5 c4 22. Bd6 Rfe8 23. Bb4 Qd8 24.
Bc3 Qd6 25. e4 g6 26. Qf3 Qc6 {?? Aitken} 27. d5 {Mr Aitken now adds: Mr who
now withdrew from the match.} 1-0

[Event "Four-Game Match"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1939.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1939.06.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. d4 a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. a3 Nc6 8. g3
Bf5 9. Bg2 c4 {? Aitken} 10. Ne5 {! Aitken} Be7 11. O-O Qd6 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13.
e4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Re1 O-O-O 16. exd5 Qc7 17. Qf3 Bg6 18. Bf4 Bd6 19.
Bxd6 Rxd6 20. Rac1 Kb8 21. Qc3 {! Aitken} Rc8 22. Qxg7 f6 23. Qxc7+ Rxc7 24.
Re6 Rxe6 25. dxe6 Bf5 26. Bd5 b5 27. Kg2 Re7 28. Re1 Kc7 29. Kf3 Kd6 30. Kf4
Bd3 31. Bg2 Rxe6 32. Rxe6+ Kxe6 33. Bb7 {! Aitken} a5 34. Be4 {! Aitken} Bf1
35. Bxh7 Kd5 36. Ke3 Bh3 37. Be4+ Kc5 38. f3 f5 39. Bc2 Kd5 40. g4 fxg4 41.
Be4+ {? Aitken} Ke5 42. f4+ Kf6 43. Kd4 Bf1 44. Kc3 Be2 45. Kd4 b4 46. a4 Bd1
47. Kxc4 Bxa4 48. Kd4 Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Four-Game Match"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1939.07.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1939.06.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Bd6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. a3 a5 12. O-O Nf8 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. Ne5 Bxe5
15. Bxe5 N8d7 16. f4 c5 17. h3 {? Aitken} c4 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qb6 20. Qc2
Qc6 {! Aitken} 21. Qa4 Qxa4 22. Nxa4 Ne4 23. Bc7 Ra6 24. f5 b5 25. Nc3 Nxc3 26.
bxc3 Rxe3 27. Rfc1 Nf6 {? Aitken adding 27...Ra2!} 28. Rab1 Ne4 29. Rxb5 Nxc3
30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Bxa5 Ne2+ 32. Kf2 Rxa3 33. Kxe2 Rxa5 34. Rb1 Ra2+ 35. Ke3
Rxg2 36. Rb8+ Kh7 37. Rd8 Rg3+ 38. Kf4 Rxh3 39. Rxd5 f6 40. Rc5 g5+ 41. fxg6+
Kxg6 42. Rxc4 Rd3 43. Ke4 Rd1 44. Rc8 Re1+ 45. Kd5 h5 46. Rh8 f5 47. Kc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Four-Game Match"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1939.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1939.06.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. g3 O-O 8.
Bg2 Qe7 9. Bd2 Ba6 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. O-O
Qe4 15. Re1 c5 16. e3 Bb7 17. f3 Qe7 18. Qd2 a5 19. Bxa5 Qf6 20. Bc3 {? Aitken}
d4 {! Aitken} 21. exd4 Qxf3 22. Re3 Qh1+ 23. Kf2 Qxh2+ 24. Ke1 Qh1+ 25. Kf2 Qh3
26. Rf1 Rxa2 {! Aitken} 0-1

[Event "Four-Game Match"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1939.07.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1939.06.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. h3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a4 O-O 8. Bh2
a5 9. Bb5 cxd4 10. exd4 Nd5 11. O-O N7f6 12. Nc4 Bd7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. c3 Bxb5
15. axb5 b6 16. Ne3 Qd7 17. Nc2 Rc7 18. c4 Rfc8 19. b3 Nc3 20. Qe3 Nxb5 21.
Nfe1 Na7 22. Na3 Qc6 23. Nd3 Qe4 24. Rfe1 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Ne4 26. Ra2 Rb7 27. Nf4
Nc6 28. Nd3 Rd7 29. d5 Nb4 30. Nxb4 axb4 31. Nb5 Nc3 32. Nxc3 Bxc3 33. Rd1 b5
34. cxb5 Rb8 35. Ra5 Rdb7 36. Bf4 Rxb5 37. Ra7 R8b7 38. Ra8+ Kg7 39. e4 Rb8 40.
Ra7 R5b7 41. Ra4 {! Aitken} Rc8 42. Kf1 f6 43. Rc1 Kf7 44. Ke2 Rbb8 45. Kd3 Rb7
46. Be3 Rbc7 47. Bb6 Rb7 48. Bd4 Rbc7 49. Bb6 {Mr Aitken adds: "Result of
match: win for me 21/2-11/2. (1/2 1/2 1 1/2)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. h3
Bh5 9. Nd2 Bg6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Ngf3 e6 13. Kb1 Na5 14. Qc2 Be7
15. Rhe1 O-O 16. g4 b5 17. Ne5 Qb7 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 a5 20. a3 a4 21. Qc2
b4 22. axb4 Bxb4 23. Qxa4 Bxc3 24. Re2 Ne4 25. Qd7 Rc7 26. Qxc7 Qxc7 27. Nxg6
Qc4 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. Rxe4 dxe4 {Sources: BCM, September 1939, p402; Yorkshire
Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 16 August 1939} 0-1

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Koenig, Imre"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 Be7 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. a3 Qxc5 10. b4 Qb6 11. e4 Nf6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rd8
15. Qe2 e5 16. b5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Rxc7 Nxc7 20. Bc1 Ne6 21.
Rd1 a6 22. e5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Nc5 24. Bg5 Bd7 25. Qb4 Bxg5 26. Qxc5 Rac8 27. Qb4
Bg4 28. f3 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Be6 30. Qb6 Rd7 31. h3 Rdc7 32. f4 h6 33. Kh2 Rc1 34.
Rxc1 Rxc1 35. Be4 g6 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Bxg6 Rf1 38. Bd3 Rf2+ 39. Kh1 Bxh3 40.
Qf6+ Kg8 41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Be4 Bg4 43. Bg2 Rd2 44. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 Be7 7. dxc5 O-O 8.
Bxc4 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. a3 a5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Ne4 Re8 13. Bb5 Be7 14. Bxe7
Rxe7 15. O-O Nc6 16. Nd6 Ncxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Nf5 Rd7 19. Bxd7 Bxd7 20. Rfe1
f6 21. f4 Ba4 22. Rd4 Nc6 23. Nh6+ gxh6 24. Rxa4 Kf7 25. Rae4 Re8 26. Rd1 Re7
27. Rd6 f5 28. Re3 a4 29. Rh3 Kg6 30. Rdd3 e5 31. Rd6+ Kg7 32. Rdxh6 exf4 33.
Rxh7+ Kf6 34. R3h6+ Ke5 35. Rxe7+ Nxe7 36. Rb6 1-0

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nd6 8.
exd6 Bxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bd2 d6 12. c4 Bg4 13. Bc3 Ne5 14. Re1 Bf6
15. Kh1 c6 16. Ne3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ng6 18. Qd3 Be5 19. Ng4 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 f5 21.
Ne3 Qh4 22. Re2 Qh3 23. Nc2 Nf4 24. Rg1 Rf6 25. Re7 Kf8 26. Rexg7 Qxh2+ 27.
Kxh2 1-0

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Abrahams, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Qc2 exd4 8.
Nxd4 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Bd6 12. f3 Nh5 13. g3 Bh3 14. Rd1 f5
15. f4 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Bxf4 17. Nf3 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 fxe4 19. Ne1 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Re6
21. Ba6 Rg6 22. Qf2 Rf8 23. Qg3 Qf5 24. Ng2 Rxg3 25. hxg3 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qf3+
27. Kh2 Rf6 28. Rd2 Rh6+ {Sources: BCM, September 1939, p403; BCM, February
1984, p65 (Aitken obituary)} 0-1

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. a3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qc2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O Qe7 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. f4 Qh5 14. Be2 Bg4
15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. h3 Nf6 17. Qd1 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Rad8 19. b4 Rfe8 20. Kf2 Ne4+
21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bb2 Ree8 23. Bd4 Bb8 24. Kf3 Rd7 25. Rac1 Red8 26. Rc4 f6 27.
Rg1 Kf7 28. Rf1 Bc7 29. Rd1 Ke6 30. g4 Bb6 31. Bxb6 Rxd1 32. Bxd8 Rxd8 33. f5+
Kf7 34. b5 Rd6 35. Ra4 cxb5 36. Rxa7 Rb6 37. Ra8 b4 38. axb4 Rxb4 39. Rc8 b5
40. Rc7+ Kf8 41. Rb7 Kg8 42. h4 h6 43. Rd7 Kf8 44. h5 Rc4 45. Rd5 Rb4 46. Rc5
Ke7 47. Rc7+ Kf8 48. Rb7 Kg8 49. Rd7 Kf8 50. Rb7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Landau, Salo"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3 Rd8 11. c4 Nc6 12. cxd5 Qb4+ 13. Nd2 Qxb3 14.
Nxb3 Nb4 15. Rc1 Nxd5 16. e4 Re8 17. f3 f5 18. Bc4 c6 19. Bxd5+ cxd5 20. e5 b6
21. Kd2 Ba6 22. Ke3 Rac8 23. Kf4 g6 24. h4 Rc4 25. h5 Kg7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. g3
Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Re1 Rc2 30. Rc1 Rxc1 31. Nxc1 Bf1 32. Ke3 Bc4 33. Kd2 Kf7
34. Kc3 a5 35. a4 g5 36. Kd2 Ke7 37. Nd3 Ke6 38. Nb2 Ba6 39. Nd1 Bc8 40. Nf2
Kf7 41. Nd1 Kg6 42. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garcia Conde, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Qa4 Rb8 8.
Be2 b5 9. Qd4 Nb6 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. a5 Nbxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne2 f6
15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Bxd5 17. O-O e5 18. d4 Be7 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. Be3 O-O 21.
Rfd1 Be6 22. Bb6 Rbc8 23. Rac1 Bg5 24. Rc5 Rxc5 25. Bxc5 Rb8 26. Ng3 b3 27. Ne4
Bd8 28. Rd6 Bf5 29. Ng3 Bg6 30. Rxa6 Rb5 31. Bb6 Bxb6 32. axb6 Kf8 33. f3 Ke8
34. Kf2 Kd7 35. Ra7+ Kc6 36. Rxg7 Rxb6 37. Ra7 Rb4 38. Ra3 Bc2 39. Ne2 Rb7 40.
Nc1 Kc5 41. Ra5+ Kd6 42. Ke2 e4 43. fxe4 Bxe4 44. g3 Bc2 45. Kd2 Rf7 46. Rb5
Rf2+ 47. Ke3 Rxh2 48. Nxb3 Bg6 49. Nd4 Rh1 50. b3 Rd1 51. Rb6+ Kc5 52. Rb5+ Kd6
53. Nf3 Bc2 54. b4 Rb1 55. Nd2 Rg1 56. Nc4+ Ke6 57. Rb6+ Ke7 58. Kf2 Ra1 59. g4
Bb1 60. Ne3 Bg6 61. Kg3 Kd7 62. b5 Ra3 63. Kf4 Ra4+ 64. Kg5 Be4 65. Nf5 Kc7 66.
Rh6 Bf3 67. b6+ Kb7 68. Ne3 Rb4 69. Rxh7+ Kxb6 70. Rf7 Bc6 71. Rf4 Rb3 72. Nc4+
Kc7 73. Ne5 Bd5 74. Kh5 Re3 75. Ng6 Bf3 76. Kh6 Bxg4 77. Rxg4 Re1 78. Rd4 Rf1
79. Ne7 Rg1 80. Ng6 Kc6 81. Kg7 Rf1 82. Nf4 Kc5 83. Re4 Kd6 84. Kf6 Rd1 85.
Re6+ Kd7 86. Re4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nge2 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. exd5 Ne8 10. O-O Bf5 11. Nf4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd6 13. g4 Bg6 14. Be3 b6
15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Bg5 Nf6 18. Rae1 Qd7 19. Re6 Rae8 20. Rfe1 Rxe6
21. dxe6 Qe7 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Qe2 h6 24. Bf4 g5 25. Bg3 Nfe8 26. Qe5 Nc8 27.
Rxd8 Qxd8 28. h3 Ne7 29. Kh2 Nf6 30. Bf1 Qd5 31. Qxd5 Nfxd5 32. Be5 Nc6 33. Bd6
Na5 34. Be5 Kf8 35. Kg3 Ke7 36. Bxg7 Kxe6 37. Bg2 Nf4 38. Bf3 Ng6 39. Be4 Kf7
40. Bxh6 Kf6 41. Bxg6 Kxg6 42. Bf8 Nc6 43. f4 Nd8 44. f5+ Kf6 45. Bd6 Nb7 46.
Bb8 b5 47. Kf3 a5 48. Ke4 b4 49. Be5+ Kf7 50. Kd5 a4 51. cxb4 cxb4 52. Kxc4 b3
53. a3 Nd6+ 54. Kb4 Ne4 55. Bd4 Nf2 56. Kxa4 Nxh3 57. Kxb3 Nf4 58. Kc4 Ng2 59.
a4 Ke7 60. a5 Kd6 61. a6 Kc6 62. a7 Kb7 63. f6 Nf4 64. f7 1-0

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Klein, Ernst Ludwig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Qe2 c6 7. a4 O-O 8. O-O
Qc7 9. Bb3 h6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Qc4 Rf8 12. Nh4 Kh7 13. a5 Nxe4 14. Qd3 g6 15.
Qxe4 f5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Qd3 Nf6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. f3 Bb4 20. Ne2 Rd8 21. Qc4
Nd5 22. Bc5 Bxa5 23. Qh4 b6 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Be7 Re8 26. Bg5 Re6 27. Ng3 Rg6
28. Bd8 Qd7 29. Be7 Bd2 30. Nh5 Qc6 31. f4 d4 32. Qh3 Bb7 33. Ng3 exf4 34. Rf3
Be3+ 35. Kf1 fxg3 36. Rxf5 Qc4+ 37. Ke1 Bf2+ 38. Kd2 Be4 0-1

[Event "BCF Bournemouth Premier"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1939.08.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1939.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Bb3
Nf5 8. Nf3 c6 9. d4 d5 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne2 Bd6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Nf6 14. c3
Re8 15. Bc2 Rxe2 16. Rxe2 Bxf4 17. g3 Bc7 18. Rae1 Bd7 19. g4 Nd6 20. g5 Nfe4
21. Ne5 Be6 22. h4 f6 23. Nd3 Bg4 24. Re3 Bh5 25. Nf4 Bf7 26. f3 Nf5 27. R3e2
Bxf4 28. fxe4 Nxh4 29. Kf2 Bh5 {In his scorebook, Aitken pencilled the
following note: "This is the best game I played before the outbreak of war,
and the last tournament game for many months. In the interim I had several
casual games at the National Chess Centre, London, and elsewhere." The final
word 'elsewhere' is carefully chosen: had he been more specific, he might have
broken the Official Secrets Act! JS} 0-1

[Event "Alphabetical Tournament"]
[Site "London, National Chess Centre"]
[Date "1940.06.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Acton, Thomas Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1940.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. Bc2
Be7 9. d5 Na5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. a4 c5 12. b4 Nb7 13. Re1 cxb4 14. cxb4 a5 {
! Aitken} 15. Ba3 bxa4 16. Bxa4 axb4 17. Bxd7 bxa3 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. Qa4 Nc5 20.
Qxa3 Qc7 21. h3 Rfd8 22. Nh2 Rb6 23. Qa7 Qxa7 24. Rxa7 Bf8 25. f3 Nfd7 26. Nc4
Rb4 27. Na5 Nb8 28. Ng4 f6 29. Ne3 g6 30. Nac4 Rc8 31. Rea1 {! Aitken} Nxc6 32.
dxc6 Rxc6 33. Nd5 {! Aitken} Rb7 34. Nce3 Bg7 35. Ne7+ Rxe7 36. Rxe7 Bf8 37.
Nd5 {Aitken adds the time taken: W. one hour and 5 mins - B one hour and 10
mins.} 1-0

[Event "Alphabetical Tournament"]
[Site "London, National Chess Centre"]
[Date "1940.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, Frederick Forrest L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1940.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Aitken adds: This was the A section final "in this section I won 2nd prize."} 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Rc8 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 a6 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. f5 Bc4
15. fxg6 hxg6 16. Rf2 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Qc4 18. Qxc4 Rxc4 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Kf1 Ng4
21. Nd5 {? Aitken} e6 22. Ne3 Rxe4 23. Nxg4 Rxg4 24. Bd2 Rc8 25. c3 d5 26. Rae1
d4 27. h3 Rh4 28. cxd4 Rxd4 29. Be3 Rd5 30. g4 Rc4 31. Kg2 Bd4 32. Rc1 Rb4 33.
Rc8+ Kg7 34. Bxd4+ Rbxd4 35. Rc7 Rd2 36. Kf3 R5d3+ 37. Kf2 b5 38. Rc6 Rxe2+ 39.
Kxe2 Rxh3 40. Rxa6 Rh2+ 41. Kf3 Rxb2 42. g5 Rb4 43. Rb6 Ra4 44. Rxb5 Rxa2 45.
Rb8 Rh2 46. Re8 Rh1 47. Rb8 Rf1+ 48. Kg3 Rg1+ 49. Kh4 Rh1+ 50. Kg3 Rh8 51. Rb5
Rd8 52. Kf4 Kf8 53. Rb7 Rd5 54. Kg4 Rd4+ 55. Kg3 Ke8 56. Kf3 Rd7 57. Rb1 Ke7
58. Rb6 f6 59. Kf4 Kf7 60. Ra6 fxg5+ 0-1

[Event "Match Hut 6 vs Hut 8"]
[Site "Bletchley"]
[Date "1941.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Good, Irving John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken collection"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.06"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 d5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5
15. e5 Nd7 16. d4 Nb6 17. f6 exf6 18. exf6 Bh8 19. Qf3 Rfe8 20. g4 Re6 21. g5
Rae8 22. Bf2 h6 23. h4 hxg5 24. hxg5 Nc4 25. Qxd5 Qc7 26. Qg2 Nd2 27. Rfd1 Qf4
28. Nd5 Qxg5 29. Qxg5 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 Nxg5 31. Nc7 Bxf6 32. d5 Re2 33. Nxe8 Rxe8
34. Rd2 b6 35. Re1 Rd8 36. Bh4 Rd7 37. Rf2 Bd8 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. Rxd8 Rxd8 40.
Bxg5 Rxd5 41. Bf6+ Kh6 42. Kg3 g5 43. Bc3 f5 44. Rd2 Rc5 45. Rd7 Rc4 46. Rxa7
Rg4+ 47. Kf3 Rf4+ 48. Ke3 Re4+ 49. Kd3 Re6 {(asterisked by Aitken - maybe an
adjournment? Or a draw offer?)} 50. Rf7 Kg6 51. Rf8 f4 52. Bd2 Rd6+ 53. Ke2 Kg7
54. Rf5 Kg6 55. Bxf4 gxf4 56. Rxf4 Kg5 57. Rf8 Kg6 58. Ke3 Kg5 59. Rf2 Kg6 60.
Ke4 Kg7 61. Ke5 Rd1 62. Rf3 Ra1 63. a3 b5 64. Rb3 Rh1 65. Kd6 Rh5 66. Kc6 Kf7
67. Rxb5 {"and W. won mate on move 96" written by Aitken. Game undated but
numbered "204b". May have been played around this date - another game with
Golombek dated 30.12.1941 - JS} 1-0

[Event "Friendly with clocks"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1941.10.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1941.10.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 05"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 f6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ {
? Aitken} 8. Nc3 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne2 Bd6 12. f4 Qb6 13. Kh1
Kh8 14. Rf3 Bd7 15. Rh3 Be8 16. Be3 Nb4 17. Bb1 Rc8 18. Nc3 Rc7 19. a3 Na6 20.
Qe2 Nb8 21. Bd3 a6 22. Rg1 Nc6 23. g4 Nxd4 24. Qf2 Ne4 25. Qh4 h6 {? Aitken}
26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Rd1 Be7 28. Bxd4 Qxb2 29. Ng6+ Kg8 30. Nxe7+ Rxe7 31. Qxe7
1-0

[Event "Bletchley"]
[Site "Bletchley"]
[Date "1941.12.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1941.12.30"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken collection"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.06"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.06"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Bxf6
Nxf6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. dxe5 Rxe5
15. a3 Bd6 16. Nb5 Rh5 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. g3 Ng4 19. Rfc1 Be6 {? Aitken} ({
Aitken has written 'P-KKt3' (} 19... g6 {) in the margin}) 20. Be2 Rxh2 {
?? Aitken} 21. Bxg4 Rh6 22. Bf3 Qe5 23. Nd4 g5 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Qb3 {Game no.
251 in Aitken's collection} 1-0

[Event "Bletchley Park Ladder Game"]
[Site "Bletchley Park"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Scott, David Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1942.04.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 f6 7. f4 cxd4 8. cxd4
fxe5 9. fxe5 Qh4+ 10. Ng3 Bb4+ 11. Kf2 O-O+ 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Be3 Ndxe5 14. dxe5
d4 15. Bd2 Bc5 16. Rc1 Bb6 17. Ke1 Rxf3 18. Qxf3 Nxe5 19. Qe4 Qf6 20. Nh5 Qf5
21. Qxf5 exf5 22. Bf4 {No date given.} 1-0

[Event "Bletchley Park Ladder Game"]
[Site "Bletchley Park"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scott, David Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1942.04.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nxc4 Qc7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. a3 Bxc3
15. Qxc3 c5 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. dxc5 Nd5 19. Qd4 Ba4 20. Qxa4 Qxe5
21. Qd4 Qc7 22. b4 a6 23. Qh4 Qe5 24. Qd4 Qb8 25. Rc2 Ne7 26. Qa1 Rxd1+ 27.
Qxd1 Rd8 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Kf8 30. Bf3 Ke8 31. Qd3 Qe5 32. g3 Nc6 33. Bxc6+
bxc6 34. Qxa6 Qe4 35. Qc8+ Ke7 36. Qc7+ Ke8 37. Qf4 Qb1+ 38. Kg2 Qb3 39. Qb8+
Ke7 40. Qc7+ Kf6 41. Qxc6 Qxa3 42. b5 Qa4 43. Qf3+ Ke7 44. b6 Qb4 45. Qc6 f5
46. Qd6+ Kf7 47. Qd7+ Kf8 48. Qxe6 Qxc5 {Aitken has 'Resigns' - have taken
this as Black played Qxc5 and then resigned. No date given.} 1-0

[Event "Bletchley Park Ladder Game"]
[Site "Bletchley Park"]
[Date "1942.04.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scott, David Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1942.04.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 04"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. a3 Ngxe5
8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. e3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 d6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O Bc6 13. b4 b6 14. Rac1
Nd7 15. Rfe1 O-O 16. e4 Rfd8 17. Bf1 Ne5 18. Qc3 Ng6 19. Bg3 h5 20. c5 Rac8 21.
Ba6 {? Aitken} h4 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. b5 Bd7 24. Bxd6 cxd6 25. c6 Be6 26. Qd2 Ne5
{? Aitken} 27. f4 {! Aitken} Nc4 28. Qb4 Qf6 29. Rxc4 Bxc4 30. Qxc4 Qxf4 31.
Rf1 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Rc7 33. h3 Qxa3 34. e5 {! Aitken} Qc5 35. Qxh4 Qxb5 36. Qd8+
Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bletchley Park Ladder"]
[Site "Bletchley"]
[Date "1942.04.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Scott, David Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1942.04.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken collection"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.06"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. b3
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 O-O 11. g4 Nh6 12. g5 Nf5 13. Rg1 Bd7 14. Kg2 f6 15.
gxf6 gxf6 16. Kh1+ Kh8 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Nc3 Rg8 19. Qd3 Qd8 20. a3 Bxc3 21.
Bxc3 Rfg6 22. b4 Nh4 23. b5 Rxg1+ 24. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 25. Nxg1 Ne7 26. Qg3 Neg6 27.
Bd3 Qf8 28. Bb4 Qf4 29. Ne2 Qf3+ 30. Qxf3 Nxf3 31. Kg2 Nfh4+ 32. Kg3 Kg7 33.
Bd6 {(? Aitken)} Kf6 {(? Aitken)} (33... Bxb5) 34. Bb8 Nf5+ 35. Bxf5 Kxf5 36.
Nc3 a6 37. a4 axb5 38. axb5 e5 39. Ba7 Nf4 40. dxe5 Kxe5 41. Be3 Ne6 42. f4+
Kd6 43. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bletchley Park Ladder"]
[Site "Bletchley"]
[Date "1942.04.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scott, David Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1942.04.22"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken collection"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.06"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.06"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Nbxd2 Nf6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. g3 b6 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rac1 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. e3 Rfc8 14. Qf5
Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Re8 18. Rd7 Bc8 19. Bxe4 g6 20. Rxe7
Bxf5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. f4 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagles vs Armed Forces"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1944.07.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Butler, David Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1944.07.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Armed Forces"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bf4
Ng6 9. Bg3 h5 10. h4 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O-O 12. Nbd2 Rdf8 13. Qb1 Be8 14. Bxg6 fxg6
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Be7 17. a4 b6 18. Nb3 Kb7 19. Nbd4 Bf7 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. Ng5
Bxg5 22. hxg5 Rd8 23. a5 Rhf8 24. Nd6+ Kc7 25. axb6+ axb6 26. Qd3 Ra8 27. Ra6
Rxa6 28. Qxa6 Rb8 29. b5 Na5 30. Qa7+ Nb7 31. c4 Be8 32. cxd5 {Source: BCM,
August 1944, p179} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle CC ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1944.10.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Gabriel Jacquin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1944.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Nd4 Nxb3 14. Nxc6 Qd7
15. axb3 Qxc6 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. f4 Qg6 18. Qe3 f6 19. Nf3 Be4 20. Rf2 Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 fxe5 22. Qxd5+ Qe6 23. Qxe6+ Rxe6 24. Re2 e4 25. Rd2 {! Aitken} Rd6 26.
Rxd6 cxd6 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Rd5 Kf7 29. f5 Kf6 30. Kf2 g6 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Ke3
Ke6 33. Kxe4 Rh8 34. Rg5 Kf6 35. Rg3 Rxh2 36. Kd5 Kf5 37. Kxd6 g5 38. c4 g4 39.
c5 Kf4 40. Rc3 Rxg2 41. c6 Rd2+ 42. Kc7 g3 43. Kb7 g2 44. Rc1 Rc2 45. Rxc2 g1=Q
46. c7 Qg7 47. Ka8 {Source: BCM, December 1944, p291} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1944.10.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gilchrist, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1944.10.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. a4 Qd7 13. Rd1 Na7 14. a5 Qc6 15.
Ng5 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Be3 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Rf7 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Qc2 c5 21. dxc5 Nc6
22. f4 h6 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qg6+ Kf8 25. Qxh6+ Ke7 26. Qh4+ Ke8 27. Nd2 Nf8 28.
g3 Qc7 29. Nf3 Nxa5 30. Ng5 Nb3 {! Aitken} 31. Qh5 Nxa1 32. Nxf7 Qxf7 33. Qd1
Nb3 34. Qxb3 Rc8 35. Qa3 Qa7 36. b4 Nd7 37. Ra1 Nb8 38. Qd3 Qf7 39. Kf2 Rc7 40.
h4 Qh5 {(Game adjourned here, continued 18 November 1944)} 41. Qf3 Qh7 42. Ra2
Ra7 43. Qg4 Qf7 44. Qe2 Nc6 45. Rb2 Qf5 46. Qf3 Rf7 47. g4 Qxf4 48. Qxf4 Rxf4+
49. Kg3 Rxb4 50. Ra2 Nxe5 51. Rxa6 Rxg4+ 52. Kh3 Kd7 53. Rd6+ Ke7 54. Rb6 Rb4
55. h5 Kf6 56. h6 Ng6 57. Kg3 Rh4 58. c6 Rxh6 59. c7 Ne7 60. Rb8 Kf7 61. Kf4
e5+ {! Aitken} 62. Kxe5 Rc6 63. Rb7 b4 64. Rxb4 Rxc7 {Source: Aitken scorebook
6} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1944.11.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Leicester, Frederick R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "1944.10.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 Bb6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8.
exd5 Nxd5 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Ba3 Nb4 13. Nc4 Qe7 14. Re1
Be6 15. Ne5 c5 16. Nc3 Qd8 17. dxc5 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Bxc5 19. Nd7 Bxd7 20. Rxd7
Rfe8 21. Red1 c6 {? Aitken} 22. Na4 Bf8 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. Kf1 g6 25. Nb2 Re6
26. Nd3 Bd6 27. Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Bb4 29. Nd3 a5 30. Ne5 Re8 31. f4 Re6 32.
Nxf7 Re1+ 33. Kf2 Ra1 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. a4 Rb1 36. Rd3 Kg7 37. Ng4 Bc5+ 38. Kg3
Be7 39. Ne5 Rc1 40. Nc4 Bb4 41. Rd7+ Kg8 42. Ne5 Rc3+ 43. Rd3 Rc2 44. Kf3 Kg7
45. g4 Rxh2 46. Rd7+ Kg8 47. f5 gxf5 48. gxf5 Rh3+ 49. Kg4 Rxb3 50. f6 Rb1 51.
Rd8+ Bf8 52. Nd7 Kf7 53. Rxf8+ Ke6 54. f7 {? Aitken} Ke7 55. Ra8 Kxf7 56. Rxa5
Ke7 57. Ne5 Kd6 58. Nc4+ Ke6 59. Rc5 Rb4 60. a5 Kd7 61. Kf5 Rb1 62. Ke4 Kc7 63.
Rh5 Re1+ 64. Kd4 Rd1+ 65. Kc5 Rd7 66. a6 Rg7 67. Nb6 Kb8 68. Kxc6 Rg6+ 69. Kb5
h6 70. Rf5 Rg5 71. Rxg5 hxg5 72. Nd7+ Ka7 73. Ne5 Ka8 74. Kb6 Kb8 75. a7+ Ka8
76. Ka6 g4 77. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1944.12.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bendix, S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1944.10.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. Qd5 f6 8.
exf6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxf6 10. Qd3 d6 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Ne4 13. O-O Kh8 14. Nd4
Nc5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. f3 Qf7 18. e4 Be6 19. Be3 Nd7 20. f4 Bxc4 21.
Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Qd4 Qe6 23. f5 Qe7 24. Rf4 c5 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Qd3 Rae8 27. Re1
Qf7 28. c4 Nd7 29. Bc1 Ne5 30. Qh3 Qxc4 31. Rh4 Qg8 32. g4 g6 33. fxg6 Qxg6 34.
Kh1 Rf3 35. Qg2 Ref8 36. Bb2 Rf2 37. Bxe5+ dxe5 38. Qg3 Rf1+ 39. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 40.
Kg2 Rf4 41. g5 Qxe4+ 42. Kh3 Rxh4+ 43. Qxh4 Qxh4+ 44. Kxh4 c4 {Source: BCM,
February 1945, p47} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1944.12.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brierley, William Leonard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1944.10.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. c3
Be7 9. a4 Na5 10. Bc2 Bd7 11. axb5 Bxb5 12. d3 c5 13. c4 Bd7 14. Bd2 Nc6 15.
Nc3 O-O 16. h3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Nd1 Ne8 19. g4 {! Aitken} h5 20. Kg2 Qc8
21. f3 Rb8 22. b3 Kh7 23. Nf2 g6 24. gxh5 gxh5 25. f4 Ng7 26. f5 Rg8 27. Kh2 d5
{! Aitken} 28. Bf4 {! Aitken} dxe4 29. dxe4 Rb6 30. Rg1 Bf6 31. Nd3 Re8 32. Ra5
{! Aitken} Rc6 33. Qf3 Bd8 34. Raa1 Bc7 35. Qg3 Bxf4 36. Nxf4 Rg8 37. Nd5 Qb8
38. Ne7 Qxg3+ 39. Rxg3 Re8 40. Nxc6 Bxc6 41. f6 Ne6 42. Rxa6 Nd8 43. e5+ {
? Aitken} Kh6 44. Ra7 Rxe5 45. Re7 Ne6 46. Bd3 Re1 47. Rg1 Rxg1 48. Kxg1 Nf4 {
! Aitken} 49. Be4 Bxe4 50. Rxe4 Kg5 51. Re5+ Kxf6 52. Rxc5 d3 53. Ra5 d2 54.
Ra1 Ne2+ 55. Kf2 Nc3 56. Ke3 d1=Q 57. Rxd1 Nxd1+ 58. Kd4 Ke6 59. Kc5 Nf2 60. h4
Ke5 61. b4 Nd3+ 62. Kb5 f5 63. c5 f4 64. c6 Kd6 0-1

[Event "Event Unknown"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1944.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dewing, Leslie Charles G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1944.11.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Bd7 8.
Nb3 a6 9. a4 h6 10. Bf4 e5 11. Be3 Be7 12. f3 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 15.
a5 Nbd7 16. c4 O-O 17. Bd3 Nh7 {? Aitken} 18. Qc2 Nhf6 19. Ke2 Rc8 20. Qd2 e4
21. fxe4 Ne5 22. Rac1 Nfg4 23. Bf4 Qd7 24. h3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Ne5 26. Bxe5 dxe5
27. g4 Bg5 28. Rc2 g6 29. Rf1 f5 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Rxf5 Rxf5 32. exf5 e4 33.
Qg3 Qxf5 34. Nd4 Qf6 35. Qg4 Re8 36. Ne6 Qe5 37. Kd1 Qf6 38. Nxg5 hxg5 39. Re2
Qf1+ 40. Kc2 Qf4 41. Rg2 Qxg4 42. Rxg4 Kf7 43. Rxg5 e3 44. Kd1 Re4 45. b3 Rh4
46. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Event Unknown"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1944.11.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Foley, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1944.11.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. e3 d5 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. Be2 Bf5 12. O-O {? Aitken} d4 {! Aitken} 13.
Nb1 Bd6 14. Re1 Rab8 15. Qd1 Ne4 16. exd4 Nxf2 {! Aitken} 17. Kxf2 Qh4+ 18. Kf1
Bxh2 19. Be3 Bg3 20. Nd2 Qh1+ 21. Bg1 Bxe1 22. Qxe1 Rxb2 23. Nf3 Bd3 24. Qh4
Bxe2+ 25. Ke1 Qxg2 26. Qf2 Bxf3 27. Qxg2 Re8+ 28. Qe2 Rexe2+ {Not sure about
the name, could be J.Filey (GC)} 0-1

[Event "Lud-Eagle CC ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1944.12.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Peters, A John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1944.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 d5 4. c3 Nbd7 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. Qa4 e6 {? Aitken who
says better was 6...c4} 7. Nbd2 Bd6 {? Aitken} 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qh4
e5 {? Aitken} 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bc2 e4 15. Bg5 {
?! Aitken} Ng4 {! Aitken} 16. Bxe4 h6 17. Rad1 Be6 18. h3 {? Aitken} Nxf2 19.
Rxf2 f5 20. Bf4 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qb6+ 22. Be3 Qxb2+ 23. Rd2 Qxc3 24. Qe7 {
? Aitken} Rae8 25. Qxb7 fxe4 26. Qxe4 Kh8 27. Rc2 Bd5 28. Rxc3 Rxe4 {Sources:
BCM, February 1945, p46; Aitken scorebook; opponent's rank included (Lt
Commander)} 0-1

[Event "Oxford University v Bletchley"]
[Site "Oxford, Balliol College"]
[Date "1944.12.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1944.12.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Bletchley"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Bxf4 8.
exf4 Qd6 9. g3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. a3 b6 12. b4 Bb7 13. O-O Ne7 14. Qe2 Nf5
15. Qe5 Ne4 16. Qxd6 Nexd6 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Nb3 Nc4 19. Ne5 Nfd6 20. Rc2 f6
21. Ng4 a5 22. bxa5 Nxa5 23. Nxa5 bxa5 24. Ne3 Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Nb5 {! Aitken} 26.
Rb1 Ba6 27. Ba4 Nxd4 28. Rb6 Bd3 29. Bd7 Kf7 30. Rb7 Kg6 31. Rb6 Be4 32. Kf1
Nf3 33. Bxe6 Nxh2+ 34. Ke2 Re8 35. Kd2 Nf3+ 36. Kc1 Rd8 37. f5+ Kh6 38. g4 d4
39. Nc4 Kg5 40. Nd6 Kf4 41. Nf7 Ra8 42. Nd6 Ng5 43. Kd2 Kxg4 44. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 45.
Ke2 Kf4 46. f3 Ng3+ 47. Kd3 Rd8 48. Rb7 Nxf5 49. Bxf5 Kxf5 50. Rxg7 h5 {
Adjudicated a win for Black. (Source: Aitken scorebook) "The match was played
on twelve boards, and took place on Saturday 2 December 1944, at Oxford, in
the Massey Room, Balliol College. The match began promptly at 2.30pm and ended
at 6pm." (BCM, February 1945, p36)} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1944.12.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dewing, Leslie Charles G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1944.12.16"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nxb3 13. N2xb3 Qd7 14. Nxe6 Qxe6
15. f4 f6 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. Be3 Bxd4 18. cxd4 fxe5 19. fxe5 Ne7 20. Rfc1 c6 21.
Rc5 Qf5 22. Qc2 Qg4 23. Bf2 Rf4 24. h3 Qe6 25. Rd1 Raf8 26. Be3 R4f5 27. Qe2
Qg6 28. Qg4 Qf7 29. Bg5 g6 30. Bxe7 Qxe7 31. Rxc6 Rf2 32. Rc8 Rxb2 33. Rxf8+
Kxf8 34. Rf1+ Kg7 35. e6 h5 36. Qf4 {? Aitken} Qxe6 {?? Aitken} 37. Qf8+ {
Sources: Aitken scorebook; StarBase 4.56} 1-0

[Event "Lud-Eagle ch play-off match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Friedman, Otto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1945.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Kh1 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. f4 Bxb3 12. cxb3 Qb6 13. Bf3 Rfd8 14. Nb5 e6
15. Qe1 d5 16. e5 Ne8 17. Be3 d4 18. Bg1 Bf8 19. Rc1 Bc5 20. Rc4 Rac8 21. Qc1
Nb4 22. Rd1 Nd5 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxc8 Be3 25. Rxd8 Bxc1 26. Rxe8+ Kg7 27. Bxd5
Bxf4 28. Rf1 exd5 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rxf4 Qe3 31. Re7+ Kh6 32. Rf1 Qe2 33. Ref7 e5
34. R7f2 Qg4 35. h3 Qb4 36. Rf3 d4 37. Kh2 e4 38. Rf4 d3 39. Nc3 Qxb3 40. Nxe4
Qxb2 41. Nf2 d2 42. h4 Kg7 43. Rf7+ Kh6 44. Ng4+ Kh5 45. Nf6+ Kxh4 46. Rxh7+
Kg5 47. Ne4+ Kg4 48. Nf2+ {Source: BCM, March 1945, p74. Undated - might have
been played Jan or Feb 1945} 1-0

[Event "Lud-Eagle ch play-off match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Friedman, Otto"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "1945.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. Qc2 g6 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. Be2 Rac8 16. Qb2 Rc7 17. Qa3 b6 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Qf6 20. Bd5 Qe5
21. Bf3 Rfc8 22. h4 h5 23. Rfd1 Qf6 24. g3 Ne6 25. Be4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Be6 27.
Rad1 Bg4 28. Re1 Re8 29. Qa4 Qe5 30. Bc6 Rec8 31. Bg2 Rc2 32. Be4 R2c7 33. Kg2
Qe7 34. Rb1 Rc5 35. Qb3 Be6 36. Qb2 Rc4 37. Rbd1 Rxd4 38. Rxd4 Rc4 39. a4 Rxd4
40. Qxd4 Qd7 41. Kf3 f5 42. Bd3 Qxd4 43. exd4 Bb3 44. Bb5 Kf7 45. Ke3 a6 46.
Bc6 Kf6 47. Kd3 Bf7 48. Kc3 a5 49. d5 Ke5 50. Kc4 Kd6 {Adjourned, contined on
the 17/2/1945} 51. Kb5 Kc7 52. d6+ Kxd6 53. Kxb6 f4 54. gxf4 Bb3 55. Be8 Ke6
56. Bxg6 Bxa4 57. Bxh5 Kf5 58. Kxa5 Bc2 59. Kb6 Kxf4 60. Kc7 Kf5 61. Kd7 Kf6
62. Ke8 Kg7 63. Ke7 Bf5 64. Bf7 Bc2 65. Bh5 Bf5 66. Be8 Be4 67. Ke6 Bf3 68. Kf5
Kh6 69. Bg6 Bd1 70. Kf6 Bf3 71. Be8 Bd5 72. Ke5 Bf3 73. Bd7 Kh5 74. Kf4 Bd1 75.
Kg3 Be2 76. Be8+ Kh6 77. Bc6 Bd3 78. Bf3 Bc2 79. Bg4 Kg6 80. Kf4 Kf6 81. h5 Bb1
82. Bf3 Ba2 83. Be4 Bf7 84. h6 Bb3 85. Kg4 Bd1+ 86. Kf4 Bb3 87. Ke3 Kf7 88. Kd4
Bd1 89. Ke5 Bg4 90. Bh7 Bf3 91. Kf4 Bh5 92. Kg5 Bf3 93. Bd3 Kg8 94. Bg6 Kh8 95.
Kf4 Bd1 96. Kg3 Be2 97. f4 Bb5 98. f5 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud-Eagle ch play-off match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.03.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Friedman, Otto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B55"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1945.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb5 a6 7. N5c3 Nc6 8. Be3
{? Aitken} Be6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Bc4 Rc8 13. Bb3 Nf5
14. Bf2 h5 15. O-O h4 16. Qe1 Qd8 17. a4 Be7 18. a5 Nd7 19. Na4 Kf8 20. Nb6 Rb8
21. Qe4 g6 22. Nxd7+ Qxd7 23. Ba4 Qc8 24. Ra3 Kg7 25. Rc3 Qd8 26. Bb6 Qg8 27.
Bd7 Rh5 28. f4 Bf6 29. fxe5 Bxe5 30. Rc7 Qh7 31. Be6 Rf8 {Aitken now has 32.
Q-Kt4 it is 32. Q-KKt4 one of the very few times Aitken has not made a move
clear. G.C.} 32. Qg4 Kh8 33. c3 Qh6 34. Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Bxf7 h3 36. g3 Kg7 37.
Be6 Qd2 38. Bf2 {? Aitken} Ne3 39. Qf3 Nxf1 40. Kxf1 Qc1+ 41. Be1 Bf6 42. Qe2
Qb1 43. Bg4 Re5 44. Qf2 Bg5 45. c4 Be3 46. Qe2 Qe4 47. Qf3 Rf5 {Aitken says
date is 27th Feb 1945 and 3rd March 1945.} 0-1

[Event "Lud-Eagle ch play-off match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.03.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Friedman, Otto"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1945.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. d4 g6 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 O-O 8.
Bc4 b6 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. f3 c5 {! Aitken} 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Qb3 Nc6 {! Aitken} 13.
Qc2 Ne5 14. Bb5 a6 15. Ba4 Nc4 16. Bc1 Qxc5 17. Bb3 Ne5 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. O-O {
? Aitken} Nc6 20. Kh1 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 Rxc2 0-1

[Event "Bletchley vs RAF Halton"]
[Site "Halton"]
[Date "1945.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Vine, Leslie Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1945.03.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Bletchley"]
[BlackTeam "RAF Halton"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Na5 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nxe6 fxe6
15. f3 Qg5 16. Qxg5 Nxg5 17. h4 Nxb3 18. axb3 Nf7 19. f4 Nh6 20. g3 Nf5 21. Rf3
Rfd8 22. Nd2 Rd7 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. Rd3 Rc7 25. Nf3 h6 26. g4 Ne7 27. h5 c4 28.
Rd2 cxb3 29. Nd4 Rc4 30. Nxb5 Rxf4+ 31. Kg3 g5 32. hxg6+ Nxg6 33. Rd4 {! Aitken
} Rxd4 34. cxd4 Ke7 35. Nc3 a5 36. Ra3 Kf7 37. Rxb3 Nf8 38. Rb7+ Kg6 39. Ne2 h5
40. Nf4+ Kh6 41. gxh5 a4 42. Rf7 a3 43. bxa3 Rxa3+ 44. Kg4 Nh7 45. Nxe6 Ra1 46.
Rf2 Rg1+ 47. Kf5 Rg8 48. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Mieses 80th Birthday Consultation"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koenig + Friedman"]
[Black "Aitken + Dewing"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1945.03.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Nc3 b4 9. Ne4 Qe7 10. Qc2 d6 11. e3 g6 12. a3 Bf5 13. Bb5+ Nd7 14. Bxd7+ Bxd7
15. axb4 f5 16. Ned2 cxb4 17. Nd4 Bg7 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6+ Kf7 20. Nc4 Rhd8
21. O-O Rac8 22. Qa6 Rc5 23. Ra5 Qc7 24. Rxc5 Qxc5 25. Qb7+ Kf8 26. b3 a5 27.
Rc1 Rc8 28. Rc2 Rc7 29. Qa8+ Rc8 30. Qa6 Rc7 31. Ra2 {! Aitken} a4 32. Rxa4
Qxd5 33. h3 Bc3 34. Qb6 Qc6 35. Qb8+ Rc8 36. Qxd6+ Qxd6 37. Nxd6 Rd8 38. Nc4
Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Rb1 {No result given. Aitken now adds: 'In my opinion game is now
drawn but it was never properly adjudicated.'} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Middlesex vs BCCA"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.04.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Illingworth, Leonard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1945.04.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "BCCA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {? Aitken} 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Be3 e6 9. Bb6+ Ke8 10. f4 Bb4 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. a3
Bxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. c4 Rc6 16. Ba5 Ke7 17. Bc3 Rd8 18. Rd2 Ne8 19. e5 b6 20.
Bxh7 {?! Aitken} g6 21. h4 Ng7 22. Rhd1 Rc7 23. g4 Rh8 24. f5 Rxh7 {? Aitken}
25. f6+ Kd8 26. fxg7 Rxg7 27. Rd6 Rb7 28. Bd2 Kc8 29. Bg5 Rh7 30. Bf6 Rh6 31.
R1d3 Rh7 32. Rb3 Kc7 33. Kb2 a5 34. a4 Rb8 35. Ka3 Bc6 36. Rbd3 Rc8 37. Rd8
Rxd8 38. Bxd8+ Kb7 39. Rb3 Kc8 40. Bf6 Kc7 41. Rh3 Bb7 42. Rg3 Be4 43. Kb2 Bc6
44. Ra3 Kd7 45. Kc1 Kc7 46. Kd2 Kd7 47. Ke3 Kc7 48. Kf4 Kd7 49. Rd3+ Kc7 50.
Ra3 Kd7 51. Kg5 Be4 52. Ra2 Bf3 53. c3 Kc7 54. Rd2 Bc6 55. Bd8+ Kb7 56. Rb2
Bxa4 57. Rxb6+ Ka7 58. Rd6 Rh8 59. Bxa5 Rc8 60. Bd8 Rb8 61. Kf6 Rb7 62. Be7 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Essex"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1945.05.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mason, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1945.05.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Essex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. d5 Bd7 13. Nh2 Nc4 14. b3 Nb6 15. f4
Rfd8 {? Aitken} 16. f5 Be8 17. c4 bxc4 18. bxc4 Nxc4 {? Aitken} 19. Qxc4 Bb5
20. Qc3 Bxf1 21. Nxf1 Rdb8 22. a4 Rb4 23. Nbd2 a5 24. Ba3 Rb7 25. g4 h6 26. Bd3
Nh7 27. Bb5 Rab8 28. Bc6 Ra7 29. Nc4 Bd8 30. Bc1 Qe7 31. Na3 Rc7 32. Nb5 Rcc8
33. Ra2 Bb6 34. Be3 Nf6 35. Nd2 Ne8 36. Nc4 Qh4 {? Aitken} 37. Bf2 Qe7 38. Bxe8
Rxe8 39. Ncxd6 Red8 40. Nc4 f6 41. Nxb6 Rxb6 42. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Kent"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.06.23"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "France, Francis George (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1945.06.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Kent"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qc2 d6 9. e4 Bd7 {! Aitken} 10. Nbd2 g5 11. h3 Bg7 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Be2 Na6 14.
a3 c4 15. O-O Nc5 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. Bf1 Qg6 {! Aitken} 18. Re3 {? Aitken} f5
19. Rbe1 f4 20. R3e2 Qf6 21. Nb1 Nd3 22. e5 dxe5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Nc3 Bf5 25.
Ne4 Qg6 26. f3 Nd3 27. Rd1 Nxb2 28. Rb1 Nd3 29. Rd2 Nc5 30. Qd1 Bxe4 31. Rxb5
Bd3 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.07.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Felce, Harold George"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1945.07.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 e5 7. Nf5 O-O 8.
Ne3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 b6 10. Ba3 Re8 11. c4 d6 12. O-O Na6 13. f3 Nc5 14. Be2 Nh5
15. Nd5 Re6 16. Qd2 Rg6 17. f4 Nxf4 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Bh5 Rf6 20. Bb2 Rh6 21.
Qxf4 f5 22. Bf3 g5 23. Qd2 f4 24. Qd4 Ne6 25. Qd5 Rb8 26. Rad1 Ba6 27. Bg4 Qc8
28. Bxe6+ Qxe6 29. Qxg5+ Rg6 30. Qxf4 Bxc4 31. Ba3 Qh3 32. Qf3 Qxf3 33. Rxf3
Be2 {("and wins" Source: BCM, August 1945, p199)} 34. Rfd3 Bxd1 35. Rxd1 Re8
36. Bxd6 Rxe4 37. Bg3 Rc6 38. Rd2 Ra4 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40. Rd7+ Kg6 41. Be5 Rxc2
42. h3 Raxa2 43. g4 {Source: Aitken scorebook (result amended 24 September
2021)} 0-1

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Diggle, Geoffrey Harber"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4 5. O-O Nge7 6. c3 Ba5 7. d4 exd4 8.
cxd4 d5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Nc3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ng5 h6 {? Aitken} 13. Bb3
Qa5 14. Ne4 Bf5 15. Re1 Bg6 16. d5 Rad8 17. c4 Rfe8 {? Aitken} 18. Bd2 Qb6 19.
dxc6 Nxc6 20. Nc3 Qd4 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Nd5 Bh5 23. Qc1 Re2 24. Be3 Qh4 25.
Nf4 Ne5 26. Nxe2 Bxe2 27. Bf4 Nd3 28. Bg3 Qd4 29. Qb1 f5 30. Bd1 f4 {? Aitken}
31. Bxe2 fxg3 32. Bxd3 1-0

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Brierley, William Leonard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "Book 7"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bd3
Bd7 9. O-O a6 10. Bd2 {? Aitken} cxd4 11. exd4 Be7 12. Rc1 Bf6 {?? Aitken} 13.
Ne4 Be7 14. Bb1 Nd5 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Re1 O-O 17. Qc2 g6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qd2 Qa5
20. Qd1 Qc7 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qb8 23. Qe2 Nc7 {?? Aitken} 24. f4 b6 25. Nb3
Bd6 26. f5 Nb5 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qg4 Bxe5 29. Bxg6 f5 30. Bxf5+ Kh8 31. Bg7+
Bxg7 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33. Qxe8+ Bf8 34. Rxc8 {Source: BCM, December 1945, p284} 1-0

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Distler, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 Qxc5 6. Bc3 Nf6 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. Qe1 O-O 11. e5 dxe5 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Bd7 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Bc3 Re8 17. Bd4 Qc7 18. Be5 Qc8 19. c4 Bf5 20. Qc3 Nh5 21.
Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Rd5 Qg4 24. f3 Qf4 25. Re1 Ne6 26. Re4 Qc7 27. Nd4
Nxd4 28. Rexd4 Red8 29. Qd3 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Qb6+ 31. Qd4 Qb4 32. h4 h5 33. Rb5
Qe1+ 34. Kh2 b6 35. a3 f6 36. c5 bxc5 37. Rxc5 Kg7 38. b4 Rd8 {Looking for a
perpetual check 39.Qxd8 Qxh4+ etc. (G.C.)} 39. Qe4 Qxe4 40. fxe4 Rd4 41. Rc7
Rxe4 42. Rxa7 Rxh4+ 43. Kg3 Rg4+ 44. Kf3 Kf7 45. b5 Ke6 46. b6 Kd6 47. Rxe7 Kc6
{?? Aitken} (47... Rc4 48. b7 Rc3+ 49. Kf4 Rb3) 48. b7 1-0

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Truscott, Alan Fraser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Re1 Re8 14. Qc1 a5
15. Be5 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qf4 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qg5 {?? Aitken} 19. Rxe4 1-0

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hayley, Robert E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Bxf6
Nxf6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. h3 e5 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. a3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc3+
15. Qxc3 Ne4 16. Qc2 exd4 17. Bd3 Bf5 18. Nxd4 Bg6 19. O-O c5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21.
b4 Qe7 22. Nb3 c4 23. Bxe4 {No note from Aitken but this is bad. White has
missed the coming attack on g2 and after Bf4 which holds c8 the Bxh3 and Rxe3
ideas. White has to let the b3 Knight go. (G.C.)} Bxe4 24. Qc3 Qg5 25. f3 Bf5
26. f4 Qg3 27. Rf3 cxb3 28. Qb2 Rxc1+ 29. Qxc1 Qg6 {29..Rc8! (G.C.)} 30. Qb2
Be4 31. Rf2 Bd5 32. f5 Qb6 33. Re2 Rxe3 {Probably Robert Evelyn Hayley 
(1920-1996) but there's an outside chance he could be Ronald Edwin Hayley 
(1923-2007).} 0-1

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Brown, Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 e6 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nd7 9. Ne5 f6 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. dxc5 e5 12. e4 Qe7 13. b4 exf4 14. Re1 Ne5 15.
exd5 O-O 16. Nc4 Qf7 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Be4 Bf5 19. Qc2 Rad8 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21.
Qxf5 gxf5 22. c4 e4 23. Rb1 Bd4+ 24. Kf1 Bc3 25. Re2 e3 26. Rb3 Bg7 27. b5 Rc8
28. c6 Rfd8 29. Bb2 b6 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. g3 {! Aitken} fxg3 32. hxg3 f4 33.
gxf4 Rf8 34. Rg2+ Kh8 35. Rxe3 Rxf4+ 36. Rf2 Rxc4 37. d6 Rc1+ 38. Re1 1-0

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Friedman, Otto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nxe4 5. cxd6 e6 6. Bd3 Nxd6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bf4 Ne8 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. Ne5 h6 13. Nd2 Nd5 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. Bg3 Bb7 16. Rad1 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qb3 c5 20. Bb1 Nf4 21.
f3 Rfd8 22. Qc2 Ng6 23. Qf2 {! Aitken} c4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxa7 Bxe4 26. Qxe7
Nxe7 27. fxe4 Rd2 28. b4 Ng6 29. Rf1 Ne5 30. a4 Kf8 31. h3 h5 32. a5 Nc6 33. e5
{! Aitken} Re2 34. Bg6 Nxe5 35. Bxh5 Ra2 36. Bf3 Ke7 37. Rd1 Nxf3+ 38. gxf3 Ra3
39. Kf2 Rxc3 40. Ra1 Rd3 41. a6 Rd8 42. b5 c3 43. b6 c2 44. Rc1 1-0

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wood, Gabriel Jacquin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O {? Aitken} 9. Bd3 c5 10. Qc2 h6 11. h4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 e5 13. Nf5 Nc5 14.
O-O-O {? Aitken} Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 Bxf5 16. Rxd8 Bxc2 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8 18. Bxf6 Bxc3
19. bxc3 gxf6 20. Kxc2 Ke7 21. Rb1 b6 22. c5 {! Aitken} bxc5 23. Rb7+ Ke6 24.
Rc7 Rg8 25. g3 e4 26. Rxc5 e3 27. fxe3 Rxg3 28. Kd3 Rg4 29. Rc4 f5 30. Rd4 h5
31. a4 Rg1 32. c4 Rc1 33. Kd2 Ra1 34. c5 Ra2+ 35. Kc3 Ra3+ 36. Kd2 Ra2+ 37. Kc3
Ra3+ 38. Kb2 Rxe3 39. c6 Re5 40. Rc4 Kd5 {?? Aitken} 41. c7 Kxc4 42. c8=Q+ Rc5
43. Qa6+ Kb4 44. Qxa7 f4 45. Qb6+ Kc4 46. Qb3+ Kd4 47. a5 1-0

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "List, Paul M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. c3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bb7
15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Rd1 c6 17. Bf4 Rb7 18. Nd2 Rd7 19. Ra7 Bf6 20. Qe3 Re8 21.
Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Ne4 {! Aitken} Be7 23. Re1 Qe6 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. Qxe6 Bxe6 26.
Bxd6 h6 27. Bc5 Rd8 28. Bd4 Ra8 29. f3 Ra2 30. Re2 Bc4 31. Rd2 g5 32. g4 Kh7
33. Be5 Bd5 34. Kf2 h5 35. h3 Kg6 36. f4 gxf4 37. Bxf4 Ra1 38. b3 Ra3 {! Aitken
} 39. c4 Be6 40. cxb5 cxb5 41. Rd3 Rxb3 42. Rxb3 Bxb3 43. gxh5+ Kxh5 44. Kg3
Kg6 45. Bd2 Kf5 46. Kf3 Ke5 47. h4 Bd1+ 48. Ke3 Kd5 49. Kf4 Ke6 50. Kg5 f5 51.
Kf4 Kf6 52. Bc3+ Ke6 53. Bd2 Be2 54. Bc3 Bh5 55. Kg5 Be8 56. h5 Bxh5 57. Kxh5
Kd5 58. Kg5 Ke4 59. Bd2 {Aitken has written R.9 but scored it out and made it
'10' maybe he had a bye in round 9. GC (He did have a bye in round 9 - JS)}
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.10.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[Annotator "Book 7"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1945.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Ne2 Bb7 {! Aitken} 9. f3 g6 10. c4 {! Aitken} Bg7 11. Nbc3 Ne7 12. Be3 O-O 13.
O-O Rb8 14. Qd2 Bc8 15. Rad1 ({Roger Paige gives} 15. Rfd1 {in his book of Sir
George Thomas's games.}) 15... Be6 16. b3 f5 {? Aitken} 17. Bh6 fxe4 {(Aitken
clearly has 18.Nf4 Qc1 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 here. 18.Nf4?? loses to 18...Bxh6 and is
too simple to miss by two good players, I have given 18.Bxg7 and then Nf4 - GC.
Roger Paige's book has 18 Bxg7 as GC has given here.)} 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nf4
Qc8 20. Nxe4 Nc6 21. Ng5 ({Roger Paige's book, which had an earlier 15 Rfd1,
now has} 21. Rfe1 Nd4 22. Ng5 {after which the two versions converge - JS})
21... Nd4 22. Rfe1 Re8 23. Qc3 Bf7 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Re1 Qd7 26. Nfe6+ Bxe6 27.
Nxe6+ Kg8 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Qe4 Qf8 32. h3 Qf6 33.
Kh2 Qb2 {? Aitken} 34. Qe7 {! Aitken} Qd2 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qxc7+ Kh6 {? Aitken}
37. Qf7 Kg5 38. b4 {! Aitken} Qxa2 39. f4+ Kh6 40. Qf8+ Kh5 41. Qg7 h6 42. Qd7
g5 43. Qf7+ Kh4 44. Qg6 {Source: Aitken Scorebook 7 & Times Weekly Edition, 9
January 1946, p19 (as given in The Chess Games of Sir George Alan Thomas by by
Roger L Paige (2005)). (Final table of this tournament is shown in BCM,
December 1945, p284: 1 G Wood 8/10, 2 Dr PM List 7Â½, 3 Dr O Friedman 7, 4 Sir
G Thomas 6Â½, 5-6 Dr JM Aitken, WL Brierley 5Â½, 7-8 H Brown, AF Truscott 5, 9
A Distler 2Â½, 10 GH Diggle 2, 11 RE Hayley Â½.)} 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Sussex"]
[Site "Brighton"]
[Date "1945.11.24"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Boff, Frederick William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1945.11.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Sussex"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. h3 Bd7 7. Rb1 {? Aitken}
Qc8 8. d3 Nf6 9. Be3 e5 10. a3 a6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Ne7 13. c4 b5 14. b3
Rb8 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Ne4 f5 17. Ng5 h6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 f4 20. Bd2 fxg3 21.
fxg3 Qxe6 22. Bd5 {?? Aitken} Nxd5 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Kent"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1945.12.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mason, E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1945.12.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Kent"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nc3 c6 5. a4 h6 6. Bc4 Qf6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 Ne7
9. h4 exd4 10. Bxd4 Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bb6 Ng6 13. O-O-O Be7 14. g3 Be6 15.
Bxe6 Qxe6 16. h5 Nf8 17. f4 f6 18. f5 {? Aitken} Qc4 19. Qd3 Qxd3 20. Rxd3 Nd7
21. Bf2 b5 22. Rhd1 O-O-O 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ne2 Nb8 25. Bb6 {? Aitken} Rxd3 26.
Rxd3 Nd7 27. Bf2 Kc7 28. c3 Ra8 29. Kb1 Ra4 30. b4 c5 31. bxc5 Rxe4 32. Ng1 Rc4
33. Kb2 Bxc5 34. Bxc5 Nxc5 35. Re3 {and White resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1945.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Ne7 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nxe6 fxe6
15. Nd2 Nf5 16. Qe2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qb6 18. Bc2 Rad8 19. Rad1 d4 20. Bxf5 Rxf5
21. Rfe1 Rf7 22. Re3 Rfd7 23. Rd3 Qa5 24. cxd4 Qxa2 25. Ra3 Rxd4 26. Rxa2 Rxd2
27. Rxd2 Rxd2 28. Kf1 c4 29. Ke1 c3 30. Rxa6 cxb2 {Source: BCM, April 1946,
p123} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1945.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Devos, Paul"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. a3 d5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. c4 O-O 7. Nbd2 a5 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. e4 b5 12. Ncd2 Ba6 13. Qe2 Ng4 14. e5 Ncxe5
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxb5 Ng4 17. g3 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 f5 19. Qe2 e5 20. Nc4 Nxf2 21.
Rxf2 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 f4 23. gxf4 exf4 24. Bd2 f3 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Ne5 Rae8 27.
Rc1 Qxe5 28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Be3 Rb5 30. Bd4 Rh5 31. Rc7 Rxh2+ 32. Kf1 Rg2 33. b4
f2 34. Bxg7+ Rxg7 {Source: BCM, December 1946, p386} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1945.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ekstrom, F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nb3 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 O-O 12. Be3 Nb4 13. Rf2 Qc7 14. Rd2 Rac8 15.
Qe2 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Qf2 Nc5 18. Ne2 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Bc5 20. Rc1 Qe7 21. Rc3 Rc7
22. a5 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 b5 24. Rd1 Na2 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Ra1 Nb4 27. Qc3 Qe7 28.
Rc1 Nc6 29. f5 Qg5 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Re1 Nxe5 32. Nd4 Nxf3+ 33. Nxf3 Qg6 34.
Ne5 Qf5 35. Qf3 Qc2 36. Qe2 Qc5+ 37. Kh1 Qd6 38. Nf3 Rf6 39. Qd2 e5 40. h3 e4
41. Nd4 Qg3 42. Qc3 e3 43. Rg1 h6 44. Qc5 Kh7 45. Qc2+ Qg6 46. Qxg6+ Kxg6 47.
Re1 Rf2 48. Rxe3 Rd2 49. Nf3 Rd1+ 50. Kh2 d4 51. Re7 Bxf3 52. gxf3 d3 53. Ra7
d2 54. Rxa6+ Kf5 55. Rd6 Kf4 56. a6 Ke3 57. Re6+ Kxf3 58. Rd6 Ke2 59. Re6+ Kd3
60. Rd6+ Kc2 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d3 Be7 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Nf1 Nc6 13. h3 Bh5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15.
Nh4 O-O 16. Nhf5 Rfc8 17. Qf3 Bf8 18. Bg5 Ne8 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Nh4 Nc7 21. Nxg6+
fxg6 22. Bd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Nb8 24. Ne4 h6 25. Bd2 Be7 26. Re3 Rf8 27. Qg3 Qe8
28. Qg4 Rf5 29. Rg3 Kh7 30. c4 Nd7 31. b3 Nf6 32. Qe2 Qd7 33. Re3 Nh5 34. Rf3
Nf4 35. Bxf4 exf4 36. Re1 Re8 37. Qd2 Ref8 38. d4 cxd4 39. Qxd4 Bd8 40. Rd1 Re8
41. cxb5 axb5 42. Rc3 Rfe5 43. f3 Rxe4 44. fxe4 Bf6 45. Qd3 Bxc3 46. Qxc3 Rxe4
47. Qf3 Qe8 48. Rc1 Qe5 49. Rd1 Re3 50. Qf2 Re2 51. Qf3 Rxa2 52. Rf1 Qd4+ 53.
Kh2 g5 54. Rd1 Qe5 55. Rc1 Re2 56. Qd3+ Qe4 57. Qxe4+ Rxe4 58. Rc6 Re2 59. Kg1
h5 60. Rxd6 g4 61. hxg4 hxg4 62. Rb6 g3 63. Kf1 Rf2+ 64. Kg1 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Christoffel, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. b3
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 h5 11. h4 Bd7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Na4 Qa7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. a3
Be7 16. b4 O-O 17. Nc5 Rfd8 18. Bd3 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 a5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Ng5 g6
22. Qb3 axb4 23. axb4 Qb6 24. Bc3 Ne7 25. Rh3 Bb5+ 26. Kg1 Bc4 27. Qd1 Ra8 28.
Re3 Ra3 29. Qe1 Rda8 30. Ra5 R8xa5 31. bxa5 Qb5 32. Nf3 f4 33. Bb4 Ra4 34. Bxe7
fxe3 35. Qxe3 Qb2 36. Qh6 {Source: BCM, February 1946, p41} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Prins, Lodewijk"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. Nc3
Nd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ne2 g6 11. d3 Bg7 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Rb1 c5 14. O-O O-O 15.
g4 Qe7 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. Qe2 Nf8 18. Kg2 Ne6 19. Qd2 Qf6 20. f3 Nf4+ 21. Bxf4
exf4 22. Ne2 Rxb2 23. Rxb2 Qxb2 24. Qxb2 Bxb2 25. Nxf4 Be5 26. Ne2 Rb8 27. Nc1
a5 28. Rf2 Bf4 29. Nb3 a4 30. Na5 Rb1 31. Nc6 Kf8 32. Na7 Rd1 33. Nb5 Rxd3 34.
Nxc7 a3 35. Rc2 Be5 36. Nb5 Bb2 37. Kf2 Rd1 38. Ke2 Ra1 39. Rd2 Ke7 40. Rxd6
Rxa2 41. Ra6 Bc3+ 42. Kd1 Bb4 43. f4 Rd2+ 44. Kc1 Rh2 45. f5 Rxh3 46. e5 gxf5
47. gxf5 Kd7 48. Kb1 Rh1+ 49. Ka2 Rh2+ 50. Ka1 Re2 51. Ra7+ Kc6 52. Rxf7 Rxe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Denker, Arnold"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Nd7 11. f5 Bxb3 12. axb3 Nc5 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Nd5
Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Nd7 16. c3 Nf6 17. Bxa7 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qd7 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Bf2
Qb5 21. b4 Qc4 22. Ra5 Rxa5 23. bxa5 Bf6 24. Bg3 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Qxa5 26. Bxd6
exd6 27. Qxf6 Qxd5 28. h3 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Steiner, Herman"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. c4 d5 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Rc1 c6 7. e3 O-O 8. a3
a6 9. Qc2 b5 10. c5 e5 11. dxe5 Ne8 12. Bf4 Nxc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. Bd3 Nxf4 15.
exf4 g6 16. O-O c5 17. Nxd5 c4 18. Be4 Ra7 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. Ne3 Ng7 21. Bd5 Qb6
22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Rcd1 Ne6 24. f5 Nf4 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. e6+ Kg7 27. exd7 Bb7
28. Nd4 Bf6 29. Ne6+ Nxe6 30. fxe6 Qxe6 31. Rd6 Qe5 32. a4 Be4 33. Qc1 Qg5 34.
Rxa6 c3 35. Re6 Bf3 36. h4 Qxh4 37. gxf3 Qg5+ 38. Ng4 c2 39. Qxc2 h5 40. Rdd6
hxg4 41. f4 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c4 Be7 7. d5 Na5 8. Bxd7+
Qxd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Be3 Nb7 12. Nbd2 a5 13. Ne1 O-O 14. h3 Nh5 15.
g4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Nd3 g5 18. e5 Nc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Rae1 Rae8 21. e6
fxe6 22. dxe6 Qc6 23. Qd3 Bf6 24. Qf5 h6 25. Ne4 Bg7 26. Qg6 Re7 27. Nc3 Ree8
28. Nd5 Qa8 29. e7 Rf7 30. Nxc7 {Source: Sunday Times, 10 Mar 1946, p7} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Bf4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6
8. Nf3 O-O-O 9. O-O g5 10. Nxg5 Qf5 11. Qe2 Qxf4 12. Nxe6 Qd6 13. Nb5 Qd7 14.
Rfd1 Ne8 15. d5 Na5 16. Nc5 Qf5 17. Nxa7+ Kb8 18. Qb5 Kxa7 19. Qxa5+ Kb8 20. d6
Nxd6 21. Rxd6 Qc8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Qb5 b6 24. Nd7+ Ka7 25. Rd1 {Note here
from Aitken (book 7) saying 25.a4 'wins much more quickly.'} e5 26. Qa4+ Kb7
27. Nc5+ Bxc5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qe4+ Kb8 30. h4 Rd2 31. Kh2 Rxf2 32. Qxh7 Bd6
33. Kg3 Rf4 34. Kh3 e4 35. h5 e3 36. h6 e2 37. Qg8+ Rf8 38. Qe6 Rh8 39. Qxe2
Rxh6+ 40. Kg4 Rg6+ 41. Kf5 Rg8 42. g4 Rf8+ 43. Kg6 Rg8+ 44. Kh6 Bf4+ 45. Kh7
Rf8 46. Qe7 Bd6 47. Qe6 Rf2 48. Qe8+ Ka7 49. g5 Rf8 50. Qa4+ Kb8 51. g6 Be5 52.
g7 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. Bg2 c5 5. c3 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 b6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Ng5 Bb7 10. Ndxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bxe4 Rc8 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxd5
Be7 15. Qa4 O-O 16. Rd1 Ne5 17. f4 Ng6 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Be3
Rd3 21. Re1 Bf8 22. Qc4 Rdd7 23. Bf2 Kh8 24. h4 Rfe7 25. h5 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 Ne7
27. Qf7 Rd8 28. g4 b5 29. Bh4 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.01.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moroch, C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1946.01.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. Bb2 e6 5. e3 Nd7 6. Be2 Nc5 7. d3 dxc4 8. e4
cxd3 9. exf5 dxe2 10. Qxe2 Nd3+ 11. Kf1 Nxb2 12. Nc3 Qd3 13. Rd1 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2
Nxd1 {Source: Aitken Book 6. Opponent's surname is not fully legible. The
second letter looks like "o" but could be "a". The "ch" could be "d". The
final letter could be "e" or "i" or perhaps part of "ch". Thus Moroche, Morode,
Morodi, Maroche, Marochi, Moroch, Maroch, etc, are all possible. I incline
towards 'Moroch' while GC opts for 'Maroche'. JS.} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Diamond, Shamaria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1946.01.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. d5 Nd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Qxd4 Nf6 9. d6 {!? Aitken} Bxd6 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Qe3 c6 12. Bd3 d5 13. b3 Be6
14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nd2 Ng4 16. Qh3 Nh6 17. Qf3 Bg4 18. Qe3 Bg5 19. f4 Bf6 20. Be5
Bf5 21. h3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Re8 24. Rae1 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 f6 26. Re2
Qc7 27. g3 Nf7 28. Kh2 Rd8 29. Qe3 {! Aitken} h5 {? Aitken} 30. Qxa7 h4 31. Qf2
hxg3+ 32. Qxg3 b5 {? Aitken} 33. Nf3 Nd6 34. Nd4 Ne4 35. Qg4 Re8 36. Rg2 Re7
37. Nf5 Rd7 38. h4 g5 39. Kh1 Rh7 40. h5 Kf8 41. Nd4 Qa5 {?? Aitken} 42. Qc8+
Kg7 43. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.02.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Whitaker, William George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1946.01.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 c6 {? Aitken} 5. d4 e6 6. Bg2 Nd7 7. Nf3
N7f6 8. Ne5 Bd6 9. Nc4 Bc7 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 b5 12. Ne3 e5 13. dxe5 Qxd1+
14. Nxd1 Bxe5 15. f4 Bc7 16. a4 Ba6 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Ne3 {? Aitken} Bd3 19. e5
Ne4 20. Ba3 Bb6 21. Nf5 Bf2+ 22. Kd1 O-O-O 23. Kc1 Nxc3 24. Ne7+ Kc7 25. Bd6+
Rxd6 26. exd6+ Kxd6 27. Nxc6 Be3+ {? Aitken} 28. Kb2 Be4 29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. Rhe1
Bb6 31. Rxe4 Kxc6 32. Rc1+ Kd5 33. Re5+ Kd6 34. Rd1+ Kc6 35. Re7 Rb8 36. Kc2 a5
37. Rxf7 a4 38. Rxg7 a3 39. Rxh7 Bc5 40. Rh6+ Kc7 41. Rb1 Re8 42. Kb3 Rb8+ 43.
Ka2 Re8 44. Rc1 Re2+ 45. Ka1 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.03.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hayley, Robert E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A51"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1946.01.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. a3 a5 8. Nf3 e4
9. Nd4 cxd5 10. cxd5 b6 11. Ndb5 Bb7 12. b3 Na6 13. Bb2 Nc7 14. Nxc7 Qxc7 15.
Nb5 Qe7 16. Bc4 Rac8 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. Qd2 Qg5 19. Bf1 {? Aitken} Qxd5 20. Qxd5
Bxd5 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 d5 23. Rc1 f5 24. g3 Be7 25. Ke2 Nc5 26. Rc3 Bf6 27.
Nd4 Nd3 28. Ba1 Rxc3 29. Bxc3 Rc8 30. Kd2 Nxf2 31. Rf1 Ng4 32. Rxf5 Nxe3 33.
Nb5 Nxf5 {Probably Robert Evelyn Hayley (1920-1996) but there's an outside
chance he could be Ronald Edwin Hayley (1923-2007).} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.03.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hirsch, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1946.01.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Be7 6. e4 O-O 7. Bg2 Na6 8. Qd1
d6 9. Nge2 Be6 10. b3 Qa5 {? Aitken} 11. Bd2 Qh5 {? Aitken} 12. Qb1 Qc5 {
? Aitken} 13. Na4 Qa3 14. Nd4 Nb4 15. Bc1 {?? Aitken} Qxc1+ 16. Qxc1 Nd3+ 17.
Ke2 Nxc1+ 18. Raxc1 Bg4+ 19. f3 Bd7 20. Nc3 Rad8 21. g4 g6 22. h4 Kg7 23. Bh3
Ng8 24. f4 Bf6 25. Nf3 Rfe8 26. Nd2 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Nf6 28. Kf3 h5 29. g5 Ng4 30.
Bxg4 Bxg4+ 31. Kg3 Re7 32. Rd3 Red7 33. Nf3 Re8 34. Re1 Kf8 35. Rde3 Rde7 36.
b4 a6 37. a4 Be6 38. Nd2 Bd7 39. c5 dxc5 40. bxc5 Be6 41. Rd3 Rb8 42. a5 Ke8
43. Rd6 Rd8 44. e5 Bd5 45. Ne4 Bxe4 46. Rxe4 Rxd6 47. cxd6 Rd7 48. Rd4 Rd8 49.
Rb4 Rb8 50. f5 Kd7 51. Rf4 {(I'm wondering if this is Kurt August Hirsch 
(1908-86) who was a known chess player in England at the time but based in
Leicester - JS)} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.03.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1946.01.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. O-O e5 6. Qc2 Ngf6 7. Qxc4 Be7 8.
b3 Nd5 9. Bb2 f6 10. d4 e4 11. Nfd2 f5 12. Qc1 O-O 13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Qf6
15. e3 b6 16. Rd1 Ba6 17. Nac4 Nb4 18. Qa3 c5 19. Rac1 Rf7 20. Nb2 Be2 21. Re1
Bd3 22. Rc3 Raf8 {? Aitken} 23. Nxd3 exd3 24. Rc4 a5 25. Qb2 Re7 26. a3 Nc2 27.
Rc1 b5 28. Rc3 cxd4 29. Rxd3 dxe3 30. Qxc2 exd2 31. Qxd2 Ne5 32. Rd6 {! Aitken}
Re6 33. Rxe6 {33.Qd5! G.C. Pressure on e6 and the Queen is no longer hanging
to the Nf3+ trick.} Qxe6 34. Bd5 Kh8 35. Bxe6 Nf3+ 36. Kf1 Nxd2+ 37. Ke2 Ne4
38. Rc8 {? Aitken 38.Bxf5 the weak back rank. (GC)} (38. Bxf5 Nxf2 39. Bd7)
38... Rxc8 39. Bxc8 g6 40. f3 b4 {! Aitken} 41. axb4 Nc3+ 42. Kd3 axb4 43. Kc4
Na2 44. h4 Kg7 45. g4 fxg4 46. fxg4 Kf6 47. g5+ Ke5 48. Kc5 Kf4 49. Ba6 Kg4 50.
Bd3 Kxh4 51. Bb1 Nc1 52. Kxb4 Kxg5 53. Kc4 Nxb3 54. Kxb3 h5 55. Kc3 h4 56. Kd2
h3 57. Ke2 Kf4 58. Kf2 g5 59. Bd3 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.03.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tranmer, Eileen Betsy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D74"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1946.01.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 c6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Nd7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. e5 {! Aitken} e6 13. Qb3 b6 14. Ng5
Rb8 15. f4 Ba6 16. Rd1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bc4 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. Ba3 Qd8 20. Qf2 Bf8
21. Bxf8 Nxf8 22. Ne4 Rc7 23. Rbc1 Qd7 24. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Herts"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1946.02.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Warren, HJ"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1946.02.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Hertfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qd1 Nf6 5. Bd3 d6 6. b3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. Qc1 Nb4 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Bc3 {? Aitken} Nxd3+ 12. cxd3 Rc8 13. Qb2 Rxc3
14. Qxc3 Nxe4 15. Qc1 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 Qa5 18. Ke2 Rc8 19. Nc4 Qh5+
20. f3 b5 21. Ne3 Be6 22. h3 Qc5 23. Rd1 b4 24. Rd2 Qg5 25. Qb2 Rc3 26. Rc2 Qe5
27. Qc1 d5 28. Rxc3 bxc3 29. Kf2 Qf4 30. Qc2 d4 31. Nf1 Qh4+ 32. Ke2 h5 33. Kd1
Qf4 34. Qe2 Bf5 35. Kc2 Qd6 36. Kb1 Qa3 {Source: Aitken Book 6 (event
unidentified in the scorebook but found team scores found in CHESS, May 1946,
Vol.11/128, p185)} 0-1

[Event "NCCU v Scotland"]
[Site "Carlisle"]
[Date "1946.03.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1946.03.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North of England"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nf3 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 f5 13. b4 Nhf6 14. b5 Ne4
15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Rfc1 Ndf6 17. Na4 Ng4 18. Qxc6 Nexf2 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Qc5
Nh3+ 21. Kf1 Nxe3+ 22. Ke2 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Nxg2 24. Bc4 Re8+ 25. Kd2 Ne3 26. Bb5
Be6 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. Nxe6 Rxe6 29. Rb7 Re8 30. Rcc7 Nf4 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. Ne5
Nf1+ 33. Ke1 {Sources: BCM, May 1946, p161; 'A History of Lancashire Chess
1871-2009' by Mike Conroy.} 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.04.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Newman, Richard Hilary"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1946.04.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 f5 11. Qd2 h6 12. h4 Bd6 13. Bh3 Qd7 14. Bxh6 {
? Aitken} gxh6 15. Qxh6 Rae8 16. e4 Qg7 17. Qxg7+ Kxg7 18. Ng5 Bc8 19. exf5
Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Nce4 Nd4 22. a3 Nd5 23. Kg2 Kg6 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Ne4
Rd8 26. Rc4 Ne6 27. Rfc1 Rff8 28. Ra4 a6 29. Ra5 Nb6 30. Re1 Nd4 31. Ng5 Nc6
32. b4 Rfe8 33. Rb1 Rd7 34. f4 Nxa5 35. f5+ Kxf5 36. bxa5 Nd5 37. Ne4 Rh8 38.
Rf1+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.04.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hollitzer/Halbiter(?), R."]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1946.04.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. h3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qxd5 13. Bxg7 Qxd1 14.
Raxd1 Kxg7 15. Bf3 Bf5 16. Rd2 Rac8 17. c3 b6 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. Kf1 Bxa2 20. Rd7
Bb3 21. R1d2 a5 22. Rxe7 a4 23. Ra7 Rfe8 24. Be2 Rc5 25. f4 Re4 26. g3 h5 27.
h4 Rc8 {? Aitken} 28. Kf2 Rce8 29. Bb5 R8e6 30. Rdd7 Rf6 31. Re7 Rxe7 32. Rxe7
Rd6 33. Rd7 Rxd7 34. Bxd7 Kf6 35. Ke3 Ke7 36. Bb5 Kd6 37. Kd4 Bd1 {? Aitken}
38. c4 {? Aitken} Bb3 39. Be8 Ke7 40. Bc6 Kd6 41. Bd5 Bc2 {I think the moves
42...f6 43.Bf7 have been missed out.} 42. Kc3 Bb1 43. Kb4 {(Why not take on f7
- now Book 6 gives 43...K-B4. The game ended in a draw in 66 moves. GC)}
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch53/1946"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1946.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1946.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qc3 O-O-O 12. Be3 Be7 13. Qd2 Qe6 14.
Nc3 Rde8 15. b3 Bf6 16. f3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 f5 18. Rae1 fxe4 19. fxe4 Qe5 20. Qxe5
Nxe5 21. Bd4 Re7 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rf7 Rg5 24. Kf2 Re8 25. Kf3 Kd8 26. h4 Rg6
27. g4 Rf6+ 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. g5 Ke7 30. Kg4 Kf7 31. Rf1 Rxe4+ 32. Kh5 Kg7 33.
gxf6+ Kf7 34. Rf2 Re6 35. Kg5 c6 36. h5 h6+ 37. Kg4 Rxf6 38. Rd2 Ke7 39. b4 Kd7
40. a4 Ke7 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 cxb5 43. cxb5 Kd7 44. Rd1 Rf2 45. Rc1 Rg2+ 46.
Kh4 Rb2 47. Rg1 Rb4+ 48. Kh3 Rxb5 49. Rg7+ Ke6 50. Rg6+ Kf5 51. Rxh6 Kg5 52.
Rxd6 Kxh5 53. Kg3 Kg5 54. Kf3 Kf5 55. Rh6 Re5 56. Rh7 b6 57. Rh5+ Ke6 58. Rh6+
Kd5 59. Rxb6 {Aitken had a bye in round 1} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch53/1946"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1946.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Roth, Klaus Friedrich"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1946.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 {? Aitken} dxe4 5. Nxe5 Bc5 6. Bc4 O-O 7.
d3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Ne2 Bb6 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. h3 Bb7 13. Bd2 e3
14. Bc3 Ne4 15. O-O c5 16. Be1 Nd6 17. b3 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Ba6 19. Rf3 Re8 20. Bc3
Bxc4 21. Re1 g6 22. a4 Bd5 {? Aitken} 23. Rg3 {? Aitken who suggested 23.a5.}
c6 24. Be5 Re6 25. Rxe3 {? Aitken} f6 26. f5 Rxe5 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch53/1946"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1946.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomson, Alexander Aird"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1946.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. d4 Nd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rd1 c5 13. g4 Bg6 14. dxe5 Qe8
15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Re1 f6 17. Nc4 Rf7 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Nh4 Re7 20. Nxg6 Qxg6
21. Bf4 d5 {? Aitken} 22. Qd2 {? Aitken} d4 23. cxd4 cxd4 24. Qxd4 Rae8 25.
Qc4+ Re6 26. Rad1 Qf7 27. Rd4 Ne5 28. Bxe5 fxe5 29. Rd2 h5 30. Qd5 hxg4 31.
hxg4 Qf3 32. Re3 Qxg4+ 33. Rg3 Qf4 34. Qb7 R6e7 35. Qb3+ Rf7 36. Qd5 Rc8 37.
Kg2 Rcf8 38. f3 Kh7 39. Rd1 Rf6 40. Rh1+ Rh6 41. Rxh6+ gxh6 42. Qb7+ Rf7 43.
Qd5 Rg7 44. Rxg7+ Kxg7 45. Qb7+ Kg8 46. Qxa6 Qg5+ 47. Kf2 Qh4+ 48. Ke2 Qh2+ 49.
Kd3 Qf4 50. Qc8+ Kg7 51. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch53/1946"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1946.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Combe, Robert Forbes"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1946.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 {? Aitken} 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4
O-O 8. O-O Bxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. b3 Qd7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. cxd5 Ne7
14. Bb2 Qf5 15. e4 Qg6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. f3 Ne8 18. Qb4 Rb8 19. Rfe1 c5 20.
dxc6 a5 21. Qb6 d5 22. Ba3 Nxc6 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. exd5 Nb4 25. Qc5+ Kg8 26. Bf1
Nxa2 27. Rcd1 b6 28. Qe7 Nd6 29. Re6 {?! Aitken} fxe6 30. Qxd6 Re8 31. Bb5 Rf8
32. dxe6 Qg5 33. Bc6 Qe3+ 34. Kg2 Nc3 35. e7 Re8 36. Bxe8 Qe2+ 37. Kh3 Nxd1 38.
Bb5 Nf2+ 39. Kg2 Ne4+ {? Aitken} 40. Bxe2 Nxd6 41. Bc4+ Kh8 42. Bf7 Nxf7 43.
e8=Q# 1-0

[Event "London Championship prelim"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.05.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wise, Thomas H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1946.05.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Bd3 a6 9. a4 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 O-O
15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qd4 Rfd8 17. Qxb6 Rab8 18. Rfd1 Bd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Qxa6
Qxe5 21. Rd2 Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Qxb2 23. Qc8 Qb6 24. Qc5 Qe6 25. a5 h5 26. h3 Kh7
27. Qb6 Rd6 28. Qd4 Qf5 29. Rc5 {! Aitken} h4 30. Qd1 Rf6 31. Qd2 Rd6 32. Qa2
Qe6 33. Rb5 f5 34. Qb2 d4 35. exd4 Qf6 36. Rb6 Qxd4 37. Qxd4 Rxd4 38. Kf1 Ra4
39. a6 Ra2 40. Ke1 g6 41. Rb7+ Kh6 42. a7 Kg5 43. Re7 Kf4 44. Rh7 g5 45. Re7 e3
46. fxe3+ Kg3 47. Rg7 Kxg2 48. Rxg5+ Kf3 49. Rxf5+ Kxe3 50. Re5+ Kf4 51. Re7
Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Championship prelim replay"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wise, Thomas H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1946.05.18"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qc2 Rc8 9. Nd2 e6 10. Ngf3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Qb1
Rc7 15. Ne5 Bh5 16. f4 Ne7 17. Re3 Bg6 18. Bxg6 Nxg6 19. Qe1 Ne8 20. Nxg6 hxg6
21. g4 Qd8 22. Nf3 Nf6 23. Qh4 Ne4 24. Ng5 Nxg5 25. fxg5 Rd7 26. Rf6 {! Aitken.
Source: BCM, September 1946, p297} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.05.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Green, Arnold Yorwarth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1946.05.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. d5 Ne8 13. g4 Nb7 14. Kh2 Nd8 15. Rg1
f6 16. Nbd2 g6 17. Nf1 Nf7 18. Be3 Ng7 19. Ng3 Kh8 20. Nd2 a5 21. Qxb5 Rb8 22.
Qa4 Rxb2 23. Bb3 f5 24. exf5 Bg5 25. Nge4 Bxe3 26. fxe3 gxf5 27. gxf5 Nxf5 28.
Qa3 Rxd2+ 29. Nxd2 Qe7 30. e4 Qh4 31. exf5 Ng5 32. Rg3 {Game was adjourned
here and continued on 13/6/1946 - often seen Lud Eagle games adjourned on move
50 so maybe this game was played on the same day.} Rxf5 33. Rf1 Rxf1 34. Nxf1
Bxh3 35. Qa4 Bg4+ 36. Kg1 c4 37. Qxc4 e4 38. Qd4+ Kg8 39. Bd1 Nh3+ 40. Rxh3
Qxh3 41. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 42. Kf2 Qh4+ 43. Ke2 Qg4+ 44. Ke1 h5 45. Qf6 h4 46. Qxd6
Qf3 47. Qe6+ Kf8 48. Qh6+ Kf7 49. Qe3 Qg4 50. Qf2+ Ke8 51. Ne3 Qg5 52. Ke2 h3
53. Qf5 Qh4 54. Qg4 Qf6 55. Qxe4+ Kd8 56. Qf5 Qh8 57. d6 {Date is the same as
game v Wise - both dates clearly marked 18/5/1946.} 1-0

[Event "Alexander-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.05.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C59"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1946.05.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 O-O 12. O-O Bxe5 13. fxe5 Qd4+ 14. Kh1 Qxe5
15. d4 exd3 16. Qxd3 Ng4 17. Bf4 Qxb2 18. Nc3 Qxa1 19. Bxg4 Qb2 20. Bh5 Ba6 21.
Qxa6 Qxc3 22. Bd6 Qc4 23. Qxc4 Nxc4 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rf4 Ne5 26. Ra4 Rd8 27.
Rxa7 g6 28. Bf3 Nxf3 29. gxf3 Rd2 30. c4 Rc2 31. Rc7 Rxa2 32. Rxc6 Rf2 33. Rf6
Kg7 34. Kg1 Rc2 35. Rc6 g5 36. c5 h5 37. Rc8 Kg6 38. c6 Kf5 39. c7 h4 40. Kf1
Kf4 41. Ke1 Kxf3 42. Rg8 Rxc7 43. Rxg5 Rc1+ 44. Kd2 Rf1 45. h3 Rf2+ 46. Kd3 Rg2
47. Rf5+ Kg3 48. Rxf7 Kxh3 49. Rh7 Rf2 50. Ke3 Rf8 51. Ke2 Kg3 52. Rg7+ Kh2 53.
Rh7 h3 54. Rg7 Kh1 55. Rg3 h2 56. Rg7 Rf2+ 57. Kxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alexander-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1946.05.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. d3 d6 12. c3 b4 13. Bd2 Na5 14. Bd1 bxc3 15.
bxc3 {? Aitken} Rb8 16. Nh4 {? Aitken} Bc8 17. Bc2 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Bxh4 19. c4
Be6 20. Bd3 Rb2 21. f4 Qa7+ 22. Kh1 Qd4 23. Qf3 {? Aitken} Rb3 24. Bxa5 Rxd3
25. Qh5 Bf6 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. Qg5 f6 28. Qh5 g6 29. Qe2 Bxc4 30. Rc1 Kg7 31.
Qg4 f5 32. Qg5 Bf6 33. Qf4 Rd1+ 34. Be1 g5 0-1

[Event "Alexander-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1946.05.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 {?! Aitken} 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ {! Aitken}
6. Kf1 Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. Be2 Bb6 9. Bh5+ {! Aitken} Kf8 10. b3 Be6 {? Aitken
instead Aitken suggests 10...dxe4.} 11. Ba3 Bc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14.
Nc3 Nxc3 15. Qf3+ Kg8 16. Qxc3 Qb6 17. Bf7+ Bxf7 18. Nxf7 Rf8 19. Ke1 Rxf7 20.
Rf1 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Nd4 22. Qc4+ Kf8 23. c3 Ne6 24. Re1 Ng5 25. Qb4+ Qxb4 26.
cxb4 Nf7 27. Rc1 c6 28. b5 cxb5 29. Rc8+ Ke7 30. Rc7+ Kf6 31. Rxb7 Nd6 32. Rxa7
Ne4 33. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Alexander-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1946.05.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. d3 d6 12. Na3 Na5 13. Nxb5 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Qa6
15. Nc3 Rb8 16. Nh4 Bc8 17. f4 Rxb3 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Kh1 Rb6 21.
Ne3 Be6 22. g4 h6 23. Nf5 Bb3 24. Rg1 Nd7 25. g5 hxg5 26. Bxg5 Nc5 27. Rg3 Rg6
28. Ne7+ Bxe7 29. Bxe7 Qa1+ 30. Kg2 Ne6 31. Qd2 Nf4+ 32. Kf2 Qh1 33. Ke3 Ng2+
34. Kf2 Qxh2 35. Rxg6 Nf4+ 36. Ke1 Qh1+ 37. Kf2 fxg6 38. Ne2 g5 39. Nxf4 gxf4
40. Qc3 Qh2+ 41. Ke1 Qg1+ 42. Ke2 f3+ 0-1

[Event "London Championship prelim"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.06.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Prower, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1946.06.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nh6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Ng4 9. Qe1 Ngxe5 10. b4 Bd6 11. Be3 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. g3 h5 14. h4 Ne5 15.
Bg2 Bd7 16. a4 Kf8 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bd4 Re8 19. Qd1 e5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Bc5+ Kg8
22. Na3 Bxg3 23. Qf3 Bc6 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. axb5 Bxh4 26. Qf4 Qxf4 27. Rxf4 Bg3
28. Rf5 Re5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxa7 Bxc3 31. Bxd5 Nf6 32. Bc4 b6 33. Bxb6 Bxb4
34. Bd4 Rh6 35. b6 Bd6 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Bd3+ Rg6+ 38. Bxg6+ Kxg6 39. Rd8 Bf4
40. b7 Ne4 41. b8=Q Bxb8 42. Rxb8 Ng5 43. Kg2 Ne6 44. Be3 Kf6 45. Rb5 g5 46.
Kg3 Kg6 {Game adjourned here, date it continued not given.} 47. Rb6 Kf5 48. Kf3
f6 49. Rb5+ Kg6 50. Ke4 Kf7 51. Rb6 Ng7 52. Bd4 Ne8 53. Kd5 Kg6 54. Rb8 Kf7 55.
Bc5 h4 56. Ke4 Ng7 57. Rb7+ Kg6 58. Rb6 Ne8 59. Bd4 Kf7 60. Kf3 Kg6 61. Kg4 Kf7
62. Bc5 Ng7 63. Bd4 Ne8 64. Ra6 Kg6 65. Bc3 Kf7 66. Kh5 Ng7+ 67. Kh6 Ne8 68.
Be1 Ke7 69. Kg6 {(Name illegible - looks like 'M Prower' or 'M Prouer' - JS)}
1-0

[Event "GBR-USSR radio match"]
[Site "London/Moscow"]
[Date "1946.06.19"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bondarevsky, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1946.06.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "GBR"]
[BlackTeam "USSR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GBR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. b3
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 h5 11. h4 Bd7 12. Nc3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Rc8 14. Rh3 Nce7
15. Qd2 Bb5 16. Ng1 Ng6 17. Qg5 O-O 18. Re1 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Bxb5 Qxb5+ 21.
Ne2 Ngxh4 22. a4 Qa6 23. Bb4 Rg6 24. Qxh5 Rh6 25. Qg4 Rc2 26. g3 Ne3+ 27. fxe3
Rf6+ 28. Qf4 Rxf4+ 29. gxf4 Nf5 30. Kf2 Qd3 31. Rf3 Ra2 32. a5 b6 33. axb6 axb6
{Sources: CHESS, 8/1946, p. 260; BCM, July 1946, p216} 0-1

[Event "GBR-USSR radio match"]
[Site "London/Moscow"]
[Date "1946.06.21"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Bondarevsky, Igor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1946.06.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "USSR"]
[BlackTeam "GBR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GBR"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qb3 c6 8. Be2
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O f5 11. Rad1 Kh8 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 b6 14. f3 Nc5
15. Qa3 Bb7 16. f4 Rf7 17. b4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Qb2 Re8 20. Rc1 c5 21. cxd5
exd5 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Qa3 c4 24. Qc3 Kg8 25. Qd4 g6 26. Bg4 Ref8 27. Qxa7 Ra8
28. Qb6 Ra6 29. Qd4 h5 30. Bh3 Ra3 31. Rb1 Rd3 32. Qb6 Rg7 33. Be6+ Kh8 34. f5
gxf5 35. Rxf5 Rg6 36. Rf6 Rxf6 37. exf6 Qxf6 38. Qxb7 Qxe6 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40.
Rb7+ Kg6 41. Rb6 Qxb6 42. Qxb6+ Kf5 43. Qc5 c3 44. a4 h4 45. h3 Ke6 46. a5 {
Source: CHESS, 8/1946, p. 265} 1-0

[Event "Event Unknown"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.07.06"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1946.07.06"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. b3
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 N8d7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Nc3 c6 13. Nd3 Bf6 14. Be3 Qe7
15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. f4 Rac8 17. Ne4 Nf8 18. a4 {? Aitken} Bxd4 19. a5 Na8 20. b4
Ng6 21. c5 Bxe3+ 22. Qxe3 Nc7 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. g3 Nd5 25. Qf2 b6 26. a6 bxc5 27.
bxc5 Qf6 28. Nb7 Nc3 29. Nxd8 Nxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd8 31. Qf3 {! Aitken} Qd4+ {
?? Aitken} 32. Nf2 Qf6 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Qxc6 Ne7 35. Qb7 Nc8 36. c6 Kf8 37.
Qd7 Qe8 38. Ne4 Nb6 39. Qd6+ Qe7 40. c7 Ke8 41. Qxb6 axb6 42. c8=Q+ Qd8 {
...and Black resigned. Source: Aitken Book 6.} 1-0

[Event "London Championship prelim"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1946.07.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 O-O 8.
f4 c5 9. Nf3 f6 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. g3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. O-O-O
Nc5 15. Nd4 e5 16. Ndb5 d4 17. Bc4+ Kg7 18. Nd5 Bg4 19. Rdf1 a6 20. Nbc7 Rac8
21. h3 Bf5 22. a3 b5 23. Be2 d3 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. hxg4 Rf7 26. b4 Ne4 27. Ne6+
Kg8 28. Rf3 Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Rh2 d2+ 31. Kd1 Nc3+ 32. Nxc3 dxc3 33. Re2
Kf8 34. Ree3 Rfc7 35. Rd3 Kf7 36. Rfe3 Kg6 37. g5 {? Aitken} fxg5 38. Rd6+ Kf7
39. fxg5 Re7 40. Rdd3 Rxe3 41. Rxe3 Kg6 42. Rd3 Kxg5 43. Rf3 Kg4 44. Rd3 h5 45.
Re3 Kh3 46. Rd3 Kg2 47. Re3 Kf2 48. Rd3 Rc6 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship (final)"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.08.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1946.08.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 Bd7 7. Be3 Nd4 8. h3
Qc8 9. Qd2 b5 10. Nd1 e5 11. c3 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Ne7 13. f4 O-O 14. Nf2 Bc6 15.
O-O Qb7 {? Aitken} 16. fxe5 Nf5 17. exf5 Bxg2 18. f6 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Bh8 20. Ne4
dxe5 21. Bxc5 Rfc8 22. Qe3 Qd5 23. Be7 Rc7 24. Qh6 Rxe7 25. Ng5 Bxf6 26. Rxf6
Rd7 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Ne6+ Ke8 29. Qg8+ Ke7 30. Qxf7+ Kd6 31. Nf4+ Kc5 32. b4#
1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship (final)"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Brierley, William Leonard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1946.08.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Bf4 Nd7 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. e5 Ng8 8. Ng5
Bxe2 9. e6 {! Aitken} f6 10. Qxe2 fxg5 11. exd7+ Qxd7 12. Bxg5 Qf5 13. Nf3 Nf6
14. Bxf6 {! Aitken} gxf6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Rhe1 Rg8 17. Nh4 {! Aitken} Qg5+
18. Kb1 Rd6 19. g3 f5 20. f4 Qg4 21. Qd3 e6 22. Nf3 Be7 23. Re3 Re8 24. Rde1
Qg8 25. b3 Bd8 26. R1e2 h6 27. Ka1 Qg7 28. Qc3 Bb6 29. Kb1 Qc7 30. Qe1 Qf7 31.
b4 Qf6 32. Re5 Kd7 33. a4 a5 {?! Aitken} 34. bxa5 Bc7 35. R5e3 Ra8 36. Qb4 Ra7
37. Ne5+ Ke8 38. c4 {! Aitken} Rd8 39. Nxc6 bxc6 40. Rxe6+ Qxe6 41. Rxe6+ Kd7
42. Qe7+ Kc8 43. Rxc6 dxc4 44. Qe6+ Kb8 45. a6 Rxd4 46. Rb6+ 1-0

[Event "Lud-Eagle v Dutch Universities?"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.11.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Orbaan, Constant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1946.11.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Qe2 Rd8 13. Bd3 Bf6 14. Qe4
g6 15. Rb5 e5 {! Aitken} 16. d5 Ne7 17. c4 Bf5 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20.
Nxg5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nf5 {! Aitken} 22. Re1 h6 23. Ne4 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25.
Rxb7 Rxe4 {! Aitken} 26. Rxe4 Nd6 27. Reb4 Nxb7 28. Rxb7 Rxd5 29. f4 {! Aitken}
Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Rd2+ 31. Kf3 Rxa2 32. fxe5 Ra4 33. h4 a5 34. Ra7 Ra3+ 35. Kg4 Ra2
36. g3 Ra4+ 37. Kf3 h5 38. e6 fxe6 39. Re7 Ra3+ 40. Kf2 Rb3 41. Rxe6 Kf7 42.
Ra6 Rb5 43. Kf3 g5 44. hxg5 Rxg5 45. Rh6 Rb5 46. Ke4 Ke7 47. Kf4 Kd7 48. Rh7+
Kc6 49. Rh6+ Kb7 50. Rh7+ Ka6 51. Rh6+ {Source: Aitken Book 6. My (JS) guess
is that this was played in the match between Lud-Eagle and Combined Dutch
Universities, reported in BCM, Feb 1947, p53} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service? v Surrey"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.11.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1946.11.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service?"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bxd3 14. cxd3 b6
15. Qf3 d5 {! Aitken} 16. e5 d4 17. exf6 exf6 18. Bd2 dxc3 19. Bxc3 Qd7 20. Ra4
Rad8 21. Rd4 Qxf5 22. Qxf5 gxf5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. d4 Rd5 25. Re1 Bf8 26. Kf2
Kg7 27. Ke3 Bd6 28. g3 a5 29. Kd3 f4 30. gxf4 Rh5 31. Ke4 Rxh2 32. Kd5 Bxf4 33.
Kc6 f5 34. d5+ Kf8 35. Kd7 f6 36. d6 Kf7 37. Re7+ Kg6 38. Re6 h5 39. Bxf6 Kf7
40. Bc3 Bg5 41. Re5 Rf2 42. Kc8 h4 43. d7 {Game ends here but Aitken adds this
variation:} h3 44. Re3 h2 45. Rh3 Ke6 46. Rh6+ Kd5 47. Rf6 {!! Aitken (After
Aitken's name it gives "C. S." - Civil Service is a guess - JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Middlesex v Civil Service m"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1946.12.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Israel, Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1946.12.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7. d5 {? Aitken}
Nf6 8. dxe6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc3 {! Aitken} 10. bxc3 Bxe6 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Kc2
O-O 13. Nf3 Ng4 14. Re1 Rfd8 15. Bd3 Nde5 16. Be4 Nxc4 {? Aitken} 17. Bxc5 Rac8
18. Bd4 b5 19. Kb1 a5 20. Ka1 h6 21. h3 Nf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nd4 Nd6 24. Nc6
Rd7 25. Bf3 Rdc7 26. Nd4 Rxc3 {? Aitken} 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Nc4 29. Rhe1
Na3 30. Rd1 b4 31. Rxf6 Rc1+ 32. Kb2 R1c2+ 33. Kb3 R2c3+ 34. Ka4 Kg7 35. Ra6
Nc2 36. Rd7+ Kf8 37. Rxh6 {Friendly match over 50 boards - result recorded in
CHESS, March 1947, p195} 1-0

[Event "Oxford Past v Cambridge Past"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1946.12.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1946.12.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge Univ Past"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford Univ Past"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 Bg7 8.
O-O a6 9. Bf3 O-O 10. a4 e5 {! Aitken} 11. Nb3 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne5
14. a5 Qc7 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Qc1 Nxf3 17. gxf3 Rfc8 18. Nd4 Bc4 19. Rd1 Nh5 20.
Qd2 Qd7 21. Na4 {? Aitken} Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Be2 23. Kg2 Bxf3+ 24. Kxf3 Qh3+ 25.
Ke2 Qg4+ {Match score: Oxford Past 8Â½-3Â½ Cambridge Past (full scores in BCM,
February 1947, p57)} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.12.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Prins, Lodewijk"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B55"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb3 Be6 7. c4 Qc8 8. N3d2
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. Ne3 Nd4 13. O-O Bd8 14. Nc3 Nf4 15.
g3 Nfxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Bb6 17. Nc3 Qd8 18. Na4 f5 19. exf5 Nxf5 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21.
Qd3 Nd4 22. Kg2 Rf6 23. Bb2 Nf5 24. Rae1 Raf8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27.
Qe4 Qa5 28. a3 Qd2+ 29. Rf2 Qg5 30. f4 Qg4 31. Ref1 Rh6 32. Qe2 Qh3+ 33. Kg1
Nxg3 34. Qf3 Nxf1 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1946.12.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 5. d4 Qe7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. d5
Nb8 9. a4 a6 10. a5 Ba7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Ng4 13. Qe2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Nbd2 Nd7 16. Rfe1 O-O 17. h3 Nh6 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Rf7 21. Bd3
g6 22. Qe3 Nf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Ng5 Rf6 25. Ra4 Rg8 26. Rh4 f4 27. Nxh7 fxe3
28. Nxf6+ Kg7 29. Rh7+ Kxf6 30. Rxe7 Kxe7 31. Rxe3 b5 32. b3 Rb8 33. g4 Nf6 34.
c4 bxc4 35. bxc4 Kf7 36. g5 Nh5 37. Kg2 Rb4 38. Re4 Nf4+ 39. Kg3 Nxd5 40. Rh4
Ne7 41. Rh7+ Kf8 42. h4 Rxc4 43. h5 Nf5+ 44. Kf3 Rf4+ 45. Ke2 Nd4+ 46. Ke3 Rf3+
47. Ke4 Ne6 48. Kd5 Nxg5 49. Rxc7 Rd3+ 50. Kc4 Rd4+ 51. Kb3 Ne6 52. Rh7 Kg8 53.
Ra7 Nc5+ 54. Kc3 Rh4 55. h6 Rxh6 56. Kc4 Rh4+ 57. Kd5 Rd4+ 58. Kc6 Nd3 59. Kb6
Nb4 60. Rd7 d5 61. f3 Rc4 62. Re7 e4 63. fxe4 dxe4 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.01.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. f4 Qc8 12. h3 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Nb4 14. Rc1 Qe6
15. Bf3 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 d5 17. Bd4 dxe4 18. Bxg7 exf3 19. Bxf8 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 fxg2+
21. Kxg2 Nd3 22. Rc4 Rxf8 23. Qg4 f5 24. Qg3 Qd2+ 25. Kg1 Rd8 26. Qf3 e5 27.
fxe5 Nxe5 28. Qf4 Nxc4 29. Qxc4+ Qd5 30. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nxe4 5. cxd6 e6 6. Bd3 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.
Nbxd2 Bxd6 9. O-O Qh5 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Re4 f5 13. Rh4 Qg6 14. Rh3
Nc6 15. Qe2 Qf6 16. Re1 Nb4 17. Nfe5 Nd5 18. g3 h6 19. f4 Rd8 20. Nd2 Nb4 21.
g4 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Qg5 23. Rg3 Nxd3 24. cxd3 f4 25. Rg2 Bd7 26. Nf3 Qg6 27. g5
Bc6 28. gxh6 Qxh6 29. Kf2 Rd7 30. Reg1 Rad8 31. d4 Kh8 32. Rg4 Bxf3 33. Qxf3
Rxd4 34. h4 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Qh7 {Source: BCM, February 1947, p47} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wood, Gabriel Jacquin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. f4 Bb7
15. Rad1 Kh8 16. Ne2 a6 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Qc3 c5 19. f5 Rae8 20. e6 Qg5 21. Ng3
h5 22. f6 Rxf6 23. Nxh5 Qxh5 24. Rxf6 Qxd1+ 25. Kf2 d4 26. exd4 Qxd4+ 27. Qxd4
cxd4 28. Rf7 e3+ {Source: BCM, July 1947, p231} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Abrahams, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Bb2 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. c4 Qe4+ 6. Ne2 Bf5 7. d4 Qc2 8.
Qxc2 Bxc2 9. Nf4 Nf6 10. d5 Nbd7 11. h4 Nc5 12. Nd2 e6 13. dxe6 Bd6 14. Nd5
Nxd5 15. cxd5 O-O 16. Nc4 Bf4 17. g3 fxe6 18. gxf4 exd5 19. Ne3 Be4 20. Rg1 g6
21. f5 Bxf5 22. Nxd5 Rfe8+ 23. Ne3 Nd3+ 24. Bxd3 Bxd3 25. Rc1 Re7 26. Rg5 Rae8
27. Rd5 Bf5 28. Rb5 Be6 29. Rxb4 Bxa2 30. Ra1 Bd5 31. Rxa7 Bc6 32. Ra1 Re4 33.
Rxe4 Rxe4 34. h5 Rh4 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Kd2 Re4 38. Rh8 Rf4 39. Ke1
Be4 40. Be5 Rf3 41. Rh4 Bf5 42. Ke2 g5 43. Kxf3 gxh4 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.01.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gudmundsson, Gudmundur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 b5 8. Nf3
Qb6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Ned4 b4 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd7+ Bxd7 13. cxd4 Be7 14. O-O
O-O 15. Ne1 Bb5 16. Rf3 f6 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Nd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 f5 20. Rff1 Rc4
21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Rxc4 dxc4 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. d5 exd5 25. Bxa7 Bc5+ 26. Bxc5
Qxc5+ 27. Kf1 d4 28. Rc1 d3 29. Qd1 Qd4 30. g3 Qxb2 {Source: BCM, February
1947, p48} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.01.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Bd6 9. a3 O-O 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. b4 Nce4 12. Bb2 Be6 13. Qd4 Bb8 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rfd1 Ba7 17. Nd4 Bg4 18. Bxg4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nxg4 20. Rc1 Rac8
21. Rc7 Kf8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bd4 Ne5 24. Rxb7 Nc6 25. Bc5+ Ke8 26. h3 Rd7 27.
Rb6 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Kd7 29. Rxa6 Ne5 30. Kg3 Nd3 31. Rd6+ Kc7 32. Rd4 Ra1 33. Rxe4
f5 34. Re7+ Kc6 35. Rxg7 {Source: BCM, April 1947, p127} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1946/47"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.01.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Raizman, Maurice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1946.12.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. f3 Be6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. f4 d5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Bf3 Bh6 15.
Qd2 Qa5 16. Qf2 Bxf4 17. Bb6 Qb4 18. Bc5 Qxb2 19. Ra3 d4 20. Nd1 Qc1 21. Qe2
Nxe5 22. Nf2 Qd2 23. Qxd2 Bxd2 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Bxd4 Rxb7 26. Bxe5 Nd6 27. Rd3
Nc4 28. Bc3 Be3 29. Bd4 Bxf2+ 30. Bxf2 Rb2 31. Rc3 Nd2 32. Re1 Ra2 33. Be3 Ne4
34. Rc7 Re8 35. Bd4 Nd6 36. Rxe6 Rxa4 37. Bc5 Nf5 38. Bxe7 Ra2 39. c4 Nh4 40.
Re4 g5 41. Rg4 h6 42. h3 Rb8 43. Kh2 Rb3 44. Bxg5 Nf3+ 45. Kh1 Rb1+ 46. Bc1+
Ng5 47. h4 Rxc1+ 48. Kh2 Rcc2 49. hxg5 h5 50. Rg3 Rd2 51. g6 a5 52. g7 Rd8 53.
Rg5 Rad2 54. Rxa5 R8d7 55. Rxd7 Rxd7 56. Rxh5 Rd4 57. Rc5 Kxg7 58. Kh3 Kf6 59.
g4 Rd1 60. Rf5+ Kg6 61. Kg3 Rc1 62. Rf4 Kg5 63. Rd4 Rc3+ 64. Kf2 Kf6 65. Re4
Ra3 66. Ke2 Rh3 67. Kd2 Kf7 68. c5 Ra3 69. c6 Ra7 70. Ke3 Rc7 71. Rc4 Ke6 72.
Ke4 Rc8 73. g5 Kd6 74. Kf5 Kc7 75. g6 Rf8+ 76. Ke6 Rf1 77. g7 Rg1 78. Kf7 Rf1+
79. Kg8 Rh1 80. Rf4 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Essex"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.01.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Woolverton, Harry Ivor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 6"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1947.01.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 06"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Essex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8.
O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. g4 h6 13. h4 Kf8 14. g5 Be5 15.
Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bd2 hxg5 17. Bb4 Kg8 18. d6 cxd6 19. Rxe5 Bg4 20. Qxg4 dxe5 21.
Rd1 {? Aitken} Qc8 22. Rd7 Rxh4 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 {? Aitken} 24. Qxg5 Rh6 25. Rxe7
Qc2 26. Qxg7+ {! Aitken} Kxg7 27. Bb3+ Kf6 28. Bxc2 a5 {! Aitken} 29. Ba3 b5
30. Bd6 Rd8 31. Rxe5 Rxd6 32. Rxb5 Rd2 33. Be4 Rh4 34. Bd5 Rg4+ 35. Kf1 Rf4 36.
Kg2 Rfxf2+ 37. Kg3 Rf5 38. Rb6+ Ke5 39. Bb3 Rg5+ 40. Kf3 Rgg2 41. Rb5+ Kf6 42.
Rxa5 Rgf2+ 43. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.02.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Felce, Harold George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B37"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1947.02.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 {? Aitken} d6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nc2
Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Kh1 Rc8 11. Rb1 Ne5 12. b3 b5 13. f4 Neg4 14. e5
dxe5 15. h3 Nh6 16. fxe5 Ne8 17. Nxb5 Nf5 18. Bf4 Bxb5 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. cxb5
Nc7 21. g4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 23. Rbd1 Rfd8 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Bc4 e6 26. Be3 Rd7
27. Bxa7 Nxb5 28. Bxb5 Rxa7 29. a4 Bxe5 30. Rc1 Kg7 31. Kg2 Kf6 32. Kf3 Kg5 33.
Rc5 f6 34. Bc4 Kh4 35. Bxe6 Re7 36. Rc6 h5 {? Aitken} 37. Ke4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ra7
39. Kd5 Rb7 40. Kc4 Bg3 41. b4 Be1 42. b5 Ba5 43. Kc5 Ra7 44. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Combined Universities v Hampstead"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.03.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Scott, David Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1947.03.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Combined Universities"]
[BlackTeam "Hampstead"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Bd3
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c5 10. f4 Nc6 11. Nf3 Qa5 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 cxd4
15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxd4 O-O-O 18. Ke3 g5 19. Nxc6 gxf4+ 20. Kxf4
bxc6 21. Rad1 Rhg8 22. g4 Rd5 23. Rxd5 cxd5 24. h4 Kd7 25. c4 {?! Aitken} dxc4
26. Rc1 Rc8 27. h5 c3 28. g5 Rc4+ 29. Kg3 hxg5 30. h6 Rh4 {? Aitken} 31. Rxc3
Rxh6 32. Ra3 f5 33. exf6 Rxf6 34. Rxa7+ Kc6 35. Ra6+ Kd5 36. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch54/1947"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1947.04.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B62"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1947.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
O-O a6 9. a4 Bd7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nb3 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Qe1 Kh8 14. f4 Rac8
15. Bf3 e5 16. Kh1 Qb4 17. Ra3 {? Aitken} Be6 18. Qc1 Bc4 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Bd2
{? Aitken} Qc5 21. b3 d5 {! Aitken} 22. Ra2 d4 23. Nb1 Be6 24. f5 Bxf5 {
! Aitken} 25. exf5 e4 26. Be2 e3 27. Be1 Qxf5 28. Rd3 Ne4 29. Qd1 Rc6 {! Aitken
} 30. Rxd4 {? Aitken} Nf2+ 31. Bxf2 Rxd4 32. Qxd4 Qxf2 33. Qd1 Rd6 34. Qg1 Qxe2
35. Nc3 Qf2 36. Ra1 Qxg1+ 37. Kxg1 Rd2 38. Re1 Bc5 39. Re2 g6 40. Kf1 Rxe2 41.
Kxe2 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch54/1947"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1947.04.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1947.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3 Qd6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O c5 13. Qa3 b6 14. Rfd1
Qf6 {? Aitken} 15. e4 Bb7 16. e5 Qc6 17. Bf5 Rfd8 18. Qc1 Nf8 19. Qg5 Re8 20.
Rac1 Bc8 21. Bb1 Re6 {? Aitken} 22. c4 {! Aitken} cxd4 23. Nxd4 Rg6 24. Bxg6
Qxg6 25. Qxg6 Nxg6 26. cxd5 Bb7 27. Nc6 Nf4 28. Rc2 Ba6 29. d6 Ne6 30. d7 Nd8
31. Nxd8 Rxd8 32. Rc7 Kf8 33. Rxa7 Bc4 34. f4 Ke7 35. Kf2 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch54/1947"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1947.04.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Roth, Klaus Friedrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1947.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Qb6 7. Qb3 Qxb3 8.
axb3 Bg4 9. Nd2 e6 10. Ngf3 Be7 11. b4 O-O 12. b5 Nb8 13. O-O a5 {! Aitken} 14.
Rfe1 Nbd7 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Bg5 Rfc8 19. Ne5 Kf8 20. f4 {
? Aitken} Nxe5 21. fxe5 Ne8 22. Bxe7+ Kxe7 23. Nb1 b6 24. Re3 Nc7 25. Na3 a4
26. Rf3 Ra5 27. c4 Rd8 28. Raf1 Rf8 29. Rc1 Kd7 30. c5 Nxb5 31. cxb6 f6 32.
Nxb5 Rxb5 33. Rc7+ Kd8 34. Rfc3 Ke8 35. Ra7 {Aitken had a bye in round 3 - JS}
1-0

[Event "SCO-ch54/1947"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1947.04.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beckingham, Edward George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1947.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Nbd2 d5 11. Nf1 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qxd1 13. Bxd1 Rad8 14. Bg5 h6
15. Bh4 Rfe8 16. h3 Bc8 17. Bc2 g5 18. Bg3 Bd6 19. Ne3 Nh5 20. Nd5 Kh8 {
? Aitken} 21. Bd1 Nxg3 22. fxg3 f5 23. Bc2 f4 24. g4 Nb8 25. a4 c6 26. Nf6 Rf8
27. Nh5 Nd7 {? Aitken} 28. axb5 axb5 29. Kf1 b4 30. cxb4 Bxb4 31. Red1 Rfe8 32.
Ra8 {? Aitken} Nb6 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Ra7 Rd7 35. Rxd7 Nxd7 36. Ba4 Ba6+ 37. Kf2
Bb7 38. Ke2 Nc5 39. Bc2 Ba6+ 40. Kd1 Nd7 41. Nh2 Bb5 42. Bb1 Kh7 {? Aitken} 43.
Ba2 Nc5 44. Nf3 Nd3 45. Nf6+ Kg6 46. Nd7 Bd6 47. Kd2 c5 48. Be6 c4 49. Kc2 Bc6
50. Bf5+ Kf7 51. Nb6 Bb5 52. Kc3 Bb4+ 53. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mieses-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1947.06.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Bd3 {? Aitken} Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. O-O Qxe5 11. Bd2 Bc5 12. Qf3 d5 13. Rae1
Qf6 {? Aitken} 14. Qg3 {Stops castles. 14...0-0 15.Bg5! (G.C.)} Be7 15. Qc7 O-O
16. Bf4 Bc5 17. Qxc6 Qxf4 {? Aitken} 18. Qxa8 Qc7 19. Rb1 Bb6 {? Aitken} 20. a4
a5 {? Aitken} 21. Ba6 Qc5 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qa6 Bd8 24. Rb3 g6 25. Rfb1 Rc6 {
? Aitken} 26. Qa8 Qe7 {? Aitken} 27. Qxc6 1-0

[Event "Mieses-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1947.06.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 d6 6. d3 Bd7 7. O-O Qc8 8. Nd5
e6 9. Ne3 Nge7 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. f4 O-O 14. fxe5 Bxe5
15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Qd2 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qe5 18. Rf4 Qg7 19. Qxg7+ Kxg7 20. Nd1 e5 21.
Rf2 Be6 22. Ne3 Rad8 23. Bf3 f6 24. b3 Nc6 25. Raf1 h5 26. g4 h4 27. h3 Nd4 28.
Bd1 b5 29. Kh2 g5 30. Nf5+ Bxf5 31. exf5 b4 32. Bf3 Rd6 33. Rc1 Ra6 34. c3
Nxf3+ 35. Kg2 {? Aitken} e4 36. dxe4 Ne5 37. cxb4 {?? Aitken} Nd3 0-1

[Event "Mieses-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.06.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 7"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1947.06.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 07"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8.
Bd2 Qb6 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. Bb3 e6 11. Qe2 Bb4 12. O-O-O Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Be1
O-O-O 15. Nh4 Nd6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. f3 Rhe8 {? Aitken} 18. Bh4 Nf6 19. Qe5 Nd7
{! Aitken} 20. Qe3 {! Aitken} Nf6 21. Qf4 Nb5 22. c3 Rd7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxf6
Red8 25. Rh2 c5 26. d5 exd5 {? Aitken} 27. Qxb6 axb6 28. Ba4 Nc7 29. Bxd7+ Rxd7
30. h4 Ne6 31. h5 g5 32. h6 Rd8 33. h7 Rh8 34. Rxd5 Nf8 35. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Mieses-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.06.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1947.06.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Bb6 6. Bc4 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Bxf7 Ke7 13. Bc4 Be6 14.
Bxe6 Kxe6 15. a3 Rhd8 16. Rd1 Nd5 17. Ne4 Ra4 18. f3 Rf8 19. Rd2 Ne3 20. Re2
Nc4 21. c3 Nd6 22. Nf2 Rd8 23. O-O Nf7 24. Rfe1 Rd5 25. Ng4 b5 26. g3 g5 27.
Kf2 h5 28. Ne3 Rd3 29. Nc2 {Aitken clearly has 29.Ng2 here but that is wrong.
See note after move 34.b3. (GC)} Kf6 30. Re3 Rd2+ 31. R1e2 Rxe2+ 32. Kxe2 Nd6
33. Kd3 Nf5 34. b3 {Aitken gives this a '!' but with the Knight on g2 this
move makes no sense because 34...Rxa3 picks up this pawn and the b-pawn. (GC)}
Nxe3 35. bxa4 Nc4 36. axb5 cxb5 37. Ne3 Nb6 38. c4 {This was the sealed move.}
bxc4+ 39. Nxc4 Na4 40. Ne3 Ke6 41. h3 Kd6 42. Kc4 Kc6 43. Kb4 Nc5 44. Kc4 Na4
45. Nf5 Nb2+ 46. Kc3 Nd1+ 47. Kd2 Nb2 48. Ng7 Nc4+ 49. Kd3 Nxa3 50. Nxh5 Kd5
51. g4 {! Aitken} Ke6 52. Ng3 Kf6 53. Ne4+ Kg6 54. Nc3 c6 55. Na4 Nb5 56. Nc5
Kf6 57. Nb3 Nc7 58. Na5 Ne6 59. Nxc6 Nf4+ 60. Ke4 Nxh3 61. Nxe5 Nf4 62. Nd7+
Ke6 63. Nc5+ Kf6 64. Nd3 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mieses-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1947.06.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 Qc7 4. c4 e5 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 Be7 7. h3 h6 8. Nh2 Nbd7
9. Be2 Nf8 10. Ng4 Nxe4 {? Aitken} 11. Nxe4 f5 12. Nxe5 fxe4 13. Bh5+ g6 14.
Nxg6 Nxg6 15. Bxg6+ Kd8 16. O-O Bf6 17. Qh5 Qg7 18. Bxe4 Kc7 19. Bf4 Bxb2 20.
Rab1 Bd4 21. Kh1 Bd7 22. Qg6 Qxg6 23. Bxg6 Raf8 24. Be3 Rhg8 25. Bh7 Rh8 26.
Bc2 Bg7 27. Rbe1 {? Aitken} b5 28. Bd3 bxc4 {? Aitken} 29. Bxc4 Rb8 30. Bd2 Rb2
31. Ba5+ Kb8 32. Re7 Bb5 33. Bxb5 Rxb5 34. Bc7+ Kc8 35. Bxd6 Bd4 36. Rxa7 Re8
37. a4 Rb7 38. Ra8+ Kd7 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. Re1+ Kf7 41. Bf4 c4 42. Be3 Be5 43.
a5 c3 44. a6 Rb2 45. f4 Bd6 46. Bd4 Ra2 47. Bxc3 Rxa6 48. Re6 Rb6 49. Be5 Rb1+
50. Kh2 Bc5 51. Rf6+ Ke8 52. d6 Bg1+ 53. Kg3 Rb3+ 54. Kg4 Bh2 55. Rxh6 1-0

[Event "Mieses-Aitken match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1947.06.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nd5 Nf6 8.
Nxb6 axb6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd3 Ng4 {! Aitken} 11. Qe2 Qf6 12. c3 Ne5 13. Bd4
Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Qe6 15. Qg3 Qxe4+ 16. Kd2 Be6 17. Qxg7 O-O-O 18. Qg3 Bf5 {
! Aitken} 19. Rac1 Qd5 20. Ke1 Rde8+ 21. Be3 Rhg8 22. Qf3 Be4 23. Qh3+ Kb7 24.
Rg1 f5 25. Qh6 Rg6 26. Qxh7 f4 27. c4 Qa5+ 28. Ke2 fxe3 29. Kxe3 Rg3+ 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Buerger, Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qb3 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Kh8 11. Rae1 Nd7 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. Nd2 b6 14. f3 exf3
15. Rxf3 Rxf3 16. Nxf3 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Bb7 18. e4 e5 19. d5 Rc8 20. Qd3 Rd8 21.
d6 {? Aitken} Qf6 22. b4 b5 23. Rd1 Nb6 24. Ne2 Bc8 25. Rf1 Nc4 26. Qc3 Qxd6
27. Ng5 Be6 28. Qg3 Bg8 29. Qh4 Rf8 30. Rxf8 Qxf8 31. Qf2 Qxb4 32. Nf7+ Bxf7
33. Qxf7 Qe1+ 34. Qf1 Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Nd2+ 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lenton, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nb8 7. c4 b5 8. Bb3 f5
9. O-O bxc4 10. Bxc4 Nf6 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Be7 15.
Nc3 O-O 16. Qe2 a5 17. Be3 Nbd7 18. Bb5 Nb6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. a4 Kh8 21. Rae1 g6
22. g4 Ng8 23. Ne4 h6 24. Bd2 Rf7 25. Bxa5 Qf8 26. Bd2 Rf3 27. Kg2 Rf7 28. a5
Nc8 29. Be3 Rb4 30. f3 Bh4 31. Ra1 Nce7 32. Qd2 Nxc6 33. dxc6 Rc4 34. a6 Rxc6
35. a7 Qa8 36. Bxh6 Ne7 37. Rfc1 Rxc1 38. Qxc1 Nd5 39. Ra6 Nb6 40. b4 Qb7 41.
b5 Kh7 42. Be3 Rf8 43. Bxb6 cxb6 44. Qc6 Qf7 45. Ng5+ Bxg5 46. a8=Q Rxa8 47.
Qxa8 Qf6 48. Ra7+ Kh6 49. Qg8 {Source: BCM, Dec 1947, p406} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Rad1+ Kc8 13. Ne2 Rd8 14.
Nf4 c5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. g4 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. f4 g6 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Rf3
Ke7 21. Rh3 g5 22. f5 Rd8 23. Rd3 Rd5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Kf1 d4 26. b4 cxb4 27.
Bxd4 a5 28. e6 b6 29. Be5 c5 30. Bc7 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 12 Sept 1947} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D06"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Rc1
Qb8 9. Be2 Bd6 10. Nh4 Bg4 11. Bxg4 Nxg4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nf5 O-O 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Nf6 17. Qf3 Re8 18. Rhf1 Ne4+ 19. Ke2 Bf8 20. Nxg7
Bxg7 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Rc7 Rg8 23. Rf4 {? Aitken} Ng5 24. Qe7 Ne6 25. Qxe6 Qxc7
26. Rf7 Qxh2 27. d5 Qxg2+ 28. Rf2 Qg3 29. Bb4 Qe5 30. Qxe5 Bxe5 31. Bc3 Bxc3
32. bxc3 Raf8 33. Rxf8 Rxf8 34. e4 h5 35. d6 h4 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Znosko-Borovsky, Eugene"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nf3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. h3 Nd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Bf6
15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Qd3 Rb6 17. b3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bd2 Qa8 20. Ba5 Rb7 21.
Rbd1 Qc8 22. Re2 Rb8 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qa5 Qc8 27.
Re1 Qb7 28. Re7 Qxd5 29. Qxc7 Rf8 30. Rd7 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Qxc2 32. Rd8 g6 33.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Qxd6+ Kg7 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Charlesworth, Kenneth Preston"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Nbd2 Nxd2 6. Bxd2 Nc6 7. Bc3 Be6
8. Bb5 Qd7 9. Qe2 Be7 10. O-O-O a6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Nd4 Qc4 14.
Qxc4 Bxc4 15. Rhe1+ Kd7 16. Nf5 Rhe8 17. Nxg7 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Rg8 19. g3 b5 20.
Nh5 Rg5 21. Nf6+ Kc6 22. a3 h5 23. h4 Rf5 24. f4 Be6 25. Ne4 Bd5 26. Nf2 Bc5
27. Nd3 Kb6 28. Be5 Bd6 29. b4 Bc4 30. Bd4+ Kc6 31. Be3 Be6 32. Kb2 Rf6 33. Bd4
Rg6 34. Re3 Rg8 35. Kc3 Rg6 36. Ne5+ Bxe5 37. Bxe5 Rg8 38. Bf6 Rg4 39. Bg5 Kd6
40. Rd3+ Bd5 41. Kd2 c6 42. Re3 Be6 43. Ke2 Kd7 44. Kf2 Kd6 45. Rd3+ Bd5 46. a4
Ke6 47. axb5 axb5 48. Re3+ Kf5 49. Re8 Kg6 50. Rh8 Kg7 {(Pretty crafty. If 51.
Rxh5 f6! - GC)} 51. Rh6 Be4 52. Rd6 Bd5 53. c4 Bxc4 54. Rxc6 Bd5 55. Rd6 Bc4
56. Kf3 Bb3 57. Kf2 Ba2 58. Rh6 Bc4 59. Rxh5 {Now if 59...f6 60.Kf3 (GC)
Source: Aitken Book 8} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stone, Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Nbd2 Nc5 6. Nc4 d5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qxd5 Be6 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qe3 O-O 14. Be2
Nd7 15. O-O-O Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Qxe5 {? Aitken} 17. Bxf7+ {! Aitken} Kxf7 18. Rxd7+
Kf6 19. Qxe5+ Kxe5 20. Re1+ Kf6 21. Rxc7 Rf7 22. Rxf7+ Kxf7 23. Re4 Rd6 24. Rc4
Rh6 25. Rc7+ Kf8 26. h3 Rg6 27. g3 Rb6 28. c4 a5 29. Kc2 Rf6 30. Rxb7 Rxf2+ 31.
Kd3 a4 32. c5 Ke8 33. b4 Rxa2 34. c6 Kd8 35. b5 Rb2 36. Kc4 a3 37. Ra7 a2 38.
Kc5 Rc2+ 39. Kb6 g6 40. Kb7 h6 41. Rxa2 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Nbd2 d5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. a3 Be7 7. b4 c4 8. Bb2
O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ng5 e3 11. Nxc4 exf2+ 12. Kxf2 Qc7 13. Qf3 b5 14. Na5 Rb8
15. Bd3 Rb6 16. c4 e5 17. Rae1 Ng4+ 18. Qxg4 Nc5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Qg3 Bxg5 21.
dxc5 Rf6+ 22. Kg1 Bf4 23. Bxe5 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qe7 25. Be4+ Kg8 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27.
Be4+ Kg8 28. Bh7+ {Sources: Chess Volume 13, Oct 1947, page 16; (move 23-end)
BCM, Sept 1947, p290} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B75"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bb5
Bd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. Rb1 O-O 12. g4 e5 13. Nde2 Be6 14. Ng3 Qa5 15.
g5 Nd7 16. O-O d5 17. b4 Rxb4 18. Nxd5 Ra4 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Nxc6
Rxa2 22. Nxa7 Ra8 23. Rb7 Rxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Qe2 a6 14. Nxa5 Bxd3
15. cxd3 Qxa5 16. d4 Rfe8 17. g4 Qb4 18. g5 Nd7 19. Rad1 b5 20. Nd5 Qc4 21. Qg4
e6 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Rc1 Qd3 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qxe6+ {Source: Ron Bruce file,
Keverel Chess} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 34th Premier"]
[Site "Harrogate"]
[Date "1947.08.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Truscott, Alan Fraser"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1947.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nge2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nf4 Bg4 10. Nce2 d4 11. h3 Bc8 12. c4 dxc3 13. bxc3 {? Aitken} g5
14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ng2 Bxh3 16. c4 Ne8 17. Be3 Be6 18. Rb1 Ng7 19. Nc3 Nf5 20.
Ne1 Nxe3 21. fxe3 f5 22. Na4 Bd6 23. Ng2 Qe7 24. Qf3 Rac8 25. Rb3 Rc7 26. Rfb1
Rf6 27. Rb8+ Kg7 28. Qh5 Rh6 29. Qf3 Rh3 30. Qf2 Bxg3 31. Qb2+ Qf6 32. Nxc5
Bh2+ 33. Kf1 Be5 34. Qb4 Bf7 35. Na6 Re7 36. Qa4 f4 37. e4 f3 38. Ne3 Bg3 0-1

[Event "BCCA v Middlesex"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1947.09.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hooper, David Vincent"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1947.09.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "BCCA"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. Qd5 f6 8.
exf6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxf6 10. Qd3 d6 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Ne4 13. Rc1 Bf5 14. Qd5+
Kh8 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. O-O g5 {? Aitken} 17. Bg3 Nd8 18. Bf3 Nd2 {? Aitken} 19. c5
Nxf1 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Bxd6 Qf7 22. Qxg5 Re8 23. Be5+ Rxe5 24. Qxe5+ Qg7 25.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Kxf1 Rc8 27. Ke2 b5 28. Kd2 Ne6 29. Rb1 Rd8 30. a4 bxa4 31. Rb7
Nc5 32. Rxa7 Kf6 33. Ra8 Bc8 34. Kc2 Bf5+ 35. Nxf5 Rxa8 36. Bxa8 Kxf5 37. Kb2
Nd3+ 38. Ka3 Nxf2 39. Bf3 {(JMA did not record the event details but,
coincidentally, I have been sent a small collection of David Hooper's games
recently by Kevin Thurlow and this game appeared in it, with the match details
- JS)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-USSR Match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.09.20"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1947.09.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Great Britain"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GBR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 Rb8 14. Rd2 b6 15.
Nd5 e6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. c3 Qc7 18. Nd4 Na5 19. b4 Nb7 20. Rc1 e5 21. Nb3 Qe7
22. Qc2 Rbc8 23. Rcd1 exf4 24. Bxf4 Bxb3 25. Qxb3 Bxc3 26. Rd3 Be5 27. Be3 Rc7
28. Qa4 Qe8 29. Qxa7 b5 30. Qa3 Rc2 31. R1d2 Rc4 32. Bg4 Ra8 33. Qb3 Nd8 34.
Bd4 Nc6 35. Bxe5 Rxb4 36. Qc3 Rc4 37. Qb3 Nxe5 38. Rxd6 Nxg4 39. hxg4 Rxe4 40.
Qf3 Re3 41. Qf4 Re2 42. Rxe2 Qxe2 43. Rd2 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qh4+ 45. Kg1 Re8 46. Rf2
Qe7 47. g3 Rd8 48. Qf3 Qe6 49. Kh2 Rd4 50. g5 Qd5 51. Qc3 b4 52. Qe3 Rd1 53.
Rg2 h6 54. Qe8+ Kh7 55. Qf8 hxg5 56. Qxb4 Qf3 57. g4 Qf1 58. a4 Qh1+ 59. Kg3
Qh4+ 60. Kf3 Rf1+ 61. Ke2 Rf4 62. Qb3 Qh1 63. Qd5 Rf6 64. a5 Qf1+ 65. Kd2 Qf4+
66. Kc2 Rd6 67. Qb7 Qc4+ 68. Kb2 Rd1 69. Rc2 Qd4+ 70. Rc3 Qf2+ 71. Rc2 Qf6+ 72.
Rc3 Rd2+ 73. Kb3 Qe6+ 74. Rc4 Rd3+ 75. Kb4 Qd6+ 76. Rc5 Qd4+ 77. Kb5 Rb3+ 0-1

[Event "GBR-USSR Match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.09.21"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D68"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1947.09.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Great Britain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GBR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. a3
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. O-O exd4 14. exd4
Nb6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Ba2 Bg4 17. h3 Bh5 18. Re5 Bg6 19. Qe2 Rad8 20. h4 Nd7 21.
Ra5 Rfe8 22. Re3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Nf6 24. Rxa7 Re8 25. Qc1 Qb8 26. Ra5 Re2 27. Re5
Rc2 28. Qb1 Ng4 29. h5 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Be4 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. Bb3 Re2 33. Nf7+ Kg8
34. Ng5+ {Sources: BCM, January 1948, p26; BCM, May 1949, p159} 1-0

[Event "GBR-AUS Radio Match"]
[Site "London/Sydney"]
[Date "1947.10.04"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Mills, Bernard Yarnton"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1947.10.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "Great Britain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GBR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 d4 4. Nb5 Nc6 5. e3 e5 6. exd4 exd4 7. d3 a6 8. Na3
Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxa3 10. bxa3 O-O 11. Be2 Qe7 12. O-O Qxa3 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Re1 Be6
15. Rb1 b6 16. Ng5 Rad8 17. Bf3 Nb8 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qe5 Rd7 21.
Rb3 Qf7 22. a4 a5 23. Bg3 Na6 24. Bc6 Nc5 25. Ra3 Red8 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. Qe2
Nh5 28. Be5 Nf4 29. Qf3 Ng6 30. Qg3 Nxe5 31. Rxe5 Qe7 32. Ra1 Qd6 33. f4 Rf7
34. Rae1 Rf6 35. Qg4 g6 36. h4 Kf7 37. h5 Nxd3 38. R1e4 Nxf4 39. hxg6+ hxg6 40.
Qh4 Kg7 41. g3 d3 42. Rxf4 Qxe5 43. Rd4 Qe1+ {n.b. Bernard Yarnton Mills 
(1920-2011) was the grandson of Daniel Yarnton Mills (1849-1904), eight times
Scottish chess champion.} 0-1

[Event "Lud-Eagle v Kent"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1947.11.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Coad-Pryor, Eric Augustus"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B55"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1947.11.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. c3 {? Aitken} g6 7. O-O
Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. h3 a6 10. Nd2 Qc7 11. f4 e5 12. Ne2 Bh6 {! Aitken} 13. Nf3 d5
14. Qc2 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bf5 17. Qc4 b5 {? Aitken} 18. Qc5 exf4 19.
Bd2 {? Aitken} Rac8 20. Nfd4 Nxd4 21. Qxc7 {? GC} Nxe2+ 22. Kf2 Rxc7 23. Kxe2
f3+ {"A strong team of the Lud-Eagle Chess Club recetly beat Kent by 9 to 5.
Lud-Eagle had three masters at the first three boards, Dr JM Aitken, I Koenig,
and Dr PM List, and they beat EA Coad-Pryor, AV Lightfoot and WH Law
respectively." (BCM, January 1948, p12)} 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Lancs"]
[Site "London, Piccadilly Hotel"]
[Date "1947.12.13"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1947.12.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Lancashire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 Qe7 12. Nbd2 Rad8 13. Nd4 Nxe5 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxe4 Nd3 {! Aitken} 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qe3 Qxe3
20. fxe3 Nxb2 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Rf1 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Nd3 24. Ke2 {? Aitken} Nc1+
25. Kd2 Nxb3+ 26. axb3 a5 27. c4 {! Aitken} b4 28. c5 c6 29. Kd3 Kg8 30. Kd4
Kf7 31. e4 h5 32. h4 Kf6 33. Kd3 g5 34. g3 g4 35. Kd4 Ke6 36. Kd3 Ke5 37. Ke3
Kf6 38. Kd4 Ke6 39. Kd3 Kf6 40. Kd4 Ke6 41. Kd3 Ke5 42. Ke3 {County
Championship Final - reported in the Times, 15 December 1947, p2 (but not in
any detail in BCM) Middlesex won 7Â½-2Â½ with 2 games to be adjudicated}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford Past v Cambridge Past"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1947.12.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1947.12.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge Past"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford Past"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Ndxe4 dxe4 11. Bh4 e5 12. O-O exd4 13. Nxe4 f5 14. a3 {
! Aitken} fxe4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. exd4 Nf6 17. Ra4 Qe7 18. Rfa1 a6 19. b4 Be6
20. b5 cxb5 21. cxb5 Rac8 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe7 Nc3 24. Bxf8 Nxa4 25. Bb4 Nc3
26. Bd3 Bc4 27. Bxc4+ Rxc4 28. Bxc3 Rxc3 {(This was the annual Oxford Past v
Cambridge Past match, reported in BCM, February 1948, p42 - Cambridge won the
match 6-5. Also reported in the Times, 22 December 1947 - JS) Source: Aitken
Book 8} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Saenger, Fritz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Bxg5 8. hxg5
c5 9. g6 f5 10. Qf4 cxd4 11. Rxh7 Rxh7 12. gxh7 Kf7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qxf5+ Nf6
15. Qf4 Qe8 16. O-O-O Nc6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Be2 Kg7 19. Qg3+ Kh8 20. Nf3 Bf5
21. Qh4 Qg6 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Rc8 24. c3 Bb1 25. Bd1 Bxa2 26. Bc2 f5 27.
g4 Qe6 28. gxf5 Qe1+ 29. Rd1 Qe5 30. f6 Rf8 31. Rg1 {Source: Hastings and St
Leonards Observer, 3 Jan 1948. "Sergt. Fritz Sanger, a German prisoner-of-war
from Normanhurst camp, who has been attending the Hastings club of late, is a
strong player of Cassel. He has been showing good form against some of the
leading club players and was placed in the Premier Major section. In his first
game he was opposed to Dr. J. M. Aitken, a former Scottish champion, and the
game drew a biggish crowd at the opening session." [elsewhere on same page]
"One of the most interesting new personalities at the Congress is Sergeant
Fritz Saenger, a German Army prisoner of war, who is a hospital orderly at the
Normanhurst P.o.W. camp. He was granted special permission by the Camp
Commandant to take part in the Congress, in which he is playing in the Premier
Reserves Major Section, but without much success so far. He has been a regular
visitor to the Chess Club on Saturday nights where he has played against some
of the clubâ€™s best players. Before the war he was an engineer and his home
is at Kassel in the American Zone. Aged 32, he was captured at Bergen on the
River Maas in Belgium, in 1944." (game also in BCM, Feb 1948, p64)} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "List, Paul M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 a6 11. Ba2 b5 12. b4 Bb7 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bf4 Bf6 15.
Rc1 e5 16. dxe5 Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd5 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Re1 Ng6 21.
Bc7 Qd7 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Qxd7 Bxd7 24. Rd1 Be6 25. Bb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1947.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nce7 7. c4 Nf6 8. Bc2
g6 9. c5 Bg7 10. a4 O-O 11. Na3 Ne8 12. Nc4 f5 13. cxd6 Nxd6 14. Nfxe5 Nxe4 15.
d6 cxd6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bb3 d5 18. Nb6 Qe6 19. Be3 Rad8 20. O-O f4 21. Bd4
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 f3 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rad1 Qg4 25. Bxd5+ Rxd5 26. Qxd5+ Rf7 27.
Qd8+ Rf8 28. Qd5+ Rf7 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kh6 31. Qe3+ ({Aitken book 8 game
370 now has:} 31. g3 Qh3 32. Qe3+ Ng5 {which reaches the same final position -
GC}) 31... Ng5 32. g3 Qh3 {Source: Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 3 Jan
1948} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1948.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Truscott, Alan Fraser"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B55"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.
Nf5 d5 9. Bg5 dxe4 10. Bxf6 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 gxf6 12. fxe4 Nc6 13. c3 O-O-O+ 14.
Ke2 Ne7 15. Rf1 Nxf5 16. Rxf5 Bh6 17. Rxf6 Bc1 18. a4 Rd7 19. Rf1 Bh6 20. Rd1 {
? Aitken} Rhd8 {? Aitken} 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. b4 f5 23. exf5 e4 24. Ra2 Rd3 25.
Nd2 Rxc3 26. Nf1 Kd7 27. Rd2+ Bxd2 28. Nxd2 Ke7 29. Nxe4 Rc4 30. f6+ Kf8 31.
Nd6 Rxb4 32. a5 b6 33. axb6 Rxb6 34. Nc8 Rb7 35. g4 a5 36. Nd6 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1948.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Ne8 14. Nf1 g6 15. Bh6
Ng7 16. g4 Nb7 17. Ne3 {? Aitken} Nd8 18. Kh2 f6 19. Rg1 Nf7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Qe2 Kh8 22. Ne1 Rg8 23. f3 Bf8 24. N1g2 Bh6 25. h4 Bf4+ 26. Kh1 Qd8 27. Nf1 Qf8
28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Qh2 Qh6 30. Nd2 g5 31. h5 Ne5 32. b3 Qf8 33. Qf2 Qd8 34. Rgb1
Qc8 35. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1948.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Newman, Richard Hilary"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qb3 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Qg5 {? Aitken} 13. f4 Qh4
14. c5 Rf6 15. Rf2 Rh6 16. g3 Qh3 17. Nc4 Nf6 18. Ne5 Ng4 19. Nxg4 Qxg4 20. Rc1
Qg6 21. Nb1 Qf7 22. Na3 e5 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. dxe5 Be6 25. Rd2 Bd5 26. Nc4 Rb8
27. Nd6+ Ke6 28. h4 Rh5 29. Rg2 g6 30. b4 h6 31. a4 Rg8 32. b5 g5 33. Nxb7 gxf4
34. gxf4 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rxh4 36. Nd6 cxb5 37. c6 Bxc6 38. Rxc6 bxa4 39. Ra6
Rg4+ 40. Kh3 Rg1 41. Nxf5+ Kd5 42. Rxa4 Re1 43. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1948.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kovacs, Z"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. a4 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. h3 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. b3
O-O 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. Nf1 Rfc8 18. Ng3 g6 19. Bg5 Ra8 20. Qd2 Qd8 21. Nh2 Be8
22. f4 {? Aitken} exf4 23. Bxf4 Nd7 24. Qe2 {? Aitken} Bf6 25. Bxd6 Bxc3 26.
Rad1 c4 27. e5 cxb3 28. Bd3 Bxe1 29. Qxe1 Nc4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Ne4 b2 32. Ng4
Rxe4 33. Qxe4 Ra1 34. Ne3 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1948.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. Ng5 e6 7. d3 Bg7 8. h4
Nc6 9. h5 h6 10. Nf3 g5 11. Be3 e5 12. Bc5 Be6 13. Qa3 Nd7 14. O-O-O b6 {
? Aitken} ({Aitken suggests:} 14... g4 15. Nd2 Nxc5 16. Qxc5 Qd4) 15. Be3 g4
16. Qa4 {! Aitken} Ne7 17. Nh4 c5 18. g3 O-O 19. Bg2 Rc8 20. Nb5 c4 {! Aitken}
21. Kb1 Nd5 22. d4 c3 {! Aitken} 23. Nxc3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rc4 25. Qxa7 exd4 26.
exd4 Bxd4 27. Nd5 Qg5 28. e4 Bg7 29. Qa3 Qe5 30. Nf5 Bxf5 31. Ne7+ Kh7 32. Nxf5
{Note from Aitken now says: '32.Ra8 wins quickly.' It does indeed look very
strong and winning. (GC)} Nc5 {? Aitken} 33. Nxg7 Kxg7 34. Rd5 Qe6 35. Rhd1
Nxe4 36. Qd3 Rfc8 37. Bxe4 Qxe4 38. Qxe4 Rxe4 39. R5d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1947/48"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1948.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Van Doesburgh, Gerrit R D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1947.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ gxf6 7. d4 d6 8.
d5 {? Aitken} a6 9. Be2 Ne7 10. Nh4 c6 11. Bh5+ Kd7 12. dxc6+ bxc6 13. Qd3 Qa5+
14. Bd2 Qd5 15. Qe3 Kc7 16. Bf3 Qb5 17. a4 Qb6 18. Qxb6+ Kxb6 19. c4 Nf5 20.
Nxf5 Bxf5 21. O-O-O Be6 22. Be3+ Kc7 23. b3 Rb8 24. Kc2 Be7 25. a5 c5 26. Bd5
Bxd5 27. Rxd5 f5 {? Aitken} 28. f4 Rhe8 29. fxe5 dxe5 30. Rxe5 {? Aitken} Bd6
31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Kd3 f4 33. Bd2 Rg8 34. Rf1 Rxg2 35. Bxf4 Bxf4 36. Rxf4 Rxh2 {
Black offered a draw.} 37. Rf6 Rh3+ 38. Ke4 Rxb3 39. Kd5 Ra3 40. Rf7+ Kd8 41.
Kd6 Ke8 42. Re7+ Kf8 43. Rxh7 Rxa5 44. Rc7 Ke8 45. Rc8+ Kf7 46. Rd8 Ra1 47.
Kxc5 a5 48. Kc6 a4 49. c5 a3 50. Ra8 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Whitaker, William George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1948.01.31"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 Na5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Nd4 Qh4 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. Qe3 Ne6 19. Nf5 Qf4 20. Qe2 Qg5 21. h4 Qd8
22. f4 g6 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Ng4 Qxh4 25. f5 Ng5 26. e6 fxe6 27. Qe5+ {? Aitken}
Kg8 28. fxg6 {?? Aitken} Qxg4 29. gxh7+ Nxh7 30. Qxc7 Ng5 31. Qxb6 Nh3+ 32. Kh1
Nf4 33. Rf2 Ne2 34. Nf3 Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Rf6 36. Ng1 Qh4+ 37. Nh3 Nh5 38. Rxf6 Nxf6
39. Qc7 {? Aitken} Rf8 {? Aitken (39...Rc8! GC)} 40. Qg3+ {(Not noted by
Aitken but this is a '??'. Black can play 40...Ng4+ here - GC)} Qxg3+ 41. Kxg3
Rc8 42. c4 bxc4 43. Kf4 Kf7 44. Rd1 Ke7 45. Ng5 cxb3 46. Bxb3 Rf8 47. Ke5 Ng4+
48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Kc3 Rf2 {?? Aitken} 50. Ne4+ Ke5 51. Nxf2 Nxf2 52. Rf1 d4+ 53.
Kb4 Ne4 54. a4 Nd2 55. Re1+ Kd6 56. Bc2 e5 57. Rd1 a5+ 58. Kxa5 Nc4+ 59. Kb4
Ne3 60. Rd2 Nd5+ 61. Ka3 Nb6 62. Rf2 Kd5 {? Aitken} 63. a5 Nc4+ 64. Kb4 Ne3 65.
a6 Nxc2+ 66. Rxc2 d3 67. a7 dxc2 68. a8=Q+ Bc6 69. Qa2+ Kd4 70. Qb2+ Kd5 71.
Qxc2 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.02.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Newman, Richard Hilary"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1948.02.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 Nf8 9. Nf3 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. O-O Ng7 12. Rab1 Bf5 13. b4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 a6
15. a4 Nf5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rb3 O-O 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Nd6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21.
Nd2 Qc7 22. Rc1 Qa7 23. Ncb1 Rfc8 24. Rbc3 Qa6 25. Qxa6 Rxa6 26. Na3 {? Aitken}
Bd8 {! Aitken} 27. Nab1 Nb5 28. Rb3 Rca8 29. Rb2 Be7 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Nb3 Ke8
32. Nc5 Bxc5 33. Rxc5 Ra2 34. Rxa2 Rxa2 35. Rc1 Kd7 36. Rd1 Rb2 37. Rc1 Nd6 38.
Nc3 Ne4 39. Nxe4 dxe4 40. g3 Rb5 41. Kg2 Kd6 42. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Event Not Known"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1948.02.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hallmark, Alfred Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1948.02.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nxe4 Qd8 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
c3 b6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Qc2 c6 12. O-O-O h6 13. f4 Qc7 14. h4 Nd7 15.
Ng5 {?! Aitken} Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rad8 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bg8 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 g6 20.
Nxe6 Qc8 {! Aitken} 21. Nxf8 Qxf8 22. Bxf7 Qxf7 23. g3 Qe6 24. Qa4 a6 25. Qd4
Bc8 26. Qxb6 h5 27. Qc7 Kg8 28. Rd4 Kf8 29. b4 Ke8 30. Kb2 Kf8 31. Rd2 Ke8 32.
a4 Bd7 33. Qb6 Bc8 34. Qc7 Bd7 35. c4 Bc8 36. b5 cxb5 37. cxb5 axb5 38. axb5
Bd7 39. Qb8+ Kf7 40. Qb7 Be8 41. Qd5 {? Aitken adding '41.Rd6 wins at once.'}
Qxd5 42. Rxd5 Ke6 43. b6 Bc6 44. Rb5 Bb7 45. Kc3 Kd7 46. Rb1 Kc6 47. Kd4 Bc5+
48. Ke4 Kd7+ 49. Kd3 Kc6 50. e6 Kd5 51. Re1 Ba6+ 52. Kc2 Be7 53. Re5+ Kd6 54.
Ra5 Bb7 55. Kd3 Kxe6 56. Kc4 Bc6 57. Kd4 Bf3 58. Rb5 Bb7 59. Ke3 Kf6 60. Rg5
Kf7 61. Ra5 Ke6 62. Ra7 Bg2 63. Kd4 Bd6 64. Ra2 Bf3 65. Ra5 Be7 66. Ke3 Bc6 67.
f5+ gxf5 68. Kf4 Be4 69. Re5+ Kf6 {Aitken plays an Alfred Maurice Hallmark in
the 50's but the score really does look like D H a different player - GC.
Played on a Sunday, so probably not a county match - JS} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v Oxford University"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1948.02.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Truscott, Alan Fraser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1948.02.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nce7 7. c4 h6 8. Bc2 g6
9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qe2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nh4 Nf6 13. f4 e4 14. Be3 c5 {? Aitken}
15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Rd1 Be6 17. Bc5 Nc8 18. Ng6 Rg8 19. g4 {! Aitken} Nxg4 20.
Nxe4 fxe4 21. Qxe4 Kd7 22. f5 Re8 23. O-O Bf7 24. Qxg4 Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. b3
Kc7 27. f6 Bh6 28. Bb4 a5 29. Bd2 a4 30. h4 axb3 31. axb3 Ra2 32. Bb1 Rxd2 33.
Rxd2 gxh4 34. Nf4 Nb6 35. Re2 Rxe2 36. Nxe2 Nd7 37. Nc3 Ne5 38. Kg2 {
Adjudicated as a white win.} 1-0

[Event "Event Not Known"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1948.02.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fircher, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1948.02.22"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Nc6 {? Aitken} 7. c4
Nb6 8. exd6 cxd6 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne5 12. Be2 Be7 13. f4 Ng6
14. a4 O-O 15. Qb3 Qc8 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Nc3 Nc5 18. Qc2 b6 19. Rac1 Re8 {
? Aitken} 20. Bb5 Rd8 21. b4 Na6 22. Qb3 Nb8 23. f5 Ne5 24. Ne4 Qb7 25. f6 {
! Aitken} gxf6 26. Bh6 a6 {? Aitken} 27. Bc6 Nbxc6 28. dxc6 Qc8 29. c7 Re8 30.
Rxf6 {! Aitken} Qg4 31. Bf4 Rf8 32. Rc3 Qe2 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34. Re3 Qh5 35. Rh3
Qe2 36. Qg3+ Kh8 37. Rxh7+ Kxh7 38. Qh4+ {Played on a Sunday.} 1-0

[Event "BCCA v Civil Service"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.03.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Fuller, John Arthur"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B71"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1948.03.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "BCCA"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Be3 a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. a5 e5 12. O-O exf4 {? Aitken} 13. Bxf4 Ne5 14.
Bg5 Ned7 15. Qd2 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6+ 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20.
Qd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Be6 22. Bxc5 Rfc8 23. Ba3 Ne8 24. Rxa6 {? Aitken} Bxc3 {
! Aitken} 25. bxc3 Rxa6 26. Bxa6 Ra8 27. Bb4 Rxa6 28. Rd1 Ra8 29. Kf2 Nf6 30.
Re1 Ng4+ 31. Kg3 Ne5 32. Rd1 f6 33. Rd6 Kf7 34. Rb6 Nd7 35. Rd6 Ra2 {(Looks
like Aitken has written Civil Service - reads as C. Ser. GC - yes, this match
was reported in BCM, April 1948, p135. Played over 73 boards! BCCA = British
Correspondence Chess Associaition, though the match was played OTB. Venue not
known.} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Russell, Thomas"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 e5 10. Qc2 exd4 11. cxd4 g6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. O-O Nb4 14. Qb1
Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bf5 16. Qc3 Rfd8 17. Rac1 c6 18. Ne5 Be6 19. Rc2 f6 20. Nf3 Bd5
21. Nd2 Qf7 22. a3 Rd7 23. Rb2 f5 24. Rfb1 Rf8 25. Nf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qe7 27.
Qc4+ Rf7 28. Qc5 Qxc5 29. dxc5 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ke8 31. Ke2 Kd8 32. a4 Kc8 33. a5 a6
34. Rd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2 Rd7+ 36. Ke2 Rd5 37. Rc1 f4 38. Rc4 fxe3 39. fxe3 Rh5
40. h4 Kd7 41. Rb4 Ke6 42. Rxb7 Rxh4 43. Rb6 Kd5 44. Rxa6 Rh2+ 45. Kd3 Ra2 46.
Ra7 Ra3+ 47. Ke2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burnett, Angus Glyn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 f5 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Nbd2 Bd6 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Bxe6+ Qxe6 16. Nd4 Qe5 17. g3 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Qe7 19. Qg4 c5 {? Aitken} 20.
Bxg7 Qxg7 21. Qe6+ Qf7 22. Qxd6 Qf5 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kf7
26. Rfd1 Qf3 27. Re1 Ke7 28. Rd2 Kf6 29. Rde2 b4 30. Re3 Qh5 31. c4 Qe5 32. b3
Qb2 33. R1e2 Qb1+ 34. Kg2 a5 35. Rxe4 Qa1 36. Rf4+ Kg7 37. h4 Kg6 38. Re6+ Kg7
39. h5 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.03.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hart, SL"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 d5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Qe2 Nbxd5
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. c3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qc7 18. Rfd1 Bxb3 19. axb3 a6 20. Qe4 Rab8
21. Kh1 e6 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Rd1 Qc7 24. Qc4 Qxc4 25. bxc4 b6 26. Kg1 a5 27.
g3 Bf8 28. Kf1 Bc5 29. Bc6 Kg7 30. Rd7 h5 31. Ke2 Kf6 32. Kd1 Be7 33. Kc2 Rd8
34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. cxd4 Bb4 36. Kd3 Ke7 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Bd6 39. Ke3 f6 40.
Bb5 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.03.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harvey, TR"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B73"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. c3 e5 14. Qd2
Be6 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qb6 17. Qe3 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Rab8 20. Rd2
Rb6 21. Bf3 Rc5 22. a4 a5 23. Be2 Bd7 24. Bf1 Rb3 25. e4 Bc6 26. exd5 Rxd5 27.
Rf2 Rc5 28. g4 Kg7 29. Bg2 e4 30. Re2 {? Aitken} f5 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Kf2 Rc4
33. Ke3 Rxa4 34. Rxa4 Bxa4 35. Kd4 Kf6 36. h4 Rb8 37. Rf2 Rd8+ 38. Ke3 Ke5 39.
Bh3 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.03.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Turriff, Henfrey Austin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 {
? Aitken} 8. Nxd4 c5 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. f3 Be7 11. c4 O-O 12. Nbc3 Re8 13. Nf4 Bf8
14. b3 g6 15. Bb2 Bg7 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Rfe1 Qe5 {? Aitken} 19. Ncd5
Qg5 20. Nh3 Qh4 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. g3 Bd4+ 23. Rxd4 Qxh3 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Rd2
Re7 26. Qc3 Re6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxc8 Bc6 30. Qxc7+ Bd7 31. e5 Ke8
32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. exd6+ Kf6 34. Qh8+ Kg5 35. Rd5+ f5 36. Rxe6 Bxe6 37. d7 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.03.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beckingham, Edward George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Kh1 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bf3 Qc4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Be2
Qb4 15. Rb1 Be6 16. c3 Qh4 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Qc1 Be5 19. f4 Bd6 20. Bf3 Bf5 21.
Ra1 Rac8 22. g3 Qh6 23. b4 c5 24. Qe1 Qf8 25. Rd1 Bc2 26. Rd2 Ba4 27. Rff2 e6
28. Rb2 Qe8 29. Kg1 e5 30. Qc1 e4 31. Be2 f5 32. Bc4+ Kh8 33. Rfd2 Bf8 34. Rd5
Rxd5 35. Bxd5 Bc6 36. c4 Bxd5 37. cxd5 cxb4 38. Qd2 bxa3 39. Bd4+ Kg8 40. Rb7
Qa4 41. Rxa7 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Qc4 {Source: BCM, May 1948, p156} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.03.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Podoba, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nb6 {? Aitken} 5. a4 d5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4
Nc6 8. Bb5 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. a5 Nd7 11. e6 fxe6 12. Bf4 Rg8 13. Qa4 Bb7 14.
Nd4 Kf7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxc6 g5 17. Bg3 Rg6 18. O-O Bg7 19. f4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1
Nf6 21. fxg5 Rxg5 22. Rad1 Ba7 23. Ne4 Rg6 24. Qb7 Kg8 25. Nxf6+ exf6 26. Qxa6
Qe8 27. Qe2 Qc6 28. b4 e5 29. b5 Qc5 30. Rb1 Bb8 31. a6 Ba7 32. Bf2 d4 33. Qf3
Rb8 34. c3 Rxb5 35. Qa8+ Kg7 36. Rxb5 Qxb5 37. Qxa7+ Kh6 38. Kg1 Rg7 39. Qa8
Qc5 40. cxd4 exd4 41. Qe4 Qe5 42. Qh4+ Qh5 43. Be3+ dxe3 44. Rxf6+ Rg6 45.
Rxg6+ {Aitken adds; 'An interesting win against a crazy defence.'} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.03.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ba2 Be7 14. Rc1 Kh8 15.
Qa4 Qb6 16. Qh4 Qxb2 17. Bb1 Bxa3 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Bxh7 Be7 20. Bb1+ Kg8 21.
Ng5 g6 22. Qh6 Bd7 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Nce4 Be8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8# {Source: BCM, May 1948, p155} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch55/1948"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1948.04.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 8"]
[PlyCount "244"]
[EventDate "1948.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 08"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Qe1 Nd7 13. Rd1 Nb6 14. Nc5 Qc8 15.
Nxb7 Qxb7 16. Nd5 Nc4 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qa7 19. Kh1 Nd4 20. c3 Nxf3 21. Rxf3
e6 22. Qxa7 Rxa7 23. Nb6 {?! Aitken} Rd8 24. a4 Rc7 25. c4 Rc6 26. a5 Bb2 {
! Aitken} 27. Rfd3 Ba3 28. e5 Bb4 29. Ra1 Kf8 30. g4 h6 31. f5 Ke8 32. fxg6
fxg6 33. Kg2 {? Aitken} dxe5 34. Rad1 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Bxa5 36. Nd7 bxc4 37. bxc4
Rxc4 38. Nxe5 Re4 {! Aitken} 39. Nc6 Rxg4+ 40. Kf3 Rg5 41. Ra3 Bc7 42. Rxa6
Bxh2 43. Nd4 e5 44. Ne6 Rg3+ 45. Kf2 Ke7 46. Nc5 Rg4 47. Kf3 h5 48. Ra7+ Kd6
49. Ne4+ Kc6 50. Ra1 Bf4 51. Ra6+ Kb5 52. Rd6 Kb4 53. Rb6+ Ka4 54. Rb1 Ka5 55.
Nc5 {! Aitken} Bh6 56. Nb7+ Ka6 57. Nc5+ Ka5 58. Nb7+ Ka4 59. Nc5+ Ka3 60. Ra1+
Kb2 61. Re1 Rf4+ 62. Kg2 Rg4+ 63. Kf3 Bf4 64. Nd3+ Kc3 65. Nxe5 Bxe5 66. Rxe5
Kd4 67. Ra5 Rg1 68. Kf2 Rc1 69. Rg5 Rc6 70. Kf3 Rf6+ 71. Kg3 Ke4 72. Kh4 Rf1
73. Kh3 Rf6 74. Kh4 Kf4 75. Rg1 Kf5 76. Ra1 Rf7 77. Ra5+ Kf6 78. Ra6+ Kg7 79.
Kg5 Rf5+ 80. Kh4 Rf4+ 81. Kg3 g5 82. Ra7+ Kg6 83. Ra6+ Rf6 84. Ra4 Rb6 85. Ra3
h4+ 86. Kg4 Rb4+ 87. Kh3 Kh5 88. Ra5 Rf4 89. Rb5 Re4 90. Ra5 Re3+ 91. Kh2 Kg4
92. Ra4+ Kf3 93. Kh3 Re4 94. Ra8 Kf4 95. Rf8+ Ke5 96. Re8+ Kf5 97. Rf8+ Kg6 98.
Rg8+ Kf6 99. Rf8+ Kg7 100. Ra8 Rf4 101. Ra6 Rf6 102. Ra8 Kg6 103. Rg8+ Kh5 104.
Rh8+ Rh6 105. Rg8 Rh7 {! Aitken} 106. Ra8 g4+ 107. Kg2 Rf7 108. Ra5+ Kg6 109.
Rb5 Rf6 110. Ra5 Rb6 111. Ra2 Rd6 112. Rf2 Kg5 113. Ra2 Rd5 114. Rb2 Kf4 115.
Rb4+ Kf5 116. Rb2 Ke4 117. Rb8 Rd2+ 118. Kg1 Ke3 119. Rh8 Kf3 120. Rf8+ Kg3
121. Rf1 Kh3 122. Ra1 g3 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle ch 1947-48"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.05.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Coleman, John E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1948.05.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. Nce2 Nc6 6. c3 d3 7. Nf4 Nf6 8. a3 h5
9. h4 Rb8 10. b3 g6 11. Bb2 b5 12. Ngh3 c4 13. O-O Na5 14. b4 Nb3 15. Rb1 e5
16. Nd5 Nxe4 {! Aitken} 17. Bxe4 Bxh3 18. Re1 Be6 19. Ne3 Bh6 20. Bg2 O-O 21.
Bc1 f5 22. Bh3 Bc8 23. Ng2 Qd5 24. Ne3 Qf7 25. Ng2 e4 26. Nf4 Bxf4 27. gxf4 Qf6
28. Re3 Be6 29. Rg3 Qxh4 30. Rxg6+ Kf7 31. Rg3 Rg8 32. Kh2 Rg4 33. Qg1 Rbg8 34.
Qg2 Bd5 35. Qg1 e3 {! Aitken} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle ch 1947-48"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.05.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Duncan, D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1948.05.16"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. dxe6 {? Aitken} fxe6 5. c4 d5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Be2
Be7 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Bf6 10. Qc1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nd6 12. O-O b6 13. Rd1 Ba6 14.
Nf1 Qe7 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ng3 d4 17. Qb2 e5 18. e4 Qf4 19. Qd2 {! Aitken} Nxe4
{? Aitken} 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Ng5 Qf4 22. Bf3 {! Aitken} Bb7 {! Aitken} 23. Bd5+
Kh8 24. Qxf4 exf4 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Bxf7 Ne5 27. Bh5 {? Aitken} g6 28. Re1 Re8
29. Bg4 Kg7 30. Rad1 Kf6 31. h4 Rd8 32. Bh3 h6 33. Re2 f3 34. Red2 g5 35. hxg5+
hxg5 36. g3 g4 37. Bf1 Be4 38. a4 Kf5 39. Ra1 Nc6 40. Bd3 Bxd3 41. Rxd3 Re8 {
! Aitken} 42. Rd2 Re2 43. Rad1 Nb4 44. Kf1 d3 45. Kg1 Ke4 46. Kf1 Kd4 47. Kg1
a5 48. Kf1 Kc3 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle ch 1947-48"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.05.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Henniker-Heaton, Mary A E A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1948.05.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
a3 a5 9. Be2 d6 10. Qd3 Bg4 {? 10...Na3 is better.Aitken} 11. Be3 Na6 12. O-O
Re8 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. h3 {? Aitken} Nf5 {! Aitken} 15. Nd5 c6 16. hxg4 {? Aitken
} cxd5 17. gxf5 dxe4 18. Qd2 {? Aitken} exf3 19. Rxf3 Rxe3 20. Rxe3 Qb6 21. Kf2
Re8 22. Kf1 Rxe3 23. Bh5 Nc7 24. Rb1 d5 25. b4 d4 26. Rb2 Qh6 27. Bf3 Ba7 28.
bxa5 d3 29. Rxb7 Re1+ 30. Qxe1 Qh1# 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle v Ladies"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.06.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tranmer, Eileen Betsy"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1948.06.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Bb5+ Nc6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d3 Rb8 7. Nf3 d4 8.
Nb1 g6 9. b3 Bg7 10. O-O Nf6 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Ba6 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Ndc4 Nd7
15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Ba3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Qe7 18. Qf3 e5 19. f5 Bf6 {! Aitken} 20.
Bc1 Kg7 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qe2 Bg5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Rfb1 {? Aitken}
Qe3+ 26. Qxe3 dxe3 27. a3 Kh6 28. Re1 Rb2 29. Rac1 Rf2 30. Rxe3 Rfxc2 31. Rxc2
Rxc2 32. Rf3 Kg7 33. h4 Ra2 34. Kf1 Rxa3 35. g3 a5 36. Ke1 a4 37. Kd2 Ra2+ 38.
Kc1 Rg2 39. Kb1 a3 40. Ka1 a2 41. Re3 Rf2 42. g4 hxg4 43. Rg3 Rf4 44. Kxa2 Kh6
45. Kb3 Kh5 46. Rg1 Rf3 47. Kc3 Kxh4 48. Rh1+ Rh3 0-1

[Event "Aitken-Hallmark match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hallmark, Alfred Maurice"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1948.06.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3 Rd8 11. Bd3 c5 12. c4 {!? Aitken} dxc4 13. Bxc4
cxd4 14. O-O dxe3 15. fxe3 Nc6 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Bd5 g6 {? Aitken} 18. Rf4 Bd7
19. Raf1 Be8 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21. R1xf3 Rd7 22. Rb4 {!? Aitken} Rxd5 23. Rxb7 Rd1+
24. Kf2 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "Aitken-Hallmark match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hallmark, Alfred Maurice"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1948.06.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. Nxe4 f5 7. Ng3 c5 8.
Nf3 Nc6 9. dxc5 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Bxc5 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. O-O {? Aitken} Rac8 16. Nb3 Nxc2 17. Rad1+ Ke7 18. Rd2 Bb6 19.
Rc1 Nb4 20. Re1 Kf6 21. a3 Nc6 22. Rd7 Rc7 23. Rd3 Rd8 24. Rf3 Nd4 25. Ne4+ {
? Aitken} Ke7 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 {? Aitken} 27. Nc3 Rc5 28. Rh3 Rd2 29. Na4 Re5 {
! Aitken} 30. Rf1 Bd4 31. Rh4 Re4 32. Rxe4 fxe4 33. Nc3 f5 34. Nd1 Bxb2 35. Ne3
Bxa3 36. g4 Kf6 37. gxf5 exf5 38. Rb1 Rb2 39. Rd1 Bc5 40. Rd7 Bxe3 41. fxe3 h5
42. h4 a5 43. Rd6+ Ke5 44. Rd8 a4 0-1

[Event "Aitken-Hallmark match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hallmark, Alfred Maurice"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1948.06.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Qc2 Nf8 8.
Bd3 Ne6 9. Bh4 g6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O-O Kg7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Bxe4 Ng5 16. Rhe1 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qb4 18. Qe5+ Kg8 19. Qc5 Qa4 20. Rd3 {
! Aitken} Bf5 21. Ra3 Qd7 22. Re7 Qd8 23. Rxc7 Re8 24. Re3 Be6 25. Ng5 {
?! Aitken} Bxa2 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Qe7 Qb5 {?! Aitken} 28. Ne4 Qf1+ 29. Kc2
Qxg2 30. Qe5 {! Aitken} h5 31. d5 Rd8 {! Aitken} 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Ne8+ Kh6 34.
Qh8+ Kg5 35. Qf6+ Kg4 {? Aitken} ({Aitken points out that} 35... Kh6 {was
better because} 36. Qxd8 Qxf2+ {should be a draw. The main line if the king
runs is} 37. Kd3 Qf3+ 38. Kd4 Qf4+ 39. Kc5 Qc4+ 40. Kd6 Qxd5+ 41. Ke7 Qe5+ 42.
Kf8 Qh8+ 43. Ke7 Qe5+ {GC}) 36. Qd4+ Kf5 37. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Aitken-Hallmark match"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hallmark, Alfred Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1948.06.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Nge7 9. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nbxd2 Nf5 12. Nb3 h5 13. h4 Bd7 14. O-O-O
{? Aitken} Nb4 15. Kb1 Ba4 {! Aitken} 16. Rd2 Bxb3 17. axb3 Ke7 18. Bd3 Rhc8
19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Kxc1 Rc8+ 22. Kd1 Rc6 23. Ne1 Rg6 24. f3 f4 25.
Ke2 Rc6 26. Nd3 Nxd3 27. Kxd3 Rc1 28. g3 {! Aitken} fxg3 29. Rg2 Rh1 30. Rxg3
g6 31. Rg2 Kd7 32. Rc2 Rxh4 33. Rc5 Ke6 34. Rc7 Rh1 35. Rxb7 h4 36. Ke3 h3 37.
Kf2 Rb1 {? Aitken} 38. Kg3 Rxb2 39. Kxh3 Rd2 40. Rb4 Rd3 41. Kg4 a5 42. Ra4
Rxb3 43. Rxa5 Rb4 44. Ra6+ Ke7 45. Ra7+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR v AUS radio match"]
[Site "by radio"]
[Date "1948.07.16"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Hanks, John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D50"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1948.07.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "Great Britain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GBR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
O-O-O Be6 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 11. e3 O-O 12. Bd3 Bb4 13. Nb5 Ne4 14.
Bh4 Rfc8+ 15. Kb1 Bf5 16. Nbd4 Bg6 17. Nc2 Bf8 18. Nfd4 Ne5 19. Be2 Bc5 {
? Aitken} 20. Ka1 Bb6 21. Nb4 Bd8 22. Bxd8 {? Aitken} Rxd8 23. Rhf1 a5 24. Nd3
Nc4 25. Nf4 Rac8 26. Nf3 Nf6 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Nd4
{"Draw on Mr Hanks' offer. First result in games played by radio." (Aitken
note)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.08.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Nh5 10. Bh2 Bh6 11. Nbd2 Nf4 12. Bxf4 Bxf4 13. Re1 Qd6 14. Re2 a6
15. a4 Kg7 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Ne3 Rad8 18. Qb3 Bc8 19. Rd1 Rfe8 20. Bb1 Na5 21.
Qb4 Qxb4 22. cxb4 Nc6 23. Nc2 Bf5 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Na7 26. Na3 Bxb1 27.
Rxb1 Rc8 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 e6 30. Re3 Kf6 31. b6 Nc6 32. Nb5 Ke7 33. Rc3
Kd7 34. Rbc1 Red8 35. f4 Ra8 36. Na7 Nxa7 37. Rc7+ Ke8 38. bxa7 Rxa7 39. b4 Rd7
40. b5 Ra4 41. b6 Rxd4 42. Rxd7 Kxd7 43. Rc7+ Ke8 44. g3 Rb4 45. Rxb7 Kf8 46.
Kf2 Kg7 47. Ke3 Rb3+ 48. Kd4 Rxg3 49. Rc7 Rb3 50. b7 h6 51. h4 g5 52. fxg5 hxg5
53. hxg5 Rb4+ 54. Ke5 Rb6 55. Kd4 Rb4+ 56. Ke5 Rb6 57. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.08.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Abrahams, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. h4 c6 8. Bd3 f5
9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. Bxe5 Nd7 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. f3 e5 {
! Aitken} 15. dxe5 Nec5 16. Qc2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. O-O-O Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3
dxc4 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Be6 22. Rd6 Rfe8 23. Rhd1 Kg8 24. R1d4 Kf8 25. Ne2
c5 26. Rd1 Bf7 27. Ng3 Rxe3 28. Nxf5 Rd3 29. R1xd3 cxd3 30. Rxd3 Bxa2 31. Rc3
c4 32. Nd4 Re8 33. Ra3 Bb3 34. Nxb3 cxb3 35. Rxb3 Re7 36. Kd2 Kf7 37. Rb5 Ke6
38. Ke3 a6 39. Rb6+ Kd5+ 40. Kd3 Kc5 41. Rb3 b5 42. g4 b4 43. Kd2 a5 44. Rd3 a4
45. f4 Ra7 46. Kc2 Rf7 47. Rf3 h5 48. gxh5 Rf5 49. Rg3 Rxf4 50. Rxg7 Rxh4 51.
Rg5+ Kd4 52. Kb1 b3 53. Rg1 Rxh5 54. Rc1 Kd3 55. Rc8 Rh1+ 56. Rc1 Rxc1+ 57.
Kxc1 Ke2 58. Kb1 Kd2 59. Ka1 a3 60. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. c3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Nf6 14. Re2 Bd6
15. h3 c5 16. d4 c4 17. Bc2 Bc7 18. Bg5 Qd6 19. Re5 Bb7 20. Bf4 Qc6 21. d5 Nxd5
22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxf4 24. Rxb5 Bc6 25. Rc5 Rfe8 26. Na3 Rxb2 27. Rxc6 Ra2
28. Rf1 Rxa3 29. Rxc4 Bd2 30. Rh4 g5 31. Re4 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Rxc3 33. g3 Rc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Qxc3 f4 14. exf4
Rxf4 15. g3 Rf6 16. f4 c5 {! Aitken} 17. cxd5 cxd4 18. Qxd4 exd5 19. Qxd5+ Be6
20. Qe5 Qb4 21. a3 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Rd8 23. Be4 Rd2 24. Rad1 Qxb2 25. Rxd2 Qxe5 26.
fxe5 Rxf1+ 27. Kg2 Re1 28. Bxb7 Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4 5. O-O Nge7 6. c3 Ba5 7. Qe2 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Na3 Bg4 11. h3 {? Aitken} Bxf3 12. Qxf3 f5 {! Aitken} 13. Bxc6
bxc6 14. Be3 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd5 16. Qc4 Qd7 17. Rae1 Kh8 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Nc2
b5 20. Qb3 Qf5 {? Aitken} 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 d5 23. Qa3 Qf6 24. Rf3 Qd6 25.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 26. Qa5 Qf5 27. Qb6 Qxd3 28. Qxc6 Rg8 29. Qxa6 e4 30. Qb6 Qxc3 31.
Qxb5 d4 32. Qe5 Qxb4 33. Qxe4 h6 34. Rd1 Rd8 35. Qd3 Qb2 36. Rd2 Qc1+ 37. Kh2
Qc7+ 38. g3 Qa5 39. Re2 Qc3 40. Rd2 Qa5 41. Rc2 Qa4 42. a3 Qa7 43. Kg2 Qa8+ 44.
Kh2 Re8 {! Aitken} 45. Re2 Rxe2 46. Qxe2 Qd5 47. Qd3 Qc5 48. a4 Qc3 49. Qe4 d3
50. Qe8+ Kh7 51. Qe4+ Kh8 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Qe4+ g6 54. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Bd7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Nde2 Qc8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne5 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bd4 Bh3 14. b3 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Qf5 16. f3 Rfc8 17. c3 h5 18. Qb1 Qd7 19. h3 Qb5 20. c4 Qb4 21. Bc3
Qc5 22. Bd4 Qb4 23. f4 Qd2 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Qb2 Qd3 26. Rf3 Qe4 27. Be3 $2 {
Hard to believe both Alexander and Aitken missed a fairly simple tactic here
but Aitken's own recording of the game confirms it (see final note).} g5 (27...
Qxf3+ $1 28. Kxf3 e4+ {with a likely Black win. Dugald MacIsaac, in his
Glasgow Herald column of 12 Nov 1948, sticks to his original version of the
score when he points out the above trick, saying "this surprising error,
spotted by several of our readers, seems to have been generally overlooked."})
28. Qb1 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 22 Oct 1948 (a few moves of the game given in
BCM, Oct 1948, p345). Later note: "Aitken scorebook 9 confirms this was a
double blunder - he gives 27.Be3?? and 27...g5?? at the end of the game and
adds: '27.Be3 was a blunder and 27...Qxf3+ wins for black!' Geoff Chandler,
November 2020)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Qe1 c5 8. Nbd2
Qc7 9. Qg3 Nh5 10. Qh4 Bf6 11. Ng5 h6 12. g4 Nxf4 13. exf4 hxg5 14. fxg5 Bd4+
15. Kg2 Qe5 16. Bf3 Bxb2 17. Bxb2 Qxb2 18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. Rae1 e6 20. Ne4 Rd8 21.
Bb3 Nxd3 22. Qh6 Nxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qg7 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Qh3 b6 26. Qf3 Rb8 27. Qf4
Rb7 28. Re3 Ke7 29. Rh3 Rbd7 30. Rh7 Bb7+ 31. Kg3 Qf8 32. Qe5 Bd5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5
34. Nxd5+ Rxd5 35. Qf6+ Ke8 36. Rh8 {Sources: The Times, 9 Sept 1948; Glasgow
Herald, 24 Sept 1948. BCM gives the game length as 35 moves.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6
8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Qe2 c5 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Qe4 g6 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nc5 15. Nb3 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 b6 17. Be4 Rb8 18. Rd6 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20.
Rhd1 Rc8 21. Kd2 Kf8 22. c4 Ke7 23. Kc3 Rc5 24. R1d2 Rbc7 25. R2d4 Rf5 26. Rd2
h5 27. h4 Re5 28. b4 Re1 29. b3 f6 {? Aitken} 30. Rd8 f5 31. Rh8 Kf6 32. Rf8+
Kg7 {? Aitken} 33. Rfd8 Rf7 34. R8d7 Rc1+ 35. Kb2 Rf1 36. c5 Rxd7 37. Rxd7+ Kf6
{Aitken now adds - 38.Rd2 wins.} 38. Rxa7 Rxf2+ 39. Kc3 b5 40. Rb7 Ke5 41. Rxb5
f4 42. c6+ Kd6 43. Rc5 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Broadbent, Reginald Joseph"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nf3 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Qd3 Nd7 13. Bf4 Kh8 14. Rad1 f6
15. Nd2 Ne5 16. Qe2 a5 17. Nd5 Ba6 18. c4 Re8 19. Bg3 Nc6 20. f4 Bf8 21. f5 Bc8
22. Qh5 Ra7 23. Bh4 Nb4 24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. e5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Be7 27. Rxe7 Qxe7
28. Re1 Qd7 29. Bxf6+ {Sources: Manchester Guardian, Sept 11 1948; BCM, Nov
1948, p401; BCM, January 1989, p27; Staffordshire Advertiser, 16 October 1948}
1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Newman, Richard Hilary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Nb3 Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 Rb8 14. Rd2 b6 15.
Nd5 e6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. c3 Qc7 18. Nd4 Na5 19. b4 Nb7 20. Nc6 {! Aitken} Bxc3
21. Nxd8 Rxd8 22. Bd4 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 e5 24. Bb2 b5 25. f5 f6 26. Qh6 Qg7 27. Qe3
a5 28. bxa5 Nxa5 29. Qb6 Nb7 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. a4 bxa4 32. Rxa4 Be6 33. Be2 Rd7
34. Ba3 Qf7 35. Bb5 Re7 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Ba6 Qg7 38. Qf2 g5 39. Bxb7 Rxb7 40.
Bxd6 Rf7 41. Qe2 Qh6 42. Bc5 Qg6 43. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 35th"]
[Site "London, Bishopsgate"]
[Date "1948.09.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wood, Gabriel Jacquin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1948.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {? Aitken} 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Qe2+ Be6 7.
d4 a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O Nf6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd6 12. Ng5 O-O 13. Nxe6
fxe6 14. Qxe6+ Kh8 15. Rae1 Qc7 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Qb6 18. b3 Qc5 19. Rd1
Rae8 20. Qd4 Qe7 21. b4 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 Rb8 24. Rb1 Rfe8 25. Na4 Qe2
26. Qd3 Qe7 27. Nc5 Ng4 28. Qd4 Ne5 29. Rbe1 Qf6 30. Rxe5 Qxe5 31. Qxe5 Rxe5
32. Nd7 Ree8 33. Nxb8 Rxb8 34. Rb1 Rb5 35. Kf1 Kg8 36. Ke2 c5 37. Kd3 cxb4 38.
Kd4 Rb8 39. c3 {! Aitken} b3 40. Kxd5 Rd8+ 41. Kc4 Rd2 42. Kxb3 Rxf2 43. Rb2
Rf7 44. c4 Rc7 45. Rf2 g6 46. Kb4 Rb7+ 47. Kc5 Rc7+ 48. Kd5 Rd7+ 49. Kc6 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Sussex"]
[Site "Eastbourne"]
[Date "1948.10.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mortlock, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1948.10.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Sussex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O Bd7 9. f4 Qc8 10. h3 O-O 11. Nb3 h6 12. Bf3 Kh7 13. Qe1 Ng8 14. g4 Rb8 15.
Qf2 b6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Rad1 Bc6 20. e5 {! Aitken}
Bxf3 21. Rxf3 f5 22. Qxc5 dxc5 23. Rd7 a6 24. g5 hxg5 25. fxg5 f4 26. Nd5 Rf5
27. Nxe7 Rxg5+ 28. Kf2 Rf8 {? Aitken} 29. Nf5+ Kh8 30. Nd6 Rxe5 31. Nf7+ Rxf7
32. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Civil Service v London Univ"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1948.11.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kraus, Erwin Bernard (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1948.11.27"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "London University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Qd2 Nxe3 10. fxe3 {?! Aitken} e6 11. Rad1 a6 12. Nf3 b5 13. Bb3 Bh6
{! Aitken} 14. Qxd6 Bxe3+ 15. Kh1 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Bf4 17. Rd3 Nc6 18. Nd4 {
! Aitken} Nxd4 19. Rxf4 Nxb3 20. axb3 b4 21. Na4 e5 22. Rf6 Kg7 23. Rfd6 f5 {
! Aitken} 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Rf3 Be4 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Kg1 Bxc2 28. Nc5 {
! Aitken} Kh6 29. h3 Rc8 30. Nxa6 Bxb3 31. Nxb4 Rc4 32. Nc6 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 e4 34.
Kg3 e3 35. Nd4 {! Aitken} Rf1 {! Aitken} 36. Rd7 Rd1 37. Kf3 Rd2 38. Kxe3 Rxg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Kent"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.01.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Noel-Johnson, Reginald Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1949.01.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Kent"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O g6 6. f4 Bg7 7. Qe1 {
! Aitken} Ne7 8. f5 Be5 9. d3 f6 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. Rxf4 O-O 12. Bc4+ d5 13. exd5
Nxf5 14. Qf2 c5 15. dxc6+ Kg7 16. c7 {! Aitken} Qxc7 17. Na3 Qb6 18. Bb3 Bd7
19. Nc4 Qc7 20. g4 b5 21. gxf5 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Bxf5 23. Rf1 Rae8 24. Rxd4 Re7 25.
Qg3 Qxg3+ 26. hxg3 h5 27. Bb5 Bg4 28. Re4 Rb7 29. a4 f5 30. Re5 h4 31. gxh4 Rh8
32. d4 {! Aitken} Rxh4 33. d5 Kf6 34. Re6+ Kg5 35. Be8 Rh6 36. d6 Rxb2 37. d7
Rb8 38. Rd6 Rd8 39. c4 f4 40. c5 Rh3 41. Rd5+ Bf5 42. Rc1 Kg4 43. c6 Be4 44. c7
Bxd5 45. cxd8=Q Rh1+ 46. Kf2 Rxc1 47. Qc8 1-0

[Event "BCCA v Civil Service"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.01.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Marshall, H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1949.01.29"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "BCCA"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bf3 Qc4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. c3
Rb8 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Rfd1 Qb5 17. Bxa7 Rb7 18. Qe3 Qxb2 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. cxd4
Bxa2 21. Bxc6 Rc7 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Rxc6 24. Raxa2 Rc1+ 25. Kh2 Rd8 26. d5
{! Aitken} Re1 27. Ra6 {! Aitken} Rd6 28. Rxd6 exd6 29. Kg3 Kg7 30. f4 f5 31.
Kf3 h5 32. h4 Rh1 33. g3 Ra1 34. Ke3 Rg1 35. Kf2 Ra1 36. Rd3 Kf7 37. Ke3 Ke7
38. Rb3 Rg1 39. Kd4 Kd7 40. Rc3 Rd1+ 41. Kc4 Kc7 42. Re3 Rc1+ 43. Kb3 Kb6 44.
Re6 Kc5 45. Rxg6 Rg1 46. Rg5 Kxd5 47. Rxf5+ Ke4 48. Rg5 d5 {Drawn by
adjudication.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Event Not Known"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1949.02.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Green, Arnold Yorwarth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1949.02.06"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. a4 b4 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. h3 O-O 14. Nbd2 Be6 15. d5
Bd7 16. Nf1 Rfc8 17. Ne3 Nb7 18. Bd2 b3 {! Aitken} 19. Bxb3 Nxe4 20. Bc2 Nxd2
21. Qxd2 a5 22. Rac1 Nc5 23. b3 Qb7 24. Nc4 Qa6 25. Qe3 Rab8 26. Nfd2 f5 27.
Bd3 Qa8 28. Bf1 Kh8 29. Qc3 Rb4 30. Nxa5 {! Aitken} Qxa5 31. Nc4 Nxa4 32. bxa4
Qc5 33. Qd2 e4 {! Aitken} 34. Ne5 dxe5 35. Rxc5 Bxc5 36. Rc1 Rxa4 37. Rxc5 {
! Aitken} Rxc5 38. Qg5 Ra8 39. d6 Re8 40. Be2 h6 41. Qe3 Rc6 42. Qa3 Rcc8 43.
Qa7 Red8 44. Qa5 Re8 45. Bh5 Re6 46. Qb6 g6 47. Be2 Ree8 48. Qb7 Rcd8 49. Bc4
Be6 50. Bb5 Rb8 51. d7 Red8 52. Qc6 Bf7 53. Qf6+ Kg8 54. Bc6 Rf8 55. Qxe5 Bb3
56. Qd6 Kf7 57. Qc7 Ke6 58. Bb7 Ba2 59. Bc8 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Henniker-Heaton, Mary A E A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1949.02.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Rc1
Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Qxe5 15. O-O Bf5 16. Qb3 b5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Rxd3 20. Rxd3
a6 21. h3 c5 22. Qc2 g6 23. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.02.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hooper, David Vincent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1949.02.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be5 g4 14. Bxf6 Rxf6
15. Ne5 Rh6 16. Qc1 Qh4 17. Qf4 Qg5 18. Qxg5+ Nxg5 19. b4 Rb8 20. Rfb1 Nf7 21.
Nxf7 Kxf7 22. a3 Bd7 23. Re1 Re6 24. Rxe6 Kxe6 25. Kf1 Kf6 26. Re1 a5 27. Rb1
axb4 28. Rxb4 Rxb4 29. axb4 h5 30. g3 Kg5 31. Ke2 h4 32. Ke3 hxg3 33. hxg3 Bc8
34. b5 cxb5 35. Bxb5 Be6 36. Bc6 Bg8 37. Bd7 Bf7 38. c6 Kf6 39. Kd3 Be6 40.
Bxe6 Kxe6 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. f3 gxf3 43. Kxf3 Kf7 44. Ke3 Kg7 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. g4
fxg4 47. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Event not known"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1949.02.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Somerville, RC (Capt)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1949.02.27"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. e5 dxe5 7. fxe5 Nd5 8. Nf3
e6 9. Bg5 f6 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Qb3 c6 13. c4 Nc7 14. Nc3 Bxd4 15.
Ne4 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. O-O-O Bd6 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. Bxg6 Qxg6 20. Rxd6 O-O 21.
Bd2 Na6 22. Qe3 b6 23. Ne5 Qg7 24. h4 Qxg2 25. Kc2 Nb4+ 26. Kb3 Qxh1 27. Qg5+
Kh8 28. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "Match not known"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1949.03.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pattle, James Ernest"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1949.03.11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. e5 {? Aitken} dxe5 6. Nxe5 a6 7.
Nxd7 axb5 {! Aitken} 8. Nxf8 Kxf8 9. d4 Be6 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Rxa2 12.
Rxa2 Bxa2 13. Nd2 Bd5 14. f3 g5 15. Re1 e6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Bb3+ 18. Ke2
h6 19. Be3 Ke7 20. Ra1 Kd7 21. Ra3 {? Aitken} Bc4+ 22. Kd2 e5 {! Aitken} 23.
Bf2 Kc6 24. Ke3 Rd8 25. Kf3 Rd2 26. b4 Bf1 {! Aitken} 27. g3 g4+ 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship "]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Samuel, Horace Barnett"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B71"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1949.03.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Be2 a6 9. Bf3 Qb6 {? Aitken} 10. Nf5 Qxb2 11. Nxg7+ Kf8 12. Bd4 Kxg7 13. e5
dxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Be6 16. Rb1 Qa3 17. O-O Rhd8 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. Qe3
Kf8 20. Bxb7 {? Aitken} Ng4 21. Qb6 Nxe5 22. Qxe6 Qxc3 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Rbe1
Nf3+ 25. Rxf3 1-0

[Event "Combined Universities v Insurance"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.03.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Durham, Douglas George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1949.03.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Combined Universities"]
[BlackTeam "Insurance"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. a4 Bxe3 13. fxe3 {?! Aitken} Qc5 14.
axb5 axb5 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Qb6 17. c3 O-O 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Ra8 20.
Rf1 c5 21. Bc2 Ra7 22. Qf2 c4 23. Qh4 h6 24. g4 Qd8 25. Rf6 {! Aitken} Ra1+ 26.
Kg2 Rc1 27. g5 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 gxf6 29. exf6 Qe8 30. Qxh6 Bh3+ 31. Kf2 {! Aitken
(Sources: Aitken scorebook 9; BCM, May 1949, p162)} 1-0

[Event "Oxford Past v Cambridge Past"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.03.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Winter, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1949.03.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford Past"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge Past"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Qd3 Qxe5+ 11. Ne2 dxc3 12. Bf4 Qf5 13. Qxf5 Nxf5 14.
Nxc3 Nc6 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Bd3 {! Aitken} Ncd4 {! Aitken} 17. g3 Rc8 18. Kb2
Ke7 {? Aitken} 19. Rhe1 Kf8 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. Rd2 Rc4 22. Be5 Rg6 23. Ne4 Ba4
24. Nd6 Nxd6 25. Bxd6+ Kg8 26. f4 Kh7 27. Re5 f5 {! Aitken} 28. c3 Bd7 29. Bb8
a6 30. Ba7 b5 31. Bd4 Rg8 32. Bb6 Rb8 33. Ba5 Ra4 34. Bc7 Rc8 35. Bb6 Rc6 36.
Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Devon-Middx"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1949.04.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1949.04.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nb6 {
! Aitken} 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 Be6 13. Nc5
Bd5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. b4 Nxc5 16. Rxc5 c6 17. e4 dxe3 18. fxe3 Qb6 19. d4 Rfe8
20. Ng5 $2 {Aitken} Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f6 22. Nh3 Bf8 23. Rc4 Qb5 24. Rfc1 Qd5+ 25.
Kf2 Qf5+ 26. Kg2 Qe4+ 27. Kf2 Rad8 28. Nf4 Re5 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. Nxd3 Rf5+ 31.
Ke2 $2 {Aitken} Rh5 32. Rh1 Re8 33. Nc5 Re7 34. Nd3 $2 {Aitken} Bh6 35. Nf4
Bxf4 36. gxf4 Rh3 37. Rc3 h6 38. Kf2 Re4 39. Rg1 Kf7 40. Rg2 Rxf4+ 41. Kg1 Rxd4
0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Woolford, Francis Samuel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rc8 13. Bf3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. b3 Qb4 18. Nb1 Rc5 19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Qe3 f5 21. c4 f4 22. Qc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Nxf3+ 24. Rxf3 Bg4 25. Rc3 f3 26. Nd2 Rg5 27. h4 Rh5 28. g3 h6 29. Re1 g5 30. Ree3 gxh4 31. Nxf3 hxg3 32. fxg3 Bxf3 33. Rxf3 Rf6 34. Kg2 Re5 35. Rfe3 Rfe6 36. Kf3 Rh5 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. Rcd3 Rc5 39. Kf3 Ree5 40. Rd5 Rc6 41. Kf4 e6 42. Rxe5 dxe5+ 43. Kf3 Rd6 44. Ke2 Kg5 45. Kf3 h5 46. Rc3 b6 47. c5 $2 {Aitken} Rc6 48. Rc4 bxc5 49. Rc3 Kf6 50. Kg2 Rb6 51. Rxc5 Rxb3 52. Rxa5 Re3 53. Ra8 Rxe4 54. a5 Ra4 55. a6 e4 56. Kf2 Ke5 57. a7 Ra2+ 58. Ke3 Ra3+ 59. Ke2 Ra6 60. Ke3 $2 {Aitken} Ra2 $1 {Aitken} 61. Rh8 Ra3+ 62. Ke2 Rxa7 63. Rxh5+ Kd4 64. g4 Ra2+ 65. Kf1 e3 66. Rb5 Ke4 67. Rb1 Kf3 68. Re1 Rf2+ 69. Kg1 Rd2 {Source: Aitken scorebook no.9. Later note (30 January 2025): this game recorded as being against Ralph Carter Woodthorpe but this was probably a mistake in reading Aitken's (often difficult) handwriting. All the sources point to the player being Francis Samuel Woolford.} 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pachman, Ludek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O a6 8. Be3
Qc7 9. a4 Na5 10. f4 Be7 11. Nb3 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 15.
a5 Bd7 16. Bb6 Qb8 17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Nd4 Bd8 19. Kh1 Bxb6 20. axb6 d5 21. e5 Nd7
22. Rf3 Qd8 23. Rh3 g6 24. Qe3 Qe7 25. Nf3 Rfd8 26. Ng5 Nf8 27. Ne2 d4 28. Nxd4
Qb4 29. Ne4 Bxe4 30. Qxe4 Rd7 31. Rb3 Qc5 32. Rbd3 Rad8 33. b3 Qb4 34. c4 Qxb6
35. Nf3 h6 36. c5 Qxc5 37. Rxd7 Rxd7 38. Rxd7 Nxd7 39. Qxb7 Qc1+ 40. Ng1 Nc5
41. Qc7 Ne4 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qh4 Qe3 44. g3 Qxb3 45. Qd8 Qc2 46. Nf3 {Source:
BCM, May 1949, p157} 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Rhodes, Herbert Gibson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 Rb8 14. Rd2 b6 15.
Qe1 e6 16. Rad1 d5 17. e5 Ne8 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bf8 20. Kh2 Bc5 21. Qh4 Rd7
22. g4 Qd8 23. Qf2 Rc8 24. g5 Ng7 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Ne4 Ne8 27. b3 Bb5 28. Nxc5
Rdc7 29. Ne4 Qe7 30. Nf6+ Nxf6 31. gxf6 Qf8 32. Be2 Bxe2 33. Rxe2 Qa3 34. c4
dxc4 35. Red2 h5 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kh7 38. bxc4 Rxc4 39. Rd4 Rc3 40. Qg2
h4 41. f5 exf5 42. Rxh4+ 1-0

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d3 O-O 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nbd2 Ne8 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Ne3 Bf6 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Qe4 g6 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Bh6 Ng7 21. Nxd4
Re8 22. Bxg7 Bxg7 23. Rad1 Nf5 24. Qxe8+ Qxe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27.
Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. bxc3 Qc7 8.
Nf3 Qxc3+ 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. O-O Ng6 13. Rfe1 b6 14. h4 Bb7
15. h5 Ne7 16. Nd4 a6 17. f4 g6 18. h6 Qc8 19. Ra3 Nb8 20. Rea1 Nf5 21. Bxf5
gxf5 22. Nb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Rxa8 Qb7 25. Qxb5+ Ke7 26. Qa4 b5 27. Qa3
Qb6+ 28. Be3 d4 29. Qa7+ Qxa7 30. Rxa7+ Nd7 31. Bxd4 Rc8 32. Bc5+ Ke8 33. Bd6
f6 34. Kh2 Rxc2 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Rd8 Nb6 37. Rf8+ Kg6 38. Rg8+ Kh5 39. exf6 Nd7
40. f7 Rd2 41. Rd8 Nf6 42. f8=Q Ng4+ 43. Kh3 {Source: BCM, July 1949, p217} 1-0

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wood, Gabriel Jacquin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
Be7 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Ne4 Nd5 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Bg5 Rae8
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 f6 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxd5 Kf8
21. Bxe6 Rfxe6 22. Qf3+ Kg8 23. b3 Kh8 24. h3 Rf6 25. Qg3 h6 26. Rd7 Rg6 27.
Qf3 Rf6 28. Qg3 Rg6 29. Qf3 Rf6 30. Qg3 Rg6 31. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B59"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bf3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nb8 12. Be3 Nfd7 13. Be2 Bg5 14. Qd2
Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qc7 16. c4 a5 17. f4 a4 18. Nd2 Na6 19. f5 Qc5 20. Qxc5 Ndxc5 21.
Bf3 Rfb8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Nc5 24. Bc2 b5 25. b4 axb3 26. axb3 bxc4 27.
bxc4 h6 28. h3 Kf8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rb1 Ke7 31. Kh2 Ra2 32. Bd1 Rf2 33. Ra1
Rxf5 34. Ra7+ Kf6 35. Bg4 Rf1 36. Bd7 Rb1 37. Be8 Rb7 38. Ra1 g6 39. Rf1+ Kg7
40. g4 Re7 41. Bb5 e4 42. Re1 f5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Kg3 Kf6 45. Rd1 Ke5 {
Source: BCM, July 1949, p219} 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B72"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nbc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Qd2 Bd7 9. Be2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bc6 11. f4 e5 12. Be3 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bb5+
Bc6 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. O-O-O O-O 17. Qxd6 Qa5 18. Qa3 Qxa3 19. bxa3 Bh6 20.
Rhf1 Rfd8 21. Rd3 Rxd3 22. cxd3 exf4 23. Bxf4 Bf8 24. Kc2 Re8 25. Kb3 Re2 26.
g4 Bg7 27. Rc1 Rb2+ 28. Ka4 Rxa2 29. Rxc6 Bf8 30. Bc1 Rh2 31. Rc8 Rxh3 32. Bd2
Kg7 33. Bc3+ f6 34. g5 Rxd3 35. Rc7+ Kg8 36. gxf6 Rf3 37. Kb3 h5 38. Rxa7 h4
39. Ra4 h3 40. Rh4 Bxa3 41. Kc4 Bd6 42. Bd4 h2 43. Kd5 Rd3 44. Rh6 Rd1 45. Kxd6
Rxd4+ 46. Ke5 Rd2 47. Kf4 Kf7 48. Kg3 Kxf6 49. Rh4 Re2 50. Rf4+ Kg5 51. Rg4+
Kf5 52. Rf4+ Ke5 53. Rh4 Ra2 54. Rh8 Ke4 55. Re8+ Kf5 56. Rf8+ Kg5 57. Rh8 Ra4
58. Kg2 Rh4 59. Rxh4 Kxh4 60. Kh1 Kg4 61. Kxh2 Kf3 62. Kh3 g5 63. Kh2 g4 64.
Kg1 Kg3 65. Kh1 Kf2 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Alexander, Frederick Forrest L"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 Ne4 7. Qc2 f5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Be7 10. b4 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Bf6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Be2 Qe7 14. O-O $4 {
Aitken} Nxd4 15. exd4 Qxe2 16. Bb2 Bd7 17. Rfe1 Qc4 18. Qd2 Rae8 19. Re3 $2 {
Aitken} f4 $2 {Aitken} 20. Rc3 Qxd4 21. Rc2 Qxd2 22. Rxd2 f3 23. a4 Bxb2 24.
Rxb2 Re2 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1949.04.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Friedman, Otto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1949.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Qe2 f5 16. Rad1 b6 17. h4 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Nb4 19. Nd4 Bc4 20. Qd2 Qd7 21.
Nxe4 Nd5 22. Nf2 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 e6 24. Nxf5 Bd5 25. Nxg7 Qxg7 26. Ng4 Bb7 27.
Nf6+ Kh8 28. Rd7 1-0

[Event "London Ch preliminary ko"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.05.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Curtis, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1949.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 O-O $2 {Aitken} 7.
Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nxe5 Re8 9. d4 Bb7 10. c3 d5 $1 {Aitken} 11. Nd2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5
13. Nd3 Bb6 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nf3 c5 16. Be3 d4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Bf4 Rc8 19. Rc1
Qd7 20. Qb3 Ba7 21. e6 $1 {Aitken} fxe6 22. Nfe5 Qd5 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 24. Nb4 g5
25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Bc1 Kg7 28. Nd3 Kg6 29. Kf1 Rc2 30. Re2 Rxe2 $2
{Aitken} 31. Kxe2 a5 32. f3 Nc5 33. b3 Kf5 34. Nxc5 Bxc5 35. Kd3 h6 36. h4 g4
37. Bxh6 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Northumberland"]
[Site "Newcastle"]
[Date "1949.05.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sell, George Sydney"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1949.05.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Northumberland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Qe2+ Be6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
Be3 c4 9. Ne5 Rc8 10. O-O Be7 11. f4 g6 12. g4 Rc7 13. Kh1 Qc8 14. f5 $6 {
Aitken} gxf5 15. gxf5 Bxf5 16. Qf2 Be6 17. Bg5 Ng4 $1 {Aitken} 18. Nxg4 Bxg5
19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Qxf6 Rg8 21. Rae1 Qd7 22. Rg1 Rxg1+ 23. Rxg1 Qe7 24. Qh8+ Kd7
25. Qxh7 a6 26. Bxc4 $1 {Aitken} Qd6 27. Bd3 Nxd4 28. Rf1 Kc6 29. Qh8 Nb5 30.
Qe8+ Rd7 31. Nxb5 axb5 32. Kg1 Qe5 33. Rxf7 $1 {Aitken} Qg5+ 34. Kh1 Bxf7 35.
Bxb5+ Kxb5 36. Qxd7+ Kc5 $2 {Aitken} 37. Qxf7 Qc1+ 38. Kg2 Qxb2 39. Qc7+ Kb4
40. Qxb7+ Kc3 41. Qxb2+ Kxb2 42. a4 Kxc2 43. a5 d4 44. a6 d3 45. a7 d2 46. a8=Q
d1=Q 47. Qa4+ Kd2 48. Qxd1+ Kxd1 {Source: Aitken Book 9. County Championship
Semi-Final, Middlesex won 7Â½-4Â½.} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle v National Liberal"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.05.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Freed, Samuel Reginald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1949.05.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "National Liberal Club"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. a3
Ne4 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O f5 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 f4 14. c5 Bb8 15.
Qc2 Qc7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qd8 18. Nd6 Qh4 19. f3 Bxd6 20. cxd6 Bd7 21. Rce1
Rf6 22. Qf2 Qh5 23. Re5 Qf7 24. Ree1 Qf8 25. Qh4 Rh6 $2 {Aitken} 26. Qg4 Qxd6
27. Qxf4 Rf8 28. Qe4 Be8 29. Bc4 Bf7 {Adjudicated as a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Whitaker, William George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B73"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1949.05.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. Nbc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 Nd7 12. f4 e6 13. Qe1 c5 14. Nd1 Rb8 15.
b3 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Rb1 Kh8 18. Bc1 d4 19. Bg4 Re8 20. Nb2 Nb6 21. Nd3 Ba6
22. Ne5 Qc7 23. Be2 Bb7 24. Bf3 Nd5 25. Bd2 Qg7 26. Ng4 Bd8 27. Ne5 Bc7 28. Nd3
Bd6 29. Bg4 Ba6 30. Rf2 e5 31. Nxe5 Bxe5 32. fxe5 Rxe5 33. Qc1 Ne3 34. Bf3 Rbe8
35. Qa3 Bc8 36. c3 Bf5 37. Rc1 Nc2 38. Qb2 Ne1 $1 {Aitken} 39. cxd4 $2 {Aitken}
Nd3 40. Qa1 cxd4 41. Rff1 Nxc1 42. Rxc1 Be4 43. Bd1 Qf6 44. Qxd4 Bxg2 $1 {
Aitken} 45. Be2 Bxh3 46. Rc5 Rg5+ 0-1

[Event "London Ch preliminary ko"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.05.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bennett, John Herbert B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 9"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1949.05.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 09"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
O-O Qc7 9. Bd3 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Re1+ Be6 12. f4 O-O 13. f5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Bd7
15. Qf3 Rae8 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Re2 Qb4 $1 {Aitken} 19. Rb1 Rxe2 20.
Nxe2 Re8 21. c3 Qe7 22. Ng3 Qe3 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. Rd1 a5 25. Kg1 a4 26. Nf1 Re5
27. Nd2 Re3 28. Nf1 Re5 29. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Oxfords"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1949.05.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1949.05.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qc7 9. Nd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 e5 11. Bb2 O-O 12. c3 Bf5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qe2 Rad8 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Rd2 18. Bc1 f5 $1 {Aitken} 19. Qf3 e4 20. Qh5
Rd3 21. Bf4 $1 {Aitken} Bd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Rad1 g6 24. Qe2 Rd8 25. Rxd3 Qxd3
26. Qb2 $1 {Aitken} f4 27. gxf4 Qf3 28. Re1 $1 {Aitken} Qxf4 29. Qe2 $1 {Aitken
} Rd2 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Rxa2 32. Rxe4 Rb2 33. b4 b6 34. Re7 a5 35. bxa5
bxa5 36. Ra7 Rc2 37. Rxa5 Rxc3 38. Ra7 {Source: Aitken Book 10. County
championship final. Middlesex won 9-3.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.06.05"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Bennett, John Herbert B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1949.06.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. Bf4 c6 8. e4
Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Ng5 Nh5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. g3 e5 14. Qc4+ Kh8
15. d5 Rad8 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Be2 Nb6 18. Qc5 Nf6 19. O-O Qd7 20. Rad1 Qe6 21.
b3 Rd6 22. Qa5 Nfd7 23. Qxa7 Ra8 24. Qb7 Rb8 25. Qa6 Ra8 26. Rxd6 exd6 27. Qd3
d5 28. Bxb6 Nxb6 29. Qc2 Bf8 30. a4 d4 31. Nb1 Bb4 32. Bd3 Rf8 33. Kg2 c5 34.
Bb5 Rc8 35. Ba6 Rc7 36. Bd3 c4 37. Bxc4 Nxc4 38. bxc4 Qxc4 39. Qxc4 Rxc4 40.
Rd1 Rc2 41. Kf3 h5 42. h3 g5 43. g4 h4 44. Kg2 Rb2 45. a5 Bxa5 46. Na3 Re2 47.
Nc4 Bc7 48. Kf3 Rc2 49. Nd2 Ba5 50. Ke2 Kg7 51. Kd3 Rxd2+ 52. Rxd2 Bxd2 53.
Kxd2 Kf6 54. Kd3 Ke6 55. Kc4 Kd6 56. Kb4 d3 57. Kc3 Kc5 58. Kxd3 Kb4 59. Kc2
Kc4 60. Kd2 Kd4 61. f3 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.06.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bennett, John Herbert B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1949.06.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 a6 8. Nxc6
bxc6 9. e5 Nd5 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Ne4 Be7 13. c4 Nf6 14. Qb3 Qc8 15.
Nc3 Nd7 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bh3 $1 {Aitken} Ba8 20. Qc2
exf4 21. Rxd7 fxg3 22. hxg3 Rb7 23. Rfd1 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Rd8 25. Rxe7 Qxh3 26.
Qd2 $1 {Aitken} Qc8 27. Qf4 Rf8 28. c5 $1 {Aitken} Qd8 29. Qe5 Qd2 30. Re8 Qc1+
$2 {Aitken} 31. Kg2 Qxb2 32. Qe7 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.06.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Castello, Daniel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1949.06.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Qd2 Nd8 11. Rfe1 c6 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bb3 Kh7 14. h3 Bxb3
15. cxb3 Ne6 16. Bg3 g5 17. d4 Rad8 18. Qe2 Nh5 19. dxe5 Nxg3 20. fxg3 dxe5 21.
Qe3 Qc7 22. Rad1 Qa5 23. a4 f6 24. Nh2 Qc5 $1 {Aitken} 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2
Nc5 27. Ke3 Nxb3 28. Ng4 Kg6 29. Rf1 h5 $1 {Aitken} 30. Nh2 Na5 31. g4 h4 32.
Nf3 Nc4+ 33. Ke2 Nb2 34. Rb1 $2 {Aitken} Nxa4 35. Rxb7 Nxc3+ 36. Ke3 Nb5 37.
Rc1 Rd6 38. Rf1 Rfd8 39. Nxe5+ fxe5 40. Rff7 Rd3+ 41. Kf2 Nd6 42. Rg7+ Kf6 43.
Rxa7 Nxe4+ 44. Kg1 Rd1+ 45. Kh2 Nd6 46. Rh7 e4 47. Ra2 e3 48. Rh6+ Kg7 49. Rh5
Nf7 50. Re2 Re8 51. Ra2 Kg6 52. Rc2 Ne5 53. Re2 Nf3+ 54. gxf3 Rd2 {Source:
Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Scheyer, H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1949.07.10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 exd4 $2 {
Aitken} 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bd5 Nc5 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. Nf5 O-O 12. Qg4 $2 {Aitken} g6
13. f4 Nxe5 14. Nh6+ Kg7 15. Qe2 Bxd5 16. Qxe5+ f6 17. Qxd5 Kxh6 18. b4 c6 19.
Qd4 Na4 20. f5+ Kg7 21. Kh1 c5 22. bxc5 Nxc5 $2 {Aitken} 23. Nc3 d6 24. Nd5 Rf7
25. Bf4 Rc8 26. Rae1 Nb7 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Qxf6+ {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1-0

