[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{N.B. This game was scheduled for round 1 (29 December) but postponed to the second rest day (10 January) due to the non-arrival of Szabo and his subsequent replacement by Kurajica.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O Bb4 (8... b5 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. a3 Bb7 11. f4 Be7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Qh3 d5) 9. Nxc6 (9. Nb3 O-O 10. f4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 d6 12. Rf3 e5 13. f5 d5 14. Rg3) 9... bxc6 10. Na4 d5 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Qe2 a5 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Rac1 Qb7 17. a4 Rhd8 18. c3 Bd6 19. Bd4 Kf8 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. h3 e5 22. Be3 h6 23. Rfc1 Qe7 24. f3 Kg8 25. Qf2 Rdc8 26. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 Be7 10. Bc2 (10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bc2 {is the move order given by Mega Database 2022}) 10... O-O 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. Nd4 $146 (12. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bd5 {/Bf5=/}) (12. Rd1 f5 13. Nbd2 Kh8 14. Nb3 Bf7 15. Nbd4 Bh5 $15 {Tal-Keres, Moscow 1967}) 12... f5 13. f3 Ng5 14. Be3 f4 15. Bf2 Bf7 16. Nd2 Ne6 17. N2b3 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Rfe1 Ncxd4 20. cxd4 a5 21. Nc1 c6 22. Qc2 g5 23. Ne2 Bd8 24. Rac1 Rc8 {Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p1} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{N.B. This game was scheduled for round 1 (29 December) but postponed to the second rest day (10 January) due to the late arrival of Ciocaltea.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 (3... g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 Qb6 7. Na3 O-O 8. Bf1 d5 9. d3 Rd8 10. Qc2 h6 11. e5 Nh7) (3... e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Ng6 8. b3 Be7 9. Ba3 O-O 10. d4) 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Bc2 Nh5 12. Nb3 a5 13. g4 a4 14. gxh5 axb3 15. Bxb3 Bxh3 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Re1 Bg4 18. Qe3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Ne5 20. Qg3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 c4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Qg3 Ra5 24. Be3 Qb7 25. Re2 Qxe4 26. Rae1 Rh5 27. f3 Qa8 28. a3 Bf6 29. Rh2 Rxh2 30. Kxh2 Kg7 31. Kg2 Qb7 32. Re2 Rh8 33. Bg5 Be5 34. Bf4 f6 35. Qg4 Bxf4 36. Qxf4 e5 37. Qxc4 Rh5 38. Qb4 Qa7 39. Qxd6 Rg5+ 40. Kh3 Rh5+ 41. Kg2 Rg5+ 42. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hartston, William"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6 8. Nc3 (8. Nf5 $6 Bxf5 9. exf5 Qd7 10. Re1+ Ne7 11. Qh5+ Kf8 12. g4 Nd5 $17) 8... Ne7 9. Qh5+ Ng6 10. Nf5 O-O 11. Rd1 Ne5 12. f4 Nf7 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. Be3 b5 $1 $146 (14... Qe7 15. Bb6 $1 {Hort-Gligoric, Skopje 1968}) 15. a3 Qe7 16. Re1 Bb7 17. Rad1 a5 $6 18. Bf2 b4 $2 19. Na4 $1 $16 Ra6 {(with the idea ...c5)} 20. e5 $1 fxe5 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Nc5 Raa8 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxd6 Ng6 25. Qc5 $2 (25. Qg4 $1 {with the idea 26 Qe6}) 25... bxa3 26. bxa3 Nf4 $1 27. Bg3 {Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p1} (27. Rxc6 $2 Rac8 $19) (27. Qxc6 Qf7 $1 $13) ({Stockfish 17:} 27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. Qxc6 Qf7 29. Rd2 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Andersson"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 Qe7 5. g3 O-O (5... b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Bxd2 8. Nbxd2 O-O) 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 d6 8. Nf1 (8. e4 e5 9. d5 a5 10. O-O) 8... Nbd7 9. Ne3 Ne4 10. O-O f5 11. Ne1 (11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 c6 13. Rad1) 11... Ndf6 12. f3 Ng5 13. Qd2 h6 14. Rc1 c5 15. N1c2 b6 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. b4 Rad8 18. d5 g6 (18... exd5 19. cxd5 g6) 19. dxe6 Nxe6 20. Rb1 Kh7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Nc7 23. e4 fxe4 24. fxe4 Na6 25. a3 Rde8 26. Rf1 Nd7 27. Bh3 Ne5 28. Qe2 Nc7 29. Ne3 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rf8 31. Rf4 Ne8 32. Ng2 Ng7 33. Qf1 Rf7 34. bxc5 bxc5 35. Ne3 Nh5 36. Rxf7+ Nxf7 37. Nc4 Ng7 38. Qf4 Nh5 39. Qh4 Nf6 40. Bg2 (40. Qf4 Ne5 41. Nxe5 dxe5 42. Qe3) 40... Ne5 41. Ne3 Kg7 42. g4 Nxd5 43. g5 Nxe3 44. gxh6+ Kf8 45. Qf4+ Kg8 46. Qxe3 Kh7 47. Qf4 c4 48. Qd2 Qc7 49. Qc3 Qb6+ 50. Kf1 Qb3 {Source: BCM, February 1972, p43} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d3 (8. a3 Ne8 9. Rb1 f5 10. d3 Nd4 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bd2 Nc7 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Nd5 e6 15. Nf4 Kh7) 8... Rb8 9. Rb1 Ne8 10. b3 Nc7 11. Bb2 Ne6 12. f4 Ned4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Ne2 f5 15. b4 e5 16. Qb3 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bh3 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne7 20. c5+ Kh8 21. cxd6 Nf5 22. Bc1 Qxd6 23. g4 Qc6+ 24. Kh3 Nh6 25. g5 Qd7+ 26. Kg2 Qg4+ 27. Ng3 Nf5 28. Qd1 Nh4+ 29. Kh1 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 exf4 31. Ne4 f3 32. Rf1 Rbe8 33. b5 Rc8 34. Ba3 Rfd8 35. Rbc1 Kg8 36. Bd6 Nf5 37. Bc7 Rd7 38. Bf4 Rxc1 39. Rxc1 Ne3 40. Kg1 Rf7 41. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Mecking"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg1 e5 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. d5 Ne7 (10... Nd4 11. h3 Nh6) 11. h3 Nf6 12. Bh2 Nexd5 13. exd5 e4 14. O-O exd3 15. Qxd3 Bf5 16. Qc4 Ne8 17. Nd4 Bd7 (17... Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Bxc2 19. Rac1 Bf5 20. Nb5) 18. Ne4 (18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Qd4+) 18... Nd6 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. c3 (20. Bxd6 Rc8 21. Qb4 a5 22. Qd2 Qb6) 20... Qb6 21. Qb3 Bb5 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 (22... Qc5 23. Bxd6) 23. Kh1 (23. Bg3 Qc5) 23... Be8 24. Bg1 Qc7 25. Nb5 Bxb5 (25... Qb8 26. a4) 26. Qxb5 a6 27. Qb6 Qd7 28. Bh2 Bf8 29. c4 Rac8 30. b3 Re8 31. Re1 Re7 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. Bg3 Qg5 34. Bh2 Qe7 (34... Re8) 35. Bg3 Qg5 36. Bf2 Qf6 (36... Re8 37. Qxb7 Qf6) 37. Bd4 Qe7 38. Bc3 Qd7 (38... Bg7 39. Re1 Qd7 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 41. Qd4+ Kg8 42. Qf6 Rc7 43. c5) 39. Qd4 f6 40. Qxf6 Bg7 41. Qxg7+ Qxg7 42. Bxg7 Kxg7 43. Re1 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 O-O 9. O-O d6 (9... c5 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Rfd1 d6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. a3 a5 $1 $11 {Tal-Karpov, USSR Ch 1971}) 10. b3 (10. Rd1 c5 11. b3 Bf6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Nc6 (13... Rd8) 14. d5) 10... c5 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. e4 g6 15. d5 Nb4 16. Qd2 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 exd5 18. exd5 Rae8 19. a3 Na6 20. Rfe1 Qd8 21. Nd2 f5 22. f4 Nc7 23. b4 Ba6 24. Qc3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Kf2 Qe7 28. Bf1 Ne8 29. Be2 Nf6 30. Bf3 Kf7 31. h3 Bc8 32. Nf1 cxb4 33. axb4 Qc7 34. Ne3 h5 35. b5 a6 36. bxa6 Bxa6 37. g4 hxg4 {Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p1} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 (8. a4 Re8 (8... e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. a5 a6 11. Nd2) 9. a5 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. a6 b6 12. Nxe5) 8... Re8 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ne5 11. Be2 c6 12. Bd4 Qa5 13. Rad1 Ned7 14. Rfe1 a6 15. a3 c5 16. Be3 b5 17. f3 Rab8 18. Bf1 Rec8 19. Rb1 Ne8 20. Ne2 Qc7 21. b3 Qa7 22. g3 Ne5 23. Kg2 Nf6 24. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Mecking"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. O-O b6 6. b3 Bb7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. c4 cxd4 (8... e6) (8... d6) 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qh4 e6 11. Nbd2 d5 12. Rfd1 h6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. e4 (18. Bf3) 18... Bb7 19. f3 Ne5 20. Kf2 g5 21. Nc4 (21. Nc4 Kf6 22. Nxe5 Kxe5 23. Rac1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 c5 (9... a5 10. b3 Nd7 11. Ba3 Nc5 12. b4 axb4 13. Bxb4 Na6 14. Ba3 b6 15. Nb3 f5) 10. Rb1 (10. a3 Ne8 11. b4 b6 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Nb3 f5 14. f3 Kh8 15. Bd2 Ng8 16. Rb1 Ngf6) 10... Ne8 (10... b6 11. b4 cxb4 12. Rxb4 Nd7 13. Rb1 Nc5 14. Nb3 f5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Bd2 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf5 18. Bd3) 11. b4 b6 12. Qa4 f5 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. Nb3 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf6 16. f3 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Rxf1+ 18. Bxf1 Kh8 19. Qa5 Qd7 20. Be2 Ng8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B61"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Parma; Karpov/Roshal"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 Rc8 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qa5 10. f4 h6 (10... e6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Bc6 13. Bb5 Nd5 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. a3 h6 16. Bd2 Qb6 $11 {Karpov-Balashov, USSR Ch 1971}) (10... Rxc3 $1 11. bxc3 e5 12. Qb4 Qxb4 13. cxb4 Nxe4 $11) 11. Bh4 g5 12. e5 (12. Be1 Bg7 13. g3 Bc6 14. Bh3 O-O $5 $13 {R.Byrne-Mestrovic, Hastings 1970/71}) 12... gxh4 13. exf6 e6 14. Be2 Bc6 15. Rhe1 Rg8 16. Bf3 Kd7 17. Re5 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bh5 Rxg2 20. Bxf7 Rxh2 21. Bxe6+ Kc7 22. Re3 Rd8 23. Nd5+ Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rf2 25. f5 h5 26. Rc3+ Kb8 27. a4 Rf4 28. Ra3 ({Karpov & Roshal's book give the move order} 28. a5 bxa5 29. Rxa5 Rg4 ({The freeing and equalising move} 29... d5 $1 {goes unmentioned in the Karpov/Roshal book}) 30. Rca3 Kc7 31. Rb5 Bh6+ ({"Black's b-pawn is in danger, and cannot be defended. His one means of counter-play is the continuation} 31... Rg1+ 32. Kd2 Bh6+ {. Byrne, however, begins with the second check, and allows the white king to calmly hide at a2." (Karpov/Roshal annotation)}) 32. Kb1 {and continues as per the text.}) 28... Rg4 29. a5 Bh6+ 30. Kb1 bxa5 31. Rdxa5 Kc7 32. Rb5 Rg3 33. Ra7 Rb8 34. Bd5 Rg1+ 35. Ka2 Rf1 36. Raxb7+ Rxb7 37. Rxb7+ Kd8 38. Be6 h3 39. Rd7+ Ke8 40. Rc7 {Sources: BCM, February 1972, p44; The Chess Player, 1972/2, p2; Informator 13/429 (Parma); Chess is My Life by Anatoly Karpov & Aleksandr Roshal (Pergamon 1980), ppn 65-67} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E44"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 f5 9. d5 (9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 d6 11. d5 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 e5) 9... Nxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. dxe6 (11. b4 a5 (11... exd5 12. Bb2 Rf7 (12... Qf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. O-O-O dxc4 15. Bxc4+ Kg7 16. Rhg1) 13. O-O-O dxc4 14. Bxc4 d5 15. Bd3) 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Rd1) 11... dxe6 12. b3 Qe7 13. Bb2 Nd7 14. O-O-O Nf6 15. f3 Rad8 16. Be2 Rxd1+ 17. Bxd1 Nd7 18. Bc2 Rf7 19. Rd1 Nf8 20. Rd2 Ng6 21. b4 Bc6 22. a4 a6 23. Ba3 Qe8 24. b5 axb5 25. cxb5 Bd5 26. e4 fxe4 27. fxe4 Bb7 28. Qd3 h6 29. Qd8 Qxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kh7 31. Rb8 c6 32. bxc6 Bxc6 33. Rxb6 Ne5 34. Rb4 Rf1+ 35. Kb2 Rf2 36. Kb3 Rxg2 37. Bb2 Nf3 38. a5 Rxh2 39. a6 Rh3 40. Bc3 Rh5 41. e5+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Kurajica"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 d6 (6... a6) 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O a6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Qg4 h5 (11... g6 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Bh6) 12. Qe2 (12. Qxg7 Bf6) 12... Nf6 (12... b5) 13. a4 Kf8 14. b3 h4 15. Bb2 Qa5 16. Nb5 hxg3 17. hxg3 e5 18. Red1 (18. c4 Qb4 19. Ba3 Qxb3 20. Reb1 Qxa4 21. Bxd6) 18... Rd8 19. c4 axb5 20. axb5 Qb6 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Qc2 c5 23. Bc3 Rb8 24. b4 cxb4 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 (25... g6) 26. Rdb1 Qxb1+ 27. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 28. Qxb1 g6 29. Qb7 Ne8 30. Bf3 Bg5 31. Bd1 Kg7 32. Qd5 Bd8 33. c5 dxc5 34. Qxd8 Nf6 35. Qc7 Re8 36. Bb3 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Nf3 (9. Bd3 Bb7 10. f3 c5 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. O-O Re8 13. Bf2 Bd6 14. Re1) 9... Bb7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qa4 c6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 a5 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Bg4 c5 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Qxd7 Rxd7 21. d5 Rxd5 22. Nc4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Ba6 24. Nxb6 Rb8 25. Rd6 Bd3 26. f3 Kf8 27. fxe4 Bxe4 28. Nc4 Ke7 29. Rb6 Rd8 30. Rb5 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 Rc1 32. Nd2 Bxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Unzicker"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7 7. Bc4 c5 (7... Nb6) 8. e6 Nb6 9. exf7+ Kh8 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 Rxf7 13. O-O Qf8 14. Qd2 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bd7 16. Nb5 (16. Ne4) 16... Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Rc8 18. c3 Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4+ Qg7 20. Qe4 d5 21. Qe3 Qf6 22. Rad1 a6 23. Be2 Rc6 24. Rd4 e6 25. Re1 Re7 26. Bf1 Nc8 27. g3 Nd6 28. Rxd5 Nf5 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. Rxe5 Nd6 32. Re1 Nf7 33. Rd2 g5 34. Bg2 Rb6 35. Re4 gxf4 36. Rxf4 e5 37. Rg4+ Rg6 38. Rxg6+ hxg6 39. Kf2 Kf6 40. Be4 g5 41. Ke3 Rc7 (41... g4 42. Rf2+ Kg7 43. Bf5 Nh6 44. Ke4 Ng8 45. Bxg4 Nf6+ 46. Kf5 Rf7 47. Re2) 42. Rf2+ Ke6 43. c4 Nd6 44. Bd5+ Ke7 45. Rc2 Kf6 46. c5 Nf5+ 47. Ke4 Nd6+ 48. Kd3 Ne8 (48... Nf5 49. Rf2) 49. b4 Kg6 50. c6 bxc6 51. Rxc6+ Rxc6 52. Bxc6 Nd6 53. a4 Kf6 54. b5 axb5 55. axb5 Ke7 56. b6 Kd8 57. Kc3 Kc8 58. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Karpov"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Bb7 (10... Be6) 11. O-O Re8 (11... Nc6) (11... Qe7 12. Qb3 Rd8 13. Rad1 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc3 15. Qxc3) 12. b4 a6 13. Qb3 Qd6 14. Nd2 (14. Ne1) 14... Nc6 15. a3 (15. Nxd5 Nxd4) (15. Qxd5 Nxd4 16. Qxd6 cxd6) (15. Bf3) 15... Ne7 16. Bf3 Rad8 17. g3 Nf5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nb3 Re7 20. Rad1 Qe6 21. Nc1 Nd6 22. Nd3 Qf5 23. Bg2 g5 24. Qb3 Ne4 25. a4 h5 26. h3 Bg7 27. a5 Qe6 28. Na4 Qd6 29. Rfe1 Rde8 (29... Kh8) 30. Nc3 Kh8 31. b5 axb5 (31... bxa5 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. dxc5 Qxc5 34. Nxd5) 32. Nxb5 Qh6 33. Nc3 Nxc3 34. Qxc3 bxa5 35. Qxa5 (35. Nc5 Bc8) 35... c6 36. Rb1 h4 37. g4 f5 38. gxf5 Bc8 39. Rb8 (39. Rb6 Bxf5 40. Nb4 Re6 41. Rc1 g4) 39... Bxf5 40. Qa8 Qg6 41. Nb4 Bd7 42. Rxe8+ Rxe8 43. Qb7 Re7 44. Rc1 (44. f3) 44... g4 45. Rxc6 Qb1+ 46. Bf1 (46. Kh2 g3+ 47. fxg3 hxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Rxe3+) 46... gxh3 47. Qb5 Re6 (47... Bxc6 48. Qxc6 Qxb4 (48... h2+ 49. Kxh2 Qxf1 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qf5+ Kg8) 49. Qc8+ Kh7 50. Bd3+ Kh6 51. Qc6+) 48. Qb8+ Re8 49. Qd6 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Byrne, R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Be3 Nbd7 7. Be2 (7. g4 $2 d5 $1 8. g5 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nb3 b6 11. Qd4 Bb7 $11 {R.Byrne-Korchnoi, USSR 1971}) 7... e6 8. f4 Qc7 9. Bf3 Nb6 $6 10. Qd3 Nc4 11. O-O-O Nxe3 12. Qxe3 $14 e5 $2 (12... Be7) 13. Nf5 $1 $16 h6 (13... g6 $2 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Qg5 Ng8 16. Nd5 Qc6 17. Nfe3) 14. Qd2 Bxf5 15. exf5 Be7 16. g4 exf4 17. Qxf4 O-O-O 18. h4 $1 d5 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Bxh1 Ng8 23. Nxd5+ Kb8 24. Nxe7 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Nxe7 26. Be4 Kc7 27. Kd2 b6 28. Ke3 Kd6 29. Kd4 a5 30. a4 $1 f6 31. g6 Ng8 32. c3 Nh6 33. b4 Ng4 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. c4 Ne5 36. c5+ Kd7 37. Kd5 Nc6 38. Kc4 Na7 39. Ba8 Ke7 (39... Kc7 40. Kd5 Kd7 41. Bb7 {is the finish according to The Chess Player, 1972/2, p4}) 40. Kd5 Kd7 41. Bb7 {Source: Informator 13/483 (Byrne)} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 d6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Qf3 a6 11. Nb3 b5 12. g4 (12. Rae1 Bb7 13. Bf2 Rac8 14. Qh3 Nb4) 12... Bb7 (12... b4 13. Ne2 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Ng3 (15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Bb7)) 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qh3 Nb4 15. f5 exf5 16. exf5 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Rfe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Be3 Ng6 9. Nc3 (9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Qd3 $1 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 $1 $14 {Fischer-Unzicker, Siegen Olympiad 1970}) 9... Bd6 10. Nf5 O-O (10... Bxf5 $2 11. exf5 Ne5 12. Qh5+ Nf7 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Ne4 $1 $16 {Adorjan-Lukacs, Hungary 1970}) 11. Qg4 (11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Rad1 $14 {The Chess Player} Ne5 $11 {Informator}) 11... Be5 12. h4 ({?} 12. Rad1 Qe8 13. Bd4 {Informator}) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bxf5 14. exf5 Ne5 15. Qf4 Qd5 16. Rfd1 Qf7 17. Bd4 Rfe8 18. Re1 Nc4 19. h5 ({Informator 13/279 (Maric) gives the score as continuing} 19. g3 c5 20. Bxc5 b6 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qh5 24. Qxc7 Qxf5 25. Qxb6 {draw agreed}) 19... c5 20. Bxc5 b6 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qxh5 24. Qxc7 Qxf5 25. Qxb6 {Sources: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p4; Informator 13/279 (Maric) - the scores diverge at move 19} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Franklin"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 h6 7. e4 Be7 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Qe2 c5 10. c4 d4 11. b4 Qc7 12. b5 (12. bxc5 bxc5) 12... a5 13. Re1 (13. bxa6 Rxa6) 13... Nf8 14. h4 Nbd7 15. h5 O-O-O 16. Nh2 g6 17. Bxb7+ Qxb7 18. hxg6 Nxg6 19. Ndf3 Rdg8 20. Qe4 Bd8 21. Qxb7+ Kxb7 22. Kf1 Bc7 23. Ng4 h5 24. Nf6 Nxf6 25. exf6 h4 26. gxh4 Nxh4 27. Nxh4 (27. Ng5 Rxg5 28. Bxg5 Nf3) 27... Rxh4 28. Bd2 Rh2 29. Ke2 Rgg2 30. Rf1 Bg3 31. Be1 Bh4 32. Kf3 Rg6 (32... Bxf6 33. Rh1) 33. Rb1 Rxf6+ 34. Ke2 Rg6 35. Rb2 e5 36. Kd1 f5 37. Re2 Bf6 38. f3 Rh3 39. Kc2 Kc7 40. Kb3 Kd6 41. Ka4 Bg7 42. Rff2 Bh6 43. Rg2 Re6 44. Ref2 Rh1 (44... e4 45. fxe4 fxe4 46. dxe4 Bc1) 45. Re2 Rf1 46. Rgf2 Rxf2 47. Bxf2 Bf4 48. Bh4 Rh6 49. Bd8 Kd7 50. Bxb6 Rxb6 51. Kxa5 Rg6 52. b6 Kc6 53. Ka6 Rg7 54. a4 Re7 55. Rg2 e4 56. fxe4 fxe4 57. dxe4 d3 58. b7 Rxb7 59. Rg6+ Bd6 60. e5 Rd7 61. exd6 Rxd6 62. Rg1 d2 63. Rd1 Rd4 64. Ka7 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. Bb2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 O-O 10. Nd2 Re8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 e5 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Gligoric"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6 8. Be3 (8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qh4 h5 10. e5 fxe5 11. Bg5 {Timman-Gligoric, Amsterdam 1971}) 8... Ne7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. c3 $5 Ng6 11. Qb3+ Kh8 $1 12. Nf5 (12. Ne6 $2 Bxe6 13. Qxe6 Bf4 14. Qh3 Qd3 $17) 12... Ne5 (12... Bxf5 $1 13. exf5 Ne7 {with the idea ...Nd5=}) 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. f4 Nf7 $14 15. Rfe1 b5 16. a4 Qd7 $1 ({The score given on Mega Database 2022 has the erroneous} 16... Qe7) 17. axb5 cxb5 18. c4 Bb7 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Rc1 h6 22. h3 Re8 23. Bb6 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Qc3 Bb7 26. Qc7 Qxc7 27. Bxc7 Kg8 28. Kf2 Kf8 (28... d5 $5 29. e5 $16) 29. Ke3 Ke7 30. Nf3 Kd7 31. Ba5 d5 $1 32. Bb4 (32. e5 fxe5 33. fxe5 Ng5 34. Nxg5 d4+ $11) 32... dxe4 33. Nd4 g6 34. Nxb5 $6 (34. g4 Nd6 $14) 34... f5 $11 35. g4 Nd8 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Nd6 Ke6 38. Nb5 Bc8 39. b3 Nc6 40. Bf8 h5 41. h4 Bd7 (41... Kd5 $4 42. Nc7#) 42. Nc7+ {Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p4 (Gligoric); Informator 13/281 (Gligoric)} (42. Nc7+ Kf7 43. Bc5 Nd8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Korchnoi/Pfleger; Golombek"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 (5. e4 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) ({Instead of this rather tame move, White should play} 5. Nd5 {. As played, Black is allowed to assume the initiative - Golombek}) 5... Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Nd4 Bxc3 (7... Nc6 $1 8. Nc2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. cxd5 Qxd5 $13 {(with the idea Qh5, Bh3) Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 8. bxc3 Nc6 9. d3 exd3 10. exd3 h6 (10... Nxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. cxd5 Qxd4 $13 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 11. Re1 ({After} 11. Nxc6 dxc6 {Black has the advantage owing to his pressure along the open files, but better than the text-move is 11 Be3 - Golombek}) 11... Rxe1+ 12. Qxe1 Nxd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. Ba3 (14. Bf4 Be6 $14 {Korchnoi/Pfleger} (14... c6 15. Be5 Be6 $14) (14... dxc4 15. dxc4 Qxd4 $2 16. Rd1 $1 $18)) 14... Be6 15. Rb1 b6 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Qd2 (17. Be7 $5 Qxe7 18. cxd5 Rd8 19. dxe6 Rxd4 20. exf7+ Qxf7 $17 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 17... Re8 18. c5 Bh3 19. cxb6 axb6 (19... cxb6 20. Qf4 {with the idea Bd6, Be5 - Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 20. Bb4 (20. Bxh3 $2 Qxh3 {with the idea Ng4 - Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 20... Nh7 21. Bxh3 (21. Qf4 Ng5 22. Rxc7 Qa4 23. Qd2 Ne6 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) ({If} 21. Bh1 Ng5 {threatening Bg4 - Golombek}) 21... Qxh3 22. Rxc7 (22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Ng5 24. Qe2 Qf5 $17 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 22... Ng5 23. Qd1 (23. Qf4 Qh5 {with the idea Nh3+ - Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 23... Ne6 $17 24. Re7 (24. Rd7 Nf4 $19 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 24... Rc8 25. Bd2 Nxd4 26. Re3 (26. Be3 Nc6 27. Rb7 Ne5 28. f3 Rc2 29. Bf2 Rc1 $19 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 26... h5 27. Qa4 Qg4 28. Kg2 b5 (28... Nf3 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Qxe8+ Kh7 31. Qe2 $11 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 29. Qa6 Rc2 30. h3 Qf5 (30... Qg6) 31. Qa7 (31. Be1 Rc6 32. Qa8+ Kh7 33. Re8 Qf3+ {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 31... Nc6 (31... Rxd2 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Qxd4 Rxd3 34. Qf4 Qxf4 35. gxf4 $17 {Korchnoi/Pfleger}) 32. Qa8+ Kh7 33. Rf3 Qg6 34. Bf4 Nd4 35. Re3 Ne6 36. Rf3 (36. Bb8 d4 $19) 36... h4 37. Qxd5 $4 $138 (37. g4 Nxf4+ 38. Rxf4 Qxd3 39. Rf3 Qe4 $19) (37. Be3 d4 $19) (37. Be5 hxg3 38. Bxg3 Nd4 39. Rf4 Nf5 $19) (37. Qb8 $1 Rxa2 $17) 37... Nxf4+ {Sources: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p4; The Times, 8 January 1972 (Golombek); Informator 13/53 (Minic-Maric - which omits the final move 37...Nxf4+)} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Andersson"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Bd6 (8... d6 9. Nb3 b5 10. f4 Bb7 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rae1 O-O 13. Qh3 $13) 9. h3 (9. g3 $6 h5 $1) 9... Bf4 10. Bxf4 Qxf4 11. Nxc6 dxc6 $1 (11... bxc6 $5 12. Re1 d6 13. g3 Qe5 14. Bf1 O-O 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Kh2 $14) 12. a4 ({Other version of the game continues} 12. Re1 e5 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Re3 Re8 15. Qd6 Qh4 16. Qc7 Be6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Rd1 Nh5 19. Red3 Ree8 20. Qxb7 Nf4 21. g3 Nxh3+ 22. Kg2 Nf4+ 23. gxf4 exf4 24. Qd7 Rf8 25. Qh3 Qg5+ 26. Kf3 g6 27. Qg4 Qc5 28. Qxf4 Rab8 29. Qf6 Rxb2 30. Rd8 Rb8 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Rd7 Qh5+ 33. Kg3 g5 34. f3 Rf8 35. e5 h6 36. e6 Qh1 37. exf7+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kh7 40. Qe4+ Kg7 41. Qd4+ Kh7 42. Ne4 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qe2+ 44. Nf2 Qxc2 45. Qd6 Kg7 46. Qe5+ Kh7 47. Qe7 Kg7 {1-0}) 12... a5 $2 (12... e5 $1 13. a5 Be6 $11) 13. Re1 e5 14. Bc4 $1 O-O 15. Re3 Re8 $6 (15... Be6 $1 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rf3 Qh4 18. Qd6 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Raa3 $1 $14) 16. Qd6 $16 Qh4 17. Qc7 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Rd1 Nh5 20. Red3 Ree8 21. Qxb7 Nf4 22. g3 Nxh3+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+ (23... Qh5 24. Qxa8 $18) 24. gxf4 exf4 25. Qd7 $18 Rf8 26. Qh3 Qg5+ 27. Kf3 g6 28. Qg4 Qc5 29. Qxf4 Rab8 30. Qf6 $1 Rxb2 31. Rd8 Rb8 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Rd7 Qh5+ 34. Kg3 g5 35. f3 Rf8 36. e5 h6 37. e6 Qh1 38. exf7+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Kh7 41. Qe4+ Kg7 42. Qd4+ Kh7 43. Ne4 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 Qe2+ 45. Nf2 Qxc2 46. Qd6 Kg7 47. Qe5+ Kh7 48. Qe7 Kg7 {Source: Informator 13/394 (annotated by Andersson)} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Rd8+ 9. Bd3 Ne8 10. Ke2 Nc6 11. Be4 f6 12. Bd5+ Kh8 13. Be3 Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Hartston, William"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bd7 (11... Bb7) 12. Rc1 (12. f3 Qb8 13. Qe1 Ra7 14. Qf2 Rb7 15. Rfd1 Nb4 16. Rd2 Rd8 17. Rad1 Be8 18. f4) 12... Qb8 13. g4 (13. f3 Ra7 14. Nc2 Rd8 15. Qe1 Be8 16. Qf2 Rb7 17. a4 a5) 13... Rc8 14. g5 Ne8 15. f4 Ra7 16. Qe1 Rb7 17. Qh4 g6 18. Rf3 Ng7 19. Rcf1 Re8 20. Bd3 (20. Nc2 b5 21. Nd5 exd5 22. cxd5) (20. R3f2 Bf8) 20... h5 21. Qf2 Nb4 22. Bb1 Bc6 23. Rh3 Bd7 24. Qh4 Qc8 25. Rc1 Qb8 26. Rf1 Qc8 27. Rhf3 d5 28. cxd5 exd5 29. f5 Bc5 30. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32. R3xf2 d4 33. Ne2 d3 34. fxg6 fxg6 (34... dxe2 35. gxf7+ Kh7 36. e5+) 35. Nf4 Rxe4 36. Nxd3 Rg4+ (36... Bh3) 37. Rg2 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Nxd3 (38... Nd5) 39. Bxd3 Nf5 40. Bxa6 Bc6+ (40... Ne3+ 41. Kg1 Ra7 42. Bc4+ Nxc4 43. Nxc4 Bb5) 41. Kf2 Rd7 42. Rc1 Be4 43. Be2 Nd6 (43... Nd4) 44. Nc4 Nxc4 45. Rxc4 Bd5 46. Rb4 Bxa2 47. Rxb6 Kg7 48. Rb4 Bb1 49. h4 Kf7 50. Ke3 Re7+ 51. Kd2 Ke6 52. Rb5 Be4 53. b4 Rc7 54. Ke3 Bb1 55. Rc5 Re7 56. Bf3 Kd6+ 57. Kd4 Rf7 58. Rc6+ Kd7 59. Rf6 Re7 60. b5 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. f3 a6 6. Be3 c6 7. a4 a5 8. Nge2 (8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bd3 e5 10. Nge2 Na6 11. Rd1 Re8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb1 Qc7 14. Kh1 $16 {Ivkov-Panno, Palma 1970}) 8... Na6 9. Nc1 Nd7 10. Nb3 e5 11. d5 Ndc5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. Be2 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. O-O O-O 16. Kh1 Qe7 17. f4 e4 18. Ra3 Bd7 19. Qd2 Rad8 20. Nd1 cxd5 21. cxd5 b6 22. Nc3 Kh8 23. Nb5 Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Bf6 25. Rb1 Rg8 26. Bf1 Qg7 27. b4 axb4 28. Rxb4 Rb8 29. Bg1 Qf7 30. Qd1 h6 31. Be2 Kh7 32. Bf2 Qg7 33. Rg3 Qa7 34. Rxg8 Rxg8 35. Bb5 Qg7 36. g3 Bd8 37. Bd4 Qf7 38. Be3 h5 39. Rb2 h4 40. Rg2 hxg3 41. hxg3 Rg6 42. Rh2+ Rh6 43. Rxh6+ Kxh6 44. Kg2 Kh7 (44... Bf6 45. Bf1 Bg7 {draw agreed is the score according to Informator}) 45. Kh2 Bf6 46. Bf1 Bg7 {Sources: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p6; Informator 13/698 (Minic-Maric)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. h3 e6 (6... g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. g5 Nh5 9. Be2 e5 10. Nb3 Nf4) 7. g4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nde2 Bb4 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Bd2 Nxc3 12. Nxc3 Nc6 13. a3 Be7 14. O-O Qc7 15. Qf3 Rd8 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. b4 Be8 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qb6 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Bf4 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 (7. d3 c6 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6) 7... c6 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Ne5 b5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 f5 17. Bd6 fxe4 18. Bxe7 Rfe8 19. Bd6 Ra4 20. Rfd1 Rea8 21. a3 Kf7 22. Rac1 Ke6 23. Bb4 Nf6 24. Re1 Rd8 25. Bc3 Kd5 26. Re3 Re8 27. Rce1 Raa8 28. Kg2 Re6 29. h3 h5 30. R3e2 g6 31. Re3 Rf8 32. b3 g5 33. Bb2 g4 34. h4 Ne8 35. Rc1 b6 36. a4 Nc7 37. a5 bxa5 38. Rec3 Na6 39. Ra1 Ref6 40. Rc2 Nb4 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Botterill"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 Na6 (8... c5) 9. O-O c5 10. Qe2 (10. h3 cxd4 11. exd4 Nc7) 10... Bg4 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. exd4 e6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qe7 15. Ne4 (15. Re1 Bxd4 16. Ne4) 15... h6 16. Bf4 Rfd8 17. Be5 Nb4 18. Nf6+ Kf8 (18... Kh8 19. Qf4) 19. Re1 Nc6 20. Nh7+ Kg8 21. Nf6+ Kf8 22. Rad1 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Nd7 24. Nxd7+ Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Rd1 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Unzicker"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Nbd2 g6 9. Re1 Bg7 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 b5 (12... Qe8) 13. Bc2 Qe8 14. Ne3 Nh5 15. Nd5 Qc8 (15... Rc8) 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. a4 b4 (17... Rb8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra7 Rb7 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. Ne7+ Nxe7 22. Bxe7) 18. cxb4 Bg4 19. b5 Bxf3 (19... axb5 20. axb5 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nd4 22. Qxh5 gxh5 23. Ne7+) 20. Qxf3 Nd4 21. Qd1 (21. Ne7+ Kh7 22. Nxc8 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Rfxc8 24. bxa6 g5) 21... Qb7 22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. Bd3 Raa8 24. a5 Nf4 25. a6 Qxb2 26. Nxc7 Ra7 27. Nd5 g5 28. Bg3 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Rc8 30. Reb1 Qc2 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. h3 Ne2+ 33. Kh2 Nxg3 34. Kxg3 Bf8 35. Rb8 Kg7 36. Ne3 Rc6 37. Nf5+ Kg8 38. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 e5 8. O-O (8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7 10. Nd2 Nh7 11. g4 a6 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. Ne3 Ndf6) 8... Ne8 9. Ne1 Nd7 (9... f5 10. Nd3 Nd7 11. exf5 gxf5 12. f4 Qe7) 10. Rb1 Qe7 11. Nd3 Nb6 12. b4 Nxc4 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Qa4 Ned6 15. Nxc5 Qc7 16. Bxc4 Qxc5 17. Ba3 Qxc4 18. Bxd6 Qxc3 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Rbc1 Qb4 21. Qe8 Qe7 22. Qb5 Qd8 23. f4 a6 24. Qb3 exf4 25. e5 b5 26. d6 Be6 27. Qf3 Bc4 28. Rf2 Bg7 29. Qxf4 Qd7 30. Rf3 Re8 31. Re3 h5 32. Ree1 Kh7 33. Qd4 Qf5 34. Rcd1 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 Bxe5 36. Qxe5 Qxe5 37. d7 Qc5+ 38. Kh1 Be2 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. a4 b6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 Na5 (12... O-O 13. Bxh6 $5 c4 14. Bh7+ $13 {Hartston-Keene, Cambridge 1970}) 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Nd2 c4 15. Be2 O-O 16. Nf1 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Ng3 Nb7 19. Nh5 Rf7 20. Bg4 Nd6 21. Bf4 Ng6 22. Bg3 Re8 23. f3 Qc6 24. Qd2 Nf5 25. Nf4 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 Kh7 27. Bh5 g6 28. Bg4 h5 29. Bh3 Ref8 30. Be5 Qc8 31. Kh1 Qd8 32. Bf4 Qc8 33. Bg5 Qe8 34. a5 b5 35. Re5 Qc8 36. g4 Ng7 37. f4 hxg4 38. Bxg4 Nf5 39. Qg2 Kg7 40. Rg1 Rh8 41. Bxf5 Rxf5 42. Rxf5 exf5 43. Re1 Re8 44. Be7 Qc6 45. Qg5 a6 46. Re3 Rh8 47. Bf6+ Qxf6 48. Re7+ Qf7 49. Kg2 b4 50. cxb4 Ba4 51. c3 Bc2 52. h4 Kf8 53. Rxf7+ Kxf7 54. Kf2 Bd1 55. Qg2 Rd8 56. Ke3 (56. Ke1 Bg4 57. b5 axb5 58. Qb2 {1-0 is the finish according to Informator 13/243}) 56... Bg4 57. b5 axb5 58. Qb2 {Sources: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p7; Informator 13/243} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C98"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nf1 Be6 15. Ne3 Rad8 16. Qe2 c4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 (17... Rfe8 18. N3h4 Kh8 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Qf3 Nd7 21. Nf5) 18. exf5 h6 19. Nd2 (19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Bd6 21. Qe2 Rfe8) 19... Rfe8 20. Ne4 Nb8 21. a4 Nbd7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Be3 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Red1 Bb6 27. g3 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Gligoric"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e3 (4. h3) 4... Nh5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Nfd2 Ng7 8. Bg3 Nf5 9. Bd3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg7 11. c3 Nd7 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. Nbd2 c6 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Bf5 (15. e4) 15... Bxf5 16. Qxf5 e6 17. Qc2 O-O-O 18. O-O-O Kb8 19. Kb1 c5 20. Qa4 Rc8 21. Rhe1 Nd7 22. Rc1 Rhd8 23. Nc4 d5 24. Na3 (24. Ncd2) 24... a6 25. Red1 Nf6 26. Nd2 Qb6 27. Nc2 Ne8 28. Ne1 Nd6 29. Nd3 c4 30. Ne1 Ka7 31. Nef3 (31. g4) 31... f5 32. Rh1 Qc7 33. b4 b5 34. Qa3 (34. Qc2) 34... Kb7 35. Qb2 Ra8 36. Kc2 a5 37. a3 (37. a4 bxa4) 37... Nc8 38. Ra1 Nb6 39. Rhb1 Na4 40. Qc1 Qf7 41. Kd1 Qh5 42. Ke2 (42. Qc2 e5 43. Qxf5 Nxc3+) 42... e5 43. Kf1 e4 (43... exd4 44. cxd4) 44. Ng1 (44. Ne1) 44... Bf8 45. Qc2 Rd6 46. Re1 Rda6 47. Rad1 Bd6 48. Nb1 Rf8 49. Qe2 (49. Nh3) 49... Qh2 50. Rd2 Bc7 51. Rc2 Raf6 52. Nd2 Ka6 53. Nb1 h5 54. Nh3 Qh1+ 55. Ng1 f4 56. gxf4 gxf4 57. exf4 Bxf4 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Najdorf"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 (6... e5) 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. c4 Re8 10. h3 Nh6 11. Qc2 dxe5 12. Rd1 (12. e4 f6) 12... f5 13. Nbd2 e4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nd4 c6 (15... Qf6 16. Nb5) 16. Nf1 (16. b4) 16... Qf6 17. b4 Ne5 18. Rab1 Nhf7 19. Nd2 a5 20. a3 (20. b5 c5) 20... axb4 21. axb4 h5 22. f4 exf3 23. exf3 Ng4 (23... f4 24. Ne4) 24. Nf1 Ne3 25. Nxe3 Rxe3 26. Qd2 f4 (26... Qg5 27. f4 Qxg3 28. Ne2) 27. gxf4 Raa3 (27... Qxf4 28. Nc2) 28. Nc2 Rad3 29. Nxe3 (29. Qf2 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rc3) 29... Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Qxf4 31. Rb3 Ng5 32. Rbd3 Bxh3 33. Nf1 Qxc4 34. Rd4 Nxf3+ 35. Bxf3 Qxf1+ 36. Kh2 Qxf3 (36... Qxf3 37. R4d3 Qf1) 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rfc1 Ba6 12. e3 Qb8 13. Qa4 Qb7 14. Qc6 Qxc6 15. Rxc6 Rfc8 16. Rac1 Rxc6 17. Rxc6 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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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 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nc3 Bb7 (13... Ba6 14. a3 c5 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Bg5 c4 17. Bc2 Qc7 18. Nh2 Qb6 19. Ng4 Rfe8) 14. Bg5 b4 15. Nb1 c5 (15... Ne8 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nbd2 Nc7 18. Nc4) 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nbd2 Nfd7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. a4 bxa3 20. bxa3 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Ne5 22. Qc3 Qc7 23. f4 Nc6 24. Nf3 Qb6 25. Bc4 Ba6 26. Bd5 Rab8 27. Rab1 Qa5 28. Qxa5 Nxa5 29. e5 Bc4 30. Rbd1 dxe5 31. Nxe5 Bb3 32. Nd7 Bxd1 33. Rxd1 Rbd8 34. Nxf8 Kxf8 35. Kf2 Nc4 36. Rc1 Rxd5 37. Rxc4 Rd2+ 38. Kf1 Ra2 39. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Nbd2 c6 7. c3 Bf5 8. h3 Ne4 9. g4 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Be6 11. f4 f5 12. g5 Nd7 13. b3 c5 14. Nf3 Rc8 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Qd2 Bf7 17. Rfc1 b6 18. a4 Rc7 19. Kh2 Rfc8 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Qa6 22. Kg3 Qb7 23. Kf4 Qb8 24. h4 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 Bf5 7. c4 c6 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Qa5 10. e3 Nd7 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Rfc1 e6 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne4 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. Rc2 Rad8 18. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Karpov"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 Qc7 9. a4 Nc6 (9... Nbd7 10. f5 Bc4 11. O-O Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. a5) 10. f5 Bxb3 11. cxb3 Qb6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Bg5+ (16... O-O 17. Bc4) 17. Kd3 O-O 18. h4 Bd8 19. Rac1 a5 (19... Nd4 20. Rc3) (19... Ba5 20. Rc4) 20. Kd2 Rb8 21. g4 Nb4 22. Bc4 (22. Nxb4 axb4 23. g5) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 g5 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Kd3 Kg7 26. h5 Bb6 (26... Bg5 27. Rc7) (26... Rh8 27. Rhf1 f6 28. g5 Rf8 29. hxg6) 27. Rh3 Bc5 28. Rf1 f6 29. hxg6 Kxg6 30. Rfh1 Rbe8 31. Rh7 Kg5 (31... Bd4 32. R1h5) 32. Ke2 Kf4 33. R1h3 Bd4 (33... Kxg4 34. Rh1 Rg8 35. Bxg8 Rxg8 36. Rf1) 34. Rg7 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. e4 d6 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. b3 Rd8 13. Bb2 Ne5 (13... a6 14. Ne1 Ra7 15. Qe3 Ba8 16. Qe2 Rad7 17. Rd2 Na7 18. Rad1) 14. Nd4 a6 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. h3 Bf8 18. Rc2 Ba8 19. Rcd2 Re8 20. Qe2 Ned7 21. Qf1 g6 22. Nc2 Bb7 23. Kh2 h5 24. f4 Red8 25. Qf2 Ne8 26. f5 Bg7 27. Nd4 h4 28. Kh1 hxg3 29. Qxg3 Nf8 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Rf1 Qe7 32. Rdf2 Nc7 33. Nce2 e5 34. Nc2 Nce6 35. Ne3 Qg5 36. Ng4 Nf4 37. h4 Nxe2 38. Rxe2 Qe7 39. Ref2 Nd7 40. Bc1 Rf8 41. Nh6+ Bxh6 42. Bxh6 Rxf2 43. Rxf2 Kh8 44. Kg1 Rg8 45. Bc1 Rd8 46. Rf1 Bc6 47. Rd1 Qf6 48. Bb2 Kg8 49. Ba3 Nf8 50. Qf2 Qxf2+ 51. Kxf2 Kf7 52. Bxd6 Nh7 53. Bf3 Nf6 54. Bxe5 Rxd1 55. Bxd1 Nd7 56. Bd4 Bxe4 57. Ke3 Bb1 58. a3 Bf5 59. Bf3 Bc2 60. b4 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Kurajica"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 (8... Be7 9. Re1 O-O) 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Bf4 d6 (10... Bxd4 11. Bxc7 Bxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Be5) 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 (12. Na4 e5 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Be3 Ng4) 12... e5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. f3 Be6 16. f4 Rd8 (16... O-O) 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. c4 (19. Rfe1 Rxd5 20. Rxe4+ Kd8 21. Qe2 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1+) 19... O-O 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. Qc2 Re7 (21... e3 22. Re2 (22. Rd3 Qa5 23. Rexe3 Ng4)) 22. Bxe4 Ne8 23. Bd3 Nd6 24. Re5 Rde8 25. Rde1 f6 26. R5e2 Kf8 (26... Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Rxe2 28. Qxe2 Kf8) 27. Re6 Rxe6 28. dxe6 Ke7 29. Bf1 Kd8 30. Bg2 Qa5 31. Qf2 Ke7 32. b3 Nf5 33. Bxb7 Nd4 34. Bd5 Rd8 35. Rd1 Qb6 36. Qe3 a5 37. Qe4 a4 38. Qg6 axb3 39. Qf7+ Kd6 40. e7 Rd7 41. e8=N# 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Markland/Botterill"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. d4 Bxc4 8. d5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 (9. Qa4 b5 10. Nxb5 Bxb5 11. Qxb5 Nge7 12. dxc6 O-O) 9... Nb8 10. Qb5+ Nd7 11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qa6 (12. Qxa7 Nc5) 12... Ne7 (12... Nc5 13. Qe2 f5 14. e4 Nf6 15. f3 (15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bh3 O-O) 15... O-O 16. O-O f4) 13. O-O Nc5 14. Qe2 (14. Qc4) 14... O-O 15. e4 c6 (15... h6 16. Be3 c6) 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qc4 Kh8 20. Qxd5 Rxb2 21. Rfd1 Na4 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nc3 24. Bf1 Nxe4 (24... Rxa2 25. Rc1) 25. Rd7 f5 26. Rc1 f4 27. gxf4 exf4 28. Bxa7 Nf6 29. Re7 Rxa2 30. Rcc7 Rxa7 (30... Nh5 31. Bd4 (31. Rxg7 Nxg7 32. Bd4 Rg8 33. Bxg7+ Rxg7 34. Rc8+)) 31. Rxa7 Bh6 32. h4 g5 (32... Rd8 33. Kg2 Rb8 34. Rac7 Rd8 35. Rb7 Rc8 36. Bd3 Rd8 37. Bb1) 33. Bd3 gxh4 34. Rxh7+ Nxh7 35. Rxh7+ Kg8 36. Rxh6 Rd8 37. Bc4+ Kg7 38. Rxh4 Rd4 39. Bf1 Kf6 40. Kg2 Kg5 41. Rh8 Ra4 42. Rg8+ Kf6 43. Kf3 Ke5 44. Re8+ Kf5 45. Bd3+ Kg5 46. Re5+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ciocaltea"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 e5 (6... Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. c4 Re8 10. h3 Nh6 11. Qc2 dxe5 12. Rd1 f5) 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. O-O Re8 10. Rb1 Ngxe5 (10... dxe5 11. h3 Nh6 12. e4 f6) 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. e3 Bf5 13. Ne4 Qxd1 (13... Qe7 14. Qd5 Nd8 15. Qb5) 14. Rbxd1 Rad8 15. Nc5 Rxd1 (15... Bxc2 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Rc1 Bf5 18. Nxb7) 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Nxb7 Nxb7 19. Bxb7 Bxc2 20. e4 f6 21. Bd5+ Kf8 22. Bc1 (22. Ba3+ Ke8 23. Bc5 a5) 22... Ke7 23. Be3 a5 24. a4 (24. f3 Kd6 25. a4 c6 26. Bg8) 24... Kd7 25. Bd2 c6 26. Bg8 Bxe4 27. Bxa5 Bd5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. b4 Bf8 30. b5 Bc5 31. Bd2 f5 32. a5 Kc7 33. Kf1 e4 34. Ke2 Kb7 35. Bf4 d4 (35... Bb4 36. a6+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O (4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Ne7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Ng6 8. c4 c5 9. Qc3 Bb7) 4... Nge7 5. Re1 Ng6 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 Nxh4 12. Nxh4 O-O 13. Nc3 g5 14. Nf3 g4 15. Nd2 Nxd4 16. Nxd5 Bd6 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. Nb3 Nc6 19. Nd4 Be5 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Nc3 Bf5 22. Qa4 Qb8 23. Bb3 Bxh2+ 24. Kh1 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Bxf4 26. Be6 Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Rab8 28. Na4 Be5 29. Rxc6 Rb4 30. Ra6 Rf4 31. Nc5 Rxf2 32. Nd3 Rd2 33. Nxe5 fxe5 34. Kh2 Rff2 35. Rg1 Rxb2 36. Rxa7 Rxa2 37. Rxa2 Rxa2 38. Kg3 Kg7 39. Kxg4 Kg6 40. Kf3 h5 41. Rb1 Kf5 42. Rb8 Ra3+ 43. Kf2 h4 44. Rh8 Kg4 45. Rg8+ Kf4 46. Rf8+ Ke4 47. Rb8 Ra2+ 48. Kf1 Kf4 49. Rf8+ Ke3 50. Rf3+ Kd4 51. Rb3 Rc2 52. Rb4+ Kd3 53. Rb3+ Rc3 54. Rb2 e4 55. Kf2 Rc8 56. Rb3+ Kd4 57. Rb4+ Ke5 58. Rb3 Kf4 59. Rh3 Rc2+ 60. Kf1 Ra2 61. Rxh4+ Ke3 62. Rh3+ Kd2 63. Rb3 e3 64. Rb1 Rc2 65. Ra1 Rb2 66. g4 Kd3 67. Ra3+ Ke4 68. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Clarke, Peter H"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 d5 $1 8. exd5 $3 {Undoubtedly one of the finest moves of the tournament. The grandmaster had correctly reasoned that the isolating of the doubled pawns was his best prospect. White’s bishops gained more scope as a result of 8 exd5 (for example, his e4 square could be a valuable post), and any later attempt by Black to increase his activity would be likely to do the same for the white pieces. The objectivity and logic of Unzicker’s thinking appealed to me.} (8. Nxd5 {would be met by} e6 {followed by capture of the d4-pawn.}) (8. Ne2 {would be passive.}) (8. e5 {would leave White with an inferior and static pawn formation.