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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 2 of 13; games 26-50 of 304  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. G Oswald vs S Bell  ½-½601988British ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
27. G Crawley vs D B Lund  1-0351988British ChampionshipC03 French, Tarrasch
28. G Burgess vs N Murshed 0-1291988British ChampionshipD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
29. R Bellin vs P A Hutchinson  1-0191988British ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
30. P J Morris vs J Littlewood  1-0271988British ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
31. M Orr vs S Singh  ½-½271988British ChampionshipA61 Benoni
32. M Lyell vs J C Pigott  0-1411988British ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
33. P Large vs N Carton  1-0311988British ChampionshipC19 French, Winawer, Advance
34. R Freeman vs N McDonald  ½-½151988British ChampionshipC00 French Defense
35. S Lalic vs D Knox ½-½661988British ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
36. J Fraser-Mitchell vs I Findlay  0-1301988British ChampionshipA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
37. A Mortazavi vs Adams  0-1321988British ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
38. J C Pigott vs Anand 0-1491988British ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
39. M Hebden vs F J Kwiatkowski  0-1481988British ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
40. Chandler vs C McNab 1-0351988British ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
41. D Norwood vs N Carr  1-0281988British ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
42. I Rogers vs J Cooper ½-½291988British ChampionshipB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
43. A Kosten vs R Bellin  ½-½661988British ChampionshipC55 Two Knights Defense
44. S Conquest vs T Upton  1-0431988British ChampionshipC55 Two Knights Defense
45. I Findlay vs J Mestel  0-1401988British ChampionshipB72 Sicilian, Dragon
46. D King vs G Crawley  ½-½461988British ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
47. N Murshed vs P Large  1-0531988British ChampionshipD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
48. G Quillan vs P Motwani  0-1411988British ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
49. Plaskett vs P W Hempson  0-1251988British ChampionshipA22 English
50. K Arkell vs P J Morris  1-0431988British ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
 page 2 of 13; games 26-50 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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