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It is getting more and more difficult to find new ideas in theory, and for this reason one must admire those masters who are able to direct the game according to their original imagination and avoid the commonplace. One of these masters is
Suttles, who has been called the Canadian Nimzovich. His wife
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Suttles was the leader in the group of young masters mentored by
Macskasy. The players fought each other over-the-board, but they also collaborated and learned from each other, and employed original playing styles to largely dominate Canadian chess for the better part of a decade. Other group members
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The taciturn
Suttles is notorious for the most eccentric style in current chess – what might be called "outlandish hypermodernism." Not only does he develop his bishops on the wings, he also frequently sends his knights to the edges of the board too. If one can speak of antecedents for Suttles, it
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from the mid-1960s, showing that the line, which had previously been regarded with skepticism, was a fully playable universal defence against any White opening move. The line was dubbed The Rat, after the Black fianchettoed
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Olympiad. However, he was denied the title on the basis of a technicality, namely that he had played (and won) one more than the required number of games in the event. Instead, Suttles settled for the
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While taking a break from over-the-board chess, Suttles won a major international correspondence chess tournament, the
Heilimo Memorial, played from 1978–1981. Awarded the title of
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Dobrila tells me that Duncan has no chess books at home, but this does not mean that he is unprepared for his opponents. He takes the time before each game to go over his systems.
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1963, finishing just above the middle of the strongest and youngest field yet seen in a
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Larsen was the Chess Oscar winner for 1967, so this win was perhaps the biggest so far for the young Canadian.
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Duncan Suttles vs Kevin Spraggett, Canadian Open, Ottawa 1973, Sicilian Defence, Closed Variation (B26), 1–0
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Milan Matulovic vs Duncan Suttles, Sousse Interzonal 1967, Modern Defence, Averbakh Variation (A42), 0–1
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to unusual squares, and sudden eruption of tactics – are illustrated in the games listed below.
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Suttles subtly undermines Kavalek's classical opening with an impressive pawn roller at the end.
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Reshevsky was the epitome of orthodoxy in chess, so this game is a fascinating clash of styles.
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Duncan Suttles vs Borislav Ivkov, Belgrade 1969, Modern / Hungarian Opening (A00), 1–0
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Miles, after losing this game, would go on to use the variation himself with success.
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Duncan Suttles vs Pal Benko, Hastings 1973–74, Modern / Hungarian Opening (A00), 1–0
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Walter Browne vs Duncan Suttles, U.S. Open, Chicago 1973, Modern Defence (B06), 0–1
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Ken Rogoff vs Duncan Suttles, Canadian Open, Ottawa 1973, Modern Defence (B06), 0–1
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Championship in 1963 and 1966. In his second Closed, he scored 8½ from 15 games at
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Duncan Suttles vs Tony Miles, Vancouver 1981, Modern/Hungarian Opening (A00), 1–0
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discussed Suttles' games and the strategy of the Rat in their book-length study,
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Duncan Suttles vs Samuel Reshevsky, Lone Pine 1975, English Opening (A26), 1–0
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Lubomir Kavalek vs Duncan Suttles, Nice Olympiad 1974, Pirc Defence (B08), 0–1
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Karl Robatsch vs Duncan Suttles, Nice Olympiad 1974, Modern Defence (A41), 0–1
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Hans-Joachim Hecht vs Duncan Suttles, Belgrade 1969, Modern Defence (B06), 0–1
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Yasser Seirawan vs Duncan Suttles, Vancouver 1981, English Opening (A21), 0–1
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Larry Evans vs Duncan Suttles, San Antonio 1972, Modern Defence (B06), 0–1
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Suttles shows that he is still one of the world's best with the Modern.
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player profile and list of selected games, Canadian Chess Hall of Fame
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Student Olympiad 1971: 1st board, 6½/11, +6 −4 =1, team bronze;
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1410:"Chess: Outlandish or Not, Suttles aims at a Grandmastership"
1045:"Chess: Korchnoi-Suttles Game Was A Grand Style Cliff-Hanger"
1019:"World Chess Championship: 1967 Sousse Interzonal Tournament"
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Pal Benko vs Duncan Suttles, Boston 1964, Modern Defence, 1–0
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At 18, Suttles was chosen for the Canadian Olympiad team in
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Suttles was 15 when made his first appearance in the Closed
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1073:"Chess: Suttles and Smyslov Draw After Complex Middle Game"
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in the last round. Suttles placed clear second in the 1974
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in 1967. He finally achieved the grandmaster title at the
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Raugust, Paul (1974-07-19). "World chess title gambits".
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The five-time US champion gets schooled in the new ways.
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1488:"The play of Duncan Suttles shows how it's done"
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233:. He did win the B final, however, ahead of
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1721:Great Players of the Past: Duncan Suttles.