}) 8... Nb4 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. a3 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qe2 Nh6 13. c3 Nf5 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. O-O-O Kg7 17. Bd3 e6 18. Kb1 Rhe8 19. Rhe1 Qd7 {Source: BCM, February 1972, p48} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Rd1 Rc8 (13... Na5 14. Bf4 Qd5 15. Rab1 Bc6 16. Be5 Ba4 17. c4 Qd7 18. Rd2) 14. Bb2 Bf6 15. Rac1 Ne7 16. c4 Qd6 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 g6 20. Qf3 Bg7 21. Ba3 Qd7 22. d5 e5 23. Qb3 Nf5 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. c5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rb8 27. Rb5 Rxb5 28. Qxb5 h5 29. Qb3 e4 30. Bc5 a6 31. h3 Bf6 32. Qb7 Kg7 33. Qxa6 Rxd5 34. Bf8+ Kg8 35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36. Qxf6 Kxf8 37. Qa1 Qe6 38. a4 e3 39. fxe3 Qxe3+ 40. Kh1 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Nge2 (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Nh3 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Qg4 f5 10. Qh5+ Qf7 11. Qe2 Nb8 12. c4) 5... b6 6. a3 Bf8 7. Be3 Ba6 8. g4 c5 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. f4 h5 11. h3 hxg4 12. hxg4 Rxh1+ 13. Bxh1 Rc8 14. Bf3 Na5 15. Bf2 Ne7 16. b4 Nb7 17. Qd2 Bc4 18. Nd1 Nc6 19. c3 cxb4 20. axb4 a5 21. bxa5 Nbxa5 22. Rb1 b5 23. Ne3 b4 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Qd3 bxc3 26. Nxc3 Nb4 27. Qd1 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Rxc3 29. Kf1 Rc4 30. Qd2 Be7 31. Be2 Rc2 32. Qxc2 Nxc2 33. Bb5 Nb4 34. Bxd7+ Kxd7 35. Ke2 g5 36. f5 Nc6 37. f6 Bb4 38. Be3 Kc7 39. Bxg5 Bc3 40. Rh1 Bxe5 41. Rh7 Nd8 42. Bh4 Kd6 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ciocaltea"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 (6... Qc7 7. Nf3 b6 (7... Ne7 8. a4 b6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. O-O c4 12. Be2 f6 13. Re1) 8. a4 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qd3 Nb8 11. O-O Ne7 12. a5) 7. a4 (7. Nf3 Nbc6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Nf5 11. Qd3 c4) 7... Qa5 (7... Qc7 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Be2 Bd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Re1 cxd4 12. cxd4 a5 13. c3) (7... Nbc6 8. Nf3 Bd7 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 f6 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Ba3) 8. Bd2 (8. Qd2) 8... Nbc6 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. Be2 c4 11. O-O f6 12. Re1 (12. exf6) 12... O-O 13. Bf1 Rae8 (13... Ng6 14. g3 fxe5 15. dxe5 h6 16. Bg2 Rf7 17. Qe2 Raf8 18. Rf1) 14. g3 fxe5 15. dxe5 (15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Ng6 17. Re3 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Bg2 Bg4 20. f3) 15... Nc8 16. Bg2 (16. Qe2 Nb6 17. Reb1) 16... Nb6 17. Qb1 Nd8 18. Nd4 Nxa4 19. f4 Kh8 20. Kh1 a6 21. Qd1 b5 22. Qh5 Qc7 23. g4 (23. f5) (23. Bc1) 23... Bc8 24. Rf1 (24. Re3 Qf7 25. Qh4 Qe7) 24... Nc5 25. Be3 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Qh4 Nf7 28. Qg3 Kg8 29. h4 Rd8 30. g5 Rd5 31. h5 (31. g6 hxg6 32. Qxg6 Qe7 33. Rf2) 31... Nd8 32. g6 h6 33. Qh4 Qd7 34. Ne2 Bb7 35. Kg1 Nc6 36. Ng3 Ne7 37. Qg4 Nf5 38. Nxf5 exf5 (38... Rxf5) 39. Qe2 Rd8 40. Kf2 Qe7 41. Kg3 Qd7 42. Kf2 Kf8 43. Rfb1 Ke8 44. Ke1 Qe7 45. Qf2 R8d7 46. Rd1 b4 47. Rxd5 Rxd5 48. cxb4 (48. Rd1 b3) 48... Qxb4+ 49. Kf1 (49. Bd2 c3) 49... Qb2 50. Rc1 c3 51. Kg1 a5 (51... Bc6) 52. Qf1 Rd2 (52... Qb5) (52... Rd2 53. Rb1 Rxc2 (53... Qxc2 54. Qb5+) 54. Rxb2 cxb2 55. Qb1 Re2 56. Qa2 (56. Bd4 e3 57. Qxf5 Re1+)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Franklin"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 Ba5 10. b4 Bc7 11. e4 dxc4 12. Qxc4 e5 13. Be3 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5) 13... O-O 14. Rad1 exd4 15. Bxd4 Qb8 16. h3 Re8 17. Qd3 h6 18. Nh4 Be5 19. Nf5 Rd8 20. f4 Bxd4+ (20... Bxf4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qf3) 21. Qxd4 Ne8 22. e5 Nf8 23. Nd6 Qc7 24. Nce4 Nxd6 25. exd6 Qb6 26. Nc5 Ne6 27. Nxe6 (27. Qc3 a5 28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 Nxc5 30. bxc5) 27... fxe6 28. Rfe1 Kf7 29. f5 Qxd4+ 30. Rxd4 exf5 31. Re7+ Kf6 32. Rxb7 a5 33. a3 axb4 34. axb4 Ke5 35. Rd2 Rxd6 36. Re7+ Kf6 37. Rxd6+ Kxe7 38. Rxc6 Ra1+ 39. Kf2 Rb1 40. Rb6 Rb2+ 41. Kf3 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D59"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Kurajica"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 (7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qd2 c5) 7... b6 8. Rc1 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 a5 14. O-O Qa7) 8... Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Rxc5 Qxc5 16. Qa4 Bc6 (16... Nc6 17. e4 b5 18. Bxb5 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxb5 20. Nd4) 17. Qf4 Nd7 18. b4 Qf8 (18... Qc3 19. Qc7 Qxd3 20. Qxc6) (18... Qe7 19. Nd4) 19. Ba6 Rd8 20. Rc1 (20. a3) 20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nf6 22. a3 Qe8 23. Qc7 Nd5 24. Qb7 (24. Qxa7 Qa4 25. Ra1 Qb3 26. Bf1 Nc3) 24... Qa4 25. Bd3 g6 (25... Qxa3 26. Rc8 Rf8 27. Qb8 Qxb4 28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Bh7+) 26. Qa6 Qb3 27. Bc4 Qb2 28. Rd1 Qc2 29. Rd4 Qf5 30. Be2 Qg5+ 31. Kf1 Qe7 32. f4 Re8 33. Bf3 Nf6 34. Bc6 Rd8 35. Qb7 (35. Rxd8+ Qxd8 36. Qxa7 Qd1+) 35... Kf8 36. Rxd8+ Qxd8 37. Ke2 Qe7 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qe5 Qd8 40. a4 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hartston, William"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. a4 b6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. O-O h6 12. Ba3 (12. Re1 Na5 (12... O-O $5 {Hartston}) 13. Be3 $1 {R.Byrne-Markland, round 5} (13. Qd2 $5 {Mecking-Markland, round 9})) 12... Na5 13. Nd2 O-O 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Nb3 Nac6 $1 16. Bxc5 (16. Nxc5 Nxe5 $15 {Hartston}) 16... Qxe5 17. Nd4 Rfd8 $2 (17... Qc7 $1 {with the idea Qa5}) 18. Nb5 $1 $16 Be8 19. f4 Qf6 (19... Qb8 {(which is given as the game move in Mega Database 2022)} 20. Rb1 {Hartston}) 20. Qe1 Rd7 21. Nd4 $1 e5 $6 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Qf2 Nxd4 (23... Qc7 24. Ne6 $5 {Hartston}) 24. cxd4 Qc7 25. Rae1 $18 {(With the idea Qe2 - Hartston)} f6 26. Re3 Kh8 (26... Bg6 27. Rxe7 $1) (26... Bf7 27. Rg3 {with the idea Rxg7+}) 27. Rfe1 {Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p10} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Karpov"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Nb3 Na5 8. Bg2 Nec6 9. O-O d6 10. Nxa5 (10. Nd2 Bd7 11. b3 Be7) 10... Qxa5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. b3 O-O (12... Bf6 13. Bd2) 13. Bb2 Bd7 (13... Rd8) 14. c4 Rfd8 (14... b5 15. c5) 15. a4 Rac8 16. Bc3 Qc7 17. Qd2 (17. Ra2) 17... b6 18. Qb2 Bf8 19. f4 (19. Rac1 Qb8 20. Nd4 Ne5 21. Rfd1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. cxb5 Bxb5 24. Nxb5 Qxb5 25. Bxe5) 19... b5 20. axb5 (20. cxb5 axb5 21. Nd4 bxa4 22. bxa4 Na5) 20... axb5 21. cxb5 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 (22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Ba5 (23. Bxd4 Qxb5) 23... Qc5 24. b4 Qc4) 22... Qxb5 23. b4 d5 24. Rab1 Rb8 25. exd5 exd5 26. f5 Nxb4 27. Qd2 Re8 28. Nd4 Qc4 29. Rbd1 (29. Rfc1 Nd3 (29... Na2 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Bf1 Qa4 32. Ra1) 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Bf1 Bxf5 32. Nxf5 Qe4+ 33. Bg2) 29... Rbc8 30. Ba1 Ra8 31. Rc1 Ra2 32. Qg5 (32. Rxc4 Rxd2 33. Rc7 Ba4) 32... Qa6 33. Ne6 h6 34. Qg4 Bxe6 (34... fxe6 35. fxe6) 35. Bxg7 Qe2 36. Qxe2 Rxe2 37. Bxf8 Rxf8 38. fxe6 fxe6 39. Rfe1 Rff2 40. Rxe2 Rxe2 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Najdorf"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 h6 7. Rg1 Nc6 (7... d5) 8. Be3 Bd7 9. Be2 (9. Qd2 Nxd4) 9... a6 (9... g5) 10. h4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 h5 12. gxh5 Nxh5 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. f4 Bc6 15. Bf3 Nf6 16. Bf2 Rc8 17. Rd2 Rh7 18. Qd3 g6 19. f5 gxf5 20. exf5 e5 21. Bxc6+ Qxc6 22. Kb1 b5 23. a3 Qc4 24. Qf3 Qc6 25. Qd3 Qc4 26. Qf3 Qc6 27. Qd1 Rb8 28. Rd3 b4 29. axb4 Rxb4 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Qc3 32. b3 Ra4 33. bxa4 Qb4+ 34. Kc1 Bh6+ 35. Rg5 Bxg5+ (35... f6 36. Be3) 36. hxg5 Qa3+ 37. Kb1 Qb4+ 38. Kc1 Qa3+ 39. Kd2 Qb4+ 40. Kd3 Qf4 (40... Rh3+ 41. Be3 (41. Ke2 Qe4+ 42. Kf1 Rh1+ 43. Bg1 Qxf5+ 44. Ke2 Qe4+) 41... e4+ 42. Ke2 Qc3 43. Qd4 Rh2+ 44. Kf1 Qxc2) 41. Be3 Qxf5+ 42. Kc3 Rh3 43. Qd2 Qe4 44. Rd3 Qxa4 45. Qg2 Qa3+ 46. Kd2 Qb4+ 47. Kc1 Rh4 48. Qc6+ Ke7 49. Qc7+ Ke6 50. Qc8+ Ke7 51. Rb3 Qe1+ 52. Kb2 Rb4 53. Qc3 Rxb3+ 54. cxb3 Qf1 55. Qc7+ Ke6 56. Qc8+ Kd5 57. Qg4 Kc6 58. Qe4+ Kd7 59. Qd5 Ke7 60. Ka3 Qa1+ 61. Kb4 Qa2 62. Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Andersson"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 Qc7 11. h3 (11. Qe4) 11... c5 (11... Nd7) 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Rad1 a6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe7 Qxe7 17. Rxe7 Ne6 18. Rd6 h6 19. c3 Rb8 20. Nd4 b5 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. Rdxe6 Ra8 24. g3 Rf7 25. Re8+ Rf8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Rb6 Kf7 28. Kg2 Ra7 29. Kf3 h5 30. a3 Kg6 31. Rd6 Kf5 32. Rd5+ Kg6 33. g4 hxg4+ 34. hxg4 Re7 35. Rd6 Re1 36. Rxa6 Rb1 37. b4 Rb3 38. Rc6 Rxa3 39. Rc5 Rb3 40. Kf4 Ra3 41. f3 Rb3 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Botterill/Byrne"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. e5 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bc4 c5 9. dxc5 Be6 10. Na3 (10. Qd4 Nc6 11. Qe4 Na5) (10. Bxd5 Qxd5 11. O-O Qxc5+) 10... Nc6 11. Qe2 Bg4 (11... Qb8 12. Ng5 Nxe5 13. Nxe6 fxe6) 12. Bg5 h6 (12... Nxe5 13. Rd1 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 (14. Qxc4 Qc8)) 13. Rd1 hxg5 (13... Nxc3 14. Bxf7+) 14. Bxd5 Qa5 15. Qe3 (15. e6 f5) (15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qe3) 15... Bxf3 (15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxd1 17. Nxf7) 16. gxf3 (16. Bxf3 Bxe5 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. c6 Nxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxb2) 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Be2 Rac8 20. b4 b6 21. Rd5 f6 22. h4 g4 23. h5 g5 24. Bxg4 Nxg4 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Qxg4) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. c6 g4 (18... Nxc6) 19. fxg4 Nxg4 20. Qe2 Qh5 21. Nc4 Qh4+ 22. Kf1 f5 23. Kg2 f4 24. Rd3 (24. Rdf1 Qg5) (24. Qf3 Ne3+ 25. Nxe3 fxe3 26. Qxe3 Qg4+ 27. Qg3 Qe2+ 28. Kh3 Rf3 29. c7 Qe6+ 30. Kg2 Rxg3+ 31. hxg3 Rxb7 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rf1+ Bf6 34. c8=Q Rxb2+ 35. Rf2 Qe4+) 24... Ne3+ 25. Rxe3 (25. Nxe3 f3+ 26. Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Kxf3 Rf8+ 28. Ke2 Qf2+ 29. Kd1 Qf3+) 25... fxe3 26. Nxe3 Qe4+ 27. Kg1 Kh7 28. Qe1 Rf3 29. c7 (29. Ng2 Bd4+) 29... Rxb7 30. c8=Q Rxe3 31. Qh3+ Bh6 32. Qeh4 Re1+ 33. Kf2 Rxb2+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 (5... Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bf4 Nc6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 O-O 11. Bf3 Qd8 12. Re1) 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. b4 Qh5 14. Ne2 Nd5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Ng3 Bxg3 17. fxg3 Rac8 18. Qb2 f6 19. h3 g5 20. g4 Qh6 21. a4 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rfc1 Rb8 24. Rc5 Nd8 25. h4 Qg7 26. hxg5 fxg5 27. Nxg5 Nb7 28. Rcc1 Nf4 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Nf3 Qxg4 31. Be2 Nd8 32. Rc5 Nf7 33. Ra3 Qg7 34. Ra7 Be8 (34... Rd8) 35. Rg5 Qxg5 36. Nxg5 Nxg5 37. d5 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 b6 12. d5 $146 (12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nd7 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Bd3 Re8 16. Qe3 Rc3 {Korchnoi-Najdorf, Wijk aan Zee 1971}) 12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. d6 (14. dxe6 $16 {Mecking}) 14... Nc5 15. e5 f6 16. O-O Rf7 17. Rad1 Rc8 $1 (17... Rd7 18. Nd4 fxe5 19. Nc6 Qf6 20. f4 $16 {Mecking}) (17... Qf8 18. Nd4 $16 {Mecking}) 18. Qe3 $1 Rd7 19. exf6 (19. Nd4 fxe5 20. Qxe5 Qf8 $1 21. Nxe6 Qe8 22. Rfe1 Qxe6 23. Qxe6+ Nxe6 24. Rxe6 Kf7 $11 {Mecking}) 19... gxf6 20. Nd4 Qe8 21. Rfe1 Qf7 (21... Kf7 22. Qf3 $1 Rxd6 23. Nf5 $1 $16 {Mecking}) 22. h4 $1 (22. Nxe6 $14 {Mecking}) 22... Re8 23. Rd2 Kh8 24. Nc6 Qg7 (24... e5 $5 {Mecking}) 25. Ne7 Red8 26. Red1 Qf7 27. Rd4 e5 $1 28. R4d2 Qe6 29. Qf3 (29. Qh6 $6 Ne4) 29... e4 30. Qf5 Qxf5 31. Nxf5 Kg8 32. g4 Kf7 33. h5 Ke6 34. Rd4 Rg8 35. f3 Rgd8 $1 36. Kg2 ({Stockfish 17:} 36. f4 $16) 36... exf3+ 37. Kxf3 Nb7 38. Re1+ Kf7 39. Red1 ({Stockfish 17:} 39. Rd2 $1 $18) (39. Rde4 Nxd6 40. Re7+ Kf8 41. Rxd7 {draw agreed, is the finish according to Mega Database 2022}) 39... Ke6 40. Re1+ Kf7 41. Rde4 Nxd6 42. Re7+ $2 (42. Nxd6+ $14 {Mecking}) 42... Kf8 $1 43. Rxd7 {Sources: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p13; Informator 13/566 (Mecking)} (43. Rxd7 Rxd7 44. Rd1 $2 Nf7 $1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. Rb1 Ne8 9. a3 Nc7 10. b4 Ne6 11. d3 Ned4 12. h3 (12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Ne2 b6 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Bb7 17. f4 e6) 12... Rb8 13. Be3 Bd7 14. b5 Nxe2+ 15. Nxe2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Bd2 a5 18. Qe2 b6 19. Kh2 e5 20. Rbe1 Qe7 21. a4 Rbe8 22. f4 exf4 23. Bxf4 Be5 24. Qd2 f6 25. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E95"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Keene"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1 c6 9. Rb1 Ng4 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Bf3 Qe7 12. b4 Ne6 13. Nf5) (9... Re8 10. Bf1 a5 11. b3 Ng4 12. d5 Nc5 13. h3 Nf6 14. a3 cxd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. Nd2) 10. d5 c5 11. Nd2 (11. a3 f6 12. b4 Nh6 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nb3 b6 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Bd2 Nf6) 11... Nh6 12. b4 f5 (12... b6 13. Nb5 (13. Qa4 cxb4 14. Rxb4 Nc5 15. Qc2 f5) 13... Nf6) 13. bxc5 Nxc5 14. f3 Nf7 15. Nb3 b6 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bd2 Bf6 18. Bd3 Bg5 (18... Bh4) 19. Bxg5 Nxg5 (19... Qxg5) 20. Qd2 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Ba6 (22... Qc7 23. Rb3) 23. Qc3 Qc7 24. Qa3 Bc8 (24... Bxc4 25. Qa4) 25. Rb3 Bd7 26. Reb1 Rfb8 (26... Rab8) 27. Qb2 Rxb3 28. Qxb3 Rf8 29. Qb7 Rc8 30. h4 Kf7 31. h5 Bf5 32. hxg6+ hxg6 33. Kf2 Kf6 34. Kg3 Kg5 (34... Bxe4 35. fxe4 Kg5) 35. a4 (35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. a4) 35... Bxe4 36. fxe4 Qxb7 37. Rxb7 Rf8 38. Rxa7 Rf4 39. Rd7 Rxe4 40. Rxd6 Rxc4 41. a5 Ra4 42. a6 Kf5 43. Rc6 e4 44. d6 Ra3+ 45. Kf2 Ke6 46. Rxc5 Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 c6 7. c3 Nbd7 8. Re1 Re8 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Rxe4 Nf6 12. Re1 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Be5 Rad8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Re2 Qd6 22. h4 h5 23. Qe3 Nd5 24. Qg5 Qe7 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Qf4 Nd5 27. Qe5+ Qf6 28. Qe4 Rd7 29. Rae1 Qd8 30. Bf3 Qc7 31. Kg2 Nf6 32. Qe3 Nd5 33. Qg5 Qd8 34. Qc1 Nf6 35. b3 Qa5 36. b4 Qc7 37. Re5 Red8 38. a4 a6 39. Qg5 Nh7 40. Qf4 Nf6 41. Rb1 Nd5 42. Qc1 Rh8 43. a5 Nf6 44. Rb2 Qd8 45. Rd2 Qc7 46. Rd1 Rhd8 47. Qb2 Rd6 48. Ree1 Qd7 49. Qc1 Qc7 50. Re2 Qd7 51. Rde1 Qe7 52. Qg5 R6d7 53. Rh1 Nh7 54. Qe3 Nf6 55. Rd1 Qd6 56. Kf1 Qe7 57. Rc1 Nd5 58. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
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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 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. a4 d5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. dxe5 (18. b3 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 exd4 21. Bc2 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 d3 23. Qd1 d2) 18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd1+ 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Bb3 g6 8. f3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bg7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qe3 (11. O-O-O h6 12. Bh4 Bc6 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Rxd6) 11... a5 (11... b5 12. h4 a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 Rb8 15. h5 Nxh5 16. g4 Nf6 17. Bh6) 12. a4 Rc8 13. O-O Rc5 14. Rfd1 Re8 15. Qd2 Qa8 16. Be3 Rcc8 17. Nb5 Qa6 18. Nd4 Bc6 19. c3 Nd7 20. Bc2 Ne5 21. b3 Bd7 22. h3 Qa8 23. f4 Nc6 24. Nb5 Nd8 25. Nd4 Ne6 26. Rac1 Rc7 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. c4 Bb2 29. Rb1 Ba3 30. f5 Bd7 31. Kh2 Bb4 32. Qd3 Bc6 33. Rf1 e6 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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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 h6 10. d3 Na5 (10... Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. b4 Nc6) 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Re8 14. d4 Bf8 15. d5 Ne7 16. a4 Bd7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Be3 Ng6 19. Qd2 Nh5 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Be7 22. Rf1 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Franklin"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nbd2 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. Qe2 Be7 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 (10... Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6) 11. c3 (11. Neg5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3) 11... c5 12. Neg5 Bd6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bb5 Nc6 (15... Bc6) 16. Bf4 a6 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bd3 b5 19. Nxh7 Nxh7 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Rd3 e5 23. Rg3 Qe6 (23... exf4 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qg5+) 24. Bh6 g6 25. f4 Bc8 (25... Ne7 26. Rxe5 Qd7) 26. Qh4 Qd6 27. Bg5 Kg7 28. Rd3 Nd4 29. cxd4 e4 30. dxc5 Qxc5+ 31. Kh1 Qb6 32. Bd8 (32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Rd5) 32... Qc6 33. Rc3 Qd6 34. Bc7 Qd4 35. Be5+ Rxe5 36. fxe5 Bf5 37. Qf6+ (37. g4 e3 38. Rcxe3 Bxg4 39. Kg1) 37... Kg8 38. Rc7 Rf8 39. Qd6 Qxb2 40. a3 e3 41. Qb4 Qf2 42. Rg1 Rd8 43. Rcc1 e2 44. Qe1 Qe3 45. Qc3 Rd3 46. Qa5 Be4 47. Qe1 Bd5 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E56"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
