The Daily Register Red Bank, New Jersey Sunday, June 09, 1985 - Page 55
Fierce Competition
The Third Commonwealth Championship sponsored by Novag, a computer company, took place in London. Four Grandmasters (Dr. John Nunn; 19-year-old British Champion Nigel Short, who made short work in his match with U.S. Champion Lev Alburt; Murray Chandler and Jonathan Speelman, all of England, competed along with IM Kevin Spraggett, Canada; Praveen Thipsay and Raja Ravi-Skhar of India; Mark Hebden, William Watson and Julian Hodgson of England. Something new was added to spur the competitors to outdo themselves for an unusual prize: 10,000 Prounds to any player who would win All 11 games. The unusual feat of winning all games of an extremely strong event like this has been achieved only twice in recorded history — once at the turn of the century by World Champion Emanuel Lasker and again by Bobby Fischer, in the 1963-64 U.S. Championship.