[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6 cxd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 d5 11. c5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc4 13. Bc1 b6 14. b3 Na5 15. b4 Nc4 16. Be2 bxc5 17. bxc5 Qa5 18. Bd2 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Nc6 20. Rab1 Bf6 21. Bb5 Nxd4 22. Ne4 Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Rfc8 24. c6 Nxb5 25. Rxb5 Rxc6 26. Rfb1 g6 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p162} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. Qd3 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Qxe5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qf4+ 11. Kb1 Nxe4 12. g3 Nxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Qxf2 14. Qxc7 d6 15. Bc4 Bf5 16. Bb3 Rac8 17. Qxb7 Bxc2+ 18. Bxc2 Qxc2+ 19. Ka1 Rb8 20. Qxb8 Rxb8 21. Rb1 h5 22. a3 Kh7 23. Ka2 Qb3+ 24. Ka1 Rc8 25. Rhd1 Rc2 26. h3 f5 27. Rg1 d5 28. h4 Rc3 29. g4 Rg3 30. gxh5 Rxg1 31. Rxg1 d4 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p162} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bb4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. e5 d5 8. Bb3 Ne4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. Bxd5 Bf5 11. bxc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qe1 $44 {(Keres)} Qd3 14. Bb2 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Bg4 16. Rd1 $4 (16. Ng5 $5 {Fritz2}) 16... Qxf3 17. h3 Ng3+ 18. fxg3 Qxd1 19. Qf2 Qd5 20. hxg4 O-O 21. Rc1 Rfd8 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p164; BCM, February 1970, p31} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bd7 10. e3 Ne4 11. d4 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Rb8 13. Rc1 Qc8 14. Kh2 Qc7 15. Qd2 e5 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Ng5 Rbd8 18. Qe2 Ne7 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Ne4 b6 25. g4 f6 26. Bb2 Nc6 27. Nc3 f5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Nd5 Qd6 30. e4 Nd4 31. Bxd4 exd4+ 32. f4 fxe4 33. Qxe4 Bf8 34. Kg3 Qg6+ 35. Qxg6+ hxg6 36. Kf3 Kf7 37. Ke4 Ke6 38. Nc7+ Kd7 39. Nb5 a6 40. Na3 Ke6 41. Nb1 Bd6 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p163; BCM, February 1970, p32} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. f3 Bb7 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Rac1 Ne8 15. Nd5 Bg5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Ne3 g6 18. Qe1 Ndf6 19. Kh1 Kg7 20. Nc4 g4 21. Nxe5 gxf3 22. Nxf3 Qe7 23. Nbd2 Rh8 24. Bd3 Ng4 25. Qg3 Nef6 26. Re1 Rc5 27. Kg1 Rch5 28. h3 d5 29. hxg4 Rh1+ 30. Kf2 Qc5+ 31. Ke2 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 dxe4 33. Nxe4 Bxe4 34. g5 Bxd3+ 35. cxd3 Re8+ 36. Kf1 Nh5 37. Qf2 Rxe1+ 38. Qxe1 Kf8 39. Qe5 Qc1+ 40. Kf2 Qc2+ 41. Kg1 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p162; BCM, February 1970, p31} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A75"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Bf4 Ne8 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Rae1 Qa5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bg4 Ne5 19. Be6+ Kh8 20. f4 Nc4 21. Qc2 Nc7 22. f5 g5 23. Bg3 Qb4 24. Re2 Rfd8 25. h4 $6 gxh4 26. Bxh4 Ra7 27. Be1 Ne5 28. Nd1 Qd4+ 29. Bf2 Qb4 30. Ne3 Bh6 31. Kh1 Rda8 32. Be1 Qa4 33. Bc3 Qxc2 34. Nxc2 Ng4 35. b4 Ne8 36. g3 Kg7 37. Kg2 Ra2 38. Rfe1 R8a7 39. bxc5 dxc5 40. d6 Nxd6 41. Bxa2 Rxa2 42. Kh3 {(sealed)} b4 43. Bxb4 cxb4 44. Kxg4 b3 45. Nd4 b2 46. Rb1 Bc1 47. Nb3 Nc4 48. Kh3 Na3 49. Rxc1 bxc1=Q 50. Nxc1 Rxe2 51. Nxe2 Nc4 52. Kg4 Ne5+ 53. Kf4 Kf7 54. Nd4 Kg7 55. Nf3 Nf7 56. Ke3 Nh6 57. Kf4 Nf7 58. e5 fxe5+ 59. Nxe5 Nd6 60. Ng4 Nf7 61. Ke4 h5 62. Nf2 Kf6 63. Kf4 Kg7 64. Ne4 Kh6 65. Nf6 Nd8 66. Nd7 Nf7 67. Ne5 Nd6 68. Nf3 Nf7 69. Nd2 Kg7 70. Nc4 Kf6 71. Nb6 Kg7 72. Nd7 Kh6 73. f6 Kg6 74. Ke4 Kg5 {(adjourned a 3rd time but agreed drawn) Sources: BCM, February 1970, p32; CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p165} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. Nbd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Nd7 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. Bd1 Bxd1 19. Qxd1 Re8 20. f3 Bf6 21. Nc2 Na4 22. Rb1 d5 23. Nb4 dxe4 24. Nd5 Nc5 25. fxe4 Rxe4 26. Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Be3 Rd8 28. Qf3 Qe7 29. Bf2 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Ne6 31. h3 h6 32. Bg3 Qc5+ 33. Kh2 Qd5 34. Qa3 Qc6 35. Qe3 Qc2 36. Re2 Qb1 37. b3 Rd1 38. Be1 Rc1 39. Qe4 Qxe4 40. Rxe4 Kh7 41. Bb4 Rc2 42. a4 Rb2 43. axb5 axb5 44. Re3 Nf4 45. Rg3 f6 46. Ba3 Ra2 47. Bd6 Ng6 48. Rg4 Rd2 49. Bc5 Ne5 50. Rb4 Nf3+ 51. Kg3 Ne1 52. Rxb5 Rxg2+ 53. Kf4 Nd3+ {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p164} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Black "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Be3 f6 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Qxe5 Qd7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Qd4 c6 19. Bc2 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Qb6 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Qc2 23. f3 Qxb2 24. Qxc6 Qxa2 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Qf7 Rg8 27. Re8 Qb1+ 28. Kf2 Qc2+ 29. Kf1 Qd1+ 30. Kf2 Qc2+ 31. Kf1 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p165; BCM, February 1970, p33} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 Nge7 6. b4 O-O 7. e3 a6 8. Nge2 d6 9. O-O Bf5 10. d3 Qd7 11. a4 Bh3 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Nd8 15. Nd5 Qd7 16. Qb3 Ne6 17. Ba3 Ng5 18. f3 Nxd5 19. cxd5 f5 20. e4 fxe4 21. dxe4 Qh3 22. Qd3 b6 23. Bc1 Qxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Nxf3 26. Kg2 Ne1+ 27. Kf1 Nd3 28. Be3 h5 29. Rb3 Ra1+ 30. Kg2 Nc5 31. Bxc5 dxc5 32. Ng1 Ra2+ 33. Kh3 Bf6 ({CHESS actually gives 33...B-R3 (} 33... Bh6 {) here, followed by} 34. Nf3 Kf7 35. Rd3 Ke7 36. g4 hxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Re2 {0-1, but it is hardly likely that Black would have left his e5 pawn hanging - JS}) 34. Nf3 Kf7 35. Rd3 Ke7 36. g4 hxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Re2 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p165} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 Bf5 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. c3 Nd7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Qe2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qd7 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p164} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 d5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Ne1 Nc6 10. Qg4 O-O 11. Ndf3 f5 12. Qh3 Qe8 13. Kh1 Qg6 14. Be3 Qg4 15. Qxg4 fxg4 16. Ng1 Nb6 17. Be2 Nc4 18. Nd3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bg5 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21. Rf1+ Ke7 22. Nf4 Bd7 23. Bxg4 Bxf4 24. Rxf4 Be8 25. Nh3 Nd8 26. Rf2 Rc8 27. Nf4 Rc6 28. e4 dxe4 29. d5 Rc5 30. Nxe6 Rxd5 31. Nxg7 Bd7 32. Nf5+ Bxf5 33. Rxf5 Nc6 34. Rh5 Nxe5 35. Rxh7+ Kd6 36. Bh5 Rd2 37. Kg1 Rxc2 38. Rxb7 Rxa2 39. h4 a5 40. g3 e3 41. Kf1 Rf2+ 42. Kg1 Nf3+ 43. Bxf3 Rxf3 44. Rb6+ Kc5 45. Re6 b3 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p167; BCM, February 1970, p34} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d3 e5 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Ne7 7. c3 Nbc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Na3 b6 10. Qc1 Ba6 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Bh6 Rc7 13. Nc4 Bc8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne3 f5 16. Qd2 f4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nb8 19. Qe2 g5 20. Nd2 Rcf7 21. Be4 Nd7 22. f3 Nf6 23. g4 Bb7 24. c4 Bc8 25. Qg2 Rh8 26. h4 gxh4 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Rh1 Rg7 29. Qh3 h5 30. Qxh4 Rhg8 31. gxh5 Nxe4+ 32. dxe4 Rg2+ 33. Ke1 Rg1+ 34. Nf1 Qxh4+ 35. Rxh4 R8g3 36. Rh2 Rxf3 37. Rf2 Re3+ 38. Kd2 Rxe4 39. Kc3 Kg7 40. b4 Ba6 41. b5 Bc8 42. a4 Bh3 43. h6+ Kh7 44. Nd2 Re3+ 45. Kb2 Rxa1 46. Kxa1 Kxh6 47. Kb2 Kg5 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p166} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxc3 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Ng5 Ne5 9. Bb5 c6 10. f4 cxb5 11. fxe5 Ng4 12. h3 (12. e6 $5 $36) 12... Nxe5 13. O-O f6 14. Nf3 Nxf3+ 15. Rxf3 b6 16. Nd5 Bb7 17. Rxf6 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 gxf6 19. Qxa8+ Kf7 20. Bf4 Rg8 21. Qd5+ Qe6 22. Qh5+ Kg7 23. Qf3 Be7 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. b4 Kg6 27. Qg3+ Kf7 28. Bxd6 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Bxd6 30. Qxd6 Qc4 31. Qd7+ Kg6 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Qe7+ Kg6 34. h4 h5 35. a3 a5 36. Qe8+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kg6 38. Qe7 axb4 39. axb4 Qd4 40. Qe8+ Kh6 41. Qh8+ {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p167; BCM, March 1970, p84} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A61"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. O-O Nbd7 14. a5 Rfe8 15. Qc2 c4 16. Nb1 Nc5 17. Qxc4 Nfxe4 18. Ra2 f5 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Bxd2 Rac8 21. Re1 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p167} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E45"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. Ng3 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. e4 d6 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Nf5 g6 14. Ne3 Nd7 15. h4 Qe7 16. f3 Ng7 17. Qe1 b5 $2 18. h5 Ne5 19. Qg3 f6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Qxg6 Qg5 23. Qxg5 fxg5 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p166; BCM, March 1970, p84} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D68"]
