1988/89 (64th) Hastings Congress, 28 December 1988 – 14 January 1989 - sponsored by Foreign & Colonial

1988/89 Hastings Premier, 29 December - 14 January, Queen's Hotel

1988/89 Hastings Premier		Nat'y	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Nigel D Short	ENG	2665g	&;	½½	½0	½½	11	½1	1½	½+	9
2	Viktor L Korchnoi	SUI	2595g	½½	&;	01	½½	½½	1½	½1	½+	8½
3	Jonathan S Speelman	ENG	2645g	½1	10	&;	½½	1½	0½	½½	½½	7½
4	Vassily V Smyslov	USSR	2550g	½½	½½	½½	&;	½½	½½	0½	1+	7½
5	Boris F Gulko	USA	2590g	00	½½	0½	½½	&;	11	½1	1½	7½
6	Bent Larsen	DEN	2560g	½0	0½	1½	½½	00	&;	01	½+	6
7	Anthony C Kosten	ENG	2515m	0½	½0	½½	1½	½0	10	&;	0+	6
8	Murray G Chandler	ENG	2605g	½-	½-	½½	0-	0½	½	1-	&;	4 / 9

Murray Chandler withdrew after nine rounds due to illness
Average Elo: 2596 Cat: 14 gm = 7½

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1988/89 Hastings Challengers, 28 December 1988 - 6 January 1989, Falaise Hall