[Event "London Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Buerger, Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1949.08.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Be2 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bc4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5
Be8 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Qg4 $1 {Aitken} f5 17. Qe2 e5 18. Bc4+ Bf7 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7
20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Rfe1 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 f4 23. Re4 Raf8 24. f3 Rf5 $2 {Aitken} 25.
Be7 Re8 26. Rce1 g5 27. h4 $1 {Aitken} Nxe7 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 gxh4 30.
Rxb7 Ra5 31. Rb2 Kg7 32. Kh2 Kg6 33. Kh3 Rc5 34. Rb7 Rg5 $2 {Aitken} 35. Rxa7
Rg3+ 36. Kxh4 Rxg2 37. Ra8 Kf5 38. Ra5+ Kg6 39. Ra8 Kf5 40. Rf8+ Ke5 41. a4 Ra2
42. Kg5 Rg2+ 43. Kh6 Rh2+ 44. Kg7 Ra2 45. Ra8 h5 46. a5 $1 {Aitken} Kf5 47. a6
h4 48. a7 Kg5 49. Kf7 Kf5 50. Ke7 Ke5 51. Kd7 Kd5 52. Kc7 Kc5 53. c4 h3 54. Rc8
Kxc4 $4 {Aitken} 55. a8=Q Rxa8 56. Rxa8 Kd3 57. Rh8 Ke2 58. Rxh3 Kf2 59. Kd6
Kg2 60. Ke5 $1 {Aitken} Kxh3 61. Kxf4 Kh4 62. Kf5 Kh5 63. f4 Kh6 64. Ke6 Kh7
65. f5 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Oliver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qc3 Qe6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Bc3
b5 $1 {Aitken} 15. cxb5 Qxb3 16. axb3 axb5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. b4 Nb8 $2 {Aitken}
19. Na3 c6 20. Rd1 Nd7 21. Nc2 g6 22. Nd4 Ra6 23. f3 Kf8 24. Kf2 Bf6 25. Ne2
Ke7 26. Bxf6+ Nxf6 27. Nd4 d5 $2 {Aitken} 28. exd5 cxd5 29. Nxb5 Rb6 30. Nd4 {
The move Oliver Penrose missed when playing 27....d5 GC.} Ne8 31. Ke3 Nc7 32.
Kd3 Kd6 33. Kc3 Nb5+ 34. Nxb5+ Rxb5 35. Ra1 Rb7 36. Ra6+ Kd7 37. Kb3 h5 38. f4
Ke7 39. g3 Rc7 40. b5 Rc1 41. Ra7+ Ke6 42. Kb4 Rc4+ 43. Ka5 Rc2 44. b4 Ra2+ 45.
Kb6 Rb2 46. Ra6 Rc2 47. Ka7+ Kf5 48. b6 Rc4 49. Ra4 {Source: Aitken Book 10}
1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf3
Nh5 9. Bf4 Nxf4 10. exf4 c5 11. dxc5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qc7 13. b4 Qxf4 14. Bd3 Ne5
15. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 16. Be2 a5 17. O-O Bf6 18. Rac1 axb4 19. axb4 Rd8 20. Ne4 Be7
21. Bf3 Bd7 22. Nd2 Ba4 23. Nc4 Qc7 24. Qb1 Bb5 25. Rfe1 Bg5 26. Rc2 Bf6 27.
Rcc1 Ra1 28. Qc2 Ba4 29. Qe2 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Rd4 31. Qe1 Qf4 32. Nb6 Bc6 33. Bxc6
bxc6 34. g3 Qf3 35. b5 g6 36. bxc6 Qxc6 {Source: Fairhurst game collection 
(Alan McGowan)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.10"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Na5 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. a4 b6 10. Ne1 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qg4 12. f3 Qd7 13. Nd3 O-O 14. b3 c6 15.
dxc6 Nxc6 16. Be3 d5 17. Rd1 dxe4 18. Nxe5 Qe6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Nd2 Nd5 21.
Bd4 Qxc2 22. Rac1 Qd3 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Nxe4 {Sources: Aitken Scorebook 10; 
(moves 16b-end) BCM, Sept 1949, p297} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd2 d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 Nd7 12. f4 e6 13. Na4 Qe7 14. Qc3 Bb7
15. Nc5 Nb6 16. a4 Qc7 17. a5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. a6 {... etc. Source: The
Chess Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 1, 3 Sept 1949 (Leonard Barden opening survey)} Bc8
20. Bd4 Rd8 21. Rfd1 Bf8 22. Bc5 Bxc5+ 23. Qxc5 Qc7 24. b4 Rb8 25. b5 Bd7 26.
Rab1 Rdc8 27. bxc6 Qxc6 28. Qxc6 Bxc6 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. g3 Ke7 31. Ke3 Kd7 32.
Bd3 Kc7 33. Kd4 Ba4 34. Rb7+ Rxb7 35. axb7 Rb8 36. Ra1 Bc6 37. Rxa7 Kb6 38.
Ra6+ Kc7 39. Ra7 Kb6 40. Ra6+ {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hunter, Charles Stanley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Annotator "complete game"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4 5. O-O Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 d5 $4
8. exd5 Qxd5 $4 9. Nxc6 Qxd1 10. Nxb4+ Bd7 11. Rxd1 {Sources: Aitken scorebook
10; The Chess Bulletin, Vol. 1 No. 1, 3 Sept 1949. "My shortest tournament
win!" (Aitken)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.13"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hooper, David Vincent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 Bf5 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 f5 14. Bf4
Bf6 {..., etc. Source: The Chess Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 1, 3 Sept 1949 (Leonard
Barden opening survey)} 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Bg3 $2 {Aitken} Qd7 17. Qa4 Rfb8 18.
Rfd1 Rxb2 19. Rab1 Rb5 20. Qa6 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Bxd4 22. Qb7 Rf8 23. Qb4 Bf6 24.
Re1 Qf5 25. Re2 d4 26. Qe1 d3 $1 {Aitken} 27. Re3 Bd4 28. Bxc7 Qxc5 29. Ba5
Bxe3 30. fxe3 Qc2 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.15"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 Bd7 15.
Bg5 Nb4 16. Bb1 a5 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. d5 Nb8 19. Bd3 {... etc. Source (moves
1-19w): The Chess Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 1, 3 Sept 1949 (Leonard Barden opening
survey)} a4 20. Rac1 Qd8 21. Na1 Ne8 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qe2 Nf6 24. Bxb5 Nh5 25.
Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Rc7 Rfb8 27. Qc2 Qd8 28. Rc1 Nc5 29. Rc6 Nf4 30. Rd1 Qf6 31. Kh2
Rb4 32. Ng1 Rab8 33. b3 g5 $4 {Aitken} 34. Qxc5 Ng6 35. Qe3 Rd4 36. Rdc1 Rbb4
37. f3 Nf4 38. Nc2 Rd3 39. Qe1 Rb8 40. Nb4 Rd4 41. Rc8+ Rxc8 42. Rxc8+ Kg7 43.
Nc2 Rd3 44. g3 axb3 45. axb3 Rxb3 46. gxf4 Qxf4+ 47. Kg2 h5 48. Rc3 Rb2 49. Ne2
Qf6 50. Qg3 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.16"]
[Round "8.9"]
[White "Friedman, Otto"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. Ndxe4 dxe4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 f6 $6 {Aitken}
14. Bh4 Nxe5 15. Qxe4 Ng6 16. Bg3 Bf5 17. Qd4 Ne5 18. e4 Rad8 19. Qe3 Be6 20.
Bxe5 fxe5 21. Rfb1 Rd7 22. Rb2 b6 23. Rd2 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Qc5 25. Rf1 Bxc4 26.
Bxc4+ Qxc4 27. Re1 a5 28. h4 h6 29. Re3 Kh7 30. Qd6 Rf6 31. Qxe5 Qxa2 32. Qg3
Rg6 33. Qf4 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qf1 35. Rg3 Rxg3 36. Qxg3 Qc4 37. Qe3 b5 38. e5 Qxh4+
39. Kg1 Qe7 40. e6 Kg8 41. Qe4 Qe8 42. f4 a4 43. f5 a3 44. e7 a2 45. Qe6+ Kh8
46. Qxa2 Qxe7 47. Qa8+ Kh7 48. Qxc6 Qe1+ 49. Kh2 Qe5+ 50. Kg1 Qxf5 51. Qd6 Qb1+
52. Kh2 Qe4 53. Qc5 Qd3 54. Qe5 Qc4 55. Qf5+ Kh8 56. Qe5 {Source: Aitken Book
10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.17"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stone/Strachstein, Joseph"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qe2 c6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. a4 Nc5 12. b3 Bg4 13. Ba3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 b6
15. Qe3 Rfd8 16. Rf1 Rd7 17. b4 Ne6 18. b5 c5 19. Nd5 Qe8 20. c3 Rad8 21. Rad1
Nxd5 22. exd5 Nc7 23. c4 Ne6 24. Bb2 Nd4 25. Rd2 Rd6 26. Re1 Qd7 27. Bxd4 cxd4
28. Qa3 Qc7 29. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.18"]
[Round "10.10"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Be6 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. b3 Bf5 14. Qd2
Rd8 15. Bb2 Rb8 16. Rac1 Qa6 17. Na4 Bg6 18. Be5 Ba3 19. Bxb8 Bxc1 20. Rxc1
Rxb8 21. Nc5 Qa3 22. Na4 Qd6 23. Qa5 Rb7 24. Qc5 Qxc5 25. Nxc5 Re7 26. e3 Nd7
27. Nxd7 Rxd7 28. Rxc6 Kf8 29. Kf1 Bd3+ 30. Ke1 Ke7 31. Kd2 Bb1 32. Kc3 Be4 33.
Bxe4 dxe4 34. Rc4 f5 35. Rd4 Rc7+ 36. Kb2 Ke6 37. h4 g6 38. b4 Ke5 39. Rd2 h6
40. Kb3 g5 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Ka4 f4 43. gxf4+ gxf4 44. exf4+ Kxf4 45. Kb5 Kf3
46. Ka6 Rh7 47. a4 Rh2 48. Rd7 Rxf2 49. Rxa7 Rb2 50. b5 Rb4 51. Ka5 Rd4 52.
Rf7+ Kg2 53. Re7 Kf3 54. b6 Rd5+ 55. Ka6 Rd6 56. a5 e3 57. Ka7 e2 58. Rxe2 Kxe2
59. b7 Rd7 60. a6 {Source: Parr scorebook} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 36th"]
[Site "Felixstowe"]
[Date "1949.08.19"]
[Round "11.10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Derby, Leo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1949.08.08"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. bxc3 Qc7 8.
Nf3 Ne7 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Qe2 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. c4 Nf4
15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. c4 Nb6 18. cxd5 Bg4 19. Ra3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxb4
21. Qe4 Qxa3 22. Qxh7+ Kf7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf7
27. Qh5+ {Source: BCM, Oct 1949, p350} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Essex"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.10.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Oliver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1949.10.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Essex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Nc3
c5 15. Qd3 $2 {Aitken} c4 $1 {Aitken} 16. Qd4 b4 17. Nd5 c3 18. Bc1 Nxd5 19.
Qxd5 Rb5 20. Qd3 Qg4 21. O-O Rh5 22. h3 Qg6 23. Kh2 d5 $1 {Aitken} 24. Re1 Re5
$1 {Aitken} 25. Bf4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qxe4 $2 {Aitken} 27. Qxe4 dxe4 28. Rd1 Rd8
29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Bd6 a5 31. Kg3 f5 32. Kf4 g6 33. g4 fxg4 34. hxg4 Bb6 $2 {
Aitken} 35. Kxe4 Bxf2 36. Bc7 a4 $2 {Aitken} 37. bxa4 Kf7 38. Bd6 h5 39. gxh5
gxh5 40. Bxb4 h4 41. Bxc3 h3 42. Be5 Bg1 43. Kd5 {White win on adjudication 
(Friendly county match played at the Co-Operative Restaurant, Stratford,
London) Source: Aitken Book 10} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle v Athenaeum"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.11.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hayden, Bruce"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1949.11.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Athenaeum"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 d4 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O e5 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
Nxe5 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qg5+ 10. Qg4 Qxe5 11. exd4 Qd5+ 12. f3 Nf6 13. Nc3 Qxd4 14.
Rfe1+ Kd8 15. Qxd4+ cxd4 16. Nb5 d3 17. cxd3 Nd5 18. Re5 Nf4+ 19. Kg3 Ne6 20.
Rc1 a6 21. Rd5+ Ke7 22. Nc7 Rc8 23. Nxe6 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Kxe6 25. Rd4 Bd6+ 26.
Kg2 f5 27. Rc4 h5 28. Bb2 Rh6 29. f4 Rg6+ 30. Kf3 h4 31. Bd4 h3 32. Rc1 Rg2 33.
Be3 g5 34. fxg5 Bxh2 35. Bf4 Bxf4 36. Kxf4 h2 37. Re1+ Kf7 38. Rh1 Kg6 39. d4
Rxd2 40. Ke3 Rxa2 41. d5 Kxg5 42. d6 f4+ 43. Kd3 Kf6 44. Re1 Ra5 45. Kc4 Rh5
46. d7 Rh8 47. Re8 Rxe8 48. dxe8=Q h1=Q 49. Qf8+ Kg5 50. Qg7+ Kf5 51. Qf7+ Kg4
52. Qg7+ Kh3 53. Qh7+ Kg2 54. Qxb7+ f3 55. Qg7+ Kf1 56. Qa1+ {n.b. Dr Aitken's
club not named - have assumed it is Lud Eagle. Source: Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Individual Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Poston, Ivor Leslie"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1949.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. h3 Ne7 11. d4 Kh8 12. Nh2 exd4 13. cxd4 Bxh3 $1 {
Aitken} 14. gxh3 Qg5+ 15. Kh1 Qxb5 16. Rg1 Qd7 17. Qg4 Qxg4 18. hxg4 Rae8 19.
f3 Ng6 20. Rge1 Re6 21. Kg2 Nf4+ 22. Kg3 g5 23. Nf1 Rfe8 24. Ne3 d5 25. Nf5 Rc6
26. Rac1 dxe4 27. fxe4 Rc3+ 28. Kf2 Re6 29. d5 Ra6 30. Rh1 h5 31. gxh5 Rxa2 {
Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Essex"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.12.10"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, Frederick Forrest L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1949.12.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Essex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 Na5 11. c4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3 O-O
15. Be3 Nc5 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Nc3 Rfb8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4 c6 20. b4 Nb3 21.
Ra4 a5 22. b5 Nc5 23. Rf4 Rf8 24. Rc4 Nb3 25. Rxc6 h5 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Rxe6
Kf7 28. Rxe7+ $2 {Aitken} Kxe7 29. Nxd5+ Kf7 30. e6+ Kxe6 31. Nc7+ Ke7 32. Bg5+
Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kg6 34. Be7 Rfc8 35. b6 Rab8 36. Rd6+ Kf7 37. Bg5 Nc5 38. h4 Rxb6
39. Rxb6 Rxc7 40. Rb5 a4 41. Ra5 Ne4 42. Rxa4 Nxg5 43. hxg5 Kg6 44. Ra5 Rf7 45.
f3 Rf5 46. Ra6+ Kxg5 47. Kf2 h4 48. Ra4 Kh5 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle v Ath'aeum 3"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1949.12.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Distler, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1949.12.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Athenaeum III"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Bf4 e6 8.
Nbd2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 Rfc8 12. Rae1 Nd7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ngf3
a6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 b5 17. Bb1 b4 18. Qc2 Nf8 19. Qd2 Rc7 20. Re3 Rac8 21.
Ne5 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qe7 24. Bd3 a5 25. Rb1 Rb7 26. Rxb7 Qxb7 27.
Qe2 a4 28. Kh2 Rb8 29. Qg4 a3 30. Rg3 g6 31. h4 Qe7 32. f4 Rb2 33. h5 Qe8 34.
Qh4 Kh7 35. Rh3 Rxa2 36. hxg6+ Kg8 37. Qxh6 Nxg6 38. Bxg6 {Source: BCF Year
Book 1949/50.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch Qualifier"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1950.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Katz, Jacob (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1950.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qc2
Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. g4 Nhf6 11. g5 Ne8 12. Bd3 g6 13. h4 Ng7 14. O-O-O dxc4
15. Bxc4 f5 16. gxf6 Qxf6 17. Be2 Qe7 18. Rdg1 e5 19. h5 exd4 20. exd4 Nb6 21.
hxg6 h5 22. Qd2 Qf6 23. Rh4 Ne6 24. Qh6 Qg7 25. Qxh5 Nf4 26. Qh7+ Qxh7 27.
gxh7+ Kh8 28. Rg8+ Rxg8 29. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 30. Rxf4 {Source: BCF Year Book 1949/
50, p297} 1-0

[Event "National Individual Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.01.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hammond, E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1950.01.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Bxd8 7. Be3 Nf6
8. Nbd2 Bg4 9. Bc5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. h3 Bh5 12. O-O-O Rhd8 13. Rhe1 a6 14.
g4 Bg6 15. Nh4 Rd6 16. Nxg6+ hxg6 17. Nf3 Rad8 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. c3 b5 20. Bf1
Nd7 21. g5 Nc5 22. Kc2 Ne6 23. h4 Nf4 24. Re3 f6 25. Ng1 Nd8 26. Bh3 fxg5 27.
hxg5 Nf7 28. Rg3 Rd8 29. Bf1 Ne6 30. Nf3 Rh8 31. Be2 Nf4 32. Kd2 Rh3 33. Rg4
Ke6 34. Ng1 Rh2 35. Ke3 Rh5 36. Nf3 Rh3 37. Bf1 Rh1 38. Bd3 {(sealed move.
Game continued 22 January 1950)} Rh3 39. Bf1 Nd6 $1 {Aitken} 40. b3 ({Pity.} 
40. Bxh3 Nc4# {would have been neat. GC}) 40... Rh1 41. Rg1 Rh8 42. Rg4 Rf8 43.
Nh4 c5 44. Rg3 Rh8 45. Rg4 a5 46. a3 c4 47. b4 axb4 48. axb4 Ra8 49. f3 Ra3 50.
Rxf4 $1 {Aitken} exf4+ 51. Kd4 Ra1 52. Bh3+ Kf7 53. Ke5 Ne8 54. Be6+ Ke7 55.
Nxg6+ Kd8 56. Nxf4 Nc7 57. Nd5 Rc1 58. Kd6 Nxd5 59. Kxd5 Rxc3 60. Kc5 Rxf3 61.
Kxb5 c3 62. Bb3 Rf2 63. Kb6 Rg2 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Club Competition"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Crockett, Stephen Harding"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E00"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1950.01.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Nb5 e5 7. e3 a6 8. Nd6+
Bxd6 9. cxd6 Qxd6 10. Nf3 d3 $6 {Aitken} 11. e4 $1 {Aitken} Nxe4 12. Qxd3 Qxd3
13. Bxd3 Nc5 14. Bc2 Nc6 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Be4 $1 {Aitken} f6 18. Bd5
Kh8 19. O-O g5 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rd6 c5 22. b4 g4 23. Nd2 cxb4 24. axb4 Rd8 25.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Ra1 Rb8 27. Bc5 Ne6 28. Be7 Kg7 29. Ra4 $2 {Aitken} Rb7 30. Bd6
Rd7 31. c5 Bb7 32. Nc4 Nf4 33. Nb6 $2 {Aitken} Rd8 34. g3 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nd4 36.
Kg1 Nf3+ 37. Kg2 h5 38. Kf1 Bc6 39. Ra3 Bb5+ 40. Kg2 Rh8 41. h4 gxh3+ $1 {
Aitken} 42. Kh1 Bf1 43. Rxf3 Bg2+ 44. Kh2 Bxf3 45. Kxh3 Kg6 46. Nc4 Kg5 47. Nd2
Bc6 48. Nf1 Ra8 49. Ne3 a5 50. f4+ exf4 51. Bxf4+ Kg6 {Adjudicated as a Black
win. Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Kent"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.01.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Noel-Johnson, Reginald Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1950.01.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Kent"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. O-O a6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Ne5 Ne7 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. f4 f5 14. Rf3 Nxe5
15. fxe5 Qc7 16. g4 $1 {Aitken} g6 17. Raf1 Bd7 18. g5 Nc6 19. h4 a5 20. a4 Na7
21. Ra1 Kg7 22. Nb3 b6 23. Qh2 Rh8 24. h5 Raf8 $2 {Aitken} 25. h6+ Kf7 26. Nd2
Qd8 27. Qf4 Qe7 28. Nf1 Rc8 29. Ne3 Ke8 30. Rf2 Bc6 31. c4 Kd7 32. Re2 Rhd8 33.
cxd5 Bxd5 34. Nxd5 exd5 35. e6+ Ke8 36. Kf2 Qd6 37. Qh4 Ke7 38. Kg2 Rf8 39. Rf1
Nc6 40. Bxf5 $1 {Aitken} Qb4 41. Rf4 Qxa4 42. Bxg6 $1 {Aitken} hxg6 43. h7 Ne5
$2 {Aitken} 44. Rxf8 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.01.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Malewicz, T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1950.01.21"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bd3 $2 {Aitken} Qb6 7. O-O
Bd7 8. dxc5 Qc7 $1 {Aitken} 9. Be3 Bg7 10. Bd4 Nxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 e5
13. Be3 e4 14. Be2 Ne7 15. Bd4 O-O 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. c4 Be6 19.
cxd5 Bxd5 20. Nc3 Rad8 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Rd2 23. b4 Nd5 24. Bf3 Rd8 25. a3
a5 26. Qh4 Nc3 27. Qc4 Qe5 $2 {Aitken} 28. Rae1 Qf6 29. bxa5 Rc2 30. Qb3 Rdd2
31. Qxb7 Rb2 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Qe7 Qa6 34. Qf8+ Kf6 35. Qh8+ Kg5 36. Qe5+ f5 37.
Qe3+ f4 38. h4+ Kh6 39. Qxf4+ Kg7 40. Qf8# {n.b. Dr Aitken's handwriting was
truly terrible and Black's name is illegible - the name given is just a wild
guess - could be Malewski, Molwiok or anything like that. Source: Aitken Book
10} 1-0

[Event "Civil Service v Cambridge University"]
[Site "Cambridge"]
[Date "1950.01.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bennett, John Herbert B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1950.01.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nf3 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bg5 $2 {Aitken} Be7 11. Qd3 O-O 12. O-O Nxe4 13. Nxe4
Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Qc6 $1 {Aitken} Rae8 $1 {Aitken} 17. Qxa6
Re6 18. Rfe1 $2 {Aitken} Qd2 $1 {Aitken} 19. Kf1 Qxc2 20. Re2 Qf5 21. Rae1 Qd5
22. b3 h5 23. Re3 Ra8 $1 {Aitken} 24. Qe2 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Qe4 26. Rc1 Re8 27. Rc3
Qb1+ 28. Kf2 Re5 29. Rc2 h4 30. e4 h3 $1 {Aitken} 31. Kg3 hxg2 32. Kxg2 Rg5+
33. Kf3 Qh1+ 34. Kf4 Rg6 35. Ke3 Re6 36. Kd3 f5 37. Rc4 fxe4+ 38. Kc2 Qa1 39.
Ra4 Qe5 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Rf8 Rh6 42. Rf2 d5 43. a4 d4 44. Kb1 Rh3 45. Qc2 Rc3 {
Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Sussex"]
[Site "Brighton"]
[Date "1950.02.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Norman, George Marshall"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1950.02.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sussex"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 a6 7. a3 cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Ba2 Bb7 11. O-O b4 12. Ne2 Be7 13. Nf4 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Re1 O-O 16. Qd3 Bf6 17. Bd2 a5 18. Qb5 Rb8 19. Bf4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21.
Bxb8 Qxb8 22. axb4 Qa7 23. Re7 Bxf2+ 24. Kh1 Qd4 25. bxa5 Bc8 26. Bxd5 Qf6 27.
Rxf7 {Source: Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 11 February 1950. Contributed
by Brian Denman, 26 October 2020} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle v NN"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.02.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "McAlpine, JA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1950.02.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. Nxd4 Ne6 7. Nb3 d5 8. g3
Nc6 $2 {Aitken} 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 d4 12. f4 f6 $2 {Aitken} 13. f5
Nc5 $4 {Aitken} 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Qc4+ Kh8 16. Qxc5 Bxf5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rxd4
Qe8 19. Bf4 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 fxe5 21. Re4 {It is not clear at all who McAlpine is
playing for. GC. Could be Eagle Star - Lud Eagle were drawn to play them in
the National Club 2nd round (and won 6-0) - JS. Source: Aitken Book 10} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.02.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sobkowski, Morris"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1950.02.11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. c3
Nxb3 9. axb3 Be7 10. h3 Bd7 11. b4 Qc8 12. Re1 Qb7 13. Nbd2 g5 14. Nxg5 Rg8 15.
h4 c5 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. Qb3 Rg7 18. Ngf3 O-O-O $5 {Aitken} 19. Kf1 Rdg8 20. g3
Bh3+ 21. Ke2 Bg4 22. Qa2 $1 {Aitken} c4 23. Qxa6 cxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Nd7 25. Qxb7+
Kxb7 26. Nh2 Be6 27. Ndf3 Nc5+ 28. Kc2 Bb3+ 29. Kb1 Nd3 30. Be3 $1 {Aitken
White gives up the exchange, The play gets very tricky after 30.Re2} (30. Re2
Bc5 31. Be3 Rd8 {It can hold with best defence but we have no idea of the
times on the clock. (I suspect time trouble played a part.) Aitken tended to
shy away from complications if he could not see a clear path. Here he saw a
ghost or two and it was enough for him kill the tactics and play for a draw.
Geoff Chandler.}) 30... Nxe1 31. Ra7+ Kb8 32. Rxe7 Nxf3 33. Nxf3 f6 34. Rxg7
Rxg7 35. Nd2 Be6 36. Kc2 Kc7 37. h5 h6 38. Bxh6 Rh7 39. Be3 Rxh5 40. b3 Kc6 41.
b4 Bf7 42. Bc5 Bg6 43. Kd3 Rh1 44. Be7 f5 45. exf5 Bxf5+ 46. Ke2 Kd7 $1 {Aitken
} 47. Bg5 Rc1 48. Nf3 Rxc3 49. Nxe5+ Ke6 50. Bd2 Ra3 51. Nc6 Bg4+ 52. Kf1 Kd5
$1 {Aitken} 53. Ne7+ Ke4 54. Ng6 Ra1+ 55. Be1 Be6 $1 {Aitken} 56. Ke2 Ra2+ 57.
Kd1 Bb3+ 58. Kc1 Rc2+ 59. Kb1 Re2 60. Bc3 Rxf2 61. Be5 $2 {The blunder White
hoped to avoid and we knew would eventually come. Good game this one. G.C.} Bf7
62. Nf4 Rf1+ 63. Kc2 Kxe5 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Winter, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1950.02.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Rc8 13. e5 $1 {Aitken} Bxe2 14.
Qxe2 dxe5 $5 {Aitken} 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nd5 Qc4 {A note at the end
of the game by Aitken says here 18.Qg2 wins. Looks OK. 18.Nxe7+ first then 19.
Qg2 looks better. G.C.} 18. Qxc4 Nxc4 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Bc1 Nxb2 $1 {Aitken}
21. Bxb2 Rxc2 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 f6 24. Nc5 fxg5 25. Ne6 Re8 26. Nxg7 Kxg7
27. Rd7 Kf6 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Ba3 Nf4 30. Rxb7 Rh8 31. Kg1 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 g4 33.
Bb2 Rh5 34. Nc6 g3 35. Bxe5+ Ke6 36. Bxg3 Nxg3+ 37. Kg2 Nf5 38. Rxa7 Ne3+ {
Sources: Aitken Book 10; Western Morning News, 11 November 1950 (gives
players' names and says it was "played in the current Lud Eagle Club
Championship")} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.02.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1950.02.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. O-O e5 12. Qc2 e4 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Rab1
c6 15. f3 b5 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. fxe4 Bg6 18. Rf4 c5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Ba2 Rae8 21.
Rbf1 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Rxf7 $1 {Aitken} Rxf7 24. Rxf7 Bxc2 25. Rxe7+ Kf8
26. Rf7+ Kg8 27. Rxa7+ Bb3 28. Rxa4 Bxa2 29. Rxa2 Rxe3 30. dxc5 Rxc3 31. Ra8+
Kf7 32. Ra7+ Kf6 33. Rc7 Rc2 34. h3 h5 $2 {Aitken} 35. c6 g6 36. Rc8 Ke7 37. c7
Kd7 38. Rg8 Rxc7 39. Rxg6 Rc5 40. Rf6 Ke7 41. Rf4 Ke6 42. Kf2 Rg5 43. g4 hxg4
44. hxg4 Rg6 45. Kg3 Rf6 46. Ra4 Kf7 47. Kh4 Kg6 48. Ra8 Rb6 49. Rg8+ Kh7 {
Source: Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCQC Zonal Tournament "]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.03.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Derby, Leo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1950.03.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Bxc3 5. Bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8.
Qh6 Rg6 9. Qe3 Bd7 10. Ne2 Bc6 11. Nf4 Rg8 12. d5 exd5 13. Qd4 Nbd7 14. O-O-O
Qe7 15. Be2 b6 16. Qe3 O-O-O 17. Bd4 Bb7 18. Rhe1 c5 19. Qa3 Kb8 20. Be3 Ne5
21. h3 Qc7 22. g4 d4 23. Bd2 c4 24. g5 Nfd7 25. Bh5 Nc5 26. Qg3 Ka8 27. Kb1 Rc8
28. Bc1 d3 29. c3 b5 30. Ng2 Ne6 31. h4 b4 32. Bd2 Rge8 33. cxb4 Nd4 34. Ne3
Nef3 35. Qxc7 Rxc7 36. Rh1 Kb8 37. Bc3 Ne2 38. Bf6 Nfd4 39. Bxd4 Nxd4 {Source:
Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Combined Univs v Insurance"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.03.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Veitch, Walter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1950.03.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Insurance"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 Qh4+ 8.
g3 Qe7 9. Bg2 f5 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 fxe4 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O d6 14. Nc3 Be6
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nd8 17. Rac1 c5 18. Rc4 Nd7 19. Rxe4 Qf7 20. Re6 $6 {
Aitken} Nb6 $1 {Aitken} 21. f5 Nxe6 22. dxe6 Qc7 23. Qe2 Qe7 24. Qg4 Rf6 25. b4
h6 26. bxc5 dxc5 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. a4 c4 29. a5 Qa3 30. Qd4 Qxa5 31. Bxb7 Rb8 32.
Be4 Qa3 33. Ra1 Qe7 34. Qe5 Rc8 35. g4 c3 36. h4 {Note added: 'Time was now up
for the evening, a draw was agreed.' Insurance CC had a fixture vs Combined
Oxford/Cambridge team on this date and BCM, May 1950, p150, mentions that
Aitken played Veitch - JS) Source: Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford Past v Cambridge Past"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.03.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1950.03.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford Past"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge Past"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. c3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bf6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Na5
15. Bc2 Nc4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 {Source: Aitken Book 10}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle Club Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Forbes, Dr"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1950.04.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. Bb2 Nd7 5. bxc5 e5 6. Qa4 Bxc5 $5 {Aitken} 7.
Nxe5 Ngf6 8. Nd3 O-O 9. g3 b5 $1 {Aitken} 10. cxb5 Bb7 11. Rg1 Re8 12. Na3 Nb6
13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Nc5 Rc8 15. Nxb7 Rxc2 16. Nxc2 Qc7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxd4 Rc8
19. Bc3 Ne4 20. Bg2 Nxc3 21. dxc3 Qc5 22. Be4 f5 23. Bd3 Qxc3+ 24. Kf1 Qb2 $1 {
Aitken} 25. Kg2 Rxc2 26. Rgb1 Qc3 27. Bxc2 Qxc2 28. a4 $1 {Aitken} Nc4 29. a5
Qxe2 30. b6 Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Nd2 32. b7 Nf3+ 33. Kf1 Nxh2+ 34. Kg1 Nf3+ 35. Kf1
Nd2+ 36. Kg1 Nf3+ 37. Kf1 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCQC Zonal (probably)"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.04.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1950.04.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 Nf8 9. Nf3 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 Ng7 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Bf5 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. b5 axb5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. axb5 Nd6 19. Nd2 Qe7 20. bxc6 bxc6 21.
Rb6 Rfc8 22. Na4 Qc7 23. Rb2 Nb5 24. Nc5 Ra3 25. Nb1 Ra5 26. Nc3 Be7 27. N3a4
$2 {Aitken} Rca8 28. Rc1 Qa7 29. g3 Bg5 30. Kg2 Re8 31. Nc3 Na3 32. Qe2 Rxc5 $1
{Aitken} 33. dxc5 Nc4 34. Rbb1 Qxc5 35. Nd1 Qe7 36. Rxc4 $1 {Aitken} dxc4 37.
Qxc4 Qe4+ 38. Qxe4 Rxe4 39. Rc1 Re6 40. Nc3 Kf8 41. f4 Bf6 42. e4 Bd4 43. Kf3
f5 44. e5 Ke7 45. Ne2 Ba7 46. Ra1 Bc5 47. Rc1 Ba7 {Source: Aitken Book 10}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wright, Ralph Frederick G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Qc2 Ne4 8. Bf4
Bb4 9. Rc1 Qxa2 10. Nd2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc2 12. Rxc2 Be7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Ke2 f5
15. f3 Nf6 16. Ra1 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Nd5 18. Be5 b5 19. Na5 Bd7 20. e4 Nb6 21. exf5
exf5 22. c4 bxc4 23. Bxc4+ Nxc4 24. Rxc4 c5 25. Rb1 Be6 26. Ra4 cxd4 27. Nc6
Bf6 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Nxd4 Bd7 30. Ra2 Rd6 31. Nb3 a6 32. Kf2 Bb5 33. Na5 Rad8
34. Rbb2 Rd1 35. Nb7 R8d7 36. Nc5 R7d6 37. Rc2 f4 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Ne5 e6 12. Nd2 Ne7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Rae1 Ng6 15.
Bg5 Qc7 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Qd1 b5 18. Qf3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qe3 a5 21. Bf4
Qc4 22. f3 exf3 23. Rxf3 Rfd8 24. Be5 Qd5 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qf4 b4 27. g4 bxc3
28. bxc3 Rab8 29. gxf5 exf5 30. Qe5+ Qxe5 31. Rxe5 Rb2 32. Rxa5 Re8 33. Rf2
Rb1+ 34. Kg2 Rc1 35. Rc5 Re3 36. a4 Rexc3 37. Rxc3 Rxc3 38. Ra2 Rd3 39. a5 Rxd4
40. a6 Rd8 41. a7 Ra8 42. h4 Kf6 43. Kf3 Ke5 44. Ra5+ Kd6 45. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. f4 Ne8 11. e5 Bd7 12. exd6 Nxd6 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Qe1 Nf5 15.
Bf2 Nfd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bd3 Qc7 18. Ne4 Nxc2 19. Qc1 Rac8 20. Bxc2 Qxc2 21.
Nc5 Qf5 22. Qe3 Bd5 23. Rad1 b6 24. Nd3 Bb3 25. Rd2 Rfd8 26. Ne5 Rxd2 27. Qxd2
Bh6 28. Qd7 Bxf4 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Nd3 Bc7 31. Rc1 Be6 32. Kf1 Bd8 33. Rxc8
Bxc8 34. Ne5 Kf8 35. Nc6 Bc7 36. a5 bxa5 37. Bc5 Bd6 38. Bxd6 exd6 39. Nxa5 Ke7
40. Ke2 Ke6 41. Nc6 Bd7 42. Nd8+ Ke7 43. Nb7 Bc6 44. Na5 Bd5 45. Ke3 Bxg2 46.
Nc4 d5 47. Na5 Kd6 48. Kd4 f4 49. Nb7+ Ke6 50. Nc5+ Kf5 51. Nxa6 f3 52. Ke3 d4+
53. Kf2 d3 54. Nb4 d2 55. Nd5 d1=N+ 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poole, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qc2 g6 9. Nd2 Bg7 10. Ngf3 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Bd7 13. g4 Qc8 14. Nh2 Re8
15. Rae1 Qd8 16. Kh1 Rc8 17. Qb1 Kh8 18. Ndf3 Ng8 19. Kg2 e6 20. h4 f5 21. g5
h5 22. gxh6 Bxh6 23. Ng5 Kg7 24. Qc1 Bxg5 25. hxg5 Nge7 26. Nf3 Rh8 27. Qe3 Qe8
28. Rh1 Rd8 29. b4 a6 30. a4 b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Bxb5 Rxh1 33. Rxh1 Ra8 34.
Bd3 Ra3 35. b5 Na5 36. Qe5+ Kf8 37. Qf6+ Qf7 38. Rh8+ Ng8 39. Bd6+ {Source:
Aitken Book 10} 1-0

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schmid, Lothar"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C75"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Nbd2 b5 8. Bc2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Ne8
15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Qe2 Nc7 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf5 Be7 19. Rd1 Qe8 20. Ra3 Ne6 21.
Qh5 g6 22. Qh6 Rd8 23. Rf1 Bg5 24. Bxg5 Nxg5 25. Rg3 Qxe5 26. Rxg5 Qxb2 27. Bb1
c4 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rh5 Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rxb5 Rc8 32. Rc1 Rfd8 33. g3 c3
34. Kg2 Rd2 35. Rc2 Rc6 36. Rb3 Rd3 37. Rc1 {Source: BCM, June 1950, p198} 1-0

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Napier, Ivan Robert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E02"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. Qd3 Bb4 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Ne4 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. e3 a5
15. Re1 Be4 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Nh4 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Rfd8 19. Nf4 Qb3 20. Qd3 Qa4 21.
b3 Qc6 22. Qe2 Nbd5 23. Bb2 Qb6 24. Qc2 Rd6 25. Nd3 Rc6 26. Nc5 Qa7 27. b4 $1 {
Aitken} a4 28. e4 Ne7 29. Qe2 Rd8 30. Rad1 Qa8 31. Rd2 Ng6 32. Red1 Re8 33. Qf3
b5 34. d5 exd5 35. exd5 Rd6 36. Qf5 $2 {Aitken} Ne7 37. Qg5 h6 38. Qh4 Nexd5
39. Rd3 Kh7 40. Qh3 Kg8 41. Qg2 Qc8 42. h3 Nb6 43. Bxf6 Rxf6 44. Qb7 Qf5 45.
Qg2 Nc4 46. Nd7 Rd6 47. Rxd6 Nxd6 48. Qc6 Ne4 49. f3 Qxf3 50. Nf6+ gxf6 51.
Qxe8+ Kg7 52. Rf1 Qxg3+ 53. Kh1 Qxh3+ 54. Kg1 Qg3+ 55. Kh1 Nf2+ 56. Rxf2 Qxf2
57. Qxb5 $2 {Aitken} Qe1+ 58. Kh2 Qe5+ {Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 e4 10. Ng5 Bd6 11. d4 Na5 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5
15. Re3 Qh4 16. h3 Rad8 17. Qf3 Be4 18. Qg4 Qh6 {Aitken} 19. Nd2 f5 20. Qe2 Bf4
21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Qc2 Bxe3 23. Bxe3 Qd6 24. c4 Rf6 {Source: Aitken Book 10}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qd2 d6 9. e4 a6 10. h3 g6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 Bg7 14. Qe3 O-O 15. Bc4
Re8 16. O-O Ra7 17. a5 Ne5 18. Nd2 Rae7 19. Qg3 Nd7 20. Ne3 $2 Qxb2 {Aitken}
21. Nf3 Ne5 22. Rab1 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qe5 24. Kg2 Bd7 25. Rfc1 Qxg3+ 26. fxg3 f5
$1 {Aitken} 27. Bxa6 fxe4 28. Nc4 exf3+ 29. Kxf3 Rf8+ 30. Kg2 Re2+ 31. Kh1 Rff2
32. Nxd6 Rh2+ 33. Kg1 Bd4+ 34. Kf1 Bxh3# {Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nd7
8. O-O Nc5 9. Be3 Nxd3 10. cxd3 O-O 11. Qb3 d5 12. c4 b6 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. d4
dxc4 15. Nxc4 Be6 16. Qc3 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qh4 18. g3 Qh3 19. d5 f5 20. Bf4 Rf6
21. Rfe1 b5 $1 {Aitken} 22. Qxb5 Bxf4 23. Re8+ Rxe8 24. Qxe8+ Rf8 25. Qe6+ Kh8
26. gxf4 Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kh1 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 h6 31. Qe3 Qxd5
32. h3 Rf6 33. Kh2 Rg6 34. Rg1 Rxg1 35. Kxg1 Qxa2 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qe5 Qb1+ 38.
Kh2 c6 39. b4 Qd3 40. Qc5 Qe4 41. Kg3 a6 42. Qb6 Qc4 43. Qa5 Qb5 44. Qa3 Qc4
45. Qa5 Qb5 46. Qa3 {Adjourned here.} Qf1 47. Qc3 Qg1+ 48. Kf3 Qh2 49. Ke2 Qxf4
50. Qxc6 Qxb4 51. Qxa6 Qe4+ 52. Kd2 Qf3 53. Qf1 g5 54. Qe1 $1 {Aitken} Qd5+ 55.
Kc1 Qc4+ 56. Kb2 Qd4+ 57. Ka2 Qe4 58. Qd1 Kg6 59. Kb2 f4 60. h4 $1 {Aitken} f3
61. Qd6+ Kf5 62. hxg5 hxg5 63. Qf8+ Kg4 64. Qc8+ Qf5 65. Qb8 $1 {Aitken} Qf4
66. Qc8+ Kh5 67. Qe8+ Kh6 68. Qh8+ Kg6 69. Qg8+ Kf6 70. Qf8+ Ke5 71. Qe8+ Kd5
72. Qb5+ Ke4 73. Qc4+ {Adjourned here.} Kf5 74. Qc8+ Kg6 75. Qg8+ Kh5 76. Qh8+
Kg4 77. Qc8+ Qf5 78. Qb8 Qf6+ $1 {Aitken} 79. Kb1 Qf4 80. Qb6 Kh3 81. Qc5 Kg2
82. Kc2 Qe4+ 83. Kb3 g4 84. Ka3 g3 85. Kb3 Qe2 86. fxg3 f2 {Source: Aitken
Book 10} 0-1

[Event "Stevenson Mem 2nd / SCCU ch"]
[Site "Southsea"]
[Date "1950.04.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Trevenen, Henry Vickers W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1950.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 e5 6. O-O a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bc2
Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. d3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nf1 Ne8 13. Ne3 g6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Rc8 16. b3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bf6 18. Bb2 Nc5 19. Rac1 Qe7 20. f3 Ng7 21. Re1
Rfe8 22. Rcd1 Rc7 23. b4 Na4 24. Bxa4 bxa4 25. Qd3 Be5 26. Ba1 h5 27. Ne2 Bxa1
28. Rxa1 d5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. exd5 Qxb4 31. Rec1 Rd7 32. Rab1 Qd6 33. Nc3 f5
34. Qd4 Ne6 35. Qb6 Nf4 36. Qxd6 Rxd6 37. Rd1 Ne2+ 38. Nxe2 Rxe2 39. Rb7 $1 {
Aitken} Rxa2 40. Rc1 Rd8 41. Rcc7 Rd2 42. Rg7+ Kh8 43. Rh7+ Kg8 44. Rhg7+ Kf8
45. Rh7 Kg8 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sunnucks, Patricia Anne"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1950.05.01"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Kh1 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. f4 Nd7 $2 {Aitken} 12. Nd5 Nc5 13. f5 Nxb3 14.
cxb3 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nd4 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Bc4 Nf5 18. g4 Nd4 19. Be3 e5 20. dxe6
Nxe6 21. Qd5 Bxb2 22. Ra2 Nc7 23. Qd3 d5 24. Bxd5 $2 {Aitken} Qxd5+ 25. Qxd5
Nxd5 26. Bf4 Rfc8 {Source: Aitken Book 10} 0-1

[Event "BCQC Zonal"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.05.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Woolverton, Harry Ivor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "Aitken Book 10"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1950.05.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 10"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Ne8 13. g4 g6 14. Bh6 Ng7 15. Kh2 Bd7
16. Nbd2 Nb7 17. Rg1 f6 18. Be3 Kh8 19. Nf1 Qc8 20. Ng3 a5 21. Rg2 Rg8 22. Qd2
a4 23. Rag1 Nd8 24. Nh4 Nf7 25. Nf3 Rb8 26. Ne1 Rb7 27. f3 Rc7 28. Kh1 Qb7 29.
h4 b4 30. c4 b3 31. axb3 axb3 32. Bd1 Rcc8 33. Rh2 Rb8 34. Qd3 Bf8 35. Bd2 Ne8
36. Ne2 Bg7 37. g5 fxg5 38. hxg5 Rf8 39. Nc1 Ba4 40. Rg4 Kg8 41. Rgh4 h5 42.
gxh6 Bf6 43. Rg4 Kh7 44. Ng2 Rg8 45. Ne3 Be7 46. Rg1 Nf6 47. Ng4 Nh5 48. Ne2
Bd7 49. Nf2 Bf8 50. f4 exf4 51. Rxh5 $1 {Aitken} Ne5 52. Rxe5 dxe5 53. Nc1 Kxh6
54. Kg2 Kg7 55. Qc3 Bd6 56. Bxf4 Rbe8 57. Nfd3 Qc8 58. Nxe5 Bh3+ 59. Qxh3 Qxh3+
60. Kxh3 Rh8+ 61. Kg4 Bxe5 62. Bxe5+ Rxe5 63. Kf4 Rhe8 64. Bf3 {Source: Aitken
Book 10} 1-0

[Event "2nd tournament"]
[Site "London?"]
[Date "1950.05.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Israel, Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1950.05.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. O-O e6 8. h3
Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne7 12. Na3 Nc6 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Re1 a6 15.
Nd4 Bc5 16. Kg2 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rc8 19. Bd2 O-O 20. Re2 f5 21. exf6
Rxf6 22. Rae1 Rcf8 23. f4 h6 24. Rf1 Qf7 25. Ref2 h5 26. g5 Rf5 27. Qe3 g6 28.
h4 Re8 29. Rc1 Qg7 30. Bc3 Rff8 31. a4 Qf7 32. b4 b5 33. Bd2 Ne7 34. axb5 axb5
35. Re2 Nf5 36. Qf2 Nd6 37. Rc5 Qf5 38. Qf3 Ra8 39. Re5 Qf7 40. Rc6 Ne4 $2 {
Aitken} 41. Rexe6 Kg7 42. Rxg6+ Qxg6 43. Rxg6+ Kxg6 44. Qb3 Rf5 45. Qc2 Raf8
46. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch qf Lud Eagle-Hampstead"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.05.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1950.05.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Hampstead"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. d5 Na5 12. Bc2 c6 (12... Nb6) 13. a4 cxd5 14. axb5
dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bb7 16. b4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nb7 18. Rxa6 Qc7 19. Na3 Rxa6 20. bxa6
Qc6 21. Qd3 d5 22. b5 dxe4 23. bxc6 exd3 24. axb7 Nc5 25. Nc4 Nxb7 26. cxb7 Rb8
27. Ncxe5 Rxb7 28. Nxd3 Bxc3 29. Kh2 f6 30. Be3 Kf7 31. Nc5 Rb4 32. g4 Rc4 {
Source: BCM, July 1950, p240} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Tournament"]
[Site "London?"]
[Date "1950.05.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fuller, John Arthur"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1950.05.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Ne2 Bb7 9. Nbc3 Nf6 10. Ng3 g6 11. Bg5 Bg7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. Bf4 Nd7
15. Be3 a5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. a4 Nb6 18. Rab1 Bc6 19. Ra1 Kh7 20. Qd3 Nd7 21. Re1
Rfb8 22. Rab1 h5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Nb6 25. Qa2 h4 26. Nf1 Qd7 27. Ra1 Re8
28. Bd2 Qe6 29. Qxe6 Rxe6 30. Bc3 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Rae8 32. Nd2 f5 33. f3 Nd5 34.
Ra3 Nf6 35. Nc4 Ra8 36. e5 Nd7 37. f4 g5 38. Raa1 Rae8 39. Red1 gxf4 40. exd6
cxd6 41. Nxd6 Rf8 42. Nxf5 Rxf5 43. Rxd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ilford Premier 1st"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1950.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hooper, David Vincent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1950.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.
Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O-O h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. d4 O-O-O 13. d5 Ne5 14. Bg3
Nxf3 15. Bxf3 Bg4 16. Bxg4+ Nxg4 17. Rhe1 Rde8 18. Kb1 g6 19. f3 Nf6 20. Bf2
Bd8 21. Bd4 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8 Nxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ilford Premier 1st"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1950.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bowen, Alfred William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1950.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. Re1 c4 13. Bc2 f5 14. Qb1 Nf6
$2 {Aitken} 15. Bxf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Rad8 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. Re2 Rd6 19. Ne5 Qh4 20.
f3 Ng5 21. Rf1 Rh6 22. g3 Qh5 23. g4 Qe8 24. Rg2 Nf7 25. f4 Ra6 26. e4 dxe4 27.
Qxe4 Ra3 28. Rf3 Qa4 29. Qc2 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Qc6 31. Rgf2 Ra5 32. Re3 Re8 33. Qe4
Qxe4 34. Rxe4 b5 35. Rd2 Ra3 36. Rc2 Rd8 37. Kf2 {(sealed move)} Rd3 38. Re3 b4
39. Rxd3 cxd3 40. Rd2 bxc3 41. Rxd3 c2 42. Rd8+ Kf7 43. Rc8 Rxa2 44. Ke3 Ke6
45. Kd3 Ra4 46. Ke3 Ra3+ 47. Ke4 Ra4+ 48. Ke3 {Source for moves 37w to end:
BCM, July 1950, p215} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ilford Premier 1st"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1950.05.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1950.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 bxc4 11. Ba4 Bd7 12. e6 fxe6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne5 Qd6
15. Qh5+ g6 16. Nxg6 Nf6 17. Qh3 Rg8 18. Bf4 Qc5 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Bxc7 Rg6 21.
Bg3 Bd7 22. Qh4 Ne4 23. Qh5 Qg5 24. Qxg5 Rxg5 25. Nc3 Nxg3 26. hxg3 Rb8 27.
Rab1 Ke7 28. Rfe1 Kf6 29. f3 Rxg3 30. Kf2 Rbg8 31. Rg1 R3g7 32. b3 Rc8 33. Rgc1
cxb3 34. Rxb3 Rc6 35. Rb7 Be8 36. Rb8 Rgc7 37. Rxe8 Rxc3 38. Rf8+ Kg7 39. Rxc3
Rxc3 40. Re8 Rc2+ 41. Kg3 Kf6 42. Rh8 Rxa2 43. Rxh7 a5 44. f4 a4 45. Ra7 a3 46.
Ra8 Ra1 47. Kg4 a2 48. Ra6 Ke7 49. Kg5 d4 50. Ra7+ Kd6 51. Ra3 Kc5 52. Kf6 Kb4
53. Ra8 d3 54. Rb8+ Kc3 55. Rc8+ Kd4 56. Ra8 d2 57. Rd8+ Ke3 0-1

[Event "Ilford Premier 1st"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1950.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Penrose, Oliver"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1950.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 h6 8.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. Bd2 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be7 12. O-O-O c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14.
Rhe1 Qf6 15. Be4 O-O 16. g4 g5 17. h4 Qf4 18. Qxf4 gxf4 19. Re2 Rb8 20. Ne5 Be7
21. h5 Rd8 22. Red2 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Kf8 24. a3 a5 25. Kc2 Ke8 26. Kd1 Bf6 27. Nd3
Ke7 28. Ke2 e5 29. f3 Be6 30. Bd5 Rd8 31. Nc5 b6 32. Ne4 Bc8 33. b4 Ba6 34. Kd1
axb4 35. axb4 Bg7 36. Ke1 Rc8 $4 {Aitken} 37. b5 f5 38. gxf5 Bxb5 39. cxb5 Rc1+
40. Rd1 Rc2 41. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Ilford Premier 1st"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1950.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fazekas, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1950.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
e6 9. Nc3 d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. exd5 Re8 14. Kf2 Rb8
15. Be2 cxd5 16. Bd4 Rb4 17. Qf4 Nh5 18. Qh4 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Bf6 {Source:
Staffordshire Advertiser, 29 July 1950; BCM, July 1950, p217} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.06.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Israel, Harold"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1950.06.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qe2 a6 13. a4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15.
Nd1 Qc7 16. c3 e5 17. cxd4 exd4 18. f4 Rac8 19. Nf2 Qc2 20. Qd1 d5 21. exd5
Nxd5 22. Qxd4 Nb4 23. Qe4 Bc5 24. Qxc2 Nxc2 25. Rb1 Nb4 26. Kh2 Bxf2 27. Rxf2
Nd3 28. Rf1 Rc2 29. Rd1 Nxf4 30. Rd2 Rc7 31. b3 Rfc8 32. Ba3 Rc2 33. Rb2 Rxd2
34. Rxd2 Rc3 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Bd6 Rd3 37. Bc7 Rxd8 38. Bxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Lancs"]
[Site "Manchester"]
[Date "1950.06.10"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Beach, Thomas John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1950.06.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lancashire"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. a4 Bd7 13. Nbd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rfc8 15.
Bd3 bxa4 16. Qe2 Nc6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nc4 Be8 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. Ne3 Nc5 21. Nd5
Qd8 22. Bc3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 f6 24. Qc4 Bf7 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qxa4 Qb7 27. Nd2
Nd4 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Qxd4 Rd8 30. Qe3 Qxb2 31. Nf3 Qb3 32. e5 Qxe3 33. Rxe3
fxe5 34. Nxe5 Be8 35. Rc3 Rd5 36. Nc6 Bxc6 37. Rxc6 a5 38. Rc2 h5 39. g3 Kh7
40. Ra3 {County Championship Final.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCQC Zonal Play-Off"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.06.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hunter, Charles Stanley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1950.06.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Bxd5 cxd5 16. Be3 Bg4 17. Qd3 f5 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. f4 Rae8 20. Nd2 Re6 21. Qg2
Rfe8 22. Bf2 Qf7 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Nf3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Re4 26. Re1 Kf8 27. b3 g6
28. Rxe4 fxe4 29. Qg4 Qf5 30. Qe2 Qc8 31. Be1 Be7 32. a4 bxa4 33. bxa4 Qc6 34.
Qa2 Bd8 35. Qa3+ Ke8 36. Qb4 Bb6 37. Bd2 Bc7 38. Kf2 Bd6 39. Qb3 Bc7 40. Ke3
Ba5 41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qa7+ Ke6 43. Qc5 Qxa4 44. Qc8+ Ke7 45. Qb7+ Qd7 46. Qxa6
Qg4 47. Qe2 Qc8 48. Qb5 Qg4 49. Qc5+ Ke8 50. Qb5+ Ke7 51. Qf1 Qc8 {Aitken adds
a note: "I now withdrew in Hunter's favour." (result amended 25 September 2021)
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Athenaeum"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.07.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wahltuch, Victor Leonard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1950.07.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Athenaeum"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8.
dxe5 Ng4 9. e4 Ngxe5 10. Bc2 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 dxe4 12. Ng5 Nc5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14.
Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 c6 16. Be3 Be6 17. Rfd1 Bxa2 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. f3 Be6 20.
Rxa7 f5 21. Bc2 Rd7 22. f4 Kf7 23. Kf2 Bd5 24. g3 Ke6 {(Lud Eagle won 4-2 -
BCM, August 1950, opp.p245)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Ch prelim ko Rd 2"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.07.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hobbs, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1950.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nd7 9. d3 Nc5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. b4 Ne6 12. Be3 d5 13. exd5 Bxb4 14. dxe6 Bxc3+
15. Ke2 O-O 16. Rac1 Bd4 17. Qxc6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Rb1 Rf6 20. Qg4 Qe8
21. Qe4 Rd8 22. Qb7 c6 $1 {GC 23.Qxa6 Bxe3 24.fxe3 Qg6 Black has a mating
attack.} 23. g4 e4 24. Rb3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Qf8 26. Rh2 Qd6 27. Rg2 exd3+ 28. Kd2
Qe5 29. Rxd3 Qa5+ 30. Kc2 Qxa2+ 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.07.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Woodthorpe, Ralph Carter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1950.07.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Nf3
Qa5 9. Bd2 Qa4 10. Be2 Nbc6 11. O-O Ng6 12. Bd1 Bd7 13. h4 h5 14. Qg3 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nxd4 $4 {Aitken} 16. Bb4+ Kg8 17. Nxd4 Qa6 18. Be2 Qb6 19. c3 Rh6 20. Rfb1
Qd8 21. Qg5 Qe8 22. f4 Rc8 23. Rf1 a6 24. a4 Bxa4 25. f5 Nxe5 26. Bxh5 Bd7 27.
fxe6 Bxe6 28. Qxe5 g6 29. Bf3 Rxh4 30. Rae1 Qd8 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33.
Be7 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch f Lud Eagle-Cambridge"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.08.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Oliver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1950.08.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud-Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 bxc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Qxe4 Qd5 13. Qf4 O-O 14. Nc3 Qd3
15. Rd1 Qc2 16. Ne1 Qf5 17. Nd5 Bc5 18. Qxf5 Bxf5 19. Bf4 Rab8 20. b3 Ba3 21.
Bc1 Bxc1 22. Raxc1 Be6 23. Rxc4 Nxe5 24. Rxc7 Rfd8 25. Ne3 Rxd1 26. Nxd1 Ra8
27. Ne3 a5 28. f4 Ng4 29. Nxg4 Bxg4 30. h3 Be6 31. Nd3 a4 32. Nc5 axb3 33. axb3
Bd5 34. b4 Kf8 35. b5 Ra1+ 36. Kf2 Rb1 37. b6 Rb2+ 38. Ke1 Bxg2 39. b7 {
Sources: BCM, Sept 1950, p280; Universities Chess Annual, 1st Issue, Nov 1950.
This was the inaugural National Club Championship: results on other boards 
(Lud-Eagle players first): 2 I Konig Â½-Â½ DV Mardle; 3 H Israel Â½-Â½ ER
Reifenberg; 4 HH Cole 0-1 B Tomlinson; 5 Dr Winterton 0-1 JF Barrett; 6 F
Fischer 1-0 JR Coward. Finished 3-3, Cambridge won on the elimination of
bottom board rule. CHESS, August 1950, p207. Venue was the Anthony Room, Cora
Hotel, Upper Woburn Place (near Euston Station). Play 2.15-7pm, followed by
dinner and presentation of prizes (BCM, August, opp. p245)} 1-0

[Event "London Ch prelim ko Rd 3"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.08.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tyndale, Richard Wentworth"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C75"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1950.08.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Qd3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Nxd4 $1 {Aitken} 10. cxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qc4 b5 13. Bxb5 axb5
14. Qc2 Ng4 15. Bf4 f5 16. O-O g5 17. h3 gxf4 18. hxg4 fxg4 19. Nh2 Bf6 20.
Rfe1 Bd4 21. Kf1 Qh4 22. Ndf3 gxf3 23. Nxf3 Qf6 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Qc7 Be6 26.
e5 dxe5 27. Qxe5 Bc4+ 28. Kg1 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 d3 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Ch Final"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Israel, Harold"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A02"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1950.08.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 c5 2. c4 e6 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ng8 6. b3 Nge7 7. Bb2 Nf5 8. Bd3
g6 9. O-O b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Ne4 Be7 12. g4 Nfd4 13. g5 Qc7 14. a3 O-O-O 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. b4 Nf5 17. Re1 h6 18. Nd6+ Nxd6 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Bxh8 Rxh8 21.
Be4 hxg5 22. d4 Bxf4 23. Bxb7+ Qxb7 24. Ra2 cxd4 25. Qxd4 Rh4 26. Qd1 g4 27.
Rg2 f5 28. c5 Rh3 29. Qd4 Qf3 30. Qf2 Be3 31. Rxe3 Qxe3 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Rc2
Kb7 34. Rd2 Kc7 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sobkowski, Morris"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1950.09.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. c3 Be6 14. Qa4
$1 {Aitken} Rab8 15. Rfd1 Qe5 16. Rab1 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Qf5 19. Rdd1
Bxc3 20. g4 Qa5 21. Qxa5 Bxa5 22. Bxa7 Rb5 23. a3 Ra8 24. Rd7 Bb6 25. a4 $2 {
Aitken} Rb3 26. Bxb6 Rxb6 27. Rd4 e5 28. Rc4 f5 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. Kd3
$2 {Aitken} Rb3+ 32. Kc2 Rxh3 33. gxf5+ gxf5 34. Rxc6+ Kd5 35. Rc7 Rxa4 36.
Rd1+ Ke4 37. Re1+ Kf4 38. Rc5 Re4 39. Rxe4+ fxe4 40. b4 Rh2 41. b5 e3 42. Kd1
Rxf2 43. b6 Rb2 44. Rc6 h5 45. Ke1 h4 46. Rh6 Kf3 47. Rf6+ Ke4 48. Rh6 h3 49.
Rxh3 Kd3 50. Kf1 Rb1+ 51. Kg2 Kd2 52. Rh5 e2 0-1

[Event "London Ch prelim ko Rd 4"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1950.09.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ojeda, R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C75"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1950.09.16"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Bf4 h5 11. Qe2 g5 12. Be3 g4 13. f4 Nh6 14. e5 O-O 15. f5
Bxe5 $1 {Aitken} 16. Bxh6 Bxh2+ $1 {Aitken} 17. Kh1 $1 {Aitken} Qh4 18. g3
Bxg3+ 19. Kg1 Rfe8 20. Qd2 f6 21. Bf4 c5 22. Ne4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Re5 24. Qh6 Rf8
25. Rf2 Rxe4 26. Bxe4 Be8 27. Bd5+ Rf7 28. Qe3 Kf8 29. Bxf7 Bxf7 30. Rh2 Qg5
31. Qxg5 fxg5 32. b3 Kg7 33. f6+ Kg6 34. Re1 h4 35. Rg2 g3 36. c4 Kxf6 37. Rf1+
Kg6 38. Re2 h3 39. Re7 Bg8 40. Rf8 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Sussex"]
[Site "Brighton"]
[Date "1950.10.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stacey, Charles Herbert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1950.10.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Sussex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nb8 7. c4 Bxa4 8. Qxa4+
Qd7 9. Qc2 Ne7 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Ne2 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15.
Ng3 g6 16. Be3 Bg5 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Ne2 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Nd7 20. b4 Qg5 21. Qc3 O-O
22. Rf1 f5 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Qh3 Nf6 25. f4 $1 {Aitken} Qg4 $1 {Aitken} 26.
Qxg4 Nxg4 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Rxf5 gxf5 29. Ng3 Ne3 30. Rc1 Kf7 31. Nf1 Nxf1 32.
Rxf1 Kf6 33. Rf3 a5 $2 {Aitken} 34. Ra3 b6 35. c5 e4 36. d6 bxc5 37. Rxa5 Re8
38. dxc7 cxb4 39. Rc5 Rc8 40. g3 Ke6 41. Kf2 Kd6 42. Rxf5 Rxc7 43. Ke3 Rc2 44.
Rf2 Rc5 45. g4 h5 $1 {Aitken} 46. gxh5 Ke5 47. Rb2 Rc3+ 48. Kd2 Rh3 49. Rxb4
Rxh2+ 50. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Championship Final"]
[Site "London, Lud Eagle CC"]
[Date "1950.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gook, Herbert Francis"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1950.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 a6 11. Qd2 b5 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. Bb1 Bb7 14. Re1 Rc8
15. a3 Nbd5 16. Bg3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd5 19. Rc1 Bg5 20. f4 Bh6 21.
Be4 Nb6 $2 {Aitken} 22. Qd3 $1 {Aitken} f5 $2 {Aitken} 23. Bb7 e5 24. Bxc8 Nxc8
25. Qf3 exd4 $2 {Aitken} 26. Rd1 Qf6 27. Rxd4 Nb6 28. Rad1 Nc4 29. a4 Nb2 30.
Rd6 Qe7 31. Qd5+ Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Rc1 $2 {Aitken} Nxa4 34. Rxa6 Rc8 35.
c4 Nb2 36. Rb6 $2 {Aitken} Nd3 37. Rc3 bxc4 38. Rd6 Nxf4 39. Bxf4 Bxf4 40. Rd4
Be5 41. Rcxc4 Ra8 42. Rd5 Ke6 43. Rdc5 Ra3 44. Kg2 g5 45. Rc2 f4 46. f3 h5 47.
h3 g4 48. hxg4 hxg4 49. fxg4 Rg3+ 50. Kf1 Bd4 51. R5c4 Kd5 52. Rc8 Ke4 53. Rf2
Bxf2 54. Kxf2 Rxg4 55. Re8+ Kf5 56. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Championship Final"]
[Site "London, Lud Eagle CC"]
[Date "1950.10.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Trott, Arthur Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C19"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1950.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2
Qa4 9. dxc5 Nd7 10. Nd4 a6 11. f4 Nxc5 12. Qg4 O-O 13. Bd3 f5 14. Qe2 Nc6 15.
O-O Bd7 16. Be3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rac8 18. Rfb1 Qc6 19. Rb4 b5 20. Rab1 Na4 21.
R4b3 Qc7 22. Qf2 Qa5 23. Kh1 Rc6 24. g4 $1 {Aitken} Nxc3 $2 {Aitken} 25. Qe1 $2
{Aitken} Rfc8 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Rb3 Qa4 28. Bxc3 Qxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Championship Final"]
[Site "London, Lud Eagle CC"]
[Date "1950.10.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bennett, John Herbert B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B59"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1950.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 a5 8. Bb5
$1 {Aitken} Bd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Kh1 Na7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Be3 Nf6 13. f3 Nc6
14. a3 Qd7 15. Qd3 a4 16. Nd2 Na5 17. Rf2 Rc8 18. Bb6 Bd8 19. Bxa5 Bxa5 20. Nc4
Bc7 21. Rd1 Ke7 22. Ne3 g6 23. Ned5+ Nxd5 24. Nxd5+ Kf8 25. f4 exf4 26. Rxf4
Bd8 27. Rdf1 Rc6 28. Qf3 f5 29. exf5 g5 30. Re4 Qf7 31. f6 $1 {Aitken} g4 32.
Rxg4 Rxc2 33. Rg7 Qe6 34. f7 $1 {Aitken} Bf6 35. Rg8+ Rxg8 36. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 37.
Nxf6+ Kh8 38. Nh5 d5 39. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "London Championship Final"]
[Site "London, Lud Eagle CC"]
[Date "1950.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "List, Paul M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1950.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8.
e3 Nf8 9. Bd3 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. O-O Ng7 12. Rab1 O-O 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Bf5 15.
Ne5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qc2 Nf5 20. b5 axb5 21.
axb5 cxb5 22. Qxe4 Kg7 23. Qd5 Nd6 24. Nd3 Rfd8 25. Rfc1 Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
h3 Rc3 28. Nf4 Qe4 29. Rxb5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Ne4 31. f3 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Nd2 33. g4 $2
{Aitken} Nf1+ 34. Kg1 Nxe3+ 35. Kf2 Nxd5 36. Nxd5 Rh1 37. Nc3 Kf6 38. Ke3 Ke7
39. d5 Rxh3 40. g5 Kd6 41. Ke4 Rh4+ 42. f4 Rh1 43. Kd4 Re1 44. Nb5+ Ke7 45. Nc3
f6 46. Nb5 fxg5 47. fxg5 Rg1 48. Kc5 Rxg5 0-1

[Event "London Championship Final"]
[Site "London, Lud Eagle CC"]
[Date "1950.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Love, Stanley Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1950.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qc2 Qb6 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. b4 Nc4 12. Ngf3 g6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Rfe1 O-O
15. Ne5 Bf5 $2 {Aitken} 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Ndxc4 dxc4 18. Qxf5 e6 19. Qg5 Qd8
20. Bd2 Qd5 21. Qh4 Ne8 22. Re3 f5 23. Rh3 Nf6 24. Re1 Rc7 25. Nf3 Bh8 26. Bh6
Rff7 $2 {Aitken} 27. Ne5 Ng4 28. Nxf7 Rxf7 29. Rg3 Bg7 30. Bxg7 Rxg7 31. h3 h5
32. hxg4 f4 33. Re5 fxg3 34. Rxd5 gxf2+ 35. Qxf2 exd5 36. gxh5 1-0

[Event "London Championship Final"]
[Site "London, Lud Eagle CC"]
[Date "1950.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hughes, EC"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1950.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Ne2 Bb7 9. f3 g6 10. c4 Ne7 11. Nbc3 Bg7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Bh6 Ne5 16. b3 $2 {Aitken} Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Qe3 Nb4 20. exf5
Rxf5 21. Rd1 Qf8 22. Ng3 Re8 23. Nce4 Rfe5 24. Qf2 a5 25. Kg1 Nc6 26. Ne2 Ne7
27. N4g3 Nf5 28. Rd2 Ne3 29. h3 Qh6 30. Nc3 Nf5 31. Nxf5 Rxf5 32. Rd3 Rfe5 33.
Qd2 Qh4 34. Kh2 Re3 35. Rf1 Rxd3 36. Qxd3 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Re3 38. Qd2 Qe5 39. Ne4
Qd4 40. Qxd4 cxd4 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Nd5 Bxd5 43. cxd5 Kf6 44. Kf2 Rc3 45. Rd1
Rc2+ 46. Ke1 Ke5 47. Rd2 Rxd2 48. Kxd2 Kxd5 49. h4 Ke5 50. g3 c5 51. a4 d5 52.
Kd3 h6 53. Kd2 c4 54. Kc2 d3+ 55. Kc3 d4+ 56. Kd2 cxb3 57. Kxd3 h5 58. Kd2 Kd5
59. Kd3 Kc5 60. g4 Kd5 61. gxh5 gxh5 62. f4 Ke6 0-1

[Event "London Championship Final"]
[Site "London, Lud Eagle CC"]
[Date "1950.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1950.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Nd7 7. c4 Ne7 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Ng5 Bxe2 {As white I would have played 10.Ne4 here. Geoff Chandler.}
10. Qxe2 Nf6 11. Nc3 h6 12. Nf3 Ng6 13. d5 e5 14. Nd4 Qd7 15. f4 O-O-O 16. Ndb5
b6 17. a4 a5 18. f5 Ne7 19. Qf2 Qb7 20. h3 $1 {Aitken} Kb8 21. b4 $1 {Aitken}
axb4 22. a5 bxa5 23. Rxa5 Nc8 24. Be3 Rd7 25. Rb1 bxc3 26. Nxc3 Qxb1+ 27. Nxb1
Be7 28. Nc3 Bd8 29. Qb2+ Rb7 30. Rb5 Rxb5 31. Qxb5+ Ka8 32. Qa6+ Kb8 33. Nb5
Ne4 34. Ba7+ Nxa7 35. Qxa7+ Kc8 36. c5 {Aitken. Source: Cheltenham Chronicle,
9 December 1950. Aitken was the winner with 6/7} 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Herts"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1950.11.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Russell, John Scott"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1950.11.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Hertfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Qe2 d6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Na3 Bc5 13. Nac4 Ba6 $1 {Aitken}
14. Rad1 Qe6 $1 {Aitken} 15. b3 Bd6 16. Nd3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Qxc4 $2 {Aitken} 18.
Bxd6 cxd6 19. f3 Qxc3 20. Qe3 Qa3 21. Qf4 Rad8 22. Rf2 Qa4 23. Rfd2 d5 24. exd5
Qxf4 25. Nxf4 cxd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Kf8 29. Rd7 Re7 30.
Rd8+ Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle v Oxford University"]
[Site "Oxford?"]
[Date "1950.11.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B59"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1950.11.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 a5 10. a3 Be6 11. Bf3 a4 12. Nc1 Qa5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb8
15. c4 Na6 16. b4 axb3 17. Nxb3 Qc7 18. Be2 Nd7 19. Qd3 Nac5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21.
Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Rfb1 Qc8 23. Rb5 Bd8 24. c5 $2 {Aitken} dxc5 25. Rab1 b6 26. Qb3
Qf5 27. Bc4 Qe4 28. Rd1 Ra5 29. Rxa5 bxa5 30. Qb5 Qc2 31. Rf1 Be7 32. Bd3 Qc3
33. a4 Bd6 34. Bf5 e4 35. Bxe4 $2 {Aitken} Qe5 36. Re1 f5 0-1

[Event "British Ch. Preliminary"]
[Site "London?"]
[Date "1950.12.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Whitaker, William George"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1950.12.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4 5. O-O Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 b5 8.
Bb3 O-O 9. c3 Ba5 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. f4 h6 12. Bh4 Ng6 13. Bg3 Bb6 14. Kh1 Bb7 15.
e5 Kh8 16. Re1 Qd8 17. Bd5 f6 18. Nf5 $2 {Aitken} fxe5 19. Nxh6 gxh6 20. Qh5
Kg7 21. f5 Qg5 $1 {Aitken} 22. Qxg6+ Qxg6 23. fxg6 d6 24. Be4 Bf2 $1 {Aitken}
25. Bxf2 Rxf2 26. Na3 Raf8 27. Kg1 Nd8 28. Rab1 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Kxg6 30. Rg4+ Kh7
31. Rc1 Rxb2 32. Rc2 Rxc2 33. Nxc2 c5 34. a4 Ne6 35. axb5 axb5 36. Na3 Nf4 $1 {
Aitken} 37. h4 Ne2+ 38. Kh2 Nxc3 39. Rg3 b4 40. Nc4 Nb5 41. Rd3 Rf6 42. Rd5 Kg6
43. g4 Kf7 44. g5 hxg5 45. hxg5 Rg6 46. Nxe5+ dxe5 47. Rxc5 Nd4 48. Rc7+ Ke6
49. Rb7 b3 50. Rb4 Rxg5 51. Kh1 Kd5 {There is no perpetual after 51... Nf3 but
black had no need to work it out, the ending in a simple enough win. GC} (51...
Nf3 52. Rb6+ Kf5 53. Rf6+ Ke4 54. Rf4+ Ke3 55. Re4+ Kd2 56. Re2+ Kd1) 52. Kh2
Kc5 53. Rb8 Kc4 54. Kh3 Kc3 55. Kh4 Rf5 56. Rc8+ Kb2 57. Kg4 Rf4+ 58. Kg3 Rf3+
59. Kg2 Rc3 60. Re8 Nc6 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Ealing B"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.01.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Krubski, Stanislaw Jerzy"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D93"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1951.01.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ealing B"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. h3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Qa4 a6 15. Rfc1 $2 {Aitken} b5 16. Qa3 Rc8 17. Rc5 b4 18. Qa4 $2 {Aitken} Nxd4 $1 {Aitken} 19. exd4 Rxc5 20. dxc5 Bxa1 21. Qxb4 Qd7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxg2 $1 {Aitken} 24. Bg4 Qd5 25. Qc3 Bh1 26. f3 Qd1+ 27. Kh2 Qe2+ $1 {Aitken} 28. Kxh1 Qf1+ 29. Kh2 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Rd8 31. f4 Rd2 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1951.02.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Veitch, Walter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1951.02.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. h4 f6 8. Bf4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Bd3 f5 13. g4 $6 {Aitken} dxc4
14. Bxc4 Ne7 $1 {Aitken} 15. O-O-O b5 $1 {Aitken} 16. Be2 Bb7 17. gxf5 Rxf5 18.
Rh3 Raf8 19. Ng5 g6 20. f4 Bg2 21. Rg3 Nd5 22. Kd2 Nxf4 23. exf4 Qxf4+ 24. Re3
Re5 $1 {Aitken} 25. Qd3 Rd8 26. dxe5 Rxd3+ 27. Bxd3 Bd5 28. Rf1 Qxh4 29. Ne4
Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Qd8 $1 {Aitken} 31. Kc2 Qd5 32. Rd4 Qxa2+ 33. Kd1 c5 34. Rd8+ Kg7
35. Rd7+ Kh6 36. Rh1+ Kg5 37. Rdxh7 Qb3+ $2 {Aitken} 38. Kd2 Qb2+ $2 {Aitken}
39. Ke3 $1 {Aitken} Qg2 40. R1h5+ Kg4 41. Be2+ Kg3 42. Rg5# 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Harrow"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.02.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "John, C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1951.02.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Harrow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 b6 7. Ne5 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Bf3 Nd5 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Nd3 b5 14. a4 a5 15. c3 N7b6 16. b3 Bd6 17. Nc5 Qc7 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Qd3 bxa4 20. c4 Nb4 21. Qe4 Be7 22. c5 N6d5 23. bxa4 Nf6 24. Qb1 Rab8 25. Bf4 Rbd8 26. Ra3 Nfd5 27. Bd2 Bf6 28. Rb3 Qa6 29. Qe4 g6 30. Rc1 Rfe8 31. Ng3 e5 32. dxe5 Bxe5 33. Qb1 Bg7 34. Ne4 Qa7 35. Nd6 Re5 36. Nc4 Ree8 37. Bxb4 axb4 38. Nd6 Re5 39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. Rd3 Rxd3 41. Qxd3 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v Kent"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.03.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Spears, Michael Justin A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1951.03.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Kent"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 Ra7 $4 {Aitken} 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Qxd4 Bxc6 11. Qxa7 Bxe4 12. O-O Be7 13.
Qxa6 Qd7 14. f3 Bc6 15. Nc3 b4 16. Ne2 Bf6 17. Be3 Bb5 18. Qa8+ Bd8 19. Rfe1
Nf6 20. Nd4 O-O 21. Qb7 Bc4 22. Qxb4 d5 23. b3 Ba6 24. Qc3 Ne8 25. Qc6 Qxc6 26.
Nxc6 Bf6 27. Rad1 {Source: Aitken Book 11} 1-0

[Event "Cambridge Univ v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.03.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1951.03.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Bxc6
Bxc6 9. Ne5 d4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e4 h5 12. Nd2 Ng4 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. h3 Bh2+ 15.
Kh1 O-O-O 16. Qe2 Bf4 $2 {Aitken} 17. Bc1 g5 18. Bb2 Nf6 19. g3 g4 20. gxf4
gxf3 21. Qxf3 Rdg8 22. Rg1 Rg4 23. e5 $2 {Aitken} Nd5 24. Rxg4 hxg4 25. Qxg4 f5
26. exf6 Nxf4 27. h4 Qe5 28. Kg1 Qxf6 29. Re1 Rxh4 30. Qg3 $2 {Aitken} Nh3+ 31.
Kf1 Nf4 $2 {Aitken} 32. f3 Rh1+ 33. Kf2 Rxe1 34. Kxe1 Qe5+ 35. Kd1 Qe2+ 36. Kc1
Nd5 37. Ba3 Ne3 38. Qg8+ Kb7 39. Qf7+ Ka6 40. Kb1 Qxc2+ 41. Ka1 Qc3+ 42. Kb1
Qxd3+ 43. Kb2 Nc2 44. Qxe6 Qc3+ 45. Kc1 Nb4+ 46. Kd1 Qc2+ 47. Ke1 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Oxford Univ v Insurance"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.03.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Veitch, Walter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1951.03.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Insurance"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O dxe5 7. Nxe5 Bxe2 8.
Qxe2 Nd7 9. f4 Be7 10. c4 N5b6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nc3 c5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Rad1
Bf6 15. dxc5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qe7 17. Bd4 Rac8 18. f5 e5 19. f6 $6 {Aitken} gxf6
20. Be3 Kh8 21. Rf3 Rg8 22. Rh3 Rg7 23. Bh6 Rg6 24. Qh5 Rcg8 25. Be3 Rxg2+ 26.
Kh1 Nf8 27. Qf5 Qe6 28. Qf3 Rxa2 29. Rg3 Ng6 30. Rf1 Rd8 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1
Kg7 33. Qd5 f5 34. Bg1 Qc6 35. Rd3 f4 36. Rf3 Rd2 37. Qxc6 bxc6 38. Rf1 e4 39.
Bd4+ Kh6 40. Re1 f5 41. Bg1 Kh5 42. Bd4 Nh4 43. Rg1 Nf3 44. Rg2 Rd1+ 45. Bg1 e3
0-1

[Event "John Lewis v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blagrove, Anthony Rex"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1951.03.31"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "John Lewis"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Nb3 Be6 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. c3 O-O 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3
Qc7 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Ne5 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Qe2 Qd3 20.
Qxd3 Nxd3 21. Bxa7 Nxb2 22. Na5 Na4 23. Nxb7 Bxc3 24. Nd8 $2 {Aitken} Bb4 25.
Nc6 Bd6 26. Bd4 f6 27. h3 e5 28. Ba1 Kf7 29. Na5 Ke6 30. Nc4 Bc5 31. Kf1 Kd5
32. Ne3+ Bxe3 33. fxe3 Kc4 34. Ke2 Kb4 35. Kd3 Nc5+ 36. Kc2 Ka3 37. Kb1 Na4 38.
h4 h6 $2 {Aitken} 39. g4 g5 40. h5 Nb6 41. Bb2+ Kb4 42. Kc2 Nc4 43. Bc3+ $1 {
Aitken} Ka3 $2 {Aitken} 44. Kd3 Nd6 45. Ba5 f5 46. Bd8 $1 {Aitken} Kxa2 47. Be7
Nc8 $2 {Aitken} 48. Bf8 $2 {Aitken} (48. gxf5 Nxe7 49. f6 {wins GC}) 48... fxg4
49. Bxh6 g3 50. Ke2 Nd6 $1 {Aitken} 51. Kf1 Nf7 52. Bf8 Kb3 53. Kg2 Kc4 54.
Kxg3 Kd3 55. Bc5 Nh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cambridge Past v Oxford Past"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.04.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C59"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1951.04.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge Past"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford Past"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 O-O 12. O-O Bxe5 13. fxe5 Qd4+ 14. Kh1 Qxe5
15. d4 exd3 16. Qxd3 Nd5 17. Bd2 Re8 18. Bf3 Bf5 $2 {Aitken} 19. Qa6 Qxb2 20.
Bxd5 cxd5 21. Qxa5 Be4 22. Nc3 Qxc2 23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. Qc7 Qg6 25. Rae1 Rxe1 26.
Rxe1 Qa6 27. Qa5 Qd3 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29. Bxc3 Rc8 30. Rc1 Re8 31. Bd4 Re2 32. a3
a5 33. Kg1 f6 34. Rc8+ Kf7 35. Rc7+ Kg6 36. Ra7 Rd2 37. Bc5 Rd1+ 38. Kf2 Rd2+
39. Kf1 Rc2 40. Rxa5 Rc1+ 41. Kf2 Rc2+ 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Kf4 Rc2 44. Kg3 Rc3+
45. Kh4 Kf5 {Adjudicated as white win by Golombek.} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Athenaeum-Lud Eagle"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.04.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Veitch, Walter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1951.04.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Athenaeum"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. exd5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qe7+
8. Qe2 Bxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 Ne7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. Nxd4 a6 13. Rae1 Ng6
14. d6 $1 {Athenaeum} cxd6 15. Nf5 d5 16. Bxd5 d6 17. Ne7+ Nxe7 18. Rxe7 Be6
19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. f3 Rf5 21. Rxe6 Rd8 22. Rhe1 Re5 23. Re7 b5 24. Ra7 Rde8 25.
Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxa6 Rd5+ 27. Ke2 Kf7 28. c3 Ke6 29. a4 Re5+ 30. Kf2 Rd5 31. axb5
Rd2+ 32. Kg3 Rxb2 33. c4 Rc2 34. Ra4 d5 35. cxd5+ Kxd5 36. Rb4 Rc7 37. b6 Rb7
38. Kf4 Kc5 39. Rb2 Kd5 40. h4 Kc6 41. Rb1 Kd5 42. g4 Kc5 43. Ke5 Re7+ 44. Kf5
Rb7 45. Ke6 Kc6 46. f4 1-0

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.04.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "De Moura, Joao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. Bd3
c4 9. Be2 Ba4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Ne1 O-O-O 12. f4 f5 13. Nf3 Nge7 14. Ng5 Rde8 15.
Nxe6 Qa5 16. Bd2 Reg8 17. Nc5 Nd8 18. Nxa4 Qxa4 19. Qb1 Qd7 20. a4 Ne6 21. Qb5
h6 22. Rfb1 Qxb5 23. axb5 Kb8 24. h4 b6 25. Kf2 h5 26. Bf3 Rd8 27. Bc1 Nc8 28.
g3 g6 29. Ba3 Rh7 30. Re1 Rhd7 31. Re2 Re8 32. Bd6+ Nc7 33. Bxc7+ Kxc7 34. e6
Rd6 35. Re5 Ne7 36. Rxa7+ 1-0

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.04.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Paoli, Enrico"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C58"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Qf3 Rb8 9. Bd3 h6 10. Ne4 Nd5 11. O-O Nf4 12. Re1 Be7 13. Bf1 Ne6 14. d3 O-O
15. c3 f5 16. Ng3 f4 17. Ne4 c5 18. Nbd2 Rb6 19. a3 Qc7 20. b4 cxb4 21. axb4
Nc6 22. Nc4 Rb8 23. Re2 a6 24. Rea2 Bb7 25. Bd2 Ncd8 26. Qh5 Ng5 27. Nxg5 Bxg5
28. Ra5 Nc6 29. R5a2 Kh7 30. Na5 Nxa5 31. Rxa5 Qd6 32. Qd1 Bd8 33. R5a2 Bb6 34.
Be1 Qg6 35. Kh1 f3 36. g3 Rbd8 37. Rxa6 Bxa6 38. Rxa6 Rf6 39. Ra1 Kh8 40. Kg1
h5 41. d4 h4 42. Qd3 Qh5 43. Kh1 exd4 44. c4 Bc7 45. Kg1 Re8 46. Bd2 hxg3 47.
fxg3 Qg4 48. Kf2 Ref8 49. Ra7 Bb8 50. Re7 Rg6 51. Bf4 Bxf4 52. gxf4 Qh4+ 53.
Kxf3 Rxf4+ 0-1

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.04.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Donner, Jan Hein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Rhb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. h4 Bd7
15. Ke2 Qe7 16. Nd2 O-O-O 17. f4 Kb8 18. Qg3 Rc8 19. Qe1 Ka8 20. Nf3 Nc6 21.
Rb3 Rc7 22. Rab1 f6 23. Bb5 Nb8 24. Bd3 Nc6 25. Bb5 Rhc8 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 27. Qb4
fxe5 28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. Nxe5 Ba4 30. R3b2 Bxc2 31. Rc1 Rec7 32. Kd2 Be4 33. Rxc7
Rxc7 34. Ke3 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. Nxg4 Rc3+ 37. Ke2 Rf3 38. Rc2 a6 39. Rc8+ Ka7
40. Rf8 Ra3 41. Nf6 Rxa2+ 42. Ke3 Bf5 43. h5 gxh5 44. Nxd5 Ra3+ 45. Kf2 Rd3 0-1

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.04.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grob, Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B25"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. O-O Bd7 8. a3
Qc8 9. Rb1 Bh3 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 h5 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. b5 Nd4 15.
Ncd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 e6 17. c3 exd5 18. cxd4 Bxd4 19. Qf3 Qg4 20. Qxg4 hxg4 21.
exd5 Rh5 22. Re1+ Kd7 23. Re4 Rxd5 24. Rxg4 Re8 25. Kf1 Bb6 26. Rb3 Ree5 27.
Rf4 Ke6 28. Rfb4 Ba5 29. f4 Rh5 30. Re4+ Kd7 31. Be3 b6 32. g4 Rxh2 33. Bf2 f5
34. gxf5 Rxf5 35. d4 g5 36. Kg1 Rh7 37. fxg5 Rxg5+ 38. Bg3 Rhh5 39. Rbe3 Rh7
40. Rb3 Re7 41. Rxe7+ Kxe7 42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Re3+ Kd5 44. Re7 Bc3 45. Rxa7 Bxd4+
46. Kf3 Rg8 47. Ra4 Bc5 48. Rh4 Re8 49. Bf4 Re1 50. Bd2 Rb1 51. Ke2 Rxb5 52.
Kd3 Rb1 53. Rh5+ Kc6 54. Rh6 Rg1 55. Bf4 b5 56. Bd2 Rg3+ 57. Kc2 b4 58. Rh4 b3+
59. Kb2 Rg2 60. Kc3 b2 61. Rh1 Kb5 62. Kxb2 Rxd2+ 63. Kc3 Bb4+ 64. Kb3 Rd3+ 65.
Kc2 Rc3+ 66. Kd1 Ra3 67. Kc2 d5 68. Rh8 Kc4 69. Rg8 d4 70. Rc8+ Bc5 71. Re8
Ra2+ 72. Kc1 d3 73. Rc8 d2+ 74. Kd1 Kd3 75. Ra8 Rb2 76. Rb8 Ra2 77. Ra8 Rc2 78.
Rd8+ Kc3 79. Rd3+ {Aitken had a bye in round 5 (1 May 1951)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kramer, Haije J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be6 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Be3 Rc8 12. c3 Nc5 13. O-O Qd7 14. f4 f6 15.
fxe5 fxe5 16. Nc1 Be7 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. Nd3 Rc7 19. Qe2 O-O 20. c4 Rfc8 21. b3
b5 22. Nb4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Nc6 Rc2 25. Qxa6 Bg5 26. Rxf5 Qxf5 27. Rf1
Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Qe4+ 29. Rf3 Re8 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 Ra8 32. Nb4 Ra4 33. Rb3
Bd2 34. a3 Bc1 35. Nc2 Ra5 36. Rb1 Bd2 37. Rd1 Bc3 38. Rd3 Rc5 39. Ne3 g6 40.
Ng4 e4 41. Re3 Bb2 42. Nf2 Rc2 43. Rxe4 Bxa3 44. Kf3 Bc5 45. Re2 Rxe2 46. Kxe2
Bxf2 47. Kxf2 Kf7 48. Kf3 Kf6 49. Kg4 Ke5 50. Kg5 Kxd5 51. h4 Ke4 52. Kh6 d5
53. Kxh7 d4 54. g4 d3 55. h5 gxh5 56. gxh5 d2 57. h6 d1=Q 58. Kg7 Qd4+ 59. Kg8
Kf5 60. h7 Kg6 {Aitken had a bye in round 5 (1 May 1951)} 0-1

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd2 b6 12. f3 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bb7
15. e4 Ne5 16. Bb3 Rad8 17. exf5 Qd6 18. fxe6 Kh8 19. Rfe1 Ng6 20. Rcd1 Qe7 21.
Qe3 Nf4 22. g3 Nd5 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. f4 Rf6 25. Qe5 1-0

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nde2 a6 7. Nf4 e6 8.
Be2 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Be3 Ne5 12. Nh5 Nxh5 13. Bxh5 O-O 14. Be2 Rc8
15. f3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Qd3 Qc7 18. Bd4 d5 19. Bf2 dxe4 20. fxe4 Bf6 21.
Be1 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Bxe4 23. Qe2 f5 24. Rad1 a5 25. Rd2 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Be5
Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Bxc2 30. Rc1 b3 31. Bc3 Qd5 32. Re1 Rc8 33. Qh5 Be4
34. Qg5 Rxc3 35. bxc3 b2 36. Qe7 h6 37. Qb4 Qd2 38. Rg1 b1=Q 0-1

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. d5 Nb8 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 9. h3 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. Be3 b6 12. O-O Ne8 13. Kh2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Bxf5 Rxf5 16. a3 Rf8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Nd3 20. Qb1 Nf4 21. Qb3
Kh8 22. Ne4 h6 23. Ra1 Qc8 24. Nfd2 g5 25. f3 Ng7 26. Ra7 Nf5 27. g4 Qb8 28.
Ra2 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 b5 30. c5 Nxd5 31. Qb3 Qb7 32. Rc2 Nf4 33. Nf1 Qd5 34. Rb2
Qxb3 35. Rxb3 Ra8 36. Rb2 d5 37. Nc3 c6 38. Ra2 Rxa2+ 39. Nxa2 Nd3 40. Nd2 Bd8
41. Nb3 Kg7 42. Kg2 Kf7 43. Na5 Nxb4 44. Nxb4 Bxa5 45. Nxc6 Bc7 46. Nb4 Ke6 47.
Kf1 Ba5 48. Nc6 Bc3 49. Ke2 Kd7 50. Na7 b4 51. Kd3 Bd4 52. c6+ Kc7 53. Nb5+
Kxc6 54. Nxd4+ exd4 55. f4 gxf4 56. h4 Kd6 57. h5 Ke5 {Source: BCM, September
1951, p247} 0-1

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Nb3
e6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Bg2 a6 11. Na4 O-O 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. O-O Qc7 15.
Qe2 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Qf2 Rbe8 18. Bb6 Qc8 19. Rad1 Ne5 20. Rfe1 Bd6 21. Bd4
Re7 22. Re2 Rfe8 23. Rde1 Qf5 24. h3 h5 25. f4 Ned7 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Bxe7
28. h4 b5 29. Qe2 Bf8 30. Qd3 Qe6 31. Qe3 Ne4 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. a3 f5 34. Nd2
Qd5 35. Qb3 Qxb3 36. Nxb3 Kf7 37. Kf2 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kd5 39. Nc1 Nb8 40. Ne2 Nc6
41. Nc3+ Ke6 42. Ne2 g6 43. Bb6 Bg7 44. c3 Bf8 45. Nc1 Kd5 46. Nb3 Be7 47. Nd2
a5 48. Nb1 a4 49. Nd2 Bc5+ 50. Bxc5 Kxc5 51. Nf1 Na5 52. Kd2 Nc4+ 53. Kc2 Kd5
54. Nh2 e3 55. Nf3 e2 56. Kd3 Nxb2+ 57. Kxe2 Nc4 58. Kd3 Nxa3 59. Ne5 Nc4 60.
Nxg6 Ke6 61. Kc2 Kf7 0-1

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 dxc4 5. bxc4 c5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qc2 Rd8 11. a3 g6 12. e3 e5 13. d3 Bf8 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Nge4
Nxe4 16. dxe4 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb8 19. Qc3 Bg7 20. f4 f5 21. e4 Nd7
22. exf5 gxf5 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rab1 Bd4+ 27. Kh1
Rd7 28. Bh3 Rad8 29. Bxf5 Re7 30. Be6+ Kg7 31. Rf5 Rd6 32. Rbf1 Ra6 33. g4 Rxa3
34. g5 Ra1 35. Rxa1 Bxa1 36. d6 Re8 37. Rxc5 Rd8 38. Rc7+ Kg6 39. c5 Bd4 40. d7
Kxg5 41. Rc8 Bf6 42. Rc7 Bd4 43. Bd5 Kf4 44. Rxb7 Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Prins, Lodewijk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Qf6 8. d4
exd4 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Bd5 Bd7 11. cxd4 f6 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Ne1 f5
15. Qc2 f4 16. Bxf4 Nd4 17. Qd3 Nf6 18. Nc3 c6 19. Bb3 Bg4 20. Qe3 b4 21. Bc4
bxc3 22. Bxa6+ Kd7 23. bxc3 Rhe8 24. f3 Bxf3 25. Nxf3 Nd5 26. Qd2 Qxe4 27. cxd4
Nxf4 28. Ne5+ Rxe5 29. dxe5+ 1-0

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Pirc, Vasja"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bc5 7. Nb3 Bb6 8. c4
dxc4 9. N3d2 Na5 10. Na3 Nf6 11. Naxc4 O-O 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bb2 Qb4
15. Qc1 Qxd2 16. Qxd2 Rxd2 17. Bc3 Rxe2 18. Bxa5 Nd5 19. Rfd1 b6 20. Bd2 Bb7
21. Bf3 Nc3 22. Bxe2 Nxe2+ 23. Kf1 Ba6 24. Kg2 Bb7+ 25. f3 Nd4 26. Kf2 Nxf3 27.
h3 Ne5 28. Bc3 Ng6 29. Rd7 Bd5 30. Rc1 h5 31. Bd4 Nf8 32. Rdc7 e5 33. Bxe5 Be6
34. h4 a5 35. Bd6 a4 36. bxa4 Ng6 37. a3 Rxa4 38. Rb7 Ra6 39. Rc6 Ra5 40. Rcxb6
Rf5+ 41. Ke1 Bc4 42. Rc7 Ne5 43. Bxe5 Rxe5+ 44. Kd2 Be6 45. Rc3 Ra5 46. Rb4 Kh7
47. a4 Bd7 48. Rd4 Be8 49. Ra3 g5 50. hxg5 Kg6 51. Kc3 Kxg5 52. Kb4 Re5 53. a5
Bc6 54. a6 Rb5+ 55. Kc4 Rb8 56. a7 Rc8 57. Ra5+ f5 58. Rc5 1-0

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 a6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Be7 13. Rae1 Bf6 14. Nh2
Bh5 15. f4 O-O-O 16. g4 Bg6 17. f5 exf5 18. gxf5 Bh5 19. g4 Qd6 20. Rf3 Bh4 21.
Re2 Rde8 22. Qd1 Qh6 23. gxh5 Qxh5 24. Kh1 Kb8 25. Qg1 Rxe2 26. Bxe2 Qh6 27.
Ndf1 Bg5 28. Ne3 Re8 29. Neg4 Qh4 30. Qf2 Qh5 31. Qg3+ Ka8 32. Ne5 Bh4 33. Qxg7
f6 34. Rf2 Re7 35. Qxe7 Nxe7 36. Bxh5 Bxf2 37. Kg2 Be3 38. Kf3 Nxf5 39. Bg4
Bxd4 40. Nd7 Bg1 41. Bxf5 Bxh2 42. Nxf6 Be5 43. Nxd5 h5 44. Bg6 h4 45. Kg4 Bg3
46. Ne3 b5 47. Nf5 Be5 48. Nxh4 b4 49. Nf3 Bg7 50. Nd4 Kb7 51. Kf5 Kb6 52. Ke4
bxc3 53. bxc3 Ka5 54. Kd5 Ka4 55. Bc2+ Ka3 56. Bb3 a5 57. Nb5+ Kb2 58. c4 Bh6
59. c5 Bf4 60. Nd6 1-0

[Event "West European Zonal"]
[Site "Bad Pyrmont"]
[Date "1951.05.16"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kuebart, Erich"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1951.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 O-O 7. c3 Re8 8. Bb5
Ne4 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne5 Bd5 13. h4 f6 14. Ng4 h5 15.
Nh2 Kf7 16. Nf1 Qd7 17. Qc2 b5 18. Nd2 Qg4 19. Bxc7 Rac8 20. Bf4 Rc6 21. f3
exf3 22. gxf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Qxf3 24. Rg1 f5 25. Qb3+ Kf8 26. Qxb5 e5 27. Rf1
Qe4 28. dxe5 Bxe5 29. O-O-O Bxf4 30. exf4 Qe3+ 31. Kb1 Rb6 32. Qd3 Qxd3+ 33.
Rxd3 Re2 34. b3 Rbe6 35. Rfd1 Rf2 36. Rd8+ Re8 37. R8d7 Rxf4 38. Rxa7 Rxh4 39.
Rdd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "North of Thames v South of Thames"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.06.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Self, George Dallimore"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1951.06.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North of Thames"]
[BlackTeam "South of Thames"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qd2 e6 8. f3
Bf5 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Rae1 Nd5 $2 {Aitken} 13. Nxd5 Qxd2
14. Nc7+ Kd8 15. Nxe6+ Kc8 16. Bxd2 fxe6 17. c3 Bh4 18. Rxe6 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Bf7
20. Rxc6+ bxc6 21. Bxf7 Nf6 22. Re1 Rf8 23. Bc4 Kd7 24. Be6+ Kc7 25. c4 Rae8
26. Bf4+ Kb6 27. Bd6 Rh8 28. Re3 a5 29. Rb3+ Ka6 30. Bf5 Rd8 31. Bd3 Nd7 32.
c5+ Ka7 33. Ra3 Kb7 34. Be4 Nb8 35. Rxa5 Na6 36. Rb5+ Ka7 37. Bxc6 {Played at
the Central Hall in Westminster.} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Hampstead"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.06.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1951.06.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Hampstead"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Bb6 8. d4
Qe7 9. a4 Rb8 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 Bd7 12. Na3 Na5 13. Bc2 c6 14. Be3 Nf6 15.
b4 Nc4 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bxb6 Rxb6 19. Nc4 Rb8 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21.
f4 Rd8 22. Ra7 exf4 23. Bb3 Nd5 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25. exd5 Qf6 26. dxc6 Be6 27.
Rxf4 Rxd3 28. Rxf6+ gxf6 29. Bxe6 Rxc3 {"One of my best games" (Aitken note on
scoresheet)} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Mandrake"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.07.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Fazekas, Stefan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1951.07.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mandrake"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nh4
Be4 9. Bh3 $2 {Aitken} g5 $1 {Aitken} 10. d3 gxh4 11. dxe4 Nxe4 12. cxd5 cxd5
13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Rc1 Nc6 15. e3 Kh8 16. Qh5 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Bxc3 $2 {Aitken} 18.
Bxc3+ d4 19. exd4 Qd5 20. Qxh4 f6 21. Bg2 Qd7 22. d5 Ne5 23. f4 Rac8 24. Bd4
Ng6 25. Bxf6+ Kg8 26. Qg5 Qf7 27. Bd4 Qf5 28. Qh6 Rc7 29. d6 Rcf7 30. Rc1 Qd3
31. Bxa7 Qd2 32. Rf1 Ra8 33. Bf2 Rxa2 34. Be4 Rg7 35. Qh5 $1 {Aitken} Qxd6 36.
Bc5 Qd8 37. f5 Rf7 38. fxg6 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Qf6+ 40. Bf3 hxg6 41. Qg4 {
Definitely the National Club Championship Zonal Final (national semi-final)
between Lud Eagle CC and the Mandrake Club reported in the August 1951, which
gives the date as July 29th - JS} 1-0

[Event "GBR-YUG m"]
[Site "London, University College"]
[Date "1951.09.12"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nedeljkovic, Srecko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1951.09.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Great Britain"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GBR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
a6 9. a4 Qc7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nce2 d5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. e5 Ng4 15.
Qd4 f5 16. h3 c5 17. Qc3 Nh6 18. Nf4 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. a5 Qa7 21. Qd2 Rfd8
22. Qe3 Bg5 23. Bf1 Qb7 24. Bg2 Qb8 25. Qf3 Nf7 26. Re1 Re8 27. Bf1 Bb5 28.
Bxb5 Qxb5 29. Bc3 Bd8 30. Qe2 Qc6 31. Bd2 Bc7 32. Nd3 Qb5 33. f4 Red8 34. Reb1
Bb8 35. Nc1 c4 36. bxc4 Qxc4 37. Qxc4 Ba7+ 38. Kf1 dxc4 39. Ke2 Rc7 40. Be3
Bxe3 41. Kxe3 Rd5 {(sealed move)} 42. Ne2 g5 43. Rb6 Nxe5 44. Nc3 Rdc5 45. fxe5
Rxe5+ 46. Kd4 Rcc5 47. Rxa6 f4 48. gxf4 gxf4 49. Rxe6 Rxa5 50. Rxe5 Rxa1 51.
Rg5+ Kf7 52. Rf5+ Kg6 53. Rxf4 Rc1 54. Rf2 Rh1 55. Nd5 Kg5 56. Rf3 h5 57. Kxc4
Kh4 58. Kc5 {Source: BCM, November 1951, p309} 1-0

[Event "GBR-YUG m"]
[Site "London, University College"]
[Date "1951.09.13"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Nedeljkovic, Srecko"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1951.09.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "Great Britain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GBR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 c6 8.
Nf3 Nf8 9. Qc2 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. h3 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O-O Neg7 14. Rhe1
O-O 15. g4 Nf6 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Be6 19. Kb1 c5 20. Qg2 Rfd8 21.
h4 h6 22. h5 g5 23. e4 Qd7 24. Bb5 Qc8 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. exd5 Bxg4 27. Be2 Bf5+
28. Ka1 cxd4 29. Rxd4 Qc5 30. Rdd1 Rc8 31. Bg4 Qb4 32. Bxf5 Nxf5 33. Qe4 Qxe4
34. Rxe4 Ng3 35. Ra4 a6 36. Rb4 b5 37. a4 Nxh5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Rxb5 Nf4 40.
Rb6 Kg7 41. b4 Re8 42. d6 Ng6 43. e6 fxe6 44. d7 Rd8 45. Rxe6 Kf7 46. Rdd6 Nf8
47. Rxh6 Rxd7 48. Rxd7+ Nxd7 49. Rh7+ Ke6 50. Rg7 Ne5 51. Rxg5 Nd3 52. Rg4 {
Source: Aitken Book 12} 1-0

[Event "ENG-SCO"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.09.15"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1951.09.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 Qc8 8. cxd5
d6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 Re8 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. Re1 a6 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. Qf3
Bc8 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. e5 Bg4 18. Qd3 Nh5 19. exd6 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Nd7 21. Re7 Nf6
22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rf8 24. f5 Qxd6 25. Re1 Bh5 26. Qh4 g6 27. f6 Rad8 28.
R1e5 Kh8 29. Qg5 Rb8 30. R5e6 fxe6 31. Qh6 Qxe7 32. fxe7 Rfe8 33. Qf4 exd5 34.
Qe5+ Kg8 35. Bxd5# {Sources: CHESS, Oct 1951, p21; BCM, Nov 1951, p318} 1-0

[Event "Nat Club Ch Final Lud Eagle-Leicester"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1951.09.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Russ, Victor John Anthony"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1951.09.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leicester"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Nxe5 Bf6 8. O-O Bxe5 9. Qxe5 Nc6 10. Qf4 Na5 11. Bd5 Ne8 12. d4 c6 13. Be4 f5 14. Bd3 d5 15. b3 b5 16. Ba3 Rf7 17. Rae1 Bd7 18. Re5 Qb8 19. Bc1 Nd6 20. f3 Nab7 21. Rfe1 a5 22. Qg5 Qa7 23. Be3 Raf8 24. Ne2 Qb6 25. Nf4 Qd8 26. Ne6 $2 {Aitken} (26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. h4 $16 {Stockfish 17}) 26... Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Qd7 $1 {Aitken} 28. Re5 Rf6 29. Qh4 $2 (29. Bd2 Nf7 $140 30. Bxf5 $1 $16 {Stockfish 17}) 29... Nf7 30. Bg5 Nxe5 31. Bxf6 $4 (31. Rxe5 R6f7 32. g4 $44 {Stockfish 17}) 31... Ng6 32. Re7 Nxe7 33. Bxe7 Re8 34. Bg5 Qe6 35. Bd2 b4 36. g4 Nd6 37. Bf4 Nf7 38. Kf1 fxg4 39. Qxh7+ Kf8 40. fxg4 Qxg4 41. Bg3 Re6 42. Kg2 Rf6 43. h3 Qxd4 44. Qh5 Qe3 45. Qg4 {Sources: Aitken and Russ scorebooks. Match scores (Lud Eagle names first): (1) H Israel draw PN Wallis; (2) Dr JM Aitken 1-0 VJA Russ; (3) S Radoicic 1-0 W Tabakiernik; (4) Dr. K Winterton drew A Lenton; (5) H H Cole 1-0 J Hunter; (6) D Castello 0-1 PE Collier. Match won by Lud-Eagle 4-2.} 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Essex"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1951.10.27"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Lionel Sharples"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1951.10.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Essex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. Nbc3 Be7 8.
Nf4 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b3 a6 11. Be2 Ne5 12. Nd3 Bc6 13. f4 Ng6 14. Bf3 Nh4 15.
Qe1 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 Bf8 17. Nf2 d5 18. Rd3 Bc5 19. e5 Ng4 20. Ncd1 f6 21. h3
Nxf2 22. Nxf2 fxe5 23. fxe5 Qh4 24. Be3 Rxe5 25. Ng4 Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxe3+ 27.
Rexe3 Rxe3 28. Nxe3 Re8 29. Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "British Ch Qualifying Comp"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.11.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hoare, FA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1951.11.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. Nf3 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Bb4+
8. Nd2 O-O 9. Bd3 d6 10. Qg3 Ne5 11. Be2 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. O-O Qf6 14. a3
Bxd2 15. Bxd2 Qf7 16. Rac1 Rae8 17. Rc3 Nc6 18. Bd1 Re6 19. Be3 Be4 20. f3 Ne5
21. Bd4 Rg6 22. Qf2 Bf5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Bc2 Bxc2 25. Qxc2 Qf4 26. Re1 Rh6 27.
g3 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Rd8 29. Rce3 Rc6 30. Re4 Qd3 31. Qe2 Qxe2 32. R1xe2 Rd3 33. f4
exf4 34. Rxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "British Ch Qualifying Comp"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.11.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hoare, FA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1951.11.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qc2
Bg7 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. h3 Rc8 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Nh5 13. Bh2 e6 14. f4 Nc6 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qf2 f5 17. Nd2 Bf6 18. Rae1 Ng7 19. Nf3 Na5 20. g4 Rfe8 21. g5
Bd8 22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Bb5 Re7 24. Qe2 a6 25. Bd3 b5 26. Ng4 $2 {Aitken} fxg4 27.
hxg4 Qd7 28. Kh1 Rf7 29. Rf3 Bc7 30. Qf2 e5 31. dxe5 Qxg4 32. Bf1 Qe6 33. Qg2
Nf5 34. Rd3 Rd7 35. Red1 Rcd8 36. Bg1 Nc6 37. Be2 Nce7 38. Bf3 Bb8 39. Bc5 Bc7
40. Bg4 Nc8 41. Bg1 (41. Bf3 Nce7 42. Bg4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "British Ch Qualifying Comp"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.11.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hoare, FA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1951.11.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Bd3 $2 {Aitken} dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxg5 11. O-O Qh6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. Ne2 Bd6
14. e4 e5 15. d5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 f5 18. Ng3 Nb6 19. Rfe1 Qf6 20.
Rad1 Bd7 21. b3 Rac8 22. Qd2 Rc5 23. Qb2 Re8 24. Nh5 Qf7 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5
Qxh5 27. Rde1 Rxe5 28. Qxe5 Rc8 29. Qd6 Qg6 30. Qb4 h5 31. h3 Nxd5 32. Qxb7 Nf4
33. Kh2 Qd6 34. g3 Nxh3 35. Qf3 Qh6 36. Rd1 Ng5 37. Qb7 h4 38. g4 Ne4 39. Qxa7
Qf4+ 40. Kg1 Qxg4+ 41. Kh2 Ng5 42. Rd3 Bc6 43. f3 Qg3+ 44. Kh1 Bxf3+ 45. Rxf3
Rc1+ 46. Rf1 Rxf1+ 47. Qg1 Qh3# 0-1

[Event "Oxford Univ v Lud Eagle"]
[Site "Oxford?"]
[Date "1951.11.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1951.11.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 11"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
d4 9. Bxb7 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Rb8 11. Bc6 Qc8 12. Na5 Bxd5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 {Aitken}
14. Bxd5 Qc5 15. Bb3 Qxa5+ 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 18. Qd2 Ke7 19. Rc1 Qxd2+
20. Kxd2 Rhc8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bc2 Nb6 23. Kc1 f5 24. Kb1 Kf6 25. Rd1 Rd8 26.
Bb3 e4 27. f4 Rd6 28. Bg8 a5 29. Kc2 Rd8 30. Bxh7 Nc4 31. Kb3 Ne3 32. Rc1 Rb8+
33. Ka3 d3 34. exd3 exd3 35. Rc6+ Ke7 36. Rc3 Nc2+ 37. Ka4 d2 {Recorded, no
doubt illegibly, as 'D.U. v L.G.' by JMA acc. to GC. I have guessed Oxford
University v Lud Eagle. We know that such a match took place thereabouts 
(report, Jan 1952 BCM, p6) - JS} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle v (Blind Team?)"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.11.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wall, John Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1951.11.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Blind Team?"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Qb6 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qxb6 axb6 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. b4 Nc6 11. Bc7 Rc8 12. Bxb6 e5 13. b5 e4 14. bxc6 Rxc6
15. Rb1 exd3 16. Ngf3 Re6+ 17. Ne5 Ng4 18. O-O Nxe5 19. dxe5 Rxe5 20. Be3 Bc6
21. Nf3 Re4 22. Nd4 Kd7 23. Nxc6 Kxc6 24. Rb6+ Kc7 25. Rfb1 Bd6 26. Rxb7+ Kc8
27. R7b5 Rd8 28. Rd1 Ra4 29. Rxd3 Rxa2 30. g3 Rc2 31. Rbxd5 Be7 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8
33. Bd4 f6 34. Kg2 Kb7 35. h4 Kc6 36. g4 Kc7 37. Kf3 Rc1 38. Be3 Rc2 39. h5 g6
40. Bh6 Be7 41. Ke4 Kc6 42. Bd2 Ra2 43. f4 Ra5 44. c4 Ra4 {Source: Aitken Book
12} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v London Univ"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.12.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Blagrove, Anthony Rex"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C75"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1951.12.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "London University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. O-O Qe8 10. d5 Nb8 11. Bxd7 Nbxd7 12. h3 c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Re1 Nc5
15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Be3 Ne6 17. Rad1 c5 18. Nf1 Nhf4 19. c4 g5 20. Ng3 Nd4 21. Bxd4
cxd4 22. Nf5 Ra7 23. Kh2 Qc6 24. b3 Ne6 25. g3 Bd8 26. Qc1 f6 27. b4 Ng7 28.
Nxg7 Rxg7 29. Nd2 Bb6 30. Qc2 Rc7 31. Qd3 Qa4 32. Ra1 Qxb4 33. Reb1 Qc5 34. Rb3
Ba5 35. Rab1 Bxd2 36. Qxd2 Qxc4 37. R1b2 Rfc8 38. Kg2 Qc6 39. Qe2 f5 40. Rb6
Qxe4+ 41. Qxe4 fxe4 42. Rxd6 Rc2 43. Rb1 e3 44. Rf6 Rf8 {Source: Aitken Book 12
} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service or County m?"]
[Site "London, University College"]
[Date "1951.12.15"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Russell, John Scott"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1951.12.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. Be2 Qh4 6. Qd5 Nbc6 7. Nf3 Nxf3+
8. Bxf3 d6 {(?? Aitken)} 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qxe6+ (10. Qd2 $18) 10... fxe6 11. Bxh4
Nd4 12. Bd1 e5 13. Nc3 Ne6 14. O-O h5 15. f3 g5 16. Bf2 Bg7 17. Nd5 O-O 18.
Ne7+ Kh7 19. Nf5 Bh8 20. g4 hxg4 21. fxg4 Bf6 22. Be3 Kg6 23. Rf3 Rh8 24. Rc1
b6 25. Rc2 Rae8 26. Rg2 Nf4 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Re2 Re6 29. Ba4 b5 30. Bxb5 Rb8
31. Bd7 Re5 32. Bc6 Rc5 33. Ba4 Rxc4 34. Bb3 Rcb4 35. Rh3 Rh8 36. Rxh8 Bxh8 37.
Kg2 Bf6 38. Kf3 a5 39. Rc2 a4 40. Rc4 Rxc4 41. Bxc4 Bxb2 42. h4 gxh4 43. Nxh4+
Kg5 44. Nf5 Bf6 45. Bb5 a3 46. Bc6 {Source: Aitken Book 12. Biographical note:
John Scott Russell (11 August 1899 - 1982) lived with his parents at 31 Puller
Road, Barnet, in the late 1940s and 1950s. He was a postman. He was postal
chess conductor for Hertfordshire in 1950 and won the county's Capel Cup that
year.} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle v ?"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1951.12.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lewis, E M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C59"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1951.12.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Midland Bank?"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 O-O 12. c3 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. Qc2 Nc5
15. O-O Nab7 16. Na3 Nd3 17. Bxd3 exd3 18. Qa4 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Nc5 20. Qf4 Be6 21.
Nc4 Qa6 22. b3 Nxb3 23. axb3 Qxa1 24. Ba3 Qa2 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Nd6 Bxb3 27.
Ne4 Kh8 28. Nf6 Be6 29. Qh4 Qxd2 30. Ne4 Qe2 31. Re1 Qg4 32. Qe7 Rg8 33. h3 Qf5
34. Qxa7 Bd5 35. Qd4 Bxe4 36. Qxe4 d2 {Source: Aitken Book 12.   N.b. White's
name: the initials EM are reasonably legible but after the initial 'L' the
surname is illegible, but looks to be around 4 or 5 letters in length 
(Aitken's handwriting was very poor, particularly the ends of words which
often tailed away to a scrawl). The name of the club is also very hard to read
- 'Lewis' and 'Midland Bank' are really just a stab in the dark - JS} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.01.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hunter, M (Mrs)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1952.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 Qa5 7. h5 Bf5 8. b4
Qd5 9. Be2 Bg4 10. Bb2 Nf6 11. c4 Qd6 12. Qb3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nbd7 14. d4 e6 15.
c5 Qf4 16. O-O Nd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qa4 Qc7 19. Rac1 Qc6 20. b5 Qc8 21. f4 Be7
22. Rfe1 g6 23. f5 gxf5 24. Ba3 Kf8 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. c6 Nb6 27. Bxe7+ Kg7 28.
Qa3 Nc4 29. Qg3+ Kh6 30. Qg5# {Source: Aitken Book 12} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.01.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mortlock, Alfred"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1952.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Qc2 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nge2 Be6 11. O-O Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Qd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14.
Nf4 h6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. h3 Qe7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rc2
Nd7 {Aitken notes he missed 21.Nxd5 here. (21...exd5 22.Rxc8 then 23.Qxd5+)}
21. Rdc1 Ne5 {Source: Aitken Book 12} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.02.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cole, Henry Holwell"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1952.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. f4 Nd4 6. Nf3 Nxe2 7. Nxe2 d6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. Rb1 b5 11. cxb5 Qb6 12. Nc3 a6 13. bxa6 c4+ 14. d4 Bxa6 15.
h3 Rfd8 16. Kh2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Be3 f5 19. g4 fxg4 20. hxg4 Bc8 21. Nxe4 dxe4
22. Nd2 Rxa2 23. Nxc4 Qe6 24. Nd2 Qxg4 25. Qxg4 Bxg4 26. Kg3 Be2 27. Rf2 Bd3
28. Rc1 Rxb2 29. f5 gxf5 30. Rxf5 Rf8 31. Rxf8+ Bxf8 32. Rc8 Kg7 33. Kf4 h5 34.
Kg5 Rb6 35. Kxh5 Rg6 36. d5 Be2+ 37. Kh4 Rg4+ 38. Kh3 Rg6 39. e6 Bg4+ 40. Kh4
Bxe6 41. Bd4+ Kf7 42. dxe6+ Rxe6 43. Rc1 e3 44. Rf1+ Ke8 45. Nf3 Re4+ 46. Kg5
e6 47. Re1 Be7+ 48. Kh5 e2 49. Rb1 Rf4 50. Rb8+ Kf7 51. Ne5+ Kg7 {Source:
Aitken Book 12} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Finchley"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.02.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Philpott, Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1952.02.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Finchley"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 b6 4. Be2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. c3 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Re1
Qc7 9. Nf1 Nc6 10. Ng3 d5 11. Bd3 Rfd8 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b3 e5 15.
e4 Ne7 16. Nh4 Kh8 17. Bg5 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f6 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Be3
g5 22. Nf3 Rg8 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. Qc4 Rg6 25. b4 Rc8 26. b5 Nf5 27. Qe6 Nxe3 28.
Rxd6 Nc2 29. Rc6 Nxe1 30. Qxc8+ Qxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kg7 32. Nxe1 {Source: Aitken
Book 12. Biographical info: Albert Philpott (8 September 1909-25 August 2007)
was graded 4b (185-192) in 1956 when he was affiliated to Finchley. Received
the BCF Presidents' Award in 1999. (Further details in the 2000 BCF Yearbook.)}
1-0

[Event "NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1952.02.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Trott, Arthur Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1952.02.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. f3 Bb7 6. e4 Nc6 7. Be3 e6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bc5 11. Nc2 Qe7 12. Qd2 Rfe8 13. Rfe1 d5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. exd5 Nb4 16. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Kh1 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 Nxd5 19. Bd3 Nf6 20. Ne4 Bxe4
21. Qxc5 bxc5 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Re5 24. Kg1 Rae8 25. Kf2 Rxe4 26. Rxe4
Rxe4 27. Rd1 Kf8 28. Rd7 a5 29. Ra7 a4 30. Rc7 Rc4 31. Kf3 Rc2 32. Ra7 Rc4 33.
a3 g5 34. h3 Kg7 35. Ra6 f6 36. g4 Kg6 37. Rc6 Rc2 38. Ra6 Rxb2 39. Rxa4 h5 40.
Rc4 h4 41. a4 Rh2 42. Rxc5 Rxh3+ 43. Kf2 Ra3 44. a5 Ra4 45. Rb5 Rf4+ 46. Kg2
Rxg4+ 47. Kh2 Ra4 48. Kh3 f5 49. Rc5 Ra3+ 50. Kh2 g4 51. Rc6+ Kg5 52. Ra6 Kf4
53. Ra8 Ra2+ 54. Kg1 Kg3 {Source: Aitken Book 12} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.03.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Walton, John Charles (Sir)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1952.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. a3 Nc6 7. Qe4 Qc7 8. Bd3
Nde7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Re1 Bc5 11. b4 d5 12. Qg4 Be7 13. h4 h5 14. Qg3 Bd7 15.
Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. b5 Na5 19. Bg5 Be8 {Black resigned (
20.Qxf8 coming.) Source: Aitken Book 12} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier Zone E"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1952.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Date could be 6th - looks like a 6 corrected to a 7. Year was originally 1951
in ink - corrected by AJM to 1952 in pencil.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4.
e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 c4 10. Be2 O-O 11.
O-O f6 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Bg5 Rf8 14. Qd2 Nf5 15. Rfb1 Nd6 16. Qe1 Ne4 17. Bd2
Qa4 18. Bd1 b6 19. Ng5 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Bd7 21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Bh4 g6 23. Bg4 Ne7
24. Bg3 Nf5 25. Be5 Rf7 26. Rb4 Qc6 27. Rab1 Nd6 28. f3 Nf5 29. Qg5 Qc8 30. h4
Qd8 31. Qxd8 Rxd8 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. f4 h6 34. Kf2 {Source: Aitken Book 12}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Israel, Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1952.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. d4 g5 8.
c4 Qe6+ 9. Kf2 Bg7 10. Bd3 Qh6 11. h4 g4 12. Qe1+ Be6 13. Qe4 gxf3 14. Bxf4 Qg6
15. Qxf3 Qf6 16. d5 Qxb2+ 17. Kg3 Be5 18. dxe6 Bxf4+ 19. Kxf4 Qf6+ 20. Kg3 Rg8+
21. Kh3 Qxf3+ 22. gxf3 Nc6 23. Rhg1 Ke7 24. exf7 Kxf7 25. Bxh7 Rxg1 26. Rxg1
Ne5 27. Be4 c6 28. Rb1 b6 29. f4 Nxc4 30. Bxc6 Rd8 31. Rg1 Kf6 32. h5 Ne3 33.
Be4 Rd4 34. h6 Nd5 35. h7 Nxf4+ 36. Kh2 Rd2+ 37. Kh1 Rd8 38. Rg8 Rd1+ 39. Kh2
Rd2+ {Source: Aitken Book 12} 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.03.22"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hooper, David Vincent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1952.03.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6
8. bxc3 c6 9. Be2 d5 10. O-O Bd6 11. f4 O-O 12. Rb1 Re8 13. g3 Re7 14. Bb2 Bh3
15. Rf2 Rae8 16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 Re1+ 18. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rf1 Qe6 20. Qxe6
Rxe6 21. Kf2 f5 22. Re1 Re4 23. Rxe4 fxe4 24. d3 exd3 25. cxd3 Kf7 26. c4 g6
27. cxd5 cxd5 28. Be5 Bc5+ 29. d4 Bf8 30. g4 Ke6 31. Ke2 b5 32. Bc7 {Source:
Aitken Book 12} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier Zone E"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.03.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Woolverton, Harry Ivor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1952.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qb3 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Bc4 exd4 12. exd4 N7b6 13. O-O Nxc4 14. Qxc4
Be6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qe2+ Be6 17. a3 Bd6 18. d5 cxd5 19. Nd4 O-O 20. Nxe6 Rfe8
21. b4 Qxa3 22. Qb5 fxe6 23. Rb1 Qa6 24. Qxa6 bxa6 25. Ra1 Bxb4 26. Rxa6 Bc5
27. Re1 Bb6 28. Bg3 Kf7 29. Ra3 Rac8 30. Be5 Rc2 31. Rf3+ Kg8 {Source: Aitken
Book 12} 0-1

[Event "Combined Univs v West London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.03.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Camm, Frederick Jackson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1952.03.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Combined Universities"]
[BlackTeam "West London"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nb8 7. c4 Nf6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne1 Bxa4 11. Qxa4 Nbd7 12. Qc2 h6 13. Nd3 Nh7 14. f4 exf4
15. Bxf4 Bf6 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Qf2 Qe7 18. Kh1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 dxe5
21. Nd1 Nf6 22. Qf3 a5 23. Ne3 Ra6 24. Nf5 Qf8 25. d6 Re6 26. c5 cxd6 27. Nxd6
Qe7 28. Qd3 a4 29. Rd1 Qc7 30. Qb5 Ra5 31. Qxb7 Rxc5 32. Qa8+ Kh7 33. Nf5 Re8
34. Qxa4 Rc4 35. Qb3 Nxe4 36. Ng3 Rd4 37. Rc1 Qb8 38. Qxf7 Nd6 39. Qf2 Qa7 40.
Nf5 Rf8 41. Qc2 Rc4 42. Qd3 Rxf5 43. Qxd6 Qf2 44. Qd3 {Source: Aitken Book 12}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Combined Univs v Insurance"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.03.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Blow, Ronald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1952.03.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Insurance"]
[BlackTeam "Combined Universities"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd2 b6 12. f3 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Ba6 14. b3 dxc4 15.
bxc4 Rad8 16. Qc2 Qf6 17. f4 Rf7 18. Rac1 Bb7 19. Qf2 c5 20. Rfd1 Kh8 21. Be2
g5 22. d5 e5 23. fxg5 Qxg5 24. Ne4 Qg6 25. Ng3 Qg5 26. e4 f4 27. Nf5 Nf6 28.
Qf3 Nxe4 29. Nh6 Qxh6 30. Qxe4 Qg7 31. Bf3 Rd6 32. Re1 Re7 33. Rc2 Qg6 34. Rce2
Qxe4 35. Rxe4 Ba6 36. Bg4 Kg7 37. Be6 Kf6 38. Rxe5 Bxc4 39. Rf5+ Kg7 40. Rxf4
Bxd5 41. Rg4+ Kf6 42. Rf4+ {Source: Aitken Book 12} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier Zone E"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.03.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Israel, Harold"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1952.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Be3
e5 9. Ndb5 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nb8 12. c4 Nbd7 13. Bd3 a6 14. Nc3 g6 15.
Qd2 Bg7 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 O-O 18. O-O a5 19. b4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Qc7 21. Rfb1
Rfb8 22. Bb6 Nxb6 23. Qxb6 Qxb6+ 24. Rxb6 Bf8 25. a4 Ra5 26. Bc2 Rc8 27. Bd3
Rc7 28. Kf2 Kg7 29. Ke2 Kf6 30. Kd2 Ke7 31. Kc3 Bh6 {Source: Aitken Book 12}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford Past v Cambridge Past"]
[Site "London, St Brides"]
[Date "1952.04.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1952.04.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge Past"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford Past"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 d4 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
Bb2 Bc5 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. c3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. d4 Bb6 13. Bd3 Qh4+ 14. Qg3
Qxg3+ 15. hxg3 h6 16. O-O-O Be6 17. c4 c6 18. Be2 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. d5 Rf2
21. dxe6 Rxe2 22. Rd7 Be3+ 23. Kb1 Rxb2+ 24. Kxb2 Re8 25. e7 Kf7 26. Rxb7 Bd4+
27. Kc2 Rxe7 28. Rf1+ Ke8 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Kd3 Bb6 31. Ke4 Ke6 32. Rf8 Ba5
33. Rg8 Bc3 34. Kd3 Be5 35. Ra8 Kf5 36. Rxa7 Kg4 37. Re7 Bf6 38. Re3 Bd8 39. a4
g5 40. Ke4 Bb6 41. Rb3 Bc5 42. a5 h5 43. a6 h4 44. gxh4 gxh4 45. Ra3 Ba7 46.
Ke5 {Source: Aitken Book 12} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Marshall, Claud William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 hxg5 7. fxg7 Rg8 8. h4
gxh4 9. Qh5 Qf6 10. Qxh4 Qxh4 11. Rxh4 Rxg7 12. Rh8+ Kd7 13. O-O-O b6 14. Nce2
Bb7 15. Ng3 Nc6 16. Rh3 Be7 17. Nh5 Rgg8 18. Nf3 Raf8 19. Kb1 Kc8 20. Nf4 Rh8
21. g4 Bd6 22. Nh5 f6 23. Nh4 Ne7 24. f4 f5 25. Be2 fxg4 26. Bxg4 Bxf4 27.
Bxe6+ Kb8 28. Nxf4 Rxf4 29. Ng2 Rxh3 30. Nxf4 Rf3 31. Nd3 Bc8 32. Ne5 Rf4 33.
Bxc8 Kxc8 34. c3 Nf5 35. Re1 Nd6 36. Re2 Kb7 {Source: Aitken Book 12} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Nd7 13. Nxa5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxa5
15. Rad1 Qb4 16. a3 Qxb2 17. Nd5 Rae8 18. Rb1 Qxa3 19. Rxb7 Qa4 20. c4 a5 21.
Rfb1 e6 22. Nc7 Re7 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Nb5 Be5 25. Rc1 Ref7 26. Nd4 Nc5 27. Rbb1
Qe8 28. Nb5 Qa8 29. Bh6 Rf2 30. Qxf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Nd3+ 32. Ke3 Nxc1 33. Rxc1
Qc6 34. Rf1 Bg7 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Rd1 Qc5+ 37. Kf3 Qxc4 38. Nxd6 Qb3+ 39. Ke2
a4 40. g5 a3 41. Ne8+ Kf8 42. Nf6 Qc2+ 43. Rd2 Qxd2+ 44. Kxd2 a2 {Source:
Aitken Book 12} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Nb3 Be6 9. f3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 Bxd5 13. c3 O-O 14. O-O
Rad8 15. Rfd1 b6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 e5 18. Bf2 Be6 19. b3 e4 20. fxe4 Bxc3
21. Rac1 Be5 22. Be3 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Bd4+ 26. Kf1 Kg7
27. Bf3 Bd7 28. Bf4 Bb5+ 29. Be2 Bc6 30. Bd3 Kf6 31. Ke2 Be5 {Source: Aitken
Book 12} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lerchs, Armins"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 exd4 7. Re1 d5 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. Nxc6 Bxh2+ 10. Kh1 Qh4 11. Rxe4+ dxe4 12. Qd8+ Qxd8 13. Nxd8+ Kxd8
14. Kxh2 Be6 15. Nc3 b5 16. Bb3 Bxb3 17. axb3 f5 18. Nxb5 Kd7 19. Nd4 g6 20.
Bf4 c5 21. Ne2 Kc6 22. Be3 Rhb8 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nc3 Rd7 26. Kg3
Rb7 27. Na4 Kb5 28. Nxc5 Rc7 29. c4+ {Source: BCM, June 1952, p169} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Knopfler, Erwin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nge2 c4 8. Bg2
Be6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Qd2 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Bh3
15. Bh1 Nd8 16. Be5 Be6 17. Nf4 Bg4 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 f6 21.
Bd6 Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qxd6 24. Re8+ Kf7 25. Qe1 g5 26. Nd5 Be6 27.
Re7+ Kf8 28. Qe2 Qxd5 29. Rxh7 Nf7 30. Qh5 Ke7 {Source: Aitken Book 12} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Anderson, Peter B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Nbd7 8.
Bg2 Nc5 9. O-O Bd7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxd6 Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Bxe7 14.
Nd5 Bd8 15. Rfd1 Bc6 16. c4 a5 17. Nec3 O-O 18. b3 g6 19. Rd2 f5 20. exf5 gxf5
21. Ne3 e4 22. Rad1 Bg5 23. h4 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Nd3 25. Bf1 Ne5 26. Be2 Kh8 27.
Nd5 Rg8 28. Kh2 Rg7 29. Nf6 Rf7 30. Rd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Kg7 32. Nh5+ Kh6 33.
Rd6+ Ng6 34. Nf4 Rd7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Kg1 Kg7 37. Kf2 Kf6 38. Nd5+ Ke6 39. Ke1
Kd6 40. Nf6 Nf8 41. Nxd7 Nxd7 42. Kd2 Ne5 43. Kc3 b6 44. a3 Nf3 45. b4 axb4+
46. axb4 Ne5 47. Bf1 Nc6 48. Bh3 Ne7 49. g4 fxg4 50. Bxg4 Ng8 51. Kd4 Ne7 52.
Kxe4 {Source: Aitken Book 12} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rose, Maurice (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. Bf4 a6 10. a4 Be6 11. b3 Ne4 12. Na2 cxd4 13. Nd2 Nc3 14. Nxc3 dxc3
15. Nf3 Bf6 16. h4 Bf5 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nf3 Nb4 19. Bd3 Nxd3 20. cxd3 c2 21. Qxc2
Bxa1 22. Rxa1 Qf6 23. Rd1 Bg4 24. Qd2 Bxf3 25. gxf3 d4 26. Kg2 Qg6+ 27. Kh3
Rfe8 28. Rh1 Qe6+ 29. Kg2 Rac8 30. Rg1 Kh7 31. Kh2 Qe2 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Bxh6+
Kh7 {Source: Aitken Book 12} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Beattie, D H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Bg7 9. h3 Qc8 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nd5 Re8 13. Bg5 Qd8 14. c3 Rc8 15.
Nxf6+ exf6 16. Bf4 d5 17. exd5 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bd7 19. Be3 a6 20. Qd2 b5 21. Bd4
Qc7 22. Re1 Qd6 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. gxf4 b4 25. Re7 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bb5 27. Bf1 Bf8
28. Ra7 Kg7 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. Rb7 Ra8 31. Rxb5 Rxa2 32. Rb6 Ra5 33. Bxf6+ Kh6
34. Bg5+ Kg7 35. Bf6+ Kh6 36. c4 Bc5 37. Rb5 {Source: Aitken Book 12} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch59/1952"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1952.04.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hamilton, T J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1952.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 12"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Be2 e5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8.
Nf1 h6 9. Ng3 Be6 10. h3 Qd7 11. Bd2 Nd5 12. Qa4 f5 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Nf1 a6
15. Ne3 Nf4 16. Bf1 b5 17. Qc2 Rfc8 18. g3 Ng6 19. h4 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Ng2
Bxa2 22. h5 b4 23. Re1 b3 24. Qd1 dxc3 25. bxc3 Ba3# {Source: Aitken Book 12}
0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Hampstead"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.04.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bowen, Alfred William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1952.04.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampstead?"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{No exact date given.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6.
cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 Ndf6 11. h3 g6 12. O-O-O
Bd7 13. g4 Ng7 14. Nf4 Ne6 15. Rde1 O-O 16. Kb1 Ng5 17. Qe2 Nfe4 18. Rc1 Rae8
19. h4 Nf3 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. g5 f6 22. h5 gxh5 23. gxf6 Qxf6 24. Nxh5 Qg5 25.
Ng3 Bg4 26. Ka1 Qg6 27. Qc2 Bf5 28. Nxf5 Qxf5 29. Qb3+ Qf7 30. Qc2 Qf5 {
Source: Aitken Book 13. The date not given but is an educated guess, based on
its position in the scorebook and the fact that National Club matches were
often played on Sundays - JS} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCU County sf Middx-Devon"]
[Site "Salisbury"]
[Date "1952.04.26"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sifton, Isaac Taylor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1952.04.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Ne5 Qf8 12. f4 Re7 13. Nd2 g6 14. Rf3 Bd7
15. Qf2 Qg7 16. Rh3 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Ng4 18. Qh4 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Rf1 Rf8 21.
Re3 Ref7 22. Nf3 Nh5 23. Ne5 Rxf1+ 24. Bxf1 Bc8 25. Qe1 Nf6 26. Bd3 Nh5 27. g3
a6 28. Qe2 Nf6 29. Rf3 Nd7 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Nf3 Qf6 32. Qe3 Kg7 33. Ne5 Nf8
34. Ng4 Qe7 35. Qe5+ Kf7 36. Nh6+ Ke8 37. Ng8 Qf7 38. Nf6+ Kd8 39. Qd6+ Bd7 40.
Qb8+ Bc8 41. Qd6+ {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier Zonal "]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.04.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1952.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Kh8 14. Nf1 Ng8 15. g4
g6 16. Ng3 Bf6 17. b3 Bg7 18. Kh2 Ne7 19. Rg1 f6 20. Be3 Nb7 21. Qd2 Rf7 22.
Qe2 Rff8 23. Nd2 b4 24. c4 Qc8 25. a4 Rf7 26. Raf1 f5 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Qh5 Qf8
29. Nf3 Rf6 30. exf5 Bh6 31. Bg5 Bxg5 32. Nxg5 Qg7 33. N3e4 Be8 34. Nxf6 Bxh5
35. Nxh5 Qf8 36. f6 Ng6 37. Nxh7 Kxh7 38. Rxg6 Kh8 39. Rg7 {Source: Aitken
Book 13} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier Zonal"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.05.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wall, John Anthony"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1952.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb5 a6 7. N5a3 d5 8. exd5
b5 9. c4 Bc5 10. Nc2 Qb6 11. Qd2 bxc4 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Qe2 Bb5 15.
Bxb5 axb5 16. Be3 b4 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Qb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Ra5 20. a4 bxa3 21.
Nbxa3 Nxd5 22. Kf2 Nc6 23. Rhd1 Rb8 24. Rab1 Rb3 25. Nc4 Rc5 26. N2e3 Nxe3 27.
Nxe3 Nd4 28. Nf5 Rc2+ 29. Kf1 Ne6 30. Rd5 g6 31. Ng3 Rxg2 32. Rxe5 Rxh2 33. Kg1
Rbxb2 34. Rxb2 Rxb2 35. Ne4 Nd4 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ne8+ Kf8 38. Re3 Nxf3+ 39. Kf1
Nh2+ 40. Ke1 Ng4 41. Re4 f5 42. Re6 Kf7 43. Nc7 Rc2 {Source: Aitken Book 13}
0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.05.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sunnucks, Patricia Anne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B39"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1952.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8.
Nxc6 Nxe3 9. Nxd8 Nxd1 10. Kxd1 Kxd8 11. Kc2 e6 12. f4 d6 13. Rd1 Ke7 14. Nb5
Rd8 15. g4 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Bxc3 19. Kxc3 Rxa2 20. Ra1 Rxa1
21. Rxa1 d5 22. Ra7+ Bd7 23. exd5 exd5 24. Kd4 Rb8 25. Rxd7+ Ke6 26. Rxd5 f6
27. f5+ gxf5 28. gxf5+ Ke7 29. Rd7+ Kf8 30. Bc4 Rxb2 31. Rf7+ Ke8 32. Rxh7 {
Source: Aitken Book 13} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier Zonal"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.05.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1952.05.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Bf3 Rc8 12. Nb3 b5 13. a4 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4
15. axb5 axb5 16. f5 gxf5 17. exf5 e6 18. fxe6 Bxe6 19. Ra6 b4 20. Nd5 Be5 21.
Bf4 Kh8 22. Bxe5+ dxe5 23. Ne3 Qg5 24. Nc5 Bg4 25. Ne4 Qg6 26. Nd6 Rc7 27. Nxg4
Qxg4 28. Nxf7+ Rcxf7 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Rxc6 Qf5 31. h3 e4 {Source: Aitken Book
13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Lud-Eagle-Ilford"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.06.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1952.06.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ilford"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. d3
Nd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Be3 g6 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. g4 Rb8 14. Rab1 c5 15.
Kh1 c6 16. Rg1 Rb7 17. Qg2 Qe7 18. f3 Rfb8 19. Bc1 Nf8 20. Ne2 Ne6 21. Qh2 Bf6
22. Rg2 Bg5 23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 Bxf4 25. Bxf4 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 Qe5 27. Qxe5 dxe5
28. Rc2 Rd7 29. Rc3 Rbd8 30. Rd1 Rd4 31. Kg2 Rxe4 32. dxe4 Rxd1 33. Ra3 Rd2+
34. Kf3 Rxb2 35. Rxa6 Rb4 36. Rxc6 Rxc4 37. g5 Rc3+ 38. Kg4 Re3 39. Rxc5 Rxe4+
40. Kg3 Kf8 41. a4 Ke7 42. Rc7+ Ke6 43. a5 Ra4 44. Ra7 Kf5 45. h4 Ra3+ 46. Kf2
Kg4 47. Rxf7 Kxh4 48. Rxh7+ Kxg5 49. Ra7 Kf4 50. Rf7+ Kg4 51. Rg7 Ra2+ 52. Kf1
Kf3 53. Rf7+ Ke3 54. Rg7 Rxa5 55. Rxg6 Ra1+ 56. Kg2 e4 57. Re6 Ra5 58. Kf1 Ra1+
59. Kg2 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Lancs"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.06.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wahltuch, Victor Leonard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1952.06.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Lancashire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. fxe5 Ne8 8.
Bg5+ Be7 9. O-O-O+ Nd7 10. Nf3 c6 11. Bc4 h6 12. Be3 Rh7 13. Bxf7 Rxf7 14. e6
Rf6 15. exd7 Bxd7 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. e5 Re6 19. Bf4 g5 20. Bg3 Ng7
21. Rhf1 Nh5 22. Rxd6+ Rxd6 23. exd6 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Kxd6 25. Rf6+ Ke5 26. Rxh6
Rf8 27. Nd1 Rf7 28. Kd2 c5 29. Ke2 b6 30. Ke3 Rg7 31. Rh8 {Source: Aitken Book
13. County championship semi-final} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.07.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Goldberg, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1952.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Scoresheet clearly gives 'M'. We already have an 'A' Alexander.} 1. e4 e6 2.
d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Qxd4 6. O-O-O Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Rg6 9.
Qh4 Qe5 10. Bf4 Qh5 11. Qxh5 Nxh5 12. Bxc7 Bxc3 13. Rd8+ Ke7 14. Rxc8 Kd7 15.
Rxb8 Rxb8 16. Bxb8 Bd4 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Nh3 Kc8 19. Bg3 Nd5 20. Rd1 Bg7 21. Bh5
Bh6+ 22. Kb1 Rf6 23. Bh4 Rf5 24. Bg4 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier m Aitken-Macleod"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1952.07.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Nd7 13. Nbd2 Bf6 14. Nh2 g6 15. Ndf1
Bg7 16. g4 Nb6 17. Ng3 Nb7 18. Kg2 f6 19. b3 Nd8 20. Be3 Nf7 21. Qe2 Bd7 22.
Red1 a5 23. h4 b4 24. c4 a4 25. h5 g5 26. h6 Nxh6 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. exf5 Ra7 29.
Bc1 axb3 30. Bxb3 Rfa8 31. Bb2 Na4 32. f3 Nxb2 33. Qxb2 Kh8 34. Re1 Ng8 35. Nf1
Ne7 36. Ng3 Nc8 37. Rh1 Nb6 38. Kg1 Qf7 39. Ne4 Bf8 40. Qh2 h6 41. Nxd6 Qg7 42.
Ne4 Nc8 43. Qf2 Ra5 44. Kg2 R8a7 45. Rh5 Kh7 46. Rah1 Qe7 47. Kg3 Bg7 48. Qh2
Qf8 49. d6 Rd7 50. Qc2 Nxd6 51. Nxg5+ Kg8 52. Ne6 Qb8 53. Nxg7 Rxg7 54. Rxh6
Kf7 55. Qd3 Qb7 {sic time trouble?} 56. Rxf6+ Kxf6 57. Qxd6+ {Source: Aitken
Book 13} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier m Aitken-Macleod"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.07.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D73"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1952.07.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4
Be6 9. Qd3 Na6 10. a3 Bf5 11. Qd1 Nd5 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 14. Qb3 c5 15.
Rd1 Rc8 16. Ne5 c4 17. Qa4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd5+ 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. Bf4 f6 21. e4
Qxe4 22. Re1 Qd5 23. Rxe7 g5 24. Rb1 Nc5 25. dxc5 g4 26. Rexb7 gxf3+ 27. Kg1
Bf8 28. Qc2 Qd3 29. Qxd3 cxd3 30. Bd2 Bxc5 31. Re1 Re8 32. Rd7 Re2 33. Rxd3
Bxf2+ 34. Kf1 Bxe1 35. Bxe1 Rxh2 36. Rxf3 Rh1+ 37. Kf2 Re8 38. Bd2 Rh2+ 39. Kf1
Rxd2 40. Rxf6 Rb8 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier m Aitken-Macleod"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.07.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1952.07.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d3 d4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Nd2 Bxb3 14. Nxb3 c5
15. Bd2 c4 16. Na5 Rc8 17. e5 Ne8 18. dxc4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 d3 20. Qe4 f5 21. exf6
Nxf6 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. b3 Nc5 26. Bb4 Rfd8 27. Ne5
Rd5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Nxd3 Rcd8 30. Nb2 Rd2 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Nd1 Rxa2 33. Ne3
Kg8 34. Rc1 Bb4 35. Nd5 a5 36. Nxb4 axb4 37. Rb1 Rc2 38. g3 Kf7 39. Kg2 Rc3 40.
Kh3 Kf6 41. Kg4 Rc2 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Ke4 Rc2 44. Ke3 Rc3+ 45. Kd4 Rc2 46. Ke3 {
Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch qualifier m Aitken-Macleod"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1952.07.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Nf3 Bd5 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. O-O Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nxd4 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Nxd7 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14.
Be4 Nxe2+ 15. Kg2 Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Bd6 17. b3 Ke7 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20.
Rxc4 Be5 21. Rd1 Rhd8 22. Rcc1 f5 23. Bc2 Rd6 24. Kf3 Ra6 25. a4 g5 26. Rd3 Rc6
27. Rd2 Rxb3+ 28. Bxb3 Rxc1 29. Rc2 Rh1 30. Re2 Kf6 31. Kg2 Ra1 32. f4 gxf4 33.
gxf4 Bxf4 34. Rxe6+ Kg5 35. Ra6 Rb1 36. Bc2 Rb2 37. Rc6 Bd6 38. Kf3 Kf6 39. h3
Ke5 40. Rc4 Kd5 41. Bd3 f4 42. Kg4 Rd2 43. Bf1 Rd1 44. Be2 Rg1+ 45. Kf5 f3 46.
Bd3 Rd1 47. Rc3 Kd4 48. Bc2 f2 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch sf Lud-Athenaeum"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.07.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wahltuch, Victor Leonard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1952.07.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Athenaeum"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 e6 5. Ne5 Nbd7 6. Bxf5 exf5 7. Qd3 g6 8.
f4 c6 9. Nd2 Ne4 10. Ndf3 Nb6 11. Qb3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd2 f6 14. Nd3 Nc4
15. Bc1 Rf7 16. Nf2 b5 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Ne1 a5 19. c3 a4 20. Qd1 f5 21. Rb1
Rfa7 22. Rf2 Bf8 23. g4 fxg4 24. Qxg4 Qc8 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. b3 axb3 27. axb3
Nd6 28. Nc2 Nf5 29. Kf1 Raa8 30. Ke1 Be7 31. Kd1 Ra2 32. Re2 Nh4 33. Bb2 Kf7
34. b4 Ke6 35. Na1 g5 36. fxg5 Rg8 37. Kc2 Rxg5 38. Rf1 Ra8 39. Ref2 Rag8 40.
Nb3 Nf3 41. Nd2 Rf5 42. Nxf3 Rgf8 43. Ng5+ Bxg5 44. Rxf5 Rxf5 45. Rxf5 Kxf5 46.
Kd2 Kg4 47. Ke2 Kh3 48. Bc1 Kxh2 49. Bd2 Kg2 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tranmer, Eileen Betsy"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nb3 a5 11. a4 Be6 12. Bf3 Nb4 13. Nd4 Bc4 14. Rf2 Rc8 15.
Rd2 Nc6 16. Ndb5 Qe8 17. Qe1 Nd7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Rad1 exf4 20. Rxd7 fxe3 21.
Nc7 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 Qb8 23. Rdd7 Be5 24. Rxb7 Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 Qf4 26. Bxc6 Bg3 27.
Qxg3 Qxg3 28. Rxe7 Rd8 29. Bf3 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Qf2+ 31. Kh2 Be6 32. Rbc7 Rd4 {
Source: Glasgow Herald, 29 Aug 1952, p6 (Alan McGowan)} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pollitt, John H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O
Bd7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qf3 Be7 11. Nb3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 a5 14. Nf2 O-O 15. Kh1
e5 16. f5 Nd8 17. Ng4 Bc6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Nd2 Nb7 20. Nc4 Nc5 21. Bxc5 dxc5
22. Ne3 Rad8 23. b3 Rd4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rf4 26. Qe3 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Qd6
28. Qe4 Rd8 29. Bc4 Qe7 30. Re1 Rd6 31. Bb5 h6 32. Bc6 Qd8 33. Qe3 Qb6 34. Qf2
Qa7 35. h3 Rd8 36. Re4 Kh7 37. Qe3 Qe7 38. Rc4 e4 39. Rxe4 Qd6 40. Qf4 Qxf4 41.
Rxf4 Be5 42. Re4 f6 43. Kg1 g6 44. fxg6+ Kxg6 45. Kf2 h5 46. Ke3 Kf7 47. Kd3
Rg8 48. Re2 Ke7 49. Kc4 Kd6 50. Kb5 Rb8+ 51. Kxa5 c4 52. bxc4 Kc5 53. Ka6 Rb6+
54. Ka7 Bb8+ 55. Ka8 Kxc4 56. a5 Rxc6 57. dxc6 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stuart, E Leslie"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. h3 Bd6 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Rac1 Qe7
15. Bh2 N6d7 16. e4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 d4 18. Ne2 Nxe5 19. f4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxe4 21.
Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Ng3 Re8 23. f5 Nd7 24. Nh5 c5 25. Rce1 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Nf6 27.
Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Bd6 b6 30. Kf2 Bb7 31. Rxa8 Bxa8 32. Bb8 d3 33. g3
a6 34. Ba7 Bg2 35. h4 Bh3 36. Bxb6 c4 37. Ke3 Bxf5 38. Bc7 Be4 39. Bf4 f5 40.
Kd2 h5 41. a3 Kf6 42. Kc3 Bd5 43. Kd4 Be6 44. Kc3 Ke7 45. Kd4 Kd7 46. Kc5 Ke7
47. Kd4 Kd7 48. Kc5 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Boxall, Ronald Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. O-O e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
c4 Be7 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Bg5 e4 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qd4 Be6 14. Qa4+
Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Nxd7 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. Rd4 O-O 20. Rad1
Rd7 21. b4 Na6 22. Nxe4 Rb7 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. bxc5 Rb5 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. c6 Kf8
27. e3 Rxc6 28. Rcd1 Rc2 29. a4 Rbb2 30. Rf1 Rc4 31. Rdd1 Rxa4 32. Ra1 Rba2 33.
Rxa2 Rxa2 34. Rd1 Ra5 35. Bf3 Ke7 36. Kg2 f5 37. Rb1 Kd6 38. Be2 Kc6 39. h4 Bc8
40. Rb2 Rc5 41. Bd1 Kc7 42. Rb4 a5 43. Rb2 Bd7 44. Kf3 a4 45. Ra2 Ra5 46. Ke2
Kd6 47. Kd3 Kc5 48. Kc3 g6 49. Ra3 h6 50. Bc2 g5 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Bd1 Ra8 53.
Ra2 Ra6 54. Bc2 f4 55. gxf4 gxf4 56. Bd1 fxe3 57. fxe3 Bb5 58. Bc2 Re6 59. Kd2
Rh6 60. Bb1 Rh2+ 61. Kc3 Rxa2 62. Bxa2 Bc4 63. Bb1 a3 64. Bg6 Kd6 65. Kc2 Ba2
66. Kc3 Kc5 67. Bf5 Kb5 68. Bg6 Ka4 69. Be8+ Ka5 70. Bg6 {Source: Aitken Book
13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Green, Arnold Yorwarth"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. d5 Kh8 13. Nbd2 Ng8 14. Nf1 g6 15. a4
Bd7 16. axb5 axb5 17. g4 Nc4 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Bxe3 Kg7 21. Kh2
Qc8 22. Rg1 Ra2 23. Bb1 Ra1 24. Nd2 f6 25. Qc1 Qe8 26. Nf1 Bd8 27. Ng3 Kh8 28.
b3 Be7 29. Qb2 Qa8 30. Bc1 Bf8 31. Qc2 Bh6 32. Ne2 Kg7 33. h4 Bxc1 34. Nxc1 Ra7
35. Qe2 Qd8 36. Kg3 Nh6 37. f3 Kh8 38. Qe3 Qf8 39. g5 f5 40. Qf2 Ng8 41. Nd3
Bc8 42. Rf1 Rf7 43. exf5 Bxf5 44. c4 bxc4 45. bxc4 Ne7 46. Qb2 Kg8 47. Qb3 h6
48. Nf2 Bxb1 49. Rxb1 Nf5+ 50. Kh3 Nd4 51. Qb8 Rxf3+ 52. Kg2 Rxf2+ 53. Kh3 hxg5
{Source: Aitken Book 13} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 8.
Re1 f5 9. dxe5 d5 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. c3 exf3 13. cxb4 O-O 14. Qd4
Qe8 15. Qh4 fxg2 16. Be3 Be6 17. Bc5 Rf5 18. Re2 Rh5 19. Qg3 Rh3 20. Qxg2 Rh6
21. Re3 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. exf5 Bxf5 8. d4
exd4 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Re1+ Be7 12. Qe2 c5 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. Qxe6
Qd7 15. Qb3 d5 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nc3 c4 19. Qa4 Qf5 20. Re2 Bd4 21.
Rf1 Rab8 22. Qc6 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rb6 24. Qxc7 Rb2 25. Qa5 d4 26. Qxf5 Rxf5 27.
cxd4 Rd5 28. Re8+ Kf7 29. Ra8 Rxc2 30. Rxa6 Rxd4 31. g3 Rdd2 32. Rb1 Rxf2 33.
Rb7+ Kg8 34. Ra8+ Rf8 35. Raa7 Rd8 36. Rxg7+ Kf8 37. Rgf7+ Kg8 38. Rf2 Rxf2 39.
Kxf2 c3 40. Rc7 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. Bb2 a5 5. bxc5 Nc6 6. e3 e5 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qb3
Qf6 9. Na3 Bxc5 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Bd3 Nh6 12. O-O O-O 13. Be4 Nf5 14. a3 Be6 15.
exd4 exd4 16. Qd3 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Rd7 18. h3 g6 19. Rac1 Rcd8 20. Bd5 Bb6 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qe4 Ng7 23. d3 Bc5 24. Re2 Re8 25. Rce1 Nf5 26. Qf4 Rf7 27. Ng5
e5 28. Qd2 Rd7 29. Ne4 Qf8 30. Bc1 Be7 31. Qc2 b6 32. Qa4 Red8 33. Rf1 Qg7 34.
Qb3 Kh8 35. Bd2 Nb8 36. c5 bxc5 37. Bxa5 Rc8 38. Qc4 Qg8 39. Rc1 Nc6 40. Bd2
Qxc4 41. Rxc4 Rb7 42. a4 Ra8 43. g3 Nb4 44. Nxc5 Bxc5 45. Bxb4 Rxa4 46. Bxc5
Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Rxb5 48. Rxe5 Ra2 49. Bxd4 Nxd4 50. Re7 Rb8 51. Rxd4 Rf8 52. Rf4
Rxf4 53. gxf4 Rd2 54. Rd7 Kg8 55. Kf3 h5 56. Kg3 Kf8 57. Kf3 Rd1 58. d4 Rd3+
59. Ke4 Rxh3 60. d5 Rh2 61. d6 Ke8 62. Re7+ Kd8 63. Ke3 Rh3+ 64. f3 Rh1 65. Rg7
Re1+ 66. Kd4 Rd1+ 67. Ke5 Re1+ 68. Kf6 Rd1 69. Kxg6 Rxd6+ 70. Kxh5 Ke8 71. f5
Kf8 72. Rg6 Rd3 73. Kg5 Rxf3 74. Ra6 Kg7 75. Ra7+ {Sources: Aitken Book 13; 
(moves 36 to end) CHESS, December 1952} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ne3 Bf8 14. Nd5 h6 15. a4
b4 16. a5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 18. Bb3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Ng6 20. Nd2 Rb8 21. Nc4 Bf5
22. Ba4 Re7 23. Qf3 Nh4 24. Qg3 Ng6 25. Qf3 Nh4 26. Qh5 Rc7 27. g3 Bxd3 28. Nb2
Rxb2 29. Bxb2 Ng6 30. Qd1 e4 31. f4 Be7 32. c4 Bf6 33. Qb3 Bd4+ 34. Bxd4 cxd4
35. Qb6 Qc8 36. Qxd6 Rxc4 37. Bc6 Nh4 38. Rec1 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Qg4 40. Qd8+ Kh7
41. Rxc4 Bxc4 42. Qe7 Nd2 43. d6 Qe2+ 44. Kh1 Be6 45. Qxe6 fxe6 46. d7 Nf3 47.
Bxe4+ Qxe4 48. d8=Q Ne1+ 49. Kg1 Qg2# {Source: Aitken Book 13} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. a4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O
Bd6 9. Be2 O-O 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rd1 Rfd8 13. Bd2 Bg6 14. Nh4 Na5 15.
Nxg6 Nxb3 16. Nxe7+ Bxe7 17. Rab1 c5 18. Bf3 cxd4 19. exd4 Rxd4 20. Be3 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Na5 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Kf8 24. Rc1 Bd6 25. Rc2 Ke7 26. Bb6 Nc6 27.
Bxc6 bxc6 28. Rxc6 Kd7 29. Rc4 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Kxc8 31. Bd4 e5 32. Bc3 Kc7 33. Kf1
Kc6 34. Ke2 Kd5 35. b3 f5 36. f3 g6 37. Ba5 Bc5 38. Bd2 Bd4 39. Bb4 Bb2 40. Kd3
e4+ 41. fxe4+ fxe4+ 42. Kc2 Bf6 43. Bd2 Bd4 44. Bf4 Bg1 45. Kd2 Kc5 46. Kc3 Bf2
47. b4+ Kd5 48. Kd2 Kc4 49. Bd6 Bd4 50. Ke2 Bc3 51. b5 axb5 52. axb5 Bd4 53.
Bf4 Kxb5 54. Bb8 Kc4 55. Bf4 Kd5 56. Bb8 Ke6 57. Bc7 Kf5 58. Bh2 h5 59. Bg3 g5
60. Bc7 Be5 61. Bb6 Bg3 62. Ba7 g4 63. hxg4+ Kxg4 64. Ke3 Kf5 65. Bb6 Bf4+ 66.
Kf2 Kg4 67. Bd8 e3+ 68. Ke2 Kg3 69. Kf1 h4 70. Be7 h3 71. gxh3 Kf3 72. Bb4 Bh2
73. Ke1 e2 74. Kd2 Kf2 75. Kd3 Bd6 76. Bc3 Be7 77. Ba5 Bh4 78. Bc3 Kf1 79. Bb4
Be1 80. Be7 Ba5 81. Bh4 Bb6 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 39th"]
[Site "Chester"]
[Date "1952.08.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Leslie, Donald Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1952.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 d6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nc3 Ngf6 6. e5 cxd4 7. exf6 dxc3 8.
fxe7 Bxe7 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 Bf6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Rb1 Nc5 13. Qc2 Bf6 14. Bf4
Qc7 15. Rbd1 Rd8 16. Rd2 Bg4 17. Ng5 Bxe2 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Rxe2+
Ne6 21. Qh3 Qxc4 22. Rfe1 Bxg5 23. Bxg5+ Kd7 24. Qf3 Rf8 25. Qxb7+ Qc7 26. Qb3
Rab8 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kc6 29. Rc1+ {Source: Glasgow Herald, 3 Oct 1952,
p.7 (Alan McGowan)} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.09.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Castello, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1952.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Qc2 f5 11. f3 Ng5 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. b4 Bf6 14. Nb3 g6 15.
Qf2 Ne6 16. f4 Rb8 17. Bd2 Qg7 18. Bc3 Bd7 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Qh6 21. Bd2
Qg7 22. Bc3 Qh6 23. Rf1 Rf8 24. Bc2 Qg7 25. Rd3 Kh8 26. Rh3 Rf7 27. Kh1 Qf8 28.
Nd2 Kg7 29. Rg1 Kg8 30. Rd3 Qh6 31. Rh3 Qf8 32. a4 Bh8 33. Rf3 Qg7 34. Re3 Re7
35. Rge1 Kf8 36. Nf3 Rbe8 37. Ne5 Qg8 38. R3e2 Bxe5 39. Rxe5 Ng7 40. Qh4 Re6
41. Bb3 Rxe5 42. dxe5 Ne6 43. b5 Rb8 44. Bb4 Ke8 45. Bxd5 cxd5 46. c6 Qf7 47.
cxd7+ Qxd7 48. Qf6 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.09.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sobkowski, Morris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1952.09.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 d5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15.
g4 Bg6 16. Ne3 Qd6 17. a4 O-O 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Nh4 Nd7 21. Nhf5
Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Qf6 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. d4 cxd4 25. cxd4 Qd6 26. dxe5 Qxd1 27.
Rxd1 Ndxe5 28. f4 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Nfd4 30. Be4 Rd8 31. Be3 g6 32. Bxc6 Nxc6 33.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 34. Kf3 Kf8 35. Ke4 Ke7 36. Kd5 h5 37. Kc5 f5 38. g5 b4 39. Kxb4 Kd6
40. Kc4 Nb7 41. b4 Kc6 42. Bc5 Nd8 43. b5+ Kd7 44. Kd5 Nb7 45. Bd4 {Source:
Aitken Book 13} 1-0

[Event "London League"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.10.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gregory, Frederick Gugenheim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B37"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1952.10.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 Qb6 7. Nd2 Nf6 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Qc2 Qb6 13. b4 Ng4 14. Nf3 f5
15. c5 dxc5 16. bxc5 Qc6 17. h3 fxe4 18. hxg4 exf3 19. Bxf3 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Qxf3
21. Qb3+ Qxb3 22. Rxb3 Rb8 23. Bf4 e5 24. Bg3 Bxg4 25. c6 b6 26. c7 Rc8 27. Rc1
Kf7 28. Ra3 a5 29. Rb3 Bh6 30. Rc6 Bd7 31. Rcc3 b5 32. Bxe5 a4 33. Rf3+ Ke6 34.
Rbd3 Bc6 35. Rf6+ Kxe5 36. Rxc6 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1-0

[Event "London League"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.10.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Weber, A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1952.10.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Nf3 Nxe4 8.
Bxe7 Nxc3 9. Bxd8 Nxd1 10. Bxc7 Nxb2 11. Bb3 b5 12. Nxe5 O-O 13. O-O Na4 14.
Rae1 Bb7 15. Nxd7 Rfc8 16. Bg3 Rd8 17. Bxa4 bxa4 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Nxa4 Be6 20.
a3 Nd4 21. c4 Rac8 22. Kh1 Nc2 23. Rc1 Bf5 24. Rxc2 Bxd3 25. Rcc1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1
Rxc4 27. Nb2 Rc2 28. Nd1 Rc1 29. Ne3 Rxf1+ 30. Nxf1 Rd3 31. Bb8 Rxa3 32. g3 a5
33. Ne3 a4 34. Be5 f6 35. Nc4 Rb3 36. Bd6 Kf7 37. Kg2 Ke6 38. Bf8 Rc3 39. Na3
Kd5 40. h4 h5 41. f3 f5 42. Kf2 Rb3 43. Ke2 g6 44. Be7 Rb7 45. Bf8 Kd4 46. Kd2
Rb2+ 47. Nc2+ Kc4 48. Bg7 Rb7 49. Be5 Rd7+ 50. Ke3 Kb3 51. Nd4+ Ka2 52. Nc2 Rb7
53. Bd6 Kb2 54. Ne1 a3 55. Nd3+ Kc2 56. Ne1+ Kd1 57. Bxa3 Kxe1 58. Kf4 Ke2 59.
Bd6 Rb3 60. Kg5 Kxf3 61. Bf4 Rb6 62. Be5 Rb4 63. Kxg6 Kg4 64. Kf6 Re4 65. Bc7
Rb4 66. Kg6 Rc4 67. Be5 Rc6+ 68. Kg7 Kf3 69. Bf4 Rc4 70. Be5 Rg4+ 71. Kh6 Rxg3
72. Kxh5 f4 73. Kh6 Kg4 74. h5 Rh3 75. Kg6 f3 76. Bd4 Rxh5 {Source: Aitken
Book 13} 0-1

[Event "National Chess Centre"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.10.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bennett, John Herbert B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1952.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 Ne4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. O-O Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bf5 13. Bf3 Qd7 14. Nc4
Rfe8 15. Qb3 Be4 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. Rae1 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.
Ne3 b6 21. Qb5 Kf8 22. Qf5 Qe6 23. Qxh7 Qxa2 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. h4 Qb1+ 26. Kh2
Qg6 27. Qc8 Qd6+ 28. g3 Qd8 29. Qb7 Kd7 30. d5 Na5 31. Qxa7 Qf6 32. Kg2 Qxc3
33. Qa8 Qb4 34. Qg8 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 Qg6 36. Qf8 Nb7 {Source: Aitken Book 13}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.10.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fawcett, Edward Douglas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B54"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1952.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nc2 Be6 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 Ne8 11. Nd5 Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qc1 Qxc1 14. Raxc1
Bxd5 15. cxd5 Ne7 16. Ne3 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Bg4 Rf4 20. Bc8 b5
21. Rc2 g5 22. Rfc1 Kf8 23. Bd7 Rb8 24. Rc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc8 Rxf2 26. Kg1 Rxb2 27.
Bxe8 Rxa2 28. Bxb5+ Kg7 29. Rc7+ Kf6 30. Bd3 Rd2 31. Rc3 h5 32. Be4 Rd4 33. Re3
a5 34. Kf2 g4 35. Re2 a4 36. Ke3 a3 37. Rf2+ Ke7 38. Ra2 Ra4 39. Bc2 Ra5 40.
Bb3 Kf6 41. Rf2+ Kg5 42. Ke4 Rb5 43. Ba2 Rb4+ 44. Kd3 e4+ 45. Kc3 Rb7 46. g3 h4
47. Bc4 hxg3 48. hxg3 Rb1 49. Rg2 Kf5 50. Ba2 Rf1 {Source: Aitken Book 13}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Kent v Civil Service?"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Phillips, Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1952.11.01"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d3 e5 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 O-O 9. c3 b6 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Qc2 Ba6 12. Bf1 Bb7 13. Nh4 g6 14. Ng2 Ne8
15. Ne3 Nd8 16. Bc4 Nf6 17. a4 Bc6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nb7 20. Nf3 Nd6 21.
Bf1 e4 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nh3 Kh7 24. Bg2 Qd7 25. Nf4 Kg7 26. f3 exf3 27. Bxf3 Rae8
28. Bg2 Qf5 29. Qf2 Nde4 30. Qf1 c4 31. Be3 Qc8 32. Bxe4 Nxe4 33. Bd4+ Bf6 34.
Rxe4 Rxe4 35. Nh5+ $1 {It does appear Aitken missed this move before going
into this variation - G.Chandler.} gxh5 36. Qxf6+ {Source: Aitken Book 13.
Identity of match not known but the date was recorded and we know that a match
between Kent and the Civil Service took place on 1 November 1952.} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Lud-Eagle v Oxford U"]
[Site "London, National Chess Centre"]
[Date "1952.11.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tylor, Theodore Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1952.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 f5 17. Qf1 Qh5 18. f4 g5 $6 19. Nd2 Kh8 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. a4 $6
(21. fxg5 f4 22. Bxf4 Rf5 23. Qg2 (23. Re5 $5) 23... Bxf4 24. gxf4 Rxf4 25.
Qxd5 $1 $18 {Yanofsky}) 21... Rae8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 $2 Bh3 $2 (23... gxf4
$1) 24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. Nxf3 gxf4 26. Rxd6 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 $2 (27. Kf2 $1 $18) 27...
fxe3 28. Ng5 Ra8 29. Rd8+ $2 (29. Nxh3 $1 Ra1+ 30. Kg2 e2 31. Re6 e1=Q 32. Rxe1
Rxe1 33. Nf4 Rc1 34. Nxd5 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 Rxb2 $17) 29... Rxd8 $19 30. Nf7+ Kg7
31. Nxd8 Kf6 (31... f4 32. gxf4 Kg6 $19) 32. Nc6 f4 $1 33. Nb4 Ke6 34. Nd3 fxg3
$3 35. hxg3 (35. Nf4+ Kf5 36. Nxd5 (36. hxg3 Bg4 $19) 36... e2 37. Ne3+ Kf4 38.
Nc2 Bf5 39. Ne1 Be4 $19) 35... Kf5 36. Nf4 Kg4 37. Nxd5 Kf3 38. Nb4 e2 39. Nd3
Bf5 40. Ne1+ Kxg3 {Source: BCM, Dec 1952, p350 & CHESS, Dec 1952, p48.  Board
Scores (Lud Eagle Names first): 1 H Israel 0-1 DA Yanofsky; 2 JM Aitken 0-1 TH
Tylor; 3 A Phillips 1-0 L Barden; 4 L Alexander 0-1 R Persitz; 5 HH Cole 1/2-1/
2 Dr HG Schenk; 6 Bruce Hayden 1/2-1/2 JE Pike.} 0-1

[Event "NN"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.11.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poole, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1952.11.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8
8. Bg5 Be7 9. O-O-O+ Nd7 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bxe5 f6 12. Bg3 Ke8 13. a4 Bb4 14. Ne2
Ne5 15. h3 Ke7 16. f4 Ng6 17. Nd4 Bd6 18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. exf5 Bxf4+ 20. Bxf4
Nxf4 21. g3 Nd5 22. Rh2 Rhd8 23. Re2+ Kf8 24. Red2 Ke7 25. Rd4 a5 26. Rh4 h6
27. Be2 Rd7 28. Re4+ Kf8 29. c4 Nb6 30. Re1 Re7 ({Looks like the idea was} 
30... Nxa4 31. Bh5 {with some pressure.}) 31. Re6 Rae8 32. Bh5 Rxe6 33. fxe6
Re7 34. b3 Rc7 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. Bf7 f5 37. g4 Nc8 38. Re1 Nd6 39. Bg6 {Source:
Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Greening, JR"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C59"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1952.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bc5 11. c3 Qc7 12. d4 exd3 13. Nxd3 Bd6 14. f4 O-O 15.
O-O Ba6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qc2 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Nd5 19. Bxa6 Qxa6 20. Rf3 Rfe8 21.
Qf2 {? Aitken} Nb3 22. Nxc6 Rc8 23. c4 Nxc1 {? Aitken} 24. cxd5 Re2 25. Qf1
Rce8 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Ra3 {? Aitken} Qxa3 28. Nxa3 Bxb2 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 30. Nc2
Rxc2 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 0-1

[Event "BCF vs BCCA m"]
[Site "London, National Chess Centre"]
[Date "1952.11.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Graham, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1952.11.22"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "BCF"]
[BlackTeam "BCCA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GBR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GBR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Nc3 f6 12. e6 d5 13. Qg4 Nd6 14. Bh6 Qg6
15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. Nxc6 Bxe6 17. Nxe7+ Kf7 18. Nexd5 gxh6 19. Nxc7 Rac8 20. Rxd6
Rxc7 21. Nb5 Rxc2 22. Rxe6 Rxb2 23. Nd4 Rd8 24. Re2 {Source: Aitken Book 13}
1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Athenaeum?"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.11.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Castello, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1952.11.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Athenaeum?"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. g4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 Bd7 9. d4 c6 10. Nge2 Nfxd5 11. Ne4 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 Nc8 14. c4 Ndb6
15. Qc2 Be7 16. Ba5 f5 17. gxf5 Bh4+ 18. N2g3 exf5 19. c5 fxe4 20. O-O-O Qg5+
21. Bd2 Qg6 22. cxb6 Nxb6 23. fxe4 Rc8 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Qd6 26. Qe4+ Be7
27. Bf4 Qd8 28. Be6 Nd5 29. Be5 Nf6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Bxc8 Qxc8 32. Rde1 Qd7
33. Rhg1 Kf7 34. Qg4 Bf8 35. Qh5# {Source: Aitken Book 13. Not entirely clear
this was a National Club Championship match. Daniel Castello was an Athenaeum
club member, so if it was a match then the opposition would probably be
Athenaeum} 1-0

[Event "London League"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.11.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Castello, Daniel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1952.11.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11. Bc1 c5 12. Bf1 Nc7 13. g3 Bg4 14. Bg2 Rfc8
15. Qd3 c4 16. Qe3 Bd7 17. d5 Na6 18. a4 Nc5 19. a5 Nfxe4 20. Nh4 Nf6 21. Ba3
Ng4 22. Qf3 Nh6 23. Qe2 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Bc1 Qf6 26. Be3 Qg6 27. Bxc5 Rxc5
28. f4 f6 29. Ra2 e4 30. Rb2 Rc7 31. Rb4 Rac8 32. Qe3 Qf7 33. Rd1 Rc5 34. Qd4
Rxa5 35. Bxe4 Bxe4 36. Qxe4 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Oxfords"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.11.29"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1952.11.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. f3 e3 {? Aitken} 7. Qd3
g6 8. O-O-O Bg7 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Bh6 a6 {? Aitken} 11. g4 Qd6 12. h4 e6 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. h5 Rh8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Rxh8 Kxh8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Bc4
{Source: Aitken Book 13. County Championship Final: Oxfordshire won the match
by 6Â½-5Â½. Report in BCM, January 1953, p1.} 1-0

[Event "NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1952.12.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "HSr"]
[Black "HSl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1952.12.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nc2 Bc5 7. Be3 d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Rc8 12. f3 Nh5 13. g3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Qg5 15.
Ng2 Qh6 16. Kg1 Nd4 17. b3 b5 18. f4 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 bxc4 20. f5 cxb3 21. fxe6
Rxc3 22. exf7+ Rxf7 23. Qxa6 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qe6 25. axb3 Nf6 26. b4 Rc2 27. Ne3
Ra2 28. Qd3 d5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. exd5 Rb2 32. Re1 Rxb4 33. Rxe5
Rb5 34. Kf2 Kf7 35. g4 Kf6 36. Rf5+ Kg6 37. Ke3 Rb1 38. Kd4 Rb4+ 39. Ke5 Rxg4
40. Rf2 Rg1 41. Ke6 Re1+ 42. Kd7 Rd1 43. d6 {Source: Aitken Book 14. Note (JS):
this game score is a mystery. It was included in Aitken's scorebook with
three-character codes which are barely legible. He may not even have been one
of the players. One clue is the date, which he gives as Dec 1952 to June 1953.
So this might possibly be a correspondence game - possibly a game played in
the County & District Correspondence Championship (Ward-Higgs) competition
which ran from around Nov/Dec for abother six months or so. Geoff thinks the
three-character does read as given - I think they might be H5r and H5l (little
letter L ,or maybe H5e). Pairing numbers? EDIT (2 May 2021): further ideas
from the English Chess Forum - consultation/correspondence game between H5 
(left and right) where H may stand for 'Hut'. And Hugh Alexander was head of
H5 - the Russian crypt section - at GCHQ.} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle-Finchley"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.12.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Derby, Leo"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1952.12.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Finchley"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 e6 5. Bxf5 exf5 6. Qd3 Qc8 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8.
c4 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Ncxd2 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rac1 Qe6 14.
Rfe1 Rad8 15. Qb3 Nd5 16. Qxb7 Ncb4 17. Ne5 Rb8 18. Qxa7 f6 19. a3 fxe5 20.
axb4 Rxb4 21. Nf3 e4 22. Ne5 Rxb2 23. Rc6 Qe8 24. Qa5 Nf6 25. Rxc7 Qb5 26. Qxb5
Rxb5 27. Ra1 Ng4 28. h3 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Rb6 30. Raa7 Rg6 31. e6 Re8 32. Re7 Kf8
33. Rf7+ Kg8 34. Rxf5 Rgxe6 35. Rff7 Rg6 36. Rae7 h5 37. Rxg7+ Rxg7 38. Rxe8+
Kf7 39. Rxe4 {Source: Aitken Book 13. Lud Eagle 1Â½-4Â½ Finchley} 1-0

[Event "Civil Service Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cooke, Percival Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1952.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Bd7 9. Bc2 Nf5 10. Bxf5 exf5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. a3 a5 13. Be3 Qxb2 14. Qd3 Qb6 15.
Rfb1 Qc7 16. Qb5 Qd7 17. Na4 Ra7 18. Nb6 Qd8 19. Ne1 Be7 20. Nd3 O-O 21. Nf4
Bg5 22. Rd1 Bxf4 23. Bxf4 Ra6 24. Na4 g5 25. Bc1 Qe7 26. Rd3 f4 27. Bb2 Rb8 28.
Rc1 Na7 29. Qb3 b5 30. Rdc3 Qd8 31. Nc5 Rc6 32. Nxe6 Rxc3 33. Qxc3 fxe6 34. Qf3
Qe7 35. Rc5 Rb6 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Middx-Herts"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1952.12.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Pryer, William Ernest Bake"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1952.12.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hertfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d3 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bb3
Na5 9. Qd2 Nxb3 10. axb3 c6 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. O-O h6 13. Be3 c5 14. Ne2 Ng4 15.
b4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qc8 17. bxc5 Qxc5 18. b4 Qc8 19. e4 Bh7 20. Nc3 O-O 21. Nd5
Bd8 22. c4 b6 23. Qe3 Qb8 24. Ra2 Bg6 25. Raf2 Bf7 26. Ne1 Ra7 27. Nc2 Re8 28.
Qg3 Bxd5 29. exd5 Bg5 30. Ne3 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Rae7 32. Qe4 Qa7 33. h3 a5 34. Ra1
Qc7 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Qe1 e4 37. dxe4 Rxe4 38. Qxa5 Qxc4 39. Qa2 Qd4 40. Kh1
R4e5 41. Rd2 Re1+ 42. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 43. Kh2 Qf4+ 44. g3 Qf1 45. Qa8+ Kh7 46. h4
Qh1# {Source: Aitken Book 13} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Lud Eagle v ?"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.12.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1952.12.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qd1 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. f4 Rae8 14. Nd5
Bd8 15. e5 Qe6 16. b3 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bb2 Qe2 19. Rf2 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Kf7
21. Kf1 Re4 22. Re2 Rfe8 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle v West Ham"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.12.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Green, WW"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1952.12.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 13"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "West Ham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Nbd2 Nxd2 6. Qxd2 dxe5 7. Qxd8+
Kxd8 8. Nxe5 Be6 9. Bf4 Bb4+ 10. c3 Bd6 11. O-O-O Ke7 12. b3 Nc6 13. Nd3 Rhd8
14. Be3 a5 15. Nc5 b6 16. Nxe6 Ba3+ 17. Kc2 Rxd1 18. Kxd1 fxe6 19. Bd3 h6 20.
Be4 Rd8+ 21. Ke2 Ne5 22. h3 Kf6 23. f4 Ng6 24. g4 Ne7 25. Rf1 Nd5 26. Bd4+ Kf7
27. h4 Bd6 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Kf3 Re8 30. Rd1 b5 31. Be3 c6 32. c4 bxc4 33. bxc4
Be7 34. cxd5 cxd5 35. Rxd5 Bb4 36. Bc5 Rc8 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. Bd4 Bf8 39. Ra7 Rc4
40. Ke3 Bc5 41. Rxg7+ {Source: Aitken Book 13} 1-0

[Event "Civil Service v BCCA"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1952.12.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mitchell, Graham Russell"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1952.12.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "BCCA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. b3 h6 10. Bb2 Be6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Rad1+ Kc8 13. Ne2 a5 14.
Nfd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 g5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rxf4 Rf8 19. Rg4 a4 20. b4
a3 21. Bc3 Ra4 22. Rg6 Bxb4 23. Bxb4 Rxb4 24. Rxe6 Rb2 25. Rxh6 Rxa2 26. Rh3
Rd8 27. Re1 Rxc2 28. Rxa3 Rdd2 29. e6 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service ch?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mark, PE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1953.01.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Nbd2 {? Aitken
} d6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qa4 Re8 11. Nc4 Bb7 12. Bg5 Re6 13. Bh4 h6
14. Bg3 Nxe4 {? Aitken} 15. Nxb6 Nxg3 16. Rfd1 Rd6 17. Rxd6 cxd6 18. Nxa8 Ne2+
19. Kf1 Nf4 20. Qxa7 Bxa8 21. Rd1 c5 {! Aitken} 22. Ne1 Bd5 23. g3 Bc4+ 24. Kg1
Qc8 25. Rxd6 Qh3 {? Aitken} 26. Qa8+ Kh7 27. Qe4+ f5 28. Qxc4 Qg4 29. b3 e4 30.
f3 Nh3+ 31. Kg2 Nf4+ 32. Kh1 exf3 33. Qf1 {Source: Aitken Book 14. Tournament
details not given - so this is only a guess (JS). BCM, October 1953, p269:
"Civil Service C.A. - the winners of the individual championships for 1952-3
are: Group 1, AH Challis; Group 2a, HJ Phillips; Group 2b, PG Mark; Group 3,
CJ Law; Group 4, W Pethybridge; Group 4, JH Wallace." So maybe he was PG Mark?}
1-0

[Event "National Chess Centre ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.01.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Noel-Johnson, Reginald Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1953.01.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nxc3 8.
dxc3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 O-O 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Ne1 Nb6 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. Bd5 c6 14. Bb3
Bg4 15. f3 Bc8 16. Nc2 e4 17. Ne3 exf3 18. exf3 b5 19. a3 Re8 20. Re1 h5 21.
Ng2 Bf5 22. Rad1 Bf8 23. Nf4 Bc5+ 24. Kg2 Be3 25. Nh3 Re7 26. Nf2 Rae8 27. Ne4
Bxe4 28. Rxe3 Bc2 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Ba2 Re2+ 32. Kf1 Rxh2 33. Rd7
Bf5 34. Rxb7 Rxb2 35. Bxf7 Bd3+ 36. Kg1 Kf6 37. Be8 c5 38. a4 b4 39. cxb4 c4
40. Rc7 Rxb4 41. a5 Rb1+ 42. Kf2 Rf1+ 43. Kg2 Ra1 44. Bb5 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 Rxa5 46.
Bxc4 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle v Wimbledon 2"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.01.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Weisz, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1953.01.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Wimbledon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 Bb7 9. b3 g6 10. f4 c5 11. Nf3 Nxe4 12. Bb2 f6 13. Nbd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Be7
15. Ng5 Qd7 16. Rae1 O-O-O 17. Ne6 Rhg8 18. Nxd8 Bxd8 19. Qe2 Qc6 20. Qe6+ Kb8
21. Re2 Rf8 22. c4 a5 23. Qh3 Rf7 24. Rfe1 f5 25. Re8 Kc8 26. R1e2 Qd7 27. a4
Be4 28. Rh8 Kb7 29. Qg3 Bf6 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Qc3 Qg7 32. Rxh7 Qxh7 33. Qxf6
Qh5 34. Qb2 g5 35. fxg5 Qxg5 36. Qd2 Qg7 37. h4 Qg4 38. Rf2 Qxh4 39. Qxa5 Qh8 {
Draw was enough to win the match - Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Chess Centre ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.01.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Allen, Frederick Walter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1953.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nd7 8.
Na3 a5 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nc4 Bf6 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nfxe5 dxe5 13. Bd2 a4 14. Bc3
Qe7 15. Na5 Qc5 16. Qd2 h6 17. b4 Qb5 18. f4 O-O 19. fxe5 Be7 20. Qd3 Ba6 21.
Qd7 Bxb4 22. Bxb4 Qxb4 23. Nxc6 Qc4 24. Kh1 Qxc2 25. e6 fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kh7 27.
Nb4 Qc4 28. Qxc4 Bxc4 29. Rac1 c5 30. Rxc4 cxb4 31. Rxb4 Rf2 {Source: Aitken
Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v Cambridge Uni?"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "McKelvie, Neil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1953.01.31"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 {
? Aitken} 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bxd5 Rb8 12. Bc6+ Bd7 13.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. exd6 O-O 15. O-O exd6 16. Rb1 Qc6 17. b3 Rfe8 18. Bf4 Rbd8 19.
c4 d5 20. Qf3 Qe6 21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Rbe1 Qxe1 23. Qxd5 Qe2 24. Bd2 Re5 25. Qa8+
Re8 26. Qc6 Re6 27. Qc8+ Re8 28. Qc1 Bd4 29. a4 Qf3 30. Qc4 Re4 31. Qc8+ Kg7
32. Bb4 h5 33. Bc5 Bxc5 34. Qxc5 h4 35. Qc8 f5 36. Qd7+ Kh6 37. Qd8 {Source:
Aitken Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.02.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1953.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 Bd7 6. Ba3 Bc6 7. Nf3 Nd7
8. Qb3 Nb6 9. c4 e5 10. Bxf8 Kxf8 11. Qc3 Bxf3 12. exf3 Qd4 13. Qxd4 exd4 14.
c5 Re8+ 15. Kd1 Nd7 16. Rc1 Ne5 17. h3 Nxf3 18. Bg2 Ne5 19. Re1 Nd3 20. Rxe8+
Kxe8 21. Rb1 b6 22. cxb6 axb6 23. Kc2 Nc5 24. d3 Ke7 25. f4 Rd8 26. Re1+ Kd6
27. Bf1 Ra8 28. Kb2 Na4+ 29. Kb3 Nc3 30. a3 Ra5 31. Re8 Nd5 32. a4 Rc5 33. Be2
Rc3+ 34. Kb2 Nb4 35. Rd8+ Kc5 36. Re8 Nxd3+ 37. Bxd3 Rxd3 38. Re7 Kd6 39. Rxf7
Rxg3 40. h4 c5 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "County m Middx-Kent"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.02.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Phillips, Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1953.02.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kent"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c3 Nbc6 8. Re1
O-O 9. Qc2 Qc7 10. Nf1 b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Qc1 f6 13. Bh6 Ne5 14. Nxe5 fxe5 15.
Bg4 Qd6 16. Bg5 Rf7 17. Qe3 h5 18. Bd1 Raf8 19. Re2 Bf6 20. f3 Rd8 21. Bxf6
Rxf6 22. Qg5 Rdf8 23. Ng3 Kh7 24. exd5 exd5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Nf5 27. Bb3
Nxg3 28. hxg3 Rf5 29. Re7+ R8f7 30. Rae1 Kg7 31. Kf2 Ba6 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. d4
cxd4 34. cxd4 Bc4 35. Re3 Rf6 36. Rc3 b5 37. Bd1 g5 38. Rc1 Ra6 39. Bb3 Bxb3
40. axb3 Ra2 41. Rb1 g4 42. Ke2 b4 43. Kd2 gxf3 44. gxf3 Ra6 45. Re1 Rg6 46.
Rg1 Rf6 47. Rf1 Rg6 48. g4 hxg4 49. fxg4+ Ke6 50. Re1+ Kf6 {100 board match,
played at the National Chess Centre. Source: Aitken Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Chess Centre"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fischer, Felix"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1953.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
a6 9. a4 Bg4 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxc5 13. b3 Nc6 14. Ba3 Qb6 15.
Rac1 Ne5 16. Qe2 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Rfc8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Rd8 20. Qc4 Bf6 21.
Bc5 Qc6 22. Qb4 Qd7 23. Bb6 Rac8 24. a5 Qe6 25. Rc4 Rxc4 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. bxc4
Rc8 28. c5 Bb2 {? Aitken} 29. Rb1 Ba3 {?? Aitken} 30. Rb3 Bc1 31. Kf1 Bd2 32.
Ke2 Bxa5 33. Bxa5 Rxc5 34. Bd8 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 b5 36. Bxe7 f5 37. g4 Kf7 38. Bb4
fxg4+ 39. hxg4 h5 40. g5 Rc4 41. Bc3 Ke6 42. Bf6 h4 43. Ra3 Rc6 44. Kg4 Rc2 45.
Rxa6+ Kd5 46. Kxh4 Rxf2 47. Bd4 Rh2+ 48. Kg3 Rh1 49. Rxg6 Rg1+ 50. Kf2 Rg4 51.
Rb6 Kc4 52. g6 {Note (JS): Aitken gives his opponent as "M Fischer" but, in
lieu of further information, I've given it as "F Fischer," a former champion
of Vienna, who was a member of West London CC from around 1943 to 1957. He
appeared in mid-1950s grading lists with a grade equivalent to 2300. EDIT:
Alan McGowan has searched further and found a Felix Fischer living in the
London area. A player of that name took part in the 1923 Schlechter Memorial
and 1934 Trebitsch Memorial tournaments, both of which were played in Vienna.
The London-resident Felix Fischer was born 27 February 1892 in Vienna, died 24
June 1967, at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London. He had previously been a
bank official (presumably in Vienna) but worked as a live-in butler in Surrey 
(alongside his wife Grete, also a domestic servant) at the time of the
outbreak of war when he was briefly interned. During the 1950s and 1960s he
lived in NW London. Source: Aitken Book 14} 1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle v (Ilford?)"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.02.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1953.02.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Ilford?"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8.
O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. cxb4 dxc4 11. Re1+ Ne7 12. Qe2 c6 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4
O-O 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Qxe7 Qxe7 17. Rxe7 Kg7 18. a4 Rd8 19. Bb2 Rd7 20. Re8 b6
21. Ra3 Bb7 22. Rg3+ Kh7 23. Re4 c5 24. Reg4 cxb4 25. Bc1 Re8 26. h3 Be4 27.
Bxh6 Bg6 28. Rh4 Kg8 29. d5 b3 30. Rxc4 b2 31. Rb4 Re1+ 32. Kh2 b1=Q 33. Rxb1
Rxb1 34. h4 Rxd5 {Clarke's club not given but it was likely to be Ilford. Lud
Eagle lost 3Â½-6Â½ to Ilford in the Eastman Cup (the London League's knock-out
team competition) in the 1952/53 season - JS) Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service v Oxford University"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.02.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1953.02.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Be3
g6 9. Qd2 h5 10. h3 a6 11. a4 Qa5 12. Nd5 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 Bh6+ 16. Ke1 O-O 17. Bd3 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Kf2 Kf6 20. Rhe1 Rfe8 21.
Re4 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rf4+ Kg7 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Rb4 Rc8 26. h4 Rc5 27. c4
bxc4 28. Bxc4 Kf6 29. b3 Bf5 30. Rb6 Rc7 31. Ke3 Ke5 32. f4+ Kf6 33. Kd4 Bc2
34. Ra6 Kf5 35. b4 Kg4 36. b5 Rb7 37. Ra3 Bd1 38. Kc3 Kxg3 39. Kd2+ Kxf4 40.
Kxd1 Kg4 41. Ke2 Kxh4 42. Kf3 e6 43. dxe6 fxe6 44. Ra6 d5 45. Be2 {White win -
Adjudicated. Source: Aitken Book 14} 1-0

[Event "Civil Service v London Counties"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.03.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Woolverton, Harry Ivor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1953.03.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "London Counties"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5 Bc8 15.
Nf1 Bd7 16. Bd2 Nc4 17. Bc1 Rfc8 18. b3 Na5 19. Ne3 Nb7 20. Bd2 Nc5 21. Rc1 Qb6
22. Nf1 a5 23. g4 h5 24. g5 Ne8 25. Kh2 g6 26. Ne3 Qd8 27. Rg1 Ng7 28. Rg3 Rc7
29. Qg1 Qc8 30. Nh4 Be8 31. Nef5 {? Aitken} gxf5 32. exf5 f6 33. gxf6 Bxf6 34.
Bg5 Qd8 35. Qg2 Raa7 36. Rg1 b4 37. Ng6 Na6 38. Bd1 Rc3 39. Be3 Rb7 {Note from
Aitken. 'Time is up and I resigned after a short discussion.' (sounds like he
did not fancy his chances at adjudication - G.Chandler) - he has also
pencilled in. 'The sacrifice on move 31 is unsound.' (Note - I have adjusted
the date from 8 March to 7 March based on a calendar listing for the match
found in BCM, February 1953 - JS) Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "National Chess Centre ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fawcett, Edward Douglas"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1953.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bxc6+ {? Aitken}
bxc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Ne1 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. f4 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 Ng4 13. Qe2 O-O 14.
Nd1 {? Aitken} Nxh2 {! Aitken} 15. Rf3 Nxf3 16. Nxf3 e4 17. d4 exf3 {Source:
Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham v Birmingham"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.10.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1953.03.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Birmingham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. a3 e6 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 N8d7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. b3 O-O 13. O-O Nf6 14. h3 h6 15.
Kh1 a6 16. g4 Nh7 17. Rg1 Ng5 18. Nd2 Nd7 19. Rae1 Re8 20. Qg3 e5 {! Aitken}
21. Be3 Bf6 22. d5 Nf8 23. h4 Ngh7 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Be7 26. Nde4 Ng6 27.
Qg4 Nhf8 28. b4 Qd7 29. c5 dxc5 30. bxc5 Nf4 31. d6 Bd8 32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Nf6+
Bxf6 34. Qxd7 Nxd7 35. gxf6 {? Aitken} Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Rxc5 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Ne4
Rd5 39. Re7 Nxf6 40. Nxf6+ gxf6 41. Rxf7+ Kg6 42. Rxb7 Rxd6 43. Ra7 Kf5 44. Kg2
Ke4 45. Re7+ Kd4 46. Kf3 {Source: Aitken Book 14. Aitken adds: 'First game
played for Cheltenham.' JS note: match drawn 8-8 (mentioned in BCM, November
1953, p301: "Cheltenham, reinforced by the contingent of Foreign office
players...")} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service Ch"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1953.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
Na3 Ba6 16. Be3 c5 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. Nc2 Nc5 19. Nb4 Qb6 20. Nxa6 Qxa6 21. Bc2
Na4 22. Qa1 Qc6 23. Bxa4 bxa4 24. Qa3 Rb8 25. Ra1 h6 26. Qxa4 Qxa4 27. Rxa4
Rxb2 28. c4 Rb1+ 29. Kh2 Rb8 30. c5 dxc5 31. Bxc5 Nc6 32. Rc4 Na5 33. Rb4 Rxb4
34. Bxb4 Nc6 35. Bd6 g6 36. Kg1 Bg7 37. Kf1 f6 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lud Eagle v Hampstead"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.03.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Stuart, JA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1953.03.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampstead"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Nbd2 Nd7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. O-O h6 7. c4 c6 8. b3
Bb4 9. Bb2 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Re1 Ne4 12. b4 Qc7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nb3 Bf6 15.
Nfd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 O-O 17. Rac1 Nb6 18. Na5 Qd7 19. Qd1 Rfe8 20. Qb3 a6 21. Ba1
Re7 22. e3 h5 23. Bf3 Be4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Qd3 Rd8 26. Nb3 Re7 27. Nc5 Qg4 28.
Qd1 Qf5 29. Qe2 Nc8 30. Nd3 g5 31. Red1 g4 32. Nf4 Nd6 33. h3 Kg7 34. hxg4 hxg4
35. Kg2 Nc4 36. Rh1 Rg8 {This move is underlined and Aitken has two dates for
this game so assume adjourned here and continued on the 27th March. (G.C.)} 37.
Nh5+ Kf8 38. Nxf6 Qxf6 39. Rh4 Qf5 40. Rch1 Qe4+ 41. Kg1 f5 42. a4 Qb1+ 43. Kg2
Qxb4 44. Qd3 Rf7 45. Rh5 Qd2 46. Qb3 Qe2 47. Bc3 Nxe3+ {Lud Eagle fielded a
team in Division C, Section A, of the London League in 1952/53, and one of the
teams they faced was Hampstead 3rd team. Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service Ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mackay, Donald G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1953.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 c5
8. Nb3 Bd6 9. Be3 b6 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. f3 Re8 13. g4 Bb7 14. Nd2 b5
15. Nb3 Nd7 16. Na5 Bc8 17. h3 Nb6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 c4 20. c3 Be6 21. Rd2
b4 22. Nb7 bxc3 23. bxc3 Ba3+ 24. Kc2 Rab8 25. Bc5 Rxb7 26. Bxa3 Rb5 27. Rhd1
h5 28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kh7 30. Bb4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Kg6 32. a4 Rb6 33. Kd2 c5
34. Bxc5 Rb2+ 35. Ke3 Ra2 36. Rd6 Rxa4 37. f4 Kh7 38. f5 Bc8 39. Rd8 Bb7 40.
Rd7 Bc6 41. Rxf7 Ra1 42. Bd4 Re1+ 43. Kf2 Rxe4 44. Rxg7+ Kh8 45. Rc7+ Rxd4 46.
cxd4 Bb5 47. Ke3 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Surrey"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.03.21"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Allen, Frederick Walter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1953.03.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey?"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qc2 d6 9. e4 a6 10. a4 b4 11. Nbd2 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd7 14. O-O g6 15.
Be2 Bg7 16. Rab1 O-O 17. Kh1 Rfe8 18. f4 Nb6 19. Bd3 Ra7 20. a5 Na8 21. Nc4 Qd8
22. Rbe1 Nc7 23. Qf2 Nb5 24. Qg3 Bf6 25. Qh3 Kh7 26. e5 Rae7 27. Re3 dxe5 28.
fxe5 Bg5 29. Rg3 Kg7 30. d6 Re6 31. Rgf3 f6 32. Qg3 f5 33. Bxf5 gxf5 34. Rxf5
Rg6 35. Rf7+ Kh8 36. h4 Reg8 37. hxg5 Qxg5 38. Qxg5 hxg5 39. g4 Nd4 40. Kg2 Rh6
41. Rh1 Rxh1 42. Kxh1 Re8 43. Re7 Rf8 44. d7 Nc6 45. Re8 Kg7 46. e6 Rf1+ 47.
Kg2 Re1 48. Nd6 Kf6 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1-0

[Event "National Chess Centre ch"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.03.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Challis, PG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1953.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Nd7 10. Bxc6 Rb8 11. exd6 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bg5
f6 15. Qd5+ e6 16. Qxb7 fxg5 17. Ne4 Nf6 18. Nxg5 Nd5 {Source: Aitken Book 14}
1-0

[Event "Lud Eagle v Wood Green"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.03.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Talboys, Eustace Cecil"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1953.03.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wood Green"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. exf5 b5 6. Bb3 e4 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Ng1
Nf6 9. c3 d5 10. g4 Ne5 11. h3 Nd3+ 12. Kd1 Qc5 13. Rh2 Bd6 14. Rg2 O-O 15. Bc2
Nf4 16. Qf1 Nxg2 17. Qxg2 Bb7 18. d4 exd3 19. Bxd3 Qb6 20. Qf1 c5 21. Be3 d4
22. cxd4 Nd5 23. Ne2 Rfe8 24. Kd2 Nxe3 25. fxe3 c4 26. Nbc3 cxd3 27. Kxd3 b4
28. Nd1 Rac8 29. b3 Be4+ 30. Kd2 Rc2+ 31. Ke1 Qc7 32. Nf2 Bg3 33. Kd1 Bf3 {
Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "Board 2 (no other details)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.03.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Blow, Ronald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1953.03.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. b3
b4 15. Na4 Qc6 16. Bb2 Rb5 17. f4 {? Aitken.} Qxe4 18. Qd2 Rd5 19. Qe1 Re8 20.
Rf2 Bd8 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Kf1 Ng4 23. Re2 Nxh2+ 24. Kf2 Bh4+ 25. g3 Bxg3+ 26.
Kxg3 Rxe2 27. Rh1 Rxc2 {Ronald Blow was a West London CC player so this might
have been a match between them and Lud Eagle. Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rose, Maurice (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Be2 d5 5. e5 Nge7 6. O-O Nf5 7. Bb5 Qb6 8. c4
Bd7 9. a4 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. a5 Qc7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. e6 O-O-O 14. Ng5 Be8
15. Qg4 g6 16. Nxf7 Bxf7 17. exf7 Qxf7 18. Nc3 Kb8 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Ra1 c4 21.
Qd1 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Qg7 23. b3 Ng3+ {Dr. Rose played one more game then due to
Illness had to withdraw from the tournament. His results were expunged. Source:
Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B37"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 Nh6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Bd2
f5 9. Qc1 Ng4 10. Be2 O-O 11. Bxg4 fxg4 12. O-O Ne5 13. Ne3 e6 14. Ne2 Bd7 15.
Bc3 h5 16. Qd2 Bc6 17. Nd4 Qe7 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Ba5 Bh6 20. Nf5 exf5 21. Qxh6
fxe4 22. Rae1 Qh7 23. Qxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rxe4 Rf7 25. c5 Nd3 26. cxd6 Nc5 27. Rc4
Nb7 28. Bc7 c5 29. Re1 Rd7 30. Rce4 Nxd6 31. Re7+ Rxe7 32. Rxe7+ Kg8 33. Bxd6
Rd8 34. Rxa7 Rxd6 35. Kf1 Rd2 36. Rb7 Rc2 37. a4 c4 38. a5 Rc1+ 39. Ke2 Ra1 40.
Rb5 Kg7 41. Ke3 Ra4 42. Kd4 Kf6 43. Kc5 Ke5 44. Kb6+ Kd4 45. a6 Kd3 46. a7 Ke2
47. Ra5 Rb4+ 48. Kc5 Rxb2 49. a8=Q Kxf2 50. Ra2 {Source: Chess Scotland
website (2006)} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Turriff, Henfrey Austin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A32"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Qc2 O-O 7. e3 e5 8. Nf3
Re8 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nc6 11. b4 d5 12. Bb2 d4 13. Qb3 d3 14. b5 Na5 15. Qb4
e4 16. Nd2 b6 17. g3 Nb7 18. Bg2 Nc5 19. O-O a5 20. bxa6 Rxa6 21. f3 exf3 22.
Rxf3 Bb7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rf2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rxe3 26. Raf1 Re2 27. Qc3 Re6 28.
Rxf6 Rxa3 29. Qb2 Rxf6 30. Qxf6 Qxf6 31. Rxf6 Ra2 32. Rf2 f5 33. Kf3 Ne4 {
Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Harvey, TR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 Ng4 14. h3 Qh4
15. Nd2 Bb7 16. d5 Nf6 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Bg5 Rad8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qd4 c5 21.
Qxf6 Bxd5 22. g4 Qxh3 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Bxd5 Be7 25. Rxe7 Rg8 26. Qe5+ Rg7 27.
Re8+ Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Rg8 29. Qe5+ Rg7 30. Nh2 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Donald, RA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. f4 Nd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 12. Qxd4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14.
Nb5 Bd7 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. c3 Na4 17. Rab1 Nc5 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Ne6 20. Bf3
Rab8 21. Rfd1 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Be6 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 e6 25. Rd7 Rc5 26. Rf1
Rxe5 27. Rfxf7 Re1+ 28. Kf2 Rb1 29. Rxb7 $4 Rxb2+ {Source: Chess Scotland
website (2006)} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lerchs, Armins"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Bh4 c5 10. Nb3 Qa4 11. dxc5 Ne4 12. cxd5 Ndxc5 13. Be7 Re8 14. Bxc5 Nxc5
15. Be2 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 exd5 18. O-O Bxc3 19. bxc3 Be6 20. c4 {
? Aitken} dxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Rec8 23. Rfc1 Kf8 24. Kf1 Rc7 25. Ke2 a5
26. Rc3 b5 27. c5 Ke7 28. Rb3 {? Aitken} Rxc5 29. Rd3 Rc2+ 30. Kf3 a4 31. Rad1
Ra7 32. Rd4 f6 33. Re4+ Kf7 34. Rb4 Rc5 35. Rdb1 Ra5 36. R1b2 Ke6 37. Rd2 Rd5
38. Rdb2 Kd6 39. e4 Rc5 40. Ke3 Kc6 41. f4 Ra7 42. Rd2 Kb6 43. Rdb2 Ka5 44. Kd4
Rac7 45. e5 a3 46. e6 axb2 47. Rxb2 Kb6 {Aitken now adds that White played on
till move 78 when faced with a mate in one he resigned. Thankfully Aitken has
not added these moves but instead gave us a diagram of the final position. (8/
8/5p2/7p/7P/5k2/7K/2r5 w - - 0 1) Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hart, SL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. a4
Bb7 9. Qe2 b4 10. a5 bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. d4 Nd7 13. Be3 Bf6 14. Nbd2 Ne7 15.
d5 Ng6 16. g3 Be7 17. Rfb1 Qc8 18. Ba4 c5 19. Nc4 Rb8 20. Qf1 Nf6 21. Nfd2 Qg4
22. h3 Qc8 23. Nb6 Qc7 24. Bd1 h6 25. Be2 Nd7 26. Bxa6 Bxa6 27. Qxa6 Nxb6 28.
axb6 Qb7 29. Nc4 Qd7 30. Kh2 f5 31. Qb5 Qxb5 32. Rxb5 f4 33. gxf4 exf4 34. Bc1
Nh4 35. Ra7 Rf6 36. Rxe7 Rg6 37. Nd2 f3 38. b7 Rg2+ 39. Kh1 Rxf2 40. Rc7 Rxd2
41. Bxd2 f2 42. Rb1 {Source: BCM, May 1953, p118} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kirkwood, Ian Candlish"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C20"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nf3 Ng4 5. d4 exd4 6. Nd5 c6 7. Nf4 d6 8. Nxd4
Qf6 9. Be3 Bb4+ 10. Ke2 O-O 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bc7 13. g3 Ne5 14. Ke1 a5 15. Be2
axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Be6 18. Nh5 Qg6 19. Nf4 Qxe4 20. Rf1 Bxc4 21. Bxc4
Nxc4 22. Qc3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Re8 24. Kf2 Na6 25. Rd1 c5 26. bxc5 Nxc5 27. Nb5 Bb8
28. Nxd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Qxf4+ {Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch60/1953"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1953.04.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Knopfler, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1953.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be6 4. Bf4 a6 5. e5 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Qd7 8.
Nge2 e6 9. a3 Nge7 10. O-O Nf5 11. Rad1 Na5 12. Qh3 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Nb6
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. g4 Nh6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. N4g3 Ng8 19. Be3 Qc7 20. a4 Nd7 21. f4
g6 22. Nd4 Bc5 23. c4 dxc4 24. bxc4 h5 25. g5 Ne7 26. Ne4 O-O 27. Kh1 Bxd4 28.
Rxd4 Nf5 {? Aitken} 29. Rxd7 Qc6 30. Qf3 Kg7 31. Rdd1 Nh4 32. Rd6 Qxd6 {
? Aitken} 33. exd6 Nxf3 34. Rxf3 Rfd8 35. Bd4+ Kf8 36. c5 Rac8 37. Rb3 Rb8 38.
Bf6 {Source: Aitken Book 14 (n.b. there was no round 9 game - it would have
been against a player who had previously dropped out)} 1-0

[Event "National Chess Centre"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.04.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hammond, Norman"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1953.04.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. e4 a6
9. Nfd2 Be7 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Be2 Ne8 12. f4 f5 13. e5 {? Aitken} dxe5 14. fxe5
f4 15. d6 fxg3 16. dxe7 Qxe7 17. Nf3 Bb7 18. Nbd2 Nc6 19. Qb3+ c4 {Source:
Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "Oxford Past v Cambridge Past"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.04.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1953.04.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford Past"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge Past"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Be3 Nxd4 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Bxd4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxe5+ Qe7 13. Qa5 O-O 14.
Nc3 Rfe8 15. Rad1 c6 16. Rd3 Qe5 17. Qb4 Qc7 18. Rfd1 Re6 19. Qh4 Rae8 20. Kf1
Qe7 21. g3 Re1+ 22. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 23. Kg2 Qc1 24. Ne4 Qxb2 25. Rb3 Qxc2 26. Nxf6+
gxf6 27. Qxf6 Qe4+ 28. Rf3 Qd5 29. h4 h5 30. Kh2 Re1 31. Qc3 c5 32. Qxe1 Qxf3
33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Kg1 c4 35. Qb5 c3 36. Qb1+ Kg7 37. Qc2 b5 38. a3 a5 39. Qb3 b4
40. axb4 axb4 41. Qxb4 Qd1+ 42. Kh2 c2 43. Qb2+ Kg6 44. Qb6+ f6 45. Qe6 c1=Q
46. Qg8+ Kf5 47. Qh7+ Ke6 {47...Kg4 48. Qe4+ mates next move.} 48. Qg8+ Ke5 49.
Qe8+ Kf5 50. Qb5+ Kg4 51. Qb4+ Kf3 52. Qb7+ Kxf2 53. Qb6+ Qe3 54. Qxf6+ Ke1 {
Match drawn 6-6 (results listed in BCM, June 1953, p158) Source: Aitken Book 14
} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service Ch"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.04.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hughes, EC"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1953.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 Nb6
8. d3 Nbxd5 9. Ng3 Bc8 10. O-O e6 11. Nce4 Be7 12. Bb3 c5 13. c4 Nb4 14. Rf2
O-O 15. Kh1 b6 16. Be3 Bb7 17. d4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Nc6 20. Rd2 Bb4
21. Bc3 Qg5 22. Qc2 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Rad8 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Rd8
27. Rxd8+ Nxd8 28. Kg1 Nc6 29. Kf2 Na5 30. Ke3 Kf8 31. Kd4 Nc6+ 32. Kc3 Ke7 33.
Bd1 Ne5 34. b4 Ng6 35. Bf3 Nh4 36. Kd4 f5 37. exf5 Bxf3 38. gxf3 Nxf3+ 39. Ke4
Nxh2 40. c5 bxc5 41. bxc5 Ng4 42. c6 Kd6 43. fxe6 Kxe6 44. Nf5 Nf6+ 45. Kf3 Ne8
46. Nd4+ Kd5 47. Nb5 Kxc6 48. Nxa7+ Kc5 49. Kf4 Nd6 50. Ke5 Kb6 {Source:
Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "Lud Eagle v Mitcham"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1953.04.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Adams, Jim F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1953.04.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[BlackTeam "Mitcham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bxd5 Rb8 12. Bc6+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.
exd6 exd6 15. O-O O-O 16. Rb1 Rfe8 17. b3 Re6 18. c4 Rbe8 19. Bb2 Re2 20. Bxg7
Kxg7 21. Rb2 Rxb2 22. Qd4+ f6 23. Qxb2 Qc6 24. Qd4 a6 25. Rd1 Re2 26. Qd5 Qb6
27. Rd4 Qb4 28. Kg2 Rxa2 29. Qxd6 Qb7+ 30. Qd5 Qxd5+ 31. Rxd5 Rb2 32. Rd7+ Kh6
33. Rd3 Kg5 34. h4+ Kf5 35. Kf3 h5 36. Ke3 Ke5 37. f4+ Ke6 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. Kc3+
{'Last game in London before going to Cheltenham.' Aitken. Source: Aitken Book
14. JS note - I think this was the London League Division C Championship match
(in which the two Division section winners met) in which Lud Eagle beat
Mitcham by 5Â½ to 4Â½. I know Jim Adams (no relation of Jimmy Adams) was a
member of Mitcham CC at that time as I invited him to a Mitcham CC meeting
some decades later when I was a Mitcham CC official.} 1-0

[Event "County m Middx-Lancs"]
[Site "Manchester"]
[Date "1953.07.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hoad, Philip Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1953.07.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Lancashire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qc2 Rc8 9. Nd2 e6 10. Ngf3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 Nc4 14. Ne5
b5 15. Qe2 Re8 16. g4 g6 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. f4 Nd6 19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Rb8 21.
Qc6 Rec8 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Re2 Rb6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Rff2 a5 26. Nd3 a4 27. a3
Be7 28. f5 Kg7 29. fxe6 Rxe6 30. Nf4 Rd6 31. Re5 Rcd7 32. g5 h6 33. h4 h5 34.
Nd3 Re6 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Re2 Rd6 37. Nc5 Kf7 38. Rf2+ Kg7 {Black lost on time.
Aitken now adds: 'Last game played for Middlesex.' This was the County
Championship final - Middlesex won 9Â½-2Â½. (Match report BCM, August 1953,
p210) Source: Aitken Book 14} 1-0

[Event "Glasgow International"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1953.07.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1953.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Qe2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bd2 b5 10. Bb3 Nc5 11. d4 Nxb3 12. axb3 a5 {? Aitken} 13. b4 Be6 14. d5
axb4 15. Nxb5 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 cxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bxb4 e4 19. Nfd4 Ne5 20. Nc3
Bb7 21. Nxe4 {21. Nf5 is better for White. Aitken.} Qb6 22. c3 f5 23. Nd2 Bd5
24. Qb5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 Nd3 26. Bxd6 Bxd6 27. Nxd6 Nxb2 28. c4 Rd8 29. c5 Nd3 30.
Nxf5 Nxc5 31. Ne7+ Kf7 32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Nc4 Ne4 34. f3 Nc3 35. Ra3 Nb5 36. Ra5
Ke6 37. Ne3 Rd3 38. Ra6+ Kf7 39. Nc4 {Aitken has a diagram here. Must be
because of the Rook and Knight pattern. G.C.} Ke7 40. Kf2 Rc3 41. Ne3 Rd3 42.
Nf5+ Kf7 43. Rb6 Nc7 44. Rb7 Rc3 45. g4 Kf6 46. Kg3 Ne6 47. h4 Rc6 48. Ne3 Rd6
49. Rb6 Rxb6 50. Nd5+ Kg6 51. Nxb6 h5 52. g5 Nd4 53. Nd5 Nf5+ 54. Kh3 Kf7 {
Times 2.02 and 2.06. Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Glasgow International"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1953.07.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Knopfler, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1953.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 a6 8. Bg2
Be7 9. O-O Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. c4 Rc8 14. b3 b5 15.
Bd2 Qa3 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Bc1 Qc5 19. Be3 Qb4 20. Rfc1 e4 21. Qd1
Qa5 22. Bf1 Nd7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bh3 {? 24. Qg4! Aitken} Rc7 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26.
Qc2 {26.Qg4 as Aitken suggests a move ago looks OK. G.C.} f5 27. Rc1 Rd8 28.
Bd4 Bf8 29. g4 Qb4 30. Bb6 Rb8 31. Qc7 Ra8 32. Qd7 Qd2 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Be3
Qxa2 35. gxf5 Qxb3 36. Qxe4 Ra4 37. Bd4 Rc4 38. Rxc4 bxc4 39. f6 Qa4 {This was
a sealed move. 39...Qd1+ was better. (Aitken). It is a blunder. (possibly made
in T.T.) G.C.} 40. Qg4 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1-0

[Event "Glasgow International"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1953.07.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1953.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxc4 Nc6 8.
O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qd3 Bc6 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.
Bg5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 h6 16. Rfd1+ Ke7 17. Bf4 Rhd8 18. Be5 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20.
Rc1 Ne8 21. Nb5 Rd5 22. Bf4 Bb6 23. Nc3 Rd7 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Glasgow International"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1953.07.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1953.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. Nf3
cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 O-O 14. Qd2 Kh8
15. Ne2 Bd7 16. Rac1 Rae8 17. Qc3 Rc8 18. Qa3 Qb4 19. Qc3 Qb6 20. Qd2 Rce8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Glasgow International"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1953.08.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1953.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Bc5 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bb3
Na5 9. c3 d3 10. Ng5 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qf7+ Kd7 14. b4 Bb6 15.
Re1 Qf6 16. Qc4 Ke8 17. Bf4 h6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. Rxe6 Qf7 20. Nd2 Kf8 21. Rae1
Ng6 22. h4 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Kg8 24. Re7 Qf6 25. Qc4+ Kh7 26. R1e6 Qf8 27. Qxd3 Rd8
28. Qg3 Rg8 29. Rxh6+ Kxh6 30. Qg5+ Kh7 31. Qh5# {Sources: Glasgow Herald, 7
August 1953; The Times, 4 August 1953; BCM, Nov 1953, p313; Chess Scotland 
(Alan McGowan)} 1-0

[Event "Glasgow International"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1953.08.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1953.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. Nf5 Bxf5 10. exf5 Ne5 11. Bf4 c6 12. Bxe5 dxe5 13. Bd3 Bb4 14. Rxe5
Qd4 15. Re2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Qe1 Qxe1+ 18. Raxe1 Rfe8 19. Bc4 Rxe2 20.
Rxe2 Re8 21. Kf1 Rxe2 22. Kxe2 Kf8 23. Ke3 Ke7 24. Kd4 Nd7 25. a4 a5 26. Bd3
Kd6 27. Bc4 f6 28. Bb3 h6 29. Bc4 Nc5 30. Bb3 b5 31. axb5 Nxb3+ 32. cxb3 cxb5
33. h4 Kc6 34. f4 Kd6 35. g4 Kc6 36. h5 Kd6 37. g5 Kc6 {Sources: Glasgow
Herald, 14 August 1953; Chess Scotland (Alan McGowan)} 0-1

[Event "Glasgow International"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1953.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "1953.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. Nc3 d6 10. Nd5 Na5 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. d3 Nxb3 13. axb3 h6 14. b4 Rfe8
15. Nh4 Bc8 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Qe6 19. Qxe6 Rxe6 20. c4 Ree8 21.
Ra5 Reb8 22. Bd2 c6 23. f3 Ne8 24. Rc1 bxc4 25. dxc4 {? Aitken} Nc7 26. Rca1 f6
27. Bc3 Kf7 28. Rd1 Ke6 29. Be1 Rb7 30. Rc1 Kd7 31. Bc3 Rbb8 32. g3 Re8 33. Kf2
Rg8 34. f4 Rgf8 {First time control} 35. Ke3 Rf7 36. f5 g5 37. fxg6 Rg7 38. Rf1
Rxg6 39. g4 Ke6 40. Bd2 h5 41. gxh5 Rh6 42. Ke2 Rxh5 43. Ra3 Rh4 44. Raf3 Rxe4+
45. Kd3 Rd4+ 46. Kc3 Rf8 47. h4 d5 48. b3 Ne8 49. Ra1 Nd6 50. Rd3 Rxh4 51.
cxd5+ cxd5 52. Rxa6 Rb8 53. Kc2 d4 54. Rf3 Rh2 55. Kd1 Rb5 56. Rf1 Rg2 57. Bh6
Rg8 58. Bc1 Rgb8 59. Rxd6+ Kxd6 60. Rxf6+ Kd5 61. Bd2 Ke4 62. Rh6 Rg8 63. Rh4+
Kf3 64. Rh3+ Rg3 65. Rh5 Ke4 66. Kc2 Rg2 67. Rh4+ Kd5 68. Rh8 Rxb4 {Second
time control.} 69. Rd8+ Ke4 70. Rh8 Rxd2+ 71. Kxd2 Rxb3 72. Rh4+ Kd5 73. Rh5
Re3 74. Rh8 Rf3 75. Rh5 Ke4 76. Rh4+ Rf4 77. Rh2 Kf3 78. Kd3 Rg4 79. Rh8 Rg3
80. Re8 Kf4+ 81. Ke2 Ke4 82. Kf2 Rf3+ 83. Ke2 d3+ 84. Kd2 Rf2+ 85. Ke1 Re2+ 86.
Kd1 Kd4 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1953.10.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cozens, William Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1953.10.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 dxe5 8. Nxe5
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 c6 10. Be3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. f4 N8d7 13. Rf3 Nf6 14. Kh1 Nbd7
15. Rh3 c5 16. d5 {? Aitken} exd5 17. cxd5 Re8 18. Rd1 Bd6 {! Aitken} 19. Nxd7
Qxd7 20. Qd3 Re7 21. Bf2 Bxf4 22. Bxc5 Bd6 23. Bd4 Rae8 24. Rf1 Ne4 25. Re3 Qg4
26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. Bxa7 Qh5 28. Rh3 Qe2 29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Rb3 Re1 31. Kg1 Bxh2+
32. Kf2 Bg3+ {A blunder. Aitken.} 33. Rxg3 {Source: Aitken Book 14} 1-0

[Event "NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.10.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1953.10.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. Bb2 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. c4 Qe4+ 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Nf3 e5 8.
O-O Be7 9. a3 bxa3 10. Nxa3 Nf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bf1 Qg6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Ng4 15. Bg3 Bd6 16. Qf3 Qh6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Be6 20. d4 Rfd8
21. d5 Bd7 22. c5 Nf6 23. d6 b6 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Nc4 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Nd5 27. Rb1
h6 28. Nxb6 {? Aitken} Rb8 29. Nxd5 Rxb1 30. Nc3 Rc1 31. Ne2 Rd1 32. f3 Rxd6
33. Kf2 f5 34. Kg1 Kf7 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Kg1 g5 37. Kf2 Bb5 38. Ke3 Ra6 39. Kf2
Ra3 40. Ke1 Ra1+ 41. Kf2 Ke5 42. f4+ Kd6 43. fxg5 hxg5 44. g4 f4 45. g3 Rxf1+ {
Source: Aitken Book 14. Competition not known - could have been a British
Championship Qualifier? Horseman was in Oxfordshire at the time and he
qualified for the Zonal competition (BCM, January 1954, p3)} 0-1

[Event "NN"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1953.11.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Faiermann, Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1953.11.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 14"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. O-O Ne7 8.
b3 Ng6 9. Bb2 Nf4 10. Qd2 Ne6 11. Ne1 Be7 12. f4 O-O 13. f5 Nc5 14. Nc3 Bf6 15.
b4 {? Aitken} Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Be5 18. f6 Bxf6 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qh6
Kh8 21. Rxf6 Be6 22. Nf3 Rg8 23. Rf1 Rg7 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. g3 Qg8 26. Nf5 Rg6 27.
Rxg6 Qxg6 28. Qh4 Re8 29. Ne7 Qg7 30. Nf5 Qe5 31. Nh6 {Source: Aitken Book 14.
Faiermann was a Gloucestershire player so this could have been a club match,
or else a club championship or perhaps a British Championship qualifier.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wilts"]
[Site "Malmesbury"]
[Date "1953.11.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1953.11.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Bg5 Qa5 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. O-O Qc5 10. Nxc6 Qxc4 11. Nd4 Rg8 12. Kh1 O-O-O 13. Nd5 Bc6 14. b3
Qc5 15. c4 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Kb8 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Rc4 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Kxc8 20. Nf5 e6
21. Qh5 Rg6 22. Qxh7 exf5 23. Qxf7 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 25 December 1953}
1-0

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1953.11.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Woolford, Francis Samuel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1953.11.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucester"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham Foreign Office"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15.
Bb1 d5 16. exd5 exd4 17. Bg5 Bxd5 18. Qxd4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qc5 20. Qh4 h6 21.
Bxh6 gxh6 22. Qxh6 Rc6 23. Ng3 Ne4 24. Qf4 Qxf2+ {Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1953.11.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1953.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Ne2 Bb7 9. Nbc3 Nf6 10. f3 Be7 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Bg5 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd5
Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Qh4+ 16. Ng3 Qf6 17. c3 Rab8 18. O-O-O Ne5 19. Nf5 c4 20. Qd4
Qg5+ 21. Ne3 c5 22. Qd2 {Source: Aitken Book 15. BCM, December 1953, p325:
"Bristol Invitation Tournament.â€”A second tourney will take place during the
coming months thanks to the continued generosity of a local patron of chess
who has donated Â£50 as prize money. The competitors are P. Keffler (Bath), M.
E. Poolake (Stroud), F. S. Woolford (Cinderford), D. Mardle and J. Neale 
(Cheltenham), P. Copping (Swindon), C. Sullivan, C. Welch, and A. White 
(Bristol), together with two players of international repute in C. H. Oâ€™D.
Alexander and Dr. J. M. Aitken. The games will be played at approximately
fortnightly intervals between now and Easter."} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Hereford?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1953.12.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Williams, George William H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C74"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1953.12.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hereford"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]

{Board 1.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 Be7 7. d4
b5 8. Bc2 O-O 9. O-O Ne8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Rd1 Nd6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Nbd2 Qe8 14.
Nb3 Nc4 15. Bd3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bg4 17. Be2 Bd6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 f5 20. Nd2
Ne7 21. Nf1 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Rf4 23. Qc2 Qf8 24. Bg4 Kh8 25. Rd3 e4 26. Re3 Bc5
27. Re2 Nd5 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Be6 c6 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Ne3 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Bxe3 33.
Kh1 Bxf2 {Source: Aitken Book 15. Hereford (White's club) not given on the
scoresheet but BCM (January 1954, p2) reports that Cheltenham defeated
Hereford 4-2 in the first round of the competition.} 0-1

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1953.12.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1953.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qb6 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. O-O Bh5 11. Rae1 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. h3 Rc8 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Qc6 16. Nf3 O-O 17. Bf4 Nd7 18. Re2 Qc4 19. Rfe1 b5 20. Re3 a5
21. Nd2 Qc6 22. Qd1 Qb7 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qf3 Rc6 25. g4 Nh7 26. Qg2 Rfc8 27. g5
Qd7 28. Nf3 Bd6 29. Bxd6 Qxd6 30. Ne5 R6c7 31. a3 b4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Rc1 bxc3
34. Rcxc3 Qb4 35. Qg4 Rxc3 36. bxc3 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qf5 38. Qxf5 gxf5 {Source:
Aitken Book 15} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1953.12.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1953.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. d5 Nb8 7. d6 cxd6 8. a4
Nf6 9. a5 Bd8 10. Bd3 d5 11. exd5 d6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qa4+ Kf8 15.
Nh4 Nxd5 16. Nf5 Qc7 17. Na3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Nxd6 Nc6 20. Nxb7 Be7 21.
Nc4 Qxd3 22. Qxc6 Be2 23. Nxe5 Qd4 24. Nd7+ Kg8 25. Be3 {Source: Aitken Book
15. (Not sure if this first-round game was played out of sequence or there has
been an error in the recording of round numbers - JS)} 1-0

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1954.01.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keffler, Y Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A02"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1954.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 g4 6. Ne5 Bxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+
8. Kxd1 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Bg5 Nge7 11. e4 O-O-O+ 12. Kc1 Rd4 13. Be2 Ng6 14.
Be3 Rd7 15. b4 Ngxe5 16. b5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 Rxd4 18. Rd1 Rhd8 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. a4
Bc4 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. a5 Ne3 23. b6 cxb6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Ra8+ Kd7 26. g3 Rd6
27. Rh8 Rh6 28. Kd2 Nc4+ 29. Kd3 Ne5+ 30. Ke3 Rxh2 31. Nd5 b5 32. Rxh7 Rxh7 33.
Nf6+ Ke7 34. Nxh7 f6 35. Kf4 Nc4 36. c3 Kf7 37. Kxg4 Kg7 38. Nxf6 Kxf6 39. Kf4
Ke6 40. g4 Nb2 41. g5 Nd1 42. e5 Nxc3 43. g6 b4 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Monmouth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.01.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carpenter, LC"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1954.01.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monmouthshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "WLS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8.
Qh4 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nge2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qh5 Ne5 13. Nxd5 Bg4 {Source:
Aitken Book 15. Gloucestershire beat Monmouthshire by 13-3.} 0-1

