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 |
1. Seirawan vs Andersson |
| 0-1 | 77 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A13 English |
2. L Christiansen vs Nunn |
| ½-½ | 62 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation |
3. Speelman vs Short |
  | 1-0 | 22 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
4. A Lein vs M Stean |
| 1-0 | 59 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
5. S Makarichev vs T Georgadze |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B33 Sicilian |
6. J Mestel vs V Liberzon |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
7. V Raicevic vs P Biyiasas |
| 1-0 | 47 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
8. I Zilber vs R Bellin |
| ½-½ | 43 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
9. Andersson vs A Lein |
| ½-½ | 15 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A04 Reti Opening |
10. V Liberzon vs L Christiansen |
 | 1-0 | 29 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation |
11. T Georgadze vs Nunn |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 |
12. Short vs I Zilber |
 | 1-0 | 49 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
13. S Makarichev vs Speelman |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A13 English |
14. R Bellin vs Seirawan |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
15. P Biyiasas vs J Mestel |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A07 King's Indian Attack |
16. M Stean vs V Raicevic |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A13 English |
17. L Christiansen vs P Biyiasas |
 | 1-0 | 41 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | D01 Richter-Veresov Attack |
18. Nunn vs V Liberzon |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B89 Sicilian |
19. Seirawan vs Short |
 | 0-1 | 40 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A36 English |
20. Speelman vs T Georgadze |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | C41 Philidor Defense |
21. A Lein vs R Bellin |
| 1-0 | 56 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
22. V Raicevic vs Andersson |
 | 0-1 | 40 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A07 King's Indian Attack |
23. J Mestel vs M Stean |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | B56 Sicilian |
24. I Zilber vs S Makarichev |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | A30 English, Symmetrical |
25. Andersson vs J Mestel |
 | 1-0 | 38 | 1979 | Hastings 1979/80 | E08 Catalan, Closed |
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