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Tournament: 47th Hastings 1971/72 • go to Previous Year • Next Year •updated: Saturday, 7 June, 2025 1:10 AM
Venue: Falaise Hall, Hastings • Date: 29 December 1971 - 15 January 1972 •

WORK IN PROGRESS - GAMES TO BE ADDED IN DUE COURSE

47th Hastings Premier, 29 December 1971 to 15 January 1972

1971/72 Hastings
Premier		 Fed Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16  Total 
1 Viktor Korchnoi USSR 2670g
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1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 11
2 Anatoly Karpov USSR 2540g 0
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1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 11
3 Henrique Mecking BRA 2540m ½ 0
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½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 9½
4 Robert E Byrne USA 2510g ½ 0 ½
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½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 9½
5 Svetozar Gligoric YUG 2600g ½ ½ ½ ½
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½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8½
6 Miguel Najdorf ARG 2530g ½ ½ 0 0 ½
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1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8½
7 Ulf Andersson SWE 2510m 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0
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½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8
8 Wolfgang Unzicker FRG 2545g 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
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½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 8
9 Helmut Pfleger FRG 2515m 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
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½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7½
10 Bojan Kurajica YUG 2490m 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½
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½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7
11 Victor Ciocaltea ROU 2460m ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½
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½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½
12 George S Botterill ENG (2200) 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½
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½ ½ 0 1 6
13 William R Hartston ENG 2390 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½
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½ 1 ½ 6
14 Raymond D Keene ENG 2465 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
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½ 0 5½
15 Peter R Markland ENG 2510 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½
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1 4½
16 Michael J Franklin ENG (2200) 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0
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3

Average Elo: 2479 Category: 10, GM norm = 10, IM norm = 7
Prizes £350, £300, £250, £200, £150, £140, £120, £100. Non-prizewinners received £5 per point.

Hastings Challengers, 29 December 1971 to 7 January 1972 (10-rounds, no rest days)

1971/72 Hastings
Challengers		 Fed Elo Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Total  SOS
1 Dusan Rajkovic YUG 2410 Yugoslavia w7- b23+ w26= b22+ w14- b24+ w10+ w6+ b11+ b5+ 7½  
2 Martyn J Corden ENG 2360 Bolton b27= w28+ w7= b16+ w3+ b8- b6- w4+ b14+ w9+ 7 54.50
3 Edward W Formanek USA   USA b14= w13+ b8- w15+ b2- w20+ b11= w22+ b21+ w6+ 7 53.50
4 Peter C Griffiths ENG   Solihull b11+ w6- b13+ b14= w7+ w12+ b5- b2- w15+ w8+ 6½ 59.00
5 Robert Bellin ENG   Gt Yarmouth b26- w21= b19= w27+ b10+ b25+ w4+ w8+ b9= w1- 6½ 52.50
6 Simon Webb ENG   London w32+ b4+ w9+ b7= w8- b14= w2+ b1- w12+ b3- 6 59.50
7 Milan Bajovic YUG   Yugoslavia b1+ w18+ b2= w6= b4- w23+ b14= w9+ b8= w12- 6 59.00
8 Anthony J Miles ENG   Birmingham w30+ b25= w3+ w12+ b6+ w2+ b9- b5- w7= b4- 6 58.50
9 Ralf Runau FRG   West Germany b31+ w20+ b6- w10= b29+ w11+ w8+ b7- w5= b2- 6 54.50
10 Victor W Knox ENG   Cheadle b19= w26+ w25= b9= w5- b17+ b1- w20= b22+ w14+ 6 51.00
11 Zvonimir Mestrovic YUG 2380m Yugoslavia w4- b32= w30+ b24+ w26+ b9- w3= b15+ w1- b21+ 6 50.00
12 John N Sugden ENG   Cambridge b28= w19+ w22+ b8- w25+ b4- w26+ w14= b6- b7+ 6 49.50
13 Jonathan S Speelman ENG   London w17= b3- w4- b21= w27= b28= w16+ w23= b26+ w20+ 5½  
14 Adrian S Hollis ENG   Oxford w3= b30= b27+ w4= b1+ w6= w7= b12= w2- b10- 5 59.00
15 Richard C Lemon ENG   Kingston-upon-T w16= b22- w21+ b3- w30= b32+ b18+ w11- b4- w26+ 5 47.50
16 Antonio Magrin ITA   Italy b15= w29= b20+ w2- b23- w18- b13- w27+ w25+ b24+ 5 46.00
17 Heinz Wirthensohn SUI   Switzerland b13= w27= b29- w19+ b20= w10- b21- w28+ b23+ w18= 5 45.00
18 Brian R Eley ENG   Rotherham w23+ b7- w24= b26- w22= b16+ w15- w29+ b20= b17= 5 44.50
19 Miroslav Radojcic YUG   Yugoslavia w10= b12- w5= b17- w32- b31+ w28= b24= w29+ b22+ 5 44.00
20 A S Moghadam IRI   Iran w24+ b9- w16- b32+ w17= b3- w25+ b10= w18= b13- 4½ 50.00
21 A Jonathan Mestel ENG   Manchester w25- b5= b15- w13= b31= b27+ w17+ b26+ w3- w11- 4½ 49.00
22 Nigel Bloch NED   South Africa b29= w15+ b12- w1- b18= w30+ b23+ b3- w10- w19- 4 52.50
23 Patrick Derreumaux FRA   France b18- w1- b31+ w28+ w16+ b7- w22- b13= w17- b27= 4 48.00
24 Andrew P Law ENG   London b20- w31+ b18= w11- b28= w1- b29= w19= b30+ w16- 4 46.50
25 Ewen M Green NZL   New Zealand b21+ w8= b10= w29= b12- w5- b20- w30= b16- bye+ 4 45.50
26 Franz Hoelzl AUT   Austria w5+ b10- b1= w18+ b11- w29+ b12- w21- w13- b15- 3½ 55.50
27 Leo B Jansen NED   Netherlands w2= b17= w14- b5- b13= w21- w31= b16- bye+ w23= 3½ 45.50
28 Alan Phillips ENG   London w12= b2- w32= b23- w24= w13= b19= b17- w31= b30= 3½ 45.50
29 Ronald F A Harman ENG   London w22= b16= w17+ b25= w9- b26- w24= b18- b19- w31= 3½ 44.50
30 Leslie S F Blackstock SCO   Kidderminster b8- w14= b11- w31+ b15= b22- w32= b25= w24- w28= 3½ 43.00
31 Alan T Ludgate IRL   Manchester w9- b24- w23- b30- w21= w19- b27= bye+ b28= b29= 3  
32 Jonathan I Century ENG   London b6- w11= b28= w20- b19+ w15- b30= withdrew ill 2½ / 7  

Prizes £120, £80, £50, £30, £20

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Date Notes
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xx June 2025 Updated, with Premier games dated and sourced, crosstables, xx games from other sections, reports, etc.