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Hastings 1965/66 Tournament

Boris Spassky7.5/9(+6 -0 =3)[games]
Wolfgang Uhlmann7.5/9(+6 -0 =3)[games]
Evgeni Vasiukov6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Helmut Pfleger5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Svetozar Gligoric5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Florin Gheorghiu4/9(+3 -4 =2)[games]
William Hartston3.5/9(+3 -5 =1)[games]
Peter Nicholas Lee3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Norman Littlewood2/9(+2 -7 =0)[games]
Werner Nicolai0.5/9(+0 -8 =1)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hastings 1965/66

The Premier tournament of the 41st Hastings Chess Congress was held in the Sun Lounge, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, England, from 29 December 1965 to 7 January 1966. Rest day: Monday 3 January. Chief arbiter: William Ritson-Morry. The two winners were Boris Spassky and Wolfgang Uhlmann, both with 7.5/9.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 —————————————————————————————————————— =1 Spassky • ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ =1 Uhlmann ½ • ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 3 Vasiukov ½ ½ • 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 6 =4 Pfleger 0 ½ 0 • ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 5½ =4 Gligoric ½ 0 ½ ½ • 1 0 1 1 1 5½ 6 Gheorghiu 0 0 1 0 0 • 1 ½ 1 ½ 4 7 Hartston 0 0 0 0 1 0 • ½ 1 1 3½ 8 Lee 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ • 0 1 3 9 Littlewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 2 10 Nicolai 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 • ½ ——————————————————————————————————————

Yuri Balashov and Raymond Keene shared victory in the Challengers tournament.

Game dates

Round 1: Wednesday 29 December
Round 2: Thursday 30 December
Round 3: Friday 31 December
Round 4: Saturday 1 January 1966
Round 5: Sunday 2 January
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Round 6: Tuesday 4 January
Round 7: Wednesday 5 January
Round 8: Thursday 6 January
Round 9: Friday 7 January

Sources

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

British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...

Previous: Hastings (1964/65). Next: Hastings (1966/67)

 page 1 of 1; 12 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Gligoric vs H Pfleger  ½-½281965Hastings 1965/66D68 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical
2. P N Lee vs Gheorghiu  ½-½451965Hastings 1965/66C94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense
3. Spassky vs Uhlmann  ½-½301965Hastings 1965/66D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
4. Uhlmann vs Vasiukov ½-½251965Hastings 1965/66A56 Benoni Defense
5. H Pfleger vs Uhlmann  ½-½411966Hastings 1965/66A04 Reti Opening
6. Spassky vs Vasiukov  ½-½241966Hastings 1965/66E12 Queen's Indian
7. W Nicolai vs Gheorghiu  ½-½361966Hastings 1965/66E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
8. P N Lee vs W Hartston  ½-½231966Hastings 1965/66A07 King's Indian Attack
9. Gligoric vs Spassky  ½-½421966Hastings 1965/66D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. P N Lee vs Vasiukov  ½-½371966Hastings 1965/66A07 King's Indian Attack
11. Vasiukov vs Gligoric  ½-½191966Hastings 1965/66C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
12. H Pfleger vs P N Lee  ½-½601966Hastings 1965/66A09 Reti Opening
  REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)  

Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-07-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  John Saunders: I've just posted a collection of 1965/66 Hastings games at BritBase - https://www.saund.org.uk/britbase/p...

After finding some significant score errors, which I have reported here individually, I decided I would have to review all 45 games I had on file and compare with the January 1966 issue of CHESS which is the main primary source for this event, and found quite a few more score differences - too many to report individually. Perhaps someone here could take a look through the BritBase file and apply amendments.

Apr-07-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Thanks, I'll have a look.

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