1969 11-Man
WCM (Grover vs Banks)
(games contributed by Alan Millhone)
Kenneth Grover vs Newell Banks
Played at Fort Shelby Hotel, Detroit, Michigan
November 27th – December 4th, 1969
FINAL SCORE:
Kenneth Grover 3, Newell Banks 2, and 19 draws
Game #1. Thursday, November 27
Black: Newell Banks (23
minutes)
White: Kenneth Grover (53 minutes)
OFF: 8, 28
Opening: 9-13, 22-17
09-13 22-17 13-22 25-18 05-09 29-25 10-15 25-22 07-10 21-17 09-13 A 23-19 06-09 27-23 11-16 B 18-11 9-14 32-28 14-21 19-15 10-19 24-15 01-06 23-18 16-19 11-08 04-11 15-08 12-16 08-04 06-10 31-27 16-20 18-15 10-14 15-10 14-17 27-23 19-24 28-19 20-24 19-16 24-27 16-12 27-31 04-08 31-27 23-18 27-31 18-14 31-27 08-11 27-24 10-07 03-10 14-07 WW
A. 1-5 is preferred
B. 2-7 is preferred
[Event "1969 11-Man
WCM-Gm1.pdn"]
[Date "1969-11-27"]
[Black "Banks Off 8 Move 9-13"]
[White "Grover Off 28 Move
22-17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "B:W32,31,30,29,27,26,25,24,23,21,17:B13,12,11,10,7,6,5,4,3,2,1."]
1. 13x22 25x18 2. 5-9 29-25 3. 10-15 25-22 4. 7-10 21-17 5. 9-13 {(1-5 preferred)} 23-19 6.
6-9 27-23 7. 11-16 {(2-7 preferred)} 18x11 8. 9-14 32-28 9. 14x21 19-15 10.
10x19 24x15 11.
1-6 23-18 12. 16-19 11-8 13. 4x11 15x8 14. 12-16 8-4 15. 6-10 31-27 16. 16-20
18-15 17.
10-14 15-10 18. 14-17 27-23 19. 19-24 28x19 20. 20-24 19-16 21. 24-27 16-12 22.
27-31 4-8
23. 31-27 23-18 24. 27-31 18-14 25. 31-27 8-11 26. 27-24 10-7 27. 3x10 14x7
{(White Win)}
1-0
Game #2. Thursday, November 27
Black: Kenneth Grover
(50 minutes) 09-13 22-17 13-22 25-18 04-08 29-25 05-09 25-22 11-16 22-17 16-19 24-15 10-19 23-16 12-19 17-14 09-13 32-28 08-11 27-23
06-10 23-16 10-17 21-14 11-20 30-25 13-17 25-21 02-06 26-23 01-05 14-09 06-13 21-14 07-10 14-07 03-10 DRAWN [Event "1969 11-Man WCM-Gm2.pdn"] Game #3. Thursday,
November 27 Black: Kenneth Grover
(47 minutes) 12-16 23-18 16-20 24-19 08-12 26-23 04-08 22-17 09-14 18-09 05-14 25-22 08-11 30-26 11-15 32-27 15-24 28-19 07-11 19-16 12-19 23-07 02-11 17-13 11-15 22-17 03-08
26-23 08-12 29-25 12-16 25-22 01-05 27-24 20-27 31-24 16-20 24-19 15-24 23-19 24-2719-15 10-19 17-01 DRAWN
Game #4. Thursday,
November 27 Black: Newell Banks
(33 minutes) 12-16 23-18
16-20 24-19 08-12 26-23 04-08 22-17
08-11 17-14 10-17 21-14 12-16 19-12 11-15
18-11 09-27 32-23 07-16 25-22 06-10 22-18
02-07 29-25 05-09 25-21 01-05 30-26 10-14
A 26-22 16-19 23-16 14-23 22-18 07-10
28-24 20-27 31-24 23-27 24-19 27-31 18-15
10-14 16-11 DRAWN A.