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1954.01.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D21"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1954.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. a4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c5 6. d5 e6 7. e4 exd5 8. exd5
Bd6 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Qc2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qd7 14. Bh4 Nh5
15. Rfe1 Rf8 16. Bf1 f5 17. Re6 Nf4 18. Rae1 Nxe6 19. dxe6 Qe8 20. Bc4 Kh8 21.
e7 Qg6+ 22. Bg3 Bxe7 23. Rxe7 Nc6 24. Re6 Qh5 25. Be5 Nd8 26. Rd6 Re8 27. Qd2
Nc6 28. Rxc6 bxc6 29. f4 Rxe5 30. fxe5 Qg4+ 31. Kh1 Qxc4 32. Qe1 Re8 {Source:
Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Palmer, James Leonard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1954.01.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Ng3 Bc5 7. d3 Rf8
8. Nf3 Kg8 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qf6 13. d4 c6 14. Rae1
Nd7 15. c4 dxc4 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Qc2 Nxf3+ 18. Kh1 Qh4 {Source: Aitken Book
15. (Listed as 'County Championship' but more likely to be a county match - JS)
I have added a middle initial - JL Palmer was a Bath CC player around this
time, and I'm pretty sure he's James Leonard Palmer, born 9 December 1882 
(Yeovil), died 11 March 1960 (Bath). (JS)} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Plymouth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Rowena Mary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1954.01.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Plymouth"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 Ne5 9. Be2 O-O 10. f4 Nc6 11. Qe1 a6 12. g4 d5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bf3 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nd5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bg2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Rb8 19. b3 Qa5 20. Qc3 Qb6+ 21.
Kh1 a5 22. Rg1 Qc7 23. g5 c5 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. gxf6 Qxf4 26. Rdf1 Qh4 27. Qe5
Ba6 28. Rf4 Qh6 29. fxg7 Rfd8 30. Qc7 f5 31. Rxf5 exf5 32. Bd5+ Rxd5 33. Qxb8+
Kf7 34. Qf8+ Ke6 35. g8=Q+ {Source: Aitken Book 15. Cheltenham beat Plymouth
4-2.} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1954.01.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mann, H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1954.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 cxd4 7. a3 Be7 8. Bg2
e5 9. O-O f5 10. Ned2 Nf6 11. Nc4 e4 12. Nfe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qd5 14. Nd3 O-O 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Nf4 Qf7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qh5 g5 19. Qxf7+ Kxf7 20. Nd5 Be5 21. f4
Ke6 22. c4 dxc3 23. Nxc3 gxf4 24. gxf4 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Bd7 27. Rfe1
Rac8 28. Re3 Rg8 29. h3 Rc4 30. Bf1 Rc7 31. Rb1 Kf6 32. Rd1 Be6 33. Rd4 Rcg7
34. Kh2 Rg1 35. Rd1 Bc4 36. Ree1 Bxf1 37. Rxf1 R8g2# {Source: Aitken Book 15}
0-1

[Event "D?L Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.01.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1954.01.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. h3 Qd7 11. Kh2 Bc4 12. b3 Ba6 13. Be3 Rac8 14. Nd5 b6
15. c4 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd8 17. g4 b5 18. Be4 g6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Rg1 Kh8 21. cxb5
Bxb5 22. Ng3 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qd2 f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Qh6 Qg7 27. Qxg7+
Kxg7 28. Nxf5+ Kh8 29. Nxd6 Rxf2+ 30. Kg3 Rf4 31. Nxc8 {Source: Aitken Book 15.
Event illegible - guess it might be abbreviation for "departmental
championship" (JS) Rolf Garside was a bridge player, and a trophy named after
him is given for a Cheltenham bridge competition.} 1-0

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1954.01.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "White, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1954.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nge7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Bd7 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. Na4 Qc7 11. Bb2 Ng6 12. Rc1 Qd8 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Rxc5 O-O
15. h4 Nce7 16. h5 Nh8 17. Bd3 Rxc5 18. dxc5 Nc6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Qd2 f5 21. exf6
e5 22. hxg6 Qxf6 23. Qh6 Qg7 24. gxh7+ {Source: Aitken Book 15} 1-0

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1954.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Welch, Cyril Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1954.01.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Bf5 3. Bd3 Bg6 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Bxg6 hxg6 7. Nbd2 Nh6 8.
Qe2 Nf5 9. Nf1 c5 10. c3 Qb6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Be7 13. Qf2 O-O-O 14. b3 f6
15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bb2 Qa5 17. O-O-O Nd6 18. Kb1 Ne4 19. Qc2 Bh4 20. g3 Bg5 21.
dxc5 Qxc5 22. c4 Rhf8 23. Bd4 Qc6 24. Re1 Rf2 25. Qd3 dxc4 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27.
bxc4 Rxd4 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Leicester"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1954.02.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Tabakiernik, Wladislaw"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1954.02.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leicester"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. c5 Qxb3 8. axb3
Nbd7 9. b4 e5 {An uncharacteristic slip by Aitken. He has missed the Knight
going d4 and f4 holding the e5 pawn. After this he never gets into the game.
White wraps it up very neatly.} 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. f4 Be7 13. Be2 h5
14. O-O O-O 15. Bd2 a5 16. h3 axb4 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. hxg4 Bxc5 19. gxh5 Be4 20.
Rfc1 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bxd4 22. exd4 Rc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Nb6 25. Kf2 Nc4 26.
g4 Kf8 27. Kg3 Ke7 28. f5 Na5 29. Bg5+ f6 30. exf6+ gxf6 31. h6 Kf7 32. h7 Kg7
33. Bxf6+ Kxh7 34. Kf4 Nb3 35. g5 Nc1 36. g6+ Kg8 37. Bb5 Nd3+ 38. Kg5 Nxb2 39.
Bd7 {Source: Aitken Book 15. At the top of scoresheet Aitken adds that this
game ended his 21 game unbeaten run. (GC) Cheltenham won 3Â½-2Â½. The match
was reported in the Leicester Evening Mail, 15 February 1954. Other board
scores (Cheltenham names first): 2 DV Mardle 1-0 PN Wallis; 3 J Ansell 0-1 V
Russ; 4 J Neale Â½-Â½ K Warren; 5 Dr IJ Good 1-0 PE Collier; 6 J Ball 1-0 R
Starosolsky. The Leicester board six lost on time in the closing minutes of
the match.} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.02.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1954.02.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. f3 e3 7. Qd3 c6 8. dxc6
Qxd3 9. Bxd3 bxc6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Bxe3 e6 12. Nh3 Bc5 13. Rhe1 Bxe3+ 14.
Rxe3 O-O 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Ree1 N7b6 17. c4 Ne7 18. Nc5 a5 19. a4 Ra7 20. Ng5 h6
21. Nge4 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. Bc2 Re8 25. Rd6 Kf8 26. Red1 Rc7 27.
Nb3 Nf5 28. Bxf5 exf5 29. Nxa5 Ra7 30. Nxc6 Rxa4 31. b3 Ra1+ 32. Kb2 Rxd1 33.
Rxd1 Bb7 34. Nd4 f4 35. Kc3 g5 36. h3 h5 37. Nf5 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Rh1 Kg8
40. Nh6+ Kg7 41. Nxg4 Re2 42. Rg1 f5 43. Nh2 Kf6 {Source: Aitken Book 15.
Adjudicated as a White win. Match result was Gloucs 9Â½, Devon 6Â½} 1-0

[Event "Gloucester Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.02.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1954.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Be7 7. c3 Bg4 8. d4
b5 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bc2 c5 11. a4 Nbd7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Na3 b4 15.
Nb5 O-O 16. c4 Nb6 17. b3 Ne8 18. Bb2 Bd7 19. Qa1 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Nc7 21. Bd3 Qb7
22. Nd2 Ra8 23. Qb1 Nc8 24. f4 f6 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Bc4 Nd6 27. Re3 Ncxb5 28.
Qd1 Ra2 29. Bxb5 Qxb5 30. Nc4 Nxc4 31. bxc4 Qxc4 32. Qg4 Qa6 33. Qd7 Rxb2 34.
Re1 Qd6 35. Qc8+ Kf7 36. Ra1 b3 37. Kf1 Qb6 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch09 played early"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.02.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fine, Joseph (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1954.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 exd4 5. Qxd4 Qxd4 6. exd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
Bxc4 Ng4 9. Nge2 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nb5 Bd6 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14.
Nc3 Na5 15. Bd5 Be6 16. b3 Rac8 17. Bxe6 Rxc3 18. Bd5 Rxe3 19. Rac1 Re7 20. b4
Nc6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 Rd8 23. Rfc1 g6 24. Rc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc8+ Kg7 26. b5
Kf6 27. Kf2 Ke6 28. Ke3 Kd7+ {Source: Aitken Book 15. It appears that this
constituted round 1 of the 9th WECU (West of England Chess Union) Championship
which was scheduled for 15 April 1954. So the players must have made
arrangements to play it in advance.} 0-1

[Event "Gloucestershire Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1954.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pitcher, Clive A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1954.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nd5 d6 13. c3 bxc3 14. dxc3 Nb8
15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bc2 Nbd7 17. Nh4 Nc5 18. Nf5 Qd7 19. f3 Ne6 20. Ba4 Qd8 21.
g4 Kh8 22. Re2 Ng8 23. Qe1 Ne7 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Be3 Ng5 26. Qg3 Qf6 27. Kg2 d5
28. Bxg5 Qxg5 29. exd5 Bxd5 30. Rxe5 Qd2+ 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 c6 33. b3 Rc8
34. c4 Be6 35. f4 g6 36. Kf3 Kg7 37. Rc5 Bd7 38. Ra5 Rb8 39. Ra7 Be8 40. Rc7
Kf6 41. Bxc6 Rxb3+ 42. Ke4 Bxc6+ 43. Rxc6+ Ke7 44. Kd5 Rd3+ 45. Kc5 h5 46. gxh5
gxh5 47. f5 h4 48. Rh6 Rh3 49. Kd5 Rxh2 50. f6+ Kd7 51. Rh7 Rd2+ 52. Ke5 Re2+
53. Kf5 Rf2+ 54. Kg5 Rg2+ 55. Kf5 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1954.03.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sullivan, Christopher"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1954.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qc2 d6 9. e4 a6 10. a4 b4 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. a5 g6 13. Bd3 Bg7 14. Nc4 O-O 15.
O-O g5 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Re2 g4 18. Nfd2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Nc4 Qh5 21. e5
Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rfe1 Rxe2 24. Qxe2 Bd7 25. Qe4 f5 26. Qf4 Re8 27. Rxe8+
Qxe8 28. g3 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 Qd1 30. Qxd6 Qxd3 31. Qxd7 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 c4 33. d6 c3
34. Qd8+ Kf7 35. Qc7+ Kg6 36. bxc3 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kg1 {Source: Aitken
Book 15} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Oxford"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.03.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1954.03.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Be3
g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. Nb3 O-O 11. O-O Qc8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Bd4 Qc4 15.
f4 Ng4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Re4 Qc7 19. Qd4+ Nf6 20. Rae1 Bf5 21.
R4e3 Rac8 22. Rc3 Qd7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. c3 a6 25. a4 Bc2 26. Nd2 Kf8 27. b3 Qc7
28. c4 Qa5 29. Bh3 Rc7 30. Rc1 Bf5 31. g4 Bc8 32. Ne4 Ng8 33. Ng5 f6 34. Ne6+
Bxe6 35. dxe6 Qb4 36. Qe3 Rc5 37. Rf1 b5 38. Qf3 {Black win after adjudication.
Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "Gloucestershire Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1954.04.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pitcher, Clive A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1954.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Replay of earlier drawn game:} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. Nc3
b5 6. Bb3 b4 7. Nd5 fxe4 8. Ng1 Nf6 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. Ng3 h5 11. d3 h4 12. Nxe4
Nd4 13. Nexf6+ gxf6 14. Qg4 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 c6 16. Qg6+ Ke7 17. Bb3 Qe8 18. Qg4
Kd6 19. c3 f5 20. Qh3 Nxb3 21. axb3 Qf7 22. O-O Kc7 23. f4 Bc5+ 24. Be3 Qd5 25.
c4 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Qd4 27. Qxd4 exd4 28. Ra5 Rhe8 29. Rxf5 Re3 30. Rg5 Rxd3 31.
f5 Rf8 32. f6 Rxb3 33. f7 Kd8 34. Rg8 Ke7 35. Rxf8 Kxf8 36. g4 hxg3 37. h4 Rxb2
38. h5 Rh2 39. h6 Rxh6 40. Kg2 Rh7 41. Kxg3 Rg7+ {Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch qf Cheltenham-Harrow"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1954.04.08"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Parker, JS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1954.04.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Harrow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. f4
Nc6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Qg4 Kf8 11. O-O-O a6 12. h5 h6 13. Rh3 Qb6 14. Rg3 Rg8 15.
Bd3 Nxd3+ 16. Rgxd3 Qa5 17. Kb1 b5 18. Nf3 b4 19. Ne2 Qc7 20. Ned4 Bd7 21. Nxc6
Qxc6 22. f5 a5 23. Qf4 Ke7 24. Nd4 Qc4 25. Qh4+ Ke8 26. fxe6 Bxe6 27. b3 Qa6
28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Qg4 Ra7 30. Qg6+ Rf7 31. Rxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 15.
Cheltenham won by 5Â½-Â½. BCM gives the date as 9 April but quite a number of
their other match dates in recent issues ('News in Brief') appear suspect.} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch09"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1954.04.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Rowena Mary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1954.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Nce2 O-O 10. c4 Qc8 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bd4 Ne5 14. f4 c5 15.
fxe5 cxd4 16. exd6 e5 17. Rc1 Qc5 18. Qd3 Bh6 19. Rc2 Be3+ 20. Kh1 f5 21. b4
Qxb4 22. Nc3 Qxd6 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Rd1 Qc5 25. Nd5 e4 26. Qf1 Ba4 27. Nxe3
Bxc2 28. Nxc2 d3 29. Ne1 Rab8 30. Qf4 Rb2 31. Nxd3 exd3 32. Bd5+ Rf7 33. Qe5
Qf2 34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Qxf7+ Kh6 36. Qf6+ Kh5 37. Bf7+ Kg4 38. Qh4+ Kf3 39. Qf4+
Ke2 40. Bh5+ {Source: Aitken Book 15. Note, Aitken's first-round game appears
to have been played some weeks in advance of the tournament.} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch09"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1954.04.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1954.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bf3 Qc4 13. Be2 Qd5 14. Bf3
Qc4 15. Be2 Qd5 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch09"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1954.04.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Keffler, Y Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1954.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Nd7 10. Bxc6 Rb8 11. exd6 O-O 12. O-O Ne5 13. dxe7 Qxe7 14. Bg2
Bg4 15. Qe1 Rfe8 16. Qe3 Qd7 17. Qf4 Bh3 18. Rd1 $4 Qxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Nf3+ {
Sources: Aitken Book 15; BCM, June 1954, p195; The Times, 20 April 1954 (n.b.
StarBase 4.56 erroneously places this game in Edinburgh). Aitken adds that
this is his shortest loss for several years. (GC)} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch09"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1954.04.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Napier, Ivan Robert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1954.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nf3 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Qd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5
Bf6 15. Rb1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bf6 18. b3 Rb8 19. Bd2 Qd7 20. c4 Rbe8 21.
g3 Bd4+ 22. Kg2 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Be3 g6 25. Bf2 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Qe7 27. Bf2
Bxf2 28. Kxf2 Qf6 29. Qe2 Qd4+ 30. Qe3 Qb2+ 31. Qe2 Qb1 32. Kg2 h5 33. h4 Kg7
34. Qd2 Kf6 35. Qc3+ Kf5 36. a4 Ke4 37. Kf2 Qa2+ 38. Kf1 Qh2 39. Ke1 Qg2 40. a5
f5 41. b4 cxb4 42. Qxb4 Qxg3+ 43. Kd1 Qg4+ 44. Kc2 Qe2+ 45. Kc1 Qe3+ 46. Kd1
Qd4+ 47. Ke1 Kxf4 48. Qa4 Kf3 49. Qc2 Qe4+ {Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch09"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1954.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Welch, Cyril Owen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1954.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Ne7 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Bd3 c4 7. Bc2 Nc6 8. O-O Be7
9. Ne1 b5 10. f4 Nb6 11. Qf3 Bd7 12. g4 Qc7 13. f5 O-O-O 14. Bf4 b4 15. Qg3 Qb7
16. Nf3 g6 17. f6 Bf8 18. Nbd2 Be8 19. Rfb1 bxc3 20. bxc3 Na5 21. Nf1 Kb8 22.
Bd1 Ka8 23. N3d2 Bc6 24. Qe3 h5 25. gxh5 gxh5 26. a4 Qd7 27. Kf2 Rb8 28. Ra2
Qc7 29. h4 Qd7 30. Ng3 Rb7 31. Bg5 Nxa4 32. Bxa4 Bxa4 33. Rba1 Nb3 34. Rxa4
Nxa1 35. Rxa1 Rb2 36. Ke1 Qb5 37. Kd1 a5 38. Ne2 a4 39. Nc1 a3 40. Ke2 Qa4 41.
Qg1 a2 42. Qd1 Qa3 43. Kf1 Kb7 44. Nxa2 Rxa2 45. Qb1+ Rb2 46. Rxa3 Rxb1+ 47.
Nxb1 Bxa3 48. Nxa3 Ra8 49. Nb5 Kc6 50. Nd6 Ra7 51. Ke2 Ra2+ 52. Kd1 Ra7 53. Bh6
Ra1+ 54. Kc2 Ra7 55. Bf8 Ra2+ 56. Kb1 Rh2 57. Nxf7 Rxh4 58. Bh6 Kd7 59. Ng5 {
Source: Aitken Book 15} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch09"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1954.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Trevenen, Henry Vickers W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1954.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. a4 Bd7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nbd2 Rad8 15.
Qe2 b4 16. Nf1 Be6 17. Ne3 b3 18. Bb1 c4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rxd5 21. Nxe5
Bd6 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 g6 24. Bg5 f5 25. Qf3 Qc6 26. g4 Re5 27. Qd1 Rxe1+
28. Qxe1 Re8 29. Qd1 Qc5 30. gxf5 Qe5 31. f4 Qe1+ 32. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 33. Kf2 Rh1
34. fxg6 hxg6 35. Kf3 Kg7 36. h4 Nb7 37. Ke3 Bc5+ 38. Ke4 Rd1 39. f5 Nd6+ 40.
Kf4 gxf5 41. h5 Nf7 42. h6+ Nxh6 43. Bxh6+ Kxh6 44. a5 Rf1+ 45. Ke5 f4 46. Ra4
Rxb1 47. Kxf4 Rxb2 48. Rxc4 Rf2+ 49. Ke5 b2 50. Rh4+ Kg5 51. Rh1 Rc2 52. Rb1
Ba3 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "Bristol Invitation Tournament"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1954.04.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1954.04.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f3 h6 6. Be3 O-O 7. Qd2 Kh7 8. O-O-O
Nbd7 9. e5 Ng8 10. f4 Nb6 11. h3 dxe5 12. fxe5 c6 13. g4 Be6 14. Nf3 Bd5 15.
Bg2 Nc4 16. Qd3 Qa5 17. Kb1 Kh8 18. Bc1 Rad8 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. h4 Rc8 21. Nd2
Rc6 22. Rhf1 e6 23. Rf3 Ne7 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Qa3 Qc7 26. Rc3 Nd5 27. Bxd5 exd5
28. Qxa7 Ra6 29. Qc5 Qd7 30. g5 Rc8 31. e6 Rxe6 32. gxh6 Bf8 33. Qa5 Ra6 {
Source: Aitken Book 15. "By defeating Dr J. M. Aitken, C. H. O'd. Alexander
won the first prize in the second Bristol Invitation Tournament." (BCM, June
1954, p194)} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.05.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Harris, Geoffrey F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1954.05.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 bxc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Qxe4 Qd5 13. Qf4 O-O 14. Nc3 Qd3
15. Rd1 Qf5 16. Qxf5 Bxf5 17. Nd5 Bc5 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Bd3 20. b3 Be2 21.
Rdc1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nxe5 23. f4 cxb3 24. axb3 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nd4 26. Rxc7 Nxb3 27.
Ra3 Nd4 28. Ra5 Ne6 29. Rc4 Rfd8 30. Nd5 g6 31. f5 gxf5 32. Ne7+ Kg7 33. Nxf5+
Kf6 34. Ng3 Rd4 35. Ne4+ Kg7 36. Rxd4 Nxd4 37. Nc5 Nc6 38. Rxa6 Rxa6 {Source:
Aitken Book 15. Gloucs 28, Worcs 22.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Lud Eagle"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1954.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Green, Arnold Yorwarth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1954.05.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. Ne3 Bf8 15.
Bd2 g6 16. g4 Bg7 17. Kh1 Nb7 18. d5 Kh8 19. b3 Rf8 20. Rg1 Ng8 21. Rg2 f6 22.
Qg1 Rf7 23. Nf1 c4 24. Ne3 Rb8 25. b4 a5 26. a3 Ra8 27. Qb1 Rff8 28. Nf1 Ra6
29. Ng3 Rfa8 30. Qb2 axb4 31. cxb4 Nd8 32. Rgg1 {Source: Aitken Book 15.
Adjudicated a draw. Aitken playing his former club (JS). Cheltenham won this
semi-final match 4Â½-1Â½.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pirc, Vasja"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A02"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 g4 6. Ng5 f5 7. e4 h6 8. e5
Be7 9. Nh3 gxh3 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. Bc4 Qe8 12. Qxh3 Qg6 13. O-O Kg7 14. Nc3 Bg5
15. Ne2 Ne7 16. Nf4 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 Be6 18. Rf3 Bxc4 19. Rg3 Nbc6 20. c3 Rag8 21.
Rxg6+ Nxg6 22. Bd2 Rf8 23. b3 Be6 24. Re1 Rd8 25. Bc1 a5 26. Qg3 Rdf8 27. Bb2
f4 28. Qf2 b5 29. d5 Bxd5 30. e6 Kh7 31. c4 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Rhg8 33. Kh1 f3 34.
cxb5 Nce7 35. Rf1 Rf4 36. Qc2 Rgf8 37. Qc3 Rg8 38. Rxf3 Nd5 39. Rxf4 Ngxf4 40.
Qc2+ Ng6 41. h4 Rf8 42. h5 Rf1+ 43. Kh2 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bouwmeester, Hans"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 Bb7 8. axb5
axb5 9. Rxa8 Qxa8 10. Nc3 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. d3 d6 14. Ng5 Bd8
15. Bb3 h6 16. Nh3 d5 17. Qh5 dxe4 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21.
Ng5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5+ Kh7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rabar, Braslav"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 c6 7. Rd1 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Qxc3 c5 13. Bb5 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf6
15. Ne5 Ne8 16. Bd7 f6 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Nd7 Rf7 19. Qxa7 Nd6 20. Nb6 Rc6 21.
Rc1 Qc7 22. Rxc6 Qxc6 23. Rd1 Rf8 24. h3 Nf5 25. Rd7 Qc1+ 26. Kh2 Qxb2 27. e4
Qe5+ 28. g3 Qxe4 29. Qxb7 Qe2 30. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kramer, Haije J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 g6 8.
e5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bc4 Bg4 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bb3 Bg7 13. f3 Bd7 14. Re1 e4
15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. fxe4 Bd4+ 17. Kg2 Ke8 18. c3 Be5 19. Be3 a6 20. Rad1 Bc6 21.
Bd5 e6 22. Bxc6+ Rxc6 23. Rd2 Rd6 24. Red1 Rxd2+ 25. Rxd2 h5 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27.
Rxd4 Ke7 28. Rb4 b5 29. a4 bxa4 30. Rxa4 Rb8 31. b4 Rc8 32. Rxa6 Rxc3 33. e5
Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fuderer, Andrija"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nb5 Bf6 10. Nfxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. b3 c6 14. Bb2
f6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Rd7 18. h4 Nb6 19. Qf4 Rad8 20. Rxd7 Rxd7
21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Bf3 Nc8 23. Kg2 Qd6 24. Qa4 Qd2 25. Qe4 Kf7 26. Ba3 g6 27.
Bb4 Qd8 28. Qf4 Ne7 29. Qh6 Qg8 30. e4 b6 31. Qf4 Qd8 32. Bc3 Ng8 33. g4 Qd3
34. Bxf6 Nxf6 35. e5 Bd5 36. Qxf6+ Kg8 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Bxd5+ cxd5 39. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Donner, Jan Hein"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 bxc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Qxe4 Bd5 13. Qg4 Qd7 14. Qxd7+
Kxd7 15. Bf4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nb4 17. Rc1 Nd3 18. Rxc4 Nxb2 19. Rc2 Na4 20. Nd2
Nc5 21. Rd1 Ne6 22. Ne4+ Kc8 23. Be3 Rd8 24. Rdc1 Ba3 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Rxb8+
Kxb8 27. Rc4 Be7 28. Kf1 Rd5 29. f4 g6 30. Nc3 Rd8 31. Ke2 Kb7 32. Ne4 Rd5 33.
Nc3 Rd7 34. Ne4 Rd8 35. a4 Rd5 36. Nc3 Rd7 37. Ne4 Rd8 38. Kf3 Rd3 39. Nc3 f5
40. exf6 Bxf6 41. Ne4 Be7 42. Nc3 Ng7 43. Ke2 Rd7 44. Ne4 Rd5 45. Rd4 Rxd4 46.
Bxd4 Nf5 47. Be3 Kc6 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. Nc3+ Ke6 50. Ne4 h5 51. h3 Bf8 52. Ba7 Bd6
53. Be3 Be7 54. Ba7 Kd5 55. Nc3+ Kc6 56. Ne4 Nd6 57. Nc3 Nb7 58. Be3 Kd6 59.
Ne4+ Ke6 60. Bd4 Bd6 61. Be3 Na5 62. Bd2 Nc6 63. Kc4 Ne7 64. Be3 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Bd7 7. c3 Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. Nbd2 exd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Qb3 a5 13. a3 Na6 14. Nf1 a4
15. Qc2 d5 16. e5 Ne8 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 g6 19. Ne3 Ng7 20. h3 Rae8 21. Ng4
Nh5 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Nhxf7 Qf5 24. Qxf5 gxf5 25. e6 h6 26. Nf3 Nf4 27. Nd8 Kf6
28. Nxb7 Rxe6 29. Ne5 Rg8 30. g3 Nxh3+ 31. Kg2 Ng5 32. Nd7+ Kf7 33. Nbc5 Nxc5
34. Nxc5 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 f4 36. Nxa4 Ne4 37. Rc1 fxg3 38. Rxc7+ Ke6 39. f3 Nf6
40. Nc5+ Kd6 41. Rf7 Rg6 42. Nd3 Ke6 43. Ra7 Rg8 44. Nc5+ Kd6 45. Rf7 Rg6 46.
Nd3 Ke6 47. Rf8 Ke7 48. Nf4 Rg5 49. Rb8 h5 50. a4 Kf7 51. a5 Rf5 52. a6 {
(2nd session played 12 June)} 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lokvenc, Josef"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. c4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. O-O Ne7 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. Nd5 Rb8
15. Rab1 Kc8 16. Ne1 Nd4 17. Nd3 a5 18. f3 Be6 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. b3 c6 21. N5f4
Bf7 22. Ne2 Re8 23. Ng3 Kc7 24. Rb2 g6 25. Rc1 h5 26. e5 Bxe5 27. Ne4 Rbd8 28.
Nexc5 Bd6 29. Rd2 Bf8 30. b4 axb4 31. Rb2 Re3 32. Na6+ Kd7 33. Ndc5+ Bxc5 34.
Nxc5+ Ke7 35. Rxb4 f5 36. Kf2 Ra8 37. a4 Kd6 38. Nb7+ Ke5 39. c5 f4 40. Nd6 Bd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. Qd3 Bb4 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 a5 13. b3 Ne4 14. Qc2 Nf6
15. Bf4 Rc8 16. Rac1 a4 17. b4 Be4 18. Qc5 Nbd5 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21.
Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rfd8 23. e3 h5 24. h4 g6 25. Qa7 Qf5 26. Qxb7 Qe4+ 27. Kh2 f6
28. Nc6 Re8 29. Ne7+ Rxe7 30. Qxc8+ Kg7 31. Qa6 f5 32. Qxa4 f4 33. Qc2 fxg3+
34. fxg3 Qxc2+ 35. Rxc2 Nxe3 36. Rfc1 Nxc2 37. Rxc2 Rd7 38. Rc4 Kf6 39. Kg2 Kf5
40. Kf3 e5 41. Ke3 Kg4 42. dxe5+ Kxg3 43. Rc6 g5 44. hxg5 h4 45. Ke4 h3 46. e6
Rd1 47. Rxc7 h2 48. Rh7 h1=Q+ 49. Rxh1 Rxh1 50. g6 Rh8 51. Kf5 Kh4 52. g7 Re8
53. Kf6 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Toran Albero, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Bg4 8.
dxe5 Nxe4 9. h3 Bd7 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Re1 Nc5 13. Qxe7+ Bxe7 14.
Ne5 Be6 15. Nxc6 Bf6 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Be3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Na4 19. Bd4 Rfe8 20. Re3
f6 21. Rae1 Kf7 22. Rb1 Bd5 23. Nb4 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Be4 25. Nd3 Bxd3 26. cxd3 c5
27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. d4 Ne4 29. Rb7+ Ke6 30. c4 a5 31. a3 Nd2 32. Rb6+ Kd7 33. c5
Nc4 34. Rb7+ Kc6 35. Rxg7 Nxa3 36. Rf7 Nc4 37. e4 a4 38. Rxf6+ Kb5 39. Rf1 Nd2
0-1

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Castaldi, Vincenzo"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Qb6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 O-O 12. exd5 Ba6 13. Re1 Bc5 14. Be3
Bxe3 15. Rxe3 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Rad8 18. Qb3 Qf6 19. Rae1 g6 20. Rf3
Qd4 21. Rd1 Qe5 22. Re3 Qf6 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. Rxc3 Rd7 25. Bb3 Re7 26. Re3 Rc7
27. Rd6 Bb7 28. Red3 Be4 29. Rd7 Rc1+ 30. Rd1 Rfc8 31. Bxf7+ Kf8 32. Bb3 Ke8
33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Rd1 Rc7 35. Re1 Re7 36. Re3 Kd7 37. f3 Bc6 38. Rxe7+ Kxe7
39. Kf2 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.17"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Rac1 g6 14. Na4 Qb4
15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Qb5+ Kf8 19. Rc7 Kg7 20. Rxf7+ Kh6
21. Qb3 Qxe5 22. Qh3+ Qh5 23. Qe3+ Qg5 24. f4 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Dunkelblum, Arthur"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd4 Nxd4
15. Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.19"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lehmann, Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Be3
g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. b3 Qc8 13. g4 Nc6 14. Rae1 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 e5 16. Be3 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nd7 19. c4 a5 20. Rc1 Nc5 21. Bh3 Qc7
22. Kh1 Rae8 23. Qc2 Kh8 24. Rg1 Re7 25. a3 Ra8 26. b4 Na6 27. Qd2 axb4 28.
axb4 Ree8 29. c5 Reb8 30. g5 Bf8 31. f4 b5 32. fxe5 dxe5 33. d6 Qd8 34. Bg2 Qd7
35. Rgd1 Qg4 36. c6 Rd8 37. d7 Bxb4 38. Qb2 Kg8 39. Qxe5 Bc5 40. Bxc5 Nxc5 41.
Qxc5 Ra2 42. Qd5 {Source: BCM, September 1954, p303} 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.20"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mulcahy, Edmond"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. a4 c5 5. e3 Bg4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. d5 Nf6 8. dxe6
Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 fxe6 10. h3 Bf5 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. g4 O-O-O+ 13. Ke2 Nxg4 14. hxg4
Bxg4 15. Rh4 Bxf3+ 16. Kxf3 e5 17. Ke2 Na5 18. b3 h5 19. Bb2 g5 20. Rhh1 Rh6
21. Nd5 Nc6 22. Rad1 Re8 23. Nc3 Nd4+ 24. exd4 exd4+ 25. Kf1 dxc3 26. Bxc3 Re4
27. Rd5 Be7 28. Bd3 Rf4 29. Be5 Rf7 30. Be2 b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Bxb5 Kb7 33.
Rd7+ Kb6 34. Bc4 Rfh7 35. Bg8 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.21"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Jacob, Franz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2
Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. c4 Rac8 14. b3 Qc7
15. Qe2 Nd7 16. g4 Qd8 17. Qe3 b6 18. Bd2 h6 19. Be4 Bg5 20. Qe2 Rc7 21. Rae1
Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.23"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Ribeiro, Joao Mario"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O e5 12. cxd5 exd4 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. Ne4 Nxd5
15. Nxd4 Bf8 16. a3 Be6 17. b4 Nf4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. f4 f5 20. Ng3 g6 21. Bc4
Kh8 22. Rae1 Bg7 23. Kh1 Qf6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. e4 fxe4 26. Nxe4 Qf5 27. g4 Qxg4
28. Qc4 h6 29. Rd1 Rae8 30. Ng3 h5 0-1

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.24"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bhend, Edwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Be3
e6 9. Bg2 a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Qe1 Nc4 13. Bc1 d5 14. Kh1 Qb6 15. Nb3
dxe4 16. Nxe4 Be7 17. a5 Qa7 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qe4 Rc8 20. Rd1 Bxb2 21. Bxb2
Nxb2 22. Rd4 Bb5 23. Qe5 Rg8 24. Re4 Nc4 25. Qh5 Kf8 26. Rf4 f6 27. Qxh7 e5 28.
Rg4 Bd7 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Qd3 Be6 31. Bh3 Rc6 32. Qd8+ Kf7 33. Bxe6+ Rxe6 34.
Qd7+ Re7 35. Qd5+ Kf8 36. Nc5 g6 37. Qd6 Kf7 38. Ne4 Re6 39. Qd7+ Re7 40. Nd6+
Kg7 41. Qxe7+ {Source: BCM, November 1954, p367} 1-0

[Event "FIDE West European Zonal"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1954.06.26"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Burstein, Sylvain"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1954.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Qe2 Nc6 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. e5 d5 8. d3
e6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. b3 Nf5 11. Ba3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 14. Na4 Qa5
15. Qe1 Qb5 16. c4 dxc3 17. Qxc3 c5 18. Nxc5 Ke7 19. d4 Rhc8 20. Rfc1 Kf8 21.
Rc2 Be8 22. Rac1 Rc6 23. Qf3 Kg8 24. Na4 Rac8 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 Bxc6 27.
Qc3 h6 28. h3 Be8 29. Nc5 Qe2 30. a4 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Qf1 32. Qe3 Bc6 33. Kg3 Be8
34. Nb7 Qb1 35. Nd6 Qg6+ 36. Kh2 Bd7 37. Qc3 Qg5 38. Qg3 Qe7 39. Qd3 a5 40. Qc3
f6 41. f4 Qf8 42. Nb7 fxe5 43. fxe5 Qf4+ 44. Kg1 Be8 45. Nxa5 Bg6 46. Nb7 Be4
47. Nc5 Qg5 48. Qb2 Qe3+ 49. Qf2 Qc3 50. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Gloucestershire Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1954.07.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1954.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O c6 8. Kh1
b5 9. e5 Ne8 10. Qe1 Bb7 11. e6 fxe6 12. Ng5 Nc7 13. Bg4 Bxd4 14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15.
Qxe6+ Kg7 16. Qxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxd7 b4 18. Ne2 e5 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bd2 Rad8 21.
Bg4 c5 22. a3 a5 23. axb4 axb4 24. Ra7 Rf7 25. Kg1 Be4 26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. Bd1
d5 28. Re1 Ra8 29. c3 dxc3 30. bxc3 Ra2 31. Rxe4 Rxd2 32. Re1 bxc3 33. Bf3 c2
34. Rc1 Ke6 35. Kf1 c4 36. Ke1 c3 37. h4 h5 38. g4 hxg4 39. Bxg4+ Kf6 40. Bf3
Kf5 41. h5 gxh5 42. Bxh5 d4 43. Be2 Kxf4 44. Kf1 d3 {Source: Aitken Book 15}
0-1

[Event "National Club Ch f Cheltenham-Ilford"]
[Site "Reading"]
[Date "1954.08.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Woolverton, Harry Ivor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1954.08.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Ilford"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. c3 Bf6
15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Bf5 17. d3 Re8 18. b3 Qd7 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bd2 Qe7 21.
Kf1 h6 22. Ra7 Qd7 23. Ba5 Bd8 24. Bb6 Qe7 25. Bb5 Rf8 26. Bxd4 Qh4 27. Ra4
Qxh2 28. Qf3 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Bg6 30. Ra1 Qh4 31. g4 f5 32. Bd7 Qxg4 33. Qxg4 fxg4
34. Bxg4 Re8+ 35. Kd2 Bf7 36. Bf3 Bg5+ 37. Kc3 Rb8 38. Ra7 Bd8 39. Be4 h5 40.
Ra1 g5 41. Rg1 {Source: Aitken Book 15. BCM, September 1954, p289, has a
lenghty report (though not the score of this game). "Woolverton defended
stoutly against Aitkenâ€™s Ruy Lopez on Board 2 and always seemed to be
holding his own. Aitken staged a strong looking demonstration on the Queenâ€™s
side, having possession of the open Queenâ€™s Rook file but at the right
moment Black counter-attacked the sparsely defended Kingâ€™s wing and White
had to play very accurately indeed to hold on. Eventually the Queens were
forced off and although Black had a passed pawn on the Kingâ€™s-Rookâ€™s file
it was not possible to prove a win for him." (BCM) Other board scores 
(Cheltenham names first): 1 C H O'D Alexander 1-0 PH Clarke; 3 DV Mardle 1-0
PB Cook; 4 Dr IJ Good 0-1 Dr B Sturgeon; 5 J Ansell 1-0 AJ Morrell; 6 J Neale
1-0 JM Soesan. Cheltenham thus won the 1954 National Club Championship title
by 4Â½-1Â½.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.16"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 O-O 8. d4
Bd7 9. h3 Kh8 10. Nbd2 exd4 11. cxd4 Nb4 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. Qb3 d5 14. a3 Nc6
15. e5 Ng8 16. Nf1 Rfd8 17. Bd2 a5 18. Rac1 Ra6 19. Qd3 Rb6 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21.
Bxg5 Re8 22. b3 Nd8 23. Bd2 Qb5 24. Qxb5 Rxb5 25. Rxc7 Rxb3 26. Re3 Rxe3 27.
Nxe3 Ne6 28. Rd7 Nxd4 29. Rxd5 Nc6 30. Nc4 f6 31. f4 fxe5 32. fxe5 Nge7 33. Rd7
Kg8 34. Rxb7 Rd8 35. Bg5 Kf7 36. Nxa5 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Nxa5 38. Rxe7+ Kg6 39. Bf4
Ra1 40. e6 Nc4 41. Rc7 Nxa3 42. Be5 Re1 43. Bb2 Nb5 44. Rxg7+ Kh6 45. Rb7 Nd6
46. Re7 Nf5 47. Rf7 Nd6 48. Re7 Nf5 49. Rf7 Nd6 50. Re7 Nf5 51. Re8 Re2 52. Bc3
Nh4 53. Rg8 Ng6 54. Kg1 Rxe6 55. Bd2+ Kh5 56. Rg7 Re7 {Source: Aitken Book 15}
1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.17"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Qd2 d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qc3 Qc7 14. Bf4
Be6 15. Qd4 g5 16. Bg3 Bf5 17. Qc5 e6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. c4 Qb6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Kf8 24. Ba4 c5 25. b3 Bh6 26. Kf1 Bg7 27.
Ke2 h5 28. h3 h4 29. Bh2 Ke7 30. Bc6 Bh6 31. f3 exf3+ 32. Kxf3 Bg7 33. Be4 Kd7
34. a3 Kc8 35. Bc6 Kd8 36. b4 cxb4 37. axb4 Bf8 38. Bg1 Kc7 39. Be8 Bxb4 40.
Be3 Bd3 41. Bxg5 Be1 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.18"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Martin, Geoffrey J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Nd5 7. c4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Ba6 9. b3 Bb4 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Qe4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Rae8 15. f4 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 Qb4 17. Qc2 d6 18. Bd3 f5 19. a3 Qxa3 20. Bxf5 Rxf5
21. Qxf5 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxh1 23. Rg3 Rf8 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. Qe7 Rg8 26. Rxg7 {
Source: Glasgow Herald, 8 Oct 1954} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.19"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Green, Arnold Yorwarth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ne3 Bf8 14. Nd5 h6 15. a4
Rb8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bb3 Be6 18. Be3 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ne7 21. Qb3
Qb6 22. Ra2 Qb7 23. c4 bxc4 24. Qxb7 Rxb7 25. dxc4 Reb8 26. Re2 g6 27. Rc2 Bg7
28. Nd2 f5 29. g3 g5 30. f3 Kf7 31. Kf1 Bf6 32. b3 h5 33. Ra6 Nc8 34. Rca2 g4
35. fxg4 hxg4 36. Rc6 Ke7 37. Raa6 Bg7 38. b4 cxb4 39. Nb3 Rd7 40. c5 dxc5 41.
Nxc5 b3 42. Bc1 Rxd5 43. Rc7+ Ke8 44. Nxb3 Rd7 45. Rxd7 Kxd7 46. Nc5+ Ke7 47.
Ba3 Kf7 48. Rc6 Bf8 49. Nd7 Rb1+ 50. Kf2 Bxa3 51. Nxe5+ Ke7 52. Rxc8 Rb2+ 53.
Kg1 Ke6 54. Re8+ Kd5 55. Nd3 Ra2 56. h3 Bd6 57. Re5+ Bxe5 58. Nb4+ Ke4 59. Nxa2
Kf3 60. hxg4 fxg4 61. Nc1 Bxg3 62. Nd3 Bc7 63. Ne1+ Ke2 64. Nc2 Kf3 65. Nd4+
Ke3 66. Ne6 Be5 67. Kg2 Ke4 68. Ng5+ Kf4 69. Nh3+ {Source: Aitken Book 15; 
(moves 56 to end) BCM, Sept 1954, p284} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.20"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Harris, Geoffrey F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Nbd2 exd5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nc7 8. a4
bxa4 9. Qxa4 Nc6 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Bc4 Ne6 12. O-O Be7 13. Bd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nc7
15. Ne4 Nxd5 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qe4+ Ne7 18. Qxa8 O-O 19. Qxa7 Nc6 20. Qa4 Nb4
21. Be3 Bb7 22. Rfd1 Bc6 23. Qa5 Bc7 24. Qxc5 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nc6 26. Qg5 Qb8 27.
f4 Qxb2 28. Rab1 Qc2 29. Rbc1 Qa4 30. Qd5 h6 31. Qxd7 Rd8 32. Qg4 Ne5 33. Rxd8+
Bxd8 34. Qd1 Qxd1+ 35. Rxd1 Nf3+ 36. Kg2 Nh4+ 37. Kh3 Be7 38. Rd7 Nf5 39. Kg4
g6 40. Rb7 Bf6 41. Bb6 Bd4 42. Bc7 Kf8 43. Kf3 Ke8 44. Be5 h5 45. Bxd4 Nxd4+
46. Ke4 Ne6 47. Ke5 Nc5 48. Rc7 Ne6 49. Ra7 Nc5 50. Kf6 Ne4+ 51. Kg7 Nd6 52.
Ra5 Kd7 53. Rd5 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.21"]
[Round "6.10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Na5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Nbd2 c5 14. dxe5 dxe5
15. Nf1 c4 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Ne3 Bc5 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. Nh4 Rad8 20. Qe2 Nb6 21.
Nf6+ Kh8 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Qf3 Nc6 24. Qf5 g6 25. Qf3 Rd3 26. Rxd3 cxd3 27. Nf5
h6 28. Nxe7 hxg5 29. Ned5 Nd7 30. Nxd7 Qxd7 31. Qf6+ Kh7 32. Qxg5 f5 33. Nf6+
Rxf6 34. Qxf6 d2 35. Rd1 Na5 36. exf5 gxf5 37. Qxe5 Nc4 38. Qe2 f4 39. b3 {
Source: bulletin; Glasgow Herald, 15 Oct 1954} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.23"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Beach, Thomas John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 c5 8.
Qd3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. b3 Nd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Bf6
15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Qf6 17. Nf3 Qc3 18. Qc6 Ne5 19. Ng5 Ng6 20. e5 Rae8 21.
Qf3 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 dxe5 23. Rad1 Rd8 24. g3 f6 25. Nd2 Rd4 26. c3 Rd3 27. Ne4 c4
28. Rxd3 cxd3 29. Nc5 f5 30. Nxd3 e4 31. Nb2 Rd8 32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Nxd1 Kf7 34.
Kf1 Ke6 35. Ke2 Ne5 36. Nb2 g5 37. Na4 Kd5 38. h3 Nd3 39. h4 gxh4 40. gxh4 h5
41. f3 Nf4+ 42. Kf2 Nd3+ 43. Ke3 f4+ 44. Kd2 Ne5 45. fxe4+ Kxe4 46. Ke2 f3+ 47.
Kf1 Nd3 48. c4 Kd4 49. Kg1 a5 50. Kf1 c5 51. a3 Nc1 52. b4 axb4 53. axb4 cxb4
54. c5 Kd5 55. Kf2 Nd3+ 56. Kxf3 Nxc5 57. Nb2 Kd4 58. Ke2 Ke4 59. Nd1 Kf4 60.
Kf2 Kg4 61. Ke3 b3 62. Kd4 Na4 {Source: bulletin} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.24"]
[Round "8.6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Newman, Richard Hilary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
b5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe1 Be7 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Qg3 O-O 13. a3 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Qe6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Nh4 Bxh4 19. Qxh4 Rad8 20. b3 Rd6 21. Ne2
Bc8 22. h3 Rfd8 23. Ng3 Qe8 24. Rf3 Be6 25. Rdf1 Qf8 26. Nh5 Nd7 27. Qg3 Kh8
28. Qf2 Qe7 29. Ng3 f6 30. Qa7 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.25"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Anderson, Peter B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B75"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Nc6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2
Bd7 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. c4 Nd7
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Rfd1 Rfc8 20. Kf2 a5
21. b3 Rc5 22. a3 Rc7 23. Rd4 Nd7 24. Rb1 Kf8 25. Ke3 Nc5 26. Bd1 Ra6 27. Rd2
e6 28. dxe6 fxe6 29. f4 Ke7 30. Bc2 Nd7 31. Bd3 Ra8 32. g3 Nb6 33. Rc2 Rac8 34.
Rbc1 Nd7 35. Be4 Nc5 36. b4 Nb3 37. Rb1 a4 38. Rcb2 b6 39. Bc2 Rxc4 40. Bxb3
axb3 41. Kd3 Rc3+ 42. Kd2 Rf3 43. Rxb3 Rf2+ 44. Ke3 Rxh2 45. Ra1 Rg2 46. Kf3
Rcc2 47. Rbb1 Rcf2+ 48. Ke4 Re2+ 49. Kd3 d5 50. a4 Rd2+ 51. Kc3 Rdf2 52. Rd1
Rxg3+ 53. Rd3 Rxd3+ 54. Kxd3 Rxf4 55. a5 bxa5 56. bxa5 Rf3+ 57. Ke2 Rf8 58. a6
Ra8 59. a7 Kd6 {Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.26"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Phillips, Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Na3 Qb8 15.
Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Ba6 17. Nc2 Nc5 18. Ba2 Bc8 19. Nb4 h6 20. Nf3 f5 21. Nc6
Nxc6 22. dxc6+ Rxa2 23. Rxa2 Be6 24. Ra3 fxe4 25. b4 exf3 26. bxc5 Qd8 27. c4
fxg2 28. cxd6 Qf6 29. Rf3 Qxf3 30. Qxf3 Rxf3 31. Rxe5 Kf7 32. Kxg2 cxd6 33.
Kxf3 dxe5 34. cxb5 Bd5+ 35. Kg4 g6 36. h4 Ke7 37. h5 Be6+ 38. Kf3 g5 39. Ke4
Kd6 40. c7 Bg4 41. b6 Bh3 42. b7 Kxc7 43. Kxe5 Bg4 44. f4 gxf4 45. Kxf4 Bxh5 {
Sources: bulletin; CHESS, Sept 1954, p20; (moves 17w-31b) BCM, June 1988, p258}
0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 41st"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1954.08.27"]
[Round "11.7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1954.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 d5 (12... Rc8 13. e5 $5 {
Aitken-Footner, British Championship 1962 (1-0)}) 13. g5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nxb3 16. Rad1 gxf5 17. Ng3 Na5 18. Nxf5 Nc6 19. b4 a6 20. c4 e6 21. Nxg7
Kxg7 22. b5 axb5 23. cxb5 e5 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Bc5 Re8 26. Qh5 Qd7 27. Rf3 Ra4
28. h3 Rf4 29. Rxf4 exf4 30. Bd4+ Kg8 31. Qh6 f5 32. Qf6 Re2 33. Rb1 Qe8 34.
Qg7# {Source: Glasgow Herald, 3 Sep 1954} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1954.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ball, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1954.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8.
O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Ne7 10. bxc3 d6 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Nh4 Qd7 13. f3 Nc5 14. Nxf5 Qxf5
15. Qe2 Qf6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. f4 Nf5 18. Bd4+ Qe7 19. Qf2 {Source: Aitken Book 15
} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.10.30"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Keffler, Y Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1954.10.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset?"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 c5 5. d3 Nc6 6. O-O e5 7. Nbd2 exf4 8. exf4
Nge7 9. Nb3 O-O 10. c3 b6 11. d4 c4 12. Nbd2 Nf5 13. Nb1 Re8 14. Ne5 Bb7 15.
Na3 f6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Bg4 Bd7 19. Qf3 Re4 20. Bd2 Nxd4 21. cxd4
f5 22. Bh3 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Bxb2 24. Rad1 Ba4 25. Rde1 Qe7 26. Nb1 d4 27. Rxe4
fxe4 28. Qg4 Re8 29. f5 Bd7 30. Qg3 Rf8 31. Bf4 Qg7 {Source: Aitken Book 15}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Oxford"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.11.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Persitz, Raaphi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1954.11.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 15"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Oxfordshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 8.
Qe2 f5 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Be7 11. dxe5 O-O 12. Nf3 c5 13. c4 Bb7 14. Bf4 g5
15. exd6 cxd6 16. Rae1 Be4 17. Nd2 gxf4 18. f3 Bh4 19. fxe4 Bxe1 20. Qxe1 Qf6
21. Rxf4 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 fxe4 23. Nf3 Qd3 24. Rxe4 Kh8 25. h3 Rf7 26. b3 Rg7 27.
Rg4 Rxg4 28. hxg4 Qg6 29. g5 Re8 30. Qa5 h6 31. gxh6 Qxh6+ 32. Kg1 Qe3+ 33. Kh1
Rg8 34. Qd2 Qxd2 35. Nxd2 Re8 36. Kh2 Re2 37. Nf3 Rxa2 38. Ng5 Rb2 39. Kg3
Rxb3+ 40. Kf4 a5 41. Nf7+ Kg8 42. Nxd6 a4 43. Nb5 a3 44. Nxa3 Rxa3 45. Ke5 Rd3
{Source: Aitken Book 15} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wilts"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.11.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1954.11.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Nd4 Be5 14. c3
Qd6 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4 17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Re5 19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. Rxe5
Qxe5 21. gxf3 Re8 22. Qa4 Nh5 23. Kg2 c5 24. c4 dxc4 25. Bxc4 Re7 26. Qc2 Qg5
27. Rd1 Nf4+ 28. Kg1 g6 29. Qd2 Nh3+ 30. Kg2 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 Ng5 32. Rd6 Ne6 33.
Rc6 Rc7 34. Ra6 Nf8 35. f4 Kg7 36. Kf3 Re7 37. Rc6 Nd7 {Adjudicated as a White
win. Source: Aitken Book 16. "Gloucestershire overwhelmed Wiltshire by
21Â½-3Â½." (BCM, January 1955, p12 - but no details of date or venue)} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1954.11.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1954.11.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Bg5 Qb6 8.
Nb3 Ne5 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. f4 Ng6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. O-O Be7 14. Qe1 O-O
15. h4 f5 16. h5 Nh8 17. Bd3 Bh4 18. g3 fxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qc4 Be6 21. Rae1
Rc8 22. Qd4 Bf6 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxf6 Rxf6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Bxf5 Ree8 27.
Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Nd4 Nf7 29. Re1 Kf8 30. Ne6+ Kg8 31. c3 Nd8 32. Nxd8 Rxd8 33. Re7
Rb8 34. Rd7 Kf8 35. Kf2 a5 36. Rxd6 b5 37. Ra6 a4 38. Ra7 Rb6 39. Ke3 Re6+ 40.
Kf3 Rd6 41. Rb7 Rd3+ 42. Ke4 Rxg3 43. a3 Rg2 44. Rxb5 Rh2 45. c4 Ke7 46. f5
Rxh5 47. f6+ {Source: Aitken Book 16} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1954.12.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Woolford, Francis Samuel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1954.12.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucester"]
[BlackTeam "GCHQ"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd4 12. Bc4 Nc6 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6
e6 15. Ne3 Ne5 16. Rad1 Qa5 17. Rd4 f6 18. Bb3 Nf7 19. Qh4 {Source: Aitken
Book 16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1954.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1954.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. e3 Nxe5 6. Nf3 Nbc6 7. Qd5 d6 8.
a3 Be6 9. Qe4 a5 10. Na4 Ba7 11. b3 O-O 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Bb2 f5 14. Qf3 f4 15.
e4 Nd4 16. Qd1 Qh4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Ra2 Rad8 19. Qc2 Bg4 20. Bd3 Rd7 21. Nb2
Rfd8 22. g3 Qh3 23. Bf1 Bc3+ {Source: Aitken Book 16 (n.b. opponent's full
name is John Churchill Brodie Date - ChessBase truncates the 2nd middle name -
JS)} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1954.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Good, Irving John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1954.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 Bd7 6. Bg2 Bc6 7. Nf3 e5 8.
O-O Nd7 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. e4 Be7 12. Ne5 Ba4 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Qc3 Bb5
15. Rd1 c5 16. Be3 Ba4 17. Rd2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Rc8 19. Qa5 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Rxc4 21.
Qd5 Qc8 22. Bf1 Rc7 23. Qh5 Rc1 24. Rxc1 Qxc1 25. Qg4 g6 26. Be3 Qc3 27. Bh6
Rc8 28. Rd3 Qc6 29. h4 Bb5 30. Rd1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Qc4+ 32. Qe2 Qe6 33. Kg1 Bf6
34. Kg2 Re8 35. f3 a6 {Draw on Aitken's offer. Source: Aitken Book 16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1955.01.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Weaver, Albert Isaac Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1955.01.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 e6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Kf1 Nb6 7. c5 Nd5 8. a3
Bxc5 9. dxc5 Nxe5 10. Nf3 Nxf3 11. Bxf3 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. Bf4 Qf6 14. Bd6
Qxb2 15. Nd2 Qb5+ 16. Kg1 Qd3 17. h4 h5 18. Rh3 Qd4 19. Rb1 a5 20. Rbb3 Qg4 21.
Qa1 f6 22. Rbg3 Qf5 23. Rxg7 Rh7 24. Rg8+ Kf7 25. Rf8+ Kg6 26. Rg3+ Qg4 27.
Qxf6# {Source: Aitken Book 16} 1-0

[Event "Skittles with clocks"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.01.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1955.01.09"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. O-O d5 7. Bb5 e4 8.
Nd4 Bd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. f3 O-O 12. d4 Re8 13. Bg5 e3 14. Rae1 a5
15. f4 Bc8 16. Nc1 Ba6 17. Nd3 a4 18. a3 h6 19. Bh4 Kh7 20. Rf3 Re6 21. Rxe3
Bxf4 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6 Bxd3 24. cxd3 Qd6 25. Qxd6 Bxd6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27.
Re6 Kg6 28. g3 Kf5 29. Re2 Rg8 30. Rf2+ Ke6 31. Re2+ Kf7 32. Kg2 Rg4 33. Nxa4
Rxd4 34. Nc3 Rxd3 35. Rc2 Be5 36. Na4 Rb3 37. Kh3 Ke7 38. Rxc6 Bxb2 39. Nxb2
Rxb2 40. Rxc7+ Kd6 41. Ra7 d4 42. Ra6+ Ke5 43. Ra5+ Ke4 44. Ra6 Ke3 {Note from
Aitken. 'Game unfinished, Black should win.' I've marked it as a draw. (G.
Chandler) Source: Aitken Book 16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Monmouth"]
[Site "Newport"]
[Date "1955.01.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Pugh, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1955.01.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monmouthshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "WLS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Be7 7. c3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. d3 Nd7 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bg5 13. Nf1 g6 14. Bxg5 Qxg5
15. Qe3 Qf6 16. Rad1 Ne6 17. Ng3 Kh8 18. Bb3 Rae8 19. Ne2 Nf4 20. Nxf4 exf4 21.
Qd2 f3 22. Re3 fxg2 23. Kxg2 Re5 24. Rg3 Nd8 25. f4 Rh5 26. Rf1 Ne6 27. Qf2 Rh4
28. Rg4 Rxg4+ 29. hxg4 g5 30. Bxe6 Qxe6 31. Kg3 gxf4+ 32. Qxf4 f6 33. b3 Rf7
34. d4 Rg7 35. Rh1 Rg6 36. Rh5 Kg7 37. c4 h6 38. c5 Rg5 39. cxd6 cxd6 40. Rh1
Qc8 41. Rc1 Qd7 42. Rf1 Qe6 43. Rh1 {Source: Aitken Book 16. "At Newport
Gloucestershire defeated Monmouthshire 11Â½-3Â½ (Montague Jones) and 17Â½-6Â½ 
(Cotswold Cup)" (BCM, March 1955, p97)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Simul +18, =7, -5"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1955.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dawson, John M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1955.02.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Qb6 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Be3 Qxb2 11. Nbd2 Ncxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Rb1 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2
Qxe5 15. Rxb7 d4 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Nf3 Qd5 18. Rd1 Ke8 19. Bxd4 Rd8 20. Rd2 Qb7
21. h3 Be7 22. Bxg7 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Rg8 24. Qc3 Bd6 25. g3 Rxg7 26. Qxg7 Qxf3 {
Source: Bristol Evening Post - Saturday 05 March 1955 p.11. Contributed by
Gerard Killoran via the English Chess Forum, 12 October 2022.} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1955.02.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1955.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1+ Be6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Be3 Re8 13. Bc5 Nf5 14. Red1 Bh6
15. Qa4 Nd6 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Rxd6 Qe7 19. Rdd1 a6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21.
Qh4 Qxh4 22. Nxh4 axb5 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Nxd7 Re2 25. Nb6 Rae8 26. c4 Rxb2 27.
cxb5 Rxb5 28. Rdb1 Rxb1+ 29. Rxb1 Re2 30. a4 Ne5 31. Kf1 Ra2 32. Rb3 Ng4 33.
Rg3 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 Ra2 35. Rxg4 Be3+ 36. Kf1 Bxb6 37. Nf5+ Kf6 38. Nd6 h5 39.
Rb4 Ba7 40. Rxb7 Rxa4 41. Ne8+ {Source: Aitken Book 16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "Taunton"]
[Date "1955.02.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1955.02.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Nd5 7. c4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Ba6 9. Qd4 Qe7 10. Be3 d6 11. exd6 cxd6 12. O-O-O Qe6 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Be4
O-O 15. Bxc6 Rac8 16. Bd5 Qg6 17. b3 Bf6 18. Qd3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxd5 20. Rxd5
Qe4 21. Rd4 Qxg2 22. Rhd1 Qxh2 23. Rxd6 Bb7 24. f3 g6 25. R6d2 Qh4 {Source:
Aitken Book 16. "At Taunton, Devonshire eliminated Gloucestershire from the
Montague Jones competition by 9-7 but lost 12-13 in the West of England 
(County) Championship." (BCM, April 1955, p125)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.02.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pitt, Angus Rayfield"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1955.02.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "GCHQ"]
[BlackTeam "Dowtys"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 Bb7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Nf5 O-O 11. f4 Bc8 12. Ne3 Re8 13. Qf3 Be6 14. g4 Qc8
15. f5 Bd7 16. g5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 d5 18. Ng3 Bxg5 19. Ng2 Bxc1 20. Raxc1 Qb7 21.
Qc3 Rab8 22. b3 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 d4 24. Qd2 f6 25. b4 Qxb4 26. c3 Qa5 27. Qxd4 Rbd8
28. Qg4 Qd5 29. Rcd1 Qf7 30. Qd4 Re7 31. Rd2 Rde8 32. Qa4 Bc8 33. Qxc6 Re5 34.
c4 Qe7 35. Rd5 Qb4 36. Rxe5 Rxe5 37. Qa8 Re8 38. Qd5+ Kf8 39. Ne4 Bb7 40. Qc5+
Qxc5 41. Nxc5 Bxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Re2+ 43. Rf2 Re4 44. Nd7+ {Source: Aitken Book 16}
1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ m"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.03.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Persitz, Raaphi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1955.03.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd1 Bg4 11. f3 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5
Qc5 15. f4 Rac8 16. c3 b5 17. Qf3 a5 18. Be3 Qc4 19. Bb6 a4 20. Rfd1 a3 21.
bxa3 Qxc3 22. Bd4 Qxf3 23. Bxf3 Nd7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Re1 Rfe8 26. Rab1 Rc5 27.
Rb3 Nb6 28. Be2 Nc4 29. Rc1 Ra8 30. Rcc3 Ra7 31. Bxc4 bxc4 32. Rb4 Rxd5 33.
Rbxc4 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rd2+ 35. Kh3 Rxa2 36. Rc7 Rxc7 37. Rxc7 Kf6 38. Ra7 h5 39.
a4 Ke6 40. a5 f6 41. a6 g5 42. fxg5 fxg5 43. Ra8 {Source: Aitken Book 16} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch10+"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1955.03.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Good, Irving John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1955.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Qe2 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Bc4 17. Qf2 Bxe5 18. Rfd1 f5 19. Bxa7 Bd6 20. Bb6 Rf8 21.
Bc5 Bxb3 22. Bxd6 Bxc2 23. Nd5 Rf7 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. Bxe7 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Qe6
27. Bc5 Qxa2 28. Rd7 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Ra1 30. Qf4 Qh1+ 31. Kg3 Qe1+ 32. Bf2 Ra3+
33. bxa3 {Source: Aitken Book 16 (played a month in advance of the tournament,
which began on 7 April 1955 in Weymouth - I'm assuming Aitken and Good played
this game in Cheltenham - JS)} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch"]
[Site "Taunton"]
[Date "1955.03.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Goodman, John Bertram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1955.03.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Plymouth"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Be6 9. Qe2 b5 10. f5 Bc4 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. O-O Be7 14. b3 Bxd3 15.
cxd3 Qb7 16. Kh1 O-O 17. b4 Nb6 18. a3 Rc7 19. g4 Rfc8 20. g5 Ne8 21. Qd1 f6
22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Qf7 fxg5 24. Nxg5 h6 25. Ne6 Rd7 26. Qg6 d5 27. Bxh6 gxh6 28.
Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Rg1+ Bg5 30. Qf8+ {Sources: Aitken Book 16; Sunday Times, 24
April 1955. Cheltenham beat Plymouth 5-1.} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1955.03.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wilson, HR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1955.03.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8.
O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. cxb4 dxc4 11. Re1+ Be6 12. d5 Nxb4 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14.
Qxb4 Qxd5 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Qc3 O-O 17. Rad1 Qa6 18. Nd4 Rfe8 19. Qg3 Bd5 20. Nf5
Qa5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bd2 {Source: Aitken Book 16. "Club Championship - have
assumed Cheltenham Club Ch" - JS} 1-0

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1955.03.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1955.03.26"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Bd7 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. Bd3 Na5 11. O-O Nc4 12. Bxc4 Rxc4 13. b3 Rc8 14. Nh4 Ng6 15.
Nxg6 hxg6 16. Rfc1 Ba3 17. Rc2 O-O 18. Qd3 Rc7 19. Bc1 Be7 20. Bb2 Rfc8 21.
Rac1 Bg5 22. Rd1 Qa5 23. a3 Qb6 24. b4 Qa6 25. Qg3 Be7 {Aitken drops a ? on
this suggesting 25....Ba4 instead.} 26. Rcc1 Ba4 27. Re1 Rc4 28. h4 Be8 29. Qg4
Qb6 30. Ne2 a5 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Bc3 axb4 33. Bxb4 Bxb4 34. axb4 Qxb4 35. Ra1
Qd2 36. Ra8 Kf8 37. Qf3 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Ra4 39. Rb8 Ra2 40. Qc3 Qxe2 41. Qc5+ Kg8
42. Rxe8+ Kh7 43. Qf8 g5 44. Qxf7 Qg4 45. Qg8+ Kg6 46. Rxe6+ {"An interesting
game, but a lucky escape for me." Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 16} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch10"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1955.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1955.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. b3 Be6 11. Bb2 a6 12. Ne2 Ke8 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Bc5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Rad1 Ke7 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Rd5 20.
c4 Rxe5 21. f4 Re2 22. Rd7+ Kf6 23. Rxc7 g5 24. fxg5+ hxg5 25. Rxb7 Rxa2 26.
Rc7 Rb8 27. Rd3 a5 28. Rxc6 a4 29. Rf3+ Kg7 30. Rc7+ Kg8 {Source: Aitken Book
16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch10"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1955.04.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1955.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Qc1 Kh8 11. d4 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qe3
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rfd8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qe3 Qd6 18. f4 exf4 19. Rxf4 Rd7 20. Raf1
f6 21. Qh3 Rad8 22. Qh5 Qd2 23. Qg6 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 Qxf4 {Source: Aitken Book 16}
0-1

[Event "WECU-ch10"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1955.04.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gray, Denis John Pereira"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1955.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 cxd5 8.
Bxf4 O-O 9. c5 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 b6 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Re8+ 14. Kf2
bxc5 15. Qxc5 Be6 16. Rc1 Nd7 17. Qd6 Qa5 18. Qc7 Qa4 19. Be2 Nf6 20. Qc2 Ne4+
21. Kf1 Qd7 22. Bd3 Bf5 23. Nd2 Rac8 24. Qd1 Nxd2+ 25. Qxd2 Bxd3+ 26. Kg1 Re2
27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {Source: Aitken Book 16} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch10"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1955.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1955.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd1 Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Be3 Qc8 13. g4 Bc6 14. Qd2 Rd8
15. Qf2 b6 16. Rad1 Qb7 17. Rd2 b5 18. Ne2 e5 19. Rfd1 Ne8 20. Nc3 Bf8 21. h4
Nc7 22. Bg5 Rd7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bg7 25. Be3 Ne8 26. g5 f5 27. gxf6 Nxf6
28. Bh3 Rc7 29. Rd3 Nh5 30. Rb3 Qb8 31. c4 Rxc4 32. Bf1 Rc7 33. Bxb5 Qf8 34.
Bc6 Rb8 35. Rdd3 Nf4 36. Rxb8 Qxb8 37. Bxf4 exf4 38. Rb3 Qd8 39. Rb4 Be5 40.
Re4 Qf6 41. Kf1 Rg7 42. Rb4 h5 43. a4 a5 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. b4 Bd4 46. Qe1 Be3
47. bxa5 Qf5 48. Kg2 g5 49. Qb1 gxh4+ 50. Kh2 Qxb1 51. Rxb1 Ra7 52. Kh3 Kh6 53.
Rb8 Rg7 54. Rh8+ Rh7 55. Re8 Rg7 {Source: Aitken Book 16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch10"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1955.04.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1955.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8.
Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rad1 Nxd4 14. exd4
Be6 15. Rfe1 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. h3 Nf6 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Bb1 Qd7 20. Qf3 b5
21. a3 Reb8 22. Na2 Ne4 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Bf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. Re5 Qd7 27.
Qf3 Rd8 28. Rde1 Kf8 29. Rc1 Rac8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Rxd5 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Rxd5 33.
Qxd5 Qf4+ {Source: Aitken Book 16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch10"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1955.04.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Slade, Ronald A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1955.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Nb3 Be6 9. f4 Qd7 10. Qd2 Ng4 11. Bg1 f5 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Bf3 fxe4 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. Bxe4 O-O 16. Nc5 dxc5 17. Qxd7 Bxd7 18. Rxd7 Rxf4 19. Bd5+ Kh8 20.
Bxc5 Ne5 21. Rxb7 Rc8 22. Be3 Ra4 23. Rd1 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Raxc4 25. Rd2 Re4 26.
Rd3 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Bh6 28. Rbxe7 Rd8 29. b3 Rd5 30. g3 Rh5 31. h4 Rf5 32. Kb2
Bxe3 33. Rxe3 a5 34. a4 h5 35. c3 Kg7 36. b4 Kf6 37. b5 Rf2+ 38. Kb3 Rf1 39.
Re2 Kf5 40. b6 Kg4 41. b7 Rf8 42. Re6 Kxg3 43. Rxg6+ Kxh4 44. c4 Rb8 45. Rg7
Kh3 46. c5 h4 47. c6 Kh2 48. Kc4 h3 49. Kc5 Kh1 50. Kb6 h2 51. Rh7 Kg1 52. Rxh2
Kxh2 53. c7 {Source: Aitken Book 16. 1 FEA Kitto 5/7; 2-5 JM Aitken, ME
Poolake, RA Slade, ARB Thomas 4Â½; 6-8 PF Copping, IJ Good, RO Powis 4 (16
competitors)} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1955.04.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Good, Irving John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1955.04.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qc2 O-O
8. Bg5 Qe7 9. O-O-O Qe5 10. Bd2 d5 11. e3 Be6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxb4 Rfb8 14.
Be1 dxc4 15. Rd4 Nd6 16. Bc3 Qc5 17. Rh4 Bf5 18. e4 g5 19. exf5 gxh4 20. g4 Nb5
21. Bg2 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Rd8 23. Qf6 Rd6 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Rd1 c3 26. Rxd6 cxb2+
27. Kb1 Qxd6 28. Be4 Qd1+ 29. Kxb2 Qd4+ 30. Kc1 Qxe4 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Qg5+ Kf8
33. Qxh4 Qc4+ 34. Kd2 Qd4+ 35. Kc2 Rd8 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. f6 Qc4+ {Source:
Aitken Book 16. "Club Championship - have assumed Cheltenham Club Ch" - JS} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.04.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Holmes, Richard Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1955.04.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge City"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. d3 d6 11. c3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 b4 13. Ba4 Na7 14. Nc4 c5 15.
cxb4 Rxb4 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Na5 Qc7 18. Rc1 Rxb2 19. Bb3 Rxd2 20. Qxd2 Nb5 21.
Bd1 h6 22. Nc4 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nd4 24. Bd1 Qd7 25. Rb1 Nh7 26. Ne3 Bg5 27. Qb2
Qe6 28. Nc2 Bf4 29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. Qe2 Nf6 31. g3 {Source: Aitken Book 16.
Quarter-Final: drawn 3-3 but Cheltenham won on board count.} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1955.04.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1955.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. b3 e5 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. Nd2 Rd8 11. e4 Bb5 12. c4 dxc4 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Rac1
O-O 15. Nxc4 Qe7 16. Qf3 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Ba3 18. Qc3 b5 19. Bxa3 Qxa3 20. Rc5 Nd7
21. Rxb5 Qxa2 22. Ra5 Qe2 23. Bf3 Rc8 24. Qxc8 Qxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Rxc8 26. Bg4 Rc7
27. Rd5 Nf8 28. Rxe5 Rb7 29. Bd1 Ne6 30. Ke2 Kf8 31. Kd3 Ke7 32. Kc3 f6 33. Rd5
Nc7 34. Rh5 Nb5+ 35. Kb2 h6 36. Be2 Nd4 37. Bd1 Nc6 38. Rd5 Rb4 39. f3 a5 40.
Kc3 Rb7 41. Be2 Ra7 42. Bb5 Ne5 43. f4 Ng4 44. Be2 Ne3 45. Rd4 Rc7+ 46. Kd2 Nc2
47. Rd5 Nb4 48. Rxa5 Rc2+ 49. Kd1 Rb2 50. e5 Rxb3 51. Ra7+ Kf8 52. e6 Rb1+ 53.
Kd2 Rb2+ 54. Ke3 Nd5+ 55. Kf3 g5 56. Bd3 Rb3 57. Ke4 Ne7 58. Ra8+ Kg7 59. Re8
Rb4+ 60. Kf3 Rb7 61. Ba6 Rc7 62. Bb5 Nf5 63. Bd7 Rc3+ 64. Kg4 Ne3+ 65. Kf3 Nf5+
{Source: Aitken Book 16} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1955.05.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1955.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 Nc5 11. cxb5 Nxb3 12. axb3 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3 b4
15. Nb5 Qb7 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21.
Nd4 Qb6 22. Qg4 Kf7 23. Rc6 Qa7 24. h4 Qa1+ 25. Kh2 Qxb2 26. Rc2 Qb1 27. Qxe6+
Kf8 28. Nf5 Re8 29. Nxg7 Qxc2 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Nxe8 Qh7 32. Nxc7 Qg7 33. Qe6+
Qf7 34. Qxh6 d4 35. Ne6 d3 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Nf4 Ng6 38. Nxd3 Qxb3 39. Qf5 Kh6
40. e6 Qc4 41. g3 {Source: Aitken Book 16. Just gives "Championship" - have
assumed Cheltenham Club Championship - JS} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "Evesham"]
[Date "1955.05.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Wormald, Robert Douglas"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1955.05.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 Bd7 6. Bg2 Bc6 7. Nf3 e5 8.
O-O Nd7 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. e3 O-O 13. Rc1 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Qc2 Re8 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rc8 18. Kg1 Re6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nc5 Rc6 21.
Qe4 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. dxc5 c6 24. Rb1 Rc7 25. Qa4 Rd7 26. Qxa7 Rd1+ 27.
Rxd1 Qxd1+ 28. Kg2 Qd5+ {Source: Aitken Book 16. Gloucestershire won 35Â½-29Â½.
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.06.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1955.06.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Exeter"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Qe2 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. O-O Qb6 7. Na3 Nf6 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxe5+ Qe6 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14.
Qxd4 Bxa3 15. Qxg7 O-O-O 16. bxa3 Rhg8 17. Qc3+ Kb8 18. Bf4+ Ka8 19. Qf3 Nb6
20. Bc7 Rd7 21. Rfe1 Qc6 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Bf4 Nd5 24. Bg3 f5 25. Be5 Nb6 26.
Kf1 Nc4 27. Bf4 Nxa3 28. Rac1 Kb7 29. Re3 Nb5 30. a4 Nd4 31. Be5 {Source:
Aitken Book 16. Cheltenham won 3-1 with two adjudications which, even if both
were lost, would result in Cheltenham winning on board count.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenha"]
[Date "1955.06.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1955.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
Bd7 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bc2 c6 11. c4 b5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nc3 b4 15.
Nd5 Bg4 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Rac1 Re8 18. Bb6 Qd7 19. Ba4 Qb7 20. Qe3 Bd7 21. Rfd1
Nxd5 22. exd5 Nb8 23. Bc2 f5 24. Ba7 Bd8 25. Bxb8 Qxb8 26. Ne1 Bb6 27. Qh3 e4
28. Bb1 Qa7 29. Qg3 e3 30. Nd3 exf2+ 31. Kh1 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Bb5 33. Rf1 Qe7 34.
Qf3 Qe1 35. Nxe1 fxe1=Q {Source: Aitken Book 16. "Club Championship - have
assumed Cheltenham Club Ch" - JS} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1955.07.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Brocklesby, Sydney Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1955.07.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 16"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ne5 c5 10. c3 Qc7 11. Bf4 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qb6 13. Qd2 cxd4 14. Bxd4
Qc7 15. Rae1 b6 16. Be5 Qd8 17. Qe2 Bb7 18. Rd1 Qc8 19. f4 Rd8 20. f5 Rxd3 21.
Rxd3 Ba6 22. fxe6 Qxe6 23. Qf3 Qc8 24. c4 Bxc4 25. Rc3 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Bxf1 27.
Bxf6 Bb5 28. Nf5 Qe8 29. Qg3 g6 30. Rxc5 bxc5 31. Nh6+ {Source: Aitken Book 16.
Annual friendly match, played at "The Rosaries," Englishcombe, Bath (home of
Dr. Marsh). Gloucestershire won 16-10.} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch62/1955"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1955.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lerchs, Armins"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1955.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 f6 4. Bd3 g6 5. exf6 Nxf6 6. Nf3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O c4
9. Bc2 Qc7 10. Bg5 Bg7 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Ne7 13. Na3 Bd7 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Qe2
Rae8 16. g4 a6 17. Bf4 Qc8 18. Bg3 Nc6 19. f4 Kh8 20. g5 Nxe5 21. gxf6 {
Source: Aitken Book 17} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch62/1955"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1955.07.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Irvine-Fortescue, William Grenville"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1955.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nd7 9. Nc3 g6 10. Ne2 Bg7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Qe3 b5 13. cxb5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15.
Qe2 Nc5 16. Bc2 axb5 17. Qxb5 d3 18. Bxd3 c6 19. Qc4 Ra4 20. Qc2 Qh4 21. Rf1
Be5 22. Rb1 Rfa8 23. a3 Qf4 24. g3 Qf3 25. Bc4 Bd4 26. d3 Qxg3+ 27. Kh1 Qxh3+
28. Kg1 Be5 29. f3 Bd4+ 30. Rf2 Rxc4 31. dxc4 Nd3 32. Qxd3 Qg3+ 33. Kh1 Bxf2
34. Bf4 Qxf4 35. Kg2 Qg3+ 36. Kf1 Bc5 {(Sources: Glasgow Herald, 22 July 1955;
BCM, September 1955, p269) But Aitken book 17 includes more moves, as follows..
.} 37. Ke2 Qf2+ 38. Kd1 h5 39. b4 Be3 40. Qe2 Rxa3 41. Qxf2 Bxf2 42. Ke2 Bb6
43. Rd1 Re3+ {Source: Aitken Book 17} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch62/1955"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1955.07.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Uri, Norbert (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1955.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Ne7 5. Bd3 Nf5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. O-O Bd7 8. Bxf5
exf5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxd5 Bb6 11. Nf4 Qe7 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Na3 O-O 14. Be3 Bxe3
15. Rxe3 Be6 16. Qb5 Rd2 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Nc4 f4 19. Nxd2 fxe3 20. Nf3 exf2+
21. Kxf2 Qg5 22. Re1 Qh4+ 23. Ke2 Qg4 24. Kf1 Qh4 25. Qxb7 Qc4+ 26. Kg1 Qc5+
27. Kh1 Nxe5 28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Rg1 Rf2 30. Qa8+ Kf7 31. Qxa7+ Kg6 32. Qxf2 {
Source: Aitken Book 17} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch62/1955"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1955.07.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nairn, Richard Charles (Dr"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1955.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Qxd4 c5 9. Qd3 Bb7 10. Re1 Be7 11. c4 O-O 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Bf4 Bf6 14. Rad1 Re8
15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Rd3 Qe7 17. b3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
Rxd5 Qf6 22. Qd2 Re5 23. f4 Rxd5 24. cxd5 Re8 25. Qe3 Qb2 26. Re2 Qb1+ 27. Kf2
f6 28. Kf3 Qf1+ 29. Qf2 Qd1 30. Qe1 Qd3+ 31. Re3 Rxe4 32. Rxd3 Rxe1 33. Rc3 Rd1
34. Rc4 Rxd5 35. Ra4 Kf7 36. Rxa6 Rd2 37. f5 g6 38. Ra7 gxf5 39. Rxc7+ Kg6 40.
Ra7 h5 41. Ra6 h4 42. a4 h3 43. gxh3 Rxh2 44. Kg3 Rb2 45. Rb6 c4 46. Rxd6 Rxb3+
47. Kg2 Ra3 48. Ra6 Kg5 49. a5 Kf4 50. Rc6 c3 51. a6 Ke3 52. h4 Kd2 53. Rd6+
Kc1 54. Rxf6 c2 55. h5 Kd2 56. Rd6+ Rd3 57. Rxd3+ Kxd3 58. a7 c1=Q 59. a8=Q
Qg5+ 60. Kf2 Qh4+ 61. Kg2 Qg5+ 62. Kf2 Qd2+ 63. Kg3 {Source: Aitken Book 17}
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch62/1955"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1955.07.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Middleton, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1955.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5 Bc8 15.
Re3 Bd7 16. Rc3 Qb6 17. b4 Nb7 18. Nb3 Rfc8 19. Be3 Qd8 20. Qd2 Rc4 21. Rxc4
bxc4 22. Na5 Nxa5 23. bxa5 Qc8 24. Qb4 Rb8 25. Qa3 Ne8 26. Nxe5 Bxh3 27. Ba7
dxe5 28. Qxh3 Qxh3 29. gxh3 Rb2 30. Ba4 Nd6 31. Bc5 Kf8 32. Ba3 Rb8 33. Rc1 Rc8
34. Bd7 Rc7 35. Bxd6 Bxd6 36. Bc6 Ke7 37. Rxc4 g6 38. Rc3 Bb4 39. Rb3 Bc5 40.
Rb8 h5 41. Kg2 Ra7 42. f4 Bd6 43. Re8+ Kf6 44. fxe5+ Bxe5 45. Kf3 Bd6 46. Ke3
Be5 47. Kd3 g5 48. Rg8 Bd6 49. Kd4 Bf4 50. Rh8 h4 51. Re8 g4 52. hxg4 h3 53.
e5+ Kg7 54. d6 h2 55. Re7 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch62/1955"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1955.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anderson, Peter B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1955.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. h4 d5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 Ng3 15.
Rg1 Nxf1 16. Rxf1 Bf5 17. O-O-O Qa5 18. Rh1 Rac8 19. h5 Rc4 20. Qe2 Qc7 21.
Rde1 e6 22. hxg6 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 hxg6 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 Rd8 27.
Kc1 Rcd4 28. Rd1 a6 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Ne2 Rd7 31. c4 Rd3 32. Rxd3 Bxd3 33. Nf4
Bxc4 34. b3 Bd5 35. Kd2 Bxf3 36. Nxe6+ Kf7 37. Nd4 Be4 38. Ke3 Bb1 39. a3 Ke7
40. Ne2 Ke6 41. Kf4 Bd3 42. Nc3 Bc2 43. b4 b5 44. Ne4 Kd5 45. Nc5 a5 46. Na6 a4
47. Nc7+ Kc4 48. Ke5 Bd3 49. Kd6 Kb3 50. Kc5 Kxa3 51. Nxb5+ Bxb5 52. Kxb5 Kb3 {
Source: CHESS, 20 August 1955, p428} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch62/1955"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1955.07.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Marriott, Francis Henry C (Dr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1955.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qc7 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Bg5 Nh5 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Qe4 f5 20. Qxf4 Nc4 21.
Rb1 h6 22. Rfe1 g5 23. Qc1 Rac8 24. Qd1 Rf7 25. Re6 g4 26. hxg4 fxg4 27. Nh2 g3
28. fxg3 Bg5 29. Bg6 Be3+ 30. Rxe3 Nxe3 31. Bxf7+ Qxf7 32. Qe2 Re8 33. Ng4 Qg6
34. Re1 Nxg4 35. Qxe8+ Qxe8 36. Rxe8+ Kf7 37. Re6 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 5
August 1955 p.5. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 3 March 2021. Black's full
name Francis Henry Charles Marriott - author of books about maths (presumably
PhD), born 1926.} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Final"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1955.08.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Paffley, Charles Derek Simps"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1955.08.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wakefield"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. g4 Nf8 11. h3 b5 12. Ng3 h6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. O-O-O Bxf4
15. exf4 Ne6 16. Nce2 Qa5 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Nf5 Qc7 19. g5 hxg5 20. fxg5 Ne4 21.
Bxe4 dxe4 22. h4 Nf4 23. Ne3 Nxe2 24. Qxe2 Qf4 25. Rdg1 Re6 26. h5 Rd6 27. h6
Rg6 28. hxg7 Kxg7 29. Qh5 Rg8 30. Rh4 Qf3 31. Qxf3 exf3 32. Rf4 Kf8 33. Rxf3
Rxg5 34. Rfg3 Rxg3 {Source: Aitken Book 17. Cheltenham won 4-2 (second year in
succession): 1 CHO'D Alexander 1-0 MJ Haygarth; 2 JM Aitken Â½-Â½ CDS Paffley;
3 J Neale 0-1 JH Beaty; 4 DV Mardle 1-0 GW Moses; 5 J Ansell Â½-Â½ JG Brogden;
6 IJ Good 1-0 OH Hardy.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.22"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nb6 6. exd6 exd6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 a5 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. b3 Bf6 12. Be3 d5 13. c5 Nc8 14. h3 Bh5 15.
Kh2 Re8 16. Qd2 Bg6 17. g4 Qd7 18. g5 Bd8 19. Nh4 N6e7 20. Bg4 Nf5 21. Nf3 c6
22. Ne5 Bc7 23. Bf4 Qd8 24. Rae1 Nce7 25. Re2 f6 26. gxf6 gxf6 27. Nxg6 hxg6
28. Rfe1 Qb8 29. Bxc7 Qxc7+ 30. Kg1 Kf7 31. Nd1 Ng7 32. Qh6 Ng8 33. Qh7 Rxe2
34. Rxe2 f5 35. Ne3 Qf4 36. Nxf5 gxf5 37. Bh5+ Kf8 38. Qg6 Nxh5 39. Qxh5 Qh6
40. Qxf5+ Qf6 41. Qh5 Qf7 42. Qh4 Re8 43. Rxe8+ Kxe8 44. Qg3 Kf8 45. Qb8+ Kg7
46. Qd8 Nf6 47. f3 Qg6+ 48. Kf2 Qc2+ 49. Kg3 Kg6 50. h4 Qd3 51. Qxa5 Qe2 52.
Qc3 Nh5+ {Source: bulletin} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.23"]
[Round "2.13"]
[White "Purdy, John Spencer"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. O-O Nbd7 6. b3 Qc7 7. Bb2 cxd4 8.
exd4 Bd6 9. Nbd2 Nf8 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 N6d7 12. Qe2 Ng6 13. f4 O-O 14. Ba3
Nc5 15. Qe3 b6 16. c4 Ba6 17. Be2 Rfe8 18. Rac1 d4 19. Qg3 Bb7 20. Bf3 Nd3 21.
Bxb7 Nxc1 22. Bf3 Nxa2 23. Bd6 Qd7 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Nf3 d3 26. Nd2 a5 27. Qxd3
Nb4 28. Qe3 Qb7 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. Nxe4 Nc6 31. g3 Nge7 32. Bxe7 Nxe7 33. Rd1 Nf5
34. Rd7 h6 35. Rb7 a4 36. bxa4 Rxa4 37. Nd6 Ne3 38. Rxb6 Nxc4 39. Rb8+ Kh7 40.
Nxf7 Ra6 41. Rc8 Ne3 42. Nd6 Ra2 43. Re8 Rg2+ 44. Kh1 Rf2 45. h4 Kg6 46. Rxe6+
Kh5 47. Ne4 Re2 48. Ra6 Kg4 49. Ra3 Nf5 50. Nd6 Kh3 51. g4+ Ng3+ 52. Rxg3+ Kxg3
53. Nf5+ Kxf4 54. Nxg7 Rxe5 55. g5 Kg3 56. Nh5+ Kxh4 57. Nf4 Kg3 58. Ng2 Re2
59. g6 Rxg2 60. g7 Kf2 {Source: bulletin} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.24"]
[Round "3.12"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Israel, Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd1 Bg4 11. Qe1 Qc7 12. Be3 Be6 13. f3 Bc4 14. Rf2 b5
15. Rd2 b4 16. Ne2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bd4 e5 19. Bf2 Rad8 20. Rad1 Bh6 21. f4
Nb6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. fxe5 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Qxe5 25. Qd8+ Bf8 26. Nd4 Bd5 27. Bxd5
Nxd5 28. Nf3 Qe4 29. Bc5 Ne7 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. cxd3 Nc6 32. d4 Bxc5 33. dxc5 f6
34. Kf2 Kf7 35. Ke3 Ke6 36. Nd4+ Kd5 37. Nxc6 Kxc6 38. Kd4 f5 39. h4 a6 40. Ke5
Kxc5 41. Kf6 Kd4 42. Kg7 Kd3 43. Kxh7 Kc2 44. b3 Kb2 45. Kxg6 Kxa2 46. h5 a5
47. h6 a4 48. h7 axb3 49. h8=Q b2 50. Qa8+ Kb3 51. Qd5+ Ka3 52. Qa5+ Kb3 53.
Qxf5 Ka2 54. Qa5+ Kb3 55. Qd5+ Ka3 56. Qd1 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.25"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rae1 Be6 13. h3 Rb8 14. Bc1
Nd7 15. Ne2 Bf6 16. Nf4 Ne5 17. Rxe5 Bxe5 18. Qh5 f5 19. Nxe6 Qe8 20. Qxe8
Rfxe8 21. Nc5 Bd6 22. Nb3 f4 23. Bd2 c5 24. c4 d4 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 Kf7
27. Bd2 Kf6 28. f3 h6 29. Kf1 g5 30. Be4 Bc7 31. Bc1 Rb4 32. Bd5 Bd6 33. Ke2
Rb8 34. Nd2 Be7 35. Ne4+ Kf5 36. b3 Rb6 37. Kd3 Ra6 38. a3 Rb6 39. b4 cxb4 40.
c5 Rb8 41. axb4 Ke5 42. Kc4 Rd8 43. Bb7 d3 44. Bb2+ Ke6 45. Bc3 Bf6 46. Bxf6 d2
47. Nxd2 Rxd2 48. Bd4 Rxg2 49. c6 Kd6 50. Bxa7 Kc7 51. b5 {Source: bulletin}
1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.26"]
[Round "5.10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Milan, Slade"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Bd7 11. Kh1 Nc6 12. Nf3 Na5 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Qe1 Rfe8 15.
Nd2 Qb8 16. g4 Rf8 17. g5 Ne8 18. f5 Nc6 19. Qh4 Ne5 20. Nf3 b5 21. Nxe5 dxe5
22. f6 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rf3 h6 25. fxg7 Nxg7 26. Qxh6 b4 27. Rh3 {Source:
bulletin; Glasgow Herald, 23 Sept 1955; (moves 16-end) BCM, Oct 1955, p293} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.27"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wheatcroft, George Shorrock A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bxd5 Rb8 12. Bc6+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.
O-O Bxe5 15. Re1 h5 16. h4 Qc6 17. Qd3 O-O 18. c3 Rfc8 19. Re2 Qc4 20. Qxc4
Rxc4 21. Bg5 e6 22. Rd1 Rc6 23. Be3 a5 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 d5 26. Ra4 Rb5 27.
Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke1 Ke7 29. Kd1 Kd6 30. f4 Kc7 31. Kc2 Kb6 32. Kd3 Rbc5 33. Kd4 f6
34. Kd3 Kc7 35. Kd2 Kd6 36. Rf2 Rb5 37. Kd3 Rcb6 38. b3 Rc6 39. c4 Rb4 40. Rxa5
dxc4+ 41. Kc3 Rb7 42. Rd2+ Kc7 43. bxc4 Rb1 44. c5 e5 45. fxe5 fxe5 46. Kc4 Re6
47. Ra7+ Rb7 48. Rd7+ Kxd7 49. Rxb7+ Kc8 50. Rb6 Re7 51. Kd3 Rc7 52. Rxg6 Rxc5
53. Ke4 Ra5 54. Rg5 Kd7 55. Rxe5 Ra4+ 56. Kf5 Rg4 57. Re3 Kd6 58. Re6+ Kd7 59.
Rg6 Ra4 60. Kg5 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.29"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 g6 6. b4 cxb4 7. cxb4 Bg7 8.
Bb2 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 a5 12. b5 Rc8 13. Qb3 Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Nd7 16. e6 Nc5 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Qa3 e5 19. e4 Bh6 20. f4 Kg7 21.
exd5 Qxd5 22. Bf3 Qxd2 23. Bxb7 Rcd8 24. Bc6 Rd3 25. Bc3 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Red8 27.
Rce1 Rxc3 28. Rxe3 Rxa3 29. Rxa3 exf4 30. Rc3 Rd2 31. Rb1 Na4 32. Ra3 Nc5 33.
Bf3 Kf6 34. Kg1 Bf8 35. h4 Nd3 36. Rc3 Bc5+ 37. Kh1 Ke5 38. h5 Kd4 39. Rcb3 a4
40. Rxd3+ Kxd3 41. Rd1 Rxd1+ {Source: Glasgow Herald, 16 Sept 1955} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.30"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Bh4 c5 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. f4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15.
Ne5 c4 16. Be2 Nd5 17. Rf3 f6 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Bg3 f5 20. Be1 Bc6 21. Rh3 Nf6
22. Bh4 Ne4 23. Bf3 Kh8 24. Bh5 Rf8 25. Bg6 h6 26. Rc1 Kg8 27. Qe2 Be8 28. Bxe8
Raxe8 29. Rf3 Qf7 30. Rff1 Rb8 31. Qb2 Qc7 32. Rc2 a5 33. a3 Rf7 34. Rb1 Rb7
35. Be1 Qe7 36. Qc1 g6 37. Ra1 Qe8 38. a4 bxa4 39. Rca2 Qb5 40. Rxa4 Ra7 41.
Qa3 Rfb7 42. Qa2 Nd6 43. Kf1 Qb2 44. Rxa5 Qxa2 45. R5xa2 Rxa2 46. Rxa2 Ne4 47.
Ra4 Rb1 48. Ke2 Rb2+ 49. Kf1 {Source: Peter Parr} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.08.31"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Phillips, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. b3 Nb7 14. Be3 Rfc8 15. c4 g6
16. Bg5 b4 17. g4 Qd8 18. Be3 h5 19. g5 Nh7 20. Kh2 Nxg5 21. Nxg5 Bxg5 22. Rg1
Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qh4 24. Qg2 Kg7 25. Nd2 Qe7 26. Nf3 Rh8 27. Ng5 Bg4 28. Nf3 a5
29. Qf2 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Rh6 31. Qg3 Kf8 32. Raf1 Ke8 33. Qf2 Rh7 34. h4 Kd7 35.
Rg5 Kc7 36. Qg3 Rah8 37. Rf3 Kb6 38. Qf2 Nd8 39. Rf6 Kc7 40. Bd1 Nb7 41. Rg3
Kb8 42. Rgf3 Nd8 43. Qg3 Rg8 44. Qg5 Nb7 45. Rf2 Rc8 46. Be2 Rc7 47. Qg1 Ka7
48. Qd1 Qd7 49. Bf1 Qg4 50. Qxg4 hxg4 51. Kg3 Kb8 52. Kxg4 Kc8 53. Be2 Kd8 54.
Kg5 Ke7 55. Bg4 Nd8 56. Rh2 Ra7 57. Bd1 Ra8 58. Rff2 Nb7 59. Kg4 Rah8 60. Kg3
Nd8 61. Bg4 f6 62. a4 Nf7 63. Rf1 Rh6 64. Rff2 R6h7 65. Rh3 Ra8 66. Rhh2 Ra7
67. Rh3 Nh6 68. Be6 Nf7 69. Bg4 Rg7 70. Kf3 Nh6 71. Be6 Nf7 72. Rg2 g5 73. Bxf7
Kxf7 74. h5 Rh7 75. Kg4 Re7 76. Rf2 Rh6 77. Rf5 {Source: Aitken Book 17}
1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.09.01"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 a6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Rfd1
Ba4 15. b3 Bb5 16. Qd2 Ba3 17. Rc2 f6 18. Ne1 Nb6 19. Nd3 Bd6 20. Nc5 Qe7 21.
Nxb7 Bb4 22. Qe3 Qf7 23. Qc1 Na8 24. a3 Be7 25. Nc5 g5 26. Be3 Bxc5 27. Rxc5
Nb6 28. a4 Bxe2 29. Rd2 Qh5 30. a5 Nd7 31. Bxd5+ Kh8 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. Qxc7 Bg4
34. f3 Qe8 35. Bf2 Bf5 36. g4 Bg6 37. Bc6 Rf7 38. Qd6 Kg7 39. b4 h5 40. h3 Re7
41. b5 axb5 42. a6 Qf8 43. Kg2 hxg4 44. hxg4 Nb6 45. Bxb5 Nc8 46. Qc5 Qd8 47.
d5 Qa5 48. d6 Re5 49. Rd5 Rxd5 50. Qxd5 Bf7 51. Qc6 Nxd6 52. a7 Be8 53. Qxd6
Bxb5 54. Qe7+ Kg6 55. Qe4+ {Source: bulletin} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 42nd"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1955.09.02"]
[Round "11.7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Green, Arnold Yorwarth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1955.08.22"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Nc4 14. Bd3 Nb6 15.
Ne3 Rad8 16. b3 Rfe8 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qe2 Bc6 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. c4 bxc4 21. bxc4
Qd7 22. Bc2 Qe6 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Bb2 Qxc4 25. Bd3 Qxa2 26. Nxe5 Bb5 27. Bxb5
axb5 28. Nc6 Rxe4 29. Qxb5 Rbe8 30. Nce7+ Bxe7 31. Bxf6 Bf8 32. Ne7+ R8xe7 33.
Bxe7 Rxe7 34. Rxe7 Bxe7 35. Qe8+ Bf8 36. Rxb6 Qd2 37. Qe4 h6 38. g3 Qc1+ 39.
Kg2 Qg5 40. Rb8 Qf6 41. Qa8 Qd6 42. Rd8 Qe7 43. Qd5 g6 44. Rd7 Qf6 45. Rc7 Kg7
46. Rc6 Qe7 47. Rb6 Qe8 48. Rb7 Kg8 49. Kf1 Kg7 50. f4 Kg8 51. Kf2 Bg7 52. Qd7
Bd4+ 53. Kf1 Qxd7 54. Rxd7 Kg7 55. Ke2 h5 56. Kf3 Kf6 57. Rd6+ Kg7 58. Rd7 Kf6
59. Ra7 Kg7 60. Re7 Kf6 61. Re2 Kf5 62. g4+ hxg4+ 63. hxg4+ Kf6 64. Re8 Bc3 65.
Ke4 Kg7 66. Kd5 Bb4 67. Ra8 Bd2 68. Ra4 Be3 69. Re4 Bd4 70. g5 Bf2 71. Kd6 Bd4
72. Re2 Kf8 73. Kd7 Bc3 74. Re8+ Kg7 75. Ke7 f5 76. Ke6 Bd4 77. Re7+ Kf8 78.
Rc7 Kg8 79. Rf7 Bc3 80. Ke7 Bd4 81. Rf6 {Aitken adds that was the last game of
the Congress to finish. Source: Aitken Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1955.10.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Harris, Geoffrey F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1955.10.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Be7 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. a4 Bb7 11. c3 dxc3 12. Nxc3 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 O-O
15. Qg4 a5 16. Bh6 Bf6 17. Bc2 Bxb2 18. Bg5 Qc8 19. Bf5 Qb8 20. Rab1 Re8 21.
Bd7 Re5 22. Red1 Rxg5 23. Qxg5 Bf6 24. Qf5 Qd8 25. Re1 Be5 26. f4 Bd4+ 27. Kh1
Qh4 28. Qe4 Qd8 29. Qxd4 Qxd7 30. Re3 Re8 31. Rbe1 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 g6 33. Qa7
Bxd5 34. Qxa5 c5 35. Qb6 Qg4 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Rg1 Qxf4 38. a5 h5 39. a6 {
Adjudicated as a Black win. Source: Aitken Book 17. Gloucs beat Worcs 39-21 
(with 5 for adjudication) - Braine-Hartnell Cup} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.10.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Persitz, Raaphi"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1955.10.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rae1 Rb8 13. Qg3 Be6 14. Qh4
Rb4 15. f4 h6 16. Bxh6 Ne4 17. Qh5 gxh6 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qd5 20. Qf3 Bf5
21. Qg3+ Kh7 22. Ng5+ hxg5 23. Rxe7 Qc5+ 24. Re3 Re8 25. Rff3 Rxe3 26. Rxe3
gxf4 27. Qh4+ Kg6 {Source: Aitken Book 17. Oxford University beat the Civil
Service 13Â½-11Â½.} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "Bridgwater"]
[Date "1955.10.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1955.10.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Qxb6 axb6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
d3 Nb4 9. Na3 Rxa3 10. bxa3 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Bb2 f6 13. Rxa1 e5 14. d4
exd4 15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. e4 Bd6 17. f4 O-O 18. Nf3 Bg4 19. Re1 Nd7 20. Kc2 Nc5 21.
Nd4 Na4 22. Bc1 Rd8 23. h3 Bh5 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. e5 fxe5 26. fxe5 Bg6 27. g4 Re8
28. Bf4 Kf7 29. Be4 Nc5 30. Bf3 Ke6 31. Bh2 Rd8 32. Rd1 Rxd1 33. Kxd1 Bxf5 34.
gxf5+ Kxf5 35. Bg4+ Kg6 36. Be2 b5 37. Bg4 Kf7 38. Bc8 Ke7 39. Kc2 Kd8 40. Bg4
Be7 {Adjudicated as Black win. Source: Aitken Book 17. Gloucs beat Devon 9-7 
(Montague Jones) and 14-11 H. Meek Cup)} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1955.11.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Persitz, Raaphi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1955.11.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Nxe5 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 O-O 11. c3 Qf5 12. Qe2 Rae8 13. Rfe1 Qd7 14. Qf3
Bd6 15. g3 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Qxb5 17. Bc3 c6 18. Re3 Bb4 19. Rae1 Rxe3 20. Qxe3 Qc4
21. Bxb4 Qxb4 22. Re2 b6 23. Rc2 Qd6 24. Qc1 Rc8 25. b4 h6 26. a3 Kh7 27. Qe3
Rc7 28. Qe8 Qf6 29. Qe3 Re7 30. Qc3 Re4 31. Qxc6 Re1+ 32. Kg2 Qxd4 33. Qc3 Qd1
34. Kh3 Qh5+ 35. Kg2 Qd1 36. Kh3 d4 37. Qd2 Qh5+ 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 39. Kh3 Re5 40.
Qd3+ g6 41. Rc7 Rh5+ 42. Kg4 Rxh2 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ENG match"]
[Site "Glasgow University CC"]
[Date "1955.11.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1955.11.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Qc7 10. Bd2 e6 11. O-O-O Ngf6 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. c4 Bd6 14. Ne4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 c5 17. Bc3 Rhe8 18. Rhe1 Qb6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxc5
Qc6 21. Bxe5 Qxg2 22. Bd6 Qg6+ 23. Ka1 Qf5 24. Rd3 Nd7 25. Rf3 Qh5 26. Qe3 f6
27. c6 Nb6 28. cxb7+ Kxb7 29. Qe4+ Nd5 30. Rb3+ Ka8 31. Bc7 Rc8 32. Qh1 Rxc7
33. cxd5 Rc5 34. dxe6+ Qd5 35. Qxd5+ Rxd5 36. Kb1 Re5 37. Rxe5 fxe5 38. Rg3
Rxe6 39. Rxg7 Rf6 40. Re7 Rxf2 41. Rxe5 Rf1+ 42. Kc2 Rf2+ 43. Kc3 Rf3+ {
adjudicated by Max Euwe - n.b. the result of this game was not reported in BCM
or CHESS - previously it had been believed that Aitken had been given a win
but his scorebook shows that it was a draw. This is confirmed by the entry in
the 1956/57 BCF Yearbook, p91. Note also an extra pair of moves at the end (JS,
9 May 2021)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1955.12.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Moore, Brian J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1955.12.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Erdington"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Qe2 d5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5
15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Rad1 Rxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Bd2 Bxc3 20. Bxc3
Nxc3 21. Qxe7 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc8 23. Qxb7 Rxc2 24. Qb8+ Kh7 25. Qf4 Qc5+ 26. Kh1
Qc7 27. Qxc7 Rxc7 28. Kg1 Rc5 29. Rb1 {Source: Aitken Book 17. "At close of
play the score stood at 2Â½-1Â½ in Erdington's favour and the adjudication of
the two unfinished games will probably give them the decision." (BCM, January
1956, p8) The final score in this first round fixture was 3-3, with Erdington
going through on board count.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1955.12.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pitcher, Clive A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1955.12.31"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Ngf6 10. O-O O-O 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rfe1 Rae8 13. Rad1 Ne4 14. Nd2
f5 15. f3 Nxd2 16. Rxd2 Nf6 17. Rf2 Rf7 18. a3 Nh5 19. Rfe2 Re6 20. Qd2 Rg6 21.
f4 Qe7 22. g3 Nf6 23. Rg2 h5 24. Qe2 Rh6 25. h4 Ng4 26. Qd3 Re6 27. Rge2 Qe8
28. Nd1 Rfe7 29. Kg2 g6 30. Kf3 Nf6 31. Kg2 c5 32. dxc5 Qc6 33. Nf2 d4+ 34. Kf1
Ng4 35. Nxg4 hxg4 36. exd4 Qh1+ 37. Kf2 Qh2+ 38. Kf1 Qh3+ 39. Kf2 {Source:
Aitken Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.01.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Norman, Ronald Melville (Dr"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1956.01.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 d6 8.
e6 fxe6 9. axb5 Ne7 10. Ng5 Nf5 11. Re1 Be7 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Rxe6 O-O 14. Qd5
c6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Qe4 d5 17. Qe1 Qd7 18. Nd2 Rae8 19. c3 Bc5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8
21. Qf1 Nh4 22. Ra4 d4 23. cxd4 Qg4 24. h3 Qg6 25. dxc5 Re1 26. Rxh4 Rxf1+ 27.
Nxf1 Qc2 28. Be3 Qxb2 29. Ra4 Qb7 30. Bd2 Qe7 31. Ng3 Qxc5 32. Be3 Qb5 33. Rxa7
c5 34. Rc7 c4 35. Kh2 Qd5 36. Rc5 Qd3 37. Nh5 c3 38. Nf4 Qd6 39. g3 {Source:
Aitken Book 17. Ronald Melville Norman (b 2 November 1904, d 20 August 1968)
was a noted neuropathologist at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. Further info here:
https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/ronald-melville-norman}
1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wotherspoon, Leslie"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B59"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1956.02.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Ne5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5
Ng6 15. Qd3 Nxf4 16. Rxf4 Nd7 17. Raf1 Rae8 18. Qh3 Bg5 19. Bd3 g6 20. Rf5 Qd8
21. Nd4 Ne5 22. Ne6 fxe6 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Qxe6+ Kg7 25. Rxf8 Qxf8 {Source:
Aitken Book 17} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1956.02.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Matthews, WJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1956.02.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nge7 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Bd3
Ng6 9. Qe2 Qb6 10. h4 Bd7 11. h5 Nge7 12. b4 a6 13. Nbd2 Na7 14. c4 Qc6 15. Nd4
Qc7 16. c5 Nec6 17. N4f3 b6 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. O-O Nd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Nb3 Qh4
22. Bxa6 g6 23. h6 Nc6 24. Bb7 Rb8 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. Qe3 Be7 27. Nd4 Bb5 28.
Re1 O-O 29. Bd2 Rfc8 30. Rec1 Bc4 31. Nf3 Qg4 32. Qa7 Bd8 33. Be3 Ra8 34. Qd7
Rc7 35. Qe8# {Source: Aitken Book 17 (Black's 34th move amended 23 September
2021)} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hampshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.02.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pratten, Wilfred Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1956.02.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qh5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
d3 O-O 9. Bb3 g5 10. e5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ng4 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. d4 Na5 14. Bd5 Bf5
15. h3 c6 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nc4 18. Kg1 Nge3 19. Bxe3 Nxe3 20. g4 Qh6 21.
h4 f5 22. exf6 Rae8 23. Ne5 Qxf6 24. hxg5 Qg7 25. g6 hxg6 26. Qxg6 f3 27. Qxg7+
Kxg7 28. Kf2 {Source: WH Pratten book by RL Paige (2004)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Birmingham"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.02.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1956.02.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Birmingham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. O-O c5 8.
Qd3 Ne7 9. b3 f6 10. Ne1 g6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. f4 O-O 13. Nf3 Bc6 14. c4 Qc8 15.
Nbd2 Qg4 16. h3 Qh5 17. Kh2 Qh6 18. g3 Rad8 19. Rae1 f5 20. Bxg7 Qxg7 21. Ng5
fxe4 22. Ndxe4 Bd7 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. Nxc3 Nf5 25. Nd5 c6 26. Ne7+ Nxe7 27. Rxe7
h6 28. Ne4 Bf5 29. Nf2 Rf7 30. Rfe1 Kf8 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. g4 Bc8 33. Ne4 Kf8
34. Rd1 Ke7 35. Kg3 Be6 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch11+ played in advance"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1956.03.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1956.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rfb1 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. b4 Ng6 14. Bf5 Nf6
15. Bxc8 Raxc8 16. a4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 Nh4 19. Qc5 Qf6 20. Qh5 Rcd8
21. Qg4 h5 22. Qh3 Rd5 23. g3 Nf5 24. Rc1 Qh6 25. Nb3 Nxe3 26. Rc5 Rxc5 27.
Nxc5 Ng4 28. Re1 Qd2 29. Rf1 e3 30. Qxh5 exf2+ 31. Kh1 Re1 32. h3 Qe2 {Source:
Aitken Book 17} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.03.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wilson, HR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1956.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Bd6 7. d4 Bxe5 8.
dxe5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Nxe4 10. b4 h6 11. h4 Bf5 12. f3 Ng3 13. Rd2 Be6 14. Kf2 Nf5
15. h5 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Bb2 g6 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Nc3 Ke7 20. Ne4 h5 21.
b5 Re8 22. bxa6 bxa6 23. Rd1 Bd5 24. Nf6 Rb8 25. Ba3+ Ke6 26. c4 Bxc4 27. Nd7
Rb5 28. g4 hxg4 29. fxg4 Ne7 30. Nc5+ Rxc5 31. Bxc5 Bxa2 32. Ke3 Nd5+ 33. Kd4
Bc4 34. Kxc4 {Realising that Ne3+and Nxd1 was no longer possible Black
resigned. G.C. Source: Aitken Book 17} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Acock, F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1956.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 b6 4. c4 Bb7 5. Nc3 e6 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Bc4
a6 9. e4 b5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. b3 Nh5 15. Bd2
Bf6 16. Rc1 g6 17. Ne2 Bg7 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. h3 h6 20. Be3 f5 21. Qd2 g5 22. Nc3
f4 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Bb1 b4 25. Ne2 Rfc8 26. Rcd1 a5 27. d6 c4 28. bxc4 Nxc4
29. Qd3 Nf6 30. e5 Be4 31. Qd4 Bxf3 32. exf6 Bxe2 33. Rxe2 Bf8 34. Qd5+ Kh8 35.
Re7 Bxe7 36. fxe7 Qxd6 37. Qxd6 Nxd6 38. Rxd6 Kg7 39. Bg6 a4 40. e8=Q Rxe8 41.
Bxe8 Rxe8 42. Rb6 Re1+ 43. Kh2 Rb1 44. a3 b3 45. Rb4 Ra1 46. Rb7+ Kg6 47. Rb6+
Kh5 48. g4+ fxg3+ 49. fxg3 Ra2+ 50. Kg1 Rc2 51. g4+ Kh4 52. Rxh6+ Kg3 53. Rf6
Rc1+ 54. Rf1 b2 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch11"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1956.03.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1956.03.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15.
Bxe4 dxe4 16. Rd2 f5 17. Qe1 Rxd2 18. Qxd2 e6 19. Rd1 b6 20. Qf2 Qc7 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Rd8 23. Qd2 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Bf8 25. Kh2 Ba6 26. Qa4 Bc8 27. Ne2 Qd7
28. Qc4 Bb7 29. Nd4 Bd5 30. Qb5 Qxb5 31. Nxb5 Bxa2 32. Nxa7 Bc5 33. Bxc5 bxc5
34. Kg3 Kf7 35. Nb5 Ke7 36. b3 c4 37. b4 Bb1 38. Nd4 c3 39. Kf2 Ba2 40. Nb5 Bb1
41. Na3 Ba2 42. Ke3 Kd7 43. Kd4 Bd5 44. g3 h6 45. h4 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. fxg5
Ke7 48. Nb5 Kf7 49. Nxc3 Ba8 50. Ke3 Kg6 51. Kf4 e3 52. Ne2 Be4 53. Kxe3 Bxc2
54. Nd4 Kxg5 55. Nxc2 Kg4 56. b5 Kxg3 57. Ne1 {Source: The Times, 3 April 1956,
p10} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch11"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1956.03.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1956.03.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Be6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. e3 O-O 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Ne2 Qf6 12. Nfd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 Bb6 14. Be3
Rfd8 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Qb3 Bc6 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Nf4 Qe8 19. Qb4 Bc7 20. Qe1 Rac8
21. Nd3 Bd6 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Nxf4 Nf6 24. Qa5 Qd7 25. Nd3 b6 26. Qa3 Bb5 27.
Ne5 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Qe3 Qb7 30. h3 h6 31. b3 Bd7 32. Kh2 Be6 33. Nd3 Re8
34. Qf4 Rc8 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch11"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1956.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1956.03.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. Be3 d5 12. c5 Nd7 13. Na4 f5 14. Qd2 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 g5 16. Qd3 Qe8 17. g4 f4 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Bc3 Qf7 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. b4 Nf8
22. b5 Ne7 23. Re2 Rac8 24. Rae1 Neg6 25. b6 Qd7 26. Nb2 a6 27. Rd2 Ne7 28. Bd1
Nc6 29. f3 Qg7 30. Ba4 Nd7 31. Nd1 Kf7 32. Bxc6 Rxc6 33. Bb2 Qg6 34. Nf2 Qxd3
35. Nxd3 Nb8 36. h4 h6 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Ne5+ Bxe5 39. Rxe5 Kg6 40. Rde2 Nd7
41. Rxd5 Re7 42. Rd6 Rxd6 43. cxd6 Re8 44. Rc2 Nxb6 45. Rc7 Rd8 46. Ba3 Rd7 47.
Rc2 Nd5 48. Rc8 Kf7 49. Kf2 Nb6 50. Rc1 Nd5 51. Ke2 Kf6 {Source: Aitken Book 17
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch11"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1956.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gray, Denis John Pereira"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1956.03.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. c3 e5 14. Qd3
Be6 15. Rfd1 f5 16. Qd6 Qe8 17. Bg5 Qf7 18. Qa3 h6 19. Be7 Rfe8 20. Bd6 Kh7 21.
b3 Rec8 22. c4 Bf6 23. Rac1 Qg7 24. Rc2 Bd7 25. c5 a5 26. Bc4 Bc6 27. Bd5 e4
28. Bxc6 bxc6 29. Qa4 Qf7 30. Rcd2 Bc3 31. Rc2 Bg7 32. Rcd2 {Source: Aitken
Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch11"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1956.04.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1956.03.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 e6 5. O-O c6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 Ngf6 8. d3
h6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc5 11. b4 Qb6 12. a3 Ng4 13. bxc5 Qxb2 14. Na4 Qf6 15.
h3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. d4 Qc7 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nb2 Bf6 21. e3
Rfe8 22. Nd3 g5 23. Rab1 Rd7 24. Rb3 Rde7 25. Reb1 Bc8 26. R1b2 Bg7 27. Qd1 Qa5
28. Qd2 Qc7 29. Ne1 f5 30. Nd3 Bf6 31. Qd1 Kh7 32. Qf3 Rf7 33. Qd1 Rg8 34. Rb4
Rfg7 35. Qf3 Rf8 36. Qe2 Qf7 37. Bf3 Rfg8 38. Kh2 Qc7 39. Rb1 Re7 40. Qc2 Kh8
41. Qd2 Rh7 42. Bh5 Qg7 43. Qe2 Qc7 44. Qd2 {Adjourned here, Black sealed:}
Rgg7 45. Rg1 Re7 46. Rbb1 Re4 47. Bf3 Ree7 48. Bh5 Bd7 49. Rb2 Be8 50. Qd1 {
Source: Aitken Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch11"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1956.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Rowena Mary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1956.03.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. g4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Qe1 f6 16. exf6 exf6 17. Nc5 Bf7 18. f5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Nb3 Rd7 21. Rd1
Bd5 22. c4 Bf7 23. Qf2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qc7 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1956.04.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1956.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. d3 e5 5. Nbd2 Ngf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. e4 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. dxe4 Bxe4 10. Re1 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qd5 Rb6 14.
Be3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Nf6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Rxe5 Rxb2 18. Rc5 {Source: Aitken Book
17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.05.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Braunholtz, Christopher Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1956.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 Ne8 10. Qd2 Be6 11. f4 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. g4 Be6 14. Rf2 Qd7
15. Rg2 a6 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. c4 Nf6 19. Bf3 Bf7 20. Rd1 Nd7 21. Nd5
Qd8 22. a4 b6 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 e5 25. Bc3 Nc5 26. Qf2 Re8 27. b4 Ne6 28.
Qb2 Nc7 29. fxe5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Qe7 32. Rxd6 Bxe5 33. Bxe5 Qxe5
34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Rc2 a5 36. c5 bxc5 37. bxc5 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 Ree1 39. c6 Rbc1 40.
Rdd2 Rxc2 41. Rxc2 Re8 42. Rc5 Rc8 43. Ke3 Kf7 44. Kd4 Ke6 45. Re5+ Kd6 46.
Rd5+ Kxc6 47. Rc5+ Kd7 48. Rxc8 Kxc8 49. Kc5 Kc7 50. g5 Kd7 51. Kb6 Kd6 52.
Kxa5 Kc5 53. h3 Kc6 54. Kb4 Kb6 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Warwicks"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.05.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1956.05.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warwickshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Qb3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nc6 8.
Bd2 b5 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Na3 Nge7 11. Rc1 Rb8 12. Be4 Rb6 13. f4 O-O 14. Nc2 a5
15. Qd3 f5 16. Bg2 Nd5 17. Qe2 b4 18. Qc4 Nce7 19. O-O Rf6 20. Ne1 Rc6 21. Qb3
Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Qa8 23. Kh1 Rh6 24. Nf3 Qe8 25. Ng5 Qb5 26. a4 Qe2 27. Qd1 Qc4
28. b3 Qa6 29. Rg1 Qc8 30. Qf3 c6 31. Bd2 Ng6 32. Qe2 Nh4 33. Bf1 Nf6 34. Qa6
Qxa6 35. Bxa6 Ng4 36. Be1 {Source: Aitken Book 17. Warwickshire beat
Gloucestershire 30-20 to win the Braine-Hartnell Trophy.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.05.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilson, HR"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1956.05.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O a5 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Rd1 c5 14. Qxb5 a4
15. Bxa4 Bd7 16. Qe2 Bxa4 17. Rxd4 cxd4 18. Bg5 Ra5 19. Bh4 Re5 20. Nd2 Bb5 21.
Qd1 Re6 22. a4 Bc6 23. f3 Qb6 24. Nc4 Qc5 25. Rc1 Ra8 26. b3 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Rxe4
28. Nd2 Rxh4 29. Rxc5 dxc5 30. Qc2 Rh5 31. Nc4 Rg5 32. g4 h5 33. Qd2 f6 34. Qf4
Re8 35. Nd6 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rge5 37. Nf5 R5e2+ 38. Kg3 Rg1+ {Score is correct,
White did play on for a number of moves a Rook down. No notes or symbols to
indicate an error so appears Aitken took it to a two Rook v Queen ending
knowing he still had the win.(GC) Source: Aitken Book 17} 0-1

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.05.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1956.05.21"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. e3 Nd7 4. Bd3 Bg6 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 Bh5 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 Ngf6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Qc7 13. h3 f5 14. Bc2 O-O 15.
Qd3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Rae8 17. Rad1 g6 18. Qd3 Rd8 19. Qc3 Nf6 20. Rfe1 Qe7 21. Qe3
Rfe8 22. Re2 Nh5 23. c5 Bb8 24. Ree1 Qc7 25. g3 f4 26. gxf4 Nxf4 27. Qf3 Rf8
28. Qg4 h5 29. Qg3 Qf7 30. Kh1 Ne2 31. Qg2 Nf4 32. Qg3 Nd5 33. Qg2 Qf3 34. Bc1
Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Bf4 36. Be3 Rf6 37. b4 Rdf8 38. Bb3 Bxe3 39. fxe3 Rf2+ 40. Kg1
R2f3 41. Bxd5 exd5 42. e4 h4 43. exd5 Rg3+ 44. Kh1 Rxh3+ 45. Kg1 Rg3+ 46. Kh1
cxd5 47. Re5 Rf2 48. Rxd5 Rgg2 49. Rd8+ Kh7 50. Rd7+ Kh6 51. Rf7 Rh2+ 52. Kg1
Rfg2+ 53. Kf1 h3 54. Ke1 Rxa2 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 8 June 1956 p.12 (which
gives White's name as "J. Anzell"). Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 3 March
2021} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1956.05.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1956.05.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. Be3 Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Nh6 9. O-O Qa6 10. Qd1 Nd7 11. Re1 Nf5 12. Nbd2 h5 13. a3 c4 14. b4 Be7 15. a4
Qb6 16. Qc2 Qd8 17. Nf1 h4 18. g4 hxg3 19. fxg3 g5 20. g4 Nh4 21. Nxh4 gxh4 22.
h3 Bg5 23. Qd2 Bxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Qe7 25. Nh2 O-O-O 26. Ra2 Rdg8 27. Rf2 Rg7 28.
Ref1 Rhh7 29. Rf4 Nf8 30. Nf3 Kd8 31. Rf6 Ke8 32. Ng5 Rxg5 33. Qxg5 Ng6 34.
Rxg6 fxg6 35. Qxg6+ Kd7 36. Qg8 Kc7 37. Rf6 Rg7 38. Qxe6 {Source: Aitken Book
17} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs League v Coventry League"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.06.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1956.06.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucs League"]
[BlackTeam "Coventry League"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Be2 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
Re1 Be7 9. b3 Qd8 10. Bg4 Nf6 11. Bxc8 Rxc8 12. Ba3 c5 13. Qf3 b6 14. c3 O-O
15. cxd4 cxd4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nc3 Qb4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Rc2 20. a3 Qxd2
21. Rf1 Qc3 22. Rad1 Rd2 23. Rc1 Qb2 24. Qg5 h6 25. Qf4 d3 26. Qb4 Rxf2 27.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 28. Rc8+ Ke7 29. Rxf2 d2 30. Rf1 Qd4+ {Source: Aitken Book 17} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1956.06.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1956.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Qb3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 b5 8.
Be2 Nd7 9. Nc3 c5 10. f4 cxd4 11. exd4 Qb6 12. Be3 Qb7 13. Rg1 Ngf6 14. Qd1 Rc8
15. Bf3 Qb8 16. Rc1 g6 17. Kf1 Bg7 18. h4 h5 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Rxc1 21.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Qxc1 O-O 23. f5 Qe8 24. Qc7 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. b3 Ne5 27. Be4
Kh7 28. Ke2 Ng4 29. fxg6+ fxg6 30. Bc5 Re8 31. f3 Nf6 32. Kd3 Rd8+ 33. Ke2 Re8
34. Kd3 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship Play-Off"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1956.06.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 g6 9. Nd4 Bg7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Bxf5
Bxf5 15. Rad1 Qb8 16. g4 Bxc3 17. gxf5 Be5 18. Qc4 Qc8 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qxc6
Qh3 21. Qg2 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Bxb2 23. Rd7 Be5 24. Rfd1 Bd6 25. c4 Re5 26. Bf4 Ra5
27. Bxd6 cxd6 28. Rd2 Rc8 29. R2xd6 Rxc4 30. Rf6 Rxa2 31. Rfxf7 Rc6 32. Rg7+
Kf8 33. Rh7 Kg8 34. Rdg7+ Kf8 35. Rb7 Kg8 36. Rhd7 Rf6 37. Rd8+ Rf8 38. Rxf8+
Kxf8 39. Kg3 a5 {Source: Aitken Book 17} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship Play-Off"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1956.06.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1956.06.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 17"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Bxf5 exf5 6. Qd3 Qc8 7. c4 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 Nf6 9. Nc3 a6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bd2 Ne7 14. Qb3
Qd7 15. Rac1 Nd5 16. Rc2 Rfe8 17. Rfc1 b5 18. Qd3 Nf6 19. Ba5 c5 20. Qf1 c4 21.
b3 cxb3 22. axb3 f4 23. Ne5 Qf5 24. Rc6 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Ng4 26. exf4 Qxf4 27. g3
Qxe5 28. h3 Nf6 29. Bc3 Qf5 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. R1c5 Re5 32. Rxe5 fxe5 33. Qa1
Qf3 34. Qc1 Qf5 35. g4 Qf4 36. Rc8+ Rxc8 37. Qxc8+ Kg7 38. Qxa6 Qb4 39. g5 Qe1+
40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. Kg1 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 {Source: Aitken Book 17. "In
the tie match for the Gloucestershire Individual Championship, Dr J. M. Aitken
and J. Ansell drew both games and accordingly will hsrae the title." (BCM,
August 1956, p211)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1956.07.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keffler, Y Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1956.07.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 8.
dxe5 d5 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. Qe2 Nxd2 11. Bxd2 Be7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. c4 f6 14. e6 Qd6
15. Re1 dxc4 16. Rad1 Qd3 17. Qxd3 cxd3 18. Re3 Bc5 19. Rxd3 Bxe6 20. Rc3 Bb6
21. a3 Rfd8 22. Rdc1 c5 23. Be3 c4 24. Bxb6 cxb6 25. Ne1 b5 26. Nc2 Rd2 {
Source: Aitken Book 18. A friendly match with no clocks. (No specific details
of venue found but these annual friendly matches between the two counties
usually took place at "The Roseries", Englishcombe, Bath - JS)} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Beckingham, Edward George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. d3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. c3
Bd7 9. Be3 b5 10. Bc2 d5 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Re1 Be6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nb4 16. Bb1 Nbd5 17. a3 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Nd5 19. Re1 g6 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5
Qf6 22. Qd4 Rad8 23. Ba2 Kg7 24. Qe5 Nf4 25. Bxe6 Nxe6 26. Rac1 Rd3 27. c6 Rfd8
28. Kf1 R8d5 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6 30. Re2 Nf4 31. Ree1 Nxh3 32. Ng1 Ng5 33. Ne2 Rd2
34. Nc3 Rc5 35. f4 Rf5 36. g3 Rxb2 37. Re3 Ne6 38. Rd1 Rh5 39. Kg1 Rhh2 40.
Rde1 Rbg2+ 41. Kf1 Rc2 42. Nd5+ Kg7 43. Ne7 Rh1# {Source: Aitken Book 18} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cairncross, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "Aitken; Tennyson"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"Finally, a game from the second round, with notes kindly supplied by Alfred
Lord Tennyson" (Aitken, BCM)} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7
6. Bd3 Ng6 $2 {Some one had blunder'd.} 7. h4 {Half a league,} cxd4 8. cxd4
Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h5 {Half a league,} Nge7 11. h6 {Half a league onward,} g6
12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Qb3 a6 15. O-O Qc7 16. Bg5 Na5 17. Qb4 Nec6 18.
Qb2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 {While horse and hero fell,} dxc4 20. Nd2 b5 21. Ne4 O-O {
Into the jaws of Death,} 22. Nf6+ {'Forward, the Light Brigade.'} Kh8 23. Qd2
Na5 24. Qf4 Bc6 25. Nd5 {Source: BCM, September 1956, p233} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Marshall, Claud William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nc3 c5 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. exd4 Bd6 11. Bb3 Bxh2+ 12. Kh1 Bd6 13. d5 e5 14. Bg5 Nbd7
15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 f5 18. Qe1 O-O {Source: Aitken Book 18} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Irvine-Fortescue, William Grenville"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nxe4 5. cxd6 Nxd6 6. Bd3 g6 7. Bd2 Nd7 8.
Bc3 Nf6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Na3 O-O 11. Qe2 a6 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. Bb3 e6 16. Be5 Qb6 17. Rd6 Qc5 18. Rfd1 Bb7 19. R6d3 Ne4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Re3 Nf6 22. Nd4 Bd5 23. Rc3 Qb6 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Qe5+ Kg8 26. Nc6 Rfe8 27.
Rxd5 exd5 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Re3 f6 30. Qxd5 Rxe7 31. Qxa8+ Kf7 32. Qd5+ Kf8 33.
Rxe7 Kxe7 34. h3 Qa7 35. Qg8 Kd6 36. Qd8+ Ke6 37. Qe8+ Kf5 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39.
fxe3 Ke4 40. Kf2 b4 41. Ke2 f5 42. g3 h5 43. h4 a5 44. a4 Kd5 45. Kd3 Kc5 46.
c4 bxc3 47. bxc3 Kd5 48. c4+ Kc6 49. Kd4 Kd6 50. c5+ Kc6 51. Kc4 Kc7 52. Kd5
Kd7 53. c6+ Kc7 54. Kc5 Kc8 55. Kd6 Kd8 56. c7+ Kc8 57. Kc6 {Source: Aitken
Book 18} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Woods, EA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Qd6 8.
Nxg6 Qxg6 9. d4 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Qd3 Qd7 12. Bd2 Na6 13. Qb3 e6 14. O-O-O
Be7 15. c4 O-O 16. Bc3 Nc7 17. Bf3 Rab8 18. Ne2 b5 19. c5 Ncd5 20. Bd2 Rfc8 21.
g4 Nh7 22. Rdg1 Qd8 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 Nxg5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27.
Qg3 e5 28. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 29. Rxg5 f6 30. Rgh5 exd4 31. Rxd5 Rd8 32. Rxd4 Rdc8 33.
b4 a5 34. a3 axb4 35. axb4 Ra8 36. Kb2 Re8 37. Nc3 Rab8 38. Ra1 Re7 39. Ra5 Kf7
40. Rxb5 Rxb5 41. Nxb5 Re2+ 42. Kb3 Rxf2 43. c6 Rh2 44. c7 {Source: Aitken
Book 18} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Deas, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bc2 c6 11. c4 b5 12. b3 bxc4 13. bxc4 cxd5 14. cxd5 Bb5 15.
Bd3 Nbd7 16. Re1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nc5 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Qe2 Nfxe4 20. Nbd2 Nf6 21.
Nb3 Nxd5 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Qxa6 Nb4 24. Qb7 Nc2 25. Be3 Rc7 26. Qb6 Nxa1 27.
Rxa1 Bf6 28. Rd1 d5 29. Bc5 Re8 30. a4 Re6 31. Qb5 e4 32. Ne1 Qd7 33. Rb1 Qxb5
34. Rxb5 Rec6 35. Bb4 d4 36. a5 Rc8 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Galbraith, AJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nfxd5 10. Bd2 e6 11. a3 c6 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. c4 N5f6
15. O-O O-O-O 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. b4 Ne5 19. Qc2 Ng6 20. Qa4 Kb8 21.
Bf2 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Bd6 23. e5 Be7 24. d5 exd5 25. Qxa7+ Kc8 26. Bb6 Qxe5 27.
Qa8+ Kd7 28. Qxb7+ Ke8 29. Bxd8 Kxd8 30. Rae1 Bd6 31. Ng3 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Qh4 33.
Rxf7 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fallone, Michael"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "Aitken, JM"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. Nf3 Bd6 4. Bg3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Ne5 O-O 8.
e3 Nd7 9. Nc4 Nf6 10. Nd2 b6 11. a3 Bb7 12. c4 a5 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Qb3 Rfb8 15.
Qc2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxg3 17. hxg3 bxc5 18. Be2 Qc7 19. Nb1 Bc6 20. Nc3 Rd8 21. O-O
Rd7 22. a4 Rad8 23. Rcd1 Qe5 {Here I offered a draw which Fallone refused -
rightly so, in view of his position in the score.} 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Rd1 Qc7
26. Nb5 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Qd7 28. Qe1 Qd8 29. Qc3 h6 30. b3 Bxb5 31. axb5 Qc7 {
Sources: Glasgow Herald, 10 August 1956; BCM, September 1956, p232} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch63/1956"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1956.07.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dickson, George A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "Aitken, JM"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1956.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"In the final round, with nothing at stake, I played in a more youthful and
carefree style. (Aitken, BCM)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4
exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Ne5 10. Qe2 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 ({
In this position M.C.O. gives} 11. gxf3 Bf6 12. fxe4 d6 13. f4 O-O {and
considers the position is slightly in Black's favour. My line seems to be at
least as good and perhaps a trifle safer.}) 11... Bf6 {I consider Black is
correct to keep the bishop rather than the knight.} 12. Qxe4+ Qe7 13. Qc2 Be5 (
{If} 13... O-O 14. Bd3 {regains the pawn but in this position Black would be
well advised to throw a sop to Cerberus. Black's defiant decision to hold on
to his booty at all costs loses him the game.}) 14. Bd3 Qd6 15. f4 Bd4+ 16. Kh1
h5 17. Qe2+ Kf8 18. Qe4 c5 19. Re1 g6 20. f5 b6 21. fxg6 Bb7 22. gxf7 Bxd5 23.
Qe8+ Kg7 24. Bf4 $1 Qxf4 ({Black misses the point of this decoy sacrifice. The
best reply is} 24... Qf6 {but then} 25. f8=Q+ Rxf8 26. Qxh5 {wins.}) 25. f8=Q+
{Source: BCM, September 1956, p233} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.20"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Abrahams, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 e5 4. d5 Bc5 5. e4 Nf6 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Bg5 Qd6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qd2 a6 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. Ne2 Bb6
15. b4 Nf8 16. Rc6 Rd6 17. Rc3 Bg4 18. Bb1 Ne6 19. h3 Bh5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Kg2
Rad8 22. Qc1 Ng5 23. Nxg5 hxg5 24. Ng1 Qe7 25. Nf3 f6 26. a3 Be8 27. Ne1 c6 28.
dxc6 Bf7 29. Nf3 Qc7 30. h4 Bd4 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Rh3 Rxc6 33. Qd2 Qf4 34. Qd1
Be6 35. f3 Kf7 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. e5 Rc3 38. Re1 Bb3 39. Qxb3+ Rxb3 40. Ba2 Qd2+
{Source: Glasgow Herald, 19 Oct 1956} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.21"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nc6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 O-O 13. a3 Qf6 14. Rb1
Qe5 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Bd2 Qh5 17. Bc3 Rfd8 18. Be2 Qh4 19. Qb3 Qe7 20. Rfd1 Bd6
21. Rd2 Be5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Qc3 Rd5 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Nc6
27. Bf3 Qc7 28. b4 Qd6 29. Kf1 g6 30. Ke2 h5 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. Qd3 Qe5 33. f4
Qb2+ 34. Kf3 e5 35. fxe5 Qxe5 36. Qxa6 Qf5+ 37. Ke2 Qc2+ 38. Kf1 Qc1+ 39. Ke2
Qc2+ 40. Kf1 Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qb2+ 42. Kg1 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Qxe3 44. Qxc6 Qe5+ 45. Kg1
Qe1+ {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.22"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Na5 8. Bd3
Rc8 9. O-O Qb6 10. b4 Nc4 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Na4 Qd8 13. Nc5 Bc6 14. b5 b6 15.
Nxe6 fxe6 16. bxc6 Rxc6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Qh5+ Kd7 19. Nf7 Qe8 20. Qf3 Rg8 21. Nd6
Nxd6 22. exd6 Nf5 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Qxd5 Bxd6 25. Qxf5+ Qe6 26. Qb5 Qc4 27. Qh5
Re8 28. Be3 Re7 29. Rac1 Qa4 30. Qf5+ Kc7 31. d5 Rc4 32. g3 b5 33. Bf4 Qxa3 34.
Ra1 Qc5 35. Ra6 Bxf4 36. Rc6+ Qxc6 37. dxc6 Bd6 38. Qxb5 Rxc6 39. Rb1 Rb6 40.
Qa5 Kd8 41. Rxb6 axb6 42. Qxb6+ Kd7 43. Qb7+ Ke6 44. Qc6 Rc7 45. Qf3 {Game
Adjourned} Be5 46. Qe4 Kd6 47. Kg2 Rc5 48. Kh3 Bf6 49. Qb4 Kc6 50. f4 Bc3 51.
Qe4+ Kd6 52. Qd3+ Kc6 53. Qa6+ Kc7 54. Qe6 Bf6 55. Kg4 Bc3 56. Qe7+ Kb6 57. f5
Rc6 58. Kh5 Ka6 59. g4 Kb6 60. h4 Ka6 61. g5 hxg5 {2nd adjournment.} 62. hxg5
Kb6 63. f6 Rc7 64. Qe3+ Kb7 65. f7 {Source: Aitken Book 18. No date given for
day the game was actually finished. Next free day in the Aitken book is in
between rounds 6 and 7 on 26 June 1957.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.23"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Martin, Geoffrey J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rae1 Rb8 13. Nd1 Bg4 14. Bxf6
Bxf3 15. Bxe7 Qc8 16. gxf3 Re8 17. Bd6 Ra8 18. Re3 d4 19. Re4 Rxe4 20. fxe4
Qg4+ 21. Bg3 Qf3 22. e5 h5 23. Re1 Qg4 24. f3 Qxf3 25. Be4 Qg4 26. Bxc6 Rc8 27.
e6 Rxc6 28. e7 Re6 29. e8=Q+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Kh7 31. Nf2 Qg5 32. Re4 Qc1+ 33.
Kg2 Qxb2 34. Be5 Qxc2 35. Bxd4 Qxa2 36. Re5 Kg6 37. Bc3 Qc4 38. Bd2 f6 39. Ra5
h4 40. h3 Kh7 41. Be1 a6 42. Ng4 {Game adjourned.} Qe4+ 43. Kf2 f5 44. Ne5 Qd4+
45. Kg2 g5 46. Nf3 Qb2+ 47. Bf2 g4 48. hxg4 h3+ 49. Kf1 Qc1+ 50. Be1 fxg4 51.
Rh5+ Kg6 52. Rg5+ Qxg5 53. Nxg5 Kxg5 54. Kg1 Kf4 55. Kh2 Ke3 56. Kg3 Kd3 57.
Ba5 Kc4 58. Bc7 Kb5 59. Kxg4 Kc6 60. Bg3 a5 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.24"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Green, Arnold Yorwarth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c4 exd4 7. Nxd4 g6 8. Nxc6
bxc6 9. Bd2 Bg7 10. Bc3 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. f3 Qe7 14. Qd2 Ne8
15. Rae1 Ng7 16. f4 f6 17. b4 Rad8 18. a3 Kh8 19. Rf3 Qf7 20. Qd1 a5 21. Qd3
axb4 22. axb4 Rb8 23. b5 Be6 24. Bb3 cxb5 25. Nxb5 f5 26. Nd4 fxe4 27. Rxe4 Bf5
28. Nxf5 Qxf5 29. Rfe3 Qf6 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. Rxc3 Rfe8 32. Rxe8+ Nxe8 33. c5
dxc5 34. Bd5 Nf6 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.25"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "Wood, BH"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Qe1 d5 13. e5 d4 14. exf6 Bxf6 {
The Scottish champion Aitken is a sound and strong player but inclined to
stereotyped openings; he decides a certain line of play is best, then sticks
to it for years. Finding that he was addicted to 12.Qe1 in this variation, I
studied it for hours before the game and unearthed this involved continuation
which sets White all sorts of traps. If White now makes the obvious move 15.
Ne4, he gets a very poor game.} 15. Ne4 $2 dxe3 16. Nxf6+ exf6 17. Bd3 Bxb3 18.
axb3 Re8 {As Black, you expect a hard struggle for equality against any
opponent in the British championship. Here, after 18 moves, I was facing a
position I had already examined at least twice in the few hours before the
game; in which I was a pawn up (and a supported passed pawn on the sixth rank).
Because I had not needed to make any calculation at all, merely draw on memory,
I had not used up one minute of my precious time as yet, whereas my opponent
had taken more than an hour. In short, the game Is virtually won already as a
result of preÂ­liminary study. You don't know whether to be proud or ashamed
of such a game. If you can win only one game out of fifty in top-rank chess by
such means, howÂ­ever, it is welcome.} 19. f5 Qd8 20. Ra4 Re5 21. Kh1 Qe7 22.
Rff4 Re8 23. Qe2 ({Not} 23. Rae4 $2 Rxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 {and
Black's rook and knight can force in the passed pawn to e1 in face of all the
Queen can do.}) 23... g5 ({Dr. Aitken pointed out after the game that I could
now have played} 23... b5 {, e.g.} 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. Qxb5 e2 26. Rae4 e1=Q+ {
, etc. I could hardly help winning now, anyway.}) 24. Rg4 Qd6 25. Rge4 Rxe4 26.
Bxe4 Qd2 27. Bd3 Nb4 28. Ra1 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Qxd3 30. cxd3 Rd8 31. Rd1 e2 32. Re1
Rxd3 33. Rxe2 Rxb3 34. Kg1 h5 35. Kf1 Kf8 36. Ke1 h4 37. Kd1 Rb5 38. Rf2 Ke7
39. Kc2 a5 40. Kc3 Kd6 41. Rd2+ Rd5 42. Rf2 b5 43. b3 Kc5 44. Ra2 b4+ 45. Kc2
Kb5 {Source: Birmingham Daily Post, 16 October 1956 - BH Wood column} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.27"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Haygarth, Michael John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nf3 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 O-O 14. Bf4
Nb6 15. Qh5 Qd7 16. b3 Qe6 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Rd3 Nd7 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. Qe2 Bf8
21. h3 d5 22. Re3 d4 23. Rf3 Nd5 24. a4 Nc3 25. Qd3 Bd6 26. e5 f6 27. Nc4 Qd5
28. Qf5 Rf8 29. Qg4 Rae8 30. Rg3 Rf7 31. Bd2 fxe5 32. Bxc3 dxc3 33. Rxc3 e4 34.
Rd1 Qc6 35. Re3 Bf4 36. Ree1 Qf6 37. Rd7 Qc3 38. Red1 Qf6 39. Rxf7 Qxf7 40. Qd7
Qg6 41. Qd5+ Kh8 42. Qxc5 h6 43. Rd7 Kh7 44. a5 Re6 45. Qd4 Bd6 46. Nxd6 cxd6
47. b4 Qg5 48. Rxd6 Rxd6 49. Qxd6 Qc1+ 50. Kh2 Qxc2 51. Qc5 Qd3 52. b5 axb5 53.
a6 b4 54. Qf5+ Kh8 55. Qf8+ Kh7 56. a7 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.28"]
[Round "8.9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Broome, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Be3 d6 7. Bd4 e5 8.
Bc3 Be6 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Be2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. f3 Qc7 13. Nc4 Ne8 14. Ba5 Qb7
15. Bc3 Rd8 16. Kh1 Qb8 17. Qe1 d5 18. Na5 Qc7 19. Nb3 Rb8 20. Ba5 Qe7 21. Qc3
Nd6 22. Qc5 Rfe8 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Bc7 Bf8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Bd3 e4 27. fxe4
dxe4 28. Ba6 Rb6 29. Be2 Qh4 30. Qf2 Qh6 31. Qf4 g5 32. Qf2 Nf5 33. Rad1 Bd6
34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Kg1 e3 36. Qf3 Qh4 37. Bd3 g4 38. Qf4 Qh5 39. Nc1 g3 40. hxg3
Rd4 41. Qb8+ Kg7 42. Bxf5 Rd1 43. Bd3 {Game adjourned.} e2 44. Bxe2 Qc5+ 45.
Kh2 Rxf1 46. Bxf1 Qh5+ 47. Kg1 Qc5+ {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.29"]
[Round "9.9"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 Ne4 11. O-O Bf5 12. c4 Qd6 13. d5 Nxd2 14. Qxd2
Ne5 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f4 Ng6 17. Rab1 c5 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Rxb5 b6 20. f5 Ne5 21.
f6 Rfe8 22. Rb3 Ng6 23. Rbf3 Qe5 24. Bd3 Rad8 25. Qc2 Rd6 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27.
fxg7 Qd4+ 28. Qf2 Qxf2+ 29. R3xf2 Re7 30. a4 Kxg7 31. a5 f6 32. Ra2 Re4 33.
axb6 axb6 34. Ra7+ Kh6 35. Rc1 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 23 Nov 1956} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.30"]
[Round "10.7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Heidenfeld, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Nge7 14. a3 Bxc3
15. Bxc3 O-O 16. Qd2 Rc7 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Re1 Na5 19. Bxa5 Rc2 20. Qg5 {
Source: Aitken Book 18 (last move corrected 23 September 2021)} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 43rd"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1956.08.31"]
[Round "11.7"]
[White "Friedman, Otto"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1956.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ngf6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Nd2 Be6 8. e4
a5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nf3 d4 11. Nb5 a4 12. Re1 Qb6 13. c4 dxc3 14. Nxc3 Bc5 15.
Qc2 O-O 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 18. Kh1 Rfc8 19. Qe2 Bg4 20. Qf1 Bd7 21.
Nd1 Bd4 22. Be3 Re8 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rb1 Bg4 26. Nf2 Be6 27. b3
axb3 28. axb3 Nd5 29. Nd1 Nb4 30. Nf2 Nc2 31. Qe2 Ne3 32. Bf3 Rc8 33. Re1 Nd5
34. Ne4 h6 35. Nd6 Rc3 36. Nxb7 Qb6 37. Qe5 Qf2 38. Qe2 Qxe2 39. Bxe2 Nb4 {
White lost on time. Source: Aitken Book 18} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.10.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Courtney, Hugh Edward Guy"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1956.10.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 Ne4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. O-O Qd6 12. Bd3 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Qf6 14. Ng5
Bf5 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Rfe8 17. Qd3 h6 18. Bf3 a6 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Qc4 Re6
21. Rfe1 Rbe8 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. h3 Qf4 24. Qd3 Qd6 25. Qc2 Re8 26. Qa4 b5 27.
Qxa6 Nxd4 28. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 cxd6 30. Rxb5 Re1+ 31. Kg2 Ra1 32. Rd5 Rxa2
33. Rxd6 Kf8 34. Rd3 Ke7 35. Kf1 Rc2 36. Ke1 h5 37. Kd1 Rxf2 38. c4 Ra2 39. c5
Ra6 40. Kd2 Rc6 41. Rd5 Ke6 42. Rxh5 f5 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1956.10.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Mutkin, Henry Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B71"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1956.10.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 Bg7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bf3 e5 12. Nde2 exf4 13. Nxf4 Nb6 14. Be2 Nc4
15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qd3 Qxd3 17. cxd3 b5 18. h3 Bb7 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. Rf2 Rfc8 21.
Rfc2 Ne5 22. d4 Nc4 23. Bf2 Re8 24. Ncd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Rab8 26. b3 Nb6 27. Nxb6
Rxb6 28. Rc8 Kf8 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Rc7 d5 31. e5 Rb8 32. Rc5 Bf8 33. Rxd5 Rc8
34. Bh4 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Be7 36. Bxe7 Kxe7 37. Rd6 Rd1 38. a4 bxa4 39. bxa4 a5 40.
Rd5 Ke6 41. Rxa5 Rxd4 42. Kg3 Rd2 43. Kf3 h5 44. Rb5 Ra2 45. Ra5 {Adjudicated
as a draw. Source: Aitken Book 18. Civil Service 18Â½-6Â½ Oxford University.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1956.11.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1956.11.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stroud"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham Knights"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Qf6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qe7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nbxd2 Nd7 12. O-O Ngf6 13. e3 O-O 14. Rfc1
Rfe8 15. Rc3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Re6 19. Rac1 a5 20. a3 Kf8
21. R1c2 Ke7 22. Rb2 Nb6 23. Kf1 Kd6 24. Rbc2 Nd7 {Source: Aitken Book 18}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.11.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Richards, David John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1956.11.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Ne5 e6 12. Nd2 Kh8 13. Kh2 Qe8 14. g4 fxg4 15.
hxg4 Rg8 16. g5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. f3 e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21.
Bxe5+ Qxe5+ 22. f4 Qg7 23. Qd4 f5 24. Rad1 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rad8 26. Rfd1 Rxd4 27.
cxd4 h6 28. Kg3 Kg7 29. Rc1 Rd8 30. gxh6+ Kxh6 31. Rxc6+ Kh5 32. Rf6 Rxd4 33.
Rxf5+ Kg6 34. Ra5 Rd3+ 35. Kg4 Rd7 36. Re5 Rd2 37. f5+ Kf7 38. Rxe4 Rg2+ 39.
Kf4 Rxb2 40. Ra4 Rg2 41. Ra6 Rc2 42. Ke5 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.11.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1956.11.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ndf6 6. Ng3 Bg4 7. Bc4 e6 8.
c3 Bd6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Ne7 11. Bg5 Ned5 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. Nh5 Be7 14. Nxg7+
Kd7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nh5 Be7 17. Qxf7 Qb6 18. Nf6+ Kd6 19. Nxh7 Qxb2 20. O-O
Qc2 21. Qf4+ Kc6 22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Rag8 24. Qe3 Qg6 25. Qf3 Rh5 26. c4 Rf5
27. cxd5+ Kd7 28. dxe6+ Ke8 29. Qxb7 {Source: Aitken Book 18. Gloucestershire
9-7 (12Â½-12Â½) Devon.} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1956.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1956.11.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Coventry"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Qb3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 b5 8.
Be2 Nd7 9. a4 b4 10. f4 c5 11. a5 Qc7 12. d5 e5 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. f4 Qe4 15.
O-O Rc8 16. Nd2 Qg6+ 17. Kh1 f5 18. e4 fxe4 19. f5 Qf6 20. Bh5+ Kd8 21. Nxe4
Qd4 22. Ng5 c4 23. Ne6+ Ke7 24. Qxb4+ Kf6 25. Bg5+ Ke5 26. Rae1+ Kxd5 27. Qb7+
{Aitken adds a note saying this was his worst defeat for a long time. Source:
Aitken Book 18. 1st round match: Cheltenham 4Â½-1Â½ Coventry.} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1957.01.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1957.01.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham Knights"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham Rooks"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Kh1 O-O 11. f5 b5 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Qe1 Rfc8 14. a3 Nc5 15.
Rd1 Ne8 16. Qh4 f6 17. Bc1 d5 18. exd5 Nd6 19. Ne1 Bf8 20. Be2 Re8 21. b4 Nd7
22. Rd3 e4 23. Rh3 h6 24. Rg3 Kh8 25. Bxh6 Kg8 26. Bf4 Nxf5 27. Bxc7 Nxh4 28.
Rf4 Rac8 29. d6 Nf3 30. gxf3 exf3 31. Nxf3 Re6 32. Bd3 Ne5 33. Be4 Bxe4 34.
Nxe4 Bxd6 35. Nxf6+ {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.01.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Keffler, Y Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1957.01.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. c3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. f4 Qd7
15. Be3 c5 16. Qf2 cxd4 17. Bxd4 g6 18. Nc3 Rfc8 19. h3 h5 20. g4 hxg4 21. hxg4
Bxg4 22. e6 fxe6 23. Qh2 Bh5 24. f5 Bc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Qf2 Rc6 27. Nxb5 gxf5
28. Nd4 Rc7 29. Qe3 Kf7 30. Rfe1 Rg8+ 31. Kf2 Qe7 32. Qxe6+ Qxe6 33. Nxe6 Rc2+
34. Ke3 Rxb2 35. Nd4 f4+ 36. Kxf4 Rg4+ 37. Ke5 Rd2 38. Rf1+ Ke8 39. Ne6 Re4+
40. Kd6 Bf7 41. Nc5 Rh4 42. Rf6 Rdh2 {Source: Aitken Book 18. Gloucestershire
13Â½-6Â½ (27-13) Somerset.} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Berry, RT"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1957.01.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. Qe2+ Be7
8. O-O O-O 9. c3 Bd6 10. d4 Bg4 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Na3 Bxa3 13. bxa3 Nxd4 14. cxd4
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qxd4+ 16. Kh1 Qxa1 17. Bb2 Qxa2 18. Rg1 Qe6 19. Qg2 g6 20. Qg5
Rc6 21. Qh6 Qe3 22. Be4 Re8 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qh3 Ne4 25. Qf1 Nd2 26. Qd1 Qe2
27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Rd1 f6 29. Bc1 Nxf3 30. Bxf4 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Nxe1 {Source:
Aitken Book 18} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.01.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mutkin, Henry Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1957.01.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8.
Qd1 Nge7 9. Be3 Qg6 10. Nd2 d5 11. f3 d4 12. Bf2 O-O 13. Bg3 Be6 14. Bc4 b5 15.
Bxe6 Qxe6 16. O-O Rac8 17. a3 Na5 18. a4 b4 19. b3 Rc3 20. Nb1 Rc6 21. Be1 Qd6
22. Qd2 Rb8 23. Qd3 Nb7 24. Nd2 Nc5 25. Qe2 d3 {Originally adjudicated as a
Black win. Aitken appealed and it was changed to a draw. Source: Aitken Book
18. "COMEDY OF APPEALS - The Cheltenham v Oxford University match in the
National Club Championship ended 2-1 for Cheltenham with three games
unfinished. Alexander v Tylor was adjudicated (as reported in CHESS) in favour
of the Oxford don. J. M. Aitkenâ€™s game was given lost and J. C. Cock a win.
This made the result 3-3 with Cheltenham losing by elimination of bottom board.
Aitken appealed successfully, his result was changed to â€œdrawnâ€� so that
Cheltenham became winÂ­ners. Then Oxford appealed against the verdict on board
five! This second appeal was also successful, so that the original result, a
loss for CheltenÂ­ham, was re-established. Meanwhile, before even the first
appeal had been allowed, OxÂ­ford had played Leicester in the next round, lost
and been eliminated from the competition!" (CHESS, June 1957, p243 - vol.22,
no.s 293-4)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.02.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1957.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 a5 13. Ne3 exf4 14. Nf5 Nc5 15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bxf4 Re8 17. Bg5 Ncxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qg3+ Qg6
21. Qxd6 Re2 22. Nh4 Bb7 23. Rf2 Qxc2 24. Nf5 Rxf2 25. Qg3+ Kf8 26. Qg7+ Ke8
27. Qg8+ Kd7 28. Qxf7+ Kd8 29. Qe7+ Kc8 30. Nd6+ {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v Birmingham"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.02.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gardner, Kenneth Leslie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1957.02.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Birmingham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be5 g4 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Ne5 Rb8 16. b3 Rb4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qd2 a5 19. Rfe1 Rd8 20. Nxc6 Bb7 21.
Nxd8 Rxd4 22. Qf4 Rxd8 23. Qxc7 Ba6 24. Rad1 Bd3 25. c6 f4 26. Rxe4 {Source:
Aitken Book 18. Birmingham 8Â½-4Â½ Cheltenham.} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.02.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1957.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
d4 Bg4 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc4 Bxf3 11. Qxc6+ Nd7 12. gxf3 O-O 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Bg5
h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bh4 17. Kh1 Qg5 18. Rg1 Qd2 19. Rg2 Qe2 20. Qxh6 {
Source: Aitken Book 18 (n.b. opponent's full name is John Churchill Brodie
Date - ChessBase truncates the 2nd middle name - JS)} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hampshire"]
[Site "Warminster"]
[Date "1957.02.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pratten, Wilfred Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1957.02.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. e5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. Qd4 f6 12. c4 fxe5 13. Qxe5 Qf6 14. Qxf6
Nxf6 15. c5 Ne4 16. Bf3 Nxc5 17. Ba3 Rf5 18. Rfd1 Rb8 19. h3 Kf7 20. Bg4 Rg5
21. f4 Rxg4 22. hxg4 Ne4 23. Rab1 Rb6 24. Rxb6 axb6 25. Bb2 d5 26. Be5 b5 27.
Rd3 b4 28. a3 bxa3 29. Rxa3 Nf6 30. Ra7+ Kg6 31. Rc7 Ba6 32. g5 Ng4 33. Rxc6
Bc4 34. Rxe6+ Kf5 35. Re7 Nxe5 36. fxe5 h6 37. gxh6 gxh6 38. Kf2 d4 39. Ke1 Bd5
40. g4+ Kxg4 41. Rd7 Be6 42. Rxd4+ Kf5 43. Rh4 Kg5 44. Re4 h5 45. Kf2 h4 46. c3
h3 47. Kg3 Kf5 48. Re2 Bc4 49. Re1 {Source: WH Pratten book by RL Paige (2004)}
1-0

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1957.02.25"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1957.02.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham Knights"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham Rooks"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
Bb7 9. d4 d6 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Nbd2 Bd8 12. Bc2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Bb1 c5 15.
Qe3 d5 16. e5 cxd4 17. Qb3 a5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Re1 Qc6 20. a3 Rfe8 21. axb4
Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Re8 23. Ndf3 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.02.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1957.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 Nd7 10. Be3 b6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 Ne7 14. Nd2 Bg7 15.
Ngf3 Rc8 16. c4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 dxc4 18. Ne4 Nf5 19. Bc3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21.
Rad1 Rd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. g4 Ne7 24. e6 Bxc3 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. bxc3 Qc8 27.
Ne5+ Kg7 28. Re1 Re8 29. Qf3 Qe6 30. Re3 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.03.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Richards, David John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1957.03.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6 8.
Be2 d6 9. f4 Nf6 10. Bf3 Be6 11. Kh1 Bc4 12. Re1 Qe7 13. b3 Ba6 14. Ba3 c5 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. b4 O-O-O 17. bxc5 Ba5 18. d5 Bb5 19. Bb4 Bxb4 20. cxb4 g5 21. Nd2
Rhg8 22. a4 Bd7 23. b5 g4 24. Be2 g3 25. c6 Bg4 26. Rf1 h5 27. Rc1 h4 28. cxb7+
Kxb7 29. Nc4 h3 30. Na5+ Ka8 31. Nc6 hxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bh3+ 33. Kxh3 Qd7+ 34. Kg2
gxh2+ 35. Kf2 Nxe4+ 36. Ke3 {Draw agreed as 'time was up'. Aitken describes
the final position as 'fantastic'. Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs L v Coventry L"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.03.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1957.03.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucester League"]
[BlackTeam "Coventry League"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3
Be6 9. Bc4 Nb4 10. Nd5 Nbxd5 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. O-O Bc6 13. Qe2 Be7 14. f4 e4
15. Be3 d5 16. Bb3 O-O 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Bd4 Qf5 19. Nb1 b5 20. Nc3 bxa4 21.
Bxa4 Bb7 22. Bb3 Rfd8 23. Bb6 Rdc8 24. Bd4 Bc5 25. Na4 Bxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Bc6 27.
Nb6 Bb5 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. c4 dxc4 30. Bxc4 Qc5 31. Qe3 Nd5 32. Bxd5 Bxf1 33.
Kxf1 Rd8 34. Qxe4 Qc1+ 35. Qe1 Qxb2 36. Bxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rxd8 Qb5+ 38. Qe2 Qb1+
39. Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 18. North Gloucestershire League 13Â½-10Â½
Coventry League.} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.03.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilson, HR"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1957.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. a3 O-O 10. Bd2 Ng4 11. Rb1 Nge5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. Be3 Rc8 16. Bd4 Nc6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd5 Ne5 19. Ne3 {Source: Aitken Book
18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch12 Section A"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1957.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jones, John Edwin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1957.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"... as Black, Aitken never looked happy, falling into a trap against Jones
which cost him a piece for two pawns and a lost position..." (CHESS, May 1957,
p199 - vol.22, no.s 291-2)} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6
6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 Nhf6 11. Ng3 Nf8 12.
O-O-O Ng6 13. Kb1 O-O 14. h4 Re8 15. h5 Nf8 16. Nf1 Bg4 17. Be2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2
Ne4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 20. Ka1 Ne6 $4 21. Ng3 Qxg2 22. Rdg1 Nxd4 23. Rxg2 (23. Qg4
$18) 23... Nxe2 24. Nxe2 Re5 25. Rhg1 g6 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Kb1 Kg7 28. Rh2 c5
29. Nf4 b6 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Rhh1 g5 32. Nd3 Rf5 33. Rd2 {Draw agreed on White's
offer. Source: Aitken Book 18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch12 Section A"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1957.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bloodworth, Kenneth J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Annotator "CHESS, May 1957"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1957.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"[Aitken] introduced some little-known theory to dispose of Bloodworth's pet
Alapin Defence to the Ruy Lopez in 24 moves." (CHESS, May 1957, p199 - vol.22
no.s 291-2)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bb4 5. O-O Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7.
Nxd4 O-O $2 {? CHESS, May 1957, but analysis engines consider it best - JS} (
7... b5 $1 {Boleslavsky-Tartakower, Saltsjobaden 1948}) (7... d5 $2 8. exd5
Qxd5 $2 9. Nxc6 Qxd1 10. Nxb4+ Bd7 11. Rxd1 {1-0 Aitken-Hunter, British
Championship 1949 - Aitken's shortest ever win.}) 8. c4 Ng6 9. Nc2 Be7 10. Nc3
d6 11. Ne3 Bd7 12. Ncd5 Qc8 13. Bc2 Bh4 14. f4 Nce7 15. f5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Ne5
17. f6 Ng6 18. e5 Qd8 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qd4 g5 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. fxg7+ Kxg7 23.
e6+ Kh6 24. Qxh4+ {Sources: CHESS, May 1957, p199; CHESS, Oct 1957, p30;
Burton Observer and Chronicle, 22 August 1968} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch12 Section A"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1957.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ventham, Michael E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B37"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1957.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"Aitken himself was severe with White, getting a Maroczy Bind on Ventham..." 
(CHESS, May 1957, p199 - vol.22 no.s 291-2)} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O a6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Rc1
Rd8 12. f4 e6 13. Qe1 d5 14. e5 Ne8 15. Qf2 d4 16. Nxd4 Bf8 17. Nf3 Qe7 18. Ne4
Qb4 19. Bd1 Bd7 20. a3 Qa5 {And Black resigned. 21.Bb6 is coming. Source:
Aitken Book 18} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch12 Section A"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1957.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Good, Irving John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1957.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"[Aitken caught] Good in an opening trap which every tyro should know..." 
(CHESS, May 1957, p199 - Vol.22 no.s 291-2)} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11.
Bxa8 Qxa8 12. Nd5 Qc6 13. exd6 exd6 14. O-O Be6 15. c4 Ne5 16. Qb3 Kd7 17. Bf4
Nxc4 18. Nb4 Qb5 19. Nd3 Rb8 20. Qxb5+ Rxb5 21. Rad1 Nxb2 22. Nxb2 Rxb2 23.
Rxd6+ Ke7 24. Rc1 Rxa2 25. Rc7+ Kf6 26. Be3 Ke5 27. Rd1 Ke4 28. Bxa7 Ra1 29.
Rxa1 Bxa1 30. Rc1 Bg7 31. Re1+ Kf5 32. f3 g5 33. Rb1 Bc3 34. Rb5+ Kg6 35. Be3
h6 36. Kf2 Bf6 37. Rb6 Kg7 38. Ke2 Kg6 39. Kd3 Bf5+ 40. Kc4 Be6+ 41. Kc5 Be7+
42. Kd4 Bf6+ 43. Ke4 Bd8 {Game adjourned.} 44. Ra6 Bf6 45. Bd4 Be7 46. f4 gxf4
47. gxf4 Kh5 48. f5 Bc4 49. Rc6 Ba2 50. f6 Bb4 51. Rb6 Be1 52. Ke5 Bc4 53. Rc6
Bb3 54. Be3 Ba2 55. Rc5 Bb4 56. Rb5 Bc3+ 57. Bd4 Be1 58. Kf4+ Kg6 59. Rb2 Bd5
60. Ke5 Be6 61. Kd6 Ba5 62. Ke7 Bc7 63. Rg2+ Kh5 64. Re2 Bb3 65. Rb2 Be6 66.
Be5 {Source: Aitken Book 18} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch12 Section A"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1957.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1957.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"Aitken... [found] the going heavy against Bruce until the latter blundered a
vital pawn away." (CHESS, May 1957, p199 - vol.22, no.s 291-2)} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4
c6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 Ngf6 8. d3 h6 9. Nc3 O-O 10.
Qe1 Bh7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e4 Nc5 13. Rd1 a5 14. Qe2 d4 15. Nb1 Ne6 16. Nbd2 c5
17. Ne5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. f4 Nd8 20. Rc1 f5 21. e5 a4 22. e6 Nxe6 23. Rfe1
Ra6 24. bxa4 Bf6 25. Nc4 Nd8 26. a5 Kh8 27. Ba3 Re6 28. Qb2 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Re8
30. Qd2 Bg8 31. Rxe8 Qxe8 32. Bxc5 Qa4 33. Nb6 Qb5 34. Qb4 $4 Qxd3 35. Nd5 Qd1+
36. Kf2 d3 37. Ne3 Qe2+ 38. Kg1 Qxa2 39. Bxb7 Nxb7 40. Qxb7 Qxa5 41. Qb4 Qa1+ {
Source: Aitken Book 18} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch12 Section A"]
[Site "Bournemouth"]
[Date "1957.04.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1957.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"The retiring champion, P. F. Copping, was unfortunate not to head Section A,
his solitary loss in round three against Good being due to an oversight whilst
pressing for a win. His defeat of Aitken in the last round was undoubtedly one
of the best played games of the event." (CHESS, May 1957, p199 - vol.22 No.s
291-2)} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3
Nc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qe2 Qc8 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Bb3 Rd8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. Qh5 Ng6 20.
Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Qxg6 Bf6 22. Qf5 Rf8 23. Rd7 Qc1+ 24. Kh2 Qxb2 25. g3 b6 26. Kg2
Qe5 27. Qf3 Qc3 28. Qh5 Qc6 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qd5 Qc5 31. Qxc5 bxc5 32. Bc4 a5
33. f4 Bd4 34. Rb7 g5 35. Kf3 gxf4 36. gxf4 Be5 37. Rf7 Rxf7 38. Bxf7 Kg7 39.
Bc4 Bd4 40. e5 Kg6 41. Ke4 h5 42. f5+ Kg5 43. f6 Kg6 44. Kf4 Bg1 45. Bd3+ Kf7
46. Kf5 {Source: CHESS, May 1957, p199. The 1957 West of England Championship
was divided into two sections, A and B. Aitken won section A with 4Â½/6, ahead
of 2-3 PF Copping, Dr IJ Good 4, 4-6 J Anderson, JE Jones, ME Ventham 3, etc.
Section B was won by Jeffrey Ansell, also with 4Â½/6 ahead of 2-3 BP Bonner,
WH Pratten 4, 4-5 RA Slade, DV Mardle 3Â½, etc. The two section winners later
met in a two-game decider.} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Warws"]
[Site "Leamington"]
[Date "1957.05.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1957.05.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bc4
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. f5 h6 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Bd2 d5 15. Nxd5
Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxb4 17. Bxb4 Qb6+ 18. Qf2 Qxb4 19. c4 Re8 20. Rfb1 Qc5 21. Nd2
Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rb8 23. Nb3 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. a5 Nf6 26. Rd1 Nxd5 27. Rxd5
Bb7 28. Rxb5 Bxe4 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Re1 Bxf5 31. Rxe5 Rxb3 32. Rxf5 Ra3 {
Source: Aitken Book 18. Warwickshire defeated Gloucestershire 31Â½-24Â½,
thereby retaining the Braine-Hartnell Cup. (BCM, June 1957, p156)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch12 Play-Off"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1957.05.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Re3 Ne8 17. Rc3 Qb7 18. g4 g6 19. a3 Na6 20. Nf1 b4 21. Rc4 Bd7 22.
Bh6 Ng7 23. Ne3 Bb5 24. Rc1 Rfc8 25. a4 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Rc8 27. Qd1 Bd7 28. Bd3
Nc5 29. Nc4 Nxe4 30. Ncxe5 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 dxe5 32. Be4 Qb6+ 33. Kg2 Qd6 34. Bxg7
Kxg7 35. Qd3 Rf8 36. g5 h6 37. gxh6+ Kh7 38. Qd2 f5 39. Bc2 e4 40. Ng5+ Bxg5
41. Qxg5 Qxd5 42. Rd1 Qf7 43. Rd6 {Adjourned position.Resumed on the 17/5/1957}
Be6 44. Qd2 Re8 45. Qd4 Kxh6 46. Ra6 Qc7 47. Qf2 Qe7 48. h4 Rc8 49. Bd1 Kh7 50.
Qb6 Rd8 51. Be2 Rd2 52. Ra7 Bd7 53. Qe3 Rxb2 54. Kf1 Rb1+ 55. Kg2 Rb2 56. Qd4
Rxe2+ 57. Kf1 Rd2 58. Qxd2 Bb5+ 59. axb5 Qxa7 60. Qd6 Qg7 {Second Adjournment.}
61. Qd5 Qa1+ 62. Ke2 Qb2+ 63. Kd1 b3 64. Qd7+ Kh6 65. Qe8 Qc2+ 66. Ke1 Qc1+ 67.
Kf2 Kh5 68. b6 b2 69. b7 b1=Q 70. b8=Q Qbc2+ 71. Kg3 Qe3# {game finished on
the 18/6/1857. Source: Aitken Book 18} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1958.05.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gething, Phillip John David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1957.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 a6 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Rac1 Bb7 13. a3 Na5 14. Ne5 Nc4
15. Nb3 Nd7 16. f4 Ncxe5 17. fxe5 Qe7 18. Na5 Rfb8 19. Rce1 Nf8 20. Rf3 Ng6 21.
Ref1 Rf8 22. Rh3 h6 23. Qh5 Nh8 24. Rf6 Ng6 25. Rxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6 Qc7 27. Rxh6
Rf7 28. Rh8+ {Note added by Aitken that the game appeared in the Cheltenham
Chronicle. No date added: based on its position in the scorebook (between
games played 13 and 26 May 1958), I've guessed at a date of 20 May (JS).
Source: Aitken Book 19. Opponent was Dr Phillip John David Gething, who also
worked at GCHQ (JS)} 1-0

[Event "Scotland v Ireland"]
[Site "Dublin"]
[Date "1957.05.25"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bourke, Austin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1957.05.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Ireland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 g6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc2 Ne5 11. h3 Be6 12. b3 Nc6 13. Qe1 Nd7 14. Rd1 f5 15. Nd4
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Qb6 18. Qd2 f4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 g5 21. Re4 Ne5
22. Qc3 Rac8 23. Bg4 Rce8 24. c5 Qd8 25. Be6+ Kg7 26. f3 Rf6 27. Rc1 h5 28. Rb4
Qa5 29. cxd6 Rxe6 {Source: Aitken Book 18. Scotland won the match 4Â½-3Â½. 
(BCM, July 1957, p174)} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch12 Play-Off"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.06.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A08"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1957.06.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 18"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. O-O e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
c4 Be7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Bg5 e4 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. Bxe7
Kxe7 15. Rfd1 Nb6 16. e3 Rhd8 17. Bf1 Rac8 18. Rd4 Rc5 19. Rad1 Rdc8 20. Ba6
R8c7 21. Be2 f5 22. h4 Kf6 23. Kg2 Rb7 24. Ba6 Rd7 25. R4d2 g6 26. Be2 Rb7 27.
Ba6 Rb8 28. Rd4 h6 29. Rb4 Nd7 30. Rxb8 Nxb8 31. Bb7 Ke5 32. Kf1 Nd7 33. Ke2
Nf6 34. Rd4 Rc7 35. Rb4 Nd7 36. Rb5 Nc5 37. Ba8 d4 38. exd4+ Kxd4 39. Rb4+ Ke5
40. f4+ Kf6 41. Nd5+ {Game Adjourned} Bxd5 42. Bxd5 Nd3 43. Rb8 Rc2+ 44. Ke3
Rg2 45. Rb7 Rxg3+ 46. Kd4 g5 47. hxg5+ hxg5 48. fxg5+ Kxg5 49. Rg7+ Kf4 50.
Rxg3 Kxg3 51. Bxe4 fxe4 52. Kxe4 Nxb2 53. Kd4 Kf4 54. Kc5 Ke5 55. Kb5 Kd6 56.
Ka6 Kc7 57. Kxa7 Nd3 58. Ka6 Nb4+ {Finished on 14/6/1957. Source: Aitken Book
18} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch12 Play-Off"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1957.06.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bb7 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. g4 Nb6 17. Ng3 g6 18. Bg5 c4 19. b3 cxb3 20. Bxb3 Nbd7 21. c4 b4
22. c5 Nxc5 23. Qc4 Ne6 24. Qxc7 Nxc7 25. Nxe5 Ne6 26. Be3 Nd7 27. Nxd7 Rxd7
28. Ba4 Rd3 29. Rec1 Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Bxc8 31. Rc1 Bd7 32. Bxd7 Rxd7 33. Rc6 Rd6
34. Rc8+ Rd8 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.06.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Oliver, Victor John Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1957.06.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bb5+ c6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. d4 Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. c3 Bf5 10. Nh4 e6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Nf3 Ne4 13. Ne5 Nb6 14. Nf3 Qe7 15.
Qe1 a5 16. a4 Nd6 17. Bd3 Rfe8 18. Qf2 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nd2 Nd5 21. Nc4
Qc7 22. Qc2 b5 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Na3 Qd7 25. Bd2 Bf8 26. c4 Rec8 27. c5 Nb4 28.
Qb3 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Qxd2 30. Rad1 a4 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rxd2 Nd3 33. Rc2 b4 34.
Nc4 Rxc5 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch12 Play-Off"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "1957.06.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. O-O Bf6 6. d4 Nd7 7. Bb2 c5 8. c3
Ne7 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. e3 Qb6 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 cxd4 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6
15. Nxd4 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Nd5 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rac8 20. Rac1 Qa5
21. a3 Qb5 22. Qf3 Rc6 23. Rxc6 bxc6 24. Rc1 Rb8 25. b4 a5 26. Bc3 Qc4 27. Bd2
Qxd4 28. Be3 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Qd2 30. Rxc6 axb4 31. Rc7 Rf8 32. axb4 Qxb4 33. Qf4
Qb1+ 34. Kg2 Qb2+ 35. Kg1 e5 36. Qc4 Qb6 37. Kf2 Qh6 38. h4 Qf6+ 39. Kg2 h5 40.
Rc8 Rxc8 41. Qxc8+ Kh7 42. Qc2+ Qg6 43. e4 Qd6 44. Qe2 g6 45. Qf2 Kg7 46. Qe2
Qd4 47. Kh2 Qc3 48. Kg2 Kf8 49. Kh2 Ke7 50. Kg2 Qd4 {Sealed move. Aitken
needed to win this game so we play on, restarted on the 28th June.} 51. Qc2 Kd6
52. Kf3 Qa1 53. Qc4 Qd1+ 54. Kg2 Qd4 55. Qc2 Qc5 56. Qb3 Kc6 57. Qa4+ Kc7 58.
Qb3 Kc6 59. Qa4+ Qb5 60. Qc2+ Kd6 61. Qd2+ Kc6 62. Qc2+ Kb7 63. Qa2 Kb6 64.
Qf2+ Qc5 65. Qb2+ Kc6 66. Qb3 Qd4 67. Qc2+ Kb5 68. Qb3+ Kc5 69. Qb7 Qd2+ 70.
Kf3 Qd3+ 71. Kf2 Qc4 72. Ke3 Qc3+ 73. Kf2 Qd2+ 74. Kf3 Qd3+ 75. Kf2 f6 76. Qa7+
Kb4 77. Qe7+ Kc3 {Sealed move. Still playing on, game restarted on 29th June.}
78. Qa3+ Kd2 79. Qa2+ Kc1 80. Qd5 Qd4+ 81. Ke2 Qc3 82. Kf2 f5 83. exf5 gxf5 84.
Qf7 Qd2+ 85. Kf1 Qd3+ 86. Kg2 Qe2+ 87. Kg1 Qd3 88. Qc7+ Kd2 89. Qa5+ Qc3 90.
Qa2+ Ke3 91. Qf2+ Ke4 92. Kg2 Qe3 93. Qc2+ Qd3 94. Qc6+ Qd5 95. Qh6 Kd3+ 96.
Kh2 Qa2+ 97. Kh3 Qa1 98. Kh2 Qb2+ 99. Kh3 Qb7 100. Kh2 Qb2+ 101. Kh3 Qa1 102.
Kh2 Qd4 103. Qxh5 Qf2+ 104. Kh3 Qf1+ 105. Kh2 e4 106. Qf7 Ke3 107. Qb3+ Qd3
108. Qb2 {Source: Aitken Book 19. BCM, August 1957: "J. Ansell, of Cheltenham,
has won his tie-match of four games with Dr. J. M. Aitken for the West of
England Championship by 2Â½-1Â½."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Championship Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.06.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Baxter, Raymond Wallace M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1957.06.25"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 Nbd7 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nbd2 Ng4 8. Qe2
f5 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Ngf6 11. Ndf3 Ne4 12. Bd2 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bf6 14. Kh1 Bxe5
15. fxe5 Bd7 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Rxf8+ Qxf8 18. c4 dxc4 19. Rf1 Qe8 20. dxc5 {
Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Johnstone, John A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. c4 c5 11. Nc2 O-O 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bf4 Be6 14. Ne3 Qb6
15. Re2 Nh5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Ra7 18. Rd2 Rb7 19. b3 Bf6 20. Rc1 Rd7 21.
Ne2 Rfd8 22. f4 Rc7 23. Qf1 Bc8 24. Rcd1 Be7 25. Nc3 Rcd7 26. Rd3 Qc7 27. R1d2
Bb7 28. Qd1 Bc8 29. Ne2 Bb7 30. Nf5 Bf8 31. g4 g6 32. Ne3 Bg7 33. g5 Re7 34. e5
d5 35. cxd5 cxd5 36. Nxd5 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Qa7 39. Kh1 Re8 40. Ng3
Bf8 41. Ne4 Bg7 42. Nxc5 Rc8 43. Rd8+ Rxd8 44. Qxd8+ Bf8 45. Nd7 {Source:
Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "McLaren, P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. Be2 Bd7 8. O-O h6
9. Ne1 O-O-O 10. Nd2 Na5 11. f4 Ne7 12. Nef3 Nf5 13. Kf2 Be7 14. g4 Nh4 15.
Nxh4 Bxh4+ 16. Kg2 Be7 17. Qe1 Rh7 18. Bd1 g5 19. Bc2 Rg7 20. f5 exf5 21. Bxf5
Be6 22. Rb1 Kb8 23. Qd1 Nb3 24. Nxb3 cxb3 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Qf3 Rf8 27. Bd2 f6
28. Qf5 Qxf5 29. Rxf5 fxe5 30. Rxe5 Rh7 31. Be1 Rd8 32. Bg3 Kc8 33. Rc1 b5 34.
Re6 Bf8 35. Rce1 Rhd7 36. Ra6 Kb7 37. Ree6 Rc8 38. Ra5 a6 39. Raxa6 Rxc3 40.
Reb6+ {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "McGowan, George"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qd1 Bc5 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 Be7 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. Nf3 Nxf3+
15. Bxf3 a5 16. Bb2 Nc4 17. Qd4 Nxb2 18. Qxb2 Bc6 19. Bg2 Bf6 20. e5 Bxg2 21.
exf6 Bxf1 22. fxg7 Re8 23. Rxf1 axb4 24. Qxb4 Qe7 25. Rb1 Rxa3 26. Qxb7 Ra1 27.
Qb2 Rxb1+ 28. Qxb1 Qf6 29. Qe4 Qa1+ 30. Kg2 Qa8 31. Qxa8 Rxa8 32. h4 Kxg7 33.
Nf4 e5 34. Nd5 f5 35. Ne3 Kg6 36. Nd5 Ra3 37. Ne7+ Kf6 38. Nd5+ Ke6 39. Nc7+
Kd7 40. Nd5 Kd6 41. Ne3 Ke6 42. Nc2 Rc3 43. Ne3 f4 44. gxf4 exf4 45. Ng4 h5 46.
Nh2 Kf5 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fallone, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C03"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ndf3 b5 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. Ne2 c4
9. Bc2 b4 10. O-O Nge7 11. cxb4 Nxb4 12. Ba4+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. b3 Rc8 15.
a3 Nd3 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. Ng5 Ke8 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Qd2 Rb8 20. Nc1 Nb2 21. Ne4
Na4 22. Qc2 Qc6 23. Nd3 Rb3 24. Nb4 Bxb4 25. axb4 Nxb4 26. Nd6+ Ke7 27. Qxc4
Qxc4 28. Nxc4 Nc3 29. Na5 Rb2 30. Bc1 Ne2+ 31. Kh1 Nxc1 32. Raxc1 Nc2 33. Nc4
Ra2 34. Ne3 Nxe3 35. fxe3 Rb8 36. Rc7+ Ke8 37. Rcxf7 Rb1 38. Rf8+ Ke7 39. Rxb1
Kxf8 40. h3 a5 41. Rb7 a4 42. Ra7 a3 43. Kh2 Ra1 44. Kg3 a2 45. e4 Rd1 46. Rxa2
Rxd4 47. Ra8+ Kf7 48. Ra7+ Kf8 49. Kf3 Rd3+ 50. Kg4 Rd4 51. Kf4 Rd2 52. g3 Rd3
53. h4 Rd4 54. h5 h6 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dickson, George A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "Aitken"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Bb5 a6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qd2
h6 15. Bh4 Nxe4 16. Qf4 (16. Nxe4 Qxh4 17. Nxc5 Bc6 $17) 16... Ng5 17. Qg3 Bc6
$1 18. f4 f6 19. fxg5 hxg5 20. Qg4 $2 (20. Rf5 $40) (20. Bxg5 $5 $40) 20...
gxh4 21. Qxh4 Rb8 $1 22. Qc4+ Rf7 23. Qxa6 Qd7 24. b3 d5 25. Qd3 Re8 26. Qf5
Qd6 27. Rae1 Rfe7 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Qf2 d4 30. Nb1 (30. Ne2 Bb5 31. Re1 Qe5 $19
) 30... Re5 31. Nd2 (31. Re1 Rg5 32. Rg1 Rh5 $1) (31. Kg1 Rg5 32. g3 Qd5 $19)
31... Qe6 32. Qf4 (32. Nf3 Re2 33. Qg3 (33. Re1 Bxf3) 33... Rxc2 34. Qxc7 Qg4
$19) 32... Rg5 $1 33. Rf2 (33. Nf3 Qe2 34. Rg1 Rxg2 $1 35. Rxg2 Qf1+ 36. Rg1
Bxf3+) 33... Rg4 $1 {Sources: BCM, Sep 1957, p247; Glasgow Herald, 19 July 1957
} (33... Rg4 34. Qxc7 Bxg2+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 36. Nf1 Bxf1+) 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Bd2 Rfc8 18. Ne3 Bd8 19. Bxb4 axb4 20. Bd3 Qa5 21. Qb3
Qa4 22. Nd2 Bb6 23. Qxa4 bxa4 24. Rac1 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Irvine-Fortescue, William Grenville"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. Ne4 Nxe4 6. dxe4 Bd6 7. h3 O-O 8. e3
c5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O f5 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Qc2 Bc5 13. Bd3 f4 14. a3 a5 15. Bd2
Qe7 16. Be2 b6 17. Nh2 Ra7 18. Rab1 Kh8 19. Qd3 a4 20. Bg4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 Rf6
22. g3 g5 23. Kg2 Ra8 24. Rh1 Raf8 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Nf3 Ne5 27. Qf1 Nxg4 28.
Re1 Ne3+ 29. Bxe3 fxe3 30. Qd3 Rxf3 31. e5 exf2 32. Rxh7+ Qxh7 33. Rh1 Qxh1+ {
Source: Aitken Book 19 (result amended 23 September 2021)} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morton, I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Qe2 d6 10. Kh1 Nd7 11. f4 Nc5 12. e5 d5 13. Rf3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 g6 15.
Be3 Bb7 16. Rff1 a6 17. Ne2 c5 18. c3 Qc6 19. Rf2 h5 20. Rc1 h4 21. h3 a5 22.
b4 Ba6 23. Qd2 axb4 24. cxb4 Bc4 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. bxc5 Rxa2 27. Qb4 O-O 28.
Nd4 Qa4 29. Qxa4 Rxa4 30. Rd2 Rc8 31. c6 Rb4 32. Ra1 Bb5 33. Nxb5 Rxb5 34. Rc1
Kf8 35. Kg1 Rb4 36. Kf2 Rxf4+ 37. Ke3 Re4+ 38. Kd3 Rxe5 39. Kd4 Re4+ 40. Kc5
Rc4+ 41. Rxc4 dxc4 42. Rc2 e5 43. Rxc4 g5 44. Kb6 Ke7 45. Kb7 Kd8 46. c7+ Kd7
47. Rc1 Re8 48. c8=Q+ Rxc8 49. Rxc8 Ke6 50. Kc6 Kf5 51. Kd5 Kf4 52. Rc4+ Kg3
53. Rg4+ {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch64/1957"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1957.07.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cairncross, John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1957.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 a6 7. a4 g6 8. Nf3 Bg4
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Bc4 Nh5 13. Bh2 f5 14. O-O f4 15. Qe2
Bd4 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Ne2 Be5 18. Ra3 g5 19. b4 cxb4 20. Qxb4 Nc5 21. Ba2 a5 22.
Qb1 Qd7 23. Bc4 Qg7 24. f3 Nf6 25. Kh1 h5 26. Bg1 Rfc8 27. Bb5 Nfd7 28. Rd1 Kh7
29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Bxd4 Ne5 31. Qb2 g4 32. Bxe5 dxe5 33. Rc3 gxh3 34. gxh3 Qg3
35. Qg2 Nxe4 36. Rxc8 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Rxc8 38. Qxg3 fxg3 39. Rd2 Nxh3+ 40. Kg2
Nf4+ 41. Kxg3 Kg6 42. d6 Kf7 43. d7 Rg8+ 44. Kh4 Ke7 45. Rc2 Ne6 46. Rc8 Rd8
47. Rc3 Nd4 48. Re3 Nf5+ {Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.08.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1957.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Bc5 7. O-O Nge7 8. c3
d5 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. cxd4 Be6 11. Re1 Bd5 12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. Bg5 Nxd4
15. Qe3 b5 16. Bb3+ Nxb3 17. axb3 Rf7 18. Rad1 b4 19. Na4 Nd5 20. Rxd5 Bxh2+
21. Kxh2 Qxd5 22. Qe6 Qxe6 23. Rxe6 f4 24. Re4 Raf8 25. f3 Rf5 26. Be7 Re8 27.
Bxb4 Rxe4 28. fxe4 f3 29. gxf3 Rxf3 30. Bc3 g5 31. Nc5 a5 32. Ne6 g4 33. Nxc7
h5 34. e5 Kf7 35. b4 a4 36. e6+ Ke7 37. b5 Kd8 38. b6 h4 39. b7 Kxc7 40. Be5+
Kxb7 41. e7 Rf2+ 42. Kg1 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.08.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1957.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. d5 Nb8 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 9. Bb1 Nc5 10. b4 Ncd7 11. Be3 a5 12. b5 b6 13. h3 Nc5 14. Nd2 Ne8 15. Nb3
g6 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bh6 Ng7 18. Qd2 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. g4 Rf6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. gxf5 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. Ne4 Kh8 25. O-O-O Bg5 26. Nxg5 Qxg5 27. Qxg5
Rxg5 28. Rhg1 Rxg1 29. Rxg1 Rf8 30. Rg3 Rxf2 31. Ra3 Rf4 32. Rxa5 Rxc4+ 33. Kd2
Rd4+ 34. Ke3 Rb4 35. a4 Kg7 36. Ra7 Kg6 37. Rxc7 Rxa4 38. Rd7 Rb4 39. Rxd6+ Kf5
{Source: Aitken Book 19. N.B. this may have been the County Individual
Championship. "The [Gloucestershire] individual county title went to J. Ansell,
who finished Â½ point ahead of Dr. J. M. Aitken, C. H. Braunholtz and D. V.
Mardle." (BCM, January 1958, p12)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 7th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1957.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1957.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. e4 Bd7 13. Na4 Nxa4 14. Rxd7 Nb6
15. Rd1 Na5 16. Bd2 Nxb3 17. axb3 Rfd8 18. Ba5 Kf8 19. Rdc1 Rac8 20. Kf1 Ke8
21. Bc3 f6 22. Rxa7 Rd7 23. Ba5 Bb4 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. Ra8 Bxa5 26. Rxc8+ Ke7
27. Ke2 Bc7 28. Ra8 Bf4 29. Rg8 Kf7 30. Rc8 Bc7 31. g3 Ke7 32. Nd2 b5 33. Nf3
e5 34. Ne1 Kd6 35. Nc2 Kc6 36. Ra8 Bb6 37. Ra1 Kb7 38. f3 Rc7 39. Nb4 Bd4 40.
Rb1 Rc8 41. Kd3 Rd8 42. Nd5 Ra8 43. f4 Ra2 44. Nc3 Bxc3 45. Kxc3 exf4 46. gxf4
Ra8 47. Kd4 Rd8+ 48. Kc5 Re8 49. Re1 g5 50. fxg5 Re5+ 51. Kd4 Rxg5 52. Rf1 Rg2
53. Rxf6 Rxh2 54. Kc5 Kc7 55. Rf7+ Kd8 56. Kxb5 {Adjourned position -
restarted 12th September.} Rxb2 57. b4 Re2 58. Rf4 Kc7 59. Rh4 h5 60. Kc5 Rc2+
61. Kd5 Rd2+ 62. Kc4 Re2 63. Kd3 Rb2 64. e5 Kc6 65. Kc3 Rg2 66. Rxh5 Rg3+ 67.
Kc4 Rg4+ 68. Kb3 Rg1 69. Rh3 Kb5 70. Re3 Rb1+ 71. Kc3 Rxb4 72. e6 Rc4+ 73. Kd3
Rc8 74. Kd4 Rd8+ 75. Ke5 Kc6 76. Rc3+ {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "Paignton Premier 7th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1957.09.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Howson, James B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1957.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6
9. Bd3 a5 10. b5 Nd8 11. O-O Nf7 12. Be3 fxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5 15.
Qh5+ Kf8 16. Nc3 a4 17. Bxh7 Rxh7 18. Qxh7 d4 19. Ne4 Bxb5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21.
Bd2 Qxe5 22. Rfe1 Qd5 23. Rac1 Bc6 24. Qg6 Nf6 25. Rc5 Qd7 26. Qd3 Kf7 27. Rce5
Re8 28. h3 g6 29. Rd1 Qd6 30. Bf4 Qe7 31. Qxd4 Nd7 32. Re3 b5 33. Be5 Bd5 34.
Qf4+ Kg8 35. Bc3 Rf8 {Adjourned, continued next day (11 September)} 36. Qh6 Qh7
37. Qxh7+ Kxh7 38. Rxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 19; Glasgow Herald, 22 November
1957} 1-0

[Event "Paignton Premier 7th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1957.09.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1957.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Qc7 10. Bd2 Ngf6 11. O-O-O e6 12. Ne4 O-O-O 13. g3 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qe2 Bd6 16. Kb1 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Rd4 Qb6 20. Be3 Qa5
21. Nd2 Nd5 22. Nb3 Qa6 23. Qxa6 bxa6 24. Bd2 Be5 25. Ra4 Rd6 26. Ra5 Rc6 27.
Rc5 Rxc5 28. Nxc5 Bd4 29. Nxa6 Kb7 30. Nb4 Nxb4 31. Bxb4 Bxf2 32. Rf1 Bxg3 33.
Rxf7+ Kc6 34. Rxg7 Bxh4 35. Rxa7 h5 36. Bc3 Rg8 37. a4 Bg3 38. Rh7 h4 39. Rh5
Rf8 40. b4 {Adjounred, continued 11th September.} Rf5 41. Rh6 Kd5 42. a5 Kc4
43. Kb2 Rf3 44. a6 Bf2 45. Rxe6 h3 46. Rh6 Be3 47. Rh5 Bc1+ 48. Kxc1 Kxc3 49.
Kd1 Kxb4 50. a7 Ra3 51. Rh4+ Kc5 52. Rxh3 Rxa7 {Sources: Aitken Book 19; (move
39 to end) BCM, Nov 1957, p289} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 7th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1957.09.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1957.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nc6 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Rd1 Bd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a3 e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. e4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Ng6 15.
g3 Qf6 16. Qg4 Bc5 17. Rf1 Qd6 18. Kg2 Bd4 19. Bc2 Nf6 20. Qe2 Rfe8 21. Nd1 c6
22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Bd3 Rac8 24. f3 Nd7 25. Ne3 Nc5 26. Bc4 Ne6 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28.
Rb1 Ne7 29. Bd2 Qa4 30. Rfc1 Rec6 31. Nd5 Nxd5 32. exd5 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Qd7 34.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 35. Bc3 Qc5 36. Bxd4 Qxd4 37. Qc2 g6 38. Qc8+ {Source: Aitken Book
19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 7th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1957.09.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1957.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 Nd7 10. Be3 b6 11. Nbd2 Ne7 12. c4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 dxc4 14. Qe2 Nd5
15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Qe4 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Bc5 21.
Qd3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 O-O 23. Rfd1 Qb7 24. Ng5 h6 25. Ne4 Rc2 26. Rd4 Qc6 27. Nd6
Rc5 28. f4 f6 29. exf6 Nxf6 30. Qxe6+ Kh7 31. Qe3 Rc2 32. Rd2 Rxd2 33. Qxd2 Rd8
34. Qd3+ g6 35. Qxb5 Qxd6 36. Rf1 Qd3 37. Qxd3 Rxd3 38. Rc1 Nd5 39. g3 Rd2 40.
Rc5 Kg7 {Adjourned. No date given when restarted.} 41. Ra5 Kf6 42. h3 Kf5 43.
b4 Ke4 44. Rxa7 Kf3 45. Ra3+ Ne3 46. b5 Kf2 47. Kh2 Nf1+ 48. Kh1 Rd1 {Source:
Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "Paignton Premier 7th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1957.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bonham, Reginald Walter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1957.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Nf3 c6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Re8 14. Rae1
Nd7 15. f4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Qh4 18. Re2 Be6 19. Ref2 Qe7 20. Bh7+
Kh8 21. Bf5 Rf8 22. Qe2 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Rae8 24. c4 Qe6 25. c5 Qg6 26. R1f3 b6
27. cxb6 axb6 28. Qa6 Ra8 29. Qe2 c5 30. h4 Qg4 31. Qf2 cxd4 32. exd4 Ra4 33.
R5f4 Qg6 34. Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Rxf7 Kh7 36. Rf5 Rxd4 37. Qxd4 Qxf5 38. Qxd5 Qf4 39.
e6 Qxh4 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 7th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1957.09.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1957.09.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. O-O e5 12. Qe1 Be6 13. f4 O-O-O 14. fxe5
Ng4 15. Be2 Nxe5 16. Be3 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Rf5 Qc7 19. Qf2 Rd3 20. h3 Rhd8
21. Bf4 Rd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kh2 Qe7 24. Qa7 Rb1 25. Rc5 g5 26. Rxc6+ bxc6
27. Qxe7 gxf4 28. Qc5 Bf1 29. Qxc6+ Kd8 30. Qd6+ Ke8 31. Qxf4 Bb5 32. Qb8+ {
Sources: Aitken Book 19; Glasgow Herald, 18 October 1957} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.10.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Harris, Geoffrey F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1957.10.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.
d4 Bb7 9. dxc5 Qe7 10. Qd4 O-O-O 11. f3 Rhg8 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Qe3 h6 14. Nc3 g5
15. Bg3 h5 16. h3 h4 17. Bh2 Ne5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Rde8 20. Bxe5 f6 21. c6
dxc6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Qc3 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.10.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Anderson, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1957.10.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 f5 17. f4 Kh8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Nd2 Rfe8 20. Qf1 Qh5 21. Qg2
Qf7 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Bf3 25. Qf2 Re6 26. a4 bxa4 27. Rxa4 Rg6
28. Bc5 Re8 29. Re3 Be4 30. Qe2 Qh6 31. Bd6 Qxf4 32. Rxa6 Qg5 33. e6 f4 34.
Rxe4 dxe4 35. Qxe4 fxg3 36. Bxg3 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Qxb2+ 38. Kh3 Rh6+ 39. Kg4 Qb5
40. Rd6 Qh5+ 41. Kf4 Qc5 42. Rc6 Rf8+ {Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1957.11.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1957.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Be7 9. f5 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bg5 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 Qd8 16. a4 Bd7 17. a5 Bc6 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nd2 Qc7 20. c4 Rbd8 21. b4 d5
22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. exd5 e4 24. Nxe4 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Qe5 26. Rf1 Rd8 27. f6 g6 28.
Qe3 Kh7 29. dxc6 bxc6 30. Qa7 Kg8 31. Qe7 Qd4 32. c5 Qd1 33. Rg1 {Source:
Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.11.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bellis, Douglas Norman"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1957.11.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. a3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. d3 Bg4 8. Nce2
Be7 9. h3 Be6 10. Nf3 Qd7 11. Nf4 O-O 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Nd2 e5 15.
Kh2 Bc7 16. Nb3 b6 17. c4 Rad8 18. Qc2 Kh8 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Be4 Nd4 21. Nxd4
exd4 22. Bg5 Nf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. f4 Re8 25. Rae1 Rh6 26. Qg2 Rf6 {Source:
Aitken Book 19. Aitken's handwriting was particularly difficult in this case
and he gave the middle initial as 'L' but nevertheless we think it was
probably Douglas Norman Bellis, who became a well-liked player and organiser
of my club Mitcham CC in the 1980s and 1990s - JS} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.11.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Richards, David John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1957.11.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3
Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nbd7 13. Bd2 Ne8 14. Rae1 Nc7
15. a4 a6 16. a5 Rab8 17. Na4 Nb5 18. g4 Bd4+ 19. Be3 g5 20. e5 gxf4 21. Bxd4
Nxd4 22. Qe4 Qh4 23. exd6 Rbe8 24. Qxe8 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 f3 {Source: Aitken Book
19. Chltenham won the match 5Â½-4Â½.} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.01.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Oliver, Victor John Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1958.01.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Bd7 5. exd5 Nd4 6. Qd1 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 f5 8.
d4 e4 9. Qg3 Nf6 10. Bg5 Bd6 11. f4 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Be2 g5 14. Qh3 O-O-O
15. Nd2 Bxf4 16. g3 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Qd6 18. Bc4 f4 19. Qg2 e3+ 20. Kc2 Bf5+ 21.
Bd3 Bxd3+ 22. Kxd3 Rhe8 23. c4 e2 24. Rhe1 Re3+ 25. Kd2 Qb4+ 26. Kc2 Qxc4+ 27.
Kb1 Qd3+ 28. Kc1 f3 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1958.01.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1958.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Kh8 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 e5 14. dxe6
fxe6 15. Qe3 Re8 16. Be5 Nd5 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. Qd4+ Qf6 19. Qxf6+ Kxf6 20. Bb5
Red8 21. Rhe1 Nc7 22. Ba4 Na6 23. Bb5 Nc7 24. Ba4 a6 {Source: Aitken Book 19}
1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Leicester"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1958.01.25"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "Wood, BH"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1958.01.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Leicester"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{When Leicester, the national club knock-out champions, met Cheltenham, former
champions, two of the strongest provincial clubs in the country clashed. To
win all the four games finished was a most impressive achievement on
Leicester's part. Dr. K. D. Warren, incidenÂ­tally, travelled 600 miles from
Glasgow and back, especially to play. Results:â€” 1. PN Wallis 1-0 JM Aitken,
2. W Tabakiernik 1-0 J.Ansell, 3. PD Sanderson adj DV Mardle, 4. VJA Russ 1-0
NA McLeod, 5.Dr KD Warren 1-0 JC Cock, 6. R Starolsky adj J Neale. [final
score was 4Â½-1Â½] This extraordinary game was played at top board.} 1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 f6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 fxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9.
dxe5 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 $2 ({Thinking to make some capital out of the loose
situaÂ­tion of the checking bishop.} 10. Nc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qc7 {gives Black
chances against the isolated c-pawn. [But Houdini 4 Pro finds} 12. Qh5+ $1 Qf7
(12... g6 13. Bxg6+ hxg6 14. Qxh8 Qxc3+ 15. Ke2 $1 $18) 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Ba3+
Ne7 15. Qh4 $18 {almost certainly winning for White - JS]}) 10... Ne7 11. Qc2 (
{About here, most of Wallisâ€™s team mates thought he was in an almost
desperate situation; but against} 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Bb5 {he had the neat
resource} O-O $1 13. Bxc6 Qb6 {threatening mate.}) 11... Bd7 12. Nc3 ({After} 
12. Bxh7 Rc8 13. Bg6+ Kf8 {White's queen cannot defend both bishops.}) 12...
Rc8 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Bxh7 Nxe5 15. f4 Qf6 16. Kg1 Qh6 17. Re1 Qxh7 {Now Black
wins a pawn. White has the drawing hope of bishops of opposite-coloured
squares. Neither of these factors compares in importance with the unfortunate
situation of Whiteâ€™s King and King's rook; the win for Black is, in fact,
not very difficult to find.} 18. Qxh7 Rxh7 19. fxe5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rxc3 21. Kf2
Rh5 22. Bd4 Rf5+ 23. Kg1 Rc2 24. a3 Rf4 25. Bxa7 d4 26. h4 Rg4 27. Rh2 Bc6 28.
Rd1 Bxg2 29. Rxd4 Be4+ {Source: Birmingham Daily Post, 4 February 1958 - BH
Wood column} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1958.02.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wilson, HR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1958.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 Nc6 4. cxd4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8.
Qb3 Qc8 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h3 Bd7 11. Bd3 b6 12. Bb1 Na5 13. Qc2 Ne8 14. g4 g6
15. e5 c6 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. Ne4 dxe5 18. dxe5 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. g5 Be7 21. Qc3
Ne6 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. gxf6 Bf5 25. Ng5 Be6 26. Rhe1 Qc7 27. Rd2
Qf4 28. Nxe6 Nxe6 29. Rxe6 Rd8 30. f7+ {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1958.03.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1958.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f4 Bd7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Nd5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4
Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Rxc2 16. Rc1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Bc6 18. Qxa7 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qd7 20. a4
Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Qd4 Qc1+ 23. Kf2 Qc2+ 24. Kf3 Qb3+ 25. Ke2 Qc2+ 26. Kf3
Qb3+ 27. Ke2 Qc2+ 28. Kf3 Qb3+ {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1958.03.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Braunholtz, Christopher Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1958.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. c4
Be7 9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qe3 Ne5 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Nd5 Be5
15. Be3 O-O 16. Rad1 Re8 17. c5 dxc5 18. Bxc5 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Re5
21. Rd3 Rxe4 22. Re3 Rae8 23. Qf3 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 Re5 25. g3 Qh3 26. Nf4 Qf5 27.
Kg2 Qc2 28. Rc1 Qa4 29. Nd3 Re7 30. a3 Qb5 31. Bc5 Rd7 32. Qe4 Rd8 33. Rc3 {
Source: Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "Inter-League Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.03.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1958.03.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Coventry"]
[BlackTeam "North Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. d4 c4 11. Qe1 Bf5 12. Qg3 Bxc2 13. h4 Bg6 14. Ng5 h6 15.
Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Qxg6 Rxf1+ 17. Bxf1 Nxe5 18. Qe6+ Nf7 19. Rb1 Qd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6
21. Ba3 Rf8 22. Be2 b6 23. Bf3 Rf5 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Rb5 Bg3 26. Bxd5+ Kf8 27.
Bxc4 Rxb5 28. Bxb5 {Source: Coventry Evening Telegraph, 5 April 1958} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford Past v Cambridge Past"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1958.03.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Phillips, Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "Barden, Leonard The Guardian"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1958.03.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford Past"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge Past"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 ({This move is just
as good as the more customary} 6. Re1) 6... b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 (8... d5 {
is also well playable here.}) 9. h3 ({This move, however, which is usual in
the lines with 6.Re1, is superfluous here. Correct is} 9. d4 Bg4 10. Rd1) 9...
Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bg5 ({Again an unusual manoeuvre. The standard
plan is} 12. Rd1 {, followed by Nbd2, Nf1 and Ne3, aiaming at the eventual
control of the white squares in the centre.}) 12... h6 ({Not at once} 12... Nh5
{because of} 13. Nxe5) 13. Bh4 ({After this mistake, White is in real trouble.
He could still maintain a fair game by} 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Rd1 {
followed by Nbd2, Nf1, Ne3.}) 13... Nh5 14. Bg3 ({If} 14. Bxe7 Nf4 15. Qd2 Qxe7
{and Black's powerfully placed knight is the basis for a strong king's side
attack.}) 14... Nxg3 15. fxg3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qa7 {From now on, Black hammers
home his advantage in splendid style. His first task is to open the position
so that his two bishops can get to work.} 17. Kh2 exd4 18. e5 Nc4 ({Better than
} 18... dxe5 19. Qe4 g6 20. Nxe5 Bb7 21. Qg4 {, with dangerous counterplay.})
19. Qe4 g6 20. Nxd4 Bb7 21. Nc6 ({Now if} 21. Qd3 dxe5 {and White's forces are
in hopeless disorder}) ({or} 21. Qg4 Ne3) 21... Bxc6 22. Qxc6 Ne3 23. Rc1 Rfc8
{Your correspondent, sitting at the next board to Phillips, noticed his face
break into a beatific smile at this point as he saw the winning combination.}
24. Qe4 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 ({Equivalent to resignation, but if} 25. Rxc2 Nf1+ 26.
Kh1 Nxg3+ {wins the queen. The rest requires no comment - a fine attack
typical of Phillips at his best.}) 25... Nxc2 26. Rxc2 dxe5 27. Nc3 Qb7 28. Re1
Bb4 29. Rxe5 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 Rd8 {Source: The Guardian, 10 Apr 1958} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch13"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1958.04.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "White, A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "1958.04.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 e6 6. Bxf5 exf5 7. Nge2 Bd6 8.
Qd3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. Qb3 O-O 11. O-O Bxf4 12. Nxf4 Qe7 13. c4 dxc4 14. Qxc4
Nd7 15. b4 Rfd8 16. Rfc1 Qg5 17. a4 a6 18. Qb3 Nf8 19. Rc5 Qf6 20. Rac1 Ng6 21.
Nh5 Qe7 22. Ng3 Rd6 23. Nf5 Qe6 24. Qd1 Rd5 25. Ng3 Ne7 26. Ne2 Rxc5 27. bxc5
Nd5 28. Rb1 Qe7 29. Qb3 Rb8 30. Nc3 Nxc3 31. Qxc3 Rd8 32. Qb3 Rd7 33. Qd1 Qg5
34. h3 h5 35. Kh2 Qf5 36. Qg1 Qf6 37. g4 hxg4 38. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 f5 40. Qh5
Qf3+ 41. Qxf3 exf3 42. Kg1 g5 43. Kf2 g4 44. hxg4 fxg4 45. Kg3 Rg7 46. e4 Rd7
47. Rd1 Kf7 48. Kxg4 f2 49. Kf3 Rxd4 50. Rf1 Rxa4 51. Rxf2 Ke6 52. Rb2 Ke5 53.
Rxb7 Ra3+ 54. Ke2 Kxe4 55. Rd7 Ra5 56. Ra7 Kd5 57. Kd2 Kxc5 58. Kc1 Kb6 59. Rh7
Rb5 60. Kc2 a5 61. Rh8 Kc5 62. Rh5+ Kb4 63. Rh4+ Kc5 64. Rh5+ Kb6 65. Rh8 a4
66. Ra8 Ra5 67. Rb8+ Kc7 68. Rh8 Kb6 69. Kb2 a3+ 70. Ka2 Kb5 71. Rh1 c5 72. Rh8
Kb4 73. Rh1 c4 74. Rb1+ Kc3 75. Rh1 Rd5 76. Rc1+ Kb4 77. Rb1+ Ka4 78. Rb8 c3
79. Ra8+ Kb4 80. Rb8+ Kc4 81. Rc8+ Rc5 82. Rh8 c2 83. Rh1 Kb4 84. Rc1 Ka4 85.
Ka1 Kb3 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch13"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1958.04.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Slade, Ronald A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1958.04.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. O-O Ngf6 8.
d3 O-O 9. h3 Ne8 10. Be3 e5 11. Nd5 Nc7 12. g4 Ne6 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. Nh2 Nxd5 15.
cxd5 Nf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Qxf4 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Be5 19. Qd2 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 b6 21.
f4 Qf6 22. f5 g5 23. Kg2 h6 24. Rh1 Kg7 25. h4 Rh8 26. Rh3 Rag8 27. Rbh1 Kf8
28. Kf3 h5 29. hxg5 Qxg5 30. Qxg5 Rxg5 31. Rxh5 Rgxh5 32. gxh5 Rh6 33. a4 Kg7
34. Kf4 f6 35. Kg4 {Source: WECU website} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch13"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1958.04.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Good, Irving John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1958.04.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd1 Rb8 11. Be3 b6 12. h3 a6 13. Qe1 b5 14. e5 dxe5 15.
Ba7 Rb7 16. Bxb7 Bxb7 17. Qe3 b4 18. Ne2 Nd5 19. Rad1 Nxe3 20. Rxd8 Nxf1 21.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Kxf1 e6 23. Ke1 Bg2 24. Nc1 Bxh3 25. Nd3 Bf5 26. Nxe5 Bxc2 27.
Nd7 b3 28. axb3 Bb4+ 29. Ke2 g5 30. Bd4 h6 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Bc5+ Bxc5 33. Nd7+
Ke7 34. Nxc5 h5 35. b4 Kd6 36. Nxa6 Kc6 37. Nc5 Kb5 38. Nd7 Kxb4 39. Ne5 Bg6
40. Ke3 Kb3 41. Nf3 f6 42. Nd4+ Kxb2 43. Nxe6 Kc3 44. f4 g4 45. f5 Bxf5 46. Nf4
h4 47. gxh4 Kc4 48. Nh5 Kd5 49. Nxf6+ Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch13"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1958.04.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1958.04.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 exd4 15.
Nb3 d3 16. Bxd3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Be3 Be6 19. Rc1 Qd7 20. Bc2 Qxd1 21.
Rexd1 Rac8 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch13"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1958.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Napier, Ivan Robert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1958.04.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Nbd7 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 e5 7. O-O Be7 8. d4
b5 9. Bb3 c4 10. Bc2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. h3
Bg7 16. Be3 Bb7 17. d5 a5 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Ba6 21. Rda1 Bb5 22.
R4a3 Reb8 23. b4 cxb3 24. Bxb3 Bc4 25. Bxc4 Qxc4 26. Ra4 Rb1+ 27. Kh2 Qb5 28.
Qa2 Rxa1 29. Qxa1 N8d7 30. c4 Qa6 31. Qb2 Rb8 32. Qc3 Nb6 33. Bxb6 Qxb6 34.
Rxa5 Qxf2 35. Rb5 Rxb5 36. cxb5 Bh6 37. Qe1 Qb2 38. Qe2 Qb4 39. h4 Bf4 40. Kh3
Qc3 41. b6 Qc8+ 42. Nf5 gxf5 43. Ng5 fxe4+ 44. g4 h5 45. Nxe4 Nxe4 46. b7 Qxb7
{Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch13"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1958.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1958.04.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Nd7 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. O-O e6 7. Nc3 Bd6 8.
d3 O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Ne5 11. Bg5 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Be5 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Qd3
h6 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Bd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 e5 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bc6 20. Rad1 Rfc8
21. f3 Kf8 22. Bh3 Rcb8 23. R1d2 Ke7 24. Kf2 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 {
Source: Aitken Book 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-SCO"]
[Site "RAC Club, London"]
[Date "1958.04.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fazekas, Stefan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1958.04.26"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. Qc2 Rc8 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 12. Bb5 cxd4 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. exd4
Bd6 15. Qd3 Kf8 16. O-O-O Qc6 17. f3 Rxh2 18. Rxh2 Bxh2 19. Kb1 a6 20. d5 Qd6
21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qe5 23. Bb4+ Kg8 24. d6 Qxe4+ 25. fxe4 Rd8 26. d7 Bc7 27.
Be7 f6 28. Bxd8 Bxd8 29. Kc2 Kf7 30. Kd3 Ke7 31. Kc4 Bb6 32. b4 Kd8 33. Rd3 Bg1
34. a4 Bb6 35. a5 Bc7 36. Kc5 Ke7 37. b5 axb5 38. Kxb5 g5 39. g4 Kd8 40. a6
bxa6+ 41. Kc6 {Sources: Chess Scotland website taken from original sources:
Glasgow Herald columns: 25 April; 2 May; 20 June 1958; BCM, June 1958, p159 
(only a small part of the game); CHESS, May 20 1958, page 223} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Warwicks"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.05.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1958.05.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Bg4 $6 7. f3 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bxf3 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. O-O $44 e5 11. Qd5 Qb6+ $2 12. Rf2 Bh5 13. Be3 $1 Qc7
14. Qb3 $2 (14. Raf1 $1 f6 15. Qe6+ Be7 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Rxf6 {1-0, Kiprov,
A-Castaldi,D corr 1959}) 14... Be7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Qa4 Bg4 17. Bb6 axb6 18.
Qxa8 Qxa8 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Nxa8 Nf6 21. Nxb6 d5 22. Nxd5 Bc5 23. Nxf6 gxf6 24.
Kg2 Bxf2 25. Kxf2 f5 26. Ke3 Ke7 27. Bd3 fxe4 28. Bxe4 b6 29. a4 f5 30. Bd3 Rc8
31. h3 Bxh3 32. Rh1 Bg4 33. Rxh7+ Kd6 34. Rh6+ Kc5 35. c3 e4 36. Bb5 Rb8 37.
b4+ Kd5 38. c4+ Ke5 39. Bd7 {Aitken adds a note that this is one of his best
games. Source: Aitken Book 19} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1958.05.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C74"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1958.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 b5 10. Bb3 Ne8 11. Bd5 Nf6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Qc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Bd7
15. Nb3 Rc8 16. Bd2 c5 17. Ba5 Qe8 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Ng5 Ng4 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 22. f3 Ne5 23. Bc3 Nc6 24. Na5 Nd4 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Qb3 Qf7 27. e5
Bc5 28. Kf1 Bb6 29. Qb4 Rc2 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Kxe2 Qc7 32. Nb3 Qxe5+ 33. Kf1
Qxh2 34. Rd3 Qh1+ 35. Kf2 Qb1 36. Qd2 Rc8 37. Qe2 Re8 {Adjourned here, no date
given when the game resumed.} 38. f4 Qxa2 39. Qc2 Rf8 40. Kg3 Qa4 41. Qe2 Qc4
42. Nd2 Qc8 43. Kh2 Rxf4 44. Rh3 Bc7 45. g3 Rf5 46. Nf3 e5 47. Qe4 Qd7 48. g4
Rf7 49. Ng5 h6 50. Qh7+ Kf8 51. Nxf7 e4+ 52. Kh1 Qxg4 53. Ng5 hxg5 54. Qh8+ Kf7
55. Rh7 Be5 56. Qd8 Qf5 57. Kg2 e3 58. Qd5+ Kg6 {Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.05.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Jones, John Edwin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A73"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1958.05.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Re8 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. a5 Nxc4
15. Qxc4 Ng4 16. Bf4 Be5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qe2 c4 19. f4 Nd3 20. f5 Qf6 21.
fxg6 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 fxg6 23. Nb5 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 25. Nxd6 Rd4 26. Nxb7 Rb8 27.
a6 Rxd5 {White lost on time. Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1958.05.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1958.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3
Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nbd7 13. Be3 Rfe8 14. Rae1 a6
15. a4 Reb8 16. Bf2 Ne8 17. Bg3 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 f6 19. Rb1 Nb6 20. a5 Bxc3 21.
bxc3 Nd7 22. Qe2 Nc7 23. Rb2 b5 24. axb6 Rxb6 25. Rxb6 Nxb6 26. Rb1 Nd7 27. Rb7
Qd8 28. e5 Qc8 29. Rb1 Ne8 30. exd6 Nxd6 31. Qe6+ Nf7 32. d6 Kg7 33. Bc4 Nh6
34. Bf2 Kh8 35. Bh4 Ng8 36. Bd5 Qe8 37. Qxe8 Rxe8 38. Rb7 Rd8 39. Bf2 f5 40.
Bxg8 Nf6 41. Bh4 Rxd6 42. Bxf6+ Rxf6 43. Bc4 Rd6 44. Rc7 Rd1+ 45. Kh2 Rc1 46.
Rxc5 Rxc3 47. Rc8+ Kg7 48. Bxa6 Ra3 49. Be2 Ra5 50. Rc7+ Kf6 51. Rc6+ Kf7 52.
Kg3 Ra3+ 53. Bf3 h6 54. Rc7+ Kf6 55. Rh7 Ra4 56. Rh8 Kg7 57. Ra8 Rb4 58. Ra7+
Kf6 59. Ra6+ Kg7 60. Be2 g5 61. fxg5 hxg5 62. Bh5 f4+ 63. Kh2 Rb5 64. Kg1 Rb1+
65. Kf2 Rb2+ 66. Be2 Kf7 67. Ke1 Kg7 68. Kd1 Rb1+ 69. Kd2 Rb2+ 70. Kd3 Kh7 71.
Bf3 Rb3+ 72. Ke4 Rb4+ 73. Kf5 Rb5+ 74. Kg4 Re5 75. Rd6 {Source: Aitken Book 19}
1-0

