1997/98 (73rd) Hastings Congress, 29 December 1997 – 8 January 1998

1997/98 Hastings Premier, 29 December 1997 - 7 January 1998, Cinque Ports Hotel

1997/98 Hastings Premier		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1	Matthew D Sadler	ENG	2665g	&;	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	7
2	Eloi Relange	FRA	2505m	0	&;	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	½	5½
3	Eduardas Rozentalis	LTU	2645g	0	½	&;	1	0	½	1	1	½	1	5½
4	Vladislav Tkachiev	KAZ	2615g	0	½	0	&;	½	½	1	1	1	½	5
5	James Plaskett	ENG	2450g	0	0	1	½	&;	½	1	½	0	1	4½
6	John D M Nunn	ENG	2620g	½	0	½	½	½	&;	0	½	½	1	4
7	Mark L Hebden	ENG	2575g	0	½	0	0	0	1	&;	1	1	½	4
8	Igors Rausis	LAT	2490g	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	&;	1	½	3½
9	Luke J McShane	ENG	2455m	½	0	½	0	1	½	0	0	&;	½	3
10	Chris Ward	ENG	2505g	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	&;	3

Average Elo: 2552, Category 13, GM norm = 5 (achieved by Relange)

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1997/98 Hastings Challengers, 29 December 1997 - 8 January 1998