7-11 is a black win [Event "1969 11-Man WCM-Gm4.pdn"] Game #5. Friday,
November 28 Black: Newell Banks (30
minutes) 07-10 24-20
11-15 25-22 09-13 23-18 08-11 27-23 05-09 28-24 10-14 23-19 14-23 19-10 06-15 26-10 02-06 31-26 06-15 26-23 03-07 23-18 01-05 32-28 12-16 24-19 16-23 20-16 11-20 18-02 23-27 21-17 27-32 29-25 32-27 DRAWN [Event "1969 11-Man WCM-Gm5.pdn"] Game #6. Friday,
November 28 Black: Kenneth Grover
(61 minutes) 07-10 24-20 11-15 25-22 09-13 23-18 08-11 27-23 05-09 28-24 10-14 23-19 14-23 19-10 06-15 26-10 02-06 31-26 06-15
26-23 03-07 23-18 01-05 30-26 09-14 18-09 05-14 26-23 04-08 23-19 15-18 22-15 11-18 19-15 18-23 15-10 07-11 10-07 23-26 24-19 26-31 07-03 31-26 32-28 26-23 29-25 23-16 03-07 14-18 28-24 18-23 24-19 23-26 19-15 11-18 20-04
DRAWN [Event "1969 11-Man WCM-Gm6.pdn"] Game #7. Friday,
November 28 Black: Kenneth Grover
(59
minutes) 12-16 24-19 08-12 22-18 07-10 25-22 10-14 22-17 16-20 17-10 06-24 28-19 20-24 21-17 11-16 19-15 24-27 31-24 16-19
23-16 12-28 29-25 04-08 26-23 08-12 23-19 03-07 25-22 09-13 17-14 01-06 30-26 06-09 15-10 12-16 A 19-12 07-11 12-08 11-15 18-11 09-25 08-04 05-09 04-08 09-14 26-23 25-30 11-07 02-11 08-15 DRAWN
A. A beautiful escape by Grover;
anything else would have lost. Game #8. Friday,
November 28 Black: Newel Banks (22 minutes) 12-16
24-19 16-20 23-18 11-15 19-10 07-23 26-19 06-10 30-26 08-11 19-16 02-07 26-23
04-08 16-12 10-15 22-18 15-22 25-18 07-10 29-25 11-16 31-27 09-13 18-14 10-17 21-14 13-17 25-21 17-22 14-10 08-11 23-18 22-26 18-15 11-18 10-07 03-10 27-24 20-27 32-07 16-19 07-03 26-31 03-07 01-06 07-11 31-27 12-08 19-23 DRAWN Game #9. Saturday,
November 28 Black: Newel Banks
(22
minutes) 07-10 23-19 11-15 22-18 15-22 25-18 08-11
19-15 10-19 24-08 04-11 29-25 06-10 25-22 09-14 18-09 05-14 26-23 03-07 31-27 02-06 22-17 06-09 17-13 11-15 13-06 14-18 23-14 10-17 21-14 01-17 27-23 12-16 28-24 07-11 32-28 16-20 24-19 15-24 28-19 20-24 23-18 24-27 19-15 11-16 15-11 27-31 18-15 31-27 15-10 27-23 10-07 DRAWN Game #10. Saturday,
November 28 Black: Kenneth Grover
(55
minutes) 07-10
23-19 11-16 26-23 16-20 32-27 08-11
30-26 11-16 19-15 10-19 24-15 04-08
22-18 09-14 18-09 05-14 25-22 16-19
23-16 12-19 29-25 14-18 22-17 03-07
17-14 07-11 21-17 11-16 15-11 08-15
14-10 20-24 A 27-11 19-23 26-19 15-24
28-19 06-24 17-14 18-23 14-10 DRAWN
A.
Could black win by 6-9 ? Game #11. Saturday,
November 28 Black: Kenneth Grover
(54 minutes) 11-15
22-17 09-13 30-25 13-22 25-11 08-15
29-25 05-09 25-22 04-08 23-18 08-11
27-23 09-13 32-27 06-09 24-19 15-24
28-19 01-05 27-24 09-14 18-09 05-14
22-18 14-17 21-14 10-17 19-15 17-21
15-08 03-12 24-20 12-16 20-11 07-16
18-15 21-25 15-11 16-20 23-19 25-30
26-23 13-17 19-16 20-24 16-12 17-22
23-18 DRAWN Game #12. Saturday,
November 28 Black: Kenneth Grover
(54 minutes) 11-15
22-17 09-13 30-25 13-22 25-11 08-15
29-25 05-09 25-22 09-14 24-19 15-24
28-19 04-08 27-24 01-05 24-20 06-09
19-15 10-19 23-16 08-11 22-17 11-15
17-10 07-14 16-11 14-18 20-16 09-13
26-23 18-27 32-23 05-09 16-12 09-14
11-08 15-18 08-04 18-27 31-24 13-17
04-08 17-22 08-11 22-26 11-15 26-31
24-20 31-26 DRAWN Game #13. Sunday,
November 30 Black: Newell Banks (20 minutes) 11-16
22-18 16-20 24-19 10-14 19-15 08-11
15-08 04-11 28-24 06-10 24-19 02-07
29-25 09-13 18-09 05-14 25-22 01-06 22-18
A 14-17 21-14 10-17 18-14 17-22
26-17 13-22 23-18 11-16 27-24 20-27
31-24 16-23 14-10 07-14 18-02 22-26
24-19 26-31 19-15 31-27 02-06 27-24
15-10 12-16 06-09 24-19 09-14 19-15
10-06 23-27 32-23 15-18 DRAWN A.