[Annotator "Gligoric"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Rc1 Nbd7 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O (11. Ne4 $14) 11... Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Qc2 exd4 (13... e4 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Rc1 $14) 14. exd4 Nb6 (14... Nf6) 15. Re3 $1 (15. Re1 Qd8 $1 16. Bb3 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 $10) 15... Qf6 (15... Qd8 16. Bb3 Nd5 17. Re5 $1 h6 (17... Be6 18. Ng5 $1) 18. Bxd5 cxd5 {? g3,Nh4-g2-f4? - Gligoric-Rabar, Skopje 1956}) 16. Bb3 Bg4 17. Rfe1 $1 (17. Qc5 $10 {Gligoric-Robatsch, Ljubljana 1969}) 17... Rad8 (17... Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qxd4 19. Re7 Nd5 20. Rxb7 $16) 18. Qc5 Qd6 (18... Nd5 $2 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 $4 20. Qxf8+) 19. h3 Bxf3 (19... Bc8 20. Qa5 $1) 20. Rxf3 Qxc5 (20... Qxd4 $2 21. Qxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxf7 $1 $18) 21. dxc5 Nd7 $2 (21... Nd5 $6) (21... Nc8 $142 22. Re4 g6 23. Ref4 Rd7 24. Rf6 Kg7 $14) 22. Re7 Nxc5 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. b4 Rd7 25. Rfe3 (25. Be8 $1 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 Rxf3 27. Bh5 $3 {J.Littlewood}) (25. Bc4 Rb8 $1) (25. Re8 Rxe8 26. Bxe8 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Ne6 $1) 25... g6 (25... h6 26. Bh5 $1) 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. bxc5 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29. g4 Rd7 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Kg3 Kf6 (31... b5 $142) 32. h4 Rd2 $2 33. g5+ Kf7 34. Rb3 $1 Rd7 35. f4 Ke6 36. Re3+ Kf7 37. Kg4 b5 38. cxb6 axb6 39. h5 gxh5+ 40. Kxh5 Rd2 41. Rb3 $1 b5 42. Rc3 Rd6 (42... Rxa2 43. Rxc6 $18) 43. Kg4 Kg6 44. a3 Kg7 45. Rc5 Kf7 46. Kf5 $2 Re6 47. Kg4 Rd6 48. Kh5 Kg8 49. f5 $1 Kf7 50. Re5 $1 Rd1 51. Re6 Rh1+ 52. Kg4 Rc1 53. g6+ Kg7 54. Kg5 Rg1+ 55. Kf4 Rf1+ 56. Ke5 c5 57. Re7+ Kf8 58. Rc7 c4 59. Kf6 Ke8 60. g7 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p170} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O Bg7 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Bb3 Bf5 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bg5 Rfe8 13. Bh4 Rad8 14. Qd2 b5 15. Bg3 Qc8 16. Na5 N7f6 17. c4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ne4 19. Qa5 Qb7 20. Rad1 Rc8 21. Nce5 Red8 22. Rc1 Nxg3 23. Nxc6 $1 Ne2+ 24. Rxe2 Nf4 25. Rxe7 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qa6 Bf6 28. Nfe5 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Kg7 30. Qc4 g5 31. e6 Qd2 32. Rd1 Qxb2 33. exf7 Qf6 34. Qc5 Be4 35. f8=Q+ Rxf8 36. Rd7+ Kh8 37. Qe5 $4 $138 (37. Ne5 $16) 37... Bxc6 38. Qxf6+ Rxf6 39. Rxa7 Bxg2 40. Ra5 Rc6 41. h3 h6 42. Kh2 Rc3 43. Be6 Nxe6 44. Kxg2 Nf4+ 45. Kg1 Nxh3+ 46. Kg2 Nf4+ 47. Kh2 Kg7 48. Ra6 h5 49. a4 h4 50. Rb6 g4 51. Rb1 Rc2 52. a5 Rxf2+ {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p168} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Annotator "Portisch"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. d3 Be7 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Bxc6 (10. Be3 Nc5 $1 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Bxc5 dxc5 $40 {?d1-d8}) 10... bxc6 11. O-O Nc5 12. b4 Ne6 13. Be3 c5 14. a3 (14. b5 axb5 15. cxb5 Ra3 $1 $40) 14... c6 15. Rfb1 Nd4 16. Bxd4 $2 (16. Qd1 Qd7 17. Rb2 $13) 16... cxd4 17. Na2 (17. Na4 Rb8 $1 18. c5 dxc5 19. bxc5 Rb5 $1 $15) 17... O-O 18. a4 Qd7 19. Rb2 (19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 cxb5 21. cxb5 Rfb8 $1 22. Nb4 Qxb5 23. Nd5 Qxb1+ 24. Rxb1 Rxb1+ $19) 19... f5 $1 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 cxb5 22. cxb5 (22. exf5 bxc4 23. Rb7 Qe8 $1 $17) 22... d5 $3 23. exd5 Ra3 $1 {(? e4)} 24. Rd1 $1 e4 (24... Bc5 25. b6) 25. Qe2 Qxd5 26. b6 $2 $138 (26. dxe4 fxe4 27. Nb4 Bxb4 28. Rxb4 Ra2 29. Rb2 $1 $17 {/?} (29. Rdxd4 Rxe2 30. Rxd5 Rfxf2 31. Rxe4 Rxg2+)) 26... Bd6 27. dxe4 (27. Nb4 $142) 27... fxe4 28. Nb4 Qe5 29. g3 Rxf2 $1 (29... d3 30. Qd2 Bc5 $19) 30. Qxf2 Rxg3+ 31. Kf1 {time (Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p170; BCM, February 1970, p34)} (31. Kh1 Rxh3+ 32. Kg1 Qg5+) (31. Kf1 Rf3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[Annotator "Smyslov"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 d6 6. b4 f5 7. b5 Nce7 8. e3 Nf6 9. d4 e4 10. Nge2 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. d5 Bf7 13. Nd4 Nd7 14. f3 exf3 15. Qxf3 Rb8 16. Bb2 Nc8 17. Na4 Ncb6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. e4 $1 fxe4 20. Qxe4 Nc5 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. Nb3 $14 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Nxb3 24. axb3 Qg4 $2 (24... g5 $1 25. Be4 (25. Qc1 Qg4) 25... Bh5 26. Bf5 Qg7 27. Ra2 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Qe4 Kh8) 25. Qc3 Qg5 26. Rbf2 Rbe8 27. Bh3 Qh6 28. Bd7 $1 Re7 $2 (28... Rd8 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Be6 Rdd7 $1 (30... Rdf8 31. Qf6 Qg7 32. Qe7 Qd4+ 33. Kg2 Qd2+ 34. Kh1) 31. Bxd7 Rxd7 32. Qe1 Rf7 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. Qe6+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Qd8+ Qf8 37. Qxc7 Qf6 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qxb7+ Kh6 40. Qxb6 $18) 29. Be6 Qg5 (29... Qg7 30. Qd2 {? Qg5}) 30. h4 Qh6 31. Qf6 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p172; BCM, March 1970, p85} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Qf1 Bg4 15. Qd3 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Qh5 18. h3 Be6 $2 19. Qxh7+ Qxh7 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Nxe6 Rf7 23. Nf3 Re8 24. Neg5 Rfe7 25. Bd2 Re2 26. Rd1 b4 27. Kf1 a5 28. Rc1 R8e7 29. Rd1 Re8 30. Ng1 R2e5 31. N5f3 Re4 32. Rc1 R8e7 33. cxb4 Nxb4 34. Rc5 Nd3 35. Rxd5 Nxb2 36. Rxa5 Nc4 37. Ra8+ Re8 38. Rxe8+ Rxe8 39. Ne2 Ra8 40. Nc1 Nxd2+ 41. Nxd2 Kf7 42. Ke2 Ke6 43. Ne4 Ra3 44. Kd2 Ke5 45. Nc3 Ra8 46. N1e2 Rh8 47. a4 Rh4 48. Kc2 Rb4 49. Nc1 Rb8 50. Kd3 Rb4 51. Ke3 Kf5 52. Nd3 Rc4 53. Kd2 Rd4 54. Kc2 Kg5 55. g3 Kf5 56. a5 Rd8 57. a6 Ra8 58. Nc5 Ke5 59. Nb5 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p168} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 $6 ({Very meek.} 5... Nxe4 {has been universally played, virtually guaranteeing Black equality after} 6. Re1 d5 $10 {Bernard Cafferty wrote in the Birmingham Mail: "Having watched both players from a ringside seat, I am sure Smyslov lost this game because he had this fixed idea that he had to win at all costs to keep in the running for first prize. He deliberately chose an old-fashioned opening variation and avoided simplification at all costs so as to rule out easy equality. Nor did he offer a draw at any point in the game, although such an offer might well have saved him around move 18 or so."}) 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 (8. Re1 Bd7 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c6 11. h3 Qc7 12. Qf2 b5 13. Bd3 Ne8 14. e5 b4 15. Ne4 {Tolush-Kopayev, USSR 1938}) (8. h3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. e5 Nd7 12. exd6 {Tarrasch-Taubenhaus, Ostend 1905}) 8... Re8 (8... Nxd4 $142 {?Be6}) 9. Bb2 Bf8 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. Bf1 g6 13. h3 Bg7 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Nf3 a6 16. a4 h6 17. Ba1 Kh7 18. Nh2 Nb4 19. f4 Bc6 20. Bc4 Kg8 21. a5 b5 $2 ({Immediately after the game [Smyslov] told us he should have played} 21... Qb8 $142 {with ...b5 in prospect and ...Qa7+ as a stand-by in some lines of play.