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Hastings 1977/78 The 53rd Hastings Christmas Chess Festival was held at the end of the year 1977. Fifteen grandmasters and masters were invited to compete in a round robin format at the premier event. The participants were (in order of Elo): Tigran Petrosian (2645), Vlastimil Hort (2620), Gyula Sax (2565), Roman Dzindzichashvili (2535), Evgeni Sveshnikov (2520), James Tarjan (2495), Leonid Shamkovich (2485), John Fedorowicz (2440), Shimon Kagan (2440), Simon Webb (2430), Jonathan Mestal (2420), John Nunn (2410), Jonathan Speelman (2395), Jonathan Tisdall (2375), and George Botterill (2350). The average of the combined ratings of the assembled players qualified the tournament as a Category X event. Dzindzichashvili beat out the former world champion Petrosian as well as former three time Hastings winner Hort to take clear first place with +7 at the final. The final standings and crosstable are as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 Pts 01 Dzindzichashvili * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10½ 02 Petrosian ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 9½ 03 Sax ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9½ 04 Hort ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 9 05 Mestel ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 8½ 06 Tarjan 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8 07 Sveshnikov ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 7½ 08 Speelman 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 09 Nunn ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1 1 0 1 0 6½ 10 Shamkovich ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 6½ 11 Fedorowicz 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 0 5½ 12 Webb 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 5½ 13 Tisdall 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 4½ 14 Kagan 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 0 3½ 15 Botterill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 * 3½ Original collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1977/78, by User: suenteus po 147. BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... Previous: Hastings (1976/77). Next: Hastings (1978/79)  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 105  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Nunn vs Dzindzichashvili   ½-½ 27 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B10 Caro-Kann 2. Hort vs Fedorowicz 1-0 46 1977 Hastings 1977/78 A59 Benko Gambit 3. Shamkovich vs Speelman   ½-½ 31 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 4. G Botterill vs S Kagan   1-0 40 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B06 Robatsch 5. J Mestel vs Sax   ½-½ 16 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 6. Sveshnikov vs S Webb 0-1 38 1977 Hastings 1977/78 C18 French, Winawer 7. J Tisdall vs Petrosian 0-1 27 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 8. Dzindzichashvili vs J Mestel   ½-½ 41 1977 Hastings 1977/78 A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 9. Fedorowicz vs Nunn 0-1 37 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. J Tarjan vs Hort   ½-½ 21 1977 Hastings 1977/78 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Sax vs Shamkovich   1-0 35 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 12. Speelman vs J Tisdall   1-0 25 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 13. Petrosian vs Sveshnikov ½-½ 36 1977 Hastings 1977/78 A13 English 14. S Webb vs G Botterill   1-0 40 1977 Hastings 1977/78 E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 15. Shamkovich vs Dzindzichashvili   ½-½ 26 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 16. J Mestel vs Fedorowicz 1-0 24 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B33 Sicilian 17. Nunn vs J Tarjan 0-1 56 1977 Hastings 1977/78 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 18. Sveshnikov vs Speelman   ½-½ 45 1977 Hastings 1977/78 A00 Uncommon Opening 19. G Botterill vs Petrosian 0-1 35 1977 Hastings 1977/78 E46 Nimzo-Indian 20. S Kagan vs S Webb ½-½ 65 1977 Hastings 1977/78 C00 French Defense 21. J Tisdall vs Sax 0-1 29 1977 Hastings 1977/78 D90 Grunfeld 22. Dzindzichashvili vs J Tisdall   1-0 29 1977 Hastings 1977/78 A06 Reti Opening 23. Speelman vs G Botterill ½-½ 17 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B08 Pirc, Classical 24. J Tarjan vs J Mestel   1-0 67 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B06 Robatsch 25. Fedorowicz vs Shamkovich   1-0 61 1977 Hastings 1977/78 A37 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 105    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Oct-19-21    kingscrusher: Blimey Petrosian even in this year is stronger than the early British Grandmasters! Oct-19-21    kingscrusher: January 1977 Rating list - Petrosian Rank #2nd equal in World at 2645: https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo19... NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. 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