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1986: World Championship

Candidates Tournament

This was the inaugural World Championship, so all of the contenders were all gathered for a large round robin playoff. At this stage, 8x8 Trax was played, because unlimited size Trax had not been played significantly before. The top two players were then selected for the Challenge Match.

client

P Dench vs  A Butterfield   (14 turns)
@0/ B1\ B2\ B3\ C2/ B0\ D3+ @1\ A0\ A4/
@4/ E2/ E1/ D6\

client

D Bailey vs  A Jefferies   (16 turns)
@0/ @1/ A0/ @2+ A3+ @2+ C0+ C0\ E4/ E5+
B0/ D3/ A1+ E1/ F4\ D0/

client

 S Adamson   vs G Mortlock (14 turns)
@0/ @1/ A0/ A0+ B1+ @3+ C0+ D2\ @4/ @4+
C1\ B2/ C5\ Resign

client

L Cunningham vs  G Hodges   (16 turns)
@0+ B1+ A0/ A3/ C2/ C0+ @2/ D0\ E1\ C0/
B1+ F1/ C0/ F5\ F6\ G4/

client

T Jefferies vs  P Gray   (28 turns)
@0/ A2/ @1/ A2/ @2\ C3/ A3+ @2+ D0/ E4+
E5\ B2+ F5/ D6\ E0\ F4+ G3\ A6\ H4\ H5\
A1\ D8\ H3/ E7+ G6+ G7+ H7\ H8\

client

D Smith vs T Preston (29 turns)
@0+ @1+ A0/ A3/ C1\ C0+ @2/ A1/ @2/ B5+
A0\ @3/ G2+ G1/ @2+ B1\ C7\ H0\ F2+ D1+
H5\ H6\ F6+ F7\ G8\ A1+ A6/ H8+ E1+

client

 A Butterfield   vs A Jefferies (22 turns)
@0/ @1/ A2/ C1+ A0/ B1/ @3/ A4/ @3+ @1/
F5\ G2\ D6/ C0+ G7+ @1/ F8+ A2+ A3/ B5+
B6/ Resign

client

G Mortlock vs  D Bailey   (10 turns)
@0/ @1/ B2/ B0+ C2/ C4\ D2/ A4/ B5\ @2/

client

L Cunningham vs  S Adamson   (19 turns)
@0+ @1+ B0\ A3/ B0+ C3+ B0+ A1\ @1\ A4+
C0+ D1/ @4+ C0/ C0/ F3\ F4\ F5+ Resign

client

 G Hodges   vs T Jefferies (20 turns)
@0/ A0/ B1/ C1\ B0/ A0/ @2\ D4+ A5\ A1\
A0\ @5+ @4/ @3+ H4+ A5+ C7+ B7/ B0+ Resign

client

P Dench vs  D Smith   (16 turns)
@0/ B1\ B2\ C1\ C0\ A1+ C0/ D3+ A4/ A5/
@3+ F3\ F4\ F5+ B6/ G4\

client

P Gray vs T Preston (31 turns)
@0/ A0/ B1/ C2+ A3/ @1\ A0\ @4\ A5\ D1\
F3\ F5+ A1+ A0\ C7+ A0/ B2+ @6+ H5+ H7\
H8\ A8/ A1+ D1+ A2+ G4+ F3+ G2\ G1+ H2\
E1+

client

G Mortlock vs  A Butterfield   (18 turns)
@0/ B1/ B0\ @2/ B3\ D1\ C0+ A5/ @4\ D5\
D6\ F2\ C2+ G6\ D7\ G1/ H2/ G0\

client

 D Bailey   vs L Cunningham (17 turns)
@0/ @1/ A0/ A0+ A0\ @1\ A0\ @1\ A0\ @3/
@3+ A4+ E0+ F3\ A1\ B8+ @1/

client

 S Adamson   vs T Jefferies (19 turns)
@0/ A0/ @1/ A2/ C2/ @1+ B0\ @2/ A1/ D0+
B5+ @3+ D0+ A2\ @3/ G3\ E0+ H4+ E0+

client

T Preston vs G Hodges (28 turns)
@0/ B1+ B0+ @2/ A3/ @2\ A1\ E1+ D0+ D0\
A2/ B2+ F3\ G3\ @3+ F2+ C0\ B1\ A1+ C0+
E2+ F2/ E8+ G2+ G1/ H1/ G6+ G8+