1988/89 Hastings Challengers		Nat'y	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1	Judit Polgar	HUN	2365m	w60+	b15+	w41+	b6-	w56+	b4=	w22+	w2+	b5=	w9+	8
2	Matthew D Sadler	ENG	2385m	b45+	w46+	b23=	w39=	b31+	w57+	w4=	b1-	w14+	w5+	7½
3	Keith C Arkell	ENG	2430m	w14+	b32+	w5=	b4-	w60+	b9-	w58+	b24+	w6+	b16=	7
4	Darcy Lima	BRZ	2345	77+	b6=	62+	w3+	b23+	w1=	b2=	w5=	b9=	w7=	7
5	Neil McDonald	ENG	2360	b44+	w10+	b3=	w49+	b20=	w18+	w6+	b4=	w1=	b2-	7
6	H James Plaskett	ENG	2450g	b99+	w4=	b37+	w1+	b57=	w20+	b5-	w27+	b3-	w21+	7
7	Aleks Wojtkiewicz	POL	2420	32-	75+	52+	60=	34=	58=	38+	b29+	w12+	b4=	7
8	Alain Fayard	FRA	2230	22=	97=	87=	84=	82+	29-	71+	59+	19+	w13=	6½
9	Glenn C Flear	ENG	2470g	b61-	w55+	b66+	w38=	b27=	w3+	b20+	w21+	w4=	b1-	6½
10	Eduard Gufeld	USSR	2510g	w43+	b5-	56=	89+	14+	22-	w75+	b32=	w34+	17=	6½
11	Gary W Lane	ENG	2410m	40+	27=	b39-	53=	72+	55=	48+	43=	15=	35+	6½
12	Andrew D Martin	ENG	2430m	27-	w54+	b90=	62+	32=	w51+	21=	18+	b7-	w36+	6½
13	Colin A McNab	SCO	2410m	24+	b61=	w29=	32=	75=	78+	43=	30=	22+	b8=	6½
14	Dieter Morawietz	FRG	2280	b3-	33+	35=	92+	10-	44+	40+	57+	b2-	28+	6½
15	Robert J Rowley	USA	2400f	48=	w1-	80+	90=	26+	19+	b57=	16=	11=	b32+	6½
16	Mihai Suba	ROM	2535g	b36+	57=	18=	27=	b39+	21-	b53+	15=	b30+	w3=	6½
17	Andrew J Whiteley	ENG	2350m	39-	90+	54+	55=	51=	53=	33=	20+	b43+	10=	6½
18	Anna Akhsharumova	USA	2400wm	42+	34=	16=	30+	58+	b5-	32=	12-	41=	57+	6
19	David Coleman	ENG	2240	25+	b41-	89-	88+	97+	15-	63+	60+	8-	43+	6
20	Fernando Dlaykan	ESP	2205	35+	37=	w59+	21+	w5=	b6-	w9-	17-	61+	45+	6
21	Benjamin Finegold	USA	2355f	58+	23=	26+	20-	49+	16+	12=	b9-	w42+	b6-	6
22	Michael J Franklin	ENG	2305f	8=	49=	47+	51=	48+	10+	b1-	37+	13-	27=	6
23	Mark L Hebden	ENG	2460m	w74+	21=	w2=	b42+	w4-	b34=	w30-	78+	57=	b29+	6
24	Chris K D Holland	ENG	2275	13-	26-	85+	47=	62+	49+	35+	w3-	33=	53+	6
25	H Metz	FRG		19-	88=	82=	94+	79-	64+	54=	46+	73+	49=	6
26	J Pottgiesser	FRG		96=	24+	21-	78=	15-	74=	93=	77+	69+	42+	6
27	Jan Sorensen	DEN	2275	12+	11=	30=	16=	w9=	31+	w59+	b6-	29=	22=	6
28	Haydn J Barber	AUS	2355f	34-	78=	68+	87=	52+	75=	56=	41=	47+	14-	5½
29	Jean Pierre Boudre	FRA	2355f	51=	72+	b13=	w31-	90+	8+	36+	w7-	27=	w23-	5½
30	Adam R Collinson	ENG		92=	40+	27=	18-	61+	38=	b23+	13=	w16-	41=	5½
31	Stephen Cullip	ENG		91-	bye+	45+	b29+	w2-	27-	39-	50+	70+	37=	5½
32	Angus J Dunnington	ENG	2280	7+	w3-	64+	13=	12=	63+	18=	w10=	36=	w15-	5½
33	Douglas Griffin	SCO		64=	14-	79=	91+	84+	41=	17=	70=	24=	34=	5½
34	Andrew D Harley	ENG	2245	28+	18=	81+	57-	7=	w23=	37=	39+	b10-	33=	5½
35	Edward N Holland	ENG		20-	76+	14=	75-	50+	73+	24-	74+	54+	11-	5½
36	Andrew P Lewis	ENG	2285	w16-	87+	97+	b58-	68+	69+	29-	56+	32=	b12-	5½
37	Thorsten Linker	FRG	2365	70+	20=	w6-	68=	43=	52+	34=	22-	79+	31=	5½
38	Peter Panzer	FRG	2270	w59-	91+	84+	b9=	41=	30=	7-	47-	83+	66+	5½
39	Xavier Parmentier	FRA	2235	17+	b59=	w11+	b2=	w16-	43-	31+	34-	56=	73+	5½
40	John N Sugden	ENG	2260	11-	30-	95+	64+	87+	56=	14-	54-	86+	65+	5½
41	Peter Szekely	HUN	2420m	101+	w19+	b1-	48=	38=	33=	55=	28=	18=	30=	5½
42	Richard Britton	ENG	2260f	18-	79+	94+	w23-	53-	81+	66+	55+	b21-	26-	5
43	Graham K Burgess	ENG	2280	b10-	73+	72=	46+	37=	39+	13=	11=	w17-	19-	5
44	Peter Dankert	FRG	2255f	w5-	56-	100+	93+	89+	14-	78=	58=	55=	47=	5
45	Russell Dive	NZL	2265	w2-	50+	31-	86=	78-	62=	52+	84+	75+	20-	5
46	Christine Flear	FRA	2155wm	89+	b2-	75=	43-	86-	91+	84+	25-	64+	56=	5
47	Neil I Fox	ENG		84=	70=	22-	24=	77+	60=	69=	38+	28-	44=	5
48	Paul D Helbig	ENG	2260	15=	62=	93+	41=	22-	86+	11-	73-	78+	60=	5
