Frank Parr (17 December 1918 – 28 December 2003) was an Englishchess player who was born in Wandsworth.[1][2] He was British Boys (Under 18) champion in 1935.[3]
Parr won the Hastings Premier in 1939/1940 with a score of 6/7, including five wins and two draws.[4] He played in uniform, having been called up for military service in 1939. This was his only Hastings Premier appearance, although he played in many Challengers' sections up to 2002/3.[2]
Parr was the British correspondence chess champion in 1948 (joint with Gabriel Wood), 1949 (joint with H Israel), 1950, and 1956.[1][2]
Parr played in 25 British Chess Championships from 1936 to 1991, compiling an overall score of 134½/275. He made his first appearance in the championship in 1936, taking fifth place with 6/11 including a victory over George Alan Thomas. In his second appearance in 1955 he scored 7½ with wins over Robert Wade and Jonathan Penrose. His best result was in 1956 when, after managing only a draw in the first two rounds, he won eight consecutive games before drawing with Leonard Barden in the last round to finish with 9/11. Although this score would have secured first place in most years, he took second a half point behind Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander despite having won their individual encounter in round eight.[2]
Parr was a traveling reserve member of the English team for the 1937 Anglo–Dutch match in Amsterdam, but he did not play. He scored 1½/2 on ninth board at the 1939 Anglo–Dutch match in The Hague.[2] He never held any FIDE or British Chess Federation titles.
The British Federation for Correspondence Chess introduced a Frank Parr Memorial Tournament in 2005. Held alongside it was the David Parr Memorial, dedicated to Frank's eldest son, another fine chess player who also died in 2003.[6]
Parr had a long chess career. He was known for his aggressive style and alertness to tactical possibilities.
The following game is his best-known, and he annotated it for British Chess Magazine. He had a tapestry made of one of the game's key positions, which he hung on the wall of his living room. Reinfeld and Chernev, in their Fireside Book of Chess, eulogize—"In the opinion of the writers, Parr's masterpiece has well-founded claims to being considered the finest attacking game of all time." After the final move they exclaim "One of the greatest combinative games on record!"
Frank Parr vs. George Wheatcroft, City of London Chess Club Championship 1938, Neo-Grünfeld Defence[7][8] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3 0-0 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. 0-0 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5? 12. d5! Ne7 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Nc3 Qa5 15. Qb3 e4?! 16. Nxe4! Nxd5 After 16...Bxa1 17.Rxa1 Nxd5 18.Rd1! White has too many threats. 17. Rac1 Be6 18. Rc5 Qb6 19. Rb5! Qa6 20. Nc5! Nxe3?! 21. Nxe6! Nxf1 Now Black intends to meet 22.Nxg7 with 22...Nd2! 22. Ng5!! Nd2 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Bd5!! Threatening 25.Qg8+! Rxg8 26.Nf7#. h6 25. Bb2! Again threatening mate; Black cannot play 25...Bxb2 because of 26.Qh7#. Rg8 26. Qd7!! Now White has two pieces hanging, but neither can be captured: if 26...hxg5, 27.Qh3#. In the meantime, White threatens 27.Qh3! and 28.Qxh6#. Qa4 Threatening 27...Qd1+ 28.Kg2 Qf1#! 27. Bb3! Nxb3 28. Nf7+ Kh7 29. Rh5!! Leaving two more pieces en prise. If 29...Qxd7, 30.Ng5+ Kh8 31.Rxh6#. If 29...gxh5, 30.Qf5#. Qa5 30. Rxh6+! 1–0 (Black resigned). If 30...Bxh6, 31.Ng5 double check Kh8 32.Qh7#.[9]
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For the musician and cricketer see Frank Parr musician Frank Parr 17 December 1918 28 December 2003 was an English chess player who was born in Wandsworth 1 2 He was British Boys Under 18 champion in 1935 3 Frank Parr Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Notable game 4 References 5 External linksBiography editParr won the Hastings Premier in 1939 1940 with a score of 6 7 including five wins and two draws 4 He played in uniform having been called up for military service in 1939 This was his only Hastings Premier appearance although he played in many Challengers sections up to 2002 3 2 Parr was the British correspondence chess champion in 1948 