Re: Harold Israel
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:42 am
I expect the grading system, then or now, means little to Helen. Instead, to illustrate James's contention that Harold Israel was a little below master level, here are a couple of match results, sourced from the unpublished Wade biography. To help Helen get her bearings: RG Wade was an International Master; furthermore, in the 1950s Middlesex had won the county championship more times than all other counties combined. It should be apparent that Harold Israel was more than useful.
Unfortunately this forum does not support tables, hence the messy layout.
18 December 1948
Amboyna Shield Match — Middlesex versus Hertfordshire
Bd. Middlesex Score Hertfordshire
1 Dr. O Friedmann 1–0 default
2 RG Wade 1–0 HC Lewis
3 EG Sergeant 1–0 M Rumney
4 J Stone 1–0 H Warren
5 W Veitch 0–1 WEB Pryer
6 H Israel 1–0 default
7 SH Crockett 1–0 SW Dickens
8 M Blaine 1–0 J Hakannson
9 JM Bee 1–0 Mrs. Wheelwright
10 Dr. SP Schotz 1–0 H Jacobson
11 L Derby 1–0 W Walker
12 R Speirs ½–½ CA Bunce
13 SON Hawes 1–0 C Hardman
14 C Jahn ½–½ FW Daniel
15 Default 0–1 E Michalowicz
16 JE Redon 1–0 F Hart
17 TI Casswell 0–1 H Palmer
18 A Philpott 1–0 HG Arnold
19 D Leslie ½–½ HE Hills
20 L Walls 0–1 P Shapiro
21 TDS Nichols 0–1 RPF Rickard
22 WS Wallis 0–1 K Cohn
23 FA Richardson 1–0 Major Oliver
24 M Henley 1–0 Peter Bunce
25 W Whitaker 1–0 H Green
26 CE Williams 1–0 PW Chapman
27 GP Kitchener 1–0 HJ Bee
28 KGP Gunnell 1–0 default
29 W Henderson 0–1 TD Hyde
30 SJ Steer 0–1 AE Webb
31 AF Stammwitz 0–1 Eric Leyns
32 LWebster 1–0 JA Jepps
33 RHC Chamberlain 0–1 Spencer Palmer
34 Leo Stephens 1–0 I Falkin
35 HR Holmes 1–0 EJ Leyns
36 AC Sutton 1–0 default
37 Dr. AS Thorley 1–0 default
38 JR Hammond 1–0 A de Feu
39 HD Hancock ½–½ H Bellamy
40 GH Slater 1–0 F Koert
41 G Schindler (sub) 0–1 W Perceval
42 WG McAlpine 1–0 PL Page
43 DES Romer 1–0 TH Jarratt
44 JA MacAlpine ½–½ EH Davis
45 Miss M Henniker-Heaton 1–0 RH Owen
46 TAR Ayers 1–0 default
47 TWS Sheldrake 1–0 HD France
48 D Besso 1–0 default
49 WJ Charters 1–0 default
50 S/Ldr NC Jacobs 1–0 H Dobson
36½–13½
16 June 1955
BCF Counties Championship (final)
Middlesex — Yorkshire
Bd. Middlesex Grade Col. Score Yorkshire Grade Opening
1 JA Fuller 2b B 1–0 MJ Haygarth 3b Sicilian Defence
2 RG Wade 2a W ½–½ D Paffley 3a Nimzo Indian Def.
3 H Israel 3a B 1–0 JE Povey 4a Sicilian Defence
4 E Brown 3a W ½–½ DM Andrew 3b Ruy Lopez
5 NA Perkins 3b B 1–0 JH Beaty 4a Slav Defence
6 N Honan W ½–½ JE Littlewood Nimzo Indian Def.
7 JM Bee 4a B 1–0 HM Ewans Reti Opening
8 R Speirs W ½–½ DG Tranter 4b English Opening
9 J Poole 5a B 0–1 EG Berg 4a French Defence
10 DJ Collins 5b W ½–½ GW Moses Nimzo Indian Def.
11 JE Redon B ½–½ D Smith 5a King’s Indian Def.
12 FE Tinworth W 1–0 A Rivlin 4b Nimzo Indian Def.
13 M Sobkowski B ½–½ I Goldberg 3b King’s Indian Def.
14 AF Stammwitz W ½–½ B Petkevich Colle System
9–5
There are some games that appear to be played by Harold Israel available on http://www.chesslab.com/PositionSearch.html . To judge from them, Harold Israel liked tactical slugfests, but was no opening theoretician: he played the Ruy Lopez Exchange Deferred, the Closed Sicilian and the Kings Gambit when White. Sometimes he essayed 1.d4 too.