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[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. exd4 Bb6 12. Be3 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. h3 Ne7 (14... Qd6 15. Re1 Bc7 16. Rc1 Be6 17. Qc2) 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 Bf5 17. Bb4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Re8 19. Rfe1 Qd7 20. Bc5 Bc7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Qb5 Qf7 24. Kf1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hartston, William"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 (7. Ndb5) (7. Nxc6) (7. Nde2) 7... e6 8. O-O a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Bd3 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Qf3 Be7 13. Qh3 (13. a4) 13... Nb4 (13... h5 14. Kh1 Ng4 15. Bg1) 14. Nd4 (14. Rae1 Rc8 15. a3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 O-O 17. Qg3 e5) 14... O-O 15. a3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Rfe8 17. g4 (17. Rac1) 17... Bf8 18. g5 Nd7 19. f5 exf5 20. Nxf5 (20. Rxf5 Ne5) (20. exf5) 20... Ne5 21. Bd4 Rad8 (21... d5) 22. Rac1 Qb8 (22... Qa5 23. Qe3) 23. Rf4 Ng6 (23... d5 24. Rh4 dxe4 25. Rxh7 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 (26. Kh1 Qxh2+)) 24. Rf2 d5 25. Nxg7 Bxg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxh7+ Ke6 29. Qxg6+ (29. exd5+ Rxd5) 29... Kd7 30. Qf5+ Ke7 (30... Re6 31. exd5) (30... Kd6 31. Qf4+) 31. Qf6+ Kd7 32. Qf5+ Ke7 33. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Keene"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 Nc6 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 (7. Bb5) 7... Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 Qe7 (9... Bg4) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Nb5 Ne4 13. Rc1 a6 14. Nbd4 Rd6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc5 (16. b4) 16... Nxc5 17. Ba3 Ne6 (17... Rg6 18. Qc1 Bh3 19. g3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1) 18. Nd4 Qd8 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qd2 Nxd4 (20... c5 21. Nf5) 21. exd4 (21. Qxd4 c5) 21... a5 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. Rc5 Qc7 24. a3 h6 25. g3 Bh3 26. Bf1 (26. f3) 26... Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Qb6 28. Qc3 Rb8 29. Rxc6 Qxb3 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. Qxb3 Rxb3 32. Rc5 Rxa3 33. Rxd5 Kg6 34. Kg2 Kf6 35. Re5 a4 36. Ra5 Ke6 37. h4 Ra1 38. Kf3 a3 39. Ke4 Kd6 40. Ra6+ Kc7 41. Kd5 h5 42. f4 a2 43. Ra3 f6 44. Ra6 f5 45. Ra3 g6 46. Ra6 Kb7 47. Ra3 Kb6 48. Kd6 Kb5 49. d5 Kc4 50. Ra8 Kd3 51. Ra3+ Kd4 52. Ra4+ Ke3 53. Ke5 Kf2 54. Kf6 Kxg3 55. d6 Kxh4 (55... Rd1 56. Rxa2 Rxd6+ 57. Kg5) 56. d7 Rd1 57. Ke7 (57. Ke7 g5 (57... Kg4 58. Rxa2 Kxf4 59. Ra6 Rxd7+ 60. Kxd7 g5 61. Ra4+ Kg3 62. Ke6 f4 63. Kf5) (57... Kg3 58. Rxa2 h4 59. Ra6 h3 60. Rxg6+ Kxf4 61. Rh6 Kg4 62. Rg6+ Kh5 63. Rd6) 58. fxg5+ Kxg5 59. d8=Q Rxd8 60. Kxd8 f4 61. Rxa2 f3 62. Ke7 Kf4 63. Ke6 h4 64. Kd5 Kg3 65. Ke4 f2 66. Ra1 Kg2 67. Ke3 f1=Q 68. Rxf1 Kxf1 69. Kf3) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C94"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. h3 Nb8 10. d3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Nc5 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Nh2 d5 16. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Mecking"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. a4 b6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 (10. Be2) 10... Nbc6 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 Na5 13. Qd2 (13. Nd2 O-O 14. Qg4 f5 15. exf6 Rxf6) 13... O-O 14. Qf4 f5 15. exf6 Qxf4 16. Bxf4 Rxf6 17. Be5 (17. Bd6 Nf5 18. dxc5 Nxd6 19. cxd6 Nb7 20. Ne5 Rd8 21. c4 Nxd6 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. Re5 Ne4) 17... Rf7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Bc7 (19. Ba6 Nc4) 19... Nac6 20. c4 Rxf3 21. gxf3 Nd4 22. Kg2 dxc4 23. Be4 Rc8 24. Be5 Nef5 (24... Nec6 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Rxe6) 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Red1 d3 28. cxd3 cxd3 29. Rxd3 Rc7 30. a5 a6 31. Re1 Kf7 32. Rd6 Bb5 33. Re5 Rc1 34. Rxf5+ Kg8 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. h4 Ra1 37. h5 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Unzicker"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. d4 d5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. c3 c6 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Re1 Nh5 10. Be3 Nhf6 11. Qb3 Ng4 12. Bf4 e5 13. dxe5 Ngxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 Qxb3 19. Nxb3 Bf5 20. Ree1 (20. Rb4 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. f4 Bc7 23. Rxb7 Rd1+ 24. Kf2 Bb6+ 25. Ke2 Rb1 26. Bxc6 Rxb2+ 27. Nd2 Bg4+) 20... Bf6 21. Nc5 (21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kf1) 21... Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rd8 23. Nxb7 (23. Ne4) 23... Rd2 24. Bxc6 Rxb2 25. Nd6 Bh3 26. Bg2 (26. Bd5 Bxc3 27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28. Rd1 Bg4) 26... Be6 27. Ne4 Be7 28. a4 Ra2 29. h4 Rxa4 (29... h6) 30. Ng5 Bxg5 31. hxg5 Ra5 32. f4 Ra3 33. Rc1 Bc4 (33... Kf8) 34. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. a3 a6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. h3 Ne8 10. g4 Nc7 11. Be3 (11. b4 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Be3 Ba6 14. O-O Qb8 15. Nd2 c4) 11... b5 12. b3 Re8 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Kf1 Nf8 15. Ne2 Ng6 16. Ng3 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. Kg2 h6 19. b4 bxc4 20. Bxc4 cxb4 21. axb4 Bg5 22. Rhb1 g6 23. Bd3 Nb5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. Ra5 Rb8 26. Bxg5 Qxg5 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. Nf1 Kf8 29. Ne3 Ke7 30. Rc1 Rxb4 31. Rc7+ Bd7 32. Rxa6 Rc8 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. Ra7+ Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ciocaltea; Alexander; Golombek"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 ({A passive move; preferable is the more direct} 9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 {- Golombek}) 10. Bb3 Rc8 $6 (10... Qa5 11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. h4 Ne5 13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 Qc7 $5 $14 {Ciocaltea} (15... Qd8 $5 $16) (15... Qa6 $6 $16)) 11. O-O-O (11. h4 Ne5 12. h5 Nxh5 13. O-O-O Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. g4 Nf6 16. Bh6 $11 {Geller-Korchnoi, Moscow Match Game 4, 1971}) 11... Ne5 (11... a5 $5 {(Gufeld)} 12. h4 Ne5 13. h5 a4 14. Nxa4 Bxa4 15. Bxa4 Nc4 16. Qd3 Qa5 $13 {Ciocaltea}) 12. h4 $1 (12. Bh6 $2 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Rxc3 $1 $11 {Geller-Korchnoi, Moscow Match Game 2, 1971}) 12... Nc4 (12... h5 $6 13. Bg5 Nh7 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rxc3 $16 {Biyiasis-Kavalek, Vancouver 1971}) 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 $1 b5 $1 ({"A critical decision, which this game goes some way to disprove. White cannot afford to take this pawn as Black gets much too much play on the open files but the move doesn't achieve much if it is ignored and I think the older way of playing viz.} 14... Qa5 {with later threat of Rxc3 is better." (Alexander; he wrote that his comments were based on those after the game by Byrne)}) 15. h5 b4 16. Nd5 $1 {"As Byrne says, Black has taken two moves forcing the knight to go where it was going anyway." (Alexander)} Nxd5 17. exd5 Qa5 18. Kb1 Rfc8 (18... Qxd5 $2 19. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 (19... Qxd2 20. Nxe7+) 20. Qxd5 Rxc2 21. gxf5 Rxb2+ 22. Ka1 $1 $18 {with the idea 23 Bd4 - Ciocaltea}) 19. hxg6 fxg6 ({Still worse would be} 19... hxg6 {since then after} 20. Qh2 {White threatens Qh7+ followed by Bh6 - Golombek}) 20. Qh2 $1 $16 (20. Nb3 $6 Qc7 21. Rh2 a5 $1 $13 {Ciocaltea}) 20... h6 $6 (20... Kf7 $5 $14 {Korchnoi}) (20... h5 $6 21. gxh5 $18 {Ciocaltea}) 21. Rd2 {With the idea 22 Nb3, 23 Bxh6 - Ciocaltea} ({So that if now} 21. Bxh6 Rxd4 22. Bxg7 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Kxg7 {and Black has emerged from the mating attack - Golombek}) 21... Qxd5 {Seemingly emerging from his difficulties since now his queen is ready to go to the aid of his king; but now comes a fine stroke - Golombek} 22. Nf5 $1 Qe6 (22... Qf7 23. Bxh6 gxf5 24. Bxg7 Qg6 (24... Qxg7 25. gxf5 $18) 25. gxf5 $1 Bxf5 26. Bc3 $3 $18 {Ciocaltea}) 23. Bxh6 gxf5 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Re2 $1 $18 {Very strong; nothing much is attained by the immediate check - Golombek} Qf6 ({If now} 25... Qf7 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qh8#) 26. g5 $1 (26. Qh7+ $1 Kf8 27. g5 $1 $18) 26... Qxg5 27. Rg2 Rg4 28. fxg4 Bc6 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rh5 Qe3 31. Qxf5+ {Sources: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p16 (Ciocaltea); Informator; The Times, 15 January 1972 (Golombek); Sunday Times, 20 February 1972 (CHO'D Alexander)} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Karpov"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nb5 Qb8 6. c4 Nf6 7. N5c3 e6 8. Be3 (8. f4 d6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3) 8... Be7 (8... b6) 9. Be2 d6 10. a3 b6 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. f4 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Bf3 Bf8 15. Bf2 (15. b4) 15... Nd7 16. b4 g6 17. Rc1 Bg7 18. Nb3 a5 (18... Bh6 19. g3 (19. Qd2 Nce5 20. Be2 Nf6) 19... g5 20. Be3 gxf4 21. Bxf4) 19. b5 Na7 20. Na4 Nc8 21. Rc2 (21. f5 Re8 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nd4 Ne5 24. Bg4 Nxg4 25. Qxg4 Qc7) 21... Re8 (21... Qc7 22. Qe2 Nc5 23. Nbxc5 bxc5 24. e5) 22. Qe2 Qc7 23. Rd1 e5 24. f5 gxf5 25. exf5 e4 26. Bg4 (26. Bd4 Nc5) 26... Ne5 (26... Nc5 27. Nbxc5 bxc5) 27. Bh3 Rb8 28. Bd4 Ba8 29. Rf1 Qe7 (29... Bf6 30. Nc3) 30. Nc3 d5 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. cxd5 a4 33. Nd2 Nf3+ 34. Nxf3 exf3 35. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Korchnoi"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 (3... g6) (3... d5) 4. Bg2 d6 5. e3 Bg4 6. Nge2 Qc8 7. h3 Bd7 8. b3 g6 9. Bb2 Bg7 10. Ne4 (10. d4 O-O 11. Qd2) 10... Ne5 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. d4 Nc6 13. Qd2 cxd4 14. exd4 O-O 15. Rd1 a5 (15... Bg7 16. Nf4) 16. Nf4 Bg7 17. O-O Bh6 18. d5 Ne5 19. Nxg6 Nxg6 20. Qxh6 f6 21. Bd4 a4 22. Rc1 axb3 23. axb3 Ra3 24. c5 Qe8 25. Qe3 Qf7 26. cxd6 exd6 27. Rc7 b5 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. Rxd7 Ne5 30. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Keene/Markland"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. d4 O-O 9. Nbd2 Qb8 10. Re1 (10. Rc1 Re8 11. Re1 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qc2 Qd8) 10... a5 (10... Re8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Nf6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Qc1 Bb4 16. Re2 Be7 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rad8 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. Rae1 Bf6 21. Bc3) (10... b5 11. e4 (11. Bc3) 11... dxe4 (11... bxc4 12. e5 Ne4) 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 bxc4 15. Rg4 f5 16. Qxc6) 11. e4 Bb4 12. exd5 (12. e5 Ne4 (12... Ne8) 13. Nxe4 (13. Rxe4 dxe4 14. Nxe4) 13... Bxe1 14. Nd6) 12... exd5 13. a3 Bxd2 (13... Bd6) 14. Qxd2 a4 (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 a4 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Bc3 axb3 19. Bb4 Re8 20. Qb2 Nb6) 15. Ne5 Be6 16. b4 Nb6 (16... dxc4 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Qg5 f6 21. Qxd5+ Rf7 22. Re7) 17. c5 Nc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. d5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 (20. Qd4) 20... Bxd5 (20... cxd5 21. Qd4) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Re5 Re8 (24... h6 25. Rh5 Be4 26. Qxh6 f6 27. Re1) (24... Qxe5 25. Qxe5 f6 26. Qc3) 25. Rg5+ Kf8 26. Qg7+ Ke7 27. Re1+ (27. Rd1 Be6 28. Re5 Qc8 29. Rd6 Rd8 30. Rexe6+ Qxe6 31. Rxe6+ Kxe6 32. Qc3 Kd5) 27... Kd7 28. Rxd5+ cxd5 29. Qxf7+ Kc6 30. Qf6+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. O-O e6 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bd7 12. Qb3 Bc6 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. e3 Rfd8 15. Na4 Ne4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Nd2 19. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Pfleger; Mecking"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxd5 {Mecking}) 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Qd2 Bxf4 $6 (10... c5 $11 {Mecking}) 11. Qxf4 Nbd7 $2 (11... Re8 {Mecking}) 12. e4 Nc5 (12... dxe4 13. dxe4 Re8 14. Rad1 $1 $16 {Mecking}) 13. e5 Ne6 14. Qa4 $16 (14. Qf5 d4 15. exf6 dxc3 16. Ng5 g6 $1 $11 {Pfleger}) 14... Ne8 15. d4 c6 16. Rad1 f5 ({Chessgames.com gives} 16... f6 {here.}) 17. exf6 gxf6 $1 18. Rfe1 N8g7 19. b4 a6 (19... b5 $5 20. Qb3 a5 {Mecking}) 20. Qb3 Qd6 21. a4 b5 22. a5 Rae8 23. Na2 Bc8 24. Nc1 Kh8 (24... Nc7 {Mecking}) 25. Nd3 Qd8 26. Qc3 Qd6 27. Re2 Kg8 28. Rde1 Nc7 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Rc1 Bd7 31. Nc5 Bc8 $16 32. h4 Qe7 33. Re1 Qd6 34. Kh2 Rxe1 35. Nxe1 Kf7 36. Qd2 Qe7 37. Ned3 Nf5 38. Nf4 (38. Qf4 $1 Qd6 39. Qg4 $18) 38... Nd6 39. Qd1 Kg7 {time (Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p16 (Pfleger); Informator 13/36 (Mecking))} (39... Kg7 40. Bh3 Bxh3 41. Kxh3 Ne4 42. Qg4+ {with the idea Qc8+-}) 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Botterill"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 (4... c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nd7 7. Nh3) 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Bb7 (6... c6 7. h4 h5 8. Nh3 Nd7 9. Ng5 Qc7 10. Be2 Ngf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. f5) 7. Nh3 Nd7 8. Be2 c5 9. Nf2 (9. d5) 9... cxd4 10. Bxd4 Ngf6 11. g4 h6 12. a3 Ne5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 O-O 15. f4 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. h4 e5 18. g5 exf4 19. O-O-O Qe7 20. Bg4 Ne5 (20... f5 21. gxf6+ Nxf6) 21. gxh6+ Kh7 22. Qxf4 f5 23. Be2 Rac8 24. Nh3 Nc4 25. h5 Qe3+ (25... Qxe2 26. hxg6+ Kg8 (26... Kxg6 27. Qg5+ Kf7 28. Qg7+) 27. g7) 26. Kb1 gxh5 (26... Qxe2 27. hxg6+ Kg8 28. g7 Nxa3+ 29. Ka2) 27. Bxh5 Qxf4 28. Nxf4 Rg8 29. Bf7 (29. Bg6+ Rxg6 30. Nxg6 Kxg6 31. Rdg1+) 29... Rg4 30. Nh5 Rg2 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Rdg1 Nd2+ (32... Rxg1+ 33. Rxg1 Rf8 34. h7) 33. Ka2 (33. Kc1 Nb3+) 33... Rxg1 34. Rxg1 Ne4 35. Nh5 (35. Nxe4 fxe4 36. Be6) 35... Kh7 36. Nf4 Rf8 37. Bh5 Kxh6 38. Rg6+ Kh7 39. Re6 (39. Rg1) 39... Bc8 40. Re7+ Kh6 41. Bf3 Kg5 42. Bxe4 Kxf4 43. Bd3 Kg3 (43... Kg5) 44. c4 (44. b4 f4 45. c4 Bf5) 44... bxc4 45. Bxc4 f4 46. Rg7+ Kf2 47. Rg6 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