joint with Gabriel Wood 1949 joint with H Israel 1950 and 1956 1 2 Parr played in 25 British Chess Championships from 1936 to 1991 compiling an overall score of 134 275 He made his first appearance in the championship in 1936 taking fifth place with 6 11 including a victory over George Alan Thomas In his second appearance in 1955 he scored 7 with wins over Robert Wade and Jonathan Penrose His best result was in 1956 when after managing only a draw in the first two rounds he won eight consecutive games before drawing with Leonard Barden in the last round to finish with 9 11 Although this score would have secured first place in most years he took second a half point behind Conel Hugh O Donel Alexander despite having won their individual encounter in round eight 2 Parr was a traveling reserve member of the English team for the 1937 Anglo Dutch match in Amsterdam but he did not play He scored 1 2 on ninth board at the 1939 Anglo Dutch match in The Hague 2 He never held any FIDE or British Chess Federation titles Before retirement he worked as a messenger at the London Stock Exchange He had three sons and one daughter Aside from chess his main hobby was gardening but he was also a supporter of Fulham Football Club and a patron of Surrey County Cricket Club 5 After a long illness Parr died in Epsom on 28 December 2003 the opening day of the Hastings International Chess Congress 2 Legacy edit nbsp Tapestry of Parr vs Wheatcroft The British Federation for Correspondence Chess introduced a Frank Parr Memorial Tournament in 2005 Held alongside it was the David Parr Memorial dedicated to Frank s eldest son another fine chess player who also died in 2003 6 Parr had a long chess career He was known for his aggressive style and alertness to tactical possibilities The following game is his best known and he annotated it for British Chess Magazine He had a tapestry made of one of the game s key positions which he hung on the wall of his living room Reinfeld and Chernev in their Fireside Book of Chess eulogize In the opinion of the writers Parr s masterpiece has well founded claims to being considered the finest attacking game of all time After the final move they exclaim One of the greatest combinative games on record Notable game editThis section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves Frank Parr vs George Wheatcroft City of London Chess Club Championship 1938 Neo Grunfeld Defence 7 8 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 Bg7 4 Bg2 d5 5 cxd5 Nxd5 6 Nc3 Nxc3 7 bxc3 c5 8 e3 0 0 9 Ne2 Nc6 10 0 0 cxd4 11 cxd4 e5 12 d5 Ne7 13 Ba3 Re8 14 Nc3 Qa5 15 Qb3 e4 16 Nxe4 Nxd5 After 16 Bxa1 17 Rxa1 Nxd5 18 Rd1 White has too many threats 17 Rac1 Be6 18 Rc5 Qb6 19 Rb5 Qa6 20 Nc5 Nxe3 21 Nxe6 Nxf1 Now Black intends to meet 22 Nxg7 with 22 Nd2 22 Ng5 Nd2 23 Qxf7 Kh8 24 Bd5 Threatening 25 Qg8 Rxg8 26 Nf7 h6 25 Bb2 Again threatening mate Black cannot play 25 Bxb2 because of 26 Qh7 Rg8 26 Qd7 Now White has two pieces hanging but neither can be captured if 26 hxg5 27 Qh3 In the meantime White threatens 27 Qh3 and 28 Qxh6 Qa4 Threatening 27 Qd1 28 Kg2 Qf1 27 Bb3 Nxb3 28 Nf7 Kh7 29 Rh5 Leaving two more pieces en prise If 29 Qxd7 30 Ng5 Kh8 31 Rxh6 If 29 gxh5 30 Qf5 Qa5 30 Rxh6 1 0 Black resigned If 30 Bxh6 31 Ng5 double check Kh8 32 Qh7 9 References edit a b Whyld Ken 1986 Chess The Records Guinness Books p 157 ISBN 0 85112 455 0 OCLC 16866144 a b c d e f Saunders John 2003 Obituary Frank Parr British Chess Magazine archived from the original on November 19 2007 BCM Historical Record of British Champions Archived 2011 12 07 at the Wayback Machine Sunnucks Anne 1970 The Encyclopaedia of Chess St Martin s Press p 182 LCCN 78106371 Short obituary from the Southern Counties Chess Union BFCC memorials page Archived from the original on 2008 01 09 Retrieved 2007 12 19 Frank Parr vs George Wheatcroft London 1938 Chessgames com Correct game details Edward Winter C N 2965 Notes based on those in Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld The Fireside Book of Chess Simon and Schuster 1949 pp 392 93 ISBN 0 671 21221 4 External links editFrank Parr player profile and games at Chessgames com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Parr amp oldid 1208556253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