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Marshall, Claud William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. e3 Bxc5 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Be2 d5 8.
O-O e5 9. c3 Be7 10. h3 Ne8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Re1 f5 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Bb5 Bf7
15. Ng3 Nd6 16. Ba4 Rad8 17. Bc2 Qf6 18. Nh2 Qg6 19. Qf3 Ne7 20. Rad1 h5 21.
Kh1 h4 22. Ne2 Nc4 23. g4 fxg4 24. Bxg6 gxf3 25. Bxf7+ Rxf7 26. Ng1 Nxb2 27.
Rb1 Nd3 28. Rf1 e4 29. Rxb7 Ng6 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Ngxf3 exf3 32. Nxf3 Rc8 33.
Rb1 Rxc3 34. Rb7+ Kf6 35. Rxa7 Nxf2+ 36. Kg2 Ne4 37. Ra6+ Kf7 38. Ra7+ Kg8 39.
Ra8+ Kh7 40. Rd8 Rxe3 41. a4 Nf4+ {Source: Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fallone, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. dxc5 Qc7 8. Qe2
Ng6 9. Bxg6 hxg6 10. O-O Bxc5 11. Bf4 a6 12. Re1 Ne7 13. a4 Nf5 14. Nbd2 Rc8
15. Rec1 Qd8 16. c4 Bc6 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Qc4 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rh4
21. Kg2 g5 22. Bxg5 Rxc4 23. Nxc4 Bxf2 24. b3 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Kxf2 bxc4
27. bxc4 Rxc4 28. Ra8+ Kd7 29. Rf8 Rc2+ 30. Kg1 Re2 31. f4 Ra2 32. Rxf7+ Kc6 {
Source: Glasgow Herald, 22 August 1958 p.3. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 1
March 2021} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Russell, Thomas"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 19"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
e4 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. Bd3 Bf6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qg3 Ne5 14. Bc2 Qb6
15. Rb1 Qa6 16. f4 Nc4 17. b3 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Ne5 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. Qh4 Qxa2 21.
Rbc1 Bf6 22. Qg4 Rad8 23. h4 Bb2 24. Rcd1 f5 25. exf5 Bd4 26. Rc1 Qa6 27. Qf3
b6 28. Rfe1 Rf7 29. Re6 Nf8 30. Qh5 Bf6 31. g4 Rc7 32. g5 Nxe6 33. fxe6 g6 34.
Bxg6 hxg6 35. Qxg6+ Bg7 36. f5 Qd3 37. h5 Qxd5+ 38. Kg1 Qxd2 39. Rf1 Qd4+ 40.
Kh2 Qh4+ 41. Kg1 Qd4+ 42. Kh2 Kh8 43. f6 Rg8 44. Qf5 c4 45. Rf4 Qb2+ 46. Rf2
Qe5+ 47. Qxe5 dxe5 48. e7 c3 49. f7 Rxe7 50. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 51. h6 e4 {Source:
Aitken Book 19} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Weeden, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "Aitken"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Qe2 (6. Bxf7+ $5 Kxf7 7.
Ng5+ Kg8 8. Ne6 Qe8 9. Nxc7 Qg6 $1 10. Nxa8 Qxg2 11. Rf1 exd4 $17 {
Heidenfeld-Wolpert, Johannesburg 1955 (0-1)}) (6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.
Ng5+ Kg8 9. Ne6 Qe8 10. Nxc7 Qg6 11. Nxa8 Qxg2 12. Rf1 Nc5 13. Qe2 Bh3 14. Be3
Qxf1+ 15. Qxf1 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 $14 {Pachman-Guimard, Goteborg 1955}) 6... c6 7.
dxe5 dxe5 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qc4+ Ke8 (9... Kg6 10. Nh4+ Kh5 11. Nf5 g6 $140 12.
Qe2+ Ng4 13. Ng7+ Kh4 14. g3+ Kh3 15. Qf1#) 10. Ng5 Nc5 $2 (10... Nd5 $142 11.
exd5 (11. Ne6 $2 N7b6 $1) 11... Bxg5 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. O-O $13) 11. Be3 $18
Ncxe4 12. Qf7+ Kd7 13. O-O-O+ Nd6 14. Rxd6+ Kxd6 15. Rd1+ Kc7 16. Rxd8 Kxd8 17.
Ne6+ Bxe6 18. Qxe6 Nd7 19. Ne4 Re8 20. Qf7 Bf8 21. Ng5 Kc7 22. Ne6+ Kd6 23.
Nxf8 Re7 24. Qb3 Rxf8 (24... Nxf8 25. Bc5+ $1) 25. Qxb7 Rb8 26. Qxa7 Rb5 27. c4
Rb8 (27... Rb4 28. Qa3 c5 29. Bxc5+ Kxc5 30. Qa5+ Kxc4 31. b3+ Kc3 32. a3 $18)
28. Bc5+ {Source: BCM, September 1958, p225} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bruges, William Ernest (Maj"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 d5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d4 Nxd4 8.
Nc3 Nxf2 9. Rxe5+ Ne6 10. Qe2 Ng4+ 11. Kh1 Nxe5 12. Qxe5 c6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Bg3
Bd7 15. Rd1 Qf6 16. Qe1 Rae8 17. Ne2 Ng5 18. Rd3 Bf5 19. Rc3 Ne4 20. Bh4 Qe6
21. Ng5 Nxg5 22. Rxc5 Qxe2 23. Qxe2 Rxe2 {Source: Aitken Book 20} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Irvine-Fortescue, William Grenville"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B71"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. fxe5 Ng4 11. Bf4 Be6 12. O-O-O+ Kc7 13. Ne4 Bh6 14.
Bxh6 Nxh6 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. h3 Nf5 17. g4 Ne3 18. Rg1 Nxf1 19. Rgxf1 Rf8 20. Rf3
f5 21. exf6 exf6 22. Re3 Rf7 23. Re8 Bb7 24. Re3 Bc8 25. Re8 Bb7 26. Ne6+ Kb6
27. Nd8 Rc7 28. Re3 a6 29. Rb3+ Ka7 30. Rxb7+ Rxb7 31. Nxb7 Kxb7 32. Rd7+ Kb6
33. Rxh7 Rg8 34. Rf7 f5 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. Rxf5 Rh8 37. Rf3 Kc5 38. Kd2 {
Date not given but the report in the Glasgow Herald, 10 July 1958, suggests it
was played on 9 July 1958 - JS. Source: Aitken Book 20} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Munro, D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Nxe4 8.
dxc5 Nxc5 9. Re1 O-O 10. Rxe5 Nxa4 11. c4 Nb6 12. b3 d6 13. Re3 Bf5 14. Bb2 f6
15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Nc3 c6 17. Rae1 Nc8 18. h3 Bg6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 d5 21.
cxd5 Qxd5 22. Rd1 Qf7 23. Qe3 b6 24. Red4 Ra7 25. Qf3 c5 26. Rd8 Re7 27. Qa8
Ree8 28. Qxc8 {Source: Aitken Book 20} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Allan, Eric"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Re1
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Nf3 Bc7 12. Bg5 Be6 13. e3 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. e4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Rad8 17. Qe2 Bd5 18. Re3 Bc6 19. Ne1 Rfe8 20. Bxc6 Rxe3
21. Qxe3 Qxc6 22. Ng2 c4 23. Re1 Qa4 24. Qc1 Qxa2 25. Ne3 Qa6 26. Nf5 Qf6 27.
Nd4 Bb6 28. Re4 Bxd4 29. cxd4 Rxd4 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Qc2+ Qg6 32. Qe2 Qd6 33. h4
Qd5 34. Qc2+ f5 35. Re1 Rd2 36. Qa4 Qd4 37. Rf1 f4 38. Qa5 Qd7 39. Qe5 fxg3 40.
Qxg3 Qf5 41. Kh2 Rxb2 42. Kh1 Rb1 {Source: Aitken Book 20} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Weir, DG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 c6 7. Bc4 d6 8. f4
Ne7 9. Qe1 Qc7 10. f5 f6 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Qg3 Nc8 14. Qxg7 {Source:
Aitken Book 20} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dickson, George A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3
Bd7 9. d4 b5 10. Bb3 Ne8 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12. Nf1 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. dxc5 dxc5 15.
N3h2 Be6 16. Qf3 Nc4 17. b3 Nb6 18. Ba3 Be7 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Ne3 Nf6 21. Nhg4
Rad8 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Rd6 25. Qe4 g6 26. c4 Bg7 27. Bb2 f6
28. Qe2 Rb8 29. Bc3 b4 30. Bb2 a5 31. f4 Nd7 32. f5 Nf8 33. Qg4 Qf7 34. Bc1 g5
35. Be3 Nd7 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 12 July 1958 p.8. Contributed by Gerard
Killoran, 3 March 2021} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch65/1958"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1958.07.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[Annotator "Aitken"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1958.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qc7 11. Bb3 Be6 12. O-O a6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 b5 (
14... Nd7 $142 $132) 15. a4 Nh5 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Ra7 (18...
Rad8 {/\ e5}) 19. c3 Rc8 20. Re4 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Nf5 22. Rde1 Rcc7 23. Bc2 Rcb7
24. Rf4 e5 $5 (24... Ng7 25. Rh4 Ne8 26. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 27. Re4 Ng7 (27... Nf6
28. Rh4+ Kg8 29. Qh6 Nh5 30. Rxh5 $18) 28. Rh4+ Kg8 29. Qh6 f5 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31.
Rh7 Qxd5 (31... Qf2 32. Qxg7+ Ke8 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qe6+ Kd8 35. Rh8+ Kc7 36.
Qxe7+ Kb6 37. Qxd6+ Ka5 38. b4#) (31... Qe3 32. Rxg7+ Kf6 33. Rg8+ Kg5 34. h4+
Kf4 35. Qh6+) 32. Rxg7+ Kf6 33. f4 $1 Ra8 34. Rg8+ Ke6 35. Rxa8 Qd2 36. Qg8+
Kd7 37. Qc8#) 25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Rxe6 Re7 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. b4 Qc8 (28... Qc6
29. Rxf5 $1 $18 (29. Rxd6 $4 Qxd6 $1 $19)) 29. Rxd6 Rad7 30. h3 Qc7 31. Rfd4
Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Re1+ 33. Qxe1 Qxd6 34. axb5 axb5 35. Kg1 Kf7 36. Qe2 Qd5 37. f4
Kg6 38. Qe8+ Kf6 39. Kh2 h6 40. Kg3 Qd3+ 41. Kh4 Kg7 42. Kh5 Kf6 (42... Qd1+
43. g4 Qd6 44. gxf5 Qd1+ 45. Kh4 $18) 43. Qe5+ (43. Kxh6 $2 Qxh3+ $1) 43... Kf7
44. Kxh6 {Source: BCM, September 1958, p224} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-13 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Campomanes, Florencio"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1958.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bd2 Ne7 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Nde2 O-O-O 12. Ng3 h5 13. f3 Ng6 14. Rhe1
h4 15. Nf1 h3 16. g3 Ne5 17. Re3 Bc5 18. Re2 Nxf3 19. Be3 Bd6 20. Nd2 Ne5 21.
Rf1 Be6 22. a3 Nc4 23. Bf4 Bc5 24. Nb3 Ba7 25. e5 fxe5 26. Bxe5 Be3+ 27. Kb1
Bg4 28. Ree1 Rd2 29. Bf4 Re8 30. Bxe3 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Nxe3 32. Rf8+ Rd8 33. Rf4
Bd7 34. Nc5 Bf5 35. Nd3 Bxd3 36. cxd3 g5 37. Rf3 Ng4 38. Rf5 Nxh2 39. Rxg5 Rh8
40. Ne4 Nf3 41. Rg7 Nd2+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-13 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A56"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1958.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Columbia"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "COL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 bxc4 6. exf7+ Kxf7 7. Bxc4+ d5 8.
Nc3 Be6 9. e4 d4 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Bd6 12. Ne2 Qc7 13. Bf4 Re8 14. O-O Kf8
15. Bxd6+ Qxd6 16. Ng3 a5 17. Qf3 Nbd7 18. Nf5 Qb8 19. Rae1 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Qb4
21. Rc1 Re8 22. Qg3 g6 23. Qd6+ Kf7 24. Ng3 Qxb2 25. Qf4 Kg7 26. d6 Ne5 27. Bf1
Nfd7 28. Qg5 Rf8 29. Ne4 h6 30. Qd2 Qxd2 31. Nxd2 Rb8 32. f4 Nf7 33. Nb3 Nxd6
34. Nxc5 Nxc5 35. Rxc5 a4 36. Rd5 Nf5 37. Bd3 Rb2 38. Bxf5 gxf5 39. Rxd4 Rxa2
40. h3 Kg6 41. Rd6+ Kg7 42. Kh2 Ra3 43. Ra6 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-13 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tarnowski, Alfred"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1958.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Bf6 12. Qd2 Nc5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Rad1 Ne6
15. Qa5 c5 16. b4 cxb4 17. Qxb4 c5 18. Qa4 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Rfxe8 20. Rb1 Reb8 21.
g3 Kf8 22. h4 Ke8 23. Nd2 Kd7 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Rb1 Rxb1+ 26. Nxb1 Bd8 27. Kf1
Ba5 28. h5 g6 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. g4 g5 31. Na3 Bc3 32. Nc2 f6 33. Ke2 Kc6 34. f3
Kb6 35. Kd1 Kc6 36. Bc1 Bd4 37. Bd2 Kb6 38. Ke2 Kc6 39. Kd1 Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-13 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1958.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. f4 d5 10. Bf3 Bc5+ 11. Kh1 O-O 12. e5 Nd7 13. Na4 Be7 14. c4 Nb6
15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. f5 exf5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bxd5 Rb8 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6
21. b3 Rbc8 22. Qg3 Rfd8 23. Bh6 Bf8 24. Bf4 Rc2 25. Rfc1 Qc6 26. h3 Rd3 27.
Rxc2 Qxc2 28. Qe1 h6 29. Qc1 Qxc1+ 30. Rxc1 g5 31. Bh2 Ba3 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33.
Rc7+ Ke8 34. Kg1 Kd8 35. Rc2 f4 36. Kf2 Bb4 37. h4 Kd7 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Ke2
Re3+ 40. Kf2 Be1+ 41. Kf1 Ba5 42. Re2 Rd3 43. Re4 Rd1+ 44. Kf2 Rh1 45. Bxf4
gxf4 46. Rxf4 Rh5 47. Ra4 Bb6+ 48. Kf3 a5 49. b4 Rxe5 50. bxa5 Bxa5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-13 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Panno, Oscar"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1958.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Argentina"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bd2 Ne8 14. Rfe1 Nc7
15. Kh1 Qh4 16. Re2 Rae8 17. Be1 Qd8 18. Bg3 f6 19. Bh2 a6 20. a4 Rf7 21. Rae1
Qb8 22. h4 b5 23. h5 g5 24. h6 Bf8 25. Qh5 b4 26. Nd1 gxf4 27. Bxf4 Ne5 28. Re3
Rd7 29. Rg3+ Kh8 30. Be2 Ng6 31. Qf5 Qd8 32. Bh5 Nxf4 33. Bxe8 Nxe8 34. Qxf4
Qe7 35. Ne3 Nc7 36. Qg4 Qf7 37. Nf5 Rd8 {BCM, November 1958, p288, gives the
finish:} 38. Qg7+ Bxg7 39. hxg7+ Kg8 40. Nh6# 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-13 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1958.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
Qc7 9. a4 b6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. f3 O-O 13. g4 d5 14. exd5 Bc5 15.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 16. Kh1 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Ra3 Rad8 19. Rc3 Bc4 20. Qe1 Qb4 21.
f4 Rfe8 22. f5 Nf6 23. h3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 25. Kh2 Qe4 26. Qf2 f6 27. Ng3 Qb4
28. Rd1 Ba8 29. Rcd3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 e4 31. Rb3 Qxa4 32. Qxb6 Qd7 33. Qe3 h6 34.
Ra3 Rc8 35. Qe2 Bb7 36. Re3 Qc7 37. Rc3 Qd7 38. Rxc8+ Qxc8 39. Nxe4 Bxe4 40.
Qxe4 Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-13 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Chalabi, Edgard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1958.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Lebanon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LBN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Nd5 Bg4 10. c3 Na5 11. Ne3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Qd7 13. Nxg4 Qxg4 14. h3 Qe6 15.
d4 c5 16. d5 Qd7 17. Nh2 Ne8 18. g4 a5 19. Nf1 Bh4 20. Ng3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 h5 22.
Bg5 hxg4 23. Be3 f6 24. hxg4 Kf7 25. Kg2 a4 26. Rh1 Nc7 27. g5 Rh8 28. gxf6
Rxh1 29. Qxh1 Qg4 30. Kf2 Kxf6 31. Qh4+ Qxh4 32. gxh4 axb3 33. Bg5+ Kf7 34. Rf1
Ra2 35. Ke3+ Ke8 36. Rb1 c4 37. Kf3 Na6 38. Be3 Kd7 39. h5 Kc7 40. Bf2 Nb8 41.
Rg1 Nd7 42. Rxg7 Ra8 43. h6 Rf8+ 44. Ke2 Rf6 45. Be3 b4 46. h7 Rf8 47. Rg8 bxc3
48. Rxf8 Nxf8 49. h8=Q Nd7 50. Qg7 cxb2 51. Qg1 c3 52. Qb1 Nf6 53. Kd3 Ng4 54.
Bg1 c2 55. Qxb2 Nf6 56. Be3 Ng4 57. Qxb3 Nxe3 58. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-13 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dittmann, Sieghart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1958.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "German Dem Rep"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DDR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. c3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. d3 Nd7 15.
g4 Bg6 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Bf7 18. Nh4 g6 19. Ng2 Kh8 20. d4 a5 21. d5 f5 22. f3
f4 23. Bf2 Rfb8 24. Qc2 Be8 25. b4 a4 26. Red1 Nb6 27. Bxb6 Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gabriel, Maurice"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lebanon"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LBN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5
8. Qe2+ Be7 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 Rfe8 13. Qf3 Rab8
14. b3 Rb6 15. Nd2 Re6 16. Rfe1 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qg3 Rg6 19. Rad1 Qc6 20.
Qe3 Bc5 21. Qh3 f5 22. Be3 Bb4 23. Bd2 Bd6 24. c4 Rf8 25. Bc1 Qe8 26. Rd5 Rgf6
27. c5 Qc6 28. Red1 Bxc5 29. Bb2 e3 30. fxe3 Rg6 31. Be5 f4 32. Rd7 fxe3 33.
Kh1 e2 34. Rg1 Bxg1 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kirby, Kenneth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "South Africa"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RSA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rac8 14. Ne3 g6 15.
Bd2 Rfe8 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. c4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Bb5 21.
Qc3 c4 22. Qa5 Bd6 23. Qxc7 Bxc7 24. Rad1 Rcd8 25. Bc3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bc6 27.
Nd2 Rd8 28. Re1 Nd7 29. Nxc4 f6 30. Ne3 Nc5 31. Bb4 Nd3 32. Bxd3 Rxd3 33. Rc1
Bd6 34. Rxc6 Bxb4 35. Nd5 a5 36. Nxf6+ Kg7 37. Ng4 Rd2 38. a3 Bd6 39. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romani, Elio"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 a6 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bf6 14. Qb3
Na5 15. Qa2 Bd7 16. Be3 Bc6 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. b4 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Oliveira, Paulo"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Portugal"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. g3 Nd7 5. Bb2 e6 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3
h6 9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Rad8 13. Rad1 Rfe8 14. h3 Bh7
15. Qe2 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Qa5 17. Ba1 e5 18. Kh2 Bf6 19. Nh4 Bxh4 20. gxh4 Nf8 21.
f4 exf4 22. Qb2 Ne6 23. Bf3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. b4 Qc7 26. Rg1 f5 27. exf5
Bxf5 28. Qf6 Rd2+ 29. Kh1 Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rg2 Rd3 32. Rf2 g5 33. Kh2
gxh4 34. Bg4 Bxg4 35. hxg4 Kg6 36. Re2 Ng5 37. Rf2 Rh3+ 38. Kg1 Rg3+ 39. Kf1
Nh3 40. Rh2 Rg1+ 41. Ke2 Rxa1 42. Rxh3 Rxa2+ 43. Kf1 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Benitez, Francisco Emilio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Puerto Rico"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PUR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
Be6 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. h3 Rc8 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. g4 Bc4 14. Qd2 Rab8 15.
Rfc1 Nc5 16. Ng3 g6 17. g5 Ne8 18. a5 b5 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. b4 Rxb4 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. Qxb4 Be6 23. Kh2 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. f4 e4 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Qd2 Bd6 28.
Rf1 Ra8 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. Qd5+ Kg7 31. Qxa8 Bxf4+ 32. Kh1 Qe5 33. Rxf4 Qxa1+
34. Rf1 Qe5 35. Rxf5 Qxf5 36. Qxe8 Qxg5 37. Qxe4 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qa1 39. Qe7+ Kh6
40. Be4 Qd4 41. Qxh7+ Kg5 42. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Campomanes, Florencio"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. Nbd4 Bd6 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. Rc1 Bd7
15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qd4 Qe4 17. Bd3 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Rfd8 19. Nf5 Ne8 20. Nxd6 Nxd6
21. Be5 f6 22. Bd4 Kf7 23. Bb6 Re8 24. a4 Bd7 25. h4 Ne4 26. Rfd1 Nc3 27. Re1
Rc6 28. Bd4 Rec8 29. Ra1 R6c7 30. Bxh7 g6 31. h5 gxh5 32. Bd3 Ne4 33. f3 Ng5
34. Kf2 Ne6 35. Rad1 Nxd4 36. exd4 Re8 37. Rxe8 Bxe8 38. Bf5 Rc3 39. Rb1 Rc7
40. Ke3 Bd7 41. Bxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Panagopoulos, Takis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nc6 14. Rad1 Rc8
15. Bf4 Qc7 16. Qf3 g5 17. Bxg5 Ne5 18. Qg2 Nexg4 19. h3 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Ne3 21.
Bxe3 Qxe3 22. Rg1 Qh6 23. Rd3 Kh8 24. Rg3 Nh5 25. Rg4 Be5 26. Nd5 Nf6 27. Rh4
Nh5 28. Qg4 Rxc2 29. Rg2 Rxg2 30. Qxg2 Rg8 31. Qf3 Qg5 32. Rg4 Qh6 33. Rxg8+
Kxg8 34. Nxe7+ Kf8 35. Nd5 Bxb2 36. Qf2 Be5 37. Qxa7 Ng3+ 38. Kg2 Nxe4 39. Qe3
Qg7+ 40. Kf3 Nf6 41. Nxf6 Qxf6 42. Qe4 b6 43. a4 h5 44. a5 bxa5 45. Nxa5 Qg5
46. h4 Qg3+ 47. Ke2 Qg4+ 48. Qxg4 hxg4 49. Nc4 Kg7 50. Ne3 Kf6 51. Nxg4+ Kxf5
52. Kf3 Kg6 53. Ne3 Kh5 54. Nf5 f6 55. Ke4 Kg4 56. Ne3+ Kxh4 57. Kf5 Kg3 58.
Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Harrouchi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B37"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Tunisia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 d6 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
e6 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. Nb5 O-O 11. Nxd6 Ba6 12. f4 Qc7 13. c5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nd4 15.
Nxd4 Bxd4+ 16. Be3 Qxc5 17. Nc4 b5 18. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 19. Ne3 Qxe4 20. Qf2 Nd5 21.
Ng4 Kg7 22. Rae1 Qf5 23. Ne5 Nf6 24. h3 Rfc8 25. Re2 h5 26. Qf3 h4 27. Qf2 Qh5
28. Rfe1 Rc7 29. Qd4 Rac8 30. Kh2 Qf5 31. b3 Rc3 32. Re3 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Nd5 34.
Rf3 f6 35. Nd3 Rc7 36. Qf2 Qh5 37. f5 exf5 38. Qd4 Nb6 39. Nf4 Qh7 40. Ne6+ Kh8
41. Qd8+ Qg8 42. Qxg8+ Kxg8 43. Nxc7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-13 Final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Safvat, Younus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1958.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 Bd7 15.
d5 Nd8 16. Nf1 Ne8 17. g4 h5 18. N3h2 hxg4 19. hxg4 f6 20. Re3 Nf7 21. Ng3 g6
22. Qe2 Ng5 23. Rc3 Qb7 24. Kg2 Nf7 25. Bd2 Kg7 26. Rh1 Rh8 27. Ngf1 Nc7 28.
Rg3 g5 29. Ba5 Rac8 30. Rc3 Rh6 31. Ng3 Nh8 32. Nf5+ Bxf5 33. gxf5 Nf7 34. Bb3
Na8 35. Rhc1 Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Bd8 37. Bxd8 Nxd8 38. Qc2 Kf8 39. Rc8 Ke7 40. Rxa8
Rxh2+ 41. Kxh2 Qxa8 42. Qc7+ Ke8 43. Qxd6 Qa7 44. Kg1 Qd4 45. Qxa6 Qd3 46. Qxf6
Qxb3 47. Qxe5+ Kd7 48. Qg7+ Kc8 49. Qd4 Qc2 50. Kg2 Nf7 51. Qb4 Qe2 52. Kg3
Qd3+ 53. f3 Qf1 54. Qc3+ Kd7 55. Kg4 Qg2+ 56. Kh5 Ke7 57. f6+ Kd8 58. Qa5+ Ke8
59. Qa8+ Kd7 60. Qb7+ Ke8 61. Qe7# 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v Birmingham"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1958.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Matchett, Harry Gethin Thorp"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1958.11.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Birmingham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd1 Bg4 11. Qe1 Qd7 12. Be3 Bh3 13. f3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
Qc6 15. Rd1 b5 16. Rf2 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qb7 19. Bd4 Rac8 20. Re2 Rc7
21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rd4 a5 23. Qd2 e5 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rf2 d5 26. Qe3 Re7 27.
Qe5+ Kg8 28. g4 Qc7 29. Re2 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 Rc7 {Source: Aitken Book 20.
Cheltenham 2Â½-8Â½ Birmingham.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Erdington"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.11.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1958.11.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Erdington"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Qc7 8. O-O
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. Kh1 h5 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Qe1 Be7 14. Rd1 Ng4 15.
Bg1 Bf6 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Ndb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Qb8 19. Nxd6+ Kf8 20. Nxc8 Qxc8 21.
Qb5 Kg8 22. e5 Be7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. b4 Ne4 25. Rd7 Qc8 26. Rxe7 Kh7 27. Qd3 {
Source: Aitken Book 20. Cheltenham 4-2 Erdington} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1958.12.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davis, KN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1958.12.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 e5 14. Rd2 exf4
15. Bxf4 Ne5 16. Rxd6 Rxd6 17. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Qxh3 19. Nd2 Qe6 20. Nxc4
Qxc4 21. Rd1 Ne8 22. Qd3 Qb4 23. Bd2 Qb6+ 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. Nd5 Qe6 26. Bg5 Rd6
27. Qb5 Rc6 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxc6 bxc6 30. Qc5+ Kg8 31. Rd8 f6 32. Be3 h5 33.
Qxa7 Kh7 34. Qd7 {Source: Aitken Book 20} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.01.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bourne, Briant Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1959.01.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 d6 6. d5 a6 7. Bd3 Nc5 8. dxc6
Nxd3 9. Qxd3 bxc6 10. Qc4 Bb7 11. Ng5 d5 12. Qc3 Bd6 13. f4 Qe7 14. fxe5 Bxe5
15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Nf3 O-O 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf4 Qe7 19. Qg3 Bc8 20. Nc3 Rb7 21.
Rae1 Be6 22. Bh6 g6 23. Qe5 {Source: Aitken Book 20. Gloucs 11-9 Somerset (but
18Â½-21Â½ loss over 40 boards)} 1-0

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1959.01.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smith, HG"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1959.01.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Bd3
h6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Ng4 11. Nf3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Nd7 13. O-O Kh7 14. Rae1 Ne5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bd4 {Source: Aitken Book 20} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Manchester"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.01.31"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wolstenholme, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1959.01.31"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Manchester"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Qe2 f5 16. Rad1 b6 17. h4 Qb7 18. Qb5 Kf7 19. Nc5 Qc8 20. Rxd8 Nxd8 21.
Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Rd1 Qc6 23. Rd7 Ke6 24. Rc7 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 a6 26. Nd4+ Kf7 27. c4
h6 28. h5 Bf8 29. hxg6+ Kxg6 30. Nc6 Kf7 31. Nxd8+ Rxd8 32. Rb7 Rc8 33. Rxb6
Rxc4 34. Rxa6 e6 35. Kf1 Rc7 36. Rb6 Be7 37. Rb8 h5 38. a4 Rc4 39. a5 Ra4 40.
Ra8 Rb4 41. a6 Rxb2 42. a7 Rb1+ 43. Ke2 Ra1 44. Rb8 {Source: Aitken Book 20.
Cheltenham 3Â½-2Â½ Manchester. This was a Round 2 match; in round 3 Cheltenham
had a walk-over win vs Stafford.} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1959.02.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bd4 13. Rad1 Bxe5 14. f4 Bd4
15. f5 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 d4 17. Qg3 Bxb3 18. f6 g6 19. Qf4 Kh8 20. Nxb3 Qd5 21.
Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Qc5 23. b4 Qb6 24. Kh1 g5 25. Qg4 Rad8 26. Qxg5 {Source:
Aitken Book 20} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.02.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hollis, Adrian Swayne"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1959.02.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nbd7 10. Bg5 Bg7 11. Bb5 h6 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Bh4 Qe7 14. O-O Ke8
15. e5 dxe5 16. d6 Qxd6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxb7 Qd8 19. Rad1 Qc8 20. Qd5 Rb8 21.
Ne4 Kf8 22. Nd6 Qe6 23. Qxc5 Kg8 24. b3 Bf8 25. Qc7 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Rc8 27. Rxe6
Rxc7 28. Rxe5 Kg7 29. Rd1 Rhc8 30. Ra5 Re8 31. Rd2 h5 32. g3 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Rb1
34. Ra6 Re7 35. Rad6 a5 36. Ra6 Re5 37. Ra7 Rf5 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rf4 40. f3
a4 41. bxa4 Rbb4 42. a5 Ra4 43. Kg3 Rf6 44. Rb2 Ra3 45. Rb3 Rxa2 46. Rb6 Rxa5 {
Source: Aitken Book 20} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.02.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Oliver, Wilfred G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1959.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 f6 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. O-O Nf5 8. Re1
cxd4 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. exf6+ Kf7 11. Ng5+ Kxf6 12. b4 h6 13. h4 Qc7 14. b5 Ne5
15. Qxd4 hxg5 16. Bxg5+ Ke6 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 Qb6 20. Rxe5+ Kd6
21. Rxd5+ Ke7 22. Rc5 Be6 23. Qxg7+ Kd6 24. Qe5+ Ke7 25. Qc7+ Kf6 26. Nd2 Rac8
27. Qxb6 axb6 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Nf3 Be6 30. Rd1 Ke7 31. Nd4 Bxa2 32. Nxf5+ Kf6
33. Ne3 Rxh4 34. Rd6+ Kf7 35. g3 Rh5 36. Rxb6 Rc5 37. Rxb7+ Kf6 38. Ra7 Bb3 39.
b6 Rxc3 40. b7 Rc1+ 41. Kf2 {Source: Aitken Book 20} 1-0

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1959.02.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1959.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. d4 b5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8+ Nxd8 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nc3 b4 14. Nb5
Bxe4 15. Nxd6+ cxd6 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Ba4 Ke7 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Bxb4 Nd5 20. Ba3
f6 21. Re1 Nf4 22. Nd4 Bxg2 23. f3 Kd7 24. Nf5 d5 25. Kf2 Rc8 26. Kg3 Rxc2 27.
Ne3 Rd2 28. b4 Nh5+ 29. Kg4 Rd4+ 30. Kxh5 Bxf3+ 31. Ng4 Bxg4+ 32. Kh4 Be6+ {
Source: Aitken Book 20} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.03.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gething, Phillip John David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B57"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1959.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Ne5 7. Bb3 g6 8.
O-O Bg7 9. f4 Nc6 10. e5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nd7 12. Qf2 Nc5 13. Be3 Nxb3 14. axb3
dxe5 15. Bb6 Qxb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Rxa8 Kd7 18. Nd5 exf4 19. Nxb6+ Kc7 20.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Nxc8 Kxc8 22. Rxf4 f5 23. c3 e5 24. Rb4 Bh6 25. Kf2 Bc1 26. g4
Bxb2 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Rb5 f4 29. Rxe5 Kd7 30. Rh5 Bxc3 31. Kf3 Bg7 32. Rxh7 {
Source: Aitken Book 20} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.03.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1959.03.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 c5 8.
Qd3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Bf6
15. e5 dxe5 16. Rad1 e4 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxe4 Rae8 19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5
$2 {Aitken} 21. Qxa6 Qe2 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Ra8 24. Rc3 Rxa2 25. Rxc5 Ra7
26. Rd1 Rfa8 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Rd7 Ra1+ 29. Ke2 Re8+ 30. Kf3 Ra6 31. Rf5 {
Adjourned - no date given when restarted, marks at moves 40 and 60 indicate
possible next time controls.} Re7 32. Rd8+ Re8 33. Rd7 Re7 34. Rd8+ Re8 35.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 36. Ke4 Ke7 37. Kd4 Ra2 38. Kd3 Ra1 39. Rh5 h6 40. Rh4 Rf1 41. Ke2
Rc1 42. Rc4 Kd6 43. h4 c5 44. Kd3 Rf1 45. Rf4 f6 46. g4 Rh1 47. h5 Rh4 48. f3
Rh2 49. c3 Rf2 50. Kc4 Re2 51. Rf5 Re3 52. Rd5+ Ke6 53. Rf5 Kd6 54. Rxc5 Rxf3
55. Rd5+ Ke6 56. b4 Rg3 57. Rd4 f5 58. gxf5+ Kxf5 59. b5 g5 60. b6 Re3 61. Rd6
g4 62. Rxh6 Kg5 63. Rh8 Re2 64. h6 g3 65. Rg8+ Kh4 66. Rg7 Re8 67. h7 Rh8 68.
b7 Kh3 69. Rg8 g2 70. b8=Q g1=Q 71. Qc8+ {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.03.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1959.03.22"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 c5 8.
Qd3 Bb7 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Rfe1 Bf6 14. Rad1 Re8
15. Re2 Qe7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Rde1 Reb8
21. b3 Rb4 22. g3 Qf6 23. Rc1 {Source: Aitken Book 20 (likely competitions in
which this game might have been played: county individual championship,
Cheltenham club Championship, or perhaps an internal GCHQ competition - JS)}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.03.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilson, HR"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1959.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 b5 8. Bb3
Na5 9. c3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Kh8 13. Re1 Qe8 14. d4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 fxe4 16. Rxe4 Qg6 17. Rg4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qxg4 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Be3 Rad8
21. Qe2 Rf6 22. Re1 Rg6 23. g3 Bd6 24. Qd1 Rf8 25. Nd2 Qf5 26. Ba7 Ra8 27. Be3
e4 28. Nb3 Bxg3 29. Kf1 Bxf2 30. Bxf2 Qh3+ 31. Ke2 Qf3+ 32. Kf1 Qg2+ 33. Ke2
Rf8 34. Qd4 Qf3+ 35. Kd2 Rd6 36. Kc1 Rxd4 37. Bxd4 Qf4+ 38. Kb1 Qg3 39. Rg1
Rf1+ 40. Rxf1 Qd3+ 41. Ka2 Qxf1 42. Nc5 Qc4+ 43. Kb1 h5 44. Kc1 h4 45. Kd1 Qf1+
46. Kc2 Qg2+ {Source: Aitken Book 20} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch14-B"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1959.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anderson, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1959.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2
Bxf3 9. gxf3 Bg7 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. O-O-O a6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rde1 b5
15. Qd2 Nh5 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qh4 18. Nd1 Qf4+ 19. Qxf4 Nxf4 20. Ne3 Ne5
21. Kd2 Rfe8 22. h4 h5 23. Reg1 Kf8 24. Rg3 Nxe2 25. Kxe2 c4 26. Rd1 Rac8 27.
Nc2 Nd3 28. Rxd3 cxd3+ 29. Kxd3 Re7 30. Rg1 Rec7 31. Nb4 Rc1 32. Rxc1 Rxc1 33.
Nxa6 g5 {Source: Aitken Book 20} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch14-B"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1959.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1959.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d5 5. Nc3 dxe4 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 Bxc6
8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qxd8+ Rxd8 10. Be3 Rd7 11. Nxe4 e6 12. Ke2 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ gxf6
14. Rhd1 a6 15. Rxd7 Kxd7 16. Rd1+ Kc7 17. Bd2 c5 18. Ba5+ Kc6 19. Rd3 Bd6 20.
Bc3 Be5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Rg3 f5 23. Rg7 Rb8 24. b3 Rb7 25. Rg8 a5 26. Ra8 Kb5
27. Re8 Rb6 28. Re7 h5 29. Kd3 Kb4 30. a3+ Kxa3 31. Kc3 Ka2 32. Ra7 Rb5 33. Ra6
Kb1 34. Rd6 Rb4 35. Rxe6 a4 36. bxa4 Rb2 37. Rxe5 Rxc2+ 38. Kb3 Rb2+ 39. Kc4
Rc2+ 40. Kb5 Rxf2 41. Rxc5 Rxg2 42. Rxf5 Rxh2 43. a5 h4 44. Rf1+ Kb2 45. a6 Rg2
46. Rf4 Rg5+ {Adjourned, no re-start date given.} 47. Kb4 Rg6 48. a7 Ra6 49.
Rf7 h3 50. Kb5 h2 51. Rh7 ({AItken gives this a '?' the winning idea he missed
is} 51. Rf2+ Kc3 52. Rf3+ {And then 53. Kxa6 as the Rook on f3 now blocks the
h1-a8 diagonal.}) 51... Rxa7 52. Rxh2+ {Source: Aitken Book 20} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch14-B"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1959.03.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1959.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be3 d6 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. Qd2 Be6 8. O-O
Bxc4 9. dxc4 Bb4 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. Bxf6 Bxd2 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Nxd2 Nd4 14. c3
Ne6 15. g3 g5 16. b4 Raf8 17. Rfe1 g4 18. f3 h5 19. Rf1 h4 20. fxg4 hxg3 21.
hxg3 Rfg8 22. Kg2 Rxg4 23. Rf3 Rg6 24. Rh1 Nf4+ 25. Kg1 Ne2+ 26. Kg2 Rxh1 27.
Kxh1 Nxg3+ 28. Kh2 Nh5 29. c5 Nf4 30. cxd6+ cxd6 31. Rf2 Rh6+ 32. Kg3 Rh3+ 33.
Kg4 Rxc3 {White lost on time. Sources: Aitken Book 20; BCM, May 1959, p155} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch14-B"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1959.03.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Henley, John A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1959.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2
Bxf3 9. gxf3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Kh1 a6 15.
a4 Nbd7 16. Rg1 Qc8 17. f4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Bd3 Rb4 20. f5 Ne5 21. fxg6+
fxg6 22. Rg3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Qf5 24. Qxf5 gxf5 25. Rag1 Be5 26. Rg6 f4 27. Bc1
Rf8 28. Re6 Rg8 29. Re7+ Kh8 30. Re1 f3 31. Re6 Rh4 32. Rxh6+ Rxh6 33. Bxh6 Rg2
34. Be3 Rxh2+ 35. Kg1 Rg2+ 36. Kf1 {White resigned. Source: Aitken Book 20} ({
After} 36. Kf1 Bh2 {is coming.}) 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch14-B"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1959.03.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1959.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 20"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 c5 3. c3 b6 4. f4 Bb7 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. b3
Nd5 9. Nb1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Ncb4 11. O-O Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Qc8 13. Qd2 Ba6 14. Re1 Qb7
15. Bb2 O-O 16. a3 Rac8 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qd5 19. Qb2 Bd3 20. Rac1 h6 21.
Red1 Be4 22. Ne1 Qe6 23. Bd2 Bd5 24. b4 b5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Bc4 27. Qc2
Rc6 28. Qb2 g5 29. fxg5 Qf5 30. Nf3 hxg5 31. e4 Qxe4 32. Bxg5 Re6 33. Qd2 Qd5
34. Be3 Re4 35. Qf2 Qd6 36. Kh1 Qf6 37. Qd2 {Source: Aitken Book 20} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch14-B"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1959.03.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ventham, Michael E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1959.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 Ng8 9. Bd4 Nh6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Be3 Nf5 15.
Bxf5 Bxf5 16. exd6 exd6 17. Rfd1 Re8 18. Qf2 Rb8 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Bxc2 21.
Rd2 Bf5 22. g4 c5 23. Qf4 Qh4 24. Nd5 Re1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 26. Kg2 Be6 27. Nf6+
Kg7 28. Ne4 Rb4 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Rxd6 Qe2+ 31. Nf2 Rb8 32. g5 Bc4 33. Rd8+ Rxd8
34. Qxd8+ Kg7 35. Qf6+ Kg8 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Coventry CL vs N Glos CL"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A72"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1959.04.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Coventry League"]
[BlackTeam "North Gloucestershire League"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxb5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qa5+ 13. Nfd2 Qxb5 14. Nxd6
Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qf6 16. Nxc8 Qxf4 17. Ne7+ Kh7 18. O-O Re8 19. Rb7 Qf6 20. Ne4 Qe5
21. Re1 Rxe7 22. Ng5+ hxg5 23. Rxe7 Qf4 24. Qb3 Nd7 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qxd7 Bd4
27. Rf1 Rb8 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kg7 30. g3 Qd2 31. Qc6 Qxa2 32. d6 Qe6 33.
Qc7 Qe5 34. Qe7 Qd5 35. d7 Bf6 36. Qe8 c4 37. Rb1 g4 {Source: Glasgow Herald,
8 May 1959 p.9. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 3 March 2021} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club ch Cheltenham-Plymouth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.04.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B37"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1959.04.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Plymouth"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 Nh6 7. Bd2 d6 8. Qc1
Ng4 9. h3 Nf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be2 Ne8 12. Bh6 f5 13. h4 fxe4 14. h5 Ne5 15.
hxg6 Bf5 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. gxh7+ Kh8 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Qd2 Bg6 20. Qd4 Nf5 21.
Nxf5 Qxf5 22. Nd5 Rf7 23. O-O Kxh7 24. f4 exf3 25. Bxf3 Qg5 26. Be4 Raf8 27.
Bxg6+ Kxg6 28. Qe4+ Kh6 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Qe3 Nxc4 31. Qxg5+ Kxg5 32. Rc1 Ne5
33. Nc7 Kf5 34. Re1 Rg7 35. Re3 e6 36. Nb5 {Source: Aitken Book 21. Black
given as RM Bruce - not known if this is Ronald or Rowena - I'm assuming
Ronald (JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Coventry Lge v North Gloucs Lge"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.04.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A72"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1959.04.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Coventry League"]
[BlackTeam "North Gloucestershire League"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxb5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qa5+ 13. Nfd2 Qxb5 14. Nxd6
Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qf6 16. Nxc8 Qxf4 17. Ne7+ Kh7 18. O-O Re8 19. Rb7 Qf6 20. Ne4 Qe5
21. Re1 Rxe7 22. Ng5+ hxg5 23. Rxe7 Qf4 24. Qb3 Nd7 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qxd7 Bd4
27. Rf1 Rb8 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kg7 30. g3 Qd2 31. Qc6 Qxa2 32. d6 Qe6 33.
Rd1 Qe2 34. Rf1 $2 (34. Rxd4 {Aitken}) 34... Qe6 35. Qc7 Qe5 36. Qc6 Qe6 37.
Qc7 Qe5 38. Qe7 Qd5 39. d7 Bf6 40. Qe8 c4 41. Rb1 g4 {'A very scintillating
game,' Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.04.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B37"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1959.04.30"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 d6 7. Be2 f5 8. exf5
Bxf5 9. Ne3 Nh6 10. g4 Bd7 11. h4 Nd4 12. Nd5 Nxe2 13. Bxh6 Bxh6 14. Qxe2 Bg7
15. Nbc3 Bc6 16. Rh3 Bxc3+ 17. Rxc3 Bxd5 18. cxd5 O-O 19. Qe6+ Kg7 20. Kf1 Rf7
21. Qe3 Qd7 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Rac1 Raf8 24. R1c2 Rf4 25. Qe3 Qxg4 26. Qe6+ Qxe6
27. dxe6 Re4 28. Rc7 Rxe6 29. Rxb7 a5 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.05.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rollo, Colin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1959.05.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Qe2 h6 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Qd2 Bb4
15. c3 dxc3 16. Qc2 Bd5 17. bxc3 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Qxe4
Rd1+ 21. Ne1 Bxc3 {Source: Aitken Book 21. Colin Rollo was also at Bletchley
Park during the war (https://bletchleypark.org.uk/roll-of-honour/7860)} 0-1

[Event "NN match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.05.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1959.05.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. f3
O-O 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Qd2 Ne5 11. Nge2 b5 12. O-O b4 13. Nd1 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 a5 15.
Rc1 Nd7 16. Qd2 Ba6 17. b3 a4 18. Nb2 axb3 19. axb3 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Ra3 21. Qc2
Ra2 22. Rb1 Qf6 23. Rf2 Rfa8 24. Qc1 Ne5 25. Bg5 Rxb2 26. Bxf6 Rxf2 27. Bxg7
Raa2 28. Bxe5 Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 dxe5 30. Qh6 Rgd2 31. f4 c4 32. bxc4 b3 33. fxe5
Re2 34. e6 fxe6 35. dxe6 Rxe4 36. Qh3 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch14 Play-Off Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.05.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1959.05.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. Bf1 Re8 10. b3 Bf8 11. Bb2 a6 12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bc6 14. Nd5
Bxd5 15. exd5 Qd7 16. Bd3 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Rxe8 Qxe8 19. Kf1 h6 20. Qf4
Nd7 21. b4 g6 22. Qc4 Qd8 23. f4 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qc3+ Qf6 26. Qxf6+ Nxf6
27. c4 Nh5 28. g3 f5 29. Kf2 Nf6 30. h3 Kf7 31. Ke3 b6 32. Kf3 h5 33. Ke3 Ke7
34. Kd4 Kd7 35. c5 bxc5+ 36. bxc5 dxc5+ 37. Kxc5 a5 38. h4 Kd8 39. Bc4 Nd7+ 40.
Kb5 Nb6 41. d6 Nxc4 42. dxc7+ Kxc7 43. Kxc4 Kb6 44. a3 $1 {Game marked as
adjourned here but it was not continued. Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch14 Play-Off Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1959.05.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 c5 8.
Qd3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Bc3 Bf6 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nf1 Re8
15. Ng3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qf6 17. Qa5 Rac8 18. b3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rad1 h5 21.
f3 h4 22. Nf5 d5 23. Ne3 Rg5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. exd5 Qd4+ 27. Kf1
Qxd5 28. Qa4 h3 29. Qe4 hxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qg5+ 31. Qg4 Qd2+ 32. Kf1 Rd8 33. Re2
Qd1+ 34. Kf2 Qd6 35. Kg2 Qh6 36. f4 c4 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch14 Play-Off Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1959.05.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 bxc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Qxe4 Bd5 13. Qg4 Qd7 14. Qg3 Qe6
15. Nc3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 O-O 17. Bf4 Rab8 18. Nd5 Rfc8 19. Qe4 Rxb2 20. Qxc4 Rb5
21. Qxc6 Rxd5 22. Rac1 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Ra5 24. Rfc1 Rxa2 25. g3 h6 26. Be3 Bb4
27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 a5 29. Rc4 Kf8 30. Bc5+ Bxc5 31. Rxc5 Ke7 32. Rc6 Kd7
33. Ra6 h5 34. Kg2 a4 35. Kf3 a3 36. h4 Ke7 37. g4 hxg4+ 38. Kxg4 Rxf2 39. Rxa3
Ke6 40. Ra5 g6 41. h5 gxh5+ 42. Kxh5 Rf4 43. Kg5 Re4 44. Ra8 {Adjourned -
resumption on 11 July 1959. Aitken played 4 other games before resumption.
Poolake is playing on as he needs a win.} Rxe5+ 45. Kf4 Rf5+ 46. Ke4 Rf1 47.
Re8+ Kf6 48. Rg8 Ra1 49. Rf8 Ra4+ 50. Kf3 Kg6 51. Rb8 Ra5 52. Kf4 Rf5+ 53. Kg4
Re5 54. Kf4 Re6 55. Rg8+ Kf6 56. Rh8 Re1 57. Rh6+ Ke7 58. Ra6 Rd1 59. Ra8 Rd5
60. Ke4 Rh5 61. Kf4 Kf6 62. Ra7 Kg7 63. Ra8 Kg6 64. Ra6+ f6 65. Kg4 Rg5+ 66.
Kf4 Rb5 67. Ra4 Rh5 68. Ra6 Rh4+ 69. Kg3 Rb4 70. Ra5 Re4 71. Kf3 Rh4 72. Kg3
Rh1 73. Kf4 Rf1+ 74. Kg3 Rd1 75. Kf4 Rd4+ 76. Ke3 Rh4 77. Kf3 Rb4 78. Kg3 f5
79. Ra8 Rg4+ 80. Kf3 Rb4 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.05.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1959.05.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 a5 4. b5 c6 5. e3 b6 6. c4 cxb5 7. cxb5 Bb7 8. Nf3
Be7 9. d4 d6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nbd2 e5 13. Qb1 Qb8 14. Rc1 Rc8 15.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 16. Qc2 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Nc6 Qc7 19. Bf5 Bb7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.
Nc4 Bd5 22. Rd1 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 d5 24. Qh4 Ra7 25. Rxd5 Kf8 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27.
Qxf6 gxf6 28. Bxh7 Rc7 29. h4 Ke7 30. Bf5 Na4 31. h5 Nc3 32. Rd7+ Rxd7 33. Bxd7
Kf8 34. h6 Kg8 35. Kf1 Nb1 36. Ke2 Nxa3 37. Kd3 Kh7 38. Kd4 Kxh6 39. Kd5 Nb1
40. Bf5 Nc3+ 41. Kc6 a4 42. Bc2 a3 43. Bb3 Na4 {Adjudicated as a White win.
Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.05.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Brown, EP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1959.05.31"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. Be3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Nc3 f5 14. exf6 Bxf6
15. Bg5 Re8 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxg5 18. f4 Bh6 19. g3 Qd6 20. Qf2 Red8 21.
Ne4 Qb6 22. Qxb6 cxb6 23. Nc6 Rd7 24. Nc3 Kf7 25. Ne5+ {Grading list shows an
E.Brown, Aitken has E. P. Brown. Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Ilford"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.06.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C08"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1959.06.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Ilford"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. dxc5 Nf6 8.
Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. Ngf3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nb3 Bxc5 12. Qd3 Bb6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Bh4 Qc4 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Nbd2 c3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. c4 Nc3 19. Rfe1 f6 20. Nb1
Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Nxb1 22. Rxb1 Rc8 23. Rd1 Nf8 24. Bg3 Rxc4 25. Rb1 Ne6 26. Kf1
Kf7 27. Ke2 Nc5 28. Kd1 Ne4 29. Rb3 Nxf2+ 30. Bxf2 Bxf2 31. Rxb7+ Kg6 32. Nd3
Bb6 33. Kc1 h5 34. Kb2 Rg4 35. Kb3 Kf5 36. c4 Bd4 37. c5 Ke6 38. Rxa7 Kd5 39.
h3 $2 Re4 $2 (39... Rg3 $1) 40. Rd7+ Kc6 {Source: Aitken Book 21. Aitken now
adds: 'draw agreed as this clinched the match.' Time control was move 40. It
appears both players were in time trouble as a tactical trick was missed by
each player on move 39. (GC) National Club Championship Semi-Final: Cheltenham
3-3 Ilford - Cheltenham won on board count (JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.06.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1959.06.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O dxc3 8.
Bxd5 c2 9. Qxc2 Nb4 10. Qb3 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Be7 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Qd4
d5 15. exd6 Bf6 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. Bf4 Qa5 18. Rac1 e5 19. b4 Qxb4 20. Bxe5 Bxe5
21. Nxe5 Be6 22. Rc7 Rad8 23. h3 Qf4 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 f6 26. Nd3 Rf7 27.
Re7 Rxe7 28. dxe7 Re8 29. Nf4 Rxe7 30. Nxe6 Rxe6 31. Rd7 Rb6 32. a4 h5 33. Kh2
Kh7 34. a5 Rb2 35. Kg1 a6 36. Re7 Kh6 37. g3 Kg6 38. Kg2 f5 39. Rd7 Rb5 40. Rc7
Kf6 41. Rd7 g6 42. Kf3 Rxa5 43. Rxb7 Rb5 44. Ra7 Rb6 45. g4 fxg4+ 46. hxg4 h4
47. Kg2 Kg5 48. Kh3 Rf6 49. f4+ Rxf4 50. Rxa6 Rf3+ 51. Kh2 Rg3 52. Ra5+ Kxg4
53. Ra4+ Kh5 54. Ra5+ Rg5 55. Ra8 Rb5 56. Rh8+ Kg4 57. Ra8 Rb2+ 58. Kg1 Rb3 59.
Kg2 Rf3 60. Ra4+ Rf4 61. Ra3 g5 62. Ra5 h3+ 63. Kh2 Kh4 64. Ra8 Rf2+ 65. Kg1
Kg3 66. Ra3+ Rf3 67. Ra1 g4 68. Rb1 Rc3 69. Ra1 Kf3 70. Rf1+ Ke2 71. Ra1 g3 72.
Kh1 Rd3 {Aitken just has 73. R-B1 (descriptive) and then 73...g2+ 0-1. So I'll
assume Rf1 (GC)} 73. Rf1 g2+ {There are what could be times control markers at
move 30 and 40 but no adjournment took place. Source: Aitken Book 21} 0-1

[Event "National Club Final Cheltenham-Leics"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1959.07.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1959.07.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Leicestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Nf5 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Qb3 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Qb6 13. Qg3 Qxd4 14. Nc3
Bc6 15. Qxg7 O-O-O 16. Ne2 Qh4 17. Ng3 Rhg8 18. Qh6 Qg4 19. Qxh7 d4 20. Qxf7
Bc5 21. h3 Qh4 22. Qxf5+ Kb8 23. Bf4 d3 24. e6+ Ka8 25. Qxc5 Qxf4 26. e7 Rd5
27. Qe3 Qh4 28. Qe6 Rdg5 29. Rac1 Qh8 30. Rxc6 bxc6 31. Qxc6+ Kb8 32. Qd6+ Kb7
33. Qxd3 Rc5 34. Qd7+ Rc7 35. Qd5+ Kb6 36. Re1 Re8 37. Re6+ {Cheltenham won
5-1. Other results (Cheltenham names first): 2 DV Mardle 1-0 W Tabakiernik; 3
J Ansell 1-0 VJA Russ; 4 NA Macleod Â½-Â½ Dr KD Warren; 5 JC Cock 1-0 R
Starosolsky; 6 R Garside Â½-Â½ PE Collier. Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch14 Play-Off Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A62"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1959.07.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. e4 Bg4 11. a4 Qd7 12. Qb3 Rae8 13. Nd2 Re7 14. Nc4 Bh3 15.
Re1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nb4 17. Qd1 Ne8 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. f3 a6 21. a5
Rfe8 22. Qd2 Kg7 23. Red1 Ng8 24. Qf4 Rd8 25. Na4 Nc2 26. Nab6 Qb5 27. Rac1 Nd4
28. Ra1 f6 29. h4 Nh6 30. Rf1 Nf7 31. Rf2 h6 32. g4 Ne5 33. g5 Rf7 34. Nxd6
Rxd6 35. gxf6+ Rdxf6 36. Qxe5 Nxf3 37. Qc3 Nd4 38. Rxf6 Qe2+ 39. Kh1 Qxe4+ 40.
Kh2 Rxf6 41. Qg3 Nf3+ 42. Kh3 Rf4 43. Ra4 Nd4 44. Ra3 Qh1+ {Played on the same
day as the resumption of the 3rd match game (GC) Source: Aitken Book 21} 0-1

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.07.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1959.07.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 Be7 7. Bf4 O-O 8.
e3 Nc6 9. Bd3 Nb4 10. Qe4 f5 11. Qe5 d6 12. Qc3 g5 13. Bg3 f4 14. Bc4+ d5 15.
O-O-O Be6 16. Qe5 Bf7 17. exf4 Bf6 18. Qf5 Qb6 19. Bb3 c4 20. Nxg5 Bg6 21. Qe6+
Qxe6 22. Nxe6 cxb3 23. Nxf8 bxa2 24. Kd2 Rxf8 25. f5 Bxf5 26. Bd6 Rc8 27. Bxb4
Rxc2+ 28. Ke3 d4+ {Source: Aitken Book 21} 0-1

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.07.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1959.07.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg4 8. Bg5
a6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. a4 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. Bf4 Ne8 15.
Qe3 g5 16. Bh2 Bd4 17. Qd2 Nef6 18. Rae1 Re8 19. Bd3 Ne5 20. Kh1 g4 21. f4 gxf3
22. gxf3 Kf8 23. f4 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Re7 25. Bg1 Qd7 26. Kh2 Bxg1+ 27. Rxg1 Nh5
28. Qf3 Ng7 29. f5 f6 30. Rg6 Rf7 31. Rxh6 Ke7 32. Rg1 Rg8 33. Rgg6 b5 34. axb5
axb5 35. Qg2 Kf8 36. Ne2 Qe8 37. Qg3 Qxe4 38. Qxd6+ Qe7 39. Qb8+ Qe8 40. Qxe8+
Nxe8 41. Nf4 Rxg6 42. Ne6+ Kg8 43. Rxg6+ Kh7 44. Kg3 Nd6 45. Kf4 c4 46. Nc5 b4
47. Ne4 Nxe4 48. Kxe4 c3 49. bxc3 bxc3 50. d6 Rd7 51. Kd5 Rg7 52. Rxg7+ Kxg7
53. d7 c2 54. d8=Q c1=Q 55. Qe7+ Kg8 56. Qe8+ Kg7 57. Qg6+ Kh8 58. Qxf6+ Kg8
59. Qg6+ Kh8 60. Qh5+ Kg7 61. Qg4+ Kf7 62. h4 Qd2+ 63. Qd4 Qa5+ 64. Ke4 Qe1+
65. Kf3 Qf1+ 66. Kg4 Qg2+ 67. Kh5 Qc6 68. Qg4 Kf8 69. Qg6 Qf3+ 70. Kh6 Qe3+ 71.
Qg5 Qd4 72. f6 Ke8 73. h5 Kf7 74. Qg6+ Ke6 75. Kg7 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.10"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nd7 9. Ne2 Be7 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Qe2 c5 14. Nf5 O-O
15. O-O Bf6 16. Qc2 Rb8 17. Rb1 Re8 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Bc3 Nb4 20. Bxb4 Rxb4 21.
a3 Rb8 22. b4 cxb4 23. axb4 Qd7 24. Rfd1 Qe6 25. f3 Qe5 26. Qa4 Qf4 27. Qa3 h5
28. Ne3 Be5 29. Nf1 c5 30. bxc5 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Bd4+ 32. Kh1 Bxc5 33. Qxa6 Re6
34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qd5 Re5 36. Qd2 Qf6 37. Ng3 g6 38. Ne2 h4 39. Nc3 Re8 40. Nd5
Qe5 41. Qe1 Kg7 42. Qxh4 Qd4 43. Qe1 Qxc4 {Source: Glasgow Herald, 21 Aug 1959}
1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.11"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Beach, Thomas John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 Nd7 10. Be3 b6 11. Nbd2 Ne7 12. c4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 dxc4 14. Qe2 Nd5
15. b3 Bc5 16. Nxc4 O-O 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Qf1 Qb7 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21.
Rd4 Nh3+ 22. Kh1 Ne4 23. gxh3 Ng5 24. Rf4 Nxf3 25. Qg2 Qc7 26. Rxf3 Qxe5 27.
Rg1 f5 28. Rg3 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. c3
Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. e5 Nd7 12. cxd4 Kh8 13. Nc3 Nb6 14. Be3 d5 15.
Qf3 b4 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Bxa4 Bf5 18. Bc6 Be4 19. Qe2 Rb8 20. Qxa6 Rb6 21. Qa4
Bd3 22. Rfc1 Bc4 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. d5 Rb8 25. Qc2 b3 26. Qxc4 bxa2 27. Rxa2 Qc8
28. Ba4 Ra8 29. b4 Qg4 30. h3 Qh5 31. b5 Rfc8 32. Kh2 f6 33. Qc6 Qe8 34. Qxe8+
Rxe8 35. b6 cxb6 36. Bxe8 Rxa2 37. d6 Bd8 38. Bb5 fxe5 39. fxe5 Ra5 40. e6 Rxb5
41. e7 Bxe7 42. dxe7 Re5 43. Bxb6 Rxe7 44. Kg3 Re4 45. Kf3 Rb4 46. Be3 Kg8 47.
Bf4 Kf7 48. Be5 g6 49. Bd6 Rh4 50. Bg3 Ra4 51. Bd6 Ke6 52. Bc5 Ke5 53. Be7 Rf4+
54. Kg3 Kf5 55. Bf8 Rd4 56. Kf3 Rd3+ 57. Ke2 Rb3 58. Kf2 h5 59. Bd6 Ke4 60. Bc7
Rb7 61. Ba5 Rb2+ 62. Kg3 Ke3 63. Bc7 Rb4 64. Bd6 Rc4 65. Be5 Ra4 66. Bd6 Ke2
67. Be7 Rc4 68. Bf6 Rc5 69. Kh4 Ke3 70. Bg5+ Kf2 71. Be7 Re5 72. Bf6 Rf5 73. g4
Rxf6 74. gxh5 gxh5 75. Kxh5 Kg3 76. Kg5 Ra6 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f4 Bd7 12. Rad1 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Qf2
Rf6 15. Nf3 Rg6 16. Ng5 e5 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. Qd3 Nd8 19. b4 Qa6 20. Nd5 Bf8 21.
Qb3 Ba4 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Nxg6+ hxg6 24. Qc3 Qc6 25. Qe1 Kg8 26. Qh4 Qc7 27.
fxe5 dxe5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Ne6 Qe7 30. Qxe7 Bxe7 31. Nxd8 Bxd8 32. Bxa7 Be7
33. c3 Bb5 34. Re1 e4 35. Kf2 Bg5 36. Rd1 Bd3 37. g3 b5 38. Be3 Bf6 39. Bd4 Bg5
40. h4 Bh6 41. Ra1 Bc2 42. c4 bxc4 43. b5 Ba4 44. Rb1 Bf8 45. b6 Bd6 46. b7 Bb8
47. Rb4 Bc6 48. Rxc4 Bxb7 49. Rb4 {Sources: Glasgow Herald, 9 Oct 1959; BCM,
Nov 1959, p345} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.14"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Haygarth, Michael John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. Bb3 exd4 10. cxd4 Na5 11. Bc2 Bb5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 c5 14. Bf4 b5
15. Nbd2 Nc6 16. a3 Qd7 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Nh5
21. Be3 Bf6 22. Qd5 g6 23. Rab1 Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. g4 Ng7 26. f4 e5 27. f5
d5 28. g5 d4 29. gxf6 dxe3 30. Nf3 Nh5 31. fxg6 Nxf6 32. gxh7+ Kxh7 33. Rxe3
Rac8 34. Rbe1 Rc2 35. R3e2 Rg8+ 36. Kh2 Rc5 37. Rg1 Rxg1 38. Kxg1 Kh6 39. Kf2
b4 40. axb4 Rc4 41. Nxe5 Rxb4 42. Ng4+ Nxg4+ 43. hxg4 Kg5 44. e5 Kxg4 45. e6
Rb8 46. Ke3 Kf5 47. Kd4 Kf6 48. e7 Kf7 49. Kc4 Ke8 50. b4 Rb6 51. Re5 Rb8 52.
Re6 Ra8 53. Kc5 Rb8 54. Rb6 Rc8+ 55. Kd6 Ra8 56. Ke6 a5 57. bxa5 Rc8 58. Kd6
1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.15"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hallmark, Alfred Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 c6 9. Be3 Be6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Kh8 12. h3 Rc8 13. f4 c5 14. Nxd7 Bxd7
15. Qf2 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qb6 18. d5 a6 19. Rae1 Bd6 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Rxe4 Qc7 22. f5 f6 23. Qf3 b5 24. Rh4 Be8 25. Be2 Bf7 26. Qd3 Qb7 27. Bc3 Rfd8
28. Bf3 Bf8 29. Rd1 Rd7 30. b4 c4 31. Qd2 Rcd8 32. Rd4 Bd6 33. Rh4 Bf8 34. Rd4
Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.17"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. Nbd2 exd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Nf1 c5 13. a3 Nc6 14. Ng3 Rfc8
15. Bg5 Rc7 16. Nf5 Ne8 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Bf4 Qxd1 20. Raxd1
Rcc8 21. Ne5 Ng6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. f3 Nc7 24. Rd5 Nxd5 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.18"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. f4 Nc6 10. Nb3 Bd7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bf3 Rac8 13. Qd2 Kh8 14. Rfd1 Be8 15.
Ne2 Nd7 16. Ng3 Nc5 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bf6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21.
Bxc5 Rxc5 22. c3 exf4 23. Ne4 Rc7 24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. Rd4 e5 26. Rb4 Bc6 27. Bxc6
bxc6 28. Rd1 Re8 29. Rb6 e4 30. Kf2 a5 31. b4 Ra8 32. g3 f3 33. g4 Rca7 34. Rd4
axb4 35. Rxe4 bxc3 36. Rxc6 Rxa4 37. Rxa4 Rxa4 38. Rxc3 Rxg4 39. Kxf3 Rg5 40.
Kf4 Kg7 41. Rc7 h5 42. h4 Rg4+ 43. Kf5 Rg1 44. Rc4 Rf1+ 45. Ke4 Kg6 46. Ra4 Rg1
47. Kf3 f5 48. Ra6+ f6 49. Ra2 Rg4 50. Rh2 Kf7 51. Rh1 Ke6 52. Ra1 Rxh4 53.
Ra6+ Kf7 {(adjourned)} 54. Ra5 Kg6 55. Ra8 Rg4 56. Rg8+ Kh7 57. Rf8 Kg7 58. Ra8
h4 59. Ra7+ Kg6 60. Ra8 Rg5 61. Rh8 Rh5 62. Rg8+ Kf7 63. Rg2 h3 64. Rh2 Kg6 65.
Kf4 Rh4+ 66. Kg3 Kg5 {Source: BCM, Nov 1959, p343} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.19"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c3 Bd7 7. d4 Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Nbd2 exd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Qb3 a5 13. a3 Na6 14. Nc4 a4
15. Qc2 Qc6 16. d5 Qd7 17. Be3 Ng4 18. Bd4 Bf6 19. h3 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Nf6 21. Nf5
Rae8 22. f3 Nc5 23. Qc3 Qb5 24. Rad1 Ncd7 25. Kh2 Qc5 26. Rc1 b5 27. Nce3 Qxc3
28. Rxc3 Nc5 29. Nd4 Nfd7 30. Re2 Rb8 31. Nc6 Rbe8 32. g4 Ne5 33. Nxe5 Rxe5 34.
Nf5 Rb8 35. Nd4 Ree8 36. b4 axb3 37. Nxb3 Nxb3 38. Rxb3 Ra8 39. Rc2 Ra7 40.
Rxb5 Rxa3 41. Kg3 g5 42. Kf2 Rea8 43. Rb7 Rd3 44. Kg2 Raa3 45. Rf2 Rac3 46.
Rb8+ Kg7 47. Re8 Re3 48. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.20"]
[Round "10.7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pritchard, David Brine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rad1 Ne5 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7
Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qxd7 16. Bd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 c6 18. Ne4 Rxe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 20.
Rxd7 Nc5 21. Rd2 a5 22. Rfd1 Kg7 23. Rd8 Ra6 24. f3 Rb6 25. b3 a4 26. Ra8 axb3
27. axb3 Rb5 28. Kf2 Ne6 29. Ra7 Kf6 30. Ra4 c5 31. Rd5 Nc7 32. Rd7 Na6 33.
Rf4+ 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 46th"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "1959.08.21"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1959.08.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 c6 8. d3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Na6 11. e4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Be6 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qe2 Rd8 15.
b3 Nd3 16. Rd1 Nxc1 17. Raxc1 Rxd1+ 18. Nxd1 Bh3 19. Nd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qe8 21.
f3 Rd8 22. Nf5 Bb4 23. Rc2 Qd7 24. Nf2 Bf8 25. Ne3 Qe6 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Qxd2
Qd6 28. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Consultation Game "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.09.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Perez, Francisco Jose"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1959.09.15"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 Nfxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Ne2 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. a3 O-O 13. c4 Nb6 14. Be3 Bf6
15. Qd2 Qd7 16. Ng3 Rad8 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Bf2 c5 20. d5 Qd6 21.
Bg3 Be5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rde1 Rde8 24. Qc3 f4 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Re1 f6 27. Bc2
Nxc4 28. Rxe5 Nxe5 29. Qd2 g5 30. Be4 Kg7 31. h3 Nc4 32. Qd3 Ne3 33. Bxh7 Qxd5
34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Kh2 g4 36. hxg4 Qg5 37. Qxg5 fxg5 38. Bd3 c4 39. Be2 b5 40.
Kg1 Kg7 41. Kf2 Kf6 42. g3 Ke5 43. gxf4+ Kxf4 44. Ke1 Ke5 45. Kd2 Kd4 46. f4
gxf4 47. g5 a5 48. g6 Nf5 49. Bg4 Ng7 50. Ke2 b4 51. axb4 axb4 52. Bd7 c3 {
Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Friendly"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.10.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1959.10.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc2
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. O-O O-O 13. c4 Qh5 14. Qxh5
Nxh5 15. Rb1 Nf6 16. Bg5 Ne5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfd1 Rb8 19. Ne3 Be6 20. f4 Nxd3
21. Rxd3 Rfc8 22. Rdb3 Bxc4 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Rxb7 Bxa2 25. Ra7 Bc4 26. g3 h5
27. Nxc4 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.10.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wilson, HR"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1959.10.17"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d3 5. Bxd3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bf4 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Be7 9. Nc4 Nh5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 Qd7 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Nd5 Ne5 14. Nxe5
dxe5 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. Qa4+ c6 17. Qa5 O-O 18. Qxe5 Rad8 19. Rad1 f6 20. Qa5 b6
21. Qa4 b5 22. Qc2 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Qe5 24. Be2 a6 25. b3 h5 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1
Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Bf7 29. Qd8+ Kh7 30. Qd4 Qg5 31. Kg1 Qc1+ 32. Kf2 Qc2 33. Kf3
Qxa2 34. e5 fxe5 35. Qxe5 Bg6 36. Bd3 Bxd3 37. Qxh5+ Kg8 38. Qe8+ {Source:
Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.11.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Oliver, Wilfred G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1959.11.10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nbd7 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. O-O Bg7 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Qg3 O-O
15. h4 b5 16. a3 Qd7 17. h5 f5 18. hxg6 Nxg6 19. exf5 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Rxf5 21.
Qg4 Qf7 22. Rae1 Rf8 23. Re2 Kh8 24. Ne4 Qxd5 25. Ng3 Rg5 26. Qd7 Rxg3 27. fxg3
Bd4+ 28. Ref2 Bxf2+ 29. Kh2 Qh5+ 30. Qh3 Bxg3+ 31. Kg1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qd1# {
Source: Aitken Book 21} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham-Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.11.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hall, Arthur"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1959.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be2 Ne4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. O-O Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bf5 13. Bf3 Qd6 14. Nc4
Qf6 15. Ne3 Bg6 {Game 1,000 in the Aitken score book. Line at move 30 to
suggest that was the first time control. Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1959.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bonner, Denys Pepperell"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1959.11.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Nxe4
8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 f5 11. Nd2 d5 12. Qe2 Qf6 13. c3 Be6 14. Nb3
Bf7 15. f3 c5 16. Bc2 c4 17. fxe4 cxb3 18. axb3 dxe4 19. Ra6 Qe5 20. Rea1 Rfd8
21. R6a5 Qf4 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 g6 25. h3 Re8 26. Ra4 Qf2 27.
Ra1 e3 28. Rc1 e2 29. Qe1 Qe3 30. Ra1 Bd5 31. Ra4 Qxh3+ {Match result 10-10 
(Championship) and Gloucs 23Â½-16Â½ Somerset (Harold Meek Cup). Source: Aitken
Book 21} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1959.12.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1959.12.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 f5 10. Na4 Kh8 11. Rc1 e4 12. Ne1 Bf6 13. Nc3 Be6 14. dxe4 Bxc3
15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Rxc3 Na4 17. Rc1 Nxb2 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6
Bc4 21. Nd3 Bd5 22. Rxc7 Nxd3 23. exd3 Bxa2 24. Rxa7 Bb3 25. Rc1 Kg8 26. d4 Rf7
27. Rcc7 Rb8 28. Rxf7 Bxf7 29. Kf1 Bh5 30. Kg2 Rf8 {first time control} 31. Bf4
h6 32. h4 Rf5 33. Be5 Bf3+ 34. Kf1 g5 35. Rg7+ Kf8 36. Rh7 gxh4 37. Rxh6 hxg3
38. fxg3 Ke7 39. Kf2 Bd5+ 40. Ke2 Kf7 41. Rd6 Be6 42. Kd3 Ba2 43. Kc3 Rf3+ 44.
Kb4 Rb3+ 45. Kc5 Rc3+ 46. Kb6 Rd3 47. g4 Rd1 48. g5 Rg1 49. Bf6 Rb1+ 50. Kc7
Rc1+ 51. Rc6 Rxc6+ 52. Kxc6 Ke6 53. Kc5 Bd5 $2 {Aitken} 54. g6 Ba2 55. Be5 Kf5
56. g7 Bf7 57. Kd6 Bg8 58. Kc6 Ke4 59. Kc5 Kf5 60. d5 Kxe5 61. d6 Kf6 62. Kb6
Be6 63. g8=Q Bxg8 64. d7 Ke7 65. Kc7 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship "]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1959.12.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Andriessen, Victor Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1959.12.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 Nxe4 9. d5 Na5 10. Bd3 Nd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Ng5+ Kg6 14.
Qg4 f5 15. Qg3 Qe7 16. Ne6+ Kf7 17. Qxg7+ Ke8 18. Nxc7+ Kd8 19. Bg5 Kxc7 20.
Bxe7 Re8 21. Bxd6+ Kxd6 22. Qg6+ {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.01.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Garside, Rolf"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1960.01.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8.
Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6 11. Nf3 Bb7 12. d4 Nxd4 13. Bg5 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3
Qxg5 15. Bd5 Bg7 (15... Ba6 $17 {is given an exclamation mark - Chess Archives,
CHESS, 18 October 1958, Vol.24, No.325, p16}) (15... e4 $17) 16. Bxb7 e4 17.
Qb3 (17. Qa3 $1 {Stockfish 13} Nxb7 $140 18. Qxa7 $18) 17... Nxb7 18. Qa3 e3
19. O-O Bd4 20. Qxa7 Nd6 21. Qc7+ Ke7 22. Nxb6 exf2+ 23. Kh1 Bxb6 24. Qxb6 Ne4
25. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 26. Qxf2 Re8 27. Rd1 Kf8 28. Qc5+ Qe7 29. Qxe7+ Rxe7 30. Kg1 Re2
{Time control.} 31. Rc1 Ke7 32. a4 Kd6 33. b4 Kc6 34. a5 Kb5 {Source: Aitken
Book 21. Although Garside has winning chances I think he was happy with the
draw. His record v Aitken up till then was 0-5. Aitken adds a note: 'Chess
Archives, CHESS, Oct 18 1958' which possibly relates to the opening of this
game (GC)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1960.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davis, KN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1960.01.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 e5 5. d5 Nd4 6. Nf3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bd3 d6 11. h3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nd7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Bc2 Bd7
15. Kh2 a5 16. b3 b5 17. Rac1 b4 18. Bb2 Qc8 19. g4 Bb5 20. Rfe1 Qa6 21. Bb1
Rfc8 22. Qe3 Bd3 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxd3 Qc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Qxc1 27. Bxc1
h6 28. Bb5 g5 29. Be3 Rb8 30. Bc6 f6 31. Ba7 Rf8 32. Bb6 {Source: Aitken Book
21. (May be KM Davies)} 1-0

[Event "National Club ch Cheltenham-Dorchester"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.01.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Anderson, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1960.01.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorchester"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
b5 9. Nxb5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Bd2 Nxc3 12. Qb3 c4 13. Qxc4 Ba6 14. Bxc3 Bxc4
15. Bxa5 O-O 16. Nd2 Ba6 17. Bc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Re8 19. Bf3 f5 20. Nb3 Nd7 21.
Kd2 Ne5 22. Nd4 Rab8 23. Rab1 Nxf3+ 24. exf3 Bc4 25. a3 Bxd5 26. Rhc1 Kg7 27.
Kc2 Kf6 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Rb1 Rxb1 30. Kxb1 Ke5 31. Kc2 Bb7 32. f4+ Kd5 33. Kb3
Kc5 34. Ne6+ Kd5 35. Nf8 Ke4 36. Nxh7 Kf3 37. Kc4 Kxf2 38. Nf8 Kg2 39. Nxg6
Kxh2 40. Ne7 Be4 41. Nxf5 Bxf5 42. Kd5 Kxg3 43. Kxd6 Kxf4 {Source: Aitken Book
21. Match result Cheltenham 4Â½-1Â½ Dorchester (round 2 of the NCC)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.02.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1960.02.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4
exd4 9. a4 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qxd4 Be7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3
c5 15. Qd3 b4 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Na7 $2 {Aitken} Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Re1 Nf6
20. Nb5 Kd7 21. c4 bxc3 22. bxc3 Ra8 23. Bd2 Ra5 24. Rb1 Kc6 25. c4 Ra4 26. f3
Nd7 27. Bc3 Bf6 28. Rd1 d5 29. cxd5+ exd5 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. Nc3 Ra3 32. Ne2 d4
33. Nf4 Nd5 34. Ne6 Ra2 35. Rc1 Nc3 36. Kf1 Kd5 37. Re1 d3 38. Nf4+ Kc4 39.
Nxd3 Kxd3 40. Re7 Nd5 41. Rd7 Ke3 42. g3 Kxf3 43. Ke1 Re2+ 44. Kd1 Rxh2 45.
Rxg7 c4 {Source: Aitken Book 21. No event recorded but I'm pretty sure this
must have been the Gloucs-Devon county match referred to in BCM, March 1960,
p66: "By defeating Gloucestershire 9Â½-3Â½, with three games for adjudication,
Devonshire again won the West of England Championship." In BCM, April 1960,
p98: "After adjudication of the unfinished games, Devonshire defeated
Gloucestershire 11Â½-4Â½ (Championship) and 17Â½-10Â½ (H. Meek Cup)..."} 0-1

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1960.02.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lovell, S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1960.02.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe1 Bxf3 12. Rxf3 Nbd7 13. Bd2 Ne8 14. Rd1 Nc7
15. Kh1 b5 16. Nxb5 Nxb5 17. Bxb5 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. Rfb3 Nb6 20. a4 c4 21.
Rh3 Rab8 22. a5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Qxe1+ 24. Bxe1 a6 25. Bb4 Rxb5 26. Re3 Rfb8 27.
g4 Rxb4 28. Rg1 c3 29. f5 c2 30. fxg6 fxg6 31. Re2 Rc8 {Time control. White's
moves from 24 onward display a hint of time trouble. G.C. Source: Aitken Book
21} 0-1

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.02.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1960.02.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be5 Be7 14. Ne1 Bf6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nc2 g4 17. f3 gxf3 18. Qxf3 Kh8 19. Qf4 Rf7 20. Rae1 Be6 21.
Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rxe4 Bxa2 23. Re5 Raf8 24. Ne3 Be6 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Ra6 Bd7 27. d5
Qg6 28. Qd4 Kg8 29. dxc6 Bxc6 30. Nd5 f4 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. Rg5+ {Source:
Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "National Club ch Cheltenham-Harwell"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Collins, Malcolm Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1960.03.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "AERE Harwell"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. Bd2 Ng4 13. h3 Nce5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Ba2 Bd7 16. Rac1 Bc6 17. Bb1 Qe7 18. Ne4 Bb5 19. Qh5 f5 20. Nxd6 Bxf1 21.
Rxf1 Qxd6 22. Bb4 Qd5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Rd1 Qb3 25. Qe2 Rc8 26. Bd3 b5 27. f4
Nxd3 28. Rxd3 Qc4 29. Qd2 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 Kf7 32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. Rd6
Rc2 34. b4 Rc3 35. Rxa6 Rxe3 36. Ra5 g5 37. g3 h5 38. Rxb5 Rxa3 39. Kg2 h4 40.
fxg5+ Kxg5 41. gxh4+ Kxh4 42. Re5 Rxh3 43. Rxe6 Rb3 44. Rg6 Rxb4 45. Kf3 {
Aitken doesn't record the teams but BCM (May 1960, p134) records Cheltenham
winning 3Â½-2Â½ against AERE Harwell. MF Collins had played for Cambridge
University in the 1955-58 Varsity matches. Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.03.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B62"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1960.03.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Ba4 a6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. e5 Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. exd6 O-O-O 14.
Qf3 Qe5+ 15. Kf1 Rxd6 16. Re1 Qf5 17. Qxf5 exf5 18. Rd1 Re6 19. h4 Rg8 20. Rh3
Rg4 21. Rhd3 Be7 22. g3 f4 23. Rd4 f5 24. Ne2 fxg3 25. fxg3 Bf6 26. Rd6 Rge4
27. Nf4 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxb2 29. Rxc6+ Kb7 30. Rh6 Bc1 31. Rxh7 Bxf4 32. gxf4
Rxf4+ 33. Ke2 Kc6 34. h5 Rh4 35. Rh6+ Kd5 36. Rxa6 Rxh5 37. Rf6 Ke4 38. Rxf7
Rh2+ 39. Kd1 f4 40. a4 Ke3 41. Re7+ Kd4 {adjourned here and agreed a draw.
Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1960.03.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1960.03.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 bxc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Qxe4 Bd5 13. Qf4 Nb4 14. Nc3 O-O
15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Bf4 Nd3 17. Rad1 g5 18. Bxg5 Bxf3 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qxf3 Qxe5
21. Rd2 Rab8 22. Re2 Qg7 23. Nd5 Rxb2 24. Re4 Ne5 25. Qc3 Nd3 26. Nf6 Rb6 27.
Rxc4 Qxf6 28. Qxd3 Rd8 29. Qg3 Rg8 30. Qxc7 Rb2 {First time control} 31. g3
Rxa2 32. Rf4 Rc2 33. Qxc2 Qxf4 34. Qb2+ f6 35. Qb6 Qf3 36. Qxa6 h5 37. Qa4 Qg4
38. Qc6 Qf5 39. h4 Rc8 40. Qb7 Rc2 41. Qa7 Qc5 42. Qf7 Qf5 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qe3
Qc5 45. Qf4 Rc4 46. Qf3 Rc3 47. Qb7+ Kg6 48. Qb8 Rc1 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. Qd7+ Kg6
{2nd time control and adjourned here. No date given for when it was resumed.}
51. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 52. Kg2 Qc5 53. Qe8+ Kg7 54. Qe4 Qa5 55. Qe7+ Kg6 56. Qe8+ Kg7
57. Qe7+ Kg6 58. Kf3 Qc3+ 59. Qe3 Qc2 60. Qe8+ Kh6 61. Qh8+ Kg6 62. Qg8+ Kh6
63. Qd5 Qc3+ 64. Kf4 Qc1+ 65. Kf5 Qc2+ 66. Qe4 Qb2 67. Qe3+ Kg7 68. Qe7+ Kg8
69. Kg6 Qc2+ 70. Kh6 Qd2+ 71. f4 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "National Club ch Cheltenham-Plymouth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.04.01"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1960.04.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Plymouth"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Be2 Nh6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ng4 10. O-O-O+ Kc7 11. Bd4 Bxd4 12. Rxd4 Be6 13. Nd5+ cxd5
14. exd5 Nxf2 15. Rf1 Bf5 16. Rxf2 h5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. d6+ Kd7 19. Rxd3 f5 20.
dxe7+ Kxe7 21. Re2+ Kf6 22. Rd6+ Kg5 23. Re7 b6 24. Rg7 Rh6 25. g3 h4 26. gxh4+
Rxh4 27. Rgxg6+ {Source: Aitken Book 21. Black given as RM Bruce - not known
if this is Ronald or Rowena - I'm assuming Ronald (JS). Cheltenham 4Â½-1Â½
Plymouth.} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch15"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1960.04.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D86"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1960.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. d4 g6 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Ne2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. f3 c5 11. Be3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Qd2 Rfd8
15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 Qa4 20. Qc7 h5
21. Nc3 Qa3 22. Be2 Bc6 23. Nd1 Qxa2 24. Kf1 Qb1 25. Qxe7 Bb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5+
27. Kf2 Qd3 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Qxf7 Qxd1 30. f4 Qc2+ 31. Kf3 Nc4 32. f5 Qxe4+ 33.
Kxe4 Nd6+ 34. Kd5 Nxf7 35. fxg6+ Kxg6 36. Kc6 Kf5 37. d5 Ke4 38. Bd2 Ne5+ 39.
Kb7 a5 40. Bc3 Kxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 21. (time control marked at move 43).
Looks as though this game was played in advance of the tournament proper - JS)}
0-1

[Event "WECU-ch15"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1960.04.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1960.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. O-O Qc7 8.
Nc3 Bd6 9. h3 Be5 10. Nxc6 Bxc3 11. bxc3 dxc6 12. f4 Bd7 13. Rb1 c5 14. c4 Bc6
15. Bxc5 Bxe4 16. Bb6 Qc6 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qd4 O-O 19. Rfe1 Nd6 20. c5 Nf5 21.
Qe4 Rac8 22. Kf2 Rfe8 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24. Red1 Ne7 25. Rd7 Nd5 26. Rxb7 Nc3 27.
Rb4 e5 28. fxe5 f6 29. Rg4 g6 30. Rd4 fxe5 31. Rdd7 Ne4+ 32. Ke3 Nf6 33. Rd6
Rec8 34. g4 Kf8 35. c4 h6 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Bxd8 Ke8 38. Bxf6 Rxf6 39. Ke4 Rf4+
40. Kxe5 Rxc4 41. Kd6 Rd4+ 42. Kc7 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. c6 h4 45. Rb3 a5 46.
Kb8 a4 47. Re3+ Kf7 48. Rc3 Rb4+ 49. Ka8 Re4 50. c7 {Source: Aitken Book 21}
1-0

[Event "WECU-ch15"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1960.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D95"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1960.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Qxb6
axb6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Ne5 Be8 13. f4 Nc6 14. O-O f6
15. Nf3 e5 16. Bc2 Bf7 17. Bb3 exf4 18. exf4 Rfe8 19. Bc3 Kf8 20. Rae1 Re4 21.
Nd2 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Kxe8 24. Nf3 Bh6 25. g3 Kd7 26. Kf2 {Source:
Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch15"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1960.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1960.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Nxc3 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. bxc3 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e6 13. Rb1 Kd7 14.
Be3 b6 15. Ke2 Rb8 16. Bxc6+ Kxc6 17. Rhd1 Be7 18. Rd4 Bc5 19. Rf4 Bxe3 20.
Kxe3 Rhf8 21. Rd1 Kc7 22. Rc4+ Kb7 23. Rd7+ Ka6 24. Ra4+ Kb5 25. Raxa7 Rbc8 26.
a4+ Kc4 27. Rxf7 Kxc3 28. Rxg7 Kb3 29. Rgc7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 Kxa4 31. Rc6 b5 32.
Rxe6 b4 33. Rb6 b3 34. f4 Ka3 {First time control} 35. Ke4 b2 36. e6 {Source:
Aitken Book 21} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch15"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1960.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jones, John Edwin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C73"]
[Annotator "Aitken, JM; Saunders,J"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1960.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 {This line
has been a favourite of mine for many years, though it is not mentioned in the
latest MCO, and I suppose most players prefer 6...f6. The choice is between a
free game at the cost of some temporary insecurity and a solid but cramped
position, and is largely a matter of taste.} 7. Qxd4 ({Most of my opponents
have played} 7. Nxd4 {but more recently the text move has been coming to the
fore. The present game indicates it is more difficult for Black to meet.} c5 8.
Nf3 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Qd3 Nd7 {Broadbent-Aitken,
British Championship 1948, but by capturing with the queen, White gains a
tempo on this line.}) 7... c5 8. Qd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12.
Bf4 ({In three previous games I have played against the 7.Qxd4 line my
opponents developed this bishop at d2 or b2. The text is much stronger as it
commands the key squate e5 without loss of time.} 12. b3 {T.Beach-Aitken,
British Championship 1954 (0-1)}) 12... Nd7 {The same position as at the end
of the variation above except that White has got in Bf4. This position was
also reached in Broadbent-Aitken (London 1948), but with Black to move. Jones,
who is a keen openings student, has followed Broadbent's sound general plan
but has gained a move by 7.Qxd4 instead of Nxd4.} 13. Rad1 Bf6 {I follow my
usual procedure far too nonchalantly. 13...Qb8 is much more discreet and seems
to me adequate.} 14. e5 Bxf3 $2 ({I had relied too much on this resource, but
capturing the e-pawn would leave Black with a very inferior pawn formation.} 
14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 Rfe8 18. Rde3 $14 {
Kavalek-Teschner, Bundesliga 1981 (1-0)}) 15. Qxf3 dxe5 ({Only this way. If} 
15... Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 (16... dxe5 17. Qc6) 17. Rxe5) 16. Qc6 ({Too
precipitate.} 16. Bg3 {, reserving all the threats, would probably have reaped
the full reward of Jones' previous fine play. Now Black just escapes.}) 16...
exf4 17. Rxd7 Qb8 18. Nd5 Qxb2 19. Nxf6+ ({The dashing} 19. Rxf7 Rxf7 ({not} 
19... Kxf7 20. Qe6+ Kg6 21. Nxf4+ Kg5 22. Qd5+ {and White wins}) 20. Qxa8+ Rf8
{, etc.}) 19... Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 {My refusal of a draw at this point was not
justified on the merits of the position and I was soon forced to recognise the
illusory nature of my material advantage.} 21. Rxc7 Rac8 22. Ree7 Rb8 23. Kf1
Rb5 24. Ke2 Ra5 25. Kf3 {Source: BCM, May 1960, p135. "Aitken was lucky to
scrape a draw against J. E. Jones, who produced a refutation of a variation
favoured by the Scottish Champion for over twenty years." (BCM)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch15"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1960.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bonner, Denys Pepperell"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1960.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,26,31,28,30,22,7,18,4,-8,-8,8,5,3,19,-21,4,0,14,20,49,30,56,32,29,-10,
30,-4,17]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. c4 Bxc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 d5 7. Be2
Nc6 8. O-O a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. a3 h6 12. b4 Bd6 13. Bb2 Ne5 14.
Rac1 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Be6 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Be5 18. Na4 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Rac8
20. Nc5 Bg4 21. Qd4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rc6 23. Nd3 Rdc8 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Nf4 Rd6
26. e4 Nd7 27. Nxd5 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Rg6 29. Ne7+ Qxe7 30. Qxd7 Qe5 31. Qxb7 Qxh2
32. Ke2 Qe5 33. Rd2 Rf6 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qc2 Re6 36. Qd3 g6 37. Qd7 Rf6 38. Qd5
Qc3 39. Qd3 Qe5 40. Qd4 Qb5+ 41. Rd3 Kg7 42. Qd5 Qa4 43. Qc5 Qe8 44. Qc3 Qb5
45. Ke1 Qb6 46. Rd5 Kh7 47. Rc5 Qd6 48. Ke2 h5 49. Qe5 Qxe5 50. Rxe5 Kh6 51.
Ke3 h4 52. f4 h3 53. Rc5 h2 54. Rc1 Rc6 55. Rh1 Rc3+ 56. Kd4 Rxa3 57. Rxh2+ Kg7
{source: bulletin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch15"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1960.04.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sifton, Isaac Taylor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1960.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,20,20,28,43,-2,-2,-22,-30,-19,24,21,56,50,73,54,81,60,60,54,67,68,80]
} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bc5 10. Ne4 Be7 11. b3 h6 12. Bb2 Be6 13. Rad1+ Ke8 14. h3
Rd8 15. c4 Rd7 16. g4 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. f4 b6 19. f5 $6 (19. Rxd7 Bxd7 20.
e6) 19... Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Bc8 21. e6 Rg8 22. f6 fxe6 23. fxg7 Be7 24. Be5 c5 25.
Kf2 Bb7 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxf6 Kf7 28. Be5 Bc6 29. Kg3 Be8 30. h4 Ke7 31. h5
Bf7 32. Kh4 Rd8 33. Bf6+ Kxf6 34. Rxd8 Kxg7 35. g5 {source: bulletin} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs League v Coventry League"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.04.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1960.04.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucs League"]
[BlackTeam "Coventry League"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 e6 5. c4 Nc7 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
dxc5 Qxc5 9. Qd6 Qxd6 10. exd6 Nca6 11. Nc3 b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. b4 O-O 14. O-O-O
Rc8 15. Kb2 f6 16. h4 Kf7 17. h5 Kg8 18. Rh3 Kf7 19. Bd3 Kg8 20. Rg3 Kf7 21.
Nh4 f5 22. Nf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Kf6 24. f4 Kf7 25. Rdg1 Rg8 26. Be2 Nc6 27. b5 Na5
28. bxa6 Rac8 29. Nb5 Nxc4+ 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Nxa7 Rxf4 32. Nb5 Rxf2+ 33. Kb3
f4 34. Rxg7+ {Sources: Ray Collett, 2018; Aitken Book 21. Time control was
marked at move 36. Aitken adds: 'a curious game.'} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.05.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1960.05.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8
8. Bg5 Bd6 9. O-O-O Ke7 10. f4 e5 11. f5 Bb4 12. Bc4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 h6 14. Bh4
b5 15. Bb3 a5 16. a3 Ba6 17. Rd2 Rad8 18. Rhd1 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Rf8 20. Bxf6+ gxf6
21. Rd3 Bb7 22. Kd2 a4 23. Ba2 c5 24. Bd5 c4 25. Rh3 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rd8 27. Rxh6
Rxd5+ 28. Ke2 b4 29. cxb4 c3 30. Rh4 Rd2+ {First time control.} 31. Kf3 Rxc2
32. Rc4 Rc1 33. h4 c2 34. Ke2 Rg1 35. Rxc2 Rxg2+ 36. Kd3 Rg3+ 37. Kc4 Rxa3 38.
Kb5 Rh3 39. Kc6 Rxh4 40. b5 Kd8 41. Kb7 a3 42. b6 Ra4 43. Kc6 Ra6 44. Kb5 a2
45. b7 Ra5+ 46. Kb6 Ra6+ 47. Kb5 {Source: Aitken Book 21} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Warwicks"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.05.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1960.05.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 a5 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 a4 13. Bc2 c6 14. Nc3 Be6 15.
f4 Ne8 16. f5 Bd7 17. Qe2 f6 18. a3 Nc7 19. b3 c5 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Bf4 axb3
22. Bxb3+ Kh8 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Nd5 Qe5 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 {Source: Aitken Book 21}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.05.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davis, KN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1960.05.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 Nbxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Ne2 e6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Bxd5 exd5 14.
Re1+ Kd7 15. f4 h5 16. Qf3 h4 17. Qg4+ Kc6 18. Nf1 Qd7 19. Qf3 a6 20. c4 Be4
21. Rxe4 dxe4 22. Qxe4+ Kb6 23. c5+ Bxc5 24. dxc5+ Ka7 25. c6 Rae8 26. Qe3+ {
Source: Aitken Book 21. (May be KM Davies)} 1-0

[Event "Nat Club Ch sf Cheltenham-York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.05.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Haygarth, Michael John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1960.05.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 21"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "York"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. a4 O-O 10. d3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Ne8 14. Ne3 Be6 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Nc7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bf6 21. Qd3
g6 22. Rb1 Re8 23. Bd2 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Qd7 25. Ba5 bxa4 26. Qc4 Nb5 27. Bxa4 Rc8
28. Qd3 Qb7 29. Bb4 Be5 30. Bd2 Nd4 31. Bc3 Ne2+ $1 {Aitken} 32. Qxe2 Rxc3 33.
Bb5 $1 {Aitken} Rb3 34. Bxa6 Rxb2 35. Rxb2 Qxb2 {Source: Aitken Book 21. York
won 4-2 (other boards, York names first: 2 JH Beaty 1-0 DV Mardle; 3 JM Myers
1-0 J Ansell; 4 AP Borwell 0-1 JC Cock; 5 DW McGough Â½-Â½ R Garside; 6 JL
Seppings 1-0 MD Bissell). York were due to play Cambridge University in the
final. After an initial failure to agree on a date or venue - BCM, September
1960, p253 - the final was eventually played on 1 October 1960 at Leicester,
with Cambridge University defeating York by 3Â½-2Â½ - BCM, November 1960, p313.
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club / County Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham?"]
[Date "1960.06.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1960.06.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. d4 Be7 5. d5 Nb8 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bd2 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. h3 Nf6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. O-O Ne8 14. g4 g6 15. Kh2
Kh8 16. Rg1 Ng7 17. Bh6 Rg8 18. Qd2 f6 19. Rg3 Bd7 20. Rag1 Qe8 21. Be3 Na4 22.
Bxa4 Bxa4 23. Nxa4 Qxa4 24. b3 Qd7 25. h4 b6 26. a4 Raf8 27. Bh6 Rf7 28. Ne1
Ne8 29. f4 Bf8 30. f5 Bxh6 31. Qxh6 Qe7 {Adjourned, no date when it was
resumed given.} 32. g5 Qf8 33. Qxf8 Rfxf8 34. Nf3 gxf5 35. exf5 fxg5 36. Nxg5
Nf6 37. Ne6 Rxg3 38. Rxg3 Rf7 39. b4 axb4 40. Rb3 h6 41. Rxb4 Ng4+ 42. Kg1 Ne3
43. f6 Rxf6 44. Nxc7 Rf1+ 45. Kh2 Rc1 46. Rxb6 Rxc4 47. Rc6 {Source: Aitken
Book 22. Played on the same day as the previous county match, title says 'Club
Championship - County Match' so it would appear both players agreed to make
this one game count for two different events. Geoff Chandler. (By 'County
Match' I think JMA may mean 'County Individual Championship - JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1960.06.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1960.06.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
Nbd7 9. Nh4 Re8 10. Nf5 Bf8 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Bh3 Ng8 13. Qd2 g6 14. Nh6 Bxh6 15.
Bxh6 Nxh6 16. Qxh6 f6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1960.07.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1960.07.08"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. O-O e5 8.
f4 Bc5+ 9. Kh1 Nf6 10. f5 b5 11. Bg5 h5 12. Nd2 Qd6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Nb3 Bb6 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. Qe1 Ng4 18. Bd2 Qe7 19. Bb4 Qa7 20. Qg3 Bf2 21.
Qf3 Be3 22. g3 c5 23. Ra1 Qb7 24. Nxc5 Nf2+ 25. Kg2 Bxc5 26. Bxc5 Nxd3 27. cxd3
h4 28. b4 Qc6 29. Qg4 g6 30. Qg5 f6 31. Qxg6+ Kd8 32. Qg7 h3+ 33. Kh1 Re8 34.
Rxa8+ {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1-0

[Event "County Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.07.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1960.07.10"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. e5 Ne4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc5 10. Nc3 Nxa4 11. Qxa4 O-O 12. Bf4 b5 13. Qd4 c5 14. Qd3
Rb8 15. Rad1 Rb6 16. Nd5 Rg6 17. Bg3 Bh4 18. f4 f5 19. Rf3 Bb7 20. Bxh4 Qxh4
21. Rh3 Qd8 22. Rg3 c4 23. Qf3 Rxg3 24. Qxg3 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qb6+ 26. Qf2 Qa5 27.
Rxd7 Qxa2 28. Qa7 Qb1+ 29. Kf2 Qxc2+ 30. Kg3 Kh8 {First time control} 31. Rxg7
Rg8 32. Rxg8+ Kxg8 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Qc7+ Kg8 35. Qd8+ Kf7 36. Qd7+ Kf8 37. Qc8+
Ke7 38. Qc7+ Ke8 39. Qc6+ Ke7 40. Qd6+ Ke8 41. Qe6+ Kd8 42. Qxa6 Qb3+ 43. Kh4
Qxb2 44. Qd6+ Kc8 45. Qc6+ Kd8 46. Qb6+ Kd7 47. Qb7+ Ke6 48. Qc6+ Ke7 49. Qf6+
Ke8 50. Qh8+ Ke7 51. Qxh7+ Kd8 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch67/1960"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1960.07.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Alastair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1960.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Be3 O-O 11. c3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Nbd2 Nxd2
15. Qxd2 Ne7 16. Rfe1 c6 17. Qe2 Kf7 18. Ng5+ Qxg5 19. Qxe6+ Ke8 20. Qxc6+ Kf7
21. Rxe7+ {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch67/1960"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1960.07.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Irvine-Fortescue, William Grenville"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1960.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 Be6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qc1 f6 11. d4 exd4 12. Rd1 dxe3 13. Rxd8 exf2+ 14. Kf1
Raxd8 15. Qe3 Bf7 16. b3 Rfe8 17. Nb5 Nd5 18. Qxf2 Bb4 19. Rc1 Ba5 20. e4 Bb6
21. Nfd4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Nb4 23. Qf5 Rxd4 24. e5 fxe5 25. Bxb7 Bg6 26. Qh3 Rf8+
27. Kg2 Bf5 28. Qh5 Rd2+ 29. Kh1 c6 30. Rc4 Be4+ {Source: BCM, September 1960,
p257} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch67/1960"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1960.07.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "McKelvie, T"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1960.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 a6 8. a4
Bg7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Bf4 Ne8 11. Qd2 b6 12. e3 Ra7 13. Be2 f5 14. O-O g5 15. Bg3
Raf7 16. f3 Bb7 17. Rab1 h5 18. Rfd1 h4 19. Bf2 Nd7 20. Na3 Nc7 21. Bc4 Ne5 22.
Ba2 h3 23. Nc4 hxg2 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. f4 Bf6 26. Bg3 gxf4 27. exf4 Rg7 28. Qd3
Kh8 29. Rd2 Bd4+ 30. Kxg2 Ne6 31. Ne2 Bf6 32. Kf2 Nd4 33. Bc4 b5 34. axb5 axb5
35. Bxb5 Bxd5 36. Nc3 Be4 37. Nxe4 fxe4 38. Qf1 Qa5 {Source: Glasgow Herald,
29 July 1960 p.12. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 3 March 2021} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch67/1960"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1960.07.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coast, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1960.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Nxe4 7. d4 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Qe7 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qd7 14. Qc5 Ne7
15. a4 O-O 16. Nd4 c6 17. f4 Rfc8 18. Rf2 Nf5 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Qxe7 Nxe7 21. Nd4
Nf5 22. c3 g6 23. Nc2 h5 24. Rd1 Ne7 25. Nd4 c5 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Bc2 Kf7 28.
Rf3 Nf5 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. Rh3 Rh8 31. Ra1 Kg6 32. Rg3+ Kf7 33. Kf2 b4 34. Rc1
Rac8 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch67/1960"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1960.07.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Baxter, Raymond Wallace M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1960.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 Be7 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Nf3 d6 9. Be2 Be6 10. Qd1 Bf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rb1 Qe7 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Nd2 Bxe2
15. Qxe2 Nb4 16. a3 Nc2 17. Rfc1 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 a5 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Re1 Qd7 21.
Qd3 Red8 22. b3 Qc6 23. Re2 Rab8 24. a4 b6 25. Ne1 Rb7 26. Nc2 Re7 27. f3 Re6
28. Rd1 Rde8 29. Qd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Be5 31. Red2 g6 32. g3 Bc3 33. R2d3 Bg7 34.
Kf1 Bf8 35. g4 f6 36. Na3 Re5 37. Nb5 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Rd8 39. Rd3 Kf7 40. Nc3 g5
{First time control} 41. Nd5 Rb8 42. Ke2 Be7 43. f4 Re8 44. fxg5 fxg5 45. Rf3+
Kg6 46. Kd3 Bd8 47. Rf5 h5 48. gxh5+ Kxh5 49. Rf6 Rh8 50. Rxd6 Kg4 51. e5 Kf5
52. Ne3+ Kxe5 53. Rd5+ Ke6 54. Ng4 Rh3+ 55. Ke4 Be7 56. Re5+ Kd6 {Source:
Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch67/1960"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1960.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Horton, Andrew Robert Grant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1960.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c4 Nc5 11. cxb5 Nxb3 12. axb3 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3 b4
15. Nb5 Qb7 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 O-O 18. Be3 c5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rc1 d4 21.
Bd2 Qd5 22. Qc4 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch67/1960"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1960.07.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nairn, Richard Charles (Dr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1960.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. d3
Be7 9. Nbd2 Qd7 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Re1 g5 13. Nf1 Rg8 14. Ne3 Be6 15.
Nd5 g4 16. Ng5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. dxe4 Nb7 20. Bc2 Bg5 21. Bxg5
Rxg5 22. c4 Ke7 23. cxb5 Qxb5 24. Qd2 f6 25. b4 Nd8 26. Reb1 Rg8 27. Qc3 Qb6
28. Bd1 h5 29. Be2 c5 30. dxc6 Nxc6 31. Ra6 Nd4 32. Qe3 Nf3+ 33. Kh1 Qxe3 34.
fxe3 Nd2 35. Ra7+ Kf8 36. Rc1 Rg7 37. Rxg7 Kxg7 38. b5 Nxe4 39. Rc6 Kf7 40.
Bc4+ Ke8 41. g3 {(sealed move)} Kd7 42. Ra6 {(White offered a draw)} Rc8 43.
Ra7+ Kd8 44. Bd5 Rc1+ 45. Kg2 Ng5 46. Kf2 Rc2+ 47. Kf1 Rb2 48. Bc6 Nf3 49. h4
Kc8 50. Rh7 d5 51. Bxd5 Rb1+ 52. Ke2 Ng1+ 53. Kd3 Rxb5 54. Kc4 Rb1 55. Kc5 Rc1+
56. Kd6 Kb8 57. Rb7+ Kc8 58. Rf7 Kb8 59. Rxf6 Ne2 60. Rf2 Nxg3 {(Black offered
a draw)} 61. Rb2+ Ka7 62. e4 Nf1 63. Bc6 Ka6 64. Kc7 Rc5 65. Kd6 Rc1 66. Rb8
Nd2 67. Kc7 Rxc6+ (67... Ka5 $11) 68. Kxc6 Ka7 69. Rb7+ Ka6 70. Rb2 Nc4 71.
Ra2+ Na5+ 72. Kc5 g3 73. Kb4 g2 74. Rxa5+ Kb6 75. Ra1 {Source: BCM, September
1960, p274. Full biography for Dr Richard Charles Nairn (1919-95) https://adb.
anu.edu.au/biography/nairn-richard-charles-28262} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.08.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1960.08.06"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 O-O 8. b4
Be7 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nd2 f5 13. g4 Nxb4 14. axb4 Bxb4
15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Bh3 Ba4 17. gxf5 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Bxd2+ 19. Rxd2 Rxd2 20. Kxd2
Rf8 21. f6 gxf6 22. Bxe6+ Kg7 23. Bd4 a5 24. Bd5 a4 25. Bxb7 a3 26. c5 a2 27.
Kc2 Kg6 28. c6 Rf7 29. Kb2 f5 30. Kxa2 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.15"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 Nc6 $2 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Bf8 12. a4 Qb6 13. Qe2 Nge7 14. a5 Qc7
15. a6 b6 16. Na3 Ng6 17. Re1 Be7 18. h4 Bxh4 19. Nxh4 Nxh4 20. Nb5 Qd7 21.
Nd6+ Kf8 22. b5 Ne7 23. Ba3 Kg8 24. Rad1 Nc8 25. c4 Ng6 26. cxd5 h6 27. dxe6
Qxe6 28. Qf3 Rb8 29. Nxf7 Qxf7 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Qxf7 Rxd8 32. Qc7 {Sources:
Sunday Times, 28 August 1960; BCM, Nov 1960, p332} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Lloyd, David Edward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. O-O Bd7 7. c3 Be7 8. Rd1
O-O 9. Bc2 Qc8 10. d3 b5 11. Nbd2 Qb7 12. Nb3 a5 13. d4 a4 14. Nbd2 exd4 15.
cxd4 Nb4 16. Bb1 Rae8 17. a3 Na6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Qd3 g6 20. Ne4 f5 21. Nc3 Nxc3
22. bxc3 Be6 23. Ba2 Bxa2 24. Rxa2 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Rd8 26. Bh6 Rfe8 27. Rb1 Nc5
28. Qg3 Ne4 29. Qf3 Qd5 30. Raa1 Bf6 31. c4 bxc4 32. Bf4 c5 33. Rc1 g5 34. Bg3
cxd4 35. Nxc4 d3 36. Ne3 Qe6 37. Nxf5 Bxa1 38. Rxa1 Rf8 39. Nh6+ Kg7 40. Qe3
Kxh6 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A75"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nbd7 14. Be2 g5 15. Bg3
Re8 16. Bd3 Ne5 17. Bc2 Nc4 18. b3 Ne5 19. f4 Neg4 20. Qf3 Ne3 21. Qxe3 Nxd5
22. Nxd5 Bd4 23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. fxg5 Re6 25. gxh6 Rc8 26. h7+ Kxh7 27. Bd3 Rc6
28. Rxf7+ Kg8 29. Raf1 Rc1 30. Rxc1 Kxf7 31. Bf2 Qg5 32. Rf1 Kg8 33. Bc4 Kh7
34. Bxd4 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Bxb5 Rg6 37. Rf2 Qc1+ 38. Bf1 Qd1 39. Bc3 Qxb3
40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Rf3 Qb7 42. h4 Kh7 43. Rf8 Qa7+ 44. Kh1 {Sources: Manchester
Guardian, 15 September 1960; (moves 20b-27w) BCM, Oct 1960, p280} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.18"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 exd6 8.
O-O Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Ne4 Nf6 13. Ng3 Nh5 14. Qd2 Nxg3
15. fxg3 Bf6 16. Rae1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rxe3 18. Rxe3 Bxd4 19. Kh1 Bxe3 20. Qxe3
Qf6 21. Kg1 Qd4 22. Qxd4 Nxd4 23. Bxb7 Re8 24. Rd1 c5 25. Kf1 g6 26. Rd3 a5 27.
a3 Nc2 28. Bf3 Re6 29. Rd2 Nd4 30. b4 Re3 31. b5 Rxa3 32. Rb2 Nxf3 33. gxf3 Re3
34. Ra2 Rb3 35. Rxa5 Rb4 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Rd8 Rxc4 38. b6 Rb4 39. Rxd6 Rb2 {
Source: Bernard Cafferty} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.19"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Haygarth, Michael John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. a4 b4 11. cxb4 cxb4 12. b3 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Rc8 14. Ra2 Be7 15.
Bd3 Qb6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 O-O 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Qc6 21.
Re1 Rfd8 22. Rc2 Qa8 23. Qf5 Qb8 24. Bg5 g6 25. Qf3 Kg7 26. h4 h6 27. Bc1 Rf8
28. Rd2 a5 29. Bb2 Rcd8 30. Red1 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rd8 32. Rxd8 Bxd8 33. Qd3 Bb6
34. Kf1 Qe8 35. f3 Qe7 36. g4 Qc5 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.20"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. c3 Qxc5 7. Qd3 Nf6 8. Be3
Qc6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Na6 11. Nd4 Nc5 12. Nxc6 Nxd3+ 13. Bxd3 bxc6 14. O-O-O
c5 15. g4 Bb7 16. Bf2 c4 17. Bc2 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. Rhe1 e6 20. Nxc4 g5 21. Na5
Ba6 22. Bg3 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Rfc8 24. Nb3 Bc4 25. Nd2 Bxa2 $1 {(BCM)} 26. b3 a5
27. Kb2 a4 28. b4 (28. Kxa2 $2 axb3+ 29. Kxb3 Rcb8# {BCM}) 28... Bc4 29. Nxc4
Rxc4 30. Rd4 a3+ 31. Kb3 Nxe5 32. Bxe5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Rxd4 34. cxd4 a2 35. Re1
a1=Q 36. Rxa1 Rxa1 37. b5 Kf8 38. Kb4 Ke7 39. Bxh7 Rd1 40. Kc5 Rc1+ 41. Kb6 {
Game adjourned} Rh1 42. g5 Rxh3 43. g6 fxg6 44. Bxg6 Kd6 45. Ka7 Ra3+ 46. Kb7
Ra4 47. b6 Rxd4 48. Ka7 Ra4+ 49. Kb8 e5 50. b7 e4 51. Kc8 Rc4+ 52. Kd8 Rb4 53.
Kc8 Ke5 54. b8=Q+ Rxb8+ 55. Kxb8 d4 56. Kc7 d3 57. Kc6 Kd4 {Source: Aitken
Book 22; additional source for moves 25-36: BCM, Oct 1960, p282} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.22"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 c6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7. bxc4 e5 8. Nc3
Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. Rb1 Re8 11. Qc2 Bf8 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Nc5 15.
Be3 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bh3 17. Rfc1 Qe7 18. Qb3 Reb8 19. Rc2 Bd7 20. Rcb2 b6 21. a4
f5 22. Bg2 Rc8 23. Qc3 Be8 24. a5 b5 25. cxb5 cxb5 26. Qb3+ Bf7 27. Qxb5 Rab8
28. Qxb8 Rxb8 29. Rxb8 Be6 30. R1b5 Qa3 31. Bc5 Qc1+ 32. Bf1 a6 33. Bxf8 Bc8
34. Rc5 {Source: BCM, Nov 1960, p329} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.23"]
[Round "8.10"]
[White "Fuller, Ronald A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. h3 g6 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Bg7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. a4 b4 14. cxb4 cxb4 15.
b3 O-O 16. Bb2 Nh5 17. Bd3 Nf4 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Bc4 Bb7 20. Qe1 Rfd8 21. Qe3
Nxc4 22. Rxc4 Rd7 23. Qb6 Rad8 24. Rxb4 Nd3 25. Ba3 Nxb4 26. Bxb4 Qe6 27. Qxe6
fxe6 28. Ba5 Rc8 29. Ng5 Rc2 30. Nc4 Bh6 31. Nxe6 Rc1 32. Rxc1 Bxc1 33. f3 Bc8
34. Nc5 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Bf4 36. Nb6 Rd8 37. Ke2 Kf7 38. Nd5 Rg8 39. b4 Be6 40. Nb6
Rd8 {game adjourned.} 41. Nd5 Rd6 42. Nb7 Rxd5 43. exd5 Bxd5 44. Nd6+ Ke7 45.
Ne4 Bb3 46. g3 Bh6 47. Nc3 Bc4+ 48. Ke1 Kd6 49. Bb6 Kc6 50. Ba7 Bc1 51. b5+
axb5 52. axb5+ Bxb5 53. Nxb5 Kxb5 54. Bb8 Bb2 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.24"]
[Round "9.10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fazekas, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B75"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3
a6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Kh1 e5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Na4 Rb8 15.
c4 Be6 16. Rac1 Bf8 17. Qe1 Be7 18. b4 Nd7 19. Nc3 Qb7 20. a3 Nb6 21. Qf1 Ra8
22. Rb1 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. c5 Nd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. f4 Kh8 27. cxd6 Bxd6 28.
fxe5 Bxe5 29. Bd4 Qg7 30. Bxe5 Qxe5 31. Bf3 Ra7 32. Re1 Qf6 33. Rbc1 Rd6 34.
Qf2 d4 35. Qg3 Bg8 36. Re8 Rg7 37. Qe1 Re6 38. Rxe6 Qxe6 39. Qxe6 Bxe6 40. Kg1
Rd7 41. Kf2 Bb3 42. Ke2 Kg7 43. Kd3 Ba4 44. Rc5 Bb5+ 45. Kd2 Kf6 46. g3 Re7 47.
Bd1 Re3 48. a4 Bf1 49. Bc2 Rf3 50. b5 {adjourned} axb5 51. axb5 d3 52. Bd1 Rf2+
53. Kc3 Be2 54. Bxe2 dxe2 55. Kd2 Rxh2 56. b6 e1=Q+ 57. Kxe1 Rb2 58. Rc6+ Kg5
59. Rc7 h5 60. b7 Kg4 61. Rg7+ {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.25"]
[Round "10.11"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hindle, Owen Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O a6 8.
Kh1 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Bf3 Bd7 11. Nde2 Rc8 12. b3 b5 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Qe1 b4 15.
Nd1 Rfe8 16. g4 e5 17. g5 Ng4 18. f5 Nxh2 19. Kxh2 Bxg5 20. Rg1 h6 21. Bc1 Nd4
22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Qg3 f6 25. Rg2 Qc5 26. Nf2 Qxc2 27. Bh5 Rxe4
28. Nxe4 Qxe4 29. Re1 Qxf5 30. Bg4 Qb5 31. Be6+ Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33. Qe1 d5
34. Re7+ Kg6 35. Rxg5+ fxg5 36. Qe6+ Kh5 37. Qxc8 Qf1 38. Qh3+ Qxh3+ 39. Kxh3
d3 40. Rd7 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 47th"]
[Site "Leicester"]
[Date "1960.08.26"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D33"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1960.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Be3 Bb6 11. Na4 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Rac1
Re8 15. e3 b6 16. Nc3 Re7 17. Rfd1 Rd7 18. Qa4 Rc8 19. Rd4 Rc4 20. Qd1 Qc8 21.
Bf1 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Ne4 23. Bg2 Rc7 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "Worcester"]
[Date "1960.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clough, Fred"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1960.10.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
Kh1 Bd6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. f4 e5 11. f5 Bd7 12. c4 c5 13. Qe2 Bc6 14. Nc3 O-O-O
15. Rac1 Qe7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Kb8 18. Rc3 Rd7 19. Rb3 Ka7 20. Ra3 Kb8 21.
Rb3 Ka7 22. Bxa6 bxa6 23. Ra3 Kb8 24. Qxa6 Ra7 25. Rb3+ Rb7 26. Rxb7+ Qxb7 27.
Qxd6+ Qc7 28. Bxc5 Nxe4 29. Qxc7+ Kxc7 30. Bb4 Rb8 31. a3 f6 32. Rc1+ Kd7 33.
Rc4 Nd6 34. Bxd6 Kxd6 35. Rc2 Kxd5 36. Kg1 Ke4 {first time control} 37. Kf2
Kxf5 38. b4 Ra8 39. Rc3 Ke4 40. Ke2 Kd4 41. Rd3+ Kc4 42. Rh3 h6 43. Rg3 Ra7 44.
Kd2 e4 45. Rc3+ Kd4 46. Rb3 Kc4 47. Rc3+ Kd4 48. Rb3 f5 49. b5 Kc4 50. Kc2 {
Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1960.10.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 a5 15. d5
Nb8 16. Nf1 Na6 17. b4 Bd7 18. Bd2 Rfc8 19. Bd3 axb4 20. axb4 Qb7 21. Qe2 Bd8
22. Ne3 g6 23. Nh2 Nh5 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. fxg6 hxg6
28. Bxb5 Nxb4 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Qc4 Ba5 31. Rb1 Rb8 32. Bc6 Qc7 33. Rc1 Bb6 34.
Ng4 Qa7 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Nd7 Bxf2+ 37. Kh1 Na2 38. Ra1 Qa3 39. Qxf4 Qb2 40. Rf1
Bd4 41. Qxf7+ Kh8 42. Nxb8 Qxb8 43. Qxg6 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wilts"]
[Site "Malmesbury"]
[Date "1960.10.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B58"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1960.10.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. f4 Nd7 11. f5 Nb6 12. Be3 Bb7 13. a4 d5 14. a5 d4 15.
Bg1 dxc3 16. axb6 axb6 17. bxc3 c5 18. Bd3 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qa8 20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21.
Rb1 Bd8 22. h3 Bc6 23. Kh2 Kf8 24. Be3 Ra4 25. c4 Ke8 26. g4 Kd7 27. Kg3 Kc7
28. g5 Bb7 29. Rf1 Ba6 30. g6 hxg6 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. Rf7+ Kc6 33. Rxg7 Bxc4 34.
Rxg6+ Kd7 35. h4 Bxd3 36. cxd3 Ra3 37. h5 Rxd3 38. Kf2 Rd6 39. Rg7+ Kc6 40. h6
Bh4+ 41. Kf3 Rd8 42. Kg4 Be1 43. h7 Rh8 44. Kf5 b5 45. Kg6 c4 46. Rg8 Rxh7 47.
Kxh7 {Source: Aitken Book 22. Gloucs beat Wiltshire 11Â½-3Â½ (Championship) &
16Â½-7Â½ (H. Meek Cup)} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham - Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.11.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "May, John Walter F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1960.11.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a3 O-O 8. e3
Qe7 9. d4 Ba7 10. h3 Bd7 11. Kh2 Rfe8 12. b3 Nb8 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Qc2 c5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Rad1 Bc6 17. Qf5 Nbd7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Bb8 20. Nh4 Ne8 21.
e4 Nd6 22. Qg4 Nf6 23. Qg5 Re8 24. Rfe1 Nd7 25. Qg4 Nf6 26. Qe2 Qd7 27. Qe3 c4
28. Qg5 cxb3 29. Bxe5 h6 30. Qd2 Nc4 {Source: Aitken Book 22. Game awarded to
Black on adjudication.} 0-1

[Event "North v South Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.11.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1960.11.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. e5 Ne4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Nxa4 12. Qxa4 d6 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. Qd4
Bc6 15. Bf4 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Bd6 17. Qd4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Qf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rd4
Rad8 21. Rfd1 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Re8 23. Kf1 Re5 24. f3 Kf8 25. Kf2 Ke7 26. Nd1 Rd5
27. Rxd5 Bxd5 28. a3 Kd6 29. Ke3 Ke5 30. b4 Bc4 31. g3 Bf1 32. Nc3 f5 33. f4+
Kd6 34. Kd4 b6 35. Nd1 c5+ 36. bxc5+ bxc5+ 37. Kc3 Bb5 38. Ne3 Ke6 39. Kb3 f6
40. c3 a5 41. a4 Bc6 42. Ka3 Be4 43. Nc4 Kd5 44. Nxa5 Bc2 45. Nb7 Kc4 46. a5
Kb5 47. Nd6+ Kxa5 48. c4 Kb6 49. Ne8 {Adjudicated White win. Source: Aitken
Book 22} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship "]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Harris, Keith Eric John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1960.11.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. e4 a6 8. Bd2
Be7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 f5 11. Qh5 Bf6 12. Rb1 g6 13. Qh6 fxe4 14. Bxe4 Qe7 15.
Qe3 Bd4 16. Qd3 Bxf2+ 17. Kd1 Bg4+ 18. Nf3 Nd7 19. Bc3 Bd4 20. Kc2 Rxf3 21.
Bxf3 Bf5 22. Rbe1 Bxd3+ 23. Kxd3 Ne5+ 24. Kc2 Qf7 25. Be4 Qf2+ 26. Kb3 c4+ 27.
Ka3 Bc5+ 28. b4 cxb3+ 29. Kxb3 a5 30. a4 b5 31. Bxe5 bxa4+ 32. Kxa4 Qa2+ 33.
Kb5 Qb3+ 34. Kc6 Rc8+ 35. Kd7 Qb7+ 36. Ke6 Qf7# {Source: Aitken Book 22} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "Warminster"]
[Date "1960.11.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Anderson, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B88"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1960.11.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Dorset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Bb3 a6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Qf3 Bd7 12. h3 b5 13. g4 b4 14. Nce2 Na5 15.
g5 Ne8 16. f5 Nxb3 17. cxb3 e5 18. f6 Bxf6 19. gxf6 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nxf6 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. Qxf6 Bc6 23. Rf4 Bd7 24. Kh1 {Source: Aitken Book 22. Gloucs beat
Dorset 11-5 (Championship), 19-6 (H Meek Cup).} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham-Bon Accord"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1960.12.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nairn, Richard Charles (Dr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1960.12.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Bon Accord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Na5 13. Nbd2 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 f6
15. Rae1 Nxb3 16. axb3 fxe5 17. Qxe5 Bf5 18. Re3 Qd7 19. Rfe1 Bg6 20. Nf3 Rae8
21. Qd4 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Qd6 23. Re5 Rf5 24. b4 Rxe5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Nxe5 Be8
27. f4 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 {First time control} 29. Ke3 Kd6 30. Kd4 Bh5 31. g4 Be8
32. f5 a5 33. g5 axb4 34. cxb4 c6 35. f6 gxf6 36. gxf6 Ke6 37. f7 Bxf7 38. Nxc6
Be8 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Coventry"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.12.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Horseman, Derek Geoffrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B16"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1960.12.17"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Coventry"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Bf4 Qb6 7. Rb1 Bf5
8. Qd2 e5 9. dxe5 Bb4 10. c3 Bxb1 11. cxb4 Nd7 12. e6 fxe6 13. Bc4 O-O-O 14.
Be3 Qc7 15. Bxe6 Rhe8 16. Bh3 f5 17. Qc1 Bd3 18. Qc3 Qd6 19. Kd2 Be4+ 20. Kc1
Ne5 21. Ne2 Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Nxb4+ 23. Ka1 Nc2+ 24. Kb1 Nxe3+ 25. Ka1 Nc2+ 26. Kb1
Ne1+ 27. Ka1 Qd1+ 28. Nc1 Nc2+ {Source: Aitken Book 22. Cheltenham lost
1Â½-4Â½ to Coventry.} 0-1

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1960.12.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1960.12.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nb3 d6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Ne5 10. h3 Be6 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bd4 Qc8 13. f5 Bd7 14. g4 Bh6 15.
Bxf6 exf6 16. Nd5 Kg7 17. Qd4 Ne5 18. Nxf6 Kxf6 19. Qxd6+ Kg7 20. Qxe5+ Kg8 21.
Bd3 Be3+ 22. Kh1 Bc6 23. Qg3 Bb6 24. Rae1 Re8 25. Qh4 Qc7 26. Qh6 gxf5 27. gxf5
Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Rad8 31. Rg1+ Kf8 32. Qg7+ Ke7 33. f6+
Kd6 34. Qxh7 Qd7 35. Qh4 Kc7 36. Qf4+ Kc8 37. Qg4 Rh8 38. Kh2 Kb8 39. Qxd7 Bxd7
40. Rg3 Rh6 41. e5 Be6 42. Reg1 Kc7 43. b3 Rdh8 44. Bf1 Rh5 45. Rg5 Rh4 46.
R1g3 Rf4 47. Bg2 Kb6 48. c4 Rf2 49. a4 Kc5 50. Kg1 Rb2 51. Rd3 Kb4 52. Rgg3 b6
53. Bd5 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1961.01.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Norman, Ronald Melville (Dr"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1961.01.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
e4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Re1 Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. d4 Rad8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3
exd4 15. cxd4 Bb4 16. Rd1 Rfe8 17. Rb1 c5 18. a3 Ba5 19. dxc5 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1
Qxc5 21. Qa4 Rd8 22. Be3 Qc3 23. Bd4 Qd3 24. Rd1 Qe2 25. Rb1 Qxe4 26. Qb5 c6 {
Source: Aitken Book 22} 0-1

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1961.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1961.01.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
Bd7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Nf1 Bf8 11. h3 g6 12. Be3 d5 13. Ng3 dxe4 14. dxe4 Qe7 15.
b4 Red8 16. Nd2 Qe8 17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Nb3 b6 20. a4 Bc4 21. Bg5 Rd6
22. Nd2 Be6 23. Ndf1 Nd7 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 f6 26. Bc1 Ne7 27. Ne3 Rd8 28.
Nd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 Bf7 30. Ne4 f5 31. Ng5 e4 32. Qg3 Ne5 33. c4 Nxc4 34. Qxc7
Rc8 {First time control} 35. Qxf7+ Qxf7 36. Nxf7 Kxf7 37. Bb3 Nd6 38. Bd2 Bc3
39. Be3 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1961.02.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1961.02.11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. a3 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Ne5 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Be3 Nd7 {? 'a
terrible blunder' Aitken.} 14. Bxe4 Qxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxd7 Rad8 17. Nc5
Bxg2 18. Rg1 Bd5 19. Kd2 Rd6 20. Rae1 Rf6 21. Nd3 Ra8 22. Rg3 a5 23. Bg5 Rc6
24. Rge3 f6 25. Bf4 Bf7 26. Re7 Ra7 27. Rd7 g5 28. Bg3 Kf8 29. Ree7 Be8 30.
Rxc7 Raxc7 {First time control} 31. Rxc7 h5 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Bd6+ Kf7 34. Ke3
Ke6 35. Bc7 f5 36. Bxa5 f4+ 37. Kd2 Kf5 38. Bd8 h4 39. Ne5 Bd5 40. f3 h3 41.
Ke2 Ba2 42. Nc6 g4 43. Ne7+ Ke6 44. Ng6 g3 45. Nxf4+ Kf5 46. Nxh3 Bc4+ 47. Ke3
Bf1 48. hxg3 Bxh3 49. g4+ {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship "]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1961.02.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1961.02.11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. O-O Qc7 8. f4
Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 11. Kh1 h5 12. e5 Ng4 13. Qf3 d6 14. Nc3 dxe5
15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Qg3 Bd7 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Rf1+ Ke8 20. Qxg7 Ng4
21. Qxh8+ Ke7 22. Qg7+ Kd8 23. Rf8+ Be8 24. Rxe8+ {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "Bridgwater"]
[Date "1961.02.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1961.02.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Bb3
O-O 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O Nf5 10. Nd5 Bd8 11. c3 d6 12. d4 Be6 13. Ng5 Na5 14. Nxe6
fxe6 15. Nf4 Nxb3 16. axb3 Re8 17. Re1 Kf7 18. d5 exd5 19. Rxe8 Kxe8 20. Nxd5
Kd7 21. Bf4 g5 22. Bd2 c6 23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. Bxe3 a6 25. Rd1 Bf6 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27.
Rxd4 Re8 28. Kf1 Re5 29. b4 Ke6 30. h4 h6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rd2 {Source:
Aitken Book 22. Gloucs beat Devon 8Â½-7Â½ (Championship) & 13Â½-11Â½ (H Meek
Cup)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch16+"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1961.02.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1961.02.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Bc2 exd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxc5 Qc7
15. Qb1 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Be4 Rac8 18. Rc1 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Be6 20. Nxe5 Bxc5
21. Nxc4 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Bxc4 23. b3 Rfe8 24. Rxc4 Rxe3 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. fxe3
Rc2 27. a4 Rb2 28. Rd1 Kf8 29. Rd6 Rxb3 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. Rxa6 Ra3 32. Kf3 Ra2
33. h4 h5 34. g3 g6 35. e4 Ra1 36. Ke3 Ra3+ 37. Kd4 Rxg3 38. Ke5 Rg4 39. Ra7+
Kf8 40. a5 Rxh4 41. Rb7 Rh1 42. a6 Ra1 43. a7 Kg7 44. Kf4 Kf6 45. e5+ Ke6 46.
Rb6+ Ke7 47. Rb7+ {Source: Aitken Book 22. (I think this game was played in
advance of the tournament in Weymouth, probably because either Aitken or
Ansell (or both) couldn't get leave to play on the first day.)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "N Gloucs Lge v Coventry Lge"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1961.03.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Watts, John Hubert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1961.03.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucs League"]
[BlackTeam "Coventry League"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. dxc5 dxc5 15.
Ne3 Rad8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf6 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 g6 20. Qf3 f5 21. Qg3
Qd6 22. b3 Re7 23. c4 Rde8 24. h4 bxc4 25. Qc3 cxb3 26. axb3 Nb7 27. Qg3 h6 28.
Ne6 Bxe6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. dxe6 Rxe6 31. Qxf5+ Rf6 32. Qe4 Qe7 33. g3 Nd6 34.
Qd3 Nb5 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Qxb5 Ra2 {First time control} 37. Qc4 Ra5 38. b4 cxb4
39. Bb3 Kg7 40. Qg4+ Kh8 41. Qg6 Qf8 42. Re4 Ra1+ 43. Kg2 Rc1 44. Rxb4 Rc3 45.
Bf7 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch16"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1961.03.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bonner, Denys Pepperell"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1961.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qc2 d6 9. e4 a6 10. a4 b4 11. Nbd2 Bg4 12. Be2 Nd7 13. Nc4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Ne5
15. Be2 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Be7 17. O-O O-O 18. a5 g5 19. b3 Qg7 20. Ra2 Bf6 21. Qd3
Ra7 22. Qg3 Be5 23. Qg4 Qg6 24. Bd3 Re8 25. h4 gxh4 26. Qxh4 Bd4 27. Kh1 Re5
28. g4 Rg5 29. f3 f6 30. Rd2 Be5 31. f4 Rxg4 32. Qxg4 Qxg4 33. Rg2 Qxg2+ 34.
Kxg2 Bd4 35. Rf3 Kf7 36. Rh3 Kg7 37. Kf3 Re7 38. Kg4 c4 {First time control}
39. Bxc4 Rxe4 40. Bxa6 Re3 41. Rxe3 Bxe3 42. f5 Kf7 43. Be2 Ke7 44. Kf3 Bc5 45.
Ke4 Kd7 46. Kd3 Kc7 47. Kc4 Kb8 48. a6 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch16"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1961.03.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Henley, John A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1961.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Bb3 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qxd5 Rc8 17. Rd2 Qa5 18. Kb1 Rc4 19. Rhd1 Rfc8 20. c3 R8c5
21. Qd3 b4 22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. b3 Qb7 24. Rb2 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch16"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1961.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ventham, Michael E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1961.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. Rb1 b6 13. Qa4 c4 14. Bf5 Nc5
15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. dxc5 Bf5 17. Rbd1 Bd3 18. Rfe1 bxc5 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Qa3 Qc7
21. Qa4 Rd6 22. Qd1 Rad8 23. Ne5 Rh6 24. f4 Qe7 25. Rf2 Be4 26. Qg4 f6 27. Nc6
Qd7 28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29. Rd1 d4 30. Na5 Bd3 31. exd4 cxd4 32. cxd4 Rxd4 33. Nxc4
Rxc4 34. Rxd3 Rc1+ 35. Rf1 Rc2 36. Ra3 f5 37. Rxa7 Rd6 38. Ra3 Rdd2 39. Rg3 {
Source: Hampshire Chess Games, 1950-1970 by RL Paige (2005)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch16"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1961.04.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Copping, Peter Fairbairn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1961.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. dxc5 dxc5 15.
Ne3 Bf8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 g6 18. Ng5 Nb7 19. g4 Bg7 20. Qf3 Rf8 21. Qg3 h6
22. Nf3 Rae8 23. Bd2 Qd6 24. Rad1 Kh7 25. Qh4 Rh8 26. Ng5+ Kg8 27. Ne4 Qe7 28.
Qxe7 Rxe7 29. Be3 c4 30. b3 f5 31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. Bxc5 Re8 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. gxf5
gxf5 35. Rb1 Rc8 36. Bd6 e4 37. Rb7 Bxc3 38. Re3 {Source: Aitken Book 22.} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch16"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1961.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hollis, Adrian Swayne"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1961.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. O-O a6 7. h3 O-O 8. Kh2
Ne8 9. f4 f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. g4 Be6 12. f5 Bf7 13. Ne4 Nf6 14. d3 Nxe4 15.
dxe4 h6 16. b3 b5 17. f6 Be6 18. fxg7 Rxf1 19. Bxf1 Qf6 20. Bg2 Bf2 21. Ng3
Bxg3+ 22. Kxg3 Kxg7 23. Be3 b4 24. Qd2 a5 25. a3 bxa3 26. Rxa3 Rf8 27. Ra1 Rf7
{Source: Aitken Book 22. BCM (May 1961, p133) explains that the tournament was
slated to be an 8-player a.p.a. but both A. R. B. Thomas and F. E. A. Kitto
had to withdraw shortly before the event. Round 7 was a bye for Aitken.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1961.04.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1961.04.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Bb3+ Kh8 10. Ng5 Qe8 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 f4 14. Bxc6
bxc6 15. Bh4 Rg8 16. f3 g5 17. Bf2 g4 18. Bh4 Qg6 19. g3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Bg4 21.
Qg2 Raf8 22. Rf1 Qe6 23. Qd2 Bh3 24. Rf2 Qg4 25. Kh1 Qh5 26. Rg1 Rf7 27. Re1
Rgf8 28. Ree2 Bg4 29. Re1 Bf3+ 30. Kg1 Rg8 31. Rxf3 Qxf3 32. Qe2 fxg3 33. Qxf3
gxh2+ {Source: Aitken Book 22} 0-1

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1961.04.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bissell, Maurice D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1961.04.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 Nc5 11. Kh1 Nxd3 12. cxd3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Bd7 14. Be3 Qa5
15. Nd4 Rac8 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 Qd8 18. Bd4 Re8 19. Qf3 Rf8 20. Rf1 Nd7 21.
Rxf7 Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Nd5 Bg5 24. Kg1 Qe8 25. Rxf8+ Qxf8 26. Qxf8+ Rxf8
27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Kf2 Kf7 29. Ne3 Ke6 30. g3 g6 {First time control} 31. Nd5
Kd6 32. b3 Kc5 33. h4 Bd8 34. Ke3 a5 35. d4+ exd4+ 36. Kd3 h5 37. Nf4 Kb4 38.
Kc2 g5 39. Nd3+ Ka3 40. hxg5 Bxg5 41. e5 {Adjourned, no date when it was
resumed given.} h4 42. gxh4 Bxh4 43. e6 Bg5 44. Ne5 Bf6 45. Nc4+ Kb4 46. Ne5
Ka3 47. Nd7 Be7 48. Nb6 Bg5 49. Kd3 Kxb3 50. Kxd4 Kb4 51. Ke5 Bd8 52. Kd5 Be7
53. Nc8 Bd8 54. Nb6 Be7 {Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1961.04.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Norman, Ronald Melville (Dr"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1961.04.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 Bc5 8. Nb3
Bb6 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 exd3 11. Qxd3 Be6 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Rad1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. e3 Rad8 16. Na4 Nb4 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Nd4 Ra8 20. a3 Rfc8 21.
h3 Ra4 22. Nb5 Ne5 23. f4 Nc4 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Ra5 26. a4 Nxe3 27. Rf3
Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Nxg2 29. Kxg2 Rc2+ 30. Rf2 Bxh3+ 31. Kf3 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Be6 33.
Rb4 Bd7 34. Nc3 Bc6 35. Ke3 Ra8 36. Rxb6 Bxa4 {First time control} 37. Nxd5
Re8+ 38. Kf2 Bc6 39. Nb4 Re6 40. Nd3 Rd6 41. Ke3 Rg6 42. Kf2 Re6 {Adjudicated
as a Black win. Source: Aitken Book 22. This was a play-off for the Harold
Meek Cup, won by Gloucestershire 21Â½-16Â½ with two adjudications.} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Warwicks"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1961.05.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1961.05.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 22"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warwickshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 c6 4. e4 Bc5 5. Bg2 b5 6. cxb5 cxb5 7. Nh3 Qb6 8. O-O
d6 9. d3 h6 10. Qe1 Nc6 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Ne2 O-O 15.
Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Kh1 Nxe4 17. Qe3 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Bxh3 19. Bxh3 Nc5 20. d4 exd4 21.
exd4 Nd3 22. b3 Nb4 23. Rf2 Rad8 24. Rd1 Rfe8 25. a3 Nc6 26. b4 Re3 27. Rc2 Nb8
28. Rdc1 Nd7 29. Rc7 Nb6 30. Rxa7 Rde8 31. Rb7 Nc4 32. Rxb5 Nxa3 33. Rb7 Rb3
34. Bd7 Rd8 35. b5 d5 36. Rc5 Nc4 {First time control} 37. Kg1 Ra8 38. Rc8+
Rxc8 39. Bxc8 Nd6 40. Rb8 Rxb5 41. Rxb5 Nxb5 42. Bb7 Nc7 {Adjudicated as a
draw. Source: Aitken Book 22} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch68/1961"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1961.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Macdonald-Ross, Michael"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1961.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Bg4 12. Qb1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 cxd4 14.
cxd4 g6 15. Qb3 Qg5+ 16. Kh1 Qh5 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Qxb7 Nf6 19. Qa6 Kg7 20. Rfc1
Qh4 21. Kg2 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Qh4 23. Rc6 Nd7 24. Rc7 Nb8 25. Qb7 Qxf2 26. Qxa8 Kh6
27. Rc8 Qxe2 28. Rxf8 Qxf3+ 29. Kg1 Qxe3+ 30. Kh1 {Source: BCM, September 1961,
p251} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch68/1961"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1961.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Johnstone, John A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1961.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. dxc5 Qc7 8. O-O
Ng6 9. Be3 Ncxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Na3 Bd7 12. b4 Be7 13. f4 Nc6 14. Nb5 Qb8
15. f5 a6 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nd4 Bf6 18. Bh5+ Ke7 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bg3 Qc8 21.
Nxc6+ bxc6 22. Qe2 Bf5 23. Bxe5 Be4 24. Bd6+ Kd8 25. Bg4 Qb7 26. Qe3 Re8 27.
Qf4 Ra7 28. Bb8 Ra8 29. Qd6+ {Source: BCM, September 1961, p. 252} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.14"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Lawrence, John A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. Nf3 a6 10. O-O O-O 11. e5 Nfd7 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. f5 Nbd7 15.
Bf4 Qb6 16. Kh1 h6 17. Nge4 g5 18. Bg3 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf6 20. Bd6 Re8 21. Bxc5
Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qe5 23. Re1 Bxf5 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rf1 Qc3 26. Bxf5 Qxc5 27. Rxb7
Re5 28. Rd7 Rae8 29. Qb1 Kh8 30. Bh3 Qb5 31. Qxb5 axb5 32. g3 Re2 33. Rdxf7
Rxa2 34. Be6 b4 35. Rb7 Rb2 36. Rff7 Ra8 37. Rf1 Be5 38. Bg4 Bd6 39. Rc1 Rf8
40. Rd7 Be5 41. Re7 {Source: British Championship, Aberystwyth 1961, compiled
by Eric Fisher. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 19 May 2023.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.15"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bennett, Patrick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
Qb6 9. Nb3 Bg4 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. f3 Be6 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. N1d2 Qd7 15.
Qd1 Ne8 16. Rab1 f5 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21.
Bxg7 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Kxg7 23. b3 Bh3 24. Qe3 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qc6 26. Qxe7+ Rf7 27.
Qe4 Qxe4 28. fxe4 Rcf8 29. Rb2 {Source: British Championship, Aberystwyth 1961,
compiled by Eric Fisher. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 19 May 2023.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.16"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Edwards, Raymond Brunton"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nbd7 13. Be3 Ne8 14. Rae1 Nc7
15. g4 g5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxg5 Rfe8 18. Qf5 Nf8 19. d6 Qxd6 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21.
Rd1 e4 22. Qf4 Be5 23. Qxe4 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Rxe4 25. Nxe4 Qc6 26. Kxh2 Nce6 27.
Nf6 Qc7+ 28. Kg2 Rd8 29. Be4 Ng6 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. h4 Qd6 32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. h5
Qd3 34. Rf3 Qe2+ 35. Kg3 Qxb2 36. hxg6 Qe5+ 37. Kh4 Nf8 38. Kh5 Qh2+ {Source:
British Championship, Aberystwyth 1961, compiled by Eric Fisher. Contributed
by Andy Ansel, 19 May 2023.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.17"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb5 8. O-O
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Ne7 10. Be3 Nec6 11. a3 Nd7 12. b4 Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Na4 Qd8 15.
Rfe1 Rb8 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Qd3 Rbc8 19. Rac1 a6 20. h4 Qb5 21. Qxb5
axb5 22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Ra8 24. Re3 Ra6 25. Rc5 Rb6 26. Kf1 h6 27. Rd3 Kh7
28. Ke2 Kg6 29. Nh4+ Kxg5 $2 (29... Kh7 $14) 30. Rg3+ Kxh4 ({Aitken thought} 
30... Kf4 {drew but Fritz then finds} 31. Rxc6 $3 Rxc6 32. Rxg7 h5 33. Kd3 {
wins}) 31. Rc1 Nxd4+ 32. Kd3 {Sources: Bernard Cafferty scorebook; BCM, Oct
1961, p301; (moves 29w-end) CHESS, 26 August 1961, p385} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. a3 h6 6. Qc2 d6 7. b4 a6 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Re8 10. Bb2 Bf8 11. d3 Bf5 12. Rac1 Ne7 13. Rfd1 Ng6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15.
dxe4 Bd7 16. c5 Qf6 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. Rd2 Be6 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Nh4 21.
Nxh4 Qxh4 {Source: British Championship, Aberystwyth 1961, compiled by Eric
Fisher. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 19 May 2023.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 O-O 12. Rd1 Qf6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5
Qe7 15. Rd3 f5 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Rf3 Qg6 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Be3 Rxf3 20. Kxf3
Rd8 21. Ke2 Be7 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 Bf6 24. b3 a6 25. Ke2 Kf7 26. Kd3 e5 27.
Ke4 Ke6 28. Bc5 g5 29. f3 Bd8 30. Bf8 g6 31. a4 Bc7 32. Bc5 Bd8 33. g3 Ba5 34.
b4 Bc7 35. h3 b5 36. cxb5 cxb5 37. axb5 axb5 {Source: British Championship,
Aberystwyth 1961, compiled by Eric Fisher. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 19 May
2023.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.21"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. d3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15.
Nbd2 Bf6 16. Nf1 g6 17. Ne3 Bg7 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 Nc6 20. Nd5 Nd4 21. Nxd4
exd4 22. Bb3 Qd8 23. Bb2 Nb6 24. Qa1 Nxd5 25. exd5 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Bxd4
Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 h6 30. Qf4 Qb1 31. Qxd6 Qxb3 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Qxb7
Qxb4 34. Qc7 Qd4 35. d6 Qe5+ 36. g3 Qd4 37. Kg1 Qxd3 38. d7 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qd5+
40. Kh2 Qd4 41. d8=Q Qxf2+ 42. Kh1 {Source: British Championship, Aberystwyth
1961, compiled by Eric Fisher. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 19 May 2023.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.22"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O e5 8.
f4 d6 9. Qf3 Be7 10. Kh1 O-O 11. c4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ng4 13. Nc3 Ne5 14. Bxe5 dxe5
15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Rc1 Rb8 17. b3 Bg5 18. Rc2 Be6 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Re2 Rfd8 21.
Ree1 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. Be2 Kf8 24. Kg1 Be7 25. Kf1 Bc5 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.
Rd1 Ke7 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. Ke1 Kc7 30. Kd2 a5 31. Na4 Bg1 32. h3 g6 33. g4 Kd6
34. a3 {Source: British Championship, Aberystwyth 1961, compiled by Eric
Fisher. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 19 May 2023.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.23"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Lloyd, David Edward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 Be7 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nbd2 Nc6 15.
Nh4 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rfe1 f6 18. Nf1 Nh6 19. Ne3 Bc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
Nf7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Nd6 24. Qd3 g6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Qh3 Qc8 27. Qxc8+
Nexc8 28. g4 Ra2 29. Rb1 Nb6 30. g5 Kg7 31. Nf3 Nbc4 32. gxf6+ Kxf6 33. Kf1 e4
34. Bb3 Ra5 35. Bxc4 Nxc4 36. b4 Rb5 37. Ke2 exf3+ 38. Kd3 Ne5+ 39. Ke4 cxb4
40. cxb4 Nc4 41. Kd4 Nb6 42. d6 Rd5+ 43. Ke4 Rxd6 44. Rb3 Ke6 45. Kxf3 Nd5 46.
Kg4 h6 {(sealed)} 47. Rh3 Nf6+ 48. Kg3 Nh5+ {Source: Glasgow Herald, 22
September 1961} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.24"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 e5 8. Nf3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 b5 11. a3 Nbd7 12. Kh1 Re8 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bb7 17. Be4 Rad8 18. Bd2 Rd7 19. Ba5 Qd6 20. Rd1 Qh6 21.
Rf3 g6 22. Rh3 Qf8 23. g4 f6 24. Qg3 Qf7 25. Qg2 Kh8 26. Bc3 Bf8 27. Rhd3 Bg7
28. Qf3 Rc8 29. Rf1 Kg8 30. b3 Qf8 31. d6 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Qf7 33. Rf2 Qe6 34. Bb4
Bh6 35. Qd5 Qxd5+ 36. Rxd5 Bf4 37. c4 bxc4 38. Rc2 c3 39. Rxc3 Rxc3 40. Bxc3
Kf7 41. Bb4 e4 42. Kg2 Be3 43. Ra5 Ra7 44. d7 Rxd7 45. Rxa6 Rd3 46. Rc6 Rxb3
47. Rc7+ Ke6 48. Rxh7 f5 49. gxf5+ gxf5 50. Re7+ Kf6 51. Rb7 Kg6 52. Rc7 f4 53.
Rc2 Rb1 54. Rc6+ Kf5 55. Bc3 f3+ 56. Kh3 f2 57. Kh4 Bg5+ 58. Kh5 f1=Q 59. Rc5+
Ke6 60. Re5+ Kd6 {Source: British Championship, Aberystwyth 1961, compiled by
Eric Fisher. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 19 May 2023.} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 48th"]
[Site "Aberystwyth"]
[Date "1961.08.25"]
[Round "11.6"]
[White "Haygarth, Michael John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1961.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 g6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Re1 Bg7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Na3 O-O 15.
Nxb5 Qb6 16. Na3 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxe4 20. Be3 d5 21.
Rac1 Rfc8 22. Bb1 Nd6 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nac2 Nac4 25. Bc1 Ne4 26. Rd1 Ba6 27.
Nb4 Bb7 {Source: British Championship, Aberystwyth 1961, compiled by Eric
Fisher. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 19 May 2023.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1961.10.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1961.10.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cornwall"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 f6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Qe1 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 fxe5 12. Rxf8+ Bxf8 13. Qxe5 Nc6 14.
Qe6+ Kh8 15. Qh3 g6 16. Bxg6 Qe7 17. Bg5 {Source: WECU/Devon website (except
they have the date wrong)} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham-Bon Accord"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1961.12.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nairn, Richard Charles (Dr"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1961.12.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bon Accord"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Qe1 Bc5 10. c3 Nxb3 11. Qxe5+ Kf8 12. axb3 Bd6 13. Qe2 Nxd5 14. d4 Bb7
15. Qf3 Nf4 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qf3 Qxg5 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qxf4 Bxf4 20. Rxa6 Ke7
21. g3 Bd6 22. b4 Kd7 23. Re1 h5 {('P-K4')} 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 h4 26. g4 Rbg8
27. f4 Bxf4 28. Rf6 Bxg5 29. Rxf7+ Kc8 30. Kh2 Re8 31. Rff1 Rhf8 32. Rxf8 Rxf8
{Source: Aberdeen Evening Express, 22 December 1961} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham CC Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1962.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bissell, Maurice D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[Annotator "Aitken, James M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1962.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Bg5 (6. e4 {followed by f4 is White's most aggressive line (Aitken)}) 6... a6 7. a4 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. e3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. Bd3 b6 {Not primarily to fianchetto the QB, but to develop the QR on the central files to restrain White's pawns. I have played this idea once before - in a game vs. T McKelvie, Scottish Championship 1960 (Aitken)} 13. Qc2 Ra7 14. Nf3 Re7 15. O-O Nd7 16. Ne4 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Rab1 Bb7 19. Bc4 Kf8 {I took some time to find this move and was (perhaps excessively) pleased with it (Aitken)} 20. b4 Rc7 21. b5 a5 22. Nd2 Bg7 23. Rbd1 Re7 24. Ba2 Bc8 25. Nc4 f5 26. Bb1 h5 27. f4 g4 28. Rfe1 Bf6 29. Qb3 h4 30. e4 fxe4 31. Rxe4 hxg3 32. Qxg3 Reh7 33. Kf1 Bf5 34. Ne3 Bh4 35. Qh2 Bf2 36. Qxh7 Bxh7 37. Kxf2 Bxe4 38. Bxe4 Qf6 39. Ke2 Qb2+ 40. Rd2 Qb4 41. Bf5 g3 42. Bc2 {and Black's final move is given as R-Q5 which makes no sense. Perhaps ...Rh4. Source: Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1962 (with notes by Aitken - more than I have recorded here - JS). No date of game given; the date given here is just a guess. This must have been one of the games from Aitken's missing scorebook.} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Birmingham"]
[Site "Worcester"]
[Date "1962.03.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1962.03.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Birmingham"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 Bd7 6. Bg2 Bc6 7. Nf3 e5 8.
O-O Bd6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. d5 Bb5 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. Re1 Re8 14. Rb1 Ba6
15. e4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Qd4 Re8 19. e5 Qd7 20. Re3 b6 21.
Qc3 Bb7 22. e6 Qe7 23. Rbe1 f6 24. Qb3 Rab8 25. Rc1 Kf8 26. Rec3 Rec8 27. Qc2
g6 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Qxc7 Rc8 30. Qxe7+ Kxe7 31. d6+ Kxe6 32. Re1+ Kxd6 33.
Bxb7 Rc2 34. Rd1+ Kc5 35. Bd5 b5 36. Bb3 Rb2 37. Rd7 a5 38. Rxh7 a4 39. Bf7 b4
40. Rh6 b3 41. Bxb3 {(sealed) Source: Bernard Cafferty scoresheets/scorebooks.
Date and result given in the Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 06 March 1962.
Birmingham won 5-1. Other boards (Birmingham names first): 2 PC Gibbs 1-0 DV
Mardle; 3 PJ Oakley 1-0 J Ansell; 4 CG Tayar 1-0 NA Macleod; 5 Dr. BG Dudley
Â½-Â½ MD Bissell; 6 MP Furmston Â½-Â½ R Garside.} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch17"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1962.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1962.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch17"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1962.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Northage, Robert H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1962.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch17"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1962.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wheeler, George W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1962.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch17"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1962.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kitto, Francis Ernest A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1962.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch17"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1962.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1962.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 {
[PLEASE NOTE: moves to here are a reconstruction - JS]} 15. Ne3 Nc4 $2 16. Nxc4
bxc4 $2 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Bc3 Be8 19. Qd2 d5 20. Ba5 c3 21. Qxc3 exd4 22. Qxc7
Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Rc8 24. exd5 Rxc7 25. Bb3 Bb4 26. Red1 {Source: BCM, June 1962,
p168} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch17"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1962.04.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hare, Brian H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1962.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch17"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1962.04.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1962.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Midlands MCCU v West of England WECU"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1962.05.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Harris, Geoffrey F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1962.05.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "MCCU"]
[BlackTeam "WECU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2 c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Re1 g6 11. a4 b4 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. b3 Bg7 14. Bb2 Nc6 15. Nbd2 O-O 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Bd3 Qe7 {Wrongly given as 17...N-K2 in the bulletin but correct in the newspaper.} 18. Nc4 Nd7 19. d5 Nd8 20. Na5 Nc5 21. Rc4 Qc7 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Rxc5 dxc5 24. Bxe5 Qe7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qe2 Qd6 27. e5 Qxd5 28. Be4 Qxb3 29. Bxa8 Qxa4 30. Bd5 Qd7 31. Qc4 Qb5 32. Rc1 Qxc4 33. Rxc4 Ne6 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Rxc5 b3 36. Rc7+ Kh6 37. Rb7 Rc8 38. Kf1 Rc3 39. Nd2 Rc1+ 40. Ke2 Rc5 41. Rxb3 Rxe5+ 42. Re3 {Sources: Worcestershire Chess Association, Results Bulletin No.1, 1962/1963. Contributed by Ray Collett, 24 March 2025; also Birmingham Daily Post, 4 December 1962. Exact date, venue and match scores appeared in the Gloucester Citizen for 2 June 1962. JS} 1-0

[Event "Ilford Premier 13th"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1962.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lloyd, Kenneth William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1962.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c6 6. Be2 b5 7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5
Nfd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Bf3 f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. Nh3 Bxh3 14. gxh3 f5
15. Ne2 Qh4 16. Nf4 Rf6 17. Ng2 Qxh3 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. c3 a5 21. Qe2
Kg7 22. Rae1 g5 23. Qe6 Nc4 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Ra7 26. Qe8 Nd7 27. Bh5 {
Source: BCM, July 1962, p200} 1-0

[Event "Ilford Premier 13th"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1962.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kottnauer, Cenek"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1962.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
d4 O-O 9. Nb5 a6 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. Re1 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4 14. Bxb7
Ra7 15. Bg2 Nf5 16. c3 Qf6 17. Qe2 d5 18. g4 Nh4 19. Qxe5 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 Qxf3
21. Qe3 Qf6 22. b3 Raa8 23. Ba3 Rfc8 24. Bc5 Nd7 25. Bd4 Qg6 26. Qf3 h5 27.
Qxd5 hxg4 28. Re3 Nf6 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. hxg4 Rd8 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. Rxf3 Rd2 33.
a4 Rb2 34. b4 Rb3 35. Rd1 Rc8 36. Rd7 Rc4 37. Rdxf7 Rxg4+ 38. Kf1 Re4 39. Rf8+
Kh7 40. Rh3+ Kg6 41. Rg3+ Kh7 42. Rf7 Kh8 43. Rfxg7 Rxc3 44. Rg8+ Kh7 45. Rxc3
Kxg8 46. Rg3+ {Source: BCM, July 1962, p200} 1-0

[Event "Ilford Premier 13th"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1962.06.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1962.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{score not available. "Franklin won a pawn out of the opening and early
middlegame against Dr. Aitken but relaxed and allowed his opponent to escape
with a draw." (BCM, July 1962, p200)}  1/2-1/2

[Event "Ilford Premier 13th"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1962.06.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fazekas, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1962.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{score not available. "The battle of the two doctors in Round 4 end in favour
of Dr. Fazekas, who emerged from the melÃ©e a piece to the good." (BCM, July
1962, p200)}  0-1

[Event "Ilford Premier 13th"]
[Site "Ilford"]
[Date "1962.06.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "1962.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 {... score not available. "Milner-Barry, seemingly driven to
desperaÂ­tion by his bad standing in the tournament, played a Kingâ€™s Gambit
against Dr. Aitken. For some time it looked as though all he had achieved by
his gambit was the loss of a pawn, but Dr. Aitken allowed him to come down to
an ending that was much in favour of White (strong Bishop for weak Knight) and
Milner-Barry made no mistake about the ending." (BCM, July 1962, p200)} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch69/1962"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1962.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Richardson, Harry Ward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1962.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. h3 Be6 12. Nf3 Nd7 13. Qa4 Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd7
15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bh2 Bg5 17. f4 Bh4 18. Qd1 Ng3 19. Bxg3 Bxg3 20. Qf3 Bh4 21.
Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qxh4 Rab8 24. Qf2 Rb4 25. Rae1 Rfb8 26. Re2 {Source:
BCM, Sept 1962, p258} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch69/1962"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1962.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Smail, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1962.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. b3
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Kh1 g5 12. g4 Ng7 13. Ne1 h5 14. gxh5 Nf5 15.
Nc2 O-O-O 16. Bg4 f6 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Na4 Qc7 20. b4 Kb8 21. exf6
Bd6 22. Nc5 Bf7 23. f4 Bxf4 24. Rf2 Qd6 25. b5 Rxh5 26. Ba3 Qxf6 27. bxc6 Qh6
28. Na6+ Kc8 29. cxb7+ Kd7 30. Qe2 Qc6 31. Qe7# {Source: Glasgow Herald, 20
Aug 1962 p.13. Contributed by Gerard Killoran, 1 March 2021} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch69/1962"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1962.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fairhurst, William Albert"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1962.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3 Qd6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O Nf6 13. c4 b6 14. cxd5
Nxd5 15. e4 Nf4 16. e5 Qh6 17. Be4 Rb8 18. Qe3 Ba6 19. Rfe1 f5 20. Bc2 Kh8 21.
Rad1 Bb7 22. Bb3 Be4 23. d5 Rbd8 24. e6 Nh3+ 25. Kf1 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Ng5 27. Qf4
Rfe8 28. Qxf5 Rf8 29. e7 {Source: BCM, Sept 1962, p258} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Eldridge, John Eric Thomas"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nd7 5. b3 Qf6 6. d4 Be7 7. Na3 c6 8. c4
Qg6 9. Bb2 h5 10. h4 Nh6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Qd2 Rfe8 14. Nc2 Ng4 15.
Ba3 Ndf6 16. Ng5 Nh7 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Nh3 Rd8 19. Nf4 Qd6 20. e3 Nhf6 21. Qb4
Qd7 22. Ne1 Be4 23. Bh3 Bf5 24. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.14"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Payne, Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Nfd7 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. e5 a6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Be4 Qb6 12. Nd5 Qa7 13. Be3 Rd8 14. Qe1 e6 15.
Nc3 Qb6 16. Qh4 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Nf8 20. Qf2 Nd7 21. a4
Bf8 22. Kh1 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxc5 25. Qd2 Be7 26. Bf3 Rb8 27. Ne4 b5
28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. f5 Qxe5 30. Qh6 {Source: bulletin; The Times, 17 August 1962;
Sunday Times, 26 August 1962; BCM, December 1962, p366} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. a4 b4 11. cxb4 cxb4 12. h3 g6 13. Bg5 Bg7 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Rc1
Qb8 16. Bd3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nd7 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bb1 Bd7 20. b3 Ne6 21. Ne2 Rc8
22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. f4 Bh6 24. Bb6 Nb7 25. Nc4 Bxa4 26. Ne3 Bc6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28.
Qxd5 Ned8 29. e5 Qe6 30. Qf3 d5 31. Be3 Nc6 32. Kh1 Qd7 33. Rd1 Ne7 34. g4 Bg7
35. Bd4 Nc6 36. Bf2 Ne7 37. Bd4 Nc6 38. Bg1 Ne7 39. Bh2 f6 40. f5 fxe5 41. f6
Rf8 42. g5 Qe6 43. Qe3 Bxf6 44. gxf6 Qxf6 45. Bxe5 Qf3+ 46. Qxf3 Rxf3 47. Nd4
Rxh3+ 48. Kg2 Rc3 49. Rf1 Rc8 50. Rf6 a5 51. Ra6 Nd8 52. Ra7 Ndc6 53. Nxc6 Nxc6
54. Rg7+ Kf8 55. Rxh7 Re8 56. Bd6+ Kg8 57. Bxg6 Rd8 58. Bc7 Rf8 59. Rd7 Rf6 60.
Bd3 Rf7 61. Rxf7 Kxf7 62. Bb6 Ke6 63. Bb5 Ne5 64. Bxa5 Ng4 65. Kf3 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.16"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bowen, Alfred William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 d5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
exd5 exd5 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 O-O 11. Qf3 Qc7 12. Bd4 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4
Bb7 15. Bc3 c5 16. Qg4 f5 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Nd2 Qc6 19. Nf3 Ba6 20. Qh4 Bxf1 21.
Rxf1 Qe8 22. Qh6 Qg6 23. Bxg7+ Qxg7 24. Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.17"]
[Round "5.11"]
[White "Cook, Percy Baldwin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Nbd2 g6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Re1 Bg7 13. Nf1 Bb7 14. Qe2 O-O 15.
Bg5 Nc6 16. Rad1 Nd8 17. Qd2 Ne6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne3 Rad8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Rfe8 22. d6 Qa5 23. a3 Nf8 24. Qd5 Nd7 25. Nd2 Qb6 26. Ne4 Re6 27. Rd3 c4
28. Rde3 Bg7 29. b4 Nf6 30. Qc5 Nd7 31. Qd5 Qb8 32. Rd1 Nf6 33. Nxf6+ Bxf6 34.
Ree1 Rexd6 35. Qf3 Bg7 36. g4 R8d7 37. a4 Qd8 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. axb5 axb5 40.
Ra1 Bf8 41. Ra7 Rf6 42. Qe3 Qd5 43. h3 Rf4 44. f3 Rxf3 45. Qe4 Bc5+ 46. bxc5
Qxc5+ 47. Kh1 Rf1+ 48. Kg2 Qg1# 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.18"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fuller, Ronald A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. c4 O-O-O 14. Ne4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. g3 c5 19. Ka1 Ka8 20. Bc3 cxd4
21. Nxd4 a6 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. b3 Rcd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.20"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Nb4 17. Bb1 Bd7 18. a3 Na6 19. Bd3 Qb8 20. Qe2 Re8 21. dxe5
dxe5 22. Rec1 Bd8 23. b3 Nc7 24. Rab1 Be7 25. Bc5 Ne6 26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27. bxa4
Nf4 28. Qf1 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Rxa4 30. Rc4 Qa7 31. Rxa4 Qxa4 32. g4 Qa8 33. Rb4 Be8
34. Qc3 Ra7 35. Rb3 Nxe4 36. Nxe4 Qxe4 37. Qxe5 Qxe5 38. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.21"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Footner, John Kenneth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "Aitken, JM"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Rc8 {"Giving me the chance
once again to play a variation I discovered in 1950."} (12... Nd7 {[illegible
note about this having been played in the Scottish Championship 1960, 1961 or
1962]}) (12... d5 13. g5 {Aitken-B.H.Wood, British Championship 1954 (1-0)}) (
12... Nd7 13. Nxa5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxa5 15. Nd5 Rfe8 16. Qf2 Ne5 17. fxg6 hxg6
18. Bd4 f6 19. a3 Qd8 20. Rae1 b6 21. g5 Rf8 22. Qh4 fxg5 23. Qxg5 Nf3+ 24.
Rxf3 Rxf3 25. Nxe7+ Kf7 26. Qxg6+ Kxe7 27. Qxg7+ Rf7 28. Bf6+ Ke8 29. Qg8+ {
1-0, Mott-Probst, corr 1961}) (12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 {Aitken-Panagopoulos,
Munich ol 1958 (Â½-Â½)}) 13. e5 $146 {"This is my new move. I discovered it
over the board in a game I played against W. Winter..." (Aitken)} (13. g5 Nd7
14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. f6 exf6 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Qxd6 Ne5 18. Nd5 fxg5 19. Bxg5 Rxc2
20. Bf6 Ng4 21. b4 Qa6 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Nxg6+ Kg8 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ Kg8 {
Â½-Â½, Milner-Barry-Winter, British Championship 1946}) 13... dxe5 {"Played
after long consideration and an unpleasant surprise to me. It says a lot for
Footner that, faced with a prepared variation, he found what both Winter and
myself had overlookedâ€”that Black can and should sacrifice the piece. It is
clear after move 14 that White is in great danger." (Aitken)} (13... Bxe2 14.
Qxe2 dxe5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nd5 Qc4 {"Now I played} 18. Qxc4 {
but though I won material Winter fought very hard and eventually drew." 
(Aitken-Winter, Lud-Eagle club tournament 1950)} (18. Nxe7+ $1 Kh8 19. Qg2 $18
{Houdini 4 Pro}) ({"Later I found the improvement} 18. Qg2 Nc6 19. f6 exf6 20.
gxf6 Bh8 21. Na5 {and wins" (Aitken)})) 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxa5 Bxe2 16. Nxe2
Rxc2 17. Rfd1 {Source: bulletin; BCM, October 1962, p289; Glasgow Herald, 5
November 1962} (17. Rfd1 {BCM gives the additional move} Rxe2 {as having been
played, but Aitken's own notes quoted in the Glasgow Herald make it clear that
no move was played: "Black's resignation is due to a tragic fingerslip. He
meant to play 17...Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Rxe2 but in his excitement picked up my
knight first and immediately resigned on realising what he had done."} ({
"But if he had played as he had intended (} 17... Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rxe2 {) White
still wins by} ({"Unfortunately, this is not the end of the story. As Golombek
pointed out later, Black could play} 18... Nxg4 $1 {when White has no adequate
line as after} 19. Rd8+ Bf8 20. f6 ({Houdini 4 Pro:} 20. Bd2 $1 Kg7 21. fxg6
hxg6 22. h3 Nf6 23. Nc3 $11) 20... exf6 21. Bxa7 Kg7 22. h3 Rxe2 23. hxg4 Rxb2
{, Black's pawn mass is overwhelming. So in the final analysis the interesting
13.e5 is unsound." (Aitken)}) 19. Rd8+ Bf8 20. Bh6 Nd7 21. g5 {for if} Rd2 22.
Bxf8 {- a curious turn. This was the point (? illegible] of my 17th move and
it is some satisfaction to know that I did not win merely by a fingerslip." 
(Aitken)})) 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.22"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Haygarth, Michael John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. Ne3 g6 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf6 18. Ng5 Bg7 19. Qf3 Rf8 20. Qg3 Rae8 21.
Qh4 h6 22. Nf3 Kh7 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. Nf3 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.23"]
[Round "10.5"]
[White "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf3
a6 9. Rd1 Nh5 10. h4 b5 11. c5 e5 12. dxe5 Nxc5 13. Nd4 Bxg5 14. Nxc6 Qe8 15.
hxg5 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Bxc6 17. Qxc5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 g6 19. Qe4 Rc8 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21.
Bd3 f5 22. gxf6 Rc7 23. Qf5 Qf7 24. Be4 Kh8 25. Rd6 Qb3 26. Rc6 Ra7 27. Rc8 Qg8
28. Rxf8 Qxf8 29. e6 Qc8 30. e7 Qc1+ 31. Ke2 Qxb2+ 32. Kf3 {Sources: bulletin;
BCM, November 1962, p339} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 49th"]
[Site "Whitby"]
[Date "1962.08.24"]
[Round "11.7"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1962.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 c5 12. O-O b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.05.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Richards, T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1963.05.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Nfd7 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
e5 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qe2 b5 14. c4 bxc4
15. Bxc4 Qc6 16. Rad1 a5 17. Qf2 Na6 18. Bd5 {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1963.05.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1963.05.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 Nxd4 6. Nxe5 Ne6 7. Bb3 Bc5 8.
Bxe6 fxe6 9. Nd3 d6 10. Nxc5 dxc5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. f3 Ke7 13. Bf4 c6 14. Nd2
Rf8 15. Nc4 e5 16. Bxe5 Ke6 17. Bd6 Rf7 18. Bxc5 Nd7 19. Bf2 b5 20. Nb6 Nxb6
21. Bxb6 c5 22. Bxc5 Rc7 23. b4 a5 24. c3 axb4 25. Bxb4 Kf7 26. h3 Be6 27. Kf2
Rd7 28. Rhd1 Rad8 29. Rxd7+ Rxd7 30. a4 bxa4 31. Rxa4 g5 32. Ke3 Bc4 33. Bd6
Bf1 34. Kf2 Rxd6 35. Kxf1 Rd2 36. Ra6 Rc2 37. Rc6 Kg7 38. Kg1 h5 39. h4 g4 40.
fxg4 hxg4 41. Kh2 Re2 42. Rc4 {Source: Aitken Book 25 (result corrected 23
September 2021)} 1-0

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1963.05.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bissell, Maurice D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1963.05.30"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. b4
Qb6 9. b5 Na5 10. O-O Ng6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. b6 axb6 13. Na3 Bd7 14. Nb5 Bxb5 15.
Bxb5+ Nc6 16. Re1 Bc5 17. Nd4 O-O 18. f4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Ba3 20. Qb3 Nh4 21. Bd3
Rfc8 22. Bd2 g6 23. Rab1 Nf5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Rb3 Rg8 27. Qd3 Be7
28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Qb1 Qa4 30. Bb4 Bxb4 {First time control} 31. Rxb4 Qxa2 32.
Qxa2 Rxa2 33. g3 Rd2 34. Rxb6 {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1/2-1/2

[Event "NN"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1963.06.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1963.06.01"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Na4 Nxa4 11. Qxa4 Qd7 12. Rfc1 f6 13. Rc2 Rfd8 14. Rac1
Bd5 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. Kg1 Bd6 18. Qc4 Nb4 19. Qxd5+ Nxd5 20. a3
Nxe3 21. fxe3 c6 22. Ne4 Bc7 23. Nc5 Bb6 24. e4 {Source: Aitken Book 25}
1/2-1/2

[Event "No other details"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.06.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1963.06.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Qd2
Qb6 9. a4 Nh5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Na3 Bd7 12. b4 a6 13. a5 Qc7 14. c4 e5 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Rc1 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 d4 18. Bg5 Rfe8+ 19. Kd1 Bc6 20. Kc2 Bxf3 21. Rhe1
b6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 bxa5 25. Qe8+ Bf8 26. b5 Ng7 27. Qd8
Qxd8 28. Bxd8 Bxa3 29. Bxa5 axb5 30. cxb5 Ne6 {First time control} 31. Kb3 Bd6
32. Kc4 Bxh2 33. b6 h5 34. Kb5 Bb7 35. Be1 Bg1 36. Bf1 g5 37. Ka5 h4 {Source:
Aitken Book 25} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1963.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Northage, Robert H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1963.06.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Be3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
dxe5 Qxe5 9. Rc1 Nf6 10. Nf3 Qa5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qxa2 14. Bb1
Qd5 15. Qc2 g6 16. Rc5 Qd6 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Qc3 Rd8 19. Re1 Qd6 20. Bg5 Nd5 21.
Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Bh6 Nd4 23. Nxd4 f6 24. Bc2 Qd6 25. Bb3+ Kh8 26. Ne6 {Source:
Aitken Book 25. Annual summer friendly match/party hosted by Dr Charles Marsh
of Bath} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch70/1963"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1963.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bonner, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1963.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Ne5 9. f4 Ng6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. g3 O-O 12. Qd3 d6 13. Bg2 a6 14. O-O Re8
15. Rab1 c6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxc6 Bh3 18. Bxe8 Bxf1 19. Bc6 Rc8 20. Bb7 Bxe2
21. Qxe2 Rb8 22. Qe3 Qf5 23. Rb2 Qa5 24. Qd2 Qc5+ 25. Qf2 Qa3 26. Rb3 Qc1+ 27.
Qf1 Qe3+ 28. Qf2 Qc1+ 29. Qf1 Qe3+ 30. Kg2 Re8 31. Bf3 Qd2+ 32. Qf2 Qd3 33. Qf1
Qd2+ 34. Qf2 Qd3 35. c5 dxc5 36. Qxc5 Re3 37. Qd5 Qc2+ 38. Kh3 Nxf4+ $4 {Aitken
} (38... Qf2 $1 {Aitken}) 39. gxf4 Qf2 40. Rb8+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ g6 42. Qxf7# {
Source: Aitken Book 25. Aitken closes with a note that White played 41.Be4+ -
an illegal move. But because this piece was pinned to the king no 'touch move'
rule could be applied.} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch70/1963"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1963.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davie, Alexander Munro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1963.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. c4
bxc4 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. Bxc4 Bb7 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Be7 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qc8
15. Rac1 Nbd7 16. Na4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxb7
Ra7 21. Qb8+ Kf7 22. Qxh8 Qxd4 23. Be3 Qd7 24. Bxa7 Qxa7 25. Qd8 Ne4 26. Qd3
Nf6 27. Rc1 Qb6 28. b3 Ng4 29. Qf3+ Nf6 30. h3 a5 31. Qc6 Qd4 32. Qc7+ Kg6 33.
Qg3+ Kf5 34. Qxg7 Qb2 35. Re1 Ne4 36. Qxb2 {Source: Aitken Book 25. Aitken
adds: My best game from this tournament.} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch70/1963"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1963.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Weir, DG"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1963.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Bd6 13. Nd4 Qd7 14.
Qf3 Ne4 15. Bf4 c5 16. Ne2 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Rab8 18. b3 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Rb6 20. f3
Rf6 21. Qc1 Nd6 22. Ng3 Rfe6 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Qd2 d4 25. Kf2 Qe3+ 26. Qxe3
dxe3+ 27. Ke2 f5 28. f4 g6 29. Kd3 Nb5 30. Re1 Nd4 31. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 32. Kxe3
Nxc2+ 33. Kd3 Ne1+ 34. Kc4 Nxg2 35. Ne2 h5 36. Kxc5 h4 37. b4 g5 38. fxg5 f4
39. Ng1 Ne1 40. Kd4 f3 {First time control} 41. Ke3 Nc2+ 42. Kxf3 Nxb4 43. a3
Nc2 44. a4 Nd4+ 45. Kg4 Ne6 46. Ne2 h3 47. a5 Kg7 48. Kf5 Nc5 49. Nd4 Nb7 50.
g6 Nd6+ 51. Kg5 Ne4+ 52. Kf4 Nc5 53. Kf5 Nb7 54. Kg5 Nxa5 55. Nf5+ Kh8 56. Kf6
Nc6 57. Nh6 Ne7 58. Kxe7 Kg7 59. Ke6 Kxg6 60. Ng4 Kg5 61. Nf2 a5 62. Kd5 Kf4
63. Nxh3+ Kf3 64. Ng1+ Kg2 65. h4 a4 66. Kc4 {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch70/1963"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1963.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Irvine-Fortescue, William Grenville"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B77"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1963.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Qd3 a6 13. g4 b5 14. h4 Nc4 15. Bxc4
bxc4 16. Qe2 e5 17. Nf5 gxf5 18. exf5 Kh8 19. Rad1 Bc6 20. Qf2 Rg8 21. Kh2 e4
22. g5 exf3 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rg1 Be5+ 25. Kh1 Qf6 26. Bd4 Qxf5 27. Bxe5+ dxe5
28. Nd5 Qh3+ 29. Qh2 Rxg1+ 30. Kxg1 f2+ {Source: Aitken Book 25} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch70/1963"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1963.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burt, GJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1963.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. b3
Nf5 9. Bb2 Be7 10. O-O Bd7 11. Kh1 g5 12. g4 Ng7 13. Kg2 O-O-O 14. Nc3 h5 15.
Na4 Qc7 16. h3 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Rc1 hxg4 19. hxg4 Qf4 20. Rg1 e5 21. dxe5
Bxg4 22. Kf1 Bh3+ 23. Ke1 Be7 24. a3 g4 25. Nd4 Bh4 26. Bxg4+ Kb8 27. Nxc6+
bxc6 28. Qd4 Qh2 29. Bxh3 Qxg1+ 30. Ke2 Qh2 31. Nc5 Bxf2 32. Qb4+ {Source:
Aitken Book 25} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch70/1963"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1963.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "McLaren, P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D23"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1963.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. a4 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bxc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Qe2
O-O 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Nc3 a6 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Nb4 14. Bb3 Bf6
15. h3 Bf5 16. e4 Rfe8 17. Bg5 Rxe4 18. Qd2 Bd4 19. Rac1 Qb6 20. a5 Qg6 21. Nh4
Rxh4 22. Bxh4 Nd3 23. Rc3 Be4 24. g4 Bxc3 25. bxc3 h5 26. Bc4 Ne5 27. Be2 hxg4
28. Qf4 gxh3+ 29. Bg3 Re8 30. Kh2 Bc6 31. Rg1 Qe6 32. Bh5 Bg2 33. f3 Nd3 34.
Qc7 Qa2 35. Be1 Bxf3+ 36. Kg3 Bxh5 37. Qd7 Re3+ 38. Kh4 Qc4+ 39. Kxh5 Re5+ 40.
Rg5 Rxg5+ {First time control} 41. Kxg5 Qf4+ {Source: Aitken Book 25} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch70/1963"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1963.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smail, John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1963.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. f4 d6 5. d3 Bg4 6. Nf3 Nd4 7. O-O Nxf3+ 8.
gxf3 Bh3 9. Rf2 exf4 10. Bxf4 Be7 11. d4 O-O 12. Kh1 Nh5 13. Be3 Bh4 14. Rd2 c6
15. e5 d5 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Qe2 Bf5 18. Rg1 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qh3 20. Bf2 Nf4 21. Qe3
Bxf2 22. Rxf2 Ne6 23. Ne2 Rae8 24. Rg4 f5 25. Rg3 f4 26. Nxf4 Qh6 27. Ng2 Qxe3
28. Nxe3 Nxd4 29. Ng4 Nf5 30. Rh3 Re6 31. f4 Ne7 {Source: Aitken Book 25}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mazzoni, Guy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4
exd4 9. e5 Ne8 10. cxd4 d5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Qe2 Na5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Nd1 g6 15.
a4 c6 16. b3 Nb6 17. a5 Nd7 18. Bd2 Ng7 19. b4 f6 20. Ne3 Qc7 21. Bc3 Rae8 22.
Rfc1 Rf7 23. h3 fxe5 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Ref8 26. Nd1 c5 27. Be1 c4 28. Qe3
Qd8 29. Qb6 Bg5 30. Qxa6 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 Bxh3 32. Bd2 Be6 33. Bh6 Qd7 34. Qb6 d4
35. Be4 Rc8 36. a6 Nf5 37. Bd2 Bd5 38. Bxf5 gxf5 39. Qxd4 Qe6 40. Ne3 Ba8 41.
Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Filip, Miroslav"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Re8 8.
Qc2 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Nf8 10. O-O c6 11. Rab1 Ne4 12. Bf4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ng6 14. Bg3
Bd6 15. c4 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Re7 17. Rfc1 Bg4 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Nb3 Rcc7 20. a4 Bc8
21. Qa2 Nf8 22. Rc3 dxc4 23. Bxc4 Be6 24. Bd3 Bd5 25. Qc2 g6 26. Nd2 Ne6 27.
Rc1 Rcd7 28. Be4 Nc7 29. Rb1 f5 30. Bd3 Ne8 31. Nc4 Bxc4 32. Bxc4+ Kg7 33. d5
Nf6 34. dxc6 bxc6 35. Rcb3 Qa5 36. Rb4 c5 37. Rb5 Qd2 38. R5b2 Qxc2 39. Rxc2
Ne4 40. Bb5 Rd6 41. Rbc1 a6 42. Be2 Red7 43. g4 Kf6 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. f3 Ng3
46. Kf2 Nxe2 47. Rxe2 Rd5 48. Rc4 Re5 49. g4 fxg4 50. Rxg4 Rh5 51. Kg3 Rd1 52.
Rf4+ Ke6 53. e4 Rg1+ 54. Kf2 Ra1 55. Kg3 Rxa4 56. Rf8 Ra1 57. Re8+ Kf7 58. Rc8
Rg1+ 59. Kf4 Rh4+ 60. Ke3 {Source (moves 41-end): BCM, November 1963, p322}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tatai, Stefano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12. d5 Na5 13. Bc2 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15.
Nf1 Re8 16. Ne3 g6 17. Ng4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qc7 19. b3 Nd8 20. Be3 Ne6 21. Qd2
Rac8 22. Rac1 Red8 23. Bb1 Rd7 24. g5 Bg7 25. Red1 Rcd8 26. c4 bxc4 27. bxc4
Na4 28. Qb4 Qc6 29. Bc2 Nac5 30. Qd2 Nxe4 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. cxd5 N6c5 33. Bxe4
Nxe4 34. Rc6 Ra8 35. Rdc1 f5 36. gxf6 Nxf6 37. Ng5 Nxd5 38. Rc8+ Rd8 39. Rxd8+
Rxd8 40. Ne6 Rd7 41. Nxg7 Kxg7 42. Rc6 Nb4 43. Rb6 Nxa2 44. Bd2 a5 45. Bxa5 Nc1
46. Kf1 Kf7 47. Bd2 Nd3 48. Ke2 Nc5 49. Bb4 Nb7 50. Kd3 Ke6 51. Kc4 Rc7+ 52.
Kd3 Kd5 53. f3 Nc5+ 54. Ke3 Ra7 0-1

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Luben"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "Aitken, JM"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 cxd4 {
? Aitken "I was following MCO from move 7 onwards but this is wrong"} 8. exd4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Qe4 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15.
Qg4 e5 ({"Black's 15th move leads to quick disaster. Better is} 15... Bf6 {
but White's attack probably wins anyway." (Aitken)}) 16. Bc4 e4 17. Qf4 Rf8 18.
Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Qxe4 Rd8 20. Bd5 Rd6 21. c4 1-0

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Van Scheltinga, Theo D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. exd5 Nf6 7. Qa4+ Nbd7 8.
d6 exd6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. Qa3 Re8 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Nc3 Bxb5 14. Nxb5
Ne4 15. Qb3 a6 16. Nc3 d5 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Ng5 Re7 19. Qh3 h6 20. Nf3 Qc8 21.
Qg3 Qf5 22. Qd6 Qe6 23. Qg3 Rae8 24. Bd2 Qf5 25. h3 Re2 26. b3 Nd7 27. Be3 Rc8
28. Qg4 Qxg4 29. hxg4 Nf6 30. Ne5 Ne4 31. Rfc1 Rec2 32. Kf1 Bf8 33. a3 Kg7 34.
Rxc2 Rxc2 35. Rc1 Rxc1+ 36. Bxc1 Bd6 37. Nd3 Nf6 38. f3 Nd7 39. Ke2 h5 40. gxh5
gxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 d4 6. exf6 dxc3 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Qe2+ Be6 9. Bc4 Qxf6 10. dxc3 Be7 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Qxe6 fxe6 13. Bf4 O-O 14.
Bg3 Na6 15. O-O-O Nc5 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Kc2 Ne4 18. Rde1 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Rd6 20.
Re2 Bf6 21. Rhe1 Kf7 22. g4 h6 23. Nd2 Rfd8 24. f4 Rd5 25. Nf3 R8d6 26. Nd2 Rd7
27. Rf1 Kg8 28. Ne4 b5 29. b4 Be7 30. a4 bxa4 31. Ra1 a5 32. bxa5 Rxa5 33. Nd2
Bf6 34. Rxe6 Rc5 35. Rxf6 Rxd2+ 36. Kxd2 gxf6 37. Rxa4 h5 38. gxh5 Rxh5 39. Ke3
Kf7 40. Rc4 c5 41. g4 Rd5 42. Ke4 Ke6 43. Ra4 Rd1 44. Ra6+ Kf7 45. Rc6 {
Source (35w-end): BCM, November 1963, p323} 1-0

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Qe1 f6 16. exf6 exf6 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Nf2 Bxc2 19. Qc3 Bf5 20. Nd4 Bd7 21.
Qb3+ Kh8 22. Rac1 f5 23. Rfd1 Re8 24. Nf3 Be6 25. Qa3 Qc7 26. Ne5 Rad8 27. Nfd3
Qe7 28. Qxe7 Nxe7 29. Nc5 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Bxa2 31. Ra1 Bd5 32. Rxa7 Nc6 33. Nxc6
bxc6 34. Bf2 Bxb2 35. Nd3 Bg7 36. Nb4 Be4 37. Rc7 Bh6 38. g3 Rd8 39. Bc5 Kg8
40. Nxc6 Rd1+ 41. Kf2 {Source: BCM, November 1963, p324} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Durao, Joaquim"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C58"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Qf3 Rb8 9. Bd3 h6 10. Ne4 Nd5 11. c3 Be7 12. O-O Nf4 13. Bc2 Ne6 14. d3 O-O 15.
Ng3 Bg5 16. b4 Nb7 17. Nd2 c5 18. a3 Nd6 19. Qe2 Qc7 20. Nde4 Bxc1 21. Rfxc1
Nxe4 22. Nxe4 f5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. bxc5 Qxc5 25. Bd1 Ba6 26. d4 Bxe2 27. dxc5
Bd3 28. Ba4 Rfc8 29. c6 Be4 30. Re1 Bxc6 31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxe5 Rxc3 33. g3 Rf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Philippe, Georges"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 Nc5 11. Be3 O-O 12. c4 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 14. cxb5 axb5
15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nd4 c6 17. Na3 Qc8 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Bd2 Rc8 20. f4 Bf5 21. Rc3
Na2 22. Rg3 Nb4 23. Bc3 Bc5 24. Kh1 Nd3 25. b4 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Nxf4 27. Rxg7+
Kxg7 28. Qf3 Qe6 29. Qxf4 Kg8 30. h3 h6 31. Kh2 Kh7 32. Qf2 Rg8 33. Nc2 Bxc2
34. Qxc2+ Qg6 35. Qf2 Ra8 36. Qf4 Re8 37. Bc3 Re6 38. Qf2 Kg8 39. Qa7 Qg5 40.
Qd4 Rg6 41. Qf2 h5 42. g3 Re6 43. h4 Qg4 44. Kg2 Kh7 45. Qxf7+ Kh8 46. Qf8+ Kh7
47. Qf7+ Kh8 {"A lucky escape by me!" (Aitken)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Darga, Klaus"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Nb6 8. b3
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 c4 11. bxc4 Nxc4 12. Ba1 Bf6 13. d3 Nd6 14. d4 e5 15.
Nd5 exd4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Qh6 19. Bc5 Rd8 20. Qd4 Bf5 21.
Rcd1 Bc2 22. Bxd6 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd7 24. e4 Rc8 25. e5 1-0

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kupper, Josef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 d6 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 b5 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Nd1 Rac8 15.
Ne3 Qc5 16. Qxc5 Rxc5 17. Ba3 Rc7 18. f3 Rfc8 19. c4 Kf8 20. Bh3 d5 21. Bxe7+
Kxe7 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Rfe1 Nb4 24. Bf1 Bxf3+ 25. Bg2 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 bxc4 27.
Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Nxc4 Nxa2 29. Ra1 Nb4 30. Ra4 Rb8 31. Ne5 Rb5 32. Nf3 Kd6 33. Nd2
Kd5 34. Nc4 Kd4 35. Nd6 Rb6 36. Nxf7 Kc3 37. Ra5 Kxb3 38. Re5 Nd3 39. Re3 Kc4
40. Ng5 e5 41. Nxh7 a5 42. Ng5 a4 43. Nf3 Rb5 44. Re4+ Kb3 45. Rg4 a3 46. Rxg7
a2 47. Ra7 Kb2 48. Nd2 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.19"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Heidenfeld, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Bd3 b6
8. Nh3 Na6 9. Nd5 Bd8 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 Nc5 12. Be2 c6 13. Ne3 Bf6 14. Rb1 Re8
15. f3 Ndb7 16. c3 d5 17. d4 Bxh3 18. gxh3 Nd7 19. Bd3 g6 20. Bd2 Bg7 21. Rbe1
Re6 22. Nc2 Rae8 23. Nb4 Nd8 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Re1 c5 26. Nc2 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1
cxd4 28. cxd4 Ne6 29. Bf2 Nb8 30. Bb5 a6 31. Bf1 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.21"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lengyel, Levente"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nc6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qf2 e5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. d5 Nd4 13. g4 c6 14. O-O Nb6 15.
dxc6 bxc6 16. a4 a5 17. Ne2 c5 18. c3 Ne6 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Bb5 Ra7 21. Rd3 Rc7
22. Rfd1 Bf6 23. Rd6 Bh4 24. Qf3 Rb8 25. b4 axb4 26. a5 Nc8 27. Rd7 Rxd7 28.
Rxd7 Qf8 29. Bh6 Ng5 30. Bxg5 Bxg5 31. c4 Ra8 32. Bc6 Ra7 33. Rxa7 Nxa7 34. Bd5
Kg7 35. Qf1 Be3+ 36. Kg2 Qe7 37. h4 Qf6 38. Qe1 h6 39. Ng3 Qf4 40. Qe2 b3 41.
Qb2 Qf2+ 42. Qxf2 Bxf2 43. Ne2 Be1 0-1

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.22"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8.
Nf3 Re8 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. Rab1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Qxc3
a6 15. a4 Ng6 16. Rfe1 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. b5 Re6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qa5 Qe7
21. Bf5 Rh6 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxa6 Rf8 24. Rb6 Qh4 25. h3 Rf6 26. Rf1 Qh6 27.
Rc1 Qh4 28. Qe2 Rc8 29. a5 Rg6 30. Kh2 Qe7 31. Rc5 Qc7+ 32. Kg1 h6 33. Qc2 Re6
34. Rb3 g6 35. a6 Qa7 36. Qa2 Re7 37. Qa5 Rec7 38. Rb6 Kg7 39. Qb4 Qa8 40. Ra5
Ra7 41. Qd6 Rac7 42. Kh2 Ra7 43. Ra3 Kh7 44. Rab3 Rxa6 45. Rb8 Rxb8 46. Rxb8
Qa7 47. Qd8 1-0

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.23"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Boey, Josef Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Qd7 12. Nbd2 Rfe8 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15.
Qc2 Na5 16. b3 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Nb7 19. Be3 a5 20. a3 Ra6 21. Ra2 Rea8 22.
Rea1 Kh7 23. Ne1 Ng8 24. Nf1 Be7 25. g4 Bd8 26. Qb2 Ne7 27. f3 Ng6 28. Ng2 Bg5
29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. Nfe3 Nf4 31. Nxf4 gxf4 32. Nc2 Qd8 33. Qc1 Qh4 34. Qf1 Kg6
35. Qg2 axb4 36. cxb4 f6 37. Ne1 Rh8 38. Qh2 Nd8 39. Ng2 Qxh3 40. Qxh3 Rxh3 41.
a4 Nf7 42. axb5 Rb6 43. Rc1 Ng5 44. Ra3 Nxe4 45. Ra6 Rxb5 46. fxe4 Rxb4 47. Ra2
c3 48. Rac2 Rxe4 49. Rxc3 Rxc3 50. Rxc3 Kg5 51. Kf2 Rd4 52. Rc7 g6 53. Rg7 Rxd5
54. Ke2 Ra5 55. Ne1 e4 56. Nc2 Ra2 57. Kd1 e3 58. Ne1 Rf2 59. Re7 Kxg4 60. Re6
Rd2+ 61. Kc1 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Zonal Enschede"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "1963.10.25"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Llado Lumbera, Jaime"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1963.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. a3 Na6 18. Be3 Rfc8 19. Bd3 g6 20. Qc1 Qxc1 21. Rexc1
Bd8 22. Ng3 Ne8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Nc5 26. Bc2 f6 27. Be3 Kf7
28. Ne1 Nc7 29. Nd3 N7a6 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club ch Cheltenham-City and E"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.12.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tayar, Clifford G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1963.12.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "City and Erdington"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3
Bd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Rc8 12. Rad1 b5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Qf2 Qc7 15.
Nf3 d5 16. Bd3 Nb4 17. f5 Nxd3 18. cxd3 b4 19. f6 gxf6 20. Ne2 Kh8 21. Qh4 Rg8
22. Bd4 fxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Bxh4 25. Nxf7+ {Source: Aitken Book 25}
1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v Aberdeen"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1964.12.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cowling, Terence I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1963.12.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Aberdeen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 a5 14. Qd3 Qd7
15. Qg3 a4 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 c6 18. Be3 Bf5 19. Bd4 Qe6 20. Qxg7 O-O-O 21.
Qf6 Rhg8 22. Qxe6+ fxe6 23. f3 Rdf8 24. Rf2 h5 25. Be3 Rg6 26. b3 Rfg8 27. Kh1
R8g7 28. bxa4 bxa4 {First time control} 29. Rb2 Rb7 30. Rb6 Rxb6 31. cxb6 Bd3
32. Rd1 Bc4 33. Rb1 Kb7 34. Rb4 Bf1 35. g3 Be2 36. Rxa4 Bxf3+ 37. Kg1 Be4 38.
Ra7+ Kb8 39. Bc5 h4 40. Bd6+ {Source: Aitken Book 26} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch19"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1964.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D25"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1964.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Be2 c6 8.
Nc3 Bd6 9. e4 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e5 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. a4 Rad8
15. a5 Nc8 16. d5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bb4 19. Rad1 Rxd5 20. Rxd5 b6 21.
a6 Bd6 22. Qc4 Qe6 23. Qb5 Ne7 24. Rd1 g6 25. Be2 Rc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1
Qc8 28. Bh6 Nc6 29. Qd5 Bf8 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Qd6+ Kg8 {Source: Aitken Book 25}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch19"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1964.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Anderson, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1964.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 h5 7. Bg5 Qb6 8.
Bd3 Qb4+ 9. Qd2 Qxd2+ 10. Kxd2 e6 11. Rae1 Be7 12. Re2 b6 13. Rhe1 g6 14. Bxg6
fxg6 15. Rxe6 Rh7 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Rxf6 h4 18. Ne4 Kd7 19. Ne5+ {Source:
Aitken Book 25} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch19"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1964.03.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1964.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Kh8 10. Na4 Nxa4 11. Qxa4 Bd7 12. Qc2 f6 13. a3 Be6 14. Rfd1 Nd4
15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bf4 c6 17. b4 Bd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qc4 Rfd8 20. Rab1 Rac8
21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. a4 g5 23. Bd2 Bd6 24. Rdc1 Re8 25. Kf1 a6 26. Rc4 Kg7 27. Rc2
h5 28. h3 Kg6 29. Be1 f5 30. f3 g4 31. hxg4 fxg4 32. fxg4 hxg4 33. Kg2 Rh8 34.
Bf2 Rdh5 {First time control} 35. Rg1 Rh2+ 36. Kf1 Bxb4 37. Rc4 c5 38. Rg2 Rh1+
39. Rg1 b5 40. axb5 axb5 41. Rxb4 cxb4 42. Bxd4 Rxg1+ 43. Kxg1 Rd8 44. Be5 Re8
{Source: Aitken Book 25} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch19"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1964.03.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wildig, Robert H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1964.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 Nd7 14. Nxa5
Qxa5 15. Nd5 Rae8 16. b4 Qa3 17. Rb1 Nf6 18. Rb3 Qa4 19. Nc3 Qc6 20. b5 Qc7 21.
g4 Qd7 22. b6 a6 23. g5 Nh5 24. Nd5 f6 25. Rc3 Rc8 26. Qb3 Kh8 27. Rc7 Rxc7 28.
bxc7 {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch19"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1964.03.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1964.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Nc3 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bf6
15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Nf3 Ne7 18. Bb3 Kh7 19. h4 g6 20. h5 g5 21. Qa1 f5
22. Qxa8 Rxa8 23. Nd2 f4 24. g4 Bc8 25. f3 Kg7 26. Rc1 Kf6 27. Kf2 Be6 28. Bxe6
Kxe6 29. c3 bxc3 30. Rxc3 Kd7 {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch19"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1964.03.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1964.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qc1 f6 11. Ne4 Qd7 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Rfd8 14. b4 Bd5
15. a4 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 exd4 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Qc4+ Qd5+ 20. Qxd5+
Rxd5 21. Rfc1 c6 22. Ra3 Re5 23. Rc2 Kf7 24. Raa2 Ke6 25. Kf3 Kd6 26. e4 dxe3
27. fxe3 Rae8 28. Re2 Rf5+ 29. Kg2 Rfe5 30. e4 f5 31. Kf3 g5 32. g4 fxe4+ 33.
dxe4 Rf8+ 34. Kg3 Ke6 {First time control} 35. b5 c5 36. a5 bxa5 37. Rxa5 c4
38. Ra4 Rc8 39. Rb4 Kd6 40. Kf3 Kc5 $2 {Aitken} 41. Rxc4+ Kxc4 42. Rc2+ Kxb5
43. Rxc8 Rc5 44. Rh8 Rc3+ 45. Kf2 Rc2+ 46. Ke3 Rxh2 47. e5 Kc6 48. Ke4 Rf2 49.
Rxh7 Rf4+ 50. Ke3 b5 51. Rh6+ Kd5 {2nd time control} 52. Rb6 b4 53. e6 Rxg4 54.
e7 Re4+ 55. Kf3 g4+ 56. Kg3 {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County qf Warw-Gloucs"]
[Site "Leamington Town Hall"]
[Date "1964.04.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lawrence, John A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1964.04.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. d4 Qc7 13. d5 Rab8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Nbd2 Bc8 16. b3 b4 17. c4 Bg4 18. Nf1 Ra8 19. Ne3 Nb7 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Nxg4
Nxg4 22. Bb1 Ra1 23. Bb2 Ra8 24. h3 Nf6 25. Nh4 g6 26. f4 Nh5 27. Nf5 Nxf4 28.
Kh2 gxf5 29. exf5 Bf6 30. g3 Ng6 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. Rf1 Rf8 33. Qg4 Nd8 34. Bf5
Qg7 35. Be6+ Kh8 36. Kg2 Be7 37. Rxf8+ Qxf8 38. Bc1 Qf6 39. Bc8 Kg7 40. h4 h5 {
First time control} 41. Qe4 {Source: Aitken Book 25. Adjudicated as a draw.
County Quarter-Final. Full team lists given in the 1964/65 BCF Yearbook, p82,
but no mention of venue. However, the Gloucester Citizen for 25 April 1964 
(which also has the full results) tells us it was Leamington Town Hall.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Inter-Union m West of England v Wales"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1964.05.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Chesters, Graham"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1964.05.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wales"]
[BlackTeam "West of England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "WLS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 Bd6 9. d3 O-O 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Be3 Ne8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Qg3 f6 14. f4 exf4
15. Bxf4 Qd4+ 16. Qf2 Qxf2+ 17. Kxf2 f5 18. Kg1 g5 19. Be5 f4 20. g3 Rd8 21.
gxf4 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Be3 23. Nc4 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 gxf4 25. Rf3 Ng7 26. Rg1 Kh8 27.
Rg4 Ne6 28. c3 Rg8 29. Ne5 Rdf8 30. h4 Rxg4 31. Nxg4 Kg7 32. d4 Kg6 33. Kh2 Kf7
34. d5 Nc5 35. Rxf4+ Ke7 36. Rxf8 Kxf8 {First time control} 37. dxc6 bxc6 38.
Nf2 Ke7 39. Kg3 Kf6 40. Kf3 Na4 41. Nd3 c5 42. c4 Nb6 43. Nxc5 Nxc4 44. Nxa6
Nxb2 45. Nxc7 Ke5 46. Nb5 Nc4 47. Nc3 Kd4 48. Ne2+ Ke5 49. Ng3 Na3 50. Kg4 Nc4
51. Kg5 h6+ 52. Kxh6 Kf4 53. Ne2+ Kxe4 54. h5 Kf3 55. Kg7 Nd6 56. Nd4+ Ke4 57.
h6 Ne8+ 58. Kf7 Nd6+ 59. Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book 25. West of England 24-14
Welsh Chess Union} 1-0

[Event "Four-Player Tournament"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.07.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coast, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1964.07.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"First game I played of a small practice tournament with P. Coast, J. Ansell
and D.V.Mardle" (Aitken)} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d6 4. Nf3 h6 5. O-O Be6 6.
Bxe6 fxe6 7. Nd4 Qf6 8. Nb5 Na6 9. d4 e5 10. N1c3 c6 11. Na3 O-O-O 12. Nc4 g5
13. d5 Qg6 14. b4 Nf6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Qe2 Nb8 17. Na5 Rh7 18. Rb1 d5 19. exd5
Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Be3 Rhd7 22. b5 c5 23. b6 axb6 24. Qb5 Be7 25. Nc4 Rb7
26. Na5 $2 Ra7 (26... fxe3 {would have won - Aitken}) 27. Nc4 Nd7 28. Bf2 e4
29. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qe6 {First time control} 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Nxb6+ Kd8
33. Nxd7 Qxd7 34. Qa5+ Ke8 35. Qa8+ Kf7 36. Qxe4 Qd1+ 37. Be1 Bf6 38. Kf1 {
Source: Aitken Book 25} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Four-Player Tournament"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1964.07.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Bg5 O-O 8.
Nge2 Re8 9. Qb3 Be6 10. Bxe6 Rxe6 11. Qxb7 Nbd7 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. b3 h6 14. Bh4
Qe8 15. O-O Ne4 16. Rfd1 Ng5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Ng3 Nf6 19. Nf5 g4 20. Nxd6 cxd6
21. Qf5 Qd7 22. Qd3 Rbe8 23. Qd2 Qe7 24. Kf1 g3 25. hxg3 Ng4 26. Nd5 Qb7 27.
Nf4 Rh6 28. Kg1 g5 29. Nh3 f6 30. Re1 Ne5 31. dxe5 dxe5 32. Rad1 Qh7 33. Qd7
Re7 34. Qd8+ Kf7 35. Rd7 {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Somerville, RC (Capt)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bf6 13. Re1 Nd7 14. h4
Re8 15. Qxe8+ Qxe8 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Be3 Nb6 18. Kf1 Nd5 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5
f6 21. Nf3 Kf7 22. g4 Re4 23. g5 Rf4 24. Kg2 Rg4+ 25. Kh3 Re4 26. Kg3 Ne7 27.
Rd1 Nf5+ 28. Kh3 Re2 29. Kg4 Rxf2 30. Kxf5 Rxf3+ 31. Kg4 Rf2 32. d5 cxd5 33.
Rxd5 Ke6 34. Rb5 b6 35. gxf6 Kxf6 36. a4 g6 37. b3 Rf5 38. Rb4 h5+ 39. Kg3 g5
40. hxg5+ Kxg5 {First time control} 41. Rd4 Rc5 42. Rd3 Kf5 43. b4 Rc4 44. Rd5+
Ke6 45. Rb5 h4+ 46. Kh3 Kd6 47. a5 Kc6 48. axb6 axb6 49. Rh5 Rxb4 50. Kg2 b5
51. Rh6+ Kd5 52. Kf3 Rd4 53. Ke3 b4 54. Rh8 Rg4 55. Kf3 Rc4 56. Rh5+ Kc6 57.
Ke3 b3 58. Rh6+ Kc5 59. Rh5+ Kb4 60. Kd3 b2 61. Re5 b1=Q+ 62. Kd2 Rc2+ 63. Ke3
Qe1+ 64. Kf4 Rf2+ 65. Kg4 Qxe5 {Source: Aitken Book 25. Capt. RC Somerville
was based in London.} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davis, Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Nc6 7. a3 Nge7 8. Bd3
Nf5 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. O-O Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Na5 13. b4 Rc8 14. Na2 Nc4
15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nc1 Rc8 17. Nb3 Bb5 18. Rfc1 Bc4 19. Na5 Qd7 20. Bd2 b6 21.
Nxc4 dxc4 22. Bc3 Qd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Re1 Kd7 25. Re3 Ke6 26. f4 g6 27. g4
Rg8 28. Kh1 Re8 29. a4 h5 30. f5+ gxf5 31. gxf5+ Kd7 32. Rh3 Rh8 33. Rg1 a5 34.
bxa5 bxa5 35. Rb1 Bb4 36. Re3 Rb8 37. e6+ fxe6 38. fxe6+ Ke7 39. Be1 Bxe1 40.
Rbxe1 Rh6 41. Re5 Rd8 42. Rb1 Rxe6 43. Rxh5 Re4 44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. Rb6+ Kg7 46.
Rg5+ Kf7 47. Rf5+ Kg7 48. Rg5+ Kf7 49. Rf5+ {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bonner, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Rb1 O-O 10. e3 Qe7 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Be2 Ne5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nb5 Qd8
15. Qc2 Nc5 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Nd4 Qf6 18. Re1 a6 19. Bf1 Rae8 20. f3 Bc8 21. e4
Re7 22. Qd2 Rfe8 23. Nc2 Na4 24. Rb3 Nc5 25. Rbb1 Na4 26. Rb3 Nc5 27. Rbb1 {
Source: Aitken Book 25} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burt, GJ"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Ne7 5. Nf3 Nf5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. Bxf5
exf5 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Ne1 a6 12. Nd3 b6 13. Nf4 Bb7 14. e6 O-O 15.
exf7+ Rxf7 16. Ne6 Qd7 17. Re1 Rf6 18. Nf4 Bf8 19. Nd3 Nc4 20. b3 Nd6 21. Bg5
Re6 22. Ne5 Qe8 23. f3 Nf7 24. Nxf7 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Kxf7 27. Na4
Rc8 28. Nxb6 Rc2 29. Nd7 Bb4 30. Ne5+ Ke6 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Bxc1 Bc3 33. Be3 f4
34. Bf2 a5 35. Nd3 Kf5 36. Nc5 Bc6 37. a4 Be8 38. Kf1 g5 39. Ke2 Bg6 40. Nd3
Ke6 {First time control} 41. Nc5+ Kf5 42. Nb7 Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book 25. GJ
Burt was based in Edinburgh.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bothwell, JE"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. Bd2
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nh4 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nf5 g6 14. Ne3 O-O
15. O-O Bg7 16. g3 Bc8 17. Nxb5 Bh3 18. Nc3 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 c6 20. f4 Qb6 21. Qe2
exf4 22. gxf4 f5 23. Kh1 fxe4 24. Nc4 Qc7 25. Qxe4 d5 26. Qe6+ Qf7 27. Qxf7+
Rxf7 28. Ne5 Rxf4 29. Nxg6 Rf2 30. Ne7+ Kf7 31. Nxc6 Re8 32. Kg1 Rxc2 33. Rf1+
Kg8 34. Nb4 Rxb2 35. Ncxd5 Ree2 36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Rf3 Re1+ 38. Rf1 Rxf1+ {
Source: Aitken Book 25. JE Bothwell was based in Aberdeen} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Laidlaw, BH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 b4 11. Nd5 d6 12. c3 bxc3 13. dxc3 Bg4 14. Bc2 Re8 15.
Ra6 Bd7 16. Ba4 Qc8 17. Rxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Nd7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Nxe5 Qe6 21.
Nc6 Bd8 22. Nxb8 {Source: Aitken Book 25. BH Laidlaw was based in Kirkcaldy}
1-0

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Macdonald-Ross, Michael"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 25"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Be6 11. Qc1 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bc5 Bxc5 14. Qxc5 Qd6
15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nd4 18. e3 Nc2 19. Rac1 Nb4 20. Rc3 d5 21.
Nf3 f6 22. Rd1 Rfc8 23. Rdc1 Rc6 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. d4 e4 26. Ne1 Kf7 27. Rc5
Ra6 28. f4 Ke6 29. Kf2 Rb6 30. Ke2 Na2 31. Rc2 Kd6 32. b3 Nb4 33. Rc3 f5 34.
Kd2 Rb8 35. Rc5 Ra8 36. Kc3 Kc7 37. Kd2 Kb6 38. Rc1 Rf8 39. Nc2 Nd3 40. Rb1 Rf6
{First time control} 41. Rg1 Rh6 42. Rg2 {Source: Aitken Book 25} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davie, Alexander Munro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Ne4 Ngf6 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Nd2 O-O
15. Nc4 Qd8 16. a3 Be7 17. Bf3 Nd5 18. Qb3 b5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rc8 21.
Rac1 Nxe3 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Qxe3 Bc5 24. Qc3 Qc7 25. Be4 Qb6 26. Qc2 Bd4 27.
Re1 Qb8 28. Qe2 Qxe5 29. Bxg6 Qxg3 30. Bxh7+ Kxh7 31. Qe4+ Qg6 32. Qxd4 Rc8 33.
Re4 Qf5 34. Re5 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rc4 36. Rxf5 Rxd4 37. Rxf7 Rd2 38. Ra7 Rxb2 39.
Rxa6 Ra2 40. Rxe6 Rxf2 {First time control} 41. Rb6 Ra2 42. Rxb5 Rxa3 43. Rb6
g6 44. h4 Kg7 45. g3 Kf7 46. Kh3 Kg7 {Sources: Aitken Book 26; BCM, September
1964, p260} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch71/1964"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1964.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hay, G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1964.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 Re8 15.
d5 Nb8 16. Nf1 Bf8 17. Re3 Nbd7 18. Bd2 Bb7 19. Rc1 Rec8 20. Rc3 Qd8 21. Bb1 g6
22. Be3 Bg7 23. Ng3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rc8 25. Qc1 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Qc8 27. Qxc8+ Bxc8
28. b4 Bf8 29. Nd2 Be7 30. Nb3 Bd8 31. Bd3 Kf8 32. Kf1 Ng8 33. Ke2 Ne7 34. f3
Bb6 35. Bxb6 Nxb6 36. Na5 Kg7 37. Nf1 f5 38. Ne3 Kf8 39. g4 fxe4 40. fxe4 g5
41. Kf3 Na4 42. Kg3 h6 43. Nd1 {Source: Aitken Book 26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Four-Player Tournament"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1964.08.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1964.08.08"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Nfd7 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. e5 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. Be4 Ra7 12. Be3 b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7
15. Qe1 Nc6 16. Rd1 Qa5 17. Nc1 c4 18. Qe2 Nb6 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Rc7 21.
Rfd1 e6 22. Rd6 Na4 23. Qf2 Rb7 24. Qf3 Rbb8 25. Bd4 Rfc8 26. Rc6 Qb5 27. Rxc8+
Rxc8 28. b3 cxb3 29. axb3 Nc3 30. Bxc3 Rxc3 {First time control.} 31. Qf2 Bf8
32. Kh1 Qa5 33. Nd3 Qa2 34. Rd2 a5 35. g3 a4 36. bxa4 Qxa4 37. Kg2 Qc6+ 38. Kh3
b3 39. cxb3 Qe4 40. Ne1 Bc5 41. Qe2 Re3 42. Qb5 Bb4 43. Rd8+ Kg7 44. Nd3 Qf5+
45. Kg2 Re2+ 46. Nf2 Qe4+ 47. Kh3 Rxf2 48. Qe8 Qf5+ 49. g4 Rf3+ 50. Kh4 g5+ 51.
fxg5 Rh3+ 52. Kxh3 Qf3+ 53. Kh4 Be1+ 54. Kh5 Qh3# {Source: Aitken Book 26} 0-1

[Event "Four-Player Tournament"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1964.09.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Coast, Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1964.09.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 Na5 8. Re1
Be7 9. c3 Nxb3 10. axb3 O-O 11. d4 Bb7 12. Qc2 d5 13. Nxe5 dxe4 14. Bg5 Nh5 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nd2 f6 17. Ng4 f5 18. Nh2 Qg5 19. Ndf1 Nf4 20. Ne3 Nxh3+ 21. Kh1
Nf4 22. Rg1 Rf6 23. g4 Rh6 24. Qd1 Rxh2+ {Source: Aitken Book 26} 0-1

[Event "Four-Player Tournament"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1964.09.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1964.09.24"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. exd6 exd6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3
Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. c5 N6d7 11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. Qd2 c6 13. h4 Re8 14. cxd6 Nb6 15.
Bf7 Rf8 16. Bb3 Bg4 17. Nh2 Bc8 18. Nf1 Qxd6 19. h5 gxh5 20. O-O-O Be6 21. Bf4
Qd7 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Ng3 Na6 24. Rxh5 Rf7 25. Re1 Qd7 26. Nf5 Bf8 27. Qe2 Nd5
28. Nxd5 cxd5 29. Kb1 Bb4 30. Bd2 Rc8 {First time control} 31. Bxb4 Nxb4 32. a3
Nc6 33. Qe6 Qxe6 34. Rxe6 Rff8 35. Ne7 Nxd4 36. Ng6+ {Source: Aitken Book 26}
1-0

[Event "West of England Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mann, Richard HK"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1964.10.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Ne8 9. g4 h5 10. Rg1 h4 11. Nf1 g6 12. Bh6 Ng7 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15.
Ne3 Rh8 16. O-O-O Bg5 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. Nxg5 Bd7 19. Bb3 Qf6 20. Nxf7 Rh7 21.
Ng5 Rhh8 22. Nf7 Rh7 {Source: Aitken Book 26 (no date given by Aitken but
deduced from the 1964/65 Yearbook and Gloucester Citizen - Saturday 17 October
1964)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Four-Player Tournament"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1964.10.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1964.10.27"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. d6+ Nxb3 12. dxe7 Qxe7 13. axb3 b4 14. Ne4 Bb7
15. Nxf6 Qxf6 16. Ra5 $2 {Aitken} Qg6 17. f3 Qb6+ 18. Rf2 Qxa5 19. f4 e4 20. f5
Rhf8 21. d4 exd3 22. Bh6 Rae8 23. Qxd3 Re1+ 24. Rf1 Qc5+ {This was the last
game of the 4 man tournament. Aitken, Mardle and Ansell all on 3Â½ pts, Coast
on 1Â½. Source: Aitken Book 26} 0-1