}) 22. axb6 cxb6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Nxe4 25. Rxg6 $1 (25. Rxc6 $2 Bxc3) (25. Nxe4 $2 Bxe4) 25... Nf6 26. Ne4 Rxe4 27. Bxf6 $1 (27. Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Ng4 Nxc2 $17) 27... Rxe1+ 28. Kf2 Re6 $2 (28... Nxc2 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 (29... Kh8 30. Rxf7+ Kg8 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Re7#) 30. Ng4 $16 (30. Rh7 $1 Ke8 31. Bxf7+ Kd7 32. Bg6+ Ke6 33. Bxc2 Rc1 34. f5+ $1 $18)) 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Rc7 $18 Nd5 (31... Re8 32. Bc3 $18) 32. Rxc6 Nxf6 33. Rxe6 Kf7 34. Rxb6 a5 35. Ng4 Nd5 36. Rxh6 Ke7 37. g3 Nb4 38. c3 Nd3+ 39. Ke3 Nc5 40. Rb6 Rd8 41. Rb5 $2 ({Corden has long ceased to write down his moves and makes this move to be quite sure he has passed the time control, overlooking the obviously superior} 41. Ne5 $1 {Smyslov could have resigned rather than extend the game to a second session (CHESS)}) 41... Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rxc3 43. Ne3 Kd6 44. Rxa5 Rxb3 45. Ra3 Rb1 46. Kf3 Nb3 47. Kg4 Kc5 48. Ra8 Nd2 49. Re8 Kd4 50. Nf5+ Kd3 51. Re3+ Kc4 52. h4 Nf1 53. Re8 Nh2+ 54. Kh3 Nf3 55. h5 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p174; BCM, February 1970, p59} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxf4 Be7 8. Nd2 f5 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Ne2 Bg4 12. Qf2 Nh5 13. g3 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Bh4 15. Ng3 Qe7+ 16. Kf1 Bh3+ 17. Kg1 Qd6 18. f5 Ne7 19. Qe3 Nxf5 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Re1 Bh3 22. Qe5 Qg6 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Re3 $2 (24. Nde4 Rf3 25. Qxb7 (25. Ng5 Bxg3 26. hxg3 Rxg3+ 27. Kh2 Rxg5 $19) 25... Raf8 $19) 24... Qc2 25. Ngf1 Bf2# {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p173; BCM, February 1970, p58} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qe2 d5 (6... f5 7. exf6 d5 8. Nxd4 (8. fxg7 $2 Bxg7 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Be3 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Nxf2 $1 {Casa-Boey, Lugano ol 1968}) (8. Nbd2 {(! Harding)} d3 9. Qe3 Bc5 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. Nd4 Qe7 12. Bxd3 $5 {Harding}) 8... Nxd4 9. cxd4 Kf7 $1 (9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 O-O $10 {Wade}) 10. fxg7 Bb4+ $10 {Levy-Boey, Siegen ol 1970}) 7. exd6 f5 8. Nxd4 Bxd6 $4 (8... Nxd4 9. cxd4 Bxd6 10. f3 Qh4+ (10... Bb4+ 11. Nd2 $1 Qxd4 12. fxe4 fxe4 13. a3 $1) 11. g3 Bxg3+ 12. hxg3 Qxh1 (12... Qxg3+ 13. Kd1 O-O 14. Kc2 $1 Nf2 15. Bf4 $1 Qxf4 16. Qxf2 Rd8 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Nc3 {Velimirovic-Hress, YUG-ch 1982}) 13. Nc3 O-O 14. fxe4 fxe4 15. Bf4 $16 {ECO}) 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f3 $18 O-O 11. fxe4 fxe4 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Na3 Qf6 14. Nc4 Ba6 15. O-O-O Qe6 16. b3 Rf5 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Kc2 Bc8 19. Qe2 Bf8 20. g4 Rf3 21. g5 Qe7 22. Bg2 Bf5 23. Qd2 a5 24. Qd4 a4 25. Rde1 axb3+ 26. axb3 Ra8 27. Kb2 Be6 28. Bxf3 Ra3 29. Qxe4 Rxb3+ 30. Kxb3 Qa3+ 31. Kc2 Qa2+ 32. Kd3 Bd5 33. Qxd5+ cxd5 34. Bxd5+ Kh8 35. Rhf1 Bd6 36. Ra1 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p174} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. b4 f5 11. f3 Bh6 12. Nb3 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 f4 14. c5 Nf6 15. Nb5 Ne8 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Na5 a6 18. Nxb7 Qb8 19. c6 Bc8 20. Na3 Bxb7 21. cxb7 Qxb7 22. Qc3 g5 23. Nc4 Ng6 24. Na5 Qb6+ 25. Rf2 Nf6 26. a3 g4 27. Qxc7 Qe3 28. Rc3 Rac8 29. Qxc8 Rxc8 30. Rxe3 fxe3 31. Rf1 Rc2 32. Re1 Nf4 33. Kf1 g3 34. hxg3 N6h5 35. gxf4 Ng3+ 36. Kg1 Nxe2+ 37. Kh2 Nxf4 38. Rxe3 Nxg2 39. Rb3 Nf4+ 40. Kh1 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p176; BCM, February 1970, p35} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Rc1 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 c5 13. b3 Nc6 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. O-O Rac8 16. Re1 Rfd8 17. Qd2 a5 18. Nh4 a4 19. Bh3 Ra8 20. Nf5 Qf8 21. Qf4 axb3 22. axb3 Ra5 23. Red1 Rb5 24. Bg2 Rb4 25. Qc7 g6 26. Bxd5 $1 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 gxf5 28. Rcxc5 Qe8 29. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 30. Rd8+ Kg7 (30... Kh7 31. Qxf7#) 31. Qe5+ {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p173; BCM, February 1970, p35} (31. Qe5+ Qf6 (31... f6 32. Qe7+ Kg6 33. Rg8+ Kh5 34. Qf7#) (31... Kh7 32. Rh8+ Kg6 33. Rg8+ Kh5 34. Qxf5#) (31... Kg6 32. Rg8+ Kh7 33. Qg7#) 32. Rg8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4 cxd4 9. exd4 Qc7 10. a3 Be7 11. Nc3 d6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. d5 e5 14. b4 Rfe8 15. Bb2 g6 16. Nd2 Nh5 17. Nb3 Ng7 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. a4 a6 21. Nc3 Bd8 22. Ba3 f5 23. a5 bxa5 24. bxa5 Nc5 25. Rb1 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qc7 27. c5 dxc5 28. Nxc5 Rb8 29. d6 Qc6 30. Qd5+ Qxd5 31. Nxd5 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p177; BCM, February 1970, p62} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Black "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Be2 Nb4 10. Rc1 c5 11. Nf3 Be7 12. a3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. O-O Nxe5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 O-O 18. Rxf5 Bf6 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Rff1 a6 21. Rc2 Rfd8 22. Rd1 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. d6 b5 25. Bb6 Nc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. h3 $2 (27. Qh3 $142) 27... g6 28. Bc7 Be5 29. Qe3 Bxb2 30. Qe7 Rxc7 31. dxc7 Qxe7 32. c8=Q+ Kg7 33. Qxa6 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Bxa3 35. Rf1 Bb2 36. Rb1 b4 37. Qa4 Bc3 38. Qb3 Qe5 39. Rf1 Qe6 40. Qc2 Qc4 41. Rf3 Qa6 42. Rd3 h5 43. Rd1 Qf6 44. Rb1 Qf4 45. Kg1 Qe3+ 46. Kh1 h4 47. Qb3 Qf4 48. Qd5 g5 49. Qa8 Be5 50. Kg1 Qh2+ 51. Kf2 Bd4+ 52. Ke2 Qe5+ 53. Kd1 Qf5 54. Rb3 Qf1+ 55. Kd2 Bc3+ 56. Ke3 Qf4+ {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p176} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. Bg5 Bd6 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. h3 Rac8 15. b3 h6 16. Bh4 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p177} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 Ncxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. b3 a5 11. Bb2 Ra6 12. Na4 Bf8 13. f4 Nc6 14. c5 Ra8 15. Rf3 d6 16. Rg3 dxc5 17. Qc2 Qe7 18. Bd3 Nb4 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Qb1 Ra6 21. f5 Rh6 22. f6 Rxf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Rf3 Qh6 25. Be4 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p177; BCM, February 1970, p36} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15. Bb1 a5 16. Nf1 Na6 17. Ng3 Bc8 18. Be3 Rb8 19. Bd3 Nd7 20. a4 b4 21. Rc1 Ndc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 dxc5 24. Nxe5 Bb7 25. Nc4 g6 26. Nf1 Qc7 27. Nfe3 Rbd8 28. Bc2 f6 29. Rf1 Bd6 30. Nxd6 Rxd6 31. Nc4 Ba6 32. Bb3 Bxc4 33. Bxc4 Qe7 34. Re1 g5 35. Qc2 Kg7 36. Rd1 Qe5 37. Bd3 Rc8 38. Bc4 Re8 39. Bd3 Rc8 40. Bc4 Re8 41. Bd3 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p177} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "Littlewood, John"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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{LITTLEWOOD'S CHOICE [Surrounded as I am by all these talented young players such as Howell, Haslinger, Gordon, Jones and many others, may I introduce a touch of nostalgia in this month's article as I remember one of my own exciting games from thirty-eight years ago!? In it, I commit myself to my longest combination ever ...]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nxd4 {[Martyn had already beaten Smyslov in this line, so I switch to my favourite version of Philidor's Defence instead of entering the Antoshin variation involving ...Be7 which Smyslov had tried.]} g6 {[Now that White has committed himself to Bc4, this fianchetto development is less dangerous for Black.]