Sal Matera vs John Nunn (1975) Doctor Who

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Sal Matera vs John Nunn
"Doctor Who" (game of the day Mar-03-2016)
Birmingham Zetters (1975), Birmingham ENG, rd 1, Mar-27
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) · 1-0

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Mar-03-16		FSR: Weird pun IMO, given that he was only 20 and thus I assume not a "doctor" at the time.

Mar-03-16		Razgriz: I don't get the pun. :/

Mar-03-16		pedro99: I think it suggests that the scarcely known victor is not fazed by his opponent's reputation.

Mar-03-16		Oliveira: Was this a simul or something? I mean, John Nunn got a severe beating.

Mar-03-16		johnlspouge: < <FSR> wrote: Weird pun IMO, given that he was only 20 and thus I assume not a "doctor" at the time. > Correct, although he was a "doctor" decidedly earlier than most. < At fourteen, he was London Under-18 Champion for the 1969/70 season[2] and less than a year later, at just fifteen years of age, he proceeded to Oriel College, Oxford, to study mathematics. At the time, he was Oxford's youngest undergraduate since Cardinal Wolsey in 1520.[3] Graduating in 1973, <<<>>><he went on to gain his doctorate in 1978> with a thesis on finite H-spaces (titled "Some Problems in Algebraic Topology"[4]), and remained at Oxford University as a mathematics lecturer until 1981, when he became a professional chess player. > [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_... ]

Mar-03-16		moronovich: In his later years Groucho Marx went from the street into a cinema were some movie was shown.As the crowd stared at the screen he entered and said loudly:"Is there a doctor present?".5-6 hand were raised in the cinema.Grouchu : "Hello Doc!", and left the building. :)

Mar-03-16		JonathanJ: Ke6 Re1 is quite an unusual mate.

Mar-03-16		belgradegambit: < Was this a simul or something? I mean, John Nunn got a severe beating.> Sal likely had the same FIDE rating as Nunn at the time. Nunn was an IM in 1975 and Matera in 1976. Matera was a classmate of mine at Columbia and was first board on the team that won the Pan-American Intercollegiate championship in 1971.

Mar-03-16		Howard: Yes, Matera and the late Kim Commons had their pictures on the cover of an issue of CL&R from late 1976, when they became IM's. Matera was also in the 1977 U.S. championship---it was his only appearance in that event. Matera is on FB, in fact.

Mar-03-16		kevin86: A thrashing by white. The kingside attack was irresistible.

Oct-10-23		mel gibson: I wasn't sure. Stockfish plays a much more powerful defence: Stockfish 16 says: 23. Be4 (23. Be4 (Bg2-e4 Na5-c6 Qd1-h5 Be7xg5 Be3xg5 Qc7-e5 Bg5-e3 Qe5xh5 Rh4xh5 e6-e5 Be3xc5 Rf8-f6 b2-b3 Re8-b8 Rh5-h4 Rb8-d8 Be4-d5+ Kg8-h7 Bd5-g2 Bd7-f5 Rh4-c4 Rf6-e6 h2-h3 Bf5-d3 ) +2.88/44 298) score for White +2.88 depth 44.

Oct-10-23		King.Arthur.Brazil: My idea is: 23. Qh5 hxg5 24. Be4 gxh4 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Bg6+ Kg8 27. Qh7#

Oct-11-23		chrisowen: Q key its sufi job i relic mr than good paw its Be4 ghoul acrid mid feel like bag c its concubine boi time Be4 its aeon :)

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