GM Raymond Keene’s column in The Spectator today reported on the Hamilton Russell Cup and featured a game by Dominic Lawson of the MCC v David Shankland of The Athenaeum.
You can find a link to the PDF below
Oxford & Cambridge regular David Jones was featured in this month’s Chess magazine.
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I am one of the many players who have been on the wrong end of David’s excellent chess technique over the years!
The Chelsea Arts Club lost at home to the combined East India and Oriental team 0.5-4.5.
Match card below (CAC first):
Richard Black 0 – 1 Sam Franklyn
Isambard Thomas 0.5 – 0.5 Hamilton McMillan
Mike Radcliffe 0-1 Robert McClatchey
Marc Wolff 0-1 v Habib Amir
Lino Mannocci 0-1 Nick Lloyd
The National Liberal Club won at home against the RAC in the Cup 4-2
Match card below (NLC first):
Nick Kirby(B) 0.5 Lee Green 0.5
James Whiteley 1 Robert Feather 0
Paul Chamberlain 0 Rob Matthews 1
Nigel Giffin 1 Henry Mutkin 0
Ben Widdicombe 1 Tony Braine 0
Gordon Hamme 0.5 Michael Stern 0.5
Congratulations to the RAC, whose victory over the Oxford & Cambridge yesterday means that they have won this season’s Hamilton Russell Cup regardless of what happens in the remaining fixtures.
The RAC beat the O&C 6.5-1.5 at home.
Match card below (RAC players first):
The RAC beat The Reform away from home in the Cup 0.5-4.5.
Full match card (Reform players first):
Danny Rosenbaum 0.5 – Stephen Meyler 0.5
Paul Hendrick 0 – Lee Green 1
Teddy Bourne 0 – Rob Matthews 1
Anne Abel Smith 0 – Robert Feather 1
Jon Conlin 0 – Scot Samuel 1
The Hurlingham and The Athenaeum drew 4-4 in the Cup.
The match took place at The Hurlingham, whose players are listed first in the match card below:
| 1 | W | Stephen Goss | 1 | 0 | Felix Marez |
| 2 | B | Mark Woloshyn | 0 | 1 | Russell Campbell |
| 3 | W | Stephen Quartermaine | 0.5 | 0.5 | David Shankland |
| 4 | B | Michael Yeoh | 0 | 1 | David Taylor |
| 5 | W | Robert Gordon | 1 | 0 | Kester George |
| 6 | B | Richard Paterson | 0 | 1 | John James |
| 7
8 |
W
B |
Alan Jeffreys
Paul Mustafa |
1
0.5 |
0
0.5 |
Paul O’Prey
Hans-Georg Eichler |