1715:Interview with Duncan Suttles, Grandmaster
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781:"28 Executives Who Are Excellent At Chess"
756:"Interview of Duncan Suttles, Grandmaster"
482:after 1.e4 e5. He occasionally played the
237:. He represented Canada in the qualifying
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1624:. Vol. 3. Chess'n Math Association.
1605:. Vol. 2. Chess'n Math Association.
1151:OlimpBase: The Encyclopedia of Team Chess
1099:"Palma de Mallorca Interzonal Tournament"
987:OlimpBase: The Encyclopedia of Team Chess
890:The Gijon International Chess Tournaments
471:which kept dodging around in its holes.
221:Suttles represented Canada at the Junior
1620:Harper, Bruce; Seirawan, Yasser (2008).
1601:Harper, Bruce; Seirawan, Yasser (2008).
1578:Harper, Bruce; Seirawan, Yasser (2008).
1435:Saidy, Anthony; Lessing, Norman (1974).
1288:"Vancouver International Chess Congress"
1123:"Duncan Suttles - Men's Chess Olympiads"
807:Harper, Bruce; Seirawan, Yasser (2008).
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957:"What ever happened to Duncan Suttles?"
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1172:"The chess odyssey of Duncan Suttles"
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292:: 1st reserve, 5½/10, +4 −2 =3;
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322:: 1st board, 9½/17, +6 −4 =7;
310:: 2nd board, 8/16, +3 −3 =10;
298:: 4th board, 10/18, +8 −5 =5;
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574:The Batsford Encyclopedia of Chess
340:: 1st board, 5/11, +4 −5 =2.
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334:: 2nd board, 3/8, +2 −4 =2;
1676:rating and tournament record at
1559:Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess
1383:"Admirers call Suttles a genius"
754:Jamal, Suleman (February 1994).
404:Canadian Open Chess Championship
374:Canadian Open Chess Championship
176:Canadian Open Chess Championship
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2018:Sportspeople from San Francisco
1952:Category:Canadian chess players
1170:Omelusik, N. E. (Autumn 1972),
184:World Junior Chess Championship
2038:Naturalized citizens of Canada
954:Berry, Jonathan (1980-07-05).
363:San Antonio tournament of 1972
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135:(born 21 December 1945) is a
1983:American emigrants to Canada
1726:, video (47:48), March 2023
1691:player profile and games at
1513:Keene, Raymond, ed. (1998).
1450:Divinsky, Nathan J. (1990).
1407:Byrne, Robert (1972-12-17).
1380:Harper, Bruce (1974-12-20).
729:Day, Lawrence (2008-07-08).
392:U.S. Open Chess Championship
2033:Canadian software engineers
2023:Sportspeople from Vancouver
1711:Chessmetrics player profile
1517:Learn from the Grandmasters
1485:Mulgrew, Ian (2008-03-08).
1260:"In the Arena: Venice 1974"
1228:"Record US Open in Chicago"
1070:Horowitz, Al (1970-12-10).
1042:Horowitz, Al (1968-01-04).
811:. Chess'n Math Association.
709:Learn from the Grandmasters
380:1973. He also won the 1973
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160:Canadian Chess Championship
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1947:List of chess grandmasters
1678:Chess Federation of Canada
893:. McFarland. p. 189.
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1258:Benko, Pal (1975-02-01).
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915:"Fischer's Seventh Title"
735:The Canadian Encyclopedia
498:from the late 1960s were
1584:Chess'n Math Association
1388:The Province (Vancouver)
1353:"A Personal Remembrance"
1351:Berry, Jonathan (2005).
446:to describe chess moves.
436:Playing style and legacy
243:World Chess Championship
223:World Chess Championship
1267:Chess Life & Review
1235:Chess Life & Review
462:Suttles championed the
2013:American chess players
2008:Canadian chess players
1933:Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux
1897:Thomas Roussel-Roozmon
1329:North, Robert (2005).
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1179:UBC Alumni Chronicle
611:Yugoslav Grandmaster
457:hypermodern openings
357:title earned at the
355:International Master
1553:Harry Golombek, ed.
851:BC Chess Federation
595:Notable chess games
412:Ljubomir Ljubojević
1993:Chess Grandmasters
1871:Pascal Charbonneau
1662:player details at
1437:The World of Chess
1316:The Modern Defence
581:Chess on the Edge.
559:The World of Chess
553:The Modern Defence
547:Raymond Keene and
506:, and Robert Zuk.
478:, and the baroque
444:algebraic notation
442:This section uses
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1631:978-1-895525-17-5
1622:Chess on the Edge
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1580:Chess on the Edge
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1006:Chess on the Edge
942:Chess on the Edge
900:978-1-4766-7659-3
875:Chess on the Edge
809:Chess on the Edge
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359:Sousse Interzonal
338:Thessaloniki 1984
277:Olympiad stalwart
271:Palma de Mallorca
217:Represents Canada
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367:Tigran Petrosian
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