} 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nf6 8. f3 O-O 9. Qd2 ({Here if anywhere there may have been an improvement for White. On the principle that the side with more space should avoid exchanges} 9. Nde2 {was worth consideration, maintaining control of d5. (JEL database)}) 9... Ne5 $5 {[#] [A bit of bluffing is involved here, as I force White to choose where to play his bishop. If he wishes to castle long, he is worried about placing it on b3 when it is exposed to a pawn advance by ...a6 and ...c5, but of course he could instead castle short, when he gives up the idea of an immediate attack on my king.]} 10. Be2 $6 d5 $1 {[Perfectly logical and equalising at once.]} 11. f4 $2 {[This reckless advance is a sign that Martyn is unwilling to accept he no longer has an advantage.]} Neg4 12. e5 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 c5 $1 {[The point, as in a number of similar situations.]} 14. exf6 cxd4 ({Even stronger would have been} 14... Re8 15. Qf3 cxd4 16. fxg7 dxc3 17. bxc3 Qe7 {My move gives me a winning game, but Corden defends resourcefully, not being afraid to sacrifice pawns in order to obtain counter-play. (JEL Database)}) 15. Qxd4 Bxf6 16. Qd2 ({Not of course} 16. Qxd5 $4 Bxc3+ {winning the queen.}) 16... Be6 17. O-O {The best chance, even though he loses two pawns. On the other hand, it would be suicide to castle on the queenside when Black has an easy mating attack. (JEL Database)} Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qxb2 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Rad8 21. Qf3 Qxc2 22. Rac1 Qxa2 {[Strategically, the game is already decided but this is the time when I should play as simply as possible to consolidate my advantage. Instead, I relax a little over the next few moves and allow Martyn counter-chances which in turn lead to a hammer-and-tongs contest I didn't particularly want!?]} 23. Bc4 (23. Rc7 {would have been even more awkward to answer. I intended to advance my a-pawn as quickly as possible, but White has strong play against my king. (JEL Database)}) 23... Qb2 24. f5 $1 {[#]} g5 $6 ({Simpler was} 24... Kh8 $1 25. Rb1 Qd4 {with few worries, since} 26. Rb4 $2 {would then fail to} b5 $1 {winning a piece.}) ({My instinct was to play} 24... Kg7 {but I was already getting short of time and did not wish to open up any lines against my king, leading to two-edged play. As I was to realise all too soon, tactics predominate in these sort of positions, with opposite-coloured bishops and attacks on the king. (JEL Database)}) 25. Rb1 Qd4 26. Rb4 $1 Kg7 27. Qb3 $1 {[It is now White who is attacking and I have to play with great circumspection.]} b6 28. Bxf7 Qd2 29. Be6 Rd3 {[It is well known that bishops of opposite colour favour the attacker, so I decide to go into an extremely sharp but risky line in which I momentarily displace White's major pieces to launch an unusual attack.]} 30. Qa4 Qe2 31. Qxa7+ Kh8 32. Rbb1 {[#]} Rh3 $3 {[At first sight this move looks ridiculous because White is in no way going to play 33 gxh3?? Qe4+ 34 Kg1 Bd4+ 35 Rf2 Qxb1+ 36 Kg2 Qe4+ mating quickly. However, he not only has to find a defence against 33...Rxh2+! as in the game but must also deal with the immediate threat of 33...Be5! winning at once.]} 33. Rbe1 ({At first sight, it seems that} 33. Qa2 {saves White but it cuts out his later defence of Bd7 against a rook invasion down the 'd' file e.g.} Rxh2+ $1 34. Kxh2 Be5+ 35. Kg1 Bd4+ 36. Kh2 Qh5+ 37. Kg3 Qh4+ 38. Kf3 Qf4+ 39. Ke2 Qe4+ 40. Kd1 ({or} 40. Kd2 Qe3+ 41. Kc2 Qe2+ 42. Kb3 Qd3+ {mating}) 40... Rd8 $1 41. Bd5 Qd3+ 42. Ke1 Bc3+ 43. Kf2 Qd4+ 44. Kf3 Rxd5 {winning.}) (33. gxh3 $4 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Bd4+ 35. Rf2 Qxb1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ {wins}) 33... Rxh2+ 34. Kxh2 Be5+ 35. Kg1 Bd4+ 36. Kh2 Qh5+ 37. Kg3 Qh4+ 38. Kf3 Qf4+ 39. Ke2 Qe3+ 40. Kd1 Qd3+ 41. Kc1 Qc3+ 42. Kd1 Rd8 $1 {[#]} 43. Bd7 $1 {[The last clever defence, involving his rook on e1, but I can just foil his plan.]} Qb3+ 44. Ke2 Qe3+ 45. Kd1 Qd3+ 46. Kc1 Be3+ $1 {[So that, if 47 Rxe3 Qxe3+ 48 Kd1 Qd4+! 49 Ke2 Rxd7 50 Qa1 Re7+ 51 Kf3 Re3+ 52 Kf2 Rc3+ winning.]} 47. Kb2 $1 {[So that after 47... Rxd7 he has 48 Qb8+ and 49 Qe5+. This forces me to guard the long black diagonal before capturing on d7, but I actually win another way.]} (47. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 48. Kd1 Qd4+ 49. Ke2 Rxd7 50. Qa1 Re7+ 51. Kf3 Re3+ 52. Kf2 Rc3+ {winning}) 47... Qd4+ $1 ({The immediate} 47... Rxd7 {allows White's queen to reach e5, as we mentioned earlier, so more manoeuvring is required! (JEL Database)}) 48. Ka3 ({The version of the game score in both BCM and CHESS continues} 48. Kb3 Qd5+ 49. Kc2 Qc4+ 50. Kb2 Bd4+ 51. Ka3 Qc3+ 52. Ka4 b5+ {0-1}) 48... Qc3+ 49. Ka4 {[Avoiding 49 Ka2 Qc2+ followed by mate but allowing ...]} b5+ {Sources: John Littlewood, ChessMoves, 2008; John Littlewood personal database (notes marked JEL Database); CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p179; BCM, February 1970, p60} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Black "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B79"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Rfc8 12. Bb3 Ne5 13. h4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 Qa6 16. Bh6 $1 $146 (16. e5 {R.Byrne-Korchnoi, Sousse izt 1967}) 16... Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Rac8 18. h5 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Be6 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qe3 Qa3 22. e5 dxe5 23. Qxe5 Bf5 24. Rd2 h5 25. g4 hxg4 26. fxg4 Bxg4 27. Rg1 Kf7 28. Rxg4 Nxg4 29. Qd5+ Kg7 30. Qe6 Rxc3 31. Qxg4 Rc6 32. Qd4+ Rf6 33. Nc5 Kf7 34. Qc4+ Kg7 35. Rd8 Qe3 36. a4 Rc6 37. Qg8+ Kf6 38. Qf8+ Kg5 39. Rd5+ Kg4 40. Qf7 Rxc5 41. Qxg6+ {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p180} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B57"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Bb3 a6 8. O-O e6 9. f4 Be7 10. f5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 exf5 12. exf5 O-O 13. Bg5 Bc6 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Rd3 Qc5 16. Be3 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 19. h3 Kf8 20. Re3 Rc8 21. Rde1 Bd8 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bc6 25. Bb3 Bg5 26. c3 h5 27. g3 h4 28. g4 Rc7 29. Bc2 Re7 30. Rxe7 Kxe7 31. Bd3 f6 32. Bf2 Bf3 33. Kf1 Kd7 34. Be2 Be4 35. Bc4 d5 36. Bb3 b5 37. a4 Bc1 38. Bxh4 Bxb2 39. Be1 Bd3+ 40. Kg2 Kc6 41. h4 a5 42. g5 fxg5 43. hxg5 Bxf5 44. axb5+ Kxb5 45. Bxd5 a4 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p178; BCM, February 1970, p37} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
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[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 Nd7 5. O-O e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qe1 Ne7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 a5 11. a4 b5 12. e4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 c5 14. Nh4 Nb6 15. Ra1 Nc6 16. f4 Be7 17. Ndf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 a4 19. exd5 exd5 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. fxe5 axb3 22. cxb3 Qd7 23. Rxa8 Nxa8 24. d4 Nc7 25. Qf2 Rb8 26. Qc2 Rf8 27. Qf2 Rb8 28. Qc2 Rf8 29. Qf2 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p179} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
