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	◊ 1/60	♦ 1/15	◊ 1/41	♦ 0/6	◊ 1/56	♦ ½/4	◊ 1/22	◊ 1/2	♦ ½/5	◊ 1/9	8
2	Matthew D Sadler	ENG	2385m	♦ 1/45	◊ 1/46	♦ ½/23	◊ ½/39	♦ 1/31	◊ 1/57	◊ ½/4	♦ 0/1	◊ 1/14	◊ 1/5	7½
3	Keith C Arkell	ENG	2430m	◊ 1/14	♦ 1/32	◊ ½/5	♦ 0/4	◊ 1/60	♦ 0/9	◊ 1/58	♦ 1/24	◊ 1/6	♦ ½/16	7
4	Darcy Lima	BRZ	2345	1/77	♦ ½/6	1/62	◊ 1/3	♦ 1/23	◊ ½/1	♦ ½/2	◊ ½/5	♦ ½/9	◊ ½/7	7
5	Neil McDonald	ENG	2360	♦ 1/44	◊ 1/10	♦ ½/3	◊ 1/49	♦ ½/20	◊ 1/18	◊ 1/6	♦ ½/4	◊ ½/1	♦ 0/2	7
6	H James Plaskett	ENG	2450g	♦ 1/99	◊ ½/4	♦ 1/37	◊ 1/1	♦ ½/57	◊ 1/20	♦ 0/5	◊ 1/27	♦ 0/3	◊ 1/21	7
7	Aleks Wojtkiewicz	POL	2420	0/32	1/75	1/52	½/60	½/34	½/58	1/38	♦ 1/29	◊ 1/12	♦ ½/4	7
8	Alain Fayard	FRA	2230	½/22	½/97	½/87	½/84	1/82	0/29	1/71	1/69	1/19	◊ ½/13	6½
9	Glenn C Flear	ENG	2470g	♦ 0/61	◊ 1/55	♦ 1/66	◊ ½/38	♦ ½/27	◊ 1/3	♦ 1/20	◊ 1/21	◊ ½/4	♦ 0/1	6½
10	Eduard Gufeld	USSR	2510g	◊ 1/43	♦ 0/5	½/56	1/89	1/14	0/22	◊ 1/75	♦ ½/32	◊ 1/34	½/17	6½
11	Gary W Lane	ENG	2410m	1/40	½/27	♦ 0/39	½/53	1/72	½/55	1/48	½/43	½/15	1/35	6½
12	Andrew D Martin	ENG	2430m	0/27	◊ 1/54	♦ ½/90	1/62	½/32	◊ 1/51	½/21	1/18	♦ 0/7	◊ 1/36	6½
13	Colin A McNab	SCO	2410m	1/24	♦ ½/61	◊ ½/29	½/32	½/75	1/78	½/43	½/30	1/22	♦ ½/8	6½
14	Dieter Morawietz	FRG	2280	♦ 0/3	1/33	½/35	1/92	0/10	1/44	1/40	1/57	♦ 0/2	1/28	6½
15	Robert J Rowley	USA	2400f	½/48	◊ 0/1	1/80	½/90	1/26	1/19	♦ ½/57	½/16	½/11	♦ 1/32	6½
16	Mihai Suba	ROM	2535g	♦ 1/36	½/57	½/18	½/27	♦ 1/39	0/21	♦ 1/53	½/15	♦ 1/30	◊ ½/3	6½
17	Andrew J Whiteley	ENG	2350m	0/39	1/90	1/54	½/55	½/51	½/53	½/33	1/20	♦ 1/43	½/10	6½
18	Anna Akhsharumova	USA	2400wm	1/42	½/34	½/16	1/30	1/58	♦ 0/5	½/32	0/12	½/41	1/57	6
19	David Coleman	ENG	2240	1/25	0/41	0/89	1/88	1/97	0/15	1/63	1/60	0/8	1/43	6
20	Fernando Dlaykan	ESP	2205	1/35	½/37	◊ 1/59	1/21	◊ ½/5	♦ 0/6	◊ 0/9	0/17	1/61	1/45	6
21	Benjamin Finegold	USA	2355f	1/58	½/23	1/26	0/20	1/49	1/16	½/12	♦ 0/9	◊ 1/42	♦ 0/6	6
22	Michael J Franklin	ENG	2305f	½/8	½/49	1/47	½/51	1/48	1/10	♦ 0/1	1/37	0/13	½/27	6
23	Mark L Hebden	ENG	2460m	◊ 1/74	½/21	◊ ½/2	♦ 1/42	◊ 0/4	♦ ½/34	◊ 0/30	1/78	½/57	♦ 1/29	6
24	Chris K D Holland	ENG	2275	0/13	0/26	1/85	½/47	1/62	1/49	1/35	◊ 0/3	½/33	1/53	6
25	H Metz	FRG		0/19	½/88	½/82	1/94	0/79	1/64	½/54	1/46	1/73	½/49	6
26	J Pottgiesser	FRG		½/96	1/24	0/21	½/78	0/15	½/74	½/93	1/77	1/69	1/42	6
27	Jan Sorensen	DEN	2275	1/12	½/11	½/30	½/16	◊ ½/9	1/31	◊ 1/59	♦ 0/6	½/29	½/22	6
28	Haydn J Barber	AUS	2355f										0/14	5½
29	Jean Pierre Boudre	FRA	2355f			♦ ½/13			1/8		◊ 0/7	½/27	◊ 0/23	5½
30	Adam R Collinson	ENG					0/18			♦ 1/23	½/13	◊ 0/16		5½
31	Stephen Cullip	ENG						◊ 0/2						5½
32	Angus J Dunnington	ENG	2280	1/7	◊ 0/3		½/13	½/12		½/18	◊ ½/10		◊ 0/15	5½
33	D Griffin				0/14					½/17		½/24		5½
34	Andrew D Harley	ENG	2245		½/18			½/7	◊ ½/23			♦ 0/10		5½
35	Edward N Holland	ENG		0/20		½/14				0/24			0/11	5½
36	Andrew P Lewis	ENG	2285	◊ 0/16									♦ 0/12	5½
37	Thorsten Linker	FRG	2365		½/20	◊ 0/6					0/22			5½
38	Peter Panzer	FRG	2270				♦ ½/9			0/7				5½
