1987/88 (63rd) Hastings Congress, 29 December 1987 – 14 January 1988

1987/88 Foreign & Colonial Hastings Premier

1987/88 Hastings Premier		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total	Prize
1	Nigel D Short	ENG	2620g	&;	½1	½½	½½	1½	½½	1½	½1	9	£3,000
2	Jonathan S Speelman	ENG	2615g	½0	&;	1½	½1	½½	½1	½1	½½	8½	£1,500
3	Bent Larsen	DEN	2570g	½½	0½	&;	½½	11	½½	½1	10	8	£800
4	Lev Psakhis	USSR	2575g	½½	½0	½½	&;	½½	½½	½½	½1	7	£425
5	Murray G Chandler	NZL	2575g	0½	½½	00	½½	&;	½½	½1	11	7	£425
6	John D M Nunn	ENG	2585g	½½	½0	½½	½½	½½	&;	½0	½1	6½	£275
7	Joel Benjamin	USA	2575g	0½	½0	½0	½½	½0	½1	&;	11	6½	£275
8	Nigel R Davies	ENG	2460m	½0	½½	01	½0	00	½0	00	&;	3½	£200

Average Elo: 2571 Cat: 13 gm = 7.84 m = 5.04

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1987/88 Hastings Challengers

1987/88 Hastings Challengers		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1	Anthony C Kosten	ENG	2495m	65+	32+	w38+	b15+	w2-	19+	10+	b11+	8+	3=	8½
2	Alex Fishbein	USA	2410f	17+	55+	w18+	7=	b1+	11=	6=	w8=	13+	5=	7½
3	Susan K Arkell	ENG	2345wm	67+	50-	72+	w47+	26-	w27+	b39+	20=	w10+	1=	7
4	Klaus Berg	DEN	2350m	68+	47-	57+	34=	44=	9=	32=	w24+	39+	31+	7
5	Stuart C Conquest	ENG	2375m	40+	52=	56+	25=	10-	32+	18=	38+	w11+	2=	7
6	Andrew D Martin	ENG	2375m	60+	34=	13=	9+	12=	18+	2=	b10-	38+	17+	7
7	Matthias Wahls	FRG	2435f	66+	w36+	50=	2=	29+	8=	b11-	18+	20+	10=	7
8	Michael Adams	ENG	2360m	58+	56=	52+	20=	w15+	7=	w12+	b2=	1-	13=	6½
9	David Coleman	ENG	2270	29=	59+	20=	6-	43+	4=	25-	50+	32+	30+	6½
10	Glenn C Flear	ENG	2480g	b37+	w23=	19=	13+	5+	w39+	1-	w6+	b3-	7=	6½
11	H James Plaskett	ENG	2475g	w42+	18-	62+	40+	w25+	2=	w7+	w1-	b5-	w26+	6½
12	Peter Szekely	HUN	2420m	75+	26=	34=	24+	6=	56+	b8-	22=	19=	25+	6½
13	Chris G Ward	ENG	2330	71+	20=	6=	10-	17+	29+	33+	14+	2-	8=	6½
14	Keith C Arkell	ENG	2400m	44+	19-	41+	w35+	b18-	31+	26+	13-	25=	21=	6
15	Zlatko Basigic	JUG	2405m	57+	41+	47+	w1-	b8-	w24-	46=	16+	31=	37+	6
16	David Gluckman	ENG		20-	64+	29-	62+	54=	51+	28=	15-	52+	38+	6
17	Vladimir Kalinin	WLS	2205	2-	69-	73+	49+	13-	57+	34+	52+	22+	6-	6