[Event "County m?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.10.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sheldrick, George Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1964.10.31"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 Nd7 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. a3 Na5 14. Nd2 Nb6 15.
b4 Nac4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Qa4+ Qxa4 18. Nxa4 Be7 19. Rfc1 b6 20. Ra2 Kd7 21.
Nb2 Nxb2 22. Rxb2 Rhc8 23. Rbc2 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 a5 25. Kf1 axb4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27.
Ke2 Rc8 28. Rb2 Rc4 29. Ra2 Ba5 30. Bd2 Rxd4 {First time control} 31. Bxa5 bxa5
32. Rxa5 Re4+ 33. Kd3 Rxe5 34. Ra7+ Ke8 35. Kd4 Re2 36. Kc5 Kf8 37. f4 g6 38.
g4 Rxh2 39. f5 exf5 40. gxf5 Kg7 41. Ra6 Rf2 42. fxg6 hxg6 43. Kxd5 Re2 {
Source: Aitken Book 26} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-16 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Skold, Kristian"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1964.11.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 c6 10. b3 Bf6 11. Be3 c5 12. Nde2 Qe7 13. Ne4 Na6 14. Nxf6+
Qxf6 15. Qc1 Bg4 16. Nf4 Rab8 17. a4 Qd8 18. a5 Nd7 19. h3 Bf5 20. Rd1 Qe8 21.
g4 Be6 22. Qb2 Nf6 23. g5 Nd7 24. Rd6 Bf5 25. Rad1 Nc7 26. Nh5 Qe5 27. Qc1 Qe7
28. Qd2 Ne5 29. Bf4 f6 30. gxf6 gxf6 31. Qe3 Rbe8 32. Bh6 Rf7 33. Qxc5 Ne6 34.
Qc3 Bg6 35. Ng3 Qc7 36. Qxc7 Rxc7 37. Bd5 Bf7 38. f4 Nc6 39. Ne4 Kh8 40. Nxf6
Ree7 41. Bxe6 Rxe6 42. Rd8+ Nxd8 43. Rxd8+ Be8 44. Nxe8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-16 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bilek, Istvan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1964.11.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Kh1 a6 10. a4 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. Qe1 Qc7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Bg1 Nfd7 15.
a5 b5 16. Bd4 e5 17. Be3 Nxb3 18. cxb3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5 20. Be2 Qc5 21. Rd1
Rad8 22. Qf2 Qxf2 23. Rxf2 f5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Be3 d5 26. Rxf5 gxf5 27. Bd4
Ng6 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Bf3 Ne7 30. Ne2 Kf6 31. Kg1 Ke5 32. Nc1 Rc8 33. Kf2 Rc2+
34. Ke1 Kd6 35. Nd3 Rc7 36. Nb4 Rc5 37. Nd3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-16 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Reilly, Brian Patrick"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1964.11.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ireland"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Nd5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Nf6 13. Qc2 Be4 14. Qb3 Bd5
15. Qc2 Be4 16. Qb3 Bd5 17. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-16 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Philippe, Georges"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1964.11.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Luxembourg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LUX"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Ba2 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 d6
15. c4 c5 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. d4 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 exd4 19. Bb1 Bf6 20. Bd2 g6 21. b3
Bg7 22. Bxb4 Qb6 23. Bxa5 Qxa5 24. Kf1 Qb4 25. Be4 Be5 26. Bd5 Qc3 27. Rd1 Qxf3
28. Bxf3 Rb8 29. Rd3 Kf8 30. Bc6 Ke7 31. g3 d5 32. f4 Bf6 33. Ba4 Kd8 34. Ke2
Rb7 35. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-16 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kraidman, Yair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1964.11.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Bf4 Ne4 10. Ndxe4 dxe4 11. Be2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3
Re8 15. Rad1 Bf5 16. Rd4 Bg6 17. Rfd1 Nd3 18. Bg3 Nc5 19. Bd6 Ne6 20. R4d2 Nc5
21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Rd7 Re7 23. Qd2 Kf8 24. Rb1 b6 25. Rd1 Bf5 26. Rd4 Rae8 27.
h3 Qe5 28. Qb2 Be6 29. Qc2 Bf5 30. Qa4 Qc7 31. c5 bxc5 32. Rd6 Bc8 33. Bg4 Bxg4
34. hxg4 Qc8 35. Qxc6 Rc7 36. Qd5 Qxg4 37. Rd8 Qe6 38. Qa8 Rc8 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8
40. Qxa7 Qc6 41. Rb1 Ra8 42. Rb8+ Rxb8 43. Qxb8+ Ke7 44. Qe5+ Kf8 45. a4 Qxa4
46. Qxc5+ Ke8 47. c4 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd3 49. Qc7 Qc2 50. Qe5+ Kd7 51. Qf5+ Ke7 52.
c5 f6 53. Qxh7 Qxc5 54. Qxg7+ Ke6 55. Qg8+ Ke7 56. Qh7+ Kf8 57. Qxe4 Qh5+ 58.
Kg3 Qg5+ 59. Qg4 Qe5+ 60. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-16 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mazzoni, Guy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1964.11.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O g6 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Kh1 Bg7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 b5 14. Qe1 Bb7 15.
Rd1 O-O 16. a3 Rae8 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. Ne2 Rc8 19. Qb4 Rfe8 20. Ng3 Nc5 21. Bxc5
Qxc5 22. Qxc5 Rxc5 23. Nd2 Rc7 24. Rf3 Ree7 25. Rdf1 Ne8 26. b4 Nd6 27. Nb3 Kg8
28. Nc5 Bc8 29. R3f2 h5 30. Ne2 a5 31. Nc3 Nb7 32. Nd5 Nxc5 33. Nxe7+ Rxe7 34.
bxc5 Rc7 35. c6 Rxc6 36. Rxf7 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Ra7 Rc3 39. Ra8 Kh7 40. Rb8
b3 41. Rxb3 Rc7 42. Rb6 h4 43. h3 Bh6 44. Ra1 Be3 45. Rb8 Be6 46. Rab1 Kh6 47.
R8b7 Rc6 48. Re7 Bc5 49. Re8 Bd4 50. Rb4 Bc3 51. Rbb8 Bd4 52. Kh2 Bf2 53. Rf8
Bg3+ 54. Kg1 Kg7 55. Rfd8 Kh6 56. Ra8 Bf7 57. Ra6 Rc7 58. Rdd6 Kg7 59. Rdc6 Rd7
60. Kf1 g5 61. Bc4 Rd1+ 62. Ke2 Bh5+ 63. Ke3 Bf4+ 64. Kf2 Bg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Garces, Napoleon"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ecuador"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ECU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Na5 8. d4
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bg4 10. dxe5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 dxe5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Ne2
Nd7 15. Be3 Bg5 16. Ng3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. Rc3 h5 20. f3 Ra7
21. Rc5 Rd8 22. Nf1 Nd7 23. Rxb5 axb5 24. Rxa7 c6 25. Rc7 Nb8 26. Kf2 g6 27.
Ke2 Kg7 28. c3 Rd6 29. b4 Nd7 30. Nd2 Nb6 31. b3 Nd7 32. c4 Nf8 33. c5 Rf6 34.
Ke3 h4 35. Nb1 h3 36. g3 Ne6 37. Rxc6 Rxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Nd4+ 39. Kg4 Nxc6 40. Nc3
Nd4 41. Kxh3 f5 42. exf5 gxf5 43. g4 Kg6 44. Kg3 Kg5 45. h4+ Kg6 46. g5 Kh5 47.
Nd5 Nc6 48. Nc7 Nd4 49. Ne8 Kg6 50. Nd6 Kh5 51. Nf7 Nc6 52. Nxe5 Nxe5 53. Kf4
Nd3+ 54. Kxf5 Nxb4 55. Ke6 Na6 56. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Skold, Kristian"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. a4 Bb7 8. axb5
axb5 9. Rxa8 Bxa8 10. d3 Be7 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Na5 14. Bxa8 Qxa8
15. d4 O-O 16. Qe2 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bf6 18. Nf5 Re8 19. Re1 d5 20. Qb5 Rxe4 21.
Rxe4 dxe4 22. Qxb4 g6 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Ng4 Nc6 25. Qe1 Bd4 26. Bh6+ Kh8 27. c3
Bg7 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qc1 f5 30. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Malich, Burkhard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "German Dem Rep"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DDR"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. a4
d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 e6 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Ng3 Qb6 13. Nb5 Bd7 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15.
Qxh6 Nxd4 16. Qh4 Bxb5 17. Qxf6 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Ra6 19. Rd1 e5 20. Qxe5 Nxb3 21.
cxb3 Qxb3 22. Rd4 Re6 23. Qg5 Re1+ 24. Nf1 Qxb2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dueckstein, Andreas"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Austria"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. a4 b4 13. Nbd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Bf6 16. N2b3 Nxb3 17. Bxb3 Bb7 18. Nf5 Nc5 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qd7 21.
Nxd6 Nxa4 22. e5 Nb6 23. Qc5 Nc8 24. Bf4 Nxd6 25. exf6 Nf5 26. fxg7 Nxg7 27.
Qxb4 Rfd8 28. Be5 Qf5 29. Re3 Rd3 30. Rxd3 Qxd3 31. Ra3 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Qd5 33.
Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Rg3+ Kf6 35. Qh4+ Ke6 36. Re3+ Kd7 37. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Silva Nazzari, Raul R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Paraguay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PAR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.
Nxe5 Re8 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. e5 Nd5 11. d4 Qd7 12. c4 Nb6 13. b3 Rad8 14. Bb2 Bc5
15. Nbd2 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd1 18. Raxd1 Rxd4 19. Nf3 Rdd8 20. Kf1
Kf8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. e6 fxe6 23. Ng5 Rd2 24. Nxe6+ Kf7 25. Ng5+ Kg6 26. Nf3
Rxa2 27. Re6+ Kf7 28. Ng5+ Kf8 29. Nxh7+ Kf7 30. Ng5+ Kf8 31. Re3 a5 32. Ne6+
Kf7 33. Ng5+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mongolia"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MGL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. f3 Bg6 5. Qd2 e6 6. O-O-O Be7 7. Nh3 h6 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nf4 Bh7 10. g4 Na5 11. b3 Bb4 12. Nd3 Nc6 13. Kb2 Qe7 14. Nxb4 Nxb4
15. Rc1 O-O-O 16. Bf4 a6 17. e3 Nd7 18. Be2 f6 19. Rhe1 e5 20. Bg3 Nb6 21. a4
Nc6 22. Nb1 Rhe8 23. Bf1 Qb4 24. Qxb4 Nxb4 25. Na3 Re7 26. Rcd1 exd4 27. exd4
Rde8 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Re1 Rxe1 30. Bxe1 Nc6 31. c3 Kd7 32. Bg3 Nd8 33. Nc2 Ne6
34. Ne3 c6 35. Ka3 Nc8 36. Kb4 Nc7 37. c4 Ne6 38. cxd5 Nxd4 39. dxc6+ Kxc6 40.
Bg2 Nd6 41. Bxd6 Kxd6 42. f4 b6 43. Nc4+ Kc7 44. Ne3 Nc2+ 45. Nxc2 Bxc2 46. Bf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Johannessen, Svein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. a3 d6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Nb3 Be7 12. f4 Rc8 13. Be3 O-O 14. Kh1 Nb6 15.
Na5 Ba8 16. Rad1 Na4 17. Nxa4 bxa4 18. Qxa6 Nxe4 19. c4 Rb8 20. c5 Nxc5 21.
Bxc5 Bxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Qxc5 23. Nc4 d5 24. Nd2 Rxb2 25. Qxa4 Qe3 26. Qa5 Bd8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kottnauer, Cenek"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Nge2 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. Rab1 Ne6 13. Bg3 Ng5 14. b4 a6
15. Na4 Nge4 16. Nc5 Nxg3 17. Nxg3 Bd6 18. Bf5 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 b6
21. Nd3 Ne4 22. Ne5 Qf6 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Nf3 Nd6 25. Nd2 Nc4 26. Rfd1 b5 27.
a4 Reb8 28. a5 Kg7 29. Nb3 Ra7 30. Nc5 Re8 31. Kf1 Na3 32. Rbc1 Nc4 33. Ke2 f5
34. Rh1 Rh8 35. Rh5 Kg6 36. Rch1 Nd6 37. Nd3 f6 38. Nf4+ Kg7 39. R1h4 Re7 40.
g4 fxg4 41. Rxg4+ Kf7 42. Ng6 Rg8 43. Rxh6 Re4 44. Rh7+ Ke8 45. Rxe4+ dxe4 46.
Ne7 Rxg2 47. Nxc6 Nf7 48. Rh1 f5 49. Nb8 Rg6 50. Rc1 Kd8 51. Rc5 Rf6 52. Nc6+
Kd7 53. Ne5+ Nxe5 54. Rxe5 Rf8 55. f3 Rc8 56. Rd5+ Ke6 57. fxe4 fxe4 58. Rc5
Rh8 59. Re5+ Kd6 60. Rxe4 Rh2+ 61. Kd3 Rb2 62. Rh4 Rxb4 63. Rh6+ Kc7 64. Rxa6
Ra4 65. Ke4 Ra3 66. Kf4 Ra4 67. Ke5 b4 68. d5 b3 69. Rb6 Ra3 70. e4 {Source:
BCM, January 1965, p29} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.23"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Quinones, Oscar Carillo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Peru"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. d5 Bf6 12. dxc6 Bxc3 13. cxb7 Rb8 14. Rb1 Rxb7
15. Ng5 Bf5 16. Bd3 Qf6 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Be3 Rfb8 19. Rc1 Bb2 20. Rc2 Ba3 21.
Nf3 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qd2 h6 24. Rd1 Rd7 25. h3 Rc8 26. Rdc1 a5 27. Qc3
Rdc7 28. Qd2 Qb4 29. Qxb4 axb4 30. Ne1 Nd7 31. Nd3 Rb8 32. Rd2 Kf8 33. Rcd1 Ke7
34. Nf4 Rb6 35. Re2 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-16 Final B"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1964.11.24"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ader Hausman, Walter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chile"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 g6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Qe2 Rd8 13. Ne4 Na5 14. dxc5 Rxd1+
15. Bxd1 Nd5 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. a3 Ne5 19. b4 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Bc6 21.
Qg3 Qd8 22. Be1 Nxb4 23. axb4 Bxe4 24. Be2 Bd5 25. Rd1 Qb8 26. f3 Qxg3 27. hxg3
a6 28. e4 Bc6 29. Bf2 Ba4 30. Ra1 Be8 31. b5 a5 32. c6 bxc6 33. b6 Bb4 34. b7
Rb8 35. Ba6 c5 36. g4 Bc6 37. Bg3 Bxb7 38. Bxb8 Bxa6 39. Be5 Bd3 40. Kf2 c4 41.
Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Cheltenham-Erdington"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.12.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stokes, Geoffrey Neil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C03"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1964.12.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "City of Erdington"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 f5 4. exf5 exf5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qf3 Bd6 7. Ne2 O-O 8.
O-O Ne4 9. Ng3 Qh4 10. Bxe4 fxe4 11. Qb3 c6 12. Ndxe4 Bxg3 13. Nxg3 Qxd4 14.
Be3 Qf6 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4+ Qf7 18. Qxf7+ Rxf7 19. Ne4 Nb6 20.
Rd8+ Rf8 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bc5+ Kg8 23. Nd6 Nd5 24. Re1 Bd7 25. Bd4 b6 26. b3
Rd8 27. f3 c5 28. Be5 Nb4 29. Bg3 Nc6 30. Bh4 Rf8 {First time control} 31. Re4
h6 32. Be7 Ra8 33. f4 Nd4 34. Bh4 Rf8 35. Bg3 {Adjudicated as a draw. Source:
Aitken Book 26. The Bristol Evening Post (Saturday 19 December 1964) confirms
that it was Cheltenham beating City of Erdington by 3½-2½ in round 1 of the
National Club Ch. GN Stokes was from Solihull.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club ch Cheltenham-Birm"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.01.09"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dudley, Brian George (Dr)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C40"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1965.01.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Birmingham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 Bd6 4. d4 dxe4 5. Nc3 Bxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1
Bg4+ 8. Be2 Bxe2+ 9. Kxe2 Nc6 10. Rd1 Nge7 11. Nxe4 Nxe5 12. Bf4 N7g6 13. Bxe5
Nxe5 14. Rd5 Ng6 15. Kf1 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Ng5 Ke7 18. Re1+ Kf6 19. Ne4+
Kf5 20. Ng3+ Kg5 21. Ne4+ Kf5 22. Ng3+ Kg5 {Source: Aitken Book 26. Cheltenham
lost to Birmingham 2Â½-3Â½ in round 3 of the 1964/65 National Club
Championship.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "Bath"]
[Date "1965.01.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Walker, Philip E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1965.01.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Na4 Nxa4 11. Qxa4 f6 12. Rac1 Nb4 13. a3 Nd5 14. Bc5 Bxc5
15. Rxc5 Qd6 16. Rfc1 c6 17. b4 Bd7 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Nd2 Nc7 20. Qb2 Ne6 21.
R5c4 Nd4 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. e3 Ne6 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Rfd8 26. d4 exd4 27. Qxd4
Bf5 28. Qb2 Be4 29. Bxe4 Qxe4 30. R5c4 Qd3 31. Qc3 Qxc3 32. R1xc3 Rd1+ 33. Kg2
Kg8 34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. exd4 Rd8 36. Rd3 Kf7 {First Time Control.} 37. Kf3 Rd7 38.
Ke2 Ke6 39. Re3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "Bridgwater"]
[Date "1965.02.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1965.02.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Be6 12. Bc5 Re8 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Bxd6
cxd6 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd6 Re7 18. b3 Rd8 19. Be4 Red7 20. Nxb7
Rxd1 21. Nxd8 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Nxd8 23. Ke2 Kf8 24. Ng5 Bh6 25. Nxe6+ Nxe6 26. b4
f5 27. Bb7 Ke7 28. Kd3 Kd6 29. g3 Nd8 30. Bg2 Nc6 31. Bxc6 Kxc6 32. c4 Bf8 33.
c5 a5 34. bxa5 Bxc5 35. f3 Bb4 36. g4 Bxa5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Kd4 Bc7 39. h3 Bg3
{Source: Aitken Book 26} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "Evesham"]
[Date "1965.03.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stewart, G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1965.03.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bb3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8.
Be3 O-O 9. c3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. Nd2 c5 13. Qe3 Nxd2 14. Qxd2
Qh4 15. Qe3 d4 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Qf3 b6 18. Rad1 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Rad8 20. Rd3 Qe4
21. Rfd1 Rfe8 22. g3 Rd6 23. Qa4 Red8 24. Qxa7 h5 25. Qa3 h4 26. f3 Qg6 27. Kg2
Qe6 28. R3d2 d3 29. g4 h3+ $2 {Aitken.} 30. Kxh3 Qe3 31. Kg3 Rf6 32. Rf2 Rd4
33. h3 Kh7 34. Qc3 g6 35. Qd2 Qe5+ 36. Kg2 Qd5 {First time control.} 37. a3 Re6
38. Re1 Rxe1 39. Qxe1 d2 40. Qd1 Qg5 41. Re2 Qf4 42. Rf2 Qe3 43. Kf1 Qd3+ 44.
Kg2 Rd6 45. Kg3 Qe3 {White resigned. Source: Aitken Book 26.} ({Aitken gives
this conclusion:} 45... Qe3 46. Rf1 Re6 47. Rf2 Rd6 48. Rf1 Rd3 49. h4 Rb3) 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch20"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1965.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Burnett, Leon P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
d4 e4 9. d5 exf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Rb8 13. O-O Rb6 14. g3 h5
15. Qg2 Qf6 16. Bd2 Be5 17. Be4 Rb2 18. Bc1 Rb6 19. Ba3 Bxc3 20. Rac1 Re8 21.
Rfd1 Ra6 22. Bc5 Rxa2 23. Bc6 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bd5 Rd2 26. e4 Qf6 27.
Bxa7 Bg4 28. Be3 Rb2 29. Qf1 Be2 30. Qh3 Bg4 31. Qf1 h4 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 33. Rxc3
hxg3 34. fxg3 Bf3 35. Qc4 Rg2+ 36. Kf1 Be2+ 37. Kxg2 Bxc4 38. Bf4 g5 {Source:
Aitken Book 26} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch20"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1965.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wheeler, George W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 g6 7. Bb3 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be3 Na5 11. Qe1 Nxb3 12. axb3 e5 13. Nde2 Be6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15.
Qd2 Rfd8 16. Na4 Nd7 17. f4 Nc5 18. Nac3 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. b4 Ne4 21. Nxe4
fxe4 22. f5 Bc4 23. f6 Bf8 24. b3 Be6 25. c4 b5 26. Rc1 Qf7 27. Nc3 d5 28. cxd5
Bxd5 29. Bb6 Rd7 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Qg5+ Qg6 32. Qxg6+ hxg6 33. Rc7 Rad8 34.
Rfc1 R8d7 35. Rc8 Kf7 36. Bc5 Rd8 37. Rc7+ R8d7 38. Rc8 Rd8 39. Rc7+ {Source:
Aitken Book 26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch20"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1965.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Na6 17. Bd3 Nc7 18. Be3 f6 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. a4 c4
22. Be2 Bb4 23. N1d2 Bd7 24. axb5 Nxb5 25. Bxc4 Nd6 26. Bd3 a4 27. Qe2 a3 28.
bxa3 Rxa3 29. Ra1 Qa5 30. Rxa3 Qxa3 31. Rb1 Rc8 32. Nc4 Nxc4 33. Bxc4 Bd6 34.
Nd2 Qa7 {First time control.} 35. g4 Rb8 36. Rxb8+ Qxb8 37. Kg2 {Sealed move
resumed 18th April} Qb4 38. Nf3 g5 39. Qa2 Qa4 40. Qxa4 Bxa4 41. Bd3 Bb4 42.
Kf1 Bd1 43. Nh2 Kf8 44. Kg2 Ke7 45. Nf1 Ba4 46. Kf3 h6 47. Ke2 Bd7 48. Bc4 Bc5
49. f3 Kd6 50. Kd3 Ba4 51. Ng3 Bd7 {Marked as second time control,} 52. Ba6 Kc7
53. Kc3 Kb6 54. Bc4 Be7 55. Ne2 Ba3 56. Kb3 Be7 57. Nc1 Ka5 58. Nd3 Ba4+ 59.
Kc3 Bd1 60. Nb2 Bxf3 61. Bf1 Kb6 62. Kd3 h5 63. Be2 Bxe2+ 64. Kxe2 hxg4 65.
hxg4 Kc5 66. Kd3 Bd8 67. Nc4 Bc7 68. Kc3 Bd8 {Marked as third time control.}
69. Ne3 Ba5+ 70. Kd3 Bc7 71. Nf5 Ba5 72. Ng7 Bb6 73. Ne6+ Kb5 74. Nf8 Bc7 75.
Nd7 Bd8 76. Nb8 Kc5 77. Nc6 Bb6 78. Ne7 Bd8 79. Ng8 Kb5 80. Nh6 Kc5 81. Nf7 Bc7
{Source: Aitken Book 26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch20"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1965.04.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gray, Denis John Pereira"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Ne7 5. Bd3 Nf5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Bxf5
exf5 9. O-O Be6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Ng5 Rac8 14. Qg3 f6 15.
Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Bh6 Qf7 17. Be3 fxe5 18. dxe5 Qe6 19. Rfd1 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 {
Source: Aitken Book 26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch20"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1965.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coast, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Bb7 8.
Bg5 Ne7 9. Qe3 Nxb3 10. axb3 f6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Bg3 Nc6 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Nd5 O-O
15. Qc3 Re8 16. O-O Bf8 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Rxa6 $1 {Aitken} Ne7 $1 {Aitken} 19.
Raa1 Nxd5 20. exd5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Bxd5 22. Qd3 c6 23. c4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Bf7 25.
Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch20"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1965.04.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1965.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qf7 6. Qf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Nge2 O-O-O 9. O-O g5 10. Ne4 Qg6 11. Qe3 Bxb4 12. d4 Nge7 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Qb3
Qxe4 15. Ng3 Qg6 16. Qxd5 fxe5 17. Qe4 Bd6 18. Rfd1 Qf7 19. Bc4 Qf4 20. Bc1 Qf6
21. Bd5 Bc5 22. Be3 Bd4 23. Rab1 h5 24. c3 h4 25. cxd4 hxg3 26. dxe5 gxf2+ 27.
Bxf2 Qf4 28. Qxf4 gxf4 29. e6 Be8 30. Bc5 Rh5 31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. Rxd8+ Kxd8 33.
Rd1+ Rd5 34. Rxd5+ Bxd5 35. a3 {Source: Aitken Book 26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-West Wales"]
[Site "Cardiff"]
[Date "1965.05.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Jones, AD"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B86"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1965.05.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "West Wales"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "WLS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. f4 Nc6 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Be3 Rd8 12. Qf3 Bd7 13. h3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15.
Rae1 b5 16. f5 e5 17. Bg1 Qb7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Rac8 21. Qd3
Rc4 22. b3 Rc7 23. Re4 Bf6 24. Be3 Rdc8 25. c4 bxc4 26. bxc4 Qb2 27. c5 dxc5
28. Qxa6 Qb7 29. Qc4 Rd7 30. Rd1 Qb6 31. a4 Rb7 32. d6 Rd7 33. Qd5 Rc6 34. Rb4
Qxb4 35. Qxc6 Rd8 36. Qb5 Qxb5 37. axb5 c4 38. b6 e4 39. Rb1 Be5 40. b7 Bxd6
41. Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 26} 1-0

[Event "Inter-Union WECU-MCCU"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.05.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fuller, John Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1965.05.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "West of England"]
[BlackTeam "Midlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nb3 O-O 8.
Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. f4 d6 11. g4 Nd7 12. Bf3 a5 13. a4 Nc5 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15.
Nb5 Qb6 16. c3 Rab8 17. Rb1 Qd8 18. Rf2 Qc8 19. Rd2 g5 20. f5 h6 21. Bg2 Ne5
22. Bf2 Rd8 23. b3 Rd7 24. h4 Bf6 25. h5 Bc6 26. c4 Qb7 27. Qe2 Rbd8 28. Rbd1
Ra8 29. Ra2 {Source: Aitken Book 27. MCCU beat WECU by 21-9} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Surrey"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1965.06.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Challis, Alan Hayward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1965.06.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Nd5 Bxd5 8.
Bxd5 h6 9. Bh4 Qd7 10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nh4 Qb6 13. Qf3 Qxb2 14. O-O
O-O-O 15. c4 Qa3 16. Nf5 Kb8 17. Rfb1 Qa4 18. Rb3 Rd7 19. Rab1 c6 20. Qe2 Ka8
21. Qb2 b6 22. Rc1 Qa5 23. a3 h5 24. d4 exd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qg5 27. Rd1
h4 28. Rh3 Re8 29. g3 hxg3 30. fxg3 Qg4 31. Rh4 Qe2 32. Rf4 Kb7 33. Rd2 Qe1+
34. Kg2 Re5 35. Rdf2 {Source: Aitken Book 26. County Championship semi-final,
drawn 10-10 - Gloucs won on board count. The County Championship Final vs
Middlesex was played on 10 July 1965 in Cowley, Oxford, but Dr Aitken did not
take part. Middlesex won 13Â½-5Â½ with one game for adjudication.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1965.07.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McKenna, F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1965.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Be2 Bg4 8.
O-O O-O-O 9. Nc3 Qh5 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Nb5 Bxh2+ 12. Nxh2 Bxe2 13. Nxa7+ Nxa7 14.
Qa4 Ba6 15. Rfc1 Qb5 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. Qf5+ Kb8 19. Rc5 Nxe3 20. fxe3
Qd3 21. Qxf7 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Qh6+ 23. Kg1 Qf6 {Source: Aitken Book 26} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1965.07.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gollnick, Ed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1965.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
g6 9. Bg5 Bg7 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Qd2 f5 14. c3 Re8 15.
exf5 Bxf5 16. Nef4 Rc8 17. Rad1 Qa5 18. Ne3 Rcd8 19. Nfd5 Be4 20. Ng4 Qxd5 21.
Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Re2 23. Rb1 Re6 24. Rd3 h5 25. Ne3 Rde8 26. Bh3 f5 27. Bg2
Bh6 28. Bd5 Ne5 29. Rdd1 Kf8 30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. Nc2 Nf3+ 32. Kg2 Nd2 33. Nd4 Re7
34. Ra1 Nc4 35. Re1 Nxb2 36. Rxe7 Kxe7 37. Rb1 Na4 38. Rxb7+ Kf6 39. f4 Nxc3
40. Rb6 Ne4 {First time control.} 41. Rxa6 g5 42. Ra5 gxf4 43. Rxf5+ Kg6 44.
Rd5 fxg3 45. hxg3 Bg7 46. a4 Be5 47. Nf3 Bxg3 48. a5 Bf2 49. Nd2 Nxd2 50. Rxd2
Bc5 51. Rd5 Kf6 52. Rxc5 dxc5 53. a6 c4 54. a7 {Source: Aitken Book 26} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1965.07.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davie, Alexander Munro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C04"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1965.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Bb5 O-O 8. O-O
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Na5 Nb8 11. Be3 Bb4 12. Nb3 a5 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Bxb4 axb4
15. Qd2 Qe7 16. Rfe1 Rb8 17. a4 bxa3 18. bxa3 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nfd4 Bd7 21.
Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Re3 Qe7 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. Re1 f6 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Nf3 Qxa3 27. Ne5
Qe7 28. c4 Rbf8 29. Ng4 dxc4 30. Nxf6 Rxf6 31. Qd4 Qf7 32. Rd1 Be8 33. f3 Rf4
34. Qc5 h6 35. h3 Kh7 36. Qe5 Rf5 37. Qe4 e5 38. Qd5 Kg8 39. Rg4 Qxd5 40. Rxd5
Bf7 {First time control} 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rc8 h5 43. Re4 c6 44. Re3 Bd5 45. Re8
c3 46. Rxc3 Kg6 47. Re3 Kf6 48. h4 Bf7 49. Rc8 Bd5 50. Rf8+ Bf7 51. Rc3 Ke7 52.
Rc8 Bd5 53. Rc7+ Kf6 {Source: Aitken Book 26} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1965.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jamieson, Peter McKeich"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D25"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1965.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Be3 Nfd7 11. Qb3 c5 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Rac1 c4 14. Qc2 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 e5 16. Nd5 Bd6 $4 {Aitken} 17. dxe5 Bc5 18. Bg4 Qc6 19. b4 cxb3 20.
axb3 Rfe8 21. Bxc5 Nxe5 22. Bh3 Nxd5 23. exd5 Qh6 24. Qc3 b6 25. Bd4 Ng6 26. d6
Nf4 27. Bg4 Qxd6 28. Qg3 Rac8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Be3 {Source: Aitken Book 26}
1-0

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1965.07.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonner, Gerald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1965.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. dxc6 Nxc6 6. Nf3 e5 7. d4 Bg4 8.
dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 O-O-O+ 10. Ke1 Nxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Bf5 13. Be3 Nd5
14. Nd2 Kb8 15. Ne4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Be7 17. Bd3 Rhe8 18. Ke2 Bxe4 19. fxe4 Bf6
20. Raf1 Re5 21. c3 Ra5 22. Bc4 Rg5 23. Rf2 Re5 24. Bd5 Re7 25. Rhf1 Rd6 26.
Kd3 Kc7 27. Kc2 Kd8 28. Rd2 Be5 29. Rfd1 Kc7 30. Rf1 f6 31. b4 g5 32. Kb3 h6
33. c4 b6 34. Rc1 Kb8 35. Rdc2 Rc7 36. a4 {Black lost on time. Source: Aitken
Book 26} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1965.07.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Holmes, Hugh D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1965.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 26"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qxd5 Bd7 6. Bc4 e6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
e5 Nh5 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. O-O Qxb2 11. Nc3 Bb4 12. Na4 Bxd2 13. Nxb2 Bxf4 14. g4
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. gxh5 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Bd4 {Source: Aitken Book 26} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965"]
[Site "Aberdeen"]
[Date "1965.07.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Freeman, Michael Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1965.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 f6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 O-O 14.
Nf3 Qb6 15. O-O Kh8 16. Rae1 Bd7 17. Re5 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Ng5 Ng4 20. Qc2
Nf6 21. Rxe6 Rac8 22. Rxf6 {Source: BCM, September 1965, p260} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rhodes, Geoffrey Irving"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 d5 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Qxd5 Nf6 7. Qc4 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. e5 Bxf3 11. exf6 Bd5 12. Qd3 gxf6 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Bh6
Re8 15. Rad1 Kh8 16. Qc4 Qe7 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Qe5 19. Qxe5 Rxe5 20. f4 Rg8
21. g3 Rc5 22. Rfe1 b5 23. Rd4 a5 24. a3 Rb8 25. Rd2 f5 26. Re7 b4 27. axb4
axb4 28. Nd1 Be4 29. Rxf7 Bxc2 30. Ne3 Be4 31. Rdd7 Rc1+ 32. Kf2 c5 33. Rxh7+
Kg8 34. h4 Rh1 35. Nc4 Rh2+ 36. Ke3 Rd8 37. Rdg7+ Kf8 38. Ne5 Rd6 39. Ra7 Kg8
40. Rhc7 Rf6 41. Rg7+ Kh8 42. Rh7+ Kg8 43. Rag7+ Kf8 44. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hardy, Otto Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. d5 Ne7 8. Bd3
d6 9. Qe2 Ne8 10. c4 f5 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Qe8 15.
Bxf5 Bxf5 16. Nh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Woodcock, Christopher Francis"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 Nb4 16. Bb1 a4 17. Nbd2 Bd7 18. a3 Nc6 19. Bd3 Qb7 20. Qe2 Rab8 21. b3 exd4
22. Nxd4 Ne5 23. Bc2 axb3 24. N4xb3 Rfc8 25. Rec1 Bd8 26. Nd4 Bb6 27. Rab1 Qa7
28. Nxb5 Bxb5 29. Rxb5 Bxe3 30. Rxb8 Qxb8 31. fxe3 Qb2 32. Nb3 Rc3 33. Bd1 Qxe2
1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lancaster, Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 d6 10. h3 Ne5 11. Qe1 Nc4 12. Bc1 e5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Rc8 15.
b3 Nb6 16. Bb2 O-O 17. a4 a5 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. g4 Rfe8 20. Nb5 Nfd5 21. c4 Nb4
22. Qe3 Rc5 23. Rfd1 h6 24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Bxb7 f6 28.
Be4 Nb6 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Bc1 Nd7 31. Be3 Be7 32. Na7 Nb8 33. Nc8 Bf8 34. Bd5+
Kh7 35. Nb6 Bd6 36. Nc8 Bf8 37. Na7 Be7 38. Kg2 Nc2 39. Bd2 Bd8 40. Bc3 Nd4 41.
Bxd4 exd4 42. Nb5 Na6 43. Kf3 Bc7 44. Bb7 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Toothill, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. d5 Nb8 15.
Nh4 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Nf3 Nh5 18. Qd2 Nd7 19. Ne2 Rc8 20. g4 Ng7 21. a4 b4 22.
a5 Rc5 23. Ba4 f5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Kh2 Bf6 26. Rg1 fxe4 27. Nh4 Kh8 28. Rxg7
Bxg7 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rg1+ Kf7 31. Qh6 Re7 32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. Qg8# {Source:
BCM, October 1965, p286} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Parr, David"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxd4 Rd8 13. c3 Nxd4 14. cxd4
O-O 15. Qa4 Qd7 16. Qxa7 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lees, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B77"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O a6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Ne2 d5
15. Nc3 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Bd4 Bf5 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nc3 Rfd8
21. g4 d4 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Qxc2 24. Qf4 f6 25. e5 Rc6 26. Rc1 Qa4 27. Qe4
Rxc1 28. exf6+ exf6 29. Qe7+ Kh6 30. Rxc1 Qd7 31. Qe4 d3 32. Rd1 d2 33. Qf4+
Kg7 34. Kf2 g5 35. Qe3 Qd6 36. Kg2 Rd7 37. b3 Qb4 38. h3 Rd4 39. Qe2 Qd6 40.
Qf2 Rd3 41. Qa7+ Kg6 42. Qf2 Qd5+ 43. Kh2 Qe5+ 44. Kg2 Qe4+ 45. Kh2 Rf3 46.
Qxd2 Re3 47. Kg1 Rxh3 48. Qg2 Qe3+ 49. Kf1 Rf3+ 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Davie, Alexander Munro"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. Bb5+ Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. e5 Bxf3 12. exf6 axb5 13. fxe7 Bxd1 14. exf8=Q+
Kxf8 15. Rxd1 b4 16. Ne4 Ra6 17. b3 Kg7 18. Bb2+ f6 19. Re1 Kf7 20. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[Annotator "Thomas, Andrew R B"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. Nc3 e6 7. O-O h6 8. Nd2
c5 {This premature attempt to seize the initiative is the cause of all Black's
troubles. The game continues harmoniously to its end. (Thomas)} 9. cxd5 cxd4
10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. Qa4 Bc5 ({Black cannot play} 12... Nc5 {because
of} 13. Nc7+ {and 14 Nxa8.}) 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2 a6 15. Nxd4 Qxb4 16. Qxb4 Bxb4
17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Ne4 Rb8 (18... O-O-O {would be too dangerous.}) 19. Rab1 Be7
20. Rfd1 Nxe4 (20... b5 {would be answered by} 21. Nd6+) (20... O-O {allows}
21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Be5) 21. Bxe4 Bf6 (21... Nc5 {would be answered by} 22. Bxg7
) (21... Nf6 {allows} 22. Bg6+ Kf8 23. Be5) 22. Ba3 Be7 23. Bg6+ Kd8 (23... Kf8
24. Rxd7 Bxa3 25. Rbxb7 Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Kg8 27. Rb8+ Bf8 28. g4 {would have led
eventually to the black R committing hara-kiri.}) 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Rd1+ {
A simple and satisfying, because logical, conclusion. Source: "Chess for the
Love of It" by A. R. B. Thomas (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973), p52.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davis, Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. Qd4 Ng6 6. Be3 f5 7. h4 e5 8. dxe6
Qxd4 9. Bxd4 Nf4 10. Be5 Nxe6 11. g4 fxg4 12. Nxe4 Bd7 13. Bc4 O-O-O 14. O-O-O
Ne7 15. Ne2 Nc6 16. Bc3 Be7 17. Rd2 Rhf8 18. N2g3 a6 19. a4 Bb4 20. Bxb4 Nxb4
21. Rhd1 Rfe8 22. Nh5 Nc6 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Kxd7 25. Bxe6+ Rxe6 26. Nc5+
Ke7 27. Nxe6 Kxe6 28. Nxg7+ Kf7 29. Nf5 h5 30. Kd2 Kg6 31. Ne3 Ne5 32. Nd5 Nf3+
33. Ke3 Nxh4 34. Nxc7 Kf5 35. c4 Ng6 36. Ke2 h4 37. Kf1 Ne5 38. c5 Nd3 39. c6
bxc6 40. Nxa6 Nxb2 41. Nc5 Nc4 42. Nb7 h3 43. a5 Kf4 44. a6 Kf3 45. Kg1 h2+ 46.
Kxh2 Kxf2 47. a7 g3+ 48. Kh3 Nb6 49. Nc5 g2 50. Nd3+ Ke3 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1965.08.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dilworth, Alan John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1965.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a3 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.09.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Northage, Robert H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1965.09.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O g6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. a4 b4 11. Qc4 Ne5 12. Qxb4 Rb8 13. a5 Bg7 14. f4 Nc6 $2 {Aitken} 15. Ba4 $2 (15. Nxc6 {and 16.Qc4 - Aitken}) 15... O-O 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Qc4 Qxa5 18. Be3 Bxa4 19. Rxa4 Qh5 20. h3 Rxb2 21. Bd4 Rxc2 22. Qd3 Rb8 23. e5 Nd7 24. Nd5 Nc5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Nxe7+ Kh8 27. Rxa6 Qe2 28. Qxe2 Rxe2 29. Rc1 Re8 30. Rxc5 Rxe7 31. Rc8+ Bf8 32. Rxf8+ Kg7 33. Raa8 Rb7 34. Rg8+ Kh6 35. Rgb8 Rc7 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Glos v South Glos"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.09.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wise, Derek Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1965.09.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "South Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. Ne2
cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 O-O 14. Qe2 Bd7
15. Rad1 Rae8 16. Bb1 Kh8 17. Nh3 Ne7 18. Ne5 Bb5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Nc6 21.
Nxc6 bxc6 22. Ng5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxb2 25. Rh3 h6 26. Rb3 Qxa2 27.
Rb7 Qd5 28. Qg4 Qg5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. Rxa7 Rf4 31. Rd7 Kh7 32. Re1 Rf5 33. Rd6
Rd5 34. Rxc6 Rxd4 35. g3 g4 36. Rcxe6 Rxe6 37. Rxe6 Rd1+ 38. Kg2 Rd4 39. Kf1
Rd1+ 40. Ke2 Rh1 41. Re4 Rxh2 42. Rxg4 Kh6 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.10.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pierpoint, CJ"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A23"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1965.10.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. d3 d4 6. Ne4 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Be7 8. f4
f5 9. Bg2 exf4 10. Bxf4 O-O 11. Nh3 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Qa5 13. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 14. Qd2
Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. Rhf1 Nc5 17. b3 Bd7 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Rf4 Ne6 20. Rff1
g5 21. e3 h6 22. Rf2 Nc5 23. Rff1 dxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. Kxe3 Re8+ 26. Kd2 Rd8
27. Kc2 f4 28. gxf4 Bf5 29. Rf3 g4 30. Rg3 Rxd3 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 0-1

[Event "National Club Chelt-Wolver'n Kipping"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Jenson, Victor George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1965.11.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Wolverhampton Kipping"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{No exact date given (but probably between 28 October 1965 and 20 November
1965)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4
Bd7 8. Be3 Nxd4 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rad1
Rfe8 14. Rd3 Re6 15. Rg3 Rae8 16. b4 c5 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Rd3 Ne5
20. Rd5 b6 21. Rfd1 Nc6 22. f3 Nb4 23. R5d2 Rb8 24. a3 Nc6 25. Nd5 Ree8 26. c3
Kf8 27. Rb1 Red8 28. Rdb2 b5 29. Nc7 c4 30. Nxa6 Ra8 31. Nc7 Rxa3 32. Nxb5 Ra5
33. Nc7 Rd3 34. Nd5 f5 35. Rb6 fxe4 36. fxe4 Ne5 37. Rf1+ Ke8 38. Re6+ {
Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.11.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Breach, Philip H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1965.11.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Cornwall"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 b6
8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Qf3 Qd5 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxc6+ Bxc6 13. Nxc6 Rc8 14.
Nxa7 Rxc2 15. O-O Be7 16. Nb5 O-O 17. b3 Rfc8 18. Ba3 Bf6 19. Rfc1 Nf4 20. Rxc2
Rxc2 21. Bd6 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Rd1 Bf6 25. a4 g6 26. Bf4 Rc3
27. Rb1 Bd4 28. Ke2 Rc2+ 29. Kd3 Rxf2 30. Bg3 f5 31. Kxd4 Rxg2 32. Ke5 Kf7 33.
Rc1 Rb2 34. Rc7+ Ke8 35. Kxe6 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.11.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Grix, Ivan Frederic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1965.11.24"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qf6 6. Qc4 Bd7 7. Nc3 Nge7 8.
Nd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Ne5 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. Nxe5+ Qxe5+ 12. Be3 Be7 13. O-O f5 14.
Rfe1 Qf6 15. Bd4 Qf7 16. Re3 Rhe8 17. Qb5+ Kc8 18. Rae1 a6 19. Qxe8+ Qxe8 20.
Rxe7 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Birmingham"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1965.12.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Birmingham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{No exact date given but probably in the first half of December 1965} 1. e4 Nf6
2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. exd6 cxd6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9.
Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nc6 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. Rc1 e6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 N8e7
16. Ne2 Nf5 17. Bg4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nf4 d4 21. exd4 Nxg4 22.
Qxg4 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Rad8 24. Qf3 Be5 25. Qxb7 Qd2 26. Qf3 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxa2 {
Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Telephone m Cheltenham-Aberdeen"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1965.12.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Campbell, George Duguid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1965.12.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. a5 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qd3 Re8 15.
Bf4 Bc6 16. Nd2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Be5 Nf6 19. Qxd8 Bxd8 20. Nc4 Kf8 21. Bd6+
Kg8 22. Bxc5 Rb8 23. Ne5 Bd5 24. Bxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965 Play-Off"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1965.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Jamieson, Peter McKeich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1965.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Qe1 Rc8 13. Qg3 Nh5 14. Qh3 Nxf4 15.
Bxf4 exf4 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Rxf4 Bg5 18. Rff1 Rc5 19. Nf3 Bc8 20. Qg3 Nxf3 21.
Qxf3 Qf6 22. Qg3 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. a4 b4 25. Nd5 a5 26. h3 {Source: Aitken
Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965 Play-Off"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1965.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Baxter, Raymond Wallace M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1965.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Bxd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Be7 11. Re1 h6 12. Rxe5 hxg5 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Qd3
Bf6 15. Re1 Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Nc3 Bf5 18. Qe3 Qd7 19. Bd2 Re8 20. Qc5 Bxc2
21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 Qe8 23. Bd2 Qe5 24. Be3 Be7 25. Qc6 Bd6 26. g3 b4 27.
Nb5 axb5 28. Qxc2 Qxd5 29. b3 c5 30. Qe2 c4 31. Qd2 Qxd2 32. Bxd2 f6 33. Kg2
Kf7 34. Kf3 Ke6 35. Ke4 Bc5 36. f4 f5+ 37. Kf3 g4+ 38. Ke2 Kd5 39. Be1 Ke4 40.
Bd2 c3 41. Bc1 g6 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965 Play-Off"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1965.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jamieson, Peter McKeich"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1965.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Qxc3
a6 15. a4 Ng6 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 Bd7 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Ne5 Rec8
21. Qb4 Qxb4 22. Rxb4 Rc7 23. g3 Be8 24. Rb6 Ra6 25. Rfb1 Rxb6 26. Rxb6 f6 27.
Nd3 Bc6 28. h4 Kf7 29. Kg2 Rc8 30. Kf3 Ke7 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch72/1965 Play-Off"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1966.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Baxter, Raymond Wallace M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1965.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 f6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Bd6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Qb6 14. Be3
Bd7 15. Ne5 Rac8 16. f4 a6 17. a4 Qb4 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Kh1 Rce8 20. Bc2 Nf6
21. Ra3 Qc4 22. Bd3 Qc7 23. Rb3 Qd7 24. Bc2 Rc8 25. Bg1 Rc4 26. Rh3 Rfc8 27.
Bd3 Rc1 28. Re3 Rxf1 29. Qxf1 Qxa4 30. Rxe6 Bb8 31. Qe1 Re8 32. b3 Qd7 33. Bf5
Bxf4 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Qxe8+ Nxe8 36. Be6+ Kf8 37. Bxd5 Nd6 38. g3 Bc1 39. Kg2
Ke7 40. Kf3 g6 41. Bf2 {Source: Aitken Book 27. Final scores: Aitken 2Â½,
Jamieson 2Â½, Baxter 1. So Aitken and Jamieson shared the title.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-SuttonCold"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.01.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Rex Frank T"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1966.01.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Sutton Coldfield"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. Ne2
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nf4 cxd4 12. cxd4 O-O 13. Qe2 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
Qxd4 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Qxe6+ Rf7 17. Qe3 Bc5 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Bg5 Ne4 20. Bh4
Raf8 21. Rad1 Nxf2 22. Bxf2 Rxf2 23. Rxf2 Rxf2 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rxd4 Rxb2 26.
a4 Ra2 27. h4 Kg6 28. h5+ Kxh5 29. Rxd5+ g5 30. a5 Kh4 31. Rb5 g4 32. Rxb7 Rxa5
33. Rb4 Ra2 34. Kh2 a5 35. Rc4 a4 36. Rb4 a3 37. Ra4 Ra1 38. Rb4 Rc1 39. Ra4
Rc3 40. Kg1 Kg3 {First time control} 41. Kf1 Rc1+ 42. Ke2 Rc2+ 43. Kd1 Rf2 44.
Rxa3+ Kxg2 45. Ke1 g3 46. Ra8 Rb2 47. Rh8 Rb1+ 48. Ke2 Rh1 49. Rg8 Rh3 50. Rg7
Kg1 {Source: Aitken Book 27. Round 3 of the National Club Championship:
Cheltenham lost 2Â½-3Â½ to Sutton Coldfield} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.02.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Coast, Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1966.02.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{date unclear, it could be the 9th of Feb.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.
Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Na5 8. d4 Nxb3 9. axb3 Bg4 10. Bg5 Be7 11.
dxe5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 dxe5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Qg3 Qe6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17.
Rxd5 Bd6 18. Rad1 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Qg4 Qg6 21. h4 h6 22. Rxd6 cxd6 23. Qe4
Raf8 24. Be7 Re8 25. Bxd6 Rd8 26. Qd5+ Kh7 27. c4 Rf6 28. c5 Qg4 29. f3 {
Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service vs Oxford University"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.02.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Woodcock, Christopher Francis"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1966.02.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bxf4 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8+ 10. Ne5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. O-O Nc6 14.
Nxc6 bxc6 15. Be5 Bd6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. Rxf6 Qxf6 18. Qd3 Bc7 19. Ne4 Qh6 20.
g3 Rd8 21. Re1 Qg6 22. Qc4 h5 23. Kg2 h4 24. b4 Kh8 25. Qc5 f5 26. Qe7 fxe4 27.
Qxc7 Rxd4 28. Qf4 h3+ 29. Kxh3 Qe6+ 30. Qg4 Qh6+ 31. Qh4 Qxh4+ 32. Kxh4 Rxb4
33. Re2 Kg8 34. Kg4 Kf7 35. Kf4 Ra4 36. h4 Kf6 {First time control} 37. Rf2 Ra3
38. Kxe4+ Ke6 39. Kd4 Kd6 40. Ke4 c5 41. h5 Ra4+ 42. Kf5 Kd5 43. Rd2+ Rd4 44.
Rc2 c4 45. g4 Rd3 46. g5 c3 47. Kg6 Rg3 48. Re2 Kd4 {(possibly adjudicated)
Source: Aitken Book 27} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.02.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Garside, Rolf"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1966.02.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 f6 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qb6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Be3
Bf5 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Qd2 Rae8 17. Rb3 Qf7 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 $2 {Aitken} Rxe3
20. Qxe3 Bxd4 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Richards, David John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A72"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1966.02.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg5
O-O 9. Be2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
O-O Nd7 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bd3 Qf6 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21.
Qxf5 Rxf5 22. g4 Rf4 23. f3 Bd4+ 24. Kh2 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Re2 26. Rfe1 Rd2 27. Re7
Rxf3 28. Rxb7 Rff2 29. Rxa7 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rh2+ 31. Kg1 Rdg2+ 32. Kf1 Rxg4 {
Source: Aitken Book 27} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.03.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bissell, Maurice D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B86"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1966.03.01"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb3
O-O 9. f4 Qc7 10. Kh1 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Qe1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. f5 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxe4 17. fxe6 d5 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. Rxf7 Kxf7 20. Be3 Bf6
21. Rd1 Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham-Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.03.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Whiteley, Andrew Jonathan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A61"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1966.03.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. Nc4
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 a6 11. a4 b6 12. e3 Bb7 13. Qb3 g5 14. Bg3 Bxd5 15. Nxd5
Nxd5 16. Nxd6 Nf4 17. Rd1 Qf6 18. Bc4 Nxg2+ 19. Kf1 Qf3 20. Kg1 Nf4 21. exf4
Qxb3 22. Bxb3 Ra7 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Rd2 Nc6 25. Nf5 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27. h4 g4
28. Kg2 Re8 29. Bc4 Kg7 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Bxe2 Bxb2 32. Rb1 Bc3 33. Rxb6 {
Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.03.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Merrett, Peter (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1966.03.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O f6 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Qe1 Nc6 12. Bd2 b6 13. Qg3 Rb8 14. Bg5 Rb7
15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Qh4 Qe8 17. Rae1 Re7 18. Bd1 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Re6 20. Rxe6 Bxe6
21. Qf4 Bf7 22. Kf2 h6 23. d4 Bg6 24. dxc5 Qe7 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Qe3 Qxe3+ 27.
Kxe3 Be4 28. g3 Kf7 29. Nd4 Ne5 30. Be2 Bh7 31. Nf3 Ke6 32. Nxe5 Kxe5 33. Bd3
Bg8 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.03.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dudley, Brian George (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1966.03.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bf4 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Bd3 Nd7 8.
O-O O-O 9. c4 f5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Rf6 $2 {Aitken} 12. cxd5 exd5 13. c4
dxc4 $2 {Aitken} 14. Bxc4+ Kh8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rf8 18. e6
f4 19. e7 Re8 20. Bf7 Bg4 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Rd8 Bh5 23. Rad1 Kg8 24. R1d7 Kf7
25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. Rxc7 fxe3 27. fxe3 Bf7 28. Rxb7 Bxa2 29. Rxa7 Be6 30. Kf2 {
Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.03.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1966.03.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 f6 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Nh3 e5 13. dxe5 Ndxe5 14.
Nxe5 Qxe5+ 15. Kf1 O-O 16. Re1 Qd4 17. Ng5 Bf5 18. Re3 Rae8 19. Nf3 Rxe3 20.
Nxd4 Rxd3 21. Qg5 Rd1+ 22. Ke2 Rxh1 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 {Source: Aitken Book 27.
Aitken's scoresheet gives what looks like "P H Meade" but I've decided it must
be an error for PJ Meade.} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch21"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1966.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nb3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O a5 10. a4 Be6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bf3 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rab8 18. Rd4 Rfc8 19. c3 Rd8 20. Rad1
Rxd4 21. Rxd4 b6 22. Be2 Rc8 23. Bb5 Rc5 24. f4 Rd5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Kf2 Kf6
27. g3 e5 28. fxe5+ Kxe5 29. Ke3 f5 30. h4 h6 31. b4 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 {Source:
Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch21"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1966.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. O-O Nc5 8. Bb3
Nxb3 9. axb3 Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 f6 13. Nc3 fxe5 14. Bxe5 d6
15. Bg3 Kh8 16. Nd5 Bf6 17. Nxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch21"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Flood, Joseph Andrew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1966.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 Be6 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Bc3 Bf6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. Nc3 Ne5 14. Be2
O-O-O 15. O-O-O Rhg8 16. Ne1 Ng4 17. Nd3 Bf5 18. h3 Bxd3 19. Bxg4+ f5 20. Rxd3
fxg4 21. hxg4 Rxg4 22. g3 Rg7 23. Nd5 f5 24. Rhd1 Rf7 25. Nf4 Re8 26. Rc3 Ne4
27. Re3 Rd8 28. Red3 Rxd3 29. Nxd3 Rd7 30. Rg1 c6 31. f3 Ng5 32. Ne5 Re7 33. f4
Ne4 34. g4 fxg4 35. Rxg4 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch21"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.04.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1966.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. f3 h6 11. Bh4 c5 12. O-O Nf8 13. Bf2 Ne6 14. Rfe1 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Bd7 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Bf5 Bd6 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Re1 {
Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch21"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.04.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Northage, Robert H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1966.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. Bc4
Be7 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Qd3 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Nc2+ 14. Kd2 Qxe3+
15. Qxe3 Nxe3 16. Kxe3 O-O-O 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Rac1 Kb8 19. Rhd1 {Source:
Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch21"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.04.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mann, Richard H K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1966.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. d3 g6 11. Bg5 Bg7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rfe1 Bg7 15.
Nf1 Nc6 16. Ne3 Ne7 17. Bb3 h6 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bd7 21. h3
Rae8 22. Bc2 Qd8 23. Qd2 f5 24. Re2 Kh7 25. Rde1 Bf6 26. g3 g5 27. g4 Rg8 28.
Nh2 Kh8 29. gxf5 Bxf5 30. Ng4 Bg7 31. d4 Qd7 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. dxc5 h5 34. Nh2
e4 {First Time Control.} 35. f3 Be5 36. Rxe4 Qxh3 37. Rxe5 Rxe5 38. Rxe5 Qg3+
39. Kf1 Qxe5 40. Qd4 Re8 41. b4 Kg8 42. Qxe5 Rxe5 43. c6 Re3 44. Kf2 Rxc3 45.
Nf1 Kf7 46. Ng3 Rc2+ 47. Ke3 Kf6 48. Ne4+ Ke5 49. Nc5 dxc5 {Source: Aitken
Book 27} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.04.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Braunholtz, Christopher Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1966.04.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. c3
Be7 9. a4 b4 10. Qc4 Na5 11. Qxf7+ Kd7 12. Ng5 Rf8 13. Be6+ Kc6 14. Qxg7 Bxe6
15. Nxe6 Qd7 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. cxb4 Rg8 18. Qxg8 Nxg8 19. bxa5 Qg4 20. f3 Qg6
21. d3 h5 22. Nc3 h4 23. h3 Nf6 24. Be3 Nh5 25. Nd5 Bg5 26. Rfc1+ Kd7 27. Rxc7+
Ke8 28. Bxg5 Qxg5 29. Rac1 Qd2 30. R7c2 Qxd3 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. R8c7+ Kg6 33.
R7c6 Qd2 34. Kh2 Kg5 35. b4 Nf4 36. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 37. Kh1 Qd2 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5
Qxa5 40. b6 Qb4 {First time control.} 41. Rd1 Kf4 42. Kh2 Ke3 43. Rcxd6 Kf2 44.
R1d2+ Kf1 45. R2d5 Kf2 46. b7 Qxb7 47. Rxe5 Qf7 48. Red5 Qg7 49. Rd2+ Ke3 50.
R6d3+ Kf4 51. Kh1 Qa1+ 52. Rd1 Qa5 53. Rd5 Qc3 54. Kh2 Qg7 55. Rf5+ Ke3 56.
Rfd5 Qg3+ 57. Kh1 Kf2 58. R5d2+ Ke3 59. e5 Kf4 60. e6 Qg7 61. Re1 Qe7 62. Rd7 {
Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.05.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Peacock, Michael John Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1966.05.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. e5 Ne8 8. O-O
c5 9. exd6 exd6 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Be3 Nef6 12. Kh1 b6 13. f5 Re8 14. Bg5 Ne5
15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Qf3 Bf5 19. Rad1 Qe8 20. Bb5 Qf8
21. g4 Bxg4 22. Qxg4 Rg5 23. Qf3 Rf5 24. Qg2 Rg5 25. Qc6 Bd4 26. Ne4 Rf5 27.
Rxf5 gxf5 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxf6 Kh7 30. Bd3 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-W.Wales"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.05.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davies, William Vivian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C04"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1966.05.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "West Wales"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "WLS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. a3 f6 7. exf6 Nxf6 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Qe8 11. c4 Qh5 12. c5 Bf4 13. Nf1 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15.
Nxe5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxe5 17. Bc2 c6 18. f3 Bd7 19. Bf4 Rae8 20. Re1 Nf7 21. Ng3
g6 22. b4 Kg7 23. Be3 Re6 24. Bd4 Rfe8 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Kf2 Nh6 27. Ne2 Kf7
28. Nf4 Re7 29. Nd3 Bf5 30. h3 Bxd3 31. Bxd3 Nf5 32. Bb2 Nd7 33. g4 Ng7 34. Re1
Rxe1 35. Kxe1 Ne6 36. Kf2 Nf4 37. Bf1 b6 38. Ke3 Ne6 39. cxb6 axb6 40. a4 Ke7 {
First tiem control.} 41. f4 {Source: Aitken Book 27. Adjudicated: White
claimed a win, given a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.05.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mardle, Denis Victor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1966.05.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Re1 d6 8.
e5 dxe5 9. Rxe5+ Be7 10. Qe1 Ng4 11. Re2 Qd6 12. g3 b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a3 Ra7
15. d3 O-O 16. f3 Ne3 17. Bxe3 dxe3 18. Rxe3 a4 19. Ba2 Qf6 20. c3 Bf5 21. Nd2
Bd8 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Bb6 24. d4 c5 25. e5 Qd8 26. e6 fxe6 27. Rxe6 Kh8 28.
Qe4 cxd4 29. Rf1 dxc3+ 30. Kg2 Ra8 31. Bb1 g6 32. Qe5+ Kg8 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34.
Re8 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1966.05.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dean, James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1966.05.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. dxe6 fxe6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
d5 9. Nbd2 d4 10. Ng5 e5 11. Nge4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Be6 13. b3 a5 14. a4 Qd7 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qd2 Rad8 18. f4 b6 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21.
Rf1 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Ng4 23. Qf4 Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Kg1 Ne3 26. Bf3 Ke7 27.
Nd2 Kd6 28. Bb7 Ke5 29. Nf3+ Kd6 30. Nd2 Bf5 31. Kf2 Nd1+ 32. Ke1 Nc3 33. Nf3
Bc2 34. Nd2 g5 35. Bc8 Bd1 36. Ne4+ Nxe4 37. Kxd1 Ke5 38. Kc2 h5 39. Bb7 Nd6
40. Bc6 h4 {First time control.} 41. Kd3 hxg3 42. hxg3 Nf5 {Source: Aitken
Book 27} 0-1

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1966.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1966.05.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Bg5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Ne2 e5 13. Bxb4 Nxb4 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. O-O Bg4 17. Re1 Rxf2 18. Nc1 Qh5 19. Be2 Bxe2 20. Rxe2
Raf8 21. Rd2 Qf5 22. Nb3 Nc2 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Qg5 25. g3 Qe3 26. Kh1 Rf1+
{Source: Aitken Book 27} 0-1

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1966.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1966.05.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 11. Bb2 a6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Ne4 Rad8 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15.
Rxc5 Qf7 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. Rc1 Bd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qb3 Nb6 20. Rc2 Qxb3 21.
Nxb3 Na4 22. Ba1 Rd7 23. Rfc1 Rfd8 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1966.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Murray, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1966.05.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 27"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
d5 9. Bxd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. axb5 Bg4 12. Re3 e4 13. Rxe4 Bf5 14. d3 Bxe4
15. dxe4 axb5 16. Na3 c6 17. c3 Na6 18. Be3 b4 19. Nc4 cxd5 20. exd5 Nc5 21.
Rxa8 Qxa8 22. d6 Bxd6 23. Nxd6 bxc3 24. bxc3 Na4 25. Bd4 Nb2 26. Qf1 Rb8 27.
Nf5 Nd3 28. h3 Nf4 29. Kh2 Qe4 30. Ng3 Qc2 31. Be5 Rb1 32. Qc4 Ne6 33. Qc8+ Nf8
34. Bd6 h6 35. Qxf8+ Kh7 36. Qxf7 Qd1 37. Be5 {Source: Aitken Book 27} 1-0

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1966.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Christopher Baruch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1966.05.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. b3
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Bd7 11. Nc3 Ncxd4 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Nxd4 Rd8 14. e6
Bxe6 15. Nxf5 Bxf5 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Qd4 Bc5 18. Qe5+ ({Now} 18. Re1 {looks
like good fun - G.Chandler.}) 18... Be6 19. Bf6 Rc8 20. Rc1 Kd7 21. Qf4 Qa5 22.
Qa4+ Qxa4 23. bxa4 Bd4 $1 {Aitken} 24. Bb5+ Kd6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Bxd4 Rc1+ 27.
Ke2 Rxh1 28. Bxa7 Ra1 29. Ke3 Rxa2 30. Kf4 Bd7 31. Bb8+ Ke6 32. Bd3 h6 33. g4
Rxf2+ 34. Ke3 Ra2 35. Bf5+ Ke7 36. Kd4 Bxf5 37. gxf5 Rxa4+ 38. Kxd5 Kf6 {
Source: Aitken Book 28. BCM shows this to be a six-player all-play-all with
the results 1-2 B Cafferty, PN Wallis 4/5; 3 CB Wood 3Â½; 4 Dr JM Aitken 2Â½;
5 J Dean 1; 6 J Murray 0.} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cheshire?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.06.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Knox, Victor W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1966.06.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qd3 Be7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Nc3
O-O 15. Bf4 c4 16. Qe2 b4 17. Nd1 Qc6 18. f3 Bd8 19. Ne3 Bb6 20. Kh1 Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 Rb5 22. Bg5 d5 23. Qd4 Nd7 24. Rad1 Nb6 25. Be7 Re8 26. a4 bxa3 27. Bxa3
dxe4 28. fxe4 Rbe5 29. Rf4 f6 30. h3 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Qd6 Qxd6 33. Rxd6
Na4 34. Rxa6 Nxb2 35. Bxb2 Re2 36. Rc6 Rxc2 37. Ba3 f5 38. Bd6 g6 39. Rc7 Rc1+
40. Kh2 Rc2 {First time control and black resigned. Source: Aitken Book 28} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.06.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1966.06.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. b3 O-O 10. Nc3 N8d7 11. a4 a5 12. Be3 Nf6 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 d5 15.
c5 Nbd7 16. Bf4 g6 17. Nb5 Nh5 18. Bc7 Qc8 19. Rc1 Nb8 20. h3 Nc6 21. Nf3 Ng7
22. Bh2 Qd7 23. Rfe1 Nf5 24. Rcd1 Rac8 25. g4 Ng7 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Rc6 28.
Na7 Ra6 29. c6 Rxc6 30. Nxc6 bxc6 {First time control} 31. Bf4 {sealed move.}
c5 32. Qb5 Qa7 33. Rc1 c4 34. bxc4 Qxd4 35. Be5 Qd3 36. cxd5 Qxh3 37. Rc3 Qxg4+
38. Rg3 Qb4 39. Bc3 Qf4 40. Be5 Qd2 {second time control} 41. Bc3 Qf4 42. Bxg7
Kxg7 43. dxe6 fxe6 44. Rg2 Bb4 45. Qe5+ Qxe5 46. Rxe5 Rd8 47. Rg4 Kf6 48. Rb5
Rd5 49. Rxd5 exd5 50. Kf1 Ke5 {third time control} 51. Ke2 d4 52. Kd3 Bc3 53.
Rh4 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.06.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1966.06.16"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. d3 Be7 8.
c3 dxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. d4 O-O 12. Nd2 Re8 13. f4 c5 14. Nf3 Nf8 15.
h3 f5 16. Nh2 Qb6 17. Be3 c4 18. Rb1 Qa6 19. Qc2 Ne6 20. g4 Nc7 21. gxf5 Rf8
22. f6 gxf6 23. f5 Nb5 24. Kh1 Na3 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Bh6 Rf7 27. Bh5 Nxc2 28.
Bxf7 Bxf5 29. Bg7# {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1-0

[Event "Garden Party"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.06.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kings, Peter R (Rev)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1966.06.25"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 Bd6 4. O-O Ne7 5. c4 dxc4 6. Na3 Bxa3 7. Qa4+ Nbc6 8.
bxa3 O-O 9. Qxc4 Nf5 10. Bb2 Be6 11. Qa4 f6 12. Rfd1 Qe8 13. e3 Rd8 14. Qc2 Qf7
15. d4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Nfxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Rxd4 19. exd4 c6 20. Qc5 a6
21. Re1 Rd8 22. Qb6 Re8 23. Qb2 h5 24. Re3 Bc4 25. Bf3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 {Source:
Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. O-O Na5 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qc7 14. c3 Nc4
15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. Qd3 a6 18. Qxc4 Rxc4 19. Nb3 Ba4 20. Rd3 Bb5
21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Rad1 Rec8 23. Nb3 R4c7 24. Bb6 Rc6 25. Bd4 Be6 26. Bxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 f6 11. a3 Qd7 12. Ne4 Rfd8 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Qf7
15. Nd2 Bd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Qb3 Rd7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7
21. Rc3 Nd4 22. Re1 Rad8 23. Nb3 Ne6 24. Rec1 g5 25. Nd2 Nd4 26. Kf1 c6 27. Nc4
b5 28. Nd2 f5 29. Nb3 Nxb3 30. Rxb3 Ke6 31. f3 h5 32. Kf2 Rd4 33. Rcc3 h4 34.
Rc1 Rh8 35. Kg2 g4 36. Rf1 hxg3 37. hxg3 gxf3+ 38. Rxf3 Rd7 39. Rb4 Rdh7 40.
Rf2 Rg7 41. e3 Rd8 42. d4 e4 43. Rf4 Rdg8 44. g4 Rxg4+ 45. Rxg4 Rxg4+ 46. Kf2
Rg7 47. Kf1 f4 48. exf4 Kf5 49. a4 bxa4 50. Rxa4 Kxf4 51. Ra3 e3 52. Ra8 Ke4
53. Rd8 Kd3 54. d5 e2+ 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Borwell, Alan P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Ne7 8. a4
b4 9. Nce2 Nbc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Be3 Qa5 12. f4 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 14. Kh1 Rd8
15. Ng3 f6 16. e5 f5 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Nxf5 O-O 19. Nd6 Ba8 20. c3 Ne7 21. Qg4
bxc3 22. Rac1 Nd5 23. Ne4 Qd4 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. bxc3 Qxa4 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Knox, Victor W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qh4+
8. g3 Qe4+ 9. Qxe4 dxe4 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Rb1 Bc5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Rf1 Ba6 14.
Rf4 Rae8 15. Nd4 Rxe5 16. Nxc6 Ree8 17. Rf5 Bd6 18. Ra5 Bc4 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20.
Rxa3 Re6 21. Nd4 Rf6 22. Ne2 Rh6 23. h4 a6 24. Rb4 Bxe2 25. Kxe2 f5 26. Ke3 Rg6
27. Kf2 c5 28. Rc4 f4 29. gxf4 Rxf4+ 30. Ke3 Rxh4 31. Rxc5 Rh3+ 32. Kf2 Rh2+
33. Ke3 Rh3+ 34. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lees, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Qd2 a6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Kh1 Qc7
15. c3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Nc2 Rfe8 18. Bf2 e5 19. dxe6 Rxe6 20. Nd4 Re5 21.
a3 Qd5 22. Rad1 Ba4 23. b3 Bxb3 24. Nxb3 Qxb3 25. Qxd6 Rce8 26. Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Little, Ernest A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8.
Nf3 Re8 9. Qc2 c6 10. O-O Nf8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. b4 a6 13. a4 Bd7 14. b5 axb5
15. axb5 Ra5 16. bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nd2 Be7 18. Nb3 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Bd6 20. g3 g6 21.
Bb5 Qc8 22. Rc1 Ba3 23. Nxd5 Bxc1 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Nxe8 Bxe3 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27.
Qe4 Bh6 28. Na5 Qe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Nxc6 Kg8 31. Kf1 Bc1 32. Nd6 Kg7 33. Ke2
Nd7 34. f3 Nb6 35. Kd3 Nd5 36. Ne4 Kf7 37. Ne5+ Ke7 38. h4 Nb4+ 39. Kc4 Nd5 40.
Kd3 Nb4+ 41. Kc4 Nd5 42. Ng5 Bxg5 43. hxg5 Ne3+ 44. Kd3 Nf5 45. g4 Nd6 46. Kc3
Nb5+ 47. Kc4 Na3+ 48. Kc5 Nc2 49. Nd3 Kd7 50. Kc4 Ke7 51. Kc3 Na3 52. Nf2 Nb5+
53. Kd3 Nc7 54. Ne4 Nd5 55. Kc4 Ne3+ 56. Kc5 Nd5 57. Kc6 Nb4+ 58. Kb5 Nc2 59.
Kc5 Ne1 60. Nd2 Nd3+ 61. Kc4 Ne1 62. d5 Ng2 63. dxe6 Nf4 64. Ne4 Kxe6 65. Kd4
Nd5 66. Nc5+ Kd6 67. Nd3 Nc7 68. Ke4 Nb5 69. f4 Nc3+ 70. Kf3 Ke6 71. Nc5+ Ke7
72. f5 gxf5 73. gxf5 Kf7 74. Kg4 Ne2 75. Ne4 Nd4 76. Ng3 Nc6 77. Kh5 Kg7 78.
Ne4 Ne5 79. Nd6 Kg8 80. Kh4 Kg7 81. Kg3 h6 82. Kf4 Ng6+ 83. Kg4 hxg5 84. Kxg5
Ne5 85. f6+ Kf8 86. Kf5 Nd7 87. f7 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Be3 c6 9. a4 Qc7 10. O-O Nc5 11. Qe2 Ncxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxa7 Nd6 14. Bc5
Nxc4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxc4 Be6 17. Qe2 f6 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. b3 Qb4 20. Rad1
Qc3 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Kf7 24. Qd2 Qxd2 25. Nxd2 Ke7 26. f3
Kd6 27. Kf2 Bf5 28. c3 Bc2 29. Ke3 Kd5 30. f4 exf4+ 31. Kxf4 h6 32. h4 g5+ 33.
hxg5 hxg5+ 34. Ke3 c5 35. a5 Kc6 36. Ne4 Bxb3 37. Nxf6 Kb5 38. Ne4 Bd5 39. Nxg5
Bxg2 40. Ne6 Bh3 41. a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Green, Barry Noel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Qb6 10. Kh1 Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Ne2 Nh5 13. c4 Qd8 14. b3 Qf6
15. Bb2 Rfe8 16. Qd2 Qh6 17. Rae1 Re3 18. c5 Bf8 19. Kg1 Rae8 20. Ne5 Bxe2 21.
Rxe2 R8xe5 22. dxe5 Rxe2 23. Qxe2 Bxc5+ 24. Rf2 Qg6 25. Qd1 h6 $2 (25... Bxf2+
26. Kxf2 h6 $17) 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qb1+ 28. Rf1 Qxa2 29. Qc4 Qd2 30. Qxc6
Qe3+ 31. Kh1 Qxb3 32. Qa8+ Kh7 33. Qxa7 Qd5 34. Qb8 g6 35. Qd6 Qc4 36. Re1 Ng7
37. Qf6 Nh5 38. Qe7 Ng7 39. Qb7 Qc3 40. Rf1 Qxe5 41. Qxf7 g5 42. Qa7 Kg6 43.
Ra1 Nf5 44. Ra6+ Kh5 45. Qf2 Qe4 46. h3 Qe3 47. g4+ fxg3 48. Qxf5 Qe1+ 49. Kg2
Qe2+ 50. Kxg3 Qe5+ {Sources (moves 47w-end): BCM, October 1966, p282; (all
moves) Crewe Chronicle - Thursday 22 September 1966} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 f6 8. O-O
fxe5 9. dxe5 Nge7 10. Bf4 Ng6 11. Bg3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bd3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Rxf4
15. Ne2 Rf8 16. Ned4 Qe8 17. Rc1 Qh5 18. Qd2 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Rfe1 Qh5
21. Qe2 Qh6 22. g3 Bb4 23. Red1 Qf6 24. Rc7 Rad8 25. Qc2 Ba5 26. Rxb7 Bb6 27.
Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Rxb6 axb6 29. f4 e5 30. Nf3 Bg4 31. Ng5 Bxd1 32. Qxd1 exf4 33.
Qh5 Qh6 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Booth, Anthony James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
e5 Ng4 9. Bf4 d4 10. Qf3 dxc3 11. O-O-O cxb2+ 12. Kb1 Bd7 13. e6 O-O 14. exd7
Nf6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. c4 h6 17. h4 g6 18. Bxh6 Qxd7 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. h5 Qg4 21.
hxg6 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Kg7 23. gxf7 Kxf7 24. Be4 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Ke6 26. f4 Rg8 27.
Rdg1 Rd8 28. Rh6+ Kf7 29. Rh7+ {Source: BCM, October 1966, p283} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Sunderland"]
[Date "1966.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sully, David J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1966.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 exd5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. b3 a6 11. bxa6 Bxa6 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Bb2 Bc7 14. Nh4 Ne5 15.
Ndf3 d6 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Bh3 Nxf3+ 18. exf3 Ra8 19. Rxe8+ Nxe8 20. Bf5 Nf6 21.
Re1 d4 22. b4 Bb6 23. a4 Bc8 24. a5 Ba7 25. Ba3 Ba6 26. Rc1 c4 27. Qd2 c3 28.
Qc2 Qe8 29. Bd3 Bb5 30. Nf5 Ba4 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.09.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bradley, Richard Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1966.09.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bb5 Qd6 7. exd5 a6 8.
Nxc6 axb5 9. Qe2+ Be7 10. Nxb5 Qd7 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxc7+ {Source: Aitken
Book 28. Date originally input as 10.08.1966 but this must be wrong - maybe 10.
09.1966 (which was a Saturday)?} 1-0

[Event "N (Glos) v S (Glos) match?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.09.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wise, Derek Maurice"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1966.09.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4 g6 7. Qe2 Nxd4 8.
Qxe5+ Qe7 9. Bf4 Nxb3 10. axb3 f6 11. Qxe7+ Bxe7 12. Nd5 Bd8 13. Nb6 cxb6 14.
Bxd6 Be7 15. Bc7 Bc5 16. c3 d6 17. b4 Kd7 18. bxc5 Re8+ 19. Ne2 Kxc7 20. cxd6+
Kxd6 21. O-O-O+ Kc7 22. Nf4 Be6 23. Rd4 Bf7 24. Rhd1 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26.
Rxd8 Kxd8 27. Kd2 Kd7 28. Ke3 Kd6 29. Kd4 g5 30. Ne2 Bd5 31. f3 g4 32. fxg4
Bxg2 33. Nf4 Bf3 34. h3 b5 35. Ke3 Bd1 36. Kd4 Bf3 {First time control} 37. Ke3
{Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.10.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bradley, Richard Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B88"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1966.10.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. h3 Be6 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Qa5 14. Qf3 Nd7
15. Rad1 Ne5 16. Qe2 Qc5+ 17. Be3 Qb4 18. Qe1 a5 19. Rd4 Qb7 20. Ra4 Bxb3 21.
axb3 Rfd8 22. Bd4 f6 23. Qe2 Qa6 24. Qf2 Rdb8 25. Rfa1 Bd8 26. Kh1 Qc8 27. Nd1
Bc7 28. Ne3 Qd8 29. Nf5 Kf8 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Qc5+ Kf7 32. Qxc6 Rc8 33. Qc4+
Kf8 34. Qe2 Bb6 35. Rd1 Qc7 36. Rc4 Qb7 37. Nd6 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Nuneaton"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.11.??"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Lanz, Jack P (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C58"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1966.11.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nuneaton"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Qf3 Rb8 9. Be2 Be7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Nge4 O-O 12. d3 Ne8 13. g4 c5 14. Qg3 Rb6 15.
h4 f5 16. gxf5 Bxf5 17. h5 Nc6 18. Be3 Rxb2 19. O-O-O Rb8 20. Bxh6 Nd4 21. Bxg7
Nxg7 22. h6 Nxe2+ 23. Nxe2 Rf7 24. Rdg1 Bxe4 25. dxe4 Bf6 26. Qg6 Kf8 27. h7
Ke7 28. h8=Q Qxh8 29. Rxh8 Rxh8 30. Nc3 Ne8 31. Rd1 Kf8 32. Nd5 Rh2 33. Qg3 Rh5
34. Qc3 Bg5+ 35. Kb1 Rb7+ 36. Ka1 Kg7 37. Rg1 Kh6 38. Qxc5 Rf7 39. Qc6+ Nf6 40.
Qe6 Rf8 41. Ne7 Kh7 42. Qf5+ {Source: Coventry Evening Telegraph, 26 November
1966} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.11.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Noder?, W J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1966.11.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 d6 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. f4 Bc6 11. Qe3 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rhe1 a6 14. Qh3
Qf6 15. Rf1 Rfe8 16. g4 Rad8 17. g5 Qe7 18. Bg4 Nf8 19. Qd3 Bxe4 20. Qg3 d5 21.
Rfe1 c6 22. Bf3 Qc7 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nxe4 Ng6 26. f5 Qxg3 27.
hxg3 Ne7 28. Nd6 Rxd6 29. Rxe7 f6 30. g6 hxg6 {First time control} 31. fxg6 Kf8
32. Rxb7 f5 33. Rf7+ Kg8 34. Rxf5 Rxg6 35. Rf3 c5 36. Kd2 Kh7 37. Ke2 Kh6 38.
Rc3 Rc6 39. Kf3 Kg5 40. Rc4 a5 41. Rg4+ Kf6 42. Ke4 Rb6 43. b3 Rb4+ 44. c4 a4
45. Rf4+ Ke6 46. Rf3 axb3 47. axb3 Rb8 {sealed move} 48. Rd3 Rb7 49. g4 Rb8 50.
Rd5 Rxb3 51. Rxc5 Rb1 52. Rc6+ Kf7 53. Kf5 Rf1+ 54. Kg5 Re1 55. Rc7+ Kf8 56. c5
Re5+ 57. Kf4 Re1 58. g5 Rf1+ 59. Ke5 Re1+ 60. Kf5 Re8 61. c6 Rd8 62. Rd7 {
n.b. the name is illegible after the W J N..... (JS) Source: Aitken Book 28}
1-0

[Event "Cheltenham-Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.11.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Boyce, Geoffrey Michael"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1966.11.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3
Be7 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Na5 12. Bxb7 Nxb7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Qe1 c5
15. Nd2 f5 16. f3 f4 17. Bf2 Na5 18. c3 Rb8 19. Qc1 Bf6 20. b3 Qd7 21. c4 g5
22. g4 fxg3 23. Bxg3 g4 24. fxg4 Bg5 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Rb1 Qxg4 27. Qe1 h5 28.
Kh1 h4 29. Bf2 Bxd2 30. Qxd2 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Rf4 32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. Bxe3 Rf3 34. Bg5
Rxd3 35. Be7 Nxb3 36. Bxd6 Nd2 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1966.11.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bissell, Maurice D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1966.11.22"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. a3 Na6 18. Be3 Rfc8 19. Ng3 Nc5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Nf5
Bxf5 22. exf5 Bd6 23. Bd3 c4 24. Rc1 Qb7 25. Bb1 Rc5 26. Nxe5 Qxd5 27. Qxd5
Rxd5 28. Nf3 Rd8 29. g3 Bb8 30. Kg2 Rc8 {First time control} 31. Re7 h6 32. Rb7
Bd6 33. g4 Re8 34. a4 Re2 35. g5 hxg5 36. axb5 Rxb2 37. Rxc4 Rxb1 38. Rc8+ Bf8
39. Nxg5 Rxf5 40. Nxf7 Ne4 {Second time control} 41. f3 Rb2+ 42. Kg1 Rd5 43.
Rd8 Rxd8 44. Nxd8 Bc5+ 45. Kf1 Ng3+ 46. Ke1 Bb4+ {Source: Aitken Book 28} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.11.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Merrett, Peter (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1966.11.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe1 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Ba3 Qe7 13. Qd2 b6 14. Rae1 Bf5
15. d4 Be4 16. Bd3 g6 17. Bb5 Rfc8 18. Qe2 Qg7 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. dxc5 Bxc3 21.
Qb5 Rac8 22. Re2 Bxf3 23. gxf3 bxc5 24. Re8+ Rxe8 25. Qxc6 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Qe7 27.
Qxd5+ Kh8 28. Qe4 Qxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. c3 Be3 31. Rf8+ Kg7 32. Rc8 Rg4 33. h3
Ra4 34. Bxc5 Bxc5 35. Rxc5 Rxa2 36. c4 Kh6 {First time control} 37. Rc7 a5 38.
Ra7 a4 39. c5 Kg5 40. Rxh7 Rc2 41. h4+ Kg4 42. Rg7 a3 {Source: Aitken Book 28}
0-1

[Event "Cheltenham-Bon Accord"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1966.11.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Richardson, Harry Ward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1966.11.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bon Accord"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8. a3
O-O 9. b4 a6 10. Bb2 Be6 11. Ne4 f6 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. bxc5 Nd7 14. Rc1 Qe7 15.
d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 c6 18. O-O Rad8 19. Qe3 Rfe8 20. Rfd1 Nf8 21.
Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Rd8 24. Be3 Rd7 25. Kf1 Bd5 26. Bh3 Be6 27. Bg2
Bd5 28. Bh3 Be6 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Friendly with clocks"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.12.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Freeman, Michael Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1966.12.30"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. e5
b4 9. exf6 bxc3 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. bxc3 gxf6 12. Rb1 Nc6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bg3 Rb8
15. Nf5 d6 16. Ne3 Be7 17. Nd5 Qd7 18. Bh4 Rg8 19. Bxf6 Rg6 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21.
Nxe7 Kxe7 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Qd5 Rc7 24. Rfe1 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. Rb7+ Ke6 27.
f4 Rxc3 28. f5+ Kxf5 29. Rxf7+ Ke6 30. Rf2 Rg4 31. Ref1 Kd5 32. Rb1 Ra4 33. Rb2
Rca3 34. Kf1 Kc5 35. Rf7 h5 36. Rh7 h4 37. Ke2 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Rxa2 39. Kd3 Ra3+
40. c3 d5 41. Kc2 Ra2+ 42. Kb3 Rxg2 43. Rxh4 e4 44. Rh8 Rg4 45. h4 a5 46. h5
a4+ 47. Kc2 Rg2+ 48. Kc1 e3 49. Rc8+ Kb5 50. Re8 a3 51. Rxe3 a2 52. c4+ Kb4 {
Source: Aitken Book 28} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.01.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1967.01.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
e5 d4 9. O-O dxc3 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12. Qe2+ Be6 13. Qe4 Rb8 14.
Qxc6+ Bd7 15. Qc5 Bb4 16. Qxc7 O-O 17. Qxd7 Qxa1 18. Bf4 Qxa2 19. Bxb8 Rxb8 20.
Qf5 g6 21. Qf4 Rb6 22. Bc4 Qxc2 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qg8# {Source: Aitken Book 28}
1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1967.01.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B59"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1967.01.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ne5 12. Kh1 Rc8 13. Qd4 a6 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. Rd2 Rfd8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nfd7 18. Qf2 Bf6 19. Nd4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4
21. Bxd6 Nb6 22. b3 Qxd5 23. Nf5 Qc6 24. Ne7+ Bxe7 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Bxe7 Re8
27. Bd8 h6 28. Bxb6 Qxb6 29. Rd7 Rg8 30. Rxb7 Qa5 {First time control} 31. b4
Qa3 32. Qb3 Qxb3 33. cxb3 Rc2 34. a4 Rb2 35. b5 Rxb3 36. bxa6 Ra3 37. a7 Rxa4
38. h3 Kh7 39. Rff7 Kg6 40. Rfc7 Ra2 41. Rb8 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.01.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bonner, Denys Pepperell"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1967.01.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 Be7 7. Nf3 d6 8.
e3 Nc6 9. Be2 Nb4 10. Qe4 g6 11. Qb1 f5 12. a3 Nc6 13. b4 Bf6 14. b5 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Ra2 O-O 17. O-O Be6 18. f4 Bg7 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Qd3 Rad8 21. Bf3
Qf7 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Rfe8 24. Kf2 Re4 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rc2 Ke6 27. Kf3
h5 28. h3 Rh8 29. Rcd2 Bf8 30. Bb2 Rh7 31. Rc2 h4 32. Rg1 Rd7 33. g4 hxg3 34.
Rxg3 Kf7 35. Rcg2 Rde7 36. Ke2 Rxc4 {First time control} 37. Rxg6 Rc2+ 38. Kf3
Rxb2 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.02.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1967.02.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
e5 Ng4 9. Bf4 d4 10. Qf3 dxc3 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Rxd8 Rxd8 14. h3
Nxf2 15. Qxf2 cxb2+ 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Bg5 Kg8 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. Qh4 Rb8 20. Rd1
Bf8 21. Qd4 a5 22. Qc3 c5 23. Qxa5 c4 24. g4 c6 25. Qc7 Rc8 26. Qb6 Bd5 27.
Kxb2 Ra8 28. Rxd5 cxd5 29. e6 Ra4 30. exf7+ Kxf7 31. Qb7+ Be7 32. Qxd5+ Kf8 33.
c3 Ra6 34. Qf5+ Rf6 35. Qc8+ Kf7 36. Qxc4+ Kg6 {First time control. Source:
Aitken Book 28} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.03.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meade, Philip James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1967.03.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Nb4 17. Bb1 Be6 18. a3 Na6 19. Bd3 Qb8 20. Qe2 Bd7 21. Rac1 Bd8
22. Nb1 Re8 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Nbd2 Qb7 25. Nh2 Nc7 26. Nhf1 Ne6 27. Ng3 g6 28.
Nf3 Nf4 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Nf1 Ba5 {First time control} 31. N3d2 Rab8 {Source:
Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1967.03.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Peacock, Michael John Edward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1967.03.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 d5 4. c3 e6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Nf3 Bc7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Qxd1 14. Bxh7+
Nxh7 15. Rxd1 Be6 16. Be3 b6 17. b4 cxb4 18. cxb4 Rfd8 19. a4 Bd6 20. b5 Bb4
21. Nd4 Bd5 22. Rac1 Nf8 23. Nf5 Be4 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ng3 Bg6 26. h4 Ne6 27.
h5 Bh7 28. h6 f5 29. Rc4 Bd6 30. Nh5 Bg6 {First time control} 31. Nxg7 Nxg7 32.
hxg7 Be5 33. g4 Bf7 34. Rb4 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Bd5+ 36. f3 Bd6 37. Rd4 Rxd4 38. Bxd4
fxg4 39. Kf2 gxf3 40. a5 Bc5 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.03.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garside, Rolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1967.03.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8.
Qa3 Qg6 9. Be3 Qxe4 10. Nd2 Qb4 11. Qxb4 Nxb4 12. O-O-O Ne7 13. Bc5 Nbd5 14.
Nc4 O-O 15. Nxe5 b6 16. Bd6 Re8 17. Bc4 Bb7 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Bxd5 {Source:
Aitken Book 28} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch22"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1967.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Belsten, Maurice J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1967.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8
8. Bc4 Ke8 9. O-O Nd7 10. Be3 Bg7 11. Rad1 Nf8 12. f4 Be6 13. Be2 Bxc3 14. bxc3
f5 15. e5 Bd5 16. c4 Be6 17. a4 Nd7 18. a5 c5 19. Rd2 Rc8 20. Rb1 Rc7 21. Bf3
b6 22. Bd5 Kf7 23. Rb2 Rhc8 24. Ra2 Rd8 25. Bf2 Rb8 26. Rd1 b5 27. Bxe6+ Kxe6
28. cxb5 Rxb5 29. c4 Rb4 30. Rc1 Rcb7 31. g3 Rb2 32. a6 R7b6 33. Raa1 R2b3 34.
Kg2 Kf7 35. Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch22"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1967.03.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shire, David John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1967.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd6 10. Be3 b6 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4
O-O-O 15. Nd2 Nf5 16. Re1 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 Bf4 18. Re2 Rhe8 19. Rae1 Rxe2 20. Rxe2
c6 21. g3 Bxd2 22. Rxd2 cxd5 23. cxd5 Kc7 24. Kg2 Re8 25. f4 Kd6 26. Kf3 f5 27.
g4 fxg4+ 28. Kxg4 Re4 29. Kf3 Re7 30. b3 b5 31. Rd3 a5 32. h3 g6 33. Kf2 c4 34.
bxc4 bxc4 35. Rd1 Rb7 36. Ke3 Kc5 37. d6 Rd7 38. Ke4 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 Kxd6 40. Kd4
Ke6 41. Kxc4 Kf5 42. Kb5 Kxf4 43. Kxa5 Kg3 {First time control} 44. Kb5 Kxh3
45. a4 g5 46. a5 g4 47. a6 g3 48. a7 g2 49. a8=Q g1=Q 50. Qf3+ Qg3 51. Qf5+ {
Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch22"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1967.03.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonner, Denys Pepperell"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1967.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Bd7 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 O-O 10. f4 Ne8 11. Qe1 f5 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Bd3 Nf6
15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. h3 Rae8 19. Qf2 e5 20. Nxc6 bxc6
21. Qd2 d5 22. Bc5 Rf7 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Bd4 Rf5 25. Rxf5 gxf5 26. Qf4 Qc8 27.
Be5 Nh5 28. Bxg7+ Nxg7 29. Qe5 Kg8 30. Re1 Rf8 31. Qd4 Qd7 32. Na4 Re8 33.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch22"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1967.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Meade, Philip James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C98"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1967.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. d5 Bc8 14. Nf1 Ne8 15. g4
g6 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. Ne3 Nb7 18. Kh2 Kh8 19. Qe2 Nd8 20. Rg1 f6 21. Nf1 Nf7 22.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Ng3 Kh8 24. b3 Bd7 25. Nd2 Rg8 26. Ndf1 Bf8 27. Ne3 Bh6 28. Ng2
Bf4 29. Nxf4 exf4 30. Nf1 Ne5 31. Nd2 Qa5 32. Nf3 Qxc3 33. Nxe5 fxe5 34. Bd3
Qa5 {First time control} 35. g5 Qd8 36. Rac1 h6 37. h4 Rg7 38. f3 Rh7 39. Rg2
hxg5 40. Kg1 gxh4 41. Rxg6 Be8 42. Rg2 h3 43. Rh2 Raa7 44. Kh1 Rag7 {Source:
Aitken Book 28} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch22"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1967.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wise, Derek Maurice"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1967.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O Bf5 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. f4 f5 10. Nb1 Qd7 11. c3 Bd6 12. Nd2 Ng8 13. Re1+ Nce7 14. Nf3 Nf6
15. c4 c6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Qb3 a6 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Ne4 20. Bf4 Bf7 21. e6
Bxe6 22. Nh5 Nc6 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Bh6 O-O-O 25. Bxg7 Rhg8 26. Bf6 Rdf8 27. Be5
Bh3 28. Bg3 Be6 29. Rac1 Rg5 30. Nf4 Rgf5 31. Ne2 Kd8 32. Qb6+ Ke8 33. Nc3 R8f7
34. Na4 Qd8 35. Rxc6 bxc6 36. Qxc6+ Bd7 37. Qc2 Qa5 38. Nc3 Qb4 39. Rd1 Qxd4+
40. Bf2 Rxf2 {Sources: Aitken Book 28; BCM, May 1967, p131} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch22"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1967.03.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Young, Geoffrey A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1967.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nd7 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
Ngf6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Rb1 c5 11. Rc1 a6 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. Na4 Nxa4 14. Qxa4 b5 15.
Qb3 Ra7 16. Ne5 Qc8 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qe4 f5 {Source: Aitken Book
28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1967.04.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ansell, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D96"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1967.04.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 c6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nb6 8. Be3
O-O 9. Rd1 Be6 10. d5 cxd5 11. exd5 Bg4 12. Be2 N8d7 13. O-O Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe2
15. Nxe2 Bxe5 16. f4 Bg7 17. f5 Qd6 18. Ng3 Nd7 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qxb7 Rab8 21.
Qxa7 Ra8 22. Ne4 Rxa7 23. Nxd6 Rxa2 24. Nc4 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Bc5 Rxb2 27.
Bxe7 Ra8 28. Bc5 Rb5 29. Be7 Rb2 30. Bc5 Rb5 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.05.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Blackstock, Leslie S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1967.05.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. Re1 Nc6 10. h3 Be7 11. d4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qc7 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 Rc8 16. Nf1 Nc2 17. Bxc2 Qxc2 18. Qxc2 Rxc2 19. Ne3 Rc7 20. Nf5 g6 21. Nxe7
Kxe7 22. Bg5 h6 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. Rac1 Rhc8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Re2 a5 27. Ne1
Rc1 28. f3 b4 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. Rc2 Rxc2+ 31. Nxc2 f5 32. Ne3 fxe4 33. fxe4 Ba6
34. g3 Bd3 {Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.05.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dingwall, Fraser G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1967.05.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Re8 10. f4 Nxe4 11. Re1 f5 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. Be3 d5 14. Bd4
Qh4 15. Be5 Re6 16. c4 Rh6 17. f5 Bxf5 18. cxd5 Rd8 19. c4 cxd5 20. Bxc7 d4 $1
{Aitken} 21. Qd2 Rc8 22. Bg3 Qd8 23. Qf4 Qf8 24. Rab1 Rb6 25. Qe5 Qc5 26. Rxb6
axb6 27. Rf1 d3+ 28. Qxc5 Rxc5 29. Bd6 e3 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Rxf5 d2 {Source:
Aitken Book 28} 0-1

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1967.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Walton, John S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1967.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4
exd4 9. a4 Bb7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. axb5 d3 12. cxd3 O-O 13. Nc3 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8
15. Nxb5 Qb8 16. Nd4 Nd7 17. Bc4 Bf6 18. Be3 Re8 19. Qh5 Ne5 20. b3 c6 21. f4
Nxc4 22. bxc4 Qb2 23. Nf5 Qa3 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. e5 dxe5 26. fxe5 Be7 27. Qg4 g6
28. Nxe7+ Qxe7 29. Bg5 Qa7+ 30. d4 Re8 31. Qf4 Qa4 32. Rc1 Qb4 33. c5 Qb8 34.
Bf6 Re6 35. Ra1 Qf8 36. Ra7 Qb8 37. Ra1 Qf8 38. Rb1 Re8 39. Rb3 Rb8 40. Rxb8
Qxb8 {First time control} 41. h4 h5 $4 {Aitken} 42. Qh6 {Source: Aitken Book 28
} 1-0

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1967.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1967.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Bg4 7. Be3 Nge7 8.
f3 Bf5 9. Ng3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qd7 11. O-O h5 12. Rae1 h4 13. Nge2 O-O-O 14. a3
Bd6 15. Nb5 h3 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. g3 Rde8 18. Nc3 Qf6 19. Re2 Nd8 20. Bf4 c6
21. Rfe1 Ne6 22. Be5 Qg5 23. Nd1 Ng6 24. f4 Qh5 25. Ne3 f6 26. Bd6 Kd7 27. f5
Ng5 28. g4 Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Nxe1 30. Qb3 Qg5 31. Qxb7+ Kxd6 32. Qb4+ Kd7 33. Qb7+
Kd8 34. Qb8+ Ke7 35. Nxd5+ Kf7 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. fxg6+ Qxg6 38. Qc7+ Kg8 39.
Ne7+ Rxe7 40. Qxe7 Qxg4 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qxe1 Qg2# {Source: BCM, February 1968,
p57} 0-1

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1967.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1967.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
d3 O-O 9. O-O Ne7 10. Bc4 Ng6 11. e4 h6 12. h3 Qe7 13. Nh2 Be6 14. Bb3 Nf4 15.
Bxf4 exf4 16. Qh5 Bxb3 17. axb3 Qe6 18. b4 f5 19. Rfe1 fxe4 20. Rxe4 Qf5 {
Source: Aitken Book 28} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1967.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kaye, G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1967.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 28"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Ng8 8.
Bc4 d5 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Qxd6 exd6 11. O-O d5 12. Re1+ Be6 13. Bb3 O-O-O 14. Ne2
Bc5 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. Nd3 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Bd4 18. Ba4 Kd7 19. Bf4 Nf6 20. Rac1 Rc8
21. Rc2 Rhe8 22. Rec1 Re6 23. h3 Nh5 24. Bh2 f5 25. b4 Bb6 26. d4 a6 27. Be5
Nf6 28. b5 axb5 29. Bxb5 Ng8 30. Ba6 Rd8 31. Rb2 Ba5 32. Rc5 Rxe5 33. dxe5 Bc7
34. f4 Ne7 35. Kf1 Ra8 36. Bd3 Ra4 37. g3 Ra3 38. Ke2 g5 39. Rcc2 Ra4 40. Kf3 {
First time control} g4+ 41. hxg4 fxg4+ 42. Ke2 Ra3 43. Rb3 Ra5 44. Rbc3 h5 45.
Kd1 Bb6 46. Rb3 Bc7 47. Rh2 d4 48. Rxh5 Rxa2 49. Rh7 Rg2 50. Bf5+ Ke8 51. Be6 {
Source: Aitken Book 28} 1-0

[Event "Coventry Premier"]
[Site "Coventry"]
[Date "1967.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Adams, DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1967.05.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O Nf6 10. Qd3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Be7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nb3
Qb6 15. Nd4 Bc5 16. Nb3 Ne4 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Rfe1 Qb7 20. Qe2 Rab8
21. f3 Nf6 22. b3 Rfe8 23. Qf2 a5 24. Bd4 Nd7 25. Re3 f6 26. Rae1 Kf7 27. Qe2
Qc8 28. Re7+ Rxe7 29. Qxe7+ Kg8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qf7 c5 32. Re7 Qf8 33. Qxf8+
Rxf8 34. Rxd7 cxd4 35. cxd4 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.06.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Braunholtz, Christopher Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1967.06.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. cxd4 dxe4 5. Bc4 Bd6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8.
Nge2 Bf5 9. Bd5 c6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nxe4 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 Qd8 13. Bc4 Bxe4 14. Qb3
Bd6 15. Nc3 Bg6 16. Qxb7 Qb6 17. Qxa8 Nd7 18. Nd5 Qxb2 {Source: Aitken Book 29}
0-1

[Event "SCO-ch74/1967"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1967.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Canfell, M J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1967.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6
8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Bd7 10. c3 Be7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Qh3 Rfd8 14. Bg5 g6
15. Qh4 Kg7 16. Rae1 Be8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Qh4 Kg7 19. Re3 Ng8 20. Rh3 h5 21.
Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Rg3 Kf8 23. Qf4 Kg7 24. Nxg6 Qxf4 25. Nxf4+ Kh6 26. Re1 Nd5 27.
Nxe6 Rd6 28. Nxc5 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch74/1967"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1967.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Allan, Eric"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1967.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. exd4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Be2 Bf6 14. Qb3 Be8
15. Rfd1 Qd6 16. Rc3 Na5 17. Qc2 Bc6 18. a3 Bd7 19. b4 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Rc8 21.
Qd3 Nc4 22. Bc1 g6 23. Qb3 b5 24. Ne1 Re8 25. Bf3 Bc6 26. Nc2 Qe7 27. Qc3 Qd8
28. Ne3 Bg5 29. g3 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 Qf6 31. Bg2 Bb7 32. Bc1 Kg7 33. Kf1 Qf5 34.
Rd3 Qe6 35. Be3 Rc8 36. Qe1 Qf5 37. Rc3 Rc6 38. Bc1 Re6 39. Qd1 Re8 40. Bf3 {
Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch74/1967"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1967.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonner, Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1967.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
e5 Nd7 9. O-O Nc5 10. a3 Nxd3 11. cxd3 Be7 12. d4 O-O 13. Be3 Rb8 14. b4 Ba6
15. Re1 Bc4 16. Qc2 Qc8 17. Ne4 Qe6 18. Ng3 Rb5 19. f4 f5 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Bf2
Bd6 22. f5 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Qxf5 24. Qxf5 Rxf5 25. Re7 Rf7 26. Re8+ Rf8 27. Re7
Rf7 28. Re8+ {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch74/1967"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1967.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stewart, Kenneth W C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1967.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nbd7 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Ne3 Re8 14. f3 Nh5
15. a4 Nd7 16. Qc2 a6 17. Bd2 Qh4 18. Be1 Qe7 19. a5 f5 20. Nc4 f4 21. Ne2 Ne5
22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bc3 g5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nc3 Nf6 26. Na4 Nd7 27. Qc3 Re7 28.
Qxe5 Nxe5 29. b3 Kg7 30. Nb6 Rd8 31. Rfd1 Kf6 32. Nc4 Nxc4 33. bxc4 {Source:
Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch74/1967"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1967.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Holmes, Hugh D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1967.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 Na5 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Nd5 Bd8 14. Nxf6+
gxf6 15. Qxd6 Bc6 16. b4 Qc7 17. Qxc7 Bxc7 18. Bd3 Be5 19. Ra2 Rfd8 20. f3 Bc3
21. Rb1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Kf2 Ra4 25. Bc5 Ra3 26. Ke3 e5 27.
g3 Kg7 28. f4 Be8 29. h4 h6 30. Rf1 Ra4 31. Rb1 Ra3 32. Rf1 Ra4 33. fxe5 fxe5
34. Be7 Bd7 35. g4 Bxb4 36. Bf6+ Kf8 37. Bxe5 Bxg4 38. Rb1 Be7 39. Bxb5 Ra3+
40. Bd3 Ra8 {First time control} 41. Bg3 Bc5+ 42. Kd2 Kg7 43. Rb5 Rc8 44. Rb8
Rxb8 45. Bxb8 Bf2 46. c4 Bxh4 47. c5 Bd7 48. Bc4 Be7 49. Ba7 h5 50. Ke3 h4 51.
Bd5 Bc8 52. Kf3 h3 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch74/1967"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1967.07.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Livie, George Wilson"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1967.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. Bb5+ Nfd7 10. Bd3 a6 11. a4 Bg7 12. O-O Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O 14. a5 Re8 15.
Bd2 Nf8 16. Rae1 Nbd7 17. Na4 g5 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxg5 Rac8 20. Bc4 e4 21. Qf5
Kh8 22. Nc3 Bd4+ 23. Be3 Qe5 24. Qxe5+ Nxe5 25. Ba2 Nd3 26. Re2 Ng6 27. d6 Ngf4
28. Bxd4+ cxd4 29. d7 dxc3 30. dxc8=Q $4 {Aitken} Nxe2+ 31. Kh1 Rxc8 {Source:
Aitken Book 29} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch74/1967"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1967.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ballantyne, William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1967.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Be7 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Ne4 O-O 8.
O-O f5 9. Ng3 Nf4 10. Re1 Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 f4 12. Nf1 Bf6 13. h3 Bf5 14. N1d2 Qd7
15. Kh2 Rae8 16. Ne4 Bd8 17. Bd2 b6 18. c3 Re6 19. b4 Rh6 20. Qf1 Bf6 21. b5
Ne7 22. d4 exd4 23. Bxf4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Rg6 25. cxd4 Qd5 26. Rae1 Qxa2 27. Bxc7
Nf5 28. Be5 Qd5 29. Bxf6 Rgxf6 30. Re5 Qd6 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Kg1 h6 33. Re6 Rxe6
34. Rxe6 Qf4 35. Ne5 Nh4 36. Qe2 Qxd4 37. Nc6 Qd5 38. Qe4 Qg5 39. Nd4 Qc1+ 40.
Kh2 Qc7+ {First time control.} 41. Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Qe1 Qg5 43. Qe4 {Source:
Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Maybe N Gloucs v S Gloucs?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.09.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1967.09.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucs?"]
[BlackTeam "South Gloucs?"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 e6 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bd2 b4 8. a3
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O Be7 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. axb4 Naxb4 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Nc6 15. Rfb1 Qc7 16. c4 O-O 17. Bf4 d6 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd1 Ne7
21. Qc2 h6 22. Ra5 Rfc8 23. Qe4 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Ne5 Rc7 26. d5 exd5 27.
cxd5 Rd8 28. d6 Rxd6 29. Rda1 f6 30. Nf3 Rdc6 31. g3 Rc1+ 32. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33.
Kg2 Nc6 34. Ra6 Kf8 35. Nd2 Ke8 36. Nb3 Rc3 {First time control} 37. Na5 Nxa5
38. Rxa5 Rc7 39. Ra6 Kd8 40. Kf3 Kc8 41. Kg4 Kb7 42. Ra2 a6 43. Kf5 Kb6 44.
Rb2+ Kc5 45. Rc2+ Kd6 46. Ra2 {Source: Aitken Book 29. No event given but
Aitken has "N" after his name and Poolake "S" after his name, so it might be
some sort of North v South match.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Correspondence Match 1967-71"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1967.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Radchenko, L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1967.10.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Sochi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nb8 7. c4 Bxa4 8. Qxa4+
Nd7 9. Nc3 Ngf6 10. h3 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O Nh5 13. Qd1 g6 14. Bh6 Ng7 15.
g4 a5 16. a3 Nc5 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Nd3 20. Qb1 Nf4 21. Bxf4
exf4 22. Ne2 Bg5 23. Ned4 Bf6 24. Qc1 g5 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. exf5 Re8 27. Re1
Rxe1+ {Source: Aitken Book 33. At the top of the scorebook it reads "October
1967 to April 1971". After Radchenko's name it gives "Sochi" in brackets, and
then "Vlasov (moves 17-24)". Note, Cheltenham and Sochi have been twinned
towns since the 1950s.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.10.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1967.10.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. d5 bxa4 8.
dxc6 d6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. b4 axb3 11. axb3 Rb8 12. Nc4 Be7 13. Be3 Ne6 14. Na5
O-O 15. c4 Kh8 16. Qd5 Qe8 17. g3 f5 18. Nb7 Nd8 19. Ba7 Rxb7 20. cxb7 Bxb7 21.
Qd1 Qc6 22. Qd5 Qe8 23. Qd1 Nc6 24. Be3 f4 25. Bc1 e4 26. Ne1 Bf6 27. Bxf4 Bxa1
28. Qxa1 Qg6 29. Ng2 Nb4 30. Qa5 Nc6 31. Qxc7 Rf7 32. Qxd6 Qxd6 33. Bxd6 Nd4
34. Ne3 Nxb3 35. Rd1 Rd7 36. c5 Kg8 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford Univ v Civil Service"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.10.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Whiteley, Andrew Jonathan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1967.10.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. d3 Ngf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bg4 12. e5 Ne8 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. Qe4 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Rb8 16. Be3 Nc7 17. Red1 Ncd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. b3 Rbd8
21. Bd4 Qd7 22. a4 Qe6 23. Qb5 Qc6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Rac1 Rc8 26. a5 Nd7 27.
Bg4 Rc7 28. Bxd7 Rxd7 29. Rxc6 Rb8 30. Rdc1 Bd8 31. Rc8 Rxc8 32. Rxc8 Kf8 33.
Bxa7 Ke7 34. Bb6 Bxb6 35. axb6 Ke6 36. Rc7 Rd8 {First time control} 37. b7 Rb8
38. f4 h5 39. Kf2 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Hereford"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.11.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Proctor, MS"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1967.11.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hereford"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. d6 Nxb3 10. dxc7 Qxc7 11. axb3 h6 12. Nf3 e4 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. d3 Bd6 15.
f4 O-O 16. Nc3 Bg4 17. Qe1 Bc5 18. Be3 exd3 19. cxd3 Rad8 20. Qf2 Qb6 21. Nc2
Bxe3 22. Nxe3 Be6 23. f5 Bxb3 24. Ra3 Rxd3 25. Rxb3 Qxe3 26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. Rf3
Rfe8 28. Kf2 Ng4+ 29. Kg3 Rxf3+ 30. gxf3 Ne3 {Source: Aitken Book 29. Round 1
of the National Club Ch, won by 6-0.} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham-Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.11.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Woodcock, Christopher Francis"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1967.11.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8.
Qxf6 Nxf6 9. d3 Bc5 10. Nd2 O-O-O 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. Bd2 f6 13. b4 Ba7 14. a4 b5
15. Na5 Nb8 16. Nb3 g5 17. Be3 Kb7 18. Bxa7 Kxa7 19. Ra3 h5 20. Rfa1 Rd6 21.
Nc5 g4 22. h4 Rf8 23. axb5 cxb5 24. c4 bxc4 25. dxc4 Rfd8 26. b5 Rd1+ 27. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 28. Kh2 a5 29. Na6 Nxa6 30. Rxa5 Rd6 31. Kg3 Kb7 32. Rxa6 Rd3+ 33. f3 f5
34. exf5 e4 35. Kf4 exf3 36. gxf3 Rxf3+ {First time control} 37. Kg5 g3 38. Ra2
Rf2 39. Ra3 g2 40. Rg3 Kc8 41. c5 Kd7 42. b6 cxb6 43. cxb6 Rb2 44. b7 Ke7 45.
Kxh5 Kf6 46. Rxg2 Rxb7 47. Rg6+ Kxf5 48. Kh6 Rb1 {Source: Aitken Book 29}
1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Wiggin Hereford"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.12.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Collard, Leslie Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1967.12.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Wiggin Hereford"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nd7 9. c3 Be7 10. Qa4 Qc7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qg4 Bb7 13. Nb3 O-O-O 14. Be3
Nd3 15. Qxg7 Rhg8 16. Qxh7 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bd4 Qg5 19. Qh3 c5 20. f4 Qg6
21. f5 exf5 22. Rxf5 Qe6 23. Bf2 Rh8 24. Rh5 Qxh3 25. Rxh3 Rxh3 26. gxh3 Rh8
27. Re1 Kd8 28. Bxc5 Rg8+ 29. Kf1 Bh4 30. Bb6+ Kc8 {First time control} 31. Bf2
Bxf2 32. Kxf2 d4 33. Rg1 Rxg1 34. Kxg1 dxc3 35. bxc3 Kc7 36. Kf2 Kd6 37. Ke3
Ke5 38. Na5 Bg2 39. h4 f5 40. Nc4+ Kd5 41. Nd2 Ke5 42. Nf3+ {Source: Aitken
Book 29. Round 2 of the National Club Ch, won 5-1 by Cheltenham.} 1-0

[Event "Telephone m Chelt-Aberdeen"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1967.12.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Richardson, Harry Ward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1967.12.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Bon Accord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Qe6+ 8.
Kf2 Qb6 9. c3 Nc6 10. Qb3 Nh6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. d5 Nd8 13. Re1 Nf5 14. Nd2 Nd6
15. Ne4 Kd7 16. Nxd6 exd6 17. Bd2 Re8 18. Rxe8 Kxe8 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. a3 f5 21.
g4 Nf7 22. g5 Nd8 23. Be3 Ra4 24. Bd1 Ra5 {First time control} 25. Bf3 Ra4 26.
Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 29. Aitken adds a note 'Match win 4Â½-3Â½' (Date not
given - in scorebook between games dated 2 and 7 December 1967, so Sunday 3
December 1967 seems the likeliest date - JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1967.12.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dingwall, Fraser G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1967.12.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Qxd2 Bg4 9. Nc3 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qh6 12. Qe3+ Qxe3 13. fxe3 Nge7
14. Kf2 O-O-O 15. Rhd1 Rhe8 16. Bb5 Nd5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. e4 Nb6 19. b3 Rd6 20.
a4 Rh6 21. Kg3 Ree6 22. Ra2 Reg6+ 23. Kf4 Nd7 24. Rc2 Rh3 25. Ke3 Nf6 26. Kf4
Rgh6 27. d5 R6h4+ 28. Ke5 c5 29. d6 c6 30. d7+ Nxd7+ {First time control} 31.
Kd6 Rxf3 32. Kxc6 Rh6+ 33. Rd6 Rxd6+ 34. Kxd6 Kd8 35. Kc6 Rf6+ 36. Kb7 Rb6+ 37.
Kxa7 Rxb3 38. a5 Ne5 39. Rd2+ Kc8 40. Nd5 Nc6+ {Second time control} 41. Ka6
Nb8+ 42. Ka7 Nc6+ 43. Ka6 Nb4+ 44. Ka7 Nxd5 45. exd5 Kc7 46. d6+ Kd7 47. Rd5 c4
48. a6 c3 49. Rd3 c2 50. Rxb3 c1=Q {Third time control} 51. Rb7+ Kxd6 52. Kb8
Qe3 53. Rb2 Qe5 54. Rb5 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.01.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1968.01.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. c4 Nc6 14. Nc3 bxc4 15.
bxc4 Nd4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. cxd5 Bd7 19. Bd3 Rfb8 20. Qe2 Qb6 21.
Rab1 Bb5 22. f4 exf4 23. Rxf4 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Qb5 25. Qd1 Rb6 26. Rf3 Bf6 27. Rb3
Qa5 28. Bxd4 Rxb3 29. axb3 Bxd4+ 30. Qxd4 Qa2 {First time control} 31. Qd3 Rc8
32. Rf1 Qa3 33. d6 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Qb5 35. Qxb5 axb5 36. d7 Rd8 37. Rd1 Kf8 38.
Rd5 Ke7 39. Rxb5 Rxd7 40. Kg1 Rd4 41. Re5+ Kf6 42. Rf5+ Ke6 43. Rf1 {Source:
Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.01.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oliver, Wilfred G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1968.01.16"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Nc3 Na5 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Qd2 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bxh4 14. Nd5 Be7
15. c4 O-O 16. Rfd1 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 bxc4 18. Qxc4 Qb8 19. Ra5 Qb6 20. Rda1 Rfb8
21. Nd2 Qb4 22. Qxb4 Rxb4 23. Rxa6 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 Rd4 25. Nf1 Rxe4 26. Ra8+ Kh7
27. Ne3 Bg5 28. Ra7 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Bxe3+ {Source: Aitken Book 29} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Swansea"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.01.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Chesters, Graham"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C85"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1968.01.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Swansea University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "WLS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Nc4 f6 13. Qg4 Qc8 14. Qxc8
Raxc8 15. Na5 Rb8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. b4 Na4 18. Rdb1 Nc3 19. Rb3 Ne2+ 20. Kf1
Nd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 22. c4 f5 23. Re1 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. dxe4 Rd8 26. Ke2 Rd6
27. c5 Rd4 28. Kf3 Rd2 29. a3 Kf7 30. Nxb7 Ke6 31. Na5 Bg5 32. Nxc6 Ra2 33. Na5
Bc1 34. Nc4 Rc2 35. Ne3 Ra2 36. Nc4 Rc2 37. Ne3 Ra2 38. Rd3 Rxa3 39. Rxa3 Bxa3
40. Nc2 Bc1 {First time control and then adjudicated as a white win. Source:
Aitken Book 29. Cheltenham won this Round 3 match by 4Â½-1Â½.} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.01.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harper, DJ"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1968.01.27"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Na5 8. c3
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. d3 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. Qc2 c5 13. c4 b4 14. Nbd2 Nh5 15.
Nf1 f5 16. Ne3 fxe4 17. dxe4 Nf4 18. Nd5 Nxh3+ 19. Kf1 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21.
Be3 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Rxf4 23. Qc4 Kh8 24. Rxa6 Raf8 25. Rea1 Rxf3 26. gxf3 Qh3+ 27.
Ke1 Qh1+ 28. Qf1 Qxf3 29. Qe2 Qh1+ 30. Kd2 Qh6+ 31. Kc2 Qf6 32. Ra8 h6 33.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 34. Rf1 Qf4 35. f3 Bg5 36. Kd3 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Liverpool"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.02.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hoad, Philip Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1968.02.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Liverpool"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 a6 10. d3 Be6 11. Ne4 f6 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. bxc5 Nd5 14. Qc2 Qd7 15.
Rb1 Rab8 16. Rd1 Nde7 17. Bb2 Ba2 18. Ra1 Bd5 19. e4 Bf7 20. d4 exd4 21. Nxd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Qe6 23. Rad1 Nc6 24. Rd7 Rbc8 25. f4 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 28. e5 fxe5 29. Bxe5 Nc6 30. Qc3 Nxe5 31. fxe5 c6 32. Qd4 g6 33. Bf3
Qf5 34. Be4 Qe6 35. h4 Qg4 36. Kf2 Qe6 37. Kg1 Qg4 38. Kf2 Qe6 39. Bg2 Qa2+ 40.
Kg1 Qb1+ {First time control} 41. Kh2 {Source: Aitken Book 29. Cheltenham won
this round 4 match by 3Â½-2Â½.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.02.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1968.02.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rc1 Ng4 13. h3 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 h6 15.
Ngf3 Nf6 16. Nh4 Qe7 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nc6 20. Be4 Nxe4 21.
Rxc6 exd4 22. Nf3 Qd7 23. Nxd4 Rfc8 24. Qc2 Rxc6 25. Nxc6 Nc5 26. Nd4 Re8 27.
b4 Na4 28. Rc1 Nb6 29. Qd2 Nc4 30. Qf4 Qe7 31. a4 Ne5 32. Rc3 bxa4 33. f6 Qxf6
34. Qxf6 gxf6 35. Ra3 Rb8 36. Rxa4 Rb6 {First time control} 37. Nf5 Kh7 38. Ne7
Nd3 39. Nd5 Rb5 40. Nc7 Rxb4 41. Rxa6 Rb1+ 42. Kh2 Nxf2 43. Ne8 f5 {Source:
Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.02.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Peacock, Michael John Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1968.02.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ Qxf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bg5 Qf5
8. Bd3 Qa5+ 9. c3 Be7 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. a4 Qb6 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Nd8 14. O-O c5
15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Qg4 Bf6 18. Bf4 Qe7 19. Nc4 O-O 20. Nb6 Ra6 21.
Bxa6 bxa6 22. Nc4 Nb7 23. Rfe1 Rc8 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Rad1 Nd6 26. d5 Bxc3 27.
dxc6 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Qa7 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. Nc8 {Source: Aitken Book 29} (30. Nc8
{Aitken adds: if} Qd4 31. Nxd6 Qxg4 32. c7 {wins.}) 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wilts"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.03.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Millin, Lester I"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1968.03.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nfd7 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Qg3 Nbd7 14. Rac1 Nxd3
15. Qxd3 Ne5 16. Qe2 a6 17. Nd1 b5 18. b3 Ra7 19. Ne3 Qh4 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qg4
Qxg4 22. Nxg4 Bg7 23. Ne3 Re7 24. f3 Bd4 25. Rfe1 f5 26. Kh1 fxe4 27. Nc2 e3
28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Rcd1 Rf4 30. Kg1 Rc7 31. Kf1 Kg7 32. Re2 h5 33. Rb2 h4 34. a4
b4 35. Rbb1 Kf6 36. Rbc1 Rc3 {First time control} 37. Rxc3 bxc3 38. Ke2 Ke5 39.
Kd3 Kxd5 40. b4 Rf7 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 Re7 43. b6 e2 44. Re1 Re3+ 45. Kc2 Kc4
46. b7 d3+ 47. Kb1 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.03.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1968.03.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. Qg4
Kf8 9. f4 cxd4 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 f5 14. Qd1 Nc5
15. c4 Ne4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nh3 Qxh4 18. Kb1 Qe7 19. Bc4 Be6 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21.
Rxd5 b5 22. Re1 h6 23. g4 fxg4 24. Rxe4 gxh3 25. f5 Qg5 26. e6 h2 {Aitken
gives himself a few '?' in this game. He may have been in time trouble here,
missing 27.e7+} 27. Re1 Kg8 28. Rh1 Kh7 29. Rxh2 Rad8 30. Rhd2 Rxd5 {First
time control} 31. Rxd5 Rf8 32. Qc2 Kh8 33. Rd1 Qe3 34. Qd3 Qe5 35. Qd5 Qe2 36.
Rc1 Kh7 37. a3 Qe3 38. Rc3 Qe2 39. Ka2 Qe1 40. Rc7 {Second time control} Qg3
41. Rf7 Rxf7 42. exf7 Qb8 43. Qe4 $2 {Aitken. 43 Qc5 would have been 1-0.} Qd8
44. f6+ g6 45. Qe6 h5 46. Qe5 Qc8 47. Qe4 a5 48. Kb1 Qc5 49. Qd3 Qg1+ 50. Ka2
Qc5 51. Qe4 Qd6 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Birmingham"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.03.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1968.03.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Birmingham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nc6 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6 15. b4
a6 16. Rb1 N8e7 17. b5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Nf5 19. Bg4 Rxa2 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Nd6 Qh4
22. Qb3 Ra7 23. Qb6 f4 24. Nb5 Ra2 25. Bc1 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27. Bb2 Rxb2 28.
Rxb2 Bxb2 29. Qxb2 Rc8 30. Rc1 Qg5 31. h4 Qxh4 32. Qxb7 Qd8 33. c6 Qc7 34. Qb2
e5 35. Qb5 d4 36. Rc5 f6 37. Qc4+ Qf7 38. Rd5 Rc7 39. Qc5 Qe7 40. Rd6 ({
? Aitken.} 40. Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rd7 {wins - Aitken}) 40... Kg7 {Source: Aitken
Book 29. Cheltenham won this round 5 match by 3Â½-2Â½.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch23"]
[Site "Penzance"]
[Date "1968.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Shire, David John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1968.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. b4 Nb6 18. bxa5 Na4 19. Nb3 f5 20. exf5 Nc3 21. Qd2 Nxb1
22. Rxb1 Bxf5 23. Rb2 Bxh3 24. Qd3 Bg4 25. Nh2 Bd7 26. Rbe2 Bg5 27. Nf3 Bxc1
28. Rxc1 Qe7 29. Nfd4 b4 30. Nc6 Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Nb8 32. axb4 Nxc6 33. dxc6 Qc7
34. b5 Rfc8 35. Rd2 Qf7 36. Qd5 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch23"]
[Site "Penzance"]
[Date "1968.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wheeler, John Francis"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A76"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1968.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 a6 11. a4 Bg4 12. Be3 b6 13. Rfe1 Ra7 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 Rae7 16. Qd2 Re5 17. Bf1 Rh5 18. Kh2 Nbd7 19. Bxa6 Ne5 20. Qd1 Qd7 21. Bf1
g5 22. Bg2 Kh8 23. Qe2 g4 24. fxg4 Nexg4+ 25. Kg1 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 Rg8 27. Qf3 Rg5
28. Kh1 Nh5 29. Rg1 f5 30. Ra2 Be5 31. Ne2 fxe4 32. Qxe4 Rf8 33. Qh4 Qe7 34. f4
Bxf4 35. Nxf4 Rxf4 36. Qe1 Ng3+ 37. Kh2 Ne2 38. b3 Qe5 39. Kh1 Ng3+ 40. Kh2
Nf1+ 41. Rxf1 Re4+ {Source: BCM, May 1968, p134} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch23"]
[Site "Penzance"]
[Date "1968.04.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Collard, Leslie Paul"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1968.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 b6 4. Bf4 g6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. e3 Bg7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Qe2
O-O 9. Nbd2 d6 10. O-O-O a5 11. h4 Nh5 12. Bh2 Bc8 13. Ng5 f5 14. Nf1 h6 15.
Bc4+ d5 16. dxc5 e6 17. e4 hxg5 18. exd5 Nd4 19. cxd4 exd5 20. Bb5 f4 21. Bd3
Qf6 22. Qc2 Bf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Kb1 bxc5 26. Qxc5 Nf6 27. Nd2
Rfd8 28. Qc7 Ng4 29. Bxf4 Qf6 30. Be3 f4 31. Qxf4 Qxf4 32. Bxf4 Nxf2 33. Nf3
Nxh1 34. Rxh1 Rac8 {(1st time control)} 35. Rc1 Rxc1+ 36. Kxc1 Kf7 37. Kc2 a4
38. b3 axb3+ 39. axb3 Bf8 40. Ne5+ Ke6 41. Nd3 Kf5 42. Be5 Rc8+ 43. Kb2 Ke4 44.
Nf4 Bb4 45. Ne6 Re8 46. Ng5+ Kd3 47. Nf3 Bc3+ {Source: Aitken Book 29} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch23"]
[Site "Penzance"]
[Date "1968.04.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1968.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. h3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Bf4 d5 15.
exd5 Bxd5 16. Nd2 Bxb3 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Nxb3 Nd5 {Source: Aitken Book 29}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch23"]
[Site "Penzance"]
[Date "1968.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Northage, Robert H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1968.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d3 Na5 5. Bb3 Nxb3 6. axb3 d6 7. f4 Be7 8.
Nf3 exf4 9. Bxf4 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Kh1 c6 14. d4
Bf5 15. c4 Qd8 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Bg6 19. Qa5 Qxa5 20. Rxa5 Rfd8
21. Re5 Rd7 22. Rfe1 Kf8 23. b4 Rad8 24. b5 f6 25. Rc5 cxb5 26. Rxb5 Bd3 27. b3
Re8 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. d5 Re7 30. d6 Rd7 31. Rd5 Be4 32. Rd4 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Rf7
34. c5 Kd7 35. b4 a6 36. Kg2 Kc6 37. Kf2 Rd7 38. Ke3 a5 39. Rc4 axb4 40. Kd4 b6
41. cxb6+ Kxd6 42. Rxb4 Kc6+ 43. Ke4 Rb7 {First time control} 44. Kf5 {Sealed
move. No date given when the game restarted.} Rxb6 45. Rxb6+ Kxb6 46. Ke6 Kc5
47. Kf7 Kd4 48. Kxg7 f5 49. Kxh7 f4 50. h4 Ke3 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch23"]
[Site "Penzance"]
[Date "1968.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wise, Derek Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1968.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Qb6 8. Ne2
Nd7 9. a4 a5 10. Ra3 e6 11. Rb3 Qc7 12. O-O Ne7 13. Qe1 Nb6 14. Ra3 O-O 15. b3
f5 16. e5 d5 17. Ra1 Rfe8 18. Ba3 Nec8 19. Ng3 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Yorks"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.04.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lee, Peter Nicholas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1968.04.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. f4 Qc7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nb6 12. Bf3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be7 14. Qd3 O-O
15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Kh1 Bf8 17. Nd2 Rac8 18. c4 a5 19. b3 Nbd7 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21.
Bxe4 g6 22. Qg3 Qc5 23. Bf5 Qc7 24. c5 Nxc5 25. Bxc8 Qxc8 26. Rxe8 Qxe8 27. Qe1
Qb5 28. Rf3 f5 29. a4 Qd7 30. Qxa5 Qf7 31. Qd2 Ne4 32. Qc1 Qf6 33. Rf1 Qd4 34.
Be3 Qd3 35. Bg1 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.05.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Braunholtz, Christopher Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1968.05.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Ne5 10. h3 Bd7 11. f4 Nc6 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Qe1 Ne8 14. g4 Nb4 15.
Rf2 b6 16. a3 Na6 17. e5 Nc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rd1 e6 20. Rfd2 {Source: Aitken
Book 29} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.05.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harris, Geoffrey F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1968.05.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. a4 b4 11. cxb4 cxb4 12. b3 Bg4 13. Bb2 Nc6 14. Nbd2 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 exd4 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Nc4 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qg4 19. Qd3 Be7 20. f4 Nh5 21. Bd1
Qg6 22. f5 Qg5 23. Bxh5 Qxh5 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Nd5 Bf6 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Qxd4
Qg5 28. Rc6 O-O 29. Rf3 Kh8 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Rg8 32. g3 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc2+
34. Kh3 Qxe4 35. Qxf6+ Rg7 36. Qd8+ Rg8 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.05.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andriessen, Victor Daniel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1968.05.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nd4 8.
Qd1 a6 9. a3 g6 10. Ne2 Bg7 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Qf3 O-O 13. e5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qxe5+
15. Kf1 b5 16. Bb3 Nd7 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Qd5 Qf6 19. Re1 Qxf7 20. Qxf7 Rxf7 21.
Bg5 Ne5 22. f4 h6 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. fxe5 Rf8+ 25. Ke2 Bxe5 26. Kd1 Ref7 27. Kc1
Rf2 28. g4 Rc8 29. Rhf1 Rcxc2+ 30. Kb1 Rxb2+ {First time control} 31. Ka1 Ra2+
32. Kb1 Rfb2+ 33. Kc1 Rh2 34. Kb1 Rxa3 35. Rf8+ Kg7 36. Ref1 Rb3+ 37. Ka1 Kh7
38. Re8 Rxd3 39. Kb1 Rb3+ 40. Kc1 Ra3 41. Kb1 d3 42. Rxe5 dxe5 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44.
Rc7 Rb3+ 45. Kc1 b4 46. Re7 Rc2+ {Source: Aitken Book 29} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-London U"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Perkins, Alan H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1968.05.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "London University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nbd2 Be7 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Nc6 15.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Bd3 O-O 17. Qb3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bxb5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4
21. Bd3 d5 22. Bb2 Bf6 23. Rd1 Qb6 24. f3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Rb8 26. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 27.
Qxd4 Qxb4 28. Qxb4 Rxb4 29. Rxd5 Kf8 {Source: Aitken Book 29. No event given
by Aitken but I'm pretty sure this is the National Club Championship
semi-final between London University and Cheltenham (won by London University)
- JS} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.05.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bissell, Maurice D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1968.05.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. Kh1
Ne8 9. a4 d5 10. e5 f6 11. Be3 Be6 12. a5 Nec7 13. Na4 Bf7 14. Qe1 Rb8 15. Nc5
Nxc5 16. dxc5 a6 17. Rd1 Qc8 18. Qg3 Ne6 19. f5 gxf5 20. exf6 exf6 21. Nh4 Qc7
22. Qxc7 Nxc7 23. Bf4 Rfe8 24. Bd3 Rbc8 25. Nxf5 Nb5 26. Bxb5 cxb5 27. Nd6 Rxc5
28. Nxe8 Bxe8 29. c3 Bf7 30. Be3 Rc4 {First time control} 31. Rd4 Rc6 32. Rdd1
Rd6 33. Bc5 Rc6 34. Bd4 Bg6 35. Kg1 Be4 36. g4 Kf7 37. h4 Bf8 38. b4 Re6 39.
Rde1 Be7 40. Re3 Kg6 {First time control} 41. Re2 h5 42. gxh5+ Kxh5 43. Ref2
Bd3 44. Rxf6 Bxf6 45. Rxf6 Rxf6 46. Bxf6 Kg4 47. Kf2 Bg6 48. Ke3 Kf5 49. Bd8
Be8 50. Kd4 Bc6 {Third time control} 51. h5 Be8 52. h6 Kg6 53. Bg5 Bc6 {
Source: Aitken Book 29} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match, Cheltenham-Birmingham?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.05.25"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Lawrence, John A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A67"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1968.05.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 29"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Birmingham?"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham?"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+
Nfd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nf3 h6 11. O-O f5 12. Qc2 Na6 13. a3 c4 14. Bxc4 fxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nf6 16. Ng3 Qc7 17. Bd3 Qxc2 18. Bxc2 Kh7 19. Nh4 Ng4 20. Nxg6 Re8 21.
Ne5+ Kg8 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. h3 Bd7 24. Bg6 Bb5 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Nf5 Bxf1 27.
Kxf1 Nc7 28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Bd2 Nxd5 30. Rc1 Re4 31. Kf2 Kg6 32. Kf3 Rd4 33. Rc2
Nf6 34. Be3 Rd3 35. Rd2 Rxd2 36. Bxd2 h5 {First time control} 37. g4 hxg4+ 38.
hxg4 d5 39. f5+ Kf7 40. Be3 a5 41. g5 Ne8 42. Kf4 Nd6 43. g6+ Kg8 44. f6 Ne4
45. Ke5 {Source: Aitken Book 29} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lee, Peter Nicholas"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5 Be7 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rc1 Qb8 15.
Bd3 Ra7 16. Qe2 h6 17. dxe5 hxg5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. e5 Re8 20. Qe4 g6 21. Qe3
Rae7 22. Ne4 Bxe5 23. Qxg5 Bxb2 24. Qxa5 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Kg7 26. Qd5 Rxe4 27.
Bxe4 Qa7 28. Qxd6 Rxe4 29. Rxc8 Qe7 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Rb8 a5 32. Kf1 Rc7 33.
Rb5 Rc2 34. Rxa5 b3 35. Rb5 b2 36. Ne1 Rc4 37. Rxb2 Rxa4 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Webb, Simon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Qxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nc6
8. a3 Bf5 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. c4 Nb6 12. b3 f6 13. Nc3 e5 14. Be3 Rb8
15. O-O Be7 16. Ra2 a5 17. Rd1 O-O 18. Ne1 Nc8 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Bxb4 21.
Rb2 Ne7 22. Ba7 Ra8 23. Rxb4 Rxa7 24. f3 Ra3 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Re3 27. c5
f5 28. Rb7 Re8 29. exf5 Nxf5 30. Kf2 Rc3 31. Rdd7 h5 32. Rf7 Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8
34. Nf3 Rc2+ 35. Ke1 Nd4 36. Nxd4 exd4 37. Rd7 Rxg2 38. Rxd4 Rc2 39. Rd8+ Ke7
0-1

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Burnett, Leon P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5 Nxe5
8. Qxe5 O-O 9. O-O Ne8 10. d4 c6 11. d5 d6 12. Qf4 Bf6 13. Qf3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3
Qf6 15. Qg3 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Rfe1 d5 20. Bh4 Rb8
21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. c3 Be6 23. f3 Rfc8 24. Rad1 Kg7 25. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonner, Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. d3 d5 8. e5
Nd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Bf3 O-O 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6
15. Bd2 Qd6 16. Be1 Bd7 17. g4 a6 18. Bg3 Rae8 19. Kg2 h6 20. h4 Bd8 21. f5 Qf6
22. Qd2 h5 23. Rae1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 hxg4 25. Bxg4 g6 26. Be5 Qxh4 27. Qxh4 Bxh4
28. Rh1 Bf6 29. Bd6 Re8 30. Rh6 gxf5 31. Bxf5 Bxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stephenson, Frederick Norman"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. Re1 g6 10. d3 Bg7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bd2 Nc6 15. h3
Kh7 16. g4 Ng8 17. Ng3 Nce7 18. Qe2 Bc8 19. Kh2 Kh8 20. Rg1 Ra7 21. Rg2 Qe8 22.
Rag1 f5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Nh5 Qxh5 25. Rxg7 Nc6 26. Rxa7 Nxa7 27. exf5 Bxf5 28.
Rg3 Nf6 29. Qf1 c4 30. Ne1 d5 31. Kg1 Rg8 32. dxc4 Bxc2 33. Nxc2 bxc4 34. Nb4
Rxg3+ 35. fxg3 Qg6 36. Qf3 Ne4 37. Nxd5 Qxg3+ 38. Qxg3 Nxg3 39. Bxh6 Nf5 40.
Bg5 Kg7 41. Nb6 Kg6 42. h4 Nd6 43. Be7 Nf5 44. Bg5 Nd6 45. Kg2 Nc6 46. Kf3 Kf5
47. Nd5 e4+ 48. Kg3 Ne5 49. Bf4 Ndf7 50. Ne3+ Ke6 51. Bxe5 Nxe5 52. h5 Nd3 53.
Nxc4 Kf6 54. Kg4 a5 55. b3 Nf2+ 56. Kf4 Nd1 57. Nd6 e3 58. Ne4+ Kg7 59. Kf3 Kh6
60. Ke2 Nb2 61. Ng3 a4 62. Kxe3 Nd1+ 63. Kd2 axb3 64. axb3 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be7 8. O-O
Nf8 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nf3 f5 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Ng3 Qb6 13. Kh1 c4 14. Bc2 O-O-O 15.
b3 cxb3 16. axb3 Bd6 17. c4 Bb8 18. c5 Qc7 19. Nh5 Ng6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Nxf6
Rdf8 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Ng5 Rf5 24. Nh3 g5 25. fxg5 Qf7 26. Be3 Rh4 27. Bg1 Nxd4
28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Qxd4 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 31. Ng1 Qf5 32. Qh8+ Kc7 33. Qg8
Qe5 34. g6 Kc6 35. Qh7 Qe4 36. Qh8 Be5 37. g7 Bxg7 38. Qxg7 d4 39. b4 d3 40.
Qc3 Qe3 41. Nf3 Kc7 42. h4 Qe2 43. Qd2 Qe4 44. h5 e5 45. h6 Qf5 46. Qe3 e4 47.
Nd2 Qh5+ 48. Kg1 Qd1+ 49. Nf1 Qe2 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. Bb2 e6 5. g3 Nd7 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3
h6 9. d4 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. Rad1 Bh7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf6
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Qb6 20. Qd4
Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Rad8 22. Rfd1 Rd7 23. Bf3 Rc7 24. Rd7 Rc2 25. R1d2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2
b6 27. Rd7 a6 28. Rb7 Bb1 29. a4 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rxb5 Rd8 32. b4 g5 33. g4
Re8 34. Rc5 Re1+ 35. Kg2 Bd3 36. Rd5 Bf1+ 37. Kg3 Be2 38. Bxe2 Rxe2 39. Kf3 Rb2
40. b5 Kf8 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Rf5 Rb4 43. f3 Ke6 44. Kd3 Rb2 45. h3 f6 46. Kc4 h5
47. Kc5 hxg4 48. hxg4 Rd2 49. b6 Rd7 50. Kc6 Rd6+ 51. Kc7 Rd7+ 52. Kc8 Rd1 53.
b7 Rc1+ 54. Kb8 Ra1 55. Kc7 Rc1+ 56. Kb6 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Brigden, Michael E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. e3 Bb7 6. dxe6 fxe6 7. cxb5 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Ne8 10. Bd2 d5 11. Bc3 Nd6 12. Nbd2 Bf6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nc6 Bxc6 15.
bxc6 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne5 17. Qa4 Qc7 18. Nb3 Ne4 19. Rac1 Nxc6 20. f3 Ng5 21. h4
Nf7 22. Nxc5 Qd6 23. Nb3 Rfc8 24. Rfd1 Ne7 25. Qb4 Nf5 26. Qxd6 N7xd6 27. Kf2
Rf8 28. Nd4 Ne4+ 29. fxe4 Nxd4+ 30. Ke1 Nxe2 31. Kxe2 dxe4 32. Rd7 Rab8 33.
Rcd1 a5 34. R1d2 Rbc8 35. Ra7 Rxc3 36. Rxa5 Rc1 37. Rd1 Rc2+ 38. Rd2 Rc1 39.
Rd1 Rc2+ 40. Rd2 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Ngf6 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. O-O e6 12. Rfe1 O-O-O 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Ne4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Rad1 Rd5 19. g3 Qg4 20. Ne5 Qh3
21. Qf1 Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Rf8 23. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Speed, Graham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Nd5 Na5 10. c3 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nxb3 12. Qxb3 Bg4 13. Re3 Kh8 14. d4 f5 15.
dxe5 f4 16. Rd3 Bxf3 17. exd6 Bxg2 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. Kxg2 f3+ 20. Rxf3 Qe4 21.
c4 Rf6 22. Qd3 Qe1 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Bg5 Qe5 25. Bh4 Qxb2 26. Re1 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 55th"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1968.08.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1968.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rae1 b6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bxe4
fxe4 15. f4 Rf6 16. Rf2 Raf8 17. g3 h5 18. Rg2 Rg6 19. Qd1 Nf6 20. Qa4 Qc7 21.
Nd1 Bc8 22. Nf2 Ng4 23. Qb3 Kh7 24. Rc1 Qe7 25. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.09.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1968.09.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Ng8 8.
Bc4 Bg7 9. Bf4 f5 10. O-O e6 11. Qf3 Qc7 12. h4 Nh6 13. Rfe1 Nf7 14. Qg3 O-O
15. Rad1 Rb8 16. Bb3 Rb4 17. a3 Rxf4 18. Qxf4 Bxe5 19. Qe3 d5 20. Na4 Bd6 21.
c4 f4 22. Qc3 Qd8 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Qxc6 Bd7 25. Qxd5 Bxa4 26. Bxa4 Qxh4 27.
Rd4 Kg7 28. Rde4 Qh6 29. Qd4+ Kg8 30. Bb3 Bc7 31. Bxf7+ Rxf7 32. Re8+ Rf8 33.
Qc4+ {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1-0

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "Taunton"]
[Date "1968.10.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Northage, Robert H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1968.10.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. f3
Nbd7 9. O-O e6 10. Nce2 Nc5 11. c3 Nxb3 12. Qxb3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Bf4 g5 15.
Bg3 h5 16. h3 Bg7 17. a4 h4 18. Bh2 Nc5 19. Qc2 bxa4 20. b4 axb3 21. Nxb3 Nxb3
22. Qxb3 Qc7 23. Rab1 Bc6 24. Nd4 Rc8 25. Qa3 Bd7 26. Qxa6 O-O 27. f4 Qxc3 28.
Ne2 Qc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 30. fxg5 Rfc8 31. Rb7 R8c7 32. Rb8+ Bc8 33. Nf4 Rc1 34.
Nd3 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Kh7 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 Rc3 38. Kg4 Rxd3 39. Rxc8 Kg6 40.
Kxh4 Rd2 41. Bf4 Rxg2 42. Rc1 Re2 {First time control. Black awarded a win on
adjudication. Source: Aitken Book 30} 0-1

[Event "North Gloucester League"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.10.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nixon, F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 O-O 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bb2 Bf6 11. Nc3 Nxc5 12. Rc1 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Nb4 14. Qb1
Be6 15. a3 Nc6 16. Nb5 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 a6 18. Nbd4 Qf6 19. Qd2 Rfc8 20. Rc3 Nxd4
21. Nxd4 Qe7 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Qb2 Qc7 24. f4 Bd7 25. Re1 f6 26. Re2 Qc3 27.
Qxc3 Rxc3 28. Kf2 Kf7 {First time control} 29. Rc2 Rxc2+ 30. Nxc2 Bf5 31. Nd4
Be4 32. g3 Ke7 33. Ke2 Kd6 34. Kd2 h6 35. h4 g5 {Second time control} 36. Kc3
gxh4 37. gxh4 Kc5 38. b4+ Kd6 39. Kb3 Bg6 40. Kc3 h5 {Source: Aitken Book 30}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wilts"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Millin, Lester I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1968.10.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nf6 6. O-O Be6 7. f4 Be7 8. f5
Bd7 9. c4 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nb4
15. f6 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfe8 17. Rf3 g6 18. h4 Qg4 19. Bf2 Re4 20. Re1 Rae8 21.
Rfe3 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Qf5 24. Qe8+ Bf8 25. Qd8 Qf4 26. g3 Qd6 27.
Qxd6 Bxd6 28. Kg2 Kf8 29. Kf3 Ke8 30. Kg4 Kd7 31. Be3 c6 32. dxc6+ bxc6 33. Kf3
Ke6 34. d5+ cxd5 35. Bxa7 Kxf6 36. Bd4+ Ke6 {First time control} 37. a4 Bb4 38.
Bc3 Bd6 39. g4 f5 40. gxf5+ gxf5 41. b4 d4 42. Bxd4 Bxb4 43. Bb6 Kd6 44. Kf4
Kc6 45. Bd8 h5 46. a5 Kb5 47. Kxf5 Be1 48. Kg5 Bxh4+ 49. Kxh4 Ka6 {Source:
Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.10.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Peacock, Michael John Edward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1968.10.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nbd2 Qc7 8. c3
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 Be7 11. c4 O-O 12. b3 Ne8 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. Rad1 f5 15.
Nb1 e4 16. Ne1 Nef6 17. Nc3 Rbd8 18. Ne2 g5 19. Qc3 Rf7 20. f3 Bd6 21. fxe4 Be5
22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Qc2 fxe4 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Nc3 Nf6 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4
Bxb2 28. Bd5+ Rxd5 29. cxd5 Be5 30. Nf3 h6 {First time control} 31. Kg2 Bd6 32.
e4 Qe7 33. Nd2 Be5 34. Nc4 b5 35. Nd2 Bd4 36. Qd3 a6 37. Qf3 Qe5 38. a4 Bc3 39.
Nb1 b4 40. Kf1 Qxe4 41. Qxe4 Nxe4 42. Ke2 Nf6 43. Nxc3 bxc3 44. d6 Ke6 {
Source: Aitken Book 30} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham v Stroud"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.10.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1968.10.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stroud"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Nbd2 e5 11. e4 Bd6 12. Qc2 Kh8 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ng5 Bf5 15.
Nde4 h6 16. Nf3 Nd7 17. b3 N7f6 18. Nfd2 Nf4 19. Bf3 Rab8 20. Nc4 Be7 21. Bxf4
exf4 22. a4 g5 23. h3 h5 24. Ncd2 g4 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Be2 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Qe5
28. Qc3 Bf6 29. Qxe5 Bxe5 30. Nxc5 f3 31. Bd3 Bxa1 32. Rxa1 Rbd8 33. Bc4 Rd2
34. Re1 g3 35. Rf1 fxg2 36. Kxg2 gxf2 37. Kg3 Bh7 38. a5 Rf6 39. Ne6 Be4 40.
Nc5 Rg6+ 41. Kf4 Bg2 42. Ra1 Rf6+ 43. Ke3 Rc2 44. Ne4 Rf3+ {Source: Aitken
Book 30} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.11.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meade, Philip James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1968.11.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qc2 d6 9. e4 a6 10. a4 b4 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. Be2 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. O-O Bd6
15. Nc4 O-O 16. Rac1 Bc7 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Rd2 Bb7 19. Ne3 Bd6 20. Nf5 Bf8 21.
Rf1 h5 22. Ne3 g6 23. Nc4 Bd6 24. Rdd1 a5 25. b3 Ba6 26. Ne3 Bc8 27. Rc1 Ra7
28. Nc4 Bb8 29. Qb2 Qf4 30. Qc2 Kg7 {First time control} 31. Nb2 Bd6 32. Bb5 h4
33. Qe2 Qg5 34. Nd3 Rc7 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.11.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilson, HR"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1968.11.21"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Kh1 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qxd5 13. Bxg7 Qxd1 14.
Raxd1 Kxg7 15. Bf3 Bf5 16. c3 Rab8 17. Rfe1 Kf6 18. h3 Rfc8 19. g4 Be6 20. a3
Rc5 21. Re3 h5 22. Rd4 hxg4 23. hxg4 b6 24. Kg2 Rbc8 25. Kg3 b5 26. Be2 g5 27.
f3 R8c7 28. Bd3 Bb3 29. Be4 e6 30. Rdd3 Kg7 {First time control} 31. Re1 f5 32.
gxf5 exf5 33. Ba8 Bc2 34. Rd2 f4+ 35. Kg2 Bg6 36. Rd4 a5 37. Kf2 {Source:
Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.11.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1968.11.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Be2 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8.
Re1 Be7 9. c3 Nf6 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. d3 Re8 13. Be3 Bc6 14. Nd2 Nd7
15. Qf4 Nf8 16. d4 Ng6 17. Qf5 Bd6 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Bd3 Re4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.
Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qh4 f5 25. Rad1 f4 26. Bd4 Rf8 27. Bxe5
Qxe5 28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Qxd8+ Kf7 30. Qd2 Qf5 31. Qd6 g5 32. h3 g4 33. hxg4 Qxg4
34. Rd1 e3 35. Qc7+ Kf6 36. Rd6+ Kg5 37. Qg7+ {Source: Aitken Book 30. Gloucs
won 9-7.} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.12.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Brigden, Michael E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1968.12.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Downend and Fishponds"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nde2 Nf6 8.
Bf4 d6 9. O-O Be7 10. h3 e5 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c4 O-O 16. Rc1 g6 17. Qd2 Bg7 18. b4 Qd7 19. f4 Rac8 20. Bb1 b5 21. cxb5
Qxb5 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Be4 Qb7 24. Bf3 {Source: Aitken Book 30. Cheltenham won
this round 2 match by 5-1.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.01.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reese, CA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1969.01.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. d3 Ne8 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Nd6 14. Nd5 Bxd2
15. Qxd2 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Ba2 f6 $4 {Aitken} 18. Nxf6+ Kh8 19. Nxd7 {
Source: Aitken Book 30} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.01.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1969.01.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Birmingham"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Rc1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Ne4 c6 15.
Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Rfd8 17. a4 a6 18. Qa1 Qd6 19. a5 Nd7 20. Rcc1 Nf8 21. Ba3
Qe5 22. Rfe1 Bd5 23. Bb2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qd5+ 25. f3 Ne6 26. Rc4 Rd7 27. e4 Qh5
28. Bc1 Rad8 29. Qa2 Kh8 30. f4 Nc7 31. Rc5 Qf7 32. Qxf7 Rxf7 33. f5 Re7 34.
Bd2 Rde8 35. Kf2 Kg8 36. Rec1 Nb5 37. Re1 Kf7 38. Rec1 Nc7 {Source: Aitken
Book 30. Birmingham won 4-2. Other games: 2 KB Richardson 1-0 J Ansell; 3 RVM
Hall 1-0 NA Macleod; 4 T Goodhill draw PJ Meade; 5 RG Thimann draw JC Cock; 6
CJ Corbett draw SAE Reese.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.01.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Northage, Robert H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1969.01.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. d4 exd3 7. Qxd3 Qxd3
8. Bxd3 Nc6 9. Bf4 Be6 10. a3 O-O-O 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Nf3 h6 13. Rhe1 g5 14.
Bg3 h5 15. c3 h4 16. Bf2 h3 17. g3 Bg4 18. Be2 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Rd8 20. Nd4 Bxd1
21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Rxd1 a6 23. b4 Rd5 24. Rxd5 cxd5 25. g4 Kd7 26. Kd2 Ke6 27.
Kd3 f6 28. exf6 Bd6 29. Ke2 Kxf6 30. Bd4+ Ke6 31. a4 Bxh2 32. Kf2 c6 33. Kf3
Bc7 34. Bf2 d4 35. Bxd4 Kd5 36. Be3 Bd8 {First time control} 37. Kg3 Kc4 38.
Bd4 a5 39. bxa5 Bxa5 40. Kxh3 Kb3 {Source: Aitken Book 30. Gloucs won 8Â½-7Â½.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Bon Accord"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1969.01.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sauve, Benjamin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1969.01.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bon Accord"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. a4 a6 7. a5 Ba7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nd5 Nce7 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Qd2 Bxd5 13. exd5 Qf5 14. O-O-O Nf6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. Bf3 Ng6 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Be4 Rfe8 20. b3 c5 21.
dxc6 Nxc6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. c3 d5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 g6 27.
Qe3 Kg7 28. Kd2 Bb8 29. Qf3 Qg5+ 30. Kc2 c5 {First time control} 31. Ne2 Qd8
32. h3 Be5 33. Qe3 Qd6 34. g3 Bf6 35. Qd3 d4 36. cxd4 cxd4 37. b4 Qxb4 38. Qxa6
Qa4+ 39. Kd2 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B87"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1969.02.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a3
Be7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. f3 Bb7 13. Ne2 Qc7 14. Kh1 d5 15.
Bf4 e5 16. Bg3 dxe4 17. fxe4 Rd8 18. Qe1 Bxe4 19. Nc3 Bb7 20. Bxe5 Qc6 21. Qg3
Rd2 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23. Qxf2 O-O 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Rf1 Qxf2 26. Rxf2 Bf6 27. Rd2
Re8 28. Kg1 g6 29. Rd7 Re7 30. Rxe7 Bxe7 31. Nd5 Bc5+ 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Ke2 Kh6
34. g3 Kg5 35. Nf4 Kf6 36. Bd5 Bc8 {First time control} 37. Kf3 Ke7 38. Nd3 Bd6
39. Nf2 f5 40. h3 Kf6 41. Nd3 g5 42. g4 Kg6 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.02.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bissell, Maurice D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1969.02.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 h6 9. a3 a5 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Na4 Ne4 13. Be1 Nb6 14. Nc5 Bxc5
15. dxc5 Nd7 16. Qd4 Qf6 17. Qxf6 Ndxf6 18. Nd4 Bh7 19. f3 Ng5 20. h4 Ne6 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Merrett, Peter (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1969.02.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Dorset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ne2 Qb6 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd5
dxc3 9. Nc4 cxb2 10. Bxb2 Qc7 11. dxc6 Ng4 12. Ng3 h5 13. Rc1 b5 14. Ne3 Nxh2
15. Re1 Ng4 16. Nxg4 hxg4 17. Qxg4 Qe7 18. Bxb5 {Source: Aitken Book 30.
Gloucs won 11-5.} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kershaw, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1969.02.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 d5 13. Nxa5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxa5
15. e5 Nd7 16. Rad1 Nxe5 17. Nxd5 Nc6 18. b4 Qxa2 19. b5 Rfd8 20. bxc6 Rxd5 21.
cxb7 Rb8 22. Qg2 Rb5 23. Qc6 R5xb7 24. Qxb7 Rxb7 25. Rd8+ {Source: Aitken Book
30. No specific date recorded, just February 1969, but I've assigned it a
specific date so that it sorts chronologically between games played 22
February and 1 March 1969 - JS} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.03.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nicholson, ML"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1969.03.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 hxg5 7. fxg7 Rg8 8. h4
gxh4 9. Qh5 Qf6 10. Rxh4 Qxg7 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Rh3 e5 13. Nxd5 Bg4 14. Qxe5
Qxe5 15. dxe5 Bxd1 16. Kxd1 Kd8 17. Rh7 c6 18. Nf4 Ke8 19. Bc4 Rg4 20. Bxf7+
Kd8 21. Rh8+ Kc7 22. Nge2 b5 23. g3 Kb7 24. Bh5 Rg5 25. Rh7 Rxe5 26. Nd3 Rxh5
27. Rxh5 Nd7 28. Rh7 Re8 29. Nef4 Kc8 30. Rh6 Nf6 31. Rg6 Kd7 32. g4 Rf8 33. f3
a6 34. g5 Nh7 35. Ne5+ Ke8 36. Ne6 Rh8 {First time control} 37. Rh6 Bd6 38.
Ng7+ {Source: Aitken Book 30. Gloucs won 39Â½-13Â½.} 1-0

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.03.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1969.03.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Na5 8. d4
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bg4 10. dxe5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 dxe5 12. Rd1 Bd6 13. c4 bxc4 14. bxc4
Qc8 15. Nc3 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Nxg4 17. h3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Nd7 19. Be3 O-O 20. Rd5 Nf6
21. Rda5 Rab8 22. R1a2 Bb4 23. Rxe5 Nd7 24. Rd5 Nf6 25. Re5 Nd7 26. Rd5 Nf6 27.
Rd4 c5 28. Rd3 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Nxe4 30. Rca3 Rfd8 {First time control} 31. Rxa6
g6 32. R6a5 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Nd2 34. Bxd2 Rxd2 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Rxa8+ Kg7 37. Kg3
Rxb2 38. Rc8 Rc2 39. Rxc5 Kf6 40. Rc7 Ke6 41. Kf3 f6 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Rxh7 Rxc4
44. Rh6 Ke5 45. Rxg6 Rc3+ 46. Kd2 Ra3 47. h4 Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Ra3+ 49. Ke2 Ra2+ 50.
Kf3 Kf5 {Second time control} 51. Rg7 Ra3+ 52. Ke2 Ra2+ 53. Ke3 Ra3+ 54. Kd2
Ra2+ 55. Kd3 Rxf2 56. h5 Rf1 57. g4+ Ke6 58. Ke2 Rh1 59. Ra7 f5 60. Ra6+ Ke5
61. Ra5+ Kf4 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v London Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bruzzi, Stefano"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1969.03.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "London University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 Bb7 11. d5 g6 12. Bg5 Bg7 13. Qc1 h6 14. Be3 Nc4 15. a4
Nxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O 17. Na3 b4 18. Nc4 Nh5 19. Nh4 Bf6 20. Nf5 gxf5 21. Qxh6 f4
22. Qxh5 Bc8 23. Qh6 Qe7 24. g3 Bg5 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Nxd6 Bxh3 27. Rfd1 fxg3
28. Rd3 gxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Bh4+ 30. Kf3 f5 31. exf5 Bxf5 32. Rg1+ Kh8 33. Nxf5
Rxf5+ 34. Ke4 Raf8 35. Rh3 Rh5 36. Rg4 Rf4+ {First time control} 37. Rxf4 exf4
38. Kf3 Kg7 39. Kg4 Rxd5 40. Kxh4 Rd2 41. Bd3 Rxb2 42. Bxa6 Ra2 43. cxb4 cxb4
44. Bb5 Kf6 45. Rb3 Kf5 46. Bd7+ Ke4 47. Rxb4+ Ke3 48. Rb3+ Ke4 49. Kg5 Ke5 {
Source: Aitken Book 30} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.03.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirley, Alfred M H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1969.03.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cornwall"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Qf6 7. Be3 Bxe3
8. fxe3 Rb8 9. Rb1 Rxb2 10. Qd3 Rxb1+ 11. Nxb1 Qa1 12. Qb3 Nf6 13. Bc4 O-O 14.
c3 d5 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bd3 Be6 17. O-O Ne4 18. Qc2 Rb8 19. Qa4 Qb2 20. Qxa7
Qb6 21. Qxb6 Rxb6 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nd2 f5 24. Rf2 g6 25. g4 Kg7 26. gxf5 gxf5
27. Kg2 Kg6 28. Kg3 Rc6 29. Nb1 Bc4 30. Na3 Bd3 31. c4 Bxc4 32. Nxc4 Rxc4 33.
Kf4 Kf6 34. Rd2 Rc1 35. Rd7 Rf1+ 36. Kg3 Rf3+ {First time control} 37. Kg2 c5
38. a4 Rxe3 39. a5 Ra3 40. Ra7 Ke5 41. a6 Kf4 42. Rxh7 Ra2+ 43. Kh3 Rxa6 44.
Rh4+ Kf3 45. Rh5 f4 46. Kh4 Rc6 47. Rf5 Rh6+ 48. Kg5 Rxh2 49. Rxf4+ Ke3 50. Rf7
Rg2+ {Source: Aitken Book 30. Gloucs won 10Â½-5Â½.} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.04.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1969.04.01"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c6 8. Qc2
Qc7 9. Bxe4 Bxe5 10. Bxh7+ Kh8 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. Bd3 f5 13. Qe2 Qd6 14. Qh5+
Kg8 15. Nc3 Na6 16. cxd5 Nc5 17. Bc2 cxd5 18. b4 Na6 19. Rd1 Qd8 20. Bg5 {
Source: Aitken Book 30. Aitken adds: 'This was the first game I played after
my retirement.'} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch24"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1969.04.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Martin, R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1969.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. c3 O-O 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Nxd4
15. cxd4 Nxb3 16. axb3 Bc8 17. Nc3 Rfe8 18. Qf3 Bb7 19. Ne2 c5 20. Re1 cxd4 21.
Nxd4 g6 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. h4 h5 24. Qf4 Kh7 25. Re3 Qc7 26. Rae1 Bc8 27. Rc3 Qb7
28. e6 Rd7 29. exd7 Rxe1+ 30. Kh2 Qxd7 31. Nf3 Re7 32. Qf6 Kg8 33. Rxc8+ Qxc8
34. Qxe7 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch24"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1969.04.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Richards, David John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1969.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 c5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 d5 14. Qf3 d4
15. Rad1 Bd6 16. Ne2 Qe7 17. c3 dxc3 18. Bxc3 Qe4 19. Bxf6 Qxf3 20. gxf3 gxf6
21. Ng3 Be5 22. Ne4 Bd4 23. b4 Rfd8 24. bxc5 Be5 25. f4 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bxf4 27.
Nxf6+ Kf8 28. Rd4 Bh6 29. Rg4 Ra7 30. Nxh7+ Ke7 31. Re4+ Kd7 32. f4 Ra8 33.
Nf6+ Kc6 34. Ng4 Bf8 35. Ne5+ Kd5 36. Ra4 Bxc5+ 37. Kg2 f6 38. Ng6 Bd4 39. Kf3
c5 40. Ne7+ Kd6 41. Ng6 Ra7 42. Rc4 Kd5 43. Rc2 c4 {First time control} 44. Nf8
c3 45. Ne6 Rb7 46. Ke2 Ke4 47. Nxd4 Kxd4 48. Kd1 Kd3 49. Kc1 Re7 50. Kb1 a5 51.
a3 Re1+ 52. Rc1 Re2 53. Rh1 Kc4 54. h3 Kb3 55. h4 Rb2+ 56. Ka1 Ra2+ 57. Kb1 c2+
{Source: Aitken Book 30} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch24"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1969.04.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1969.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. d5
Nc4 16. a4 Nb6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Nxa8 19. Be3 g6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. b3 Qb8
22. Ra1 Qb7 23. Bd3 Nb6 24. Qe2 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Nxa8 26. Qa2 Ne8 {Source: Aitken
Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch24"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1969.04.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wheeler, John Francis"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A64"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1969.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Nc4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. e4 Re8 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bf4 Ng4 17. Qc2 Ne5 18. Nd1 Bd7 19. Bc1 f5 20. Ne3 Qf6 21. exf5 Bxf5
22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Rd1 Re7 25. Rb1 b5 26. b3 Rb8 27. Bb2 Reb7 28.
a5 Re7 29. f4 Ng4 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Re1 Rbe8 32. Rxe7+ Rxe7 33. Bf3 Re3 34.
Bxg4 {First time control} fxg4 35. Kf2 Rd3 36. Re1 Rxd5 37. Re7+ Kf6 38. Ra7
Rd2+ 39. Ke3 Rb2 40. Rxa6 Ke6 41. Ra8 {sealed move - game resumed on 6 April}
Rxb3+ 42. Kd2 Ra3 43. a6 Kd5 44. a7 Kd4 45. f5 Ra2+ 46. Ke1 Ra1+ 47. Kd2 Ra2+ {
Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch24"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1969.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Holloway, Nigel John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1969.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Qa5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Nbd7 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. Rfe1 Nfd5 14. Be5
Bh6 15. a4 Be6 16. Qa3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Bg3 e6 20. Ne5 Ba6
21. h4 Qd5 22. Ng4 Bg7 23. Bd6 Rfe8 24. Be5 Qd8 25. Bg3 h5 26. Ne5 Rc8 27. a5
Bh6 28. Rad1 Qd5 29. Qa1 Red8 30. Nd3 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 Qc4 32. Qd1 Rd5 33. Re5
Rcd8 34. Rf3 Bg7 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Qa1 a6 37. Bb8 Rb5 38. Ba7 Bf8 39. Bb6 Rb3
40. Qc1 Bd6 41. g3 Ba3 42. Qf4 e5 43. Qxe5 Bf8 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch24"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1969.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A76"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1969.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 a6 11. a4 Bg4 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c4 15.
Be2 Rc8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Nf8 18. Bg4 Rc7 19. Be2 g5 20. Bg3 Ng6 21. a5 Rc8
22. Ra4 Rc5 23. Bxc4 Nh5 24. Bh2 Nhf4 25. Bxf4 Nxf4 26. Qb3 Re7 27. Qb6 Qd7 28.
Qb3 Be5 29. Bf1 Bxc3 30. bxc3 Nxd5 31. c4 Nf4 32. f3 Ne6 33. Rd1 Re5 34. Ra2
Nc5 {First time control} 35. Qb6 R7e6 36. Rad2 Na4 37. Qb4 Nc5 {Source: Aitken
Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Leics"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1969.05.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A56"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1969.05.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leicestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Bxc5 5. e4 Nc6 6. Bf4 Qb6 7. Qd2 Bb4 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qxd5 Be6 14.
Qh5+ Kg8 15. O-O Rad8 16. Be3 Qa6 17. Nf4 Bc4 18. Rfc1 Rfe8 19. Ncd5 Bd6 20.
Nf6+ gxf6 21. Qg4+ Kf8 22. Nh5 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Be6 24. Qg7+ Ke7 25. Qxf6+ Kd7 26.
Nf4 Qb6 27. Re1 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Kc8 29. b3 Rd2 30. Rad1 Qd8 31. Qf3 Qh4 32. Rc1
Kb8 33. Re2 Ne5 34. Qf1 Rxe2 35. Qxe2 Qe4 36. Qd2 Bd5 37. Rc5 Qb1+ 38. Rc1 Qe4
39. Rc5 Qb1+ {Source: Aitken Book 30. Quarter-Final, County Championship:
Leicestershire won 8Â½-7Â½.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 3rd"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1969.05.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Trevelyan, John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1969.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 Bb7 11. Re1 g6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nbd2 Bg7 14. Qe2 O-O 15.
c4 Nh5 16. g3 Qd7 17. Kh2 Rfc8 18. b3 Re8 19. Bb2 Nc6 20. cxb5 Nb4 21. Nc4 Bc8
22. Ng1 Qxb5 23. Nd6 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Rd8 25. Nc4 f6 26. a3 Nc6 27. Nf3 Be6 28.
Rd1 Nd4 29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. Na5 Rdc8 31. Bd3 Bh6 32. Rc2 Rxc2 33. Bxc2 f5 34. Bd3
Nf6 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Bc4 Kf7 37. Nc6 Nd7 38. Bxe6+ Kxe6 39. Re1 Kd6 40. Na5
Rc8 41. Nc4+ Kd5 42. Bc1 Bxc1 43. Rxc1 Rc6 44. Kg2 Nb6 45. Nxb6+ Rxb6 46. b4 d3
47. Kf1 Kd4 48. Ke1 e4 49. Kd2 a5 50. Rb1 axb4 51. Rxb4+ Rxb4 52. axb4 h5 53.
b5 Kc5 54. f3 Kxb5 55. fxe4 fxe4 56. h4 Kc5 57. g4 hxg4 58. h5 g3 59. h6 g2 60.
h7 g1=Q 61. h8=Q Qf2+ {Source: CHESS Vol.34 no.583-4, 20 June 1969, p290} 0-1

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 3rd"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1969.05.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kraus, Erwin Bernard (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1969.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nb5 Na6 11. Be3 f5 12. Bd5 Nb4 13. Bb3 Na6 14. O-O-O
f4 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Rhe1 O-O-O 17. Rxe5 Bc5 18. Nc3 Bd6 19. Rg5 Nc5 20. Rxg7
Nxb3+ 21. axb3 Rdg8 22. Rxd7 Kxd7 23. Bxf4 Rxg2 24. Bxd6 Kc6 25. Bg3 h5 26.
Rd6+ Kc5 27. Ne4+ Kb4 28. Rd5 Rg1+ 29. Kd2 b5 30. Be5 {Source: Aitken Book 30}
1-0

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 3rd"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1969.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bailey, W John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A62"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1969.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 b6 11. Nd2 Ne8 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Bf4 Ndf6 14. e4 Nh5 15. Be3
Rb8 16. Qd2 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Na5 b4 19. Ne2 Bd7 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Bb5
22. Qd2 Qb6 23. Rfc1 Nc7 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Ra8 26. Rac1 Rfe8 27. Nd4 Nb5
28. Nc6 Ra2 29. e5 Nc3 30. exd6 Ne2+ 31. Kh1 Nxc1 32. Rxc1 Rd8 33. Qe3 Rxb2 34.
Qe7 Rf8 35. d7 Ng7 36. d8=Q Rxd8 37. Qxd8+ Qxd8 38. Nxd8 c4 39. Nc6 c3 40. Be4
Rd2 41. Nxb4 Rd4 42. Nc6 Rxe4 43. d6 Rc4 44. d7 Ne6 45. d8=Q+ Nxd8 46. Nxd8 c2
47. Kg2 $2 (47. Nb7 Rc7 (47... Rb4 48. Nc5 Rb1 49. Nd3 Rb3 50. Nf4 Rb1 51. Ne2
$18) 48. Na5 Rc3 49. Kg2 Kg7 50. Kf1 Kf6 51. Ke2 Kg5 52. Kd2 Rf3 53. Ke2 Rc3
54. Nb7 f5 55. h4+ Kg4 56. Nd6 Rc5 57. Nf7 f4 58. Nh6+ Kh5 59. Ng8 Kg4 60. Nf6+
Kf5 61. Nxh7 $18) 47... Rc7 {Source: CHESS Vol.34 no.583-4, 20 June 1969, p290}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 3rd"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1969.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1969.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Qb6 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. exd5 exd5 8.
Qe2+ Be6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Be3 Qd6 14. h3
Nh5 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Qc2 h6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rfe1 e5
21. Bf5 Qc7 22. Bg3 Qb6 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 Kf7 25. b4 Nh5 26. b5 Nxg3 27.
fxg3 Ne7 28. Bc2 Nc8 29. Re2 Ke6 30. g4 Kd6 31. Bf5 Kc5 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. Rxa7
Kb6 34. Ra1 Kxb5 35. Rae1 e4 36. Kf2 Kc5 37. Ke3 Rf8 38. Rd2 Rcd8 39. Red1 b5
40. Ra1 Ra8 {First time control} 41. Rad1 Rfd8 42. Rf1 Rd7 43. Rf5 Rad8 44. Rd4
Kc6 45. Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 3rd"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1969.05.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lees, David"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1969.05.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Nc3 Nbd5 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Rd1 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qe7 16. Qa4 c6 17. Ba3 Nc5 18. Qc4 b6 19. Rd6 O-O 20. Bxc5 bxc5
21. Rad1 Qb7 22. Qxc5 Qb5 23. Qxc6 Qxe5 24. Qxa8 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxa8 26. Kf3 a5
27. a4 Kf8 28. Ke4 Ke7 29. Rb6 Ra7 30. c4 Kd7 31. Kd4 Kc7 32. Rb5 Kc6 33. Kc3
f6 34. e4 e5 35. f4 exf4 36. gxf4 Re7 37. Kd4 Ra7 38. e5 fxe5+ 39. fxe5 Rf7 40.
e6 Rf4+ {First time control} 41. Ke5 Rxc4 42. Rxa5 Rc2 43. h4 Re2+ 44. Kf5 Rf2+
45. Kg5 Rg2+ 46. Kh5 Kd6 47. Rg5 g6+ 48. Kh6 Rh2 49. Rg4 Kxe6 50. Kxh7 g5 {
Source: Aitken Book 30. Scores: 1 J Century (London) 4/5; 2-4 JM Aitken 
(Cheltenham), D Lees (London), BH Wood (Sutton Coldfield) 3Â½; 5-8 WJ Bailey 
(Rhyl), F Boyd (Wallasey), Iolo C Jones (Llandysul), J Ripley (Knotty Ash) 3,
etc. Source: CHESS, June 1969, Vol.34, no.581-2, p264} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.05.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1969.05.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Be2 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
e6 9. Qa4 Nge7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qd1 f5 12. Bg3 f4 13. Bh2 Qa5 14. Qd2 Ne5 15.
Bg4 Nxg4 16. hxg4 e5 17. Nb5 Qd8 18. f3 Nc6 19. Bg1 Rf7 20. Bf2 Nd4 21. Nc3 a6
22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Nd5 b5 24. Rc1 Bf8 25. Kf2 Be7 26. Rh3 Rc8 27. b3 Bh4+ 28.
Ke2 Bg5 29. Rch1 bxc4 30. dxc4 Rb7 {First time control} 31. Kf2 a5 32. Qd3 a4
33. b4 Rc6 34. Rc1 Qc8 35. a3 h6 36. Rc2 Rh7 37. b5 Rc5 38. Nb6 Bh4+ 39. Rxh4
Qd8 40. g3 fxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Qxb6 {sealed move - game resumed 21 May.} 42. Qd2 g5
43. Rxh6 Rxh6 44. Qxg5+ Kh7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. Qe8+ Kg7 47. g5 Rh8 48. Qe7+ Kg8 {
Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 2nd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1969.05.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1969.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qe6+ 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Bb5 Bd7 9. Qd3 O-O-O 10. Nbd2 Ng4 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. O-O-O Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Qxe3 14.
fxe3 Ne5 15. Be2 Bc5 16. e4 Be3 17. Ngf3 Ng4 18. Rhf1 Ba4 19. Rde1 Bc6 20. Nd4
Ne5 21. Kc2 Bxd2 22. Kxd2 Bxe4 23. Ke3 Bg6 24. Rf4 Rhe8 25. Kf2 f6 26. Rd1 c5
27. Nb5 Rxd1 28. Bxd1 Nd3+ 29. Kg3 Nxf4 30. Nd6+ Kd7 31. Nxe8 Ne6 32. Ba4+ Ke7
{Source: Aitken Book 30} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 2nd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1969.05.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Collard, Leslie Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1969.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. d3 d6 11. h3 Be6 12. c3 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Nh5 14. Qd5 Qd7 15.
Ra6 Nd8 16. Nxe5 Qc8 17. Nc6 Nxc6 18. Qxc6 Ra8 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxc7 Re8 21.
Be3 Bf8 22. Nd2 Nf6 23. Qa7 Qc6 24. Ra1 d5 25. f3 b4 26. Qa4 Qb7 27. Bd4 Re6
28. cxb4 Nh5 29. Bc5 Rg6 30. Qa8 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 2nd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1969.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Walker, John N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1969.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Nxd5 cxd5 9. Be2 e6 10. O-O Bg7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Bxc4 f6
15. Qe2 fxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Rf5 18. Qe3 Qg5 19. Qxg5 Rxg5 20. f3 {
Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 2nd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1969.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1969.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nd4 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 exd3 7. e4 Bg4 8.
Qxd3 Qxd3 9. Bxd3 O-O-O 10. Bc2 Bb4 11. Bg5 Rd4 12. f3 Be6 13. c5 Bxc3+ 14.
bxc3 Rc4 15. Bd2 Rxc5 16. a4 Rd8 17. Ra3 Bc4 18. Be3 Re5 19. Kf2 Ree8 20. Bd4
c5 21. Be3 a5 22. Rha1 Bd3 23. Rc1 b6 24. Bb3 c4 25. Bd1 Nd7 26. Bd4 f6 27. Ra2
Nf8 28. Rb2 Rd6 29. Be2 c5 30. Be3 Nd7 31. Bd1 g5 32. Rd2 Ne5 33. Ra1 Red8 34.
Raa2 Bb1 35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. Rd2 Rd3 37. Be2 Rxc3 38. Rd6 Bd3 39. Bxd3 cxd3 {
Source: Aitken Book 30} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 2nd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1969.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Keeshan, Michael J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1969.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 exf4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Qxf4 Be7
15. Be3 Bf6 16. Be2 Qxc2 17. Qf2 Nd3 18. Bxd3 Qxd3 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. Bf4 Be5 21.
Qb6 Bxf4 22. Rxf4 O-O 23. Qxb7 Rab8 24. Qxa6 Rxb2 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Rb8 27.
Kg1 Qc2 28. Qd3 Qxa2 29. Qc3 Qb2 30. Qc6 Qb6+ 31. Kh2 Kf8 32. Qc2 g6 33. Qc3
Qb2 34. Qc7 Qe5+ 35. Kh1 Rb2 36. Qc1 Kg7 37. Re1 Rc2 38. Qd1 Qc3 39. Rf1 Rd2
40. Qe1 Qd4 {First time control} 41. Qe7 Qxd5 42. Qf6+ Kh6 43. Qh4+ Qh5 44.
Qxh5+ Kxh5 45. Rxf7 h6 46. Kh2 Kg5 47. Kg3 Rd3+ 48. Kf2 h5 49. Ke2 Rd5 50. Rd7
Kf4 51. Kf2 h4 52. Rf7+ Rf5 53. Rg7 Ke4+ 54. Ke2 g5 55. Ra7 d5 56. Ra8 d4 57.
Re8+ Kf4 58. Rd8 Kg3 59. Rxd4 Rf2+ 60. Ke1 Rxg2 61. Rd3+ Kh2 62. Kf1 Rg3 63.
Rd5 Kxh3 64. Kf2 Kh2 {Source: Aitken Book 30. Scores: 1 JN Walker (Oxford) 4Â½/
5; 2 M Keeshan (Cheltenham) 4; 3-4 J Gray (Cheltenham), JM Aitken (Cheltenham)
3Â½; 5-9 CW Anderton (Sutton Coldfield), M Burbridge (Leicester), C Burton 
(Hereford), M March (Portsmouth), M Poolake (Bristol). 20 competed.} 0-1

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.05.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1969.05.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 Ng4 9. Qxg4 Nxd4 10. Qd1 Nxb3 11. axb3 b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Bh6 f5 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. O-O fxe4 16. Nxe4 Qc7 17. Rfe1 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 e6 19. Rc4 Qb7 20. Rd1
Rf7 21. Qc3+ Kg8 22. Rc7 Qa6 23. Qd4 Rd8 24. c4 Qa5 25. h4 Qh5 26. Re1 d6 27.
Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Qe4 Re8 29. Qf4+ Ke7 30. Ra1 a5 {First time control} 31. Qd4 Qe5
32. Qxb6 Qxb2 33. Qb7+ Kf6 34. Qf3+ Kg7 35. Rxa5 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Rf8 37. Qe3 Qxe3
38. fxe3 Kf6 39. Kg3 Rb8 40. Rb5 Ra8 {Second time control} 41. Kf4 Ra2 42. g3
e5+ 43. Ke4 Rg2 44. Kf3 Rc2 45. Rb6 Ke6 46. Ke4 Rc3 47. g4 h6 48. Rb8 h5 49.
gxh5 gxh5 50. Rh8 Rxb3 51. Rxh5 Rc3 52. Rh6+ Kd7 53. Kd5 Rd3+ 54. Ke4 Rc3 55.
Rh7+ Kc6 56. Rh8 Rxc4+ 57. Kf5 Kd5 58. h5 Re4 59. Ra8 Rxe3 60. Ra5+ Kc6 61. Ke6
Rh3 62. Ra6+ {Source: Aitken Book 30} 1/2-1/2

[Event "No event given"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.06.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B59"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1969.06.17"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 30"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O Be6 9. Bf3 O-O 10. Be3 Na5 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. Qd2 Rfd8 13. Rfd1 Rd7 14. Nd5
Qxd2 15. Nxe7+ Kf8 16. Rxd2 Kxe7 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. b3 b5 19. Bg5 Rc6 20. Be2 a6
21. f3 h6 22. Bh4 g5 23. Bg3 Rdc7 24. Bf1 Nd7 25. c3 Nc5 26. Bf2 Nb7 27. a4
Bxb3 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rb1 Rxc3 30. Rdb2 Ba4 {First time control} 31. Bxb5 Bxb5
32. Rxb5 Rc1+ 33. Be1 Rxb1 34. Rxb1 Nc5 35. h4 Ke6 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Bd2 f6 38.
Rb6 Rb7 39. Rxb7 Nxb7 40. Kf2 Nc5 {Second time control} 41. g3 {Sealed move,
no date given for when game was restarted.} g4 42. Ke3 f5 43. exf5+ Kxf5 44.
fxg4+ Kxg4 45. Ba5 d5 46. Bc3 Kf5 47. g4+ Ke6 48. Bb2 Ne4 49. Ba3 Nd6 50. Bb4
d4+ {Third time control} 51. Kf3 Nf7 52. Bd2 Kd5 53. g5 e4+ 54. Kf4 Nxg5 55.
Kxg5 e3 56. Ba5 d3 57. Kf4 d2 {Source: Aitken Book 30} 0-1

[Event "Athenaeum Open"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1969.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hershman, Paul"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1969.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nxe4 12. Re1 f5 13. f3 O-O 14.
fxe4 fxe4 15. Rxe4 Bf5 16. Re2 Rae8 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Kf2 Bxc2 19. Be3 a6 20.
Re1 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Athenaeum Open"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1969.06.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morgan-Jones, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1969.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. Ng5 d5 7. exd5 Na5 8. Qe2
Bd6 9. d3 Nxb3 10. axb3 h6 11. Ne4 Nxd5 12. Nbc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. O-O Qh4
15. Qf3 Bg4 16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. hxg3 Be7 18. f3 Bd7 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Rfe8 21.
Rfa1 Bc8 22. Nc5 f5 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. Nxa6 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Rxa6 e4 27. Rc6
e3+ 28. Ke2 Re7 29. f4 g6 30. Rc5 Kf6 31. Rxb5 g5 32. Rc5 Kg6 33. Re5 Rxe5 34.
fxe5 f4 35. gxf4 gxf4 36. d4 Kf5 37. c4 h5 38. b4 h4 39. b5 h3 40. gxh3 Ke4 41.
e6 f3+ 42. Ke1 f2+ 43. Ke2 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "Athenaeum Open"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1969.06.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pruchnicki, T"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1969.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Bc1 e6 5. c4 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. Nc3 g6 8. Qa4+
Bd7 9. Qh4 Bg7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Bf5 13. Rc1 Qxb2 14. f3 b5 15.
e4 Bd7 16. g4 Bxg4 17. fxg4 Nxg4 18. Qd2 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Nf2 20. Nh3 Nxh1 21.
Bxb5 a6 22. Ba4 Ra7 23. Rxh1 Nd7 24. Nf4 Ne5 25. h4 Rb7 26. Kc2 Nf3 27. h5 g5
28. Nfe2 f5 29. exf5 Rxf5 30. Ne4 Re7 31. N2g3 Nd4+ 32. Kc1 Rf3 33. Bd1 Re3 34.
Rg1 R3xe4 35. Nxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxg5+ Kf8 37. h6 Rh4 38. Bh5 Rh2 39. a4 c4 40. Bd1
Rxh6 41. Rg4 Nb3+ 42. Kb2 Na5 43. Ka3 Rh1 44. Bc2 Rh2 45. Bf5 c3 46. Be6 Rb2
47. Rg8+ Ke7 48. Rg7+ Kf6 {First time control} 49. Rc7 Rb3+ 50. Ka2 Ke5 51.
Rxh7 Rb2+ {Source: Aitken Book 31} 0-1

[Event "Athenaeum Open"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1969.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pickett, Leonard M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1969.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Re1 Bc5 10. Rxe5+ Kf8 11. h3 Qd6 12. Re1 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qxd5 14. d3 Bb7
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Qf5 17. Re2 Qg6 18. Qf1 f6 19. Nc3 Bf3 20. Re6 Bd6 21.
Kh1 Bb7 22. Bd2 Qf5 23. Re3 Bf4 24. Ne4 Bxe3 25. Bxe3 Bxe4 26. dxe4 Qe6 27.
Qxb5 axb5 28. Rxa8+ Kf7 29. Rxh8 Qxe4 30. c4 bxc4 31. bxc4 Kg6 32. c5 Qb1+ 33.
Kh2 Qxb2 34. Rc8 Kf5 35. g3 Qe5 36. Rd8 c6 37. Rd7 Kg6 38. Rd6 Qe4 39. Rd4 Qe8
40. Rd6 Kf7 41. Bd4 Qe4 42. Be3 Ke7 43. Rd4 Qe5 44. Rd6 Qe4 45. Rd4 Qf3 46. Rd6
h6 47. Bd4 Qe4 48. Be3 Qf3 {First time control} 49. Bd4 Kf7 50. Be3 Kg6 51. Bd4
Kf5 52. Be3 Qe4 53. Bd4 Kg6 54. Be3 Qf3 55. Bd4 Qe4 56. Be3 Qa4 57. Bd4 Kf5 58.
Be3 Qb4 59. Kg2 Qa4 60. Kh2 Qb4 61. Kg2 Qb1 62. Rd4 {Adjudicated as a draw by
Ray Keene. Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Athenaeum Open"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1969.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nunn, John D M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1969.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. d3 d6 12. Nc3 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Na5
15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. d4 Bf6 17. Be3 Nc4 18. dxe5 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5
21. Qe1 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Athenaeum Open"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1969.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Huggins, DB"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1969.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 e6 8. Qe2
e5 9. Nf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Qc7 15.
Rad1 Bxa3 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. bxa3 Rxa3 18. Bxb5 Bc6 19. Qc4 Rxe3 20. Qxc6 Qxc6
21. Bxc6 Nb8 22. Bd5 Nxe4 23. Rde1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Nf6 25. Bb3 Nc6 26. Nxe5 Nd4
27. Rd1 Nxb3 28. cxb3 g6 29. g3 Rb8 30. Rb1 Kf8 31. Rf1 Rb5 32. Rxf6 Rxe5 33.
Rf1 Ke7 34. Kg2 f6 35. Kf3 Rb5 36. Rb1 Kd6 37. Kf4 h6 {Source: Aitken Book 31}
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch76/1969"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1969.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Russell, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1969.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Qe1 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Nxe4 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. Ng5 Bc4 20. Rf2 Nd4 21.
Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Qxe7 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qf5 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ Bg8
27. Nh7+ {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch76/1969"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1969.07.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1969.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
d4 exd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. h3 Nd7 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Rab1 Bf6 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Nxe5
dxe5 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Na4 Qb4 17. Nc5 Be7 18. a3 Qa5 19. Nb3 Qb5 20. Qxb5 cxb5
21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Rb6 23. Rfd1 Rd6 24. Kf1 Rfd8 25. Ke2 Kf8 {Source:
Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch76/1969"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1969.07.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nye, Valentine A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "1969.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. h3 Nd7 11. a5 Bf6 12. d5 Ne7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Nbd2
Ng6 16. Nc4 Re8 17. d6 Be6 18. dxc7 Qxc7 19. Nb6 Rad8 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. Bxe6 Rxe6
22. Qc4 Be7 23. Rad1 h6 24. Rd5 Nf4 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Nd5 Qc8 27. c3 Rg6 28.
Nxf4 exf4 29. Ne5 Re6 30. Nd3 bxc3 31. Nxf4 Rf6 32. Nd5 cxb2 33. Qb3 c4 34.
Qxb2 Rg6 35. Qc3 Qc5 36. Rc1 Bxa5 37. Qxc4 Qxc4 38. Rxc4 Re6 39. f3 g6 40. Kf1
Kg7 {First time control} 41. Ke2 Bd8 42. Kd3 a5 43. Rc8 Bh4 44. Ra8 Be1 45. Ke2
Bb4 46. Nxb4 axb4 47. Rb8 Ra6 48. Rxb4 Ra2+ 49. Kf1 g5 50. Kg1 Kg6 51. Kh2 h5
52. Rb6+ Kg7 53. h4 gxh4 54. Kh3 Re2 55. Rb5 Kg6 56. Rb8 Kg7 57. Re8 Rf2 58. e5
Kh7 59. e6 fxe6 60. Rxe6 Kg7 61. Re4 Kg6 62. Rxh4 Kg5 63. Ra4 Rf1 64. Kg3 Rh1
65. Ra5+ Kg6 66. f4 Rf1 67. Ra6+ Kg7 68. Ra4 Kg6 69. Kh2 Kf5 70. g3 Kg4 71. Ra8
Rf2+ 72. Kg1 Rb2 73. Rg8+ Kh3 74. f5 h4 75. gxh4 Kxh4 76. f6 Rb7 77. Rg7 Rb8
78. Kg2 Rf8 79. f7 Kh5 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch76/1969"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1969.07.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kelly, W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C72"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1969.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. O-O Nxd4 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Qe3 g6 12. Nd5 Bg7 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Bc3
f6 15. Rae1 Rae8 16. Qg3 Ne7 17. Ne3 f5 18. Bxg7 f4 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. Nxg4 Kxg7
21. f3 Nc6 22. Rd1 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rd3 Rc5 {(move amended 21 September
2021)} 25. Rf2 Kf6 26. Rfd2 Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch76/1969"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1969.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Partis, Michael T"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1969.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O e6 5. d3 h6 6. Nbd2 Bc5 7. c4 O-O 8. Nb3
Be7 9. Nbd4 Bh7 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. f4 c6 13. Bd2 Nbd7 14. Ndf3 Qc7 15.
Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Qb6+ 18. Kf1 Nf6 19. b4 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Ng4 21.
d4 Be4 22. h3 Nf6 23. e3 Bd5 24. Qc2 Ne4 25. g4 Qb5+ 26. Kg1 Nxd2 27. Nxd2 Bxg2
28. Kxg2 Qd5+ 29. Nf3 Bxb4 30. Reb1 Ba5 31. Rxb7 Bb6 32. Qb3 Qe4 33. f5 Rd5 34.
Qa3 Rf8 35. fxe6 fxe6 36. Rf1 c5 37. Kg3 Rdd8 38. Re7 Qd5 39. Qb3 Qd6+ 40. Ne5
Qxe7 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch76/1969"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1969.08.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hunter, D Bryan A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1969.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. d3 h6 5. O-O e6 6. Nfd2 c6 7. e4 Bg6 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Kh1 h5 10. h3 Qc7 11. Nb3 h4 12. g4 O-O-O 13. f4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bh7 15.
Qe1 Nc5 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Qxh4 Bd6 18. Qg3 Bg6 19. Be3 Bh5 20. Nd2 Na6 21. a3 Bc5
22. e5 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qb6 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. Nce4 Kc7 26. Nd6 Bg6 27. Rf2 Nc8 28.
N2c4 Nxd6 29. Nxd6 f6 30. gxf6 gxf6 31. Re1 fxe5 32. fxe5 Rdf8 33. Ref1 Rxf2
34. Rxf2 Rh5 35. Re2 Nc5 36. Nc4 Nd7 37. a4 b5 38. axb5 cxb5 39. Na3 a6 40. c4
Bd3 {First time control} 41. Re3 bxc4 42. Nxc4 Bxc4 43. Rc3 Nxe5 44. Bf1 Kb6
45. Bxc4 Nxc4 46. Rxc4 Rxh3+ 47. Kg2 Rb3 48. Re4 Rxb2+ 49. Kf3 Rd2 50. Rxe6+
Kb5 51. Re8 Rd5 52. Ke3 Kb4 53. Rb8+ Rb5 54. Ra8 a5 55. Kd2 Rc5 56. Rb8+ Ka3
57. Rb1 a4 58. Rc1 Rh5 59. Rb1 Ka2 60. Rb4 a3 61. Kc2 Rh2+ 62. Kc1 Rb2 63. Ra4
Kb3 64. Ra8 Rc2+ 65. Kd1 Rc7 66. Rb8+ Kc3 67. Ra8 {Aitken adds a brief note.
'65...a2 wins.' Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch76/1969"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1969.08.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morgan, AF"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1969.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Be3
Nd7 9. Be2 e5 10. fxe5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 dxe5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Ne2 c5 14. dxc6 Nxe2+
15. Qxe2 bxc6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Rd2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Nb6 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Bf8 21.
Bg4 Be7 22. Be6+ Kg7 23. a4 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 a5 25. Qf2 c5 26. Bd5 Rd8 27. b3 Nxd5
28. exd5 Rb8 29. Rd3 f5 30. c4 Bd6 31. Bc1 e4 32. Bb2+ Kg8 33. Rh3 Be5 34. Qd2
Bxb2 35. Qxb2 Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rc3 Kf6 38. g3 Ke5 39. Kf2 Kd4 40. Rc1
Rxb3 41. Rd1+ Kxc4 42. d6 Rb8 43. d7 Rd8 44. Ke3 Kb4 45. Rb1+ Kxa4 46. Rb7 Ka3
47. g4 a4 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Kf4 Ka2 50. Kxf5 e3 51. Ke6 e2 52. Ke7 Rxd7+ {
Source: Aitken Book 31} 0-1

[Event "Castlebar"]
[Site "Castlebar"]
[Date "1969.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reuben, Stewart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1969.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 a6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Ne8 11. f4 d6 12. O-O Be6 13. exd6 exd6 14. Qf3 Qe7
15. Rfe1 Bxb3 16. axb3 d5 17. Na4 Nd6 18. Bc5 Qc7 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Bxd6 Qxd6
21. Qf2 Qb4 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Bh6 25. g3 g5 26. fxg5 Bxg5
27. Rd3 Re2 28. Rc3 Be3+ 29. Kf1 Rf2+ 30. Ke1 d4 31. Rxc6 Rxh2 32. Nc5 a5 33.
Ne4 f5 34. Nd6 f4 35. gxf4 Bxf4 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. Nf5+ Kf6 38. Nxd4 Be5 39. Nf3
Rh1+ {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Castlebar"]
[Site "Castlebar"]
[Date "1969.08.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Eriksen, O"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1969.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bf4 a6 6. e3 Nc6 7. a3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nd5 9. Bg3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qe2 cxd4
15. cxd4 h6 16. Nd2 f5 17. Nb3 Kh7 18. Rfd1 Nb4 19. e4 b6 20. e5 Qc6 21. Bd3
Bb7 22. f3 Nd5 23. Rdc1 Qe8 24. a5 Nf4 25. Qd2 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 b5 27. Rc7 Bd5 28.
Qc3 Rf7 29. Rc5 Qd8 30. Nd2 Rd7 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Castlebar"]
[Site "Castlebar"]
[Date "1969.08.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Brennan, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1969.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4
Bg4 9. d5 Nb8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nf1 Nc5 12. Bc2 c6 13. Ng3 cxd5 14. exd5 g6 15.
b4 Ncd7 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Re8 18. c4 Bf8 19. Bd2 Bg7 20. Rac1 Qc7 21. Ba4
Rf8 22. Qe2 Nb6 23. Bb3 Rad8 24. Be3 Nc8 25. Qd2 Qd7 26. a4 Kh8 27. Bg5 Rde8
28. Bh6 Ng8 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. c5 f5 31. f3 Nf6 32. Kh2 Ne7 33. Red1 {(Aitken
declined a draw)} f4 34. Ne4 Nxe4 35. fxe4 Nc8 36. Rf1 Qe7 37. Qe2 Qh4 38. Qg4
Qd8 39. Bc4 h5 40. Qf3 Qc7 41. Be2 a5 42. Bb5 Rd8 43. c6 {Aitken: "Black
sealed an ambiguous move, 43...PxP, so lost. I refused a draw after my 33rd
move." Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "Castlebar"]
[Site "Castlebar"]
[Date "1969.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Brinck Claussen, Bjorn"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1969.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qc2 Ndf6 14. Ne5
Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Rfd8 16. Rac1 d4 17. Qc2 dxe3 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Nd7 20. Nxd7
Rxd7 21. Rc3 Rad8 22. Bc4 exf2+ 23. Rxf2 Rd1+ 24. Bf1 Bd5 25. b3 e5 26. h3 h6
27. Kh2 Kh7 28. Rd3 Ra1 29. Rfd2 Rxf1 30. Rxd5 Re8 31. Re2 e4 32. Rd7 e3 33.
Rxa7 Kg6 34. Rc7 Rf5 35. a4 Rf2 36. Rcc2 Rxe2 37. Rxe2 Kf5 38. b6 Ke4 39. a5
Rb8 40. b4 Kd3 41. Re1 e2 42. Rxe2 Kxe2 43. b5 Kf2 44. a6 Rxb6 45. a7 Rxb5 46.
a8=Q Rg5 47. Qf3+ Ke1 48. h4 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "Castlebar"]
[Site "Castlebar"]
[Date "1969.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Heidenfeld, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Ngf3 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. O-O Nb4 11. Bb1 O-O 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. a3
Nd5 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. Ba2 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Qd2 Ba4
21. Rac1 Bb3 22. Bb1 Qd6 23. Bd3 a6 24. Bh6 Nb6 25. Bf4 Qd7 26. Qb4 Nd5 27. Qd6
Qxd6 28. Bxd6 Rfd8 29. Be5 Nf6 30. Bc7 Re8 31. Be5 {Source: Aitken Book 31}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Castlebar"]
[Site "Castlebar"]
[Date "1969.08.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schnegelsberg, N"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1969.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd6 10. Be3 b6 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. f3 Ne7 13. a4 O-O 14. a5 Rfd8
15. Rd2 c4 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. axb6 cxb6 18. Na4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 b5 21.
Nc5 Bc8 22. Kf2 Kf7 23. Ke3 Nc6 24. c3 Nd8 25. e5 f5 26. h3 Ne6 27. f4 Nxc5 28.
Bxc5 Bb7 29. Rg1 Rd8 30. Bd4 h5 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 Bc8 33. gxf5 Bxf5 {
Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Castlebar"]
[Site "Castlebar"]
[Date "1969.08.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pritchard, David Brine"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1969.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRL"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Qe2 Bd6 7. d4 O-O 8. d5
Bb4 9. Qd3 c6 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 cxd5 12. O-O-O d4 13. f4 Qe7 14. Bd2 f6 15.
fxe5 fxe5 16. Be4 Be6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Bg6 Bf7 19. g4 Bxg6 20. Qxg6 Qf7 21.
Qxf7 Rxf7 22. Ne2 Nc6 23. Ng3 Raf8 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. g5 g6 26. h4 Rh7 27. h5 Rxh5
28. Rxh5+ gxh5 29. Rh1 Kg7 30. Ng3 Nf4 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Nxh5+ Kg6 33. Nf6 Rf7
34. Rg1 Kf5 35. Ne8 Re7 36. Nd6+ Kg6 37. Nc4 Re2 38. Kd1 Rh2 39. Nd2 Ne5 40.
Rf1 Kxg5 41. Nf3+ Nxf3 42. Rxf3 Kf5 43. Rb3 Rh7 44. Rb4 f3 45. Rxd4 Rh1+ 46.
Kd2 f2 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 0-1

[Event "Paignton Premier 19th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1969.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1969.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Qe2 c5 13. d5 g6 14. Nf1 Nh5 15. Bh6
Re8 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. fxg3 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qf6 20. Rf1 Qg7 21. Qh4 c4
22. Bc2 Nc5 23. g4 f6 24. Qe1 Rf8 25. Qd2 Bc8 26. Nh4 Bd7 27. Rf2 Qe7 28. Qh6
Qg7 29. Qd2 Qe7 30. Qh6 Qg7 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 19th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1969.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1969.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Ne4 f6 11. Nc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Rf7 13. b3 Rd7 14. Qc2 Qe8
15. Ba3 Rad8 16. Rac1 Bd5 17. Bh3 Be6 18. Bg2 Qh5 19. Qb2 Bh3 20. b4 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Qf7 22. b5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Qc2 R4d7 25. Kg1 a6 26. bxa6 bxa6 27. Qb3
Qxb3 28. axb3 Nd5 29. Rc6 Rb8 30. Rb1 Rb6 31. Rc4 c6 32. Bc5 Rb5 33. b4 a5 34.
Ra1 Nxb4 35. Bxb4 axb4 36. Rxc6 b3 37. Rb1 b2 38. Rc2 Rdb7 {First time control}
39. Kf1 Kf7 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 19th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1969.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1969.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Be3 b6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxh7+
Kxh7 15. Qc2+ g6 16. Qxc6 Rb8 17. Qe4 Bb7 18. Qg4 Rh8 19. Rac1 Kg7 20. Bf4 Rc8
21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Qg3 Bb7 23. Be5 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Rh5 26. Qe3 Qd5
27. f4 b5 28. b3 Rh8 29. h3 Rc8 30. Kh2 Rc2 31. Rf2 Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Qe4 33. Qd2
Kh7 34. b4 Kg7 35. Kg1 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Qe4 37. a3 Kh7 38. Qe3 Qc2+ {First time
control} 39. Kg3 Kg7 40. Qf3 Qb1 41. Qe3 Qc2 42. h4 Qb1 43. Kh2 Qc2 44. Qg3 Qe2
45. Qg5 Qd1 46. Kg3 Qd3+ 47. Kh2 Qd1 48. f5 exf5 49. Qf6+ Kg8 50. Qxa6 Qd4 51.
Qxb5 Qxh4+ 52. Kg1 Qd4+ {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 19th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1969.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Conroy, Michael J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1969.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 f5 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. Rac1 f4 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. Ne4 Bg4 14. e3 Qd7
15. Rxc6 Bxf3 16. Rxc7 Qxc7 17. Bxf3 fxe3 18. fxe3 Bc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Kf2
Rf6 21. Ke2 Raf8 22. Qc3 Qb5 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 Rc8 25. Kd2 e4 26. Bg2 Rfc6
{Source: Aitken Book 31} 0-1

[Event "Paignton Premier 19th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1969.09.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Crombleholme, Alan K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1969.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 Qc7 14. Nf1 h6 15.
Ng3 Nc6 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Bd2 Bf8 18. Nh4 d5 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 g6 21. Qg4
dxe4 22. dxe4 Kh7 23. Qg3 Bc8 24. Nf3 Qe7 25. h4 Bg7 26. Nh2 Qe6 27. Nf1 Ra2
28. Bc1 c4 29. Ne3 Ne7 30. Qf3 Bb7 31. h5 Ra1 32. hxg6+ fxg6 33. Bd2 Ra8 34.
Qg4 Qxg4 35. Nxg4 h5 36. Bg5 Ng8 37. Ne3 Bf6 38. Bxf6 Nxf6 {Source: Aitken
Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 19th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1969.09.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hempson, Peter W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1969.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 a6 12. a4 Qb6 13. Qd2 Ng4 14. a5 Qc7 15. f4
c4 16. Bb1 Nd7 17. h3 Ngf6 18. Bc2 Nh7 19. e5 Nc5 20. Na4 Nxa4 21. Rxa4 Bd7 22.
Raa1 dxe5 23. f5 g5 24. Bf2 Bf8 25. d6 Qc8 26. Bb6 Nf6 27. Nc3 Bc6 28. Rad1 Qd7
29. Bc7 Rac8 30. Qe2 Rxc7 31. dxc7 Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Qxc7 33. Qxc4 Nh5 34. Qg4 Nf6
35. Qe2 e4 36. Bb3 Qe5 37. Qc4 Rf8 38. Nd5 Bd6 {First time control} 39. Nxf6+
Qxf6 40. Qd4 Be5 41. Qc5 Bf4 42. Rxf4 $1 {Aitken} gxf4 43. Rd6 Qh8 44. Rg6+ Kh7
45. Qd6 Qxb2 46. Qxf8 Qa1+ 47. Kh2 fxg6 48. Qg8# {A good hard game - Aitken.
Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "Paignton Premier 19th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1969.09.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Richardson, Keith Bevan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1969.09.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Qf3 Re8 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. Nb3 b6 14. Rae1 Bb7 15.
Qh3 g6 16. Rc1 Bg7 17. Be1 Rac8 18. Bh4 Qb8 19. Rce1 Ba8 20. Bg5 b5 21. cxb5
axb5 22. Qe3 b4 23. Ne2 Nb6 24. Rc1 Na4 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rb1 Nd7 27. Ned4 Nac5
28. Bc2 Nxb3 29. Bxb3 Nc5 30. Bc2 Qb7 31. Re1 Nxe4 32. Bxe4 Qxe4 33. Qxe4 Bxe4
34. Nb3 Bd5 35. Rc1 Rxc1+ 36. Nxc1 Bxb2 {First time control} 37. Nd3 Bc3 38.
Be7 Bxa2 39. Bxd6 b3 40. Ba3 Bb1 41. Bb2 Bxb2 42. Nxb2 Kf8 43. Kg1 Ke7 44. Kf2
Kd6 45. Na4 Bc2 46. Ke3 Kd5 47. Nb2 Kc5 48. g4 h5 49. g5 h4 50. Na4+ Kb4 51.
Nb2 Ka3 52. Nc4+ Ka2 53. Kd4 b2 54. Nxb2 Kxb2 55. Ke5 Kc3 56. Kf6 Kd4 {Source:
Aitken Book 31. (result corrected 21 September 2021) Final scores: 1 R Keene 6/
7; 2-3 M Fuller, P Hempson 5; 4-11 PH Clarke, J Sugden, T Bimpson, J Cock, N
Holloway, BF O'Sullivan, KB Richardson, L de Veauce 4... Aitken amongst those
on 3/7.} 0-1

[Event "North Gloucs v South Gloucs"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1969.09.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Brigden, Michael E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D93"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1969.09.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Bd3 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Be6 11. c5 Qxb3 12. axb3 Ne4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. f3
Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bf5 16. Be2 Rfe8 17. Kf2 e5 18. Ra4 Re7 19. g4 Bc2 20. Ra3 g5 21.
h4 gxh4 22. Rxh4 exd4 23. cxd4 a5 24. b4 a4 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 b5 27. cxb6
Rb7 28. Rh1 Rxb6 29. Rc3 Rxb4 30. Rxc6 a3 31. Ra1 Rb2+ 32. Kg3 a2 33. Rcc1 Ra3
34. Kf4 Re2 35. e4 dxe4 36. fxe4 Rae3 {First time control} 37. d5 Rxe4+ 38. Kf3
R4e3+ 39. Kf4 Rd3 40. Rc5 Rd4+ 41. Kf5 Red2 42. Rc7 Rxd5+ 43. Ke4 R5d4+ 44. Ke5
Rxg4 45. Rf1 Rf2 46. Rd1 Kg6 47. Ra7 Rf5+ 48. Kd6 Rg2 49. Ra8 Kf6 50. Rh1 h5
51. Ra3 Kg7 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 0-1

[Event "Correspondence Match 1969-73"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1969.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radchenko, L"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.10.??"]
[EventType "team-match (corr)"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sochi"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qc2 d6 9. e4 a6 10. a4 b4 11. Nbd2 Bg4 12. e5 Qd8 13. Qe4 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Ra7 15.
O-O-O Be7 16. h4 Qd7 17. b3 Kd8 18. Bc4 Kc7 19. Rhe1 f6 20. exd6+ Bxd6 21. Qg6
Rf8 22. h5 Qf7 23. Qf5 Nd7 24. Re6 Ne5 25. Nd2 Qd7 26. Ne4 Nf7 27. f4 Kb8 28.
g3 Qd8 29. Qh7 Rd7 30. Qxg7 Ng5 31. Rxd6 {Source: Aitken Book 35. Game
finished in January 1973} 1-0

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1969.10.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Northage, Robert H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1969.10.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Nf3 Nd6 5. Nxe5 Nxc4 6. Nxc4 d5 7. Ne5 Bd6
8. d4 O-O 9. O-O Bxe5 10. dxe5 d4 11. Nb5 Nc6 12. Bf4 a6 13. Na3 Qe7 14. Re1
Be6 15. Qd3 Kh8 16. c3 dxc3 17. Qxc3 Nb4 18. Nc2 Nd5 19. Qg3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Rad8
21. Nd4 Qc5 22. Nf3 Qc4 23. Qxc4 Bxc4 24. Rec1 Bd5 25. Rxc7 Bc6 26. Ng5 Rd7 27.
Rxd7 Bxd7 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30. Ng5 h6 31. Nf3 Be6 32. b3 Kf7 33. h3
Rc5 34. Kf1 a5 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Ke3 a4 {First time control} 37. bxa4 Bxa2 38.
Rd4 Ra5 39. Rb4 Bd5 40. Rb5 b6 41. Rxb6 Rxa4 42. Rg6 Kf7 43. Rd6 Ra3+ 44. Kf4
Be6 45. Nd4 g5+ 46. Ke4 Ba2 47. Rf6+ Ke7 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.10.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dixon, Richard J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1969.10.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "NN"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf1 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Ne5 17. Ne3 Bxh3 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bf4 Qf6 21.
Bg3 Nf3+ {Source: Aitken Book 31} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wilts"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.10.25"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Millin, Lester I"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1969.10.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. Qd3 e6 13. Rac1 Nc6 14. a3 Qe7
15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. a4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 e5 18. Qc4 exd4 19. Bf4 Rac8 20. Qb3 Qxe4
21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Kf1 c4 26. Bc1 Rb8
27. Ke2 Re8+ 28. Kf1 f5 29. Bf4 Kf7 30. Rb1 Re7 31. Rc1 c3 32. Re1 Rb7 33. Ke2
Rb2+ 34. Kd3 Rxf2 35. Be5 Rd2+ 36. Kc4 Bxe5 37. Rxe5 c2 {Source: Aitken Book 31
} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1969.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1969.10.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Be2 Nxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. c4 Nf6 8.
O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Be7 10. Bf3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.
Qe3 Nh5 15. Be5 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qc5 Qb6 18. Qa3 Rd8 19. c5 Qc7 20. Qf3
Rd5 21. b4 O-O 22. Nc3 Rd4 23. a3 Ng4 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 f5 26. Rad1 Rfd8
27. b5 cxb5 28. c6 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rc8 30. Rd6 Ne5 {First time control} 31. Rxe6
Rxc6 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Newport"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.11.01"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Taylor, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D86"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1969.11.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "WLS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Ne2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Be3 bxc5 13. Rab1 Nd7 14. Rxb7
Qxb7 15. Bd5 Qc7 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. c4 Rb8 18. Rb1 Rb6 19. Rxb6 axb6 20. Bd2 Qd6
21. Bc3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Qd4 23. Ne2 Qa1+ 24. Nc1 Ne5 25. g3 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Nd4 27.
Qd2 Qb1 28. Qe3 Qc2 29. Kg2 Qxc4 30. Qf4 Ne6 31. Qe3 Qc2 32. h4 c4 33. h5 Nc5
34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Kf3 Nd3 {Source: Aitken Book 31. Round 2 of the National
Club - Cheltenham won 6-0.} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1969.11.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1969.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bf6 19. Nf3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21.
Bc5 Re8 22. Bd3 Bd7 23. Qe2 Qc7 24. Rac1 Qb7 25. Rc2 Rac8 26. Rec1 Bg5 27. Rb1
Re6 28. Bb4 Rec6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. g3 Bxh3 {First time control} 31. Bxb5 Qe6
32. a3 Bg4 33. Qd3 Rd8 34. Qc2 Bf3 35. Be2 {Sealed move. No resumption date
given.} Qg4 36. Bxf3 Qxf3 37. Re1 h5 38. Qe2 Qxe2 39. Rxe2 Rd1+ 40. Kg2 f6 {
Second time control} 41. Rc2 Rc1 42. Re2 Kf7 43. f3 Ke6 44. Kf2 h4 45. gxh4
Bxh4+ 46. Kg2 Bg5 47. Be1 Kd7 48. Bb4 Bf4 49. Bf8 Rc8 50. Bb4 Rh8 51. Bd2 Rh2+
52. Kf1 Rh3 53. Kg2 Rh2+ 54. Kf1 Rh3 55. Kg2 Rh2+ {Source: Aitken Book 31}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "Taunton"]
[Date "1969.11.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1969.11.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. O-O
e5 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Nd7 13. e6 fxe6 14. Rxf8+
Bxf8 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Kf2 e5 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1969.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hamlin, Nigel Melville"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1969.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Bb7 11. d5 Nb8 12. Nbd2 Nbd7 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15.
Nf5 Kh7 16. g4 g6 17. Ng3 Bg7 18. Kh2 Ng8 19. g5 h5 20. Nxh5 gxh5 21. g6+ Kh8
22. Ng5 Re7 23. Qxh5+ Nh6 24. Nxf7+ Rxf7 25. gxf7 Qf6 26. Rg1 Qxf2+ 27. Rg2
Qxf7 28. Qh4 Kh7 29. Be3 Rg8 30. Rag1 Qf6 {First time control} 31. Bg5 Qg6 32.
Bd1 Nf6 33. Bxf6 Bxf6 34. Rxg6 Bxh4 35. Rxh6+ {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1969.12.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Long, DH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1969.12.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "NN"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. e5
Ne8 9. Ne4 Qb6 10. Kh1 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be3 Bf5 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Bd3 Rd8
15. Qe2 Bxd3 16. cxd3 Qb5 17. a4 Qb4 18. Rfc1 b6 19. Rc4 Qa5 20. f5 Nc7 21. Rh4
Nd5 22. Bd2 Nb4 23. Ng5 Qa6 24. Bxb4 cxb4 25. Nxh7 Qxd3 26. Qxd3 Rxd3 27. Nxf8
Kxf8 28. fxg6 fxg6 {First time control} 29. Rf1+ Ke8 30. Rxb4 Bxe5 31. Rb5 Bf6
32. h3 Rd2 33. b3 Kd7 34. Rb4 Rd3 35. Rg4 Rxb3 36. Rxg6 Rb4 37. Rg4 Rxg4 38.
hxg4 Ke6 39. Kh2 a6 40. Kg3 Kd6 41. Rb1 Kc5 42. Kf4 b5 {Second time control}
43. axb5 axb5 44. g5 Bc3 45. Kf5 e5 46. g6 e4 47. Rc1 Kb4 48. Rxc3 Kxc3 49.
Kxe4 b4 50. g7 b3 51. g8=Q b2 52. Qa2 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v Bon Accord"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1969.12.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Campbell, George Duguid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1969.12.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Bon Accord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Ne5 O-O-O 17. f4 Rhf8 18. Rh3 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Ne8 20. Bb4 Rg8
21. Ra3 Kb8 22. Qe3 b6 23. g4 f6 24. Rad3 fxe5 {First time control} 25. dxe5
Rxd3 26. Rxd3 c5 27. Bc3 Rf8 28. Qe1 Rf7 29. Qd1 Kc8 30. b3 Rd7 31. Kb2 Rxd3
32. Qxd3 Qd7 33. Qf3 Nc7 34. Qf8+ {Aitken adds match was 3Â½-2Â½ but
adjudication made it 4-4. Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1969.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1969.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. d5 O-O 12. h3 Ne8 13. g4 g6 14. Bh6 Ng7 15. Kh2
Nb7 16. Nbd2 Nd8 17. Rg1 f6 18. Nf1 Nf7 19. Be3 Bd7 20. Ng3 Kh8 21. Nd2 Rae8
22. Raf1 Bd8 23. Ra1 Be7 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch25"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1970.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Belsten, Maurice J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1970.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. c4 c6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Re1 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qb6 13. Qb3 O-O 14.
Qd3 Bf6 15. Nf3 Rae8 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Rac1 Nb6 18. b3 Nc8 19. Bf4 Re6 20. Rc2
Rfe8 21. Qd2 Nd6 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. e3 Rde6 24. Rec1 Be7 25. Qe2 Ba3 26. Rd1 Bd6
27. Rdc1 f5 28. Qd3 Qf6 29. Rc3 Kh8 30. h4 h6 31. Rh1 Kg8 32. h5 Re4 33. Rc2
Qf7 34. Nd2 R4e6 35. Nf3 Re4 36. Nd2 R4e6 37. Nf3 {Source: Aitken Book 31}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch25"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1970.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wheeler, John Francis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1970.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bc4 c6 7. Nge2 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ng3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. Be2 Ne6
15. Qd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. R6d2 Bf8 19. Nb1 c5 20. Bf1 c4 21.
a3 a5 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nc5 25. d6 Nfd7 26. Rd5 f5 27. Bxc5
Rxc5 28. Rxc5 Nxc5 29. Rd5 Rc8 30. a4 Nxa4 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rxb5 Rxd7 33. Bxc4+
Kg7 34. b3 {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch25"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1970.03.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Roebuck, Ian"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1970.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 b5 8. Qe2
Qb6 9. a4 a5 10. h3 b4 11. Nd1 Kh8 12. Be3 Na6 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Ne3 Qc7 15.
Nh2 Ne6 16. Kh1 d5 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nhg4 Nd4 19. Qd1 Bb7 20. Rc1 Nxg4 21. hxg4
Qd7 22. c3 Ne6 23. d4 exd4 24. cxd4 Rac8 25. Qd3 Qxa4 26. Ra1 Qc6 27. Rxa5 Qb6
28. Rfa1 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 Nxd4 30. Rd1 Ne6 31. Bxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 31}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch25"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1970.03.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thynne, Trefor F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1970.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. a3 Be6 11. Qd3 Rac8 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Ng5 Bg4
15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. h3 Nf6 17. Rad1 Nd7 18. Be3 Na5 19. e5 Nc4 20. Bc1 Ndb6 21.
b3 Na5 22. Bb2 Qc7 23. Qb5 Nd7 24. Nd5 a6 25. Nxe7+ Kh8 26. Qd5 Qxc2 27. Nxc8
Qxb2 28. Nxf7+ Rxf7 29. Qxf7 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch25"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1970.03.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Northage, Robert H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1970.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. h3 Na5 8. Bb3
Nxb3 9. axb3 c6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Qe2 b5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bd2 Nh7 14. Nh2 f5 15.
exf5 Bxf5 16. Qh5 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Nxg5 18. Qh4 Qd8 19. g4 Be6 20. Ne4 Rf3 21. Qh5
Bf7 22. Nxg5 Bxh5 23. Ngxf3 Bf7 24. Ra6 Qc8 25. Rfa1 Qb7 26. Nf1 Be6 27. Ng3
Qc7 28. Nh4 Bc8 29. R6a5 a6 30. Nhf5 d5 31. Kg2 Kh7 32. Ne3 Bb7 33. f3 c5 34.
R5a3 Qf7 35. Rf1 g6 36. Rf2 Rf8 37. Nd1 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Ne3 Rg8 40. Kh2
Qf4 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch25"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1970.03.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ellis, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1970.03.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. g3 Bd7 8. Bg2 Na5
9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Ng5 Be8 12. f4 Nf5 13. Qe1 h6 14. Ngf3 g6 15. Bh3
Bd7 16. Rf2 Be7 17. Nf1 Nb3 18. Rb1 Rdg8 19. Ne3 Kb8 20. Ng4 Qd8 21. Bg2 Rg7
22. Nd2 Ba4 23. Nxb3 Bxb3 24. Ne3 h5 25. Bf3 Ka8 26. Bd1 Qb6 27. Bxb3 Qxb3 28.
Nf1 Rc8 29. Be3 Rgg8 30. Qd1 Qxd1 31. Rxd1 Rc7 32. Bc1 Rcc8 33. Ne3 Rh8 34.
Nxf5 gxf5 {First time control -Aitken adds he offered a draw here.} 35. Rg2 Kb8
36. Kf2 Rcg8 37. Rdg1 Rg6 38. Kf3 Kc7 39. Be3 Kc6 40. Ke2 Kb5 41. Kd2 Ka4 42.
Kc2 Rhg8 43. Rb1 h4 44. Rbg1 Rg4 45. Bd2 Bf8 46. Be1 R4g6 47. Bd2 Bh6 48. Bc1
a6 49. Bd2 Rg4 50. Bc1 R4g6 51. Bd2 R8g7 52. Bc1 Rg4 53. Bd2 Rg8 54. Bc1 Bf8
55. Bd2 Be7 56. Be1 Bd8 57. Bd2 hxg3 58. Rxg3 Rxg3 59. Rxg3 Rxg3 60. hxg3 Be7
61. Be3 b5 62. Bc1 a5 63. Bd2 Bd8 64. Be3 Bb6 65. Bc1 Ba7 66. Be3 Bb8 67. Bd2
Bc7 68. Bc1 Bd8 {2nd time control.} 69. Be3 Be7 70. Bd2 {Source: Aitken Book 31
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v Middlesex"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1970.04.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Blaine, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1970.04.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Middlesex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Ne2 h6 8.
Nf3 c5 9. O-O Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bf4 b6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Ng3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nd5
15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Rc8 18. Nh5 Nxh5 19. Qxh5 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5
21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Rfc1 {Aitken adds draw offer was from his opponent just
after tea. Source: Aitken Book 31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1970.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Braunholtz, Christopher Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1970.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bc4 Qc7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O e6 8.
Qe2 Ne7 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bb3 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 Nf5 13. Ba4+ Bc6 14. Nxd5
Qb7 15. Qe4 Rc8 16. Rfe1 Bd6 17. Qxf5 Bxa4 18. Rxe6+ fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Be7 20.
Nxe7 Bd7 21. Nxc8+ {Source: Aitken Book 31} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1970.04.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1970.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Nc3 h6 10. Nge4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxb3 12. axb3 Qxd5 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. d4 Bb7
15. d5 Qg6 16. Be3 Bd6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 O-O 19. Ne2 Rad8 20. c4 Rfe8 21.
Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qd3 c6 23. Qf3 Re7 24. Ng3 cxd5 25. Nf5 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Red7 27.
Rae1 dxc4 28. Qg4 Qg6 29. Qxg6 fxg6 30. Ne7+ Kh7 {First time control} 31. bxc4
bxc4 32. Re6 Rd6 33. Re3 Rd2 34. Rg3 R8d6 35. h4 Re6 36. Rf7 Rd7 {Source:
Aitken Book 31} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service v SCCU"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1970.05.02"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Rogers, Dennis John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1970.05.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 31"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SCCU"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qc2 O-O
8. Bg5 Qe7 9. a3 Qe4 10. Qd2 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qf5 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14.
O-O-O d6 15. e4 Re8 16. Bd3 Rb8 17. Rhe1 Bg4 18. f3 Be6 19. Rd2 Kg7 20. f4 d5
21. exd5 cxd5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. g3 Bb3 25. Bc2 Be6 26. Ba4 Rb8
27. Rc2 Rb7 28. Bc6 Rb3 29. Ba8 Rf3 30. Rxc7 Rf1+ 31. Kd2 Rb1 32. b4 Rb2+ 33.
Kd3 Rxh2 34. Rxa7 Rh3 35. b5 h5 36. b6 h4 {First time control} 37. Bf3 hxg3 38.
Ke4 Rh2 39. b7 Rb2 40. f5 Bb3 41. Kf4 Bd1 42. Kxg3 Rb3 43. b8=Q Rxb8 44. Bxd1 {
Source: Aitken Book 31. Note: SCCU = Southern Counties' Chess Union. This was
a friendly match over 25 boards. Full score available online: https://
sccu-chess.com/bulletins/SCCUBulletin_1970_73.pdf - Dr A marked this down as
being played on 27 May 1970 but it's almost certain that he has the date wrong
(2 May 1970 is a Saturday but 27 May isn't)} 1-0