More games can be found on http://www.365chess.com/players/H._Israel . Taking care to select the right Israel. There is a draw against a former British Champion that can be viewed on http://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=2518824 .
In addition to what is available there, I also have the end fragment of another game against RG Wade.
Unfortunately this forum does not support tables, hence the messy layout.
18 December 1948
Amboyna Shield Match — Middlesex versus Hertfordshire
Bd. Middlesex Score Hertfordshire
1 Dr. O Friedmann 1–0 default
2 RG Wade 1–0 HC Lewis
3 EG Sergeant 1–0 M Rumney
4 J Stone 1–0 H Warren
5 W Veitch 0–1 WEB Pryer
6 H Israel 1–0 default
7 SH Crockett 1–0 SW Dickens
8 M Blaine 1–0 J Hakannson
9 JM Bee 1–0 Mrs. Wheelwright
10 Dr. SP Schotz 1–0 H Jacobson
11 L Derby 1–0 W Walker
12 R Speirs ½–½ CA Bunce
13 SON Hawes 1–0 C Hardman
14 C Jahn ½–½ FW Daniel
15 Default 0–1 E Michalowicz
16 JE Redon 1–0 F Hart
17 TI Casswell 0–1 H Palmer
18 A Philpott 1–0 HG Arnold
19 D Leslie ½–½ HE Hills
20 L Walls 0–1 P Shapiro
21 TDS Nichols 0–1 RPF Rickard
22 WS Wallis 0–1 K Cohn
23 FA Richardson 1–0 Major Oliver
24 M Henley 1–0 Peter Bunce
25 W Whitaker 1–0 H Green
26 CE Williams 1–0 PW Chapman
27 GP Kitchener 1–0 HJ Bee
28 KGP Gunnell 1–0 default
29 W Henderson 0–1 TD Hyde
30 SJ Steer 0–1 AE Webb
31 AF Stammwitz 0–1 Eric Leyns
32 LWebster 1–0 JA Jepps
33 RHC Chamberlain 0–1 Spencer Palmer
34 Leo Stephens 1–0 I Falkin
35 HR Holmes 1–0 EJ Leyns
36 AC Sutton 1–0 default
37 Dr. AS Thorley 1–0 default
38 JR Hammond 1–0 A de Feu
39 HD Hancock ½–½ H Bellamy
40 GH Slater 1–0 F Koert
41 G Schindler (sub) 0–1 W Perceval
42 WG McAlpine 1–0 PL Page
43 DES Romer 1–0 TH Jarratt
44 JA MacAlpine ½–½ EH Davis
45 Miss M Henniker-Heaton 1–0 RH Owen
46 TAR Ayers 1–0 default
47 TWS Sheldrake 1–0 HD France
48 D Besso 1–0 default
49 WJ Charters 1–0 default
50 S/Ldr NC Jacobs 1–0 H Dobson
36½–13½
16 June 1955
BCF Counties Championship (final)
Middlesex — Yorkshire
Bd. Middlesex Grade Col. Score Yorkshire Grade Opening
1 JA Fuller 2b B 1–0 MJ Haygarth 3b Sicilian Defence
2 RG Wade 2a W ½–½ D Paffley 3a Nimzo Indian Def.
3 H Israel 3a B 1–0 JE Povey 4a Sicilian Defence
4 E Brown 3a W ½–½ DM Andrew 3b Ruy Lopez
5 NA Perkins 3b B 1–0 JH Beaty 4a Slav Defence
6 N Honan W ½–½ JE Littlewood Nimzo Indian Def.
7 JM Bee 4a B 1–0 HM Ewans Reti Opening
8 R Speirs W ½–½ DG Tranter 4b English Opening
9 J Poole 5a B 0–1 EG Berg 4a French Defence
10 DJ Collins 5b W ½–½ GW Moses Nimzo Indian Def.
11 JE Redon B ½–½ D Smith 5a King’s Indian Def.
12 FE Tinworth W 1–0 A Rivlin 4b Nimzo Indian Def.
13 M Sobkowski B ½–½ I Goldberg 3b King’s Indian Def.
14 AF Stammwitz W ½–½ B Petkevich Colle System
9–5
There are some games that appear to be played by Harold Israel available on http://www.chesslab.com/PositionSearch.html . To judge from them, Harold Israel liked tactical slugfests, but was no opening theoretician: he played the Ruy Lopez Exchange Deferred, the Closed Sicilian and the Kings Gambit when White. Sometimes he essayed 1.d4 too.
More games can be found on http://www.365chess.com/players/H._Israel . Taking care to select the right Israel. There is a draw against a former British Champion that can be viewed on http://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=2518824 .
In addition to what is available there, I also have the end fragment of another game against RG Wade.