18	Gary W Lane	ENG	2285f	49+	11+	b2-	38+	w14+	6-	5=	7-	27=	33+d	6
19	Eugene Martinovsky	USA	2280	74+	14+	10=	33+	b39=	1-	38-	23+	12=	20=	6
20	Colin A McNab	SCO	2435m	16+	13=	9=	8=	34+	26=	b24+	3=	7-	19=	6
21	Peter Panzer	FRG	2275	53+	38-	70=	51+	32-	40-	61+	66+	42+	14=	6
22	Matthew D Sadler	ENG		52-	68=	59+	26=	57+	30=	50+	12=	17-	44+	6
23	Hannes Stefansson	ISL	2335	64+	b10=	33-	44-	35+	45=	47+	19-	60+	w39+	6
24	Charles D Adelman	USA	2305f	59=	61+	26=	12-	w72+	b15+	w20-	b4-	w46+	35=	5½
25	Angus Dunnington	ENG	2305	69+	w27+	39=	5=	b11-	33=	9+	30=	14=	12-	5½
26	Michael J Franklin	ENG	2295f	48+	12=	24=	22=	3+	20=	14-	42+	30=	b11-	5½
27	Joseph G Gallagher	ENG	2405f	51=	b25-	68+	58+	33=	b3-	62+	32=	18=	28=	5½
28	Chris K D Holland	ENG	2275	45+	39-	69+	29-	40=	60+	16=	31-	56+	27=	5½
29	Karoly Honfi	HUN	2395m	9=	70=	16+	28+	7-	13-	40=	33-	51+	50+	5½
30	Udo Kaser	FRG	2250	70=	37-	71+	45=	47+	22=	56+	25=	26=	9-	5½
31	David Wood	ENG	2275	56-	58=	46+	43=	52+	14-	54+	28+	15=	4-	5½
32	Manuel Apicella	FRA	2295	54+	1-	44=	70+	21+	5-	4=	27=	9-	41=	5
33	Milan Bajovic	JUG	2350f	61=	51+	23+	19-	27=	25=	13-	29+	44=	18-d	5
34	Tomas Biornsson	ISD	2245	63+	6=	12=	4=	20-	54=	17-	47=	62+	48=	5
35	Jean Paul Boudre	FRA	2300	def	60+	55+	b14-	23-	48+	52-	62=	64+	24=	5
36	Mads Smith Hansen	DEN	2305	43+	b7-	40-	52=	42-	62-	70+	69+	47=	54+	5
37	Michael T Hennigan	ENG	2320	w10-	30+	43=	b56-	46=	50-	58+	48+	40+	15-	5
38	Neil R McDonald	ENG	2400m	62+	21+	b1-	18-	69+	44+	19+	5-	6-	16-	5
39	Olivier Renet	FRA	2420m	72+	28+	25=	50+	w19=	b10-	w3-	40+	4-	b23-	5
40	Gerhard Schebler	FRG		5-	73+	36+	11-	28=	21+	29=	39-	37-	55+	5
41	John N Sugden	ENG	2275	77+	15-	14-	57-	62-	74+	59+	54=	43+	32=	5
42	Robert Timmer	NLD	2240	b11-	67=	61=	60=	36+	66=	45+	26-	21-	57+	5
43	Andrew A Webster	ENG		36-	75+	37=	31=	9-	68+	66=	60=	41-	56+	5
44	Pierre Wilde	FRG		14-	77+	32=	23+	4=	38-	51=	64+	33=	22-	5
45	Nicholas A Down	ENG		28-	48=	63+	30=	66=	23=	42-	55=	50-	64+	4½
46	Christine Flear	FRA	2220wm	50-	49=	31-	61+	37=	72+	15=	56=	b24-	47=	4½
47	Nicholas E Foster	ENG		1/bye	4+	15-	b3-	30-	58+	23-	34=	36=	46=	4½
