Hastings 1979/80 |
The Premier tournament of the 55th Hastings Chess Congress was held in the White Rock Pavilion, Hastings, England from 28 December 1979 to 14 January 1980. Rest days: 1, 7 and 13 January. Ulf Andersson and John Nunn shared the victory with 10/15, and the 14-year-old Nigel Short took his 3rd IM norm. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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=1 Andersson • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 10
=1 Nunn ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 10
3 Makarichev ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 9
=4 Giorgadze ½ ½ ½ • ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 8½
=4 Lein ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ 0 0 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8½
=4 Speelman ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ • 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 8½
=7 Christiansen 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 • 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 8
=7 Liberzon ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 • 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 8
=7 Short 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 • ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 8
=7 Stean ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 8
11 Seirawan 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ • 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7½
12 Raicevic 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 • 1 1 0 1 7
13 Biyiasas 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 • 1 0 1 6½
=14 Mestel 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 • 1 1 5
=14 Zilber 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 • ½ 5
16 Bellin ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ • 2½
—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Luismar Jorge de Brito won the Challengers tournament with 8/10.
Game dates
Round 01: Friday 28 December
Round 02: Saturday 29 December
Round 03: Sunday 30 December
Round 04: Monday 31 December
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Round 05: Wednesday 2 January
Round 06: Thursday 3 January
Round 07: Friday 4 January
Round 08: Saturday 5 January
Round 09: Sunday 6 January
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Round 10: Tuesday 8 January
Round 11: Wednesday 9 January
Round 12: Thursday 10 January
Round 13: Friday 11 January
Round 14: Saturday 12 January
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Round 15: Monday 14 January
Sources
BritBase: http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/has...
Gino Di Felice, Chess Results, 1978-1980, page 233.
Dutch newspapers at https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten.
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...
Jaque 99, March 1980, pp. 5-9: https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...
Kenneth Whyld in El Ajedrez, March 1980, pp. 117-121: http://www.historiadelajedrezespano...
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
26. M Stean vs L Christiansen |
| ½-½ | 35 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A28 English |
27. P Biyiasas vs Nunn |
 | 0-1 | 45 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B06 Robatsch |
28. Short vs A Lein |
 | 1-0 | 43 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B10 Caro-Kann |
29. Speelman vs I Zilber |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B10 Caro-Kann |
30. S Makarichev vs Seirawan |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B10 Caro-Kann |
31. R Bellin vs V Raicevic |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | C03 French, Tarrasch |
32. T Georgadze vs V Liberzon |
| ½-½ | 13 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 |
33. L Christiansen vs Andersson |
 | 0-1 | 40 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A30 English, Symmetrical |
34. Nunn vs M Stean |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | B10 Caro-Kann |
35. V Raicevic vs Short |
| 1-0 | 61 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
36. Seirawan vs Speelman |
 | ½-½ | 57 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation |
37. A Lein vs S Makarichev |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A30 English, Symmetrical |
38. V Liberzon vs P Biyiasas |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
39. J Mestel vs R Bellin |
| 1-0 | 69 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A00 Uncommon Opening |
40. I Zilber vs T Georgadze |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
41. R Bellin vs L Christiansen |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | D01 Richter-Veresov Attack |
42. Andersson vs Nunn |
| ½-½ | 47 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A13 English |
43. Speelman vs A Lein |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | C55 Two Knights Defense |
44. Short vs J Mestel |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
45. I Zilber vs Seirawan |
 | ½-½ | 104 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
46. T Georgadze vs P Biyiasas |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A00 Uncommon Opening |
47. S Makarichev vs V Raicevic |
 | 1-0 | 31 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | C19 French, Winawer, Advance |
48. M Stean vs V Liberzon |
| ½-½ | 53 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A25 English |
49. V Liberzon vs Andersson |
| ½-½ | 35 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack |
50. L Christiansen vs Short |
 | 1-0 | 42 | 1980 | Hastings 1979/80 | A90 Dutch |
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