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[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O c5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Be3 Qd6 11. Rc1 Bxb2 12. Bxc5 Qd8 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Rfc1 Rfe8 17. Be3 Rec8 18. Ne4 b6 19. Qb3 Qd8 20. Ng5 Qe8 21. Qa3 h6 22. Nh3 e5 23. Kf1 Bf8 24. Qb2 Rab8 25. f4 Bg7 26. Qd2 Kh7 27. Nf2 f5 28. h4 Nd4 29. fxe5 Bxe5 30. Bxh6 Bxg3 31. Bg5 Bc6 32. e4 fxe4 33. Nxe4 Qf7+ 34. Nf6+ Kh8 35. Bxc6 Nxc6 36. Qg2 Be5 37. Rxc6 Rxc6 38. Qxc6 Rf8 39. Rb4 Qxa2 40. Re4 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Qb2+ 42. Kf3 Qa1 43. Kg2 Qb2+ 44. Kf1 Qa1+ 45. Ke2 Qb2+ 46. Bd2 Bxf6 47. Qd6 Bg7 48. Qxg6 Qf6 49. Qxf6 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p178; BCM, February 1970, p38} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Black "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Qa5 12. c3 bxc3 13. Nxc3 Be7 14. Bd2 Qh5 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. a5 Nhf6 17. Ba4 O-O 18. b4 Rfc8 19. f4 Rc4 20. Nf3 Rd8 21. b5 Nc5 22. bxa6 Bxa6 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Nxa4 25. Rxa4 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Ng4 27. Rxc4 Bxc4 28. Ne4 Nf2+ 29. Nxf2 Bxf2 30. Rc1 Bd5 31. Be1 Be3 32. Rc3 Bf4 33. Bg3 Bxg3 34. hxg3 f6 35. Ra3 Ra8 36. Kg1 Ra6 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. Ke3 Ke7 39. Kd4 Kd7 40. Kc5 Rc6+ 41. Kd4 Rc2 42. exf6 gxf6 43. Ne1 Rc4+ 44. Kd3 Rg4 45. Kd2 Kc7 46. a6 Kb8 47. a7+ Ka8 48. Nc2 Rg7 49. Ne3 Rxg3 50. Ra6 Rg5 51. g4 h6 52. Kd3 Re5 53. Nxd5 Rxd5+ 54. Ke4 Rg5 55. Rxe6 Rxg4+ 56. Kf5 Rg5+ 57. Kxf6 Kxa7 58. Re7+ Kb6 59. Rh7 Rh5 60. Kg6 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p182} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd3 b5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nb3 Ne5 10. f4 Nc4 11. Bc1 Nf6 12. Qe2 Bb4 13. Nd1 O-O 14. Nf2 e5 15. a3 Be7 16. f5 Rfe8 17. Ng4 d5 18. a4 Nd6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Nd2 b4 21. Qg4 a5 22. Kh1 Rac8 23. Rf2 Red8 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Nf1 e4 26. Bb5 Nxb5 27. axb5 Qb6 28. Be3 Qxb5 29. Bg5 Bxg5 30. Qxg5 f6 31. Qf4 a4 32. Rd2 Re8 33. Ne3 Bf7 34. Rd4 Qc5 35. Qd6 Qxd6 36. Rxd6 a3 37. Rd2 axb2 38. Rb1 Rc3 39. Nd1 e3 40. Re2 Bh5 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p182} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A68"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. f4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. e5 Ne8 11. Ng5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nc7 13. O-O Qe7 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Rad1 h6 16. Nge4 Ne8 17. Qf3 f5 18. exd6 Nxd6 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Qc7 21. Qf2 Rfe8 22. Bd4 Qc4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rfe1 b6 25. Re6 Rad8 26. Rde1 Rxe6 27. dxe6 Re8 28. Qe3 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Rxe6 30. Rc1 Qxe4 31. Rc7+ Kg8 32. Qxe4 Rxe4 33. Rxa7 Rxf4 34. Rc7 b5 35. Rb7 b4 36. g3 Rc4 37. b3 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rxa2 40. Rxb4 Kg7 41. Rb6 h5 42. h4 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p181} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 a6 8. Be3 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. Bh6 b5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. b3 Nd4 14. Kh2 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Qc8 16. Bg2 Bc6 17. e4 e5 18. f4 Ng8 19. cxb5 axb5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rac1 b4 22. Nd1 Bb5 23. Qe3 Qd8 24. Rf3 Qd4 25. Rxc5 Qxe3 26. Nxe3 Bxd3 27. Rxe5 f6 28. Re6 Rfe8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Nd5 Bxe4 31. Re3 Bxg2 32. Rxe8 Bxd5 33. Rb8 Ne7 34. Rxb4 Kf7 35. a4 Ke8 36. a5 Kd7 37. Rb6 Nc8 38. Rxf6 Bxb3 39. g4 Ne7 40. Rf8 Nc6 41. a6 Kc7 42. Rh8 Kb6 43. Rxh7 Kxa6 44. Kg3 Kb6 45. Kf4 Kc5 46. Rd7 Bc2 47. Rd2 Bb1 48. Rd1 Bc2 49. Rc1 Nb4 50. Kg5 Kd6 51. Rxc2 Nxc2 52. Kxg6 Ke7 53. g5 Ne3 54. h4 Ng2 55. h5 Nf4+ 56. Kh6 Kf8 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p181} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 Nc6 7. g5 Nd7 8. Be3 a6 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. f4 b4 14. Ne2 h6 15. gxh6 Rxh6 16. Bg2 Rh5 17. f5 exf5 $2 18. Ng3 Rh8 19. Nxf5 O-O-O 20. Qc4+ Kb8 21. Qxf7 Ne5 22. Qe6 Qc7 23. Bf4 Nc4 24. Rd4 Rc8 25. Rc1 Ka8 26. Bf1 Ne5 27. Rxb4 g6 28. Bxa6 Bxa6 29. Bxe5 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p182} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Drimer, Dolfi"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qg4 Nxc3 7. Qxg7 Rf8 8. a3 Qh4 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. axb4 Bg4 11. Qe5+ Kd7 12. g3 Qd8 13. Qf4 Re8+ 14. Be3 Re4 15. Qxf7+ Kd6 16. bxc3 Qh8 17. Bg2 Rf8 18. Qc4 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p183} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. d5 Bxc3 11. dxe6 Ba5 12. exd7 Bxd7 13. e4 b5 14. Bd3 c4 15. Bc2 h6 16. e5 Re8 17. Be3 Nh7 18. Be4 Rc8 19. Bxa7 Qc7 20. Bd4 Nf8 21. Rad1 Ne6 22. Be3 Bc6 23. Qc2 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 b4 25. Rd6 c3 26. b3 Rb8 27. Nd4 Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Rb5 29. f4 Reb8 30. Qd3 Bb6 31. Bxb6 R5xb6 32. Rd7 Qc5+ 33. Kh1 Qb5 34. Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Qxd8+ Kh7 36. Qd1 Rb7 37. Qc2+ Kg8 38. Re1 Rd7 39. Qe4 Qd3 40. Qxb4 Qd2 41. Rg1 c2 42. Qc4 Qd1 43. e6 Qxg1+ 44. Kxg1 Rd1+ 45. Kf2 c1=Q 46. exf7+ Kf8 47. Qb4+ Kxf7 48. Qb7+ Ke8 49. Qe4+ Kd8 50. Kg3 Qd2 51. Qa8+ Ke7 52. Qe4+ Kd6 53. Qg6+ Kc5 54. b4+ Kb5 55. Qxg7 Qe3+ 56. Kg4 Qe2+ 57. Kh4 Qf2+ 58. Qg3 Qxg3+ 59. Kxg3 Rd2 60. a3 Kc6 61. a4 Kd5 62. Kf3 Ke6 63. b5 Ra2 64. b6 Rxa4 65. Kg4 Kf6 66. Kh5 Kg7 67. f5 Ra5 68. g4 Rb5 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p184; BCM, February 1970, p40} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Medina Garcia, Antonio Angel"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be2 dxe5 8. fxe5 Be7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Qc1 h6 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. h3 Bh7 18. Rfe1 Qf7 19. b3 Rfe8 20. Rf1 Qe7 21. Rfe1 Rd7 22. d5 Nb4 23. Nd4 exd5 24. Bh5 Nd3 25. Rxd3 Bxd3 26. Bf2 Bxd4 27. Bxe8 Bxf2 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Qf4 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Bg1+ 31. Kg3 Rxe8 32. cxd5 Re3+ 33. Kg4 Nd7 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p183; BCM, February 1970, p40} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A99"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. d4 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b3 a5 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. e3 Nb4 12. Bb2 Qh5 13. a3 Na6 14. Nd2 Qh6 15. Re1 c6 16. Nf1 Be8 17. Qd2 e5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Na4 Rd8 20. Qxa5 Nd7 21. b4 Bf6 22. b5 Nac5 23. bxc6 Nxa4 24. Qxa4 Nc5 25. Qa7 Nd3 26. cxb7 Bh5 27. c5 Nxe1 28. c6 Nxg2 29. c7 Bf3 30. cxd8=Q Bxd8 31. b8=Q Qh3 32. Bxe5 {Sources: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p183; BCM, February 1970, p39} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1969/70 45th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Levy, David Neil Lawrence"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 f5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. c3 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Nd7 9. Bc2 Nf6 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. h4 Qb6 13. Bb3 Qb5 14. Bc4 Qf5 15. O-O-O b5 16. Bb3 Qe4 17. Qd2 a5 18. Rde1 Qf5 19. Qe2 Nd5 20. Bc2 Qg4 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Ng5 Qxe2 23. Rxe2 g6 24. Rhe1 Nc7 25. Bb3 d5 26. Bc2 Raf8 27. g3 Rf6 28. f4 Ne8 29. Nf3 Nd6 30. Ne5 Rg8 31. Rg1 a4 32. Rf2 Nc4 33. Ng4 Rff8 34. b3 axb3 35. axb3 Nd6 36. Ne5 Ra8 37. Kb2 Ra6 38. Rh2 Rga8 39. Bb1 Ra1 40. h5 Be8 41. hxg6 Bxg6 42. Nxg6+ hxg6 43. Rh7+ Kf6 44. Rgh1 R1a7 45. g4 Rxh7 46. Rxh7 Ne4 47. Rc7 Rh8 48. Rxc6 Rh4 49. Bxe4 dxe4 50. d5 Rxg4 51. Rxe6+ Kf5 52. c4 b4 53. Re8 Kxf4 54. d6 Ke3 {Source: CHESS, February 1970, Vol.35/597-8, p184} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "May, Alan Kenneth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 c5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Nd7 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Qa3 Ne4 13. Bb4 Bxd4 14. exd4 Qxd4 15. O-O Nd6 16. Rad1 Qe5 17. Rfe1 Rd8 18. Bf3 Qf6 19. Bc3 Qg5 20. h4 Qxh4 21. Qa5 Bf5 22. g3 Qg5 23. Qe5 f6 24. Qxe7 Nf7 25. Bd5 Rf8 26. Bxf6 Qh6 27. Qxb7 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p41} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Knox, Victor W"]
[Black "Formanek, Edward W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. O-O g6 8. Bb3 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. h3 Na5 11. f4 Qc7 12. Qf3 a6 13. g4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Ne8 17. Nd5 Bxe5 18. b3 Qc5 19. Ne6 Qxc2 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Rf2 Qxf2+ 22. Bxf2 Bxe6 23. Re1 Bg7 24. Qxb7 Nf6 25. Bd4 Rad8 26. Qb4 Rfe8 27. Nc6 Rc8 28. Qc3 Bd7 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 30. Qb4 Kg8 31. Ne7+ {Source: BCM, February 1970, p41} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "De Veauce, Louis"]
[Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Nc3 d6 8. e3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. h3 a4 11. g4 Na5 12. Qc2 Bc6 13. e4 Nb3+ 14. Kb1 Qe7 15. Bd3 e5 16. Rhe1 Rfe8 17. g5 Nh5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nd5 Qd7 20. Bf1 Qc8 21. Qc3 f6 22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Nh4 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Nd4 25. Be2 Nxe2 26. Rxe2 Nf4 27. Re3 Qd7 28. Nf5 Kh8 29. Rg1 Nxd5 30. Qd3 Nb6 31. Qxd7 Nxd7 32. Nh6 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p41} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hempson, Peter W"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qc7 9. O-O Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rad1 b6 12. Bh4 Bb7 13. Ba2 Rfd8 14. Bg3 Nc5 15. Nd2 Qc6 16. f3 Nh5 17. Bf2 b5 18. a5 Rac8 19. Ne2 Na4 20. g4 Nf6 21. Rc1 d5 22. e5 Nd7 23. Nb3 f6 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Qe3 e5 26. Rb1 Kh8 27. c3 Re8 28. Ng3 d4 29. cxd4 exd4 30. Qf4 Be5 31. Qf5 Rf8 32. Qe4 Qc7 33. Qe1 Rce8 34. Qd2 Rxf3 35. Rbc1 Qd6 36. Rfe1 Ref8 37. Bxd4 Bxd4+ {Source: BCM, February 1970, p42} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Runau, Ralf"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be6 10. c4 b4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 Be7 14. Bg4 Qd7 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qh5+ Kd8 17. Nde3 b3 18. axb3 Rxb3 19. O-O Rxb2 20. c5 dxc5 21. Rfd1 Nd4 22. Rxa6 Qb7 23. Raa1 Kd7 24. f4 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Qxh7 Qa2 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Ne1 Rd2 29. Nd3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Qe2 31. Rxd4+ exd4 32. Nf1 c4 33. Qg7 Qxe4 34. Qg3 c3 35. Qf2 c2 36. Qd2 d3 37. Qc3 e5 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p42} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Radojcic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 b5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. e5 f5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 Qb7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qh3 h5 16. Qg3 g5 17. Bxg5 h4 18. Bxh4 O-O-O $1 (18... Bxh4 19. Qg7) 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. f3 Rdg8 21. Qf2 Ng6 22. Ne3 Nf4 23. Kh1 d6 24. Nc4 Rxh2+ {Sources: BCM, February 1970, p42; CHESS, Vol.35 no.599-600, 20 February 1970, p211} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Abrahams, Gerald"]
[Black "Kinnmark, Ove"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E56"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. h3 c4 10. Bb1 Re8 11. Bd2 a6 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bc7 14. Nh2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. f4 $2 Nxd4 $1 17. Bc3 Nb5 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Be5 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Nc3 21. Re1 Be6 22. Nf1 Rd5 23. Ng3 Rxe5 24. Ne2 Nxe2+ 25. Rxe2 Rd8 26. Bc2 f5 27. Kf2 Red5 28. g4 g6 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Rg1+ Kf7 31. Ke1 Kf6 32. a4 Ke5 33. Rg7 R5d7 34. Rg5 c3 35. Rf2 Rd2 36. Rgg2 Rxf2 37. Rxf2 Rg8 38. Rh2 Rg3 {"and White resigned when he lost another pawn" (google-translated from Swedish) - BCM records that the game lasted 38 moves. Source: Tidskrift for Schack 1970, p51. Text contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 6 June 2025} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kinnmark, Ove"]
[Black "De Veauce, Louis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 c5 8. Qd3 f6 9. O-O g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Bb2 Ne7 12. c4 O-O 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. h4 Nc6 15. Rae1 Ne5 16. Qe3 Ng4 17. Qf4 h5 18. Qg3 f5 19. Bxg7 f4 20. Qh3 Kxg7 21. Ng5 Bc8 22. Qc3+ Qf6 23. Qa5 Ra7 24. Ndf3 Re8 25. Re2 Re7 26. Rfe1 Ra8 27. e5 dxe5 28. Nxe5 Qd6 29. Nef3 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Bf5 31. Qe1 Rd8 32. Re7+ Kg8 33. Nf7 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p43} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Hoogendoorn, Pank A"]
[Black "Runau, Ralf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Nbd7 8. Bg2 b5 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Rb8 11. O-O Nf6 12. Qd3 h6 13. Rd1 Be6 14. b3 Be7 15. h3 Qc8 16. Kh2 O-O 17. f4 Rd8 18. f5 Bd7 19. g4 Bc6 20. Nc3 d5 $1 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 e4 23. Bxe4 $2 Qc7+ 24. Kg2 Qe5 25. Kf3 Qxa1 26. Bf4 Qb2 27. Bxb8 Rxb8 28. Qd4 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Bc5 30. Rd2 Re8 31. Re2 Kf8 32. c4 bxc4 33. bxc4 Re5 34. Bd3 Rxe2 35. Bxe2 Ke7 36. h4 Kd6 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Ne8 39. Ke4 f6 40. Bh5 Nc7 41. gxf6 gxf6 42. Be2 Na8 43. Bd3 Nb6 44. Be2 Na4 45. Bd3 Nc3+ {Source: Schach-Echo, 1970/2, p23. Text supplied by Ulrich Tamm, 6 June 2025} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.01"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Knox, Victor W"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[Annotator "Botterill, GS"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. Be2 b4 9. Nb1 ({The move previously played was} 9. Na4 {but Black should then have no trouble in securing a comfortable game.}) 9... Be7 ({This, however, is not the most accurate.} 9... Qb6 $1 {is a great deal better.}) 10. Bf3 Ra7 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qd3 Qb6 13. Kh1 h6 14. Bh4 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Nc5 16. Qe3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Rxe7 18. Nd2 ({At this point White can launch a very strong attack with} 18. f5 $1 {Instead play went on:}) 18... Ncd7 19. c3 Nf6 20. Rae1 (20. Ne4 {gave better chances.}) 20... bxc3 21. bxc3 O-O 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Nd7 24. Qd3 Nf6 25. Rb1 Qc5 26. Qxa6 Ra7 27. Qe2 Rfa8 28. Rb2 Ra4 29. Rc2 Nd5 30. Qb5 Qxb5 $2 {A time-trouble blunder in a lost position.} 31. Nxb5 Ne3 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p44} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Parr, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E88"]
[Annotator "Botterill, GS"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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{"After} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. Nge2 Bd7 11. O-O Ne8 {Botterill got a plus out of the opening with} 12. Qb1 $1 $16 {However, Parr defended resolutely and earned the half point." 40 moves. Source: BCM, Feb 1970, p44.} ({A much stronger move than the routine} 12. Qd2) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Krause, Manfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bd3 e6 8. Bd2 Nh6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. g3 Nd7 13. O-O-O c5 14. g4 Qa5 15. Kb1 cxd4 16. Ne2 hxg4 17. hxg4 Rxh1 18. Qxh1 Qb6 19. gxf5 Bf8 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Qg1 O-O-O 22. Qxd4 Bc5 23. Qd3 Rf8 24. Bc1 Qc6 25. Be3 b6 26. Rg1 Rh8 27. c3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 Rh2 29. Nd4 Qa4 30. f5 exf5 31. e6 Nf6 32. Qe5 Rg2 33. Rc1 Ne4 34. Qxf5 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p44} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "De Veauce, Louis"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E19"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 f5 10. b3 Bf6 11. Bb2 d6 12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 Nd7 14. Qc2 Re8 15. f4 c5 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Rxd4 Nf6 19. Qd3 Ne4 20. Ne3 Qc7 21. Nd1 e5 22. Rd5 exf4 23. Rxf5 Nf6 24. R1xf4 Re5 25. Rxe5 dxe5 26. Rxf6 Rd8 27. Rc6 Qe7 28. Qf5 Rxd1+ 29. Kf2 Rd8 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Qxc8+ Kf7 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qc8+ Kf7 34. h4 g6 35. Qg4 h5 36. Qe4 Kg7 37. a3 Qxa3 38. Qxe5+ Kh7 39. Qc7+ Kh6 40. Qf4+ Kg7 41. Qd4+ Kh7 42. Qd7+ Kh6 43. Qd2+ Kh7 44. b4 a5 45. Qd7+ Kh6 46. Qd4 Kh7 47. c5 bxc5 48. bxc5 a4 49. Qd7+ Kh6 50. c6 Qc5+ 51. Kf3 Qc3+ 52. Ke4 a3 53. c7 a2 54. c8=Q Qxc8 55. Qxc8 a1=Q 56. Qf8+ Kh7 57. Qf7+ Kh6 58. Qf4+ Kh7 59. Qe5 Qa8+ 60. Kd4 Qa4+ 61. Kc5 Qa3+ 62. Kc6 Qa4+ 63. Kd6 Qb4+ 64. Kd7 Qa4+ 65. Ke7 Qb4+ 66. Ke8 Qb1 67. Kf8 Qf1+ 68. Qf4 Qa1 69. Qf7+ Kh6 70. Kg8 {Sources: CHESS, Vol.35 no.599-600, 20 February 1970, p209; (moves 22b-end) BCM, February 1970, p45} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Parr, David"]