49	Peter E Hildenbrand	FRG		76+	22=	w61+	b5-	21-	24-	74=	71+	60=	25=	5
50	S Hirschowitz	ENG		79=	45-	96-	99+	35-	85=	94+	31-	93+	83+	5
51	Sheila Jackson	ENG	2245wm	29=	52=	91+	22=	17=	b12-	60-	86=	68=	79+	5
52	Harry Lamb, snr	ENG		53+	51=	7-	61+	28-	37-	45-	67=	84+	77+	5
53	F Naumann	FRG		52-	63=	77+	11=	42+	17=	w16-	69=	58+	24-	5
54	Uffe V Nielsen	DEN		93+	b12-	17-	82-	88+	89+	25=	40+	35-	59=	5
55	Matthew Piper	ENG		71+	b9-	70+	17=	w59=	11=	41=	42-	44=	61=	5
56	Sukh Jinder Singh	ENG		81=	44+	10=	74+	b1-	40=	28=	36-	39=	46=	5
57	Eric Tangborn	USA	2350f	69+	16=	78+	34+	w6=	b2-	w15=	14-	23=	18-	5
58	Ian J Upton	ENG	2245	21-	82+	73+	w36+	18-	7=	b3-	44=	53-	86+	5
59	Peter K Wells	ENG	2410m	b38+	w39=	b20-	w96+	b55=	w79+	b27-	8-	66=	54=	5
60	David A Wood	ENG	2255	b1-	92+	67+	7=	b3-	47=	51+	19-	49=	48=	5
61	Susan Arkell->Lalic	ENG	2355wg	w9+	w13=	b49-	52-	30-	68+	86=	62+	20-	55=	4½
62	Arnaud Delanoy	FRA		88+	48=	4-	12-	24-	45=	82+	61-	80+	69=	4½
63	David H Fletcher	USA		73-	53=	99+	81=	74+	32-	19-	83-	82+	70=	4½
64	Jeff A Goldberg	ENG		33=	77=	32-	40-	67+	25-	76=	85+	46-	90+	4½
65	David B Graham	ENG		94-	w80=	92-	71-	99+	96+	77=	68=	87+	40-	4½
66	C Hansen	DEN		97-	100+	w9-	73=	70=	87+	42-	93+	59=	38-	4½
67	Peter E Jowett	ENG		78-	95+	60-	69-	64-	80=	96+	52=	76+	75=	4½
68	Ronald Kempter	FRG		80+	99=	28-	37=	36-	61-	81+	65=	51=	74=	4½
69	Feliks Kwiatkowski	ENG	2240	57-	86=	88=	67+	81+	36-	47=	53=	26-	62=	4½
70	Dr. Ingo Lentze	FRG	2270	37-	47=	55-	80+	66=	94+	79=	33=	31-	63=	4½
71	Gina Linn	USA	2050	55-	81-	83-	65+	96+	82+	8-	49-	72=	85+	4½
72	Erik Sobjerg	DEN		100+	29-	43=	97=	11-	93=	73-	89=	71=	87+	4½
73	E Leslie Stuart	ENG		63+	43-	58-	66=	92+	35-	72+	48+	25-	39-	4½
74	Pierre Wilde	FRG	2300	b23-	94+	86+	56-	63-	26=	49=	35-	89+	68=	4½
75	M Wilke	FRG		85+	7-	46=	35+	13=	28=	b10-	79=	45-	67=	4½
76	Malcolm J Armstrong	ENG		49-	35-	98=	b77-	80+	83=	64=	90=	67-	93+	4
77	Oliver A Jackson	ENG	2215	4-	64=	53-	w76+	47-	w92+	65=	26-	b90+	52-	4
78	Andrew J Ledger	ENG		67+	28=	57-	26=	45+	13-	44=	23-	48-	81=	4
79	Brian Henry Hare1	ENG		50=	42-	33=	83+	25+	b59-	70=	75=	37-	51-	4
80	Philip A Tozer	ENG		68-	b65=	15-	70-	76-	67=	88+	92+	62-	95+	4
81	J C Vos	FRG		56=	71+	34-	63=	69-	42-	68-	95=	96+	78=	4
82	Simon Bibby	ENG		86=	58-	25=	54+	8-	71-	62-	91+	63-	88=	3½
83	Paul Brown	ENG		87-	93-	71+	79-	91=	76=	89=	63+	38-	50-	3½
84	Nigel P Donovan	ENG		47=	96+	38-	8=	33-	90+	46-	45-	52-	89=	3½
85	Mike R Handley	ENG		75-	89-	24-	100+	93-	50=	91+	64-	95+	71-	3½
86	Frank Parr	ENG		82=	69=	74-	45=	46+	48-	61=	51=	40-	58-	3½
87	Dave A Sands	ENG		83+	36-	8=	28=	40-	66-	90=	94+	65-	72-	3½
88	Michael R Smart	ENG		62-	25=	69=	19-	54-	95=	80-	96=	92+	82=	3½
89	Darryl Wolstencroft	ENG		46-	85+	19+	10-	44-	54-	83=	72=	74-	84=	3½
90	Dharshan Kumaran	ENG		95+	17-	w12=	15=	29-	84-	87=	76=	w77-	64-	3
91	Dave J Ledger	ENG		31+	38-	51-	33-	83=	46-	85-	82-	94=	96+	3
92	Eloi Relange	FRA		30=	60-	65+	14-	73-	b77-	95=	80-	88-	94+	3
93	Les J Smart	ENG		54-	83+	48-	44-	85+	72=	26=	66-	50-	76-	3
94	Nicholas A Down	ENG		65+	74-	42-	25-	95+	70-	50-	87-	91=	92-	2½
95	Rolf Holzinger	FRG		90-	67-	40-	102+	94-	88=	92=	81=	85-	80-	2½
96	(Harry) Michael Lamb jnr	ENG		26=	84-	50+	b59-	71-	65-	67-	88=	81-	91-	2
97	Robin B W Moss	ENG		66+	8=	36-	72=	19-	withdrawn					2
98	Richard J A Almond	ENG				76=								½
99	Manuel Lopez	MEX	2290	w6-	68=	63-	50-	65-	withdrawn					½
100	Demis Hassabis	ENG		72-	66-	44-	85-	withdrawn						0
101	Stewart Reuben	ENG		41-										0
102	Mark C Rich	ENG					95-							0