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 4th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1970.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lamb, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1970.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 Ngf6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Bd6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Nh4 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6
15. Bg2 Qe7 16. Re1 Bb4 17. Qc2 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qd7 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Qb4 Qc7 21.
d5 cxd5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Re7 Qc1+ 26. Kg2 b6 27.
Qd6 Qg5 28. Rd7 Rc8 29. Qxd5 Qxd5+ 30. Rxd5 Rc2 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. a4 Rc3 33. Rd7
a5 34. Rxf7 Rxb3 35. Rb7 g5 36. g4 Rb4 37. Kg3 Rb3+ 38. f3 Kg8 39. Rb8+ Kh7 {
Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 4th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1970.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kraus, Erwin Bernard (Dr)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1970.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Nc3 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Bf4 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Bg3 Nf8
15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Rae1 Be8 17. Bh4 Rh6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Re3 Rd8 20. f4 Qb4 21.
Rf2 a6 22. Ref3 Ng6 23. Ng4 Rh5 24. Qe3 Qd6 25. Rg3 Bf7 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. fxe5
Qe7 28. Rgf3 Bg6 29. Ne2 Rf5 30. Ng3 Rxf3 31. Qxf3 Rc8 32. h3 Rf8 33. Qg4 Rxf2
34. Kxf2 Qf7+ 35. Kg1 b5 36. Qg5 Qe8 37. Kh2 h6 38. Qg4 Kf7 39. Qf3+ Kg8 40.
Qa3 Qc8 {First time control} 41. Qe7 Bf7 42. b4 Qc4 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qe7 Qxd4
45. Qxf7 Qxe5 46. Qf3 Qd6 47. a3 e5 48. Qf5+ g6 49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. Kh1 e4 51. Ne2
g5 52. Qe8+ Kg7 53. Nd4 Kf6 54. Qh8+ Kg6 55. Qg8+ Kf6 56. Qh7 Ke5 57. Qg7+ Qf6
58. Qxf6+ Kxf6 59. Nc6 Kf5 60. Kg1 e3 61. Kf1 Ke4 62. Ke1 d4 63. Nb8 Kd3 64.
Nc6 Kc3 65. Ke2 d3+ 66. Kxe3 d2 67. Ke2 Kc2 68. Nd4+ Kc1 69. Nb3+ Kb2 70. Nxd2
Kxa3 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 4th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1970.05.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lees, David"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1970.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bd3 f5 8.
exf6 Nxf6 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5+ 11. Kh1 Kh8 12. Qe1 Ng4 13. Bg5 Nf2+ {
? Aitken} 14. Rxf2 $2 {Aitken 14.Qxf2!} Bxf2 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Nxd5 Qc5 17. Be7
Qxd5 18. Bxf8 Nd7 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qxf2 Nc5 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Re1 Be6 23. Re5
Qd6 24. Bxh7 Nd7 25. Rh5 Qxg3 26. Bd3+ Kg7 27. hxg3 Nf6 28. Re5 {Source:
Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 4th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1970.05.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Griffiths, P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1970.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nf1
Re8 9. Ne3 Bd7 10. h3 Bf8 11. O-O Ne7 12. Bb3 Be6 13. Ng5 Qd7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15.
Ng4 Kh8 16. f4 Neg8 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Qf3 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 exf4 20. Qxf4 Ne7 21.
Rae1 Ng6 22. Qg3 d5 23. e5 Be7 24. d4 Rf8 25. Bg5 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Bxg5 27. Qxg5
Rf8 28. Qe3 {Source: Aitken Book 32 (not sure if this is Peter C Griffiths or
a different P Griffiths - JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 4th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1970.05.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ripley, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1970.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3
b5 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 Be7 11. Qe1 O-O 12. Kh1 Nbd7 13. Rg1 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ng4 15.
Qg3 Nge5 16. Nd4 Bf6 17. Nf5 Kh8 18. Ne3 Nb6 19. Rgf1 Qd8 20. Qf2 Rc8 21. Rad1
Rc5 22. Nf5 Bc8 23. h3 Be6 24. Be3 Rc6 25. Nd4 Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 f6
28. e5 dxe5 29. Bc5 Qb8 30. Bxf8 Qxf8 31. Rfd1 {Source: Aitken Book 32. Final
scores, Premier A: 1 R Farley 4Â½; 2 Iolo C Jones 4; 3-6 R Bellin, LA Edwards,
JT Farrand, D Lees 3.} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 3rd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1970.05.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, AJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1970.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 fxe4 6. Nxe5 d5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bxc6+ Bd7 9. Bxa8 Qxa8 10. Bf4 Qb7 11. Nd2 Be7 12. b3 O-O 13. Bg3 Bb4 14. Nb1
Bb5 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qc2 c3 17. Nxc3 Qc6 18. Rfc1 Bd3 19. Qb2 Qd7 20. Nd1 Ba5
21. Ne3 Bb6 22. Be5 Qe7 23. b4 Qf7 24. a4 a5 25. bxa5 Bxa5 26. Qa2 Qxa2 27.
Rxa2 Ne8 28. Rb2 Nd6 29. Bxd6 cxd6 30. Rc6 Rf6 31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Rb7+ Kg6 33.
Nd5 e3 34. Nxe3 Be4 35. d5 Bd2 36. Rb3 Bxe3 37. Rxe3 Bxd5 38. Rc7 Rf5 39. Rd7 {
Source: Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 3rd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1970.05.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sinkinson, Timothy Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C34"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1970.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Bxf4 Qf6 7. Be3 O-O-O 8.
O-O Qe7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Re1 Nxe4 11. Nd5 Qd7 12. Bd3 f5 13. c4 Ne7 14. Qc2 c6
15. Nxe7+ Bxe7 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Qxe4 Rde8 18. Qc2 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bh4 20. Bf2
Bxf2+ 21. Qxf2 Ref8 22. d5 Kb8 23. Re6 cxd5 24. cxd5 Qb5 25. Rxd6 Rxf3 26. Qxf3
Qc5+ 27. Kg2 Qxd6 28. Qg3 Rd8 29. Qxd6+ Rxd6 30. Rd1 Kc7 31. Kf3 Rf6+ 32. Ke3
Kd6 33. Rd4 Rf5 34. Ke4 Re5+ 35. Kf4 Rxd5 36. Rxd5+ Kxd5 37. Kf5 Kd6 38. Ke4
Ke6 39. Kd4 g5 40. Ke4 h5 41. a4 a5 42. h3 h4 43. Kf3 Kf5 44. b3 b6 45. Ke3 g4
46. hxg4+ Kxg4 47. Kf2 Kf4 48. Ke2 Ke4 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 3rd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1970.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "De Veauce, Louis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1970.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nce7 7. c4 Ng6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. O-O h5 10. h3 h4 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Qa4 Qxa4 13. Nxa4 Nf6 14. Nc3 Nd7
15. Re1 Rb8 16. Be3 c5 17. a4 a5 18. Nb5 Nf6 19. Bd2 b6 20. Na7 Kd7 21. Ra3
Rbf8 22. Nc6 Bd8 23. Rb3 Bc7 24. Nh2 Nh5 25. g3 Rh7 26. Rf3 Nf6 27. g4 Rhh8 28.
Nf1 Nh7 29. Rf5 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 3rd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1970.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Belsten, Maurice J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1970.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nb6 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 f5 10. Qc2 Bf6 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Rac1 Be6 13. e3 Rfd8 14. Ne1 Qd7
15. Nb5 e4 16. d4 Bc4 17. Nc3 Bxf1 18. Bxf1 Kh8 19. Ng2 Bxd4 20. Bb5 Bf6 21.
Be1 Qe7 22. Nf4 Ne5 23. Qb3 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 c6 25. Be2 Nxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rd6 27. h4
Be5 28. Nh3 Qe6 29. Qxe6 Rxe6 30. Ng5 Re7 31. g4 h6 32. Nh3 fxg4 33. Bxg4 Rd8
34. Nxe4 Bxb2 35. Ng3 Nd5 36. Nf5 Rf7 37. e4 Nf6 38. Bf3 Be5 39. h5 Rfd7 40.
Kh1 Rd3 41. Nh4 Kh7 42. Rg1 Rxa3 43. Kg2 Ra1 44. Ng6 Rxg1+ 45. Kxg1 Nd7 46. Be2
Bd4 47. Kg2 Ne5 48. Nhf4 Nxg6 {First time control} 49. Nxg6 a5 50. Bg4 Re8 51.
Bf5 Kg8 52. f4 a4 53. e5 Kf7 54. Bb1 Ra8 55. f5 Ra5 56. e6+ Ke8 57. Nh8 Bf6 58.
Nf7 Ke7 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 3rd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1970.05.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Boxall, Richard Edward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1970.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Re1 Bc5 10. Rxe5+ Kf8 11. Nc3 Ng4 12. Nxf7 Qh4 13. h3 Qxf2+ 14. Kh1 Qg3
15. Qg1 Nf2+ {Source: Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 3rd"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1970.05.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bellin, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1970.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Be6 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. c3 Ng4 13. Qb5 b6 14. Qa4 Ra8
15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 a6 17. Qc6 $2 {Aitken} Ne5 18. Qc7 Bxd5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.
exd5 Nc4 21. Bc1 f5 22. Re1 Bf6 23. Rb1 b5 24. Re2 Rdc8 25. b3 Nb6 26. Bd2 Kf7
27. Rbe1 Ra7 28. Re3 Bg5 29. f4 Bf6 30. Rd3 Rcc7 31. Rc1 Nd7 32. Kf1 a5 33. Bf3
a4 34. b4 Nb6 35. Be2 a3 36. Bd1 Nc4 37. Ke2 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1970.05.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oliver, CM"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1970.05.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Bb5 Qd6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Qg6 7. O-O Be7 8. Kh1
Bd7 9. cxd4 O-O-O 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Be3 Nh6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. h3 Qh5 14. Kh2 f6
15. Rc1 Nf5 16. Qa4 Bxf3 17. Qxc6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nh4+ 19. Kh2 Nf3+ 20. Kg2 Nh4+
21. Kh2 Nf3+ 22. Kg3 Rd6 23. Qa8+ Kd7 24. Qxh8 fxe5 25. dxe5 Rg6+ {Source:
Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1970.06.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1970.06.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Be3 a6 6. Bd3 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nd2 b5 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. c4 b4 11. e5 Bb7 12. Qf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Nh5 14. Be4 Bxe4
15. Nxe4 f5 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Rc8 18. b3 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rad1 Rxe5
21. Rd6 Ke7 22. Rxa6 Re2 23. Rd1 Rc2 24. Ra7 Rd8 25. f4 h6 26. h4 Rc3 27. Kg2
Rc2+ 28. Kh3 g5 29. g4 Rc3+ 30. Kh2 fxg4 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. fxg5 e5 33. g6 Kf6 {
Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1970.06.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1970.06.16"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. f4
b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. e5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 dxe5 12. Nc6 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 e4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qf3 Rc8 17. Ne5 Be7 18. Be3 Qc7 19. c4 b4 20. Rad1 O-O 21. Qf2
Ne4 22. Qf3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rd7 Qa5 25. Qb7 Rb8 26. Qc6 Rbc8 27. Qb7 Rb8
28. Qc6 Rbc8 29. Qb7 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch77/1970"]
[Site "Aberdeen, Bon Accord CC"]
[Date "1970.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponting, Alexander"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1970.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 a5 10. Bd2 Be6 11. Rc1 a4 12. Ne4 Bb3 13. Qe1 Nd7 14. Bc3 f5 15.
Ned2 Be6 16. e3 Bf6 $2 {Aitken} 17. Qe2 Nb6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. d4 e4 20. Ne5 Bxe5
21. dxe5 Rfd8 22. f3 exf3 23. Bxf3 Bf7 24. e4 Nxe5 25. exf5 Nxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Qc5+
27. Qf2 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rd5 29. g4 Rad8 30. Ke2 Re8+ 31. Kf2 Red8 32. Ke2 h5 33.
h3 Nc4 34. Nxc4 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Bxc4+ 36. Ke1 Rxd1+ 37. Kxd1 Bf1 38. gxh5 Bxh3
39. f6 gxf6 40. Bxf6 Bg4+ {First time control} 41. Kc2 Bxh5 42. Be5 c6 43. Kc3
Kf7 44. Kb4 Ke6 45. Bc3 Bd1 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch77/1970"]
[Site "Aberdeen, Bon Accord CC"]
[Date "1970.07.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dempster, DH"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1970.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Nb3 Na5 10. e5 Ne8 11. Nd5 Nxb3 12. axb3 Bxe5 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nc4 Bf6
15. Bxa7 Ra8 16. Bb6 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Qd7 18. Be3 Nc7 19. Nb6 Qf5 20. Bd3 Qe5 21.
Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qa7 Qd5 23. Bc4 Qc6 24. Bd4 $2 {Aitken} e5 25. Be3 d5 26. Be2 d4
27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Bf3 Qxc2 29. Qxb7 Ne6 30. Bd5 d3 31. Bc4 Rxc4 32. bxc4 d2 33.
Qf3 Bxb2 34. Qd1 Qxd1 35. Rxd1 Bc1 36. Kf1 Nd4 37. f3 Kf8 38. Kf2 Ke7 39. Ke3
Nc2+ 40. Ke4 f6 {First time control} 41. f4 Kd6 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch77/1970"]
[Site "Aberdeen, Bon Accord CC"]
[Date "1970.08.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jones, Christopher James A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1970.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b4 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b5 a6 6. a4 axb5 7. axb5 Rxa1 8.
Bxa1 c6 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bb2 h6
15. Nc3 Bf6 16. g4 Bh7 17. Kh1 d4 18. exd4 Bxd4 19. Bf3 cxb5 20. Bxb7 b4 21.
Na4 Bxb2 22. Nxb2 Qc7 23. Bg2 Qxc2 24. Qxc2 Bxc2 25. Kg1 Rd8 26. Kf2 Nf6 27. h3
Rxd2+ 28. Kg3 Nd5 29. Ra1 Kh7 30. Ra7 Ne3 31. Bf3 f5 32. Ra6 Bb3 33. Na4 Nf1+
34. Kh4 Rf2 35. Bb7 Rxf4 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch77/1970"]
[Site "Aberdeen, Bon Accord CC"]
[Date "1970.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Paterson, G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1970.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5 13. d5 a5 14. a4 bxa4 15.
Bxa4 Qc7 16. Bb5 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qe2 Ra7 19. Nc4 a4 20. Na3 Qb6 21. Nb5
Ra5 22. c4 Ne8 23. Qc2 Nc7 24. Bd2 Ra6 25. Nxc7 Qxc7 26. Rxa4 Rfa8 27. Rea1
Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. Qxa4 Nf6 30. Qc2 Qb7 31. Ne1 h6 32. f3 Nd7 33. b3 Bg5
34. Bxg5 hxg5 35. Nd3 Nb8 36. Qa2 Na6 37. Nf2 Qb6 38. Qa4 Kf8 39. Qd7 Nb8 40.
Qc8+ Ke7 {First time control} 41. Qf5 f6 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Qc8+ Kf7 44. Ng4 Na6
45. Qe6+ Kf8 46. Ne3 Nc7 47. Qc8+ Ne8 48. Nf5 g6 49. Ng7 Kxg7 50. Qxe8 Qxb3 51.
Qe7+ Kg8 52. Qxf6 Qe3+ 53. Kh1 Kh7 54. Qf7+ Kh6 55. Qf8+ Kh7 56. Qf7+ Kh6 57.
Qf8+ Kh7 58. Qxd6 Qc1+ 59. Kh2 Qf4+ 60. Kh1 Qc1+ {Source: Aitken Book 32}
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch77/1970"]
[Site "Aberdeen, Bon Accord CC"]
[Date "1970.07.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Borland, Thomas E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1970.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O Nf6 13. Qe2 a6 14. a4
Bd7 15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. a5 Bc6 17. Bd3 Rd8 18. e5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd5 20. Ra3 f5 21.
exf6 Rxf6 22. Qe4 Rh6 23. Re1 Qe7 24. Rb3 Qc7 25. Qe5 Qxe5 26. dxe5 Rd7 27. Bc4
$2 {Aitken} Rh4 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxb7 Re4 30. Rc1 Rc4 31. Re1 Rxe5 32. Rd1 Rd5
33. Re1 Rxa5 34. f4 Rxf4 35. g3 Rf6 36. Rc1 h6 37. Rcc7 Rg5 38. Kg2 h5 39. Ra7
e5 40. Rc8+ Kh7 {First time control} 41. Rca8 Rgg6 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch77/1970"]
[Site "Aberdeen, Bon Accord CC"]
[Date "1970.07.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Blackstock, Leslie S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1970.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. d5 Na5 14. Bc2 c6 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. Ng3 Qc7 17. Nh2 g6 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Kh7 20. h4 Qc8 21. Qf3 Qe6
22. h5 Bg7 23. Qe3 Nc4 24. Qe2 Rac8 25. Be3 Nb6 26. b3 d5 27. f3 Bb7 28. Bd2
Nd7 29. exd5 Bxd5 30. hxg6+ fxg6 31. Ne4 Nc5 32. Nxc5 Rxc5 33. Be4 Rd8 34. Rad1
Bxe4 35. fxe4 Rc7 36. Qf3 Bf8 37. Bc1 Bc5+ 38. Be3 Rf8 39. Qg3 Bxe3+ 40. Qxe3
Rfc8 {First time control} 41. Rd3 h5 42. Red1 Qg4 43. Rd6 Qf4 44. Qxf4 exf4 45.
Rxa6 Rxc3 46. Rd7+ Kh6 47. Kh2 Rg3 48. Rd2 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch77/1970"]
[Site "Aberdeen, Bon Accord CC"]
[Date "1970.07.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Whyte, Brian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1970.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 e5 8. Nf3
b5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Kh1 Nbd7 11. a3 Be7 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. Nf5 O-O-O
15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qf3 Qd7 17. Bg5 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qxd3 19. Qf5+ Kb8 20. Qxe5+
Ka8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxf6 Qd4 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxf7 Rhd8 25. h3 Rd2 26. Raf1
Rxb2 27. Rf8 Rbd2 28. Kg1 Rxf8 29. Rxf8+ Ka7 30. Rf2 Rd6 31. Rf3 Rd2 32. g4 Kb6
33. g5 Kc5 34. Rf7 Bc6 35. Rxh7 Rd3 36. Ne2 Bxe4 37. Rh6 Rxa3 38. g6 Bd5 39.
Rh5 Kc4 40. Rxd5 Rg3+ {First time control} 41. Kf2 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "Thames Valley Premier"]
[Site "Richmond"]
[Date "1970.08.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "O'Sullivan, Brian F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1970.08.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 b5 13. Qe2 a6 14. Rad1 Rc8 15.
e5 Ne8 16. f6 exf6 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. exd6 f5 20. d7 Nf6 21. Rd6 {
Source: Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "Thames Valley Premier"]
[Site "Richmond"]
[Date "1970.08.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Barasi, David L"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1970.08.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. a3 Na6 18. Ng3 Qb7 19. Nh4 g6 20. Bh6 Rfe8 21. Qf3 Ng4
22. hxg4 Bxh4 23. g5 f5 24. gxf6 Rf8 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Qe2 Rxf6 27. Bd3 Nc5 28.
Rad1 Rf4 29. Nh1 Bg4 30. Qd2 Bxd1 31. g3 Rf8 32. Rxd1 Bd8 33. Bb1 Nb3 34. Qe3
Nd4 35. Rf1 Bb6 36. Qh6 Qf7 37. Qh2 Nf3+ {Source: Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "Thames Valley Premier"]
[Site "Richmond"]
[Date "1970.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lemon, Richard C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1970.08.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8.
Nf3 Bc5 9. O-O Nge7 10. Nd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bd6 12. Nd2 Ne5 13. Be2 Re8 14. h3 Bb8
15. N2f3 N5g6 16. Qa4 a6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Qxc4 Qc7 20. Qxc7 Bxc7
21. Rc1 Rac8 22. Bc4 Ne5 23. Be2 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thames Valley Premier"]
[Site "Richmond"]
[Date "1970.08.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Elwell, Robert GW"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1970.08.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 Ne4 11. O-O Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Qd6 13. Rab1 b6 14. c4
Bg4 15. d5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Qc3 Qf6 18. Be2 Nd7 19. Rb3 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Rae8
21. Re1 Re5 22. Re3 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Re8 24. Kf2 Nc5 25. Rd1 Kf8 26. Bd3 g6 27.
Kf3 f5 28. Bc2 Ke7 29. h4 Kd6 30. Rd4 Rf8 31. h5 g5 32. g4 fxg4+ 33. Kxg4 h6
34. Bf5 Nd7 35. Bxd7 Kxd7 36. Re4 Rf6 37. Re5 Kd6 38. Rf5 Rxf5 39. Kxf5 Ke7 40.
e4 Kf7 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thames Valley Premier"]
[Site "Richmond"]
[Date "1970.08.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Century, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1970.08.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 Nf5 7. O-O Be7 8. Qe2
b6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 cxd4 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 a5 14. Qd3 Qd7
15. Qg3 Qe6 16. Nf1 Ba6 17. Bd2 Rac8 18. Ne3 Rfd8 19. Bc3 Ra8 20. Rac1 g6 21.
a3 Kg7 22. Qf3 Rac8 23. g3 h5 24. h4 Bd3 25. Qd1 Ba6 26. Ng2 Rc6 27. Nf4 Qc8
28. Qf3 Bc4 29. Bd2 a4 30. Qe3 Rh8 31. Qf3 Qd8 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Bc3 Rc8 34.
Nxd5 Re8 35. Nf4 Kg8 36. e6 Bf6 37. exf7+ Kxf7 38. Rxe8 Qxe8 39. Qb7+ Be7 {
Aitken suggests that here 40.Bg4 gave excellent winning chances.} 40. Qxb6 Qc6
{First time control} 41. Qa5 Ra8 42. Qe5 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thames Valley Premier"]
[Site "Richmond"]
[Date "1970.08.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burton, Colin G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1970.08.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. f4 c6 6. Nf3 b5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. exd6
exd6 9. Ne4 Qe7 10. Ng3 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. f5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Bd3 Qd5
15. fxg6 fxg6 16. c3 Bg4 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Nd7
21. Ra6 Nb8 22. Ra1 Nd7 23. Bf4 Bf8 24. Bf1 Kf7 25. d5 a6 26. dxc6 Nb6 27. c7
Nd5 28. Rxa6 Nxc7 29. Rxa8 Nxa8 30. Bxb5 Ke6 31. Kf2 Be7 32. Ke2 Nb6 33. Be3
Bd8 34. Kd2 Ke5 35. Bf1 Nd5 36. Bd4+ Kf4 37. Be2 Bh4 38. b4 {Source: Aitken
Book 32. Final scores: 1 H MacGrillen (Belfast) 5Â½/6; 2 S Saverymuttu 5; 3-9
JM Aitken, L Barden, MRB Clarke, DA Hyett, RC Lemon, JDM Nunn, J Speelman 4Â½.
62 competitors.} 1-0

[Event "Paignton Premier 20th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1970.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bennett, Gerald H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1970.09.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4
Nc6 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. Bf3 Bd7 11. Be3 Na5 12. Ndb5 Qb8 13. Qe2 a6 14. Nd4 Qc7 15.
Rad1 Rac8 16. Bc1 Rfd8 17. g4 b5 18. g5 Ne8 19. f5 b4 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Bh5
bxc3 22. Bf7+ Kh8 23. Qh5 Qc5 24. Bg6 h6 25. b4 Qe5 26. bxa5 Rc4 27. Qf3 Nf6
28. gxf6 Bxf6 29. Bf4 Qc5 30. Nb3 Qb4 31. Bxh6 Bc6 32. Bxg7+ Kg8 33. Qxf6 {
Source: BCM, Oct 1970, p285} 1-0

[Event "Paignton Premier 20th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1970.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Horner, Jeff"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1970.09.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. Rd1 O-O 11. d3 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Ne8 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Ng3 Rc8 15.
Bd2 Nc6 16. Bb3 Qd7 17. Be3 g6 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
Bc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. b3 Rc6 24. Qf3 f6 25. Ne2 Nc7 26. Nf4 Ne6 27. Nd5 Nxd4
28. Rxd4 Qe6 29. g3 Rfc8 30. Kg2 Bd8 31. Rad1 Kg7 32. Nf4 Qd7 33. R4d3 Be7 34.
Nd5 Qe6 35. Qf4 Rf8 36. Nb4 Rcc8 37. Qe3 d5 38. Nxd5 Bc5 {First time control}
39. Nf4 Qc6 40. Rd7+ Rf7 41. Rxf7+ Kxf7 42. Qf3 Bd6 43. Nd5 Be5 44. Qe3 Qc5 45.
Qh6 Kg8 46. Qh3 Rc6 47. Qd7 Rd6 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kh6 50. Nxf6 Rxd1 51.
Ng4+ Kh5 52. Qh4# {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "Paignton Premier 20th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1970.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pratten, Wilfred Henry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1970.09.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Nxe4 5. O-O Nd6 6. Bb3 e4 7. Re1 Be7 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Rxe4 d5 10. Re1 O-O 11. c3 Bf5 12. d4 Be4 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Ng5 Bg6 16. Qf3 Ne7 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Rfe8 19. g4 c6 20. Re3 h6
21. Nh3 Kf8 22. Nf4 Bh7 23. Rae1 Ng8 24. Nh5 g6 25. Ng3 Nf6 26. f3 Rxe3 27.
Rxe3 Re8 28. Kf2 Rxe3 29. Kxe3 g5 30. Bd1 Bb1 31. a3 Ne8 32. Nf1 Nd6 33. b3 Nb5
34. Kd2 Nxa3 35. Ne3 Bg6 36. c4 Nb1+ 37. Kc1 Nc3 38. cxd5 Nxd5 {First time
control} 39. Nc4 Nf4 40. Kd2 Ne6 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Na5 Nd8 43. g3 f6 44. Nc4 b6
45. f4 Bf7 46. Nd2 Bd5 47. Ne4 Nb7 48. Nc3 Na5 49. Nxd5+ cxd5 50. Kd3 Nc6 51.
Kc3 Kd6 52. Be2 Nd8 53. f5 Kc6 54. Kd2 Nb7 55. Kc3 Nd6 {Seond time control} 56.
Kb4 Ne4 57. Bb5+ Kc7 58. Be8 a5+ 59. Ka3 Nc3 60. b4 axb4+ 61. Kxb4 Ne2 62. Bf7
Kd6 63. Kb5 Nxd4+ 64. Kxb6 Ne2 65. Kb5 Nxg3 66. Kb4 Ne4 67. Kb3 Ke5 68. Kc2 Kd4
69. Bh5 Ke3 70. Kd1 d4 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 0-1

[Event "Paignton Premier 20th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1970.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burton, Colin G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1970.09.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{"Here is [Colin Burton's] win against Dr Aitken who has now returned to chess,
after a world cruise which immediately followed his retirement." (Peter Gibbs)
} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 {Jonathan Penrose
has been a lone adherent of this variation for many years. Recently David Levy
has supported him by some new analysis in the magazine "Chess".} Qc7 7. Bd3 b5
({At Majorca last year Szabo obtained a good game against Penrose by playing} 
7... g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. Qe1 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 Bb7) 8. O-O ({
Levy says} 8. a4 b4 9. Na2 Bb7 10. Qe2 a5 11. c3 {gives White the advantage.})
8... Bb7 9. a3 ({This, in conjunction with Kh1, is too slow. Better is} 9. Qe2)
9... Nbd7 10. Kh1 g6 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Bd2 Nb6 14. e5 Nfd5 15. e6 f5
16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Qh4 Nc4 18. Bc1 {White has no real attack and after this his
queen goes to sleep.} Rac8 19. Be2 Qb6 20. Bf3 h6 21. Nf7 Rxf7 22. exf7+ Kxf7
23. Qe1 d5 24. b3 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Nd6 27. Qe3 ({This hastens the
end.} 27. Bxd5+ {is stronger.}) 27... d4 28. Bxb7 dxe3 29. Bxc8 e2 30. Re1 Qd4
31. Bb2 Qxb2 32. Bxa6 Qd4 33. a4 Ne4 34. g3 Qd5 (34... Qxa1 {gives a quick win
after} 35. Rxa1 Nf2+ {and 36...Nd1, but 34...Qd5 also quickly won.}) 35. Kg1
Qc5+ 36. Kg2 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qf3+ 38. Kg1 Nf2 {Source: Birmingham Daily Post, 19
September 1970 (Peter Gibbs column); BCM, Oct 1970, p285} 0-1

[Event "Paignton Premier 20th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1970.09.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hempson, Peter W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1970.09.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bxd3 14. cxd3 d5
15. Ra4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 a6 18. e5 Ne8 19. Bc5 Nc7 20. f6 exf6 21.
Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rd7 Ne6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Ra1 Nc5 25. Rd5 Nxb3 26. Ra3 Nc5 27.
Na4 Nxa4 28. Rxa4 Rc8 {Draw offer by Black declined.} 29. Rd2 Rc1+ 30. Kf2 Rb1
31. Rb4 {This time White offered an accepted draw. Source: Aitken Book 32}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 20th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1970.09.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2256"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1970.09.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. a3 a5 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. Bd3 Bh5 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ng5 Bg6 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ng6
15. Rf5 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Ne7 18. Rh5 f5 19. Qc3 Rf7 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21.
Rxh6 Qd7 22. Rh5 Ra6 23. Rg5 Rg6 24. Rxg6 Nxg6 25. Rf1 f4 26. Qc2 Qg4 27. Qe4
c6 28. Qf3 Qd7 29. Bc3 b6 30. g3 fxg3 31. Qxg3 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qf5+ 33. Ke2 Qh5+
34. Ke1 Qh4 35. Qxh4 Nxh4 36. Kf2 Ng6 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. Ke4 Nf8 39. Ke5 Ke7 40.
d3 g6 41. a4 Nd7+ 42. Kf4 Ke6 43. Kg5 Kf7 44. h4 Nf8 45. Be5 Ne6+ 46. Kg4 Ke7
47. Kf3 Kd7 48. Ke4 Nf8 49. Bg7 Ne6 50. Bf6 Nc7 51. Kf4 Ke6 52. Bd8 Na8 53. Kg5
Kf7 54. Kh6 Ke8 55. Kxg6 Kxd8 56. h5 Nc7 57. h6 Ne6 58. h7 Nf8+ 59. Kg7 Nxh7
60. Kxh7 {Source: Bernard Cafferty scoresheet} 1-0

[Event "Paignton Premier 20th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1970.09.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Homer, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1970.09.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O Nf6 13. Rfe1 b6 14.
Rad1 Bb7 15. Qf4 Rc8 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bb3 Qc7 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. d5
e5 21. g3 Rd8 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Rcd7 24. Re3 Kf8 25. Red3 Rd6 26. e5 Rg6+
27. Rg3 Bc8 28. Rxg6 hxg6 29. Rc1 Bb7 30. d6 Rc8 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Kf2 Bd7 33.
Ke3 Ke8 34. Kd4 Bc6 35. a3 Bd7 36. Bd5 Kf8 37. Kc4 Ke8 38. Kb4 a6 {First time
control} 39. Bb7 a5+ 40. Kc4 Ba4 41. Ba6 Kd8 42. Bb5 Bd1 43. Bc6 Be2+ 44. Kd4
Bg4 45. Bd5 Ke8 46. Be4 Be6 47. Bc6+ Kf8 48. Kc3 Bg4 49. Be4 Be6 50. Bf3 Ke8
51. Bc6+ Kf8 52. Bb5 Bg4 53. Bd3 Be6 54. Bc4 Bg4 55. Kd4 Ke8 {Second time
control. Source: Aitken Book 32. Final scores: 1 J Horner 5Â½/7; 2-3 RA Beach,
J Sugden 5; 4-6 R Bellin, PH Clarke, DJ Masters 4Â½... JM Aitken 3/7} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs v South Gloucs"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1970.09.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1970.09.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucs"]
[BlackTeam "South Gloucs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxh2+ 9. Kxh2 Qh4+ 10. Kg1 Qxd4 11. Qe2+ Nge7 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Re1 Be6
14. Nf3 Qc4 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Nd4 Kd7 17. Bg5 Nd5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rad1 Rab8
20. Bc1 Rhe8 21. Re4 c3 22. bxc3 Kc8 23. Bf4 Rb2 24. Be5 Rxc2 25. Rc4 Rxa2 26.
Rxc6+ Kb7 27. Rd6 Re7 28. c4 Re2 29. Rb1+ Nb6 30. f4 Rc7 31. Bd4 Rxc4 32. Bxb6
axb6 33. Rbxb6+ Kc7 34. Rxe6 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 Rxf4 {Source: Aitken Book 32}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1970.10.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mann, Richard H K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1970.10.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Dorset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Bd7 10. a5 Nc6 11. Nb3 Ne5 12. Nd5 Nc4 13. Nd2 Nxa5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7
15. Rxa5 Bc6 16. Re1 b6 17. Ra3 Rfe8 18. Rae3 Bh6 19. f4 b5 20. e5 Bxg2 21.
exf6 Qa7 22. Nf3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Re6 24. Kg2 Rae8 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27.
Be3 Qc7 28. Qe4 Kf7 29. g4 d5 30. Qd4 Qxc2+ 31. Kf3 Qc7 32. g5 Bf8 33. Qb6 Bd6
34. Qxa6 e5 35. fxe5 Bxe5 36. Qxb5 Bxh2 {First time control} 37. Qxd5+ {
Source: Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1970.10.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Meade, Philip James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D80"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1970.10.08"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qb3 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 O-O 9. e3 Be6 10. Qb5 Bd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qxd5 c5 13. Be2 cxd4 14. cxd4
Nc6 15. Rb1 Rad8 16. Qb3 b6 17. Nf3 g5 18. Qb5 g4 19. Qxc6 Rd6 20. Qc2 gxf3 21.
gxf3 Qe6 22. Rg1 Rc8 23. Qe4 Qxa2 24. Bd3 Rg6 25. Rg3 Qa3 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. Kg2
Re8 28. Qf4 a6 29. Bc4 Qe7 30. Bxa6 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wilts"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.10.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cooley, Christopher Martin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1970.10.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. d5 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Ne8 14. Nf1 f5 15. exf5
Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Qc2 Rf8 18. Ng3 Qd7 19. b3 Bf6 20. Ne4 Qf5 21. a4 Nc7
22. c4 b4 23. Qd1 Be7 24. Ng3 Qf7 25. Ra2 Ne8 26. Bg5 Nf6 27. Rae2 h6 28. Bxf6
Bxf6 29. Nd2 Be7 30. Rf1 Qg6 31. Nge4 Bg5 32. Nxg5 Qxg5 33. Ne4 Qg6 34. Re3 Rf4
35. f3 Raf8 36. Qe2 Nb7 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1970.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fletcher, B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1970.10.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. d3 Na5 8. c3
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. Na3 Be7 11. Nc2 O-O 12. Ne3 g6 13. h3 Re8 14. Nh2 d5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nhg4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qd5 18. e4 Qe6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Rxf7+ Kh8 21.
Be3 Rad8 22. Qc2 g5 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Bxg5 Qg7 25. Bxd8 Qxh6 26. Bxc7 Qc6 27.
Ba5 Rf8 28. Rf1 Qc5+ 29. Rf2 Bc8 30. Bb4 Rxf2 {First time control} 31. Qxf2
Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Kg7 33. g4 Be6 34. c4 h5 35. Kg3 hxg4 36. hxg4 Kg6 37. Kh4 bxc4
38. bxc4 Bd7 39. b3 Be8 40. g5 Kf7 41. Kh5 Kg7+ 42. Kg4 Bd7+ 43. Kh4 Kf7 44.
Bc3 Ke6 45. Kh5 Be8+ 46. Kh6 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "Taunton"]
[Date "1970.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1970.11.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. a3 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 a5 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 c5 14. Rfd1
cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qf6 16. Be2 Ne5 17. Nb5 Nc6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Rac1 Ra6 20. Nc3
Ra8 21. Na4 Rb8 22. f4 e5 23. Nb6 Be6 24. Nd7 Bxd7 25. Rxd7 Rfd8 26. Rcd1 Rxd7
27. Rxd7 exf4 28. exf4 Rd8 29. Rxb7 Rd2 30. Bc4 Nd8 31. Rb5 Rd4 32. Bd5 a4 33.
Kf2 Kg7 34. Ke3 Rd1 35. f5 Re1+ 36. Kd4 Rc1 37. Rb4 Nc6+ 38. Bxc6 Rxc6 39. Rxa4
Rc2 40. b4 Rxg2 41. Kc3 Rxh2 42. b5 Re2 43. b6 Re8 44. Rb4 h5 45. a4 Rb8 46. a5
Rc8+ 47. Kb2 Rb8 48. a6 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Hereford"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.11.22"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Burton, Colin G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1970.11.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hereford"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Ne5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 a6 14. Rad1
Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 16. Bg3 Bh4 17. Bxh4 Qxh4 18. g3 Qe7 19. g4 Bg6 20. f4 Bxd3 21.
Rxd3 f6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Qg2 Ng6 24. f5 Ne5 25. g5 Qf7 26. Rd4 Qh5 27. Qg3 Nf7
28. g6 hxg6 29. fxg6 Ne5 30. e4 Re6 31. Rf5 Qxg6 32. Kg2 Qxg3+ 33. hxg3 Nc4 34.
Rf2 c5 35. Rxd5 Ne3+ 36. Kg1 Nxd5 37. exd5 Re3 38. Kg2 Rd3 39. Na4 Rf8 40.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 {First time control} 41. Nxc5 Rxd5 42. b4 a5 43. a3 b6 44. Ne6+ Kf7
45. Nf4 Rd2+ 46. Kh3 g5 47. Ng2 g4+ {Source: Aitken Book 32. Cheltenham won
4-2.} 0-1

[Event "Islington op 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1970.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lowry, S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1970.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+ Nbd7 7. Nxd4 Nxd5
8. Nxd5 exd5 9. e3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nc5 12. Qd1 Bf6 13. b3 Ne6 14. Bb2
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Be6 16. Rc1 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qa5 18. a4 Rac8 19. Bb5 a6 20. b4 Qd8
21. Be2 Qd7 22. a5 Rc6 23. b5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 axb5 25. Qb6 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27.
Qxb5 g6 28. Bf1 Qc3 29. Qb6 Qe1 30. h4 h5 31. Qxb7 Qxa5 {Source: Aitken Book 32
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Islington op 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1970.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1970.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8.
Qd1 Nge7 9. Be2 Qg6 10. Bf3 O-O 11. Be3 d5 12. exd5 Nb4 13. Na3 e4 14. Qd4 exf3
15. Qxb4 Nxd5 16. Qd2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bg4 18. O-O Rad8 19. Qf2 fxg2 20. Qxg2 Rd2
$6 {Aitken} 21. Qxd2 Bh3+ 22. Kh1 Qe4+ 23. Kg1 {Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Islington op 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1970.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lightfoot, Malcolm J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1970.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 Qd8 13. Rb1 Nd5 14. Bb2 Bf5
15. Bd3 Qf6 16. c4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf4 18. Qd1 Qg6 19. g3 Qg4 20. Bc1 Ne2+ 21.
Kg2 Nc3 22. Qd3 Nxb1 23. Qxb1 Qe4 24. Be3 Qxb1 25. Rxb1 b6 26. Bf4 Re7 27. d5
Na5 28. c5 Nb7 29. c6 Nd6 30. Bxd6 cxd6 31. Nd4 Kf8 32. Rc1 Re5 33. Nb5 a6 34.
Nxd6 Rxd5 35. c7 Rxd6 36. c8=Q+ Rxc8 37. Rxc8+ Ke7 38. Ra8 a5 39. Rc8 Rd4 40.
Rb8 Rb4 41. Rb7+ Ke6 42. Kf3 Rb3+ 43. Kf4 Rb2 44. Kf3 g6 45. h3 Rb4 46. Ke3 h6
47. Kf3 Rb3+ 48. Ke4 Rb4+ {Adjudicated as Black win. Source: Aitken Book 32}
0-1

[Event "Islington op 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1970.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nunn, John D M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1970.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d3 c6 8.
Ba4 Nf6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. Bg5 d6 11. Nd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Bb3
Bg4 {Aitken adds John Nunn offered the draw. This was the 3rd game on the same
day so both players were probably happy to go home. Aitken made a mess of the
score. This was very rare for him - tiredness? He missed out moves and got
some in the wrong order.The corrected score sheet strongly hints at a 62 year
old playing his third game of the day. (Geoff Chandler) Source: Aitken Book 32}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Islington op 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1970.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dobson, Dinah"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1970.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Na5 12. f4 Nxb3 13. axb3 d5 14. fxe5 Nxe4
15. Nd2 Ng5 16. Qg4 f5 17. Qg2 a5 18. f4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Be3 Ra6 21. Kh2
Rg6 22. Qe2 c6 23. Rg1 {Source: Aitken Book 32. Now Dinah Norman.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Islington op 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1970.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ashby, Anthony C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1970.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. a3
cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Nc3 O-O-O 14. Nb5 Qb8
15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. b4 e5 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. g3 Bxb5
21. Qxd4 Qb6 22. Be3 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Rd6 24. Re7 Re8 25. Rc1+ Kb8 26. Rf7 f5 27.
f4 Ka8 28. Re7 Red8 29. Rcc7 Ba6 30. Bc5 Rf6 31. Bd4 Rfd6 32. Bc5 Rf6 33. Red7
Re8 34. Re7 Rff8 35. Kf2 Rxe7 36. Rxe7 {Source: Aitken Book 32. Scores: 1 J
Timman 5Â½/6; 2-5 R Bellin, C Kottnauer, A Phillips, J Speelman 5... JM Aitken
3Â½/6} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1970.12.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1970.12.17"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Be2 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Bd2 Rfd8 14. Rc1 Rac8
15. Bc4 Qb6 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. Bxb3 Rd7 18. Ba4 Nb6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 bxc6
21. Bb4 Bxa2 22. Ra1 Bd5 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Bc5 Rb7 25. b4 e6 26. h3 f6 27. Nd2
e5 28. Nb3 exd4 29. Nxd4 f5 30. Ra5 Bxd4 {First time control} 31. Bxd4 Kf7 32.
Bxb6 axb6 33. Rxd5 Ke6 34. Rd8 Rd7 35. Rb8 {Sealed Move.} Rd6 36. Rb7 h6 37. b5
Kd5 38. Rc7 Re6 39. Kh2 f4 40. h4 h5 {Seond time control} 41. Rc8 Ke4 42. Rc6
Kf5 43. Rc8 Re5 44. Rf8+ Ke6 45. Rxf4 Rxb5 46. Rf8 Rc5 47. Rg8 Kf5 48. Rf8+ Ke5
49. Rb8 Rc6 50. Kg3 Rf6 51. f4+ Ke4 52. Rd8 Re6 53. Rb8 Rd6 54. Re8+ Kd5 55.
Re5+ Kc4 56. f5 b5 57. fxg6 Rxg6+ 58. Kf3 Rh6 59. g4 hxg4+ 60. Kxg4 b4 {
Third time control. Source: Aitken Book 32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rooks v Stroud"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1971.01.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.01.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham Rooks"]
[BlackTeam "Stroud"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Be2 Rc8
15. Bb2 f5 16. f4 Ned7 17. Nb5 a6 18. Nd4 Rf7 19. Ne6 Qe8 20. Re1 Nf6 21. Ng5
Rf8 22. Bf3 Qd7 23. Qd4 Na8 24. Ne6 Rf7 25. Qd3 Ne8 26. Bh5 g6 27. Qg3 Bf6 28.
Bxg6 Bxb2 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rab1 Bf6 31. Qh3 Ng7 32. Qxh7 Nb6 33. g4 fxg4 34.
Nxg7 Bxg7 35. Re6 Nxd5 36. Qf5+ Bf6 37. Qh7+ Bg7 38. Qf5+ Bf6 39. Rbe1 Rc5 $2 (
39... Qc6 {holds it all together. G.C.}) 40. Qh7+ Bg7 41. Qg6+ {Source: Aitken
Book 32} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Sutton C"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.01.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1971.01.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 32"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Sutton Coldfield"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ne2 cxd4 7. cxd4 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Bb4+ 9. N4c3 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14.
Bg5 Rac8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. f3 Be6 17. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Nc4 19. Rb1 Nxb2 20.
Rxb2 Bxc3 21. Rxb7 Ba5 22. Bb3 Bb6+ 23. Kf1 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rc2 25. Nf4 Kg7 26.
Nd5 Rf2+ 27. Kg1 Bd4 28. Rb4 Rd2+ 29. Kf1 Be5 30. Ne3 Bxh2 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32.
Ne7+ Kg5 $2 {Aitken} 33. Rg4+ Kh5 {Now 34.Rg7 with the threat of 35.g4+ and 36
Nf5 mate wins the Bishop. 34...Bg3 looks forced.} 34. Nf5 Rd5 35. Rg8 {Aitken
went this way because he saw it won the exchange.} Rxf5 36. g4+ Kh4 37. gxf5
Kh3 38. Kf2 h5 39. b4 Bd6 40. b5 Bc5+ {First time control} 41. Kf1 h4 42. Rg4
Bb6 43. Ke2 Bc7 44. Rg7 Bg3 45. Kf1 Be5 46. Rxf7 Kg3 47. Rxa7 h3 48. Rg7+ Kxf3
{Source: Aitken Book 32. Cheltenham won 4-2. Aitken was on board 1: bd 2 
(Cheltenham names first): PJ Meade 1-0 RFT Wood; 3 NA Macleod Â½-Â½ GM Boyce;
4 JC Cock 1-0 LC Turner; 5 P Coast Â½-Â½ MW Marlow; 6 JCB Date 0-1 D Peatman.}
1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hamlin, Nigel Melville"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1971.01.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. a4 Re8 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Ba3 Qd7 14. Bxe6
Qxe6 15. Re1 Qf5 16. Qb3 b6 17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. axb5 Na5 19. Ne5 Nd5 20. c4 Nf4
21. Bc1 Ng6 22. Bd2 Nb3 23. Rad1 Nxd4 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Kf1 Ne6 26. Bc3 a5 27.
bxa6 Rxa6 28. Rd7 Ra4 29. c5 Rc4 30. Bd4 bxc5 {First time control} 31. Be5 Ra8
32. Red1 Ra7 33. f3 Rc2 34. Re7 c4 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Re7 Raa2 37. Bg3 c5 38.
Rxf7 Nd4 39. Re1 Nf5 40. Be5 Rf2+ {Seond time control} 41. Kg1 Rxg2+ 42. Kh1
Rge2 43. Rxe2 Rxe2 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.01.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Northage, Robert H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1971.01.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. d4 exd3 7. Qxd3 Qxd3
8. Bxd3 Nc6 9. Bf4 Be6 10. Nf3 Bb4+ 11. Kf2 Bc5+ 12. Kg3 h6 13. Rhe1 O-O-O 14.
Be3 Bb4 15. Re2 g5 16. Be4 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. Bd4 f6 19. Bd3 fxe5 20. Bxe5
Rhf8 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 22. Re5 Bd7 23. Rae1 Rdf6 24. R1e2 Rf4 25. h3 Bc6 26. Bb5
Bxb5 27. Rxb5 R8f6 28. Rd5 b6 29. b3 a5 30. Rd7 Rc6 31. Rd3 a4 32. Rf3 axb3 33.
axb3 Rd4 34. Kf2 Rd1 35. Rfe3 Rc1 {Source: Aitken Book 33. Gloucs won 13-3.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "West Wales op 5th"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1971.01.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Little, FH"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "1971.01.29"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 $4 Qa5+ {source: bulletin} 0-1

[Event "West Wales op 5th"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1971.01.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stenhouse, Iain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1971.01.29"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 N8d7 10. b3 O-O 11. a4 Nf6 12. a5 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 d5 15.
Nf3 dxc4 16. bxc4 Bb4 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc7 19. c5 Nf6 20. Qh4 Bxa5 21. Bf4
Qd8 22. Bg5 Bc7 23. Rfb1 b6 24. Ne5 h6 25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. Qxh6 Qxd4 27. Qg5+ Kh7
28. Ra3 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qf5 30. Rh3+ Qxh3 31. gxh3 Bxe5 32. Qxe5 {source:
bulletin} 1-0

[Event "West Wales op 5th"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1971.01.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Binks, Michael E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1971.01.29"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1
Ba3 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. e4 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Bg4 18. f3 Bc8 19. Nd5 Be6 20. Nc7 Bxb3
21. Rxb3 Bc5+ 22. Kf1 Rad8 23. Rc1 Bb6 24. Nd5 Nd4 25. Rb4 Rxd5 26. exd5 Nf5
27. Bh3 Ne3+ 28. Ke2 Nxd5 29. Re4 Ba5 30. Re5 Rd8 31. Rc8 Nc3+ 32. Kf1 Rxc8 33.
Bxc8 b5 34. Ba6 Nxa2 35. Bxb5 Bb4 36. Re8+ Bf8 37. Ra8 Nc3 38. Bc4 Nd1 39. Ke2
Nc3+ 40. Kd3 Na4 41. Bxf7+ Kxf7 42. Rxa7+ {source: bulletin} 1-0

[Event "West Wales op 5th"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1971.01.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stuttard, Terence J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1971.01.29"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 a5 11. Be3 d5 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. c5 Nd7 16. Rad1 Bf6 17. Qc2 Re8 18. f4 g6 19. Rf3 Bg7 20. Bf2 Ra7 21. Na4
f6 22. Bh4 Qb8 23. Bg3 Qd8 24. Bh4 Qb8 25. Bg3 Qd8 {source: bulletin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "West Wales op 5th"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1971.01.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bennett, Gerald H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1971.01.29"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Re1 Be6 14. b3 Nc6 15.
Bb2 Nh5 16. g3 g6 17. Nf1 Rad8 18. Ne3 Ng7 19. a4 Qb7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nd5 f6
22. Bd3 Rb8 23. Ba3 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nd8 25. Bb2 {(bulletin version ends here
with the message 'rest unclear' but Aitken's scorebook continues...)} Nf7 26.
Ra5 c4 27. Bc2 Bd8 28. Ra2 Qxd5 29. Rd1 Qe6 30. bxc4 Qxc4 31. Qxc4 bxc4 32. Ba3
Re8 33. Nd2 Ra8 34. Nxc4 Be7 35. Bb3 Bxa3 36. Rxa3 Rxa3 37. Nxa3 Kf8 38. Nb5
Rd8 39. Ra1 Rd7 40. c4 Ne6 41. Nc3 Nc5 42. Bd1 Nd6 43. Nd5 Kf7 44. Be2 Nb3 45.
Ra6 Nd4 46. Bf1 Nf3+ 47. Kg2 Ne1+ 48. Kg1 Nf3+ {Sources: bulletin; Aitken Book
33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "West Wales op 5th"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1971.01.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1971.01.29"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8.
Be3 Nbd7 9. f4 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Ng4 11. Bd2 Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qd2 Qxd2 14.
Nxd2 Nh6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Rf3 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Rxf6 gxf6 {source: bulletin}
1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Richmond"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.02.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stean, Michael Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.02.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Richmond and Twickenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Bg3 c5 13. b3 Qc6 14. Qf3 Be7 15.
Nd1 O-O 16. c4 d4 17. Qxc6 Bxc6 18. Nb2 Bd8 19. Rae1 Ba5 20. Be4 Rfc8 21. Bxc6
Rxc6 22. Re4 Bc3 23. Na4 Bb4 24. Rd1 Nb6 25. Nb2 Bc3 26. Nd3 a5 27. Bh4 Kf8 28.
Kf1 Nd7 29. Nf4 a4 30. Ne2 Bb4 31. Nxd4 cxd4 32. Rexd4 g5 33. Bxg5 Nb6 34. Bf6
Be7 35. Rh4 Bxf6 36. exf6 Kg8 37. Rd3 axb3 38. Rg3+ Kf8 39. Rxh7 Ke8 40. axb3
Ra1+ 41. Ke2 {Source: Aitken Book 33. The match was drawn 3-3 but Cheltenham
lost the match on board count.} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.02.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Pearce, Robin J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1971.02.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cornwall"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 g6 11. Bg5 Bg7 12. d5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nh2 O-O 15. Ng4
Bg7 16. Nd2 c4 17. Qf3 Qe7 18. a4 Qg5 19. Qe3 Bxg4 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. hxg4 Nb7
22. Ra3 Nc5 23. Rfa1 Rab8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra5 Bf6 26. b4 cxb3 27. Nxb3 Nxb3
28. Bxb3 Bd8 29. Ra6 Bb6 30. Kf1 Rfc8 31. Rc1 Kf8 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. c4 bxc4 34.
Rxc4 Rxc4 35. Bxc4 Bd4 36. Ra2 {Source: Aitken Book 33. Gloucs won 13-3.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.03.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Moles, John L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1971.03.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6 8. e5
Nd7 9. Nb3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 a5 11. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 12. Qd2 a4 13. Qxb4 Nxb4 14. Nc1 a3
15. b3 Ke7 16. Kd2 Nb6 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. Kxd3 Nb8 21.
Rhc1 Nc6 22. Ne1 f6 23. exf6+ gxf6 24. Nc2 Rhg8 25. Ne3 Rac8 26. g3 Nb4+ 27.
Kd2 Kd6 28. f4 b5 29. Nc2 Rxc2+ 30. Rxc2 Nxc2 31. Kxc2 Rc8+ 32. Kd2 b4 {
Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.03.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Coast, Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.03.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d3 g6 10. Re1 Bg7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. b3 Nh5 13. Nf1 Nc6 14. Ng3 Nxg3 15.
fxg3 Kh8 16. Be3 Qa5 17. Qd2 f5 18. Rad1 f4 19. Bf2 Bg4 20. gxf4 Bxf3 21. gxf3
Rxf4 22. d4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Kg2 Be5 27. Bd3
Rc8 28. Rc2 Rxc2+ 29. Bxc2 Rf7 30. Bd3 Rc7 {First time control} 31. h3 Rc3 32.
Rd1 Kg7 33. Kf2 Bf4 34. Kg2 Kh6 35. Bb1 Be5 36. Kf2 Kh5 37. Kg2 Kh4 38. Bd3 Bf4
39. Bb1 Be3 40. Bd3 Rc5 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 0-1

[Event "North Gloucester League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1971.03.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1971.03.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham Rooks"]
[BlackTeam "Stroud"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Nd2 a6 11. Nb3 Qa7 12. Bf3 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd8
15. Qe2 e6 16. Be3 Qb8 17. f5 Qc7 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Qf2 Qd7 20. Bd4 Qa4 21. Bd1
Qd7 22. Bf3 Qa4 23. Bd1 Qd7 24. Bf3 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.03.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Robertson, Paul C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1971.03.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Be2 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb5 Be5 10. f4 Bf6 11. c4 a6 12. cxd5 axb5 13. Nc3 exd5 14. Nxd5 Be6
15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bxb5 Rxa2 17. Rxa2 Bxa2 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 {Source:
Aitken Book 33. Gloucs won 25Â½-15Â½.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch26"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1971.04.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Walker, Philip E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1971.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. f3 Re8 10. Qc2 d6 11. e4 Ne5 12. Be2 Ng6 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Rd1 Nxg3
15. hxg3 Qg5 16. Kf2 Qc5 17. Qa4 Be6 $2 {Aitken} 18. Rb1 a6 19. Rxb7 Ne5 20.
Qb4 Bc8 21. Qxc5 dxc5 22. Rxc7 cxd4 23. cxd4 Ng6 24. Rb1 Nf8 25. d5 Bd7 26.
Rbb7 Bc8 27. Rb2 Bd7 28. c5 Bb5 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. Rb7 f5 31. Re2 fxe4 32. fxe4
Ng6 33. Rxb5 Ne5 34. c6 Ra7 35. Rc2 Ng4+ 36. Kf3 Ne5+ 37. Ke3 Ra3+ 38. Rb3 Ra4
39. c7 Nc4+ 40. Kd3 Ne5+ 41. Kd2 Nc4+ 42. Kd3 Ne5+ 43. Kc3 Rxe4 {First time
control} 44. Rb8 Nd7 45. Rxe8+ Rxe8 46. Kd4 Rc8 47. d6 Kf7 48. Re2 Nf8 49. Kd5
{Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch26"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1971.04.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Draisey, Henry James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1971.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Bxb5 $2 8.
exf6 Bxf6 9. Nxb5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qxc3+
14. Bd2 Qxc6 15. O-O Rc8 16. c3 f5 17. Qb3 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Rc6 19. Rae1 Rf8 20.
Qxb7 Kf7 21. Rxe7+ {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch26"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1971.04.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1971.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Ne4 f6 11. Bc5 Nd7 12. Qc1 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Qxc5
Qd6 15. Rfc1 Rfd8 16. Nd2 Nd4 17. Kf1 Qxc5 18. Rxc5 c6 19. a4 Bg4 20. Re1 Rd7
21. Rc3 Be6 22. Ne4 Bd5 23. Bh3 Be6 24. Bg2 Bd5 25. Bh3 Be6 26. g4 b6 27. Nd2
c5 28. Bg2 Bd5 29. Bxd5+ Rxd5 30. Nc4 Ne6 31. f3 Rad8 32. Rec1 Rd4 33. b3 h5
34. h3 Kf7 {First time control} 35. a5 b5 36. Nd2 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rh8 38. Ne4 Nf4
39. Nf2 Ne6 40. e3 Rdd8 41. Kg2 g6 42. Rh1 Rxh1 43. Kxh1 {Source: Aitken Book
33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch26"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1971.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wheeler, John Francis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1971.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nf3 Bf6 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be5 g4 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Ne5 Nxc5 16. Rc1 Ne6 17. Rxc6 Qd8 18. Bb1 Rb8 19. f3 g3 20. hxg3 Qg5 21. f4
Qxg3 22. Rc3 Qg7 23. Rff3 Rf6 24. Rg3 Rg6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Bxf5 Nxf4 27. Bxc8
Rxc8 28. Rcf3 Qxd4+ 29. Qxd4 Ne2+ 30. Kh2 Nxd4 31. Rf4 Ne2 32. Rxg6+ Kh7 33.
Rfg4 c6 34. R6g5 Kh6 35. Re5 Nc1 36. Re3 Kh5 37. Rg7 Kh6 38. Reg3 Rh8 39. R3g6+
Kh5 40. Kh3 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch26"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1971.04.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1971.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Qxc3
a6 15. a4 Ng6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Rb3 Bd7 18. Qc5 f6 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. Rc1 Kf7
21. Nd2 a5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Rxb7 Rxa4 24. Nb3 Be8 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Nc5 Ra7
27. h4 Kd6 28. Kh2 Bd7 29. Rb1 Bc8 30. Kg3 Ra3 31. Rb8 Kc7 32. Rb1 Kd6 33. Kf3
Ra7 34. Rb8 Kc7 35. Rb1 Bf5 36. Rh1 Bc2 37. Kg3 Ra8 38. Kf4 Rh8 39. Rc1 Bf5 40.
g3 Ra8 41. h5 Ra2 42. g4 Bc8 43. Kg3 gxh5 44. gxh5 Bf5 45. Rf1 Ra8 46. Kf4 {
Adjourned here, no date given when it was restarted.} g6 47. hxg6 Bxg6 48. Rg1
Rg8 49. Ra1 Rh8 50. Ra7+ Kb8 51. Rg7 Be8 52. Kf5 Kc8 53. Kxf6 Rh2 54. Ke7 Rh8
55. Kd6 Rh6+ 56. Ne6 Bg6 57. Kxc6 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch26"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1971.04.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Holloway, Nigel John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1971.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 Qh4+ $2 4. Ke2 Qh5+ $2 {Aitken} 5. Nf3 Nf6 $2 {
Aitken} 6. e5 Ng4 7. d4 Qf5 8. h3 Nh6 9. Kf2 Be7 10. Nd5 Bd8 11. Nxf4 d6 12.
Bd3 Qd7 13. Nh5 $1 {Aitken} O-O 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qd2 f5 16. Qxh6 d5 17. Rae1
Qf7 18. h4 Qg6 19. Qxg6+ hxg6 20. Nf4 Kg7 21. Nxd5 c6 22. Nf4 Na6 23. c4 Re8
24. Re2 Bc7 25. g3 Bd7 26. h5 c5 27. hxg6 Rh8 28. Rxh8 Rxh8 29. e6 Be8 30. Bxf5
cxd4 31. Nd5 Bxg6 32. Bxg6 Kxg6 33. e7 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.04.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sewell, RJ"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1971.04.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bxd3 14. cxd3
Nd7 15. d4 a6 16. Qd2 b5 17. Rf3 Nf6 18. b4 a5 19. bxa5 b4 20. Nd1 Rxa5 21. Rc1
Nxe4 22. Qxb4 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 gxf5 24. Nc3 Qa8 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. h3 f5 27. Bg5
Qd5 28. Bxe7 Qxd4+ 29. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 30. Kf1 Bxb2 {First time control} 31. Rc2 Rf7
32. Bxd6 Bd4 33. Rc4 Be3 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Be5+ Kg6 36. Ke2 Bg5 37. g4 fxg4 38.
hxg4 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.04.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.04.22"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Qe2 Bc5 8. c3
O-O 9. d3 Re8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Nbd2 d5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Bxb3 Qb6 18. Qf2 Rad8 19. e4 Nf6 20. Ne1 Qc7 21. Qg3
Rd6 22. Rf5 c4 23. Bc2 cxd3 24. Bxd3 Qc5+ 25. Qf2 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Qxf2+ 27. Rxf2
Bxe4 28. a4 f5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nf3 Kf7 {First time control} 31. Nd2 Bc2 32.
c4 b4 33. c5 Rd5 34. b3 Red8 35. c6 Ke6 36. Nf3 Rd1+ 37. Rf1 Rxf1+ 38. Kxf1 Rc8
39. Re1 Be4 40. Nd2 Bd3+ {Source: Aitken Book 33} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Essex"]
[Site "Gerrards Cross"]
[Date "1971.05.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.05.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. a4 b4 11. cxb4 cxb4 12. b3 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Nc6 14. Qe1 Be7 15.
Bb2 O-O 16. Rc1 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Qb7 20. Bd3 Nd7 21.
Bc4 Rac8 22. Qe2 Nc5 23. Bd5 Qd7 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Qxa6 Bf6 27.
Qb6 Rc8 28. Rc1 Bd8 29. Qb5 Qxb5 30. axb5 Bb6 31. Ra1 Kf8 32. Kf1 f6 33. Ke2
Ke7 34. Ra6 Rb8 35. Kd3 Kd6 36. Kc4 Kc7 37. Ra1 Re8 38. f4 Rf8 39. Re1 Kd7 40.
Rd1 Kc7 {First time control} 41. Be6 {Adjudicated as a White win. Source:
Aitken Book 33. This was the quarter-final of the Counties Championship. Essex
won 10Â½-9Â½ but I think Essex would have lost on board count had this been
given a draw. Full results given in the 1971/72 BCF Yearbook, p97} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.05.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.05.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 Bf6 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15.
Be3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Ne5 19. Re3 Qf6 20. Rd1 Be6 21.
b3 Rac8 22. Bb1 Rfd8 23. Rc3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 g6 25. Qc7 Qg5 26. f4 Nf3+ 27. Kh1
Qh4 28. gxf3 Bxh3 29. Kg1 d5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 {First time control} 31. exd5 Bxf1
32. Kxf1 Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Qxb1 34. Qb8+ Kg7 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Qe2 Qf5 37. Qe8+ Kg7
38. Qe5+ Qxe5 39. fxe5 f5 40. Kg3 g5 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 5th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1971.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ross, Robert P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1971.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. c3 Be7 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Be3 Qxb3 14.
axb3 O-O 15. Nf3 a6 16. b4 Rfd8 17. Ne5 Rd5 18. Nc4 Bd8 19. Rfd1 h6 20. Nd6 Rb8
21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. Ba7 Rc8 23. Nxc8 Bxc8 24. Bd4 Kf8 25. b5 a5 26. b6 Ke7 27.
Rxa5 Kd6 28. Ra8 Kd7 29. Ra7+ Kd6 30. b7 {Source: BCM, June 1971, p207} 1-0

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 5th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1971.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Osmond, MD"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D07"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1971.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Qxd4 9. exd4 Be6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Bd2 Nb6 14. Be2
O-O-O 15. O-O Bc4 16. Bg4+ Kb8 17. Rfe1 h5 18. Bf3 Bd5 19. Bd1 Rd6 20. a4 Rg6
21. g3 Rc6 22. Rc1 h4 23. Bf4 hxg3 24. fxg3 f6 25. h4 a6 26. Re7 g5 27. hxg5
Rh1+ 28. Kf2 Rh2+ 29. Ke1 fxg5 30. Bxg5 Nc4 31. Be2 Nb2 32. a5 Bc4 33. Rc2 Bxe2
34. Rxb2 Rh1+ 35. Kd2 Bc4 36. Ke3 Bd5 37. Re5 Rxc3+ 38. Kd2 Rxg3 39. Be3 Rh2+
40. Kc3 Rhh3 {First time control} 41. Re2 Bc6 42. Kd2 Rg8 43. Rf2 Rd8 44. Rf7
Rh2+ 45. Kc3 Bd5 46. Rg7 Rh3 47. Kb4 Rhh8 48. Ree7 Rhf8 49. Rxc7 Rf3 50. Rge7
$2 {Aitken} Rxe3 51. Rxb7+ Bxb7 52. Rxe3 Rxd4+ 53. Kc5 Rd5+ 54. Kb4 Rb5+ 55.
Ka4 Rb1 56. Rb3 Rh1 57. Rb6 Kc7 58. Kb4 Ra1 59. Rg6 Bc6 60. Rg3 Ra4+ {Second
time control} 61. Kb3 Rxa5 62. Kb2 Rc5 63. Rc3 Rh5 64. Ka3 Kb6 65. Rb3+ Ka5 66.
Rc3 Bd5 67. Rc5+ Kb6 68. Rc3 Kb5 69. Rd3 Bc4 70. Rc3 Rh2 {Source: Aitken Book
33} 0-1

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 5th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1971.05.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Milner, Brian E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1971.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O g6 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Ne2 d6 8.
Nbc3 O-O 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qc1 Ne5 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Bh6 f5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. f4
Ng4 15. h3 Nf6 16. Qe3 fxe4 17. g4 Rae8 18. Ng3 Qc6 19. g5 Nfd5 20. Qd4+ Kg8
21. Ncxe4 Nf5 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Rad1 Ne3 24. Qxe3 Rxe4 25. Qb3+ Kg7 26. Rd3
Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Rc4 28. Re3 Qd5+ 29. Kg1 Qc5 30. Rf2 Re4 31. Rc3 Qd4 32. Rxc7+ Kg6
33. Qc3 Re1+ $4 {Black played this and resigned. Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 5th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1971.05.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Edwards, Louis Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1971.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Nb4 17. Bb1 Bd7 18. a3 Nc6 19. Bd3 Qb8 $2 {Aitken} 20. Qe2 Qb7
21. Rec1 Rab8 22. Rc2 exd4 23. Nxd4 Ne5 24. Rac1 Bd8 25. f4 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Bb6
27. Nc6 Bxc6 28. Rxc6 Rbc8 29. Rxc8 Bxe3+ 30. Qxe3 Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Qxc8 32. Qc3
Qxc3 33. bxc3 d5 34. exd5 Nxd5 35. c4 b4 36. axb4 Nxb4 37. Nb1 Kf8 38. Kf2 Ke7
39. Ke3 Kd6 40. Na3 Kc5 {First time control} 41. Ke4 Nc6 42. g4 Kb4 43. Nb1
Kxc4 44. h4 Kb3 45. Nd2+ Kc3 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 0-1

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 5th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1971.05.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1971.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. a3 Be7 13. Ne5 h6 14. Bf4 Nd5
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Rc1 Rfc8 18. Qg4 Kf8 19. Be5 f6 20. Bf4 f5 21.
Qg3 {Source: Aitken Book 33. Rhyl Premier A scores: 1 Dr JM Aitken 4Â½/5; 2-3
P Hutchinson, BH Wood 4; 4 TD Crawford 3Â½; 5-6 F Boyd, H Lamb 3, etc. Full
results, BCM, June 1971, p206} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 4th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1971.05.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Taylor, WJ"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1971.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 Be6 8.
O-O Nb6 9. a3 O-O 10. Qc2 f5 11. Bd2 Bf6 12. e3 Qd7 13. Rad1 Qf7 14. Rc1 Bb3
15. Qb1 Rad8 16. Ne2 Qd7 17. Ne1 e4 18. d4 Bc4 19. Rxc4 Nxc4 20. Qa2 Qf7 21.
Bb4 Nxb4 22. axb4 Nd2 23. Qxa7 Nxf1 24. Bxf1 c6 25. Qc5 Qd5 26. Qc2 Qd6 27. Qc3
g5 28. Nc2 Kh8 29. Na3 b5 30. Nc1 Be7 31. Nc2 Bf6 32. Nb3 Qd5 33. Nc5 h5 34.
Be2 Kg7 35. Ne1 Kg6 36. Ng2 Ra8 37. f4 Ra1+ 38. Kf2 g4 39. Nb3 Ra6 40. Nc5 Ra7
41. Bd1 Qc4 42. Qd2 Ra1 43. Nb3 Ra4 44. Nc5 Qxb4 45. Qxb4 Rxb4 46. b3 Ra8 47.
Ne1 Rxd4 48. exd4 Bxd4+ {'This game took curiously a long time to win' Aitken,
who also adds: see his game v Belsten, Rd4 Cotswold Ch. 1970. Source: Aitken
Book 33} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 4th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1971.05.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pearce, Robin J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1971.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Be7 8. Be3
Nf6 9. a3 O-O 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Nd2 Rab8 13. Rc1 b6 14. f4 Qb7 15. b4
Nd8 16. Bf3 e5 17. f5 b5 18. g4 Bc6 19. g5 Ne8 20. cxb5 Bxb5 21. Rf2 Rc8 22.
Nd5 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Bc6 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Rg2 Kh8 26. Bb6 Bd7 27. Nf1 d5 28. Bc5
Nd6 29. Ne3 N8b7 30. Nxd5 Qd8 31. Bb6 Qb8 32. Rc2 Rc8 33. Rxc8+ Qxc8 34. Qxc8+
Bxc8 35. Bc7 Nb5 36. Bxe5 N7d6 37. Nb6 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 4th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1971.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Davis, MI"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1971.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. d5 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Kh8 14. b3 Ng8 15. Nf1
g6 16. Bb2 c4 17. Qd2 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Rad1 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 cxb3 21. axb3
Rac8 22. Ng3 Qd7 23. Ra1 Nb7 24. c4 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Qxh3 26. f4 Bf6 27. fxe5 dxe5
28. Rxe5 Nc5 29. Re3 Qg4 30. Kf1 bxc4 31. bxc4 h5 32. Ne4 Qf5 33. Qe2 Nxe4 34.
Rxe4 Kh7 35. Bxf6 Qxf6 36. Re1 Rf8 37. Qe3 Rf7 38. c5 Qf5 39. d6 Qd5 40. Qd4
Qb3 41. R1e3 Qc2 42. Re2 Qb3 43. Ke1 Qb1+ 44. Qd1 Qb7 45. Qd3 a5 46. Re6 Rg7
47. R2e5 Qb4+ 48. Kf1 Qh4 {First time control} 49. d7 Ne7 50. Rxe7 Rxe7 51.
Rxe7+ {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 4th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1971.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hall, C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1971.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxd4 Rd8 13. Nxc6 Rxd1 14.
Nxe7 Rxa1 15. Rxa1 Kxe7 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 4th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1971.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1971.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4 Ng6 5. Be3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Ba5 7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
f5 Ne7 9. Bd4 Nc6 10. e5 Qe7 11. Be2 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bb6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Qd3
Rg8 15. g3 d5 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Rhe1 Ba4 19. b3 Qa3+ 20. Kb1 Bd7
21. Qc2 c5 22. c4 d4 23. Bd3 a5 24. Qb2 Qxb2+ 25. Kxb2 a4 26. Re7 Rdf8 27. Rde1
Bd8 28. R7e2 Ba5 29. Rd1 Re8 30. Ne4 Bxf5 31. Nd6+ Kd7 32. Nxe8 Bc3+ 33. Kc1 {
Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 4th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1971.05.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kendall, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1971.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 b5 10. Bf3 d5 11. e5 Ne8 12. a3 Qc7 13. Qe1 Nd7 14. Bxd5 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Qc5 16. Nf5 Qxc2 17. Nfxe7+ Kh8 18. Nxc8 Qxc8 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Qd2 Rc8 21.
Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rd1 Nb8 23. Qb4 Rg8 24. Ne7 Qc2 25. Qd2 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 {Source:
Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.06.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davis, MI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1971.06.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. O-O Bc5
8. Qe2 O-O $2 {Aitken} 9. Qc4+ Kh8 10. Qxc5 e4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Ne1 d5 13. d3
Bg4 14. f3 Rae8 15. dxe4 Rxe4 16. Bg5 Qf7 17. Nd3 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch78/1971"]
[Site "Paisley"]
[Date "1971.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radlow, Allan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1971.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. a4 a6 10. Be3 Be6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Bxd4
Rab8 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Nc4 17. Ne4 c6 18. Bc5 Bxc5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nxc5
Bc8 $2 {Aitken} 21. Nxb7 Bxb7 22. Rxc4 Rd1+ 23. Bf1 a5 24. f3 Kf8 25. Rc5 Rb1
26. Rxa5 Rxb2 27. Ra7 Ke7 28. a5 Kd6 29. a6 Bc8 30. Rxf7 Bxa6 31. Rxg7 c5 32.
Rxh7 Bxe2 33. Bxe2 Rxe2 34. Rh4 $2 {Aitken} Kd5 35. Re4 Rb2 36. h4 c4 37. Kf1
c3 38. Ke1 Rb1+ 39. Ke2 c2 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch78/1971"]
[Site "Paisley"]
[Date "1971.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stewart, Kenneth W C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1971.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O b5 10. Qe1 Nbd7 11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 Rb8 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Bd2 b3 15.
cxb3 Rxb3 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Bc2 Rb6 18. Ba5 Rc6 19. Bc3 Qc7 20. Ne3 g6 21. g4
exf4 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Qb7 25. Qb3 Qa8 26. Qd3 Bb7 27. Rcd1
Nf6 28. Bb3 Nxg4 29. Qe4 Qd8 30. Qxf4 Qb6 31. Nd4 Ne5 32. Rg1 Qb4 33. Rg3 Rc8
34. Rf1 Rc5 35. Nc6 Qxf4 36. Nxe7+ Kf8 37. Rxf4 Kxe7 38. Rd4 Nd7 39. Rc3 Kf6
40. Rf4+ Ke7 {First time control} 41. Kg1 Rxc3 42. bxc3 Nc5 43. Bc4 f5 44. a5
Kf6 45. Rf1 Ke5 46. Re1+ Ne4 47. Rb1 Nc5 48. Re1+ Ne4 49. Rb1 Nc5 50. Re1+ {
Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch78/1971"]
[Site "Paisley"]
[Date "1971.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Davis, Edward"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1971.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Re1 Bc5 10. Rxe5+ Kf8 11. d3 Ng4 12. Re4 Nxb3 13. Qf3 f6 14. axb3 Nxf2
15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Rxe6 Ng4+ {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch78/1971"]
[Site "Paisley"]
[Date "1971.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Blackstock, Leslie S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1971.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5 Rac8 15.
Bd3 Nd7 16. Nf1 Qb8 17. Ne3 Bd8 18. Bd2 Bb6 19. Nf5 Rce8 20. Bb4 Nc5 21. b3 Bc8
22. N3h4 g6 23. Qd2 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Qd8 25. Ng3 Nab7 26. Be2 Qh4 27. Bg4 $2 {
Aitken} Qxg3 28. fxg3 Nxe4+ 29. Qe3 Bxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Nf6 31. Ree1 Nxd5 32. Bxd6
Nxd6 33. Rad1 f5 34. Rxd5 Re6 35. Bf3 e4 36. Red1 Nf7 37. Be2 Kg7 38. a4 bxa4
39. bxa4 Rc8 40. Rd7 Rc2 {First time control} 41. Kf1 Rb6 42. Ra7 Rbb2 43. Re1
Ra2 44. h4 a5 45. Rxa5 Nh6 46. Ra7+ Kf6 47. Ra6+ Ke5 48. h5 Ng4 49. hxg6 hxg6
50. Bxg4 Rf2+ 51. Kg1 Rxg2+ 52. Kh1 Rh2+ 53. Kg1 Rag2+ 54. Kf1 Rf2+ 55. Kg1
Rhg2+ 56. Kh1 fxg4 57. Rxg6 Rh2+ 58. Kg1 Rfg2+ 59. Kf1 Rf2+ 60. Kg1 Rhg2+ {
Second time control} 61. Kh1 Rxg3 62. Rg8 e3 63. Re8+ Kd4 64. a5 Kd3 65. Ra1
Rgf3 66. Kg1 Rg3+ 67. Kh1 Rh3+ 68. Kg1 Rg3+ {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch78/1971"]
[Site "Paisley"]
[Date "1971.07.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gallagher, MC"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1971.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Qa4 Bxf3 5. exf3 e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nge7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Ng6 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Qc2 Qf6 14. g3
Qxf3 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Bd2 b6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Bf4 Rbc8 19. Qa4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1
Na5 21. Qd7 Rf8 22. Bg5 Qxc3 23. Rc1 Qxa3 24. Rxc7 Qa1+ 25. Kg2 Qxd4 26. Rc8
Qe4+ 27. Kg1 Qe1+ 28. Kg2 Qe4+ {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch78/1971"]
[Site "Paisley"]
[Date "1971.07.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ballantyne, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1971.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. e5 Ne8
9. Ne1 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Bf3 c6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 a5 15. c3 Ba6
16. Rf2 Bh6 17. Be2 c5 18. cxb4 axb4 19. Rc1 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Rb8 21. b3 Ng7 22.
Nd3 Rfd8 23. Qe1 Nf5 24. Bf2 e6 25. g4 Ne7 26. g5 Bf8 27. Nxc5 Qa5 28. Nd3 Nf5
29. Re4 Nf6 30. gxf6 Rxd3 31. Rb1 h5 32. Nc1 Rd7 33. Ne2 Rbd8 34. Rc4 Qa8 35.
Bb6 Rb8 36. a5 Qf3 37. Qf1 Qg4+ 38. Qg2 Qxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Rxb6 40. axb6 Ne3+ {
First time control} 41. Kf3 Nxc4 42. bxc4 Rb7 43. Nc1 Rxb6 44. Nb3 Rb7 45. c5
Rc7 46. Rc1 Kh7 47. Ke4 Kg8 48. Kd4 Bh6 49. Rf1 Kf8 50. Kc4 Ke8 51. Kxb4 Kd7
52. Kc4 Kc8 53. Nd4 Bf8 54. c6 Ra7 55. Kd3 Ra3+ 56. Ke4 Bc5 57. Rc1 Bxd4 58.
Kxd4 Kc7 59. Rb1 Kxc6 60. Rb8 Ra4+ {Second time control} 61. Ke3 Ra3+ 62. Kf2
Ra7 63. Re8 Kd5 64. Re7 Ra2+ 65. Kg3 Ke4 66. Rxf7 Ra3+ 67. Kh4 Kxf4 68. Rg7
Kxe5 69. Rxg6 Rf3 70. Kxh5 Rxf6 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch78/1971"]
[Site "Paisley"]
[Date "1971.07.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Holt, Eric J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1971.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nbd2 f6 14. Nh4 Nb6 15.
Qf3 Kh8 16. Nf1 f5 17. Nxf5 g6 18. Bh6 gxf5 19. exf5 Rg8 20. Ng3 Bg5 21. Bxg5
Qxg5 22. Rxe5 Nac4 23. Rxc5 Qe7 24. f6 Qxc5 25. f7 Be6 26. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 27. Qe4
Qe7 28. Nf5 Qf6 29. Nd4 Bd5 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Bg6 Qg7 32. Qh5 Ne5 33. Be4 Bf7
34. Bxa8 Nxa8 35. Qf5 Nc7 36. Re1 {Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.07.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1971.07.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. Qxd4 Qe7 5. Qxd5 Nf6 6. Qd3 Qxe4+ 7. Be3 Bd6 8.
Qxe4+ Nxe4 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nbd2 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4
Bg6 15. Bc4 Rae8 16. Nh4 Ne5 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Rfe1 Re7 19. Kf1 Rfe8 20. Bb5 c6
21. Be2 Bb8 22. Bc5 Rd7 23. Rad1 b6 24. Bd4 Nd5 25. Bc4 Rde7 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27.
Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Nf3 Bf4 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Rxd5 f6 {First time control} 31. Nd4
Bc1 32. b3 Bb2 33. Ne2 Rc7 34. Rd2 Bxc3 35. Rc2 Be5 {Source: Aitken Book 33}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cardiff v Cheltenham"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.07.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Williams, Arthur Howard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1971.07.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cardiff"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O Be6 8. Nd5
Qd7 9. d4 exd4 10. exd4 Bh3 11. Bxh3 Qxh3 12. Nef4 Qd7 13. b3 Bd8 14. Bb2 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Ne7 16. Ne3 d5 17. Ba3 c6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qf3 Re8 20. Bxe7 Bxe7 21.
Qxd5 Rad8 22. Qf3 Bf6 23. Rad1 Qc6 24. d5 Qc3 25. Rc1 Qa5 26. Rc2 Bg5 27. Rd1
Bxe3 28. fxe3 Rd6 29. e4 f6 30. Kg2 Qb4 31. Rc4 Qa3 32. Rd2 b5 33. Rc7 Qa5 34.
Rdc2 g6 35. Rc8 Rdd8 36. Rxd8 Qxd8 {First time control} 37. Rc6 Qa5 38. Qxf6
Qxa2+ 39. Kh3 Qe2 40. Rc7 Qh5+ 41. Qh4 Qxh4+ 42. Kxh4 Rxe4+ 43. Kg5 Re3 {
Source: Aitken Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Oxford op"]
[Site "Oxford, Manchester College"]
[Date "1971.07.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Magorian, James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1971.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8.
d3 Qxf3 9. gxf3 O-O-O 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ne7 12. Nd2 g5 13. Bh2 Bg7 14. Rab1
Ng6 15. Nc4 Rhe8 16. f4 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Rxf4 f6 20. Rf5 Rg8
21. c3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rxd3 23. Rh5 Rxc3 24. Nb2 Rc2 25. Rxh7 Rgg2 26. Rh8+ Kd7
27. Rd1+ Ke7 28. Nd3 Rh2+ 29. Kg1 Rcg2+ 30. Kf1 Rxa2 31. Kg1 Rag2+ 32. Kf1 Rc2
33. Kg1 Rcg2+ 34. Kf1 Rc2 35. Kg1 {Source: Aitken Book 33. Time control was 40/
2Â½hrs. Jim Magorian is/was a US player.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford op"]
[Site "Oxford, Manchester College"]
[Date "1971.07.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Chalfen, Allen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1971.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Be3 dxe5 7. d5 Nb8 8. Nxe5
e6 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 exd5 12. c5 d4 13. Bxd4 Nd5 14. Qg3 Rg8
15. Bc4 Be6 16. O-O f6 17. Rfe1 fxe5 18. Qxe5 Ne7 19. Qxe6 {Source: Aitken
Book 33} 1-0

[Event "Oxford op"]
[Site "Oxford, Manchester College"]
[Date "1971.07.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rouverol, Guy"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1971.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Ne8 12. Nf1 Nc6 13. Ne3 Nc7 14. Nd5 Be6 15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Ng5 Bd7 17. Qh5 h6 18. Nh3 f5 19. f4 Be8 20. Qd1 Qh4 21. Be3 Bh5
22. Qd2 fxe4 23. dxe4 Qe7 24. f5 Rad8 25. Qf2 Kh7 26. g4 Bxg4 27. Qg3 Bxh3 28.
Qxh3 Rg8 29. Kh1 g5 30. Rg1 Qf6 31. Rg4 Rg7 32. Rag1 Kg8 33. Qh5 Kf8 34. h4 Ke7
35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Bxg5 Rxg5 37. Rxg5 Kd7 38. Rg7+ Kc8 39. R1g6 Qf8 40. Qh7 Qh8
41. Rxc7+ Kb8 42. Rgg7 {Source: Aitken Book 33. I remember, during our 6th
round post-mortem, that Dr Aitken mentioned his game against Rouverol to me
and was very impressed by his play. (JS) Guy Rouverol (born 6 December 1931,
Nimes - died 8 September 2007, Bouc-Bel-Air - but FIDE haven't yet been
informed of his death 14 years later!)} 1-0

[Event "Oxford op"]
[Site "Oxford, Manchester College"]
[Date "1971.07.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Norman, Kenneth I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1971.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 33"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Be2 e5 8. Nb3
b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. a3 Be7 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Be3 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Ne5 16. Nd4 Rfd8 17. Nf5 Nc4 18. Nd1 Re8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. b3 Ne5 21. Bg5
Nxf3 22. gxf3 Qe5 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Nf2 d5 25. Rad1 dxe4 26. Nxe4 Qe5 27. Qg2
Bxe4 28. fxe4 g6 29. Rd7 Re7 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. b4 Rc4 32. Re1 Qe5 33. Qe2 Qc3
34. e5 Qxc2 35. e6 Qxe2 36. Rxe2 Kf8 37. exf7 Rc3 38. a4 Rc4 39. Re6 Rxb4 40.
a5 Kxf7 41. Rxa6 Ra4 42. Kg2 Ra3 43. Ra8 Kf6 44. a6 Kg5 45. Rb8 {Source:
Aitken Book 33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford op"]
[Site "Oxford, Manchester College"]
[Date "1971.07.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Brocklesby, Sydney Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1971.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 Nf6 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. a3 Nc5 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Na4
15. Nxa4 Rxa4 16. Nc2 Be6 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Nd4 Bf6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bh3 Kf7 21.
Rab1 Ke7 22. Bd2 h6 23. b3 Raa8 24. a4 c5 25. Rdc1 Rfc8 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. Rxc3
Ne5 28. Rbc1 Nc6 29. e3 Nb4 30. d4 Na2 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "Oxford op"]
[Site "Oxford, Manchester College"]
[Date "1971.07.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Saunders, John C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[BlackElo "1895"]
[Annotator "Aitken, J; Saunders, J"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1971.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 ({"Barden recommends the gambit} 8. c3 {" (Aitken)}) 8... Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7
10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 c5 ({"I like Black's 11th move.} 11... Nf6 {was played
in Hort-Keres, 1961" (Aitken)}) 12. Qe3 Nf6 13. O-O Be7 14. f3 O-O 15. c4 {
Aitken's comments at this point are close to illegible but the gist seems to
be that he didn't like White's 14th and 15th moves - JS} Qe6 16. cxb5 axb5 17.
Nc3 Rfd8 (17... b4 {looks better for Black. If} 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qd7 {
with a positional plus for Black (Saunders)}) 18. Ne2 d5 {"His ...d5 is a
forcing move that leads to a drawn ending." (Aitken's scorebook)} 19. Nf4 Qe5
20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Qxe3+ 22. Bxe3 Rxd5 23. Rfd1 Rbd8 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 {
Sources: Aitken Book 34; John Saunders scorebook} (24... Rxd5 {"The game would
have continued} 25. a4 bxa4 26. Rxa4 {with a draw" (Aitken)}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oxford op"]
[Site "Oxford, Manchester College"]
[Date "1971.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piggott, Brian AM"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "1925"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1971.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Qc7 11. Re1 Rc8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nbd2 g6 14. c4 Bg7 15.
Qe2 Bc6 16. b3 O-O 17. Nf1 Nh5 18. g3 Qd7 19. Kh2 bxc4 20. bxc4 Qe6 21. Bd2 Nb7
22. Be3 h6 23. Rab1 Nf6 24. N1d2 Nd7 25. Rb2 f5 26. exf5 gxf5 27. Bf4 Qf7 28.
Nh4 exf4 29. Nxf5 Kh8 30. Qg4 fxg3+ 31. Qxg3 Rce8 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rxb7 Bxb7
34. Nd6 Qe7 35. Nxb7 Be5 36. f4 Rg8 37. Qf3 Bxf4+ 38. Kh1 Bxd2 {Sources: BCM,
Oct 1971, p379; Aitken Book 34. Leading scores: 1 Jonathan Century 6/7; 2-3
Akihiro Kanamori, John Nunn 5Â½; 4-5 PJ Booth, GP Burton 5; 6-11 JM Aitken, G
Bromley, MJ Conroy, DA Hester, JM Ripley, KJ Wicker 4Â½ (46 competitors)} 0-1

[Event "Dorset Congress"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1971.08.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Eustis, Ian P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1971.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Ne2 e6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O-O
O-O-O 15. c4 Ngf6 16. Kb1 c5 17. Nc3 a6 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 Rhe8
21. d6 Qc6 22. Qc4 Re6 23. Qf4 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Nh4 Rf4 27.
Rd2 Nf6 28. g3 Rd4 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. Nf5 Ne4 31. Rc1+ Kb8 32. Nxd4 {Source:
Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dorset Congress"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1971.08.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mackenzie, DA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1971.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. g3 e5 5. e4 c6 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. c3 Kh8 10. Rb1 f5 11. b3 dxe4 12. dxe4 Ng8 13. Bb2 c5 14. Rbd1 Nc6 15.
Qc4 b6 16. exf5 Na5 17. Qh4 Bf6 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nde4 Bb7 20. Nxf6 Rxf6 21. fxg6
Rxg6 22. Ne4 c4 23. b4 Nc6 24. Bc1 Rd8 25. Qh5 Kg7 26. b5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Nd8 28.
f4 Nf7 29. f5 Bxe4 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Ba3+ {'One of my worst games for sometime.
' Aitlken.} 1-0

[Event "Dorset Congress"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1971.08.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hardy, Roger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1971.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. c3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O c5 9. Nxf6+ Nxf6 10. Ne5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bd7 12. Qf3 Bc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14.
Rd1 Qd5 15. Qxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 a5 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. f3 Ne8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1
Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Bf6 22. Be3 Kf8 23. Kf1 g6 24. b3 Nd6 25. Ke2 h5 26. Bd2 Bd8 27.
b4 axb4 28. Bxb4 Ke7 29. Bb5 Bc7 30. h3 Kd8 31. Bd3 Nb7 32. Ba6 Na5 33. Kd3 f6
34. Bb5 Nb7 35. Bc6 Na5 36. Bb5 Nb7 37. Bc6 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dorset Congress"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1971.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Turner, F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1971.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. dxe6 fxe6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. b3 Kh8 11. Bb2 d4 12. Nbd2 Be6 13. Ng5 Bg8 14. Rc1 Nd5
15. Nge4 b6 16. Nf3 Rc8 17. Qd2 h6 18. e3 Bh7 19. Ne1 Nf6 20. Nxf6 Bxf6 21.
Bxc6 Rxc6 22. exd4 Rd6 23. d5 Rxd5 24. Bxf6 Rxd2 25. Bxd8 Rfxd8 26. Ra1 Be4 27.
Ng2 Rf8 28. Ne1 Bf3 29. Nxf3 Rxf3 30. Kg2 Rc3 31. Rfe1 Rcc2 32. Re7 Rxf2+ 33.
Kh3 Rxh2+ 34. Kg4 Rxa2 35. Rd1 Rad2 36. Rde1 Rd4+ 37. Kf3 Rb2 38. Rxa7 Rxb3+
39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Kf1 Rf3+ 41. Kg1 Rxg3+ {Source: Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "Dorset Congress"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1971.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mills, LJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. O-O Bxf3 7. Bxf3 dxe5 8.
dxe5 e6 9. c4 Ne7 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. Re1 Kc7 14. Bh5
Rd8 15. Nc3 Bb4 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Rd4 19. f4 Na4 20. Rf3 Rhd8
21. b3 Nb2 22. f5 R8d7 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Rb1 Nd3 25. Rxd3 Rxd3 26. Bf3 Kd8 27.
Bf2 b6 28. Kf1 c5 29. Ke1 Ke7 30. Bc6 Rd8 31. Be4 R3d7 32. b4 cxb4 33. axb4 Rc7
34. c5 bxc5 35. bxc5 g5 36. Be3 g4 37. c6 f6 38. Bc5+ Kf7 39. Rb7 Rxb7 40. cxb7
f5 41. Bc6 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs v South Gloucs"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.09.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1971.09.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "South Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qb6 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Na5 10. Qd3 Nxb3 11. axb3 g6 12. Be3 Qb4+ 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Ba5 Qa7
15. Bc3 Bf5 16. Qd2 Rg8 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Bd4 Qb8 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Bb6 Bg7 21.
Qa5 Ke8 22. O-O Qc8 23. c3 Kf8 24. Ra4 Qf5 25. Rc4 Rc8 26. Be3 Bf6 27. Rb4 Qd7
28. Qb6 Rc7 29. Qa5 Kg7 30. Bb6 Rcc8 31. Qa1 Qf5 32. Qd1 h5 33. Bd4 Rc7 34.
Bxf6+ exf6 35. Re1 b5 36. Rbe4 Rc5 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1971.10.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1971.10.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 Be6 10. b4 a6 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Rc1 f5 14. Bc5 Bxc5
15. Rxc5 b6 16. Rc3 Qd6 17. Qc2 e4 18. Ng5 Nd4 19. Qb2 Nb5 20. dxe4 Nxc3 21.
Qxc3 fxe4 22. Rd1 Qc6 23. Qd4 h6 24. Nxe4 Rad8 25. Qe3 Bxe4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Bxe4 Qf6 28. Bd3 b5 29. Qc1 Rf8 30. Qe3 Qb6 31. Qxb6 cxb6 32. Be4 Re8 33. Bb7
Rxe2 34. Bxa6 Re5 35. f4 Re3 36. Bxb5 Rxa3 {First time control} 37. Kg2 Ra2+
38. Kh3 Rb2 39. Bc4+ Kf8 40. b5 Ke7 41. Kg4 Rxh2 42. Bd5 Rb2 43. Bc6 Kf6 44.
Kf3 Rb3+ 45. Kg4 g6 46. Be8 Re3 47. Bc6 Ke6 48. Be8 Kf6 {Adjudicated as a
Black win. Source: Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch 1971/72"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hutcheson, John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1971.10.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Be3 b6 11. a4 a5 12. Nc3 O-O-O 13. Bf4 Ne7 14. Nd2 Ng6
15. Bg3 Bc6 16. Nc4 Be7 17. Ne3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Ned5 Ne5
21. f4 Nc4 22. b3 Nd6 23. f5 Kd7 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. e5 Ne4 26. exf6+ gxf6 27.
Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Bxc7 Bxc2 29. Bxb6 Kd6 30. Bxa5 Bxb3 31. Bc3 Bxa4 32. Bxf6 Bc2
33. g4 h5 34. h3 hxg4 35. hxg4 Bd1 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Southampton University op"]
[Site "Southampton"]
[Date "1971.10.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Willey, R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 g6 6. Ng5 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 dxe5 8.
Qf3 f6 9. Ne6 Qd7 10. Qxd5 exd4 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. Nxd4 e5 13. Nb3 Nc6 14. c3
Bd6 15. N1d2 f5 16. Nc4 Bf8 17. O-O Rd8 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Rad1+ Ke8 20. Bxe7 Kxe7
21. Rde1 Kf6 22. f4 e4 23. Rd1 Rhe8 24. Ne3 Ke6 25. Kf2 b6 26. Ke2 Rxd1 27.
Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rxd8 Nxd8 29. Nd4+ Kd7 30. Nc4 c6 31. g4 c5 32. Ne5+ Ke8 33. Nb5
Ne6 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. Ke3 Ke7 36. Nxa7 Kd8 37. Nb5 Ke7 38. Nc4 Kd7 39. a4 Kc6
40. Ne5+ Kd5 41. c4# {'It's not an Alekhines Defence in my understanding - the
final mate with two Knights is very curious' Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 34}
1-0

[Event "Southampton University op"]
[Site "Southampton"]
[Date "1971.10.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morrey, Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1971.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. a4 Re8 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. Ba3
Be4 15. Bxd6 Bxc2 16. Bxc7 Nd5 17. Bg3 Nxc3 18. Bb5 Nxb5 19. axb5 Nxd4 20.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. h3 Nxb5 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "Southampton University op"]
[Site "Southampton"]
[Date "1971.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Samuels, Henry Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1971.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. d5 Nh6 7. a4 O-O 8. Be2 a6
9. O-O Rb8 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Ng5 c4 12. Be3 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Ra7 Qd8 15. Bd4
Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Rxb6 18. Rfa1 Re8 19. R1a5 Nc5 20. Rxb5 Rxb5 21.
Nxb5 Ng4 22. Nxf7 Nf2+ 23. Kg1 Nfxe4 24. Ng5 Nxg5 25. fxg5 Bf5 26. Na3 Rb8 27.
g4 Be4 28. Nxc4 Bxc2 29. Rxe7 Be4 30. Nxd6 Bxd5 31. Re5 Rxb2 32. Rxd5 Rxe2 33.
Rxc5 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "Southampton University op"]
[Site "Southampton"]
[Date "1971.10.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Crombleholme, Alan K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1971.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 c6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 Bg6 9. Qe2 Ngf6 10. b3 Nc5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Bb2 Bh5 14. f3 Nfd7
15. Nf1 Bf6 16. Qe3 Be5 17. Rd2 Rae8 18. f4 Bf6 19. e5 Bd8 20. a4 Nb6 21. c4
Ncxa4 22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. bxa4 Be7 24. Nb3 Rd8 25. c5 Bd1 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Nfd2
Bxb3 28. Nxb3 Rd1+ 29. Kf2 Qd7 30. Be4 Bd8 31. Ke2 Be7 32. Bd4 Rxd4 33. Qxd4
Qxd4 34. Nxd4 Bxc5 35. Nb3 Bb6 36. a5 Bd8 37. Nc5 b6 38. Nb7 Bc7 39. a6 c5 40.
Kd3 Kf8 41. Kc4 Ke7 42. Kb5 Kd7 43. Bc6+ Ke7 44. Be4 Kd7 45. Bxh7 g5 46. Bg8
gxf4 47. gxf4 f6 48. exf6 Bxf4 49. h4 Be5 50. f7 Bg7 {Adjudicated a white win.
Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "Southampton University op"]
[Site "Southampton"]
[Date "1971.10.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stebbings, Anthony J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B35"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1971.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
Nb3 Qb4 9. Bd3 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxe4 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 d6 14.
Rae1 Qc4 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Bh6 Rfe8 17. Re3 f6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Rfe1 Kf7 20. f4
Qxa2 21. Qe2 e5 22. f5 Rac8 23. Rh3 Rg8 24. Bc1 Rg7 25. Bh6 Rgg8 26. Bc1 Rh8
27. Qd3 Qd5 28. Qxd5+ Bxd5 29. Rd1 Be4 30. fxg6+ Bxg6 31. Rxd6 Rhd8 32. Rxd8
Rxd8 33. Be3 b6 34. Rf3 Bxc2 35. Rf1 Rd3 36. Bg5 Rd1 37. Be3 Ke6 38. Rxd1 Bxd1
39. Kf2 Kd5 40. Ke1 Bb3 41. Bh6 a5 42. Kd2 a4 43. Bf8 Ke4 44. g4 Kf4 45. Be7
Kxg4 46. Bxf6 Kf4 47. Be7 Kf3 48. Bf8 e4 49. Ke1 e3 50. Bd6 Bc4 {Source:
Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "Southampton University op"]
[Site "Southampton"]
[Date "1971.10.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wicker, Kevin J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1971.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. c3 dxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Bd2 Kh8 13. Rc1 Be6 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Bf5 16. Ba5 Bg5 17. Bxc7 Qf6 18. Rc6 Bf4 19. g3 Be5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21.
Bxd6 Qxb2 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. d6 h6 24. d7 Rd8 25. Bxf7 Bxd7 26. Rd6 Rc8 27. Kg2
Rc2 28. Qf3 Rxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Bh3+ 30. Kf3 Bg4+ 31. Kxg4 Qxf2 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33.
Bg8+ Kh8 {(Wonderful last round game - G.C.) Source: Aitken Book 34. Scores:
1-2 GH Bennett, A Crombleholme 5Â½/6; 3-6 B Gasic, C Cubitt, JI Century, CD
Gilliam 5; 7 WH Taylor 4Â½; 8-19 M Radoicic, LS Blackstock, S Weeramantry, S
Reuben, AJ Stebbings, TD Harding, JF Rudge, PF Habershon, KJ Wicker, AC Barton,
D Bower, WJE Yeeles 4... Dr JM Aitken 3Â½, etc (82 players)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.10.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cooley, Christopher Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1971.10.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Qc7 7. Bb3 h6 8. d6
Bxd6 9. Nxf7 Rf8 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Na3 Bg4 13. f3 Bf5 14. Be3
O-O-O 15. Bf2 g5 16. c3 d3 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Bc5 Rfe8 19. Bf7 a6 20. Bxe8 Nxe8
21. Na3 b5 22. b4 Be6 23. Rf2 Nf6 24. Rd2 Bc4 25. Qe1 e4 26. Qg3 Qf4 27. Qxf4
gxf4 28. Re1 e3 29. Bxe3 fxe3 30. Rxe3 Nd5 31. Nxc4 bxc4 32. Re4 Rd6 33. Rxc4
Kd7 34. f4 Nf6 35. a4 Ke6 36. b5 axb5 {First time control} 37. axb5 Na7 38. Rd4
Rxd4 39. cxd4 Nxb5 40. Rxd3 Kd5 41. Rb3 Nxd4 42. Rb6 Nc6 43. h3 Nd7 44. Rb5+
Ke4 45. g3 Nd4 46. Rh5 Nf5 47. g4 {Adjudicated a draw. Source: Aitken Book 34}
0-1

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1971.11.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Little, BJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1971.11.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Nxe4 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. d4
exd4 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Be7 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Nf5 O-O 13. Qg4 g6 14. Bh6 Re8
15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Nh6+ Kg7 17. Nxf7 Qe7 18. Bh6+ Kg8 19. Nd6+ Kh8 20. Nxe8 Rxe8
21. Bf4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bg7 23. Rb3 Qc5 24. Bf3 Qxc2 25. Qxd7 Re7 26. Qd3 Qxa2
27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. Bxc7 Rd7 29. Qg3 Bd5 30. Re3 Qc4 31. Be5 b4 32. Bxg7+ Rxg7
33. Re8+ Bg8 34. Qe5 Qc7 35. Rxg8+ {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Downend"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.11.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wise, Derek Maurice"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.11.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Downend and Fishponds"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. h3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rfc8 15.
Re2 b4 16. Bd3 Qb8 17. b3 Bb5 18. Bb2 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nh5 20. g3 Nc6 21. Ne3 Nxd4
22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Nd5 Bd8 24. Bxd4 Qb5 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. Nxb4 Bf6 27. Rd1 Re8
28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. f3 Re6 30. Red2 Ne8 31. Rd5 Rb8 32. Nc6 Rb6 33. Nd4 Rg6 34.
Rxb5 Rxb5 35. Nxb5 Rxg3+ 36. Kf2 Rxh3 37. Nxd6 Nxd6 38. Rxd6 Kf8 39. a4 Rh2+
40. Ke3 Rb2 {Source: Aitken Book 34 (result corrected 21 September 2021)} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.11.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Read, JR"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1971.11.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cornwall"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Bc5 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8.
d6 Qxd6 9. Nf3 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bg4 11. Nc3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Bf1
Nfd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bg3 Rad8 17. a3 g5 18. b4 Be7 19. Be5 Rfe8 20. c4 Bf6
21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Rd3 Rxd3 23. Bxd3 Nd7 24. Rd1 Ne5 25. Be2 Ng6 26. Bd3 Nh4 27.
c5 Nxf3+ 28. Kg2 Re1 29. Bc2 Nh4+ 30. Kg3 Re2 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Bb3 Rb2 33. Bc4
Rc2 34. Bf1 Rc1 35. Be2 Rg1+ 36. Kh3 Ng6 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch 1971/72"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1971.12.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1971.12.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 N8d7 11. a4 a5 12. Ba3 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Re1 Rad8 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Ne4 Bf5 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qc3 Ra8
21. c5 Nc8 22. Bb5 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qxe5 Be6 25. Nd4 Na7 26. Nxe6 fxe6
27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Bd3 Nc6 29. Qh3 h6 30. Qf5 Kg8 {First time control} 31. Qh7+
Kf8 32. Bc4 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1972.01.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2
f5 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. Qc4+ Qd5 12. Qxd5+ cxd5 13. f3 Nf6 14. Be3 Re8
15. Bf2 c5 16. Nd2 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bd7 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Nb3 Bb6
21. Kf1 Nf8 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Ne6 24. b4 d4 25. Rd1 Rcd8 26. Rd3 Rd5 27.
Rc1 Rc8 28. g3 b6 29. Re1 Kf7 30. cxb6 Rb8 31. Rc1 Rxb6 32. a3 Ke7 33. Ke2 Kd7
34. Rdd1 Rc6 35. Rxc6 Kxc6 36. Kd3 Ng5 37. f4 Nf3 38. Ke2 Nxh2 39. Bxd4 g6 40.
Rc1+ Kb7 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van der Mije Nicolau, Alexandra"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. a4 Re8 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Ba3 Qd7 14. Rb1 Nd5
15. Qd2 Nb6 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nc4 18. Qa2 Nxa3 19. Qxa3 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Re8
21. Rd1 b6 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bohm, Hans"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Be2 f5 15.
f4 Ned7 16. Be3 Bf6 17. Rc1 Re8 18. Bd4 Rc8 19. Bf3 a6 20. Ne2 Qe7 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Ng3 g6 23. Bf2 Nc5 24. Re1 Qf7 25. Ne2 Re8 26. b4 Ncd7 27. Nd4 Rxe1+
28. Bxe1 Nc4 29. Ne6 b5 30. Qe2 Nf8 31. a4 Qe7 32. axb5 axb5 33. Bf2 Kf7 34.
Nd4 Bxd4 35. Qxe7+ Kxe7 36. Bxd4 Nd7 37. Kf2 Nf6 38. Ke2 Nd7 39. Kd3 Ncb6 40.
Bf2 Na8 {First time control} 41. Kd4 Nc7 42. h3 h5 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 fxg4
45. Bxg4 Nf6 46. Bf3 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vogel, Jaap"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
b3 O-O 9. Bb2 f6 10. Rc1 Be6 11. d4 exd4 12. Ne4 Qd7 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. Bxd4 c6 16. Bc5 Rae8 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Rf7 19. e4 Rd7 20. Bf4 Red8
21. Bf3 f5 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Krabbe, Tim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. f4 Qc7 10. Bf3 a6 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 b5 14. Rf2 Bb7
15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Rd1 b4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Be2 Bd6 20. Rxf6 Bxh2+
21. Kh1 gxf6 22. Qh4 Bg3 23. d6 Bxh4 24. dxc7 Bg3 25. Bb6 Bxc7 26. Bxc7 Rfc8
27. Rd7 Ra7 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Bxd8 Kg7 30. Ba5 Rb7 31. c4 bxc3 32. Bxc3 Rb6 33.
Kg1 Kg6 34. Kf2 f5 35. Kg3 Kg5 36. Bd2+ Kf6 37. Kf4 Ke7 38. Bc3 Rg6 39. g3 Ke6
40. g4 fxg4 {First time control} 41. Bxg4+ Kd6 42. Bf5 Rh6 43. Bxe4 Kc5 44. Kg3
Rh5 45. Bd2 Kd4 46. Bb7 a5 47. Ba6 Rd5 {Game adjourned, resumed on the 24th
January.} 48. Kf4 Rd6 49. Bc3+ Kc5 50. Be2 a4 51. a3 Rd5 {Source: Aitken Book
34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ornstein, Axel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Nbd2 $2 {Aitken} cxd4 13. Nf1 dxc3 14.
bxc3 Be6 15. Bg5 Rfc8 16. Ne3 Ne8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf6 20.
Rd3 h6 $2 {Aitken} 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rf8 23. Rf3 g6 24. Qh4 f5 25. Qxh6 Qg7
26. Qg5 Qf6 27. Qh6 Qg7 28. Qg5 Qf6 29. Qh6 Kf7 $6 {Aitken} 30. Bxf5 $1 {Aitken
} gxf5 31. Qh7+ Ke8 32. Rg3 Rh8 33. Qc7 f4 $1 {Aitken} 34. Rg4 Qf7 35. Qxa5
Rxh2 36. Qb6 Rd8 37. Re1 Rh1+ 38. Kxh1 Qh5+ 39. Kg1 Qxg4 40. f3 Qc8 41. Re2
Qxc3 42. Qb7 Qc5+ 43. Kh2 Rd7 44. Qa8+ Rd8 45. Qb7 Rd7 46. Qa8+ {Source:
Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Suess, Alois"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Nf1 Nc5 19. Bc2 Rfe8 20. g4 h5 21. N3h2 Nh7
22. Kg2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Qd8 24. Ng3 Bg5 25. Nhf1 Bf4 26. Ne3 Qg5 27. Rh1 Nf6 28.
Rh2 g6 29. Bd2 Kg7 30. b4 Na4 31. Bxa4 bxa4 32. Qc2 Rac8 33. Qd3 Nxg4 34. Nxg4
Bxg4 35. Be3 Rh8 36. Rhh1 Rxh1 37. Rxh1 axb4 38. axb4 Bxe3 39. fxe3 a3 40. b5
Qd8 {First time control} 41. Ra1 Qc7 42. Rxa3 Qc2+ 43. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 44. Kf1 Rb2
45. Ra6 Bd7 46. Rxd6 Bxb5+ 47. Kg1 Rd2 48. Rb6 Bd7 49. Kf1 Bh3+ 50. Ke1 Rg2 51.
Ne2 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nijdam, Wim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. a3 Rd8 11. Bd3 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Qe1 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15.
b4 Qd6 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Rb1 a6 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qd6 20. c3 e6 21. Nf3 Bd7
22. Ne5 Bb5 23. c4 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Qc6 26. Ne5 Qd5 27. Bb2 Ne4 28.
Nf3 Rac8 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Ng5 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ugrinovic, Dragan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Re1 Ne7 9. d4 Ng6 $2 {Aitken} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Ba3 Bg4 12. Bxf8 Qxf8 13. Qd3
Nh5 14. Qe3 Nhf4 15. Bf1 Qd6 16. h3 Be6 17. Kh2 Qb6 18. g3 Nh5 19. Ng5 Qxe3 20.
Rxe3 Bd7 21. Rd1 Be8 22. Red3 h6 23. Rd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Kf8 25. Nh7+ Ke7 26. Rc8
Bc6 27. Rxc7+ Kd6 28. Rxf7 Ne7 29. Be2 Bxe4 30. Bxh5 Bxh7 31. Rxg7 Bxc2 32. Bf3
e4 33. Be2 a5 34. Rh7 Nd5 35. Rxh6+ Kc5 36. Rh5 Bd3 37. Bd1 b5 38. Bb3 Bc4 39.
Bxc4 Kxc4 40. Rxd5 Kxd5 41. h4 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens Reserve-A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1972.01.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Van den Berg, Johan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1972.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Bg4 6. f3 Bh5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Ne2
e6 9. Qb3 Qd7 10. Nd2 Bg6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. f4 g5 15.
Nf3 gxf4 16. Nxf4 O-O-O 17. Ng5 Rdf8 18. Rae1 Rh4 19. Qa3 Qxa3 20. bxa3 Rg4 21.
Nfh3 Na5 22. Rf4 Nc4 23. Ref1 Rxf4 24. Nxf4 Nxa3 25. Nd3 Nc4 26. Ne5 Nd6 27.
Rf3 Kd8 28. Rg3 Ke7 29. Nh3 Nf5 30. Rf3 Rc8 31. Nf4 Nd6 32. Ne2 Nfe4 33. g4 f6
34. Ng6+ Kf7 35. Ne5+ Ke8 36. Ng6 Rc6 37. h4 Ra6 38. g5 Rxa2 39. Nef4 Rc2 40.
gxf6 gxf6 {First time control} 41. h5 Kf7 42. Re3 Nf5 43. h6 Nxh6 44. Rh3 Kg7
45. Nf8 Kxf8 46. Rxh6 Kg7 47. Rg6+ Kf7 48. Rh6 Ng5 49. Nh5 Rxc3 50. Rxf6+ Ke7
51. Rg6 Nf3+ 52. Kf2 Nxd4 53. Rg7+ Kd6 54. Rxb7 Rc7 {Source: Aitken Book 34}
0-1

[Event "North Gloucester League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1972.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Davis, MI"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1972.02.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 Na5 8. d3
Be7 9. c3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. c4 O-O 12. Bd2 c5 13. Nc3 b4 14. Ne2 Ne8 15. g4
h5 16. Ng3 hxg4 17. hxg4 Nf6 18. Nh2 Nh7 19. Nf5 Bg5 20. Nf3 Bf4 21. Qc1 g6 22.
Nh6+ Bxh6 23. Bxh6 Qd7 24. Nh2 Rfe8 25. Kh1 f6 26. Be3 g5 27. Rg1 Nf8 28. f3
Re7 29. Kg2 Rh7 30. Nf1 Ng6 31. Ng3 Nh4+ 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Rh1 Rah8 34. Nh5 Qe7
35. Rh2 Bc8 {First time control} 36. Qd2 Ng6 37. Rah1 Nf4 38. Bxf4 exf4 39. d4
Qa7 40. Kf1 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch 1971/72"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.02.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1972.02.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. a4 Bd7 15. axb5
Bxb5 16. c4 Bd7 17. Ne1 g5 18. g3 Bh3 19. Ng2 Kh8 20. Re1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rg8 22.
Nf1 Ne8 23. Ne3 Ng7 24. Bc3 Qd7 25. Bd3 f6 26. Kh1 Qe8 27. Re2 Nf7 28. Rea2 Qc8
29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. Nxg4 h5 {First time control} 31. Ne3 Rgb8 32. Ra3 Rb7 33. Nc2
Rab8 34. Rb1 Ne8 35. Ne3 Nh6 36. Bc2 Nc7 37. Ba5 Na8 38. Bd2 Nc7 39. Bd1 g4 40.
Ng2 Bf8 {Sealed move - no exact date given for when it continued.} 41. Nh4 Kh7
42. h3 Ra7 43. Bxh6 Bxh6 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Nf5 Ne8 46. Bxg4 Bd2 47. Kg2 a5 48.
Rh1+ Kg8 49. Bh5 Rd7 50. Bg6 Ng7 {3rd time control} 51. Ra2 Bg5 52. Rxa5 Nxf5
53. Bxf5 Rdb7 54. Ra6 Rb6 55. Ra7 R6b7 56. Ra6 Rb6 57. Ra7 R6b7 58. Rxb7 Rxb7
59. Rb1 Bd2 60. Kf3 Bc3 {Fourth time control} 61. Kg4 Bd4 62. Be6+ Kg7 63. f3
Bc3 64. Kf5 Ra7 {Second adjournment. The score book has four other games
played before they sat down to finish this one. Aitken had to use a blank
scoresheet in the book for moves 71-81 and used the scoresheet after the game
v J.C. Cock so these moves were played between the 24th and the 27th of
February.} 65. Bc8 Rc7 66. Ba6 Re7 67. Rh1 Bd2 68. Rh4 Bg5 69. Rg4 Kf7 70. Bc8
Ra7 {Fifth time control} 71. Be6+ Kg7 72. f4 Ra2 73. Bd7 Rf2 74. Ke6 exf4 75.
gxf4 Rxf4 76. Kxd6 Rf3 77. e5 Kh6 78. e6 f5 79. Rxg5 Kxg5 80. e7 Re3 81. Be6 {
Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch 1971/72"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.02.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1972.02.24"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. e5 Ne4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc5 10. Nc3 Nxa4 11. Qxa4 O-O 12. Nd5 d6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.
exd6 Qxd6 15. Bf4 Qd7 16. Qc4 c6 17. Rfe1 Qd5 18. Qb4 c5 19. Qb6 Be6 20. Rad1
Qxa2 21. Qxb7 Rfe8 22. Be5 Qc4 23. c3 Qb5 24. Qxb5 axb5 25. b4 {Source: Aitken
Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.02.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sales, Keith D (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1972.02.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a6 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Rc1 f6 14. Bc5 Qd7 15.
Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 Nd4 18. Nf3 Ne6 19. Qb3 Qf7 20. Rc3 c6 21. Rd1
Rad8 22. a4 Nc7 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24. Rb1 Nd5 25. Rc2 Nb6 26. Ra2 Nd5 27. Rc2 {
Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service vs Lud Eagle"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.03.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ashby, Alan Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C04"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1972.03.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "Lud Eagle"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 9. O-O Rd8 10. Re1+ Kf8 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nb3 Ne4 13. Ng5 Nxg5 14.
Bxg5 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Kxe8 16. c3 Rb8 17. Re1+ Kd7 18. Nc5+ Bxc5 19. dxc5 f6 20.
Bc1 Ba6 21. b4 d4 22. Bd2 dxc3 23. Bxc3 Bc4 24. a3 Re8 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. f4 Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch 1971/72"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.03.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1972.03.16"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 b5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a3 e6 10. Kh1 Nbd7 11. Qe1 Be7 12. f5 e5 13. Nb3 O-O 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
Rac8 16. Rd1 Rfd8 17. Be2 Nb6 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bf3 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Qxc4 21. Qe3 Qc7
22. Qe1 Bc6 23. Qe2 Qb7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rc4 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Be4 Rdc8
28. c3 Qb6 29. g3 Bg5 30. Rf3 R8c7 {First time control} 31. Bd3 $2 {Aitken} e4
32. f6 exd3 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. fxg7 Kxg7 35. Rdf1 Qb7 36. h4 {The sealed move.
The game resumed on 28 March,} Bxh4 37. gxh4 Rxh4+ 38. Kg1 Rg4+ 39. Kh2 Qxd5
40. Qe3 d2 41. Rd1 Re7 42. Qf2 Re5 43. Kh3 Rh5+ 44. Kxg4 Qg5# {Source: Aitken
Book 34} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch 1971/72"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1972.03.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ng5 O-O 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qg4 Qf6 14. Bg5 Qf7
15. Rae1 Ne5 16. Qe2 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rae8 18. Be3 b6 19. Nb5 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Rd8
21. Rd1 c5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. c3 Be5 24. Qc6 Qc7 $2 {Aitken} 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26.
Bg5 Rf8 27. f4 Bg7 28. Rd1 h6 29. Rd7 Qb8 30. Qxg6 Rg8 {First time control} 31.
Bf6 Qf8 32. Qxh6# {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.03.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Merrett, Peter (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1972.03.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Dorset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6
8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 c5 11. c3 cxd4 12. cxd4 a6 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Qh5 g6
15. Qf3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 f5 17. Rac1 Bf6 18. Bc4 Rb8 19. Bb3 Bd7 20. Nd3 Be7 21.
Nf4 Qb6 22. d5 Bc5 23. dxe6 Bxe3+ 24. Kh1 Bc6 25. e7+ Rf7 26. Qh3 Bxc1 27.
Bxf7+ Kg7 28. Rxc1 Qxb2 29. Nd3 Bxg2+ 30. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Kxf7 32. Rc7 Re8
33. Rxb7 Rxe7 34. Rxe7+ Kxe7 35. Nb4 Kd6 36. Nxa6 Kc6 {First time control} 37.
Kf3 g5 38. Nb4+ Kb5 39. Nc2 Ka4 40. Nd4 Ka3 41. Nxf5 Kxa2 42. Kg4 Kb3 43. Kxg5
Kc4 44. h4 Kd5 45. h5 Ke5 46. Ng3 Ke6 47. Kh6 Kf7 48. Kxh7 Kf6 49. Kg8 Kg5 50.
Kg7 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch27"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1972.03.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Boyce, James R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1972.03.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Be6 12. Bc5 Re8 13. Rad1 Qf6 14. Bxd6
cxd6 15. Qxf6 Bxf6 16. Nb5 Rad8 17. Nc7 Re7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. c3 Kf7 20. Rfe1
Rb8 21. Nd2 d5 22. Bb5 a6 23. Ba4 b5 24. Bb3 Ne5 25. Nf1 Nc4 26. Re2 b4 27.
Bxc4 dxc4 28. Ne3 bxc3 29. bxc3 Rc7 30. g3 Rb6 31. Rc2 {Source: Aitken Book 34}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch27"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1972.03.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Staples, Maurice J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1972.03.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d5 6. exd5 O-O 7. Nxd4 c6 8.
Bg5 cxd5 9. Bb3 Nc6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Nc3 d4 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Ne4 Qf5 14. Bxe6
fxe6 15. Re1 Bb6 16. Qd3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Ng3 Qf6 19. f3 Rac8 20. Re4 Rxc2
21. Rae1 Qg6 22. Qb3 d3+ 23. Kh1 d2 24. Rd1 Rc1 25. Nf1 Qxe4 {Source: Aitken
Book 34} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch27"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1972.04.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wise, Derek Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1972.03.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Bh4 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bg3 c5 14. Qe2
Ng6 15. Rfe1 Rb8 16. c3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Qb6 18. Qe3 Rfc8 19. Re2 a5 20. Rae1 h6
21. Qd2 Rd8 22. Qe3 Rdc8 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Qe3 Rbc8 {Source: Aitken Book 34}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch27"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1972.04.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Walker, Philip E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1972.03.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. f3 Re8 10. Qc1 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd4 12. cxd4 c6 13. d6 Qxd6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Qd1 Bf5 16. Qd2 c5 17. Rd1 Rad8 18. d5 Be6 19. Qc2 Qh4+ 20. g3 Qb4+
21. Kf2 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. e4 Qd4+ 24. Kg2 Rxe4 25. Bc4 Qxc4 {Source:
Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch27"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1972.04.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1972.03.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Bxe5 8.
dxe5 Nc6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Re1 Rd8 11. Bc2 Qc5 12. Qe2 Nd4 13. Qxe4 Nxc2 14. Be3
Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qxe3 16. fxe3 Rd5 17. Na3 Rxe5 18. Rac1 c6 19. Nc4 Rd5 20. e4 Rd4
21. Rcd1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bg4 23. Rd2 c5 24. Na5 b6 25. Nc6 Kf8 26. Rd3 Be6 27. a3
Ke8 28. b4 c4 29. Rg3 g6 30. Nd4 Ke7 31. Rc3 Rc8 32. Kf2 a6 33. Ke3 b5 34. e5
Bd5 35. g3 h5 36. h4 Bb7 37. Rc2 Rd8 38. Rd2 Rd5 39. Nf3 Rxd2 40. Nxd2 Ke6 41.
Kd4 Kf5 42. a4 Kg4 43. axb5 axb5 {First time control} 44. Nb1 Kxg3 45. Kc5 Kxh4
46. Kxb5 Kg3 47. Kb6 Bf3 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch27"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1972.04.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Anderson, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1972.03.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Bd7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
f6 9. b4 Be7 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Bxe5 Bf6 13. Bd3 Bxe5 14. Qh5+ Ke7
15. Qxe5 Nf6 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Qg5 Kf8 19. Rac1 h6 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21.
hxg3 g5 22. Ne5 Kg7 23. Rfe1 Be8 24. c4 Bf7 25. c5 Rhd8 26. Nf3 Re8 27. Nd4 a6
28. b5 a5 29. b6 Kf8 30. c6 bxc6 31. Nxc6 Ne4 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. b7 {Source:
Aitken Book 34. Scores: 1 ARB Thomas 5/6; 2-7 Dr JM Aitken, DA LeMoir, DM Wise,
MJ Staples, G Wolfarth 4 (in order of SOS)} 1-0

[Event "Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.04.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Hawley, Martin H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1972.04.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Aitken has written on the top of the scoresheet 'Bd. 4. Match at Marks St...'
and what looks like Coventry. No other team details.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd6 10.
Na5 b5 11. a4 Ne7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Nb3 Rxa1 15. Nxa1 Ba6 16. Nb3
c4 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 O-O 19. g3 Re8 20. Bf4 Bxf4 21. gxf4 c6 22. f3 Kf7 23.
Rd7+ Re7 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25. Kf2 Kd6 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 6th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1972.05.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morley, Andrew J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1972.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Rxe4+ Be7 10. Nxd4 f5 11. Rf4 O-O 12. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 13. Nxd1 bxc6 14.
Rd4 c5 15. Rd3 f4 16. c4 Bf5 17. Ra3 g5 18. Bd2 Rfd8 19. Ba5 Rd7 20. Nc3 Bf6
21. Re1 c6 22. Bb6 Bd4 23. Ra5 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Bd3 25. Bxc5 Bxc4 26. Bd4 h6 27.
a3 Bd5 28. f3 Kf7 29. Kf2 a6 30. h4 Rb7 31. hxg5 Rb2+ 32. Kg1 Rc2 33. gxh6 Rg8
34. Bg7 Rb8 35. c4 Be6 36. Rxa6 Bd7 37. Ra5 Kg6 38. a4 Rb3 39. Kf1 Bh3 $1 {
Aitken} 40. Re2 Rxf3+ {First time control} 41. Ke1 Rxe2+ 42. Kxe2 Bxg2 43. Rh5
Kh7 44. Rf5 Ra3 45. Rxf4 Rxa4 46. Kd3 Ra3+ 47. Kd4 Rf3 48. Re4 Rf5 49. Re7 Kg6
50. Re8 c5+ 51. Kc3 Rf3+ 52. Kb2 {(move corrected 21 September 2021)} Rf4 53.
Rg8 Kh7 54. Rh8+ Kg6 55. Rg8 Kh7 56. Rh8+ Kg6 57. Bc3 Bf1 58. Bd2 Rf7 {Source:
Aitken Book 34} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 6th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1972.05.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Brangham, Godfrey V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1972.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 34"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8.
Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. e5 Qc7 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Bf4 Ne7 14. Rad1
Ng6 15. Bg3 h5 16. h3 h4 17. Bh2 Qc7 18. a4 Qc4 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd2 Rd8 21.
Qd3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 b4 23. Ne4 Rh5 24. f4 Be7 25. Rfd1 f6 26. Nd6+ Bxd6 27. exd6
Rc5 28. Rb3 Rc4 29. Rf1 Rdc8 30. Rf2 f5 31. g4 hxg3 32. Bxg3 Rd4 33. Rg2 Kf7
34. Kh2 Rcc4 35. Bf2 Rxd6 36. Rbg3 Nxf4 37. Rxg7+ Kf6 38. Bh4+ Ke5 39. Bg3 Ke4
40. Rf2 Ke3 {First time control} 41. Bxf4+ Rxf4 42. Rfg2 e5 43. Re7 e4 44. Re5
Rd2 45. Rxd2 Kxd2 46. Kg3 Rf3+ 47. Kg2 Kxc2 48. h4 Kxb2 49. h5 Rc3 50. Rxf5 b3
51. h6 Rc8 52. Kf2 Rh8 53. Rh5 Kc3 54. Ke3 b2 55. Rc5+ Kb4 56. Rc7 Rxh6 57.
Rb7+ Kc3 58. Kxe4 Rc6 59. Kd5 Kc2 60. Rxd7 Rc8 {Source: Aitken Book 34} 0-1

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 6th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1972.05.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dilworth, Vernon"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1972.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. cxd5 Nxd4 5. e3 Nf5 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. e4 Nh4 8.
Bb5+ Kf8 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be2 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qf6 13. Qe2 a6 14. Be3
Ne7 15. Rac1 g5 16. Qd2 Rg8 17. Ne2 Qg6 18. f3 h5 19. Bc5 Bxc5+ 20. Rxc5 Qb6
21. Rfc1 Rd8 22. Kh1 Rd7 23. Qc3 c6 24. Qxe5 cxd5 25. exd5 f6 26. Qe6 Qxe6 27.
dxe6 Rd6 28. Rc7 Rxe6 29. Ng3 Rc6 30. R1xc6 bxc6 31. Nxh5 Kf7 32. h3 Rd8 33.
Ng3 Ke6 34. Ne4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rb1 36. Rb7 a5 37. a4 Nd5 38. Nd2 Rc1 39. Nb3 Rd1
40. Nxa5 Kd6 {First time control} 41. Nc4+ Kc5 42. b3 Ra1 43. Nd2 Ra2 44. Ne4+
Kd4 45. Rf7 Ke5 46. Rf8 Rb2 47. Rc8 Ne3 48. Rxc6 f5 49. Nxg5 $2 {Aitken} Rxg2+
50. Kh1 Rxg5 51. a5 Kf4 52. Rd6 Kxf3 53. b4 f4 54. a6 Rg7 55. b5 Rc7 56. Rg6
Kf2 ({Black can now play} 56... Rc1+ 57. Rg1 Rxg1+ 58. Kxg1 Kg3 {and Black
wins.}) 57. Rg1 Rh7 58. Kh2 {58...f3 with the threat 59...Rxh3-+ and Kxg1 wins
if the g1 Rook moves than Black can play Nf1+ or Ng4+ - GC} Nf1+ 59. Rxf1+ Kxf1
60. b6 Rg7 61. b7 Rg2+ 62. Kh1 Rg1+ {Source: Aitken Book 35. The two missed
wins are not mentioned by Aitken. The score is correct - GC} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 6th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1972.05.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gilbert, Colin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1972.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 e5 14. Rd2 exf4
15. Bxf4 Ne5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 {Source:
Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhyl Premier A 6th"]
[Site "Rhyl"]
[Date "1972.05.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bromley, Graham J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1972.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O b5 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. Be3 c5 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 b4 12. Ne2 Nf6 13. c3 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4
15. cxb4 cxb4 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Qa4+ Qb5 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Rfd1 Nd5 21.
Qe4 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Be7 26. Ra5 Kd7 27.
Rxa6 Rc8 28. Ra7+ Ke8 29. Kf2 Bf6 30. b3 Rc2+ 31. Kf3 Bb2 32. Ra8+ Kd7 33. Ra7+
Ke8 34. Ra8+ {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Braunholtz, Christopher Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1972.05.11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6 4. a4 c6 5. e3 d5 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bd7
9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. c4 Qe7 11. d4 Ne4 12. c5 Bb8 13. Qb3 Be8 14. Nbd2 f5 15. Rfb1
Bh5 16. Nf1 Bc7 17. Bc1 Rab8 18. Qc2 g5 19. Rb3 Bg6 20. Qb2 g4 21. Ne1 Naxc5
22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Rba3 Bd6 24. R3a2 Qc7 25. Nd3 Nxd3 26. Bxd3 Be5 27. Qc2 Bxa1
28. Rxa1 e5 29. Bb2 Rbc8 30. Ng3 e4 {First time control} 31. Bf1 f4 32. Ne2
fxe3 33. fxe3 Qa5 34. Nf4 Bf7 35. Be2 h5 36. Bc3 Qc5 37. Qd2 Rfd8 38. Bd4 Qd6
39. Qb2 c5 40. Be5 Qd7 {Second time control} 41. Bb5 {Sealed move.} Qf5 42. Rf1
Re8 43. Bxe8 Rxe8 44. Bd6 Qc8 45. Qf6 Qd8 46. Nxd5 Bxd5 47. Qg6+ Kh8 48. Qh6+
Kg8 49. Rf6 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Berkshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.05.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morrey, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1972.05.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Berkshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Ne2 O-O 10. a3 Bc5 11. b4 Ba7 12. h3 b5 13. Ng3 Bb7 14. Qe2 g6 15. c4
bxc4 16. Bxc4 Bb8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Rfd1 Nb6 19. Bb3 d5 20. Ng5 Re7 21. Qf3 Rd7
22. a4 d4 23. a5 Nc8 24. Ne6 fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Rf7 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qb3+ Ke7 28.
f4 Qg8 29. Qxg8 Nxg8 30. Bg5+ Kf7 31. fxe5 Bxe4 32. Ne2 Bxe5 33. Nxd4 Nce7 34.
Rac1 Rd8 35. Rf1+ Nf6 36. Nf3 Bxf3 {First time control} 37. Rxf3 Rb8 38. g4 Kg7
39. Rc5 Ned5 40. Rd3 h6 41. Bxf6+ Nxf6 42. Rd1 Rb5 {Source: Aitken Book 35}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Davis, MI"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C98"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1972.05.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf1 exd4 15.
Bf4 Nd7 16. Rc1 Nde5 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qa7 19. Qd1 Be6 20. Ne3 Rac8 21.
Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Bf6 $3 {Aitken. (if 23. Qxd6 then 23...Nc5 looks best. White
declines the pawn and stops Nc4. G.C.)} 23. b3 Rfd8 24. Be3 Qb8 25. g4 $2 {
Aitken} Qa8 26. Bb6 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxe1 28. Bxd8 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Rxd8 30. f3 Qxf3+ {
Source: Aitken Book 35} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham v Cardiff"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.05.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1972.05.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Cardiff"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "WLS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. b3
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 h5 11. g3 Bd7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bd3 Ncxd4 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bg4 17. Qxg4 hxg4 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Kg2 Bc3 20. Rac1
Bxe5 21. Rhe1 Bd4 22. Re2 Bc5 23. Bf5 Rfd8 24. Rd1 d4 25. Rd3 Kf8 26. Bxg4 Re8
27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. a4 Ke7 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 5th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1972.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hardy, Roger"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1972.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O $2 {Aitken} Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxe4 10. Ba3 exd3 11. Re1+ Be6 12. f4 Qd5 13. Re5
Qc4 14. Qf3 Qxc3 15. Rae1 O-O-O 16. Bc5 Rd5 17. Bxa7 Rxe5 {And then white
resigned. If 18. Rxe5 Qa1+ is the end. When playing over this I could see
white could drum up an interesting attack. MCO 9 (page 52, col 4 ) gives this
piece sacrifice as playable even giving 9...dxe4 a '?' It has the same idea (a
Ba3 to stop castling) as Aitken's own line in the Giuoco Piano. Here Aitken
refutes 10.Ba3 OTB. (Geoff Chandler) Source: Aitken Book 35} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 5th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stewart, Noel M (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1972.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 d5 11. c5 N6d7 12. Bf4 a6 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Nc6 16. Bg3 Bf6 17. Qd2 b6 18. Rac1 Re8 19. f4 Rc8 20. Bf2 Be7 21. b4 bxc5
22. dxc5 Rb8 23. Rb1 Rb7 24. a3 Qa8 25. Nd4 Rc8 26. f5 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Bf8 28.
fxe6 fxe6 29. Rbe1 Re7 30. Rf3 Ree8 31. Qg5 Rc7 32. Ref1 Qc8 33. Qe5 Rce7 34.
Rh3 Qc7 35. Qh5 g6 36. Qxg6+ {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 5th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1972.05.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Burnett, Leon P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qxc4 Bc6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. d3 Nb6 8.
Qc2 Nf6 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. e4 Rfd8 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. d4 Bg4
15. Be3 Nc4 $2 {Aitken} 16. Bg5 c6 17. Ne2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nb6 19. Bg2 h6 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rd3 Qe6 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. b3 Rac8 24. g4 Bg7 25. Bh3 exd4 26. g5
Qxe4 27. gxh6 Nd5 28. Bxc8 Nb4 29. Qd2 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 Bxh6 32.
Bxb7 c5 33. Ng3 Rb8 34. Ba6 Re8 35. Kf1 Re5 36. Rf3 Bd2 37. Rxf6 Re1+ 38. Kg2
Ra1 39. Bc4 Rxa2 40. Rxf7 Kh8 41. Ne4 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 5th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lewis, Adrian P R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1972.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd7 13. a4 Bb7 14. a5 Rac8 15.
c3 Qc4 16. b3 Qg4 17. h3 Qg6 18. f4 exf4 19. Nxf4 Qxg3 20. Rf3 Qh4 21. Bf2 Qh6
22. Be3 Bg5 23. h4 Bxh4 24. Ne6 Qg6 25. Nxf8 Kxf8 26. Bf4 Ne5 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28.
Re3 Qg5 29. Rh3 h6 30. Qf3 Qf6 31. Qg4 Bg5 32. Qd7 Qe7 33. Qxe7+ Bxe7 34. d6 {
Source: Aitken Book 35} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 5th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1972.05.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Edge, Fred W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1972.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8.
O-O Be6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 f6 11. Rc1 Qd7 12. Ne4 Rad8 13. Qc2 Bh3 14. a3 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Kh8 16. Rfd1 Qe6 17. b4 Rd7 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Nc8 20. e3 Rfd8 21.
d4 exd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Ne7 24. Qc4 Qd5+ 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Kf3 {Source:
Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 5th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1972.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1972.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nb3 Nge7 9. Nbxd4 O-O 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 Ne5 12. Be2 a6 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Bg3 Qb6
15. Nb3 Rac8 16. c3 Kh8 17. Qd4 Qc7 18. a4 Nf5 19. Qd2 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Rce8 21.
Nbd4 Re7 22. Nh4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 dxc4 25. Nhf5 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Bc5
27. Rd1 Re8 28. Kh2 g6 29. Nd6 Bxd6 30. Qxd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Re2 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33.
Rd7+ Kg8 34. Rxb7 Rxf2 35. g4 f5 36. Kg3 Rf1 37. Rb6 f4+ 38. Kh2 Rf2 39. Kg1
Rd2 40. g5 Kf7 41. Rf6+ Ke7 42. Rxf4 Rxb2 43. Rxc4 Ra2 44. Kh2 Kd6 45. Kg3 Ke5
46. Kf3 Kd5 47. Rd4+ Kc5 48. Rh4 Ra3 {First time control} 49. Kf2 Rxc3 50. Rxh7
Kb4 51. Rh4+ Rc4 52. g3 Kb3 53. Rxc4 Kxc4 54. Ke3 Kb4 55. Ke4 Kxa4 56. Ke5 Kb5
57. Kf6 a5 58. Kxg6 a4 59. Kh7 a3 60. g6 a2 61. g7 a1=Q 62. g8=Q Qh1+ 63. Kg7
Qa1+ 64. Kh6 Qh1+ 65. Kg5 Qc1+ 66. Kh5 Qh1+ 67. Kg5 Qc1+ 68. Kh4 Qh1+ 69. Kg4
Qd1+ 70. Kg5 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.06.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hurman, Anthony M M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1972.06.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. a4 a6 7. Nc3 Qf6 8.
Qe2 Nge7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5+ Ne7 11. h4 d6 12. a5 Ba7 13. Ra4 h6 14. Rf4 Bf5
15. g4 O-O 16. gxf5 Nxd5 17. Re4 Qxf5 18. Bg2 Nf6 19. Rf4 Qg6 20. Kf1 Nh5 21.
Rg4 Qe6 22. Rh3 Rae8 $2 {Aitken} 23. Qxe6 $2 {Aitken. 23 Re4.} fxe6 24. Be3 Nf6
25. Rb4 b5 $2 {Aitken (must be some mutual time trouble. White can just play
26.Bxa7. G.C.)} 26. axb6 cxb6 27. Ra4 b5 28. Rxa6 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 Rc8 30. Rc6 Ng4
{First time control} 31. Re2 Rcd8 32. Bh3 Nh2+ 33. Kg2 Nf3 34. Bxe6+ Kh8 35.
Bg4 Ne5 36. Rxe5 dxe5 37. Rc5 Rf4 38. f3 e4 39. Kg3 Rdf8 40. fxe4 Rxe4 41. Rf5
Rfe8 42. Rxb5 Re1 43. Bf3 Rf8 44. Nd4 Rg1+ 45. Kh2 Rg6 46. Rf5 Rd8 47. c3 Ra6
48. Kg3 g6 49. Rc5 Kg7 50. b4 Re8 {Second time control} 51. Ra5 Rf6 52. Ra7+
Kg8 53. Bd5+ Kh8 54. Ra8 Rxa8 55. Bxa8 Kg7 56. b5 Kf7 57. Nc6 Rd6 58. Nb4 Rb6
59. Bc6 Ke6 60. Kf4 g5+ 61. hxg5 hxg5+ 62. Kxg5 Kd6 63. Nd3 Rb8 64. Kf5 Rg8 65.
Kf4 Rh8 66. Ke3 Rh3+ 67. Kd4 Rh4+ 68. Be4 Kc7 69. Nb4 {Source: Aitken Book 35}
1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.06.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hamlin, Nigel Melville"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1972.06.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. c3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Rad8
15. Bc2 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Rfe1 Nc8
21. a4 Rf6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra8 Rff8 24. Nd4 Nd6 25. Raa1 Rfe8 26. Nc6 Rxe1+
27. Rxe1 Rd7 28. Re7 Rxe7 29. Nxe7+ Kf7 30. Nxd5 c6 {First time control} 31.
Ne3 Ke6 32. Kf1 Ne4 33. Ke2 Nc5 34. f3 Na4 35. Nd1 Ke5 36. Ke3 Kd5 37. Kd3 c5
38. Ne3+ Ke5 39. b3 Nb6 40. c4 b4 {Seond time control} 41. g3 g5 42. Ng4+ Kf5
43. Nf2 Nd7 44. Ke3 Nf8 45. Nd3 Ne6 46. g4+ Kf6 47. Ke4 h6 48. h3 Ke7 49. Kd5
Nd4 50. Kxc5 Nxf3 51. Kxb4 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1972.06.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coast, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1972.06.27"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Nb6 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. Nf1 Nc4 21. Bd3 Qb6
22. Ne3 Rfc8 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qxb4 25. Qxb4 Nxb4 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Nb6
Ra7 28. Bd2 Nd3 29. Rd1 Nc5 30. Be3 f6 {First time control} 31. Ne1 Rb7 32.
Nxd7 Nxd7 33. Nd3 Rb3 34. Kf1 Bd8 35. Ke2 Kf7 36. Ra1 Bb6 37. Bxb6 Rxb6 38. Ra7
Ke7 39. Kd2 f5 40. f3 fxe4 41. fxe4 Rb1 42. Kc3 Rg1 43. Nb4 Rxg2 44. Nc6+ Ke8
45. Ra8+ Kf7 46. Ra7 Ke8 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch79/1972"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1972.07.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Holmes, Hugh D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1972.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. d4 c4 11. Qe1 Bf5 12. Bd1 Qd7 13. Qg3 Bg6 14. Nh4 Bxh4
15. Qxh4 f6 16. Ba3 Rf7 17. exf6 Qe6 18. Re1 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 Rxf6 20. Bf3 Bf7 21.
Rab1 b6 22. Re2 Re6 23. Rbe1 Rae8 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch79/1972"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1972.07.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonner, Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1972.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6 8.
Be2 d6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Be3 Nf6 12. f3 Bb6 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Nd2
Be6 15. Bc4 Ke7 16. Bxe6 Kxe6 17. a4 Ra6 18. Nc4 Rha8 19. Rad1 Ne8 20. Rd2 b5
21. axb5 cxb5 22. Na3 Rd6 23. Rfd1 Rad8 24. Rxd6+ {Source: Aitken Book 35}
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch79/1972"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1972.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1972.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. Qb3 Be6 12. Qxb7 Bd5 13. Qb2 Rab8 14. Qa3
Qe6 15. Be3 Ng4 16. c4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Rac1 Qe6 20. Rc5
Nb4 21. Rxc7 Nd5 22. Rxa7 Qxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Nxe3 24. Re1 Rfe8 25. a4 f5 26. g3 Rb2
27. d5 Rg2+ 28. Kh1 Rf2 29. Ng5 Rb8 30. Nh3 Rf1+ 31. Rxf1 Nxf1 32. d6 Ne3 33.
d7 Kf8 34. Rb7 Rd8 35. a5 Nc4 36. a6 Nd6 37. Rb6 Nc4 38. Rc6 Ne5 39. Rc8 {
Source: Aitken Book 35} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch79/1972"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1972.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Chalmers, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1972.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8.
Qa3 Qg6 9. Be3 Qxe4 10. Nc3 Qb4 11. Qxb4 Nxb4 12. O-O-O Ne7 13. Bc5 Nbc6 14.
Bc4 O-O 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Re8 17. Rhe1 b5 18. f4 Bb7 19. fxe5 Na5 20. Bxb7
Nxb7 21. Bf2 d6 22. exd6 Rxe1 23. Bxe1 Rd8 24. d7 f6 25. Bf2 Ra8 26. Bb6 Nd8
27. Re1 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch79/1972"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1972.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Clapham, Robert E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1972.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Qc2
Bg7 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 11. Nge2 O-O 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Ng3 h5 14. Re1 a6
15. a4 Ng4 16. Nce2 h4 17. Nh1 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Bd2 Rae8 20. Nf2 Rxe2 21.
Nxg4 f5 22. Nf2 Bd4 23. Rxe2 Rxe2 24. Be1 Rxb2 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. Kf1 Nxd5 {
Source: Aitken Book 35} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch79/1972"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1972.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Smith, Donald A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1972.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Nb4 17. Bb1 Bd7 18. a3 Na6 19. Bd3 Rfc8 20. Qe2 Qb8 21. Rac1
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Ne8 23. Bb1 b4 24. Bd3 bxa3 25. bxa3 Bc8 26. Nc4 exd4 27. Nxd4
Nc5 28. Nc6 Qc7 29. Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. Nb6 Rb8 31. Bxc5 dxc5 32. Nd5 Qd6 33. Qc2
Bd7 34. Qxc5 Rb3 35. Qxd6 Nxd6 36. Rc7 Be6 37. Bc2 Rxa3 38. Ra7 g6 39. Nf6+ Kg7
40. e5 Ra1+ {First time control} 41. Kh2 Nf5 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch79/1972"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1972.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stewart, Kenneth W C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1972.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. Bb5+ Nfd7 10. Bd3 a6 11. a4 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rc8 15.
Qe2 Nf8 16. Bd2 Nbd7 17. Rae1 g5 18. g3 gxf4 19. gxf4 c4 20. Bxc4 Bd4+ 21. Kh2
Ng6 22. Bd3 Qh4 23. Qg4 Qxg4 24. hxg4 Nc5 25. Bc2 Re8 26. Nd1 b5 27. axb5 axb5
28. Bc3 Bxc3 29. Nxc3 b4 30. Nd1 Ra1 31. e5 dxe5 32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. fxe5 Nd3 {
Source: Aitken Book 35. Scores: 1 G Bonner 5Â½/7; 2-3 BJ Denman, DNL Levy 5; 4
GA Dickson 4Â½; 5-12 Dr JM Aitken, PL Condie, AM Davie, JW Dick, CJ Lennox, DA
Smith, KW Stewart, PW Walsh 4, etc (22 players)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-20 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.09.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Zwaig, Arne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Ne7 8.
Bg5 d6 9. e5 Nxb3 10. axb3 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxe7+ Kxe7 13. Nxe5 Bb7 14.
O-O f6 15. Nd3 Kf7 16. Nd2 Bd6 17. Rfe1 Rhe8 18. b4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 a5 20. bxa5
Rxa5 21. Nb3 Ra8 22. Nd4 b4 23. Nb3 Be7 24. c3 c6 25. Nd4 bxc3 26. bxc3 Ra3 27.
Rc1 g6 28. Ne1 c5 29. Nb5 Rb3 30. c4 Bc6 31. Nc3 Rb4 32. Nd1 Bf8 33. Ne3 Bh6
34. Kf1 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Rxc4 36. Ra1 Ra4 37. Rc1 Ra5 38. Kf2 Ke6 39. Nd3 Ra2+ 40.
Kg3 Rxg2+ 41. Kh3 Kd6 42. Rd1 Rg5 43. Nf2+ Ke7 44. Rd2 Bd7+ 45. Kh4 Rg2 46. h3
Be6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-20 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.09.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Filipowicz, Andrzej"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. c3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Be7 9. O-O Nd7 10. d4 O-O 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Rd1 Qc8
15. b3 Qe6 16. Nd2 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Qg6 18. Rac1 Nd7 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. hxg4 Nf6 21.
Bg5 Kf8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nc4 Ke8 24. Kf1 Rab8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Ke2 Ke7 27.
Rd1 Rxd1 28. Kxd1 Ke6 29. Ke2 Be7 30. Kd3 Bc5 31. f3 Bb6 32. Nb2 h6 33. Kc4 g6
34. Nd3 Kd6 35. Nb4 a5 36. Nd3 f6 37. a4 Be3 38. b4 Bb6 39. Nc1 axb4 40. cxb4
Ba7 41. Nb3 Bf2 42. a5 Ba7 43. a6 h5 44. gxh5 gxh5 45. Na5 Kd7 46. b5 cxb5+ 47.
Kxb5 c5 48. Nb7 c4 49. Kxc4 Kc6 50. Nd8+ Kd7 51. Nf7 Kc6 52. Nh6 Bb6 53. Nf5
Bd8 54. Ng7 h4 55. Nf5 Kb6 56. Kd5 Kxa6 57. Kc6 Ba5 58. Nxh4 Bd2 59. Nf5 Bg5
60. Ne7 Ka5 61. Nd5 Ka6 62. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-20 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.09.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aliaga, Juan Carrajal"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bolivia"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BOL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. d3 h6 10. Ne4 Nxb3 11. axb3 Qxd5 12. Nec3 Qc6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. f3 O-O-O
15. Qe2 Ne8 16. f4 f5 17. Nd2 exf4 18. Rxf4 g6 19. Rf2 Nf6 20. h3 Bd6 21. Nf1
Rhe8 22. Qd2 Bb4 23. Bxh6 Ne4 24. dxe4 Rxd2 25. Bxd2 Bc5 26. Be3 b4 27. Nd1
Rxe4 28. Kh1 f4 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Kh2 Re1 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-20 Preliminaries C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.09.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Be7 10. f3 Nc5 11. f4 Ne6 12. f5 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qg4 Kf8
15. Nc3 d4 16. Ne4 h5 17. Qg3 h4 18. Qf4 f6 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Qg4 Qe8 21. Bd2
Qh5 22. Qf4 Bc6 23. Rae1 Rg8 24. Qxc7 Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qg4+ 26. Kf2 Bxe4 27. Re2
Re8 28. Rg1 Qxf5+ 29. Ke1 Qh7 30. Qf4 Bg6 31. Rg4 f5 32. Rg1 h3 33. Kf1 Qh5 34.
Re6 Bh7 35. Qh6+ Qxh6 36. Bxh6+ Kf7 37. Ra6 Bf6 38. Rxa7+ Re7 39. Rxe7+ Kxe7
40. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-20 Final C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Flatow, Alfred"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1972.09.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Australia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. exd6 cxd6 8. O-O
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nc6 11. Be3 O-O 12. b3 e5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nc3 f5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-20 Final C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.10.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Figueiredo, Antonio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1972.09.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Portugal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Bd6 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Rae1 Be7 13. Bf4 Bc6 14. Qh3
g6 15. Ne2 Nh5 16. Be5 Bd7 17. Qf3 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Nd4 Rab8
21. b3 Ne8 22. Nf3 Nd6 23. Ne5 Rfd8 24. f4 Rbc8 25. c4 dxc4 26. Nxc4 Nxc4 27.
Bxc4 Bc6 28. Rd1 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. g3 Bd5 31. Bxd5 Rc2+ 32. Kf3 exd5 33.
Rfe1+ Kd6 34. Re5 Kc5 35. Re2 Rc3+ 36. Re3 Rc2 37. Re2 Rc3+ 38. Re3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-20 Final C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.10.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lagha, Khelil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1972.09.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Tunisia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. e5 Nd7 10. a3 f5 11. b4 a6 12. Nb3 Re8 13. Ne1 Kh8 14. f4 Rg8 15.
Nf3 Qe8 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Rf3 Bxg5 18. fxg5 Ne7 19. Rh3 g6 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Nc5
Bc8 22. Rc1 Nc6 23. Be3 Rg7 24. Qc2 Rc7 25. Nb3 b6 26. Qb2 Raa7 27. Rf3 Nd7 28.
b5 Ncb8 29. Rf2 axb5 30. Bxb5 Ba6 31. Bxa6 Nxa6 32. Rfc2 Qc8 33. Rc3 Rxc3 34.
Rxc3 Rc7 35. Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-20 Final C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.10.11"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coldrick, Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1972.09.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Ireland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Qc7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nb3 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 Be7 12. Qe1 h5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15.
Bxb7 Neg4 16. Bf4 Qxb7 17. Rd1 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-20 Final C"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.10.12"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Barrientos Conde, Ventura"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1972.09.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "Big Database 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mexico"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MEX"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxd4 Bc5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Qc6 14.
f3 Qc5 15. Qxc5 Nxc5 16. Nc3 c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Roebuck, Ian"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1972.10.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Nc3 dxc4 8.
Rxe4+ Be7 9. Nxd4 f5 10. Rf4 O-O 11. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 12. Nxd1 bxc6 13. Rxc4 Bd6 14.
Nc3 Re8 15. Bf4 Be6 16. Ra4 Rab8 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. b3 Rb7 19. h3 Kf7 20. Rd4
Rd8 21. Re1 g5 22. Na4 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Bristol Un"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.11.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Berry, Stephen H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1972.11.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Bristol University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. a3
a5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Qc6 17. Bb2 Rfe8 18. Nd5 Qxc2 19. Rfe1 Qc4 20. Qxc4
bxc4 21. Nxc7 Rec8 22. Na6 Rb5 23. f3 Kf8 24. Bc3 Nd7 25. Ra5 Rb6 26. b5 Bf6
27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Nb4 Rc5 29. Rc1 Rcxb5 30. Rxb5 Rxb5 31. Rxc4 d5 32. Nxd5 Nxd5
33. exd5 Rxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 35. Geoff was only able to make out the
word 'Univ' in the title but we know that Cheltenham beat Bristol University
5Â½-Â½ in the first round of the National Club Championship around this time
so I am making the assumption it was Bristol. We also know that Steve Berry
studied at Hull University but perhaps he also took a course at Bristol - JS}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.11.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Breach, Philip H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1972.11.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Cornwall"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Nc3
Qc5 15. Be3 Nd4 16. Nxe5 Bd6 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Nf3 Qf4 19. Ne4 Bb4 20. c3 Ba5
21. Qd2 Qf5 22. Qg5 Qxg5 23. Nexg5 h6 24. Ne4 Rd8 25. b4 Bb6 26. d4 Kf8 27. Kf1
Bd5 28. Nc5 Bxf3 29. gxf3 Bxc5 30. bxc5 c6 31. Rb1 Rd5 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Ke3 Kf6
34. Ra1 Rd7 35. Ra6 Re7+ 36. Kd3 Re6 {First time control} 37. Rb6 Ke7 38. Rb7+
Ke8 39. f4 Rf6 40. Ke4 Re6+ 41. Kf3 g6 42. Rb8+ Kd7 43. Rb7+ Ke8 44. d5 cxd5
45. Rxb5 Rc6 46. Ke3 Kd7 47. Kd4 Rf6 48. Rb7+ Kc8 49. Rb2 Rxf4+ 50. Kxd5 Rf3
51. c4 Kc7 52. Re2 Rf5+ 53. Kd4 Kc6 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Downend"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Binks, Michael E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1972.11.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Downend and Fishponds"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d4 Nxd4 8.
Nxd4 exd4 9. e5 Ne4 10. c3 d3 11. Qxd3 Nc5 12. Qg3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qe7 14. Nd2
Qe6 15. Nf3 Qxb3 16. Bg5 Qe6 17. Rad1 h6 18. Be3 O-O-O 19. Nd4 Qe8 20. Rfe1 d6
21. Bf4 g5 22. exd6 gxf4 23. Rxe8 fxg3 24. d7+ Kxd7 25. Rxd8+ Ke7 (25... Kxd8
26. Nc6+ {Checkmate next move.}) 26. Nf5+ Kf6 27. Nxg3 h5 28. h4 Bg7 29. R1d7
b4 30. Rxc7 bxc3 31. bxc3 {Source: Aitken Book 35. Cheltenham beat Downend and
Fishponds by 5-1} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972.12.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kendry, Adrian P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1972.12.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 cxd5 7. Bxf4 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. a3 Bd6 10. Bg5 Re8+ 11. Be2 dxc4 12. O-O Be6 13. Qc2 Nbd7 14. Rad1
Qb6 15. Kh1 h6 16. Bc1 a6 17. Nh4 Qc7 18. h3 Nd5 19. Bh5 N7f6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21.
Nf5 Bf8 22. Bf3 Rad8 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Ne3 h5 25. Nf5 g6 26. Bf4 Bxf5 27. Qxf5
Rxf5 28. Bxc7 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Bg7 30. d5 Re2 31. Rd1 Bxb2 32. d6 Be5 33. Bb8
Bxd6 34. Bxd6 c3 35. Rc1 c2 36. Bb4 f5 {First time control} 37. Kg1 f4 38. h4
b6 39. Kf1 f3 40. gxf3 Rh2 41. Be1 b5 42. Kg1 Re2 43. Bf2 Rd2 44. Kg2 a5 45.
Kg3 b4 46. axb4 axb4 47. Bc5 b3 48. Ba3 {Adjudicated Black win. Source: Aitken
Book 35} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Bristol/Clifton"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1973.01.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Bristol and Clifton"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Ng5 Ne5 13. Be2 Bc7 14. Qxd8
Rxd8 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Rfc1 Nxe3 17. Rxc7 Nd5 18. Rcc1 Nf4 19. Bf1 h6 20. Ne4 Bf5
21. Ng3 Be6 22. Re1 Ned3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Re2 Rac8 25. Rd2 Bxb3 26. axb3 Nc5
27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Kf1 a6 29. b4 Nb3 30. Re1 Rd4 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. b5 axb5 33.
Re7 Nc5 34. Rxf7 Rb4 35. Rc7 b6 36. Nf5 Kg6 37. Ne7+ Kh7 {Source: Aitken Book
35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hampshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.01.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Weeramantry, Sunil"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1973.01.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Rxe4+ Be7 10. Nxd4 f5 11. Rf4 O-O 12. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 13. Nxd1 bxc6 14.
Rc4 Bd6 15. Be3 f4 16. Bc5 Ba6 17. Bxd6 Rfe8 18. Nc3 Bxc4 19. Bxf4 Re7 20. b3
Bf7 21. Kf1 Bg6 22. Rc1 Rae8 23. Be3 a6 24. Na4 Rf7 25. Ke1 Rf5 26. b4 Rh5 27.
h3 a5 28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 Be4 30. Kf1 Bd5 31. Nc5 Bc4+ 32. Kg1 Ra8 33. Bf4 Ra2
34. Re1 Rf5 35. Nd7 Ra8 36. Bxc7 Ra7 {First time control} 37. Re8+ Kf7 38. Rf8+
Ke6 39. Rxf5 Kxf5 40. Nb6 Rxc7 41. Nxc4 Ke6 42. Ne3 Ra7 43. c4 {Awarded a
black win on adjudication, Source: Aitken Book 35} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.01.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Burnett, James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1973.01.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nf1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. d5 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 Rac8 16. Bd3 Nb7 17. Bd2 Nc5 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Qe2 Qh3 20. Ng3 g6 21. Qf1
Qd7 22. Bb1 h5 23. Qg2 Kh7 24. f4 h4 25. Ne2 h3 26. Qf3 Qg4+ 27. Qxg4 Nxg4 28.
Rc3 Kg7 29. f3 Nh6 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. Rec1 f5 {Now Aitken suggests 32. Bxh6+ as
winning for White. This looks good, the games turns into an interesting
three-piece mating attack. G.C.} 32. b4 fxe4 33. fxe4 Ng4 34. bxc5 Rf2 35. Bd3
Rg2+ 36. Kf1 Bh4 37. Ng3 Nxh2+ 38. Ke1 Nf3+ {Source: Aitken Book 35} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service v London Univ"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1973.02.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "James, David J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1973.02.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "London University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3
b5 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Kh1 Nbd7 12. Nh4 Nc5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 b4 15.
Bxf6 bxc3 16. Bxe7 cxb2 17. Bxf8 bxa1=Q 18. Qxa1 Kxf8 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. Ng5 Nf6
21. Nf3 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Chester YMCA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gorman, John A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1973.02.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Chester YMCA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Qb6 7. e5 Nh6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Qb6 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 {Source: Aitken Book 35. Cheltenham beat
Chester YMCA 3Â½-2Â½} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.02.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nunn, John D M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1973.02.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Oxford University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bb5+ Nd7 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 a6 8.
Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Kh1 Qb6 10. Nb3 a5 11. Nc3 a4 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd4 Nf6 14. Nxf6+
Bxf6 15. c3 O-O 16. a3 e5 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bh6 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Rfd8
21. Bg5 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 f6 23. Ne6 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxe4 25. Rd7 Bf5 26. Rg7+ Kh8
27. Re7 Bxe6 28. Rxe6 Rd8 29. h4 {Aitken adds a note here saying 29.h3 'might
draw.'} Rd2 30. Rxf6 Rxb2 31. Re6 Rb3 32. Rxe5 Rxa3 33. Re8+ Kg7 34. Re7+ Kh6
35. Rxb7 Rxc3 36. Ra7 Rc4 {First time control} 37. g3 Kh5 38. Rxh7+ Kg4 39. Rg7
a3 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.03.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Whitcutt, John K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1973.03.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Re8 12. Qd3 Na6 13. a3 Nc7 14. f3 b5 15.
Nxb5 Nxb5 16. Qxb5 Nh5 17. Nc4 Bd4+ 18. Be3 Qf6 19. Rad1 Bxe3+ 20. Nxe3 Rab8
21. Qa4 Qxb2 22. Nc4 Qf6 23. Kh1 Qh4 24. Kg1 Qf6 25. Kh1 Qh4 26. Kg1 {Source:
Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C85"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1973.03.31"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qd7 10. d3 O-O-O 11. Be3 Qe6 12. Rad1 c5 13. Qf5 Qxf5 14. exf5
Nd5 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. g4 g6 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Kg2 Rhd8 19. Rde1 f5 20. f3 Bf6
21. Bc1 b5 22. f4 exf4 23. Rxf4 Bg5 24. Rf3 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 fxg4 {Source: Aitken
Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Islington"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.04.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Webb, Simon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1973.04.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Islington"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. b3
Bb4+ 9. Kf1 Nf5 10. Bb2 Bd7 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Na4 Qd8 13. h4 Be7 14. g3 O-O 15.
Bd3 f6 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Kg2 fxe5 18. dxe5 Be6 19. Ng5 d4 20. Nxe6 Qd5+ 21. Kh2
Qxe6 22. Qe2 f4 23. Rhe1 d3 24. Qxd3 Nb4 25. Qf3 fxg3+ 26. Qxg3 Rc2 27. Bd4 Nc6
28. Rg1 g6 29. Rgd1 Nxd4 30. Rxd4 b5 31. Nc3 Rcxf2+ 32. Kh1 R8f3 33. Qg4 Qxg4
34. Rxg4 Rxc3 {Source: Aitken Book 35. Date unclear could be the 7th or the
9th. (I'm assuming the 7th, Saturday more likely than Monday - JS). Islington
won this quarter-final match by 5-1. Other scores (Cheltenham names first): 2
Nicholas J Patterson 1-0 Jonathan I Century; 3 Philip J Mead 0-1 Edward Isles;
4 JC Cock 0-1 S Reuben; 5 A M M Hurman 0-1 A Helman; 6 MI Davis 0-1 R Bellinger
} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.04.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Harris, Geoffrey F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1973.04.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. a4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15.
Ne3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qxd4 Nd7 18. Nf5 Bf6 19. Qd1 d5 20. axb5 Rfe8 21.
bxa6 Rxa6 22. Rxa6 Bxa6 23. Ba4 Bb7 24. exd5 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bxd5 26. Bxd7 Qxd7
27. b4 Be6 28. Ne3 Qd3 29. Bd2 h6 30. h3 Bg5 31. Nf1 Bf6 32. Qe3 Bc4 33. Qxd3
Bxd3 34. g3 Kf8 35. Kg2 Ke7 36. Ne3 Kd6 {First time control} 37. Ng4 Bd4 38.
Bf4+ {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch28"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1973.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1973.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O fxe4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 Bf6 13. c3 d5 14. Re2
Qd6 15. Bc2 Bg4 16. f3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. f4 Qd7 20. h3 Rae8 21.
Be3 d4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 23. cxd4 Rxe2 24. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 25. Qf2 Qxf4 26. Qxf4 Rxf4
27. Rc1 Rf6 28. Rc5 Rd6 29. Kf1 Rd2 30. Rxc6 a5 31. Rc5 Rxb2 32. Rxa5 c5 33.
Rxc5 Rxa2 34. Rc3 Kf7 35. Rf3+ Ke6 36. Kg1 Rb2 37. Ra3 Kf6 38. h4 Rb4 39. Rg3
Rb2 40. Rg2 {Source: Aitken Book 35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch28"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1973.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pearce, Robin J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1973.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 35"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. O-O e5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Rad1 Bc5 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Na4
Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb4 16. b3 Nd7 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 b5 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Nc3 Nc5
21. Bb1 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Kf8 24. Kf1 {Source: Aitken Book 35}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch28"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1973.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Staples, Maurice J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1973.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. a4 Bf5 3. d3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 h6 6. b4 a6 7. Bb2 e6 8. Qd2 Nbd7
9. O-O Qb6 10. c3 Be7 11. Na3 O-O 12. a5 Qc7 13. Nd4 Bh7 14. f4 c5 15. Nf3 Rac8
16. Nc2 cxb4 17. Nxb4 Nc5 18. Nd4 Rfd8 19. Bf3 e5 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bc1 Ne6 22.
Nbc2 Ng5 23. Ba3 Bxa3 24. Rxa3 Nxf3+ 25. Nxf3 Qe7 26. Nfd4 Re8 27. Rb3 Ng4 28.
Qf4 Ne5 29. Rfb1 Rc7 30. Qf2 Ng4 31. Qf3 Qd7 32. Qf4 Ne5 33. Qf2 Rec8 34. Ne3
Rxc3 35. Rxb7 Qh3 36. Rf1 R3c5 37. Rxf7 Qxf1+ 38. Qxf1 Nxf7 39. Qh3 Re8 40. Kf2
Rf8 41. Qe6 Rxa5 42. Nxd5 Rc5 43. e4 a5 44. Qb6 Ng5+ 45. Ke3 Rc1 46. h4 Nxe4
47. dxe4 Re1+ 48. Ne2 Re8 49. Ndc3 a4 50. Qc6 Rf8 51. Qxa4 Ref1 52. Nf4 Rc8 53.
Nce2 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch28"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1973.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kendry, Adrian P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1973.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Looks like Aitken expected to be White here. He has scored out the names and
re-entered them in the correct places.} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5
Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 cxd5 8. Bxf4 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8+ 10. Ne5 dxc4 11.
Bxc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Be7 17. Bg3
Nd5 18. Qa4 Nf6 19. Qd1 Nd5 20. Qa4 Nf6 21. Qd1 {Source: Aitken Book 36}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch28"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1973.04.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Boyce, James R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1973.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nxd2 7. Bxd2 Bxd2+
8. Qxd2 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. Bb5 O-O 12. O-O d6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14.
Qxd4 dxe5 15. Qxe5 Ba6 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Re1 h6 18. Rad1 Bc4 19. Nd4 Qb8 20.
Nxc6 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Bxa2 22. Ra5 Bb3 23. Rda1 Rfe8 24. h3 a6 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26.
Rxa6 Re2 27. Nd4 Rxb2 28. Nxb3 Rxb3 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch28"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1973.04.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Moore, Gerald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C85"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1973.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8.
h3 Bh5 9. g4 Nxg4 10. hxg4 Bxg4 11. Kg2 f5 12. Qe2 Rf8 13. Qd3 Bd6 14. Nh2 Qg5
15. Qg3 h5 16. exf5 e4 17. Nxe4 Bh3+ 18. Kh1 Qxg3 19. fxg3 Bxf1 20. Nxf1 Rxf5
21. Ne3 Re5 22. d3 Ke7 23. Bd2 g6 24. Re1 Kf7 25. Nc4 {Source: Aitken Book 36}
1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1973.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Whitley, RC"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1973.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bc2
Bg4 9. d5 Na7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Qe1 h6 14. Nh4 Nd7 15.
Nf5 Rc8 16. Bd1 Bxd1 17. Qxd1 Bg5 18. Nf3 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Qf6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21.
Nxd6 Rc7 22. Ne1 Nf6 23. f3 Rd7 24. Nf5 Rfd8 25. Ne3 Nh5 26. Nd5 f5 27. Nb6 Rd2
28. Nc4 Re2 29. Rc2 Rxc2 30. Nxc2 Ng3 31. Re1 b5 32. N4e3 Rd2 33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34.
Nxd1 fxe4 35. Kf2 Nh1+ 36. Ke3 exf3 37. Kxf3 Kf7 38. g4 e4+ 39. Kg2 e3 40.
Ncxe3 Ne5 41. Kxh1 Ke6 42. Kg2 g5 43. Nf2 Ng6 44. Nd3 Kd6 45. Kf3 Ne5+ 46. Nxe5
Kxe5 47. Nf5 h5 48. Ng3 hxg4+ 49. Kxg4 Kf6 50. Ne4+ Kg6 {First time control}
51. Nxg5 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1973.05.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Robinson, John K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A64"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1973.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 g6 8. Bg2 Bg7
9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Nxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qd8 15.
Qc2 h6 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. e4 Ng4 18. h3 Ne5 19. b3 f5 20. f4 Nf7 21. Kh2 h5 22.
Ra2 h4 23. Be1 hxg3+ 24. Bxg3 Bd4 25. Re1 b5 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. Na4 Qb4 28. Rb1
{Source: Aitken Book 36. Black can win a good pawn here with 28...fxe4. Aitken
has an unclear note which appears to be about his 'time being down' so he
accepted the offer of a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1973.05.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Harding, Tim D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1973.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6
Bxb5 9. exf7+ Kxf7 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14.
Qd1 Qh5 15. Qf3 Rab8 16. h3 Nf6 17. Qxh5 Nxh5 18. g4 Ng7 19. Be3 Rbf8 20. O-O-O
{Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1973.05.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Paut, M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C59"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1973.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ng1 Bc5 11. d4 Bxd4 12. c3 Bb6 13. Qxd8+ Bxd8 14. b4 Nb7
15. f3 O-O 16. Nd2 Re8 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Bb2 exf3 19. gxf3 Bf6 20. Kd2 Bf5 21.
Bd3 Rad8 22. Bxf5 Nxb4+ {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1973.05.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Herring, H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1973.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 Be7 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Bd3 Nc6 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. a3 O-O 17. b4 Rfd8 18. Re3 Nh5 19. Bb2 Nf4 20. Bc2 Nd4 21. Nxd4
exd4 22. Rg3 Qxc2 23. Qg4 Ng6 24. Rc1 Qxd2 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1973.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cardoso, Radolfo Tan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1973.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Be3 Rc8 10. f4 Be7 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bxc4 Rxc4 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. Kh1 O-O 15.
Rad1 Qc7 16. h3 b5 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. g4 h6 21. Nd5 Nxd5
22. Rxd5 b4 23. axb4 Qxb4 24. Ra1 Rc4 25. c3 Rxe4 26. Qd3 Qc4 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28.
Rxa6 Rb8 29. Na5 Ra4 30. b4 Kf8 31. b5 Ke8 32. c4 f6 33. Nc6 Rxa6 34. bxa6 Ra8
35. Ra5 Bd8 36. Ra2 Bb6 37. Nb4 Kd7 38. Nd5 Bd4 39. Kg2 Kc6 40. Kf3 Rb8 41. Ke4
Ba7 42. Ra3 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 7th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1973.05.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Thomas, Hilary C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1973.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. a4 Bg4 8. c3
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Na3 Na5 13. Bc2 c6 14. h3 Be6
15. d4 Nc4 16. Nb1 Nd7 17. Nbd2 f6 18. Nh4 g6 19. d5 Bf7 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Qg4
Rd8 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Bh6 cxd5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Nxd6 Nb6 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. f4
Qa7 28. Kh1 Qe7 29. Qh4 Kg7 30. fxe5 Qxe5 31. exd5 Re8 32. Bd1 Nxd5 33. Bf3 Nf4
34. Ra1 Re7 35. Ra4 g5 36. Qg3 Qe3 37. Rxc4 Ne2 38. Qe1 Qd3 39. Rd4 Qe3 40.
Bxe2 Qxe2 41. Qxe2 Rxe2 42. b4 Rb2 43. Rd7+ Kg6 44. Rc7 h5 45. Rb7 Kf5 46. c4
Kf4 47. Kh2 g4 48. hxg4 hxg4 {First time control} 49. Rf7 f5 50. Rd7 Rxb4 51.
c5 Rc4 52. Ra7 Rxc5 53. Ra4+ Kg5 54. g3 Kf6 55. Kg2 Rc2+ 56. Kf1 Rd2 57. Kg1
Ke5 58. Rf4 Rd1+ 59. Kf2 Rd4 60. Ke3 Re4+ 61. Rxe4+ fxe4 62. Ke2 Kd4 63. Kd2
e3+ 64. Ke1 e2 65. Kxe2 Ke4 66. Kf2 Kd3 67. Kg2 Ke2 68. Kg1 Kf3 69. Kh2 Kf2 70.
Kh1 Kxg3 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 7th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1973.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sunnucks, Patricia Anne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1973.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nge7 12. a3 Nf5 13. Be3 g6 14. b4 Nxe3 15.
fxe3 Ne7 16. b5 Qa5 17. Qd3 Bh6 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Rfc1 O-O 20. Nb3 Qd8 21. Rf1
Nf5 22. Rf3 Qc7 23. Rc1 Qc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Nd1 Nxd4 26. Rxc4 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3
dxc4 28. Nd4 Rc8 29. Kf1 Bf8 30. a4 Bb4 31. Ke2 Rd8 32. Nb2 c3 33. Nd3 Ba5 34.
Kd1 Bb6 35. Kc2 Bxd4 36. exd4 Rxd4 37. Kxc3 Rxa4 38. Nc5 Ra3+ 39. Kb4 Rxf3 40.
Nxb7 Rh3 41. Nd8 Rxh2 42. Nc6 Rb2+ 43. Kc4 h5 44. Nxa7 h4 45. Kc3 Rxb5 46. Nxb5
h3 {Source: Aitken Book 36. Aitken adds; "The first game I have lost to a
lady!"} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 7th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1973.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Conroy, I"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1973.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. b3 Bc5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 O-O 5. Bg5 $2 {Aitken.} Bxf2+ 6. Kd2 h6 7.
Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Ne4 Qf4+ 9. Kc2 Bxg1 10. g3 Qe3 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. Rxg1 Nd4+ 13. Kb2
Qxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Nxe2 15. Rge1 Nd4 16. c5 f5 17. Nc3 d6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nd5 Ne6
20. Ne7+ Kh7 21. Nxc8 Raxc8 22. Bxb7 Rc7 23. Bd5 Nc5 24. Rad1 e4 25. dxe4 fxe4
26. Bxe4+ Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Rf2+ 28. Ka3 Rcc2 29. Rxd6 a5 30. Ka4 Rxa2+ 31. Kb5
Rf5+ 32. Kc4 Rxh2 33. Rd5 Rf3 34. Rxa5 Rc2+ 35. Kb4 Rxg3 36. Ra3 h5 37. Ka4 Rc7
38. Kb5 Rb7+ 39. Kc4 Rb6 40. Ra5 Rgxb3 41. Rxh5+ Kg6 42. Rhh4 R6b4+ 43. Kc5
Rxe4 44. Rxe4 Kf5 45. Re1 g5 46. Kd4 Rb4+ 47. Ke3 Re4+ 48. Kf2 Rxe1 49. Kxe1
Kg4 50. Kf2 Kh3 51. Kg1 g4 52. Kh1 g3 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 7th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1973.05.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1973.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Qe2 Nc5 13. a4 Nxd3+ 14. cxd3 Nd7 15.
O-O h6 16. g6 Nf6 17. Rac1 Qa5 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. f5 e5 20. b4 Qd8 21. Qa2+ Ke8
22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Qxe6 Qd7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. exd5 Bf6 27. Bb6 Rc8
28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Be3 Ke7 30. Qg2 Qd7 31. Rc1 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qe4 Qc3
34. a5 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Bf2 Qc2 37. Qc4 Qxc4 38. dxc4 Bg5 39. Kf3 Bd2 40.
Ke4 Bxb4 41. Bb6 Kf6 42. Bd8+ Kf7 43. h3 Bc5 44. Bh4 Bb4 45. Bd8 Bd2 46. Kd3
Ke8 47. Bb6 Bg5 48. Ke4 Ke7 {First time control} 49. Kf3 Kf6 50. Ke4 Ke7 51.
Kf3 Bc1 52. Ke4 Kd7 53. Kf3 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 7th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1973.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ladds, Graham I"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1973.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nfd7 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Rab1 Nxd3
15. Qxd3 Qa6 16. Qxa6 bxa6 17. Na4 Nd7 18. b3 Rfe8 19. Bf4 Be5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5
21. Rfe1 Rae8 22. Nc3 f5 23. f3 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxd5 25. Red1 Rd4 26. Rxd4 cxd4
27. Rd1 d5 28. Rxd4 dxe4 29. Rxd7 exf3 30. gxf3 Re2 {Source: Aitken Book 36}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 7th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1973.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lowe, William D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1973.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 b6 4. c3 Qd7 5. Nf3 Ba6 6. Bxa6 Nxa6 7. Qd3 Nb8 8. O-O
h5 9. Bg5 Nh6 10. Nh4 c5 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. Ndf3 Be7 13. Rad1 c4 14. Qe2 Qd8 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qe3 Kd7 17. Rfe1 b5 18. Ng5 a5 19. f4 g6 20. Rc1 Rhb8 21. Qh3 b4
22. Nh7 Ng4 23. Rc2 bxc3 24. bxc3 Qa3 25. Qf3 Rb2 26. Rxb2 Qxb2 27. h3 Rh8 28.
hxg4 Rxh7 29. f5 Nxd4 30. fxe6+ Kxe6 31. Qf6+ Kd7 32. e6+ $2 {Aitken} Nxe6 33.
Nf3 hxg4 34. Ne5+ Ke8 35. Nxg4 Qb6+ 36. Qf2 Qxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Kd8 38. Nf6 Rh4 39.
Nxd5 Rh5 40. Rd1 Rf5+ 41. Kg1 Ke8 42. Ne3 Rc5 43. Kf2 {Source: Aitken Book 36}
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch80/1973"]
[Site "Bearsden"]
[Date "1973.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "McKay, Roderick M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1973.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 Nf6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bg7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Bh2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5
15. Rfe1 Bg7 16. Nb3 Nf6 17. Rad1 Re8 18. Bb5 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Qb6 20. Bd3 Qd6
21. Nd4 a6 22. Re3 b5 23. a3 Rc8 24. Qd1 Nd7 25. Qg4 h5 26. Nf5 gxf5 27. Qxf5
Rd8 28. Rg3 Nf8 29. Qg5 Ng6 30. Qxh5 Re8 31. Bxg6 Re1+ 32. Kh2 fxg6 33. Qxg6
Qxg6 34. Rxg6 Re2 35. f4 Rxb2 36. Rxa6 Bxc3 37. Kg3 Kf7 38. Kf3 d4 39. Rd6 Ke7
40. Rd5 Ke6 41. Rd8 Ra2 42. f5+ Ke5 43. g4 Rxa3 44. Re8+ Kd5 45. Rd8+ Kc4 46.
Ke4 Ra1 47. Rc8+ Kb3 48. f6 Re1+ 49. Kf5 d3 50. Rd8 d2 51. f7 d1=Q 52. Rxd1
Rxd1 53. Ke6 Bg7 54. Ke7 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch80/1973"]
[Site "Bearsden"]
[Date "1973.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Holmes, Hugh D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1973.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O f6 10. d4 Nc6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Ba3 b6 13. Qd2 cxd4 14. Bxf8
dxc3 15. Qd3 Kxf8 16. Qxh7 Ke7 17. Rae1 Kd6 18. Qg6 Kc7 19. Bb5 Qd6 20. Qf7+
Bd7 21. Bxc6 Kxc6 22. Qh5 Kb7 23. Rd1 Bc6 24. Nd4 Qc5 25. Qf7+ Ka6 26. Rf4 Re8
27. Qh5 Re5 28. Qf3 Bg5 29. Qd3+ Bb5 30. Qxb5+ Qxb5 31. Nxb5 Bxf4 32. Nc7+ Kb7
33. Nxd5 Bd2 34. Nb4 Rf5 35. h3 g5 36. Nd3 Kc6 37. g3 Kd6 38. Kg2 Rd5 39. Nf2
Ke5 40. Kf3 Rd8 41. Rb1 Rd5 42. Rb4 Kd6 43. Ne4+ Kc6 44. Rc4+ Kb7 45. Nxc3 Bxc3
46. Rxc3 Ra5 47. Kg4 b5 48. a3 Kb6 49. h4 gxh4 50. gxh4 Ra4+ 51. Kg5 Re4 52. h5
Re2 53. h6 Rg2+ 54. Kf6 Rf2+ 55. Kg7 Rg2+ 56. Kh8 Ka5 57. Rc7 a6 58. Rc6 b4 59.
axb4+ Kb5 60. Rc7 Kxb4 61. c4 a5 62. c5 Kb5 63. h7 a4 64. Rg7 Rd2 65. Rg4 a3
66. Kg7 a2 67. Rg1 Rg2+ 68. Rxg2 a1=Q+ 69. Kg8 Qa8+ 70. Kg7 Qxg2+ 71. Kh8 Qg6 (
{Not} 71... Qg3 72. c6 Qf2 73. c7 Qf8# {as given in Big Database 2020}) 72. c6
Qf7 73. c7 Qf8# {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch80/1973"]
[Site "Bearsden"]
[Date "1973.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Swanson, Stephen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1973.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 exd4 7. Bd5 Bd7 8. Nxd4
Nxd4 9. Bxa8 Nxc2+ 10. Qxc2 Qxa8 11. O-O Qb7 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rad1
h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. Qc3 O-O 18. b4 Re8 19. Rfe1 Be6 20. Rd3 c6 21.
Rg3 Bg5 22. h4 cxd5 23. hxg5 h5 24. exd5 Qxd5 25. g6 Qf5 26. gxf7+ Qxf7 27.
Rge3 Rc8 28. Qd2 Bf5 29. Qxd6 Rf8 30. a3 h4 31. Re7 Qh5 32. Qe5 Rf6 33. Ra7 Qg5
34. Qe3 Qg4 35. Qf3 Qg5 36. Ree7 Rg6 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Raa8 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qc7+
40. Kg1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch80/1973"]
[Site "Bearsden"]
[Date "1973.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jamieson, Peter McKeich"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1973.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
e3 Nc6 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 Qb6 13. Na4 Qxd4 14. exd4
Ba6 15. Rfc1 g5 16. Bg3 Nd7 17. b3 Bb5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 f6 20. Bg3 Ba3 21.
Rc2 Bxa4 22. bxa4 Rac8 23. h3 Rfe8 24. Rb1 Re7 25. Rc3 Re4 26. Rxa3 Rxd4 27.
Rb8 Rxb8 28. Bxb8 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 c5 30. Bxa7 c4 31. Rc3 f5 32. Kg3 Rd2 33. a3 Kf7
34. Kf3 Ke6 35. Ke3 Rb2 36. g3 f4+ 37. gxf4 gxf4+ 38. Kxf4 d4 39. Bxd4 Kd5 40.
Rxc4 Ra2 41. Rb4 Rxa3 42. Be3 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch80/1973"]
[Site "Bearsden"]
[Date "1973.07.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kleboe, JPR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1973.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Be2 d4 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd3 h6 11. a3 a5 12. Qe2 d5 13. exd6 Re8 14. Qd1 Qxd6 15.
Nd2 b6 16. Qh5 Ba6 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Ra7 19. Bd2 Rae7 20. Rae1 Na7 21.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxe8+ Rf8 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Qf3+ Ke7 25. Re1+ Kd8 26. b4 axb4
27. axb4 Bxb4 28. Qf7 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch80/1973"]
[Site "Bearsden"]
[Date "1973.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lennox, C Jonathan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1973.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rc1 h6 13. Bh4 Nc6 14. Bb1 Nh5 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qxh5 cxd4 18. Nf3 Kh7 19. Rfd1 g6 20. Qh4 Qxh4 21.
Nxh4 Bg4 22. f3 Be6 23. cxd4 Nxd4 24. Rc5 Rad8 25. Kf2 f6 26. Rc7+ Rf7 27. Rdc1
Rdd7 28. Rc8 Kg7 29. Ra8 Rd6 30. g4 b4 31. Nf5+ gxf5 32. gxf5 Bd7 33. Rg1+ Kh7
34. Rgg8 Re7 35. Rh8+ Kg7 36. Rhg8+ Kh7 37. Rh8+ Kg7 38. Rag8+ Kf7 39. Rf8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch80/1973"]
[Site "Bearsden"]
[Date "1973.07.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "White, Alastair F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1973.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Bg4 7. O-O Nfd7 8. e5
c5 9. exd6 exd6 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Ne4 Qb6 12. c3 Nc6 13. Kh1 Rad8 14. Nf2 Nde5
15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. gxf3 Nd7 18. Ne4 Nf6 19. f5 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Rfe8
21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Bc4 Rd7 23. Bd5 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dorset Open 9th"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1973.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Rosman, Peter F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1973.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd2 Qd7 14. Nb3 f6
15. f3 e5 16. fxe4 exf4 17. Nc5 Qc8 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Qf3 Qc6 20. Rae1 Rfe8 21.
Qxf4 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qxf5 Qe3+ 25. Kh2 {Source: Aitken
Book 36} 1-0

[Event "Dorset Open 9th"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1973.08.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Macdonald-Ross, Michael"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1973.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 Nd7 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. Re1 c6 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 Bg6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 Nc5 12. Nfd2 Qc7 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne4 Bxe4
15. Rxe4 O-O-O 16. Qe2 Rhe8 17. Bd2 Kb8 18. b4 Bf8 19. Rb1 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21.
Rc4 Qd6 22. Bc3 e5 23. b5 cxb5 24. Rxb5 Qd1+ 25. Qf1 e4 26. Be5+ Rxe5 27. Rxe5
Qg4 28. h3 Qd7 29. Bxe4 Qd6 30. Rb5 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 Qc6 32. Rbe5 Bc5 33. Qe2 Qd6
34. Kg2 a6 35. Re8 Rxe8 36. Rxe8+ Ka7 37. Qe5 Qg6 38. Qe4 Qb6 39. Re6 Qd8 40.
Qe5 Qc8 41. a4 Qf8 42. f4 Qc8 43. Qe4 Qd7 44. Re5 Qd1 45. Qe2 Qd4 46. Kf3 {
Source: Aitken Book 36 (result corrected 21 September 2021)} 1-0

[Event "Dorset Open 9th"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1973.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Aston, Paul A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1973.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8.
O-O b5 9. Kh1 Bb7 10. Qe1 g6 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Nd1 Nc5 14. Nf2 Rae8
15. Rd1 Qc6 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. axb3 Ng4 19. Nxg4 Qxg4 20. h3 Qd7 21.
Bc3 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dorset Open 9th"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1973.08.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Burton, Ronnie"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1973.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 O-O 9. c3 b6 10. Qc2 Ba6 11. Re1 Bd3 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qd1 Qc7 14. Nb3 Nxb3
15. Qxb3 c4 16. Qa4 Bc5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf4 Qh5 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "Dorset Open 9th"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1973.08.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bassett, JA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1973.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. a3 e5 2. e3 d5 3. d4 Nc6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nfd2 Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. Nc3
Qe7 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. Nb5 O-O 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. O-O d5 13. Be2 Qe6 14. Nb3 Nd7 15.
Qd1 Qg6 16. f4 exf3 17. Bxf3 Bc2 18. Bh5 Bxd1 19. Bxg6 Bxb3 20. Bf5 Nf6 21. Bd2
Rfe8 22. Rac1 Bc4 23. Rfe1 Ne7 24. Bb1 Nc6 25. Rc3 Ne4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. b3 Ba6
28. Rc5 Ne7 29. Rec1 h6 30. b4 Bc4 31. Kf2 Nf5 32. g3 Rae8 33. Re1 b5 34. Rc7
a6 35. h3 R4e6 36. g4 Nd6 37. Bc1 Ne4+ 38. Kg1 Rf6 39. Ra7 Ree6 40. Ra8+ Kh7
41. Ra7 Rf3 42. Kg2 Rg3+ 43. Kh2 {Source: Aitken Book 36. Name almost
illegible - could be Barnett?} 0-1

[Event "Dorset Open 9th"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1973.08.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bennett, Gerald H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1973.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Be7 9. e5 Nd7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Re3 f5 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Rh3 g6
15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Rf3 e5 17. b4 e4 18. Rxf6 Qxf6 19. bxc5 Qxc3 20. Bxe4 Bg4 21.
Bf3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3 23. Qxf3 Rxf3 24. Rb1 Rf7 25. a4 Re8 26. Rb4 Rfe7 27.
Rf4 Re4 28. Rf6 R4e6 29. Rf4 g5 30. Bxg5 Rg6 31. h4 h6 {Source: Aitken Book 36.
Scores: 1 G Bennett 5/6; 2-5 Dr JA Fidler, D James, M Macdonald-Ross, AJ
Stebbings 4Â½; 6 DO Vaughan 4; 7-9 Dr JM Aitken, R Burton, DA Mackenzie... 24
players} 0-1

[Event "North Gloucs v South Gloucs"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1973.09.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brigden, Michael E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1973.09.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "South Gloucs"]
[BlackTeam "North Gloucs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Bd6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 Ne4 10. Nh4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. e4 Be7 13. Nf5 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxf5
15. Bxf5 Nd7 16. Rb1 Nb6 17. a4 Qd5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Be4 Qd7 20. Qb3 Rab8 21. Re1
Rfe8 22. a5 Nc8 23. Bf4 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1973.10.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hosken, Nigel K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1973.10.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. Rc1 e6 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 N8e7 16. Ne2 Nf5 17. Qd2 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qa5 19. Qxa5 Nxa5 20. b4 Bh6 21.
bxa5 Bxe3+ 22. Kh2 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Rfc8 24. Rb1 b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. cxb6 Rxa2
27. Nc3 Ra6 28. Be2 Rxb6 29. Rxb6 Rxc3 30. Kg1 Kg7 {First time control} 31. Kf2
Kf6 32. Rb7 Ra3 33. Rb4 Rc3 34. Bf3 Ra3 35. Kg3 Rc3 36. Kf4 Ra3 37. h4 h5 38.
Bd1 Rc3 39. Rb3 Rc7 40. Rf3 Rc8 {Secod time control} 41. Be2 {Sealed move, no
date given when the game was resumed.} Rc2 42. Ke3+ Kg7 43. Rf2 Rc3+ 44. Bd3
Rc1 45. Rf1 Rc7 46. Kd2 Ra7 47. Rb1 Rc7 48. Rb6 Ra7 49. Ra6 Rc7 50. Bb5 Rb7 51.
Bd3 Rc7 52. Ra5 Kf6 53. Ra1 Kg7 54. Rc1 Ra7 55. Rc6 Ra4 56. Ke3 Ra7 57. Ba6 Ra8
58. Rb6 Ra7 59. Rc6 Ra8 60. Rb6 Ra7 {(Third time control) Source: Aitken Book
36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1973.10.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Fry, RP"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1973.10.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 $2 {Aitken} 12. Qd3 Qd5 13. Nc3
Qd7 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Nb5 Kf8 16. Nbxd4 Nxd4 {Now 17.Nxd4 which Aitken
mentions is best when White has a winning position.} 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Ke7
19. Nxe6 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Kxe6 21. Rd3 f5 22. Kf1 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucester League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1973.10.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Little, BJ"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C34"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1973.10.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Be6 5. Bxe6 fxe6 6. d4 g5 7. h4 g4 8. Ng5
f3 9. gxf3 Qf6 10. fxg4 h6 11. Rf1 Qe7 12. Rf7 hxg5 13. Rxe7+ Bxe7 14. h5 Nc6
15. Nc3 O-O-O 16. Be3 Bf6 17. Kf2 Nh6 18. Kg3 Rd7 19. Qd2 d5 20. exd5 exd5 21.
Bxg5 Nxg4 22. Kxg4 Rg8 23. h6 Rxg5+ 24. Qxg5 Bxg5 25. Kxg5 Nxd4 26. Kg6 Rd6+
27. Kh5 Nf5 28. h7 Ng7+ 29. Kg5 Ne6+ 30. Kg4 Rd8 31. Rg1 Rh8 32. Kf5 Kd7 33.
Nxd5 Nf8 34. Nf6+ Ke7 35. Rg7+ Kd6 36. Rg8 Rxh7 37. Nxh7 Nxh7 38. Kg6 {Source:
Aitken Book 36} 1-0

[Event "Barnstaple Open"]
[Site "Barnstaple"]
[Date "1973.10.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Shaw, Robin AE"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1973.10.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Be3 Qa5 7. dxc5 Nxc5 8. Bd4
Nf6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Ncxd7 11. O-O O-O 12. e5 Ne8 13. exd6 Nxd6 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Nf6 16. Kh1 Rfe8 17. Qe5 Nc4 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barnstaple Open"]
[Site "Barnstaple"]
[Date "1973.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "O'Dell, James E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1973.10.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 a5 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qa4 O-O 13. Rac1 f6 14. Bc5 Bxc5
15. Rxc5 Qd6 16. Rfc1 Nd8 17. Nh4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne6 19. Rxa5 Rxa5 20. Qxa5 f5
21. Qb5 g5 22. Nf3 c5 23. Qc4 Kg7 24. b4 g4 25. Nh4 Qc6+ 26. f3 cxb4 27. Qxc6
bxc6 28. axb4 Nd4 29. Rc5 Kf6 30. e3 Ne6 31. Rxc6 Ra8 32. Rc2 Ra3 33. fxg4 fxg4
34. Rf2+ Ke7 35. Nf5+ Kd7 36. Nh6 Rxd3 37. Nxg4 Kd6 38. h4 Rb3 39. Rd2+ Ke7 40.
Nxe5 Rxe3 41. Nc6+ Kf6 42. Rd6 Kf5 {First time control} 43. Nd4+ Nxd4 44. Rxd4
Rb3 45. Kh3 h5 46. Rd5+ Kg6 47. Rb5 Rb2 48. Rb8 Kg7 49. Rb5 Kg6 50. Rg5+ Kh6
51. b5 Ra2 52. Rg8 {Sealed move.} Rb2 53. Rg5 Ra2 54. g4 Ra3+ 55. Kg2 hxg4 56.
Rxg4 Rb3 57. Rg5 Rb4 58. Kg3 Rb3+ 59. Kf4 Rb4+ 60. Ke3 Rxh4 61. Rd5 Rb4 62. Kd3
Kg7 63. Kc3 Rb1 64. Kc4 Rc1+ 65. Kb4 Kf7 66. Re5 Kf6 {Second time control} 67.
Re2 Kf7 68. Ka5 Ra1+ 69. Kb6 Rb1 70. Kc6 Rc1+ 71. Kb7 Rb1 72. b6 Kf6 73. Kc7 {
Source: Aitken Book 36} 1-0

[Event "Barnstaple Open"]
[Site "Barnstaple"]
[Date "1973.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hamilton, SC"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1973.10.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nc3 Bd7 9. Nb3 O-O 10. f4 a6 11. Na4 b5 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. c3 Rfd8
15. Qf3 e5 16. f5 d5 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. g4 Na5 19. g5 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4
Nc4 22. Bc1 Rb6 23. Rd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Qa7 25. Kh1 Rd6 26. Qg2 Ne3 27. Bxe3 Qxe3
28. f6 Bf8 29. fxg7 Be7 30. h4 Rd3 31. Nc1 Qh3+ 32. Qxh3 Rxh3+ 33. Kg2 Rxh4 34.
Rf5 Rg4+ 35. Kf3 Rxg5 36. Rxg5 Bxg5 37. Nd3 f6 38. Nc5 Kxg7 39. Nxa6 Bc1 40.
Nc7 Bxb2 41. Nxb5 Kf7 42. a4 Ke7 {First time control} 43. a5 Kd7 44. a6 Kc6 45.
Nd6 $1 {Aitken} Kb6 46. Nc4+ Kxa6 47. Nxb2 f5 $2 {Aitken} 48. Nc4 e4+ 49. Kf4
Kb5 50. Ne3 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1-0

[Event "Barnstaple Open"]
[Site "Barnstaple"]
[Date "1973.10.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Small, Simon W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1973.10.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d3 Be7 7. Bg2 Be6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Nb6 10. Rc1 f6 11. Ne4 Qd7 12. Re1 Rad8 13. a3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4
15. Qc2 c6 16. b4 Bd5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Bxd5+ Qxd5 19. bxc5 Nd7 20. Bf4 Ne5 21.
Rb1 Rf7 22. Rb4 Re8 23. Reb1 Ree7 24. Ra4 a6 25. Rbb4 Rd7 26. Bc1 Rfe7 27. Bb2
Nf3+ $1 {Aitken} 28. exf3 Qxf3 29. Qc1 Re2 30. Qf1 Rde7 31. Bc3 dxc3 32. Re4
R7xe4 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. dxe4 Qxe4 35. Qd1 {Possible mutual time trouble here..
The first time control was on move 42. Aitken puts a '?' after his next move
and White's resignation. G.C.} h6 $2 {Source: Aitken Book 36. Aitken: "White
resigned. 35...c2 was best. Now White can play 36.Qb3+ and Qxc3."} 0-1

[Event "Barnstaple Open"]
[Site "Barnstaple"]
[Date "1973.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lee, Robert A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1973.10.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. d3
Bd6 9. O-O Nf6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rac1 Be7 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. e4 d4 15.
Ne2 Qd7 16. Bd2 Rfd8 17. h3 a5 18. a3 a4 19. Qa2 Na5 20. Bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rc4 e5
22. Rfc1 Qe6 23. Qb1 Ne8 24. f4 f6 25. Qc2 Qd7 26. Kh2 Raa8 27. Bf3 Bd6 28. Bg4
f5 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Bf3 Nf6 31. fxe5 Bxe5 32. Qd2 Rac8 33. Qc2 Rxc4 34. Qxc4+
Kh7 35. Kg2 Nd5 36. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 37. Qxd5 Rxd5 38. Nf4 Rb5 39. Rc2 Rb3 40. Rd2 b6
{Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "Frome"]
[Date "1973.10.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Mann, Richard H K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1973.10.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. c3 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. Re1 f6 13. Nf3 Nf4 14. Re3 Bb7
15. d4 O-O-O 16. Nbd2 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. Nb3 c4 19. Nbd2 Bb4 20. Ne4 Rhe8 21.
a3 Bxe4 22. axb4 Nd5 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Rxa6 Nc7 25. Ra1 Rdxd4 26. Be3 Rd3 27.
h3 Re6 28. Bc5 Ra6 29. Re1 Ne6 30. Be3 Kd7 31. Kh2 Ra2 32. Re2 c3 33. Bc1 Nd4
34. Nxd4 Rxd4 35. Rc2 cxb2 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.11.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Poolake, Maximilian Ernst"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1973.11.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "NN"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nd2 Bc5 5. c4 c6 6. Qc2 Ng4 7. Nh3 Bxf2+ 8.
Nxf2 Ne3 9. Qa4 Nxg2+ 10. Kf1 Ne3+ 11. Ke1 O-O 12. Nf3 Nf5 13. Kf1 Qe7 14. e3
e4 15. dxe4 dxe4 16. Ne1 Nd7 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. Ng2 c5 19. b3 Bd7 20. Bb2 Bc6 21.
Rd1 Rad8 22. Ke2 Rd3 23. g4 Nd6 24. Nf4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Qc3 h6 27. h4
Nfe8 28. Nh5 f6 29. Rg1 Qf7 30. Ng3 b5 31. Rd1 b4 32. Qc2 Qe7 33. Rd2 Bd7 34.
Kd1 Be6 35. Kc1 f5 36. Qd1 f4 37. Nf1 Qxh4 38. exf4 Nf7 39. f5 Rxd2 40. Qxd2
Bc8 {First time control} 41. Qe2 {Adjudicated as a draw. Source: Aitken Book 36
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1973.11.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Alexander, C Hugh O'D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1973.11.22"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a4 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Na5 15.
Bc2 Re8 16. b4 Nc4 17. Qc1 c5 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. d5 Qd6 20. Bd3 Na5 21. Bxb5 Rc8
22. c4 Nh5 23. Bg3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Nb3 25. Qa3 Na5 26. Qc3 Bc7 27. Nbd2 Bb7 28.
Nh4 Rd8 29. Nf5 Qb6 30. Ra1 Ra8 {First time control} 31. Qf3 Kf8 32. Qg4 Qf6
33. Qh4 Qxh4 34. gxh4 h5 35. d6 Bd8 36. d7 Nc6 37. Rxa8 Bxa8 38. Nb3 g6 39. Ne3
Ke7 40. Nxc5 Kd6 {Second time control, game adjourned and resumed on the 6/12/
73.} 41. Nd3 Bxh4 42. c5+ Ke6 43. Bc4+ Kxd7 44. Bxf7 Ne7 45. Nxe5+ Kc7 46. Nd5+
{'My first win against Alexander!' writes a gleeful Aitken. Source: Aitken
Book 36} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1973.11.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1973.11.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 g6 11. Re1 Bg7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nf1 Bb7 14. d5 Bc8 15. Ng3
Kh8 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Bc1 Ng8 18. a4 Bd7 19. b3 Nb6 20. a5 Nc8 21. Bb2 Qd8 22.
Kh2 h5 23. Bc1 Bh6 24. Bxh6 Nxh6 25. Qd2 Kg7 26. Nf1 f5 27. exf5 gxf5 28. Qg5+
Qxg5 29. Nxg5 Kg6 30. Nf3 e4 {First time control} 31. Nh4+ Kf6 32. Ng3 $2 {
Aitken} Kg5 33. Nxe4+ fxe4 34. Rxe4 Bf5 35. Nxf5 Nxf5 36. Rae1 Ra7 37. g3 Re7
38. Re6 Rxe6 39. Rxe6 Nxg3 40. Rg6+ Kf4 {Second time control} 41. fxg3+ Ke3 42.
Bd1 Rf5 43. c4 Kd2 44. Bxh5 Rxh5 45. g4 Re5 46. h4 bxc4 47. bxc4 Kc3 48. h5 {
Game adjourned here, no date when it was resumed is given.} Kxc4 49. h6 Re7 $1
{Aitken} 50. Rg8 Rh7 $1 {Aitken} 51. g5 Ne7 52. Ra8 Nf5 53. Rxa6 Kxd5 54. Rb6
Nxh6 55. gxh6 Rxh6+ 56. Kg2 Rh7 57. Rb1 Ra7 58. Ra1 Kc6 59. Kf3 Kb5 60. Ke4
Rxa5 61. Rb1+ Kc6 62. Rh1 Ra4+ 63. Kd3 d5 64. Rh6+ Kb5 65. Rh8 Ra3+ 66. Kc2 Kc4
67. Rh4+ d4 68. Rg4 Ra2+ 69. Kd1 Kc3 70. Rg5 c4 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "Civil Service v NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.12.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coolidge, GW"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1973.12.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Civil Service"]
[BlackTeam "NN"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. b4 e6 14. b5 Na5 15. Nd2
Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Ne7 17. Nc1 Nf5 18. Ncb3 Nc4 19. Qe2 Na3 20. Nb1 Nc4 21. N1d2
Ncxe3 22. fxe3 e5 23. Nf3 e4 24. Ne1 Bh6 25. Nc2 Qg5 26. Rae1 Nh4 27. Kh1 f5
28. g3 Nf3 29. Rxf3 exf3 30. Qxf3 Rad8 31. Nb4 Qg4 32. Qxg4 fxg4 33. Na5 Rf7
34. c6 bxc6 35. Naxc6 Rdf8 36. Nxd5 Rf1+ {First time control} 37. Rxf1 Rxf1+
38. Kg2 Ra1 39. Nf6+ Kf7 40. Nxg4 Rxa2+ 41. Kf3 Bg7 42. h4 Ke6 43. Ke4 a5 44.
bxa6 Rxa6 45. Nb4 Ra4 46. Nd3 Kd6 47. Nge5 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Evening Standard Islington op"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1973.12.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stainton, John G R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1973.12.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. b3 exd5 6. cxd5 Bb7 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bd3
Nd6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nxb5 Nxb5 12. Bxb5 Bf6 13. Rb1 d6 14. Bf4 Qb6
15. Bc4 Nd7 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Qf5 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bc8 19. Qd3 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5
21. f4 Bf5 22. Qg3 Re4 23. Rbe1 Rae8 24. Rxe4 Bxe4 25. f5 f6 26. Re1 Re5 27.
Qh4 Bxf5 28. Rxe5 fxe5 29. Qg5 Bg6 30. h4 Bf7 31. h5 Qb8 32. Bd3 Qe8 33. h6 Bg6
34. Bf5 gxh6 35. Qg4 Kh8 36. Be6 Qf8 37. Qe2 h5 38. Qa6 Qb8 39. Qa4 Kg7 40.
Qd7+ Kh6 41. Qe7 Qb4 42. Qxd6 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qh4+ 44. Kg1 Qe1+ {Source: Aitken
Book 36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Evening Standard Islington op"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1973.12.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Morris, Alan Neville"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1973.12.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qxd5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. f3 b6 14. Bc4
Qd8 15. Rad1 Bd7 16. Rd6 Qc8 17. Rfd1 e4 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qc4+ Kg6 20. fxe4 (
{Aitken adds that here} 20. Rxd7 Nxd7 21. Rd6+ {was better}) 20... Ne5 21. Qf1
Bb5 22. Qf4 Qg4 23. Qxg4+ Nexg4 24. Nd4 Ne3 25. Re1 Nc4 26. Ne6 Nxd6 27. Nf4+
Kf7 28. Bxd6 Rxe4 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "Evening Standard Islington op"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1973.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Habibi, H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1973.12.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 Na5 8. Qe2
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. d3 Be7 11. b4 O-O 12. c3 Nd7 13. Nbd2 f5 14. Nb3 fxe4 15.
dxe4 Nf6 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. Na5 Bc8 18. Rd1 h6 19. Nf3 Qe8 20. Nh4 Nh7 21. Nf3 Bd7
22. Rd3 Qh5 23. b3 Ng5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Ra2 Bf6 26. Nh2 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Rab8 28.
f3 Be6 29. Nf1 Rb6 30. Ne3 Rfb8 31. Red2 g4 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. exd5 gxh3 34. gxh3
Kf7 35. Re2 Rh8 36. Kh2 Rbb8 37. Nc6 Rbg8 38. Ra2 Rc8 39. c4 bxc4 40. bxc4 Rh4
41. b5 Rch8 42. f4 axb5 43. fxe5 Bxe5+ 44. Nxe5+ dxe5 45. cxb5 Ke7 46. Ra7 Kd6
47. Rc3 Kxd5 48. Raxc7 Rb4 {First time control} 49. R3c5+ Kd4 50. Rc2 Rxb5 51.
Rd7+ Ke3 52. Rxg7 e4 53. Rg3+ Kd4 54. Rd2+ Kc4 55. Rc2+ Kd4 56. Rd2+ Kc4 {
Source: Aitken Book 36. Aitken adds a note which read like: 'both sides had
refused a draw at previous stages.'} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Evening Standard Islington op"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1973.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gilson, GD"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1973.12.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6
Bxb5 9. exf7+ Kf8 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Qe2 h6 14. Be3
Qc8 15. O-O Kxf7 16. Rae1 Nc6 17. Qc4+ e6 18. Nh4 d5 19. Qd3 Ne7 20. Nf3 Ng4
21. Bd4 Nf5 22. Ne5+ Bxe5 23. fxe5 h5 24. h3 Ngh6 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. e6+ Ke7 27.
Qa3+ Nd6 28. Bf6+ {Source: Aitken Book 36} 1-0

[Event "Evening Standard Islington op"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1973.12.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Graham, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1973.12.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. d5 O-O 12. Bd3 c4 13. Bf1 Nb7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
Nc5 16. Nfd2 Nxd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Na3 Be6 19. Nc2 Rad8 20. Qh5 Ng6 21. g3 Qd7
22. Ne3 Kh7 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Ne7 25. Bh3 f6 26. Rad1 Nd3 27. Re2 Qe8 28.
Qxe8 Rfxe8 29. Nf3 d5 30. Red2 Nc6 31. Bf1 e4 32. Bxd3 cxd3 33. Ne1 Ne5 34. Rb1
h5 35. f4 Nc4 36. Rg2 d4 37. cxd4 Rxd4 38. Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 36} 0-1

[Event "Evening Standard Islington op"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1973.12.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Myall, Ivan J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1973.12.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Be2 Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Qe1 Qc7 13. Qf2 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
exd5 Nd8 16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Bd4 a5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 e5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Bxb7
Nxb7 22. Qe3 Nc5 23. Rfe1 Rae8 24. Nf3 Kg8 25. Rad1 Qc7 26. Qd4 d5 27. Ne5 Ne4
28. g3 Qxc2 29. Ng4 h5 30. Ne5 Nf6 31. Rd3 Ng4 32. Nxg4 hxg4 33. Rd2 Qc4 34.
Qxc4 dxc4 35. Rc2 Rc8 36. Rxe6 Kg7 37. Re5 b3 38. axb3 cxb3 39. Rd2 Rfd8 40.
Rxd8 Rxd8 41. Re2 a4 42. Kf1 Rd1+ 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Ke3 Rd7 45. Rd2 Rc7 46. Kd3
Kf5 47. Re2 Rc5 48. Re5+ Rxe5 {First time control} 49. fxe5 Kxe5 50. Kc3 Ke4
51. Kb4 Kf3 52. Kxa4 Kg2 53. Kxb3 Kxh2 54. Kc4 Kxg3 55. b4 Kf3 56. b5 g3 57. b6
g2 58. b7 g1=Q 59. b8=Q {Adjudicated a draw by O'Kelly. Source: Aitken Book 36}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1973.12.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1973.12.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 36"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stroud"]
[BlackTeam "Rooks"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 e6 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 O-O 13. Bd2 f5 14. Rac1
Nc5 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Qb5 Ne4 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rc7 Bc5 20. a3 Rfd8
21. Bc1 Rd3 22. Kf2 Rad8 23. b4 Bf8 24. Rxb7 Rc8 25. Rxb6 Rc2+ 26. Kg3 Rdc3 27.
Rxe6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rxc1 29. Ra6 Kf7 30. Ra8 Rc3 31. Kf2 Be7 32. Ra7 Ke6 33.
Ra6+ Kd7 34. Ra7+ Ke6 35. Ra6+ Kd7 36. Ra7+ Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book 36}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hampshire"]
[Site "Frome"]
[Date "1974.01.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lee, Peter J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1974.01.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N5c3 Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b6 11. f4 Qc7 12. Bf3 Bd7 13. Nd2 Rab8 14. Qe2 Rfe8
15. g4 Kh8 16. Nb3 Rec8 17. g5 Ng8 18. Rac1 Bf8 19. Nd5 exd5 20. cxd5 Qb7 21.
dxc6 Bxc6 22. Qg2 Re8 23. e5 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 dxe5 25. Qxb7 Rxb7 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27.
Rc8 Rxe3 28. Rxf8 Ree7 29. Rd1 Rbd7 30. Rc1 Rc7 31. Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 37
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "League Match"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1974.01.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1974.01.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bf5 11. Qd2 d5 12. c5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bh6 Bd3 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfd1 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. b3 Qf5 20. bxc4 Be4 21.
Nd4 Qf6 22. Qe3 Bc6 23. Re1 e6 24. Rab1 Rfd8 25. Nb5 Rd7 26. Nd6 Rad8 27. Rbd1
h6 28. Rd2 Qg5 29. f4 Qf6 30. Red1 Kh7 31. Ne4 Qe7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Bxd7
34. Qd4 e5 35. Qxd7 Qxd7 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Nxd7 exf4 38. Kf2 f6 39. Kf3 {
Source: Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1974.01.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Davis, MI"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1974.01.24"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Bxf3
8. Qxd8+ Rxd8 9. gxf3 Nf6 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rad1 Rfe8 13. Rd3 Nd7 14.
f4 f6 15. Rfd1 g5 16. e5 fxe5 17. Ne4 exf4 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Rxd6 fxe3 20. fxe3
Re7 21. e4 Kf7 22. e5 Rxe5 23. Rxd7+ Rxd7 24. Rxd7+ Re7 25. Rd4 Ke6 26. Kf2 h5
27. Rd8 Rd7 28. Re8+ Kf7 29. Re2 Kf6 30. Kg2 g4 {First time control} 31. Kg3
Kg5 32. Re5+ Kg6 33. Re6+ Kf5 34. Re2 Rd5 35. Kh4 Kf4 36. Re7 Rd2 37. Rf7+ Ke3
38. Kxh5 Rxh2+ 39. Kxg4 b6 40. Rb7 b5 {Second time control. White sealed 41.
Ra7 but resigned before resumption. Source: Aitken Book 37} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.02.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Northage, Robert H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1974.02.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. f3 exf3 6. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Nf6
8. Bc4 a6 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. Qg3 Qd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe3 c6 13. d6 e6 14. g4 Bg6 15.
O-O-O b5 16. Be2 O-O-O 17. Na4 Qb7 18. Nb6+ Kb8 19. d7+ Ka7 20. Bc7 Be7 21.
Nc8+ {Aitken gives this a ? At the end of the game he suggests 21.Bf3 was far
better.} Ka8 22. Bxd8 Bxd8 23. Bf3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rh2 Qxd7 26. Nb6+ Bxb6
27. Qxb6 Qa7 28. Qd6 Rc8 29. Rhd2 Qb7 30. h4 Qc6 31. Qxc6+ Rxc6 32. h5 Be4 33.
Rf1 f5 34. gxf5 Bxf5 35. Rg1 Rc7 36. b4 Kb7 37. Kb2 Kc6 38. Rg3 Kd6 39. Rdg2 g6
40. hxg6 hxg6 41. c3 Rc4 42. a3 a5 {First time control} 43. Rd2 {Adjudicated a
Black win. Source: Aitken Book 37} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1974.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Patterson, Nicholas J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1974.03.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6
Bxb5 9. exf7+ Kd7 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxg4+ Qf5 14.
Qxf5+ gxf5 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. O-O-O Rhf8 17. Rhe1 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Rxf7 19. Rd5 Rg8
20. g3 Rg6 21. b4 h5 22. b5 Nd8 23. Rd3 Re6 24. Red1 Re4 25. Bd4 Ne6 26. Bxa7
Ra4 27. Bf2 Rxa2 28. Kb1 Ra4 29. Rb3 Rf8 30. Rd5 h4 {First time control} 31.
Kb2 {Game adjourned, resumed on the 15/3/1974} h3 32. Ra3 Rxa3 33. Kxa3 Nc7 34.
Rd2 Nxb5+ 35. Kb4 Nc7 36. c4 Ra8 37. Bd4 Ne6 38. Be3 Ra1 39. c5 Kc6 40. cxd6
Rb1+ {Second time control} 41. Kc3 exd6 42. g4 fxg4 43. f5 Nd8 44. Bf4 Nf7 45.
Rc2 Rb5 46. Be3 Rxf5 47. Kd3+ Kd7 48. Bb6 Ke6 49. Rc7 Rf1 50. Rc2 Ne5+ {
Third time control. Source: Aitken Book 37} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1974.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1974.03.21"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 Bd7 12. Nc4 c5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Bd2 Qc7 15.
c3 bxc3 16. Bxc3 Bc6 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. a5 Kh8 19. Qd2 Qd8 20. h4 Bxh4 21. Nxh4
Qxh4 22. Re3 Qh6 23. Qd1 f5 24. Rh3 Qg6 25. Rg3 Qe8 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Qg4 Qf8
28. Be6 Rf4 29. Qe2 Qe7 30. Bd2 Rff8 {First time control} 31. Ba2 Rf5 {Game
adjourned, resumed on the 28/3/1974.} 32. Qg4 Rff8 33. Rh3 Nf6 34. Qg5 Bd5 ({
Aitken mentions the move 35.Rxh7+ the rest of what he has written is very
unclear but it appears to be he was threatening to play it forcing a draw. An
example is} 34... Rab8 35. Rxh7+ Kxh7 36. Qh4+ Kg6 37. Qg5+ Kh7 38. Qh4+) 35.
Bxd5 {Which stops the Rxh7+ idea.} Nxd5 36. Qh5 Nf6 37. Qh4 Rab8 38. b4 cxb4
39. Bxb4 Rfc8 40. Rxc8+ Rxc8 {Second time control} 41. Bd2 Rc5 42. g4 Qf7 43.
g5 Qg6 44. Kh2 Nd5 45. Rf3 Kg8 46. Qg4 h6 47. Qe4 Qxe4 48. dxe4 Nf4 49. gxh6
gxh6 50. Bxf4 exf4 51. Rxf4 Kg7 52. Rf3 Rxa5 53. Rd3 {Source: Aitken Book 37}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "Ilminster"]
[Date "1974.03.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1974.03.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Be2 Bd7 6. Nf3 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 Nd7 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Qb3 Be7 14. Qb5 Qxb5
15. Nxb5 O-O 16. Rad1 h6 17. Rfe1 a6 18. Nc3 Bb4 19. Bd2 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Rfc8 21.
Rc1 a5 22. a4 Rc7 23. Bd2 Rac8 24. Kf1 b6 25. Rc3 Ne7 26. Rec1 Rxc3 27. Rxc3
Rxc3 28. Bxc3 f6 29. exf6 gxf6 30. b4 axb4 31. Bxb4 Nc6 32. Bd2 h5 33. Ke2 Kf7
34. h3 e5 35. dxe5 fxe5 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Nc5 38. a5 bxa5 39. Bxa5 Nxa5 40.
Nxe5+ Ke6 41. f4 d4 42. g5 Kf5 {First time control} 43. g6 Kf6 {Source: Aitken
Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch29"]
[Site "Torbay"]
[Date "1974.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hollis, Adrian Swayne"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1974.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Qb6 11. b3 Be7 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 O-O 14. Rac1
Nd5 15. e4 Nb4 16. Nc2 c5 17. Nxb4 cxb4 18. Qc7 Bb5 19. Rfd1 Qxc7 20. Rxc7 Rad8
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bf1 a6 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Rb7 g6 25. Rxb5 Rd4 26. e5 Kg7 27.
Kg2 Rd2 28. Rxb4 Rxa2 29. Kf3 Ra5 30. Re4 Ra3 31. Re3 Ra1 32. Re2 Rb1 33. Re3
Rb2 34. Rd3 g5 {First time control} 35. h3 h5 {Game adjourned, resumed the
next day on the 12/4/1974.} 36. Ke3 Kg6 37. f4 gxf4+ 38. Kxf4 Rf2+ 39. Ke4 Rh2
40. h4 Rf2 41. Kd4 Rb2 42. Re3 Kf5 43. Kc5 f6 44. exf6 Kxf6 45. b4 e5 46. b5
Kf5 47. b6 e4 48. Ra3 Ke5 49. Kc6 Kd4 50. Ra5 e3 51. Rd5+ Ke4 {Second time
control} 52. Rxh5 {Game adjourned for a second time no date given when it was
resumed.} e2 53. Rh7 Rc2+ 54. Kd7 Rd2+ 55. Kc8 Rc2+ 56. Kd7 Rd2+ 57. Kc8 {
Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch29"]
[Site "Torbay"]
[Date "1974.04.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Anderson, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1974.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15.
Ne3 Nc6 16. a3 Rfe8 17. d5 Na5 18. Bd2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Kh2 Rb8 21. Bc3 g6
22. Nd2 Nh5 23. Qe2 Rbc8 24. g3 Ng7 25. Rac1 f5 26. b3 cxb3 27. Bxb3 Qb6 28.
Bxe5 dxe5 29. d6+ Kh8 30. dxe7 Rxe7 31. Bd5 f4 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. Rb1 fxg3+ 34.
fxg3 Qc7 {First time control} 35. Rf1 Ne6 36. Qf2 Re8 37. Nc4 Rf8 38. Qxf8+
Nxf8 39. Rxf8+ Kg7 40. Rf7+ Qxf7 41. Bxf7 Kxf7 42. Nd6+ {Source: Aitken Book 37
} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch29"]
[Site "Torbay"]
[Date "1974.04.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Boyce, James R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1974.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
e5 Ng4 9. Bf4 f6 10. h3 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 fxe5 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Qxe5 Qe7 14. Qxe7+
Kxe7 15. O-O Kf6 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. Nd4 Rab8 18. c3 Bc5 19. Nb3 Bd6 20. Rfe1 Rhe8
21. Kf1 c5 22. c4 Be6 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nd2 Bf4 26. Nc4 Rd8 27.
g3 Bxc4 28. Bxc4 Be5 29. Re1 g5 {Aitken adds a note mentioning Gligoric and 9..
.f3. It must be a reference to the Davie-Gligoric game from Dundee 1967 where
9...f3 was played and Black won. Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch29"]
[Site "Torbay"]
[Date "1974.04.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1974.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. O-O e5 8.
Qf3 Be6 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Bc3 Be7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Rad1 b5 13. b3 Qc7 14. Qg3 Bf6
15. Nf3 Rfe8 16. Bd2 Nf8 17. Ng5 Qe7 18. f4 Bxg5 19. fxg5 Qc7 20. Bc3 Nd7 21.
Be2 Rad8 22. Rf2 Rf8 23. Rdf1 a6 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Rde8 26. Rf3 Re7 27. h4
Rfe8 28. h5 Nf8 29. Qg3 Qd6 30. Qf2 Qe6 31. Rf5 Nd7 32. Bb4 g6 33. hxg6 hxg6
34. Rf3 c5 {First time control} 35. Qh4 cxb4 {Game adjourned, no date given
when it resumed.} 36. Rh3 Qxh3 37. Qxh3 Nc5 {Had a 'feeling' White could have
done better here. Looked at a few lines which seemed good. Eventually put it
through a computer. It shows a win by giving up pawns with check. GC} 38. Qe3 (
38. Kf2 Nxe4+ 39. Ke3 Nxg5 40. Qh6 Rc7 41. Qxg5 Rc3+ 42. Ke4 Rc6 43. Kd5 Rce6
44. Rh1) 38... Ne6 39. Rd1 Nd4 40. Kf2 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch29"]
[Site "Torbay"]
[Date "1974.04.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Burnett, Leon P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1974.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 a6 10. Bb2 Nc4 11. Bc1 Be6 12. d3 Nb6 13. Bb2 f6 14. Rc1 Qe8 15.
Ne4 Qf7 16. Nfd2 Bd5 17. Nc5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Nd8 20. Rc1 Ne6 21.
Ne4 Rad8 22. Qc2 c6 23. e3 Rd5 24. Nc3 Rd7 25. Rfd1 Rfd8 26. Ne2 Qh5 27. Rd2 e4
28. Bd4 exd3 29. Rxd3 Nxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Nxd4 Qd5+ {Source: Aitken Book 37}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch29"]
[Site "Torbay"]
[Date "1974.04.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Binks, Michael E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1974.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 b5 $2 {Aitken} 13. Nd5 (13.
Nxb5 Bc4) 13... Nd7 14. c3 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Na5 $1 {Aitken} Ndb8 17. Qe2 (
17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. Bxa8 {looks OK. It appears Aitken preferred activity to the
exchange and a pawn. He does not mention it or tag it with a ?}) 17... Qd7 18.
Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Qxb5 Rac8 20. Qe2 Bf7 21. Bf2 e5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Ne3 e4 24. Bh5
f4 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Bg3 f3 27. gxf3 Rd3 28. Rad1 Qg6 29. Kh2 Rcd8 30. Rxd3
exd3 31. Qd2 Kh8 32. f4 Rg8 33. Rg1 h5 34. Rg2 Qe4 35. Qd1 Qh7 36. Bh4 Re8 37.
Qf3 Ne7 38. Rg5 Bh6 39. Re5 Qg6 40. Bxe7 Rg8 41. Bg5 d2 42. Rd5 h4 43. Rxd2
Bxg5 {Aitken has this marked as the first time control} 44. fxg5 Qxg5 45. Rg2
Qe5+ 46. Kh1 Re8 47. Qg4 {Good fun game to skip through. Black kept setting
one and two move traps, Aitken dodged them matching trick for trick. GC.
Source: Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch29"]
[Site "Torbay"]
[Date "1974.04.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1974.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 h6 8. Nh2
e5 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Bg6 11. Ng4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4 Qd7 13. Nc4 Qxg4 14. hxg4 f6
15. Rd1 O-O 16. Be3 Bf7 17. Nd6 Be6 18. Nxb7 Bxg4 19. f3 Bc8 20. Nd6 Be6 21.
Bf1 Nd7 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Nb6 24. Na5 Rac8 25. a3 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.
Rd1 Be7 28. Kf1 Kf7 29. Rd3 Ke8 30. Ke2 c5 31. c4 Rc7 32. b3 Nc8 33. Kd2 Rd7
34. Nc6 Rxd3+ 35. Kxd3 Bd6 36. b4 cxb4 37. Nxb4 a5 38. Nc2 Kd7 39. c5 Be7 40.
Kc4 Kc6 41. Na1 h5 42. a4 g5 43. Nb3 Bd8 {Marked as the first time control} 44.
Bf2 Ne7 45. Be1 Ng6 46. Nxa5+ Bxa5 47. Bxa5 h4 48. gxh4 gxh4 49. Be1 h3 50. Bg3
Nh4 51. f4 Nf3 52. Kb4 h2 53. Bxh2 Nxh2 54. fxe5 fxe5 55. a5 Nf3 56. a6 Nd2 57.
a7 Kb7 58. c6+ Kxa7 59. Kc5 Nxe4+ 60. Kd5 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cambridgeshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.04.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stean, Michael Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1974.04.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridgeshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
Qc2 Bg4 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Qe4 O-O 11. Qxg4 Bf6 12. d4 Qd5 13. c4 Qd6 14. O-O Nd8
15. c5 Qe6 16. Qxe6 Nxe6 17. Rb1 Rfd8 18. Be2 b6 19. Bf3 Rab8 20. cxb6 Rxb6 21.
Bd2 Ra6 22. Rfc1 Rxa2 23. Be1 g6 24. Rb5 Be7 25. Bd5 Ra6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxc7
Rxd4 28. Rbb7 Rd1 29. Kf1 Bd8 30. Rc8 Kg7 31. Ke2 Red6 32. Bc3+ Bf6 33. Bb4 Rd8
34. Rcc7 a5 35. Bxa5 Ra1 36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Bxd8 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier, Jersey"]
[Date "1974.05.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Minihane, Nigel Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1974.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nc6 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Nxd8 6. Nxe5 f6 7. Nd3 Nc6
8. Nc3 f5 9. Bf4 fxe4 10. Nxe4 Nd4 11. O-O-O Bf5 12. Ng3 O-O-O 13. c3 Bxd3 14.
Bxd3 Ne6 15. Bf5 Re8 16. Rhe1 g5 17. Rxe6 b6 18. Rxb6+ Re6 19. Bxe6# {Source:
Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier, Jersey"]
[Date "1974.05.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Norton, RA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1974.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. d3 Na5 8. c4
bxc4 9. Bxc4 Nxc4 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qxc4 Be6 12. Qc2 Be7 13. h3 Nd7 14. Nbd2 c5
15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. dxc4 O-O 17. Be3 Qb6 18. b4 Qc6 19. Rfb1 Rfb8 20. bxc5 Nxc5
21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qa4 Rc8 23. Rb7 Rc7 24. Rab1 Bf8 25. Nd2 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6
27. R1b4 Rac8 28. R4b6 g6 29. Rb8 Rxb8 30. Rxb8 Rc5 31. Kf1 Ra5 32. Rb2 Bh6 {
Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier, Jersey"]
[Date "1974.05.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dolman, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1974.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nd7 6. c4 N5b6 7. e6 Bxe6 8. b3
Nf6 9. O-O g6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. a4 a5 13. Bf3 c6 14. Ra2 O-O 15. Re1
h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc7 18. Ng3 e6 19. h4 f5 20. Ne2 e5 21. c5 dxc5 22.
dxe5 Rfe8 23. Nf4 Bxe5 24. Nxg6 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Kh7 26. Ne7 Bd6 27. Qd2 Rxe7 28.
Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Rxe7 Bxe7 30. Qg6+ {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier, Jersey"]
[Date "1974.05.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1974.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. c4 Qb6 10. Qc2 Rfd8 11. Rac1 Ne8 12. Bc3 Bf6 13. b4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Ndf6
15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Rfc1 Nd6 17. a4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Nd5 19. Qb3 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Nb6 21.
Rcc1 e5 22. a5 Nd7 23. Ng5 Nf8 24. a6 Qe7 25. axb7 Rab8 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4
Ne6 28. Qb2 Rxb7 29. Rxc6 Rb5 30. Qa2 Rxb4 31. Rxb4 Qxb4 {Here Aitken adds a
note saying he thought during the game that 32.Rxe6 and 33.Qxe6+ won but says
it is possibly only a draw.} 32. Kg2 Qe7 33. Ra6 Rd7 34. Ra5 Nc5 35. Bc6 Rc7
36. Qd5 Ne6 37. Ba4 Nc5 38. Bc6 Ne6 39. Ba4 Nc5 40. Qa8+ Qf8 41. Rxa7 Rxa7 42.
Qxa7 Nxa4 43. Qxa4 Qb8 44. Qc6 g6 45. Kf3 Kg7 46. h4 h5 47. Qd5 Qb2 48. e3 Qa1
49. Kg2 f6 50. Qd7+ Kf8 51. Qh7 Qa8+ 52. e4 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier, Jersey"]
[Date "1974.05.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gamble, Raymond J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1974.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 c5 7. Be3 Qb6 8.
Ne2 Nd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Bf3 Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rb1
Bd7 15. b4 Bd6 16. c4 Qc7 17. Ng3 Bc6 18. c5 Be5 19. b5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 h5 21.
Rfc1 h4 22. Nf1 Ke7 23. h3 Rag8 24. b6 Qc6 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. bxa7 Rd8 27. Rb7+
Rd7 28. Rcb1 Ra8 29. Rxd7+ Kxd7 30. Rb7+ Bc7 31. a4 Kc8 32. Rb4 Rxa7 33. Rxh4
f5 34. Rc4 Kd7 35. g3 e5 36. Ne3 Ke6 37. Kf1 Bd8 38. h4 Ra5 39. h5 Bg5 40. f4
Bh6 41. g4 Bxf4 42. Nxf5 Kd5 43. Rc2 Rxa4 44. h6 Ra8 45. Ne7+ Ke6 46. Nxc6 Bxh6
47. Nb4 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier, Jersey"]
[Date "1974.05.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Watkins, P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1974.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Re1 Bc5 10. c3 Nxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. Nc3 h6 15.
Nge4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxd5 18. Re5 Qc6 19. Qd3 Bb7 20. Qg3 Rae8 21.
Bf4 Rxe5 22. Bxe5 f6 23. Bxc7 Rc8 24. Ba5 Qe6 25. f3 {Source: Aitken Book 37}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier, Jersey"]
[Date "1974.05.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wright->Norman, Dinah"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1974.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Re1 Bc5 11. N2b3 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Nf6 13. Bg5 O-O 14.
Nc5 Bc6 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Re5 Rfb8 18. Rde1 a5 19. a3 Qg6 20. Nd3
Bb5 21. R1e3 Bxd3 22. Rg3 Qh7 23. Rxd3 g6 24. b3 Qg7 {Source: Aitken Book 37.
Scores: 1 A Miles 6Â½/7; 2-3 N Birnboim, AJ Mestel 6; 4-6 R Eales, R Harman,
Daniel Wright 5Â½, etc (80 players)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1974.05.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1974.05.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nbd2 Qd6 14. Qe2 Nh5 15.
Rad1 Nf4 16. Qf1 Nd3 17. Nb1 Nxe1 18. Rxd6 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 cxd6 20. Qh3 Bc8 21.
Qg3 Bd8 22. Bd5 Bxh4 23. Qxh4 Bd7 24. f4 Kh7 25. f5 f6 26. Nd2 Rac8 27. Nf1 Ne7
28. Ne3 a5 29. a3 Rb8 30. f3 b4 {First time control} 31. axb4 axb4 32. c4 Bc6
33. b3 Bxd5 34. exd5 g6 ({Aitken adds at the end of the game that here} 34...
Ra8 35. Qe1 Rfb8 36. Nc2 Nxf5 37. Nxb4 Nd4 38. Kg2 Ra3 {wins}) 35. Qh3 Rg8 36.
Kf2 Rbf8 37. fxg6+ Rxg6 38. Qd7 Rf7 39. Nf5 Nxf5 40. Qxf7+ Ng7 {Source: Aitken
Book 37} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1974.06.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Meade, Philip James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1974.06.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bf4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. Qd5 f6 8.
exf6 Nxf6 9. Qd3 O-O 10. e3 Ne4 11. Be2 d6 12. Nd4 Nc5 13. Qd1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4
Ne6 15. Qd2 Nxf4 16. exf4 Qf7 17. O-O Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxf4 {Source: Aitken Book
37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1974.06.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reed, Nicholas P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1974.06.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Rb8 6. d4 b5 7. d5 Na5 8. cxb5
axb5 9. dxe6 dxe6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. e4 Bd6 12. Nf3 Nc4 13. O-O Nf6 14. Rd1 b4
15. Ne2 Ke7 16. Rxd6 Kxd6 17. e5+ Ke7 18. exf6+ Kxf6 19. b3 Nb6 20. Bg5+ Kf5
21. Rc1 c4 22. Ned4+ Ke4 23. Nc6 Ra8 24. Nh4+ Kd3 25. Nxb4+ {Source: Aitken
Book 37} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch81/1974"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1974.07.06"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Thomson, Alexander Aird"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1974.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Qf3 Qh4 14. Rfe1
Qxh2+ 15. Kf1 Rae8 0-1