1997/98 Hastings Challengers		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total	Elo +/-
1	Mihail Saltaev	UZB	2490g	b92+	w88+	b11=	w23=	b101+	w4+	b6+	w3+	w2=	b8-	b14+	8½	+1.90
2	Sergei Shipov	RUS	2575g	w27=	b47+	w13+	w5+	b4=	b8=	w19+	w9+	b1=	w6=	b10+	8½	+0.69
3	Keith C Arkell	ENG	2480g	w94=	b70+	w67=	b55+	w27+	b31=	w13+	b1-	w20+	w9+	b6=	8	+0.52
4	John M Emms	ENG	2530g	b52+	w30+	b5=	w10+	w2=	b1-	w41+	b20=	w31=	b13+	w8+	8	+0.85
5	Mikhail Ivanov	RUS	2445g	b44+	w39+	w4=	b2-	w46+	b18=	w88+	b8-	w41+	b43+	w16+	8	+1.29
6	Alexander Volzhin	RUS	2495g	w18+	b17=	w43+	b15=	w33+	b16+	w1-	b11+	w8+	b2=	w3=	8	+1.29
7	Vladimir Belov	RUS	2260	b51-	w32+	b69+	w14-	b48=	w28+	b26+	w10-	b56+	w23+	w19+	7½	+2.00
8	Neil R McDonald	ENG	2490g	b91+	w100+	b15=	w11=	b23+	w2=	b17+	w5+	b6-	w1+	b4-	7½	+0.60
9	Azer Mirzoev	AZE	2430m	b32=	w11-	b87+	w63+	b50+	w29+	w35+	b2-	w15+	b3-	w27+	7½	+0.02
10	Erling Mortensen	DEN	2455m	w49+	b33=	w54+	b4-	w67+	b13-	w46+	b7+	w35+	b17+	w2-	7½	-0.09
11	Graeme N Buckley	ENG	2380m	w21+	b9+	w1=	b8=	w15=	b55+	w20=	w6-	b29+	w14-	b40+	7	+1.50
12	Alexander Cherniaev	RUS	2480m	bye=	w48+	b23-	w28+	b35-	w38=	b40-	w57+	b66+	b37+	w36+	7	-1.88
13	Colin S Crouch	ENG	2375m	b50+	w51=	b2-	w79+	b25+	w10+	b3-	w23+	b14=	w4-	w35+	7	+1.50
14	Saidali Iuldachev	UZB	2525g	w36-	b93+	w17+	b7+	w18=	b19-	w44+	b27+	w13=	b11+	w1-	7	-1.25
15	Dimitry Kayumov	UZB	2430m	w55+	b36+	w8=	w6=	b11=	b35-	w71+	w16=	b9-	b65+	w43+	7	-0.26
16	Antonio Resende	BRA	2370f	b34-	w104+	b84+	w106+	b22+	w6-	w54=	b15=	w36+	b31+	b5-	7	+0.40
17	Pin Wang	CHN	2380wg	b37+	w6=	b14-	w66+	b38+	w51+	w8-	b54=	b30+	w10-	b39+	7	+1.06
18	Richard A Bates	ENG	2345m	b6-	w79+	b66+	w42+	b14=	w5=	b39-	w40=	b25-	w48+	b54+	6½	-0.50
19	Mark Ferguson	ENG	2420m	b80+	w34=	b29=	w40+	b39=	w14+	b2-	w33=	bye=	w54+	b7-	6½	-0.70
20	Daniel W Gormally	ENG	2425m	b81=	w28+	b22=	w34+	b29=	w39+	b11=	w4=	b3-	w40=	b25=	6½	-0.87
21	Oliver A Jackson	ENG	2230	b11-	w75+	b26-	w103+	b77+	w23-	b69+	b43-	w47+	w30=	b52+	6½	+0.09
22	Simon J B Knott	ENG	2370f	w67=	b71+	w20=	b46=	w16-	b25+	w61+	b49=	w54=	b35=	w31=	6½	-1.10
23	Andrew J Ledger	ENG	2415m	w24+	b54=	w12+	b1=	w8-	b21+	w36+	b13-	w33=	b7-	w53+	6½	-0.65
24	Mark Lyell	ENG	2235	b23-	w66-	b109+	w64+	b26-	w91+	b56=	w53+	b42-	w59+	b51+	6½	-0.70
25	David M Moskovic	ENG	2180	w45=	b94=	w98=	b68+	w13-	w22-	b60+	b71+	w18+	b33=	w20=	6½	+1.50
26	Jonathan B Mutton	ENG	2060	w61=	b89=	w21+	b33-	w24+	b27=	w7-	b95+	w49=	b45+	bye=	6½	+3.16
27	Ivan Nogueira	BRA	2280	b2=	w40=	b59+	w57+	b3-	w26=	b100+	w14-	b28+	w42+	b9-	6½	+0.09