48	Manuel Llopis de Aysa	ESP		26-	45=	49=	69-	53+	35-	73+	37-	68+	34=	4½
49	Helen Milligan	SCO	2010	18-	46=	48=	17-	74=	59=	65+	51=	61=	52=	4½
50	Ali Mortazavi	ENG	2230	46+	3+	7=	39-	56-	37+	22-	9-	45+	29-	4½
51	Carlos Oliver Martinez	ESP		27=	33-	67+	21-	59+	16-	44=	49=	29-	65+	4½
52	Sigurdur Sigfusson	ISL		22+	5=	8-	36=	31-	70+	35+	17-	16-	49=	4½
53	Leslie J Smart	ENG		21-	62-	64-	75+	48-	65-	63+	70+	67=	66+	4½
54	Stephen J Cullip	ENG		32-	72-	77+	65+	16=	34=	31-	41=	55=	36-	4
55	Jeff Goldberg	ENG	2240	73+	2-	35-	66-	64=	71=	68+	45=	54=	40-	4
56	Paul D Helbig	ENG		31+	8=	5-	w37+	50+	12-	39-	46=	28-	43-	4
57	Paul A Hutchinson	ENG		15-	74+	4-	41+	22-	17-	71+	61-	66+	42-	4
58	Frank Parr	ENG		8-	31=	75+	27-	70=	47-	37-	73+	65=	67=	4
59	Francis Rayner	WLS		24=	9-	22-	67+	51-	49=	41-	68-	69+	70+	4
60	Wilfried Schroeder	FRG		6-	35-	74+	42=	71+	28-	72+	43=	23-	w/d	4
61	Thomas Thiel	FRG		33=	24-	42=	46-	73+	69=	21-	57+	49=	w/d	4
62	Ralph Blasek	FRG		38-	53+	11-	16-	41+	36+	27-	35=	34-	w/d	3½
63	Demis Hassabis	ENG		34-	66=	45-	71-	67-	77=	53-	74+	72=	73+	3½
64	Harry Lamb	ENG		23-	16-	53+	72-	55=	67+	69+	44-	35-	45-	3½
65	Ingo Lentze	FRG	2265	1-	71=	66=	54-	68-	53+	49-	72+	58=	51-	3½
66	Robin B W Moss	ENG		7-	42=	51-	59-	63+	64-	75-	71+	53=	58=	3½
67	Rafael Torres-Kuckel	FRG		3-	42=	51-	59-	63+	64-	75-	71+	53=	58=	3½
68	Michael Barnes	ENG		4-	22=	27-	74=	65+	43-	55-	59+	48-	w/d	3
69	Arnaud Delanoy	FRA		25-	17+	28-	48+	38-	61=	64-	36-	59-	71=	3
70	Nigel P Donovan	ENG		30=	29=	21=	32-	58=	52-	36-	53-	77+	59-	3
71	Mark I Walker	ENG		13-	65=	30-	63+	60-	55=	57-	67-	73=	69=	3
72	Vesna Basagic [Misanovic]	JUG	2210	39-	54+	3-	64+	b24-	46-	60-	65-	63=	74-	2½
73	Harry Michael Lamb, jnr	ENG		55-	40-	17-	77+	61-	75+	48-	58-	71=	63-	2½
74	James Poulton	ENG		19-	57-	60-	68=	49=	41-	77=	63-	76-	72+	2½
75	Oliver A Jackson	ENG	2210	12-	43-	58-	53-	77+	73-	67+	withdrawn			2
76	Paul J Moulton	ENG		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	74+	77+	2
77	Mairead O'Siochru	IRL	2005	41-	44-	54-	73-	75-	63=	74=	1/bye	70-	76-	2