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1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Nbd2 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. Qe2 Be7 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qb7 Qc8 14. Qc6 Rd8 15. c3 a6 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. Bg3 b5 18. a4 Rb8 19. a5 Bd6 20. Bh4 Qd7 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 c5 24. Re4 c4 25. f3 Kf8 26. Rd1 Ke8 27. Rg4 g6 28. Rgd4 h6 29. Be1 Rbd8 30. Bd2 g5 31. Bc1 Ne7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Kxd7 34. h4 gxh4 35. Bxh6 Kc6 36. Kf2 Kd5 37. Bg5 Ng6 38. Ke3 Kxe5 39. Bd8 f5 40. Bc7+ Kd5 41. f4 Kc6 42. Bd8 Kd6 43. Bf6 Ne7 44. Bd4 Nd5+ 45. Kf3 Kc6 46. Bf2 b4 47. cxb4 Kb5 48. Be1 Nxb4 49. Bxh4 Kxa5 50. g4 fxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Ka4 52. f5 exf5+ 53. Kxf5 Kb3 54. Ke4 a5 55. Bf6 a4 56. Bg7 Nd3 57. Ke3 Nxb2 58. Kd2 a3 59. Kc1 c3 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. a3 Be7 8. Nf4 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ncxd5 exd5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Qd6 13. Bf3 Bf6 14. Nxd5 Bxd4 15. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Bd2 b6 6. a3 Bf8 7. Nf3 Ne7 (7... Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Qe2 Nb8 10. Qd3 c5 11. Ne2 c4 12. Qe3 Nc6 13. O-O) 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 Nb8 11. Nd1 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. c4 Nbc6 14. O-O Rb8 15. Rb1 Nf5 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Nc3 Nfd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Rfe1 Be7 20. Qf3 O-O 21. Bf4 Rb6 22. b3 Qd7 23. Na4 Nd4 24. Qc3 Rb5 25. Be3 Rfb8 26. b4 a5 27. Rbc1 axb4 28. axb4 Rxb4 29. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. d4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Ba3 Qa6 14. Qxa6 Bxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Najdorf; Minic-Maric"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 {"Kurajica's early g4 did not worry Najdorf. He employed the same recipe as Mecking in Round 4 and obtained an even better position - the result was another good win for the veteran." (BCM)} d5 8. exd5 (8. e5 Nfd7 $17 {Najdorf}) 8... Nxd5 9. Nde2 Bb4 10. Bg2 $1 (10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Bd7 $1 $11 {Informator 4/550}) 10... O-O 11. Bd2 Nb6 $1 $146 (11... Nxc3 $2 {( Nc4 - Najdorf)} 12. Nxc3 Nc6 13. a3 Be7 14. O-O $16 {Kurajica-Mecking, rd 4}) 12. Ne4 Be7 13. O-O Nc6 14. b3 $1 (14. Be3 Nc4 {Najdorf}) (14. Bc3 Na4 {Najdorf}) 14... f5 15. gxf5 (15. N4g3 fxg4 16. hxg4 e5 $1 {Najdorf}) 15... exf5 $11 16. N4c3 {( Be3 Najdorf)} Bc5 $1 17. a4 {( a5, Na4)} a5 18. Bf4 Qe7 (18... Qf6 19. Nd5 {Najdorf}) 19. Qd3 Nb4 20. Qg3 $1 Be6 (20... Nxc2 $2 21. Rac1 Nb4 22. Nb5 $16 {Najdorf}) 21. Rad1 (21. Rac1 Rac8) 21... Nxc2 22. Nb5 (22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 (23. Rxd6 f4 $19) 23... Nc8 24. Qxe7 Nxe7 $19 {Najdorf}) 22... Bd7 $1 23. Nec3 $44 Bc6 24. Rd2 Bxg2 (24... Nb4 25. Re2 Qf7 26. Nc7 Rac8 27. Ne6 $18 {Najdorf}) 25. Qxg2 (25. Kxg2 {is the continuation given in Informator. BCM and The Chess Player both give 25 Qxg2.}) 25... Nb4 26. Nc7 Rac8 27. Re2 Qf7 28. Ne6 Rfe8 29. Nxc5 Rxe2 30. Nxe2 Rxc5 31. Qf3 N6d5 32. Rd1 h6 33. Kh2 Rc2 34. Nd4 $4 $19 (34. Rg1 {( Be5)} Qf6 {Najdorf}) 34... Rc3 35. Be3 f4 36. Ne2 fxe3 {Sources: BCM, February 1972, p53; The Chess Player, 1972/2, p17 (Najdorf notes); Informator 13/494 (notes by Minic-Maric - different move 25 Kxg2);} (36... fxe3 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Nxc3 Nxc3 39. Rd7+ Ke6 40. Rxg7 e2 41. Rg1 Nd3 {Najdorf}) 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Bxd6 Bxd6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qxd6 Qxd6 13. Rxd6 Bxe4 14. Rd2 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Karpov"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 (11. c4 {Karpov}) (11. Bg5 {Karpov}) 11... Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bd2 (15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. Qc1 Kh7 18. h4 h5 $14 {Karpov}) 15... Bg7 16. Qc1 c5 (16... d5 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. dxe5 (18. exd5 exd4 $11) 18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe5 $11 {Karpov}) 17. Bh6 {(with the idea Nf5 - Karpov)} Qe7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd2 (19. Qg5 Kh8 $11 {Karpov}) 19... Nb6 20. Rad1 Rac8 $1 (20... Rad8 $2 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Qg5 $18) 21. Bb1 (21. b3 b4) 21... Nc4 22. Qc1 (22. Qe2 Qc7 $11 {Karpov}) 22... Nd7 23. b3 {Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p17 (Karpov); Informator 13/320 (Matanovic)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 d5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 a6 10. N1c3 axb5 11. Nxd5 Nc6 12. Bg5 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. Nxe7+ Nxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Mecking/Botterill"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. a3 Rb8 (12... Nd7) 13. f5 e5 (13... O-O 14. g5 Ne8) 14. Nde2 Bb7 15. Ng3 (15. g5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Rc8 17. N2c3 (17. Qd3 Qxc2+) (17. c3 d5 18. N4g3 d4) 17... d5) 15... Ba8 16. g5 Nd7 17. f6 (17. h4) 17... gxf6 18. Nh5 Rg8 (18... fxg5 19. Ng7+ Kd8 20. Qxf7 Nc5 21. b4 Rf8 22. Qa2 Bf6 23. bxc5) 19. gxf6 Bf8 20. Bh3 b4 21. axb4 Rxb4 22. Rhg1 (22. Bxd7+ Qxd7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5) 22... Rg6 (22... Bh6+ 23. Kb1 Rxg1 24. Rxg1 Rxb2+ 25. Kxb2 Qb6+ 26. Nb5 (26. Ka2 Qxg1) 26... Qxg1 27. Nxd6+ Kf8 28. Bxd7 Qb6+ 29. Nb5 axb5 30. Qa3+) (22... Rxb2 23. Rxg8) 23. Rxg6 (23. Bf5 Qa5) 23... hxg6 24. Ng7+ Kd8 25. Be6 Nc5 (25... Nb6 26. Qh3) 26. Bd5 Qa7 27. Qh3 Bxd5 28. Nxd5 Ra4 29. Kb1 Nd7 (29... Nxe4 30. c3 (30. Qh8 Nd2+) 30... Nc5 31. Qh8 (31. Ne7 Qc7 32. Rxd6+ Nd7 33. Rc6 Qb7 34. Rc8+ Qxc8 35. Nxc8 Kxc8) 31... Nd7 32. Qg8) 30. Qh8 Qc5 31. Nc3 (31. b3 Ra3 (31... Ra2 32. Nb4) 32. Qg8 Qa5) 31... Rb4 32. Na2 Rd4 33. Rxd4 Qxd4 (33... exd4 34. Qg8 d3 35. cxd3 Qd4 36. Qxf7 Qxd3+ 37. Kc1 Qe3+) 34. Qg8 Qc4 35. b3 (35. Nc1 Kc7 36. Nd3) 35... Qf1+ 36. Kb2 Qxf6 37. Qh8 Qxg7 38. Qh4+ Qf6 39. Qe1 Qf4 40. Qa5+ Ke7 41. Nb4 Qxe4 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Byrne, R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nc6 $6 (4... Nf6) 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Bg4 (7... Ng4 8. Bg1 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. h3 Nf6 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Bh2 $14 {Byrne}) (7... e5 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bg5 Rd7 12. Nd5 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. O-O c6 15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxf6 $14 {Byrne}) 8. e5 $1 dxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. h3 $1 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 $14 Nb6 12. O-O Nc4 $2 (12... f6 $1 13. exf6 $14 {Byrne}) 13. Bc5 $16 Nd2 (13... Nxb2 14. Qb1 Nc4 15. Qxb7 $16 {Byrne}) 14. Bxc6 $1 $16 Nxf1 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bc6 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Ng3 18. Kf2 (18. Bxe7 $2 Rxb2 $13 {Byrne}) 18... Nf5 (18... Nh5 19. Kf3 g5 20. g3 $1 $16 {Byrne}) 19. b4 $1 Rbd8 $1 (19... Rfd8 {is given by The Chess Player. In Informator Byrne gives Rbd8 an exclamation mark.}) 20. g4 $1 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 Rd8 22. gxf5 $1 Rxd1 23. Ke2 Ra1 24. a4 a6 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. a5 Bh6 27. Be3 e6 28. Bb7 Ra3 29. Bxa6 Bf8 30. Bd2 Ra4 31. Bb5 $1 Ra2 (31... Rxb4 32. Bxb4 Bxb4 33. a6 Bc5 34. Kd3 Kf8 35. Kc4 Ba7 36. Bc6 Ke7 37. Kb5 Kd8 38. c4 Ke7 39. c5 Kd8 40. h4 $1 Ke7 41. Bg2 Kd7 42. Bf3 Bb8 43. h5 $1 gxh5 44. Bxh5 Ke7 45. Kc6 $18 {Byrne}) 32. Bd3 Ra4 33. c3 c5 34. a6 $1 cxb4 35. cxb4 Ra2 (35... Bxb4 36. Be3 $1 $18 {Byrne}) 36. Bc4 Rxd2+ 37. Kxd2 Bxb4+ 38. Kc2 Bc5 39. Kb3 Kg7 40. h4 Kh6 41. Be2 {Sources: Informator 13/197 (Byrne); The Chess Player, 1972/2, p19} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. f4 d6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bd7 (12... b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Kh1 Rfd8 15. Bd3 Ne8 16. Qh3 Bf8) 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Ne8 16. Bd3 f6 17. Qh4 g6 18. Ne4 Bc6 19. Bc3 Bd5 20. Rae1 Qc6 21. Rf2 b5 22. Rfe2 Rf7 23. Qf2 Ng7 24. Bd2 Nf5 25. b3 Rc8 26. c4 bxc4 27. bxc4 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Qd7 29. Bxf5 exf5 30. Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Korchnoi"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Be2 (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3) 7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 (9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Ba6 Bxa6 11. Qxa6 c6 12. O-O Ne4) 9... Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Bxf6 (11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qd1 Nce4) 11... Nxf6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rfd1 (13. Rad1) 13... Qe7 14. Nd4 Rfd8 15. Na4 Ne4 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 (16... bxc5 17. Nf5 Qc7 (17... Qd7 18. Ng3 (18. Bg4 Kh8) 18... Nxg3 19. hxg3) (17... Qf6 18. Qxb7 Rab8 (18... Qxf5 19. Bf3 Rab8 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 21. Qxa7) 19. Qxa7 Rxb2 20. Bf3 Qxf5 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. Qxc5) 18. Bf3 Rab8 19. Rac1) 17. Qa3 Qe5 18. Rac1 g6 19. h3 h5 20. Rc2 Rd7 21. Rdc1 Re7 22. Bf3 Kg7 23. Rd1 (23. b4 Ne4 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Ng5 26. Be2 d4 27. Qb2 Rd8) 23... Ne4 24. Bxh5 (24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6) 24... Rh8 (24... Qxh5 25. Qxe7 Qxd1+ 26. Kh2 Nd2 27. Kg3 Ne4+ (27... Nf1+ 28. Kf4 Qh5 29. Ne6+ Kg8 30. Ng5 Rf8 31. Qxb7) 28. Kh2 Nd2) 25. Bf3 Ng5 26. Bg4 Ne4 27. Rdc1 Qf6 28. Bf3 Nd6 29. Qxa7 Ra8 30. Qxb6 Rxa2 31. b3 Ra8 32. Qb4 Ne4 33. Nc6 Rd7 34. Qd4 Ng5 35. Bg4 Rd6 36. Qxf6+ Kxf6 37. Nd4 Ba6 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Gligoric"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 c5 (4... d4 5. Bb2 c5 6. b4) 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 (7... Nxd5) 8. Bb2 O-O (8... d4 9. e3) 9. d4 Re8 (9... Ne4 10. Nc3 Bf6 11. Na4 b5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. Rc1) 10. dxc5 (10. Nc3) 10... Bxc5 11. Ba3 (11. Nc3) 11... Bb6 (11... Bxa3 12. Nxa3 Ne4 13. Nb5) 12. Nc3 Bg4 13. Na4 Ne4 14. Bb2 Qd7 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. a3 Bh3 17. b4 (17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Qxd5 Ra5 19. Qd3 Rh5) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Re6 19. Qd3 Rh6 20. h4 Re8 21. Rad1 Rh5 22. Rh1 h6 (22... f6) 23. Ba1 Qg4 24. Qe3 (24. Nh2 Qg6) 24... Nd6 25. Qd3 (25. Qxb6 Rxe2) 25... Nc4 (25... b5 26. Nd4) 26. b5 Ne7 27. Qd4 Qg6 28. Qd3 (28. Qxg7+ Qxg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. g4 Re5 31. Nxe5 Nxe5) 28... Nf5 29. Rh3 Re4 30. a4 Qe6 31. Rhh1 (31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. Bxd4 Rxe2 33. g4 Qxg4+ (33... Rhe5 34. Bxe5 Rxe5 35. Qf3 Nd6) 34. Rg3 Qe4+ 35. Qxe4 Rxe4 36. Bxg7) 31... Rxe2 32. Rhe1 Nfe3+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. d4 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. Qa4 (10. Rc1 a6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. e6 Nf6) (10. Qc2 c5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Rfd1 Qe7) 10... Bd6 11. Ba6 Qc8 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Rac1 c6 14. Ne2 Rac8 15. Ng3 Rfe8 16. Bb4 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bc3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Ne4 20. Rfd1 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Nb6 22. Qc2 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Pfleger"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3) 9... f5 10. d5 c5 (10... Na6) 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. a4 d6 13. e4 exd5 14. cxd5 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Bf6 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Re8 18. Qh4 Nd7 19. Bh3 (19. Re1) 19... Qc7 20. Bf5 (20. Be6+ Rxe6 21. dxe6 Qc6) 20... g6 21. Bh3 Ne5 22. Bg2 Bc8 (22... Qf7) 23. h3 Ba6 (23... Qf7 24. f4 Nc4 25. f5 Qxf5 26. Rf1 Qe5 27. Bf6 Qe3+ 28. Kh2) 24. Re1 Nd3 25. Re6 Qf7 26. f4 Bc8 27. Rxd6 Bf5 28. Rf1 Ne1 29. Bh1 Bd3 30. f5 gxf5 (30... Bxf1 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Rf6) 31. Rf2 Nc2 (31... Be4 32. Bxe4 Rxe4 33. Qxe4 fxe4 34. Rxf7) 32. Bh6 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Rae8 34. Rd8 Rxd8 35. Qxd8+ Re8 36. Qg5+ Kh8 37. d6 Ne3 38. d7 Qxd7 39. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 a6 (6... Nd7 7. Nge2 Nb6 8. Ng3 b4 9. Nd1 a5) 7. h4 h5 8. Nh3 Nd7 9. Ng5 Qc7 10. Be2 Ngf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. f5 gxf5 16. Rxf5 b4 17. Nd1 c5 18. Nf2 a5 19. b3 Ba6 20. g4 c4 21. gxh5 cxb3 22. cxb3 Qc3 23. Rd1 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. c3 Qe8 8. e4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 b6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Qc2 Rd8 13. b4 Nh5 14. O-O Nf4 15. Rfe1 Bc8 16. a4 Qe7 17. a5 Qf6 18. Bf1 g5 19. axb6 axb6 20. b5 Na5 21. Nh2 h5 22. Ra4 Rfe8 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Rxc4 Ne6 25. Qc1 Bf8 26. Nf3 Be7 27. Ra4 g4 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. Nh2 Qg6 30. Ra7 Bd6 31. Bc4 Kg7 32. Bxe6 Bxe6 33. c4 Rh8 34. Nf1 Qh5 35. Ng3 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Bb4 37. Rxc7 Bxe1 38. Qxe1 Rd3 39. Bg5 Kg6 40. Be7 Rd7 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A75"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Gligoric"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Bg5 Nbd7 (11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3) 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Re8 14. f4 Qc7 15. Qf3 (15. Rae1 b5) 15... c4 16. Kh1 Rac8 (16... b6) 17. Rae1 Qb8 (17... Nc5 18. e5 Nd3 19. exf6 Nxe1 20. Qg3) 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 (18... Bxf6 19. e5) 19. e5 dxe5 20. f5 Qc7 21. Nde4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qd7 23. g4 (23. d6) 23... Rcd8 24. Rd1 Qxa4 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Nc5 Qb4 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Ne6 Re7 29. Nxd8 Rxf7 30. Nxf7+ Kg8 31. Ng5 (31. d6 c3 32. d7 Qe4+) 31... c3 32. bxc3 Qxg4 33. Rg1 Qf5 34. d6 Bh6 35. Rdf1 (35. d7 Bxg5 36. Rxg5 Qf3+) 35... Qd3 (35... Qd7 36. Ne4 Qc6 37. Re1 Kf7 38. Re2 Ke6 39. Rd1 Kd7) 36. Rd1 Qf5 (36... Qxc3 37. Rc1) 37. Rdf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bg5 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nc6 12. Kh1 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Bg5 16. Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. c4 c5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. exd4 Rc8 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Ne5 Bf8 14. Ndf3 Rc7 15. Bb1 Ba6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Ne5 Rc7 18. Bc1 dxc4 19. bxc4 Nd5 20. Qf3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Nb3 Qxe2+ 10. Nxe2 Nf6 (10... Nxb3 11. axb3 Bc5 12. Nc3 O-O-O 13. Ra5) 11. Be3 Nxb3 12. axb3 a6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Rd3 Be7 15. Rhd1 Ng4 16. Ba7 Bf6 17. h3 Ne5 18. Rxd5 Nc6 19. Be3 g6 20. Nf4 Nb4 21. Rc5+ Kb8 22. Nd5 Rxd5 23. Rcxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rd8 25. Bf4+ Ka7 26. Rc5 Rd7 27. c3 b6 28. Rc6 Bd8 29. b4 Kb7 30. Rd6 Rxd6 31. Bxd6 Kc6 32. Bb8 Kd5 33. Kd2 Kc4 34. Kc2 f5 35. b3+ Kd5 36. Kd3 Be7 37. Bf4 Bh4 38. Be3 Bd8 39. Bd4 Bc7 40. Ke3 Kc6 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. f4 Kd5 45. c4+ Ke6 46. Ke4 h4 47. Bf2 h3 48. Bg3 Kf6 49. c5 bxc5 50. bxc5 Bb8 51. Bh2 Bc7 52. b4 Bb8 53. Bg3 Bc7 54. Bh2 Bb8 55. Kf3 Kf5 56. Bg3 Bc7 57. Bh2 Bb8 58. c6 Bc7 59. Kf2 a5 60. bxa5 Bxa5 61. Kg3 Ke6 62. Kxh3 Kd5 63. f5 Kxc6 64. Kg4 Bc3 65. Kg5 Kd7 66. Kg6 Ke8 67. Bf4 Bd4 68. Bh6 Ke7 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. N1c3 a6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Na3 d5 12. exd5 Bxa3 13. bxa3 Qa5 14. Qd2 O-O-O 15. Rd1 (15. Bc4 Rhg8 16. Rd1 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd4) 15... Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Rxd5 17. Qxa5 Rxa5 18. Bc4 Nd4 19. Kd2 Rxa3 20. Bxf7 Rf8 21. Bb3 Ra5 22. Kc3 f5 23. Kb2 Rf6 24. Rd3 Rg6 25. g3 Rc5 26. Rhd1 Rh6 27. h4 Kb8 28. c3 Nxb3 29. axb3 f4 30. Rd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Korchnoi; Golombek; Minic-Maric"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 O-O (8... Qc7 9. Be3 b5 $2 10. Bf3 {Minic-Maric, Informator 5/446}) 9. Be3 (9. Kh1 $5 {Korchnoi}) 9... Qc7 10. Qe1 (10. Bf3 {Korchnoi}) (10. g4 {Korchnoi}) 10... b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 ({The advanced pawn that results on e5 after this move is more of a liability than a help; preferable seems} 12. a3 {- Golombek}) 12... dxe5 13. fxe5 Nfd7 14. Bxb7 $2 (14. Qg3 $1 Bxf3 (14... Bc5 $1 15. Ne4 $1 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc6 17. c3 $14 {Korchnoi}) 15. Nxf3 Bc5 $14 {Stein-Spassky, USSR 1964}) 14... Qxb7 15. Qg3 Bc5 $1 16. Rad1 Nc6 (16... Qc7 $2 17. Ne4 $16 {Minic-Maric}) 17. Nxc6 (17. Bh6 g6 18. Bxf8 Bxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Nxd4 $15 {Korchnoi} 20. Bd6 Nf5 $15 {Minic-Maric}) 17... Qxc6 18. Kh1 {Threatening to win the ex­change by Bh6; hence Black hastens to exchange off Bishops - Golombek} (18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Kh1 (19. Rf2 Nxe5 20. Ne4 Qc7 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Nd7 Rfd8 23. Rfd2 Qa7+) 19... Rad8 20. Ne4 Qxc2 $1 $17 {Korchnoi}) 18... Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc7 $17 (19... Nb6 $5 20. b3 Rad8 $17 {Korchnoi}) 20. Rfe1 (20. Rd6 f6 $1 {Korchnoi}) 20... b4 {( Minic-Maric)} 21. Ne4 (21. Na4 $5 Rad8 {(with the idea Nxe5)} 22. h3 Qxc2 23. b3 Nb8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qb6 Qd2 $44 {Korchnoi}) 21... Nxe5 22. Qg3 f6 ({If} 22... Qb8 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 25. Rxe5 {with excellent attacking chances against Black's weakened kingside - Golombek}) 23. Nxf6+ Rxf6 24. Rxe5 ({And not} 24. Qxe5 $4 {on account of} Rf1+ {- Golombek}) 24... Raf8 25. h3 (25. Ree1 $5 {Korchnoi} Qxc2 $17 {Minic-Maric}) 25... Qxc2 26. Qe1 (26. Qb3 $2 Qxb3 27. axb3 Rf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kh2 Kf7 $19 {Korchnoi}) 26... Rf2 27. Rg5 Kh8 $2 (27... Rf1+ 28. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qxb2 {( Minic-Maric)} 30. Ra5 $15 {Korchnoi}) (27... e5 $1 28. Kh2 Re2 29. Qg1 Qc7 $19 {Korchnoi}) 28. b3 Re2 ({Stronger seems} 28... h6 {followed by a tripling of pieces on the seventh rank; but already Korchnoi was in acute time trouble and all his moves from now on were played a tempo - Golombek}) 29. Qg1 Qc3 $2 (29... h6 $1 {Korchnoi}) 30. Ra5 Qc6 31. Rc1 Qb7 $6 (31... Qe4 32. Rc4 Qb7 $17 {Korchnoi}) 32. Re1 {(! Minic-Maric)} Rc2 33. Rxe6 h6 34. Rae5 $2 (34. Raxa6 $1 Rff2 35. Rac6 $1 $15 {Korchnoi}) 34... Rff2 35. Re4 Qd5 36. Kh2 Qd2 37. Rg6 Rc1 38. Rd4 Qe3 39. Rd1 Qf4+ 40. Rg3 Rc3 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Qb1+ Rfc2 {On adjournment Unzicker, instead of sealing the forced move 43 Qe1 and going away to analyse (and thinking he had no defence to 43...Rxa2) resigned. A surprising decision for a player of his experience, due, no doubt, to the battering he had received. Actually, after 43...Rxa2, he could have mated in four moves starting 44 Rh8+ (Korchnoi had seen this). Fortunately, for Unzicker's peace of mind, analysis revealed several roads to victory for Korchnoi, though none of them simple. (CHESS Magazine) (Sources: The Times, 22 January 1972 (Golombek); The Chess Player, 1972/2, p20 (Korchnoi); Informator 13/482 (Minic-Maric)} (42... Rfc2 43. Qe1 Rf2 $1 (43... Rxa2 $4 44. Rh8+ Kxh8 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qg6+ Kh8 47. Qxg7#) 44. Qb1+ Rcc2 45. Qg1 g5 $1 $19 {Golombek} (45... Rc1 $2 46. Rd7 $1 $11) (45... Rxa2 46. Rd7 Rxg2+ 47. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Qf6 $19 {is the much less convincing line allegedly given by Korchnoi in The Chess Player and Minic-Maric in Informator})) 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Najdorf"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Qxd4 Bd7 (4... Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3) 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 (6. Qe3) 6... Nf6 7. Nc3 g6 8. b3 Bg7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 Qa5 (10... a6) 11. Rb1 (11. O-O Nxe4) (11. Nd5 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd5 Nd4 15. Bd3 f5) 11... a6 12. O-O (12. a3 Rfc8 13. b4 Qd8 14. O-O Rab8 15. Qe3 Bg4) 12... b5 13. a3 (13. cxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxb5) 13... b4 14. Nd5 (14. axb4 Qxb4 15. Ba1 Rfb8) 14... Nxe4 15. Qe3 Bxb2 (15... Nc3 16. Nxc3 bxc3 17. b4 Qa4 18. Bxc3 Qxa3 19. Rfc1 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Qa2 21. Nd2) 16. axb4 (16. Rxb2 Qxa3) 16... Qa2 17. Bd3 (17. Qxe4 Bf5) (17. b5 axb5 18. cxb5 Nf6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. bxc6 Bxc6) 17... Nc3 (17... Nf6 18. Qd2) (17... Bg7 18. Bxe4) 18. Nb6 Nxb1 (18... Rad8 19. Qh6) 19. Bxb1 Qa3 20. Nxd7 Nxb4 (20... Rfe8 21. Be4 Rac8 22. Nb6 Rc7 23. Nd5 Rb7 24. Nb6 Rc7 25. Nd5) (20... Qxb4 21. Be4) 21. Nxf8 (21. Qxe7 Qxb3) 21... Rxf8 22. Qxe7 Qxb3 23. Qc7 (23. Qxd6 Qxc4) (23. Qh4 Kg7) 23... d5 24. cxd5 (24. c5 Qc4) 24... Qxd5 25. h4 a5 26. Qb6 Re8 27. Qa7 Kg7 28. Qb6 Re6 29. Qb8 Be5 30. Qa7 Bf6 31. Rc1 Ra6 32. Qb8 Qd6 33. Qb5 Ra7 34. Be4 (34. h5 a4 35. Rc4 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qxb1 37. Rxb4 Qf5) 34... a4 35. Rb1 a3 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Black "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Nb4 11. Bb1 Be7 12. a3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Qd3 g6 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Ba2 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Be6 20. Be3 Qc7 21. f4 Bc5 22. Rac1 Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Qd7 24. Rcd1 Rad8 25. Rd4 Qe7 26. h3 f6 27. Rfd1 fxe5 28. Qxe5 Qc5 29. Kh2 Bf7 30. Qg5 Kg7 31. f5 Qd6+ 32. Kh1 Qe5 33. Rh4 Bg8 34. Rf1 Kh8 35. Qxg6 Re7 36. f6 Rf8 37. Qh6 Rff7 38. Rhf4 Rc7 39. Rf5 Qxb2 40. Bxd5 Qxa3 41. Rg5 Qf8 42. Bxf7 Rxf7 43. Qh4 b5 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Byrne/Gligoric"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. Bd2 c5 17. d5 g6 (17... Bc8) 18. Qe2 a5 19. Bd3 b4 20. a3 bxc3 21. Bxc3 Bg7 (21... Qc7) 22. Bb5 Re7 23. Qd2 (23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Nbxd5) (23. Rab1 Nfd7 (23... Rc7 24. Qd2 a4 25. Ba5) (23... a4 24. b4 Nfd7 (24... Rc7 25. bxc5 Rxc5 26. Bb4) 25. Bc6 Qc7 26. b5 Rf8 27. Nd2 (27. Ba5 Qb8)) (23... Ne8 24. Qd2 Nc7 25. Bf1 a4 26. bxa4) (23... Qc8 24. Qd2 a4 25. Ba5) (23... Nfxd5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Ba1 Nf4 26. Qe3) (23... Nbd7 24. Nd2 Qb6 25. Bd3) 24. Qd2 Nc8 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4) 23... a4 24. b4 Rc7 25. bxc5 Rxc5 26. Rab1 Qc8 27. Rec1 Nc4 28. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 g6 8. a4 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe1 Nb4 12. Qh4 Qc5+ 13. Kh1 Qh5 14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Keene"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Rb8 7. Qd2 (7. a4 a6 (7... e6)) 7... b5 8. Nge2 b4 9. Nd1 Qb6 10. O-O a5 11. f4 f5 12. Bf2 (12. Kh1) 12... Nf6 13. Ne3 O-O 14. e5 (14. Rae1) 14... dxe5 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Bxc5 Rd8 17. Kh1 Ba6 (17... Ne4 18. Qe3) 18. b3 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Ng1 Ng4 21. Rab1 Bxc4 22. bxc4 e5 23. fxe5 Bh6 (23... Ne3 24. Rfe1 Bxe5 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27. Rxe3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 Re8) 24. Qe2 Qxe5 (24... Ne3) 25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Bd5+ Kg7 27. Nf3 Nxf3 28. Bxf3 Rdc8 29. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Korchnoi"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 b6 (3... c5 {Korchnoi}) 4. e4 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Bd3 $146 (6. Nc3) 6... Bb7 7. Nbd2 d6 (7... Nc6 8. c3 O-O-O 9. Qe2 Kb8 10. Ba6 Ba8 11. a4 $16 {Korchnoi}) (7... c5 $5 8. e5 Qd8 9. Be4 Bxe4 10. Nxe4 {Korchnoi}) ({N.B. the move order} 7... a6 8. Qe2 d6 {is given in Informator}) (7... Qd8 {is a suggested alternative given by Korchnoi in Informator}) 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Nd7 10. Kb1 e5 (10... Be7) 11. c3 Be7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 Rfe8 $6 (13... exd4 14. cxd4 Rfe8 $14 {Korchnoi}) 14. d5 $1 c5 $6 (14... c6 $1 15. Ne3 b5 {Korchnoi}) 15. Ne3 Bf8 16. g4 $1 Qd8 17. g5 h5 (17... hxg5 18. Rdg1 $16 {Korchnoi}) 18. g6 $1 fxg6 19. Rhg1 Qf6 20. Ng5 Be7 21. Ne6 Nf8 $1 (21... Rac8 22. Rg2 Nf8 23. Rdg1 $18 {Korchnoi}) 22. Nc7 Qf7 23. Rdf1 $6 (23. a4 $1 {& Bd3 - Korchnoi}) 23... b5 24. Nxa8 Bxa8 $6 (24... Rxa8) 25. c4 Rb8 26. Bd3 Qe8 27. Rc1 Bf6 28. Rg2 Rb6 $2 (28... b4 $1) 29. Rcg1 {(with the idea of Rxg6)} Rb8 30. Qf1 b4 (30... Bb7 31. cxb5 Bc8 32. bxa6 Bh3 33. Qe2 Bxg2 34. Rxg2 $16) 31. Be2 h4 32. Rxg6 $1 $18 Qxg6 (32... Nxg6 33. Bh5 $18) 33. Rxg6 Nxg6 34. Bg4 Nf4 35. Qd1 b3 36. axb3 Bb7 37. Ng2 Bc8 (37... Nxg2 38. Be6+ Kf8 39. Qh5 {Korchnoi}) 38. Bxc8 Rxc8 39. Qg4 Re8 40. Nxf4 exf4 41. Qxf4 Be5 42. Qxh4 Rf8 43. b4 Bd4 44. bxc5 {Sources: The Chess Player, 1972/2, p22 (Korchnoi); Informator 13/85 (Korchnoi) - the two sources have differing move orders (7...d6 8 Qe2 7...a6 and 7...a6 8 Qe2 d6)} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Markland/Unzicker"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb2 O-O (8... d4 9. e3 dxe3 10. dxe3 O-O 11. Ne5) 9. d4 Re8 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rc1 Bf8 13. Nb5 Rc8 14. Nbd4 (14. h3 Bh5 (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 a6 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Bg2) 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5 Bg6 17. Qd7) 14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rxc1 16. Bxc1 (16. Qxc1 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Rxe2 18. Bf3 Re6 19. Rd1) 16... Bc5 17. Be3 (17. Nf3 Qe7) 17... Qd7 18. Qd3 Bh3 19. Rc1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 (20. Rxc5 Qh3 21. f3 (21. Nf3 Ng4) (21. Qb5 Bf1) 21... Ng4 22. fxg4 Be4) 20... b6 21. Qf5 (21. Nc2) 21... Qxf5 22. Nxf5 g6 23. Bxc5 (23. Bd4 Rxe2) 23... bxc5 24. Nd6 Re6 (24... Rxe2 25. Rxc5 Rxa2 26. Rc8+ Kg7 27. Rc7) 25. e4 (25. e4 Rxd6 (25... dxe4 26. Nb7 e3 27. fxe3 Rxe3 28. Rc2 Ne4 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Rxc5 Re2+) 26. e5 Rc6 27. exf6 Kf8 28. Rd1 d4 29. b4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qd2 c5 (8... Nc6 9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Ne4 Nf5 13. Qe2 Nd6) (8... b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 Bb7 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. b5 Re8 13. a4 Nf8 14. g3 Ne6 15. Bg2) 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. b4 a5 14. a3 axb4 15. axb4 b6 16. Nd6 Nf6 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. O-O bxc5 19. b5 Ne4 20. Qc2 Nf6 21. g3 Nd7 22. Be2 Rab8 23. Nd2 Rd8 24. Rb1 Nf6 25. Rfc1 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Franklin, Michael J"]