28	Marcus E Osborne	ENG	2135	w72+	b20-	w61=	b12-	w98+	b7-	w85+	b44+	w27-	b55+	w49+	6½	+1.52
29	Nicholas Pert	ENG	2240	w31=	b45+	w19=	b58+	w20=	b9-	w43=	b37+	w11-	b41=	w65+	6½	+2.32
30	James R Poulton	ENG	2365	w35+	b4-	w46=	b65=	w84=	b89=	w70+	b67+	w17-	b21=	w33+	6½	-0.98
31	Aaron P Summerscale	ENG	2420g	b29=	w42+	b34=	w101=	b100+	w3=	b33=	w39+	b4=	w16-	b22=	6½	-0.67
32	Matthew N Anderton	ENG	2240	w9=	b7-	w99+	b71=	w91+	b43=	b51-	w66=	b48=	w56=	b69+	6	-0.50
33	Chris W Baker	ENG	2295f	b106+	w10=	b51=	w26+	b6-	w56+	w31=	b19=	b23=	w25=	b30-	6	+0.94
34	Simon Bibby	ENG	2210	w16+	b19=	w31=	b20-	w90+	b88-	w84+	b41-	w64=	b62=	w71+	6	+0.90
35	Bernard Cafferty	ENG	2200f	b30-	w87+	b64+	bye=	w12+	w15+	b9-	w51+	b10-	w22=	b13-	6	+2.50
36	Carsten Gottschlich	GER	2270	b14+	w15-	b101-	w104+	b106+	w76+	b23-	w48+	b16-	w38+	b12-	6	+1.04
37	Paul V Griffiths	ENG	2230	w17-	b62=	w96+	b56-	b53=	w79+	b77+	w29-	b91+	w12-	b64+	6	-1.35
38	Harry Lamb, snr	ENG	2195		bye+	b91=	w69+	w17-	b12=	w93=	b83+	w45=	b36-	w62+	6	-0.01
39	Petr Marusenko	UKR	2285	w58+	b5-	w68+	b62+	w19=	b20-	w18+	b31-	w65=	b61+	w17-	6	-0.36
40	Robert S McFarland	ENG	2200	w43=	b27=	w74+	b19-	w61=	b83=	w12+	b18=	w67+	b20=	w11-	6	+1.90
41	Oleg Pavlenko	AZE	2335	b54-	w101=	b97+	w75+	b56=	w70+	b4-	w34+	b5-	w29=	b42=	6	-1.30
42	Merab Tkhelidze	GEO	2115	w85+	b31-	w86+	b18-	w94=	b49-	w96+	b55+	w24+	b27-	w41=	6	+1.39
43	Gozewijn Van Laatum	NED	2355f	b40=	w64+	b6-	w110+	b54=	w32=	b29=	w21+	b52+	w5-	b15-	6	-1.00
44	James E Vigus	ENG	2255	w5-	b65=	w53=	b74+	w71=	b62+	b14-	w28-	w93+	b64=	w61+	6	-1.40
45	Simon K Williams	ENG	2310f	b25=	w29-	b60+	w59+	b51-	w48-	b86+	w46+	b38=	w26-	b66+	6	-1.70
46	Neil Berry	SCO	2150	b69=	w92+	b30=	w22=	b5-	w52+	b10-	b45-	w83-	w104+	b81+	5½	+1.90
47	Nigel P Donovan	ENG	2125	b103+	w2-	b76=	w81=	b92=	w100-	b57=	w106+	b21-	w77+	b56=	5½	+0.84
48	Sheila Jackson	ENG	2150wm	w99+	b12-	w85=	b61=	w7=	b45+	w49=	b36-	w32=	b18-	w83+	5½	+1.26
49	David J Ledger	ENG	2255f	b10-	w84-	b80+	w53=	b59+	w42+	b48=	w22=	b26=	w51=	b28-	5½	-0.88
50	Stephen C Ledger	ENG	2230	w13-	b83+	w71=	b98+	w9-	b61-	w53-	b99=	w87+	b75=	w72+	5½	-1.08
51	Colin A McNab	SCO	2490g	w7+	b13=	w33=	b67=	w45+	b17-	w32+	b35-	w61=	b49=	w24-	5½	-2.70
52	Richard O'Donovan	IRL	2280	w4-	b74+	w70-	b82=	w110+	b46-	w99+	b62+	w43-	b83+	w21-	5½	-2.17
53	Adrian O Pickersgill	ENG	2075	b76=	w106-	b44=	b49=	w37=	w63=	b50+	b24-	w89+	w81+	b23-	5½	+2.10
54	Francis Rayner	WLS	2190	w41+	w23=	b10-	b85+	w43=	w101+	b16=	w17=	b22=	b19-	w18-	5½	+1.25
55	Hans Gerd Schmedders	GER	2250	b15-	w63+	b104+	w3-	b57+	w11-	b66=	w42-	b80+	w28-	b75+	5½	-1.00