23-18 seems to be a winning possibility. Game #14. Sunday,
November 30 Black: Kenneth Grover
(55 minutes) 11-16
22-18 10-14 29-25 06-10 18-15 10-19
24-15 16-19 A 23-16 12-19 25-22 14-18
30-25 01-06 27-23 18-27 32-16 08-11
15-08 03-19 31-27 04-08 21-17 02-07
22-18 09-13 17-14 13-17 25-21 19-23
26-19 17-22 18-15 22-26 27-24 WHITE WINS A.
1-6 seems better. Game #15. Sunday,
November 30 Black: Kenneth Grover
(59 minutes) 10-15
24-20 07-10 28-24 05-09 23-19 12-16
19-12 15-18 22-15 10-28 25-22 11-16
20-11 08-15 26-23 04-08 29-25 08-11
23-18 09-13 A 25-21 15-19 30-26 06-10
18-14 10-17 21-14 11-16 22-17 13-22
26-17 02-07 17-13 16-20 12-08 03-12
27-24 20-27 31-15 01-06 14-09 07-10
09-02 10-19 02-07 19-23 07-11 23-26
13-09 26-31 09-06 31-26 06-02 26-23
11-15 WHITE WINS A. 6-10 is stronger than 9-13. Game #16. Sunday,
November 30 Black: Newell Banks (21 minutes) 10-15
24-20 07-10 28-24 03-07 23-19 11-16
20-11 07-23 26-19 05-09 27-23 08-11
23-18 01-05 25-21 04-08 31-27 09-14
18-09 05-14 30-25 15-18 22-15 11-18
32-28 06-09 25-22 18-25 29-22 08-11
27-23 09-13 22-18 11-16 18-09 16-20
23-18 20-27 18-15 10-14 15-10 27-31
19-15 31-27 15-11 27-23 10-17 23-19
07-03 19-15 11-08 14-18 DRAWN Game #17. Monday,
December 1 Black: Newell Banks (37 minutes) 09-13
22-18 10-15 18-14 11-16 24-19 15-24
28-19 06-10 30-26 10-17 21-14 08-11
26-22 11-15 19-10 16-19 23-16 12-19
22-18 04-08 18-15 19-24 27-20 07-11
31-26 11-18 32-27 02-06 26-22 06-15
22-17 13-22 27-23 18-27 25-04 01-06
29-25 27-31 25-21 31-26 21-17 26-22
17-13 22-18 14-09 06-10 09-06 10-14
20-16 14-17 06-01 18-14 WHITE WINS Game #18. Monday,
December 1 Black: Kenneth Grover
(66
minutes)
09-13
22-18 11-15 18-11 08-15 21-17 13-22
25-11 07-16 29-25 16-20 24-19 10-14
25-22 06-10 23-18 14-23 27-18 04-08
32-27 03-07 30-25 02-06 27-24 20-27
31-24 07-11 24-20 10-15 19-10 06-15
25-21 15-19 22-17 19-23 17-14 23-26
14-10 26-30 10-07 30-26 07-02 26-22
18-14 11-15 14-10 15-19 10-07 19-23
28-24 23-27 24-19 27-31 07-03 31-27
03-07 DRAWN Game #19. Tuesday,
December 2 Black: Kenneth Grover
(49 minutes) 11-16
22-18 16-19 24-15 10-19 23-16 12-19
27-23 04-08 23-16 08-12 16-11 07-16 25-22
16-19 A 29-25 B 09-14 18-09 05-14
22-17 06-10 25-22 03-07 31-27 01-06
22-18 14-23 27-18 10-15 18-11 07-16
17-14 19-23 26-19 16-23 21-17 DRAWN A. 9-14 is preferred over 16-19 B.
21-17 is stronger than 29-25 Game #20. Tuesday,
December 2 Black: Newell Banks (19
minutes) 11-16
22-18 16-19 24-15 10-19 23-16 12-19
27-23 04-08 23-16 08-12 21-17 12-19
17-14 07-11 25-22 02-07 29-25 09-13
32-28 06-10 25-21 10-17 21-14 01-06
26-23 19-26 30-23 06-09 23-19 07-10
14-07 03-10 28-24 09-14 18-09 05-14 31-27
11-15 A DRAWN A.
Continue: 27-23 B 14-17 23-18 17-26 18-11
DRAWN B.
