Jonathan Penrose, Corr GM, IM:

Here is a game in which he defeated Tal, the only Brit to beat a world champ since 1899. I have the game posted but would like to do it up right in the player people are using here. How do you do that from here?:

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.Nge2 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.h3 Nbd7 12.f4 Re8 13.Ng3 c4 14.Bc2 Nc5 15.Qf3 Nfd7 16.Be3 b5 17.axb5 Rb8 18.Qf2 axb5 19.e5 dxe5 20.f5 Bb7 21.Rad1 Ba8 22.Nce4 Na4 23.Bxa4 bxa4 24.fxg6 fxg6 25.Qf7+ Kh8 26.Nc5 Qa7 27.Qxd7 Qxd7 28.Nxd7 Rxb2 29.Nb6 Rb3 30.Nxc4 Rd8 31.d6 Rc3 32.Rc1 Rxc1 33.Rxc1 Bd5 34.Nb6 Bb3 35.Ne4 h6 36.d7 Bf8 37.Rc8 Be7 38.Bc5 Bh4 39.g3 (1-0)

This game was played in 1960. Jonathan is brother to the mathematician genius Roger Penrose.

Originally posted by sonhouse
Here is a game in which he defeated Tal, the only Brit to beat a world champ since 1899. I have the game posted but would like to do it up right in the player people are using here. How do you do that from here?:

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.Nge2 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.h3 Nbd7 12.f4 Re8 13.Ng3 c4 14.Bc2 Nc5 15.Qf3 ...[text shortened]...

This game was played in 1960. Jonathan is brother to the mathematician genius Roger Penrose.

Just place the [ pgn] tag before the game and the [/ pgn] (without the spaces) after the game.

Hi

A famous and really quite brilliant game.

Everytime someone in the following two decades played a brilliant sac win.
The British press always seem to add '....shades of Penrose-Tal.'

I recall writing something about is 1980 and quoted at least 3 examples.
Of course it then rained dog's abuse and I received some pretty festy letters.

"This is good fun." I thought and I've been writing and winding up ever since.

Jonathan's younger brother, Oliver, still plays in the Edinburgh chess league.
Here is a pic from last month.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=392

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi

A famous and really quite brilliant game.

Everytime someone in the following two decades played a brilliant sac win.
The British press always seem to add '....shades of Penrose-Tal.'

I recall writing something about is 1980 and quoted at least 3 examples.
Of course it then rained dog's abuse and I received some pretty festy letters.

"Thi ...[text shortened]... a pic from last month.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=392

How strong is Ollie?

I'd say he is still over 2100. Very solid, never blunders.
Over reach (or set him an opening trap) 🙁 and you lose.

He is 81 now and in that game where I took the picture he
did beat Andrew Green who I think scored 5½ at last years Britsh Ch.

He won the Lothain Championship in 2009. And a few good players
go in for that.

A bit shy and modest at first but when you get him talking he has a sharp
sense of humour and loves talking chess.

His memory is not too bad either.

After that game v Green we were talking and I mentioned he beat
Leonard Barden in 1951 (the year I was born).

I then asked him what the opening was......5-6 secs....".Alpin Counter"....correct!

Originally posted by greenpawn34
I'd say he is still over 2100. Very solid, never blunders.
Over reach (or set him an opening trap) 🙁 and you lose.

He is 81 now and in that game where I took the picture he
did beat Andrew Green who I think scored 5½ at last years Britsh Ch.

He won the Lothain Championship in 2009. And a few good players
go in for that.

A bit shy and modest ...[text shortened]... born).

I then asked him what the opening was......5-6 secs....".Alpin Counter"....correct!

Dynamic family for sure! Like the Polgar's, eh. So what was he rated at his peak? Did Roger do OTB chess? I would think he would be more of a club player due to his extraordinary career, would not have left much time for tournaments.

What was Jonathan's rating at peak?

Sorry, I've now idea what JP's rating was or if his other brother was a good player.