[Black "Giorgadze, Tamas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "Botterill, GS"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. e4 Be7 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. c3 b5 12. c4 Na5 $2 ({As Smyslov indicated after the game,} 12... Nb4 {is in Black’s favour; in fact is little less than a refutation of 12 c4!?}) 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Ne4 h6 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. d4 b4 17. d5 $1 bxc3 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. h4 Na5 21. Bf4 O-O 22. Nh2 Rfd8 23. Qh5 Bf8 24. Be4 c4 25. Ng4 Nc5 26. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 27. Nxh6+ Bxh6 28. Qxh6 Nc6 (28... f5 29. exf6 Qf7 {is unplayable on account of} 30. Qg5+) 29. Bh7+ Kh8 30. Re3 Nxe5 {Loses at once. But in any case he is defenceless against Rae1 and Re3.} 31. Rxe5 {Sources: BCM, February 1970, p45; CHESS, Vol.35 no.599-600, 20 February 1970, p211} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6.14"]
[White "May, Alan Kenneth"]
[Black "Harman, Ronald FA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1qrk1/1p2ppbp/3n2p1/2BR4/1P2P1PP/p3Q3/P3BP2/1K5R b - - 0 30"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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{Opening: Grunfeld...} 30... b6 31. Bxb6 Rc3 32. Qd2 Nxe4 33. Qf4 Rb3+ 34. axb3 Nc3+ 35. Kc2 Nxd5 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p45} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "De Veauce, Louis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/1p1b1pp1/p1n1p2p/q1n5/P1B5/B1P1PN2/4QPPP/RR4K1 b - - 0 18"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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{Botterill and de Veauce had a chaotic scramble in which the resources available in the position were regarded, at least by White, not without admiration and astonishment— to borrow a phrase from Descartes.} 18... Nxa4 19. Rxb7 Qxc3 ({If} 19... Rab8 {then} 20. Bb4 {wins}) ({if} 19... Nxc3 20. Qe1 {is awkward.}) 20. Qa2 Na5 21. Rc7 Nxc4 $2 22. Rxc4 Qf6 23. Rxa4 Bxa4 24. Bb2 Qf5 25. Qxa4 Rab8 26. Nd4 Qd3 27. Qa3 Rxd4 28. exd4 Rb3 29. Qxa6 Qxa6 30. Rxa6 Rxb2 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Ra5 Ke7 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p46} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Bohm, Hans"]
[Black "Parr, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3Q4/p2b1qk1/2pp3p/2p3p1/4PpP1/1P1P3P/P1P2N2/3K4 w - - 0 38"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Opening: Sicilian 2 b3:} 38. Qc7 $4 (38. Kd2 $14) 38... Bxg4+ {Source: BCM, February 1970, p46} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Naylor, John William"]
[Black "Horner, Jeff"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/3b1pbp/1q1p1np1/2pP4/2P1PP1N/3Q3P/PB2R1BK/R7 b - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Opening: King's Indian Defence...} 25... Qd8 26. e5 Ng4+ 27. Kg3 dxe5 28. hxg4 exf4+ 29. Kh3 Qg5 30. Nf3 Qh5+ 31. Nh4 Bxg4+ {Source: BCM, February 1970, p46} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.06"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Phillips, Alan"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 d5 10. Nxd5 Bxa3 11. bxa3 Be6 12. Qd2 f5 13. f3 fxe4 14. fxe4 Qh4+ 15. Kd1 O-O-O 16. Bd3 f5 17. Nc3 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Rd4 19. g3 Qe7 20. Qc3 Bd5 21. Re1 Kb8 22. Kc1 Rc8 23. Nc5 Bc4 24. Nb3 Rxd3 25. Qxc4 Qxa3+ 26. Kb1 Rd7 27. Qe2 Rd5 28. c3 Na5 29. Qb2 Qd6 30. Nxa5 Rxa5 31. a4 Rd5 32. Rc1 Rd2 33. Rc2 Qd3 34. Ra3 Rf8 35. Rb3 Rf1+ 36. Ka2 Rxc2 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p47} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "De Veauce, Louis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Nce7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Nb6 13. Bd3 h6 14. a4 a5 15. h3 Nc6 16. Rac1 Qd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Nb3 Ncb4 19. Be4 b6 20. Na1 Bd7 21. Nc2 Ra7 22. Nxb4 Nxb4 23. b3 Be6 24. Re3 Rc8 25. Ne5 Rd8 26. Rd1 c5 27. d5 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Nxd5 30. Rd3 Nb4 31. Rd6 Re7 32. f4 f6 33. Ng6 Rb7 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. f5 {Source: BCM, February 1970, p48} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Kinnmark, Ove"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. Bc4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 O-O 6. Bb3 c6 7. d4 Na6 8. c3 b5 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Bb7 11. a4 Nc7 12. Bg5 Nfd5 13. Bh4 a6 14. c4 Nf4 15. cxb5 cxb5 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Rxe7 Bd5 18. Rxf7 Qxh4 19. Rxc7 Bxd4 20. Bxd5+ Nxd5 21. Rc2 Rf8 22. g3 Rxf2 23. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 25. Kf3 Qh5+ 26. g4 Qh3+ 27. Ke4 Qg2+ 28. Ke5 Ne7 29. Nc3 Qxb2 30. Qd8+ Kf7 31. Rf1+ Nf5 32. Qc7+ {Source: BCM, February 1970, p48} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9.7"]
[White "Phillips, Alan"]
[Black "Horner, Jeff"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A26"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d6 6. c4 e5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 Bg4 10. h3 Bd7 11. Bd2 Qc8 12. Kh2 Ne7 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Nh5 15. e4 Qe8 16. Nh4 c6 17. c5 f5 18. cxd6 Nc8 19. b5 Nxd6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Nd5 $1 cxd5 $2 23. Bxd5+ Be6 24. Bxa8 Qxa8 25. Qxh5 Qd5 26. Bh6 Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Nf7 28. Qf6 Nd6 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Rb6 Re8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Nxf5 {Source: Alan Phillips Book 2003} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Juehe, Heinrich"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. Bf4 e6 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nh4 c5 9. Nxf5 exf5 10. Be2 c4 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. O-O b5 13. b4 Ne4 14. a4 a6 15. f3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qe6 17. Rfe1 Bh4 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rfe8 20. Kf2 Ne7 21. a5 Kh8 22. Rh1 Ng8 23. Rae1 Nf6 24. Bd1 Re7 25. Bc2 Rae8 26. Rh4 g6 27. Rhh1 Qd6 28. Rh3 Qc7 29. Bb1 Qd7 30. Bc2 Nh5 31. Rxh5 gxh5 32. f4 Qe6 33. Qd1 Qg6 34. Qf3 Rg8 35. Rh1 Rge8 36. Re1 Rd8 37. Rh1 h4 38. gxh4 Qg4 39. Qxg4 fxg4 40. h5 Rde8 41. Re1 Kg7 42. Bf5 g3+ 43. Kf3 Kh6 44. e4 dxe4+ 45. Rxe4 Kxh5 46. Rxe7 Rxe7 47. d5 Kh6 48. d6 Re1 49. d7 Rd1 50. Kxg3 Kg7 51. Kf3 Kf6 52. Ke2 Rd6 53. g4 h5 54. Kf3 hxg4+ 55. Kxg4 Rd5 56. Be4 Rxd7 57. Kf3 Ke6 58. Ke2 f5 59. Bc2 Rh7 60. Ke3 Rh3+ 61. Kd4 Rh2 62. Bb1 Rb2 63. Kc5 Rxb1 64. Kb6 Kd6 65. Kxa6 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Black "Katz, Gerald Simon (Dr)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. Nge2 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Be6 8. Nd5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. c3 Bb6 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. f4 f5 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. f5 Bf7 18. Re1+ Kd8 19. Qg4 h6 20. Bd2 Re8 21. Bb4 c5 22. Bc3 h5 23. Qf4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 g5 25. Qe3 Qxf5 26. Qe7+ Kc7 27. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Adams, David M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. d4 d6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. e4 Nh5 10. Be3 f5 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. Bd2 Qh4 13. g3 Qh3 14. Be4 Nh6 15. Bg2 Qd7 16. Ne4 Nf6 17. N2c3 Qe7 18. Bg5 Nf7 19. Bh4 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. b4 Ng5 22. c5 Bf5 23. Rc1 a5 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. b5 Rac8 26. Qa4 b6 27. Qa3 Rfd8 28. h4 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Rc5 {Otherwise Rc6.} 30. Nxc5 dxc5 {Diagram #} 31. Qe3 Kg7 32. Be4 {White squares!} Qd7 33. a4 Bxe4 34. Qxe4 Qxd5 35. Rfe1 Qxe4 36. Rxe4 Rd4 37. Rc4 Kf7 38. f4 Ke6 39. Rcxd4 cxd4 40. Kf2 Kf5 41. Kf3 h5 42. fxe5 Bxe5 43. Re1 {? Rc1-c6 and ...Bc5 is unplayable.} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ellison, Derek George"]