39	Xavier Parmentier	FRA	2235	1/17		◊ 1/11	♦ ½/2	◊ 0/16						5½
40	John N Sugden	ENG	2260	0/11						0/14				5½
41	Peter Szekely	HUN	2420m		1/19	♦ 0/1						½/18		5½
42	Richard Britton	ENG	2260f	0/18			◊ 0/23					♦ 0/21	0/26	5
43	Graham K Burgess	ENG	2280	♦ 0/10						½/13	½/11	◊ 0/17	0/19	5
44	Peter Dankert	FRG	2255f	◊ 0/5					0/14					5
45	Russell Dive	NZL	2265	◊ 0/2									0/20	5
46	Christine Flear	FRA	2155wm		♦ 0/2						0/25			5
47	Neil I Fox	ENG				0/22	½/24							5
48	Paul D Helbig	ENG	2260	½/15				0/22		0/11				5
49	P E Hildenbrand				½/22		♦ 0/5	0/21	0/24				½/25	5
50	S Hirschowitz													5
51	Sheila Jackson	ENG	2245wm				½/22	½/17	♦ 0/12					5
52	Harry Lamb, snr	ENG				0/7								5
53	F Naumann						½/11		½/17	◊ 0/16			0/24	5
54	Uffe V Nielsen				♦ 0/12	0/17				½/25				5
55	Matthew Piper	ENG			♦ 0/9		½/17		½/11					5
56	Sukh Dave Singh	ENG				½/10		♦ 0/1						5
57	Eric Tangborn	USA	2350f		½/16			◊ ½/6	♦ 0/2	◊ ½/15	0/14	½/23	0/18	5
58	Ian J Upton	ENG	2245	0/21				0/18	½/7	♦ 0/3				5
59	Peter K Wells	ENG	2410m			♦ 0/20				♦ 0/27				5
60	David A Wood	ENG	2255	♦ 0/1			½/7	♦ 0/3			0/19			5
61	Susan Arkell->Lalic	ENG	2355wm	◊ 1/9	◊ ½/13							0/20		4½
62	Arnaud Delanoy	FRA				0/4	0/12	0/24						4½
63	D H Fletcher									0/19				4½
64	Jeff A Goldberg	ENG							0/25					4½
65	D Graham	ENG												4½
66	C Hansen					◊ 0/9								4½
67	P E Jowett													4½
68	R Kempter													4½
69	Feliks Kwiatkowski	ENG	2240								0/8	0/26		4½
70	Ingo Lentze	FRG	2270											4½
71	Gina Linn	USA	2050							0/8				4½
72	E Sobjerg							0/11						4½
73	E Leslie Stuart	ENG										0/25		4½
74	Pierre Wilde	FRG	2300	♦ 0/23					½/26					4½
75	M/T Wilke				0/7			½/13		♦ 0/10				4½
76	M J Armstrong	ENG												4
77	Oliver A Jackson	ENG	2215	0/4							0/26			4
78	Andrew J Ledger	ENG					½/26		0/13		0/23			4
79	H B Shannon							1/25						4
80	Philip A Tozer	ENG				0/15								4
81	J C Vos													4
82	Simon Bibby	ENG				½/25		0/8						3½
83	Paul Brown													3½
84	Nigel Donovan	ENG					½/8							3½
85	Mike R Handley					0/24								3½
86	Frank Parr	ENG												3½
87	Dave A Sands	ENG				½/8								3½
88	M R Seart				½/25		0/19							3½
89	Darryl Wolstencroft	ENG				1/19	0/10							3½
90	Dharshan Kumaran	ENG			0/17	◊ ½/12	½/15							3
91	Dave J Ledger	ENG												3
92	Eloi Relange	FRA					0/14							3
93	Les J Smart	ENG								½/27				3
94	Nick Down	ENG					0/25							2½
95	R Holzinier													2½
96	(Harry) Michael Lamb jnr	ENG		½/26										2
97	Robin Moss	ENG			½/8			0/19						2
98	Richard Almond	ENG												½
99	Manuel Lopez			◊ 0/6										½
100	Demis Hassabis	ENG												0
101	Stewart Reuben	ENG												0
102	M C Rich	ENG												0

Other Section Prizewinners

Main A: (1) C. 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), A. 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) M. 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) J. 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.