client

D Smith vs P Gray (22 turns)
@0+ @1+ A0/ A3/ C1\ D1\ C3+ E2+ B4+ C0+
E1/ E0/ F3+ A2+ @2\ C1/ F0/ E0+ H2/ H1+
A2+ E8+

client

A Jefferies vs  P Dench   (25 turns)
@0/ A0/ B2/ B1/ B0+ C3/ A4\ D3\ D4+ C4/
E3\ F4\ F5\ A5\ C2/ F3+ C5+ E6/ D1/ D0/
E8/ D7/ @4/ H3\ Resign

client

 A Butterfield   vs L Cunningham (17 turns)
@0/ @1/ B0/ @1+ C0/ @2/ B0\ A1\ @3/ @3+
B5/ A5/ A6/ @3/ E7\ E0+ F7\

client

T Jefferies vs D Bailey (20 turns)
@0/ A0/ @1/ B0/ C1/ C4+ D4\ D5\ E5\ E6\
F3+ F0/ G1/ G7+ F0+ @3\ C2+ H5/ B5/ B7+

client

T Preston vs S Adamson (27 turns)
@0/ @1/ A0/ @1/ B3/ D3+ C4\ E3/ D4\ A2/
B5/ A3/ A0+ @4+ D7+ A0/ @1+ F3+ @4+ F2/
G1\ A5/ C6+ C7+ B7/ B8/ A8/

client

D Smith vs G Hodges (22 turns)
@0+ B1+ A0/ A3/ C1\ C0+ @2/ C0/ A6\ E2+
F2\ G2\ @6/ C7/ C2+ F4+ E5+ D0/ F1+ E7+
B2+ A1/

client

A Jefferies vs G Mortlock (18 turns)
@0/ @1/ B0/ A0+ @3/ C0\ B0/ B0/ D4+ C7\
D7+ B0\ A2/ E5/ A3/ @4+ @4/ H5/

client

P Dench vs  P Gray   (20 turns)
@0/ A2+ A3/ @3+ @2/ @2/ D0\ C2+ A1\ @1\
A0\ A4/ @3/ D0+ E7\ G5/ E0+ C1+ B8+ A8/

client

T Jefferies vs A Butterfield (20 turns)
@0/ B1/ B2\ C1/ B0\ @3\ C0\ D0\ B6\ D5\
E3\ A7+ @5\ E6\ F7/ G5\ E8+ C3+ B2+ G6+

client

D Bailey vs  T Preston   (24 turns)
@0+ @1+ @1\ A0\ B0\ B0+ C1+ B0\ D4+ A2/
@2/ @5/ A6/ B0+ A2\ @6/ B8\ C7+ H6\ F7\
F8\ G3+ H3/ H2/

client

S Adamson vs D Smith (23 turns)
@0/ B1\ A2/ C1\ A0/ B0+ D3+ C0+ C5\ A6/
B6+ @3\ A2\ @2\ B1/ @6+ C7\ E8\ F8\ G8\
@6/ B8/ A5\

client

 P Gray   vs G Hodges (12 turns)
@0/ B1/ B0/ C1\ @1/ C3+ D2\ A3\ E1/ E0/
E4\ Resign

client

L Cunningham vs  A Jefferies   (13 turns)
@0+ @1+ B0\ A3+ B0\ A5/ A6+ @5\ A2+ C6+
B7/ D3\ Resign

client

 G Mortlock   vs P Dench (23 turns)
@0/ A2+ A3/ @3+ @2/ @2/ D0\ C2+ A1\ @1\
A0\ @2/ B3+ A3/ D6+ @4/ A5/ B0\ A1\ A0+
F2/ G2/ E1+

client

 A Butterfield   vs T Preston (19 turns)
@0/ A0/ B1/ A0\ @3/ @2+ A1\ A0+ @1\ E5+
F4\ G4\ G5\ G6\ E0/ F3+ E0/ F1+ D8+

client

D Smith vs D Bailey (27 turns)
@0+ A2\ B1+ B0/ @2/ C0+ C0/ B2+ D3+ D1/
@4+ F2+ @3/ A2+ C1+ D0\ @4/ F7\ G7\ H7+
H8\ E7+ G1+ H1/ B6\ D8\ C8+