56	Timothy R Spanton	ENG	2065	b57=	w80+	b88-	w37+	w41=	b33-	w24=	b89+	w7-	b32=	w47=	5½	+2.30
57	Burak Akguc	TUR	(178)	w56=	b61=	w82+	b27-	w55-	b95=	w47=	b12-	w97+	b67=	w58=	5	2160
58	R Alan Barton	ENG	2170	b39-	w97+	b90=	w29-	b79=	w77-	b68=	w69+	b59-	w86+	b57=	5	-0.65
59	Peter Cafolla	IRL	2070	w68=	b95+	w27-	b45-	w49-	b73=	w72=	b85+	w58+	b24-	w67=	5	+0.54
60	Ian A Debbage	ENG	2030	w65=	b68-	w45-	b83=	w102=	b110+	w25-	b96=	w84-	b103+	w93+	5	+0.62
61	W Den Dekker	NED		b26=	w57=	b28=	w48=	b40=	w50+	b22-	w92+	b51=	w39-	b44-	5	2208
62	Berend Eikelboom	NED	(191)	b66=	w37=	b103+	w39-	b81=	w44-	b97+	w52-	b92+	w34=	b38-	5	2161
63	Anthony Fox	IRL	2130	w78=	b55-	w73+	b9-	w85=	b53=	w83-	b68=	w96=	b70=	w97+	5	-0.86
64	Nikoloz Kechikashvili	GEO	2050	w109+	b43-	w35-	b24-	b72+	w106-	b90+	w76+	b34=	w44=	w37-	5	-0.82
65	Lutz Konietzka	GER	2150	b60=	w44=	b79=	w30=	b76-	w90+	b92=	w100+	b39=	w15-	b29-	5	+0.12
66	Jason P McKenna	ENG	2120	w62=	b24+	w18-	b17-	w68+	b94=	w55=	b32=	w12-	b96+	w45-	5	+0.50
67	Richard G Pert	ENG	2230	b22=	w81+	b3=	w51=	b10-	w69=	b76+	w30-	b40-	w57=	b59=	5	+0.12
68	John Rety	ENG	(141)	b59=	w60+	b39-	w25-	b66-	b74=	w58=	w63=	b86=	w76=	bye+	5	2047
69	Vladimir Startsev	RUS		w46=	b96+	w7-	b38-	w82+	b67=	w21-	b58-	w99+	b84+	w32-	5	2107
70	Desmond T N Tan	ENG	2080	b77+	w3-	b52+	w100=	w88=	b41-	b30-	w80=	b81-	w63=	w89+	5	+1.25
71	Remco Van Vaalen	NED	2070	b105+	w22-	b50=	w32=	b44=	w81+	b15-	w25-	b77=	w95+	b34-	5	+1.25
72	Alexander Baron	ENG		b28-	w91-	w112=	b99=	w64-	w103+	b59=	w87=	b104=	w92+	b50-	4½	2032
73	James R Bourne	ENG	(150)	b87=	w103-	b63-	w97=	b104=	w59=	b91-	w78=	w82=	b99+	b80=	4½	2011
74	Eoin S Campbell	SCO	2050	b108+	w52-	b40-	w44-	b105=	w68=	b79=	w86=	b76=	w80=	b77=	4½	-0.50
75	Rohan M Churm	ENG	2100	w96=	b21-	w105+	b41-	w89=	b99=	b81=	w77=	b79=	w50=	w55-	4½	-0.38
76	Paul S Davies	ENG	(144)	w53=	b78=	w47=	b94=	w65+	b36-	w67-	b64-	w74=	b68=	w79=	4½	2057
77	Thomas J S Dougherty	ENG	(154)	w70-	b86=	w89=	b95+	w21-	b58+	w37-	b75=	w71=	b47-	w74=	4½	2074
78	Michael F G Duggan	ENG	2025	b63=	w76=	b106-	b89-	w83-	w108+	b80-	b73=	w85+	b93=	w84=	4½	-0.88
79	Klaus Friedrichs	GER		w82+	b18-	w65=	b13-	w58=	b37-	w74=	b97=	w75=	b89=	b76=	4½	2105
80	Brian Johnson	ENG	2155f	w19-	b56-	w49-	b102+	w99-	b109+	w78+	b70=	w55-	b74=	w73=	4½	-2.08
81	Feliks J Kwiatkowski	ENG	2255	w20=	b67-	w83+	b47=	w62=	b71-	w75=	b93=	w70+	b53-	w46-	4½	-2.50
82	David Parr	ENG	2135	b79-	w109+	b57-	w52=	b69-	w97-	b105=	w90=	b73=	w102=	b104+	4½	+0.00
83	Christopher B Rice	ENG	2095	b90=	w50-	b81-	w60=	b78+	w40=	b63+	w38-	b46+	w52-	b48-	4½	+0.00