[Black "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Bc4 Nb6 4. Bb3 d6 5. Nf3 e6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Nbd2 Nxb3 11. axb3 f5 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Ne4 Rg6 14. c4 h6 15. Ng3 Qe8 16. Nh5 Qf7 17. Qe4 Bd7 18. Qxb7 Rf8 19. Nf4 Rg4 20. Rxa7 Rxf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Qxc7 Bd8 23. Qb7 Rf7 24. Qb8 Qf6 25. Ra6 Bc6 26. d5 Nd7 27. Qxd6 Bb7 28. Ra7 Nf8 29. dxe6 Rd7 30. Qe5 Qg6 31. exd7 Bxf3 32. Qg3 Qb6 33. Raa1 Bc6 34. Rad1 Bxd7 35. Qd3 Bf6 36. Qd5+ Be6 37. Qd6 Qxb3 38. Rxe6 Nxe6 39. Qxe6+ Kh8 40. Qe2 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Seelen, Svend Ove"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Bb5 Be6 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. g4 d5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Rfd8 16. c4 a4 17. Nc1 Na7 18. Bxa4 Qxc4 19. Bb3 Qa6 20. Qc3 Nb5 21. Qe1 Bd7 22. Nd3 e4 23. Bc5 Bf6 24. Qxe4 b6 25. Bf2 Bxb2 26. Kxb2 Qa3+ 27. Kc2 Rac8+ 28. Kd2 Nc3 29. Qb4 Qa8 30. Rc1 Nxd5 31. Qd4 Bc6 32. Rxc6 Qxc6 33. Rc1 Qh6+ 34. Kd1 Rxc1+ 35. Nxc1 Nc3+ 36. Kc2 Rxd4 37. Bxd4 Nb5 38. Bg1 Na3+ 39. Kb2 Qd2+ 40. Kxa3 Qxc1+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1969.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Black "Sombor, Andrew P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Qd7 8. Re1 f6 9. d4 Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O-O 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxd5 Bg4 14. Rxe5 Bxd1 15. Bxb4 Qg4 16. h3 Qc4 17. Rxd1 Kb8 18. Be7 Qxc2 19. Rde1 Rd7 20. Nb4 Qc4 21. b3 Qc3 22. R1e3 Qa1+ 23. Kh2 a6 24. R3e4 Re8 25. Nxa6+ Kc8 26. Nc5 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Rdxe7 28. Bxb7+ Kb8 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Bf3 Re1 31. Kg2 Ka7 32. Nd3 Re7 33. a4 Kb6 34. b4 Rd7 35. a5+ Kb5 36. Bc6+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Cook, Percy Baldwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D88"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bc4 Bg7 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. f3 Na5 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. fxg4 Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1 Qb6 16. Qb1 Qe6 17. Nf4 Qxg4 18. Qb5 Rf8 19. Qd5+ Kh8 20. Ne6 Qe2 21. Nxf8 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Nc6 23. Ne6 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Qxd4 25. Qxd4+ Nxd4 26. Rc1 Nc6 27. Rd1 Kg7 28. Rd7 Kf6 29. Rxb7 Ke5 30. Kg1 Kxe4 31. Kf2 h5 32. Rc7 Kd5 33. Ke3 Kd6 34. Rb7 a5 35. Ke4 Kc5 36. a4 Kd6 37. Rb5 e5 38. Rd5+ Kc7 39. g3 g5 40. h3 Kb6 41. Rb5+ Kc7 42. Kd5 Nb4+ 43. Kxe5 Nc6+ 44. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stean, Michael Frank"]
[Black "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bd3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Be3 Be7 8. f4 d6 9. Qf3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Rae1 O-O-O 12. h3 h6 13. Qf2 Rdg8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. e5 Nd7 16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. c4 f5 19. Nc3 g5 20. Bd4 gxf4 21. Nd5 exd5 22. Rxe7 dxc4 23. Bxf5 Rxg2+ 24. Qxg2 Bxg2 25. Rxd7 Bxf1 26. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Friedlander, Ivor Adrian"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. c4 d4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O a5 7. e4 Be7 8. Na3 O-O 9. Nc2 Nd7 10. Nfe1 Nc5 11. b3 f5 12. Ba3 f4 13. Rb1 Be6 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 15. a3 Qe7 16. Qc1 Rab8 17. Nf3 b5 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. cxb5 Rxb5 21. gxf4 Rxf4 22. Ncxd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Ba3 24. Qxf4 exf4 25. Rxb5 Bd7 26. Rb8+ Kf7 27. Nf3 g5 28. d4 g4 29. Ne5+ Kg7 30. Ra1 Bd6 31. Nxd7 Qxd7 32. e5 Be7 33. Rd1 f3 34. Bf1 Bg5 35. Bc4 h5 36. Rg8+ Kh6 37. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Black "Hershman, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. f4 h6 6. Bh4 Nh5 7. f5 Ndf6 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Ng4 11. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan Templeton"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E72"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Nge2 a5 9. O-O Nc5 10. f3 Nh5 11. Be3 f5 12. Qc2 b6 13. a3 f4 14. Bf2 fxg3 15. hxg3 a4 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Nxa4 Qg5 18. g4 Qe3+ 19. Kh2 Nf6 20. Nac3 Qh6+ 21. Kg3 {Diagram #} Qg5 22. Qc1 Nh5+ 23. Kh3 Nf4+ 24. Nxf4 exf4 25. Qe1 h5 26. Qh4 Qe5 27. Kh2 hxg4 28. Kg1 Qd4+ 29. Kh1 Kf7 30. Rad1 Qe5 31. Kg1 Rh8 32. Qf2 Qh5 33. Rfe1 g3 34. Qc2 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Bh3 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van der Tak, Abraham C"]
[Black "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Rhe1 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Qf6 14. Qxf6 Nxf6 15. c4 Rfe8 16. h3 Kf8 17. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ellison, Derek George"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 exf4 14. Rxf4 Be6 15. Rd1 Be5 16. Rf2 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Rxf5 gxf5 19. Nd5 Qd7 20. Bf4 Qg7 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qa5 Rc8 23. Qxa7 Rxc2 24. Qb8+ Bc8 25. Ne3 Qc7 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. Nd5 Rc2 28. Re1 e4 29. g4 Be6 30. Ne7+ Kf7 31. Nxf5 Rxb2 32. Nd6+ Kg6 33. a4 Bxg4 34. Rxe4 Bf3 35. Rf4 Bc6 36. Rg4+ Kf6 37. Rh4 Kg6 38. Rg4+ Kf6 39. Rh4 Kg7 40. Rg4+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Black "Ludgate, Alan Templeton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Na4 Nd4 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. c3 Bc5 12. d4 Bb6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Bh7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. f3 g5 20. Bg3 Kg7 21. a3 Bg8 22. Rd2 Ne8 23. Qb5 Ra5 24. Qd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Kf6 26. Rad1 Ke6 27. Bf1 Rc5 28. Rd8 f6 29. Bf2 Rc6 30. Bb5 Bf7 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. a4 Rg8 33. R1d7 h5 34. gxh5 Bxh5 35. Rxc7 Bxf3 36. Rxc6+ Ke7 37. Bxb6 Bxe4 38. Rcc8 Bf5 39. Ra8 Bxh3 40. Bc5+ Ke6 41. Rxe8+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Lemon, Richard C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 e5 11. b3 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. a4 c4 14. bxc4 b4 15. Na2 Nc5 16. Nxb4 Nfxe4 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qc2 Nc5 20. Be3 Re8 21. Rfe1 f6 22. Nd2 Bd7 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Nb3 Bf8 25. Nba5 Bb4 26. Nxb4 Qxa5 27. Nd3 Bf5 28. Red1 Red8 29. Qd2 Qxd2 30. Rxd2 Rac8 31. Rc1 Kf8 32. f3 Ke7 33. Kf2 Bxd3 34. Rxd3 Kd6 35. Rb3 Rb8 36. Rcb1 Rxb3 37. Rxb3 Kc5 38. Rb7 Kxc4 39. Rxg7 Rxd5 40. Rxh7 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 Ra2 42. Rf7 Rxa4 43. Rxf6 a5 44. Re6 Kd4 45. h4 Ra1 46. Kg4 a4 47. Kf5 Ke3 48. Rxe5+ Kf2 49. g4 Kxf3 50. Ra5 a3 51. g5 Kg3 52. h5 a2 53. Kg6 Rb1 54. Rxa2 Rb6+ 55. Kh7 Kg4 56. g6 Kxh5 57. Ra5+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Thrower, Sean"]
[Black "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. Nc3 Ndf6 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qxh3 16. Bg2 Qh5 17. Rac1 Ng4 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. e3 Rd7 20. d5 Ne5 21. Qd1 Qxd1 22. Rexd1 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxb2 24. Rc2 Be5 25. e4 Rc7 26. Rc4 Rxc4 27. bxc4 Rc8 28. Be2 g5 29. Kg2 Rc5 30. Kh3 Ra5 31. Rd2 Ra3 32. c5 Rc3 33. d6 exd6 34. cxd6 Rc8 35. d7 Rd8 36. Kg4 f6 37. Kf5 Kf7 38. Bh5+ Ke7 39. Be8 b5 40. f4 gxf4 41. gxf4 Bc3 42. Rh2 a5 43. Rxh7+ Kd6 44. Rh6 Kc7 45. e5 fxe5 46. fxe5 a4 47. e6 Kd6 48. e7+ Kxe7 49. Re6+ Kf8 50. Kg6 Bb4 51. Re4 Bd6 52. Kf6 Ba3 53. Bf7 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stean, Michael Frank"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C76"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Griffiths, Peter C"]
[Source "Matthew Tapp"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.05.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Bc2 Nge7 9. d5 Nb8 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 f5 12. b4 a5 13. b5 b6 14. Ng5 Qc8 15. a4 h6 16. Ne6 f4 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 18. f3 g5 19. g4 Be8 20. c5 Nd7 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Ba3 Ng6 23. Bd3 Bf6 24. Nb1 Bd8 25. Nd2 Nf6 26. Rc1 Ra7 27. Rc6 Bxc6 28. dxc6 Rh7 29. Nc4 h5 30. Nxd6 Kh8 31. Bc4 Qh6 32. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1969/70"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1970.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hardinge, Julian Alexander"]
[Black "Cardoso, Ruth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1969.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qg5 13. Rae1 Rfe8 14. h4 Qg6 15. Re2 Re7 16. h5 Qf6 17. Qg4 exd4 18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19. cxd4 Qf6 20. Re1 Bf8 21. Ba1 Qd6 22. Be4 Qb4 23. c3 Qa5 24. d5 Ne7 25. Re2 Qa3 26. Bb2 Qd6 27. c4 Rd8 28. f4 c6 29. h6 g6 30. Qg5 cxd5 31. cxd5 f5 32. Bg2 Nc8 33. Re6 Be7 34. Bf6 Bxf6 35. Qxf6 Qc5+ 36. Kh2 Qf8 37. Qg5 Rd6 38. g4 fxg4 39. f5 Kh8 40. fxg6 hxg6 41. Qe5+ Kh7 42. Re8 Qxh6+ 43. Kg3 1-0

