Alan Scrimgour shows the sacrifice which led to victories against Peter Lee and Bob Wade

Allow me to compare the only two games in which I have beaten British champions. It was a long time previously that they held the title – Peter Lee (1965) and Bob Wade (1970). I played them when they were past their prime, but then again so was I. There is always a certain satisfaction in beating a title-holder. In both cases I won the game with a Nxd5 sacrifice.

The most recent win was against Peter Lee, who was playing for Epsom’s second team visiting Kingston’s second team in the second division of the Surrey League.

The win against Bob Wade was in the London League in 2004, when I was playing for Cavendish 2 against Athenaeum.