13-01-2018, 06:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 13-01-2018, 06:30 PM by Craig Pritchett.)
I used that famous 14 move win against Rodriguez in my last column for The (Glasgow) Herald in 2006 (end of a 34 year stint). To me it summed up the potential of young Scots to succeed at the highest level if they worked hard, believed in themselves and stayed in good physical shape. This remains the case today and I added that: 'This game is an emphatic reminder that good moves not reputations win games.'
Tim scored an earlier full point that year (1980) against another Cuban GM, J Nogeuiras, at the World Under-26 Team Championship in Mexico City; Tim was the top points scorer in an excellent team that finished in a high 6th place in the event and he also scored an IM norm. He also had other GM scalps to his name in the very early 1980s, including wins against V Jansa and H Westerinen.
Tim's death is indeed a tragic loss for Scottish chess and a personal one for many, including me.
Tim scored an earlier full point that year (1980) against another Cuban GM, J Nogeuiras, at the World Under-26 Team Championship in Mexico City; Tim was the top points scorer in an excellent team that finished in a high 6th place in the event and he also scored an IM norm. He also had other GM scalps to his name in the very early 1980s, including wins against V Jansa and H Westerinen.
Tim's death is indeed a tragic loss for Scottish chess and a personal one for many, including me.