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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 9 of 13; games 201-225 of 304  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
201. P A Hutchinson vs P Large  1-0491988British ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
202. K Arkell vs Adams  0-1341988British ChampionshipC16 French, Winawer
203. V Knox vs Anand  ½-½431988British ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
204. M Hebden vs D J Walker  1-0291988British ChampionshipC15 French, Winawer
205. Chandler vs Hodgson  0-1441988British ChampionshipB15 Caro-Kann
206. D Norwood vs J C Pigott  0-1601988British ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
207. I Rogers vs C McNab  ½-½391988British ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
208. A Kosten vs J Howell  1-0381988British ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
209. J Mestel vs N Murshed  1-0391988British ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
210. S Conquest vs G Flear  ½-½351988British ChampionshipD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
211. S Bell vs W N Watson  0-1451988British ChampionshipA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
212. P Motwani vs P W Hempson  1-0701988British ChampionshipC10 French
213. Plaskett vs P K Wells  1-0351988British ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
214. F J Kwiatkowski vs R Bellin  0-1671988British ChampionshipC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
215. D Coleman vs G Lane  0-1371988British ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
216. C Beaumont vs N Carr  1-0471988British ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
217. L Cooper vs J Gallagher  0-1351988British ChampionshipB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
218. A Mortazavi vs C Pritchett  1-0361988British ChampionshipD01 Richter-Veresov Attack
219. J Cooper vs G Burgess  1-0441988British ChampionshipE91 King's Indian
220. M Lyell vs G Crawley  1-0791988British ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
221. N Carton vs M Orr  0-1501988British ChampionshipB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
222. M Pein vs T Upton  1-0421988British ChampionshipC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
223. I Findlay vs G Oswald  ½-½261988British ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
224. P J Morris vs A Dunnington  1-0361988British ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
225. D King vs D B Lund  1-0251988British ChampionshipC16 French, Winawer
 page 9 of 13; games 201-225 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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