1982 Phillips & Drew Kings, County Hall, London, 15-30 April

1982 Phillips & Drew Kings

1982 Phillips & Drew Kings		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total	Prize
1	Ulf Andersson	SWE	2605g	&;	½	1	½	0	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	8½	£2850
2	Anatoly Karpov	USSR	2720g	½	&;	0	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	½	8½	£2850
3	Yasser Seirawan	USA	2575g	0	1	&;	0	½	1	½	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	8	£1600
4	Jonathan S Speelman	ENG	2550g	½	½	1	&;	0	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	7	£825
5	Lajos Portisch	HUN	2630g	1	0	½	1	&;	½	0	½	1	½	0	0	1	1	7	£825
6	Ljubomir Ljubojevic	YUG	2600g	½	½	0	½	½	&;	1	0	1	0	1	½	½	1	7	£825
7	Jan H Timman	NED	2655g	0	½	½	0	1	0	&;	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	7	£825
8	Anthony J Miles	ENG	2575g	½	0	0	½	½	1	0	&;	½	1	1	½	1	0	6½	£350
9	Boris V Spassky	USSR	2625g	½	0	1	½	0	0	½	½	&;	½	½	1	½	1	6½	£350
10	Efim P Geller	USSR	2545g	0	½	½	½	½	1	½	0	½	&;	½	½	½	½	6	£280
11	John D M Nunn	ENG	2590g	½	0	0	½	1	0	½	0	½	½	&;	½	1	½	5½	£260
12	A Jonathan Mestel	ENG	2500m	0	0	½	½	1	½	0	½	0	½	½	&;	0	1	5	£230
13	Larry M Christiansen	USA	2585g	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	1	&;	1	5	£230
14	Nigel D Short	ENG	2430m	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	1	0	½	½	0	0	&;	3½	£200

Average Elo: 2585 Cat: 14 - GM = 7

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1982 Phillips & Drew Knights

1982 Phillips & Drew Knights		Fed	Elo	Draw	Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Total
1	William N Watson	ENG	2330(f)	15	Barnes	&;	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	10
2	John P Fedorowicz	USA	2455m	5	USA	0	&;	½	½	1	0	½	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	10
3	Colin A McNab	SCO	2340	11	Dundee	½	½	&;	½	1	0	1	½	0	½	1	1	½	½	1	½	9
4	Daniel J King	ENG	2365(m)	14	Beckenham	½	½	½	&;	1	½	½	½	0	½	1	0	1	1	½	1	9
5	Glenn C Flear	ENG	2390f	13	London	½	0	0	0	&;	1	1	½	1	½	0	1	1	1	½	1	9
6	Richard L Britton	ENG	2285f	4	Hull	0	1	1	½	0	&;	1	1	0	1	½	0	0	1	0	1	8
7	Peter J Sowray	ENG	2270	12	London	½	½	0	½	0	0	&;	½	1	½	½	0	1	1	1	1	8
8	Robert G Hartoch	NED	2390m	6	Netherlands	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	&;	1	1	½	½	1	0	½	½	7½
9	Danny Kopec	USA	2375	9	USA	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	&;	0	½	1	0	0	1	1	7½
10	Alan J Norris	SCO	2265	7	Edinburgh	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	1	&;	½	½	1	½	½	1d	7½
11	Edward W Formanek	USA	2330m	8	USA	0	0	0	0	1	½	½	½	½	½	&;	½	½	1	1	1d	7½
12	Stuart C Conquest	ENG	2315f	3	Hastings	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	½	0	½	½	&;	0	1d	½	1	7
13	John J Cox	ENG	2285(f)	2	Shropshire	½	0	½	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	½	1	&;	1	1	0	6½
14	David E Rumens	ENG	2320f	10	Coulsdon	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	1	½	0	0d	0	&;	1	1	5½
15	John G Nicholson	ENG	2300	1	London	½	0	0	½	½	1	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	0	&;	0	4
16	Michael J Franklin	ENG	2315f	16	Richmond	½	½	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	0d	0d	0	1	0	1	&;	4

Average Elo: 2333 Cat: 4. IM norm = 10, FM norm = 8. Final IM norm for William Watson. FM norms for McNab & Sowray.
g = grandmaster, m = international master, (m) = international master elect, f = FIDE master, (f) = FIDE master elect

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The Field, 7 April 1982 - Leonard Barden column

Next week (15 April) the great Phillips and Drew Kings chess tournament opens at County Hall, London, with the participation of reigning world champion Anatoly Karpov and 13 ambitious rivals. It will be the strongest tournament in British chess history and should be well worth a visit to see grandmasters in action. Games are each day from 15 to 30 April with rest days on 19, 24 and 29 April. Hours of play are from 1.15 to 6.15 pm and ticket prices are £3 daily (£1.50 after 4 pm). William Hartston of television's Master Game will give daily running commentaries...

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Free Day April 19th

Football Match

Report by Richard Beville (from the bulletin)

The football match against the GLC provided some outdoor activity for the players on their first rest day. Play started at 4 p.m. on a sunny afternoon, the only complaint about the conditions being the hardness of the ground.

The Kings team included eight players - Spassky, Timman, Ljubojevic, Andersson, Short, Christiansen, Seirawan and Captain Miles. Their white shirts demonstrated a willingness to seize the initiative, which they duly did after twenty minutes, Ljubojevic converting a penalty which had been awarded for handball.

Things slipped a little during the middle game when four goals were conceded, despite Herculean efforts from goalkeeper Novik. An own goal by the GLC team, who included in their number the Chairman of the Transport Committee, Dave Wetzel (playing on the left wing - Ed) and Stephen Benn, son of Tony Benn, gave a glimmer of hope, but a late goal from the GLC made them five to two winners at the final whistle.

Of the players, Ljubojevic showed some nice touches, Andersson a high level of fitness and Timman (in spite of his blisters - Ed) proved a difficult man to dispossess, while the general level of application and commitment said much for their collective characters. Congratulations to the GLC, and many thanks for their post-match hospitality.

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File Updated

Date	Notes
23 May 2023	Kings tournament games placed here as a PGN file.
20 October 2023	Added Knights tournament games and crosstables.
11 January 2026	The 78-page tournament bulletin is now available online.