[Black "Hartston, William Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. h3 Qe8 8. Bh2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. O-O Qe7 12. c3 Kh8 13. a4 a5 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Rfd1 f5 16. Bf1 Nb6 17. Kh1 Be6 18. Qb5 Bd7 19. Qb3 Be6 20. Qb5 Bd7 21. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Botterill, George Steven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. h4 h5 4. c3 (4. Bc4 c6 5. e5 d5 6. exd6 Qxd6 7. c3 Be6 8. Na3 Bxc4 9. Nxc4 Qe6+) 4... d5 5. Nd2 Nf6 6. e5 Ng4 7. Ndf3 c5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Ne2 Nh6 10. Ng5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Bc3 Bf5 14. Nf4 e6 15. Be2 Ng4 16. O-O Rd8 17. a4 a5 18. Bb5 O-O 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qd2 Ra8 21. b4 axb4 22. Bxb4 Rfb8 23. Bd6 Qb2 24. Qxb2 Rxb2 25. Ra3 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. f3 Nh6 28. Rc1 Rc2 29. Rca1 Rc4 30. Ne2 Ra5 31. Rb3 Raxa4 32. Rb8+ Kg7 33. Rxa4 Rxa4 34. Rc8 Bd3 35. Nf4 Bb5 36. Rc7 Kg8 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Rc7 Kf8 39. Nxf7 Nxf7 40. Nxe6+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Karpov"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. a4 b6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 (10. O-O Bxb5 11. axb5 a5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3) 10... Nbc6 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 Na5 13. Qd2 (13. Be3) 13... Rc8 (13... O-O 14. Qf4 f5 15. exf6 Qxf4 16. Bxf4) 14. h4 (14. Qf4 f5 15. Qg3 (15. exf6 Qxf4 16. Bxf4 gxf6) 15... Kf7) 14... O-O 15. Qf4 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. dxc5 (18. Ne5 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nec6) 18... bxc5 (18... Rxc5 19. Ba3) 19. Ne5 Bc8 20. c4 (20. g3) 20... Nac6 21. Bb2 Nb4 22. a5 Rf8 23. Ba3 dxc4 24. Nxc4 Rf4 25. Nd6 (25. g3 Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Nxc2) (25. Re4 Nxd3 26. cxd3 Rxe4 27. dxe4 Nc6) 25... Nxd3 26. cxd3 Rxh4 27. Ne4 (27. Rac1 Ra4 28. Bxc5 Bd7 (28... Rxa5 29. Bb4)) 27... Rh5 28. Rec1 Bb7 (28... c4 29. Bd6 Rd7 30. a6) 29. Nxc5 Bd5 30. f3 Rf5 31. a6 (31. Ne4) 31... Rf7 32. Ne4 Nf5 33. Bc5 Rc8 34. Bf2 Rfc7 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 36. Rb1 Ne7 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. Kh2 Ng6 (38... Nc8 39. Nc5) 39. Nc5 Rc6 (39... Ne5 40. Rb7 Bxb7 41. axb7 Nd7 (41... Nc6 42. Bg3) 42. d4) 40. Rd8 (40. Rb7 Rxa6) 40... Rc7 41. Rd7 Rxd7 42. Nxd7 Bc6 43. Nb8 Bb5 44. Bxa7 Ne7 45. Bb6 (45. Bc5 Nd5) 45... Nc8 46. Bc5 Kg6 (46... Bxd3 47. a7 Nxa7 48. Bxa7 Bb5 49. f4) 47. a7 Nxa7 48. Bxa7 e5 49. d4 exd4 50. Bxd4 Kf7 51. f4 g5 52. fxg5 hxg5 53. Kg3 Kg6 54. Kf3 Kf5 55. g3 (55. g4+ Kg6) 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Keene, Raymond Dennis"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. O-O Na6 9. Qc2 Nc5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 b6 (11... Ng4 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. h3 Nf6 14. Nxe5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bd4+ 17. Kh2 c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Bc4) 12. Nd2 h5 (12... Ne8 13. f3 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 e4 16. Nb3) 13. h3 Nh7 14. a3 a4 15. Rae1 Bd7 16. Kh2 Bf6 17. Nb5 Bg5 18. Bd3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 g5 20. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert Eugene"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Be5 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Andersson"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Bd2 (5. Nf3) (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Nh3 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Qg4 f5 10. Qh5+) 5... b6 6. Nb5 (6. Nf3 Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. Qe2 Nb8 9. O-O) 6... Bf8 (6... Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nc6 8. c3 Bb7 9. f4) 7. Nf3 Ba6 8. a4 c6 9. Na3 (9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Ne5 Ne7) 9... Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Ne7 11. c3 c5 12. b4 Nbc6 13. g3 Ng6 14. Nc2 Be7 15. h4 h5 16. Kg2 f6 (16... Bd8) 17. exf6 gxf6 18. a5 (18. Re1 Kf7) 18... cxb4 19. axb6 (19. cxb4 b5) 19... bxc3 20. Bxc3 Kf7 21. bxa7 Nxa7 22. Bb4 Rag8 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24. Nb4 Rg7 25. Qa4 Nac6 (25... Qd6 26. Qxa7 Rhg8 27. Qa3 Rxg3+ 28. Kf1) 26. Rhc1 Rc8 27. Rc5 Qd6 28. Nxc6 (28. Rac1 Rcg8) 28... Rxc6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Qxc6 Nxc6 31. Ra6 Ne7 32. Kf1 Rg8 33. Ng1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. Ba3 Nd7 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. Bb2 Rac8 14. a3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nb6 16. Bb3 Bd7 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 e6 20. Qe1 Qxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1971/72 47th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[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. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 Re8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nbd2 (13. Na3 Nbd7 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. Bg5 Nh5 16. Be3) (13. c4 Nbd7 14. Nc3 Qb8 15. Qc2 Qb7 16. Be3 Reb8 17. Ra2) 13... c6 14. dxc6 Qc7 15. b4 Qxc6 16. Nb3 Nbd7 17. Na5 Qc7 18. Bg5 Nb6 19. Qb3 Rad8 20. Rad1 h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nh2 h5 23. Nf1 Bg5 24. Qa2 g6 25. Nb3 Qb7 26. Ne3 Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Rd7 28. Ree1 Kg7 29. Ra1 Ra8 30. Qb1 Qc6 31. Qc2 Qc4 32. Nd2 Qe6 33. Ra5 Nc4 34. Nxc4 Qxc4 35. Rd1 d5 36. b3 Qc6 37. exd5 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Qxd5 39. c4 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mestrovic, Zvonimir"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Griffiths, PC"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. f5 O-O-O 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxf6 Rg8 15. Qd4 Bh6+ 16. Kb1 Bg7 17. Qxd6 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxe4 19. Rd4 ({Better} 19. Bd3 {, developing at the cost of a pawn.}) 19... Bc6 ({Not} 19... Qe1+ 20. Kb2 Bc6 21. Qxc6+) 20. Qxd8+ $2 ({Much better is} 20. Rxe4 Rxd6 {, though Black has a better ending.}) 20... Rxd8 21. Rxe4 Rd1+ 22. Kb2 Bxe4 {And Black won comfortably.} 23. h4 h5 24. c4 Kc7 25. Kc3 Kd6 26. Rg1 Ke5 27. Rh1 Kf4 28. c5 Bc6 29. a4 e5 30. a5 e4 31. g3+ Kxg3 32. Rh3+ Kg4 33. Rh1 Kf4 34. Rg1 e3 35. Rg8 Bf3 36. c6 bxc6 37. Bxa6 e2 38. Bxe2 Bxe2 39. Ra8 Ra1 40. Kb2 Ra4 41. Kb3 Bb5 42. c4 Rxc4 43. a6 Bxa6 44. Rxa6 Rc1 45. Kb2 Rc5 46. Ra4+ Kg3 47. Re4 Rf5 48. Rc4 Rf4 49. Rxc6 Rxh4 50. Rc3+ Kf2 51. Rc2+ Ke3 52. Rc3+ Kf4 53. Rc8 Rh1 54. Kc2 h4 55. Rh8 h3 56. Kb2 Ke4 57. Kc2 Kf3 58. Kc3 Kg2 59. Kc2 Rg1 {Sources: BCM, February 1972, p59; (part-game) CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p174; Peter Griffiths collection} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Blackstock, Leslie Steven F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Be3 Be7 9. O-O g5 10. g4 Nxe3 11. fxe3 h5 12. Nfd2 hxg4 13. Qxg4 Qb6 14. Qf3 Rf8 15. Nb3 Bd7 16. Nc3 O-O-O 17. Qg3 Kb8 18. Rac1 Ka8 19. Rf2 g4 20. Rcf1 Nb4 21. Bb1 f5 22. exf6 Bd6 23. Qxg4 e5 24. Qh5 Rh8 25. Bh7 exd4 26. Nxd4 Bc5 27. f7 Bxd4 28. f8=Q Rhxf8 29. Rxf8 Bxe3+ 30. Kg2 d4 31. Qh4 Nc6 32. Rxd8+ Nxd8 33. Rf8 Bc6+ 34. Ne4 Qxb2+ 35. Kf3 a5 36. Qxd8+ Ka7 37. Qxa5# {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p174} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Bajovic, Milan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k4q/Q4rb1/1p2bR1p/1N6/8/8/PPP4P/6K1 w - - 0 32"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

32. Rxf7 $4 (32. Nd6+ Kd8 33. Nxf7+ {wins.}) 32... Bd4+ $1 $19 33. Kf1 (33. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 34. Kf1 Bc4+) 33... Bc4+ (33... Bh3+ $1) 34. Kg2 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p174} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bajovic, Milan"]
[Black "Eley, Brian Ratcliffe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p5k1/2p3P1/4p1R1/P1K1P3/2P2p2/1r6/8 w - - 0 46"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

46. Rxe5 Kxg6 47. Rf5 f2 48. Kc5 Rc2 49. c4 a6 50. a5 Re2 51. Kxc6 Rxe4 52. Rxf2 Rxc4+ 53. Kb6 Rb4+ 54. Kxa6 {. etc. Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p174} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Derreumaux, Patrick"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B87"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb3 b5 9. f4 O-O 10. Be3 $2 b4 11. Na4 Bb7 12. f5 e5 13. Ne2 Nbd7 14. Bd5 Qc7 15. Ng3 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc4 17. c3 Nxd5 18. Bf2 bxc3 19. Rc1 Qxa2 20. b3 Qd2 21. Nxc3 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 Nxc3 23. Rxc3 Rfc8 {Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2 (Barden)} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Formanek, Edward W"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. f4 Qb6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qe2 e6 10. Bb3 a5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. O-O Ba6 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Rb8 15. h3 Be7 16. b3 O-O 17. Rae1 Rfc8 18. Qd3 c5 19. Bd2 c4 20. Qf3 Rd8 21. f5 d5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. exd5 exd5 24. Kh1 cxb3 25. Bf4 Bd6 26. Nxd5 Qf7 27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. axb3 Bxf4 29. Qxf4 Qxf4 30. Rxf4 Rd2 31. Re7 Rxc2 32. Rff7 Rxb3 33. Rxg7+ Kf8 34. Ref7+ Ke8 35. Ra7 Kf8 36. Raf7+ Ke8 37. Ra7 Kf8 38. Rxh7 Kg8 39. Rhd7 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p175} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Webb, Simon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D34"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 Bg4 14. f3 Bf5 15. Rc1 Qc7 16. Qd2 Bd6 17. Bc5 Be5 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Bd4 Rac8 20. Nc5 Qb6 21. e3 Qc7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Qd4 Rce8 25. Rc3 a5 26. Rec1 Qe7 27. Kf2 Bd7 28. Ra3 Rb8 29. Rc2 Rb5 30. Qc3 Bf5 31. Qxc6 Rxb2 32. Rxb2 Qxa3 33. Qc1 Kh7 34. Rc2 Qa4 35. Rd2 Re8 36. Qb2 Rc8 37. g4 Bd3 38. Qd4 Qxd4 39. exd4 Rc3 40. f4 Bc4 41. Bf1 Bxf1 42. Kxf1 Rf3+ 43. Rf2 Rd3 44. Ke2 Rxd4 45. Ke3 Re4+ 46. Kf3 Ra4 47. Rd2 Ra3+ 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. Rxd5 Rxa2+ 50. Kg3 Kf6 51. Rd6+ Ke7 52. Ra6 Ra3+ 53. Kg2 g6 54. Ra7+ Ke6 55. Ra6+ Ke7 56. Ra7+ Kf6 57. Ra6+ Kg7 58. Ra7 h5 59. gxh5 gxh5 60. Ra6 h4 61. h3 f6 62. Ra8 a4 63. Ra5 Rg3+ 64. Kh2 a3 65. Rh5 Rb3 66. Kg2 Kg6 67. Ra5 Rc3 68. Rb5 Kf7 69. f5 Rg3+ 70. Kh2 Re3 71. Kg2 Re5 72. Rb7+ Re7 73. Rb4 Ra7 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Runau, Ralf"]
[Black "Moghadam, AS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 O-O-O 12. O-O-O e6 13. Qe2 Ngf6 14. Ne5 Nb6 15. Ba5 c5 16. c4 Kb8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. f4 Bd4 19. Kb1 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Nfd7 21. Ne4 Qxe5 22. Bc3 Qf5 23. Rhf1 Qh7 24. Rxf7 Nc5 25. Re1 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Nbxd7 27. Qc2 Rf8 28. Nxc5 Qxc2+ 29. Kxc2 Rf2+ 30. Kb1 Nxc5 31. Bd4 Rf5 32. g4 Rg5 33. Re5 Nd3 34. Rxg5 hxg5 35. Bxg7 {Source: Informator 13/216} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sugden, John Neil"]
[Black "Radojcic, Miroslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[Annotator "D/Jan72"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 exd5 7. Qxd5 Bd7 8. e3 Nf6 9. Qd1 Bc5 10. a3 Qe7 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. b4 Bf5 13. Bd2 Bb6 14. Be2 g5 15. O-O g4 16. Nh4 Be6 17. Qc2 Kb8 18. Rfd1 Rhg8 19. Nf5 Qd7 20. Ng3 h5 21. Na4 Bc7 22. Nc5 Qe7 23. Nxb7 Kxb7 24. Ba6+ Kb8 25. Qxc6 Bd5 26. Qb5+ Ka8 27. Bc3 Be5 28. Nf5 Qc7 29. Bd4 Bxh2+ 30. Kh1 Be5 31. Rac1 Qb8 32. Qxb8+ Bxb8 33. Bxf6 Rg6 34. Bxd8 Rxa6 35. Rxd5 h4 36. Bxh4 Be5 {Source: Dragon Magazine, Jan 1972, Cambridge Univ CC} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Formanek, Edward W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "Q7/5r2/4pk2/8/5p2/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 68"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

68. Kd3 Ke7 69. Qb7+ Ke8 70. Qc8+ Ke7 71. Qc5+ Ke8 72. Ke2 f3+ 73. Kf2 Rf5 74. Qc7 Rf7 75. Qd6 Rf6 76. Qe5 Ke7 77. Qc7+ Ke8 78. Qd6 Kf7 79. Qd7+ Kf8 80. Qd4 Ke7 81. Qh4 Kf7 82. Qh7+ Ke8 83. Qg8+ Ke7 84. Qc8 Rf5 85. Qc7+ Ke8 86. Qd6 Rf6 87. Qe5 Ke7 88. Qc7+ Ke8 89. Qd6 Kf7 90. Qd8 Rf5 91. Qd7+ Kf6 92. Qc7 e5 93. Qd7 Rf4 94. Qd6+ Kf5 $2 (94... Kf7 $1 95. Qxe5 Rf6 $11) 95. Qe7 (95. Qh6 $1 $16) 95... e4 $2 (95... Kg6 $1 $11) 96. Ke3 $18 Rg4 97. Qd7+ Kg5 98. Qd8+ Kf5 99. Qe7 Kg6 100. Qe5 Rh4 101. Kd4 Rg4 102. Qe6+ Kg5 103. Qe7+ Kf4 $4 104. Qe5# {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p175} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nc6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Nd4 8. Nd1 Ne7 9. c3 Ndc6 10. Bh6 O-O 11. h4 f6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ne3 d5 14. h5 g5 15. Ng4 h6 16. f4 dxe4 17. fxg5 fxg5 18. Bxe4 Qd6 19. O-O-O Nf5 20. Nh3 Nxg3 21. Bxc6 Nxh1 22. Bxh1 e5 23. Nhf2 Rf4 24. Qe2 Be6 25. Re1 Raf8 26. Ne4 Bxg4 27. Qxg4 Qd5 28. Qg3 Qxa2 29. Qg1 Rf1 30. Qxc5 Rxe1+ 31. Kd2 Rxh1 32. Qxe5+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Webb, Simon"]
[Black "Runau, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. e4 e5 15. d5 Ne7 16. c4 Ng6 17. g3 Bg4 18. Ne1 Bh3 19. Ng2 Bg5 20. Rfe1 Rae8 21. Ne3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Bd7 23. Be2 Ne7 24. Rf1 Nc8 25. f4 f6 26. Bh5 Re7 27. Ref3 Kh7 28. fxe5 Rxe5 29. Bxe5 Qxe5 30. Rf4 Bh3 31. Rd1 g5 32. Rf2 Nd6 33. g4 Nxe4 34. Re1 f5 35. gxf5 Bxf5 36. Rxf5 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p175} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bellin, Robert"]
[Black "Jansen, Leo B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "Barden, Leonard"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 $6 4. f4 $6 (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 $14 {Gligoric-Llado, Dublin 1957}) 4... Nbd7 $6 (4... exd4 $1 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 $15) 5. Nf3 c6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 a5 9. Kh1 $16 h6 (9... O-O 10. f5 { Rg1, g4}) 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 g5 12. Bd2 Nf8 13. Bc4 Be6 14. d5 $1 cxd5 (14... Bd7 15. Nd4) 15. Bb5+ N8d7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bc3 $18 f6 19. Bxf6 Rh7 20. Ra3 Kd8 21. Bd4 Nc5 22. Nxg5 $1 {Sources: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p176; The Chess Player, 1971/2 (Barden)} (22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Rf8+ Bxf8 24. Qe8#) 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bloch, Nigel"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2 Nfd7 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. a3 Be7 14. Qg4 g5 15. Bg3 h5 16. Qe2 h4 17. Bf2 Nbd7 18. Re1 O-O-O 19. b4 Nb6 20. Ndxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Qc4 23. Bxb6 Bxb4 24. Qxd3 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Qf4 26. axb4 Bxg2 27. Rhg1 Qxb4+ 28. Kc1 h3 29. c3 Qf4+ 30. Kc2 Qxh2 31. Re2 Qf4 32. Nd6+ Kd7 33. Bb5+ Ke7 34. Ra1 Ra8 35. Rxa8 Bxa8 36. Bc5 Kf8 37. Bg1 Bg2 38. Rxg2 hxg2 39. Bd3 Qf1 {time (Source: South African Chessplayer, March 1972. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 11 June 2025)} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hollis, Adrian Swayne"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bg5 Rd4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Bg4 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. b3 Bf8 16. Be3 Rb4 17. Bd2 Rb5 18. e4 a5 19. Bc3 Ba3 20. Rc2 Rc5 21. f3 Bd7 22. Rff2 f6 23. Bf1 Kf8 24. Bb2 Bb4 25. Bc4 b5 26. a3 Be1 27. Rfe2 Bxg3 28. hxg3 bxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. bxc4 Rb8 31. Bc3 a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mestel, A Jonathan"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B87"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 b5 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Qh5 Nf6 (12... Qb6 {Mestel-Wirthensohn, later the same tournament}) (12... g6 13. Qe2 Bc5 14. Be3 Bb7 15. Rxf7 $1 {Walther-Gereben, Switzerland 1971 (1-0, 34 moves)}) (12... Bc5 13. Be3 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6 15. Be3 Ncxe5 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Rd4 Ng6 18. Ne2 Qe7 {Anand-Kasparov, Moscow PCA Grand Prix 1996 (½-½, 39 moves)}) 13. Qh4 (13. exf6 Qxd4+ 14. Kh1 Bxf6 15. Qf3 Qa7 (15... Qd7 $5 {Speelman} 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Qg3 $14 {Stockfish 10}) 16. Nd5 $5 {Stockfish 10} Nd7 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bh6 Bb7 19. Qg3 Nh5 20. Qg4 a5 $5 $11) 13... Bc5 14. Be3 Nd5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rad1 Be6 18. Kf2 Nd7 19. Nc6 $2 {Speelman} (19. