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🏆 Hastings 1974/75

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Alexander Beliavsky, Tony Miles, Rafael Vaganian, Ulf Andersson, Vlastimil Hort, Albin Planinc, Istvan Csom, Jonathan Mestel, Michael Stean, Guillermo Garcia Gonzalez, Gudmundur Sigurjonsson, Pal Benko, William Hartston, Mark Diesen, George Botterill, Michael Basman

Hastings 1974/75 The Premier tournament of the 50th Hastings Chess Congress was held in Falaise Hall, White Rock Gardens, Hastings, England from 28 December 1974 to 14 January 1975. Rest days: 1, 6 & 13 January. Vlastimil Hort won with 10.5/15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Hort • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 10½ =2 Sigurjonsson ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 10 =2 Vaganian ½ ½ • ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10 =4 Andersson ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 9½ =4 Beliavsky ½ ½ ½ ½ • 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9½ 6 Planinc 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 • 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 9 7 Miles ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 • ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 8½ 8 Hartston 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ • 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7½ =9 Benkö 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 • ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 7 =9 Botterill 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ • ½ 1 1 1 0 1 7 11 Stean ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 6½ =12 Csom 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ • 0 1 1 ½ 6 =12 Garcia 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 • 1 1 ½ 6 14 Basman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 • ½ 1 5½ 15 Diesen 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ • ½ 4 16 Mestel ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ • 3½ ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Robert Bellin won the Challengers tournament, ahead of Jonathan Speelman. Game dates Round 01: Saturday 28 December (Sigurjonsson vs Botterill: 1 January (probably)) Round 02: Sunday 29 December Round 03: Monday 30 December Round 04: Tuesday 31 December ----------- Round 05: Thursday 2 January 1975 Round 06: Friday 3 January Round 07: Saturday 4 January Round 08: Sunday 5 January ----------- Round 09: Tuesday 7 January Round 10: Wednesday 8 January Round 11: Thursday 9 January Round 12: Friday 10 January Round 13: Saturday 11 January Round 14: Sunday 12 January ----------- Round 15: Tuesday 14 January (Planinc vs Hort and Garcia vs Sigurjonsson: 13 January) Sources BritBase: http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn... Birmingham Daily Post at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: Hastings (1973/74). Next: Hastings (1975/76)  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Basman vs M Diesen   ½-½ 38 1974 Hastings 1974/75 C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 2. Vaganian vs A Beliavsky   ½-½ 23 1974 Hastings 1974/75 E12 Queen's Indian 3. Csom vs A Planinc   ½-½ 17 1974 Hastings 1974/75 E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 4. Andersson vs M Stean   1-0 64 1974 Hastings 1974/75 A04 Reti Opening 5. Benko vs J Mestel   1-0 49 1974 Hastings 1974/75 A20 English 6. W Hartston vs Miles   ½-½ 50 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B72 Sicilian, Dragon 7. Hort vs G Garcia Gonzalez   1-0 42 1974 Hastings 1974/75 C60 Ruy Lopez 8. G Sigurjonsson vs G Botterill 1-0 19 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B08 Pirc, Classical 9. G Botterill vs Hort   1-0 39 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 10. A Planinc vs M Basman 0-1 30 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 11. J Mestel vs A Beliavsky 0-1 34 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 12. M Stean vs Vaganian   ½-½ 44 1974 Hastings 1974/75 C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line 13. Benko vs G Sigurjonsson   ½-½ 20 1974 Hastings 1974/75 E92 King's Indian 14. M Diesen vs W Hartston   ½-½ 23 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B44 Sicilian 15. G Garcia Gonzalez vs Csom   1-0 40 1974 Hastings 1974/75 A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation 16. Miles vs Andersson   ½-½ 18 1974 Hastings 1974/75 A05 Reti Opening 17. Hort vs Benko 1-0 40 1974 Hastings 1974/75 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 18. M Basman vs G Garcia Gonzalez 0-1 28 1974 Hastings 1974/75 C30 King's Gambit Declined 19. Vaganian vs Miles 0-1 63 1974 Hastings 1974/75 D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. W Hartston vs A Planinc 1-0 40 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B03 Alekhine's Defense 21. A Beliavsky vs M Stean   ½-½ 34 1974 Hastings 1974/75 A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 22. Andersson vs M Diesen   1-0 57 1974 Hastings 1974/75 A15 English 23. Csom vs G Botterill   0-1 43 1974 Hastings 1974/75 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 24. G Sigurjonsson vs J Mestel   1-0 41 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 25. G Sigurjonsson vs Hort ½-½ 40 1974 Hastings 1974/75 B03 Alekhine's Defense  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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