¹ Brian Henry Hare (1940-2018) competed in this tournament under the pseudonym of H Ben Shannon. For further details of his use of the pseudonym, please see Brian Denman's account here.

Other Section Prizewinners

Main A: (1) Christopher J Todd (London), K J Verney (Maidstone) 7; (3-4) Ronald F A Harman (Southport), Kenneth I Norman (Richmond) 6½
Main B: (1) Russell Goodfellow 8½; (2) P Noble 7; (3-5) E Schaumann, J Rupeter, Mel Young 6
Xmas A: (1-2) Peter W Hempson (Sheffield), Anton Staindl (Austria) 4
Xmas B: (1-4) D Pruden (Carlisle), S Blewitt (Hastings), D Cooper (Birmingham), A Milligan (Scotland) 4
Xmas C: (1) N Goldberg (Charlton) 4½
Xmas D: (1) F Cole (Herne Bay) 4½
Xmas E: (1) W Bainbridge (Didcot) 4½

New Year A: (1) Michael Cook (Maidstone) 5
New Year B: (1) O Arndt (W.Germany) 4½
New Year C: (1) P Wood (Hastings) 4½
New Year D: (1-2) E Newham (Barnet), G Coxhead (Wendover) 4
3rd Week A: (1-2) Jonathan Eckert, M Likeman 4
3rd Week B: (1) J Finch 5
Weekend Open: (1) Mark L Hebden (Leicester) 5½; (2-3) Glenn C Flear (Leicester), Peter K Wells (Oxford) 5; (4-8) Aleks Wojtkiewicz (Poland), Mihai Suba (London), Eduard Gufeld (USSR), Andrew J Muir (London), Ben Finegold 4½
Major: (1) K Yusof 6
Minor: (1) V Lewis 5½
Quickplay: (1) Peter G Large 6.

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FOREIGN & COLONIAL HASTINGS CHESS CONGRESS (from the 1989/90 BCF Yearbook, ppn 72-74)

For the second successive year the Hastings Challengers hit the headlines through the exploits of a woman player. Last year it was Susan Arkell. This time it was Judit Polgar, who won the tournament outright having beaten Glenn Flear in the final round and caused a mass descent of press and TV crews to the Falaise Hall. The Challengers was easily the strongest ever with 100 players from 15 countries and included four GMs and 12 IMs. Judit Polgar's rating performance for the tournament was 2590, pretty amazing for a 12 year old.

Meanwhile at the Queen's Hotel an immensely strong Premier (again co-ordinated and directed by Stewart Reuben) was being fought out. Nigel Short gained his second successive outright first place.

Viktor Korchnoi could have shared first prize by beating Vassily Smyslov in the last round but an early draw was agreed. Last year's Challengers winner Tony Kosten started very well with 3 points out of 4 but then faded. The tournament was affected by the unfortunate illness of Murray Chandler who had to forfeit the last five rounds.

The Newtime Foods Weekend Congress Open section was an exciting contest with Mark Hebden emerging as the winner (5½/6) ahead of Glenn Flear and Peter Wells.

The Congress as a whole attracted 578 entries, yet another of several records set in this year's event.

Con Power, Congress Director

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File Updated

Date	Notes
Previously	Uploaded as part of the Hastings collection some time ago. All 51 Premier games.
23 May 2023	Now complete with round numbers and dates, plus crosstable, plus 107 games and crosstable from the Challengers, and results from other sections.
14 January 2025	The Challengers crosstable, previously partial, is now complete. Many thanks to Steve Giddins for providing scans from the bulletin. The count of games in the Challengers section is now 109.
15 January 2025	Added the game D Kumaran 0-1 O Jackson, Challengers, rd 9. Many thanks to Steve Giddins for supplying the score.
15 January 2025	Also added O Jackson 1-0 E Relange, Challengers, rd 6, which I think was played in this tournament.