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Hastings 1979/80 Tournament

Ulf Andersson10/15(+6 -1 =8)[games]
John Nunn10/15(+5 -0 =10)[games]
Sergey Makarichev9/15(+3 -0 =12)[games]
Anatoly Lein8.5/15(+5 -3 =7)[games]
Tamaz Georgadze8.5/15(+3 -1 =11)[games]
Jonathan Speelman8.5/15(+5 -3 =7)[games]
Larry Christiansen8/15(+4 -3 =8)[games]
Vladimir Liberzon8/15(+3 -2 =10)[games]
Nigel Short8/15(+6 -5 =4)[games]
Michael Stean8/15(+3 -2 =10)[games]
Yasser Seirawan7.5/15(+3 -3 =9)[games]
Vladimir Raicevic7/15(+5 -6 =4)[games]
Peter Biyiasas6.5/15(+4 -6 =5)[games]
Israel Zilber5/15(+2 -7 =6)[games]
Jonathan Mestel5/15(+3 -8 =4)[games]
Robert Bellin2.5/15(+0 -10 =5)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
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 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— =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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 page 5 of 5; games 101-120 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
101. V Liberzon vs Seirawan  ½-½291980Hastings 1979/80B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
102. Andersson vs S Makarichev  ½-½201980Hastings 1979/80E12 Queen's Indian
103. P Biyiasas vs I Zilber  0-1551980Hastings 1979/80A07 King's Indian Attack
104. J Mestel vs T Georgadze  0-1401980Hastings 1979/80C23 Bishop's Opening
105. Speelman vs Andersson ½-½451980Hastings 1979/80A30 English, Symmetrical
106. J Mestel vs L Christiansen  ½-½191980Hastings 1979/80B06 Robatsch
107. V Raicevic vs Nunn  0-1371980Hastings 1979/80B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
108. T Georgadze vs Short  1-0371980Hastings 1979/80C05 French, Tarrasch
109. Seirawan vs P Biyiasas  ½-½1021980Hastings 1979/80A26 English
110. A Lein vs V Liberzon  0-1421980Hastings 1979/80B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
111. S Makarichev vs R Bellin  1-0331980Hastings 1979/80C55 Two Knights Defense
112. I Zilber vs M Stean  0-1311980Hastings 1979/80A46 Queen's Pawn Game
113. Andersson vs I Zilber  1-0771980Hastings 1979/80A30 English, Symmetrical
114. L Christiansen vs T Georgadze  ½-½111980Hastings 1979/80D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
115. Nunn vs J Mestel ½-½121980Hastings 1979/80B53 Sicilian
116. R Bellin vs Speelman  0-1431980Hastings 1979/80B15 Caro-Kann
117. Short vs S Makarichev  ½-½121980Hastings 1979/80C42 Petrov Defense
118. M Stean vs Seirawan  ½-½171980Hastings 1979/80A30 English, Symmetrical
119. P Biyiasas vs A Lein  ½-½101980Hastings 1979/80A07 King's Indian Attack
120. V Liberzon vs V Raicevic  ½-½511980Hastings 1979/80C14 French, Classical
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