13-17 22-13 15-18 24-20 18-27 DRAWN Game #21. Wednesday,
December 3 Black: Newell Banks (29 minutes) 08-11
24-19 04-08 28-24 09-13 22-18 10-15
19-10 06-22 26-17 13-22 30-26 05-09
26-17 09-13 17-14 11-15 29-25 01-05
23-19 15-18 31-26 08-11 19-15 12-16
15-08 03-12 26-22 16-20 22-15 07-10
15-06 02-18 24-19 20-24 27-20 05-09
32-27 09-14 19-15 13-17 27-23 18-27
15-10 27-31 10-06 31-27 06-02 27-23
02-06 23-19 06-10 WHITE WINS Game #22. Wednesday,
December 3 Black: Kenneth Grover
(51 minutes) 08-11
24-19 04-08 28-24 11-15 23-18 08-11
27-23 09-14 18-09 05-14 30-25 01-05
22-18 15-22 25-09 05-14 29-25 11-15
25-22 06-09 22-17 09-13 32-28 13-22
26-17 07-11 17-13 02-06 31-26 15-18
19-15 18-27 15-08 27-31 26-22 31-27
24-20 14-18 22-15 10-19 21-17 27-23
17-14 23-18 14-09 06-10 08-04 19-23
04-08 18-15 09-06 10-14 06-01 14-17 DRAWN Game #23. Thursday,
December 4 Black: Kenneth Grover
(58 minutes) 09-14
24-20 11-15 22-17 05-09 28-24 08-11
17-13 04-08 32-28 02-07 25-22 15-19
24-15 11-25 29-22 14-18 22-15 10-19
27-24 07-10 24-15 10-19 31-27 08-11
27-24 11-15 21-17 03-07 30-25 07-10
25-21 09-14 20-16 15-18 24-15 12-19
15-11 10-15 17-10 19-23 26-19 15-24
28-19 06-24 DRAWN Game #24. Thursday,
December 4 Black: Newell Banks (22 minutes) 09-14
24-20 11-15 22-17 08-11 26-23 04-08
28-24 05-09 32-28 02-07 30-26 15-19
23-16 12-19 24-15 10-19 17-10 06-15
25-22 09-13 27-24 01-05 22-17 13-22
26-17 19-23 24-19 15-24 28-19 08-12
29-25 05-09 17-13 09-14 13-09 07-10
09-06 11-15 06-02 15-24 02-06 10-15
06-10 15-19 10-17 24-28 17-14 28-32
21-17 32-28 17-13 19-24 25-21 24-27
31-24 28-19 DRAWN
White: Newell Banks (17minutes)
OFF: 8, 28
Opening: 9-13, 22-17
[Date "1969-11-27"]
[Black "Grover Off 8 Move 9-13"]
[White "Banks Off 28 Move 22-17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "B:W32,31,30,29,27,26,25,24,23,21,17:B13,12,11,10,7,6,5,4,3,2,1."]
1. 13x22 25x18 2. 4-8 29-25 3. 5-9 25-22 4. 11-16 22-17 5. 16-19 24x15 6. 10x19
23x16 7.
12x19 17-14 8. 9-13 32-28 9. 8-11 27-23 10. 6-10 23x16 11. 10x17 21x14 12. 11x20
30-25 13.
13-17 25-21 14. 2-6 26-23 15. 1-5 14-9 16. 6x13 21x14 17. 7-10 14x7 18. 3x10
{Drawn} 1/2-1/2
White: Newell Banks (42minutes)
OFF:
11, 27
Opening: 12-16, 23-18
[Event "1969 11-Man WCM-Gm3.pdn"]
[Date "1969-11-27"]
[Black "Grover Off 11 Move 12-16"]
[White "Banks Off 27 Move 23-18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "B:W32,31,30,29,28,26,25,24,22,21,18:B16,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1."]
1. 16-20 24-19 2. 8-12 26-23 3. 4-8 22-17 4. 9-14 18x9 5. 5x14 25-22 6. 8-11
30-26 7. 11-15
32-27 8. 15x24 28x19 9. 7-11 19-16 10. 12x19 23x7 11. 2x11 17-13 12. 11-15 22-17
13. 3-8
26-23 14. 8-12 29-25 15. 12-16 25-22 16. 1-5 27-24 17. 20x27 31x24 18. 16-20
24-19 19.
15x24 23-19 20. 24-27 19-15 21. 10x19 17x1 {Drawn} 1/2-1/2
White: Kenneth Grover (53 minutes)
OFF:
11, 27
Opening: 12-16,
23-18
[Date "1969-11-27"]
[Black "Banks Off 11 Move 12-16"]
[White "Grover Off 27 Move 23-18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "B:W32,31,30,29,28,26,25,24,22,21,18:B16,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1"]
1. 16-20 24-19 2. 8-12 26-23 3. 4-8 22-17 4. 8-11 17-14 5. 10x17 21x14 6. 12-16
19x12 7.
