Games for downloading page
Games from famous players I have encountered across the board, or gotten to know personally or who have had a large impact on my play (or all three!).
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Mikhail Botvinnik
one of the few greatest players ever.
Tony
Miles the first British GM.
Vic
Knox one of the outstanding North of England players.
Hugh
Alexander brilliant player, chess journalist and chess problem supporter.
John Jordan one of England's strongest postal players.
Joe Soesan. brilliancy prize games of the twice British Veterans Champion.
Ludek Pachman Czech GM an excellent author especially on opening theory and no mean player with many excellent wins against world class players.
Tigran Petrosian
World champion with a much misunderstood style. Great master of tactics and
possibly one of the greatest player ever in closed positions.
Andy Baruch
All the games played by Andy in the Joe Soesan Memorial Cup (formerly named the
Whoberley Summer Cup). Eleven tournament victories and just two loses from 1986
to 2004.
Edgard Colle famous Belgian player from the 1920s and 1930s with a great opening named after him.