45th Hastings chess tournament :: Hastings 1969/1970

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1. Portisch, Lajos HUN ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 5 4 0
2. Unzicker, Wolfgang GER ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 4 5 0
3. Gligorić, Svetozar YUG ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 6 4 4 1
4. Smyslov, Vassily URS ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 3 5 1
5. Timman, Jan NED ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 5 3 4 2
6. Drimer, Dolfi ROM 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 4 3 2 4
7.-8. Corden, Martyn ENG 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 3 2 2 5
7.-8. Medina García, Antonio Ángel ESP 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 3 2 2 5
9.-10. Levy, David Neil Lawrence ENG 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 3 5
9.-10. Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 3 5





Round by round results

1st round — 29th December 1969
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER ½ - ½ ENG Littlewood, John Eric
Corden, Martyn ENG 0 - 1 NED Timman, Jan
Levy, David Neil Lawrence ENG 0 - 1 ESP Medina García, Antonio Ángel
Smyslov, Vassily URS ½ - ½ YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
Drimer, Dolfi ROM 0 - 1 HUN Portisch, Lajos
1.-3. Portisch, Timman, Medina García — 1; 4.-7. Unzicker, Gligorić, Smyslov, Littlewood — ½; 8.-10. Drimer, Corden, Levy — 0;



2nd round — 30th December 1969
Timman, Jan NED 0 - 1 ROM Drimer, Dolfi
Medina García, Antonio Ángel ESP ½ - ½ ENG Corden, Martyn
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER ½ - ½ URS Smyslov, Vassily
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 - 1 HUN Portisch, Lajos
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG ½ - ½ ENG Levy, David Neil Lawrence
1. Portisch — 2; 2. Medina García — 1½; 3.-7. Unzicker, Gligorić, Smyslov, Timman, Drimer — 1; 8.-10. Corden, Levy, Littlewood — ½;



3rd round — 31st December 1969
Smyslov, Vassily URS 1 - 0 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
Portisch, Lajos HUN ½ - ½ NED Timman, Jan
Drimer, Dolfi ROM 0 - 1 ESP Medina García, Antonio Ángel
Levy, David Neil Lawrence ENG ½ - ½ GER Unzicker, Wolfgang
Corden, Martyn ENG 0 - 1 YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
1.-2. Portisch, Medina García — 2½; 3.-4. Gligorić, Smyslov — 2; 5.-6. Unzicker, Timman — 1½; 7.-8. Drimer, Levy — 1; 9.-10. Corden, Littlewood — ½;



4th round — 1st January 1970
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 - 1 NED Timman, Jan
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 1 - 0 ROM Drimer, Dolfi
Medina García, Antonio Ángel ESP 0 - 1 HUN Portisch, Lajos
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 1 - 0 ENG Corden, Martyn
Smyslov, Vassily URS 1 - 0 ENG Levy, David Neil Lawrence
1. Portisch — 3½; 2.-3. Gligorić, Smyslov — 3; 4.-6. Unzicker, Timman, Medina García — 2½; 7.-8. Drimer, Levy — 1; 9.-10. Corden, Littlewood — ½;



5th round — 3rd January 1970
Timman, Jan NED 1 - 0 ESP Medina García, Antonio Ángel
Levy, David Neil Lawrence ENG 1 - 0 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
Drimer, Dolfi ROM 0 - 1 GER Unzicker, Wolfgang
Corden, Martyn ENG 1 - 0 URS Smyslov, Vassily
Portisch, Lajos HUN ½ - ½ YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
1. Portisch — 4; 2.-4. Unzicker, Gligorić, Timman — 3½; 5. Smyslov — 3; 6. Medina García — 2½; 7. Levy — 2; 8. Corden — 1½; 9. Drimer — 1; 10. Littlewood — ½;



6th round — 4th January 1970
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER ½ - ½ HUN Portisch, Lajos
Smyslov, Vassily URS ½ - ½ ROM Drimer, Dolfi
Levy, David Neil Lawrence ENG 0 - 1 ENG Corden, Martyn
Littlewood, John Eric ENG ½ - ½ ESP Medina García, Antonio Ángel
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 1 - 0 NED Timman, Jan
1.-2. Portisch, Gligorić — 4½; 3. Unzicker — 4; 4.-5. Smyslov, Timman — 3½; 6. Medina García — 3; 7. Corden — 2½; 8. Levy — 2; 9. Drimer — 1½; 10. Littlewood — 1;



7th round — 5th January 1970
Timman, Jan NED ½ - ½ GER Unzicker, Wolfgang
Portisch, Lajos HUN ½ - ½ URS Smyslov, Vassily
Drimer, Dolfi ROM 1 - 0 ENG Levy, David Neil Lawrence
Corden, Martyn ENG 0 - 1 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
Medina García, Antonio Ángel ESP 0 - 1 YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
1. Gligorić — 5½; 2. Portisch — 5; 3. Unzicker — 4½; 4.-5. Smyslov, Timman — 4; 6. Medina García — 3; 7.-8. Drimer, Corden — 2½; 9.-10. Levy, Littlewood — 2;



8th round — 6th January 1970
Levy, David Neil Lawrence ENG 0 - 1 HUN Portisch, Lajos
Corden, Martyn ENG ½ - ½ ROM Drimer, Dolfi
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 1 - 0 ESP Medina García, Antonio Ángel
Smyslov, Vassily URS ½ - ½ NED Timman, Jan
Littlewood, John Eric ENG ½ - ½ YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
1.-2. Portisch, Gligorić — 6; 3. Unzicker — 5½; 4.-5. Smyslov, Timman — 4½; 6.-8. Drimer, Corden, Medina García — 3; 9. Littlewood — 2½; 10. Levy — 2;



9th round — 7th January 1970
Medina García, Antonio Ángel ESP 0 - 1 URS Smyslov, Vassily
Timman, Jan NED ½ - ½ ENG Levy, David Neil Lawrence
Portisch, Lajos HUN 1 - 0 ENG Corden, Martyn
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 0 - 1 GER Unzicker, Wolfgang
Drimer, Dolfi ROM 1 - 0 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
1. Portisch — 7; 2. Unzicker — 6½; 3. Gligorić — 6; 4. Smyslov — 5½; 5. Timman — 5; 6. Drimer — 4; 7.-8. Corden, Medina García — 3; 9.-10. Levy, Littlewood — 2½;








Information

45th Hastings chess tournament
Dates: 29th December 1969 - 7th January 1970
City: Hastings (England)
Venue: Falaise Hall
Organizers: Hastings Chess Club
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10
Games played: 45
Competition format: RR
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: BritBase
PGN game file: hastings-1969.pgn






Tournament Review

At 3.30 in the afternoon of Monday, December 29th, the Congress was opened by General Sir John Glubb , deputizing most efficiently for Denis Howell , the Minister for Sport, who, some days before the actual function, found himself prevented from coming owing to another engagement.

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