11-15 18x11 8. 9x27 32x23 9. 7x16 25-22 10. 6-10 22-18 11. 2-7 29-25 12. 5-9
25-21 13. 1-5
30-26 14. 10-14 {(7-11 is a black win)} 26-22 15. 16-19 23x16 16. 14x23 22-18
17. 7-10
28-24 18. 20x27 31x24 19. 23-27 24-19 20. 27-31 18-15 21. 10-14 16-11 {Drawn}
1/2-1/2
White: Kenneth Grover (55 minutes)
OFF: 10, 22
Opening: 10-14, 24-20
[Date "1969-11-28"]
[Black "Banks Off 10 Move 10-14"]
[White "Grover Off 22 Move 24-20"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "B:W32,31,30,29,28,27,26,25,23,21,20:B12,11,10,9,8,6,5,4,3,2,1."]
1. 11-15 25-22 2. 9-13 23-18 3. 8-11 27-23 4. 5-9 28-24 5. 10-14 23-19 6. 14x23
19x10 7.
6x15 26x10 8. 2-6 31-26 9. 6x15 26-23 10. 3-7 23-18 11. 1-5 32-28 12. 12-16
24-19 13. 16x23
20-16 14. 11x20 18x2 15. 23-27 21-17 16. 27-32 29-25 17. 32-27 {Drawn} 1/2-1/2
White: Newell Banks (43 minutes)
OFF: 10, 22
Opening: 10-14, 24-20
[Date "1969-11-28"]
[Black "Grover Off 10 Move 10-14"]
[White "Banks Off 22 Move 24-20"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "B:W32,31,30,29,28,27,26,25,23,21,20:B12,11,10,9,8,6,5,4,3,2,1."]
1. 11-15 25-22 2. 9-13 23-18 3. 8-11 27-23 4. 5-9 28-24 5. 10-14 23-19 6. 14x23
19x10 7.
6x15 26x10 8. 2-6 31-26 9. 6x15 26-23 10. 3-7 23-18 11. 1-5 30-26 12. 9-14 18x9
13. 5x14
26-23 14. 4-8 23-19 15. 15-18 22x15 16. 11x18 19-15 17. 18-23 15-10 18. 7-11
10-7 19.
23-26 24-19 20. 26-31 7-3 21. 31-26 32-28 22. 26-23 29-25 23. 23x16 3-7 24.
14-18 28-24
25. 18-23 24-19 26. 23-26 19-15 27. 11x18 20x4 {Drawn}1/2-1/2
White: Newell Banks (24 minutes)
OFF: 10, 27
Opening: 12-16, 24-19
White: Kenneth Grover (58minutes)
OFF: 10, 27
Opening: 12-16, 24-19
White: Kenneth Grover (55
minutes)
OFF: 10,
27
Opening: 10-14, 23-19
White: Newell Banks (15minutes)
OFF: 10, 27
Opening: 10-14, 23-19
White: Newell Banks (23
minutes)
OFF: 12,
25
Opening: 11-15, 22-17
White: Newell Banks (23 minutes)
OFF: 12, 25
Opening: 11-15, 22-17
White: Kenneth Grover (58
minutes)
OFF: 7, 25
Opening: 11-16, 22-18
White: Newell Banks (21 minutes)
OFF: 7, 25
Opening: 11-16, 22-18
White: Newell Banks (25 minutes)
OFF: 9, 21
Opening: 10-15, 24-20
White: Kenneth Grover (56 minutes)
OFF: 9,
21
Opening: 10-15, 24-20
White: Kenneth Grover (46
minutes)
OFF: 5,
26
Opening: 09-13,
22-18
White: Newell Banks (35 minutes)
OFF: 5, 26
Opening: 09-13, 22-18
White: Newell Banks (15
minutes)
OFF: 8, 28
Opening: 11-16, 22-18
White: Kenneth Grover (48
minutes)
OFF: 8,
28
Opening: 11-16, 22-18
White: Kenneth Grover (53
minutes)
OFF: 11, 25
Opening: 11-15, 24-19
White: Newell Banks (36
minutes)
OFF: 11,
25
Opening: 11-15, 24-19
White: Newell banks (42
minutes)
OFF: 7, 23
Opening: 09-14, 24-20
White: Kenneth Grover (55
minutes)
OFF: 7, 23
Opening: 09-14, 24-20