[Event "SCO-ch81/1974"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1974.07.08"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sinclair, Ian J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1974.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. e3 g6 4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8.
Nxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. e4 c6 11. Be3 Kc7 12. O-O Be6 13. Rac1 b6 14. f4
Bh6 15. Nd5+ Bxd5 16. cxd5 c5 17. b4 Nxe4 18. Bf3 exf4 19. Bxe4 fxe3 20. bxc5
bxc5 21. d6+ Kxd6 22. Rfd1+ Ke7 23. Rxc5 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Kf1 f5 26. Bd3
Rc7 27. Rb1 Bg7 28. Ke2 Bd4 29. Rb4 Bb6 30. g4 fxg4 31. Rxg4 Kf6 32. h4 Rd7 33.
Rc4 Rd4 34. Rxd4 Bxd4 35. Kf3 h5 36. Ke4 e2 37. Bxe2 Bf2 38. Kf3 Bxh4 39. Bb5
Kg5 40. Kg2 Be1 41. Kh3 Kh6 42. Be8 g5 43. Bd7 g4+ 44. Kg2 Kg5 45. Bc6 h4 46.
Kf1 Ba5 47. Kf2 Bb6+ 48. Kg2 h3+ 49. Kg3 Bc7+ 50. Kf2 Kh4 51. a4 g3+ 52. Kg1 g2
0-1

[Event "SCO-ch81/1974"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1974.07.09"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Bonner, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1974.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h4 g6 8.
Qxe5 Bf6 9. Qf4 Qe7+ 10. Kf1 Bxc3 11. dxc3 Qe4 12. h5 Qxf4 13. Bxf4 Nc6 14.
hxg6 hxg6 15. Ne5 g5 16. Nxc6 gxf4 17. Ne7+ Kg7 18. Rd1 b6 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20.
Rd4 Rh8 21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. Rxf4 Rh1+ 23. Ke2 Rb1 24. Kd2 f5 25. a4 Kg6 26. Bd5
Rf1 27. g3 Kg5 28. b3 Ne8 29. Bc4 Rh1 30. Bd3 Nd6 31. Ke2 Rh8 32. Kf3 Rf8 33.
Rh4 Nf7 34. Kg2 Nd6 35. Rh7 Nf7 36. Bc4 Ne5 37. Bd5 Kg6 38. Rh1 c6 39. Re1 Kf6
40. f4 Ng6 41. Bc4 d5 42. Bd3 Rg8 43. Kf3 Rh8 44. Bf1 Rh1 45. Kg2 Rh7 46. Re8
Rd7 47. Kf3 c5 48. Bb5 Rd6 49. b4 d4 50. bxc5 bxc5 51. cxd4 cxd4 52. Ra8 Re6
53. Rxa7 Re3+ 54. Kf2 Rc3 55. Ra6+ Kf7 56. Bd3 Ne7 57. Rd6 Nc6 58. Bxf5 Ke7 59.
Rd7+ Ke8 60. Rc7 Kd8 61. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch81/1974"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1974.07.10"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Scrimgour, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1974.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Alan Scrimgour fell ill and missed rounds three and four. Aitken has
written 1.e4 in his score book.} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch81/1974"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1974.07.11"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "McNab, IA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "1974.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 Nd7 5. Nbd2 e5 6. e4 Bd6 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Nf1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bc7 12. Ng5 Qe7 13. Qe2 Nc5 14. Be3 Bb6 15.
Nxe6 Nxe6 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. c3 b5 18. a3 Nc5 19. Kh1 Rfd8 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4
Nd3 22. Ng3 Nxf4 23. Qf3 Qe5 24. Rf1 Rd3 25. Qxf4 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Rxg3 27. Rd1
Re3 28. Bf3 Nh5 29. Bxh5 Rxh3+ 30. Kg2 Rxh5 31. Rd7 Rf8 32. Rxb7 Re5 33. Rc7
Rc5 34. Rf5 Rc4 35. Kf3 f6 36. Rh5 Re8 37. Rh4 f5 38. Rf4 Rcxe4 39. Rxf5 Re3+
40. Kg2 R3e6 41. Rf2 Rg6+ 42. Kh1 h6 43. Rd7 Re1+ 44. Kh2 Re5 45. Rd8+ Kh7 46.
Rd3 Rh5+ 47. Rh3 Rd5 48. Re3 Rgg5 49. Rfe2 Rd1 50. Rf2 c5 51. Re6 Rdd5 52. Rfe2
c4 53. R6e3 Rg6 54. Rh3 Rgd6 55. Rhe3 Rd3 56. Re5 R6d5 57. Re6 Rg5 58. R6e4 Rf3
59. Re6 Rf4 60. Kh3 Rf3+ 61. Kh2 Rd3 62. R6e4 Rgd5 63. Re6 Rd2 64. Kh3 Rxe2 65.
Rxe2 Kg6 66. Kh4 Rh5+ 67. Kg4 Rg5+ 68. Kf4 Rf5+ 69. Kg4 Kf6 70. Rd2 h5+ 71. Kh4
Rf4+ 72. Kg3 Kg5 73. Rd5+ Rf5 74. Rd4 h4+ 75. Kg2 Re5 76. a4 Re2+ 77. Kf3 Rxb2
78. axb5 Rxb5 79. Rg4+ Kf6 80. Rxh4 Rc5 81. Ke4 Rc7 82. Kd5 g5 83. Rxc4 Rxc4
84. Kxc4 Ke5 85. Kd3 Kf4 86. Ke2 Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch81/1974"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1974.07.12"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Giulian, Philip M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1974.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N5c3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. a3 Bb7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nd2 Nb8 13. Nb5 Nc6 14. Nc3 Nb8
15. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch81/1974"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1974.07.13"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Clapham, Robert E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1974.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qc2 Bb4 9. Kd2 f5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 N7f6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nc4
Qc7 15. f4 b5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Qf7 18. Bf4 Bb7 19. Rhg1 Nxf4 20. exf4 Qh5
21. h3 Rad8 22. Qb3 Qf7 23. Ke3 Qd7 24. Qb4 Qd5 25. Raf1 a5 26. Qxa5 c5 27. Qb6
cxd4+ 28. cxd4 Rc8 29. Qxb5 Qxb5 30. Bxb5 Rc3+ 31. Kf2 Rfc8 32. a4 Rc2+ 33. Kg3
R8c3+ 34. Kh2 Rb2 35. Rb1 Rd2 36. Bd7 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 24th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1974.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Norman, Kenneth I"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1974.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qd3 b4 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Be3 Qe8 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Rac1 Ra5 20. Qb3 Qe7 21.
Rc7 Qd6 22. Rc4 Qa6 23. Rxb4 Rxa2 24. Rb7 Bc8 25. Rc7 Ra5 26. Rfc1 Ra1 27. Rxa1
Qxa1+ 28. Kg2 Qa6 29. Qc3 e5 30. Qxe5 Qh6 31. Bd5+ Kh8 32. Qe7 Qf6 33. Qxf6
gxf6 34. Rxa7 {Sources: Ken Norman (18 April 2021); Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "Paignton Premier 24th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1974.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Willey, R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1974.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. d6 Nxb3 10. dxc7 Qd5 11. axb3 Qxg2 12. Qf3 Qxf3 13. Nxf3 Bb7 14. Nbd2
Bd6 15. Rg1 O-O 16. Ng5 Bxc7 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Kh8 19. Bd2 Bxe4 20. dxe4
Rfd8 21. O-O-O Bb6 22. Rgf1 Rd4 23. Be3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxe3+ 25. fxe3 h5 26. h4
Kh7 27. Rd5 f6 28. c4 bxc4 29. bxc4 Rc8 30. b3 Rc6 31. Kd2 Kh6 32. Kc3 g5 33.
hxg5+ Kxg5 34. b4 h4 35. Rd8 f5 36. exf5 Kxf5 37. c5 Rh6 38. Rf8+ Ke4 {First
time control} 39. Kd2 h3 40. c6 h2 41. Rf1 Rd6+ 42. Ke2 Rxc6 43. Kd2 Rh6 44.
Rh1 Kf3 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 0-1

[Event "Paignton Premier 24th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1974.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dean, Paul (Dr)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1974.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nd7 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 Ne7 7. Qd2 a6 8. a4 b6
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nf6 11. e5 Ng4 12. h3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nf5 14. Qf2 h5 15. Bd3
Bxf3 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Qxf3 d5 18. Ne2 h4 19. Rfc1 Bf8 20. c4 c5 21. cxd5 Qxd5
22. Qxd5 exd5 23. Kf1 Kd7 24. b3 Rc8 25. a5 b5 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Rd1 Ke6 28.
Rd3 Rhd8 29. Rad1 Ba7 30. R1d2 Rd7 31. Nc3 Rcd8 32. Na2 Rc7 33. Nb4 Rc1+ 34.
Rd1 Be3 35. Rxc1 Bxc1 36. Nc6 Rc8 37. Nd4+ Kd7 38. Ne2 Ke6 {First time control}
39. Nd4+ {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 24th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1974.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hosking, Anthony Lewarne"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1974.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. d4 Bd6 8.
c4 Qe6+ 9. Qe2 c6 10. Qxe6+ Bxe6 11. Ng5 Bf5 12. c5 h6 13. Nh3 Bxh3 14. cxd6
Be6 15. Bxf4 O-O 16. b3 Re8 17. Kd2 Nd7 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 c5 20. Rae1 Kf8
21. Kd3 cxd4 22. Kxd4 Rac8 23. Be5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Rxc4+ 25. Kxc4 Rxe5 26. Rb1 b6
27. Kd4 f6 28. Rc1 Kf7 29. Rc7+ Ke6 30. Rxa7 Kxd6 31. Rxg7 Ra5 32. Rg6 Ke6 33.
Rxh6 Rxa2 34. Rg6 Kf7 35. Rg3 Rc2 36. h4 b5 37. Kd3 Rc4 38. Rh3 Rg4 {First
time control} 39. g3 Kg6 40. Ke3 Ra4 $2 {Aitken} 41. Rh1 Ra3+ 42. Kf4 Ra4+ 43.
Kf3 Ra3+ {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 24th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1974.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pattle, James Ernest"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1974.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O dxe5 7. Nxe5 Bxe2 8.
Qxe2 Nd7 9. c4 N5f6 10. Re1 Bb4 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nd3 Bd6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
c6 15. Re3 Re8 16. Rh3 g6 17. f4 c5 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Ne5 Re7 20. Rd1 Nf6 21. Qc2
Qc7 22. Bf2 Ree8 23. Rhd3 cxd4 24. Bxd4 Bc5 25. Qe2 Bxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Red8 27. Qd3
Rxd4 28. Qxd4 b6 29. b4 Kf8 30. g4 h5 31. Nxg6+ fxg6 32. Qxf6+ Qf7 33. Qh8+ Qg8
34. Qf6+ Qf7 35. Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Qxd8+ Kg7 37. Qd4+ Kh7 38. h3 hxg4 {First time
control} 39. hxg4 Qe7 40. Qd2 Qc7 41. Qe2 Qd6 42. Qb2 Qd1+ 43. Kf2 Qxg4 44. Qd2
{Aitken adds that 34.Qe5! and the win is quite simple.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 24th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1974.09.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1974.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nd2 Nf6 8.
Ndf3 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Bb5 Qb6 13. Qa4 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Re6
15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd3 Qb6 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Rae1 Be6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qb4 Qxb4
21. Nxb4 c5 22. Nd3 Rc8 23. Re5 Rf5 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paignton Premier 24th"]
[Site "Paignton"]
[Date "1974.09.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Perkins, Nicholas Anthony"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1974.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 Be6 9. Be3 Nd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Qa4 O-O 12. a3 a6 13. b4 Qe8 14. Qc2 Rd8
15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. Rac1 f6 17. d4 Qf7 18. Qc3 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 c6 21.
e4 Be6 22. Rcd1 Bc7 23. Rxd8 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs v South Gloucs"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1974.09.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brigden, Michael E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1974.09.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "South Gloucs"]
[BlackTeam "North Gloucs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. Qd5 f6 8.
exf6 Nxf6 9. Qd3 O-O 10. e3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Be2 d6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qd5+
Kh8 15. Rac1 Rae8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qd4 Ng5 19. Bg3 Ne6 20. Qd2 Nc5
21. Qd4 Ne6 22. Qd2 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.10.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Merrett, Peter (Dr)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1974.10.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. Qc2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Ng5 Bg6
15. Bd3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qe7 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Ne4 Rae8 19. Nc5 b6 20. Na6 Qxe3+
21. Kh1 Qg3 22. Rf3 Re1+ 23. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 24. Kh2 Qe6 25. Qf2 Qc4 26. Qf1 Qd5 27.
Qf2 Qc4 28. Qf1 Qxf1 29. Rxf1 Rc8 30. Re1 Kf8 31. a4 Ne7 32. Re4 Nd5 33. Rh4
Kg8 34. c4 Nc3 35. a5 bxa5 36. Rf4 c6 37. Rf3 Ne2 38. Ra3 Nxd4 39. Rxa5 Re8 40.
Nc7 Re2 41. Kg3 Rc2 42. Rxa7 Rxc4 {First time control} 43. Ra8+ Kh7 44. Rf8
Nf5+ 45. Kf3 g5 46. Rxf7 Rf4+ {Source: Aitken Book 37} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.10.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mann, Richard H K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1974.10.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 a6 10. Bb2 Nc4 11. Bc1 Be6 12. d3 Nb6 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Rc1 f6 16. Qc2 Nd4 $2 {Aitken.} 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxc7 a5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8
20. Rb1 axb4 21. axb4 Ra4 22. b5 Bb4 23. Ra1 Ba2 24. Bh3 Kf7 25. Rac1 Bc3 26.
e3 Be6 27. Bxe6+ Kxe6 28. exd4 Bxd4 29. Rc4 Rxc4 30. dxc4 Bb6 31. Rc1 Rc8 32.
Nd2 Rd8 33. Re1+ Kf7 34. Ne4 Rd4 35. c5 Ba5 36. Re2 Bc7 37. f3 h6 38. Rc2 f5
39. Nd2 Ke6 40. b6 Bb8 41. Nb3 Rd3 42. Na5 Rd7 {First time control and
adjudicated as a White win. Source: Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.11.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Osborne, David C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1974.11.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "NN"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. d3 O-O 5. Be3 Bxe3 6. fxe3 c6 7. Bb3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Qe1 Qb6 12. Kh1 Rae8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxb3 16. axb3 h6 17. Rae1 Re6 18. g4 Qb4 19. g5 Qxe4 20. Rxe4
hxg5 21. Nxg5 Rg6 22. Nf3 Rf6 23. Kg2 Rg6+ 24. Kf2 Rc8 25. c3 Rf6 26. Ke3 Rd8
27. Rd1 Re6 28. Rd2 Rde8 29. Ng5 Rg6 30. Nf3 Rge6 {Source: Aitken Book 37}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.11.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bonner, Denys Pepperell"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1974.11.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8.
Rb1 Qc7 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. d4 O-O 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 Re8 14. O-O Nd5
15. Bd2 Bf6 16. e4 Nb6 17. Bf4 Qd8 18. Rbd1 Bd7 19. e5 Be7 20. c4 $2 {Aitken
adds a note saying 20.e6! won.} Qc8 21. a4 Bf5 22. Qb3 Be6 23. Nd2 Nd7 24. Ne4
Nc5 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Rb1 Rb8 27. Qc3 Qc7 28. Rbc1 Rbd8 29. Be3 {Source:
Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1974.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davey, Neil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1974.11.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. O-O
Na5 9. b3 c5 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Rad1 Nc6 14. Na4 Nd4
15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 b5 17. Bxg7 bxa4 18. Bc3 Bb7 19. Ba5 {Source: Aitken
Book 37} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs Ch"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1974.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Taylor, GP"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C59"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1974.11.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 exd3 12. Nxd3 Qc7 13. h3 O-O 14. O-O c5 15.
Bf3 Rb8 16. Nc3 c4 17. Ne1 Rd8 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Qd1 Be6 20. Kh1 Rbd8 21. Bd2 Bf4
22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Qc1 Qe5 24. Nd1 Nd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Ne3 Bb7 27. c3 f5 28.
N1c2 f4 29. Ng4 Qg5 30. f3 h5 {First time control} 31. Nf2 Qg3 32. Nd4 Re5 33.
Qc2 Rde8 34. Nf5 Qg5 35. Nd4 Nc6 36. Rad1 Ne7 {Game adjourned, no date given
when it was resumed.} 37. Rde1 Nd5 38. Rxe5 Rxe5 39. Rg1 Ne3 40. Qd2 Qg3 41. b3
Rg5 42. Ne4 Bxe4 43. fxe4 Ng4 44. Nf3 Nf2+ 45. Qxf2 Qxf2 46. Nxg5 Qxa2 47. Rd1
Kf8 48. b4 Ke7 49. e5 Qe2 50. Ra1 a6 51. Nf3 Qb2 52. Rxa6 Qxc3 53. Ra7+ Kf8 54.
Ra8+ Kf7 55. Ra7+ Kg6 56. Ra6+ Kf5 57. b5 Qb2 58. e6 Kf6 59. b6 c3 60. Nd4 c2
61. Nxc2 Qxc2 62. e7 Kxe7 63. Ra7+ Kf6 64. b7 Qb1+ 65. Kh2 Kg5 66. b8=Q Qxb8
67. Rxg7+ Kf6 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 0-1

[Event "Dart/Totnes Open"]
[Site "Totnes"]
[Date "1974.11.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Tyrrell, AM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1974.11.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Nc6 8. Bg2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 b5 11. g4 Nd7 12. Nd5 Nc5 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Qd2 Na7 15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. b4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Nc8 20. Bg5 f6 21.
Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bxb7 {Source: Aitken Book 37. Note to other chess
historians: confusingly, there was another congress, the 9th Dartmouth
Congress, held not far from this one on the very same weekend. (See CHESS,
September 1974, cover page preceding page 351) - JS} 1-0

[Event "Dart/Totnes Open"]
[Site "Totnes"]
[Date "1974.11.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kift?, H."]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1974.11.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8.
Qxf6 Nxf6 9. d3 Bc5 10. Bg5 Nd7 11. Nd2 f6 12. Bh4 O-O-O 13. Kh1 g5 14. Bg3 Nf8
15. f3 Ne6 16. Bf2 h5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Rad1 b5 19. b3 Ne6 20. b4 Nd4 21. c3
Ne2 22. Kh2 Nxc3 23. Rc1 Rxd3 24. Nb1 Nxb1 25. Rxb1 Rd2 26. Rfc1 Kb7 27. Rc5
Rhd8 28. Rbc1 R8d6 29. a3 R2d3 30. R5c3 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Rd2 32. Kg3 h4+ 33. Kg4
Rxg2+ 34. Kf5 Rg3 35. Kxf6 g4 36. hxg4 h3 {Source: Aitken Book 37. White's
name illegible. Kift is a best guess. JS} 0-1

[Event "Dart/Totnes Open"]
[Site "Totnes"]
[Date "1974.11.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Russ, Colin A H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1974.11.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bh5 6. Nc3 c6 7. dxc6 Nxc6 8.
d3 e6 9. Be3 Rc8 10. Nge2 Bd6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Nf4 Bxf4 13. Bxf4 Na5 14. Bb3
Nxb3 15. axb3 a6 16. O-O Nd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. c4 Qc6 19. Qe3 Bg6 20. d4 Rfd8
21. Qc3 Rd7 22. Be3 f6 23. Bf2 Bf7 24. Rfe1 Rcd8 25. Re4 Bg6 26. Re2 Qd6 27.
Rae1 Bf7 28. Re4 Re8 29. d5 e5 30. R4e2 Rc8 31. Qa5 b5 32. cxb5 Qxd5 33. Qxa6
Ra8 34. Rd2 Qxd2 35. Qxa8+ Rd8 36. Qa3 Qd5 37. Qb4 Qxb3 38. Qxb3 Bxb3 39. b6
Rd7 40. Ra1 Rb7 41. Bc5 Kf7 42. Ra3 Bd5 43. Kf2 e4 44. fxe4 Bxe4 45. Re3 f5 46.
g4 g6 47. gxf5 gxf5 48. Kg3 Ke6 {First time control} 49. Kf4 Rg7 50. Rg3 Rd7
51. Rh3 Rb7 52. Rh6+ Kd5 53. b4 Kc4 54. Ke5 Kb5 55. h4 Kc4 56. h5 Kb5 57. Rd6
Kc4 58. h6 Kb5 {Second time control} 59. Rd8 Kc4 60. Rg8 Kd3 61. Rg7 Kc4 62.
Rxb7 Bxb7 63. Kxf5 Kd3 64. Ke6 Kc4 65. Kd7 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1-0

[Event "Dart/Totnes Open"]
[Site "Totnes"]
[Date "1974.12.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bennett, Gerald H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1974.11.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rc8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14.
Nxd5 Rxc1 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qxc1 Bxa2 17. Bxb7 Qb6 18. Bg2 Rb8 19. Rd1 g6 20.
Qc3 Be6 21. e3 Qxb2 22. Rd8+ Rxd8 23. Qxb2 Rd1+ 24. Bf1 Bh3 25. Qb8+ Kg7 26.
Qe5+ {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dart/Totnes Open"]
[Site "Totnes"]
[Date "1974.12.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fuller, Maxwell L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1974.11.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 37"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Na5 8.
Nb3 b5 9. Nxa5 Qxa5 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. a3 Qb6 12. Qd3 Nf6 13. Bf3 d6 14. Rad1 Rd8
15. e5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxe5 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Bxe5 Qc8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qxf6
Rg8 21. Qf3 Be7 22. Rd1 Rg6 23. g3 Kf8 24. Qd3 h5 25. Qd7 Qc5 26. Qd4 Qf5 27.
Qe4 Qh3 28. Qg2 Qf5 29. Qe4 Qh3 30. Ne2 Bg5 31. Nf4 Bxf4 32. Qxf4 Qg4 33. Qxg4
hxg4 34. Rd6 a5 35. Ra6 a4 36. Ra5 Rg5 37. c4 Rc5 38. cxb5 f5 39. Rxa4 Rxb5 {
Aitken mentions 40.Rb4 here as being possibly better.} 40. b4 Ke7 41. Ra6 Rb8
42. Kf1 Kf6 43. Ke2 Ke5 44. Ke3 Kd5 45. Kd3 Rh8 46. Ra5+ Kd6 47. Kd4 Rxh2 48.
Ra6+ Kd7 {First time control} 49. Ke5 Rxf2 50. Rd6+ Kc7 51. Rxe6 f4 52. Rg6
fxg3 53. Rxg4 g2 54. Ke4 {Source: Aitken Book 37} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Torquay"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.12.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Procter, Kenneth Stuart (Rev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1974.12.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Torquay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. a3 b5 8. O-O
Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Bf3 Nc6 12. Bh4 Ne5 13. Bg3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qc6
15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Bh4 Bd8 17. Rad1 a5 18. Nd4 Qc5 19. Ndxb5 Bc6 20. Nd4 Rb8 21.
Nb3 Qa7 22. Bg3 Bc7 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. a4 Rb4 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. hxg3 Bxa4 27.
Nxa4 Rxa4 28. e5 Nd5 29. Nc5 Ra2 30. c4 Nb6 31. Nxd7 Nxd7 32. Rxd7 Rxb2 33. Ra7
Rc2 34. Re4 g6 35. Rxa5 Rc8 36. Ra4 Rc5 37. f4 Kg7 38. Rd4 h5 39. Ra7 R5xc4 40.
Rdd7 Rc1+ {First time control} 41. Kh2 Rb1 42. Rxf7+ Kg8 43. Rfd7 Rc8 44. Rg7+
Kh8 45. Rh7+ Kg8 46. Rag7+ Kf8 47. Rf7+ Kg8 48. Rfg7+ Kf8 49. Rh8+ Kxg7 50.
Rxc8 Kf7 51. Rc7+ Kf8 52. Ra7 Rf1 53. Ra6 Kf7 54. Ra7+ Kf8 55. Ra3 Kf7 56. Rf3
Rd1 57. g4 hxg4 58. Rg3 Re1 59. Rxg4 Re4 60. Kg3 Re1 61. Rh4 Kg7 62. Kg4 Re3
63. Rh3 Re2 64. g3 Rg2 65. Rh1 Re2 66. Ra1 Rg2 67. Ra7+ Kf8 68. Ra3 Kf7 69. Kg5
Rg1 70. Ra7+ Kf8 71. Kf6 Kg8 72. Rg7+ {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1974.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Coast, Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1974.12.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. d6 Nxb3 10. dxc7 Qxc7 11. axb3 h6 12. Nf3 e4 13. Re1 Be7 14. Nd4 Bb7 15.
Nf5 O-O 16. d4 Rfe8 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. Ne3 Bd6 19. Ndf1 Bb7 20. c4 Rad8 21. Bd2
Qd7 22. Ba5 Bc7 23. Bc3 Nh7 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. Nxg4 f5 26. Nge3 f4 27. Nc2 Rd6
28. d5 Rg6 29. Bd4 Ng5 30. Nd2 Rd8 {First time control} 31. Kh1 Bc8 32. h4 Nf7
33. Nxe4 Rg4 34. Nb4 Rxh4+ 35. Kg1 f3 36. gxf3 Be5 {Sealed move.} 37. Bxe5 Nxe5
38. Nd2 Ng6 39. Re4 Nf4 40. Nc6 Rf8 {Second time control} 41. Ne7+ Kh7 42. Nxc8
Rxc8 43. Rxa6 Nh3+ 44. Kf1 Nf4 45. Kg1 Nh3+ 46. Kf1 Nf4 47. Ke1 Rh1+ 48. Nf1
Nd3+ 49. Ke2 Nc1+ 50. Ke1 Nd3+ {Third time control} 51. Kd2 Nc5 52. Ng3 Rh2 53.
Rc6 Nxe4+ 54. Nxe4 Rd8 55. d6 Rh3 56. Ke2 Rh5 57. c5 Rd5 58. Rb6 Re8 59. Kf1
Rd1+ 60. Kg2 Re6 61. Rxb5 Rg6+ 62. Ng3 Rd5 63. b4 Rgxd6 64. Rb7 Rg6 65. Re7 Rd2
66. Re4 Rxb2 67. Rc4 Rc6 68. f4 Kg6 69. Re4 Kf6 70. Kf3 Rb3+ {Fourth time
control.} 71. Kg2 {Sealed but draw agreed before resumption. Source: Aitken
Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs Ch"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1974.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Little, BJ"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1974.12.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 f5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
Bd2 Bd6 9. O-O-O Ke7 10. Nd5+ Nxd5 11. cxd5 e4 12. dxc6 exf3 13. gxf3 bxc6 14.
Bc3 Rg8 15. Bc4 Be6 16. Bxe6 Kxe6 17. f4 Rad8 18. Rhg1 {Source: Aitken Book 38}
1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs Ch"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1975.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1975.01.17"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b4 e6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. a3 c5 5. bxc5 Bxc5 6. d4 Bd6 7. e3 Bd7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bc6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4
Ng4 15. d5 exd5 16. Qd4 Nf6 17. Bd3 Qb6 18. Qc3 Rac8 19. Qd2 Qd8 20. Rac1 Re8
21. Bf5 Bd7 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Bb1 Bc6 25. Qd4 Qb6 26. Qc3 Bf8 27.
Nd4 Ne4 28. Qc2 Bd7 29. Qe2 Bd6 30. Nf3 Bg4 {First time control} 31. Bd4 Qa5
32. Bd3 a6 33. Rb1 Qc7 34. h3 {Seales move.} Bxf3 35. Qxf3 Be5 36. Bxe5 Rxe5
37. Qd1 g6 38. a4 Qe7 39. Bxe4 dxe4 40. Qb3 b5 41. Rc1 Rc5 42. Rd1 Qc7 43. axb5
axb5 44. Qb1 Qe5 45. Rd8+ Kg7 46. Rd4 Qc7 47. Rd1 Qc6 48. Qb2+ Qf6 49. Qb1 Qe5
50. Rd4 Rc4 51. Rd7 b4 52. Rb7 Qc3 53. Qd1 Qc1 54. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 55. Kh2 Rc4 56.
Kg3 Kf6 57. h4 Ke6 58. Kf4 h6 59. g4 f6 60. g5 hxg5+ 61. hxg5 fxg5+ 62. Kxg5
Kd5 63. Kxg6 Rc6+ 64. Kf5 Rc2 65. Rxb4 Rxf2+ 66. Kg4 Rf3 67. Rb3 Kc4 68. Ra3
Kb4 69. Ra8 Rxe3 70. Kf4 Re1 71. Re8 Rf1+ 72. Ke3 {Source: Aitken Book 38}
1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.01.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grokosz, M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C98"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1975.01.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "NN"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf1 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Bf4 Nd7 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Bh2 Bg5 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. Bb1 d3 21. Rc3 b4
22. Rc1 Be6 23. Rf1 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Kh1 Qb7 26. Kg1 Bxh3 27. f3 Be3+ 28.
Kh1 Bf5 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Rcd1 Rf6 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. fxe4 Rh6 {Source: Aitken
Book 38} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.01.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1975.01.23"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 f5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. f3 Bf6 13. fxe4 Qxd4+ 14. Qxd4
Bxd4+ 15. e3 Be5 16. exf5 Kd7 17. fxe6+ Kd6 18. Bd2 Bxe6 19. Bb4+ Kc7 20. Rac1
Bd7 21. Rf7 Kc8 22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6+ Kd8 24. Re6 Bxb2 25. Ba5+ Kc8 26. Rc6+
Kb8 {Aitken has a note that now 27.Rc4 wins.} 27. Rc5 a6 28. Bc7+ Kb7 {29.Bd6+
Kb6 30. a4 threatening a5 mate is another missed win. GC.} 29. Rc2 Bf6 30. Be5+
Kb6 {First time control} 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Rxf6+ Kb5 33. Rf7 Rac8 34. Rb7+ Ka4
35. Rcb2 Rc3 36. Kf2 h5 37. R7b3 Rc4 38. Rb6 a5 39. h3 Rc3 40. R6b3 Rc4 {
Second time control} 41. Kg2 {Sealed move.} Rg8 42. Kf3 Rxg3+ $1 {Aitken} 43.
Kxg3 h4+ 44. Kg2 Rc2+ 45. Kf3 Rf2+ 46. Ke4 Rf4+ 47. Kd5 Rf5+ 48. Kc6 Rc5+ 49.
Kb7 Rc7+ 50. Ka8 Ra7+ {Third time control} 51. Kb8 Ra8+ 52. Kc7 Rc8+ {'A fine
draw by black' Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.01.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Burnett, James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A77"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1975.01.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "NN"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Bxh5 gxh5 14. Nc4 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Ne2 Bg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. Ra3 Qf6 19. Re3 Rac8 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Re1 {
Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.02.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1975.02.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. b4 Be7 8.
e5 Nd5 9. Qg4 Kf8 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 dxe5 12. fxe5 Bg5 13. Ba3 Qe8 14. Qe2 Nf4
15. Qe4 g6 16. b5+ Kg7 17. h4 Bf5 18. Qd4 Rd8 19. Qe3 Nxg2+ {Source: Aitken
Book 38} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.02.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lee, Peter J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1975.02.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "NN"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a3 Be6 10. b4 f6 11. Ne4 Qe8 12. Be3 Nd5 13. Bc5 b6 14. Bxe7 Ncxe7
15. Qc2 a5 16. d4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bf7 18. b5 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Bg6 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21.
bxc6 Qe6 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Nxd5 Bxc2 25. Nxc7 Rac8 26. Ne6 Rfe8
27. Nd4 Be4 28. Rc1 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Re5 30. c7 Rd5 31. e3 b5 32. Rc6 Kg8 33. Kf3
b4 34. axb4 axb4 35. Ke4 Rd7 36. Nb5 b3 37. Rc3 b2 38. Rb3 Rd2 39. f4 Re8+ 40.
Kf3 Rc8 41. f5 Kf8 42. Nd4 Ke7 {First time control} 43. Ne6 g6 44. g4 gxf5 45.
gxf5 Kd7 {Adjudicated a draw. Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.02.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lee, Robert A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1975.02.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "NN"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. Nd2 a6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Bf3 e5 13. a4 b6 14. Be3 Bb7 15.
Qd2 Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. Qd6 Bxe5 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Bd6 22. c4 a5 23. Rae1 Rfe8 24. Bc1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Ne5 26. Be2 Re8 27. Bd1
f6 28. Bf4 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs Ch"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1975.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ashworth, P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1975.02.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8.
Bd2 Qb6 9. O-O-O e6 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Bc4 Nbd7 12. Bb3 Be7 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Rhe1
O-O-O 15. d5 Ne5 16. Rxe5 Qxe5 17. Bf4 Qh5 18. g4 Qh4 19. dxc6 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1
b6 21. Qd3 Ne8 22. Qd7# {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Worcs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.03.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harris, Geoffrey F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1975.03.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 g6 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Na3 b4 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Ba4 Be7 19. Na7 Bd6 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. Rxa5
{Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs Ch"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1975.03.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1975.03.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 d5 6. Bb5 Bc5 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Be3 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. f3 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Nd6 14.
Re7 Nf5 15. Bc5 Nxe7 16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Bb4 Rb8 18. Bc3 d4 19. Bxd4 Re1+ 20. Kf2
Rd1 21. Ke3 Bf5 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.03.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1975.03.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Bc5 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 c6 8.
Nxd4 cxd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. c3 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Nc3 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Nxc3 14.
Bxd8 Nxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rxd8 16. Rac1 Bd7 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Mitcham"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.03.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kooiman, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1975.03.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Mitcham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O b5 8. a3 a6
9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Bf2 Bh6 13. g3 Bf5 14. Ne1 Be4 15. Bf3
Na5 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc4 19. Nf3 Nxb2 20. f5 Bg7 21. fxg6
fxg6 22. Ng5 d5 23. Qh4 h6 24. Ne6 g5 25. Qh5 Qe8 26. Qxe8 Rfxe8 27. Nc5 Na4
28. Nxa6 Rxc2 29. Nb4 Rc4 30. Nxd5 e6 31. Nb4 Nc3 32. Rfe1 Ra8 33. Kg2 Bf8 34.
Rec1 Bxb4 35. axb4 Rxa1 36. Rxa1 Rxb4 37. Be1 Rb2+ 38. Kf3 Nd5 39. h4 Kf7 40.
h5 Rb3+ {Game adjourned but agreed drawn without resumption. Source: Aitken
Book 38. This was a quarter-final match in which Cheltenham beat Mitcham by
3½-2½. Scores (Cheltenham players first): (1) NJ Patterson 1-0 B Lamb; (2)
JM Aitken ½ B Kooiman; (3) PJ Meade 0-1 R Picot; (4) N Davey 1-0 M Yeo; (5) P
Coast 0-1 TW Pelling; (6) E Myers 1-0 RC Lynn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.03.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1975.03.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. c3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. d3 h6 15.
Re3 g5 16. Qe1 Bg6 17. Nh2 Nh5 18. d4 Kh7 19. Re2 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. dxe5
dxe5 22. Rd2 Bh5 23. f3 Rfd8 24. Rad1 Kg7 25. b4 f6 26. Qf2 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 a5
28. bxa5 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch30"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1975.03.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C04"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1975.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. a3 f6 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. Nb3
h6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. c4 Kh8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. Qd3 Bf5 15.
Qxf5 Qxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Nc4 19. Rd1 Re8 20. b3 N4e5 21.
Nxe5 Rfxe5 22. Bf4 R5e7 23. Kf1 Rd7 24. Rd3 Nd8 25. Rad1 c6 26. b4 Rde7 27. Re3
Kg8 28. h4 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch30"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1975.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lowe, William D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1975.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. Qf3 Bxd3 8.
cxd3 Bb4 9. Nge2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. a3 Bd6 12. b4 Nb6 13. Ng3 Bxg3 14. hxg3
Re8 15. Rfc1 a6 16. Kf1 Qd6 17. Rc2 Re6 18. Rb1 Rc8 19. a4 Qd7 20. a5 Na8 21.
Na4 Re7 22. Rbc1 Qd6 23. Rc5 Rce8 24. Rb1 Nc7 25. Rc2 Nb5 26. Rcb2 Qe6 27. Nc5
Qc8 28. Rc1 f5 29. Rbc2 Na3 30. Rc3 Nb5 31. R3c2 Na3 {Source: Aitken Book 38}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch30"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1975.03.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Northage, Robert H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1975.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. f3 exf3 6. Nxf3 Bg4 7. Nxe5 Bxd1 8.
Bb5+ c6 9. dxc6 a6 10. c7+ axb5 11. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 12. Nxd1 Rd5 13. Nd3 Nf6 14.
Nc3 Rf5 15. Rf1 Rh5 16. Bf4 e6 17. O-O-O Be7 18. Rfe1 b4 19. Ne2 Ra5 20. Kb1
O-O 21. Bd2 Nd5 22. c4 bxc3 23. Nxc3 Rd8 24. Nf4 Nf6 25. Be3 Rda8 26. Rd3 g5
27. Nfe2 Ng4 28. Bg1 b5 29. Nc1 Nf6 30. Re5 b4 31. Rxa5 Rxa5 32. Nd1 Nd5 33. g3
f5 34. Ne3 Bc5 35. Nb3 Bxe3 36. Bxe3 Rb5 37. Nd4 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch30"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1975.03.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1975.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. Nd2 Bc5 6. e3 O-O 7. Ne2 Bf5 8. Qb3
Bb6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. O-O Nc6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 Bxd4 14. Nf3
Bb6 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Rad1 h6 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Nd4 Bg4 19. Rd2 a6 20. h3 Bd7 21.
Be5 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Bc6 23. Rfd1 Re8 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Source: Aitken Book 38}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch30"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1975.03.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Roebuck, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1975.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Qd3
b4 15. Ne2 Qb5 16. Nd4 Qb7 17. Nf5 Rfe8 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. f3 {Source: Aitken
Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch30"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1975.03.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "LeMoir, David A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1975.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
d6 9. Nf1 Na5 10. Bc2 c6 11. h3 Qc7 12. Ng3 d5 13. Nh2 dxe4 14. dxe4 h6 15. Qf3
Nh7 16. h4 Bxh4 17. Ng4 Bxg4 18. Qxg4 Bxg3 19. Bxh6 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 f5 21. exf5
e4 22. Be3 Qf7 23. Kg1 Nf6 24. Qh4 Qc4 25. Qe1 Qd5 26. Bd4 Qxf5 27. Qh4 c5 28.
Rf1 Qxf1+ 29. Kxf1 cxd4 30. cxd4 Rad8 31. Ke2 Rxd4 32. Qh3 Rd6 33. Rd1 Rc6 {
Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch30"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1975.03.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Taulbut, Shaun M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1975.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. d5 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. b3 Ne8 13. b4 {Source: Aitken Book 38.
Scores: 1-2 PH Clarke (champion on tie-break), PJ Lee 5/7} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.04.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "White, E Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1975.04.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. a4 Bg4 10. Nd5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd1 12. Nc6 Qd7 13. Ncxe7+ Kh8 14. Rxd1 Nxe4
15. c3 Rae8 16. Bc2 f5 17. Nxf5 Nxf2 18. Rf1 e4 19. Nfe3 c6 20. Nb6 Qf7 21.
axb5 Re6 22. Bb3 Nh3+ 23. gxh3 Rg6+ 24. Kh1 Qxf1+ 25. Nxf1 Rxf1# {Source:
Aitken Book 38} 0-1

[Event "North Gloucs Ch"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1975.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fetterlein, Julian Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1975.04.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qd1 Nd7 10. Re1 Ne7 11. a4 Nc6 12. Na3 Na5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nb5 Rc8 15.
Nfd4 Nd7 16. b4 Nc4 17. Bf4 Be7 18. a5 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.04.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1975.04.22"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. e5 Ne8 8. O-O
c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be3 b6 11. exd6 Nxd6 12. Bd4 Nf5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qxd8
Rxd8 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Kf2 Ne4+ 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. g4 Nd6 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. c3 Nc4
21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Ne6+ fxe6 23. Rxd8 Bd5 24. Ke3 Bg2 25. Rfd1 Re4+ 26. Kf2 Bh3
27. Kf3 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "Jersey op 3rd"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1975.04.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Von Pantzer, Valerie Beresford"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1975.04.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qf6 4. O-O h6 5. d4 a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. dxe5 Qe6 8.
Bf4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 Bb6 10. c4 c5 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. Nb1 Ba5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Nc3 Bxc3
15. Rxc3 Ng6 16. Bg3 h5 17. Ng5 Qg4 18. Qxg4 hxg4 19. e6 dxe6 20. Rd1 Rh5 21.
f4 Ke7 22. Rcd3 Bc6 23. h3 gxh3 24. Nxh3 Nf8 25. e5 Be4 26. R3d2 Bf3 27. gxf3
Rxh3 28. Kg2 Rh5 29. Bf2 Ke8 30. Kg3 f6 31. Bxc5 Ng6 32. Rd7 fxe5 33. fxe5 Rxe5
34. Rxc7 Rg5+ 35. Kf2 Rd8 36. Rxd8+ Kxd8 37. Bb6 Ne5 38. Rxg7+ {Source: Aitken
Book 38} 1-0

[Event "Jersey op 3rd"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1975.04.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sunnucks, Patricia Anne"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1975.04.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. O-O Nd7 7. d3 Ngf6 8.
Nbd2 Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Ne8 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nf3
Re8 15. Re1 Qc7 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Rac1 Qd7 18. Nd4 Bh3 19. Bh1 h5 20. Qg5 Qg4
21. Qxg4 Bxg4 22. f3 Bc8 23. Kf2 Nd7 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey op 3rd"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1975.04.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Blow, Ronald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1975.04.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Rc8 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
Qc7 9. b4 Bf8 10. Bf4 Nge7 11. b5 Na5 12. a4 Ng6 13. Bg3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15.
Qd4 Qc7 16. h4 h5 17. Rc1 Bc5 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. Nbd2 Nf5 20. Nf1 Qb6 21. Nd4 g6
22. a5 Qc7 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Nd2 Rg8 25. c4 Rg4 26. cxd5 exd5 27. e6 Qxg3 28.
exd7+ Kxd7 29. Qxd5+ Qd6 30. Qxf5+ Kd8 31. Ne4 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "Jersey op 3rd"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1975.04.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harding, Tim D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "Harding,T"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1975.04.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "English Chess Forum"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nd7 5. Bg2 h6 6. O-O Ngf6 7. d3 c6 8. e3
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nbd2 (10. Kh1 {Nimzowitsch-Rubinstein, 1928} a5 $6 11. a4
Nc5 12. Nd4 Bh7 13. f4 {Not possible if the black N stays at d7} Nfd7 14. Nd2
Qc7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 e5 18. Nf3 $1 exf4 19. gxf4 Rfe8 20. e5
$16 {However, the way I played the earlier part of the game is apparently more
forcing.}) 10... Bh7 11. e4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Nc5 15. Nfd2
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 $16 {Threatening c4 followed by Nf6+} Bxe4 17. Bxe4 {Idea c4, h4
and build-up on long white diagonal (b1-h7)} f5 $5 {Probably best} 18. exf6
Bxf6 19. c4 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Nf6 21. Bg2 {Fritters away much of the advantage} (
21. Bg6 $1 {occupies hole, preventing ...Re8 defending the e-pawn.}) 21... e5
22. Rae1 Rae8 23. Re2 Re7 24. Rfe1 Rfe8 25. Qc2 Qd7 26. Rd2 Qg4 27. Rde2 Qd4
28. Qb2 Qxb2 29. Rxb2 Nd7 30. Rbe2 Kf7 31. Bf3 Kf6 32. Rd2 Nc5 33. Bh5 g6 34.
Bd1 Ne6 35. Bc2 Nd4 36. Kg2 c5 {Source: Tim Harding, English Chess Forum, 23
October 2020} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey op 3rd"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1975.05.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Littel, Leo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1975.04.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. a4 a5 12. Nb3 Qb4 13. Be3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4
15. Qd3 Qb4 16. Bd2 Be6 17. Nd5 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "Jersey op 3rd"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1975.05.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harman, H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1975.04.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rae1 Re8 13. h3 Be6 14. Ne2 Ne4
15. Bc1 Bg5 16. Nf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Nc5 18. Rd1 Qb8 19. Qh4 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Bf5 21.
Rc3 Re6 22. Qg5 Be4 23. f3 Bg6 24. f4 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 f5 26. Qg3 Rae8 27. Qd3 Re1
28. Kh2 R1e2 29. Rb3 Qc5 30. Rc3 Qb6 31. Rb3 Qc5 32. Rc3 Qb6 {Source: Aitken
Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey op 3rd"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1975.05.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fuller, Maxwell L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1975.04.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. e6
Bxb5 9. exf7+ Kd7 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxg4+ Qf5 14.
Qxf5+ gxf5 15. Ne2 Nc6 16. c3 Bb6 17. Bd2 Raf8 18. O-O-O Rxf7 19. Rhf1 Rg8 20.
g3 h5 21. Be1 Nd8 22. Bf2 Bxf2 23. Rxf2 h4 24. gxh4 Rh8 25. Nd4 Ne6 26. Nxe6
Kxe6 27. Rd4 Kd7 28. Ra4 a6 29. Ra5 Rxh4 30. b4 Rh3 31. Kb2 e6 32. b5 axb5 33.
Rxb5 Kc6 34. Rb4 Rfh7 35. Rc4+ Kd7 36. Rb4 Rxh2 37. Rxb7+ Kc6 38. Rxh7 Rxf2+
39. Kb3 Rxf4 40. a4 Rf1 41. Kb2 f4 42. a5 Rf2+ 43. Kb3 Kb5 44. Rd7 Rd2 45. c4+
Kxa5 46. c5 Kb5 47. cxd6 Kc6 48. Rf7 e5 49. Re7 Kxd6 50. Re8 Rd4 {Source:
Aitken Book 38} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.05.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gemlik, Leon R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1975.05.08"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. b4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bb2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Nf3 a6 11. Qc2 b5 12. Bd3 Bxb4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bb7
15. Ng5 e5 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rad1 hxg5 18. Bh7+ Nxh7 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. f4 gxf4
21. exf4 Nd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qc7 Bd5 24. f5 Nf6 25. Qf4 d3 26. g4 Rac8 27. h3
Rc2 28. Rd1 Bc4 29. g5 Nd5 30. Qd4 Re8 {First time control} 31. f6 Nc3 32. Qd7
Rf8 33. Rxd3 Ne2+ 34. Kh1 Bxd3 35. Qxd3 Rfc8 36. fxg7 Ng3+ {Source: Aitken
Book 38} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch sf Chelt-Camb U"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.05.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Stean, Michael Frank"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1975.05.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Nbd7 8.
Bg2 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Kh1 Rc8 12. h3 Nc5 13. f3 O-O 14. g4 Ne6 15.
Be3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nc3 Bb7 19. Qe2 Bc5 20. Rad1 Qb6 21.
Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc7 24. Rf2 Rc4 25. Qd3 Rd8 26. Qe2 Rcd4 27.
Rxd4 Rxd4 28. c3 Rd8 29. Qc2 Qd6 30. Bf1 Nf4 31. a4 bxa4 32. Qxa4 Qc5 33. Qc2
Qe3 34. Bxa6 Nxh3 35. Rf1 Rd2 36. Qe4 Qxe4 {First time control} 37. fxe4 Rxb2
38. Bc4 Nf2+ 39. Kg1 Nh3+ {Aitken now writes; 'Time was up at this point,
white resigned.' I assume it was going to adjudication. GC. Source: Aitken
Book 38. This was the National Club Championship semi-final, board 2. Other
scores (Cheltenham names first): 1 NJ Patterson 0-1 WR Hartston; 3 PJ Meade
0-1 JN Sugden; 4 N Davey 0-1 A Kanamori; 5 E Myers 0-1 AG Trangmar; 6 P Coast
1d Default. Cambridge University won 5-1.} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Championship 8th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1975.05.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sinkinson, Timothy Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1975.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Rd1 Qd7 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Be3 Rd8 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 15.
Nbd2 Qe6 16. Re1 Ne7 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. a4 c5 19. axb5 c4 20. Nbd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4
axb5 22. Qe3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 O-O 24. Ra3 Ra8 25. Qh5 g6 26. Rg3 Kh8 27. Qh4 Nf5
28. Bxf5 Qxf5 29. Rf3 Qe4 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Rfe3 Qxd4 32. h4 Rae8 33. Qc6 Qxb2
34. Qxd5 Rd8 35. Qc5 Rc8 36. Qe7 Rfe8 37. Qd7 Rcd8 38. Qc7 Rc8 39. Qd7 Rcd8 40.
Qc7 Rc8 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 8th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1975.05.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Boyd, C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1975.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Bf4 O-O-O 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Rxd8+ Kxd8 13. Rd1+ Kc8 14.
Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Bd6 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. c4 Ne7 18. a4 Ng6 19. g3 Ne5 20. Nd2
Re8 21. Re1 Kd7 22. f4 Nd3 23. Rxe8 Kxe8 24. b3 f5 25. Kf1 a5 26. Ke2 Nc1+ 27.
Kd1 Nd3 28. Ke2 Nb4 29. Nf3 Ke7 30. Ng5 h6 31. Ne6 g6 32. Kd2 Na6 33. Ke3 Nb4
34. Kd2 Na6 35. Ke3 Nb8 36. h3 h5 37. h4 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 8th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1975.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Goodland, Michael C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1975.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O a6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qd3 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Be3 Bd6 12. f4 O-O 13. Bf3 Bd7 14. Kh1
Rab8 15. Bd4 e5 16. fxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20.
Bxd5 Rxb2 21. Rae1 Rxc2 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 8th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1975.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Crombleholme, Alan K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1975.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 Be6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Qd7 11. a4 f6 12. Ne4 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. a5 Nd5
15. Rc4 f5 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 h6 18. Bd2 Ne7 19. Rb4 c6 20. Qa4 b5 21. Qc2
Rac8 22. Qc5 Rfd8 23. h4 Qd6 24. Rc1 Qxc5 25. Rxc5 a6 26. h5 Kf7 27. Bf4 Bd5
28. Rxd4 Bxg2 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Kxg2 Rd4 31. Kf3 Rb4 32. Be5 Ra4 33. Bc7 Ra2
34. Bd8 Nd5 35. Rxc6 Nb4 36. Rc5 Ke6 37. b3 Nc2 38. Kf4 Nd4 39. Re5+ Kd6 40.
Be7+ Kc6 41. b4 Nxe2+ 42. Kxf5 Nc1 43. Rc5+ Kd7 44. Rxc1 Rxf2+ 45. Kg6 Kxe7 46.
Rc7+ Ke6 47. Rc6+ Kd5 48. Rxa6 Rf3 {First time control} 49. Kxg7 Rxg3+ 50. Kxh6
Rxd3 51. Kg7 Kc4 52. h6 Kxb4 53. h7 Rd7+ 54. Kg6 Rd8 55. Ra7 Ka4 56. Kg7 {
Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Championship 8th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1975.05.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Van de Wynkele, Herman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1975.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 Bd7 10. f4 a6 11. Bf3 Rc8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Nxa5
Qxa5 15. c3 b5 16. a3 Qc7 17. Qe1 Qc4 18. Rd1 Rfe8 19. Qf2 Rc7 20. Rfe1 Bc8 21.
Be2 Qb3 22. Rd2 Rb7 23. Bd1 Qc4 24. Be2 Qb3 25. Bd1 Qc4 26. Be2 {Source:
Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Championship 8th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1975.05.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, DA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1975.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bf5 11. Qd2 d5 12. b3 dxc4 13. bxc4 Rc8 14. c5 Nd5 15.
Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Rfd1 e6 18. h3 Be4 19. Ng5 Bd5 20. Bf3 Ne7 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Nf3 Nc6 23. Rb1 Rfe8 24. Rb3 Re7 25. Rdb1 Qc7 26. Bf4 Qd7 27. Bd6 Re4
28. Ne5 Rxd4 29. Qxd4 Qxd6 30. cxd6 Nxd4 31. Re3 Nf5 32. d7 Rd8 33. Nc6 Rxd7
34. Re8+ Bf8 35. Ne5 Rc7 36. Rd8 Ne7 37. Nd7 Nc6 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Ne8+ Kg8 40.
Nxc7 Nxd8 41. Nxd5 Bc5 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Ne4 Bb6 44. Rd1 h6 45. Rd7 h5 46. Nd6
Kf6 47. Nc4 Ke6 48. Nxb6 axb6 49. Rxd8 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Patterson, Nicholas J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1975.06.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. Na3 a6 7. c4 Bxa3 8. bxa3
dxc4 9. Qa4 O-O 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qc2 Rb8 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. d4 exd4 14. Rfd1 Qe7
15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Qc5 17. Qd2 Ne5 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Qc3 f6 20. f4 Nc6 21.
Rdd1 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. e4 c5 25. Re1 c4 26. Qa5 c6 27. Qb6
Qd6 28. e5 Qd2 29. Bc3 Qd5 30. exf6 Bh3 31. Qf2 gxf6 32. Bxf6 Rd7 33. Ba1 Qd2
34. Re2 c3 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.06.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1975.06.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Aitken dates this round 10 game after round 11.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N5c3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. O-O Bb7
11. a3 Rc8 12. Nd2 Qc7 13. f4 Rfd8 14. Bf3 Nd7 15. b4 Bf6 16. Rc1 Ne7 17. Nb5
Qb8 18. Nb3 Nf8 19. Qd3 Bc6 20. N5d4 Ba8 21. Rfd1 Nc6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Nd4 Ba8
24. Nb5 Be7 25. Qb3 Nd7 26. Qa4 a5 27. bxa5 Nc5 28. Qc2 bxa5 29. Rb1 Bb7 30.
Nc3 Qa8 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs Ch Play-off"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1975.06.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1975.06.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. a3 b5 11. Qd3 b4 12. Nd5 bxa3 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Rxa3 Qd8 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. c3 Qc7 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Bd7 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Rb3 Qa5 21. Rb7
Rfd8 22. b4 Qa2 23. Bd1 Rac8 24. Rxd7 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs Ch Play-off"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1975.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1975.06.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 Be6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rc1 f6 11. a4 Qd7 12. Ne4 a5 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Rxc5 Rf7
15. Qc2 Nb4 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. b3 c6 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 1st"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1975.10.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Withers, William R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C98"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1975.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. Nf1 Ne8 15. g4
f6 16. Ng3 g6 17. Kh2 Ng7 18. Rg1 Nf7 19. Be3 Bd7 20. Qd2 Kh8 21. Rg2 Rg8 22.
Bh6 Bf8 23. Be3 Be7 24. Kh1 Rae8 25. Nh2 Qc8 26. Rag1 f5 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Nxf5
Nxf5 29. Rxg8+ Rxg8 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. exf5 Bxf5 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. Kg2 Bg5 {
Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 1st"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1975.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hulme, DS"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "1984"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1975.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Bf5 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. d3
h6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Bh7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Nc5 14. Nd4 e5
15. Ne2 Qd3 16. Qxd3 Nxd3 17. Bc3 Ba3 18. Rab1 a5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Kf1 f5 21.
Rd2 fxe4 22. Rbd1 Rf8 23. Ng1 e3 24. Rxd3 Bxd3+ 25. Rxd3 Rxf2+ 26. Ke1 Rxg2 27.
Ne2 Bc5 28. Bxe5 Rxh2 29. Kd1 Rf8 30. Bf4 g5 31. Bxe3 Rf1+ 32. Kd2 Bb4+ {
Source: Aitken Book 38} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 1st"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1975.10.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ferrer, JP"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C74"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1975.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. O-O Bd3 8. Re1
Be7 9. Bc2 Bxc2 10. Qxc2 Qd7 11. d4 O-O-O 12. d5 Nb8 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Nf6
15. c4 Qg4 16. Be3 h5 17. Nc3 h4 18. h3 Qh5 19. Rac1 Nbd7 20. Qe2 Qf7 21. Qf3
Qe7 22. Bg5 Rdf8 23. Qe3 Qf7 24. Re2 Qg6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. f3 Rhg8 27. Kh1 f5
28. Rf2 Nc5 29. Rd1 f4 30. Qe2 Qf5 31. b4 Nd7 32. Qc2 Qxc2 33. Rxc2 Nf6 34. Re1
Kd7 35. Ne4 Nxe4 36. Rxe4 a5 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 1st"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1975.10.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cichy, Michael"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1975.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 38"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Ne4 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 cxd4 12. cxd4 e5 13. d5 Na5 14. Be2 Bd6 15.
Bb2 f6 16. Bc3 b6 17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. Nd2 Rb8 19. Bg4 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Nc4 e4
22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Be2 Rf6 24. Qd4 Rbf8 25. Ra2 Rh6 26. g3 Rhf6 27. Bd1 Kh8 28.
Re1 Rd8 29. Bc2 Re6 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Qxd5 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34.
a4 Kg8 35. Kg2 Rd4 36. Kf3 Kf7 37. Ke3 Rb4 38. Ra3 Ke6 39. h3 h5 40. h4 Kf6 41.
Kf3 g6 42. Kg2 Ke5 43. Kf3 Kf5 44. Kg2 Ke5 45. Ra2 Kf5 46. Kf3 Rg4 47. Kg2 Rb4
48. Ra1 Ke5 49. Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Kg2 Rb4 51. Kf1 Ke4 52. Ra3 Rb1+ 53. Kg2 Rb4 54.
f3+ Kf5 {The sealed move.} 55. Kh3 Rd4 {Source: Aitken Book 38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 1st"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1975.10.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Robiolle, Jean Marie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1975.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Nd7 11. f5 Bxb3 12. axb3 Nc5 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Bxc5
dxc5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Rfd1 a6 18. Be2 Rd4 19. Rxd4 cxd4 20. Nd5
e6 21. Nb6 Rd8 22. Rd1 Nc6 23. Bd3 Nb4 24. Kf1 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Rd6 26. Nc8 Rd8
27. Rc1 Kf8 28. Nb6 Be5 29. g3 Ke7 30. Nc8+ Kd7 31. Nb6+ Ke7 32. Nc8+ Kf6 33.
Kg2 Rd7 34. Nb6 Rc7 35. Rc4 Rxc4 36. bxc4 Bc7 37. Nd7+ Ke7 38. Nc5 Kd6 39. Nb3
e5 40. g4 a5 41. h4 a4 42. Nd2 Ba5 43. Nb1 Bd8 44. h5 Bg5 45. Na3 Ke7 46. Kf3
gxh5 47. gxh5 Bc1 48. Kg4 Kf6 49. Nc2 Bxb2 50. h6 Bc1 {First time control} 51.
Kh5 Bd2 52. c5 Bc3 53. Kg4 {Sealed move.} Bd2 54. Kh5 Ba5 55. Nxd4 $1 {Aitken}
Bd2 56. Nc2 a3 57. Nxa3 Bb4 58. d4 Bc3 59. d5 Bb4 60. c6 {Source: Aitken Book
39} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 1st"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1975.10.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schils, H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E02"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1975.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Nc3 Nbd5 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. Bxc6+ Nxc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14.
Qa4 Qd7 15. Rd1 Nd5 16. Ne4 Nb6 17. Qc2 Rd8 18. Bf4 Nd5 19. Bd2 O-O 20. Rac1
Rb8 21. a3 f5 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Qf7 24. e3 Qh5 25. Bc3 Qg4 26. Be5 Qf3 27.
Rd4 Nxe3 28. fxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Kg2 Qxe5 30. Rd2 f4 31. Rf1 fxg3 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33.
hxg3 Qf6 34. Qd3 h5 35. Qe3 Qf5 36. b4 Rf6 37. Kh2 Rf8 38. Re2 Rf6 39. Rd2 Kh7
40. Rd7 Rg6 41. Rd4 Rg4 42. Rxg4 hxg4 43. Qd4 e5 44. Qd8 Qf2+ 45. Kh1 Qxg3 {
Source: Aitken Book 39} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 1st"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1975.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dieks, Roy G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1975.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. a3 Bf6 14. Bb2 N4xd5
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Bxb2 17. Ra2 Be6 18. Qe4 d5 19. Qb4 a5 20. Qd2 Bf6 21.
Rd1 Qb6 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxb3 24. Raa1 Qc2 25. Bd3 Qc6 26. Rab1 Rfc8 27.
Rb6 Qc3 28. Qe3 a4 29. Rxb7 g6 30. h4 Qxa3 31. h5 Qc3 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Qg5 a3
34. Qe7 a2 35. Bxg6 Qg7 36. Bxf7+ Bxf7 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 0-1

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1975.11.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Patterson, Nicholas J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1975.11.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 h6 5. g3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nb6 8. a3
Be6 9. b4 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne4 Be7 12. e3 O-O 13. O-O Bd5 14. exd4 f5 15.
Nc5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qxd4 17. Qb3+ Qd5+ 18. Qxd5+ Nxd5 19. Nxb7 Rab8 20. Na5 Bf6
21. Ra2 Rbd8 22. Rc2 Nc3 23. Be3 Rxd3 24. Bxa7 Nb5 25. Bc5 {Source: Aitken
Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1975.11.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Davis, MI"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1975.11.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2
e5 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Nb6 11. Qe1 Qe7 12. a4 a5 13. Qe3 Nfd7 14. h3 Bc5 15.
Qe2 Bh5 16. Qe1 O-O 17. Nh4 Bg6 18. Kh1 f6 19. Ndf3 Bb4 20. Qe3 Qc5 21. Qxc5
Bxc5 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Nh4 Kh7 24. f4 Rad8 25. Rad1 Rfe8 26. Rd3 exf4 27. gxf4
Nf8 28. Rfd1 Rxd3 {First time control} 29. Rxd3 Bf2 30. Nf3 Ne6 31. Nh2 Nc5 32.
Rd1 Nxe4 33. Ng4 Bc5 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Bxf6 Rxf4 36. Bd8 {Adjudicated a draw.
Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.11.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1975.11.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Bg4 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d3 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nf1 Qd7 14. Ng3 Bg6 15.
Bg5 Nh5 16. Nxh5 Bxh5 17. Bxe7 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxe7 19. Qh5 Qf6 20. Re3 Qf4 21.
g3 Qf6 22. Rf1 Qg6 23. Qh4 Kh8 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rae8 26. Ree1 Re6 27. Kg2
Rg6 28. Bd1 Nc6 29. Bf3 Rb8 30. Rh1 Nd8 31. Rd1 Ne6 32. Ra1 b4 33. Rab1 Ng5 34.
Rhd1 Rh6 35. Be2 Ne6 36. Rdc1 Rf6 37. a3 b3 38. Rd1 a5 39. Rd2 a4 40. Rf1 Kg8
41. Rh1 Ng5 42. Rh5 g6 43. Rh1 Ne6 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay League op 10th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1975.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Phillips, DA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1975.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. Be2 Nh6 8. b3
Bb4+ 9. Kf1 Nf5 10. Bb2 Bd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Na4 Qa7 13. Rc1 b5 14. Nc5 O-O 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. g4 Nfe7 17. a3 Ba5 18. b4 Bd8 19. Bd3 Ng6 20. h4 f6 21. h5 fxe5
22. hxg6 e4 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Rxc6 Rxf3 25. Rc3 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 exd3 27. Qxd3 Bf6
28. Kg2 Rf8 29. f3 Rf7 30. Qg6 Qe7 31. Re1 Bg5 32. Rxe6 Rf6 33. Rxe7 Rxg6 34.
Re5 Kxh7 35. Rxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "Torbay League op 10th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1975.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Packham, Tony B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1975.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Qd7 7. Nge2 Bb4 8.
Bxf5 Qxf5 9. Qd3 Qxd3 10. cxd3 O-O 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Rb1 Nb6 14.
Kd2 Rae8 15. Rb4 Re7 16. Rhb1 Rd8 17. Nf4 f5 18. a4 Rb8 19. a5 {Source: Aitken
Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay League op 10th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1975.11.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Chambers, John Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1975.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. h3 a5 11. d5 Nb8 12. c3 Na6 13. Bc2 Bd7 14. Be3 Qc8 15. Kh2 h6
16. Nbd2 Nh7 17. Nc4 Nb8 18. Bb3 Ng5 19. Nxg5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. cxb4 axb4
22. Qd2 f6 23. Bd1 Kf7 24. Rc1 Qe8 25. b3 Na6 26. Ne3 g6 27. Be2 Nc5 28. Qc2
Rh8 29. Bg4 Qc8 30. f3 Ke7 31. Re2 Rf8 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Ng4 f5 34. Nxe5 dxe5
35. Qxc5+ Qd6 36. Qxc7+ Qxc7 37. Rxc7+ Kd8 38. Rg7 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "Torbay League op 10th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1975.11.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bloodworth, Kenneth J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1975.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2
f5 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Bb3 d5 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 O-O 14. Qxe4 Be6
15. Qe2 Rf5 16. Bc2 Rf7 17. Be3 c5 18. Qh5 g6 19. Bxg6 Rg7 20. Bxh7+ Rxh7 21.
Qg6+ Kh8 22. Bg5 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "Torbay League op 10th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1975.11.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1975.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8.
Qxc4 Bc6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. b4 Nb6 12. Qb3 Nf5 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. dxe4
Nd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Rfd1 Qc4 17. Qf3 Qe6 18. Rdc1 Nc4 19. Be1 b5 20. a4 a6
21. Qb3 c6 22. e3 Rae8 23. Ra2 Bh6 24. Rac2 Nxe3 25. Qxe6 Rxe6 26. fxe3 Bxe3+
27. Bf2 Bxc1 28. Rxc1 bxa4 29. Bh3 Rf6 30. Bc5 Rb8 31. Bg4 g5 32. Ra1 a5 33.
bxa5 Rb5 34. Be7 Rh6 35. a6 Ra5 36. Be2 c5 37. Bd8 Raxa6 38. Bxg5 Rhg6 39. Bxa6
Rxa6 40. Kf2 a3 41. Ra2 f6 42. Bc1 Ra4 43. Kf3 Rc4 44. Bxa3 Ra4 45. Ra1 Kf7 46.
Bb2 Rb4 47. Bc3 Rb3 48. Rc1 Kg6 {First time control} 49. Ke2 {Source: Aitken
Book 39. Scores: 1-2 R Bellin, AJ Miles 5/5; 3-6 A Grant, J O'dell, G Wheeler,
KJ Wicker 4.} 1-0

[Event "League Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.11.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1975.11.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Rb1 c6 8.
d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Nf8 12. e4 Bg4 13. e5 Be7 14. Be3 Ne6
15. d5 cxd5 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Bb5 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.12.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1975.12.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cornwall"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. e3 c6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qf6 7. Qd2 Qe7
8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 Na6 11. Nd4 d6 12. O-O Nc7 13. Bf3 Bg4 14. Bxg4
Nxg4 15. Nf5 Qe5 16. Qxd6 Qxf5 17. Qxc7 Ne5 18. b3 Rae8 19. Ne2 Re6 20. Nd4 Qe4
21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rad1 Nd3 23. Qd6 Ne5 24. Rd4 {Source: Aitken Book 39. Aitken
adds: 'One of the worst games I have played for a long time.'} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.12.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1975.12.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O d6 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bd4 Bf6 14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 15. f4 Rfd8 16. h3 Nh6 17. g4 Qg6 18. Rad1 f6 19. Kh2 Nf7 20. Qc4
Rab8 21. b3 h5 22. gxh5 Qxh5 23. Qxc6 f5 24. Qd5 c6 25. Qxf5 Qxf5 26. exf5 Nh6
27. f6 Kf7 28. Ne4 d5 29. Nc5 gxf6 30. Nxa6 Ra8 {First time control} 31. Nb4
Rh8 32. Rf3 Rag8 33. Nxc6 {Sealed move. no date given when the games was
resumed.} Ng4+ 34. Kh1 Rxh3+ 35. Rxh3 Nf2+ 36. Kh2 Nxd1 37. Rd3 Nf2 38. Rxd5
Ng4+ 39. Kh3 Nf2+ 40. Kh4 Rg4+ {Seond time control} 41. Kh5 Rg2 42. Nd8+ Ke7
43. c4 Nh3 44. Nc6+ Kf7 45. Rd4 Ke6 46. a4 Rg3 47. b4 Nf2 48. f5+ Kxf5 49. Rd5+
Ke6 50. Nd4+ Kf7 51. Rd7+ Ke8 52. Rc7 Rg5+ 53. Kh6 Ng4+ 54. Kh7 Ne5 55. a5 Rg4
56. a6 Rxd4 57. a7 Rd8 58. b5 Nd7 59. Kg6 Ra8 60. Rb7 Kd8 {Third time control.}
61. c5 Kc8 62. c6 Ne5+ 63. Kxf6 Nc4 64. Ke6 Na5 65. Rh7 {Source: Aitken Book 39
} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1975.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Macleod, Norman Alasdair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1975.12.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 c5 6. d5 e5 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nge2 Nh5
9. O-O f5 10. f4 Nd7 11. Bf3 Nhf6 12. Be3 exf4 13. Bxf4 fxe4 14. Bg2 Qe7 15.
Qc2 Re8 16. Nb5 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Nc7 Bf5 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. Qb3 b6 21. h3
h5 22. Nf4 Nd7 23. Rae1 Re8 24. Ne6 Bxe6 25. Rxe4 Qxb2 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27. Rxe6
Rxe6 28. dxe6 Nf6 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 g5 {First time control} 31. Rf5 Kf8 32.
Rxg5 Ke7 33. Rg6 Ne8 34. Bc6 {Sealed move, no date given when the game was
resumed.} Nf6 35. Bd5 Nxd5 36. cxd5 c4 37. Kf1 c3 38. Rg7+ Ke8 39. Rc7 b5 40.
g5 b4 41. g6 c2 42. Rxc2 a5 43. Rxb2 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wilts"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.01.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Taulbut, Shaun M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1976.01.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Nge2 e5 8. d5
Nd4 9. O-O c5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. f3 Qb6 14. Qxd4 Be6
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Rd1 Bxc4 17. Nd4 Bxa2 18. Nxc6 Bb3 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Re1 {
Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Campbell, RC"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1976.01.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 d5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5
15. e5 d4 16. Bxd4 Nd7 17. Qa4 Qxa4 18. Nxa4 Nxe5 19. Rae1 Nf3+ 20. Rxf3 Bxd4+
21. Kf1 Rfe8 22. Re4 Rad8 23. Ke2 Rd5 24. g4 Kg7 25. Nc3 Rd7 26. Kd2 {Source:
Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Civil Service v Oxford University"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.01.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Truran, Michael C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D86"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1976.01.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Civil Service"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. f3 Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Rfd1 cxd4
15. cxd4 Qd8 16. a4 Nb8 17. a5 b5 18. Bxb5 Qxa5 19. Ra1 Qb6 20. d5 Rc5 21. Bc4
Qxb3 22. Bxb3 Rb5 23. Bc4 Bxa1 24. Bxb5 a6 25. Rxa1 axb5 26. Rb1 Nd7 27. Rxb5
Ba6 28. Rb2 Ne5 29. Bd4 Nd3 30. Ra2 Nb4 31. Rb2 Nd3 32. Rb6 Ra8 33. h4 Bc4 34.
Nc3 Nf4 35. Rb4 Rc8 36. Be5 Nd3 {First time control} 37. Rb8 Rxb8 38. Bxb8 e6
39. d6 Kf8 40. Na4 Bb5 41. Nb6 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1976.02.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bd2 Rfc8 15.
Rae1 Ne8 16. Re2 c4 17. Bc2 Nc7 18. a5 f6 19. Be3 Nb5 20. Ba4 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Nc5
22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Qg4 Rxd5 26. Qxc4 Qc5+ 27. Qxc5
Rxc5 28. Bb3+ Kh8 29. Rf7 Rxc3 30. Rxb7 Rf8 {First time control} 31. Rc2 e4 32.
Rxc3 Bxc3 33. Re7 e3 34. Bc4 Rf6 35. Ra7 Bd4 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.02.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Whitcutt, John K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1976.02.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 f5 2. e4 d6 3. exf5 Bxf5 4. d4 g6 5. Bd3 Qd7 6. Bxf5 Qxf5 7. Ne2 Bg7 8.
O-O Nh6 9. Ng3 Qd7 10. Qf3 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nxd4 12. Qxb7 Qc6 13. Qxc6+ Nxc6 14. Nd5
Kd7 15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16. Rad1 a5 17. c5 Nb4 18. Nc3 Kc6 19. cxd6 exd6 {Aitken
jokingly adds. 'Black did not move a rook in this game.' Source: Aitken Book 39
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gemlik, Leon R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1976.02.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nh6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 f5 7. Bc4+ Kh8 8. e5
c6 9. O-O d5 10. Be2 e6 11. Kh1 b6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qe1 a6 14. Na4 Nd7 15. Qc3
Bb7 16. Bf2 Rfc8 17. Bh4 Qe8 18. Qb3 b5 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Nf7 21. a4 h6 22.
Qe3 Kh7 23. a5 Qh8 24. Bg3 Rg8 25. Nd4 Rae8 26. Bd3 Bf8 27. b4 Qg7 28. h4 Nd8
29. Nf3 Be7 30. Kh2 Bc8 {First time control} 31. Rh1 Nf7 32. Kg1 Qf8 33. Kf2
Rg7 34. Rh3 Kg8 35. Rah1 Bd8 36. Ke2 Qe7 37. Be1 g5 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. fxg5 Nxg5
40. Bh4 Kf7 {Second time control} 41. Nxg5+ Rxg5 42. Bxg5 Qxg5 43. Rh7+ Kg8 44.
Rh8+ Kf7 45. R1h7+ Kg6 46. Qxg5+ Bxg5 47. Rxe8 Kxh7 48. Rxc8 Kg7 49. Rxc6 Kf7
50. Rxa6 Bf4 51. Rd6 Bxe5 52. a6 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.02.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coast, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1976.02.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 Na6 13. a3 cxd5 14. exd5 Bf5
15. Ne2 Rac8 16. Nc3 Nc5 17. O-O Nb3 18. Rad1 Bc2 19. Bxa7 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd6
21. Nb5 Rd7 22. d6 Na5 23. Bd5+ Kf8 24. Be6 Rcd8 25. b4 Nc6 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27.
Bc5 Kf7 28. Kf1 e4 29. Nc3 f5 30. Nd5 Ke6 {First time control} 31. Nb6 Rd8 32.
Nc4 Ne5 33. Na5 {Sealed move, no date given when the game was resumed.} Rd7 34.
Bd4 Nd3 35. Bxg7 Rxg7 36. Nb3 Kxd6 37. Nc5 Kc6 38. Nxd3 exd3 39. Rxd3 Kb5 40.
Ke2 Ka4 {Second time control} 41. h4 Re7+ 42. Kf3 Rc7 43. Kf4 Re7 44. Kg5 Rf7
45. f4 Kb5 46. h5 gxh5 47. Rd5+ Ka4 48. Rxf5 Rg7+ 49. Kh4 Kxa3 50. Rb5 Ka4 51.
Rb6 Rg4+ 52. Kh3 Rg7 53. f5 Kb3 54. f6 Rf7 55. Kh4 Kc4 56. Kxh5 Kd4 57. g4 Ke5
58. g5 Kf5 59. Rd6 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.02.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Waters, Peter J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1976.02.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. a4 b4 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15.
d5 O-O 16. Nd2 Rfc8 17. b3 Qc7 18. Nc4 a5 19. f4 Ba6 20. Bd3 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Qc5+
22. Kh1 Qd4 23. Ra2 Nxe4 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Qe2 Nf6 26. Bb2 Qh4 27. Bxe5 Re8 28.
Qf3 Bc5 29. Re2 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Bd6 31. g3 Qg4 32. Qxg4 Nxg4 33. Re2 Rb8 34. Rb1
f6 35. Re6 Bc5 36. Bf5 Ne5 37. d6 Rd8 38. Rd1 Kf7 39. Re7+ Kf8 40. Re6 Kf7 41.
d7 g6 42. Bh3 Rxd7 {Adjudicated a white win. Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "League Match"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1976.03.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Turner, AB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1976.03.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 7. O-O Bg4 8.
Be3 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. h3 Bh5 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nd4 Bg6 14. f4 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Bb5 exd4 18. Bxe8 dxe3 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. Kh1
Qg5 21. Qg4 Qxg4 22. hxg4 e2 23. Rf4 Bd3 24. d6 Be3 25. Rf3 Bd2 26. Rxd3 e1=Q+
27. Rxe1 Bxe1 28. dxc7 Bh4 29. Be6 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Camb Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.03.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keene, Raymond D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1976.03.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cambridge University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be6 10. Rd1 Nd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Qxd5 Nc5 13. Bf3 Bf6 14. Rb1
Rb8 15. Bd2 Qe8 16. b3 Qe5 17. Qxe5 Bxe5 18. Ba5 Ne6 19. Bd5 Rfc8 20. Rbc1 Kf8
21. Be1 Ke7 22. f4 Bf6 23. Bf3 g6 24. Rd5 h5 25. Rcd1 Rd8 26. Bb4 c5 27. Be1
Nc7 28. R5d3 Ne6 29. g3 b5 30. Ba5 Rdc8 31. Rxd6 Nd4 32. exd4 Kxd6 33. dxc5+
Ke7 34. c6 bxc4 35. bxc4 Rb2 36. a3 Kf8 37. c7 Rb3 38. Bc6 Be7 39. Bd7 Bc5+ 40.
Kh1 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hants"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.03.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thompson, Marshall William J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1976.03.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxb5 Bb7 8. Nh3
Bd6 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 d4 12. Na4 e5 13. O-O exf4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Nxc5 Qd5 16. Nb3 fxg3 17. hxg3 O-O 18. Nxd4 Kh8 19. e3 Nbd7 20. Qf3 Ne4 21.
Qg2 Ne5 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. f3 Ng5 24. f4 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Ng4 26. Rfe1 Ne4 27. Kf3
Ngf6 28. Ne6 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Re8 30. Nd8 g5 31. Nf7+ Kg7 32. Nxg5 Nxg5+ 33. fxg5
Ne4 34. Rd7+ Kg6 35. Rxa7 Nxg5+ 36. Kf2 Rc8 37. Ra6+ Kf5 38. Rc6 Ne4+ 39. Kg2
Rg8 40. b6 Rxg3+ 41. Kh2 Kg4 42. Rc4 Rh3+ 43. Kg2 Rg3+ {Adjudicated a draw.
Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dilke, Stephen Wentworth"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1976.03.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b4 a5 2. b5 d5 3. e3 e5 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nf6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Nc3
Nb6 9. Be2 a4 10. a3 Be6 11. d4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Be7 13. O-O Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15.
Bf3 Nc4 16. Bc1 Nd6 17. Bd1 O-O 18. Bxa4 Nde4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bc2 Nc3 21. Bd3
Bf6 22. Bd2 Bxd4 23. exd4 Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Nxb5 25. Rfb1 Nxa3 26. Rxb7 Rfd8 27.
Bb4 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Finn, Simon P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1976.04.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. O-O
Rb8 9. h3 Bd7 10. a4 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. g4 h5 13. g5 Nh7 14. f4 f5 15. gxf6 Rxf6
16. fxe5 Rxf1+ 17. Qxf1 Bxe5 18. Bf4 Bf6 19. Be3 {Source: Aitken Book 39}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.04.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Davey, Neil"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1976.04.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 e6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. g3 Bc5 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Ne4 8. a3
Nxd2 9. Nxd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. bxc4 Nb6 14. Qc2
e5 15. c5 Nd7 16. dxe5 Qe7 17. Rfd1 Qxc5 18. Qe4 Qb5 19. Qd4 Qb6 20. Qd2 Qc7
21. Qc3 Nb6 22. Qc2 Be6 23. Bd4 Rfd8 24. f4 g6 25. e4 Qc8 26. Qf2 Bg4 27. Bf3
Qe6 28. Qe2 Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Qc4 30. Rac1 Qa4 {First time control} 31. Bc5 Rxd1+
32. Rxd1 Qc4 {The sealed move - game resumed on 23/4/1976} 33. Bd6 Na4 34. Rd3
Rd8 35. Kg2 Nc5 36. Rc3 Qa2+ 37. Kh3 Ne6 38. Qe3 Qb1 39. Rc1 Qb6 40. Qxb6 axb6
{Second time control} 41. Kg4 h5+ 42. Kf3 Nd4+ 43. Ke3 Nb5 44. Ke2 {Source:
Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch31"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1976.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Andrews, B Peter A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1976.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8.
Qe2 Nf6 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bh4 Bb7 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Bg3
Bd6 15. Bh4 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bf4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Ne2 Be5 20. f4 f5
21. Qh4 Bg7 22. Rf3 Qd8 23. Qh2 Qf6 24. c3 Rg8 25. Rh3 h6 26. Nd4 Bf8 27. Ree3
Kh7 28. Rh5 Bc8 29. Nf3 Rg4 30. Ne5 Kg8 31. Nxg4 fxg4 32. Rg5+ Kh8 33. Rxg4 Rb8
34. Reg3 Bg7 {First time control} 35. Rxg7 Qxg7 36. Rxg7 Kxg7 37. Qg3+ Kf8 38.
f5 Rxb2 39. f6 Bb7 40. Qd6+ {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch31"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1976.04.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wise, Derek Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1976.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 a6 12. Nc3 exf4 13. Rxf4 Nd7 14. Rf2 Ne5
15. a4 f5 16. Be3 g5 17. a5 Bf6 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch31"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1976.04.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Taulbut, Shaun M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1976.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. d5 O-O 12. Nbd2 Ne8 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Nc4 15.
Nxc4 bxc4 16. h3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19. Qc2 Rf7 20. Re3 Rc8 21. Rc3
Bf6 22. Qe4 Bd8 23. Bg5 h6 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Rxc4 Rf4 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27. Qe1 Qb7
28. Rb1 Nf6 29. a4 Nxd5 30. Qd2 Rxb4 31. Rxb4 Nxb4 32. Qxd6 e4 {Source: Aitken
Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch31"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1976.04.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1976.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. b4 a6 14. Rfc1
Bf5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Ne6 17. Nb3 Ng5 18. d5 Nf3+ 19. Kh1 Bg4 20. g3 Qe5
21. Kg2 Qh5 22. h4 Nxh4+ 23. gxh4 Qxh4 24. Nxe4 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Bf3 {Source:
Aitken Book 39. Aitken: 'my first win against Peter Clarke. White played for
the minority attack but neglected his kingside.'} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch31"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1976.04.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burnett, Leon P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1976.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
e6 9. Be3 Be7 10. a4 Na5 11. Nb3 Nc4 12. Bc1 b6 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Rb8 15.
Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 Be6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 O-O 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. c4
a5 22. b3 Rfd8 23. Rd3 Qc5 24. Rfd1 Be7 25. Bh3 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Rb7 27. f4 exf4
28. gxf4 Re8 29. Bg2 Rc7 30. Kf2 Rc6 31. Bh3 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch31"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1976.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Staples, Maurice J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1976.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 Bg6 5. e4 dxe4 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. Nxe4 Be7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. Nxc5 Bxc5 11. dxc5 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qxc5 13. Qc3 Qxc3+ 14.
Nxc3 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Nc6 16. O-O-O Rfd8 17. Rhe1 Rac8 18. Re4 Nd4 19. Kd2 Ne6 20.
Ke3 Nc5 21. Rc4 Re8+ 22. Kd2 b6 23. b4 Ne6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. Ne2 g5
27. Rc6 Kg7 28. Kc3 Re8 29. Ng3 Nf4 30. Nf5+ Kg6 31. g4 Nd5+ 32. Kc4 Ne3+ 33.
Nxe3 Rxe3 34. d4 Rxf3 35. d5 Rf4+ 36. Kd3 Rxb4 37. d6 Rb5 38. Rc4 Rb1 39. Rd4
Rd1+ 40. Kc4 Rc1+ 41. Kb5 Rc8 42. d7 Rd8 43. Kc6 f5 {First time control} 44.
Rd6+ f6 45. gxf5+ Kxf5 46. Kc7 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch31"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1976.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "LeMoir, David A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1976.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nce7 7. c4 Ng6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. h4 h5 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Nh2 Bxa4 12. Qxa4+ Nd7 13. Nf3 Bxg5 14. hxg5 f6
15. gxf6 gxf6 16. Ne2 h4 17. Qb3 {Source: Aitken Book 39. Scores: 1-2 DM Wise,
S Taulbut 5/7; 3-4 LP Burnett, PH Clarke 4Â½; 5-9 JM Aitken, AP Ashby, DA
LeMoir, MJ Staples, GW Wheeler 4; 10-12 JC Cock, I Legg, PJ Meade 3Â½; 13-16
JR Boyce, ME Poolake, TF Thynne, PE Walker 3; 17-18 W Lowe, RH Northage 2Â½;
19 BP Andrews 2; 20 J Anderson 1Â½.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey op 4th"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1976.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Potigny, D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1976.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7
8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Be3 Ne5 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. h3 c6 12. a4 O-O 13. O-O-O Nxc4 14. Nxc4
Bc7 15. Nf3 Be6 16. b3 b5 17. axb5 cxb5 18. Ncd2 Nd5 19. Bd4 a5 20. Bc5 Rfc8
21. Ne4 Bf4+ 22. Kb2 a4 23. b4 a3+ 24. Ka1 h6 25. g3 Bf5 26. Rhe1 Bxe4 27. Rxe4
Nxc3 28. Rxf4 Nxd1 29. Ne5 Re8 30. Bd4 f6 31. Nd3 Re2 32. h4 Rd2 33. Nc5 Rd8
34. Ne6 Rd6 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 0-1

[Event "Jersey op 4th"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1976.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Boersma, G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1976.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nge2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. e5 cxd4 8.
exf6 dxc3 9. fxg7 Bxg7 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qf6 12. Be4 d5 13. Qf3 Qg7 14.
Bd3 O-O-O 15. Bf4 h5 16. h4 f6 17. Qh3 Qg4 18. Qxg4 hxg4 19. Bg3 Rdg8 20. Rfe1
Kd7 21. Rad1 Ne5 22. Bb5+ Ke7 23. Rd4 Rh5 24. Be2 Rg7 25. Ra4 a5 26. Rb1 Bc6
27. Rd4 Nd7 28. Rxg4 Rxg4 29. Bxg4 Rh8 30. Be2 f5 31. Bf4 e5 32. Bg5+ Ke6 33.
f4 Ba4 34. Bb5 Bxb5 35. Rxb5 exf4 36. Rb1 Kf7 37. Rd1 Nf6 38. Bxf6 Kxf6 39.
Rxd5 Rxh4 40. Rd6+ Kg5 41. Rxb6 Rh8 42. Ra6 Rc8 43. Rxa5 Rxc3 44. Ra8 Rxc2 45.
Rg8+ Kf6 46. a4 Ra2 47. Ra8 f3 48. gxf3 Ke5 49. a5 Kf4 50. a6 Kxf3 51. a7 {
Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey op 4th"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1976.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Evertse, Roel"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1976.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 b6 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 d5 6. e3 a6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Nd7 9. Qc2 Rc8 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Nf6 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. Rfe1 Be7 14. e4 c4
15. Bc2 O-O 16. Re2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 f5 19. Re2 Bd6 20. Rae1 Qd7 21.
Qc2 g6 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qd1 Kf8 27.
Kf1 Qb8 28. Kg1 Qa8 29. Kf1 Qb8 30. Kg1 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey op 4th"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1976.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Reid, JVI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1976.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Nxe4 7. Bd5 Nf6 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Bb7 10. Re1 Be7 11. Qf3 Qd5 12. Nc3 Qxf3 13. Nxf3 c5 14. Nh4
g6 15. d3 Kd7 16. g3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Ng2 Bd6 19. Bd2 Rhe8 20. Re3 Rxe3
21. fxe3 f5 22. Nf4 Bc6 23. h4 Rg8 24. Kh2 Be5 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Ke7 27. d4
Be4 28. Nd3 cxd4 29. exd4 Kd8 30. a4 g5 31. h5 Bc6 32. Ne5 Bb7 33. axb5 axb5
34. Ra5 c6 35. c4 bxc4 36. Nxc4 Bc8 37. Ra7 Be6 38. Ne5 Bd5 39. c4 Be4 40. Ra8+
{Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "Jersey op 4th"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1976.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "O'Brien, Richard W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1976.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. Nh4
Be4 9. f3 Bxb1 10. Rxb1 Qa5 11. a3 Qb6 12. Be3 h6 13. Bh3 Be7 14. Qd3 O-O-O 15.
Rfc1 Kb8 16. Ng2 g5 17. Ne1 h5 18. b4 g4 19. Bg2 Ka8 20. Nc2 Rc8 21. Bf2 {
Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey op 4th"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1976.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Moskow, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1976.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,22,19,36,47,47,82,47,54,63,62,18,20,12,18,20,16,10,1,16,4,11,20,17,24]
} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. h3 a5 12. a4 Nb4 13. Bf3 Nd7 14. Nd4 Bc4 15.
Be2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nb6 17. Nf5 gxf5 18. Bxb6 Qc6 19. Bf2 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxc2 21.
Qxc2 Nxc2 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Nc5 $4 Nd4 {Source: 1973-80 Channel Islands Chess
by Martin and O'Brien.} 0-1

[Event "Jersey op 4th"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1976.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1976.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 f5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O N7f6 13. Qc2 c5 14. Qb3 Kh8
15. Bg3 cxd4 16. exd4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qb6 18. Qa3 Qd8 19. Rfe1 Nb6 20. Bd6 Rg8
21. Ne5 Qe8 22. c4 Nbd7 23. d5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Qg6 25. Qd6 Bd7 26. Re3 Rad8 27.
Qb4 Ng4 28. Rg3 Qf7 29. Bb2 exd5 30. cxd5 Rge8 31. Qf4 Nf6 32. h4 Rc8 33. Rxc8
Bxc8 34. Bxf5 Bxf5 35. Qxf5 Qh5 36. Qxh5 Nxh5 37. Rd3 Nf4 38. Rd2 Ng6 39. g3
Ne5 40. Re2 Nf3+ 41. Kf1 Nh2+ 42. Ke1 Nf3+ 43. Kd1 Rd8 44. Re7 Rxd5+ 45. Kc2
Nd4+ 46. Kc3 Nf5 47. Rxb7 Ra5 48. a3 Nd6 49. Rd7 Rd5 50. Kc2 Rc5+ {First time
control} 51. Kd3 Nc4 52. Bxg7+ Kg8 53. Rxa7 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "League Match"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1976.05.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hulme, DS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C76"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1976.05.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Stroud"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3 Bg7
9. Qd2 Na5 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Na3 b5 12. b4 Nb7 13. O-O Qf7 14. Qe2 Nd8 15. c4
bxc4 16. Nxc4 Ne7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Na5 O-O 19. Rac1 Ne6 20. Rfd1 Rfb8 21. a3
Rb5 22. Qc4 Nc8 23. Qc6 Rab8 24. Qxa6 Nd6 25. Nc6 R8b7 26. a4 Rxb4 27. Nxb4
Rxb4 28. Rc6 Bf8 29. a5 Nd8 30. Rcc1 Ne6 31. Qc6 Nxe4 32. a6 N4c5 33. a7 Rb6
34. a8=Q Rxc6 35. Qxc6 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "League Match?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.05.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dixon, Richard J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1976.05.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Na6 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Be3 g6 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Bb1 Qb8
22. Nh2 h5 23. Bg5 Nxd5 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Qd2 Ne6 26. Rcd1 Rc6 27. Nf3 Qf8 28.
Nxe5 dxe5 29. Qxd7 Nd4 30. h4 Rd8 31. Qh3 Qh6 32. Kh2 Qf4 33. Kg1 Kg7 34. Kf1
Rdc8 35. Ne2 Nxe2 36. Rxe2 Rc1 {First time control} 37. Rde1 Rxe1+ 38. Rxe1 Rc1
39. Qe3 Rxe1+ 40. Qxe1 Qxh4 41. f3 {Adjudicated as a black win. Source: Aitken
Book 39 (JS note: if the date is right, this can't be a county match - a
Thursday. Either the date is wrong - 29? - or else it must be a league match.
I think the latter is most likely.)} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Congress"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1976.05.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tolhurst, Philip J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1976.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 Bd6 8.
Qe2+ Be6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Bxf4 Nd5 12. Nxc6 Qh4+ 13. g3 Nxf4 14.
Qxe6 fxe6 15. gxh4 Rac8 16. Nxa7 Rxc2 17. Na3 Bb4+ 18. Kd1 Rd2+ 19. Kc1 Nd3+
20. Kb1 Rxb2# {Source: Aitken Book 39} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Congress"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1976.05.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Frostick, Clive A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1976.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5 Nxe5
8. Qxe5 O-O 9. O-O Bf6 10. Qf4 Ne8 11. d4 c6 12. Ne2 d5 13. c3 Nc7 14. Ng3 Ne6
15. Qf3 g6 16. Bc2 Bg7 17. Qd3 f5 18. f4 Nc7 19. Re1 b6 20. Be3 Ba6 21. Qd2 Ne8
22. Bd3 Bb7 23. b3 Nf6 24. Nh1 Ng4 25. Nf2 Nxe3 26. Rxe3 Qd6 27. Re2 Rae8 28.
Rae1 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Kh8 30. Bc2 c5 31. Kf1 cxd4 32. cxd4 Ba6 33. Bd3 Bxd3 34.
Nxd3 Bxd4 35. Ne5 Bxe5 36. Rxe5 d4 37. Qe1 Rc8 38. Re8+ Rxe8 39. Qxe8+ Kg7 40.
g3 d3 41. Ke1 Qb4+ 42. Kd1 Qe4 43. Qe5+ Qxe5 44. fxe5 Kf7 45. Kd2 Ke6 46. Kxd3
Kxe5 47. Kc3 g5 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Congress"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1976.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wood, Rex Frank T"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1976.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6 8.
exd5 exd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Ne5 a5 12. Be3 a4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nc5
Ng4 15. Bf4 Qxb2 16. h3 Nf6 17. Nxa4 Qb4 18. Bc2 Ne4 19. Rb1 Qa3 20. Re1 Bh4
21. Bxe4 Qxa4 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qxh4 Qxd4 25. Qg3 Qf6 26. Be5 Qh6
27. a3 Bf5 28. Rbc1 Qg6 29. Qxg6 Bxg6 30. Rxc6 Rfe8 31. Rcc1 {Source: Aitken
Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Congress"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1976.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Byway, Paul V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1976.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qf6 14. Qh5
h6 15. Bd2 Re8 16. Rae1 Ne5 17. h3 Bd7 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Bd5 Rxb2 20. f4 Ng6
21. Bb3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Nxf4 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Bxf4 Rxc2 26. Rd1
Bc6 27. Rd2 Rc3 28. Be5 Rxa3 29. Bxd4 a5 30. Rf2+ Kg6 31. Rc2 Bd5 32. Rc5 {
Source: Aitken Book 39} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Congress"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1976.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Collard, Leslie Paul"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1976.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 39"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. b4 a6 13. a4 Qd6 14. Rfb1 Bd8
15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Qh6 17. N2g3 Bc7 18. Re1 Ne6 19. Bc4 Bd7 20. Rad1 Rac8 21.
Qa2 Rf8 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Rce8 24. Rxe8 Bxe8 25. Qe2 Qh4 26. Re1 g6 27. Qd3
Bd7 $2 {Aitken} 28. Re4 Bg4 29. h3 Bxg3 30. fxg3 Qf6 31. Rxg4 Rd8 32. Qf1 Qe7
33. Rf4 {Source: Aitken Book 39} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Congress"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1976.05.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Goodland, Michael C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1976.05.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 Be7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Nb4 10. cxd5 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 exd5 12. Rfe1 Be6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nxd7
Qxd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxd5 Qd7 17. Nc3 Rfd8 18. d5 Rac8 19. Rad1 Bf5 20. Qg3
Rc4 21. h3 b5 22. d6 Be6 23. b3 Rc5 24. Ne4 Rf5 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rc7 Rxc7 27.
dxc7 Kh8 28. Rc1 Rd5 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.06.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Patterson, Nicholas J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A56"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1976.06.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. Nge2
a6 9. O-O Ne8 10. b3 Rb8 11. a4 g6 12. g4 Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Ng3 Ng7 15. h3
Nf6 16. f4 exf4 17. Qd2 Qe5 18. Rxf4 h5 19. Raf1 hxg4 20. hxg4 Nxg4 21. Bh3 g5
22. R4f3 Qd4+ 23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. Nce2 Ne5 25. Bxc8 Nxf3+ 26. Rxf3 Rbxc8 27. Nxd4
Rfe8 28. Rf6 Rcd8 29. Nf3 g4 30. Nh2 Re5 {First time control} 31. Rf4 Rg5 32.
Nxg4 Kh7 33. Kf2 Rf8 {Sealed move, no date given when the game was resumed.}
34. Nf6+ Kg6 35. Nd7 Rc8 36. Rf6+ Kh7 37. Rxd6 f5 38. e5 Ne8 39. Rb6 Rc7 40.
Nf8+ {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.06.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Meade, Philip James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1976.06.22"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Nf3 Nd7 17. Nxd4 Bf6 18. Nf5 Ne5 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Rac8 22. Bf5 Rce8 23. Rb1 g6 24. Be4 Bg7 25. f4 Nc4 26. Kh1 f5 27. Bf3
Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Qf7 29. b3 Nb6 30. Qd2 Rc8 {First time control} 31. Qa5 Nxd5 32.
Qxa6 Rd8 33. Bd2 Nf6 {Sealed move, the game resumed on the 29/6/1976} 34. Qxb5
Ne4 35. Ba5 Rf8 36. Rd1 Kh8 37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. Rxd6 Qxf4 39. Re6 $2 {Aitken,
who added at the end of the game. 38.Re8 draws.} Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+ {Seond time
control} 41. Kh1 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Bd4 43. Bb6 Qg1+ 44. Kg3 Rf3+ {Source: Aitken
Book 40} 0-1

[Event "Scottish Open"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1976.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Webster, James J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1976.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Ne4 f6 11. a3 Nd5 12. Bc5 b6 13. Bxe7 Ndxe7 14. Rc1 a5
15. Nc3 Rc8 16. Nb5 Qd7 17. d4 e4 18. Nd2 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qc2 f5 21.
Rfd1 Qf6 22. e3 Rfd8 23. Bf1 Ng6 24. Ba6 Ne5 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Kg2 Nd3 27. Rb1
Ba2 28. Ra1 Bf7 29. Rab1 Qe6 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 c5 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. Qb3 Qxb3
34. Nxb3 Rc2 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Scottish Open"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1976.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gilmour, E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1976.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8. f4
d6 9. c3 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. cxb4 Nxe4 13. b5 Qd5 14. bxa6 Bxa6 15.
Bxa6 Qxd1 16. Bb5+ {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Scottish Open"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1976.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Groningen, E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1976.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 Qd8 13. h3 Nd5 14. Qd2 Qf6
15. Bc4 Nf4 16. Bc1 Nxh3+ 17. Kh1 h6 18. d5 Na5 19. Ba2 b6 20. Bb2 Nf4 21. Rae1
Ba6 22. c4 Qf5 23. Qd4 Qg4 24. Nh4 Qxh4+ 25. Kg1 Qg4 26. g3 Nh3+ {Source:
Aitken Book 40} 0-1

[Event "Scottish Open"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1976.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Carpenter, PJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1976.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 Nb8 11. Bc2 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 d5 15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Bf4 Re8 18. e5 Nd7 19. a4 g6 20. Qg4 Bg7 21. Bg5
Qc8 22. f4 c5 23. Bf5 gxf5 24. Nxf5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 h5 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Qxc8 Bxc8
28. Nxd5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. axb5 Bb7 31. Nb6 Re8 32. bxa6 Ba8 33. Re1 f6
34. Be3 Bd6 35. Bh6+ Kf7 36. Rxe8 Kxe8 37. Nxa8 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Scottish Open"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1976.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "White, Alastair F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1976.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 d5 5. Qxd4 dxc4 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. exf6 Nd7
8. fxg7 Bxg7 9. Bg5+ f6 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Na3 c6 12. O-O-O+ Ke7 13. f4 Ng4 14.
Bc5+ Kf7 15. h3 b6 16. hxg4 bxc5 17. f5 h5 18. Nxc4 hxg4 19. Rxh8 Bxh8 20. Rd8
Bg7 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nd6+ Ke7 23. Nxc8+ Kd7 24. Nxa7 Kc7 25. Kd2 Kb7 26. Nxc6
Kxc6 27. Ne2 Kd5 28. a4 Kc4 29. b3+ Kb4 30. Kd3 Bf8 31. Nf4 c4+ 32. bxc4 Kxa4
33. Nd5 Bg7 34. Kd4 Ka5 35. Ne3 g3 36. Kd5 Bh6 37. Ng4 Bg5 38. c5 Kb5 39. c4+
Ka6 40. Kd6 Kb7 {First time control} 41. Kd7 {Aitken adds this was a bad game
by him saying he was caught in an unusual line (5.Qxd4) "... which is not in
Harding's book." Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Scottish Open"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1976.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Melvin, LT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1976.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Qd3 Qh5 12. Be3 Rac8 13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Ng4
15. Bg1 Rfd8 16. c3 Qa5 17. Nb3 Qa4 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 e5 20. Ne2 b6 21. f5
Nf6 22. Ng3 d5 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. exd5 Rxd5 25. Qe2 Rcd8 26. Be3 Qh4 27. Rad1
Ng4 28. Bg1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Bh6 $2 {Aitken. ( Black can now go
into a won endgame with 31...Qxh2+ and 32...Nf2+ G.C.)} 31. Ne4 Be3 32. g3 Qh3
33. Nf6+ Nxf6 34. Bxe3 Ng4 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Bg1 $2 {Aitken. (Black now missed
a mate in 3. which was possibly due to time trouble. G.C.)} Qf1 37. Qd2 e4 38.
Qg2 Qb1 $2 {Aitken. (39.Qd1 and nurse home the e-pawn, as played Black
protects the e-pawn missing it is held tactically. 39.Qd1 Qxe4 40.Nf2+. Now
convinced Black was in severe time trouble.)} 39. Qe2 Ne5 40. Kg2 Qd3 {First
time control} 41. Qxd3 {Sealed move, the game resumed on the 23/7/1976.} exd3
42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Ke3 Kf5 44. h3 Ke6 45. Bf2 Kd5 46. b3 b5 47. g4 a5 48. Bg3 a4
49. c4+ Nxc4+ {(A brave attempt to win. G.C.)} 50. bxc4+ Kxc4 51. h4 b4 $1 {
Aitken. (If now 52.axb4 then 52...Kc3 and Black wins. G.C.)} 52. Be5 $1 {
Aitken.} Kb3 53. Kxd3 Kxa3 54. h5 gxh5 55. gxh5 b3 56. h6 b2 57. Kc2 {Source:
Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Scottish Open"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1976.07.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Craig, TJ"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1976.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
dxc6 Nxc6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Ne5 Bb4+ 12. c3 Re8 13. O-O Rxe5 14.
cxb4 Nd5 15. a3 Ba6 16. Rd1 Kc7 17. Nc3 Rae8 18. Nxd5+ Rxd5 19. Rxd5 Re1# {
Source: Aitken Book 40. Scores: 1-6 JM Aitken, G Moultrie, S Pielat, A
Scrimgour, E van Groningen, AF White 5Â½/7} 0-1

[Event "WECU Senior Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.09.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Orchard, Christopher R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1976.09.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Dorset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Bc4 Bg4 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Be2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3
Bxc3 15. Rac1 Bd4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Qd3 e5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Rfd1 e5 20. Rc5
Qf6 21. f3 Rf7 22. Qb5 a6 23. Qc4 Kg7 24. Qd5 Re8 25. Rb1 Ree7 26. a4 Qf4 27.
Qb3 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Re1 Qd2 30. Rd1 Qe2 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Kf6 33. Rb3
Ke6 34. Rb6+ Kd7 35. Kf1 Rc1+ 36. Ke2 Rc2+ 37. Kd3 Rc7 38. h4 Ke7 39. Kd2 {
Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 2nd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1976.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Moore, RA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[BlackElo "1560"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1976.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 a6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bd7 12. f4 Bf6 13. c3 e4 14. Nd2 Re8 15.
Nc4 Bb5 16. Nb6 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Nd7 18. Nxa8 Qxa8 19. Rad1 Qc8 20. Bd4 Bxd4+ 21.
Rxd4 Nf6 22. Kh1 Qf5 23. c4 b6 24. b3 Kf8 25. Re1 e3 26. Qd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 Ng4
28. Kg1 f5 29. h3 Nf6 30. Rdxe3 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Ne4 32. Rxe4 fxe4 33. Kf2 e3+ 34.
Kxe3 Kf7 35. b4 Ke7 36. Kd4 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 2nd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1976.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wager, John D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "1888"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1976.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nd2 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Qg5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Be3 Qg4 15. Qxg4 Bxg4 16. h3 Be6 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 Rd5 19. Bf4 Rd4 20. Rad1
Rad8 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. c3 Rd3 23. Rxe4 h6 24. Ra4 g5 25. Be3 Rxc3 26. Rxa7 Rc2
27. a4 Kg7 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 2nd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1976.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Botley, Gordon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[BlackElo "1960"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1976.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c3
Nf6 9. Qe2 d6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Qc7 12. Qg3 O-O 13. N1d2 Rd8 14. f4 Qe7 15.
c4 Nb4 16. Bb1 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. a3 Nc6 19. Bd3 Rb8 20. Rac1 Na5 21. Nxa5
Qa7+ 22. Kh1 Qxa5 23. Nb3 Qa4 24. e5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Qxe4 26. exd6 Rxd6 27. f5 Qd3
28. Rf3 Qd1+ 29. Rf1 Qd3 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 2nd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1976.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Withers, William R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "1960"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1976.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Qe2 O-O 6. c3 d6 7. Bb3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Ne3 h6 12. h3 d5 13. g4 d4 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. gxf5
Nh7 16. h4 Kh8 17. Bd2 b5 18. Bb3 Rc8 19. Bd5 Bf6 20. c4 Ne7 21. b3 Nxd5 22.
cxd5 Qc7 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Rc2 Rc7 25. Ba5 Rcc8 26. Bd2 Rc7 27. Ba5 Rcc8 28. Bd2
{Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 2nd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1976.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Van Caspel, R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1976.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. e5 Ne8 12. Qxd4 Bb7 13. c3 c5 14. Qd3 g6 15.
cxb4 cxb4 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. Ne4 d5 19. exd6 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Bxd6 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rad1 Qf6 23. Qd4 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 2nd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1976.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Palmer, EL"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "1960"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1976.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d3 Be7 10. h3 O-O 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nbd2 Ne8 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Ne3 Bf6 15. a4
Nc7 16. Kh2 g6 17. Nf1 b4 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. d4 b3 21. Bb1 cxd4 22.
cxd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qxd4+ Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Kxf6 26. Rc1 Rfc8 27. Bd3 Ne8
28. Ne3 a5 29. f4 Rab8 30. Bb5 Nc7 31. Bd3 Rb4 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34.
Bxc4 Ne6 35. Bxb3 Rb8 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Rd1 Rxb2 38. Rxd6 Rb4 39. e5+ Kf5 40.
g4+ Kxf4 41. Rxe6 Rxa4 42. Re7 Ra2+ 43. Kg1 Re2 44. e6 Kg3 45. Kf1 Re4 46. Rxh7
Rxe6 47. Ra7 Re5 48. Rc7 Kxh3 49. Rc4 Kg3 50. Ra4 Kf3 51. Rc4 g5 52. Ra4 Ke3
53. Rc4 Kd3 54. Rc6 Re4 55. Rc5 a4 56. Rxg5 Kc3 57. Rg8 a3 58. Ra8 Kb3 59. g5
Ra4 60. Rb8+ Rb4 61. Rh8 a2 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 2nd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1976.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leis, Hans Dieter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1976.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
d4 c4 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe1 Bf5 12. Bd1 Bg6 13. Qg3 f6 14. e6 Qd6 15.
Bf4 Qxe6 16. Rb1 Qd7 17. Nh4 Be4 18. Bc7 f5 19. Nf3 Rf6 20. h4 Rg6 21. Ng5 h6
22. Bh5 hxg5 23. Bxg6 f4 24. Bf7+ Kxf7 25. hxg5 Bxg5 26. Rxb7 Bf6 27. Qxf4 Nd8
28. Bxd8 Qxb7 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Rf4 Qg7
34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Rh4+ Bh7 36. Rg4 Bg8 37. Qf5 Bh7 38. Qxd5 Qxg4 39. Qxa8+ Bg8 {
Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Chelt-Bushbury"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.10.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hicks, Geoffrey K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1976.10.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Bushbury"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O b5 10. a4 b4 11. Na2 Bb7 12. Qe1 a5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Kh1 Nc5 15.
Bb5+ Kf8 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Bd3 Nfxe4 18. Be3 Bf6 19. Nc1 h5 20. h4 Qc6 21. Nb3
Nxd3 22. cxd3 Qd5 23. dxe4 Qxb3 24. Rf2 g6 25. Ng5 Kg7 26. Qe2 Rhf8 27. Bc5
Rfd8 28. Rf3 Ba6 29. Qf2 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Qxf3 31. Qxf3 Rxa1 32. Be7 Bxg5 33. Bxg5
Rf1 34. Qb3 Bb7 35. Qc4 Ba6 36. Qc6 Ra7 37. Qb6 Ra8 38. Qc6 Ra7 39. Be3 Rf6 40.
Bh6+ Kxh6 41. Qxf6 Bc4 42. Qh8# {Source: Aitken Book 40. Cheltenham won 6-0}
1-0

[Event "Cheltenham v Bristol & Clifton"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ashby, Alan Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1976.10.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bristol & Clifton"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. O-O Bd6 $2 7. d3 h6 8.
Nbd2 Bc5 9. Qe1 O-O 10. e4 Bh7 11. Qe2 c6 12. h3 Qc7 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nh2 f5 15.
exf6 Nexf6 16. d4 Bd6 17. c4 Rfe8 18. c5 Bf8 19. f4 b6 20. b4 bxc5 21. bxc5
Rab8 22. Bc3 a5 23. Nhf3 a4 24. Kh2 Rb5 25. Ne5 Reb8 26. g4 Be7 27. Rae1 Nxe5
28. Qxe5 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 Kf7 30. Rfe1 Be4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Bxe4 Nd7 33. Rxe6
Kxe6 34. Bxc6+ Kf7 35. Bxd7 Rb2+ 36. Bxb2 Rxb2+ 37. Kg3 Bf6 38. Be6+ Kf8 39. c6
Rc2 40. d5 Bd4 41. Kf3 Bb6 42. Ke4 Bc5 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.11.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Valentine, R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1976.11.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Dorset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nge7 8.
Bd3 Ng6 9. h4 Bd7 10. h5 Nge7 11. h6 g6 12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Bf6 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3
Qxc3+ 15. Kf1 O-O 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Nh2 Nf5 18. Ng4 Nb4 19. Bg7 f6 20. Bxf5 Bb5+
21. Kg1 exf5 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Qe1 Bc4 25. e6 Qa3 26. e7 Re8 27.
Nxe8 Nd3 28. Nf6 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1976.11.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Addison, R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1976.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qe5+ 6. Be2 Bg4 7. d4 Bxe2
8. Ngxe2 Qa5 9. O-O Nf6 10. b4 Qh5 11. Qa4+ Nbd7 12. Nf4 Qf5 13. Re1 g5 14. Re5
Qg4 15. f3 Qh4 16. Nfd5 $4 {Aitken gives himself the ?? and drops a Rook. At
least he did not play 16.Ne2 which was my first thought, it holds the d4 pawn
but then I noticed it allows 16...Qe1 mate! G.C.} Qxd4+ 17. Be3 Qxe5 18. f4
gxf4 19. Bxf4 Qxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bg3 Bg7 22. Rd1 N5b6 23. Qb5 a6 24. Qf5 e6
25. Qf3 Nd5 26. Bd6 Rc8 27. Rxd5 exd5 28. Qe3+ Ne5 29. Bxe5 Bxe5 30. Qxe5+ Kd7
31. Qxd5+ Kc7 32. Qxf7+ Kb8 33. h4 Rhf8 34. Qxh7 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rff1 36. Qh8+ Kc7
37. h5 Rc6 38. Qe5+ Kd7 39. Qg7+ Kd6 40. h6 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1976.11.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Halmkin, Peter E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1976.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Rd1 Bg6 11. d3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Nf1 Nh5 15. g4
Nf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. d4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bf6 19. Nf3 Re8 20. Qd2 Bxe4 21. Bxe4
Rxe4 22. Qd5 Re8 23. N1d2 Rc8 24. Qf5 Rc5 25. Qxf4 Be5 26. Qb4 Nc6 27. Qa3 Bf4
28. Nb3 Ne5 29. Nxc5 Nxf3+ 30. Kf1 Qh4 31. Kg2 Ng5 32. c4 dxc5 33. cxb5 axb5
34. Re1 Rf8 35. Rh1 Ne6 36. Qf3 Qf6 37. Rab1 Be5 38. Qxf6 Bxf6 39. Rhf1 Nf4+
40. Kh2 Be5 41. Rfe1 Nd3+ {Source: Aitken Book 40} 0-1

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1976.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Walden, Philip L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1976.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Kh1 Be7 8.
Bg5 d6 9. f4 b5 10. a4 b4 11. c3 bxc3 12. Nxc3 Bb7 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Nf3 Nc6 15.
e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Ng4 17. Bf4 Rd8 18. Be4 Qxd1 19. Nxd1 Na5 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. h3
Nh6 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Ne3 Nc5 24. Ng4 Ne4 25. Rfe1 Nc5 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Rc4 Nd3
28. Re2 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Bxf6 30. Rc7 Bxe5 31. Rxe5 Rg8 32. Re3 Rg5 33. Rf3 Rd1+
34. Kh2 Rg7 35. Rb3 Rg6 36. Rf3 f6 37. Rb3 Rd8 38. Rbb7 Kg8 39. Rc6 f5 40. Re7
f4 41. Rexe6 Rg3 42. Re2 Rb3 43. Rxa6 Rdb8 44. Rxh6 Rxb2 45. Rxb2 Rxb2 46. Rf6
Rb4 47. a5 Ra4 48. Rf5 Kg7 {First time control} 49. h4 Kg6 50. Rg5+ Kf6 51. Kh3
h6 52. Rb5 Ra3+ 53. Kg4 Rg3+ 54. Kxf4 Rxg2 55. Rb6+ Kg7 56. h5 Ra2 57. Rb5 Kf6
58. Rb6+ Kg7 59. Rg6+ Kf7 60. a6 Ra4+ 61. Ke3 Rh4 62. Rxh6 Kg7 63. Rg6+ Kh7 64.
Rb6 Rxh5 65. Rb7+ Kg6 66. a7 Ra5 67. Kd4 Kf6 68. Kc4 Ke6 {Seond time control}
69. Kb4 Ra1 70. Kc5 Rc1+ 71. Kb6 Kd6 72. a8=Q Rb1+ 73. Ka7 {Source: Aitken
Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1976.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Waters, Peter J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1976.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. a4 b4 13. b3 Rc8 14. Bb1 Be7 15.
Bb2 Nd7 16. Re1 O-O 17. Nf1 Bf6 18. Ne3 g6 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nd4 Rfe8 21. f4
Nd7 22. Ng4 Bg7 23. Nf2 Nc5 24. Ra2 Ne6 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qd4+
Kg8 28. Qxb4 Qc3 29. Qxc3 Rxc3 30. b4 Nc4 31. Rc2 Rxc2 32. Bxc2 d5 33. Nd3 Na3
34. Bb3 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 dxe4 36. Nc5 Bc8 37. Nxe4 Kf8 38. Kf2 Ke7 39. Ke3 Bf5 40.
Kd4 Nb1 41. Nc5 Nd2 42. Bd1 Bc8 43. Be2 f5 44. Bxa6 Bxa6 45. Nxa6 Kd6 46. Nc5
Nf1 47. h3 Ng3 48. Nd3 Ne2+ {First time control} 49. Kc4 h6 50. h4 Ng3 51. b5
Ne4 52. Kd4 Nd2 53. Nc5 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1976.11.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aston, Paul A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1976.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4 d6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. Nge2 Ne5 8.
Qc2 Nxc4 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nf4 Nb6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ncd5 c6 14. Nxf6+
Qxf6 15. Qd2 O-O 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Rac1 Be6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Rfe1 d5 20. exd5
Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Nxd5 22. Qe2 g6 23. Bc4 Rd8 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. g3 Nb6 26. Rxd8 Qxd8
27. Bb3 Qf6 28. h4 Nd7 29. Qe8 Ne5 30. Qb8 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Ne1+ 32. Kf1 Nd3 33.
Ke2 Nxf2 34. Qxb7 Ne4 35. Qc7 Qf2+ 36. Kd3 Qf3+ 37. Kd4 c5+ 38. Kd5 Nxg3+ 39.
Kxc5 Qf5+ 40. Kc6 Qf3+ 41. Kb5 Ne4 42. Qxa7 Nd6+ 43. Ka6 Qd3+ {Source: Aitken
Book 40} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Bath Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.12.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Moore, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1976.12.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bath University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 e6 7. a3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 c5 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rfd1 cxd4
15. cxd4 Nb6 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rc5 Nd7 20. Rc3 Nb6
21. Qc2 Rd8 22. h3 h6 23. Rc5 Qb8 24. Kf1 Rc8 25. Ne5 Rxc5 26. Qxc5 Qd8 27. Nc4
Nxc4 28. Qxc4 Qb6 29. Qd3 Qb2 {Source: Aitken Book 40. Cheltenham won 4-2
against Bath University} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1976.12.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1976.12.21"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O
Bf5 9. h3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd7 14. Qxb6 axb6
15. Nb3 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Plymouth"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.01.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1977.01.09"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Plymouth"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 c6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne8 11. Be3 e6 12. Qe1 f5 13. e5 d5 14. Bf2 Rf7 15.
Bh4 Qb6 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. a5 Qc7 18. Ne2 Be7 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Kh2 Kh8 21. g4 Ng7
22. Ra3 Rg8 23. g5 Rd8 24. Rfa1 Ne8 25. Rc3 Nb8 26. Kg2 Qd7 27. Rb3 Rc8 28. Nc1
Kg8 29. Be2 Rf7 30. Nd3 Na6 31. Nf2 Nb8 32. Qb4 Qe7 33. Qxe7 Rxe7 34. Nd3 Na6
35. Nf2 Nb8 36. Nd3 Na6 37. Nf2 Nb8 38. Nd3 {Source: Aitken Book 40.
Cheltenham beat Plymouth 4Â½-1Â½} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1977.01.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nh6 7. b3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 h5 11. h4 Bd7 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Na4 Qd8 14. Rc1 Be7 15.
g3 g6 16. Kg2 Nb4 17. Nc3 O-O 18. a3 Nc6 19. b4 Qe8 20. Bd3 Ncxd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4
22. g4 hxg4 23. Qxg4 Nf5 24. h5 Kg7 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Rh3 Rh8 27. Rch1 Qf7 28.
b5 d4 29. Ne2 Rcf8 30. Bxf5 Qxf5 {First time control} 31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. Rxh8
Rxh8 33. Rxh8 Kxh8 34. Nxd4 Kg8 35. f4 Kf7 36. a4 Bb4 {Ther sealed move. No
date given when the game was resumed.} 37. Kf3 Be8 38. Ke3 Ke7 39. Nc2 Ba5 40.
Bd4 a6 41. Bc5+ Kd7 42. Nd4 Bh5 43. Nb3 Bd8 44. Bd4 Be7 45. Nc5+ Bxc5 46. Bxc5
Bd1 47. bxa6 bxa6 48. a5 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Patterson, Nicholas J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1977.01.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. a3 g6 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nb3 Bg4 15.
Bd3 Bg7 16. Bd2 O-O 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. h3 Bh5 19. Na5 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 f5 21. Bd3 e4
22. Be2 exf3 23. Bxf3 Bxb2 24. Bxh5 Bxc1 25. Bxc1 gxh5 26. Bb2 Ng6 27. Qxh5
Rae8 28. Nc6 Qf7 29. Qh6 Re4 30. f4 Rfe8 {First time control} 31. h4 Re2 32.
Bd4 Rd2 33. h5 Ree2 34. hxg6 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Rxg6 36. Qh3 Qxd5+ 37. Qf3 Qxf3+ 38.
Rxf3 Kf7 39. Re3 {Sealed move, no date given when the game was resumed.} Rgg2
40. Re7+ Kf8 41. Rxh7 Rge2 42. Rh5 Re1+ 43. Bg1 Ra1 44. Rxf5+ Ke8 45. Rh5 Rxa3
46. f5 Rg3 47. Nd4 Rxg1+ {Source: Aitken Book 40} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Watson, PR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1977.01.22"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6 8.
Ba4 d6 9. Be3 Nf6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Nd2 Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3
Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Bb3 Bxb3 17. axb3 Ke7 18. Nc4 Nd7 19. Rfd1 Rxa1 20. Rxa1
b5 21. Ne3 g6 22. Ra7 Rb8 23. c4 b4 24. Nc2 c5 25. Ne3 Nf8 26. f4 Ne6 27. fxe5
Nd4 28. Nd5+ Ke6 29. Nf4+ Kxe5 30. Nd3+ Kd6 31. e5+ Kc6 32. Ra1 Re8 33. Rf1 Re7
34. Rf6+ Ne6 35. Nf4 h5 36. Nd5 Rd7 37. h4 b5 38. Nf4 Re7 39. Kf2 bxc4 40. bxc4
Re8 41. Ke3 b3 42. Nxe6 Rxe6 {First time control} 43. Rxe6+ fxe6 44. Kd3 Kd7
45. Kc3 Ke7 46. Kxb3 Kf7 47. Ka4 g5 48. hxg5 Kg6 49. Kb5 Kxg5 50. Kxc5 Kg4 51.
b4 Kg3 52. b5 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.02.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hosken, Nigel K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D67"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1977.02.10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N7f6 12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2
b6 15. Rhd1 Bb7 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. a3 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Ke2 Nb6
21. f3 Nfd7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Ne4 c4 24. Bc2 Nd5 25. Nc3 Ba6 26. g3 Rb7 27. Rb1
Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Nxc3+ 29. Ke1 Nxd1 30. Kxd1 Kf8 {First time control} 31. Rb4 Rc7
32. Kd2 c3+ 33. Kc1 Ke7 34. Bb3 Be2 35. f4 Bd3 {Sealed move, no date given
when the game was resumed.} 36. Bc2 Bc4 37. Bb3 Bd3 38. Bc2 Bc4 {Source:
Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.02.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Northage, Robert H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1977.02.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nc3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nxe4 d5 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Nc3 cxb5 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Qxb5 Be6 9. Nf3 Qb6 ({Having entered over 1,000 of his games I know Aitken
loves to get the Queens off if it gives him even the slightest plus. That is
what he enjoyed doing and fair enough it is his style. But here I despaired as
I saw a potential 'crash-bang-wallop' miniature fade before my weary eyes.} 
9... a6 10. Qe2 (10. Qxb7 Na5 {0-1}) 10... e4 11. Ng1 Nd4 12. Qd1 {and Black
has a dream position. Geoff Chandler.}) 10. Nxd5 Qxb5 11. Nc7+ Kd7 12. Nxb5 Bd5
13. c3 Bc4 14. a4 a6 15. Na3 Bd3 16. b4 e4 17. Ng1 Bd6 18. Bb2 Be5 19. Ne2 Nxb4
20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. Ra2 Be5 22. Nc1 Rac8 23. Nxd3 exd3 24. O-O Rhe8 25. g3 Rc7
26. Nb1 Rc4 27. b5 Bd6 28. Nc3 Re5 29. f4 Re6 30. Rf3 Rd4 31. Kf1 Bb4 32. Nd1
f5 33. Re3 Rxe3 34. Nxe3 g6 35. bxa6 bxa6 36. Kf2 Bc5 37. Kf3 Kc6 38. Nd1 Rc4
39. Ne3 Rb4 40. Nd1 Rb1 41. Ne3 Re1 42. Nc4 Rf1+ {First time control} 43. Kg2
Rf2+ 44. Kh3 Kd5 45. Ne5 Ke4 {Aitken now adds that time was up and after a
short analysis White resigned. Source: Aitken Book 40} 0-1

[Event "National Club Cheltenham-Oxford Univ 2"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pyper, Nicholas Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1977.02.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University II"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 a6 8. a4
Nbd7 9. e4 Bg7 10. Nc4 Nb6 11. Ne3 O-O 12. Be2 Re8 13. a5 Nbd7 14. Qc2 b5 15.
axb6 Nxb6 16. O-O Qe7 17. f3 Nh5 18. Ned1 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Qh4 {Source: Aitken
Book 40. Cheltenham 3-3 Oxford University 2nd team. Cheltenham won on board
count.} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.02.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1977.02.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. exd4 Bg7 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Qxe7+ Kxe7
8. Bg5 h6 9. Nd5+ Ke6 10. Nxc7+ Kf5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bd3+ Kg5 13. Nf3+ Kh5 14.
h3 d6 15. g4+ Bxg4 16. hxg4+ Kxg4 17. Rg1+ Kh5 18. O-O-O Nc6 19. Rg3 {Source:
Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.02.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wheeler, George W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1977.02.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 e6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Nc3 N7f6 13. Bg5 Qb6 14.
Qe2 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Rfd1 Bb4 17. Rac1 Qa5 18. a3 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Rac8 20.
Rdc1 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Nd5 22. Rc5 Qa4 23. g3 b6 24. Rc1 Rd8 25. Qc4 Qxc4 26. Rxc4
f6 27. Kf1 Kf7 28. Ke2 Rd7 29. Kd3 Ne7 30. g4 g5 31. Ke4 Kg6 32. Rc1 h5 33. h3
Nd5 34. Rc6 Nf4 35. gxh5+ Kxh5 36. h4 f5+ 37. Ke5 Rd5+ 38. Kf6 gxh4 39. Rc7 Kg4
40. Ne5+ Kh3 41. Rh7 Rxd4 42. Nf3 Nd5+ {First time control} 43. Kxe6 {
Adjudicated as a draw. Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.03.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Coast, Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1977.03.10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Re8 12. f3 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Rd1 Nxc4
15. Qxc4 a6 16. a4 Nh5 17. Qd3 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Qh4 19. Be3 Be5 20. h3 Qg3 21. Kg1
Qh2+ 22. Kf2 Bg3+ 23. Kf1 Bh4 24. Ne2 Qe5 25. Bf2 Bxf2 26. Kxf2 Qxb2 27. Rab1
Qa2 28. Ra1 Qb2 29. Rab1 Qa2 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Streatham"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Emerson, Roger"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[BlackElo "2170"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1977.03.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Streatham"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Qe7+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+
8. Kxe2 Ne5 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Kf1 Bd6 12. Bf4 Nc4 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14.
Nd2 Bd7 15. Ngf3 Nf5 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 c5 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Rf4 Bxf3 20.
Rxf3 g6 21. Rd1 h5 22. h3 h4 23. Bd5 Rac8 24. Be4 Nd6 25. Bd3 Nc4 26. b3 Ne5
27. Rf4 Nxd3 28. cxd3 Rc2 29. Rxd4 Rxa2 30. Rxh4 Rb2 31. Rb4 Rc8 32. Rc4 Re8
33. b4 Ree2 34. Rf4 Rec2 35. h4 Kg7 36. g3 b6 37. Re1 Rc7 38. Ree4 Rd7 39. Rd4
Re7 40. Rd6 Re6 41. Rd7 Rf6 42. Rxf6 Kxf6 43. Rxa7 Rxb4 44. Ke2 Ke6 45. Rb7 {
adjudicated. Sources: Roger Emerson; Aitken Book 40. Streatham & Brixton won
this round 5 (round of 16) match by 5Â½-Â½.} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hants"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.03.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cullinane, Anthony R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1977.03.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. b3
Bb4+ 9. Kf1 Nf5 10. Bb2 Bd7 11. g4 Nh6 12. g5 Nf5 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. Na4 b5 15. a3
bxa4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. bxa4 a5 19. Kg2 O-O 20. Rhb1 Rfc8 21. Ba3
Rab8 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. a5 Qa7 24. Rxb4 Rxb4 25. Qxb4 Rb8 26. Qc5 Qxc5 27. dxc5
Kf8 28. Bd3 Ne7 29. Nd4 Nc6 30. Nxc6 Bxc6 31. Ra3 Rb4 32. a6 Ke7 33. Kg3 Kd7
34. h4 g6 35. h5 gxh5 36. Bxh7 Rg4+ 37. Kh3 Rxg5 38. f4 Rg4 39. a7 Rg7 40. Bd3
Rg8 41. Bb5 Ra8 42. Be2 Rh8 {First time control} 43. Kh4 Kc7 44. Bxh5 Bb7 45.
Kg5 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch32"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1977.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Bd3 Bb7 4. Ne2 c5 5. c3 Nf6 6. f3 Nc6 7. a3 d5 8. e5 Nd7
9. O-O g6 10. Be3 c4 11. Bc2 Na5 12. Qc1 Qc7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Be7 15. Bxe7
Kxe7 16. Qe1 Rag8 17. Nd2 Kd8 18. Qh4+ Kc8 19. Qe7 Rg7 20. Nf4 Nc6 21. Qh4 Rgg8
22. Qg3 Ne7 23. Qf2 Nb8 24. b3 cxb3 25. Bxb3 Nbc6 26. c4 dxc4 27. Nxc4 Kb8 28.
Nd6 Nc8 29. Nxb7 Qxb7 30. d5 Na5 31. Ba2 g5 32. Nh5 exd5 33. f4 Ne7 34. Nf6 Rd8
35. fxg5 hxg5 36. Qg3 Qc7 37. Rac1 Nc4 {Adjourned here, no date when it
restarted.} 38. Nxd5 Rxd5 39. Rxc4 Qxe5 40. Qxe5+ Rxe5 41. Rxf7 Rd8 42. Rf1 {
Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch32"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wise, Derek Maurice"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1977.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. a4 Qh4 7. Qe2 a5 8. g3
Qf6 9. Bg2 Nge7 10. O-O d6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Kh1 Be6 13. f4 Bxb3 14. cxb3 Nd4 15.
Qd1 Qe6 16. f5 Qxb3 17. Qh5 f6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Rae8 20. Ra3 Qc2 21. Rc3
Qe2 22. g4 Re4 23. Rh3 h6 24. Rh4 Nf3 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch32"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.04.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Moore, Gerald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1977.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O f5 12. c5 a6 13. Nxd6 Bxd6 14. cxd6 Qxd6
15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Bd2 a5 17. Rac1 Kh8 18. Qb5 Nf6 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 b6 21.
Rc6 Nxd5 22. Bc4 Rd8 23. Bg5 Bb7 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxb6 Ba6 26. Rc1 h6 27. Be7
Kg8 28. h3 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Rb8 Kf7 31. Ba3 Be6 32. Rb7+ Rd7 33. Rb5 Rd5
34. Rb7+ {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch32"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.04.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1977.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d3 Be7 7. Bg2 Nb6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Be3 Nd5 10. Qc1 O-O 11. Na4 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 f6 13. Rfc1 Qd7 14. Nc5
Bxc5 15. Rxc5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qf4 c6 18. b4 a6 19. a3 Rad8 20. Rac1 Rfe8
21. Be4 Qf7 22. h4 Bd5 23. f3 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Qa2 25. Qg4 Qd2 26. Rf1 Qh6 27.
Rcf5 Qg6 28. Qf3 Re5 29. Rxe5 fxe5 30. Kg2 Qe6 31. Qh5 Re8 32. Qg5 h6 33. Qh5
Rf8 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch32"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burn, Malcolm Edwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1977.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 Nd7 7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
Bd3 c5 9. O-O Bd7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Bd4 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. c3
Bb6 15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Qc4 Qxc4 17. Bxc4 Ne4 18. Be2 {Source: Aitken Book 40}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch32"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.04.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Patterson, Nicholas J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1977.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 d6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 c6 10. b3 Ne8 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Qd2 Bf5 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Bf3 Rd8
15. e4 Bg6 16. Qe3 a6 17. c5 Bg5 18. cxd6 Nxd6 19. Qc5 Nc8 20. Qxe7 Bxe7 {
Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch32"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.04.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davey, Neil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1977.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. Bd3 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. Be3 Qb4 14. Bd2 Qc5 15.
Be3 Qh5 16. Qh4 Qxh4 17. Nxh4 Nc5 18. Rae1 Ng4 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Nd1 Bc6 21. b3
e6 22. h3 Nf6 23. Kh2 c4 24. bxc4 Bxa4 25. Nf3 Nd7 26. e5 dxe5 27. Nc3 Bc6 28.
Nxe5 Nxe5 29. fxe5 a5 30. Nb5 a4 31. Re2 Rfc8 32. Ra1 Bd7 33. c3 Rc5 34. Rea2
Bxe5+ 35. Kg1 Bxb5 36. cxb5 Rxc3 37. Be4 Ra5 38. Rb1 Bd4+ 39. Kf1 Bb6 40. Bc6
Rb3 41. Rbb2 Rxb2 42. Rxb2 a3 43. Ra2 Bd4 {First time control} 44. Ke2 Bb2 45.
Kd3 Ra4 46. b6 Rb4 47. b7 Kf8 48. g4 f5 49. gxf5 gxf5 50. Ke3 Ke7 51. h4 Kd6
52. Bf3 e5 {Source: Aitken Book 40. Scores: 1 AS Hollis 5Â½/7 (BCM says out of
6?!); 2 N Davey 5; 3-4 LP Burnett, PH Clarke 4Â½... 16 others including JM
Aitken 3Â½/7} 0-1

[Event "Jersey International"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1977.05.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "King, Daniel J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1977.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Aitken's first round opponent did not turn up and he was given a bye.} 1. e4
c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5
Nb8 9. c4 Nd7 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. f4 f5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. Na4 Bd7 17. Nb6 Rae8 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bd4 Bf6 20. Rf2 g6 21. Rc1
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Re4 23. Qd2 Rfe8 24. b3 Qb6 25. Kf1 Nf6 26. h3 Rd4 27. Bd3 Ne4
28. Qe3 Re5 29. Bxe4 Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qxe3 {"and Black won" (Source: BCM, August
1977, p363)} 31. Bf3 Qc3 32. Rdd2 Kf7 33. Rfe2 Rxe2 34. Rxe2 a5 35. Kf2 a4 36.
g4 ({Not too fond of that one. I thought white could build a fortress but
there are ideas for Black that undermine it. How about;} 36. Re3 Qc2+ 37. Re2
axb3 {and I awarded myself 4 points! G.C.}) 36... axb3 37. axb3 Qxb3 38. c5
dxc5 39. d6 Qd3 40. Re7+ Kf8 41. Rxb7 Qxd6 42. gxf5 Qh2+ 43. Bg2 Qf4+ 44. Bf3
Qxf5 45. Rxh7 c4 46. Rc7 Qd3 47. Be2 Qd4+ 48. Ke1 c3 49. Rc4 Qd2+ 50. Kf2 c2 {
Source: Aitken Book 40} 0-1

[Event "Jersey International"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1977.05.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Last, Roy C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1977.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
d4 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O c4 11. Qe1 Bf5 12. Bd1 Bg6 13. Qg3 f6 14. Nh4 fxe5
15. Rxf8+ Qxf8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bg4 {Source: Aitken Book 40} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey International"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1977.05.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hunt, Ray K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1977.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 40"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 b6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Ng4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. h3 Ne5 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. f4 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Be6
15. Nc3 Na6 16. f5 Bc8 17. f6 g6 18. Nd5 Nc5 19. Rc1 a5 20. Rf4 Be6 21. Ne7+
Kh7 22. Nf3 Nd7 23. Nc6 Qe8 24. d4 Nb8 25. Nxb8 Qxb8 26. d5 Bd7 27. Rh4 h5 28.
Qd2 Rh8 29. Qg5 Kg8 30. g4 Qf8 31. Rxc7 Rd8 32. gxh5 Qh6 33. Qxh6 Rxh6 34. hxg6
Rxg6+ 35. Kf2 Rxf6 36. Ke3 Rg6 37. Nd4 Rg5 38. Kf2 Rg6 39. Rf4 Rg7 40. Nc6 Bxc6
41. dxc6 Kf8 42. Rf6 Ke8 43. Rh6 Rg8 44. Rb7 Rc8 45. Rxd6 Rg6 46. Rxg6 fxg6 47.
Rxb6 Rc7 48. Rb8+ Ke7 49. Rb7 Kd6 50. Rxc7 Kxc7 51. Ke3 Kxc6 52. Kd4 {Source:
Aitken Book 40} 1-0

[Event "Jersey International"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1977.05.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "White, J M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1977.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Bg5 Rfc8 18. Ne3 Qd8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. a3 Na6 21. Bd3
Nc5 22. b3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Rc7 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Qd2 g6 26. Kh2 Rxc1 27. Rxc1
Rxc1 28. Qxc1 Qc8 29. Qxc8+ Bxc8 30. b4 Bd8 31. Ne1 f5 32. f3 a4 33. Nd3 Bb6
34. Nd1 Bd4 35. N1f2 Kf7 36. g3 Kf6 37. Kg2 g5 38. g4 f4 39. Nd1 Kg6 {Source:
Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey International"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1977.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Boersma, G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1977.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 f5 4. exf5 Bxg2 5. Qh5+ g6 6. fxg6 Bg7 7. gxh7+ Kf8
8. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 9. Qg4 Bxh1 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. c3 e5 12. dxe5 Qe7 13. Nf3 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 Rh4 15. Bg3 Rf8 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Bxh4 Qxh4 18. Qe4 Qxf2+ 19. Kd1 Qxh2 20.
Nd2 Nxe5 21. Kc2 Nf3 22. Rd1 d5 23. Qe2 Qxe2 24. Bxe2 Ne5 25. Rf1 Rxf1 26. Bxf1
Bh6 27. b3 Bxd2 28. Kxd2 Kg7 29. Bg2 c6 30. b4 Kf6 31. b5 cxb5 32. Bxd5 Ke7 33.
Kc2 Kd6 34. Bg2 Kc5 35. Kb3 Nc4 36. Bh3 a5 37. a4 bxa4+ 38. Kxa4 Nd2 39. Be6
Ne4 40. Kb3 b5 41. Bf5 Nf6 42. Bd3 Nd5 43. Bxb5 {Source: Aitken Book 41}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey International"]
[Site "St Saviour"]
[Date "1977.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Isles, Edward A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1977.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rae1 Bh5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bg6 14. Bxg6
hxg6 15. h3 Qc6 16. Re3 b5 17. Bh2 Rac8 18. Nf3 Nd7 19. Rfe1 Qc4 20. Nd2 Qc6
21. Nf3 {Source: Aitken Book 41. Scores: 1 ML Fuller 6Â½/7; 2-3 D Sikkel, F
Helmond 6; 4-6 D Parr, I Branicki, W Wolff 5Â½} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.05.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1977.05.31"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. a3
Ba5 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. O-O Qe7 12. e4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 e5 14. b4 b6 15.
b5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bd2 Ng4 18. Be2 Rae8 19. h3 Nf6 20. Bd3 Nh5 21. f4 Qh4
22. Be1 Qe7 23. g4 f5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Qe3+ 26. Kh2 Nxf4 27. Rxf4 Qxf4+
28. Bg3 Qh6 29. Be4 Re7 30. Re1 Rfe8 31. Bd5+ Kh8 32. Be6 {(Move amended from
Re6)} Rd8 33. Qd3 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.06.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fetterlein, Julian Paul"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1977.06.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. Bb5+ Nfd7 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. a4 O-O 13. Re1 Bd4+ 14. Be3 Bxe3+
15. Rxe3 Qf6 16. Ne2 Re8 17. Qb3 b6 18. Rf1 Qd8 19. Ng3 Qf6 20. Ne2 Qd8 21. Ng5
Ne5 22. Ne6 fxe6 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Rg3 Bxe2 25. Bxe2 Kh8 26. Rf7 Rf8 27. dxe6
Nc6 28. Rd7 Qf6 29. Rf3 Qg5 30. Qc3 Nd4 {First time control} 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32.
Bc4 Qg4 33. h3 Qg5 34. Rf7 Rxf7 35. exf7 Kg7 36. Qd3 Qc1+ 37. Qf1 Qxf1+ 38.
Kxf1 b5 39. axb5 axb5 40. Bd5 Nc2 41. Ke2 Nb4 42. Be6 Nc6 43. Kd3 Nd8 44. Bd7
Kxf7 45. Bxb5 Ke6 46. Bc4+ Kd6 47. Bd5 Ke7 48. Kc4 Kd6 49. Kb5 h6 50. g3 g5 {
2nd time control.} 51. g4 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1977.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sinkinson, Timothy Alan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "1977.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 cxd5 8.
Bxf4 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Kh1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2
Nb6 15. Nh4 Ne7 16. a4 Be6 17. a5 Nbc8 18. Qe1 Nd6 19. Bf3 Bd5 20. Bxd5+ Nxd5
21. Qe6+ Nf7 22. Rf5 Nc7 23. Qxc4 Rc8 24. Qb3 Qd7 25. Raf1 Kh8 26. Qd1 Nd6 27.
Rh5 Kg8 28. Qb1 f5 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30. Rhxf5 Nxf5 31. Rxf5 Re8 32. Qb3+ Qe6 33.
Qxe6+ Rxe6 34. Kg1 Re2 35. Rf2 Re6 36. c4 Rc6 37. Bb4 h6 38. Rf8+ Kh7 39. d5
Rxc4 40. d6 Ne6 41. Re8 Rxb4 42. Rxe6 Rd4 43. Kf2 Kg8 44. Ke3 Rd1 45. Re8+ Kf7
46. Re7+ Kf6 47. Rxb7 Rxd6 48. Rxa7 g5 {First time control} 49. Rb7 {Sealen
move. Game resumed 4/6/1977} Rd5 50. a6 Ra5 51. a7 Ra4 52. Kd3 Ke5 53. Kc3 Kd5
54. Kb3 Ra1 55. Kb4 Kc6 56. Rh7 Kb6 57. Kc4 Ra5 58. Kd4 h5 59. Ke4 h4 60. h3
Kc6 61. Kf3 Ra4 62. Rg7 Kd6 $2 {Aitken} 63. Rg6+ Ke5 64. Rxg5+ Kf6 65. Rg4 Ra3+
66. Kf2 Rxa7 67. Rxh4 Ra2+ 68. Kg3 Ra3+ 69. Kh2 Kg5 70. Rb4 Ra2 71. h4+ Kh5 72.
Kh3 Ra3+ {Second time control} 73. g3 Rc3 74. Rb5+ Kh6 75. h5 Rc1 76. g4 Rh1+ {
Sealed move. Game resumed on the 5/6/1977} 77. Kg2 Ra1 78. Rf5 Ra2+ 79. Kg3 Ra1
80. Rf3 Kg5 81. Rf5+ Kh6 82. Rf6+ Kg7 83. Rf3 Kh6 84. Kh4 Ra4 85. Kg3 Kg5 86.
Rf5+ Kh6 87. Rf6+ Kg7 88. g5 Ra3+ {Third time control} 89. Kg4 Ra4+ {Sealed
move. Game resumed on the 6/6/1977} 90. Rf4 Ra5 91. h6+ Kg6 92. Rf6+ Kh7 93.
Rf7+ Kg8 94. g6 Ra4+ 95. Kg5 Ra5+ 96. Rf5 Ra7 {Fourth time control} 97. Re5 Kf8
98. Kf6 Rf7+ 99. Kg5 Ra7 100. Re6 Rb7 101. g7+ Kf7 102. Rf6+ {Source: Aitken
Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1977.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burn, Malcolm Edwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1977.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. c4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qxc4 11. Qxc4 dxc4 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Be3
O-O-O 15. Rfc1 Nh6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Rxc4 Rd5 18. Nc3 Rd3 19. Kf1 Rhd8 20. Rf4
Rf8 21. Ne4 Rd5 22. Nf6 Bxf6 23. Rxf6 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxh6 Rh8 26. Rf6
Rf8 27. Rd1 Rg5 28. Rd3 Rg6 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1977.06.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Burton, Colin G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1977.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 Be6 9. Ne4 f6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Bc5 b6 12. Bxe7 Ndxe7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rfc1 Qd7
15. b4 Rad8 16. Qc3 Rc8 17. e3 Rfd8 18. b5 Nb8 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Bd5 21. a4
c5 22. Ne2 f5 23. Ng5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qd2 25. Rd1 Qxc3 26. Nxc3 a5 27. Ne6 Rxd1
28. Rxd1 Re8 29. Nc7 Rf8 30. N3d5 Nc8 31. Ne6 Re8 32. Ndc7 Rxe6 33. Nxe6 Kf7
34. Nf4 $2 {Aitken} g5 35. Rd8 gxf4 36. Rxc8 fxe3 $1 {Aitken} 37. fxe3 Nd7 38.
Rc7 Ke6 39. Rc6+ Kd5 40. Rh6 c4 41. Kf3 c3 42. Ke2 Kc4 $1 {Aitken} 43. Rxh7 Nc5
44. Rh4+ Kb3 45. Rf4 c2 46. Rf1 Kb2 47. h4 Ne4 48. Kd3 c1=Q {First time control
} 49. Rxc1 Kxc1 50. h5 Nf6 51. h6 Kb2 52. Kc4 Ka3 53. h7 Nxh7 54. Kd5 Kxa4 55.
Kc6 Nf6 56. Kxb6 Nd7+ 57. Kc6 Nb8+ 58. Kc5 Kb3 59. e4 fxe4 60. g4 e3 {Source:
Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1977.06.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bean, Terry J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1977.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Kf7 3. Qh5+ g6 4. fxg6+ Kg7 5. gxh7 Rxh7 6. Qg5+ Kh8 7. d4 Bh6
8. Qe5+ Bg7 9. Qg3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Bxh7 Nxh7 12. c3 d6 13. Nf3 e5 14. d5
Ne7 15. Ng5 Kg8 16. Nxh7 Kxh7 17. Bg5 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1977.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anstead, Jeremy A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1977.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Ne8 8. Ne5
Nd7 9. g4 Bxe5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. gxf5 Nc6 12. Bg4 $2 {Aitken} exf5 13. Bf3 Nf6
14. Nc3 Ne7 15. Ne2 c6 16. a4 Ng6 17. Qe1 Ne4 18. Ng3 Qf6 19. Be2 Rfe8 20. c3
Re6 21. Nh5 Qh4 22. Ng3 Qh3 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qg3 Qxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rd8 26. Rfd1
Red6 27. Ra2 Ne7 28. Kf2 Nd5 29. Rc2 Nf6 30. b4 a6 31. c4 Ng4+ 32. Bxg4 fxg4
33. Rb2 Rh6 34. Kg2 f5 35. c5 Rd5 36. d4 exd3 37. Rbd2 Re6 38. Rxd3 Rxd3 39.
Rxd3 Kf7 40. Kf2 Ke7 41. b5 cxb5 42. axb5 axb5 43. Rb3 Kd7 44. Rxb5 Kc7 45. c6
Kxc6 46. Rxf5 b5 47. Rg5 b4 48. Rxg7 b3 {First time control} 49. Rxh7 b2 50.
Rh1 Kd5 51. Rb1 Rb6 52. Ke2 Ke4 53. Kd2 Rb3 54. Kc2 Rxe3 55. Rxb2 Rxg3 56. Rb4+
Kf3 57. f5 Rg2+ 58. Kd3 Rh2 59. f6 Rh7 60. Kd4 g3 {Source: Aitken Book 41}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1977.06.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Derrick, Kenneth W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1977.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8.
Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Bg5
$2 {Aitken} b4 15. Nd1 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f3 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Ne3 Rfd8
20. Rad1 Kf8 21. Rd5 Nc6 22. b3 Rb5 23. Rfd1 Na7 24. R5d2 Rb7 25. Nd5 a5 26. c4
bxc3 27. Nxc3 Nc6 28. Rd5 Ra8 29. Rh5 h6 30. Rhd5 Nb4 31. R5d2 Na6 32. Na4 Nb4
33. Rc1 Ke8 34. Kf2 Ra6 35. e5 Rb5 36. a3 Nd5 37. Nc5 dxc5 38. Rxd5 Rxb3 39.
Rdxc5 c6 40. Rxc6 Rxc6 41. Rxc6 Rxa3 42. Rc7 Ra2+ 43. Kg3 Kf8 44. Ra7 a4 45.
Kh3 a3 46. g3 Re2 47. Rxa3 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1977.06.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Haydon, Richard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1977.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 exd4 15.
Nb3 Nd7 16. Nbxd4 Nde5 17. Nxc6 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qxc6 19. Bb3 Be6 20. Bd5 Bxd5
21. exd5 Qd7 22. Bf4 Bf6 23. Qb3 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Lancs"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1977.06.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Corden, Martyn J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1977.06.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lancashire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Re1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ng4 10. Nd5 Bh4 11. Be3 c6 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. Qd2 Nxe3 14. Qxe3
Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Rd3 Bg5 18. Qh3 e5 19. Nd1 Rf6 20. Ne3 Bxe3
21. Qxe3 Raf8 22. f3 Rh6 23. Qf2 Qg5 {Source: Aitken Book 41. This was the
County Championship semi-final which Lancashire won 11-9. Boards 1-3 for
Gloucs were PF Timson, M Jones and AP Ashby.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.06.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davey, Neil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1977.06.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O b5 11. Qc2 b4 12. Nd1 Qe7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Nf4 Nd7 16. a3 Ne5 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Qa4 Bg4 19. f3 Bd7 20. Qxb4 Reb8 21. Qe1
Nc4 22. Qf2 Qd4 23. Ne2 Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Nxb2 25. Nxb2 Rxb2 26. Rd1 Ba4 27. Re1
Bb5 28. Bf1 Rc8 29. Kg2 Rcc2 30. Rc1 Rd2 {First time control} 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32.
Rb8 a6 33. Kh3 Bxe2 34. Rxb2 Bxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Rxb2 36. Rc1 a5 37. Rc6 Bf8 38. Ra6
Ra2 39. f4 f6 40. e5 fxe5 41. fxe5 dxe5 42. d6 Rd2 43. Ra7+ Kg8 44. d7 a4 {
Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "Bristol Congress"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1977.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Charter, Mark R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1977.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nd2 Bg7 5. c3 O-O 6. f4 c5 7. Ngf3 cxd4 8. exd4
Qc7 9. g3 Ng4 10. Nb3 Nh6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Nh4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 e6 14. Be3 Nd7 15.
Rac1 Nb6 16. Nd2 Ng4 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Nhf3 Qe7 19. Ne5 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nd7 21.
Ndf3 Rac8 22. Rf2 Nxe5 23. fxe5 b5 24. Rfc2 Qb7 25. Ne1 Bf8 26. b4 Rc4 27. Nd3
Rdc8 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. bxc5 Qa6 30. Qd2 Qa4 31. Rb2 a5 32. Qc2 Qxc2 33. Rcxc2
Rb8 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Ke3 Ke7 36. Kd3 f5 37. h4 Kd7 38. Rf2 Kc6 39. a3 Ra4 40.
Ra2 Rf8 41. Ke3 {Source: Aitken Book 41. Geoff has put MA Charter but I'm
wondering if this might be Mark R Charter (born 1960, Bournemouth) who was
active at the time and quite strong.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bristol Congress"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1977.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "O'Brien, Richard W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1977.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 9. c4 a6 10. Qa4 axb5 11. Qxa8 Nf5 12. Bd3 Nd4 13. cxb5 g6 14. O-O Bg7
15. Be3 Nf5 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Rac1 Kd7 18. b6 Ke7 19. Rc7+ Kf6 20. Rfc1 Bd7 21.
Qxb7 Be8 22. Rc8 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Bxd7 24. Rxh8 Bxh8 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Bristol Congress"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1977.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sowray, Peter John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1977.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. exd5 d6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. c4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Qe2+
Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. O-O Re8 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nc2 Kd8 14. Bf4 Kc7
15. a4 Nh5 16. Bd2 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ng7 18. Bh6 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Bf4 Re4 21.
g3 Nd7 22. f3 Re2 23. Rf2 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Re1 Re8 27. Na3
a6 28. Nb1 Nd6 29. Nd2 f5 30. a5 b6 31. axb6+ Kxb6 32. Rb1+ Kc7 33. Ra1 Ra8 34.
Re1 Nf7 35. f4 e4 36. Nb3 Kd6 37. Ra1 Nd8 38. Ke3 Nb7 39. Na5 Kc7 40. Nc6 a5 {
First time control} 41. Ra4 Kb6 42. Ne5 Kc7 43. Nc6 Nd6 44. Ne5 Ra6 45. h3 Nc8
46. Ra2 a4 47. g4 Nb6 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Rg2 a3 50. Rg7+ Kd8 51. d6 Nxc4+ 52.
Nxc4 a2 53. Ne5 Rxd6 54. Nf7+ {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Bristol Congress"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1977.07.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Raynes, Paul C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1977.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Re1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Ng4 10. Bf4 Bh4 11. Bg3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Ne5 13. Bb3 Qf6 14. Rad1
Be6 15. f4 Ng4 16. Qxf6 Nxf6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Rxe5 Kf7 20. Ne4
Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Rad8 22. Red4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Ke7 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bristol Congress"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1977.07.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Le Blancq, Simon Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1977.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Bb3
O-O 8. Nf3 Nf5 9. O-O c6 10. Re1 d5 11. g4 Nh4 12. Rxe7 Nxf3+ 13. Kg2 Ng5 14.
f4 Ne6 15. f5 Nd4 16. Ne2 Nxe2 17. Rxe2 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.07.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Finn, Simon P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1977.07.12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8.
Qg3 Bd6 9. d4 Qg6 10. Qxg6 hxg6 11. c3 O-O-O 12. Be3 Nh6 13. Nd2 Ng4 14. Bg5 f6
15. hxg4 fxg5 16. Nf3 exd4 17. cxd4 Rdf8 18. Nxg5 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5+ 20. Kg1
Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Be5+ {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch84/1977"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1977.07.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kopec, Danny"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1977.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. h3 Bb7 11. Re1 Be7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Bb1 Nc6 15.
a3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Nb3 O-O 18. Bf4 Ne8 19. Nxd4 Bf6 20. Ba2 Be5 21. Rc1
Qd7 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Nf3 Qc7 25. Qd2 h6 26. Rc1 Qb8 27. Qd8 Nd6
28. Qc7 Qxc7 29. Rxc7 Re8 30. Rc6 Nxe4 31. Nxe5 Be6 32. Bxe6 Rxe6 33. Rc8+ Kh7
34. Nxf7 Nd2 35. f4 Rf6 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Ne5+ Kf5 38. Rd8 Kxf4 39. Ng4 Nf3+ 40.
Kf2 Rc6 41. g3+ Kg5 42. Kxf3 Rc2 43. Rd6 Rxb2 44. Rxa6 Rb3+ 45. Ne3 g6 46. Ke4
h5 47. h4+ Kh6 48. Kf4 b4 49. a4 Ra3 50. Nf5+ Kh7 51. Ra7+ Kh8 52. Ne7 b3 53.
Kg5 b2 54. Kh6 b1=Q 55. Ra8+ 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch84/1977"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1977.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "White, Alastair F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1977.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 a5 8. h3 Qc7
9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Bf3 Nbd7 13. Bh6 Ne5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15.
Be2 Ned7 16. Qf4 Nf8 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bf3 Qe5 19. Nde2 Ne6 20. Qd2 Ng5 21. Qxd6
Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxh3 23. Rfd1 Be6 24. Nf4 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Bc4 26. R1d4 Ba6 27. Nd3
Bxd3 28. cxd3 Re7 29. f4 Rae8 30. b4 axb4 31. Rxb4 Ra8 32. Rbd4 Nh5 33. e5 Ra5
34. Kg2 h6 35. Re4 Rc5 36. Ne2 g5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. d4 Rd5 39. Rg4 Rxd6 40.
exd6 Rd7 41. Rxg5+ Kh6 42. Ra5 Rxd6 43. Ra7 Rd7 44. a5 Re7 45. Kf1 Re8 46. Rxb7
Ra8 47. Rb6 Rxa5 48. Rxc6+ Kg7 49. Ke1 Nf6 50. Nc3 Nd5 51. Nxd5 Rxd5 52. Rc4
Kf6 53. Ke2 Ke6 54. Ke3 Ra5 55. Ke4 Kd6 56. Rb4 Ra2 57. Rb6+ Ke7 58. f4 Re2+
59. Kf5 Rh2 60. Rb7+ Ke8 61. d5 Rh5+ 62. Ke4 Rh1 63. Ke5 Ra1 64. f5 Ra8 65. d6
Rd8 66. Rc7 Ra8 67. Kf6 Ra6 68. Re7+ Kd8 69. Kxf7 Rxd6 70. f6 Rd1 71. Re2 Kd7
72. Kf8 Rf1 73. f7 Rf3 74. Rg2 Ke6 75. Ke8 Rxf7 76. Re2+ 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch84/1977"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1977.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Findlay, David J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1977.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Bf4 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qxe8 Rxe8 14. Nc3
Nd6 15. Bxd6 cxd6 16. Nf5 d5 17. Nd6 Re6 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Rab1 Rce8 20. Kf1
Kf7 21. Na4 Re4 22. b3 Re2 23. Rbc1 d4 24. Nc5 Bg5 25. Re1 R2e5 26. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch84/1977"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1977.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Abayasekera, Roger"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1977.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. c3
d5 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. Bc2 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 f5 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Bg5 Kh8
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nh4 Nb6 17. f4 exf4 18. d4 Qg7 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Nd5 21.
Qf3 Ne3 22. Bd3 f5 23. Re2 Qg4 24. Rf2 Rg8 25. Bf1 Qxf3 26. Rxf3 Rg4 27. g3
Nxf1 28. Raxf1 fxg3 29. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 30. hxg3 Rf8 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Re1 Kf6 33. Kf3
Rg8 34. Re5 b6 35. b4 h5 36. Re2 Rg4 37. Re8 h4 38. gxh4 Rxh4 39. Kg3 Rg4+ 40.
Kf2 Kg5 41. Rc8 Kf4 42. Rxc6 Rh4 43. d5 Rh2+ 44. Ke1 Rxa2 45. Rc8 Ke5 46. c4
Rb2 47. Re8+ Kd6 48. Re6+ Kd7 49. b5 Rc2 50. Rc6 Rh2 51. Kd1 Rg2 52. Rh6 Rg4
53. Rc6 Rg2 54. Rf6 Rg4 55. Rc6 Rg2 56. Ke1 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch84/1977"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1977.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Norris, Alan J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1977.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. a4 Qf6 7. Qe2 a5 8.
Nc3 Nge7 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 O-O 11. O-O-O Nb4 12. g4 Ng6 13. Rd2 Qf4 14. Qxf4
Nxf4 15. Nb5 Na6 16. Nxa5 b6 17. Nc4 Bb7 18. b3 Bxe4 19. Rg1 d5 20. Nc3 Nc5 21.
Ne5 Rfe8 22. Nc6 Bf3 23. Bb5 Ne4 24. Nd4 Nxd2 25. Kxd2 Be4 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27.
Re1 Ng2 28. Re2 Nf4 29. Re1 Ng2 30. Re2 Nf4 31. Re3 Ng2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch84/1977"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1977.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Giulian, Philip M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1977.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Be2 d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. O-O Be6 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Bxg3
15. fxg3 O-O-O 16. Qe2 Kb8 17. Qf2 Rdg8 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 h5 20. Rae1 g4
21. Bf5 Rh6 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Kc7 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rf7+ Kd6 26. Re3 Rc8
27. c3 Rc7 28. Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch84/1977"]
[Site "Glasgow"]
[Date "1977.07.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "McKay, Roderick M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1977.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. exd4 Qa5 13. Rfe1 Bf6 14. Rad1
Ne7 15. Bb3 b6 16. c4 Qh5 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. d5 e5 20. Re3 Bf5 21.
Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1977.10.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Powis, Ronald Owen"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1977.10.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 Nh6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c6 7. Na3 Qb6 8. c4
Bxb2 9. Rb1 Bxc1 10. Qxc1 Qd8 11. e4 f5 12. e5 e6 13. c5 Nf7 14. d4 b5 15. cxb6
axb6 16. Rb3 b5 17. Qb2 Bd7 18. Nc2 Qa5 $4 {Aitken} 19. Ra3 Qxa3 20. Nxa3 Na6
21. Nc2 Nc7 22. Nb4 Ra4 23. Bd1 Ra7 24. Bb3 Na6 25. Nxa6 Rxa6 26. Rc1 Rfa8 27.
Ne1 Nd8 28. Nd3 Nb7 29. Nc5 Nxc5 30. Rxc5 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 3rd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1977.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Schoffelmeer, Frans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1977.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. O-O Qc7 8.
Nd2 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. c3 d6 11. Kh1 e5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. f4 exf4 14. Qf3 Be6
15. e5 Nd7 16. Nc4 O-O 17. Qe4 g6 18. Nd6 Rad8 19. Qxf4 Nxe5 20. Ne4 Rxd3 21.
Nf6+ Kg7 22. Rae1 Rfd8 23. Rxe5 Rd1 24. Ne8+ Rxe8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rxd1 {
Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 3rd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1977.10.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bakker, Joop PA"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1977.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bf4 f6 11. d4 c4 12. Qe1 fxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1 Be6 16. Qf4 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 {Source: Aitken
Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 3rd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1977.10.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fuller, Maxwell L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1977.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 a5 8. h3 Na6
9. Re1 Nb4 10. Bf1 e5 11. Nb1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Re8 13. c3 Na6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Nc4 Qe7 20. Kf1 Ra8 21. Qd3
Re8 22. Re3 h5 23. Rae1 Bh6 24. R3e2 Qc7 25. Qg3 b5 26. axb5 cxb5 27. Ne3 Bxe3
28. Rxe3 Qc4+ 29. Kg1 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxe4 32. Qxd6 Qb1+ 33. Kh2
Qxb2 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Qxa5 Qxf2 36. Qxb5 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1
Qe3+ 40. Kh2 Qxc3 41. Qb8 Qd4 42. Qc7 Kf6 43. Qc6+ Kg5 44. Kh1 f5 45. Qe6 Qe4
46. Qd6 Qb7 47. Qd8+ Kh6 48. Qh8+ Qh7 49. Qe5 Qg7 50. Qf4+ Kh7 {First time
control} 51. Kh2 {Sealed move, the game resumed on the 19/10/1977} Qf6 52. h4
Qe7 53. g3 Qc5 54. Kh3 Qc6 55. Kh2 Kg7 56. Qd4+ Kf7 57. Qa7+ Ke6 58. Qe3+ Kd7
59. Qd4+ Ke8 60. Qg7 Qe6 61. Qc7 Qe2+ 62. Kg1 Qe3+ 63. Kg2 Qe4+ 64. Kf2 Qd4+ {
Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 3rd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1977.10.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beadle, John R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "1696"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1977.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. e5 dxc4 6. exf6 Qxf6 7. O-O h6 $1 {
Aitken.} 8. Re1+ Be7 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne4 Qg6 12. Bf4 c5 13. Nf3 Nc6
14. Re3 Rad8 15. Qe1 Nb4 16. Ne5 Qf5 17. Rf3 Nxc2 18. Qe2 Nd4 19. Qe3 Nxf3+ 20.
Qxf3 Bd5 21. Re1 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Qxe4 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 3rd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1977.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Christoffel, Ulrich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "2032"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1977.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
Nb3 Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Qc8 11. Bf3 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. Qd2 Be6 14. f5 gxf5
15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Kh8 17. Rf4 Rg8 18. Raf1 Rg6 19. Qh5 Qg8 20. Qf3 Ne5 21.
Qf2 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Rg4 24. Rxg4 Qxg4 25. Ng3 Qe6 26. Nf5 Nc6 27.
Re1 Qf6 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 3rd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1977.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gravett, Alan David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "1928"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1977.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. e5 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Qe2 Qb8 14. Bf4 Be7
15. Rad1 g5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg4 h6 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Rxd7 Qxe5 20. Rd3 Qxh2+
21. Kf2 Qe5 22. Qe4 Qc5+ 23. Qd4 Qxd4+ 24. Rxd4 f5 25. Re1 Ke7 26. Nd5+ {
Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 3rd"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1977.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pettersson, Lars Erik"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1977.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Nd5 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 d6 8.
Bb5 O-O 9. h3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Qe7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Re1 Nf4 14. a3
Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Nd3 16. Re3 Rfd8 17. Qa5 Bc8 18. Bd2 Bf5 19. Bc3 c5 20. Rd1 Rd7
21. Rd2 c6 22. Qa6 Rad8 23. Qxc6 Be6 24. Qe4 Bd5 25. Qg4 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qe6 27.
Qh4 h6 28. Qe4 c4 29. f4 Nc5 30. Rxd7 Nxe4 31. Rxd8+ Kh7 32. Bb4 f5 33. Kf1 Qb6
34. Rd7 c3 35. bxc3 Qc6 36. Rxa7 Nd2+ 37. Ke2 Nc4 38. Rg3 Qe4+ 39. Re3 Qc2+ 40.
Kf3 Qd1+ 41. Re2 Qd3+ $2 ({Aitken. 41...Nd2+ is a win. The white king gets
caught in a mating net. One line is} 41... Nd2+ 42. Kg2 Qf1+ 43. Kh2 Nf3+ 44.
Kg3 Ng1) 42. Re3 Nxe3 43. fxe3 Qf1+ 44. Kg3 Qg1+ 45. Kf3 Qf1+ 46. Kg3 Qg1+ {
Source: Aitken Book 41. Scores: 1-4 D Parr, D Friedgood, E Brondum, J
Hvenkilde 6/7... 13-24 JM Aitken, etc on 5.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Newport"]
[Site "by telephone"]
[Date "1977.11.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Motamedi, G Hussain"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1977.11.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Newport & Gwent"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "WLS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Re1 Bc5 10. h3 O-O 11. c3 Nxb3 12. Qxb3 h6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Bd6 15.
Nf3 Nxd5 16. Ne5 Be6 17. Qf3 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. Nc3 Rfe8 20. Bd2 Nd5 21. Ne4
Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nb6 23. Nc5 Rad8 24. Bf4 Nd5 25. Bd2 Nb6 26. Ba5 Bc8 27. Bc3 Rd5
28. b4 Nd7 29. Nxd7 Bxd7 30. Rad1 Be6 31. Rxd5 Bxd5 32. a3 Kf8 33. Rd1 c6 34.
f4 g6 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. g4 Ke6 {Adjudicated as a draw. Source: Aitken Book 41.
Newport (Black on odds) names first: 1 R G Taylor 0 N Patterson 1 (time); 2 G
H (Hussain) Motamedi v J M Aitken adjudicated Â½-Â½; 3 D O Vaughan Â½ P Coast
Â½; 4 N Tarkesh 1 J Cock 0; 5 A (Tony) Hughes 0 A Hurman 1 (time); 6 P
Cunningham 1 M White 0. National Club Championship rd. 1. Cheltenham won on
board count. (n.b. a great deal of effort went into discovering White's name
in this game, which looked like JH McTonedy in Aitken's scorebook - credit to
the combined detective work of the English Chess Forum, with David Vaughan
supplying the match details on the Gwent Chess Association Facebook page.)}
1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1977.11.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coast, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1977.11.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham Rooks"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham Knights"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N5c3 Be7 8.
Be2 b6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bb7 11. f4 Rc8 12. b4 Qc7 13. Be3 Rfd8 14. Bf3 e5 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Bg4 Ra8 19. Ra2 Bf6 20. Rc2 Qb8 21. Qd3
Bc8 22. Bf3 Bd7 23. Rfc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Nd2 Qb7 26. e5 Be7 27. Qxd4 Bd7
28. Ne4 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. Nxc3 f5 32. Kf2 b5 33. Ke3 Kf8 34.
Ne2 g5 35. Nd4 gxf4+ {First time control} 36. Kxf4 dxe5+ 37. Kxe5 Bg5 38. Kd6
Ke8 39. g3 Bc1 40. Nc2 $2 {First saw 40.Bh5+ which looks good, then realised
if you prepare it with 40.Nc6 threatening Bh5+ it wins a piece. Aitken makes
no comment on this missed chance. G.C.} f4 41. g4 Kd8 42. Kc5 Be8 {Second time
control} 43. Be4 Bg6 44. Bxg6 hxg6 45. Kd4 Kd7 46. Ke4 Kd6 47. h4 f3 48. Kxf3
Kxd5 49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5 Kc4 51. Ke4 Kb3 {Originally adjudicated as a draw,
Aitken writes: 'I protested.' White was granted a win on appeal. Source:
Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Coast, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1977.11.17"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. Ne2 cxd5 12. exd5 Na6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Bf5
15. O-O Bd3 16. Rfe1 f5 17. Bc3 Rd6 18. Rad1 Bc2 19. Rd2 Ba4 20. b3 Bd7 21. f4
exf4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nxf4 Re8 24. Rxe8 Bxe8 25. Rc2 Bd7 26. a3 g5 27. Nd3 Kf6
28. Rc3 h6 29. Kf2 Bb5 30. Nb2 b6 {First time control} 31. a4 Be8 32. Rc8 Bf7
33. Nc4 Rd7 34. Rc6+ Kg7 35. Ne3 Bg6 36. Bh3 g4 37. Bg2 Nb4 38. Rc4 Nd3+ 39.
Ke2 {Source: Aitken Book 41 (result amended 21 September 2021)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.11.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mann, Richard H K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1977.11.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Dorset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qe2 d6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nf6 11. h3 O-O 12. f4 e5 13. f5 d5 14. N1d2 Re8 15.
Rad1 Qc7 16. c3 b5 17. g4 Bb7 18. g5 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Nd8 21. Rd3
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nb7 23. Rfd1 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Kg2 Qe7 26. h4 Rac8 27. Rd7
Qc5 28. R1d6 b4 29. g6 hxg6 30. fxg6 f6 31. Qb7 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1977.11.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Luxton, George Thomas Adria"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1977.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Neg5+
Kg8 8. h4 h6 9. Nh3 e4 10. Nf4 Bg4 11. b3 exf3 12. gxf3 Qf6 13. d4 Bd6 14. fxg4
Bxf4 15. c3 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 Qf3 17. Rg1 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Qe2+ 19. Kg2 Qxg4+ 20. Kf1
Qe2+ 21. Kg2 Re4 22. Rh1 Rg4+ 23. Kh2 Qxf2+ 24. Kh3 Rg3# {Source: Aitken Book
41} 0-1

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1977.11.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dighton, J C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1977.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. Be3 O-O 10. a4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. h3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Bd5 Qa6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Nxe5 Qe4 20. Qf3 Bg5 21.
Qxe4 Bxe4 22. Kf2 Re8 23. Nd2 Ba8 24. Ndf3 Bxf3 25. Nxf3 {Source: Aitken Book
41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1977.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Speigel, Jack A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1977.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Nxd5 cxd5 9. Bd3 d6 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. O-O g6 12. Qf3 Bg7 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bb5+
Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Rfe1 f6 17. Rad1 Rd8 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Ba5 e4 20. Rxe4
dxe4 21. Qb3+ Qf7 22. Rxd8 Qxb3 23. axb3 f5 24. Rd7 Rf7 25. Rd8+ Rf8 26. c3
Rxd8 27. Bxd8 Kf7 28. Bg5 Be5 29. Be3 a6 30. g3 Bg7 31. Kf1 Ke6 32. Ke2 Kd5 33.
Kd2 Bf6 34. h4 Bg7 35. Kc2 Be5 36. c4+ Kc6 37. b4 Bf6 38. Kb3 Be5 39. Ka3 Bd6
40. Ka4 Kb7 41. b5 axb5+ 42. Kxb5 Bc7 43. b4 Bd6 44. c5 Bc7 45. c6+ Kc8 46. Kc5
Kd8 47. b5 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1977.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Street, S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1977.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3 {
Aitken played 7..Qe7 a few times and didn't fall for the trap by taking the
e-pawn (8...Nxe4 9.Qa4+) but a few others players have, e.g. Juhasz-Bednay 
(2035), Tapolca Evadnyito Open 2002 - GC.} Bg4 9. Bb5+ Nfd7 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3
Bg7 12. h3 Bd4+ 13. Kh2 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. a4 Re8 16. Bd2 Nf8 17. Nd1 Nbd7
18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 c4 20. Bc2 Nc5 21. Nf2 Nfd7 22. Rab1 Rab8 23. Rb4 b5 24.
axb5 axb5 25. Rfb1 Nf6 26. Rxb5 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1977.11.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shutler, Stephen J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1977.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. Bb2 e6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. d3
h6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Bh7 11. a3 a5 12. Rac1 Ne8 13. Rfd1 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Nexf6
15. Qb2 Qb6 16. h3 Rfe8 17. d4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 dxc4 22. Rxc4 Rad8 23. Rcd4 Rd5 24. f4 Red8 25. e3 c5 26. Rxd5 exd5 27.
Qc2 Qc6 28. Kf2 Qe6 29. Kg2 b6 30. Qd3 d4 31. exd4 Rxd4 32. Qf3 Qd7 33. Rxd4
cxd4 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qe4+ g6 36. Qd3 Qd5+ 37. Kf2 b5 38. g4 b4 39. axb4 axb4
40. Qf3 Qc5 41. Qd3 Kg7 42. h4 Kf8 43. Kf3 Qd5+ 44. Kf2 Ke7 45. Qf3 Qc5 46.
Qb7+ Kf8 47. Qb8+ Kg7 48. Qd6 Qc2+ {First time control} 49. Kg3 Qxb3+ 50. Kg2
Qe6 51. Qxd4 Qxg4+ 52. Kf1 Kh7 53. Qxb4 Qxh4 54. Qe4 Qh3+ 55. Ke2 Qh2+ 56. Ke3
Qg1+ 57. Ke2 Qg4+ 58. Ke3 h5 59. Qc4 Qe6 60. Qe4 Kg7 61. Qg2 Qb3+ 62. Kd4 Qb4+
63. Ke3 Qc3+ 64. Kf2 Qd2+ 65. Kf3 Qxg2+ 66. Kxg2 Kf8 67. Kg3 Ke7 68. Kh4 f6 {
Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1977.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dilke, Stephen Wentworth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1977.12.08"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. O-O c5 8. c4
N5f6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Bf3 Qxc4 14. Bxb7
Rb8 15. b3 Qc7 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Bb5 19. Nc4 Nd5 20. Rfc1 Rbc8
21. Qe5 Rd7 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Re1 Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Re7 {Source: Aitken Book 41}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kneebone, Robin FG"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1977.12.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Cornwall"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N5c3 Be7 8. a3
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nd2 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. exd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bf3 Qd7 17. Ne4 Rcd8 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Nc3 Rfd8 20. Bg4 Rd6
21. Bf3 R6d7 22. Bg4 Rd6 23. Bf3 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-St James"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.12.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Abbott, P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1977.12.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St James"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 e5 9. h3 h6 10. b3 Qe7 11. a4 Rd8 12. Ne1 Be6 13. Nd3 Qd7 14. Kh2 b6 15.
Bb2 Nh5 16. Rb1 a5 17. Ba1 Nb4 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Qe2 Bc8 21. Rfd1
Bb7 22. Ne1 Nf6 23. Qe3 Ba6 24. Bb2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Nd3 Rd8 27. Bf1 Bxd3
28. Bxd3 Qc5 29. Qf3 Qe7 30. Bc4 Nc5 31. Qg4 Qf6 32. Qe2 g5 33. Rf1 Ne6 34.
Bxe6 Qxe6 35. Rd1 Rxd1 36. Qxd1 Qc6 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Qd3 Qc5 39. Kg2 f6 40. g4
Qc6 {Source: Aitken Book 41. (Aitken wrote 'Newport & Gwent) against his
opponent's name but I'm almost certain that this is an error and it should
have been St James, a Birmingham area club which Cheltenham beat in round 3 of
the National Club Championship by 3Â½-2Â½. There is a P Abbott (Greenlands) on
the grading list and we know that St James CC became Greenlands CC at some
point in the past - JS)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.01.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Timson, Paul F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1978.01.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Be2 e6 11. f4 Ned7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc4 d5 14. exd5 Nb6
15. Bb3 exd5 16. Be3 c6 17. Qf3 Qc7 18. Bd4 Nh5 19. Bxg7 Rxf4 20. Qe3 Rxf1+ 21.
Rxf1 Nxg7 22. Ne4 Nd7 23. Qh6 Nf5 24. Qg5 Qe5 25. g4 Qd4+ 26. Kh2 Qxe4 27. gxf5
Qe5+ 28. Qg3 Rf8 29. c4 d4 30. c5+ Kg7 31. Re1 Qxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Nxc5 33. Re7+ Kf6
34. Rxh7 Kxf5 35. Rh4 Rd8 36. Bd1 d3 37. Kf3 Ne6 38. Ke3 Rd7 39. Re4 Rd6 40. b4
Kf6 41. Rc4 g5 42. h4 d2 {First time control} 43. hxg5+ Kxg5 {Game awarded to
Black on adjudication. Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.02.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Northage, Robert H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1978.02.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. f4 Ng6 5. Be3 Qf6 6. e5 Qc6 7. Nf3 Nxf4 8.
Bxf4 Qe4+ 9. Be2 Qxf4 10. O-O b6 11. Nc3 c6 12. Kh1 Bb7 13. Nd4 Qxe5 14. Ba6
O-O-O 15. Nxc6 dxc6 16. Bxb7+ Kc7 17. Rxf7+ Be7 18. Qf1 Kxb7 19. Re1 Qc7 20.
Qf3 Rd7 21. Nb5 Qd8 22. c3 h5 23. Nd4 Rh6 24. Rxg7 Rf6 25. Qe2 Bd6 26. Nxc6
Kxc6 27. Qc4+ Kb7 28. Rxg8 Qc7 29. Qe4+ Qc6 30. Qe8 Rdf7 31. Qe2 Rf2 32. Rg7
Rxg7 33. Qxf2 Bc5 34. Qd2 h4 35. h3 Qd6 36. Qe2 Re7 37. Qf3+ Qc6 38. Rxe7+ Bxe7
39. Qf7 Qd6 40. Kg1 Ka6 41. Qf1+ b5 {Aitken adds that he now lost on time. The
first time control was on move 42. Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "National Club Ch Cheltenham-Bedford"]
[Site "telephone"]
[Date "1978.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1978.02.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "English Chess Forum"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Bedford"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{Played by telephone.} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O
O-O 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. exd6 cxd6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. Rc1
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6 15. Ne2 N8e7 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Bg4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bh6 19. Nf4 Qe7
20. b4 a6 21. a4 Rfd8 22. Bf3 Bxf4 23. exf4 Qf6 24. Rcd1 h5 25. Be2 Ne7 26.
Rfe1 Kg7 27. Qe3 Nc6 28. b5 axb5 29. Bxb5 Na5 30. Qe5 Nc6 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32.
Rd2 Na5 33. Rc2 {Source: Paul Habershon, English Chess Forum, 25 October 2020}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.02.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lee, Robert A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1978.02.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Qc7 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Nd2 Rd8 13. Rc1 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Rxd5 17. Bf3 Rb5 18. Ba7 Ra8 19. Bd4 Qf4 20. Be3 Qd6 21. Nc4
Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 Be6 23. Nb6 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rxb2 27.
h3 h6 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. Rc8 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.03.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bowley, Clive R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1978.03.02"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. e3 b4 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Nbd2
Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Qe8 11. Qc2 Qh5 12. h4 Ng4 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 d5 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. O-O-O dxe4 17. Qxe4 Nc6 18. Qxc6 Nxf2 19. Rd5 Qg4 20. Rf1 Ne4 21.
Re5 Bf6 22. Qxe4 Qxg2 23. Nd2 Qh2 24. Rxf6 Qg1+ 25. Kc2 gxf6 26. Qd5+ Kh8 27.
Rg5 Qf2 28. Qb7 Rg8 29. Qf7 Rg6 30. Rxg6 Qf5+ {First time control} 31. e4 Qxg6
32. Bxf6+ {Source: Aitken Book 41 (result corrected 21 September 2021)} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hampshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.03.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1978.03.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nb6 8. Bf4
Bg4 9. exd6 cxd6 10. a4 Nc6 11. a5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxc4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 d5
15. b3 Nd6 16. Qxc6 Nf5 17. Be3 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Ra4 e5 20. Nd2 Rc8 21.
Qa6 Bc3 22. Nf3 e4 23. Nd4 Qe7 24. Qe2 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qc5 26. Qd2 Rfd8 27. Rd1
Qc3 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. b4 Rb8 30. Rxd5 Rxb4 31. Rd7 Rb2 32. Re7 Rcc2 33. Rxe4
Rxf2 34. Rg4 Rfc2 35. h4 Ra2 36. Rd5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rca1 38. Rf4 Rxa5 39. Rd7 Rf5
40. Rxf5 gxf5 41. Rd5 Ra4 42. g3 f4 {First time control} 43. gxf4 Rxf4 44. Ra5
Rxh4+ 45. Kg3 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch33"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1978.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kneebone, Robin FG"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1978.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. f4 Nc6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. Nb3 Nf6 8. Bf3
d6 9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 b6 12. c4 Bb7 13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Qe2
Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. Nd2 Nc5 18. Rb1 Rcd8 19. Nf1 Qc8 20. a5 bxa5 21. Bxc5
dxc5 22. e5 Rd4 23. Rxd4 cxd4 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Ne4 d3 26. Qe3 Rd8 27. Nfd2 Qd7
28. b3 Qd4 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. Ra1 Nc6 31. Kf2 Bb4 32. Ke3 Rd8 33. Nc3 Ne7 34. g4
h5 {First time control} 35. h3 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch33"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1978.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hick, D A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1978.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 Bc7 10. c3 Ne7 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Nc4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Ng6 14. a4 Qd5
15. Na3 Rae8 16. Nb5 Bb8 17. c4 Qe4 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch33"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1978.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wheeler, George W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1978.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8.
Qa3 Nge7 9. Nc3 Rb8 10. Be3 b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Ne7 13. O-O-O d6 14. h4 h6
15. Be2 O-O 16. g4 b4 17. Qb3 Ng6 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Qe7 20. Qd3 e4 21. Qd4
a5 22. Bd2 Bf5 23. Ba6 Qc7 24. Qc4 Qxc4 25. Bxc4 Rfc8 26. Bb3 Bd7 27. c3 Ne5
28. Bc2 Bf5 29. Rh4 g6 30. Rdh1 Kg7 31. Rh7+ Kf8 32. Bf4 bxc3 33. bxc3 Nd3+ 34.
Bxd3 Rxc3+ 35. Bc2 Ke7 36. Kd2 Rbc8 37. Bb1 R3c5 38. Re1 Rxd5+ 39. Ke2 Rb5 40.
Kf1 d5 41. Be5 Ke6 42. Bf6 Rbc5 43. Rh8 Rxh8 {First time control} 44. Bxh8 Bh3+
45. Kg1 Kf5 46. Bf6 Bg4 47. Kh2 Bf3 48. Kg3 Rc4 {Sealed move, no date given
when the game was resumed.} 49. Bd3 Rc7 {(move amended 21 September 2021)} 50.
Bf1 Ke6 51. Rb1 Kd6 52. Rb6+ Rc6 53. Be7+ Kc7 54. Bd8+ Kd6 55. Rxc6+ Kxc6 56.
Bxa5 Kc5 57. Kf4 d4 58. Bd8 Kb4 59. Bf6 Kc3 60. a4 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch33"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1978.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Moore, Gerald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1978.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 e6 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nd7 10. O-O Be7 11. c4 O-O 12. Rd1 Bf6 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Ba3
Rfe8 15. Nd2 Be7 16. Ne4 Nf6 17. Bxe7 Nxe4 18. Bh4 Nf6 19. e4 b6 20. Qf3 Nd7
21. Bg3 Qd8 22. Rb3 Qf6 23. Qg4 Qg6 24. Qe2 c5 25. Rbd3 cxd4 26. Rxd4 Nc5 27.
f3 e5 28. Rd5 f6 29. Bf2 Ne6 30. Be3 Qf7 31. Rd7 Re7 32. Qd3 Rxd7 33. Qxd7 Qxd7
34. Rxd7 Rc8 {First time control} 35. Rxa7 Rxc4 36. a4 Rb4 37. Ra6 {Sealed
move, no date given when the game was resumed.} Nd4 38. a5 {Source: Aitken
Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch33"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1978.03.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hollis, Adrian Swayne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1978.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Be3
Bd7 9. Nb3 Na5 10. Nxa5 Qxa5 11. O-O Be7 12. Qd2 Bc6 13. b4 Qxb4 14. Rfb1 Qa5
15. Bb6 Qe5 16. f4 Nxe4 17. fxe5 Nxd2 18. Rd1 Bg5 19. exd6 Kd7 20. Kf2 Bf6 21.
Rxd2 Bxc3 22. Rad1 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Bxa4 24. c4 Bc6 25. Bd4 f6 26. c5 Rae8 27. Rb2
Rhf8 28. g3 g6 29. Bf3 Bxf3 30. Kxf3 Rb8 31. Rc2 e5 32. Bf2 Rfc8 33. Ra2 Rc6
34. Ke4 Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch33"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1978.03.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shire, David John"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A71"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1978.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 g5 12. Bg3 Re8 13. Be2 Re7 14. O-O Ne8 15. Nc4
f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd7 19. Nxd6 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Nxd6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Rae1 Qd7 {Aitken adds it was White who offered the draw. Source:
Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch33"]
[Site "Newquay"]
[Date "1978.03.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1978.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.
Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. d4 Nc6 12. h3 {Source: Aitken Book 41}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.03.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Spencer, Denis Harold Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1978.03.30"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bf4 a6 8. Nf3
d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne2 Nc5 12. b4 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Nd7 14. Qd2 O-O 15.
Rfc1 Rc8 16. Ned4 Nb8 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. h4 Qc7 19. Rc1 Qd7 20. Rc3 Rc8 21. Qc1
Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Qc8 23. Qxc8+ {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.04.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1978.04.13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O d6 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nh7 13. Bg3 Ng5 14. Qd2 Ne6
15. Bb3 Nc5 16. Na4 Nxb3 17. axb3 Bh4 18. Nc3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qg5 {Source:
Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Gt Manchester"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1978.05.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davey, Neil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1978.05.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Greater Manchester"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Qd2 Ne8 12. g4 f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. exf5 Nf6
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxf5 17. Qe2 Qh4 18. Qg4 Qxg4+ 19. hxg4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bh6
21. Rae1 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Bg5 {Source: Aitken Book 41. This was the County
Championship quarter-final, won 10Â½-9Â½ by Gloucestershire. Top board for
Gloucs was Michael E Binks. (Full result in 1978/79 BCF Yearbook, p59)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.05.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hosken, Nigel K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1978.05.11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qc7 10. f4 O-O-O 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. Nf3 Be7 13. Be3 Kb8 14. a3 Nf7
15. b4 Rdf8 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Qd4 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Qxd4+ 20. Nxd4
Nd8 21. Rab1 Rf8 22. g3 Nc6 23. Nb5 Na5 24. Nd6 Rc7 25. Rb4 b6 26. Ba6 {
Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.05.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Meade, Philip James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1978.05.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. d3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Qxd5 11. Nc3 Qc6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Qxc6+ Bxc6
15. d4 e4 16. Ngxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 O-O 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Bf4 Rfd8 20. c4 Kf8 21.
Re2 a5 22. b4 axb4 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxd6+ Kg8 25. Bxb4 Ra1+ 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27.
Bxe1 bxc4 28. f3 f6 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. Ke3 Ke6 {First time control} 31. Bb4 g6 32.
Kd2 Kd5 33. Kc3 f5 34. h4 Ba4 35. Bf8 Bd1 36. Kd2 Ba4 37. Bg7 Ke6 38. Ke3 Bc6 {
Sealed move, game resumed on 1/6/1978} 39. Kf4 h5 40. Kg5 {Source: Aitken Book
41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1978.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Clarke, Margaret EE"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1978.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 Bb7 13. Qe2 b4 14. b3 O-O 15. c4
Nc6 16. Nbd2 Bc8 17. h3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. Bd3 Nc5 21. Qc2 a5
22. Bb2 Rd8 23. Rad1 Ra6 24. Rf1 Rg6 25. Kh1 Rh6 26. Bc1 Rg6 27. Ng1 Bb7 28. f4
$2 {Aitken.} f5 29. exf5 Rxg2 30. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 e4 32. Bb1 Qc6 33. Kh2
Nxb3 {Source: Aitken Book 41. Peggy Clarke, wife of Peter H Clarke.} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1978.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Peters, Stephen G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1978.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. a4 b6 8. Qd2 Bb7
9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Bh6 c5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. d5 e6 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. O-O-O b5 15.
Ng5 Qe7 16. Rhe1 h6 17. Nf3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Qe3 c4 20. Bf1 b4 21. Nb1 Qc7
22. c3 Qc6 23. f3 a5 24. Rd2 Ba6 25. Red1 Qxa4 26. Qc5 Qa1 27. Qxe5 bxc3 28.
Qxc3 Rab8 29. Qa3 Qxa3 30. Nxa3 Rfc8 31. Rc2 Nh5 32. Bxc4 Bxc4 33. Nxc4 a4 34.
Rd7+ Kf6 35. Ra7 Rb4 36. Ne3 Rxc2+ 37. Kxc2 Nf4 38. g3 Ne2 39. Ng4+ {Source:
Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1978.05.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Byway, Paul V"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1978.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Qxb6 axb6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bf4 Na6 9. e3 Nb4 10. Kd2 Nf6 11. a3 Ne4+ 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 Nd5 14. Bg3
Bb4+ 15. Ke2 O-O 16. f3 Be7 17. Nc4 Rfe8 18. Be1 exf3+ 19. gxf3 b5 20. Ne5 Bd6
21. e4 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rxe5 23. Kf2 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Rxe4 25. Bg2 Rf4+ 26. Kg3 Rf5
27. Bd2 Nf6 28. Rhf1 Rc5 29. Rac1 Re5 30. Rce1 Rc5 31. Bc3 Nh5+ 32. Kf2 Nf4 33.
Be4 Rh5 34. Kg1 Nh3+ 35. Kg2 g5 36. Be5 Re8 37. Bf5 Nf4+ 38. Bxf4 Rxe1 39. Rxe1
gxf4 40. Bc8 Rd5 41. Re2 Rd3 42. Rc2 b6 43. Rf2 Rb3 44. Bf5 Kg7 45. Bb1 c5 46.
Ba2 Rd3 47. Rxf4 c4 48. Bb1 Rb3 {First time control} 49. Ba2 {Source: Aitken
Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1978.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Botley, Gordon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1978.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nb3 d6 8. Qe2
Nc6 9. c3 Nf6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. N1d2 e5 13. Nc4 Bg4 14. Qf2 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Be6 18. Bb6 Qc6 19. Na5 Qd7 20. Rad1 Qc8 21. h3
Nh5 22. Bc5 Rd8 23. Bb6 Rf8 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1978.05.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Haydon, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1978.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7
8. Be3 Nf6 9. f3 O-O-O 10. Nd2 Bc5 11. N2b3 Bd6 12. O-O Rhe8 13. Rfe1 c5 14.
Ne2 b6 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 g5 17. e5 gxf4 18. exf6 Re6 19. Rad1 Rxf6 20. Re2
Rg8 21. c4 Rfg6 22. Kf1 Bc6 23. Red2 Ba4 24. Re1 Bd7 25. Re4 Rf6 26. Nc1 Bc6
27. Re1 Rfg6 28. Nd3 Rd8 29. Red1 Rgd6 30. Ke2 Re6+ 31. Kf2 Rd4 32. b3 Red6 33.
Ke2 Rg6 34. Kf2 Rgd6 35. Ke2 Rg6 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1978.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Derrick, Kenneth W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1978.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. exd4 Be7 6. Nf3 d6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Bf5 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nd4 Qc8 11. f4 Ng6 12. Nxf5 Qxf5 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Nd4 Rfe8
15. g3 Bf8 16. Bf3 h5 17. Bd2 h4 18. Be1 Re7 19. Qb3 Ree8 20. Qd3 Qh3 21. Bg2
Qg4 22. h3 Qd7 23. g4 Qe7 24. Bd2 Nd7 25. b4 Nb6 26. Rae1 Qd7 27. Be4 Ne7 28.
Nf3 Ng6 29. Bf5 Qd8 30. Ng5 Be7 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Bxg6+ {Source: Aitken Book 41
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Lancs"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1978.06.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cafferty, Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1978.06.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Lancashire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. c5 O-O 11. cxd6 Bxd6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Bd3 e4 14. Bc2
Qg6 15. O-O Bh3 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. gxh3 Rd8 18. Qg4 Qxg4+ 19. hxg4 Rxd5 20. Be3
{Sources: Aitken Book 41; Bernard Cafferty scoresheet} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.06.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1978.06.06"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. h3 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8.
Be3 Bb6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Qe8 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. Qe2 d5 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. dxe4
Qg6 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Nh2 Rf4 17. f3 Raf8 18. c3 h5 19. Rad1 Qe8 20. Rd2 R4f7
21. Qe3 Rd7 22. Rfd1 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Qe7 24. Qe2 Qc5+ 25. Qf2 Qc4 26. a3 Ne7 27.
Qg3 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Rf6 29. Rd2 Qe3 30. Nf1 Qf4 {First time control} 31. Qxf4 exf4
32. Rd7 Nc6 33. Rxc7 e5 34. Rd7 Kf8 35. Nd2 Ke8 36. Rd5 Kf7 37. Nc4 Re6 38.
Rd7+ Re7 39. Rd5 Kf6 40. Nxb6 g5 41. Rd6+ Kg7 42. b4 Na7 43. Nd5 Rf7 44. Re6
Nc6 45. b5 Na5 46. a4 Nc4 47. Nb6 Nxb6 48. Rxb6 Rc7 49. a5 {Sealed move, no
date given when the game was resumed.} Kf7 50. c4 g4 51. hxg4 hxg4 52. fxg4
Rxc4 53. Rxb7+ Kg6 54. a6 Ra4 55. a7 Ra1+ 56. Kh2 Ra2 57. Rb6+ Kg5 58. Ra6 {
Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.06.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hurman, Anthony M M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1978.06.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Be2 c6 11. Be3 cxd5 12. exd5 Qa5 13. f4 Ned7 14. Rb1 a6
15. b4 Qc7 16. Bd4 e5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bf3 e5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5+ Kh8 21.
fxe5 dxe5 22. Bf2 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Finn, Simon P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1978.07.06"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. d5 Nb4
9. Nb1 a5 10. c3 Na6 11. Bxa6 bxa6 12. Nbd2 c6 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. O-O Qxc6 15.
Nd4 Qb7 16. Qb3 Nxe4 17. Qxb7 Bxb7 18. N4b3 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 Bd5 20. Nxa5 Rab8 21.
Rad1 Be4 22. b4 Bc2 23. Ra1 Rfc8 24. Ra2 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.07.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Davey, Neil"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "1978.07.27"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bf6 12. Qc4 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Qc2
Rc8 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Bf3 Be5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qb3 Rb8 20. Qa3 a6
21. b3 f5 22. Rfe1 f4 23. Rc1 c6 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Qb4 a5 26. Qd2 Rbd8 27. Rcd1
Re7 28. h3 Kf7 29. Qc1 Kf6 30. Re2 g6 {First time control} 31. Red2 h5 32. Rd4
Red7 33. Qd2 Ke7 34. a3 Ra8 {Sealed move, game resumed on 21/8/1978} 35. Be2
Rf8 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 b5 38. Ra1 Ra8 39. Rc1 Ra6 40. Rd1 Ba8 41. Qd3 Rda7
42. Qxb5 Ra1 43. Qb6 Rb7 44. Qxd6+ Qxd6 45. Rxd6 Rxd1+ 46. Rxd1 Rxb4 47. f3 Ke6
48. Rd8 Bc6 49. Rg8 Rb1+ 50. Kf2 Kf6 51. Rd8 Ke7 52. Rd2 h4 53. Bc4 Bb5 54.
Bxb5 Rxb5 55. Ke2 Rb3 56. Kd1 Rb1+ 57. Kc2 Rg1 58. Kd3 Ke6 59. Kd4 Ra1 60. Rc2
Rd1+ 61. Kc5 Rg1 62. Kc6 g5 63. Kc7 Ke7 64. Kc8 Ke8 65. Kc7 {Sealed move, game
resumed on 7/9/1978} Ke7 66. Kb7 Rb1+ 67. Kc6 Rd1 68. Rc5 Kf6 69. Rf5+ Kg6 70.
Rd5 Rc1+ 71. Kd7 Rc2 72. e5 Ra2 73. Rd6+ Kf5 74. e6 Ra7+ 75. Ke8 Ke5 76. Rd7
Ra6 77. Kf7 $1 {Aitken} Rxe6 78. Re7 Rxe7+ 79. Kxe7 {Adjournment dates
confirmed by Aitken book. He played 10 games before using another score sheet
from the book for the final 9 moves. He only indicates one time control at
move 30. Instructive finish. G.C. Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Doig, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qf6 4. Nc3 Bd6 $2 {Aitken} 5. d3 h6 6. Nd5 Qe6 7.
Bc4 Qg6 8. Nh4 Qh7 9. Nf5 Kd8 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. Ne3 a6 12. Bxf7 Nge7 13. Bd2
Rf8 14. Bb3 Qg6 15. Qg4 Qf6 16. O-O-O a5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nd4 19. c3 Nxb3+
20. axb3 b6 21. Be3 Rb8 22. Qa4 Ke7 23. Qb5 Bb7 24. Bxb6 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxb6 26.
Rd2 Qg5 27. h4 Qg6 28. Re1 Rfb8 29. f4 Rb5 30. Qe4 Qf7 31. Qc4 d5 32. Rxe5+ Kd6
33. Qd4 Rc8 34. Qa4 Rcc5 35. d4 Qxf4 36. dxc5+ Kxe5 37. Qxb5 Qxh4 38. Qe2+ Kf6
39. Rxd5 Qf4+ 40. Qd2 Qf1+ 41. Kc2 Kf7 42. Rxd7+ Kg8 43. Rd8+ Kf7 44. Qd7+ {
Source: Aitken Book 41. Aitken states at the top of the score sheet he had a
bye in round one. The tournament was an 11-player all-play-all, hence each
player would have a bye in one round. Scores: 1 John B Hawson 8Â½; 2 James M
Aitken 8; 3 Alan F Stobo 6Â½; 4= A. Laxton, Walter R Rayner 6; 6= Peter Doig,
Alfred Milner 5; 8 Harry Standring 4; 9= J. W. Graham, Frank Richardson 2Â½;
11 Miss A. Livesey 1.} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Graham, John W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. d5 d6 4. e4 a6 5. a4 e6 6. h3 Be7 7. Nf3 exd5 8. exd5 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Nf8 14. Nd2 Ng6 15. Bh2 Bf8 16. Nc4 Qd7 17. Nb6 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Ne4 Qd8 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Rxe8 Qxe8 22. Kf1 Ne5 23. Qe3 Qd8 24. a5 Kh8 25. Qf4 Bg7 26. Qf5 Qe8 27. c4 h6 28. b3 Kg8 29. Bg3 Qe7 30. h4 Ng6 31. h5 Nf8 32. Bf4 Qc7 33. f3 Qe7 34. Kf2 Qc7 35. Qc8 Qe7 36. Qb8 f5 $1 {Aitken} 37. Bxd6 Bd4+ $2 {Aitken. (37...Qg5 looks like it's holding on. GC)} 38. Kf1 Qe3 39. Qxf8+ Kh7 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 {First time control. 'White offered a draw?' writes Aitken. The win is 41.Qf8+ Kh7 42.Qe7+. Neil Graham, in an email to me (JS) on 13 October 2024, wrote: "The White player was my father John W Graham – he came back from Ayr quite pleased having held Aitken to a draw – he was less pleased when I pointed out (as in Aitken’s note) that he had a simple win next move. I guess that they would have had to adjourn and seal a move when the draw was agreed."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hawson, John B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. a3 Bc5 10. c4 Ne7 11. Qe2 Nf5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 O-O
15. Nd2 Be6 16. Rac1 Qh4 17. Nf3 Qg4 18. Qg5 Qxg5 19. Nxg5 Rfe8 20. Rfd1 h6 21.
Nxe6 Rxe6 22. f4 Rae8 23. Rd7 R8e7 24. Rcd1 g5 25. g3 Kf8 26. Kf2 Rxd7 27. Rxd7
Re7 28. Rd6 Re6 29. Rd7 Re7 30. Rd6 Re6 31. c5 Ke7 32. Ke3 f6 33. Kd4 fxe5+ 34.
fxe5 h5 35. h3 f4 36. gxf4 gxf4 37. Ke4 f3 38. Rd2 Rg6 39. Kxf3 Rg1 40. Ke4
Re1+ {First time control} 41. Kf4 Rf1+ 42. Ke4 Re1+ 43. Kd4 Ke6 44. Rg2 Rxe5
45. Rg7 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stobo, Alan F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A77"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
a6 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. f3 Nh5 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Be3 Nxc4 15.
Bxc4 b6 16. Qd2 Ra7 17. g4 Nf6 18. h3 Nd7 19. Qg2 Ne5 20. Be2 g5 21. f4 gxf4
22. Bxf4 Ng6 23. Bg3 Bd4+ 24. Kh2 Rae7 25. Bd3 Be5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Be2 Ra7
28. Qf2 Qg5 29. Qf4 Qxf4+ 30. Rxf4 Nd7 31. g5 Kg7 32. Raf1 Ne5 33. Rf6 Rd7 34.
Kg3 Rdd8 35. h4 Re7 36. b3 Rc7 37. h5 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Laxton, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8.
d3 h6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Bxf7+ Kf8 11. Bb3 Nf6 12. Nd2 Qe8 13. Nf3 dxc3 14. bxc3 Qh5
15. Bf4 Be7 16. Ne5 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Livesey, A (Miss)"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bd3 g6 4. f4 Bg4 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Bf5 9. Bc2 Nd6 10. Nh4 Bxc2 11. Qxc2 e6 12. Ndf3 Nf5 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Bd2 Nd7
15. Be1 Qe7 16. Bf2 Nf6 17. Rae1 Ne4 18. Bh4 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qb3 Qd6 21.
Qc2 Rfe8 22. Ng5 Nxg5 23. fxg5 Re4 24. Qf2 Rae8 25. h3 Qe7 26. h4 f4 27. h5
Rxe3 28. Rxe3 fxe3 29. Qe2 Qxg5 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Rf3 Qg4 32. a3 Qe4 33. b3 c6
34. a4 Kg7 35. b4 a6 36. a5 f5 37. Rf1 f4 38. Rf3 Rh8 39. Rf1 Rh4 40. Rf3 g5 {
First time control} 41. g3 g4 42. Rxf4 Rh1# {Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Milner, Alfred"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O h5 6. d3 Bc5 7. c3 c6 8. Ba4
b5 9. Bb3 d5 10. cxd4 Bxd4 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nf6 14. a4 b4
15. cxb4 Qd6 16. Qf3 Bg4 17. Qf4 Rd8 18. Qxd6 Rxd6 19. Be3 $2 {Aitken} d4 20.
Bf4 Rd7 21. Rfe1+ Kf8 22. Rac1 Rb7 23. Be5 Kg8 24. b5 Kh7 25. Bxd4 Rd8 26. Bb2
a6 27. Bc4 axb5 28. axb5 Nd5 29. f3 Be6 30. Re5 Nf4 31. g3 Nxd3 32. Bxd3+ Rxd3
33. Rxh5+ Kg6 34. Rhc5 Rb3 35. Bd4 R7xb5 36. Rxb5 Rxb5 37. Rc2 Rb3 38. Kf2 Bd5
39. Be3 Ra3 40. Rd2 Ra2 {First time control} 41. Rxa2 Bxa2 42. Bd4 Be6 43. Ke3
Bd5 44. Kf4 Be6 45. g4 Bd5 46. Kg3 Kh7 47. h4 g6 48. Bf6 Bb3 49. Kf4 Bd1 50. g5
Bc2 51. Ke5 Bb3 52. Kd6 Bc4 53. Ke7 Kg8 54. Bd4 Be2 55. f4 Bg4 56. Kf6 Kf8 57.
Bc5+ Kg8 58. Bd6 Be6 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rayner, Walter R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nb5 Bf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Rd1 Bg4 12. Nfxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14.
Qxd4 Bxe2 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Re1 Ba6 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. b3 c6 19. Rad1 f6 20. f4
Rxd1 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Richardson, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Nb3 e5 7. Be2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. a5 Nc5 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13. f3 Be6 14. Qe1 Qc7
15. g4 g6 16. Qf2 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Qd8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Bh4 20. Qg2 Qe7 21. g5
f6 22. Qg4 fxg5 23. Rxd7 Qf8 24. Rad1 h5 25. Qh3 Rab8 26. Bc4+ Kh8 27. Rf7 Qh6
28. Qd7 Rf8 29. Qd6 Rxf7 30. Qxb8+ Kg7 31. Qxe5+ {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch65 Veterans"]
[Site "Ayr"]
[Date "1978.08.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Standring, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1978.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. d4 d5
8. Neg5+ Kg8 9. dxe5 h6 10. Nh3 g5 11. Qd3 Kg7 12. Nd4 Nxe5 13. Qc3 Bf6 14. Qg3
Ng6 15. c3 c5 16. Nb5 a6 17. Qc7+ Bd7 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Na3 Rhe8+ 20. Kd1 Nh4
21. Rg1 Bg4+ 22. Kc2 Re2+ 23. Kb3 c4+ 24. Nxc4 dxc4+ 25. Kxc4 Be6+ 26. Kb4 Be7+
27. Ka4 b5+ 28. Ka5 Rd6 29. Be3 Bd8+ 30. Kb4 Rxb2+ 31. Ka3 Rc2 32. Bd4+ Rxd4
33. cxd4 Be7# {Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.09.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1978.09.14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. exd4 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 d5 8.
O-O Bg4 9. f3 Bh5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nf4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Re1 Bg6 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. Qd3 b5 16. Bb3 Nc5 17. Qe3 Nxb3 18. axb3 Bb4 19. Qf2 Qd6 20. Re2 a6
21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne4 Qd8 23. f4 Qd5 24. Ng5 f6 25. Ne6 Rf7 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27.
dxc5 Qxb3 28. Qe1 Qd5 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Qxe8+ Rf8 {Source: Aitken Book 41}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.09.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Mann, Richard H K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1978.09.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a3 Be6 10. b4 f6 11. Bb2 a6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Qc2 Bh3 14. Ne4 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 Kh8 16. Qb3 Qd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Nb6 20. Ba1 Rfd8 21.
Rfc1 Rd6 22. Nd2 Nd7 23. R5c2 f5 24. Nc4 Rg6 25. Ne3 f4 26. Nc4 Re8 27. Nd2 Nf6
28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. dxe4 fxg3 30. hxg3 Rd6 31. a4 Kg8 32. b5 Nd4 33. Rxc7 axb5 34.
axb5 Nb3 35. Rb1 Nxa1 36. Rxa1 Rb6 37. Rc5 Kf7 38. Rd1 Kf6 39. Rdd5 Rbe6 40.
Kf3 Ra8 41. Rc7 Ra3+ 42. e3 Kg6 {First time control} 43. Rdd7 Rf6+ 44. Kg2 h6
45. g4 Kg5 46. Rxg7+ Kh4 47. Rc1 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "North Gloucs v South Gloucs"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1978.09.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Collier, David O"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1978.09.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "North Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "South Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Be2 e5 8. Nb3
Be6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Kh1 Be7 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. Qd3 Qc7 14. Qg3 O-O-O
15. Be3 g6 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. Qg4 Bxg5 19. Nd5 Qxc2 20. Qxg5 Qxe4
21. Nc3 Qd3 22. Rf3 Qc4 23. Rd1 f6 24. Qe3 Nc5 25. Nd5 Kb8 26. Ne7 Nf4 27. g3
Qe6 28. Nc6+ bxc6 29. gxf4 Nxb3 30. Qb6+ {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bowley, Clive R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1978.10.06"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8. f4
d6 9. Be3 e5 10. c4 Ng4 11. Qe2 exf4 12. Rxf4 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Be7 14. Rf2 Bf6 15.
Rxf6 gxf6 16. Nc3 Be6 17. Rf1 Ne5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qe7 20. Re1 Rg8 21. Kf1
Qd7 22. Bxh7 Rh8 23. Qe4 Kd8 24. h3 Qa4 25. c5 Qb5+ 26. Kg1 dxc5 27. Qh4 Qb6
28. Rxe5 c4+ 29. Kh1 cxb3 30. axb3 Rc8 {First time control} 31. Re1 Rc2 32. Qe4
{Sealed move, no date given when the game resumed.} Rc7 33. Qf4 Re8 34. Rd1 Qe3
35. Qxf6+ Kc8 36. d6 Rd8 37. Bf5+ Rdd7 38. Qxf7 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 4th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1978.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sibbing, Harry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2168"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1978.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. f4
Nc6 9. Nce2 Nc5 10. Bg2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. c3 a5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nd4 Qc7 15.
f5 exf5 16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 g6 18. Rf1 Qxe5 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. Qf3 f5 21. g4
Bd6 22. Bf4 Qxf4 23. Qxf4 Bxf4 24. Rxf4 Nd3 25. Rd4 Nxb2 26. gxf5 gxf5 27. Rf1
Re5 28. Rdf4 Rf8 29. Bh3 Nd3 30. R4f3 Nc5 31. Bxf5 Kh8 32. Bc2 Rg5+ 33. Kf2
Rxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Rh5 35. Kg2 Kg7 36. Rf4 h6 37. h4 Re5 38. Kf3 Re6 39. Rg4+ Kf7
40. c4 Rf6+ 41. Ke3 Ke6 42. cxd5+ cxd5 43. h5 Ke5 44. Rg6 d4+ 45. Kd2 Rf2+ 46.
Kc1 d3 47. Bd1 Ne4 48. Rxh6 Rxa2 49. Re6+ Kd4 50. Rc6 Ra1+ 51. Kb2 Rxd1 {
Source: Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 4th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1978.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Richards->Chataway, Olive Cecily"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "1672"]
[BlackElo "2168"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1978.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 Na5 8. d4
Nxb3 9. axb3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Re1 Be7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Nc3 Re8 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Bf6 16. Qd3 Be5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Nf3 f6 19. c4 Qe7 20. Nd4 Qc5 21.
Nc2 Qd6 22. Rad1 Rab8 23. Qc3 c5 24. Ne3 b4 25. Qc2 e4 26. Nf1 f5 27. Re3 Re7
28. Rde1 f4 29. R3e2 Bxh3 30. gxh3 Qg6+ 31. Kh2 f3 32. Ng3 fxe2 33. Qxe2 Rbe8
34. Qe3 Qd6 35. Kg2 Re5 36. Re2 h5 37. Kf1 h4 38. Nh1 Rf8 39. Ke1 Rf3 {Source:
Aitken Book 41} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 4th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1978.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pritchard, Gilbert Leslie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2168"]
[BlackElo "1840"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1978.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. Be3 Qd7 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. f3 Be6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Qe2 Bd6
15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. a4 c6 17. c4 Rab8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra6 Rfc8 20. Rfa1 Nd7 21.
cxb5 cxb5 22. Qd3 Nb6 23. Rxb6 Rxb6 24. Bxb6 Qe7 25. Qd5 h5 26. Ra8 Rxa8 27.
Qxa8+ Kh7 28. Qd5 Bb4 29. Nb3 Qe8 30. Bc5 Be1 31. Nc1 f6 32. Nd3 Bh4 33. f4 Qg6
34. Bf2 Qg4 35. Bxh4 Qd1+ 36. Ne1 Qg4 37. Bf2 g6 38. fxe5 f5 39. Qf7+ {Source:
Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 4th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1978.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Truelsen, D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2011"]
[BlackElo "2168"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1978.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. b3
c6 9. Nf3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nd5 11. Qc2 f6 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qe7
15. b4 Na6 16. a3 Nc7 17. Rac1 Be6 18. e3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 a5 20. bxa5 Nb5 21. Qb4
Qd6 22. Qxd6 Rxd6 23. a4 Nc7 24. Rb1 Bc8 25. d4 exd4 26. Nxd4 Kf7 27. Nb3 Rxd1+
28. Rxd1 Ne6 29. f4 g6 30. e4 Ke7 31. Kf2 Nd8 32. Rb1 Be6 33. Nc5 Rxa5 34. Nxe6
Kxe6 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. Rd4 Ne6 37. Rc4 Nc5 38. Ke3 Nxa4 39. Kd4 c5+ 40. Ke3 b5
41. Rc1 c4 42. Kd4 Ra7 43. Bf1 Rd7+ 44. Ke3 Nc5 45. Rb1 Nb3 46. Be2 Nd4 47. Bf1
Nc2+ 48. Kf3 Na3 49. Rc1 b4 50. Ke3 b3 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 4th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1978.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Temmink, Henk H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2168"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1978.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a3 Be6 10. b4 a6 11. Bb2 f6 12. Na4 Nxa4 13. Qxa4 Qe8 14. Qc2 Qf7 15.
Rac1 Bb3 16. Qb1 Ba2 17. Qa1 Bd5 18. e4 Be6 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
Bc4 22. Rfe1 Rad8 23. f4 c6 24. Qc3 Be6 25. Bf1 g6 26. f5 gxf5 27. exf5 Bd5 28.
Bd3 Rde8 29. Re3 Bd6 30. Rce1 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Re8 32. Qe1 Rxe3 33. Qxe3 Qe7 34.
Qxe7 Bxe7 35. Bc5 Kf7 36. Kf2 Bd8 37. Ke3 Bc7 38. a4 Bb3 39. a5 Bd5 40. Be2 Be5
41. Bh5+ Kg7 42. Be8 Kh6 43. h4 Kg7 44. Kf2 Be4 45. Bd7 Kf7 46. Bc8 Bd3 47.
Bxb7 Bb5 48. Bc8 Bc4 49. g4 Bf4 50. Bb7 Bb5 {First time control} 51. Be3 Bd6
52. Bd2 c5 53. Bd5+ Kg7 54. bxc5 Bxc5+ 55. Kf3 h6 {Sealed move, game resumed
on 20/10/978} 56. Bc3 Bd3 57. Be6 Bb5 58. g5 Bc6+ 59. Kg4 hxg5 60. hxg5 Be7 61.
Bc4 Bb7 62. Kf4 Bd6+ 63. Ke3 Be7 64. Bd4 Bd8 65. gxf6+ Bxf6 66. Bxf6+ Kxf6 67.
Kd4 Kxf5 68. Kc5 Ke5 69. Kb6 Bg2 70. Bxa6 Kd6 71. Bb5 Bh3 72. a6 Bg2 73. a7 Ba8
74. Ba6 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 4th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1978.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bakker, Piet"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2168"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1978.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 Bg4
8. c3 e6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be2 O-O 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
c5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 {"I felt I could not lose a third game to a Dutchman!" 
(quipped Aitken in his scorebook) Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 4th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1978.10.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kemp, DJ"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "1920"]
[BlackElo "2168"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1978.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. dxe6 fxe6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
e3 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Be8 13. Bf5 Bd7 14. Nh4 d4 15.
Qb3+ Kh8 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Qd1 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 Nxf5 19. gxf5 Qc8 20. Qf3 Ng8 21.
Be3 Rxf5 22. Qg3 Rf6 23. Kh2 Rg6 24. Qf3 Bd6+ 25. Kh1 Qe6 26. Rg1 Qe5 27. Rg2
Rxg2 28. Qxg2 Re8 29. Rd1 Ne7 30. Qg3 Qxg3 31. fxg3 Nc8 32. Bf2 b6 33. Kg2 Kg8
34. Nb5 Be5 35. b3 a6 36. Na3 Nd6 37. Nc4 Nxc4 38. bxc4 Kf7 39. g4 Ke6 40. Bg3
Bd4 41. Rb1 Kd7 42. Rxb6 Re2+ 43. Kf3 Rxa2 44. Bd6 Ra3+ 45. Ke4 Bg1 46. Bf8 g6
47. Rb7+ Kc6 48. Rxh7 Re3+ 49. Kf4 Re8 50. Bh6 Re6 51. Kf3 Kb6 52. Bg5 a5 53.
Rh8 Ka7 54. Rh7+ Ka6 55. Rh8 {Source: Aitken Book 41} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1978.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dilke, Stephen Wentworth"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1978.10.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 41"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 Nb6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ne1 Be6 10. f4 Bc5+ 11. Kh1 exf4 12. Bxf4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Nf3
Nd4 15. e4 Bc6 16. Rc1 Ne6 17. Be5 Bb5 18. Ne1 Bd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Qb3 Qe3
21. Rd1 Nd4 22. Qb4 Bc6 23. Nf3 Nxf3 24. Bxf3 Rad8 {Source: Aitken Book 41}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1978.10.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Edwards, G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1978.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. a3 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
Re8 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Nd1 Bf5 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Qe3 Qd8 13. Qb3 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Nxd2
15. Nxd2 Na6 16. Ne3 Bc8 17. Qd1 Nc7 18. O-O Ne6 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Nf3 Qd8 21.
Qd2 Qf6 22. Ne3 Ng5 23. Ne5 Ne4 24. Qc2 Nd6 25. N3g4 Bxg4 26. Nxg4 Qxd4 27. Ne3
Nc4 28. Nxc4 Qxc4 29. Qxc4 dxc4 30. e3 Rad8 31. Rfc1 Rd2 32. Rab1 Red8 33. Rxc4
Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Bf1 Rd2 36. Ra4 a6 37. b4 Ra2 38. Bxa6 bxa6 39. Rxa6
Bxb4 40. Rxc6 Rxa3 41. Rc2 g6 42. Kg2 Kg7 43. Kf3 Ra6 44. Rb2 Bd6 45. Rd2 Kf6
46. Rd5 Ke6 47. Rb5 Ra4 48. Kg2 Rc4 {First time control} 49. f4 f5 50. h3 Rc3
51. Kf3 Bc5 52. Ke2 Kd5 53. Kd2 Ra3 54. Rb7 Bxe3+ 55. Ke2 Ra7 56. Rxa7 Bxa7 57.
Kf3 h5 58. h4 Kd4 59. Kf2 Ke4+ 60. Kg2 Ke3 61. g4 hxg4 62. Kg3 Bb8 63. h5 Bxf4+
64. Kg2 gxh5 65. Kf1 Bg3 66. Kg2 h4 67. Kf1 f4 68. Kg2 f3+ 69. Kg1 Ke2 70. Kh1
f2 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1978.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ashby, Alan Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1978.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O Ne7 8.
c4 c5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Qe1 Qc7 12. Be3 Be7 13. Qf2 d6 14. Rad1 g6 15.
a3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Be2 h5 18. Bf3 Bf6 19. Qe1 Kf7 20. Ne2 Rab8 21. Qd2 Ke7
22. Rfe1 Rhg8 23. Nc3 Nd4 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Kh1 Kf7 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Na4 Rbe8
28. Qe2 Qc6 29. b3 Rg6 30. Rg1 h4 31. Rd3 Reg8 32. Qf3 Qe4 33. Nb2 h3 34. g3
Rb8 35. Nd1 e5 36. b4 Qxf3+ 37. Rxf3 e4 38. Rf2 Rc8 39. Nb2 d3 40. Rc1 Bd4 41.
Rd2 Be3 42. Rdd1 Bxc1 43. Rxc1 d5 44. c5 Rgc6 45. Kg1 Ke6 46. Re1 Kf6 47. Kf2
a5 48. Na4 axb4 {First time control} 49. axb4 d4 50. b5 Rxc5 51. Nxc5 Rxc5 52.
Rb1 Rc2+ 53. Ke1 Rxh2 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1978.10.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aston, Paul A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1978.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nd6 6. Bd5 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8.
Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 c6 10. Bb3 Ne8 11. d4 d5 12. f4 Bf6 13. Re1 Nd6 14. Be3 Nf5
15. Qd2 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Qb6 17. Ne2 Bg4 18. c3 Rae8 19. Re1 Rxe3 20. Qxe3 Bd7 21.
Nc1 Qd8 22. Nd3 Re8 23. Qf2 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Qe7 25. Qxe7 Bxe7 26. Kf2 Bf5 27.
Ke3 Bd6 28. Bd1 Bxd3 29. Kxd3 Bxf4 30. h3 g6 31. b3 Kf8 32. c4 Ke7 33. cxd5
cxd5 34. Bf3 Kd6 35. g4 Bc1 36. a4 Ba3 37. Bg2 Bb4 38. Bf3 Be1 39. Ke2 Bc3 40.
Kd3 Be1 41. Ke2 Bh4 42. Kd3 a5 43. Ke2 Bf6 44. Kd3 Bh4 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1978.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Soesan, Joseph Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1978.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxb4 8. axb4 a5
9. bxa5 Rxa5 10. Rxa5 Nxa5 11. Nbd2 Ne7 12. Bd3 Bb5 13. Bxb5+ Qxb5 14. Qe2
Qxe2+ 15. Kxe2 Nec6 16. Bb2 Be7 17. Ra1 O-O 18. Ba3 Bxa3 19. Rxa3 Rc8 20. Ra1
f6 21. Kd3 Kf7 22. Rb1 Rc7 23. Nb3 Nxb3 24. Rxb3 Na5 25. Rb5 Nc4 26. exf6 gxf6
27. Nd2 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1978.10.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rosseinsky, Matthew J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1978.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Re8 17. Ng3 g6 18. a3 Na6 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. Be3 Bf8 21. Rc1 Qb8
22. Nh2 Nc5 23. Bc2 Bg7 24. Qd2 Kh8 25. Bh6 Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Ng8 27. Qe3 Qd8 28.
Ng4 Bxg4 29. hxg4 Qh4 30. g5 f6 31. gxf6 Nxf6 32. Bd1 Qf4 33. Bf3 b4 34. Nf1
Rec8 35. Nd2 Qxe3 36. Rxe3 Na4 37. Rxc8+ Rxc8 38. axb4 axb4 39. Rb3 Rc2 40.
Rxb4 Nxb2 41. Nf1 Nd3 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Rd8 Nxf2 44. Ng3 N2g4 45. Ne2 Ra2 46. g3
Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Ne3+ 48. Kf2 Nc4 {First time control} 49. Rc8 Nd2 50. Ke3 Nxf3 51.
Kxf3 Ra3+ 52. Rc3 Rxc3+ 53. Nxc3 Kf7 54. Nb5 Ne8 55. Kg4 Kf6 56. Kh4 h6 57. Kg4
Ke7 58. Kf3 Kd7 59. Kg4 Nc7 60. Nc3 Na6 61. Kh4 Nc5 62. g4 Ke7 63. Kg3 Kf6 64.
Kh4 g5+ 65. Kg3 Kg6 66. Kf3 Nb3 67. Nb5 Nd4+ 68. Nxd4 exd4 {Source: Aitken
Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1978.11.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Day, Peter F"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1978.11.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nbc6 9. c3 O-O 10. Be3 h6 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc2 Be6 13. Nd2 Rad8 14. f4 Bg4
15. Re1 Rd7 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. fxe5 g5 19. h3 Be6 20. Nd4 Bxe5 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 22. Kf2 Ng6 23. Bf3 Bd6 24. Rad1 Ne5 25. Be2 b5 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. Bd4
c5 28. Bxe5+ Bxe5 29. Rxd7+ Rxd7 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Bxd1 b4 32. cxb4 cxb4 33. b3
Kf6 34. g4 Bc3 35. Kf3 Ke5 {First time control} 36. Be2 a5 37. Ke3 Bd4+ 38. Kf3
Bb6 39. Bc4 Kd6 40. Ke2 e5 41. Bd5 Kc5 42. Kd3 Bd8 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.12.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Spindler, Mark A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1978.12.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 a6 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8.
Qxd6 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qb4 10. Qxb4 Nxb4 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Bf4 b5 13. Be2 b4 14. Na4
e5 15. Be3 a5 16. h3 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Bc5 h5 19. g3 Rh6 20. Nb6 Nd8 21.
Be3 Rg6 22. Nc4 Nc6 23. Nd6+ Kf8 24. Nf5 Nb8 25. Nh4 d6 26. Nxg6+ fxg6 27. Rd3
Nfd7 28. Rhd1 Ke7 29. b3 Rc6 30. Rd5 Ra6 31. Kb2 Nf6 32. Rb5 Nfd7 33. c4 bxc3+
34. Kxc3 Nc6 35. f3 Na7 36. Bxa7 Rxa7 37. Rdd5 Nc5 38. Rbxc5 dxc5 39. Rxe5+ Kd6
40. Rd5+ Kc6 41. Rg5 Rd7 42. Rxg6+ Kc7 {First time control} 43. f4 {Source:
Aitken Book 42. (Note in a Gloucs vs Cornwall county match on 18 November 1978,
Aitken won by default against J A Anstead)} 1-0

