Richardson Cup 1963-1964
Main Tournament
Glasgow CC continue their run
with the second of 5 successive Richardson Cup wins with another victory over
Edinburgh, the 24th time they have met in the final, but the last for 18 years.
Newly promoted Cathcart start a long run in the tournament, unbroken at the
time of writing in 2001. Losing Spens finalists Knightswood decline their place
in the tournament and a playoff takes place between relegated Ardrossan and
Falkirk for their place, which is won by the latter, extending their stay by
just one more year.
This was also a year of some administrative
changes. The tie-break of elimination in the replay is replaced by board count
- still in a replay. The time control is also changed from 20 moves in 1 hour
to 40 moves in 2 hours, despite some bizarre feeling at the deciding meeting
that this would favour the stronger players !
| Playoff | |
| Falkirk | 6 |
| Ardrossan | 1 |
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Semi Final | Final | ||||
| Dundee | 4½ | Dundee | 5 | Dundee | 1½ | Glasgow (H) | 5 |
| Falkirk | 2½ | ||||||
| Clackmannan County (S) | 2 | ||||||
| Bon Accord | w/o | Bon Accord | ½ | Glasgow (H) | 5½ | ||
| Glasgow University Union | scr | ||||||
| Glasgow (H) | 6½ | ||||||
| Polytechnic | 5 | Polytechnic | 4 | Polytechnic | 2½ | Edinburgh (S) | 2 |
| Wardie Residents | 2 | ||||||
| Civil Service (S) | 3 | ||||||
| Griffin | 2½ | Cathcart (P) | 1½ | Edinburgh (S) | 4½ | ||
| Cathcart (P) | 4½ | ||||||
| Edinburgh (S) | 5½ | ||||||
Bd |
Glasgow |
Edinburgh |
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1 |
W.A. Fairhurst | 1 |
0 |
R.W.M. Baxter |
2 |
P.B. Anderson | 1 |
0 |
W. Smerdon |
3 |
K.B. McAlpine | 0 |
1 |
W.A. Nowosielski |
4 |
G. Bonner | 1 |
0 |
I. McRobbie |
5 |
D.G. Weir | ½ |
½ |
Major Bruges |
6 |
C.M. Malcolm | ½ |
½ |
P.M. George |
7 |
J. Smail | 1 |
0 |
B. Laidlaw |
5 |
2 |
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The final was played in the North British Hotel, Glasgow on Saturday, 25 April. Glasgow had Black on the first three boards. At the close of play Glasgow had scored 3½ out of four games finished and a win was agreed for Smail against Laidlaw and a drawfor Malcolm against George. McAlpine-Nowosielski was sent for adjudication and resulted in a win for Edinburgh.
Details from Glasgow Herald chess columns of 1 and 8 May 1964 (p. 9 in each case).
(P) - Promoted from the previous season's Spens Cup.
(H) - Holders
(S) - Other Seeeded teams
Relegation Tournament
| Round 1 | Relegated | ||
| Griffin | 4 | Wardie Residents | |
| Wardie Residents | 3 | ||
| Glasgow University Union | 4½ | Falkirk | |
| Falkirk | 2½ | ||
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