Although Brian Jones organised a number of important chess events (both in the UK and Australia) he never stopped being a chess player. Before moving to Australia he played in a couple of British Championships, drawing with Murray Chandler, Mark Hebden and Nigel Davis (who were all to become GM's later on). In Australia he played in a number of Australian Championships, the first being the 1988 tournament in Gosford.
He had a sharp and aggressive style, well suited for the faster weekend events he liked to play in. He won one of the very early ANU Open's and placed well in the various Doeberl Cup's he enjoyed playing in. He was always a dangerous opponent for tournament top seeds to face, as he was ready to pounce on any slip ups.
One game that demonstrated this was from the 1990 Australian Championship where he demolished former IM Terry Shaw in 26 moves
AUS-ch Sydney (2), 1990
2 comments:
Nice choice of game against a famous Australian chess player.
I remember playing Terrey in a Blitz game and I think he played that same variation with ..g6
Brian also had a running 'battle' (is that the right word - maybe 'sporting rivalry' is better heh) with GM Miles.
Against 1.d4 Miles would play the Kings Indian. Brian would religiously wheel out the Four Pawns Attack with f4.
Let's say it ending in fireworks with wins for White and Black. His copy of the Batsford book The Kings Indian by Keene was well leafed :)
Link to discussion on English Chess Forum is: https://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=14814
Post a Comment