Norms achieved: Susan Arkell (WGM & IM); Chris Ward (IM); Matthias Wahls (IM); Eugene Martinovsky (IM, aged 57); Alex Fishbein (IM with >66% ENG opponents)
British Championship qualification places: David Coleman (Harlow); Vladimir Kalinin (Cardiff)

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Other Tournament Prizewinners

Main A (35 players): (1-2) Olaf Heinzel (West Germany), D Meyer (West Germany) 7/9; (3) Chris I Howell (Maidstone) 6½; (4-5) Steve J Pullinger (Whitstable), Kevin J Thurlow (Redhill) 6.

Main B (28 players): (1-2) T Laux (West Germany), M Schmidtke (West Germany) 7/9; (3-6) Olaf Arndt (West Germany), R Imhof (West Germany), L Roche (West Germany), Thomas Thelen (West Germany) 6

Xmas Special A (18 players): (1) Michael P Cook (Ipswich) 5/5; (2-3) Robert V Elliston (Ticehurst), Ian D Thompson (Aldershot) 3½; (4-5) 3 Roger D de Coverly (Bourne End), Martin Wilke (West Germany) 3.

Xmas Special B (22 players): (1-4) Malcolm J Armstrong (Carlisle), Tim Everrett (Carlisle), George V Glover (Carlisle), A David Pruden (Carlisle) 4/5

Xmas Special C (23 players): (1-2) James A Nightingale (Rushden), Jack A Spiegel (London) 4/5; (3-4) Philip B Sargeaunt (London), Robert C Shilling (Ashford) 3½

Xmas Special D (22 players): (1) Syringa Turvey (Combe Martin) 4½/5; (2-3) Edwin Breckon Chapman (Burgess Hill), Victor Litvin (London) 4; (4-5) M Osmond (Hastings), William Stock (Rochester) 3½

Xmas Special E (16 players): (1-2) G Cruttenden (St Leonards), B C Hodson (St Leonards) 4½/5; (3-4) Geoffrey J Broadhead (Cranbrook), J W Deane 3½

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New Year Special A (16 players): (1-2) Stephen W Giddins (Chatham), A Staindl (Austria) 4/5; (3) C Rose 3½

New Year Special B (18 players): (1-2) Ronald H L Hatch (Ninfield), A R Sharpe (Lamberhurst) 4/5; (3) J Garth Andrews (London) 3½

New Year Special C (16 players): (1) Syringa Turvey (Combe Martin) 4/5; (2-4) Eric Wilfred Knapp (London), W H Norris (Bexhill), S Brooke-Wavell (Old Coulsdon) 3½

Third Week Special A (19 players): (1-2) S C Davidson (Canterbury), Alan K Punnett (Woking) 4/5; (3-5) Robin B W Moss (Hastings), Ian K Hardwick (York), Chris N Hann (Hastings) 3½

Third Week Special B (12 players): (1) Patrick A Baldwin (Eastbourne) 4/5; (2-3) John M Gorton (St Leonards), Adrian Waldock (Twickenham) 3½

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Weekend Congress Open (52 players): (1) Michael Adams (Truro) 5½/6; (2-3) Mark L Hebden (Leicester), Martin Mitchell (Airdrie) 5; (4-8) Keith C Arkell (Droitwich), Joseph G Gallagher (Wimbledon), David Gluckman, Anthony C Kosten (Chandlers Ford), H James Plaskett (Bedford) 4½

Weekend Congress Major (44 players): (1-4) Bertrand A Barlow (Epsom), Brian Bugbee (USA), (Prof) (David) Bernard Scott (Rye), Emil Todorow 5/6.

Weekend Congress Minor (48 players): (1) D S Reed (Norwich) 5½/6; (2-3) R C Burroughs (Hutton), David C Curtis (Warrington) 5; (4-5) J A Hartley (Rye), Klem Majewski (Maidstone) 4½.

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FOREIGN & COLONIAL 63rd HASTINGS CHESS CONGRESS (BCF Yearbook 1988/89, p68)

Once again the traditional friendly atmosphere prevailed at Hastings. During the 17 days of the Congress some 478 contestants, almost a record, from 16 countries participated in a variety of tournaments. During the dark winter evenings the Queen's Hotel provided a meeting place for masters and ordinary club players to mix in quickplay events, Any Questions sessions and analysis of games in the hotel lounge.

The Premier was one of the strongest tournaments ever held in Britain and certainly the strongest in the history of the Hastings Christmas congresses. From round four Nigel Short always had a clear lead and finally won the event by half a point. Jon Speelman tried hard to share first place by winning his last round game but had to settle for a draw after a 70 move struggle with Murray Chandler.

The Challengers was overwhelmingly the strongest ever. Its 77 players included two GMs, twelve IMs and two WIMs. Tony Kosten therefore did extremely well to win by a clear point and gains a place in the next Premier. Susan Arkell gained two separate norms in this tournament! First a WGM norm with a round to spare and then an IM norm in the last round. Four other players also finished with IM norms.

Stewart Reuben was the Premier Tournament Director. Harry Baines, assisted by Gerry Walsh and Robert Burgess, was in charge of the other tournaments.

Con Power, Congress Director

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File Updated

Date	Notes
Previously	Uploaded as part of the Hastings collection some time ago.
23 March 2022	Now complete with round numbers and dates, plus crosstable and some results and games from the Challengers.
13 August 2023	Added the game Plaskett 0-1 Kosten (Challengers, rd 8).
8 January 2025	Many thanks to Steve Giddins who helped transcribe the bottom half of the Challengers crosstable from the bulletin. One game, Mads Smith Hansen 1-0 A Kosten has been removed and moved to the 1986/87 Hastings file. It was originally misfiled by ChessBase.
13 July 2026	Added five games played by Robert Elliston in the Xmas Special A section. Many thanks to Brian Denman for supplying the games.