[Event "Nat Club Ch 1978/79 Cheltenham-Grendel"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1979.01.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Goodland, Michael C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A75"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1979.01.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Grendel"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Ne3 Re8 15. a5 Nbd7 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. f3 b5 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Be3 Ree8 21. Ra4 Reb8 22. b4 Nd7 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. Rc4 Qb2 25. Qxb2 Rxb2 26. Na4 Nxa4 27. Rxa4 Rc8 28. Rf2 Rb1+ 29. Rf1 Rb2 30. Rf2 Rb3 31. Bd4 $2 {Aitken (now 31...Ra3 wins the exchange. If 32.Rxa3 Rc1+ mates white. GC)} Rc1+ 32. Rf1 Bxd4+ 33. Rxd4 Rc2 34. Kh1 Rbb2 35. Rg1 f6 36. Ra4 Ra2 37. Rb4 Rab2 38. Ra4 Rb6 39. h3 Kg7 40. Rga1 Rbb2 {First time control} 41. Rg1 {Adjudicated as a draw. Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1979.02.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Neville, Graham D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1979.02.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Ng4 $5 {Aitken.} 6. Nh3 Bd7 7.
O-O O-O 8. Ng5 h6 9. Nf3 b5 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qd1 b4
14. Nd5 Nf6 15. h3 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Qd4 Qb8 18. Bd2 a5 19. c4 Nf5 20. Qd3
Qb6 21. Be4 Ne7 22. Be3 Qb8 23. g4 f5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Kh2 Qe8 26. Rg1 Qh5 27.
Rg3 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Nf5 29. Rg4 Nxe3 30. Qxe3 Rae8 31. Qg3 Qe5 32. Rg1 $2 Qxg3+
33. R4xg3 Rxf2+ 34. R1g2 Rxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Re4 {First time control} 36. Rc2 Rd4
37. Kg3 Kf7 38. Rf2+ {Adjudicated as a black win. Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wheeler, John Francis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1979.02.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. h3
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qc5 Qxc5 14. Bxc5 Re8
15. Bd3 b6 16. Bb4 Bb7 17. Nd2 Bh6 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Nc4 Nd7 20. Bc3 Bg7 21. b4
Nf8 22. g3 Ne6 23. Rad1 Bc6 24. Bxe5 Bxa4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Nb2 Bc6 27. f4 Nd4
28. Kf2 Nb5 29. Bxb5 Bxb5 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Ke3 a5 32. bxa5 bxa5 33. Ra1 a4 34.
Ra3 h5 35. h4 c5 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hampshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.02.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keene, Nicholas R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1979.02.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Qe2 Nxc3 7. dxc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 c6 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 Na6 11. Nd4 Nc5 12. g3 Qb6 13. c4 Ne6 14. Nb3 Nxf4
15. gxf4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Be6 17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. Bg2 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+
Qxd8 21. Be4 g6 22. c3 Bd5 23. Bc2 Be6 24. Nd4 Qd5 25. b3 Ba3 26. Be4 Qa5 27.
Qd2 Bd5 28. Bc2 Bc5 29. Ne2 Qc7 30. Ng3 Bf8 31. c4 Be6 32. f5 gxf5 33. Qg5+ Kh8
34. Nxf5 Qxe5 35. Qd8 Qe1+ 36. Kb2 Qe5+ 37. Kb1 Qe1+ 38. Kb2 Qe5+ 39. Kb1 Qe1+
40. Kb2 Qe5+ {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.03.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poole, R J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1979.03.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 Nh6 7. b3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 h5 11. Nc3 Qd8 12. h4 Be7 13. g3 b6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. a4
a5 16. Ne2 Nb4 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1979.03.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burn, Malcolm Edwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1979.03.29"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. N2g3 Ngf6 8.
Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O O-O 12. Nh5 Be7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.
Qf3 Qc7 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Bb4 Rfe8 19. Be4 Bc6 20. Bxc6
bxc6 21. Qe4 Qb6 22. Bc3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Qc7 26. g3 g6
27. Kg2 Bg7 28. a4 h5 29. h4 Bf8 30. Qe4 Bg7 31. Qd3 Bf8 32. Qe4 Bg7 33. Qd3 {
Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1979.04.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pye, David E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1979.04.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxg5 7. Nxg5 Qxg5 8.
Nf3 Qe7 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. O-O b6 11. c3 g5 12. Qd2 h6 13. Ne1 c5 14. Rc1 Nc6 15.
Nc2 c4 16. Be2 h5 17. f4 g4 18. Ne3 f6 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. b3 cxb3 21. axb3 Na5
22. Bd1 Rd8 23. Bc2 Rg8 24. f5 Bb5 25. Rfe1 Kf8 26. fxe6 Qxe6 27. Qf2+ Qf7 28.
Qh4 Rd6 29. c4 Rgg6 30. Bxg6 Qxg6 31. cxb5 Nxb3 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Qe7+ Qf7 34.
Nf5+ Kg6 35. Qxd6+ {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch34"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.04.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hooker, Stephen J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1979.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Nbc6 8.
Kh1 O-O 9. f4 f5 10. N1d2 a6 11. e5 Ba7 12. a4 g5 13. Nc4 Ng6 14. Qh5 g4 15.
Bd2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne3 Rf7 18. Rae1 Bb7 19. Bxb5 Nh4 20. Re2 Nd4 21. Nxd4
Bxd4 22. Be1 Ng6 23. Nc4 Rg7 24. Nd6 Qb6 25. c4 Ra1 26. Ne8 Bf2 27. Rexf2 Qxf2
28. Bxf2 Rxf1+ 29. Bg1 Rb1 30. Qh6 Rf7 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Nxh7 Rxh7 33. Qxg6 Rg7
34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Bxd7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch34"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "McFarlane, Donald A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1979.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. f3 Bg6 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Qd2
Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O c5 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. dxc5 Na6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Kb1 Rac8 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Qd6 Rc6 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. Rhe1
Kf7 21. Rd6 e5 22. Red1 Ke7 23. R1d3 Rfc8 24. Kc1 R8c7 25. Rd2 {Source: Aitken
Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch34"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.04.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Northage, Robert H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1979.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. f3 exf3 6. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 a6 8.
Bc4 Nf6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Qg3 Qd6 11. Qf2 Bh5 12. Bf4 Ng4 13. Bxd6 Nxf2 14. Bxc7
Rc8 15. Rxf2 Rxc7 16. Bb3 e6 17. Rff1 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 exd5 19. Nxd5 Rd7 20. Rae1+
Kd8 21. Nf4 Bg6 22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1+ Kc7 24. Nxg6 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch34"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1979.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. g3 Nd4 7. Bg2 Nxf3+ 8.
Bxf3 c6 9. O-O d6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bh3 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. Bh1 Rfe8
15. Rab1 d5 16. b4 dxc4 17. dxc4 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Be6 19. Rbc1 Rad8 20. Be3 a6 21.
b5 axb5 22. cxb5 cxb5 23. Bxb7 Bd5 24. Ba6 Bc4 25. a4 Rb8 26. Rb1 Nd5 27. Bxb5
Bxb5 28. axb5 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Rb6 30. Rec1 Reb8 31. Rc5 f6 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. e4 Ke6
34. Rc7 R8b7 {First time control} 35. Rxb7 Rxb7 36. h4 g6 37. b6 Kd6 38. g4 {
Sealed move, no date given when the game was resumed.} Kc6 39. Rc1+ Kd6 40.
Rd1+ Kc6 41. Rd8 Kxb6 42. Rd6+ Kc5 43. Rxf6 Kd4 44. h5 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch34"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Osborne, David C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1979.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O Qc7 8.
f4 Bb7 9. Be3 c5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. c4 d6 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Rb1 Ne7 14. Bf3 e5 15.
b4 exf4 16. Bxf4 cxb4 17. Qa4+ Bc6 18. Qxb4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Bc5 20. Qxc5 {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch34"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Staples, Maurice J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1979.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Qh4 7. Qe2 Nf6 8.
h3 Bd6 9. g3 Qh5 10. g4 Qh4 11. Nd2 e3 12. Ndf3 Qxf2+ 13. Qxf2 exf2+ 14. Kxf2
Be6 15. Re1 O-O 16. Kg2 Rae8 17. c4 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch34"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.04.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ashby, Alan Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1979.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 h6 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. c4 c6 10. Qc2 a5 11. a3 Bh7 12. Bc3 c5 13. e4 d4 14. Bb2 e5 15. Ne1 Qc7
16. Qd1 Bd6 17. Nc2 Rfe8 18. Rb1 Nb8 19. Bc1 Nc6 20. Qe1 Nd7 21. Kh1 Nf8 22.
Bh3 Ne6 23. Nf3 Be7 24. Bd2 Ng5 25. Bg2 Nxf3 26. Bxf3 Bd6 27. Bg2 g5 28. Qe2
Bg6 29. Rb2 Qe7 30. Bf3 Kh7 31. Kg2 Rg8 32. Bg4 f6 33. Rh1 Kg7 34. h4 Rh8 35.
Bh5 Bxh5 36. Qxh5 Qf7 37. Qf3 Qe6 38. Rbb1 g4 39. Qe2 Raf8 40. h5 f5 41. Rh4
Kh7 42. exf5 Rxf5 43. Rxg4 Rhf8 {First time control} 44. Rf1 Rxh5 45. Qe4+ Qf5
46. Ne1 Ne7 47. f3 b6 48. Qxf5+ Rhxf5 49. Rh1 Ng8 50. Rgh4 R5f6 51. g4 Rg6 52.
Kf2 Kg7 53. Ke2 Be7 54. Rh5 Bg5 55. Bxg5 Rxg5 56. Rxg5+ hxg5 57. Rh5 Kg6 58.
Rh8 Kg7 59. Rh5 Kg6 60. Rh8 Kg7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Middlesex"]
[Site "Kidlington"]
[Date "1979.04.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Law, Andrew P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A77"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1979.04.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Middlesex"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 h5 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. h3 h4 14. Nc4 Ne5 15. Nxe5
Rxe5 16. Bf4 Re8 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. a5 Qc7 19. Bxh4 Nh7 20. Ra3 Rb8 21. Rfa1 g5
22. Bg3 Qe7 23. Bg4 Bxg4 24. hxg4 Be5 25. Ne2 Nf6 26. f3 Nd7 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28.
Qc3 b5 29. axb6 Rxb6 30. Qxe5 Nxe5 31. b3 Reb8 32. Nc1 c4 33. bxc4 Nxc4 34. Rc3
Ne5 35. Nd3 Rb1+ 36. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 37. Kf2 Nxd3+ 38. Rxd3 Kf8 39. Rc3 a5 40. Rc6
Ke7 {County Championship Quarter-Final. Middlesex won 12-8. Adjudicated as a
white win. Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Paut, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Nb5 Qe7 12. c3 Rfd8 13. Qe2 a6 14. Na3 Nd7
15. Rfd1 Qf8 16. Qc4 Bh6 17. Nc2 Nb6 18. Qe2 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Rd6 20. Rxd6 Qxd6
21. Rd1 Qc5 22. Nd5 Rc8 23. Bg4 f5 24. Nxb6 cxb6 25. exf5 Rf8 26. fxg6 hxg6 27.
Be6+ Kg7 28. Rd5 Nd4 29. Qxe5+ Rf6 30. Rxc5 Nxe6 31. Rd5 {Source: Aitken Book
42} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ludvig, K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. e4 exd5 5. exd5 d6 6. Nf3 a6 7. a4 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Re1 Re8 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15.
Nd2 Bf8 16. Nc4 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Nb6 18. Ne3 Qc7 19. f3 Re8 20. Qg3 Rxe3 21. Bxe3
Nbxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bd2 Qb6 24. b3 Nb4 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26. Re1 c4 27. Re8
cxb3 28. cxb3 d5 29. Qh4 f6 30. Qe1 Qxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Kf7 32. Kf1 Bd6 33. Ke2 Be5
34. Kd3 g5 35. Rc1 Ke6 36. Rc8 Bg3 37. Ra8 Kd6 38. Rg8 Kc5 39. Rxg7 b5 40. Rd7
bxa4 {First time control} 41. bxa4 Be5 42. Rb7 {Sealed move, no date given
when the game was resumed.} Kc6 43. Rh7 Kc5 44. h4 gxh4 45. Rxh4 Bf4 46. Rh5
Bg5 47. Rh7 Kb4 48. Rd7 Kc5 49. Rf7 Kb4 50. f4 Bh4 51. Rh7 Bg3 52. Rh6 Kxa4 53.
Rxf6 Kb5 54. g5 Bh4 55. Rh6 Bg3 56. g6 Bxf4 57. g7 Bxh6 58. g8=Q {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Daw, Geoffrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. f3 exf3 6. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Nf6
8. Bc4 a6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Qf2 Bh5 11. h3 Qd6 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 cxb6 14. a4
Rc8 15. Bb3 Bg6 16. Rfe1 Nd7 17. Rad1 f6 18. Rd2 Bf7 19. Ne4 Kd8 20. d6 Bxb3
21. dxe7+ Bxe7 22. cxb3 Bb4 23. Nd6 $1 {Aitken} Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Rc6 25. Rd2 Re8
26. Red1 Re7 27. Bd6 Rf7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "De Visier, A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Be2 Qd6 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nd5 12. Bd2 Bf5 13. O-O Rfe8 14. c4
Nf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Re1 Rad8 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf1 Rde8 20. Rxe5
Qxe5 21. Rc1 Qb2 22. Ra1 Kf8 23. h3 h5 24. Qc1 Qxc1 25. Rxc1 Re5 26. Rc3 Ke7
27. f4 Re4 28. g3 Re1 29. Kf2 Ra1 30. Bg2 Ra2+ 31. Kg1 Ra1+ 32. Kf2 Ra2+ 33.
Kg1 Rc2 34. Rxc2 Bxc2 35. Bf1 Kd6 36. Kf2 Kc5 37. Ke3 Bb3 38. Ke4 Bxc4 39. Bxc4
Kxc4 40. Ke5 b5 {First time control} 41. d6 cxd6+ 42. Kxd6 a5 43. Ke7 b4 44.
Kxf7 bxa3 45. Kxg7 a2 46. Kh6 a1=Q {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Havenaar, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. Nb3 b5 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. Qf2 Nb8 14. Bb6 Qc8 15.
Na5 b4 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Rad1 Qf5 21.
Rd3 Nd7 22. Bd4 Rfc8 23. Kh1 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Qd2 Bb6 26. Rxd5 Rxc2 27.
Rxf5 {Black resigned and Aitken adds "?? the position is level." (Black was
probably thinking 27...Rxd2 28.Nc4 wins a piece but Black can play 28...Rf2!
GC) Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Perman, Torvald"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 a6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bb2 f6 12. Rc1 Qe8 13. Nd2 Rd8 14. Nce4 Bd5 15.
Nc5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 Qf7 18. Kg1 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Qb3 c6 21.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 22. Nb3 Rd5 23. Rfc1 Rd6 24. R5c2 Nd7 25. f3 Nf8 26. Nc5 Ne6 27.
Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Kf2 Rd7 29. Ke3 Kf7 30. Rc4 Red6 31. Kd2 Ke6 32. Kc3 Rd4 33. Kb3
R7d5 34. a4 Kd6 35. R1c2 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Faulks, Nick W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. Nf3
Qb6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Nf6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nxe4 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bb5+
Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Nxe5+ Ke6 17. Nd3 f5 18. O-O Rc8 19. Ra5 g6 20. Re5+ Kd7
21. Rd5+ Kc6 22. c4 Bd6 23. Rd1 Rhe8 24. Bf4 Re6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Ne5+ Kc7 27.
Rxd6 Nxd6 28. c5 Ne4 29. Rd7+ Kb8 30. b4 Rc7 31. Rd8+ Rc8 32. Rd7 {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Qe7 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. e5 Ne8 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. e6 Bd4+ 15.
Kh1 fxe6 16. dxe6 Nb6 17. Bg4 Ng7 18. Ng3 Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Nxf5 Qxe6 21.
Nxd4 cxd4 22. Qxd4 Qc4 23. Qxc4+ Nxc4 24. b3 Ne5 25. Ba3 Nf7 26. Rad1 Rac8 27.
Rd2 Rc6 28. h3 Ra6 29. Bb4 Re8 30. Rf3 Re4 31. Bc3 Kf8 32. f5 Ke7 33. Rg3 Rc6
34. Bb2 h6 35. Rg6 Rc5 36. Rf2 Ra5 37. Bf6+ Kf8 38. Bg7+ Ke7 39. Bf6+ Kf8 40.
Bg7+ Ke7 {First time control} 41. Bxh6 Re1+ 42. Kh2 Ra1 43. Re6+ {Sealed move,
no date given when the game was resumed.} Kd7 44. Bf8 Re5 45. Bg7 Rxf5 46. Rxf5
Kxe6 47. Rxf7 Rxa2 48. Rxb7 a5 49. Rb6 Kd7 50. Bf8 Kc7 51. Ra6 d5 52. Bb4 d4
53. Rxa5 Rb2 54. Rd5 Rxb3 55. Rxd4 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Jersey Open"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1979.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "James, Geoffrey H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1979.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. d5 Nc4 14. Nbd2 Nxd2 15.
Bxd2 Nd7 16. Be3 a5 17. Bd3 b4 18. Qb3 g6 19. g4 {Sources: G H James; Aitken
Book 42. Contributed by Brian Denman, 26 October 2020. Scores: 1 ML Fuller 8/9;
2-3 MJ Yeo, SO van Seelen 7; 4-8 L Monnard, H Dietrich, A Hanreck, R Harman, K
Wicker 6Â½ (79 players)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open 12th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1979.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Walker, Perry M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1979.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bc8 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 Nbxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Ne2 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. c4 Nf6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Bc2 c5
15. dxc5 Qc7 16. b4 b6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. a3 Bd6 19. g3 Rd8 20. Qc1 Bb7 21. Bd4
Bxg3 22. Bxf6 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Rf2 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 Bxa1 27.
Qxa1 Qxc4 28. Ng3 Qxb4 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. axb4 f5 31. Bb3 Kf6 32. Re2 e5 33.
Kf2 Ra3 34. Re3 e4 35. f4 h6 36. Rc3 $2 {Aitken} Bd5 37. Bxd5 Rxc3 38. b5 Kg6
39. Ne2 Rd3 40. Bc4 Rf3+ 41. Kg2 h5 42. Nd4 Rxf4 43. Nc6 e3 44. Bd3 Kg5 45. Ne5
Rf2+ 46. Kg1 Ra2 47. Kf1 Ra3 48. Ke2 f4 {First time control} 49. Kf3 {Sealed
move, no date given when the game was resumed.} Ra2 50. Be2 h4 51. Nf7+ Kg6 52.
Ne5+ Kf5 53. Nd3 h3 54. Bf1 h2 55. Bh3+ Kg5 56. Bg2 Rd2 57. Nxf4 Rf2+ 58. Kxe3
Rxg2 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Open 12th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1979.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Johnson, Richard J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1979.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Be7 5. c3 d6 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Bh5 10. h3 Bg6 11. Bd3 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. a3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 Qd7 16. Nd2 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Nf3 Rae8 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Qf5
21. Qxf5 Rxf5 22. Nf3 Re2 23. Rfe1 Rc2 24. Rac1 Ra2 25. Ra1 Rc2 {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open 12th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1979.05.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Heasman, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1979.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4 8. e5
Nd7 9. O-O Qb6 10. Nb3 a5 11. a4 Be7 12. Be3 Ndb8 13. Nfd2 Bd7 14. Qg4 g6 15.
Bg5 Na6 16. Bb5 Qd8 17. Nf3 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Ne7 19. Qf4 Nf5 20. Nf3 Bxb5 21. axb5
Nb4 22. g4 Nh4 23. Nxh4 Qxh4 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Nxa5 h5 26. Nxb7 Qxg4+ 27. Qxg4
hxg4 28. Nd6+ Ke7 29. Ra1 Rd8 30. Ra4 Nd3 31. Ra7+ Rd7 32. Ra3 Nxb2 33. b6 Nc4
34. Rb3 Rd8 35. Nxc4 dxc4 36. Rb4 c3 37. Rc4 Rb8 38. Rc7+ Kd8 39. Rxc3 Rxb6 40.
Rg3 Kd7 41. Rxg4 Kc6 42. Rf4 Kd5 43. Rxf7 Kxd4 44. Rg7 Kxe5 45. Rxg6 Kf5 46.
Rg8 Rb4 47. Kg2 e5 48. f3 Rb2+ {First time control} 49. Kg3 Rb3 50. Rf8+ Kg6
51. Re8 Rb5 52. h4 Kf7 53. Ra8 Kg6 54. Ra6+ Kh5 55. Re6 Rd5 56. Kf2 Kxh4 57.
Ke3 Kg3 58. Rg6+ Kh4 59. Ke4 Ra5 60. Rg4+ Kh5 61. Rg8 Kh4 62. Kf5 Ra3 63. Ke4
Ra5 64. Re8 Kg3 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open 12th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1979.05.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1979.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. b4 Bg4 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Qb3 a6
15. a4 Be6 16. Rfc1 Qd7 17. Qb1 Bg4 $2 {Aitken} 18. Nb3 Qd6 19. Nc5 Rc7 20. b5
axb5 21. axb5 Bc8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Qc2 g6 24. N3a4 Ne6 25. Rab1 Nxc5 26. Nxc5
Ra7 27. Nb3 Bd7 28. Qc5 Qc7 29. Qc3 Be7 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. Qxc5 Ra5 32. Qc3 Qa7
33. Ra1 Ra8 34. Rxa5 Qxa5 35. h3 Qxc3 36. Rxc3 Kg7 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open 12th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1979.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Easton, Alex"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1979.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6 8. e5
Nd7 9. Qa4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Qb5 Qc7 12. O-O Bd7 13. Qb3 Bd6 14. Re1 O-O 15.
Nf1 Rae8 16. Bb5 Ne4 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Ng3 Rf6 19. Re2 Ref8 20. Ng5 Nxg3 21.
hxg3 e5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Be3 Kh8 24. f4 Bd6 25. Bd4 Rg6 26. Ne6 Qd7 27. Nxf8
Bxf8 28. Rae1 Qg4 29. Re3 h6 30. Qd1 Qd7 31. Qd3 Rg4 32. Re5 Kg8 33. Kf2 Bd6
34. Re8+ Kf7 35. Qh7 Bf8 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Bc5+ Kf7 38. Re7+ Qxe7 39. Bxe7
Kxe7 40. Qf5 Bd7 41. Qe5+ Kd8 42. Qxd5 Rg6 43. Qxb7 Rb6 44. Qa8+ Ke7 45. Qe4+
Kd8 46. Qd4 g6 47. b3 h5 48. Qc5 Bc6 {First time control} 49. Qa5 Bd7 {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Open 12th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1979.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Haydon, Richard"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1979.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. h3 Be7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Bg5 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Ne2 Ne8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nxd4 g6 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Bd7 21.
Ra3 Nc7 22. Rg3 Kh8 23. Qd2 Ne6 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. Rf3 Qxd4 26. Qxd4+ Nxd4 27.
Rxd4 Be6 28. Rxd6 Rfb8 29. b3 Rc8 30. Bd1 Rc1 31. Kh2 Rb1 32. Rfd3 Kg7 33. Rb6
a5 34. Rb5 Ra7 35. f4 Bd7 36. Rc5 a4 37. bxa4 Bxa4 38. Bf3 Rb5 39. Rxb5 Bxb5
40. Rd6 Bd7 41. e5 h5 42. Kg3 Be6 43. Kh4 Kh6 44. Rd4 Ra5 45. Bc6 Ra7 46. Be4
Ra2 47. Kg3 Ra3+ 48. Rd3 Ra5 {First time control} 49. Kf3 Bc4 {Source: Aitken
Book 42. Scores: 1 Rowley CS Newton 5/6; 2-6 J Trevelyan, DJ Sully, N Davey,
SG Peters, G Anthony 4Â½... JM Aitken 3} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.09.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Farndon, David A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1979.09.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. d6 Nxb3 10. dxc7 Qxc7 11. axb3 Bd6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. d3 O-O 14. Qe2 Rac8
15. Nce4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Be7 17. c3 f5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nf3 Bd6 20. h3 Rce8 21. Ne1
Qf7 22. Qc2 Qh5 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Re2 26. Qd1 Rfe8 27. Rf2
Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qf7 30. b4 Qd7 31. Re5 g6 32. d4 Kg7 33. Rfe2 Kf6
34. Rf2 Qc7 35. Kh1 Kg5 36. Kh2 Be4 37. Kg1 Qc4 38. Kh2 Qd3 39. Re6 Qe3 40. Rf3
Qd2 41. Rg3+ Kf4 42. Rgxg6 Qxb2 {First time control} 43. Rg3 Qf2 44. Rg7 Ke3
45. Rxh6 Qf4+ 46. Rg3+ Kf2 47. Rhg6 Bxg2 48. R6g5 Be4 49. Rg6 {Aitken wrote
"time was now up so White resigned." Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 5th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1979.10.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Reink, G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "1750"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1979.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Ne3 g6 18. Nh2 Rfc8 19. Nhg4 Nxg4 20. Nxg4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4
Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Kh2 Nc2 24. Bxc2 Rxa1 25. Qd7 Kf8 26. a3 Rc1 27. Bd3 b4
28. Qb7 Rcc8 29. axb4 Rab8 30. Qd7 axb4 31. b3 Rd8 32. Qa7 Bg5 33. Qa2 Bc1 34.
Qc2 Rdc8 35. Bc4 Ba3 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 5th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1979.10.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Capsey, Sydney Ross"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "1760"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1979.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bg4 11. d5 Nb8 12. cxb4 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Rb8 14. b5 axb5 15.
axb5 Nc5 16. Bc2 Re8 17. b4 Ncd7 18. Qd3 Nf8 19. Nd2 Ng6 20. Nc4 Nh5 21. Na5
Nhf4 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Qg3 Bd7 24. Ba4 Bh4 25. Qe3 Qg5 26. g3 Bh3 27. b6 cxb6
28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Nc4 Qg6 30. Nb5 Ng2 31. Qxb6 Nxe1 32. Rxe1 Bd8 33. Qc6 f5 34.
Nbxd6 Rf8 35. Nxe5 Qh5 36. exf5 Bf6 37. Ndc4 Bxf5 38. d6 Bxe5 39. Qd5+ Kh8 40.
Nxe5 h6 41. d7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 5th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1979.10.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gaillet, Jean-Yves"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "1850"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1979.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Be7 8.
Bg2 Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Bd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bf6 14. Rab1
Rc7 15. Rfc1 Bc8 16. Ne1 Ne7 17. Rxc7 Qxc7 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Qc4 Bd7 20. Qc7 Bc6
21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bb4 Ra8 23. Bxe7 Bxe7 24. Bxc6 Rc8 25. Nd3 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 bxc6
27. Ne5 c5 28. dxc5 f6 29. c6 Bd8 30. Nc4 Kf7 31. a4 Ke7 32. Kf1 e5 33. e4 Ke6
34. Ke2 f5 35. f3 h5 36. Kd3 g5 37. exf5+ Kxf5 38. Ne3+ Ke6 39. Kc4 g4 40. fxg4
Bg5 41. Nd5 hxg4 42. Kb5 e4 43. c7 Kd7 44. Kxb6 Kc8 45. Kc6 {Source: Aitken
Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 5th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1979.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Speigel, Jack A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "1792"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1979.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Nxd5 cxd5 9. Bd3 d6 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Qh5 Qf6 12. O-O g6 13. Qh6 Bf8 14. Qe3
Bd7 15. Bd2 Rg8 16. Bc3 Qd8 17. Be5 Qb6 18. Bd4 Qb7 19. Rac1 a6 20. Rfe1 Bd6
21. Be5 Qb8 22. Qd4 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 f6 24. Re3 Kf7 25. Rce1 Re8 26. c4 Bc6 27.
Qh4 h5 28. Bxg6+ Kxg6 29. Rg3+ Kf7 30. Qxh5+ Ke7 31. cxd5 Bd7 32. dxe6 Bxe6 33.
Rg7+ Kd6 34. Rd1+ Kc6 35. Rc1+ {Sources: StarBase 4.56; Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 5th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1979.10.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beelaerts van Blokland, M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1979.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. e3 Bxc5 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 d5 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
a3 Re8 9. O-O e5 10. b4 Bf8 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. Na4 a5 15.
c3 Ba6 16. Re1 Bb5 17. Rb1 Nd7 18. Bc1 e4 19. Nf5 Qg5 20. Nd4 Ne5 21. Nb2 Bd6
22. f4 exf3 23. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qh4+ 26. Qh3 Qxe1 27. a4 Ba6
28. b5 cxb5 29. Nd3 Qd1 30. Nc5 Bc8 31. Qh4 Qc2 32. Ra1 Qxc3 33. Qd4 Qxd4 34.
exd4 Re1 35. Nd3 Rd1 36. Ra3 b4 37. Rb3 Bf5 38. Bf4 Rxd3 39. Rxd3 Bxd3 40. Bxb8
b3 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 5th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1979.10.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Soesan, Joseph Maurice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2064"]
[BlackElo "1952"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1979.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. g3 Bd7 8. Bg2 Na5
9. Nbd2 h6 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Nf1 Nb3 13. Rb1 Nc6 14. N3d2 Nca5 15.
Nxb3 Nxb3 16. Qf3 Be8 17. Be3 Be7 18. Nd2 g5 19. Nxb3 Qxb3 20. Qd1 Ba4 21. Qxb3
Bxb3 22. Re2 Rdg8 23. Rf1 Ba4 24. f4 Rg7 25. f5 Rgh7 26. Bh3 Bd7 27. Ref2 a5
28. f6 Bd8 29. Bg4 Ba4 30. Bh5 Rg8 31. h3 b5 32. Ra1 Kd7 33. g4 Bc7 34. Bd2 Bb3
{Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 5th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1979.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Verhoeff, Alfred J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[BlackElo "2064"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1979.10.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 Nd7 6. c3 h6 7. Nbd2 Ngf6 8. Re1
O-O 9. e4 Bh7 10. e5 Ne8 11. d4 c5 12. Nf1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qb6 14. Re3 Rc8 15.
Rb3 Qa6 16. Ne3 b6 17. Bf1 Qb7 18. Bd2 f6 19. Rc1 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Be4 21. Ng4 h5
22. exf6 hxg4 23. Ng5 Nexf6 24. Nxe6 Rc8 25. Rc3 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Nf8 27. Ng5 Bd6
28. Qe3 Qe7 29. Qb3 Kh8 30. Bb5 N8h7 31. Bc6 Nxg5 32. Bxg5 Bf3 33. Be3 Qe4 {
Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1979.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Anthony, Gareth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Nh4 14. Rf2 a6
15. Nd4 Bf6 16. Nf3 Bg4 17. Be2 Qb6 18. Kf1 Rfe8 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Nxf3 21.
Bxf3 Bf5 22. Bf4 Bd3+ 23. Be2 Rxe2 24. Rxe2 Bxe2+ 25. Kxe2 Re8+ 26. Kf3 Bxb2
27. Ra4 Be5 28. Rb4 Bxf4 29. Kxf4 Re2 30. Rb6 Rd2 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham v Oxford Univ"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.11.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Easterbrook-Smith, Simon B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1979.11.04"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford University"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O d6 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 Rb8 12. b3 Re8 13. h3 Bf8 14. Re1 g6
15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Bh2 Qf6 17. Rad1 Nf4 18. Re3 Ne6 19. Nf3 Nc5 20. e5 dxe5 21.
Bxe5 Qd8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Qc8 24. Ree1 Bf5 25. Qd2 Bb4 26. Qh6 Bf8 27. Qf4
Bb4 28. Qh6 Bf8 29. Qg5 Bg7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qd2 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Qd8 33. Qd4+
Qxd4 34. Nxd4 Bd7 35. Re5 Rd8 36. Nc2 Bc8 37. Nb4 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rd2 39. Kg3 Be6
40. Nxa6 Bf5 {Awarded a white win after adjudication. Source: Aitken Book 42}
1-0

[Event "Gloucs League"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1979.11.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Blumson, Jeffrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1979.11.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Rxd5 12. cxd5 Bd7 13. Ne2 Bb5 14. Nc3 Ba6
15. Bf1 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Be7 17. Kg2 a6 18. Rac1 Nd7 19. h4 Bd6 20. a3 Kg7 21. f3
Re8 22. b4 b6 23. Nd1 Ra8 24. Ne3 b5 25. Rc6 a5 26. Rhc1 axb4 27. axb4 Ra2+ 28.
R6c2 Ra4 29. Rb1 Nb6 30. Rb3 Ra1 31. Nf1 Nc4 32. Nd2 Nxd2 33. Rxd2 Rc1 34. Ra2
Rc4 35. Ra5 Bxb4 {First time control} 36. Rxb5 Bd6 37. g4 Rc1 38. Rb1 Rc2+ 39.
Kg3 Kf6 40. R5b2 Rc3 41. Ra2 Kg7 42. Ra6 f5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Rb7 Kf6 {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.11.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sellars, Martyn R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1979.11.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. O-O Nd7 8. d4
exd4 9. exd4 Bf6 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Ne4 Bf5 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Qd2 d5 14. Rfe1
Rae8 $2 {Aitken} 15. Ba3 Ne7 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Ng5 g6 18. cxd5 Nbxd5 19. Bc4 c6
20. Bd6 Nf5 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Re5 Rd8 23. Rae1 Nc7 24. Nxe6 Nxe6 25. Bxe6 Nxd4
26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qe3 Nf5 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kg7 30. Qe5+ Qf6 31. Kf1 Nd6
32. Qe7+ Nf7 33. Qxf6+ Kxf6 34. Re8 Nd6 35. Rh8 h5 36. Ke2 Nf5 37. Kd3 Nh4 38.
Rh7 b6 39. Rxa7 Nxg2 40. Ra6 Nf4+ 41. Kd4 Nd5 42. a4 Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book
42} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.11.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wilkes, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1979.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Rxe4+ Be7 10. Nxd4 f5 11. Rf4 O-O 12. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 13. Nxd1 bxc6 14.
Be3 Bd6 15. Rc4 Be6 16. Rxc6 Bd5 17. Ra6 Rf6 18. Nc3 Bb7 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Bxa7
Rh6 21. g3 Re6 22. Nb5 f4 23. Nxd6 Rxd6 24. gxf4 Rg6+ 25. Kf1 Ba6+ {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.11.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ashby, Alan Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1979.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. a3 Bf6 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Be3 Rfd8 13. Rc1 Rac8 (13...
Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Rxd4 17. Rxc7 Rd2 18. Bc4 $14) 14.
Bc4 Qd7 15. Bb5 Be4 16. Qe2 (16. Ng5 $2 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Bxg2 $1 $16) 16... Qg4
17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Rfd1 Rd5 (18... Bd5 $15) 19. h3 Qg6 20. Rxc6 bxc6 21. Qa6 Qf5
22. Qxc6 Qd7 23. Rc1 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 a5 25. Bd2 Kf8 26. Bc3 Ke8 27. Kf1 Kd7 28.
Ra6 Rb8 29. Ke2 Rb7 30. Kd3 Rdb5 31. Kc4 (31. a4 $1) 31... R7b6 32. Ra7 {
Source: Alan P Ashby Database (Bristol website)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.11.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Simpson, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1979.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. a4 Bb7 $2 {Aitken} 13. axb5 axb5
14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Qe2 Qb8 16. Bd3 Na7 17. b3 Be7 18. Bb2 Nd7 19. Ra1 O-O 20.
dxe5 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxa7 Bd6 24. Nf3 Qc5 25. Ra1 Qc3 26.
Rb1 Re8 27. Bxb5 Rxe4 28. Qd1 Qb4 29. Bc4 h6 30. Ra1 Re8 31. Nh4 Qb8 32. Qh5
Qb7 33. f3 Qc7 34. Nf5 Bxh2+ 35. Kh1 Bf4 36. Qg4 $2 {Aitken. 36 Qg6 is strong
and practically winning on the spot. GC} Bg5 37. Rd1 Rd8 $2 {Aitken} 38. Rxd8+
Qxd8 39. f4 g6 40. fxg5 $2 {Aitken} gxf5 41. Qh5 Qxg5 42. Qxf7+ Kh8 43. Qe8+
Kh7 {White does not take the bishop because it appears Black has good
perpetual chances. So he sets off to zig-zag towards a8 hoping to pick it up
with a check. GC} 44. Qd7+ Kh8 {Now 45 Qd4+ and Black gives up the bishop with
a check or after 46...Qg7 White wins it with no perpetual chance for Black.
After Qxa8 the queen stops black from playing Qa1+ . GC} 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qc7+
Qg7 47. Qxg7+ Kxg7 48. b4 Kf6 {First time control} 49. Ba6 Bd5 50. Kh2 f4 51.
Be2 Kg5 $2 {Aitken 51...Ke5 is a draw.} 52. b5 Kf5 53. Bf3 Ke5 54. Kh3 Bxf3 55.
gxf3 Kd5 56. Kg4 Kc5 57. Kxf4 Kxb5 58. Kf5 Kc6 59. Kg6 Kd6 60. Kxh6 Ke7 61. Kg6
Ke6 62. f4 Ke7 63. f5 Kf8 64. Kf6 {Good fun game to go through. G.C. Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.11.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Johnson, Richard J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1979.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Qc7 8. h3 e5
9. Be3 Re8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qc1 Nbd7 12. Rd1 Nf8 13. Bc5 N6d7 14. Bd6 Qd8 15.
a5 Qf6 16. Qg5 Ne6 17. Qxf6 Bxf6 18. Bd3 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Ne2 Ne5 21. f4
Nxd3 22. cxd3 Bg7 23. Bc5 Rd8 24. Ra4 Be6 25. Rb4 Rd7 26. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4
Rxd4 28. Bxd4 Bb3 29. Rd2 a6 30. Bb6 Re8 31. Kf2 h5 32. g4 hxg4 33. hxg4 f5 34.
Kf3 Re7 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. Bd4 Rd7 37. Ke3 Rf7 38. Rg2+ Kf8 39. Rg5 Be6 40. Bc5+
Ke8 41. Rg8+ Kd7 42. Rh8 Bb3 43. Bd4 Ba2 44. Rb8 Ke6 45. Re8+ Kd7 46. Rh8 Bb3
47. Rh6 Ba2 48. b4 Bb3 {First time control} 49. Be5 Ba2 50. Rh2 Bb3 51. Kd4
fxe4 52. dxe4 c5+ 53. Kxc5 Ba4 54. Kb6 Bc6 55. Rd2+ Ke6 56. Rd6+ Ke7 57. Rxc6
bxc6 58. Kxa6 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1979.11.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aston, Paul A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1979.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 exd5 6. exd5 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
a6 9. a4 Re8 10. h3 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Nf8 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. Qd2 Bf8 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15.
Rxe8 Bxe8 16. Re1 h6 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Qd1 Qc7 19. b3 Re8 20. Bd2 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1
Ne5 22. Be2 Qd8 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stroud One-Day Open"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1979.12.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Britton, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1979.12.02"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. f4 O-O 11. Qe1 Rb8 12. a4 b6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nc6 Bc5 15.
Nxb8 Qxb8 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 Ng6 19. Bg5 Ng4 20. Ne4 Be3 21.
Bf3 Bxg5 22. Bxg4 Be7 23. Bf3 Ne5 24. Bg2 Nc4 25. Kg1 Ne3 26. Rf2 Nxg2 27. Rxg2
Bb7 28. Re2 Rd8 29. Kf2 {"rest not recorded" Source: Aitken Book 42. A
rapidplay tournament: Aitken records his results in this tournament: "1 v
Britton, 1 v Rosseinsky, 1 v Arkell, 0 v Hughes, Â½ v Pas???s (illegible), 0 v
SG Peters, Score 3Â½/6. Poor." BCM, Feb 1980, p82, has the scores: 1 S Small
5Â½/6, 2-6 SL Hughes, KW Derrick, K Arkell, J Nunn, RCS Newton 5 (74 players)}
1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1979.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1979.12.08"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
O-O Bd5 9. Qc2 c5 10. e3 Rc8 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. exd4 Be7 13. Qd1 Bc6 14. Qe2 O-O
15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nb6 17. Be3 Nbd5 18. Rac1 Qa5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 20. Qf3 Bd6
21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Nc4 Be7 23. Bd2 Bf6 24. Ne5 Rfd8 25. a3 h6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
Rc1 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.12.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kingdon, Frank C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1979.12.08"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Dorset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nb3 O-O 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. a3 Qc7 13. Qe1 Rac8 14. Qf2 Nd7 15.
Nd4 Na5 16. Nd1 Nc4 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Bf6 19. Nf2 Qb6 20. Rad1 g6 21. Ng4
Bg7 22. Ne2 Rxc2 23. Qxb6 Nxb6 24. Rxd6 Nc8 25. Rd7 Bc6 26. Rdd1 Bxe4 27. Bxe4
Rxe2 28. Bb7 Ra2 29. Bxa6 Rxa3 30. Bxb5 Rxb3 31. Be2 h5 32. Nf2 Rb2 33. Bf3 Nb6
34. Rb1 Nc4 35. Rxb2 Bxb2 36. Be2 Ne3 37. Rb1 Bd4 38. Kh1 Nd5 39. Nh3 Nc3 40.
Re1 Nxe2 41. Rxe2 Ra8 42. g3 Kg7 {First time control} 43. Kg2 Bf6 {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.01.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gay, Kenneth H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1980.01.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Cornwall"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Qc7 8. h3 e5
9. Be3 Nh5 10. Qc1 Bd7 11. g4 Qc8 12. dxe5 Bxg4 13. hxg4 Qxg4+ 14. Kh2 dxe5 15.
Rg1 Qe6 16. Ng5 Qe7 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Qd1 h6 19. Qxh5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 f6 21. Bh6
Rf7 22. Rxg7+ Rxg7 23. Bxg7 Qxg7 24. Rg1 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "National Club Plate Cheltenham-NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.01.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Williams, P J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1980.01.26"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "NN"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nc3 h6 8.
a4 a6 9. a5 Ba7 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Ra4 d6 13. f4 Bd7 14. Bf3 Qc8 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Re4 Bf5 18. Re2 Ng6 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Re1 Qa4 21. g3
Re8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bd2 Be4 24. Qe2 Qb5 25. Qg2 Bxc2 26. Nc1 Qxb2 27. h4 Qd4
28. h5 Ne7 29. Be1 Bd1 30. Be4 Bxh5 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.02.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, David E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1980.02.09"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Wiltshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Nf3 Kh8 17. Nxd4 Ng8 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Bc3 Ne7 20. Bb3 Bb7 21. Rc1
Qd8 22. Qh5 Kg8 23. Nf3 Ng6 24. Qf5 Bc8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qd5 Be6 27. Qd1 Qd7
28. Nd4 Bxb3 29. Qxb3 Rac8 30. Qf3 Qe7 31. Nf5 Qe5 32. Rc3 Rxc3 33. Qxc3 Qxc3
34. bxc3 Rc8 35. Re3 Rc6 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1980.03.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Spencer, Denis Harold Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1980.03.04"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. c4 Bb7 4. f3 bxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nc3 c5 7. d5 Qc7 8. Nge2
Bd6 9. f4 e5 10. O-O Nf6 11. Ng3 g6 12. f5 Ng8 13. Qf3 f6 14. Qg4 Kf7 15. Qh4
Kg7 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Qg4 g5 18. Bxg5 fxg5 19. f6+ Nxf6 20. Qxg5+ Kf7 21. Nh5 {
Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hewson, Brian W R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1980.03.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Be3 Bb7 12. d5 Nxe4 13. Nbd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 f5 15.
Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nc5 17. Ne6 Nxe6 18. dxe6 Qe7 19. a4 c5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bd5
Rfd8 22. Bxb7 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Qxb7 24. Qg5 Re8 25. Qxf5 Qe7 26. Qd3 c4 27. Qd5
Qxe6 28. Qxb5 e4 29. Re1 e3 $4 {Aitken} 30. Rxe3 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Rooks v Cheltenham Kts"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1980.03.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Finn, Simon P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1980.03.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham Rooks"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham Knights"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O Bc5 8.
e5 Nd5 9. a3 f5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. c4 Nf4 12. Bxf4 Qxf4 13. Qh5+ {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "National Club Plate Cheltenham-Nuneaton"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.03.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ardin, Mark S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1980.03.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Nuneaton"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Ne3 Re8 15.
a5 Nc8 16. f3 b5 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Be3 Nb6 20. Na5 Nfxd5 $1 {
G C. I thought I was in for another Aitken classic. Nick a pawn, swap queens
and cruise home in the ending. Aitken slips up on the swapping queens part 13
moves later...} 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bf2 Nf4 23. Qd2 Ne6 24. Rac1 Reb8 25. b4 Rxb4
26. Qd5 Rf8 27. Nc4 Nd4 28. Kh1 Rd8 29. Be1 Rb5 30. Bg3 Bf8 31. Ra1 Nc2 32.
Rad1 Nd4 33. Bf2 Qc6 $2 {Aitken} 34. Rxd4 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Rb4 36. Rc1 Bh6 37. Be3
Rxc4 38. Bxh6 Rxc1+ 39. Bxc1 f6 40. Bf4 Rb8 {First time control} 41. Rxc5 $2 g5
$1 {Aitken} 42. h4 gxf4 43. Ra5 Ra8 44. Kh2 Kf7 45. Kh3 h5 46. Rxh5 a5 47. Rd5
a4 48. Rd2 a3 49. Ra2 Kg6 50. Kg4 Ra4 {(move amended 21 September 2021)} 51.
Kxf4 f5 52. h5+ Kf6 {Adjudicated as a draw. Fair result after Black's 33rd
move and White's 41st. G C. Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch35"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1980.04.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1980.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. d4 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nge2 Be6 9. O-O Bf6 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Bb1 g6 14. Qd2
Ne7 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Nc6 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Nf4 Be4 19. Rfe1 Bxb1 20.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rxb1 Rd8 22. d5 Ne7 23. Kf1 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Ke2 Kf8 26.
Rc1 c6 27. Rc3 Ke7 28. Rb3 b6 29. Rc3 Kd6 30. Rf3 Rf5 31. Rd3+ Rd5 32. Rf3 Ke6
33. Rc3 Re5+ 34. Kf3 Kd6 {Sealed move, no date given when the game restarted.}
35. Ra3 a5 36. Rd3+ Kc7 37. h4 h5 38. Rd2 a4 39. g3 b5 40. Kf4 f6 41. a3 Rd5
42. Re2 Rf5+ 43. Ke4 Re5+ 44. Kd3 Rxe2 45. Kxe2 Kd6 46. Ke3 Kd5 47. Kd3 g5 48.
f4 gxh4 49. gxh4 f5 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch35"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1980.04.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Goodland, Michael C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1980.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. a4 a6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 d6 9. Be2 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 Qd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. c4 O-O-O 16. Nd4 h5 17. f3 Ng6 18. Bf2 Nf4 19. Bd3 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rhe8 21.
b4 Re5 22. a5 Ba7 23. b5 axb5 24. Nxb5 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Rde8 26. a6 bxa6 27. Na7+
Kb7 28. Rfb1+ Ka8 29. Nc6 Re2+ 30. Kf1 Qc8 31. Qd4 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch35"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1980.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Andrews, B Peter A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1980.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. f4 e5 11. f5 h5 12. h3 b6 13. Nd2 c5 14. a4 Bb7 15.
Bf2 Be7 16. g3 Kf8 17. Rfd1 Ne8 18. Nf3 Bf6 19. Bc4 Nd6 20. Bd5 Rd8 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. a5 Nxe4 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nxe5 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 Rh6 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Rd7
Qe8 28. Rxf7+ Kg8 29. Qc4 Kh7 30. Ng6 Bg5 31. Nf8+ Kh8 32. Ng6+ Kh7 33. Nf8+
Kh8 34. Ng6+ {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch35"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1980.04.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mann, Richard H K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1980.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Ne7 5. Bd3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bc2 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Nd4 Qe8 14. Nd2 Nde5
15. f4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. Nb5 Qf7 18. Nd6 Qc7 19. Nxc4 Ne7 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.
fxe5 Bd7 22. Qd6 Nd5 23. Qxc7 Nxc7 24. Bc5 Rf4 25. Rad1 Bc6 26. g3 Rf7 27. Be4
Nd5 28. c4 Ne7 29. Bxe7 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxe7 31. Red4 Rc8 32. b3 Rc5 33. Re4 Rec7
34. Kf2 b5 {First time control} 35. Rdd4 Kf7 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Kd3 bxc4+ 38. Rxc4
Rd7+ 39. Kc3 Ra5 40. a4 Rad5 41. Re2 {Sealed move, no date given when the game
was resumed.} Rd3+ 42. Kc2 R3d5 43. b4 Rd3 44. Rc3 R3d4 45. Kb3 Rb7 46. Rc4
Rd3+ 47. Kb2 Rd5 48. Kc3 Rbd7 49. b5 Rb7 50. Rc6 Rd1 51. Kb4 Rd4+ 52. Ka5 Rbd7
53. Rec2 R4d5 54. R6c5 Rd4 55. Rc7 Re4 56. Rxd7+ Kxd7 57. Rc6 Rxe5 58. Ra6 Rg5
59. Rxa7+ Kd6 60. Ka6 e5 61. b6 e4 62. Rf7 Re5 63. Rf8 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1-0

[Event "WECU-ch35"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1980.04.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Osborne, David C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1980.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Qxe5 O-O 7. Nge2 Nc6
8. Qd5 Ne8 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 Nf6 11. h3 Be6 12. d4 Bxb3 13. axb3 d5 14. Be3 Re8
15. g4 Ne4 16. O-O-O Nb4 17. h4 a5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bd6 20. Qf3 Qe7 21.
Rh3 Qe4 22. Qxe4 Rxe4 23. c4 Rae8 24. Kd2 Nc2 25. Kxc2 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Rxe3 27.
Rd2 Bb4 28. Nc3 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Kf8 30. d5 Ke7 31. f5 Kd7 32. c5 b6 33. cxb6 cxb6
34. Rd4 Kd6 {First time control} 35. Kd2 Rh3 36. h5 Rg3 37. Kc2 Rg2+ 38. Kb1
Rg1+ 39. Kb2 Rg2+ 40. Kc1 Rg3 41. Kd2 Rg2+ 42. Kd3 Rg3+ 43. Kc4 b5+ 44. Kxb5
Rxc3 45. Ka4 Rg3 46. b4 axb4 47. Kxb4 Rg1 48. Kc3 Rc1+ 49. Kd3 Ke5 50. Re4+
Kxd5 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch35"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1980.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "McFarlane, Donald A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1980.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nb3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
O-O Be7 9. Qe1 Nc6 10. a3 Be6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Be3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Bg5 14. Qe2 Bf4
15. g3 Bxb3 16. cxb3 Bh6 17. Qe4 f5 18. Qd5+ Qxd5 19. Nxd5 Rad8 20. Bc4 Kh8 21.
a4 Nd4 22. Nc7 Rd6 23. a5 e4 24. Kg2 Bd2 25. Rad1 Nf3 26. Nd5 g5 27. Nc3 Rh6
28. h3 Rff6 29. Be2 g4 30. h4 Rd6 31. Bxf3 gxf3+ 32. Kh3 Rhg6 33. g4 Rxg4 34.
Rg1 Rxg1 35. Rxg1 Rg6 36. Rd1 Bxc3 37. bxc3 Rg2 38. Rd2 f4 39. Rd4 e3 40. Rxf4
e2 41. Rxf3 Rg1 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch35"]
[Site "Weymouth"]
[Date "1980.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grime, Roger J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1980.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e5 Qd8 6. Nf3 d6 7. c3 Nd7 8. Bb5
c6 9. Ba4 dxe5 10. dxe5 Be7 11. O-O Nb6 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 13. Bb3 O-O 14. Nbd2 Bc7
15. Rfe1 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Club Plate Cheltenham-NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Fox, D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1980.04.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "NN"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nd7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Bc2 Bd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Ne5 Nd5 14. Nxd7
Qxd7 15. Be5 Bf6 16. Rc1 b5 17. a4 a6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bb3 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Bxe5
21. dxe5 O-O 22. Rd1 Rc8 23. Qd2 h6 24. h3 Qc7 25. Bxd5 Rd8 26. Qe2 Rxd5 27.
Rxd5 exd5 28. e6 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qc7+ 30. g3 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Qf7 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33.
Qc2+ g6 34. Kg2 Qd7 35. Qd3 d4 36. h4 Kg7 37. Kf1 Qd5 38. Ke2 Qc4 39. Kd2 Qb4+
40. Kc2 Qc4+ {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Kent"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.04.27"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1980.04.27"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Kent"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Bb3
O-O 8. d4 c6 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. d5 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. h3
h5 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. Ng5 c5 17. Nce4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 a5 19. c3 b5 20. Bc2 Rad8
21. Ng3 Nxg3 22. Bxg3 Bf8 23. Kf1 Bc8 24. Bh4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 f6 26. Bg6 Bb7 27.
Rd1 Ba6 28. Bxh5 b4+ 29. Be2 Bxe2+ 30. Kxe2 bxc3 31. bxc3 Re8+ 32. Kd3 g5 33.
Bg3 f5 34. f3 f4 35. Bf2 c4+ 36. Kc2 Re2+ 37. Rd2 Re5 38. a4 Bg7 39. Bb6 Re8
40. Bxa5 Ra8 41. Bc7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1980.05.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hosken, Nigel K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1980.05.01"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 c6 7. Qb3 Bc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 h6 10. a3 Be7 11. e3 d6 12. d4 Qb6 13. Qd1 Be6 14. b3 exd4 15.
exd4 d5 16. c5 Qd8 17. h4 Qd7 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Bf4 Bg4 20. Qd3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3
Qg4 22. Kg2 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Nd7 24. Be3 Bf6 25. b4 a6 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1980.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Jovanovic, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1980.05.20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3
Nge7 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bd3 Na5 {Now 13 Bxh7+ seems to
give white a winning attack. G.C.} 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nh7 Rd8 15. Bxh6 Ng6 $2 {
Aitken} 16. Bg5 Kxh7 17. Bxd8 Qxd8 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6 Qe7 21.
f4 Nc4 22. Rf3 Nxa3 23. Rh3 Nc4 24. Qh7+ Kf7 25. Rh6 Qe8 26. Rf6+ Ke7 27. Qxg7+
Kd8 28. Rf8 Qxf8 29. Qxf8+ {'I was fortunate to get the full point.' Aitken.
Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Open 13th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1980.05.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hibbitt, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1980.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. a3
Nge7 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Ng8 11. Qe3 Nf6 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. h3 O-O-O 14. Qe2
Kb8 15. Rhe1 Rhe8 16. Qf1 Qf8 17. Bb5 d5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe8 Nc4 20. Ba4 Nxa3
21. e5 Nd7 22. bxa3 Qxa3+ 23. Kd2 c5 24. Ra1 Qb4 25. Bxd7 cxd4 26. Qb5 Qxc3+
27. Ke2 a6 28. Rxa6 Rxd7 $2 {Aitken} 29. Rxb6 d3+ $2 {Aitken} 30. cxd3 Qxe5+
31. Kf1 Qc7 32. Rb1 Kc8 33. Qb2 Kb8 34. Rxb7+ Qxb7 35. Qh8+ {Quite a game.
Black nearly got away with a mad sac attack. 28...Bxa6 gave Black excellent
drawing/winning chances. Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Open 13th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1980.05.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1980.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd4 Be7 $2 {Aitken} 7.
h3 Bf5 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nd4 Bd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Bf4 Ng6 14.
Be3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Qc2 a6 18. Re2 Qh4 19. Bf5 Bxf5 20. Nxf5
Qe4 21. Rae1 Qxc2 22. Rxc2 Re5 23. Nd4 Rae8 24. Rce2 R5e7 25. b3 h6 26. Kf1 Kh7
27. Nf5 Re5 28. Bd4 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Kxe2 Nf4+ 31. Kf3 Nd3 32. a3 Ne1+
33. Kg3 Nc2 34. Bb2 g6 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open 13th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1980.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Roe, Simon J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1980.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. h3 c5 12. c3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bb7 14. d3 Rfe8 15.
c4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Bc6 17. Nh4 Reb8 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Ne3 Qc8 20. f4 $6 {Aitken}
exf4 21. Nf5 Qe6 22. Bxf4 Rxb2 23. Re2 Rxe2 24. Qxe2 g6 25. Nxd6 Nh5 26. Bh2
Rd8 27. Qb2 $1 {Aitken} Qe7 28. e5 Qg5 29. Qf2 f5 30. exf6 Nxf6 31. h4 Qh6 $2 {
Aitken} 32. Qxf6 Qe3+ 33. Qf2 Qe6 34. Re1 Qd7 35. Qf6 Rf8 36. Qe6+ {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Cotswold Open 13th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1980.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Burnett, Leon P"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1980.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Be6 6. b3 h6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 c6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bb2 Qb6 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Rd2 Rfd8
15. e4 Ne8 16. Na4 Ra6 17. Bf1 c5 18. Nc3 Nc7 19. a3 Bf6 20. Nd1 Bxb2 21. Nxb2
f6 22. Rad1 Bg4 23. Rxd6 Re8 24. Re1 Ne6 25. Be2 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Nd4 27. Re3 Nc2
28. Re2 Nd4 29. Re3 Nc2 30. Red3 Rxe4 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Nd1 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Nd4 34.
Rd7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold Open 13th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1980.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Nunn, John D M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1980.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O g6 8.
Be3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Qd2 Nb6 11. h3 Qc7 12. a4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Qd3 Qc7
15. Nf3 Be6 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. Bd4 Bc4 18. Nxc4 Qxc4 19. Rad1 b5 20. axb5 axb5
21. b3 Qc6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nd5 Qxc2 24. Nxf6+ exf6 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Rxd6 Ra8
27. Rf3 Raa2 28. Rg3 h5 29. h4 Kg7 30. f5 Re2 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. Rd7+ Kh6 33.
Rd6 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Rxe4 35. Rxf6 Rxh4+ 36. Rh3 Rxh3+ 37. Kxh3 Rc2 38. g4 Rc3+ 39.
Kh4 hxg4 40. Kxg4 Rxb3 41. Rb6 Rb4+ {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold Open 13th"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1980.05.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Goodland, Michael C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1980.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. Nd2 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. Kh1 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. fxe4 Qh4 14. e5
Bg4 15. Qd2 Bc5 16. Rf1 Rad8 17. Rf4 Qh5 18. Qc3 Bb6 19. Bd2 Be6 20. Raf1 Bd5
21. Rf5 $2 Qg4 {Aitken writes his opponent intended 22. Rg5 but now saw 22.Rg5
Bxg2 mate.} 22. R5f3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Qd4 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "National Club Plate Cheltenham-Sutton"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.06.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dormand, Gary W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1980.06.01"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Sutton & Cheam"]
[BlackTeam "Cheltenham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. d3 c6 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nbd2 h6 7. e4 Bh7 8. Qe2
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nf6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bc3 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Bxe5 15. Qxe5 Qd7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. c3 Qd6 18. Qxd6 Rxd6 19. d4 Rad8 20. Rd2 e5
21. Rfd1 Kf8 22. d5 cxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Bxd5 b6 26. b4 Ke7 27.
Kf1 Bb1 28. Ke2 f6 29. a4 Kd6 30. Bb3 Bf5 31. Ke3 Bd7 32. f4 {Source: Aitken
Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1980.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bentley, Alan R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1980.06.10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bxf3 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. Rf1 Bg4 11. e5 a6 12. Qxg4 axb5 13. exd6 e6 14. Bf4
Qa5 15. Bd2 b4 16. Ne2 Bxd6 17. Qxg7 O-O-O 18. Qd4 Ne5 19. a3 Nf3+ 20. Rxf3
Bxg3+ 21. Rxg3 Rxd4 22. Nxd4 Qe5+ 23. Be3 Rd8 24. O-O-O bxa3 25. bxa3 Qe4 26.
Rf1 Rxd4 27. Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Rxf7 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qd4+ 30. Kc1 {Source: Aitken Book
42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manor Tyres op 1st"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1980.06.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Madden, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1980.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Be3 Na5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Bc2 Nd7 14. Nd4 Qg5 15.
f4 Qg4 16. f5 Qxe2 17. Nxe2 Nxe5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Nd2 Nac4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21.
Bb3 e5 22. Ng3 c6 23. Nf5 Kf7 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Rae1 g6 26. Nd4+ {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Manor Tyres op 1st"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1980.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Parr, David"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1980.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8.
Qg3 Bd6 9. d3 Ne7 10. Nd2 Ng6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Bg5 Qe6 13. h4 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4
15. Qf3 Qf6 16. h5 b5 17. Na5 Be5 18. c3 c5 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20. Nb3 Rad8 21. Nc1
g5 22. Ne2 Rd6 23. Qg4 h6 24. Kf1 Rfd8 25. Qf5 Bg7 26. Nc1 b4 27. cxb4 cxb4 28.
Rb1 Bd4 29. Rd2 Rf6 30. Qg4 Qb5 31. Ne2 Be3 32. Rdd1 Bb6 33. Qf3 Rfd6 34. Nc1
a5 35. b3 Qc5 36. Rb2 Qe5 37. Rc2 Kh7 38. Ne2 Rf6 39. Ng1 Rg8 40. Qg4 Qe6 41.
Qxe6 Rxe6 42. f3 Rd8 43. Ne2 c5 44. Ng1 Red6 45. Ke2 c4 46. Rxc4 Bxg1 47. Rxg1
Rxd3 48. Rc2 Re3+ {First time control} 49. Kf2 Red3 {(Black offered a draw)}
50. Rgc1 Kg7 {Sealed move, no date given when the game was resumed.} 51. Re2
Rc3 52. Rec2 Rcd3 53. Ke1 Re3+ 54. Re2 Rc3 55. Rd1 Rdc8 56. e5 Rc2 57. Rdd2
Rc1+ 58. Rd1 R1c2 59. Red2 R2c5 60. Rd5 Kf8 61. R1d2 Ke7 62. Kd1 Rc1+ 63. Ke2
R1c5 64. Kd1 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manor Tyres op 1st"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1980.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hawthorne, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1980.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. b3
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 h5 11. Nc3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Bd7 13. g3 Rc8 14. Bb2 Nb4 15.
Ne1 Bb5 16. Bxb5+ Qxb5+ 17. Kg2 h4 18. g4 h3+ 19. Kf3 Nh4+ 20. Kg3 Ng2 21. a3
Nxe1 22. axb4 Nd3 23. Qe2 a6 24. Rhd1 Nxb2 25. Qxb2 Qxb4 26. Rd3 Qe7 27. f4
Qh4+ 28. Kf3 g5 29. Rc1 Kd7 30. Rdc3 gxf4 31. Qa3 Rxc3+ 32. Rxc3 Ke8 33. Qd6 $2
{Aitken} Qd8 34. Rc7 Qxd6 35. exd6 Kd8 36. Rxb7 Rh7 37. g5 Rg7 38. Kxf4 {
Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Manor Tyres op 1st"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1980.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan Templeton"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1980.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nd4 6. d3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Nge2
Nxe2 9. Qxe2 c6 10. O-O Be7 11. Be3 Qc8 12. d4 Bh3 13. Rad1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 O-O
15. Qf2 Qe6 16. b3 exd4 17. Bxd4 a6 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. Ne3 Bf6 21.
Nf5 d5 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Nd4 Qd7 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. e5 Ne8 26. f4 Nc7 27. f5 f6
28. e6 Qe7 29. Rc1 Rac8 30. Rc2 Nb5 31. Nxb5 axb5 32. Rec1 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 g6 34.
Qc5 Re8 35. Qxe7 Rxe7 36. g4 h5 {First time control} 37. h3 hxg4 38. hxg4 gxf5
39. gxf5 Kg7 40. Kf3 Re8 41. Kf4 Ra8 42. Rc7+ Kf8 43. Rf7+ Ke8 44. Rxf6 Rxa2
45. Rf7 Re2 46. Rxb7 d4 47. Rd7 Rb2 48. f6 Rf2+ 49. Ke5 Re2+ 50. Kd6 {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Manor Tyres op 1st"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1980.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Waters, John  J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1980.06.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bd3 Nbxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. a3 e6 12. c4 Nf6 13. Be3 a5 14. Ne2 Bd6
15. Ng3 Bc6 16. O-O O-O 17. Qe1 Bc5 18. Rd1 Bxd4 19. Bxh7+ Nxh7 20. Bxd4 Qe7
21. Bxg7 Qc5+ 22. Bd4 Qxc4 23. Nf5 f6 24. Qg3+ Ng5 25. Ne3 {Source: Aitken
Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1980.06.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dilke, Stephen Wentworth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1980.06.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. h3
Ne8 9. Bf4 Nc7 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Be6 13. Qe2 Bxb3 14. cxb3 Rc8
15. a5 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Ne6 17. Be3 Ra8 18. a6 Qc7 19. d5 Nec5 20. b4 Bxc3 21. bxc5
Bg7 22. axb7 Qxb7 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Ra6 Qxe4 25. cxd6 exd6 26. Raxd6 {Source:
Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1980.07.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cleaver, Richard Eden"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1980.07.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. d5 d6 4. e4 a6 5. a4 e6 6. dxe6 Bxe6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Qd2 Bxf3 14. Qxd8
Raxd8 15. Bxf3 Nd4 16. Bd1 Bf6 17. c3 Ne6 18. Be3 Rd6 19. Bb3 Rc8 20. Bc4 Rb6 {
Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1980.07.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1980.07.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. Re1 g6 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Bg7 12. a4 Bb7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. b3 O-O 15.
Qe2 Rfb8 16. Bb2 c4 17. b4 Nc6 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. g3 Rd8 20. Ne3 Nf6 21. Rad1 Ne7
22. Nd2 Qc8 23. f3 h5 24. Ndf1 Qe6 25. Bc1 Nh7 26. h4 f5 27. Ng2 fxe4 28. Bxe4
Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Nf5 30. a5 Nf6 {First time control} 31. Qe2 {Sealed move, game
resumed.on the 7/8/1980} Qf7 32. Bg5 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Re8 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Ne7
36. Ng3 Ned5 37. Rf1 Nf4 38. Qf3 Qa7+ 39. Kh2 Nxg2 40. Kxg2 Rf8 41. Qc6 Nh7 42.
Qe6+ Kh8 43. Qxg6 Qa8+ 44. Kg1 Qa7+ 45. Kg2 Qa8+ 46. Ne4 Nxg5 47. Rxf8+ Bxf8
48. hxg5 Qd5 49. Qf5 Bg7 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qf5+ Kg8 52. g6 Bf6 $2 {Aitken} 53.
Qf3 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "WECU Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.10.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Windebank, Garry H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1980.10.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15.
Ng3 g6 16. a4 Nbd7 17. Ng5 Re7 18. Qxd6 Rc8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Be3 h6 21. Nf3
Re8 22. Qd2 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bxh6 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nc5 26. Bc2 Bxh6 27. Qxh6
Qf6 28. Qe3 Qh4 29. Kh2 Ne6 30. Rg1 Nf4 31. Rg3 Kg7 32. Ra7 Re6 $2 {Aitken} 33.
Bf5 Rh8 34. Bxe6 Nxe6 35. Qxe5+ Kg8 36. Rxg6+ Kf8 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qxe6+ Kf8
39. Rf6+ {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 6th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1980.10.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Waltman, C R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[BlackElo "2112"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1980.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3
Qc7 9. Bb2 Rd8 10. Rc1 Qb8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. g3 O-O 13. a3 Rfe8 14. b4 a6 15.
Nd2 Bg6 16. Na4 h5 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Nc5 Ndf6 19. Nd3 Bf5 20. Nfe5 Bh3 21. Re1 g6
22. Nf4 Bf5 23. f3 Ng5 24. Kg2 Nd7 25. g4 hxg4 26. fxg4 Be4+ 27. Kg3 Nxe5 28.
dxe5 Bxe5 29. Bxe5 Qxe5 30. h4 Ne6 31. Qd2 Kg7 32. Bf3 g5 33. hxg5 Nxg5 34. Be2
Rh8 35. Qd4 Rh3+ 36. Kf2 Qxd4 37. exd4 Rxa3 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 6th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1980.10.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Van der Warrdenberg, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2112"]
[BlackElo "1795"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1980.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Qxd4 c6 9. Bd3 d6 10. exd6 Bf6 11. Qe4+ Be6 12. a3 Qxd6 13. c4 Ne7 14. Bf4 Qd4
15. Nc3 Qxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxb2 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Ra2 Bd4 19. Nxb7 Ng6 20. Bd6+ Ke8
21. Be4 Rc8 22. Rd2 c5 23. Rfd1 Bxc4 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxg6 Ke7
27. Rd7+ Kf6 28. Bb1 a5 29. R7d6+ Be6 30. f4 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 6th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1980.10.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morrison, Robert A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2112"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1980.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

{[%evp 0,20,18,18,52,24,74,70,84,78,73,68,70,73,72,60,84,82,60,69,66,45,39]} 1.
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 Be7 8. Re1 Na5
9. c3 Nxb3 10. axb3 O-O 11. d3 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. c4 b4 15. Bg5
h6 16. Bh4 Be7 17. Ne3 Nh5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nf5 Qf6 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxh5
Qxb2 22. Rab1 Qf6 23. Re3 Bc8 24. Rf3 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Re5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. Qxe5
dxe5 28. Kf1 a5 29. Ke2 a4 30. bxa4 Rxa4 31. Ke3 c5 32. f4 f6 33. fxe5 fxe5 34.
g4 Kf7 35. h4 Ke6 36. Kf3 Ra3 37. Ke3 Ra2 38. Kf3 Rh2 39. Ra1 Rh3+ 40. Ke2 Rxh4
41. Ra6+ Kf7 42. Ra5 Rxg4 43. Rxc5 Kf6 44. Rb5 Rg2+ 45. Kd1 h5 46. c5 h4 47. c6
h3 48. c7 h2 {Sources: 1973-80 Channel Islands Chess by Martin and O'Brien;
Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 6th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1980.10.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Berg, Klaus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2112"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1980.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qc2 e6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ngf3 O-O 12. O-O Rfb8 13. a4 a6 14. Ne5 Bh5
15. b4 Nc6 16. f4 Rc8 17. Qb1 a5 18. b5 Ne7 19. h3 Rxc3 20. g4 Bg6 21. f5 exf5
22. gxf5 Bh5 23. Rc1 Rac8 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. Qe1 Qb4 26. Qf2 Qb2 27. Re1 Rc1 28.
Rxc1 Qxc1+ 29. Nf1 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Ne4 31. Bxe4 dxe4 32. Ne3 f6 33. N5g4 Bxg4 34.
hxg4 h5 35. gxh5 Qxh5+ 36. Kg2 Kf8 37. d5 Ke8 38. d6 Nc8 39. Nc4 Qg4+ 40. Kh2
Qh5+ 41. Kg2 Qg5+ 42. Kh3 Kd7 43. Qc5 Qh5+ 44. Kg3 Qf3+ 45. Kh2 Qf4+ 46. Kg2
Nxd6 47. Nb6+ Ke8 48. Qd5 $4 {Aitkem} Qf3+ 49. Kg1 Qe3+ 50. Kf1 Qxb6 51. Qg8+
Ke7 52. Qxg7+ Nf7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 6th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1980.10.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Cobben, Jan Maarten"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[BlackElo "2112"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1980.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 cxd5 7. d4 Bb4 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxf4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. Qa4 Nbd7 14. Bf3
Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Nd5 16. Nd2 N7b6 17. Qc2 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 Qg5 19. Raf1 Rae8 20. Ne4
Qg6 21. Rf5 Qe6 22. R1f4 Nd5 23. Rh5 {A good try in a bad position, Aitken was
alert to it though. (23...Nxf4 24.Nf6+ mates black.)} f5 24. Ng5 Qe1+ 25. Rf1
Qxf1+ {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 6th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1980.10.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bonafont, Philip"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[BlackElo "2112"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1980.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Qe1 h6 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 Bh7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. e5 Nd5
15. Ne4 Nc5 16. Nfd2 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bb4 18. Nd6 Bxe1 19. Rxe1 Rxd6 20. exd6 Qxd6
21. Qg4 Qf8 22. Re2 Bf5 23. Qd4 Nf6 24. Rd2 Qe7 {Source: Aitken Book 42}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 6th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1980.10.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bavin, Robin JA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2112"]
[BlackElo "1920"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1980.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qb6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Nb3
e6 9. Bf3 Be7 10. a3 d5 11. Qd3 d4 12. Ne2 e5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. Bf4 Ndxe5 15.
Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Qh6 18. Ng3 O-O 19. O-O Rd8 20. Qf2 Bh3 21.
Rfe1 Bh4 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qg6 24. Nc5 f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Nce4 Rf8 27.
Rd6 Qe8 28. Qd2 Bg6 29. Kg2 Kh8 30. c4 Qf7 31. Qd3 Qc7 32. Rd7 Bxe4 33. Nxe4
Qf4 34. Qc3 Rf7 35. Rxf7 Qxf7 36. Kf1 h6 37. Ke2 $2 {Aitken} Qf4 38. Qd4 Qxh2+
39. Kd3 Qg2 40. Ke3 Qg1+ 41. Kd3 Qd1+ 42. Ke3 Qc1+ 43. Kd3 Kh7 44. Nd2 Qe1 45.
Qe4+ Qxe4+ 46. Nxe4 Be7 47. c5 Kg6 48. b4 Kf5 49. Ke3 Ke5 50. Kd3 h5 {First
time control} 51. f4+ {Sealed move, no date given when the game was resumed.}
Kxf4 52. Nd6 Bf6 53. Nxb7 Kf3 54. Nd6 h4 55. c6 Bd8 56. Nf7 h3 57. Nxd8 h2 58.
c7 h1=Q 59. Ne6 Qd1+ 60. Kc4 Qd7 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 0-1

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hawes, Jonathan R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 42"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Ne1 Qd7 11. Rc1 Bh3 12. a3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rad8 14. Na4
Nxa4 15. Qxa4 Nd4 16. Qxd7 Rxd7 17. e3 Nb3 18. Rd1 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Rfd8 20. Kf3
f5 21. Ke2 c5 {Source: Aitken Book 42} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.10.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Slagboom, Ton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 Ne5 10. f3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. Qd2 Rfc8 14. c3 Nc4
15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Rad1 a5 17. Qd3 b5 {Source: Aitken Book 43. "Slagboom's
round 3 game against Tunc Alankus from Turkey turned into a dead-drawn endgame.
As the evening drew on, Slagboom became so frustrated when his offers of a
draw were turned down that, after 10 hours' play in one day, he blundered and
lost; swept the pieces off the board and withdrew from the tournament." (CHESS,
November 1980, Vol.45, No.s 845-6, p319). Bulletin crosstable shows Black's
initial to be 'T'. He was a Dutch player.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "La Fuente, M A C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. d5 Nb4 14. Bb1 a5 15.
Nf1 O-O 16. Ng3 Re8 17. h3 h6 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Qd2 Nh7 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. a3 Na6
22. Bd3 Ng5 23. Nxg5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. Qe2 Nc5 26. Bc2 a4 27. Qf3 Qf4 28.
Qxf4 exf4 29. Ne2 g5 {Source: Aitken Book 43. White was a Spanish player.
There were two players called La Fuente in this tournament - the other had the
initial 'R'.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bakker, Joop PA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. c4 {
- unusual because Black can capture e.p. in two different ways! -} dxc3 15.
dxc3 Nxd5 16. exd5 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bc5 18. c4 Re8 19. Bf4 d6 20. Ba2 {Source:
BCM, April 1981, p158. BCM gives "G Bakker" but the player is shown as "J
Bakker" in the bulletin.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.10.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van der Gaag, C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Qf6 7. O-O Ne7
8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qe2 d6 10. Na4 Bb6 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Bc3 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qe6 14. Qxe6
fxe6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. a4 Ra6 17. f3 Ng6 18. Kf2 e5 19. b3 Rfa8 20. Rfd1 Kf7
21. Bb2 b5 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Rxa6 Rxa6 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Bxa1 c6 26. Ke3 Ke6 27.
c3 Ne7 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.10.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Keizer, G"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Aitken adds a '!' after the white player's name probably because this was the
3rd Dutchman in a row he had played.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Ngf3 e6
5. c4 c6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. f4 Ne4 11. Nxe4
dxe4 12. Bd2 Be7 13. O-O g5 14. Be1 gxf4 15. exf4 Nf6 16. Bg3 Qb6 17. Qe3 c5
18. Bf2 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 b6 21. g4 O-O-O 22. Rad1 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bc5
24. Rfd1 Rd8 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.10.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Levitt, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,46,41,35,31,26,15,-2,-2,19,29,23,64,-2,6,19,29,12,87,86,86,74,91,79,
63,53,73,26,48,21,20,17,17,19,13,13,17,18,15,16,12,12,17,16,12,-1,7,-6,17]} 1.
e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. b3 Nf5
9. Bb2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd3 Kh8 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Ne2 g5 15. Qd3
Qc7 16. h3 Rg8 17. Nh2 f4 18. g4 Qd7 19. f3 Nb4 20. Qd2 Rgc8 21. Bc3 a5 22. a3
Nc6 23. b4 a4 24. Nc1 Qc7 25. Bb2 Na7 26. Nd3 Qc2 27. Rf2 Qxd2 28. Rxd2 b6 29.
Ne1 Nb5 30. Rc2 Rxc2 31. Nxc2 Rc8 32. Ne1 Rc4 33. Nf1 Kg7 34. Nd2 Rc8 35. Kf2
f5 36. Ke2 Kg6 37. Kd3 Bd7 38. Rc1 fxg4 39. Rxc8 Bf5+ $1 40. Ke2 gxf3+ 41. Kxf3
Bxc8 42. h4 g4+ {Source: 1973-80 Channel Islands Chess by AD Martin and RW
O'Brien.} 0-1

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.10.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Valentine, Brian J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Nxd5 cxd5 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. Qe2 Rb8 11. O-O d6 12. Re1 dxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14. Rxe5
Be7 15. Re2 Bf6 16. c3 Bd7 17. Bf4 Rb7 18. a4 a5 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Rb4 21.
Rc2 g5 22. Bd2 Rxa4 23. Rxa4 Bxa4 24. b3 Bd7 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey Lloyds Bank International"]
[Site "St Helier"]
[Date "1980.11.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fentelais, Y"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1980.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 Qf6 $2 {Aitken} 4. d4 Nd7 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Qh6 7. Qe2
f5 8. Nbd2 Ngf6 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. O-O-O Ndf6 11. Ne5 g6 12. Nxe4 Bxe5 13. Nc5 Bd6
14. c4 Qf8 15. Na4 Ba3 16. Rd2 Bxb2+ 17. Rxb2 Ne4 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. g4 Bd7 20.
Nc3 c6 21. Rf1 Qb4 22. Nd1 O-O 23. h4 Qe7 24. g5 h5 25. gxh6 Qxh4 26. Qh2 Qxh2
27. Rxh2 Kh7 28. Nf2 Rf5 29. Ng4 Raf8 30. Ne5 Be8 31. Rg1 Rh5 32. Rxh5 gxh5 33.
Rg7+ Kxh6 34. Re7 h4 35. Rxe6+ Kh5 36. Re7 Rh8 37. Rg7 h3 38. Rg5+ Kh4 39. Rg4+
Kh5 40. Rg5+ Kh4 {Source: Aitken Book 43. White was a French player according
to the scorebook.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Wiltshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.11.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Zeidler, Sven P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1980.11.15"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Wiltshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 c6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qc7 8. h3 e5
9. Be3 Re8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Qe2 h6 14. Rfd1 Na6 $2 {
Aitken} 15. Qc4 Qe7 16. Rd2 Nd7 17. Rad1 Nab8 18. a5 Bf8 19. Qb3 Nf6 20. Rd8
Ne8 21. R1d7 Nxd7 22. Rxa8 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Qxb7 Re7 25. Qa6 Kg7 26. Rd8
Nd6 27. Qd3 {Draw agreed on Aitken's offer. Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1980.11.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Squires, Chris R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A23"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1980.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Bxc3 7. dxc3 cxd5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. Rc2 Rad8 14. Qa1 Bf5
15. Rd2 Be4 16. Rfd1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ne7 18. c4 Ne4 19. Rd3 Nc5 20. R3d2 Ne4 21.
Rd3 Nc5 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1980.11.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mowlem, Timothy J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1980.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. Ngf3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. e5
Nd7 9. a3 f6 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bc2 e5 13. b4 Ne6 14. Nb3 e4 15.
Nfd4 Nexd4 16. cxd4 b6 17. b5 Na5 18. Nxa5 bxa5 19. Bb3 Bb7 20. Be3 a6 21. a4
axb5 22. axb5 Qb6 23. Qe2 Kh8 24. Rfd1 Rac8 25. Qd2 Qxb5 26. Rdb1 Qb4 27. Qa2
Qd6 28. Qxa5 Ra8 29. Qd2 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Qb6 31. Bc2 Ba6 {Source: Aitken Book 43}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1980.11.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rosseinsky, Matthew J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1980.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Nb3 a5 14. Be3 a4 15.
Nbd2 Nb4 16. Bb1 O-O 17. a3 Nc6 18. Bd3 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Qd7 21. Qe2
Rb8 22. Rad1 Ng4 23. Nf3 f6 24. e5 fxe5 25. Bxe5 Qe6 26. Bg3 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Rb7
28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Bxd6 Rfe8 30. Bxe7 Rxe7 31. Bxb5 Bb7 32. Ng5 g6 33. h3 Ne5
34. Bxa4 Kg7 35. Bb3 Kf6 36. f4 h6 37. Rd6+ Kf5 38. Ne6 Nf7 39. Rb6 h5 40. Bc2+
Be4 41. g4+ hxg4 42. hxg4+ Kxg4 43. Bxe4 Nd8 44. Nxd8 Rxe4 45. Rxg6+ Kxf4 46.
Kf2 Rc4 47. Rf6+ Ke4 48. Rb6 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1-0

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1980.11.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Locke, G T"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1980.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8.
Qa3 Nge7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Nd4 11. O-O-O Rb8 12. Ne2 Nec6 13. Bxd4 exd4 14.
Qd3 d5 15. Nxd4 dxe4 $2 {Aitken} 16. Qxe4 Qxf2 17. Bd3 g6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19.
Rhf1 Qc5 20. Bc4 Bf5 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 a5 23. g4 c5 24. Rdf4 Be6 25. Re1 $2
{Aitken} Rb4 $1 {Aitken} 26. b3 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay op"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1980.11.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lowe, Chris"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1980.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Rxe4+ Be7 10. Nxd4 f5 11. Rf4 O-O 12. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 13. Nxd1 bxc6 14.
Rc4 Bd6 15. Nc3 Ba6 16. Rxc6 Bb7 17. Rc4 f4 18. f3 Rae8 19. Bd2 Re6 20. Re1
Rfe8 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Kf7 24. Kf2 Rxe4 25. fxe4 g5 26. Kf3
h5 {Source: Aitken Book 43. Score amended 16 September 2021 - thanks to Brian
Denman.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.12.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lloyd, Kenneth William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1980.12.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Cornwall"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8.
exd6 Bxd6 9. O-O f5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. a3 Qe8 12. c4 Qh5 $1 {Aitken} 13. g3 Nf6
14. Ng5 Ng4 15. h3 h6 16. hxg4 fxg4 17. Qe4 hxg5 18. Qh1 Qxh1+ 19. Kxh1 Ne5 20.
Be2 b5 21. Be3 Bb7+ 22. Kg1 Rf6 23. Nd2 Raf8 24. Bxg5 Rf5 25. Bf4 Rh5 26. f3
gxf3 27. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 28. Bxf3 Bxf3 29. Bxd6 Rf7 30. Bf4 Bb7 31. Rae1 Rh1+ 32.
Kf2 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 g5 34. Rxe6 gxf4 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. gxf4 bxc4 37. Ke2 Rxf4 38.
Ke3 Rf7 39. Kd4 Rc7 40. Re5 Kf6 41. Ra5 Bc8 42. Rh5 Be6 {First time control}
43. Rh6+ Ke7 44. Ke5 Rc5+ 45. Kd4 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Herts"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1981.01.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gregory, Kenneth A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1981.01.24"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hertfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Ne4 11. Be3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Ra2 Bf6 14. Bf4 Rfe8
15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 a6 18. Rd2 Reb8 19. f4 b6 20. cxb6 Rxb6 21.
b4 Kf8 22. Ra1 Ke7 23. Kf2 f6 24. e4 Bxe4 25. exf6+ gxf6 26. Bf1 e5 27. Rda2 d4
28. fxe5 dxc3 29. Ke3 f5 30. Rc1 Rxb4 31. Rxc3 Bd5 32. Rxa6 Re4+ 33. Kd2 Rxa6
34. Bxa6 Rxe5 35. Bd3 Kf6 36. Ra3 Re7 37. Ra8 Be6 38. Ra6 Rc7 39. Kc3 Kg5 40.
Ra4 h5 41. Rd4 Bd5 42. Rf4 Be6 {First time control. Adjudicated as a draw.
Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1981.01.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1981.01.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Be2
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. f4 Nd7 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Nb3 Rfd8 15.
Rc1 Rac8 16. Rf2 Nc5 17. Nd4 Bf6 18. Rd2 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Rxd4 e5 21.
fxe5 dxe5 22. Nd5 Qd6 23. Rd2 Kf8 24. Bg4 Nxe4 25. Bxc8 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Bxc8 27.
b4 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Nh3+ {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1981.02.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1981.02.07"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Qf4 Qf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Bf4 O-O-O 12. O-O-O Nb4 13. a3 Nxd3+ 14.
Rxd3 Bf5 15. Rdd1 Rg8 16. Nd4 Rxg2 17. Bxd6 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 Bg4 19. f3 Rxd6 20.
fxg4 Rxg4 21. Nf5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bf8 23. Nd5 c6 24. Nde3 Rf4 25. b4 a5 26. c3
Rf2 27. h4 b5 28. Nd4 Kc7 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Nxf1 axb4 31. axb4 Kd6 32. Kc2 Kd5
33. Kd3 c5 34. Ne3+ Ke5 35. bxc5 Bxc5 36. Nxb5 Kf4 37. Nd5+ Kg4 38. Nxf6+ Kxh4
39. Nxh7 f5 40. Nf6 Kg5 41. Nd7 Be7 42. Ke3 f4+ {First time control.
Adjudicated as a white win. Source: Aitken Book 43} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1981.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1981.02.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. Qc4 Qb6
15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Qxb6 Rxb6 17. b3 Be6 18. Rad1 Be7 19. Na4 Kf8 20. c4 a5 21. Nc3
Rb7 22. Bf1 Rbd7 23. Bg2 Ra7 24. Bf1 Rad7 25. Bg2 {Source: Aitken Book 43}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Dorset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1981.02.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mann, Richard H K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A23"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1981.02.28"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dorset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Be7 10. d3 exd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Be3 Be6 13. Rfd1 Ng4 14. Rac1
Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qd2 Qa6 17. Qc2 Rab8 18. e3 Qb7 19. Na4 Rfc8 20. b3 Ba3
21. Rb1 Qe7 22. Nc3 Bb4 23. Rbc1 Ba3 24. Rb1 Bb4 25. Rbc1 Ba3 {Source: Aitken
Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gloucs League Cheltenham-Whaddon"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1981.03.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Goss, D J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1981.03.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheltenham"]
[BlackTeam "Whaddon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. c3 d6 12. Bc2 Nd8 13. d3 Ne6 14. Nh4 Re8 15.
Nf5 Bf8 16. Qf3 c5 17. Nh6+ gxh6 18. Qxf6 Bg7 19. Qh4 Ng5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21.
Qxg5 Re6 22. Na3 Bc8 23. Qd8+ Bf8 24. Bb3 Rg6 25. Qc7 Rg7 26. Bd5 Qa6 27. Kh1
Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Qd8 b4 30. Nc4 bxc3 31. bxc3 Qa2 32. Qf6 Rg6 33. Qf3 Qc2
34. h4 Qxc3 35. Rb1 Rg7 {First time control.} 36. Rb8 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38.
Qxf4 exf4 39. Nxd6 Rd7 40. e5 Kg7 41. Rb6 Bxd6 42. exd6 Kf6 {Second time
control.} 43. Rc6 Ke5 44. Rxc5+ Kxd6 45. d4 Ke7 46. Rh5 Kf6 47. Rh6+ Kf5 48. f3
Rg7 49. Rh5+ Kf6 50. Ra5 Rd7 51. Ra4 Rd5 52. Kh3 h5 53. g4 hxg4+ 54. fxg4 Rb5
55. Kg2 Rb3 56. Kf2 Rg3 {Third time control.} 57. Ra6 {Source: Aitken Book 43}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1981.03.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Poole, R J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B16"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1981.03.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3
8. Qxd3 e6 9. Bf4 Nd7 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rad1 Nf8 12. h4 Ng6 13. Bd2 Qd5 14. Qb3
O-O-O 15. Qxd5 Rxd5 16. b3 Rhd8 17. c4 R5d7 18. h5 Ne7 19. Rfe1 c5 20. d5 exd5
21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rc1 Rc7 23. Rc4 f5 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1981.03.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bentley, Alan R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1981.03.26"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 Be6 9. b4 Nd4 10. Rb1 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 c6 12. d3 O-O 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qc2 Rfd8 17. Rfc1 a6 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1981.04.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1981.04.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Be3 Re8
15. Qd2 Qd7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. Rxc7 Qxa2 20. Qc3 Qd5
21. Rd1 Qh5 22. Rc1 $2 {Aitken} Be5 23. Rc5 Qxh2+ 24. Kf1 Bxd4 $1 {Aitken} 25.
Rh5 Qxh5 26. Bxd4 Qh1# {Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch36"]
[Site "Winchester"]
[Date "1981.04.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Boyce, James R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1981.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 d4 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nh5 11. f4 Nxf4 12. Nxf4 exf4 13. Qg4 Qd7 14. Qh5 Re8
15. Kh1 Re5 16. Qf3 Rg5 17. Bd2 Rg6 18. Rg1 Rg3 19. Rxg3 fxg3 20. Kg2 gxf2 21.
Qxf2 Na6 22. Rf1 Rf8 23. Qxd4 Qe7 24. Bc3 Qg5+ 25. Kf2 $4 {Aitken. Source:
Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch36"]
[Site "Winchester"]
[Date "1981.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Derrick, Kenneth W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1981.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. b4 d6 7. b5 Ne7 8. Qc2
Ng6 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Bf5 Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Qe2 Ne4 13. Bb2 Qg4 14. h3 Qe6 15.
O-O O-O 16. Qd3 Nc5 17. Qd5 Qf5 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. Nb3 Ne7 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3
Na4 22. Rab1 f5 23. Ba1 Ng6 24. Nd2 Rad8 25. Kh2 Nc5 26. Nb3 Ne6 27. Rg1 f4 28.
e4 Nh4 29. Nd2 Rf6 30. Rg4 Rh6 31. Bb2 Nc5 32. Ba3 Nd3 33. Kg1 b6 34. Kf1 Ng6 {
First time control.} 35. Ke2 Nc5 36. Bxc5 dxc5 37. Rh1 Nf8 {Sealed move. Game
resumed on 16/6/1981} 38. Rhg1 Rd7 39. h4 Rhd6 40. Nb3 Ne6 {Source: Aitken
Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch36"]
[Site "Winchester"]
[Date "1981.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Staples, Maurice J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1981.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. f3 Bg6 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Nge2 Nh5 8.
Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qd2 c6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. fxe4 Nhf6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bxg6
hxg6 15. Ne4 O-O 16. h4 f5 17. Ng5 f4 18. Rdf1 N7b6 19. Qd3 Rf5 20. g4 Rxg5 21.
hxg5 Qxg5 22. Kb1 Rf8 23. Rh3 Qxg4 24. Rg1 Qf5 25. Rxg6 Nc4 26. Rh2 Nd2+ 27.
Kc1 Ne4 28. Rhg2 Rf7 29. Nc3 Ndxc3 30. bxc3 f3 31. R2g4 f2 32. Qf1 Qf3 {
Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch36"]
[Site "Winchester"]
[Date "1981.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mordue, A Tyson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1981.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O b5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Kh1 Re8 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. a3 Rc8 15.
Nh4 g6 16. Nf3 Bf8 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. Rad1 Bg7 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Bg5 Nc5 21. Ne1 Nh5
22. Qf2 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qxf4 Qxf4 25. Rxf4 Be5 26. Rf1 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Na4
28. Nf3 Rxc3 29. Ng5 Re7 30. e5 Nc5 31. Rf6 Nxd3 32. cxd3 Rxe5 33. Nxf7 Rxd3
34. Rdf1 Re2 {First time control.} 35. Nh6+ Kg7 36. Rf7+ Kxh6 37. Rxb7 Rxa3 38.
h4 Ra4 39. Kg1 Rxh4 40. Rff7 Kg5 41. Ra7 Ra2 42. Rfb7 Rg4 43. Rxb5+ axb5 44.
Rxa2 b4 45. Ra7 h5 46. Rb7 Kf5 47. Kf2 Ke5 48. Rb5+ Kd6 49. g3 Kc6 {Source:
Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "WECU-ch36"]
[Site "Winchester"]
[Date "1981.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Meade, Philip James"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1981.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. c3 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Nxd5 11. Re1 f6 12. d4 $1 {Aitken} Be7 13. Nf3 e4 14.
Rxe4 Bb7 15. Nbd2 Nb6 16. Re1 Bd5 17. Qc2 O-O 18. Nh4 Re8 19. Nf1 g6 $4 {Aitken
} 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Re3 Qd7 23. Qh5+ Kg7 24. Rg3+ Kf8 25. Bh6# {
Source: Aitken Book 43} 1-0

[Event "WECU-ch36"]
[Site "Winchester"]
[Date "1981.04.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Buckmaster, Martin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1981.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rae1 h6 13. Bxh6 $2 {Aitken}
gxh6 14. Qe3 Ng4 $5 {Aitken} 15. Qxe7 Qxe7 16. Rxe7 Be6 17. f4 Ne3 18. Rf3 Nf5
19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Re5 Bxc2 21. Rh5 d4 22. Rg3+ Kh7 23. Ne2 d3 24. Nc3 d2 25.
Rgh3 Rad8 26. Rxh6+ Kg7 27. Nd1 Bxd1 28. f5 $1 {Aitken} Bh5 $1 {Aitken, who
now writes that this was probably his "best game of the tournament. Certainly
the most thrilling, After I saw 28.f5 with the f6+ mating, my first reaction
28...f6 which allows at the very least a perpetual." Source: Aitken Book 43}
0-1

[Event "WECU-ch36"]
[Site "Winchester"]
[Date "1981.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Ashby, Alan Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1981.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Be3 Ne7 8. c3
O-O 9. Qd2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bh6 e5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nf3 Nf4 14. Bc2 Qf6
15. Qe3 Nc6 16. Be4 Re8 17. Nbd2 Qe6 18. Nd4 Nh3+ 19. gxh3 exd4 20. cxd4 Qf6
21. d5 Nd4 22. Rfc1 Bxh3 23. Rc4 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Nf4 25. Qc3 Re5 26. d6 Rae8 27.
Rg1 Ne2 28. Qxh3 Nxg1 29. Qe3 Nh3 30. Qxh3 {Source: Aitken Book 43. Scores: 1
PH Clarke 5Â½/7; 2-3 PK Wells, SJ Shutler 5; 4-7 AP Ashby, GW Lane, AT Mordue,
ID Thompson 4Â½, 5-7 JM Aitken, PJ Meade, JFS Menadue 4, etc - report and
crosstable https://www.hampshirechesshistory.com/wecu-championship-1981}
1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Notts"]
[Site "Rugby"]
[Date "1981.04.25"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hare, Paul D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1981.04.25"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Nottinghamshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. a4 b6 12. Rad1 a6 13. d5 c5 14. Qe2 Qb7 15.
f4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. e5 Nh5 18. Qxb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. d6
e6 22. Nc7 Ra7 23. Ra1 Rb7 24. Rfd1 Nhf6 25. Ra6 Ne4 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Bxe6+
Kg7 28. Bd5 Rb4 29. c3 Ng3 30. cxb4 Ne2+ 31. Kh1 Ng3+ 32. Kg1 Ne2+ {Source:
Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1981.05.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Neville, Graham D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1981.05.07"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. e5 b6 6. Bd3 Qd7 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3
Bb7 9. Ng5 O-O-O 10. f4 f5 11. Qe2 h6 12. Nf3 Na5 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. Nb3 Nc4 $1 {
Aitken} 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Rdg8 17. Nd2 g5 18. Nf3 gxf4 $1 {Aitken} 19.
Bxf4 Nd5 20. Bd2 Rg4 21. h3 Rg3 22. Kh2 Rhg8 23. Rf2 Qg7 24. Rg1 f4 25. Qe2 Qg6
26. Qd3 Qg7 27. Qe4 Nxc3 28. Qxf4 Ne4 29. Be3 Nxf2 30. Bxf2 Rxg2+ 31. Kh1 Rxg1+
32. Bxg1 Qg2# {Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold op"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1981.05.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Begbie, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1981.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Bb5 O-O 6. d3 h6 7. O-O d6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. Ne2 Bg4 10. Ng3 Nh5 11. Nxh5 Bxh5 12. h3 Qc8 13. c3 f5 14. Kh2 fxe4 15.
dxe4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qe6 17. Qe2 Qf6 18. Be3 Qxf3 19. Qxf3 Rxf3 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21.
Rad1 Raf8 22. Kg2 R3f6 23. f3 Rd6 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. Ke2 Ke6 26. h4 Rf4 27. Rxd6+
cxd6 28. Rg1 Kf7 29. h5 Rf6 30. c4 g6 31. Rh1 gxh5 32. Rxh5 Kg6 33. Rh1 h5 34.
Ke3 a5 35. Rg1+ Kh6 36. Rg8 Rg6 37. Ra8 Rg2 38. Rxa5 Rxb2 39. Ra6 h4 40. Rxc6
Rb3+ 41. Kf2 Rxa3 42. Rxd6+ Kg5 43. Rd8 Ra2+ 44. Kg1 Kf4 45. Rf8+ Kg3 46. Kf1
h3 47. Rg8+ Kxf3 48. Kg1 Rg2+ 49. Rxg2 hxg2 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold op"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1981.05.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Basman, Michael J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1981.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g5 2. d4 h6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Be2 Nfd7 7. Nb1 c5 8. c3 Nc6
9. Be3 Qb6 10. Qb3 cxd4 11. Qxb6 Nxb6 12. cxd4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nd2 Nb4
15. Ke2 Bd7 16. a3 Nd5 17. Ne4 Bc6 18. f3 O-O-O 19. Nc3 Be7 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21.
Kf2 Rb5 22. Ne2 Rxb2 23. Rhc1 Bd5 24. Rc3 Kd7 25. Bc1 Rb3 26. Rxb3 cxb3 27. Bb2
b5 28. Nc3 Rc8 29. Rc1 b4 30. axb4 Bxb4 31. Ke3 a5 32. Na4 Rxc1 33. Bxc1 Kc6
34. Kd3 Kb5 35. Nc3+ Ka6 36. Na4 Ka7 37. Bd2 Bc6 38. Bxb4 axb4 39. Nc5 Bb5+ 40.
Kd2 Bc4 41. Kc1 Kb6 42. Nd7+ Kb5 43. Kb2 Bd5 44. Nc5 Kc4 45. Nxb3 Kd3 46. Nc5+
Kxd4 47. Na6 b3 48. Nb4 Kxe5 {First time control.} 49. Kc3 Kf4 50. Kd4 g4 51.
Nd3+ Kf5 52. fxg4+ Kxg4 53. g3 Kh3 54. Nf2+ Kxh2 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold op"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1981.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "James, David J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1981.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Rc1 c6 9. Nf3 Bf6 10. O-O Nd5 11. Bc5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Re8 13. e4 Be6 14. a4 Nd7
15. Be3 Qa5 16. Bg5 Bg4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rad8 20. Qc2 Rd7 21.
Be2 Red8 22. f4 $6 {Aitken} Qb6+ $2 {Aitken 22...Nxe4!} 23. Kh2 Nxe4 24. fxe5
Nc5 25. d4 Ne6 26. Bd3 Nf8 27. Rf4 Ng6 $2 {Aitken} 28. Bxg6 fxg6 $2 {Aitken}
29. Rcf1 $2 {Aitken. I'm glad Aitken dropped a '?' on the last few moves else
I may have thought I was misreading the score. 28...fxg6 was played because
Aitken was worried about 29 e6 but now 29.Qa2+ and a white win is just a few
moves away. G.C.} Qc7 30. Qf2 h5 31. e6 Re7 32. Rf7 Rde8 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34. Qf7+
Kh7 35. Re1 Qg5 $1 {Aitken. White is still on top but this sudden burst of
counterplay from Aitken who is chasing a perpetual puts white right off
balance. Aitken. White is still on top but this sudden burst of counterplay
from Aitken who is chasing a perpetual put white right off balance.} 36. Qf4
Qd5 37. Re5 $2 {Aitken} Qa2+ 38. Kg1 Rxe6 39. Rxe6 {Aitken mentions 39.Qf7
instead of this move. Now Black takes over.} Qxe6 40. Kg2 Qa2+ 41. Kf3 Qxa4 42.
Qc7 Qb3 43. Qa5 Qd5+ 44. Qxd5 cxd5 45. Kf4 a5 46. c4 {...and white resigned.
Aitken has written. 'A very lucky win for me.' Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold op"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1981.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1981.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nb5 Bb7 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Be5 Nd7 14. Bd4
Bc5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qg5+ Kh7 19. Qh5+ {Source:
StarBase 4.56} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cotswold op"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1981.05.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hensman, Peter J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1981.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. h3 e5 4. d4 e4 5. c4 Be6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. c5
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qxb3 10. axb3 Ne7 11. f3 exf3 12. Nxf3 Ng6 13. Kf2 O-O 14. Bd2
Nd7 15. Rhb1 Nf6 16. Ra4 Ne4+ 17. Ke1 Rfe8 18. Ng5 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 f5 20. Bf3 h6
21. Bd2 fxg4 22. hxg4 Rf8 23. g5 Nh4 24. gxh6 Nxf3+ 25. exf3 Rxf3 26. Rba1 Re8
27. Kd1 Bf5 28. Kc1 Rf1+ 29. Kb2 Rf2 30. Rxa7 Rxd2+ 31. Ka3 Rb8 32. hxg7 Kxg7
33. Re1 Kf6 34. Kb4 Bd3 35. Raa1 Rh8 36. Re3 Bf5 37. Rf1 Rh5 38. Ka5 Ra2+ 39.
Kb6 Rh7 $1 {Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 43 (Aitken records that White was a
New Zealand player)} 0-1

[Event "Cotswold op"]
[Site "Stroud"]
[Date "1981.05.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Binks, Michael E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1981.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Be3
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bg2 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Bd4 O-O 14. Rad1 Rfd8
15. Qf2 Nd7 16. f4 Rac8 17. f5 e5 18. Be3 b5 19. Rd2 b4 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
Qa5 22. Ra1 Rc7 23. g4 Rdc8 24. a4 bxa3 25. Rxa3 Qb4 26. c3 Qxg4 27. h3 Qh5 28.
Rxa6 Rb7 29. Rc6 Ra8 30. Kh2 e4 $1 {Aitken} 31. Bxe4 Ne5 32. Qe2 Qh4 33. Bf2
Qh6 34. Bg3 Ng4+ 35. Kg2 Ne3+ 36. Kf2 Bg5 37. Qa6 Rbb8 38. Rb6 Re8 39. Qd3 Qxh3
40. Bf3 Ra1 41. Rd1 Rxd1 42. Bxd1 Qg2+ 43. Ke1 Nc2# {Source: Aitken Book 43}
0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1981.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spencer, Denis Harold Thomas"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1981.05.28"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 f5 12. Qxd8 Nxd8 13. Bc2 Nf7 14. Bf4 Bd7
15. b4 Be7 16. Bb3 Bf6 17. Rad1 Bb5 18. c4 Bc6 19. b5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 e5 21. Bc1
Rfd8 22. Bb2 b6 23. Rd5 Rxd5 24. cxd5 Nd6 25. a4 Rc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Kf7
28. Bb2 Ke7 29. Kf1 Kd7 30. Ke2 Nb7 {First time control.} 31. Ba3 g6 32. Ke3
Be7 33. Bxe7 Kxe7 34. f4 Nc5 35. Bd1 Kd6 36. fxe5+ Kxe5 37. d6 Kxd6 38. Kd4
Ne6+ 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. f3 g5 41. Bb3 Nc5 42. Bc2 h6 {Sealed move, no date given
when the game was resumed.} 43. Kd2 Kd4 44. Ke2 f4 45. Kf2 Kc3 46. Bg6 Nxa4 47.
Kg2 Kd4 48. Kh3 Nc3 49. Be8 Ne2 50. Kg4 Ke3 {Seond time control} 51. Bc6 Nd4
52. Kh5 a5 53. Kxh6 a4 54. Kxg5 a3 55. Bd5 Nxf3+ {Source: Aitken Book 43} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Lancashire"]
[Site "Birmingham"]
[Date "1981.06.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1981.06.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Lancashire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 b5 8. a3
g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Kh1 Bb7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Nb3 O-O 13. Qe1 Rae8 14. Rd1 Nb6 15.
h3 Na4 16. Nxa4 bxa4 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. c3 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nf3 e6 21. Qe2 Nf6
22. Bd4 Nh5 23. Qf2 Nxf4 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Bc2 Bd5 26. Kh2 Kh8 27. Qg3 Rg8 28.
Qxg7+ Rxg7 29. Nh4 Ne2 30. Rf2 Ng3 31. Bxa4 Rb8 32. Rd3 Ne4 33. Re2 Bc4 34.
Rxe4 fxe4 35. Rxd6 e3 36. Rd4 e2 37. Nf3 Bd5 38. Ne1 Rxb2 39. c4 Rxg2+ 40. Kh1
Rb1 41. cxd5 Rf2 42. Kg1 Rf8 43. Re4 Rxe1+ 44. Kg2 exd5 45. Re7 Rf4 46. Bb3 Re4
47. Bxd5 Rg1+ {Source: Aitken Book 43. Lancashire's won 13Â½-6Â½. Semi-Final,
County Championship.} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1981.06.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dilke, Stephen Wentworth"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1981.06.18"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Nd7 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Ngf6 7. Bd3 Bb4+ 8. Bc3
Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. O-O Qf6 14. cxd5
exd5 15. b4 a6 16. Rfc1 Rfe8 17. a4 h6 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Nc5
21. Qa3 Ne4 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rc1 g5 24. Rc2 g4 25. Ne5 c5 26. Nxg4 Qg7 27. f3
cxd4 28. Qa6 Kh7 29. Rc6 Re6 30. Rxe6 fxe6 {First time control.} 31. Qd3 h5 32.
fxe4 Qxg4 33. exd5+ Kg8 34. dxe6 Qxe6 35. Qxd4 Kf7 36. Qf4+ Kg6 37. h3 {
Source: Aitken Book 43} 1-0

[Event "Manor Tyres op 2nd"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1981.06.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Headlong, Timothy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1981.06.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Qc7 8. h3 e5
9. Be3 Nbd7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rfd1 Nf8 13. Qd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Ne6
15. Rd2 Nh5 16. g3 h6 17. Rad1 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bxh3 20. Bxh5 gxh5
21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. f3 Be6 23. Ne2 Kf6 24. Nf4 Rg8 25. Nxh5+ Ke7 26. Kf2 Rg5 27.
Nf4 Rag8 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rd7+ Kf6 30. g4 h5 31. gxh5 Rxh5 32. Ke3 Ra5 33.
Rxb7 Rxa4 34. Rdd7 a5 35. Rf7+ Kg6 36. Rfc7 Rc4 37. Kd3 Rc5 38. c4 Rd8+ 39. Kc3
Rf8 40. Kd4 Rh5 41. Rxc6 Rd8+ 42. Kc3 Kf6 43. Rbb6 Re8 44. Rb5 Rh3 45. Rf5+ Ke7
46. Rf4 Kd7 47. Ra6 Rh5 48. Rf7+ {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1-0

[Event "Manor Tyres op 2nd"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1981.06.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cox, John J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1981.06.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Be7 5. g3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nb6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qc1 Nd5 11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 f6 13. Bd2 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Bd5 15. e4 Be6 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Rfd1 b6 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Ne7
21. d5 Bh3 22. Bxh3 Qxh3 23. Qxc7 Ng6 24. Qc4 Ne5 25. Qe2 f5 26. f4 Qg4 27.
Qxg4 Nxg4 28. Bd2 fxe4 29. Bb4 Rfe8 30. d6 Rd7 31. Rac1 Red8 32. a4 a5 33. Ba3
Ne3 34. Rd4 Nf5 35. Rd5 g6 36. Rc6 Kf7 37. g4 Nh6 38. Re5 Nxg4 39. Rxe4 Nf6 40.
Rd4 Rb8 41. Kf2 b5 42. Rc5 b4 43. Bb2 Rb6 44. Rxa5 Rbxd6 45. Rxd6 Rxd6 46. Kf3
Rd3+ 47. Ke2 Rd7 48. Rb5 Nd5 {First time control.} 49. Kf3 Ke6 {Sealed move,
no date given when the game was resumed.} 50. Rc5 Ra7 51. a5 Kd6 52. Bd4 Rf7
53. Ke4 Rxf4+ 54. Kd3 b3 55. Rb5 Kc6 56. Rc5+ Kd6 57. Rb5 Kc6 58. Rb8 Rf3+ 59.
Ke4 Rf4+ 60. Kd3 Rf3+ 61. Ke2 Rh3 62. a6 Rxh2+ 63. Bf2 Nc7 64. a7 Rh5 65. Rb6+
Kd7 66. Rb7 Ra5 67. Bg3 Kc6 68. Rxc7+ Kb6 69. Rxh7 b2 70. Bc7+ Kc5 71. Bxa5
b1=Q 72. a8=Q Qc2+ 73. Ke3 Qc1+ 74. Ke4 Qc2+ 75. Kf4 g5+ 76. Ke5 Qb2+ 77. Ke6
Qa2+ 78. Kf6 Qb2+ 79. Kg6 Qc2+ 80. Kg7 Qb2+ 81. Kg8 Qb3+ 82. Kf8 {Source:
Aitken Book 43} 1-0

[Event "Manor Tyres op 2nd"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1981.06.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Richardson, John R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1981.06.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 Nge7 6. O-O O-O 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8.
Nxe5 Bxe5 9. f4 Bg7 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxg6 fxg6 12. Be3 d6 13. Qd5+ Kh8 14. Rxf8+
Qxf8 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Rb8 17. Nd2 Qe7 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Nb3
a5 21. Rf1 a4 22. Nd4 c5 23. Nf3 Bc6 24. Rd1 Bf8 25. Bf4 Rxb2 26. Bxd6 Bxd6 27.
Rxd6 Bxe4 28. a3 Bxf3 29. gxf3 Rb3 30. Ra6 Rxa3 31. Kf2 Ra1 32. Ra7 $1 {Aitken}
a3 33. Kg3 a2 34. Kf4 h6 35. h4 c4 36. h5 {Aitken} gxh5 {First time control.}
37. Kf5 Rf1 38. Rxa2 Rxf3+ 39. Kg6 Rg3+ 40. Kxh6 h4 41. Ra8+ Rg8 42. Ra7 Rc8
43. Rh7+ Kg8 44. Rg7+ Kf8 45. Rh7 h3 46. Kg5 Rd8 {Source: Aitken Book 43}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Manor Tyres op 2nd"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1981.06.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Telfer, Peter"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1981.06.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Bf3 Qe6+ 7. Ne2 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. cxd4 c6 10. Nbc3 Qf5 11. Ng3 Qg6 12. Re1 Bxg3 13. fxg3 Be6 14. Bf4
Nbd7 15. d5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qb6+ 19. Be3 {Source:
Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manor Tyres op 2nd"]
[Site "Bristol"]
[Date "1981.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wildig, Robert H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1981.06.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Be6
15. d3 Qc8 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Ra7 Qd7 18. Qg4 Qc6 19. Re2 Ra8 20. Bh6 Bf6 21.
Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch88 Open"]
[Site "St Andrews"]
[Date "1981.07.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bell, D R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1981.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 Bg4 6. Be2 Nd7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Ngf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 c6 13. Rfd1 b5 14. Bc5 Nxc5
15. Rxd8 Rfxd8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Qe3 Ne6 19. Ne2 Nd4 20. Nxd4
Ra1+ 21. Kh2 exd4 22. Qg5 Re1 23. Qd2 Ra1 24. g3 Nd7 25. Qg5 Bf6 26. Qg4 Ne5
27. Qc8+ Kg7 28. Bg2 g5 29. f4 gxf4 30. gxf4 Ng6 31. e5 Bh4 $2 {Aitken} 32. Qg4
h5 33. Qxh5 Bf2 34. Be4 Bg1+ 35. Kg3 Be3 36. Bxg6 fxg6 37. Qe2 Rg1+ 38. Kf3 Rh1
39. Ke4 Rxh3 40. Qg4 Rh2 {First time control.} 41. f5 g5 42. f6+ Kh6 43. Qd7
Rh4+ 44. Kd3 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch88 Open"]
[Site "St Andrews"]
[Date "1981.07.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Borland, Thomas E"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1981.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 43"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 a6 12. O-O b5 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. Rfe1
Nd7 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Nc5 17. Bxb7 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Nxb7 19. e5 Rfe8 20. f4 Nc5
21. Nb3 Nxb3 {Source: Aitken Book 43} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch88 Open"]
[Site "St Andrews"]
[Date "1981.07.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dommisse, Cornelis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1981.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. O-O e5 8.
Qf3 Qc7 9. h3 Be6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. a4 Nd7 13. g4 Bc5 14. Nc4 Bxe3
15. Nxe3 Nc5 16. Nf5 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rad8 18. Qe3 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Rfd1 f6 22. Kf1 Kf7 23. Ke2 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch88 Open"]
[Site "St Andrews"]
[Date "1981.07.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hindle, Owen Mark"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1981.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bf4 d6 8. e4 a6
9. Bd3 g5 10. Bc1 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 c4 13. Bc2 b4 14. Nbd2 Qc7 15. Qe2 c3
16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Ra2 a5 18. Qd1 Qc7 19. Bb2 Bg4 20. Bb3 Nbd7 21. Qa1 Nh5 22.
Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Rc2 Qd8 24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Qxe5 Re8 27. Qd4 Bd7 28. g4
Qe7 29. Rc7 Rad8 30. Nc4 Qe2 31. Bd1 Qe4 32. Qxe4 Rxe4 33. Nxa5 Ne8 34. Rc4 Nd6
35. Rxe4 Nxe4 36. Nc6 Bxc6 37. dxc6 Rc8 38. Be2 Nc3 39. Bd1 Rxc6 40. f4 gxf4 {
First time control.} 41. Bb3 Ne2+ 42. Kf2 Nd4 43. Rb1 Rc3 44. Bd1 Nc6 45. Be2
Rc2 46. Kf1 b3 47. Bd1 {Sealed move, no date given when the game was resumed.}
Rxh2 48. Kg1 Rd2 49. Bxb3 Nd4 50. Bd1 f3 51. a5 Ne2+ 52. Bxe2 fxe2 53. Kf2 Ra2
54. Re1 Rxa5 55. Rxe2 Ra3 56. Re5 Kg7 {Seond time control} 57. Kg2 Kg6 58. Rb5
f6 59. Kf2 Rc3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch88 Open"]
[Site "St Andrews"]
[Date "1981.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Glass, A B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1981.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Bxe4 7. Bxe4 c6 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. c3 O-O 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rad1 Qa5 14. Bb1 c5
15. Ne5 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Rxd4 Nf6 18. Be5 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 Rd8
21. Re1 a6 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Nd5 24. Re1 b5 25. Kf1 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27.
Ke2 Kf8 28. f3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch88 Open"]
[Site "St Andrews"]
[Date "1981.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bianchini , A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1981.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15.
Ne3 Rfe8 16. Bd2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bc3 Bf8 19. d5 g6 20. Ba4 Nh5 21. g3
Bxh3 $2 {Aitken} 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. Nh2 Bd7 24. Qd2 Qd8 25. b3 Nf4 26. gxf4 Bh6
27. f3 Bxf4 28. Qg2 Qh4 29. Re2 Bh3 30. Be1 $1 {Aitken. 30. Qf2 Bg3 31 Qe3 Bf4
GC is what I think Aitken was after here. GC.} Qh5 31. Qf2 f5 32. Qh4 fxe4 33.
Qxh5 gxh5 34. fxe4 Kf7 35. bxc4 Rg8+ 36. Kh1 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "SCO-ch88 Open"]
[Site "St Andrews"]
[Date "1981.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Prescott, Laurie W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1981.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. b4
Rc8 9. Be2 Nge7 10. O-O Nf5 11. Be3 h5 12. Bd3 Nce7 13. Nbd2 Bb5 14. Bxb5+ Qxb5
15. Qb3 Nc6 16. Rfc1 Be7 17. Ne1 O-O 18. Ndf3 a5 19. Qd3 Qxd3 20. Nxd3 axb4 21.
axb4 Nxb4 22. Nxb4 Bxb4 23. Rcb1 Bc3 24. Ra7 b5 25. Rxb5 Nxd4 26. Rb1 Nxf3+ 27.
gxf3 Bxe5 28. f4 Bf6 29. Kg2 d4 30. Bd2 Rb8 31. Rd1 Rb2 32. Rd7 Rfb8 33. Ba5
Ra8 34. Be1 Rab8 35. Ba5 R8b7 36. Rd6 Kh7 37. Bd8 {Draw offered by my opponent
- a lucky escape. Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Senior Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1981.10.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1981.10.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d3 Be7 7. Bg2 Nb6 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 Be6 10. b4 a6 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Bd2 f6 13. Rc1 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Nd4 $2
{Aitken} 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Qc2 c6 17. Qb2 Bd5 18. Nxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Kh8 20.
Kg1 Qd7 21. Nb3 Qd5 22. Qc3 f5 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Bf6 25. d4 Rad8 26. e3 g5
27. Nc5 Rf7 28. Nd3 Rd5 29. Rc5 Rfd7 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rc1 a5 32. Rc5 Rxc5 33.
bxc5 Kg7 34. Kf1 Kf7 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. Nc1 Kd5 37. Kd3 Bd8 38. Ne2 b5 39. cxb6
Bxb6 40. Nc3+ Ke6 41. Kc4 Bc7 42. Na4 Kd6 {First time control. Adjudicated as
a white win. Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 7th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1981.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Soesan, Joseph Maurice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "1856"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1981.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nd5 Nxd5 5. cxd5 O-O 6. a3 Be7 7. Bc4 d6 8. d3
f5 9. Nf3 Kh8 10. O-O Nd7 11. b4 Qe8 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. f3 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 15. e4
c6 16. dxc6 Qxc6 17. Bb2 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 f4 19. a4 a6 20. a5 Qa7 21. Rc1 Rac8 22.
Re1 Nh5 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Nf1 Rf6 25. Qc2 Bd7 26. Rc1 Bd8 27. d4 Rh6 28. Kg1
Rg6 29. Bf7 Rh6 30. Bxh5 Rxh5 31. Qf2 Kg8 32. dxe5 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 dxe5 34. Rd1
Bh4+ 35. g3 fxg3+ 36. hxg3 Be7 37. Rxd7 Bxb4 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Ra8 Bxa5 40. Ra7+
Kg8 41. Rxa6 Bb4 42. Kg2 Bc5 43. Ra5 Bd4 44. Rxb5 Bxb2 45. Rxb2 Kf7 46. Ne3 Rg5
47. Rb5 Kf6 48. Nf5 h5 49. Kh3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 7th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1981.10.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "James, Geoffrey H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1981.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 Be6 9. Be3 O-O 10. a4 Nd5 11. Bd2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 f6 13. a5 a6 14. Qa4 Qd7 15.
Rfc1 Nd8 16. Nd2 Qxa4 17. Rxa4 c6 18. Bb4 Rf7 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Rb4 Nf7 21. Rb6
Rd8 22. Ne4 Bd5 23. Nc5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nd6 25. Rc3 Rc8 26. Rcb3 Rcc7 27. R6b4
Nb5 28. e3 Rc8 29. g4 Rd8 30. Rc4 Nd6 31. Rc1 Nb5 32. Rb4 Rd5 33. Kf3 Kf7 34.
Ke2 Ke8 35. h4 Kd8 36. h5 Kc8 37. h6 g6 38. Ne4 Nd6 39. Nxf6 Rxa5 40. d4 Ne8
41. Ne4 Kb8 42. f3 Ka7 43. Rc5 Rxc5 44. dxc5 Kb8 45. g5 Nc7 46. Rb3 Ne6 47. Rd3
Kc7 48. b4 Nf8 49. Rd6 Ne6 50. Rd1 Nf8 51. Kf2 Ne6 52. Kg3 b6 53. Ra1 Kb7 54.
Nd6+ Kc7 55. Ne4 Kb7 56. f4 exf4+ 57. exf4 Rd7 58. Nd6+ Kc7 59. Re1 Nd4 60. Re8
bxc5 61. bxc5 Rd8 62. Re4 Nb3 63. Ne8+ Kc8 64. Nf6 Nxc5 65. Rc4 Rd3+ 66. Kg4
Nd7 67. Rxc6+ Kb7 68. Re6 a5 69. Re7 Kc6 70. Rxh7 Nc5 71. Ra7 Ra3 72. h7 Nd3
73. Ne4 {Source: G H James. Contributed by Brian Denman, 26 October 2020 
(Aitken Book 44)} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 7th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1981.10.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bridel, JR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "1480"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1981.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 b5 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. a3 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. f3 Nb6 15.
Na5 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Qf2 Qc8 18. Na4 Qc6 19. Nc3 Rd7 20. g4 h6 21. h4 d5
22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. f4 Qe6 25. Bxd5 Qxg4+ 26. Qg2 Qxg2+ 27. Bxg2
Bxg2 28. Kxg2 exf4 29. Rxf4 g5 30. Rxc4 gxh4 31. Rg4+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Re8 33. Re4
Rg8+ 34. Kh2 Bg5 35. Bxg5 hxg5 36. Rxf7+ Kg6 37. Rf2 Kh5 38. Re6 Rb8 39. c4 a5
40. c5 a4 41. c6 Rb5 42. Rc2 g4 43. c7 h3 44. c8=Q g3+ 45. Kxh3 Kg5 46. Rc5+ {
Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 7th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1981.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schouten, Freek"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "1775"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1981.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 exd5 6. e3 a6 7. bxa6 Nxa6 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. Be2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rd1 Nc7 13. Nb5 Nxb5 14. Bxb5 Qb6 15.
Be2 Ne4 16. a3 Bc6 17. Re1 Rfb8 18. Bd1 f5 19. h3 Kh8 20. Ra2 Ba4 21. Qd3 Bb3
22. Bxb3 Qxb3 23. Qxb3 Rxb3 24. Rd1 Nf6 25. Kf1 d6 26. Ke2 Ra4 27. Nd2 Rb6 28.
b3 Ra7 29. Bb2 Ne4 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Rb1 Kf6 33. Kd2 Rba6 34.
Rba1 Ke5 35. g3 d5 36. a4 Rb6 37. Rb2 Rab7 38. Rab1 Rb4 39. h4 Ra7 40. Ra1 Ra5
41. Rab1 h6 42. Ra1 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rab1 Ra6 45. Ra1 d4 46. exd4+ cxd4 47.
Rab1 Rc6 48. Rc2 e3+ 49. fxe3 dxe3+ 50. Kc1 e2 51. Kb2 Rxc2+ 52. Kxc2 f4 53.
gxf4+ gxf4 54. Kd2 f3 55. Ke3 Rxb3+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 7th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1981.10.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1981.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be3 e5 6. Nge2 Nh6 7. d5 Ne7 8. f3 f5
9. exf5 gxf5 10. Ng3 {10..f4 11 Nh5 Aitken.} Ng6 11. Bf2 Nf4 12. Nge2 Nxe2 13.
Bxe2 O-O 14. O-O Rf7 15. Qd2 f4 16. Ne4 Nf5 17. Kh1 h5 18. h4 Bh6 19. Qe1 Rg7
20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Qxg5 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 7th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1981.10.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De Kruif, Kees"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1775"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1981.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. a3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. e3 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qc2
Be6 9. O-O f5 10. b4 Bf6 11. Bb2 a6 12. Nc3 Nb6 13. Rac1 Qe8 14. Rfd1 Qf7 15.
Qb1 Rad8 16. Bf1 Rfe8 17. Be2 Kh8 18. Kh1 Ne7 19. Bf1 c6 20. Ne2 Ng6 21. Ng3
Na4 22. d4 Nxb2 23. Qxb2 e4 24. Nd2 Ne7 25. Nc4 Nd5 26. Be2 Bc8 27. Nh5 f4 28.
Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Rg1 f3 30. gxf3 exf3 31. Bf1 Bf5 32. Ne5 Rf8 33. Rg3 Be4 34. Qd2
Qh4 35. Bh3 Nf6 36. Be6 Nh5 37. Rg4 Qe7 38. Qa2 Bd5 39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. Rcg1 Rxe5
41. dxe5 Qxe5 42. Qd2 g6 43. Qd4 Qxd4 44. Rxd4 Rf7 45. Rgd1 Kg7 46. Rd7 Nf6 47.
R7d4 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 7th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1981.10.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "De Ridder, Henk"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "1875"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1981.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Nxd5 cxd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. O-O Bxd3 11. cxd3 d6 12. d4 dxe5 13. dxe5 Be7 14. Qg4
g6 15. Bh6 Bf8 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bh6 Bf8 18. Be3 Bg7 19. f4 O-O 20. Rfc1 Qd7 21.
Bc5 Rfc8 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1981.11.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Taylor, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1981.11.14"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Cornwall"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 b5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Bf3 Qc7 10. Qe1 g6 11. e5 $5 {Aitken} Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Nh5 13. Qe4 Rc8 14.
Be3 Nc5 15. Qd4 Ne6 16. exd6 $1 {Aitken} Nxd4 17. dxc7 Nxf3+ 18. Rxf3 Rxc7 19.
Rd1 Nf6 20. Bb6 Rd7 21. Rfd3 e6 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Bd4 Rg8 24. Be5 Be7 25. b3 Kd8
26. Kf1 $2 {Aitken} Kc8 $2 {Aitken} 27. Nc3 Rgd8 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd5
30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Bd4 Kd7 32. Ke2 Ke6 33. Kf3 h5 34. h3 Kd7 35. Ke3 Kc6 36. Be5
{Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1981.11.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cooper, A J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1981.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Rxe4+ Be7 10. Nxd4 f5 11. Rf4 O-O 12. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 13. Nxd1 bxc6 14.
Rc4 c5 15. Nc3 Be6 16. Ra4 g5 17. Ra6 Bc8 18. Ra5 f4 19. Nd5 Bd6 20. a3 Be6 21.
Nc3 Bf5 22. Na4 Rad8 $1 {Aitken} 23. f3 Be5 24. c3 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Bd3 26. Bxf4 $1
{Aitken} Rxa1 27. Bxe5 Rf1+ 28. Kg3 Re8 29. Rxc5 $2 {Aitken} Bc2 30. Bxc7 $2 {
Aitken} Bxa4 31. Rxg5+ Kf7 32. Be5 Rg8 33. Rxg8 Kxg8 34. Bd4 a6 35. Kf4 Re1 36.
c4 Kf7 37. g4 Ke6 38. Kg5 Bb3 39. c5 Kd5 40. Bc3 Re3 41. Kf4 Rd3 42. h4 Bd1 43.
Kg5 Rxf3 44. Kh6 Rh3 45. Bf6 Bxg4 46. Kxh7 Kxc5 47. Kg6 Bd1 48. Kf5 Kc4 {
First time control.} 49. Kg6 Kb3 50. Kf7 a5 51. Ke6 a4 52. Kd5 Rf3 53. Bg7 Rf4
{Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1981.11.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lane, Gary William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1981.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 Qd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. c3 Nf8 13. d4 exd4 14. e5 Ne4
15. cxd4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Nh2 Bf5 20. Rcd1 a5 21.
g4 Be4 22. Nf3 Kf8 23. Bc2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qxb2 25. Re2 Qb4 26. Qe3 Qe7 27. Kg2
Qg5 28. Qxg5 Nxg5 29. Kg3 Kg8 30. f4 Ne6 31. f5 Nf8 32. a4 Rab8 33. Bb3 Red8
34. Rc2 Nd7 35. Rb1 Nb6 36. Rc5 Ra8 37. Bc2 Nd7 38. Rc3 Rab8 39. Bd3 c5 40.
dxc5 Nxe5 41. f4 Nc6 42. Rb6 Nb4 43. Rb5 Nc6 44. Rb6 Rdc8 45. Rcb3 Rc7 46. Bb5
Nb4 47. c6 Kf8 48. cxb7 Rbxb7 {First time control.} 49. Re3 f6 50. Re8+ Kf7 51.
Rxb7 Rxb7 52. Ra8 Rc7 53. Kf3 Ke7 54. Ke3 Kd6 55. Kd4 Re7 56. Rxa5 Re4+ 57. Kc3
Rxf4 58. Be2 d4+ 59. Kxb4 d3+ 60. Kc3 dxe2 61. Kd2 Rxg4 {Black lost on time.
Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1981.11.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Noel-Johnson, Reginald Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1981.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. b3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qc7 11. c4 Nc6 12. N2f3 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bb2
Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qb7 16. e4 Nc7 17. f3 Bf6 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. Rd2 Rad8
21. Rad1 Qa6 22. Qxa6 Nxa6 23. f4 e5 24. Nf3 Rxd2+ 25. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 26. Nxd2 exf4
27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. gxf4 Nb4 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1981.11.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1981.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 Nb6 8.
O-O Be6 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qa4 f6 14. Rc3 Qe8
15. Kh1 Qf7 16. Bc5 Bd6 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. e4 Be6 19. d4 Bd7 20. Qd1 Bg4 21. d5
Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nd4 23. Qg4 f5 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Qxf5 Rxf5 26. Bh3 Rf7 27. Kg2
Raf8 28. f4 exf4 29. Rd3 Nf5 30. Rxf4 g5 31. Ra4 h5 32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Rd2 b6
34. Rc4 Rb8 35. Rc6 Rf6 36. Rf2 Kf7 37. Rxd6 Rxf2+ 38. Kxf2 b5 39. Ke3 Re8+ 40.
Kd3 Re5 41. b4 axb4 42. axb4 Rf5 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Re6+ Kd7 45. Kd4 Rf2 46. Rh6
Rxh2 47. Kc5 h4 48. Rh7+ Kc8 {First time control.} 49. gxh4 gxh4 50. Kc6 Rc2+
51. Kxb5 Rd2 52. Kc6 Rc2+ 53. Kd6 Rh2 54. Rh8+ Kb7 55. Kd7 h3 56. d6 Rh1 57.
Kd8 h2 58. d7 Kb6 59. Rh5 Kb7 60. Rb5+ Ka6 61. Ra5+ Kb7 62. Rh5 $2 {Aitken} Kb6
{Source: Aitken Book 44. (Aitken adds a '?' on the draw. Wheeler missed a win
in the ending.)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1981.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lloyd, Kenneth William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1981.11.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Be3 cxd4
8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Bxd4 f6 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. O-O-O e5 13. Rhe1 Be7 14.
Be3 g5 15. h4 h6 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rh1 Rh4 18. Bd5 Bc6 19. Bxc6+ bxc6 20. Rxh4
gxh4 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Kf7 23. Rh1 Rh8 24. Kd2 Rg8 25. Rxh4 Rxg2+ 26. Kd3
Kg6 27. Be3 Rg3 28. Rc4 f5 29. Rxc6+ Kh5 30. Rh6+ Kg4 31. Rg6+ Kf3 32. Rxg3+
Kxg3 33. Bxa7 f4 34. a4 f3 35. a5 Kg2 36. a6 Bh4 37. Bd4 Bf2 38. Bxf2 {Source:
Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1981.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Oliver, CM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1981.12.08"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. g3 e5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. b3 Qd7 12. Re1 h6 13. Qd3 Ne8 14. Qf1 f5 15.
exf5 Rxf5 16. Bh3 Rf7 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qg2 Qd7 19. Be3 Nc7 20. Rad1 Ne6 21.
Re2 Bg5 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Red2 Raf8 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Qe7 26. R6d2 Nd4 27.
Bxd4 exd4 28. Qxc6 Kh8 29. Qd5 Qf6 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 {First time control.} 31. Rxd4
Rxf2 32. Rd8 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Hampshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.01.23"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hackman, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1982.01.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ne2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4 8. e5
Nd7 9. O-O f6 10. Nf4 Nxd4 11. Qh5+ Ke7 12. exf6+ Nxf6 13. Qe5 Nc6 14. Qe2 Bxd2
15. Bxd2 Kf7 16. Bc3 Re8 17. Nh5 d4 18. Bd2 h6 19. b4 e5 20. b5 Bg4 21. f3 Bxh5
22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rac1 Qd7 24. g4 Bg6 25. Bxg6+ Kxg6 26. Qd3+ Kf7 27. Qc4+ Qd5
28. Qxc6 Qxc6 29. Rxc6 Rac8 30. Rfc1 Rxc6 31. Rxc6 Re7 32. Kf2 e4 33. Bb4 e3+
34. Ke2 Rd7 35. Rd6 Rxd6 36. Bxd6 Ke6 37. Bf8 Ne8 38. Bc5 Kd5 39. Bxa7 Kc4 40.
Bb8 Nf6 41. Be5 Nd5 42. f4 d3+ {First time control.} 43. Kd1 Nc3+ 44. Bxc3 Kxc3
45. a4 d2 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1982.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dilke, Stephen Wentworth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1982.02.05"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. e4 c6 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. h3 Ne8 10. Bg5 Nb6 11. b3 c5 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nb5 Qe5 14. Qd2 a6 15.
Nbc3 Nf6 16. Bf4 Qe6 17. Rad1 Nbd7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qf6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21.
Bh6 Ne5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. f4 Nd7 24. Nc3 Nf6 25. g4 Rd8 26. Qe3 Rb8 27. g5 Nd7
28. Ne4 Qc7 29. d6 exd6 30. Nxd6 Qb6 {First time control.} 31. Qc3+ Kg8 32.
Nxf7 $1 {Aitken} Kxf7 33. Bd5+ Ke7 34. Rfe1+ Kd6 35. Re6+ Kc7 36. Rxb6 Kxb6 37.
Bg2 Rf8 38. Qg7 Rxf4 39. Rd6+ Ka7 40. Rxd7 Bxd7 41. Qxd7 Rd4 42. Qc7 Rd2 43.
Qxc5+ Ka8 44. Qa5 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.02.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Puchades, Richard V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1982.02.20"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Nfd4 O-O 11. Re1 a6 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. Qh5 Nb4 14. Bg5 f6
15. Bd2 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Ne5 17. Qe2 Kh8 18. h3 Bd7 19. f4 Ng6 20. Qf3 Re8 21. f5
Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Ne7 23. Bf4 Bxf4 24. Qxf4 Nc6 25. Qd6 Ne5 26. Qxd5 Nxd3 27. Rd1
Ne5 28. Ne6 Qb6+ 29. Qc5 Qxc5+ 30. Nbxc5 Bc6 31. Nd8 Rb8 32. Nxc6 Nxc6 33. Rd7
Ne5 34. Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Nxb7 Nd3 36. b3 Nc1 37. Nc5 a5 38. a3 Ne2+ 39. Kf2 Nd4
40. g4 g6 41. fxg6 hxg6 42. b4 axb4 {First time control.} 43. axb4 Kg7 {
Adjudicated as a white win. Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.03.13"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Rosseinsky, Matthew J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1982.03.13"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 Nc5 11. f3 a5 12. Be3 c6 13. Qd2 Nfd7 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15.
axb3 Nc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Red1 Bd4+ 19. Kf1 Bd7 20. Rd3 b5 21.
cxb5 cxb5 22. Ne2 Be6 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1982.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bates, Douglas G M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1982.03.16"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. c3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. b4 a6 8. Be3 Be6
9. Bb3 Bxb3 10. Qxb3 d5 11. Qc2 d4 12. Bd2 dxc3 13. Bxc3 Nxb4 14. Bxb4 Bxb4+
15. Nbd2 Qd6 16. O-O Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. Qc3 Rfe8 20. a4 Nh5 21.
d4 Nf4 22. Qe3 Qg6 23. Ne1 Qh5 24. Rd2 Ng6 25. Nf3 exd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Qxd4
Ne5 28. Ne1 Nc6 29. Qe3 Qe5 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.04.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Valentine, R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1982.04.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. e3 a6
9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 Bg7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. a3 Bb7 13. Nc3 Qe7 14. Bc2 Nbd7 15. Bb3
Nh5 16. O-O f5 17. Bc2 Nb6 18. Rae1 Nc4 19. Qc1 Rae8 20. Bd3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Ne5
22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Qd1 Qf7 24. Be2 g4 25. e4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rxe4 27. f3 gxf3 28.
Bxf3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Qd2 Kg7 32. c4 Qe5 33. Qa5 Kf6 34.
Qb6 Qxg3 35. Qxb7 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qh4+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qh4+ {Source: Aitken
Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch37"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1982.04.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Andrews, B Peter A"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1982.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qc2 f6 11. Rfd1 Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Ne4 Qd7 14. Nc5
Bxc5 15. Qxc5 Rad8 16. Rdc1 c6 17. a4 Nc8 18. b4 Qd6 19. Rab1 Qxc5 20. bxc5 Rf7
21. Rb4 Rfd7 22. a5 Ne7 23. Rcb1 Nd5 24. Rxb7 Nc3 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rb4 Nxe2+
27. Kf1 Nc1 28. Rxd4 Nxd3 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Nd4 Nxc5 31. Nxc6 Bxc6 32. Bxc6 Kf8
33. Bd5 Ke7 34. Ke2 Kd6 {First time control.} 35. Bg8 Nb7 36. Bxh7 Nxa5 37. h4
Nc6 38. Kd3 Kc5 39. f4 a5 40. g4 a4 41. Bg8 Ne7 42. Bf7 f5 43. gxf5 Nxf5 44. h5
Ng3 45. Kc2 Ne2 46. Kb2 Nxf4 47. Ka3 Kd6 48. Kxa4 Ke7 49. Bc4 Nxh5 50. Kb4 Kf6
51. Kc3 Ke5 {Second time control.} 52. Kd2 Kd4 53. Be6 g5 54. Ke1 Ke3 55. Kf1
Kf3 56. Bc8 Ng3+ 57. Kg1 Ne2+ 58. Kf1 Ng3+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch37"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1982.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Menadue, Jeremy FS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1982.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
O-O b5 9. Bf3 e5 10. Nb3 Bb7 11. Be3 Be7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 e4 14. Be2 O-O
15. g4 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 17. Kh1 Qb7 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Qc8 20. Be2 Qb7 21.
Bc4 Qc8 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch37"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1982.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Staples, Maurice J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1982.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 b6 5. O-O Bb7 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 cxd4 8. exd4
Qc7 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nf1 Nd5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 f5 14. a3 Qc6 15.
f3 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 a5 17. Rd1 Nc7 18. a4 Rad8 19. Bd2 d5 20. b4 Be7 21. bxa5 bxa5
22. c4 Ba6 23. cxd5 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nxd5 25. Bxa5 Ra8 26. Qb5 {Source: Aitken
Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch37"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1982.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Mordue, A Tyson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1982.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
b5 9. O-O Be7 10. Kh1 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Bd2 Re8 14. Rc1 Bf8 15. h3
Nc5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. Nh4 Nh5 19. Qf2 Qc7 20. Be2 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4
22. Qxf4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. c3 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rxe2+ 27. Rf2
Rxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Bc5+ 29. Kf3 g6 30. Rd1 Kg7 31. Ng2 g5 32. Ne1 f5 33. Rd5 Kf6
34. a4 bxa4 {First time control.} 35. Nd3 a3 36. bxa3 Bxa3 37. Ra5 Rxc3 38.
Rxa6+ Kg7 39. Ke2 Bc1 40. Ra7+ Kh6 41. Rf7 Ba3 42. Rxf5 Rc2+ 43. Kf3 Rh2 44.
Nf2 Kg6 45. Ra5 Bc1 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch37"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1982.04.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Prettejohn, Michael H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1982.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 h6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. Qe1 Bh7 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 c6 12. Kh1 Qc7 13. Qe2 Nc5 14. Nd4 Rfe8
15. e5 Nfd7 16. f4 Bf8 17. Rae1 Rad8 18. g4 Be7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 21.
Qxe4 Nc5 22. Qg2 Qd7 23. f5 Qd5 24. Re2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rd5 26. Nf3 Red8 27. f6
Bf8 28. fxg7 Bxg7 29. h4 Nd7 30. c4 Ra5 31. Bc3 Ra6 32. Rd1 Kf8 33. Red2 Ke8
34. g5 c5 {First time control.} 35. Nh2 Rc6 36. Ng4 hxg5 37. hxg5 Rcc8 38. Nf6+
Bxf6 39. gxf6 {Source: Aitken Book 44. White agreed a draw when much better. 
(I think Aitken says 'A fortunate escape for me.') GC} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch37"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1982.04.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "LeMoir, David A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1982.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Qh4 7. Qd2 Be6 8.
Qg5 Be7 9. Qxh4 Bxh4 10. Nc3 Bd5 11. O-O Ne7 12. Bf4 Rf8 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3
Nf5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. c3 O-O-O 17. g4 Nh4 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU-ch37"]
[Site "Weston-super-Mare"]
[Date "1982.04.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Walden, Philip L"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1982.04.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. f3 e5 5. dxe5 Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1 Ng8 7. Nxe4 Nd7
8. f4 Nc5 9. Ng3 h5 10. h4 Nh6 11. Nh3 Nf5 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. Be3 O-O-O+ 14. Kc1
Ne4 15. Ng5 Ng3 16. Nxf7 Nxh1 17. Nxh8 Ng3 18. Bc4 Bg4 19. Bd3 Be2 20. Bf2 Bxd3
21. cxd3 Ne2+ 22. Kc2 Nxf4 23. d4 Be7 24. g3 Nh3 25. Ng6 Bxh4 26. gxh4 Nxf2 27.
Rf1 Ng4 28. Kc3 Nh6 29. e6 Re8 30. d5 c6 31. Kd4 cxd5 32. Kxd5 Rd8+ 33. Ke4 Ng4
34. Rf7 Re8 35. Nf4 g6 36. Rg7 Nf6+ 37. Ke5 Ng4+ 38. Kd6 Rd8+ 39. Rd7 Ne3 40.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 41. Nxg6 Nc4+ 42. Kd5 Nxb2 43. Nf4 Ke7 {First time control.} 44.
Nxh5 Nd3 45. a3 b6 46. Ng7 Nf4+ 47. Kc6 Kf6 48. Kd6 Kxg7 49. e7 Kf7 50. Kd7 {
Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1982.04.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Spencer, Denis Harold Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1982.04.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. a4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. a5
Qe8 9. Nh4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Ne5 11. Be2 c5 12. Qd1 a6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Qd7
15. g4 Rfd8 16. g5 Ne8 17. Nd5 Rab8 18. f4 Nc6 19. Re1 Bf8 20. Bd3 Nd4 21. Ra3
Nb5 22. Nb6 Qc6 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Rh3 g6 25. Nd5 Kg7 26. b3 Nc7 27. Bb2+ Kg8
28. Nf6+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Gore (France), B."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Kh1 Nf6 9. N1d2 Qc7 10. Nf3 Ng4 11. Qe2 b5 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bh4 h5 14. Bg3 Qd8
15. Bh4 f6 16. e5 Ncxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Qe7 20. Na5 Bd5 21.
c4 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 O-O 24. Bg3 Bb8 25. Rfe1 Qf7 {Source: Aitken
Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jeans, O"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+ Nbd7 7. Qxd4 Bc5 8.
Qd3 exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Nb6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bd2 Be6 13. O-O Qd7 14. Rfd1 a6
15. e3 Bf5 16. Qf1 Qe7 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. h3 Rd7 19. a3 Be6 20. Ne2 Nc4 21. b4
Bd6 22. Ra1 Ne4 23. Nf4 g5 24. Nd3 g4 25. hxg4 Bxg4 26. Be1 Qf6 $2 {Aitken} 27.
Nf4 Ng5 28. Nxg5 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Bxf4 30. Ne4 $1 {Aitken} dxe4 31. Rxd7 Ne5 32.
Rxb7 Bg5 33. Bxe4 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Nxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Re8 36. Bf3 Qb2 37. Qe2 Qxa3 38.
Qc4 Re7 39. Rxe7 Bxe7 40. Bh5 Qxb4 {First time control.} 41. Qxf7+ Kh8 42. Bg6
Qb7+ 43. Kh2 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Moore, H T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Bf3
e5 9. Nb3 Nc6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5+ 13. Qd2 Qc5 14. Qf2
Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 f5 16. Be3 b5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. d6 e4 19. Bh5+ g6 20. dxe7 gxh5
21. Bc5 Bb7 22. Ke3 Rc8 23. b4 Rg8 24. g3 h4 25. Rhg1 Rg4 26. Raf1 Rxc5 27.
bxc5 Bc8 28. Rf4 Rg7 29. Rxf5 Kxe7 30. Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Staure (France), J."]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bd6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Ng6 10. Qd2 Bg4 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Ne1 Be6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4
Nxf4 15. Qxf4 Qd4+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Swatt (Holland), H."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 g6 11. Be3 Bg7 12. Qd2 f5 13. Bh6 Kf7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Be2 Nd7 16. h4 Nf6 17. h5 Bd7 18. O-O-O f4 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Bd3 Bf5 21.
Bxf5 gxf5 22. g3 Nh5 23. Rdg1 Kf7 24. g4 fxg4 25. Rxg4 Nf6 26. Rgg1 Rxh1 27.
Rxh1 Qg8 28. Qc2 Qg7 29. Re1 Qg6 30. Ne4 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hawes, Jonathan R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxd5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qd2 d6 9. e4 a6 10. Be2 g5 11. O-O Bg7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. a4 b4 15.
Nd1 Ne5 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. b3 Ng6 18. Ne3 Qe7 19. Bd3 Nf4 20. Nd2 Nxd3 21. Qxd3
Rfe8 22. Nec4 Rab8 23. f3 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Qf6 25. Nb1 {Source: Aitken Book 44}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Blourdan (France), P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. d3 d6 12. c3 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Nbd2 Nc6 15.
Nf1 Bc8 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Ng5 b4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bb3 Qc8 20. Nf5 Kh8 21. Nxe7
Nxe7 22. Qf3 bxc3 23. bxc3 Nfd5 24. Qh3 Nxc3 25. Qxe6 Qxe6 26. Bxe6 Ng6 27. Bd2
Nb5 28. Bc4 Nd4 29. Rb1 Nc6 30. h3 Rb8 31. Rxb8+ Nxb8 32. Ba5 Nc6 33. Bc7 Nf4
34. g3 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nc1 36. Ke1 Nd4 37. Bxd6 Ncb3 38. Bxb3 Nxb3 39. Bxe5 Kg8
40. Bc3 Kf7 41. Kd1 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "O'Brien, Richard W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C40"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Bd6 5. Nc3 Bxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1
Bg4+ 8. Be2 Bxe2+ 9. Kxe2 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. Rad1 Nge7 12. Nxe4 Nxe5 13.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 14. Rd1 Rxd1 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jersey International 4th"]
[Site "Jersey, St Helier"]
[Date "1982.04.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Costello, Colin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1982.04.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. Ne1
Qd7 9. Nc2 Bh3 10. Bg5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5
Bd8 15. e4 dxe3 16. fxe3 c6 17. Nc3 Qe6 18. Qf3 f5 19. e4 g6 20. Rae1 Qf6 21.
exf5 gxf5 22. Qe2 Ba5 23. Qe6+ Qxe6 24. Rxe6 Rad8 25. Ne2 Rde8 26. Nd4 Rxe6 27.
Nxe6 Re8 28. Rxf5 Rxe6 29. Rxa5 Re2+ 30. Kh3 a6 31. b4 {Source: Aitken Book 44.
Scores: 1 S Taulbut 8/9; 2-3 GW Lane, PG Large 7Â½; 4-5 AP Smith, O Jean 6Â½...
JM Aitken 5, etc. 66 players from 13 countries.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1982.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1982.05.27"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. e5 Ne4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd5 Nxa4 12. Qxa4 c6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.
Bf4 b5 15. Qd4 c5 16. Qd5 Rb8 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. Qxd7 Qh4 19. Qf5 Bc8 20. Qg5
Qxg5 21. Bxg5 Re8 22. Rd5 c4 23. Rc5 Bf5 24. c3 Re6 25. f3 Rbe8 26. g4 Bd3 27.
Re1 f6 28. Bf4 g5 29. Bg3 f5 30. gxf5 Bxf5 31. Rd1 {Source: Aitken Book 44}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1982.06.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Denison, Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1982.06.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd7 12. O-O Qf6 13. Rfe1 O-O 14.
b4 a5 15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. bxa5 Qxd4 19. Qc2 Rxa5 20.
Rad1 Qa7 21. Qxc6 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1982.06.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bentley, Alan R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1982.06.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 Be6 9. b4 a6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 Nd5 12. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 13. Rc1 f6 14. Bc5 Bxc5
15. Rxc5 Qd6 16. Qc2 Nd8 17. Rc1 c6 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne6 20. Qb3 Kh8 21.
Ne4 $2 {Aitken} Nxc5 22. Nxd6 Nxb3 23. Rc3 Nd4 24. Nxb7 Rfb8 25. Nd6 Nb5 {
Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1982.07.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hosken, Nigel K"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1982.07.29"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 5. Ne2 Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 d5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 Qd7 13. Qxd7 {Source:
Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Carr, John J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nd5 7. Bd2 Bg4 8.
h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Be4 Qd7 12. c3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfe1 f5
15. Bc2 Bf6 16. Rxe6 Qxe6 17. Bb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 g6 19. Bf4 Rf7 20. Re1 Rd8 21.
b4 a6 22. d5 Nb8 23. Re6 Kg7 24. Qe3 Rdd7 25. Bh6+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Woolverton, Harry Ivor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d3 Be7 7. Bg2 Nb6 8.
O-O O-O 9. b3 Be6 10. Bb2 f6 11. h3 Qd7 12. Kh2 Nd4 13. Ne1 c6 14. Rc1 Bf7 15.
Ne4 Ne6 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. a3 a5 19. Qxa5 Ra8 20. Qd2 Bxa3 21. Bxa3
Rxa3 22. Qb2 Rfa8 23. Ra1 Qe7 24. Rfc1 Qb4 25. Rxa3 Qxa3 26. Rc2 Kf8 27. Nfd2
Qxb2 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cotterell, John R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Ng5 14. Nf3 Nxf3+
15. Qxf3 Be4 16. Qg3 Bg6 17. Be3 c6 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Bd1 f5 20. exf6 Bd6 21.
Bf4 Bxf4 22. Qxf4 Qxf6 23. Qxf6 Rxf6 24. Bb3 Rcf8 $2 {Aitken} 25. Rxc6 Bf7 26.
Rxf6 gxf6 27. Rc1 Re8 28. Kf1 Re4 29. Rd1 Kg7 30. f3 Re7 31. Rc1 Re3 32. Rc7
Kf8 33. Bc2 h6 34. Kf2 Re6 35. Bf5 Rb6 36. b4 a5 37. bxa5 Ra6 38. Bc2 Rxa5 39.
Bb3 Ra3 40. Rb7 Ra5 {First time control.} 41. Ke3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hoad, Philip Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a4 a5 9. d3 Be6 10. Nb5 O-O 11. e4 Qd7 12. Be3 Rfd8 13. d4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Bc4
15. Bxb6 Bxf1 16. Qxd7 Rxd7 17. Nxc7 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rc8 19. Nd5 Bd6 20. Rd1 f6
21. Ne3 Nb8 22. Bxa5 Bc7 23. Rc1 Nc6 24. Bxc7 Rdxc7 25. Nd5 Rf7 26. Nd4 Re8 27.
Nxc6 bxc6 28. Rxc6 Rxe4 29. a5 Rd7 30. Nb6 Ra7 31. Nc4 Re8 32. b4 Rb8 33. b5
Kf7 34. b6 Ra6 35. Kf3 Rd8 36. Ke4 Ke7 37. Rc7+ Rd7 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Kd5 Ra8
40. Kc5 Re8 {First time control.} 41. a6 Re1 42. a7 Ra1 43. b7 {Source: Aitken
Book 44} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hawson, John B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d6 8.
Qe2 Rb8 9. b3 e5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bb2 Be6 12. c4 Nd7 13. Bc2 h5 14. f4 Bg4 15.
Qf2 Bh4 16. g3 Bf6 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nf3 Rb7 19. Nh4 Qe7 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5
h4 22. g4 Bg5 23. Be4 Rb6 24. Bc1 h3 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Qh4 27. Bf3 c5 28.
Rad1 g6 29. Rxd7 Kxd7 30. Qxc5 Rd6 31. Qxa7+ Ke8 32. Qb8+ Kd7 33. Qb7+ Kd8 34.
Qb8+ Kd7 35. Qb5+ Kc7 36. Qxe5 gxf5 37. c5 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Damant, Charles Ambrose S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. d6 Nxb3 10. dxc7 Qxc7 11. axb3 h6 12. Nf3 e4 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Nf5 Qe5 15.
Ng3 Bc5 16. d3 O-O 17. b4 Ba7 18. d4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Bxd4 20. Nf5 Be5 21. c3 Rfe8
22. Ne3 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Be3 Bc4 25. Re1 f5 26. Nd2 Be6 27. Bc5 Red8 28.
Nf1 Rd3 29. Re3 Bf4 30. Rxd3 exd3 31. g3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O c6 8.
Ne5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 e6 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Be7 12. a3 O-O 13. b4 Qb6 14. Ne4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rfe8 16. Rad1 Qb5 17. Rd3 Qd5 18. Qg4 f6 19. Bg3 Bd6 20. Bxd6
Qxd6 21. Rh3 e5 22. Qh5 h6 23. Qg6 Kh8 24. Rg3 Re7 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Re3 Qd6
27. Rd3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jones, John Edwin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Bxc3
8. dxc3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Nxe4 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. Nc4 Rac8 12. Ne3 Be6 13. f3 Nf6 14.
Kf2 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. b4 c6 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Be3 a6 19. a5 {Source: Aitken
Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pritchard, Gilbert Leslie"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Re1 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Na6 17. b3 Nc5 18. Bb2 Re8 19. Bc2 Bf8 20. Rc1 g6 21. Ng3 Bh6
22. Ra1 Bd7 23. Bc1 Bg7 24. Bd2 h6 25. Rc1 Rec8 26. Bb1 Qd8 27. Be3 Qe7 28. Qd2
Kh7 29. Nh2 Ng8 30. f4 Qh4 31. Qf2 Qe7 32. f5 Nf6 33. Ng4 Nxg4 34. hxg4 g5 35.
Nh5 f6 36. Nxg7 Kxg7 37. Qf3 Rh8 38. Kf2 Rac8 39. Rh1 b4 40. Rh2 Bb5 {First
time control.} 41. Qd1 Qb7 42. Kf3 Nd7 43. g3 Rc3 44. Rhc2 Rhc8 45. Rxc3 bxc3
46. Bd3 Bxd3 47. Qxd3 Qb4 48. Rc2 Nc5 49. Bxc5 Qxc5 50. Qe3 Qb5 51. Kf2 Qb4 52.
Qd3 Rc5 53. Kf3 Rc7 54. Ke2 a4 55. bxa4 Qxa4 56. Rxc3 Rxc3 57. Qxc3 Qxe4+ 58.
Kf2 Qxd5 59. Qc7+ Qf7 60. Qxd6 Qxa2+ 61. Kf3 Qf7 62. Ke4 h5 63. gxh5 Qxh5 64.
Qd7+ Qf7 65. Qb5 Qa7 66. Qc4 Qa5 67. Kf3 Qa3+ 68. Kg4 Qd6 69. Kf3 Kh6 70. Qe4
Qd1+ 71. Kf2 Qd2+ 72. Kf1 Qh2 73. Qf3 Qc2 74. Qh1+ Kg7 75. Qb7+ Kf8 76. Qb4+
Ke8 77. Qb5+ Ke7 78. Qb7+ Kd6 79. Qb6+ Qc6 80. Qd8+ Kc5 {Second time control.}
81. Qe7+ Kd4 82. Qd8+ Ke3 83. Kg1 Qc1+ 84. Kh2 Qd2+ {Source: Aitken Book 44}
0-1

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "White, Richard E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Qc8 11. Kh2 h6 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 Nd8 15.
Nh4 g6 16. Qf3 Kg7 17. Qe3 Nh5 18. Ndf3 Rh8 19. g4 Nf4 20. Ng2 g5 21. Nxf4 gxf4
22. Qd3 Bg5 23. Rg1 Nb7 24. Bc2 f6 25. Nxg5 hxg5 26. f3 Nc5 27. Qf1 Rh7 28. Ra7
Nb7 29. b4 Nd8 30. c4 Rb6 31. c5 Ra6 32. Rxa6 Qxa6 33. c6 Bc8 34. Bd3 Nf7 35.
Bxb5 Qa8 36. Be2 Qb8 37. b5 Qb6 38. Kg2 Nh8 39. Bd2 Ng6 40. Be1 Rh8 {First
time control.} 41. Bf2 Qb8 42. Qa1 Nh4+ 43. Bxh4 Rxh4 44. Qa5 Kg6 45. Ra1 Rh8
46. Qa7 Qb6 47. Qxb6 cxb6 48. Ra8 Kg7 49. Rb8 Kf7 50. Rxb6 Ke7 51. Rb8 Re8 52.
b6 Rd8 53. Ba6 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch69 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.08.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wagstaff, Roy"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Bf4 e5 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. Bg3 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Be6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. a3 Qb8 19. Rfd1 Nd7 20. b4 a5 21.
Rb1 axb4 22. axb4 f6 23. Be4 Nf8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Qa4 Bd7 26. f4 Qb6 27. Bf2
f5 28. Bc2 e4 29. Qa2+ Be6 30. Bb3 Bxb3 31. Qxb3+ Kh8 32. Qf7 Bf6 33. Na4 Qd8
34. Nc5 Rb8 35. Qb3 Qe7 36. Be1 Qd6 37. Bc3 Bxc3 38. Qxc3 Qd5 39. Ra1 h6 40.
Ra7 Qd1+ {First time control.} 41. Kf2 Qg4 42. Na6 Rd8 43. h3 Qg6 44. Rc7 Rd6
45. Rc8 Rf6 46. Nb8 Qf7 47. Kg1 Qb7 48. Re8 Qf7 49. Qe5 Qa7 50. Qc3 Kh7 51. Kh2
Qa2 52. Rd8 Rg6 53. Rd2 Qa8 54. Nd7 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Senior Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.09.18"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Rosseinsky, Matthew J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1982.09.18"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Devon"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. d4 Qc7 10. Re1 g6 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Na3 Bg7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Nxb5 Qd7 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nxb7 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Nxb7 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Nxe5 Nd8
21. Nc4 Ne6 22. Nb6 Rd8 23. Nd5+ Nxd5 24. exd5 Nc7 25. Bg5+ f6 26. Be3 Rxd5 27.
Rxd5 Nxd5 28. Bxc5+ Ke6 29. Bd4 Bh6 30. b4 Kd6 31. Bc5+ Kc6 32. Be4 f5 33. Bf3
{Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 8th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1982.10.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Silber, WH"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1856"]
[BlackElo "2056"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1982.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 d5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Ne5 Bxe5 8.
dxe5 Nd7 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Nf3 f6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Qc2 e5 14. Bg3
e4 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. O-O-O Bd3 17. Qb3 Ne5 18. f3 Rfb8 19. Qa3 exf3 20. gxf3 Be2
21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Rde1 Qxe3 23. Rhg1 Qf2 24. Qa4 d4 25. Qxc6 dxc3 26. bxc3 Kh8
27. Qc7 Rg8 28. Qf4 Bd3 29. Qg3 Qxg3 30. hxg3 Rge8 31. Nb3 c4 32. Nd4 Reb8 33.
Nc2 Rb7 34. Re5 Rab8 35. Nb4 Rb6 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 8th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1982.10.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Veldhuijsen, M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2056"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1982.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 g6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Nxc6
bxc6 9. Bf3 Qc7 10. O-O Be6 11. Be3 Bg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. h3 Rab8 14. b3 Rfe8 15.
Rad1 a5 16. g4 Bc8 17. Ne2 Ba6 18. c4 a4 19. Qc2 Nd7 20. Rd2 Rb4 21. Rfd1 Nf8
22. Nc1 Reb8 23. f5 d5 24. Rg2 dxc4 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Qf2 Rb2 27. Qe1 Rxg2+ 28.
Kxg2 Rc2+ 29. Bf2 Qf4 30. Nd3 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 Be5 32. Kf1 Rxa2 33. Bg2 Ra1 34.
Rd1 Rxd1 35. Qxd1 a3 36. Qc2 Bd4 37. fxg6 hxg6 38. Ke1 Qxf2+ {Source: Aitken
Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 8th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1982.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wisman, Arnaud"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A22"]
[BlackElo "2056"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1982.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. a3
Be6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Nd5 11. Bd2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 f6 13. e3 Qd7 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15.
Rfd1 Qe8 16. Ne1 Qf7 17. Qe2 Bd5 18. f3 Bc5 19. Nc2 Bb3 20. Rac1 Re8 21. Kh1
Bb6 22. Rd2 Rad8 23. Nb4 Ne7 24. d4 Nf5 25. Qf2 Nxe3 26. f4 exd4 27. h3 dxc3
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxc3 Rd1+ {'The Knight sacrifice (25..Nxe3) is sound...there
is a frightful collapse at the end,' Aitken. Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 8th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1982.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Witherington, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2056"]
[BlackElo "1700"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1982.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Ne7 9. c4 a6 {'Black falls into a trap.' Aitken. (This is the 2nd time a
player has fallen into this hole v Aitken. See his game v O'Brien, Bristol
1977. It has over 100 victims in OTB play and a handful have gone 10. Qa4 Bd7
11.Nxd6 Mate. G.C.)} 10. Qa4 axb5 11. Qxa8 Qc7 12. Bd3 bxc4 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14.
Qxc4 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Be4 Bc6 18. Rc1 g6 19. O-O Bg7 20.
Rfd1 O-O 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Bb4 Bxa2 23. Rxd6 Re8 24. Rcd1 h5 25. Rd8 Rxd8 26.
Rxd8+ Kh7 27. Bc3 Be6 28. Re8 Kh6 29. h4 Kh7 30. f3 Kh6 31. Kf2 b5 32. Ke3 Bc4
33. Bxe5 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 Kg7 35. Kd4 Kf6 36. f4 Bf1 37. g3 Bc4 38. Kc5 Bd3 39. b4
Bc4 40. Kc6 Bd3 41. Rxb5 Bxb5+ 42. Kxb5 Kf5 43. Kc5 Kg4 44. b5 Kxg3 45. b6 Kxh4
46. b7 Kg4 47. b8=Q h4 48. Qb7 Kxf4 49. Qxf7+ Kg5 50. Qf3 Kh6 51. Qg4 g5 52.
Kd6 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 8th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1982.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Havenaar, Jan"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "1881"]
[BlackElo "2056"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1982.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5
Nd4 9. Nc3 h6 10. Nge4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxb3 12. axb3 Qxd5 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. Qe2 Bd6
15. d4 O-O 16. dxe5 Re8 17. f4 f6 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 fxe5 20. f5 Bb7 21. Re1
Rad8 22. g4 Bb4 23. c3 Bxe4 24. cxb4 Bb7 25. Be3 Rd3 26. Rac1 Re7 27. Bf4 Rd4
28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Bxe5 Rxg4+ 30. Bg3 Be4 31. Rxc7 Bxf5 32. Ra7 Rg6 33. Kf2 Re6
34. Bf4 Bc2 35. Be3 Bxb3 36. Bd4 Rg6 37. Ke3 Bf7 38. Ra8+ Kh7 39. Ra7 Re6+ 40.
Kf4 Kg6 41. Be5 Rc6 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 8th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1982.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Lyell, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2056"]
[BlackElo "1840"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1982.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e5 4. exd5 Nxd4 5. Be3 Nf5 6. Qf3 Nxe3 7. Qxe3 Bd6 8.
Nf3 Qe7 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. O-O Bf5 11. Rfe1 a6 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nf6 14. Re2
Nd7 15. Ne4 g6 16. Qb3 Kg7 17. c4 b6 18. Qc3 Rhe8 19. a3 Kg8 20. Rae1 f6 21.
Nh4 f5 22. Nxd6 cxd6 23. Qg3 Qf6 24. Nf3 Rec8 25. Nd2 Rab8 26. Qc3 b5 27. b3
bxc4 28. bxc4 Rb7 29. Rb1 Rxb1+ 30. Nxb1 e4 31. Qxf6 Nxf6 32. Nd2 Rb8 33. f3
Rb2 34. Kf2 Kf7 35. Nf1 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 exf3+ 37. gxf3 Nd7 38. Ke3 Kf6 39. f4 g5
40. Nd2 g4 41. Nb3 Nb6 42. Kd4 h5 43. c5 dxc5+ $2 {Aitken} 44. Kxc5 Nd7+ 45.
Kd6 h4 {Aitken gives this a ! and I agree but when double checking with Fritz
as I was sure White could have got more from the opening (17.Qxb7 can,
apparently, be played though it looks very risky and I too would have shunned
it OTB.) we discover White can take the Knight. 45...Nf8 was better and (again
apparently) draws. GC.} 46. Nd4 (46. Kxd7 g3 47. hxg3 h3 48. d6 h2 49. Kc7 h1=Q
50. d7 {Black has no annoying checks and White is threatenting to promote with
a check.}) 46... h3 $2 {Aitken} 47. Kxd7 g3 48. Nf3 g2 49. d6 Kg6 50. Ke6 Kh5
51. Kxf5 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 8th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1982.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kotmans, Rob"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[BlackElo "2056"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1982.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d3 d5 2. f4 Bf5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. e3 h6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. O-O
c6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. h3 h5 11. Nh4 b5 12. Kh2 b4 13. Nd1 Be7 14. Bd2 Bg6 15. Nf2
Ne8 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. e4 Nc7 18. Rae1 Re8 19. Nd1 Bd6 20. c3 a5 21. e5 Be7 22.
Ne3 Nb5 23. g4 hxg4 24. Qxg4 Nf8 25. Nc2 c5 26. c4 Nc7 27. Rf2 Rb8 28. Ne3 Bh4
29. Rfe2 Bxe1 30. Bxe1 d4 31. Nf1 Qd7 {Draw on Aitken's offer who mentions
that White has Be4 or getting a Knight to e4 and he was short on time. Source:
Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Gloucs v South Gloucs"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1982.11.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Davies, M S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1982.11.13"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "South Gloucs"]
[BlackTeam "North Gloucs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+ Nbd7 7. Nxd4 Nxd5
8. Nxd5 exd5 9. g3 Qb6 10. Bd2 Bc5 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Bg2 Nf6 13. Rd1 Bd7 14. Qb3
Qa6 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. O-O Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Rxe2 18. Qd1 Re6 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5
Bc6 21. Rd8+ Rxd8 22. Qxd8+ Be8 23. Qg5 f6 24. Qd5 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Bxc6 {Source:
Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1982.11.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Meade, Philip James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1982.11.25"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 f5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 Nc6 5. dxe5 Nxe5 6. Nf3 d6 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bd2 c6 10. O-O-O Kc7 11. f3 Be7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Ng3
g6 15. Bc3 Rhd8 16. Kb1 a5 17. b3 Bf6 18. Bc2 b6 19. Ne2 Bg5 20. f4 exf4 21.
exf4 Bh6 22. h4 Rg8 23. g3 c5 24. Rhe1 Rae8 25. Ng1 Bg7 26. Kb2 Bxc3+ 27. Kxc3
Nf6 28. Nf3 Ng4 29. Ng5 Bd7 30. Nxh7 Bc6 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 {Source: Aitken Book 44}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.11.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Turner, B H"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1982.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 d5 7. O-O e6 8. h3
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1
Rad8 15. Bf4 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Bb8 a5 20. Ne5
Bd6 21. Bxd6 Nxd6 22. Kf1 f6 23. Nd3 Kf7 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.11.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Sunnucks, Patricia Anne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1982.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Nec6 7. Be3 Nxd4 8.
Bxd4 Nc6 9. Bc3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Re1 Bc5 13. b4 Bd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4
15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 O-O 17. c4 Bc6 18. Qe2 Qb6 19. c5 Qb7 20. Qh5 Rae8 21.
Re3 Re6 22. Bc2 Qc7 23. Rh3 Rh6 24. Qf5 Rxh3 25. Qxh3 d6 26. cxd6 Qxd6 27. Rd1
Qc7 28. Qc3 Rc8 29. Bb3 Bd7 30. Qd3 Bc6 31. h4 h6 32. Kh2 Bb7 33. Qd7 Kf8 $2 {
Aitken} 34. Qf5 g6 35. Qf6 Bc6 36. Rd6 Qb7 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qxe5+ Kf8 39. Qh8+
Ke7 40. Qf6+ Ke8 41. Be6 Rb8 42. Bxf7+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chambers, John Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1982.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 d5 4. c3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 e6 7. Nd2 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Bd6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Bd3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bc2 Rfe8
15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Be5 17. Bg5 Ne4 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Rac1 Re6 20. Rfd1 Rf6
21. Qe2 Rfd6 22. Bd4 Bf4 23. Qg4 $2 {Aitken} Rg6 24. Qe2 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Qf4 26.
Be3 Qe5 27. Rd1 Re8 28. Bd4 Qb8 29. Qb5 Rge6 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Re1 a6 32. Qe2
Qd6 33. Rd1 Qf8 34. b4 f5 35. Re1 f4 36. Qd2 Qf7 37. a4 Rg6 38. Kh1 Qd7 $4 {
the ?? is from Aitken who also adds this move was 'dreadful.' (38...f3 looks
like fun) but see my last note. GC.} 39. Qxf4 Qxa4 40. Rxe4 Rxe4 {First time
control.} 41. Qxe4 Qc6 42. Qxc6 Rxc6 43. g3 $2 {Aitken. White has to get the
King over to the Queenside ASAP. GC,} b6 44. Kg2 a5 45. bxa5 bxa5 46. Kf3 a4
47. Ke3 a3 48. c4 Rxc4 49. Ba1 Rc1 50. Bd4 a2 {You could easily ignore
Aitken's ?? and put it down to his preferred way of winning. Queens off and
flawless technique. Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Walden, Philip L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1982.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8.
e5 Nd7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Bf4 Nc5 11. Nd2 Rb8 12. Nb3 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Be7 14. d4 O-O
15. Rfc1 Qb6 16. Rc3 g6 17. Rac1 Ba6 18. Qg4 Bc4 19. Bh6 Rfc8 20. Qf4 Qc7 21.
Rf3 Bd8 22. Nc5 Be2 23. Re3 Rxb2 24. Nxe6 Qe7 25. Nxd8 Qxd8 26. h4 c5 27. Re1 {
Aitken now adds that moving Bishop allows 28 e6 winning.} c4 28. R3xe2 c3 29.
Qc1 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Qxh4 31. Be3 Qe4 32. Qc2 Qg4 33. Re1 h5 34. f3 Qe6 35. Bf2
Kg7 36. Re3 Qc6 37. Be1 Qb6 38. Bxc3 h4 39. Qb2 Qa6 40. Be1 h3 41. gxh3 Qe6 42.
Qg2 Qf5 43. Qg4 Qc2 44. e6 Qc1 45. Qf4 f6 46. e7 g5 47. e8=N+ {Source: Aitken
Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.11.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lane, Gary William"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1982.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. c3 Na5 7. Nbd2 Qd7 8. Re1
Be7 9. d4 Nxc4 10. Nxc4 Qc6 11. Ne3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxe4 $2 {Aitken} 13. Qxe4
Nxe4 14. Nd5 Nf6 15. Nxc7+ Kd7 16. Nxa8 e4 17. f3 d5 18. Bg5 exf3 19. Rxe7+
Kxe7 20. Nc7 Kd6 21. Nb5+ Kc6 22. Na3 f2+ 23. Kf1 Ne4 24. Be3 Re8 25. Bxf2 Nd2+
26. Kg1 Re6 27. Nc2 a5 28. Ne3 Ne4 29. c4 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "County m Gloucs-Cornwall"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.12.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grime, Roger J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1982.12.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cornwall"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. O-O h6 7. c4 c6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Re1 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. f3 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 exf3 14. Bxf3 Bxf3+
15. Qxf3 Re8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 Nd7 18. Qc3 Qf6 19. Qb3 Rxe4 20. Bd2 Rae8
21. Rxe4 Rxe4 22. Qxb7 $2 {Aitken} Rxh4 23. Bf4 Rxf4 24. gxf4 Qe6 25. Qc8+ Kh7
26. Kg2 Qg4+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1983.01.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Date, John Churchill Brod"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1983.01.03"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a3 d6 7. h3 Be6 8. Bxe6
fxe6 9. d3 Qe8 10. Ng5 Bd8 11. Ne2 h6 12. Nf3 d5 13. Ng3 Nh5 14. Nh2 Nxg3 15.
fxg3 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Qg6 17. exd5 exd5 18. g4 Bf6 19. c3 Rf8 20. Qe2 Re8 21. Bd2
Na5 22. Re1 Bh4 23. Rf1 Nb3 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Qd1 Nc5 26. d4 exd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4+
28. cxd4 Ne4 29. Qc2 Qb6 30. Be3 Nd6 {First time control.} 31. Qf2 Kh7 {
Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cardiff op"]
[Site "Cardiff"]
[Date "1983.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A74"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1983.01.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4
Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. Be2 Qe7 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. O-O b6 13. Qc2 Ne5 14. h3 Ne8 15.
Bg3 g5 16. Rae1 Ng6 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Bg4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Be5 21. Nf5
Qf6 22. Ne2 Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Ng7 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. f4 gxf4 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27. Qd2
Qg5 28. Qxf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 f6 30. Ref2 Ne8 31. g5 Kg7 32. Ng4 Kg6 33. Nxf6 Ng7
34. g3 b5 35. a5 b4 36. Nd7 Rxf4 37. gxf4 Rd8 38. Nb6 Re8 39. f5+ Kf7 40. Nc4
Rd8 41. Rh2 Kg8 42. Rh6 Ne8 {First time control.} 43. f6 Nc7 44. Nxd6 Nb5 45.
Nf5 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Cardiff op"]
[Site "Cardiff"]
[Date "1983.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Humphreys, Jerry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1983.01.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. b3 O-O 12. f4 Bb7 13. g4 Nd7 14. g5 d5 15. Rf3
Rfd8 16. Rh3 e5 17. exd5 exf4 18. Qh5 Nf8 19. Bd4 cxd5 20. Rf1 Bc5 21. Bxc5
Qxc5+ 22. Kh1 Qc7 23. Ne2 d4 24. Nxf4 Bxg2+ 25. Nxg2 Rd7 26. Qf3 Re8 27. Qd3
Qc6 28. Kg1 {Source: Jerry Humphries (added to Aitken file 27 April 2021)}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cardiff op"]
[Site "Cardiff"]
[Date "1983.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hodge, P J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1983.01.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 O-O 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Bb1 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. Nf1 Nc5 18. Ng3 Kh8 19. Be3 Ng8 20. Bd3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Bd7
22. Rac1 Qb8 23. Nh2 Bd8 24. f4 Bh4 25. Nhf1 exf4 26. Bxf4 Bf6 27. Rc2 b4 28.
Nh5 Bh4 29. Rec1 Bd8 30. Qg3 g6 31. Bxd6 Qa7+ 32. Kh1 Re8 33. Bc5 Qb8 34. Qxb8
Rxb8 35. Nhg3 Bg5 36. Bd4+ f6 37. Re1 Rb7 38. e5 fxe5 39. Rxe5 Rxe5 40. Bxe5+
Bf6 41. Bxf6+ Nxf6 42. Ne3 bxa3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cardiff op"]
[Site "Cardiff"]
[Date "1983.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Burrows, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1983.01.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Nde2 Qc7 11. a4 b6 12. f4 Bb7 13. Qe1 Na5 14. h3 Nc6 15. Be3
Rfd8 16. Qf2 Nd7 17. Rad1 Rf8 18. g4 Nc5 19. g5 g6 20. f5 Nb4 $2 {Aitken} 21.
f6 Bd8 22. Qh4 Kh8 23. Qh6 Rg8 24. Rf4 Nd7 25. Qxh7+ {Source: Aitken Book 44}
1-0

[Event "Cardiff op"]
[Site "Cardiff"]
[Date "1983.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Howard, B"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1983.01.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. a3 cxd4 11. exd4 Rd8 12. Qc2 Na5 13. Bd3 Qxc2 14. Bxc2 b6
15. b4 Ba6 16. Re1 Nc6 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. Bb3 Nd5 19. Rad1 Bf6 20. Ng3 Nf4 21.
Ne4 Be7 22. b5 Bxb5 23. Nc3 Ba6 24. Re3 Nd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Rde1 Bf8 27. Ne5
Na5 28. Bd1 f6 29. Nf3 Nc4 30. Rb3 Nxb2 31. Rxb2 Bxa3 32. Rb3 Bf8 33. Be2 Bc4
34. Bxc4 dxc4 35. Rb5 Rd6 36. Kf1 a6 37. Rb2 b5 38. Ke2 Re8+ 39. Kd1 Rxe1+ 40.
Kxe1 b4 41. Kd1 b3 42. Kd2 a5 {First time control.} 43. Kc3 Rc6 44. d5 Bb4+ {
Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.02.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gregory, Ronald W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1983.02.05"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. a3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. b4 a6 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Qc2 Qe7
15. Bc5 Rac8 16. e4 Be6 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 f6 20. f4 Qd7 21.
Rfd1 Qf7 22. Qc3 c6 23. Rd2 Bb8 24. Bf1 Kh8 25. f5 Bd7 26. Bc5 Rfd8 27. Rcd1
Bc7 28. Bc4 Qe8 29. Qe3 h6 30. Bd6 Bxd6 31. Rxd6 c5 32. Rxf6 Qh5 33. Be2 Qg5
34. Qxg5 hxg5 35. Rfd6 cxb4 36. axb4 Re8 37. Rxd7 Rxe4 38. Rd8+ Rxd8 39. Rxd8+
Kh7 40. Bh5 g4 41. Bg6+ Kh6 42. Rh8+ Kg5 {First time control.} 43. b5 axb5 44.
Rb8 Re2 45. Re8 Rxe8 46. Bxe8 b4 47. Bf7 Kxf5 48. Kf2 Ke4 49. Ke2 Kd4 50. Kd2
Ke5 {Adjudicated as a white win. Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1983.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hosken, Nigel K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1983.02.15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 d4 8. Ne4
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 a6 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Nd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
Nfg5 h6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. f4 Ne3 19. Qxe6 Qxe6 20. Bxe6 Nxf1 21.
Rxf1 b6 22. g4 Ra7 23. g5 Nc6 24. g6 Re7 25. Bc4 b5 26. Bb3 Nxe5 27. fxe5 Rxf1+
28. Kxf1 Rxe5 29. Nd6 Re3 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nxh6+ Kf8 32. Ng4 Rxd3 33. Ne5 Rd2
34. Nd7+ Ke7 35. Nxc5 a5 36. h4 Rxb2 37. h5 Rh2 38. Bf7 Rxh5 39. Nb3 d3 40. Ke1
Rh1+ 41. Kd2 Rh2+ 42. Kxd3 Rxa2 43. Nd4 Ra3+ 44. Kc2 b4 45. Nf5+ Kf6 46. Nd6
Kg5 47. Kb2 a4 48. Ne4+ Kh6 49. Nc5 Rg3 50. Nxa4 Rxg6 51. Bxg6 Kxg6 52. Nc5 Kf5
53. Nd3 Ke4 54. Nf2+ Kf3 55. Nh3 Kg4 {"This is a good, hard and interesting
game" Aitken. Adjudicated as a draw. Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "County m Gloucs-Devon"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Dilleigh, Stephen P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1983.02.19"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Devon"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 a5 8. h3 Na6
9. Be3 Nb4 10. Ne1 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bc5 Re8 13. Nd3 Na6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Qc1
Qe7 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qf8 18. Qxf8+ Nxf8 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "East Devon Open"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1983.03.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wheeler, George W"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1983.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. d3 Nf6 7. e3 Nc6 8. Nxc6
bxc6 9. dxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Ne2 Re8 14. Ng3 Ne4
15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Bd2 Ba6 18. Rfc1 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Re6 20. Qa4 Bd3
21. Rc5 Qb6 22. b4 Rd8 23. Bc3 Rd5 24. Bd4 Qd8 $2 {Aitken} 25. Qxa7 h5 26. Rac1
Rxd4 27. exd4 e3 28. fxe3 Rxe3 29. Rxc6 Kh7 30. Qxf7 Qg5 31. R6c5 Bg6 32. Rxg5
Bxf7 33. Rc7 Bg6 34. Ra7 Kh6 35. Re5 Rxg3 36. b5 Rb3 37. a4 Bd3 38. d5 Ra3 39.
b6 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "East Devon Open"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1983.03.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Easton, Alex"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1983.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 f6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
fxe5 9. dxe5 Bd7 10. Bd3 Nge7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. O-O g6 13. Qd2 Bg7 14. Nc3 O-O
15. Na4 Qd8 16. Nc5 b6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rae1 Nf5 19. Rc1 Nce7 20. Ba6 $1 {
Aitken} Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rb8 22. g4 b5 23. gxf5 Rb6 24. f6 Rxa6 25. fxg7 Rxa3 26.
Nd4 Kxg7 27. Rc7 Ra1+ 28. Kg2 Qe8 29. Bg5 Kg8 30. Rxe7 Qf8 31. Nxe6 {Source:
Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "East Devon Open"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1983.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Collinson, Benjamin"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1983.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6
8. dxc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd3 c6 11. Be3 d5 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Bd4 Qe6
15. Qxe6 Bxe6 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. a4 Bf8 18. a5 c5 19. Bf6 c4 20. Bf1 Bf5 21. b3
Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. bxc4 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxc2 25. Bd5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rd8 27.
Bxb7 Rd3 28. Rc1 f5 29. Bf3 Bb3 30. c4 Kf6 31. c5 Bd5 32. c6 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Rd8
34. Rb1 Rc8 35. Rb7 Rxc6 36. Rxa7 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Ra1 38. h4 f4 39. a6 h5 40. Ra8
Kf7 41. a7 Kg7 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "East Devon Open"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1983.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Menadue, Jeremy FS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1983.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 b5 7. Bg2 e5 8. Nde2
Bb7 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Nbd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. Be3 h6 15. Qd2
Re8 16. Rad1 Bf8 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Ne6 19. Be3 Rc4 20. f3 Nd4 21. b3 Rxc3
22. Qxc3 Nh5 23. Bxd4 Nxg3 24. Qe1 Nxf1 25. Bf2 Qc7 26. c4 bxc4 27. bxc4 Qxc4
28. Bxf1 Qe6 29. Qb4 Ba8 30. Qb6 Qg6+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "East Devon Open"]
[Site "Exeter"]
[Date "1983.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Crouch, Colin S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1983.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 b5 5. Bg5 exd5 6. cxb5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Nc3 d4 9. Nd5 Qd6 10. e4 dxe3 11. Bc4 a6 12. b6 Bb7 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Bxa8
15. Qxd6 Bxd6 16. fxe3 g5 17. O-O-O Ke7 18. Bxf7 Nc6 19. Bd5 Rb8 20. Nd2 Ne5
21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Ne4 Bb8 23. Nc3 c4 24. Rd4 Bd6 25. Rhd1 Bc5 26. Re4 Ke6 27.
Rxe5+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1983.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wright, R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1983.04.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bd2 c6 10. Rae1 Ng4 11. Bb3 Bf6 12. Qd3 Ne5 13. Qe3 h6 14. f4 Ng4
15. Qf3 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 {Black can play 16...Nxh2 here. It wins at the very least
the exchange. 16...Nxh2 17. Qg3 (best) Nxf1. Aitken makes no mention of it. He
either missed it or did not fancy having to defend the desperate white
'attack' that happens in the game with queens still on the board. G.C.} Qh4 17.
Qg3 $2 {Aitken suggests 17. h3 as being the best move here.} Nf2+ 18. Rxf2 Qxg3
19. hxg3 Bxf2 20. Rf1 Bxg3 21. Rf3 Bh4 22. f5 Bf6 23. Rg3 Kh7 24. Ne2 d5 25.
Rh3 dxe4 26. g4 Be5 27. Bb4 c5 28. Bxc5 Rd8 29. Bxf7 Rd2 30. Ng1 Bd7 {First
time control.} 31. Be3 Rd6 32. Rh5 Be8 33. Bxe8 Rxe8 34. Nh3 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Rc8
36. c3 Rb1 37. Ng5+ Kg8 38. Nxe4 Rxb2+ 39. Kf3 Rxa2 40. g5 hxg5 41. Rxg5 Kf7
42. Bd4 Re8 43. Rg6 Ra6 44. Ng5+ Kg8 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-NN"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.04.23"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Garwell, Jane"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1983.04.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "NN"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Ne7 5. Nf3 Nbc6 6. Bd3 Nf5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Bxf5
exf5 9. cxd4 Be6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Nb5 Kd7 14. Bg5 Bxg5
15. Nxg5 Ra4 $1 {Aitken} 16. Rfd1 Rb4 17. Nc3 Rxb2 18. Rab1 Rxb1 19. Rxb1 Nxd4
20. Rd1 Rc8 21. Na4 Rc2 22. Kf1 Nb5 23. Nxb6+ Kc6 24. Na4 d4 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26.
a3 Kd5 27. Rb1 Nc3 28. Nxc3+ dxc3 29. Rxb7 Rb2 30. Rc7 Kd4 31. Ke1 Kd3 32. Rd7+
Kc2 33. Rc7 Rb5 34. f4 Kb2 35. a4 Rb4 36. Kd1 Rd4+ 37. Ke2 Rxa4 38. Rb7+ Kc1
39. Rxg7 c2 40. Rxh7 Rb4 {First time control.} 41. Kf3 Kb2 42. Rc7 Rb3+ 43. Kf2
c1=Q 44. Rxc1 Kxc1 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Newport Open"]
[Site "Newport"]
[Date "1983.04.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Brown, F J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1983.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Bg4 6. f3 Bh5 7. Ne2 e6 8. c3
Bd6 9. Qb3 Bxf4 10. Nxf4 Qc7 11. Nxh5 Nxh5 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Nd2 Qe7
15. Nf1 Rac8 16. Rad1 a6 17. Bb1 Nf6 18. Qc2 g6 19. Qf2 Kg7 20. Bd3 Qd6 21. Qh4
Nh5 22. Ne3 Qe7 $2 {Aitken} 23. Nf5+ gxf5 24. Qxh5 Qf6 25. f4 Qg6 26. Qh4 Qf6
27. Qxf6+ Kxf6 28. Re3 Rg8 29. Rh3 Rg7 30. Rh6+ Ke7 31. Re1 Rcg8 32. Re2 Kd6 $2
{Aitken} 33. Bxf5 Ne7 34. Bd3 Ng6 35. Bxg6 fxg6 36. Rh3 Rf7 37. Rhe3 Re8 38. g3
b5 39. Re5 Rc7 40. f5 gxf5 {First time control.} 41. Rxf5 b4 42. Rh5 bxc3 43.
bxc3 Rxc3 44. Rxh7 Rd3 45. Ra7 Rxd4 46. Rxa6+ Kd7 47. Ra7+ Kd6 48. Ra6+ Kd7 49.
Rb2 Kc7 50. Rc2+ Kb7 51. Rd6 e5 52. a4 e4 53. Kf2 Rf8+ {Sealed move, no date
given when the game was resumed.} 54. Ke2 Rd3 55. a5 Rh8 56. Rb6+ Ka8 57. Ra6+
Kb7 58. Rb6+ Ka8 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Newport Open"]
[Site "Newport"]
[Date "1983.04.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mitchell, S"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1983.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. cxd3 Nbd7 7. e4 h6 8.
Bh4 Be7 9. e5 Nh7 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Nf3 c6 12. O-O Ng5 13. Nd2 f5 14. f4 Nf7 15.
Nb3 b5 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. Ne2 a5 18. Qc2 a4 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Qd8 21. Nd4 Qd7
22. Bf2 Nd8 23. h3 Nb7 24. Nf3 Qe8 25. g3 Qh5 26. Kg2 g5 27. Rh1 gxf4 28. gxf4
Rf7 29. Nd4 Kh8 30. Kh2 Rg8 31. Rhg1 Nd8 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Newport Open"]
[Site "Newport"]
[Date "1983.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Turner, Joseph D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1983.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 O-O 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. e5 Ne8 11. d5 Na5 12. Bc2 d6 13. Qd3 g6 14. Qc3 Nc4 15.
Bh6 Ng7 16. Nbd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Bb7 19. Bb3 Bd6 20. Qc3 $2 {
Aitken. An uncharacteristic tactical mistake by Aitken. There are not many
moves like this in his collection. G.C.} b4 21. Qe1 Re8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. f4 f6
24. Qf2 fxe5 25. fxe5 Rxe5 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Rf3 Qf8 28. Qd7 Qe7 29. Qg4 Rf8 30.
Raf1 Rxf3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Newport Open"]
[Site "Newport"]
[Date "1983.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Brookes, J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1983.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. d5 O-O 12. Nbd2 Ne8 13. Nf1 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Ng3 Rf8 17. b3 Bf6 18. Ne4 Qf7 19. Qd3 c4 20. Qd1 Nc7 21. Nxd6
Qxd5 22. Qxd5+ Nxd5 23. b4 Nc6 24. Ne4 a5 25. Rd1 Rfd8 26. bxa5 Rxa5 27. Bg5
Kf7 28. Rab1 h6 29. Nxf6 gxf6 30. Bxh6 Nxc3 31. Rxd8 Nxd8 32. Bd2 Nxb1 33. Bxa5
Nc6 34. Nd2 c3 $1 {Aitken} 35. Nb3 Nxa5 36. Nxa5 Nd2 {Source: Aitken Book 44}
0-1

[Event "Newport Open"]
[Site "Newport"]
[Date "1983.05.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Edwards, M J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1983.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. f3 e6 6. fxe4 Bb4 7. Qd4 Qh4+ 8. g3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qf6 10. Bf4 c5 11. Qxe5 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1983.05.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Spencer, Denis Harold Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1983.05.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. f4 Qc7 11. Be3 b6 12. b4 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rfe8 14. Qf3 Bf8 15.
h3 Rac8 16. a3 Nb8 17. Qf2 Nbd7 18. Nb3 Ba8 19. Kh2 Qb7 20. Nd2 Kh8 21. g4 Qc7
22. Nf3 e5 23. f5 Ng8 24. Ng5 Nh6 25. Nxh7 Nxg4+ 26. hxg4 Kxh7 27. Qh4+ Kg8 28.
Rf3 g6 29. fxg6 fxg6 30. Qg5 Re6 {First time control.} 31. Nd5 Qd8 32. Qxd8
Rxd8 33. Rcf1 Bxd5 34. exd5 Re7 35. Bxg6 Rg7 36. Bf5 e4 37. Be6+ Kh8 38. Rxf8+
Nxf8 39. Bd4 Nxe6 40. dxe6 Kg8 41. Bxg7 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "Gloucs League Match"]
[Site "Gloucestershire"]
[Date "1983.06.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dodwell, Philip"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1983.06.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nxd5 6. c4 Nf6 7. d4 c5 8. d5
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. Qe1 Re8 12. Qh4 Nbd7 13. Bxf4 Nf8 14. Bd3 Bxf4
15. Qxf4 Ng6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Ng5 Qe7 18. Rae1 Qxe1 19. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Kf2 Re8
21. Qc7 Bd7 22. b3 b5 23. Kf3 Rac8 24. Qf4 Bg4+ 25. Kf2 bxc4 26. Qxc4 Bd7 27.
h3 Re5 28. Nf3 Re7 29. Qxa6 Rce8 30. Qd3 Bf5 31. Qd2 Be4 32. Kg1 Bxf3 33. gxf3
Rd7 34. d6 Red8 35. Nb5 Ne8 {First time control.} 36. Qa5 Nxd6 37. Nxd6 Rxd6
38. Kf2 Rd2+ 39. Kg3 R8d5 {Adjudicated as a draw. Source: Aitken Book 44}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1983.06.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bentley, Alan R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1983.06.21"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 Be6 9. b4 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Na4 c6 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. bxc5 Nd7 14. Qc2 Qe7
15. Bb2 Qxc5 16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 O-O-O 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. d3 Rd4
21. a4 Bg4 22. a5 a6 23. Ra2 Re8 24. Rc1 $2 {Aitken} Rxe2 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26.
Rxe2 Bxe2 27. Rxc6+ Kd7 28. Rxa6 Rxd3 29. Ra7+ Ke6 30. Ra8 Bf3 {Source: Aitken
Book 44} 0-1

[Event "Cheltenham Club Ch"]
[Site "Cheltenham"]
[Date "1983.07.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Cock, John Crowle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1983.07.19"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Bg2
Be7 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Na5 11. O-O O-O 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. c4 Nd7 14. Bd2 Qc7
15. Rc1 a5 16. b3 f5 17. f4 g6 18. g4 fxg4 19. Qxg4 Rf6 20. f5 Kh8 21. Bg5 Rxf5
22. Bxe7 Re8 23. Rxf5 gxf5 24. Qg5 f4 25. Bf6+ Nxf6 26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27. Kh1 Re7
28. Bh3 Rg7 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. Qf8+ {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hoad, Philip Charles"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a4 a6 9. a5 Nd7 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Rd1 Nc5 14. Qe3 Bd6
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bf3 Qf6 18. Qg5 Be7 19. Qxf6 Bxf6 20. Bf4 c6 21.
Rd2 Be6 22. Bc7 Bd8 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Damant, Charles Ambrose S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 44"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Bf4 e6 8.
Nbd2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 Rab8 12. Rae1 Nd7 13. Re3 g6 14. Rfe1
Bf5 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Ne5 Ndxe5 17. dxe5 Qe7 18. Qd1 Kh8 19. Qh5 Rg8 20. Rh3
Rg7 21. Kh1 Qg5 22. Qxg5 Rxg5 23. f4 Rg6 24. Nf3 Rbg8 25. Ng5 R8g7 26. Ree3 Nb8
27. Rd3 Nd7 28. Rde3 {Source: Aitken Book 44} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Richardson, Frank"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. d3 d5
8. Neg5+ Kg8 9. h3 h6 10. Nh4 hxg5 11. Ng6 Rh6 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Qf3 e4 14.
Qe3 exd3 15. Qxe7 Nxe7 16. cxd3 Rg6 17. Bd2 Bf5 18. Rc1 c6 19. O-O Bxd3 20.
Rfe1 Nf5 21. Re5 Nd4 22. Kh1 g4 23. hxg4 Rxg4 24. Be3 Rh4+ 25. Kg1 Ne2+ 26. Kf1
Rh1# {Source: Aitken Book 45} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wilde, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 a6 7. Bc4 Qf6 8.
f4 d6 9. f5 Bd7 10. Qh5 h6 11. Nd2 O-O-O 12. Qxf7 Rf8 13. Qxf6 Nxf6 14. h3 c6
15. Bb3 Be8 16. Be6+ Bd7 17. Bxd7+ Nxd7 18. Nf3 Bb6 19. g4 Ne5 20. Bf4 Nxf3+
21. Rxf3 Kd7 22. Kg2 c5 23. Re1 Bc7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Kd6 27.
Re6+ Kd7 28. Rb6 Kc7 29. Rg6 Rf7 30. Rf4 Re8 31. Re4 Rfe7 32. Rxg7 Rxg7 33.
Rxe8 h5 34. f6 Rf7 35. g5 Kd7 36. Rh8 Ke6 37. Rxh5 Kf5 38. h4 Kg4 39. Rh8 Kf5
40. Re8 Kg4 41. g6 Rxf6 42. g7 {Source: Aitken Book 45} 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Standring, Harry"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Nxe5 Nxe5
8. Qxe5 O-O 9. O-O Bf6 10. Qh5 g6 11. Qf3 Bg7 12. Be3 Qh4 13. Bb3 d6 14. Qg3
Qxg3 15. fxg3 Bf5 16. Bd4 Rae8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rf4 Re2 19. Raf1 f6 20. R4f2
Rfe8 21. g4 Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Bxg4 23. h3 Bd7 24. Bd5 c6 25. Bc4 d5 26. Bd3 Re5 27.
c4 d4 28. b4 b5 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Bxe2 f5 31. Kf2 Kf6 32. Kf3 Ke5 33. h4 a6 34.
Bd3 Be6 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. a3 Bd5+ 37. Kf2 Be4 38. Kg3 h5 39. Kf2 Bxd3 40. cxd3
Kf4 {First time control.} 41. g3+ Kg4 42. Kg2 f4 43. gxf4 Kxf4 {Source: Aitken
Book 45} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Bruce, Ronald MacKay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be2 c6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Ne5 Bxe2 8.
Qxe2 Nbd7 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. g3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Ne3 e6 13. O-O Be7 14. c4
dxc4 15. Nxc4 Rc8 16. b3 O-O 17. Bf4 Qc6 18. Ne3 Bf6 19. d5 exd5 20. Rac1 Qe6
21. Qh5 Bb2 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Nxd5 Re8 25. Rd1 Ne5 26. Nc7 {
Source: Keverel website} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cootes, Arthur"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Bc4 d5 5. Bxd5 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
e5 Qb6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 c6 11. Bb3 Bf5 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. exd6 c5
15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Nc6 17. Qf4 Qg5 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rd2 Rfe8
21. Rfd1 Kf8 22. Kf1 Be6 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. c4 b6 25. a3 Na5 26. Rd4 Nb3 27. Rd5
f6 28. Rb5 Nc5 29. b4 Na4 30. Rd3 Rdxd6 31. Rbd5 Ke7 32. f3 Nb2 33. R3d4 Nxc4 {
Source: Aitken Book 45} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Wagstaff, Roy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. d5 Nb8 8. Nf3
e6 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qe7 13. O-O c6 14. Bf3 e5 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Be6 17. h3 Rad8 18. Qf2 b6 19. a3 Bc8 20. Rad1 Bb7 21. Qe2
Kh8 22. Qc4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rd3 Rd6 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Qd3 Qxd3 27. cxd3
Kg8 28. d4 exd4 29. Bxd4 Nd7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Kf2 {Source: Aitken Book 45}
1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Woolverton, Harry Ivor"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Be6 11. Bxb6 cxb6 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Rc1 Bf6 14. Nd2 Bh3
15. Nc4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bd8 17. f3 Re8 18. g4 Re6 19. e3 Nb4 20. Rc3 Nd5 21. Rb3
Bg5 22. Qe2 $2 {Aitken} Bxe3 23. Kh1 Bf4 24. Rf2 Rd8 25. Qe4 Nf6 26. Qe2 h5 27.
Rg2 hxg4 28. fxg4 e4 29. Qf2 e3 30. Qe2 Bg5 31. d4 Nd5 32. Ne5 Rxe5 33. dxe5
Nf4 34. Qxe3 Nxg2 35. Qxg5 Qd1+ 36. Kxg2 Qc2+ 37. Kh3 Qxb3+ 38. Kh4 Rd3 {
Source: Aitken Book 45} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cotterell, John R"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O d6 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Bd3 Ng4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Be2 Nf6 13. f4 d5 14. Bf3
dxe4 15. Nxe4 Rab8 16. b3 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bd3 Qf6 19. Kh1 Rbd8 20. Qe2 Kh8
21. Rad1 Rde8 22. Qf2 Qc3 23. Rfe1 Qa5 24. Qd2 $2 {Aitken} Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Bxb3
26. Rde2 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Bd5 28. c4 Bg8 29. Re7 Rd8 30. Bf1 g6 31. g3 Rd1 32. Kg2
Rd2+ 33. Re2 Rd4 34. Rc2 Kg7 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Ke3 Re4+ 37. Kd2 Ke7 38. Be2 Kd6
39. c5+ Kd7 40. a3 Ra4 {First time control.} 41. Rc3 Bd5 42. Rd3 Ra5 43. Rc3
Ke6 44. Bf1 Ra4 45. Re3+ Be4 46. Rb3 Kd5 47. Rc3 Kd4 48. Be2 Ra5 49. Rc4+ Kd5
50. Rc3 Rxc5 51. Rxc5+ Kxc5 52. Kc3 Bd5 53. Bd3 Bg2 54. Bc4 Bd5 55. Bd3 a5 56.
Be2 Kd6 57. Bd3 Ke7 58. Kd4 Kf6 59. Be2 h6 60. h4 Ke6 {Second time control} 61.
Bd3 Kd6 62. Be2 c5+ 63. Kc3 Ke6 64. Bd3 Kf6 65. Be2 g5 66. Bd3 Bb7 67. Be2 gxh4
68. gxh4 Ke6 69. Bd3 Be4 70. Bc4+ Kd6 71. Bb3 Bd5 72. Bc2 Be6 73. Bd1 Bd5 74.
Be2 Kc6 75. Bd3 Be6 76. Be2 c4 77. Bf3+ Kb5 78. Bd1 Kc5 79. Bf3 Bd5 80. Be2 Kb5
{Third time control} 81. Bd1 Be4 82. a4+ Kc5 83. Be2 Bd3 84. Bf3 Kd6 85. Bd1
Kd5 86. Bf3+ Be4 87. Be2 Bg2 $1 {Aitken} 88. Bxc4+ Ke4 89. Bd3+ Kxf4 90. Kc4
Bc6 91. Bc2 Kg4 92. Kc5 Bd7 {Source: Aitken Book 45} 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch70 Veterans Ch"]
[Site "Southport"]
[Date "1983.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "White, Richard E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1983.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bd7 10. Qe2 Qc8 11. Kh2 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc6 13. d5 Na5 14. Nbd2 c5 15.
Rg1 h6 16. Nf1 Nc4 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Nh7 19. g4 g5 20. Nd2 Re8 21. Nf1 Nf8
22. Ng3 Ng6 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. h4 f6 {Source: Aitken Book 45} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WECU Senior Jamboree"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.09.17"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Meakes, Anthony D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1983.09.17"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cornwall"]
[BlackTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Nge2 Ne5 13. O-O-O a6 14. h4 b5 15. Ng3
Qa5 16. Kb1 b4 17. Nce2 c4 18. Bc2 Rb8 19. h5 g5 20. Bxg5 c3 21. Qf4 hxg5 22.
Qxg5 b3 23. Bxb3 Rxb3 24. Nxc3 Rxb2+ 25. Kxb2 Qb4+ 26. Kc2 Bd7 27. Nf5 Ba4+ 28.
Nxa4 Rc8+ 29. Nc3 Qxc3+ {Source: Aitken Book 45} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 9th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1983.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Pritchard, Gilbert Leslie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "1992"]
[BlackElo "1704"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1983.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nc6 13. g4 $1 {Aitken} Nd7 14.
Nd5 Qd8 15. g5 f6 16. g6 h6 17. Qh5 Re8 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qxh6
Nf8 21. Rad1 Bd6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bd5+ Ne6 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26.
fxe6 {This was the last game I entered from the Aitken books. I wanted the
last one to be an Aitken win. Geoff Chandler. Source: Aitken Book 45} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 9th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1983.10.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Way, Julian M"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "1640"]
[BlackElo "1992"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1983.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Be3 O-O 10. a3 f6 11. b4 a6 12. Rc1 Nd4 13. Ne4 c6 14. Nxd4 exd4 15.
Bd2 Bd5 16. a4 f5 17. Nc5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd5+ 19. Kg1 Bxc5 20. bxc5 Nd7 21. Qc2
Rae8 22. Rfe1 Re6 23. Bf4 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Qc4 f4 26. Qxd5+ Rxd5 27. Rc2
fxg3 28. hxg3 Rff5 29. Rb1 Rd7 30. Rcb2 Rff7 31. Kg2 a5 32. Rb3 Kf8 33. Rh1 g6
34. Rh4 g5 35. Rh1 Rde7 36. Rb2 Ke8 37. Rh6 Re5 38. Rd6 Rxc5 {Aitken writes
that he offered a draw here and again on move 44.} 39. Rxd4 b5 40. Re4+ Kd7 41.
d4 Rcf5 42. f3 b4 43. Re3 Kd6 44. Rd3 Rf8 45. e4 R5f7 46. e5+ Kc7 47. Rc2 Kb6
48. Kf2 h5 49. d5 cxd5 50. Rxd5 Rxf3+ {First time control.} 51. Kg2 Rc3 52.
Rb5+ Kc6 53. Rxc3+ bxc3 54. Rb3 Kd5 55. Rxc3 Rf5 $1 {Aitken} 56. Rc8 Rxe5 57.
Rh8 g4 58. Rf8 Kc4 59. Rb8 Re2+ 60. Kf1 Ra2 61. Rb5 Rxa4 62. Rxh5 Kd3 63. Rf5
Ke3 64. Kg2 Ra2+ 65. Kf1 a4 66. Rf4 a3 67. Ra4 Kf3 68. Ke1 Kxg3 69. Kd1 Kh3 70.
Kc1 g3 {Second time control.} 71. Kb1 Rb2+ 72. Ka1 Rb3 73. Ka2 Rf3 74. Ra8 g2
75. Rg8 Kh2 76. Rh8+ Rh3 77. Rf8 g1=Q 78. Rf1 {:) There should be an official
symbol for humorous moves such as this. GC} Qg2+ {White resigned. Aitken
writes: 'My usual defence to the English. I got equality but no more. Curious
that my two longest games [In this tournament] were against the two youngest
players.' (note obviously written after the next game v Carr - I wonder if the
young un's were trying to wear him down. G.C.) Source: Aitken Book 45} 0-1

[Event "Guernsey op 9th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1983.10.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Carr, Neil L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "1992"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1983.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. O-O Qxc5+ 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe2 e5 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14.
Bf4 Qe6 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Bg5 Rd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 {18...Bxb2 19 c3 with
Nf6+ on the board. GC} Bg7 19. Rde1 a6 20. c4 Qe5 21. Qg4 Rdd8 22. Qh4 Rde8 23.
b3 f6 24. Nc7 Re7 25. Nd5 Ree8 26. Nc7 Rc8 27. Nd5 b5 28. Nb6 Rc7 29. Nd5 Rc5
30. Nb6 Qe6 31. cxb5 axb5 32. Nd5 Rc2 33. Rf2 Rxf2 34. Qxf2 f5 35. Nf4 Qe5 36.
Nd3 Qc3 37. Qe2 Re8 $1 {Aitken} 38. Rc1 Rxe4 $2 {Aitken} 39. Rxc3 Rxe2 40. Rc8+
Kf7 41. Rc7+ Re7 42. Rxe7+ Kxe7 43. Kg1 Ke6 44. Kf2 Kd5 45. Ke3 Bh6+ 46. Kf3
Kd4 47. Nb4 Bd2 48. Nc6+ Kc5 49. Ne7 Bg5 50. Nc8 d5 {First time control.} 51.
a4 bxa4 52. bxa4 Kb4 {Sealed move. The game continued the next day.} 53. Nb6 d4
54. Ke2 Bd8 55. Nd7 Kc3 56. Ne5 Kc2 57. h3 Ba5 58. Nd3 g5 59. g3 h5 60. Nc5 Bc7
61. Nd3 Bxg3 62. a5 Bc7 63. Nb4+ Kb3 64. a6 Bb6 65. Nd5 Bc5 66. Kd3 h4 67. Ne7
f4 $2 {Aitken, 67.g4!} 68. Nf5 g4 69. Nxd4+ Bxd4 70. Kxd4 g3 71. a7 g2 72. a8=Q
g1=Q+ 73. Ke5 Qg5+ {Sealed move. Game continued on 20/10/1983} 74. Kd4 Qg7+ 75.
Kd3 Qc3+ 76. Ke2 Qe3+ 77. Kd1 Qg1+ 78. Ke2 Qh2+ 79. Ke1 Qg1+ 80. Ke2 Qh2+ {
Source: Aitken Book 45} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 9th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1983.10.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wager, John D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[BlackElo "1992"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1983.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 Be6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 f6 11. Rc1 Qd7 12. Ne4 Nd8 $2 {Aitken} 13. b4 c6 14.
Be3 Nd5 15. Bc5 b6 $2 {Aitken} 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. d4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4
Bd5 20. Nd6 $1 {Aitken} Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f5 22. e4 $1 {Aitken} fxe4 23. Rfe1 Nc8
24. Nxe4 a5 25. Nxc6 Nxc6 26. Rxc6 axb4 27. axb4 Ra4 28. Nc3 $2 {Aitken adds
that this move is ingenious but he lets his win slip.} Rxb4 29. Nd5 {The idea
of white's 28th move. Black had to spot when he took the b4 pawn that white is
now threatening 29.Rxc8 and Ne7+. GC.} Rd4 {Ready to answer Rxc8 with Rxd5} 30.
Nxb6 {Source: Aitken Book 45} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Guernsey op 9th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1983.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Thompson, Ian D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "1992"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1983.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4 8. e5
Ne4 9. O-O f5 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Ndf3 Qe8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Ne5 Bd6
15. f4 c5 16. Be3 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bd7 18. Qe2 Qe7 19. Rae1 Rfe8 20. Kh1 Bc5 21.
Bxc5 Qxc5 22. g4 Bc8 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Rc6 $2 {Aitken} Bb7 25. g5 Ne4 26. Rc2
Rac8 27. Rfc1 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Nd6 $2 {Aitken} 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. g6
d4+ 32. Kg1 Qd8 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qxg7+ Nf7 36. Qxf7+ Kd6 37. Qxb7
{Source: Aitken Book 45} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 9th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1983.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kenworthy, Gary"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[BlackElo "1992"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1983.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. b4 Bb6 7. h3 O-O 8. a4 a5
9. b5 Ne7 10. Ba3 Ng6 11. Nc4 Re8 12. Nxb6 cxb6 13. c4 h6 14. g3 Nh7 15. Be2 f5
16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Bh5 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 Qf6 19. Bb2 $1 {Aitken} Be6 20. f4 Bf7 21.
Qf3 Qe7 22. O-O fxe4 23. dxe4 exf4 24. gxf4 Rf8 25. Qg2 Be8 26. f5 Ne5 27. Ra3
$1 {Aitken} Bd7 28. Rg3 Rf7 29. Nf3 Rc8 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. Ba3 Qh4 32. Bd6 Rxc4
33. Rg4 Qd8 34. Rg6 Kh7 35. Rxh6+ gxh6 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Bxe5+ {Source: Aitken
Book 45} 1-0

[Event "Guernsey op 9th"]
[Site "Guernsey"]
[Date "1983.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Shutler, Stephen J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1992"]
[BlackElo "2176"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1983.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. f3 Nd7 14. Be3 Bg5 15.
Qc1 Bh4 16. Nd1 f4 17. Bf2 Rf5 18. Bxh4 Qxh4 19. Nf2 Rh5 20. Ng4 Nf6 21. Qe1
Nxg4 22. Qxh4 Rxh4 23. fxg4 Bxg4 24. Bd3 Rh5 25. b4 Bf5 26. Be2 Rh6 27. c5 g5
28. Rac1 dxc5 29. bxc5 Rf6 30. Rfd1 Kf8 31. Rc3 g4 32. Rb3 e4 $1 {Aitken} 33.
Rxb7 f3 34. gxf3 gxf3 35. Bxf3 exf3 36. d6 $2 {Aitken} f2+ 37. Kxf2 Be4+ 38.
Ke3 Bxb7 39. Rb1 Bc6 {'My 36th move was a terrible blunder,' writes Aitken
suggesting that 36.Kf2 'puts up a fight.' Source: Aitken Book 45} 0-1

[Event "County m Gloucs-Somerset"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.11.12"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Hardy, Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1983.11.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gloucestershire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rae1 Bh5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bg6 14. Bxg6
hxg6 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. h3 b5 17. Bh2 Rfc8 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Qd1 b4 {
Aitken gave this a '?'} 21. f3 Nf6 22. cxb4 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Bxb4 24. Qc6 Qxc6 25.
Nxc6 Bd2 26. Rd1 Be3+ 27. Kf1 Nh5 28. Rd3 Bg5 29. Ra3 {Aitken gives a
variation at the end of the game. 29...Bc1 30.Rxa7 Rxa7 31.Nxa7 Bxb2 32. Nb5
and wins.} a6 30. b4 Nf6 31. b5 Nd7 32. bxa6 Nb6 33. a7 Rc8 34. Rb3 Na8 35. Rb8
{Source: Aitken Book 45} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1983.11.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Kendall, T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1983.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Nc7 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. a4 a6 11. a5 b5 12. axb6 Rxb6 13. Nd2 Nb5 14. Na4 Rb8 15. c3
e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Bf3 Qc7 18. Nb3 c4 19. Nd4 e5 20. Nc2 Nd7 21. Ne3 Bb7 22.
f5 Nf6 23. Qc2 Bc8 24. g4 gxf5 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. gxf5 Kh8 27. Be3 Nd7 28. Rg1
Rg8 29. Rg3 Bf6 30. Rag1 Rxg3 31. Rxg3 Rg8 32. Qg2 Rxg3 33. hxg3 Qd8 34. Qe2
Qg8 35. g4 Be7 36. Qd2 Nc7 37. g5 h6 38. Nb6 Nxb6 39. Bxb6 Na8 40. f6 Bf8 41.
Be3 hxg5 42. Bxg5 Qh7+ 43. Qh2 Nc7 44. Be2 Ne6 45. Be3 Nc5 46. Qxh7+ Kxh7 47.
Bxc5 dxc5 48. Bxc4 Kg6 {First time control.} 49. f7 a5 50. Kg2 Bh6 51. b3 Kg7
52. Bd5 Bd2 53. c4 Bc3 54. Kf3 Bd4 55. Kg4 Ba1 56. Kf5 Bc3 57. Ke6 Kf8 58. Kd6
Bd4 59. Be6 Bc3 60. Kxc5 Ke7 61. Bd5 Bb4+ 62. Kb6 Bc3 63. c5 Bd4 64. Kb5 {
Source: Aitken Book 45} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1983.11.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Osborne, David C"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1983.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Bb3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. h3 Na6 8. g4
Nc5 9. Nf1 Nxb3 10. axb3 Be6 11. Ng3 d5 12. O-O dxe4 13. dxe4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nd7
15. Be3 a6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. gxf5 Rfd8 18. Rd3 f6 19. Rad1 Nf8 20. Bb6 Rxd3 21.
Rxd3 Kf7 22. Nd2 Ke8 23. Nc4 Nd7 24. Be3 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. c3 Rd8 27. Rxd8+
Kxd8 28. b4 Bf8 29. Kf1 Kc7 30. Ke2 c5 31. bxc5 Bxc5 32. b4 Ba7 33. Nb2 Kc6 34.
Nd3 Kb5 35. f4 Bb8 36. fxe5 fxe5 37. Nc5 a5 38. Ne6 axb4 39. cxb4 Kxb4 40. Nxg7
Kc5 41. Ne6+ Kd6 42. Kd3 Ke7 43. Kc4 Ba7 44. Nc5 b6 45. Ne6 Kf6 46. Kb5 h5 47.
Ka6 Bb8 48. Kxb6 Bd6 {First time control.} 49. Nc5 Kg5 50. Kc6 Be7 51. Nd7 h4
52. Nxe5 Bf6 53. Nd3 Bc3 54. Kd5 Kf6 55. Nf4 Kg5 56. Ne6+ Kf6 57. Nd4 Kg5 58.
Ne2 Bb2 59. Ke6 {Source: Aitken Book 45} 1-0

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1983.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Newhame, D"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1983.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Bc5 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Qxe7+ Kxe7
8. O-O Rd8 9. Bg5 Bf5 10. c3 dxc3 11. Nxc3 Nbd7 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Nxg6+ hxg6 14.
Ne4 Bd4 15. Rfd1 Bxb2 16. Rab1 Be5 17. f4 Bd6 18. Re1 Kf8 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20.
Rxb7 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rxa7 Nb6 23. Bb5 Re1+ 24. Kf2 Rb1 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26.
Bc6 Rd1 27. Ra5 Rd2+ 28. Kf3 f5 29. Rb5 Nc4 30. Rb4 Na3 31. Ra4 Nb1 32. Ra8+
Kg7 33. h3 Nc3 34. Ra5 Nxa2 35. g4 Nc3 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. h4 Rd3+ 38. Kg2 Ne4
39. Ra7 Rg3+ 40. Kh2 Kf6 41. Be8 Rg7 42. Bb5 Rg4 43. Kh3 Rg7 44. Be2 Rg3+ 45.
Kh2 Rg7 46. Rd7 Rh7 47. h5 Rg7 48. Bf3 Nd2 {First time control.} 49. Be2 Ne4 {
Source: Aitken Book 45} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1983.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Black "Collier, David O"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1983.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be6 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Kh1 Rc8 11. b3 b5 12. a3 Nb6 13. Bb2 d5 14. exd5 Rd8 15.
Qe1 Nbxd5 16. Rd1 Bc5 17. Nc1 Bd4 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 O-O 21.
Qd2 Nf6 22. Ne2 Bg4 23. f3 Bc8 24. Rd1 Rxd4 25. Nxd4 Rd8 26. Qf2 Qa5 27. Rf1
Qxa3 28. Nc6 Re8 29. b4 Qc3 30. Qc5 Qxc5 31. bxc5 Kf8 32. Ra1 Nd7 33. Bf1 Nxc5
34. c4 bxc4 35. Bxc4 Bb7 36. Ra5 Bxc6 37. Rxc5 Bxf3+ 38. Kg1 Be2 39. Ba2 g6 40.
Rc7 Re7 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Kf2 Bg4 43. Rc2 Bf5 44. Rb2 Rc7 45. Bb1 Bxb1 46. Rxb1
Rc2+ 47. Kf3 Ra2 48. Rb6 a5 {First time control.} 49. Ra6 Rxh2 50. Rxa5 Rh5 51.
Ra7 Rf5+ 52. Kg2 h5 53. Ra6 Kh6 54. Ra8 Kg5 55. Kh3 Rb5 56. Ra7 f5 57. Ra4 Re5
58. Ra6 Re3 59. Kg2 Re8 60. Kh3 Rf8 61. Ra5 Rf6 62. Rb5 Kh6 63. Rb4 g5 64. Rb8
f4 65. gxf4 gxf4 $2 {Aitken} 66. Kg2 Kg5 67. Kf3 h4 68. Rg8+ Kf5 {Seond time
control} 69. Rh8 Rg6 70. Rf8+ Ke5 71. Re8+ {Source: Aitken Book 45} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torbay Open"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1983.11.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shutler, Stephen J"]
[Black "Aitken, James Macrae"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "1992"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1983.11.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Aitken Book 45"]
[Source "Geoff Chandler"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. f3 Ng5 12. f4 Ne4 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3
O-O 15. Qd3 Bb6 16. Rae1 a6 17. f5 f6 18. e6 {Source: Aitken Book 45. Aitken
scored 2Â½/5. This was his last recorded competition game. He died the
following Saturday, just six days later.} 1/2-1/2

