13-01-2014, 07:56 PM
amuir Wrote:St Aloysius College vs Robert Gordon's (both public schools) Sunday Times British Schools' championships Zonal preliminary played in 1974 or 1975:result of match 3-3 . Robert Gordon's win on age handicap.
St Aloysius College vs Robert Gordon's Scotsman Scottish Schools' championships final. Played over the board. St Aloysius win
I was very aggrieved about the Sunday Times match. It was played by telephone without arbiters and after the time allotted only about 20 moves had been played on all boards. All games were still in the opening stage and all boards were adjudicated as draws. Robert Gordon's admitted afterwards that they had used opening books and treated the whole match as consultation games.
I fear this may happen again if remote playing is used without surveillance.
This is the first thing that's made me laugh out loud on this board for a very long time. 1974. Classic! (literally)