A little snippet from Norfolk CCA’s excellent magazine, of some interest to Bedford players from former years:
One of the best things about chess in Norfolk is the monthly magazine En Passant, enthusiastically edited by David le Moir (who some may have encountered as the author of a couple of rather decent books on tactics). A regular contributor is Senior International Master (correspondence) Mike Read, and Mike’s piece from the February issue caught my eye and may be of interest to Bedford players of a certain vintage.
In November 1977, Read was playing for Norfolk on board 5 against one Nick Wingfield. In those days there was adjudication after four hours’ play (effectively after 40 moves, because virtually everybody used their full time allowance). So Read was faced with trying to use the next four moves to reach a position which would give him some hope of a draw on adjudication.
Neil