client

 P Gray   vs S Adamson (22 turns)
@0/ @1/ B0/ @1/ D2/ B0+ @2\ E1+ A3/ @3/
C4+ D4+ F5/ F0/ C1+ B1\ G3\ E6+ E7/ D6/
F0/ Resign

client

 G Hodges   vs P Dench (15 turns)
@0/ @1/ A2/ C1/ B0+ C0\ @2\ A1\ C0/ E5\
E6\ C0+ @2/ @1+ Win

client

 A Jefferies   vs T Jefferies (17 turns)
@0/ A0/ B1/ A0\ @1+ A3/ @3/ @3+ E4\ F4+
B5/ A5/ A6/ @6/ F7+ G1\ G6+

client

 G Mortlock   vs L Cunningham (17 turns)
@0/ @1+ @1\ A0\ B3\ B4\ B5\ D3+ D6/ A5+
@5\ C0/ E8\ F8+ F5/ B7+ G7+

client

D Smith vs A Butterfield (24 turns)
@0+ @1\ C1\ A0\ A0+ C2+ A0+ C5+ B6\ A5+
@5/ E4\ A1/ @1/ C0/ D2/ G4/ G3/ G2/ F1+
H5\ H6\ H7\ E0/

client

D Bailey vs P Gray (22 turns)
@0/ A2/ B2/ B1/ B3+ C1/ A4\ B5/ A6\ @3+
D0/ E4+ B0+ A2/ @5/ @6\ A4+ A3+ @4+ G7\
H6+ A2/

client

S Adamson vs  G Hodges   (20 turns)
@0/ A0/ B2/ A3+ @3+ B4+ A1/ B5+ D2+ C4+
@3+ F2\ C0/ C7+ D7/ B6\ B0+ A2/ D1\ Win

client

T Preston vs A Jefferies (25 turns)
@0/ A0/ B2/ B3/ C3/ @1\ A0\ A0+ @2/ @2/
C0/ D1/ D0/ E4+ B6+ F1\ B1\ E8/ F4\ D8/
A6/ @2\ G2+ @2\ A5/

client

T Jefferies vs G Mortlock (20 turns)
@0/ @1/ A0/ A0/ A4/ C3/ @3+ C1/ A0\ @3+
E1+ F5\ E6/ B6\ D0+ F4+ A6/ F2+ G6+ H3+

client

P Dench vs  L Cunningham   (20 turns)
@0/ @1+ @1\ A0\ @1\ A0\ E2\ D4+ @3/ A4/
@4/ C0+ @3+ B1\ A6\ D5+ F0+ F7\ B1\ D8\

client

A Butterfield vs P Gray (24 turns)
@0/ A0/ @2/ A0/ C2/ @2/ D1+ A3+ D0+ E2+
D5\ E3+ F2\ A1+ @2\ @2\ A1\ A0\ E7+ E1+
E8\ G8+ H7+ G2/

client

G Hodges vs D Bailey (23 turns)
@0/ A2/ @2/ C2+ A3/ D1\ C4\ D4\ E1\ A0\
@1\ G2\ @1/ A2/ D6+ C0+ G2+ B7+ F1+ D8\
H1+ B8/ A8/

client

 S Adamson   vs P Dench (7 turns)
@0/ @1/ B0/ @2/ B0+ A0/ @3+

client

A Jefferies vs  D Smith   (22 turns)
@0/ B1\ A2/ @1/ B0+ C1+ A3/ D2\ D3+ D4/
C5\ E2+ E5\ D6/ F2\ B6/ C7\ @3+ A4+ A6/
G6/ A7\

client

T Preston vs G Mortlock (23 turns)
@0/ @1/ A0/ C2/ C3\ D3\ C4\ A0/ A6/ @4\
@5+ A6/ A7+ @4/ @6+ B7/ B3\ A4+ F2+ B2+
A2\ D0+ B2+

client

L Cunningham vs  T Jefferies   (16 turns)
@0+ B1+ C1/ C0/ B0+ @3\ C4\ E2/ E0+ F5+
F6\ G6\ G7\ G3/ G2/ H4\

client

G Hodges vs  A Butterfield   (20 turns)
@0/ A2/ @2/ A3/ C2+ @3/ D4+ @1+ B0\ B6+
C7+ D8/ @3+ @3/ H3\ G8+ B2+ B5+ C6+ Win

client

 D Bailey   vs S Adamson (19 turns)
@0+ @1+ A2\ A0\ A0\ @2\ C5/ @2+ A1+ E4+
B0/ D2/ B0/ C8\ @4/ C6+ G6\ G5+ Win

client

P Gray vs A Jefferies (23 turns)
@0/ @1/ B0/ A0+ @3/ B4+ D3\ B0/ B0/ @4+
F5+ E3+ G4+ B2+ @2\ C0\ B1\ A1+ B0+ A1\
H4+ G8\ H8\

client

G Mortlock vs D Smith (23 turns)
@0/ B1\ A2/ @1/ B3\ C3\ C4\ D1\ B0+ A5+
C6\ @4\ C0\ A1+ @4/ B0+ A1\ @4+ H4\ G3+
B7+ A7/ G2+

client

L Cunningham vs  T Preston   (27 turns)
@0+ @1+ B0\ A3/ C1\ A4+ A5/ @2+ B0/ @3\
A2\ E0/ F3+ @3\ A2\ B1+ D8\ E6\ G5+ G7+
E8+ C7+ B6+ B7+ A7/ A8/ Resign

client

T Jefferies vs P Dench (19 turns)
@0/ @1/ A0/ B1/ A3+ @3+ B4\ D4+ E3\ D0\
F1\ A1\ A0\ @5/ E1\ D0/ F8/ G8+ @4+

client

 A Butterfield   vs S Adamson (18 turns)
@0/ B1\ B2\ B3+ C2/ A0/ B5/ A4/ @4/ A5/
@5/ D6+ F3\ E4+ @1+ C0/ G3+ Resign

client

P Dench vs  D Bailey   (24 turns)
@0/ @1/ A2/ C2+ A3/ @2+ E3+ E4\ D5+ F3+
E1+ E0/ F1/ G1+ E0+ H4\ G5+ B8+ A6+ C2+
G1/ H1/ D8\ F8+

client

 A Jefferies   vs G Hodges (14 turns)
@0/ B1+ A2\ C1\ C2\ D2\ A3+ D4+ C5+ E1/
E0/ F3\ F4\ Resign

client

P Gray vs  G Mortlock   (17 turns)
@0/ @1/ B0/ @1+ C0/ D2+ E1+ E0/ E4+ D0\
C1\ @1+ C0/ F0+ G1/ B8\ Resign

client

D Smith vs L Cunningham (19 turns)
@0+ @1/ C1/ A2/ A3+ D1/ D0/ E2\ E3\ A5\
D0/ C6\ A7\ @4/ G1+ C0+ B1\ H2\ D8+

client

T Preston vs  T Jefferies   (12 turns)
@0/ A0+ @1/ C1+ B3/ B4/ B5+ A4\ B0/ C6+
D4+ B7\

client

 D Bailey   vs A Butterfield (9 turns)
@0/ A2/ A0/ @2\ B0/ C2/ A5\ @4/ Win

client

 S Adamson   vs A Jefferies (20 turns)
@0/ @1/ A2/ A3\ @3\ C3+ D1/ E1+ A0\ @1\
E0/ F2+ C0\ A5+ @2/ G7\ @3/ A4/ G0/ Resign

client

 G Hodges   vs G Mortlock (10 turns)
@0/ @1/ A2/ C2+ A3/ @2+ @1+ A0\ A0\ Resign

client

L Cunningham vs  P Gray   (18 turns)
@0+ B1+ B0\ A3/ A4+ @2+ @2/ @2/ E0\ D0/
F3\ E6+ E7\ G5\ G6\ G1+ E8/ H3\

client

T Jefferies vs D Smith (16 turns)
@0/ B1\ A2/ @1/ B0/ B0+ A4+ D2+ E3/ D4+
F3/ @1\ A0+ C1/ C0/ B7/

client

T Preston vs  P Dench   (21 turns)
@0/ A0/ B2/ B1/ A0+ @3/ C4\ D1\ E3+ D4\
F3/ G2\ G4/ @2+ B0\ B6/ A6/ E7\ F7\ B8/
Resign

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