84	(Walter) Nigel Saunders	WLS	2140	w98=	b49+	w16-	bye=	b30=	w92=	b34-	w91-	b60+	w69-	b78=	4½	-0.05
85	Matthew Brierley	ENG	(173)	b42-	w108+	b48=	w54-	b63=	w87=	b28-	w59-	b78-	w98=	bye+	4	1882
86	(David) Ian Calvert	ENG	2110	b101-	w77=	b42-	bye=	w96=	b98+	w45-	b74=	w68=	b58-	w102=	4	-0.85
87	Thomas Chamberlain	ENG	2075	w73=	b35-	w9-	b96=	w109+	b85=	w95-	b72=	b50-	w90=	b98=	4	-1.05
88	Lawrence Cooper	ENG	2330f	w95+	b1-	w56+	bye=	b70=	w34+	b5-	withdrew				4	-0.16
89	David W W Gunter	ENG	2175	b100-	w26=	b77=	w78+	b75=	w30=	b101=	w56-	b53-	w79=	b70-	4	-1.63
90	Craig A Hanley	ENG	(155)	w83=	b98=	w58=	bye=	b34-	b65-	w64-	b82=	w103=	b87=	w92=	4	2012
91	Andrew Horton-Kitchlew	ENG	2050	w8-	b72+	w38=	bye=	b32-	b24-	w73+	b84+	w37-	withdrew		4	+0.00
92	Jeremy F S Menadue	ENG	2260	w1-	b46-	w102+	b93+	w47=	b84=	w65=	b61-	w62-	b72-	b90=	4	-1.04
93	Frank Parr	ENG	2120	b110+	w14-	b100-	w92-	b97=	w105+	b38=	w81=	b44-	w78=	b60-	4	-1.20
94	Wilfried Schroeder	GER	2255	b3=	w25=	b110=	w76=	b42=	w66=	b106+	withdrew				4	+0.20
95	Wulf Schueler	GER	2190	b88-	w59-	b108+	w77-	b103+	w57=	b87+	w26-	bye=	b71-	def-	4	-1.66
96	Tobias W Stock	ENG	(169)	b75=	w69-	b37-	w87=	b86=	w104+	b42-	w60=	b63=	w66-	bye=	4	2031
97	Stuart A White	ENG	2035	bye=	b58-	w41-	b73=	w93=	b82+	w62-	w79=	b57-	w108+	b63-	4	-0.05
98	Mark A Whitehead	ENG	2030	b84=	w90=	b25=	w50-	b28-	w86-	b104=	w108-	w105+	b85=	w87=	4	-0.45
99	Emine Yanik	TUR	2035	b48-	w105=	b32-	w72=	b80+	w75=	b52-	w50=	b69-	w73-	b108+	4	+0.26
100	Vladimir Chtivelband	RUS		w89+	b8-	w93+	b70=	w31-	b47+	w27-	b65-	withdrew			3½	2187
101	Stephen Fairbairn	CAN		w86+	b41=	w36+	b31=	w1-	b54-	w89=	withdrew				3½	2284
102	Matthew J Lewsey	ENG	(155)	b104-	w110-	b92-	w80-	b60=	w111-	b108+	w103=	w109=	b82=	b86=	3½	1959
103	Ioseph Okosieme	ENG	2040	w47-	b73+	w62-	b21-	w95-	b72-	w109+	b102=	b90=	w60-	b105=	3½	-1.44
104	Edmund C Player	ENG	2090	w102+	b16-	w55-	b36-	w73=	b96-	w98=	b105+	w72=	b46-	w82-	3½	-1.60
105	Stephen J E Casement	ENG	(137)	w71-	b99=	b75-	bye=	w74=	b93-	w82=	w104-	b98-	b109=	w103=	3	1854
106	Christopher I Howell	ENG	2175	w33-	b53+	w78+	b16-	w36-	b64+	w94-	b47-	withdrew			3	-0.92
107	Marc A Bryant	ENG	(117)								b109+	b108+			2
108	Aylmer J Crompton	ENG		w74-	b85-	w95-	b109-	w113+	b78-	w102-	b98+	w107-	b97-	w99-	2	1788
109	Ursula Hielscher	GER		b64-	b82-	w24-	w108+	b87-	w80-	b103-	w107-	b102=	w105=	def-	2	1438
110	Philip Potopaev	ENG	(187)	w93-	b102+	w94=	b43-	b52-	w60-	withdrew					1½	1842
111	Kean Haines	ESP							b102+						1
112	Paul Chadwick	ENG	(145)			b72=									½
113	Steve Waller	ENG						b108-							0

