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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
British Championship Tournament

Jonathan Mestel8.5/11(+8 -2 =1)[games]
Murray Chandler8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Niaz Murshed8/11(+7 -2 =2)[games]
Glenn Flear8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Julian Hodgson7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Michael Adams7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Harold James Plaskett7.5/11(+7 -3 =1)[games]
David Norwood7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
William Watson7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Stuart Conquest7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Anthony Kosten7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Paul Motwani7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Gary W Lane7/11(+7 -4 =0)[games]
Mark Hebden7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Robert Bellin6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Viswanathan Anand6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Colin McNab6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
John C Pigott6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Ali Mortazavi6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Keith Arkell6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Victor Knox6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
John Grantley Cooper6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Chris R Beaumont6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Stephen D Bell6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
James Howell6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Daniel King6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Malcolm Pein6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Joseph G Gallagher6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
Neil McDonald6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
Timothy J Upton6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
Ian Rogers5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Peter K Wells5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
* (70 players total; 38 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
British Championship (1988)

Information: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg....

 page 10 of 13; games 226-250 of 304  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
226. S Singh vs G Quillan  1-0271988British ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
227. S Jackson vs D Knox  0-1341988British ChampionshipC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
228. P Large vs J Fraser-Mitchell  1-0241988British ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
229. Adams vs Chandler  ½-½581988British ChampionshipC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
230. Anand vs P J Morris 1-0281988British ChampionshipE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
231. M Orr vs M Hebden  0-1551988British ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
232. C McNab vs D Norwood  ½-½451988British ChampionshipC15 French, Winawer
233. D Coleman vs V Knox  0-1501988British ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
234. G Lane vs Plaskett  1-0311988British ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
235. G Flear vs J Mestel  1-0341988British ChampionshipA53 Old Indian
236. J C Pigott vs Hodgson  0-1511988British ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
237. N Murshed vs A Kosten  1-0351988British ChampionshipE20 Nimzo-Indian
238. W N Watson vs P Motwani  ½-½311988British ChampionshipC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
239. R Bellin vs S Conquest  1-0621988British ChampionshipB40 Sicilian
240. I Rogers vs C Beaumont  ½-½441988British ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
241. J Gallagher vs S Bell  ½-½261988British ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
242. J Cooper vs K Arkell  1-0421988British ChampionshipA44 Old Benoni Defense
243. P M Giulian vs A Dunnington  ½-½131988British ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
244. J Howell vs A Mortazavi  ½-½601988British ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
245. P K Wells vs M Lyell  1-0601988British ChampionshipA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
246. P W Hempson vs N McDonald  0-1771988British ChampionshipE83 King's Indian, Samisch
247. C Ward vs M Pein  0-1341988British ChampionshipA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
248. N Carr vs G Morrison  ½-½141988British ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
249. S Lalic vs F J Kwiatkowski  1-0491988British ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
250. A Muir vs D King  0-1221988British ChampionshipC01 French, Exchange
 page 10 of 13; games 226-250 of 304  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-07-24  Olavi: When Mestel won the British in 1988, in his victory speech he thanked the Hastings town council for their hospitality. Nice of him, except he had just spent two weeks playing in Blackpool.

As reported by Danny King in New in Chess 7/1989.

May-07-24  Olavi: In 1988 Mestel wrote the report for NIC himself. He did not consider it necessary to mention that. Next year King did it on his behalf.
May-07-24  Muttley101: Olavi, do you know the reason Mestel was deselected from The Glorney Cup England team? It's another British ch story.
May-07-24  Olavi: <Muttley101> No, I do not know. He was not a professional player. Perhaps they wanted to give the pros preference?
May-07-24  Olavi: He had a teaching job at the uni. In Germany such things happened in the earlier years - but this is pure speculation.
May-08-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sally Simpson: The only thing I have close to Mestel is planning to go to a tournament in Motherwell (about 40 miles from Edinburgh) I took the wrong train and ended up in Newcastle, a completely different country.

And once as captain I dragged 5 players including myself to an away league match on the other side of the city when we should have been playing at home. We lost 6-0 by default.

Also...I organised a weekend tournament. I gave out the wrong date. On the Friday night there was me, two controllers and two players to play a five round tournament. The two players played one game that night. The winner got the trophy and I had the weekend off to watch the football.

May-29-24  Muttley101: <Olavi> The Glorney Cup was a junior event (I don't know if it still in existence), with teams of juniors from different nations playing each other. So, no pros, no professional obligations. Another time- the story is hilarious but probably not for Chessgames pages :D Sorry for the teaser :D
May-29-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Muttley101>, you are most welcome to post your tale of Mestel at my home page; sounds as though it would be interesting.

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