Where available, English-resident players without FIDE ratings have 1997/98 BCF grades shown in brackets. Convert to approximate Elo, thus: (BCF x 8) + 600 = Elo.

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Other Sections

1997/98 World Amateur Championship: (1) Viraf Avari (IND) 8½/11; (2-3) Michael Cook, Vladimir Startsev 8; (4-6) Stephen D Cunliffe, Peter Lane, Graham Reid 7½; (7-13) Derek Banks, Craig Hanley, Robert Jacobs, Sergey Kayumov (UZB), Roman Kim, Peter J Mercs, Vanik Zakarian 7... (25-29) (including) Rosalind Kieran (ENG, aged 14) 5½ (Women's World Amateur Champion). (58 competed). The winner received the FM title and the top female player the WFM title.

Xmas A: (1-2) Lee Grinsell, Ross Walker 4/5; (3-4) D George Ellison, Michael Reddie 3½ (18 competitors)

Xmas B: (1) Martin Sewell 4½/5; (2-3) Tony Hill, Peter McIntosh 3½ (17 competitors)

Xmas C: (1-3) Roger Baker, Peter Bell, Ian Brooke 4 (20 competitors)

Xmas D: (1-2) Michael Burniston, Daniel McGowan 4/5; (3-4) Raymond Gosden, David McGladdery 3½ (17 competitors)

New Year A: (1-4) Jürgen Brustkern, John A Dodgson, Arthur Pinkerton, Mark Rich 4½/6 (20 competitors)

New Year B: (1) Rod Burroughs 5½/6; (2) Chris Rogal 4½; (3-5) Patrick Baldwin, David Everitt, Ian Lamb 4 (18 competitors)

Weekend Open: (1) H James Plaskett 5/6; (2-3) Alexander Cherniaev, Petr Marusenko 4½ (33 competitors)

Weekend Major: (1) Paul Dupré 5½/6; (2) Arthur Pinkerton 5; (3-5) Robert Fulford, Daren Harris, Philip Sargeaunt 4½ (43 competitors)

Weekend Minor: (1-2) Marc A Bryant, Hugh Osborne 5/6; (3-5) John Attwood, C J de Mooi, Greg Tebble (40 competitors)

Weekend Novices: (1-2) Rod Burroughs, Martin Garrod 5/6; (3-5) Paul Battersby, Brian Drew, Marek Mannings 4½ (34 competitors)

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File Updated

Date	Notes
Previously	Uploaded as part of the Hastings collection some time ago. All 45 Premier games, undated, minus round numbers.
15 March 2025	45 Premier games, now with round numbers and dates, plus 103 Challengers games (most input by Steve Giddins for which many thanks), 2 Weekend Open games and 9 World Amateur Championship games.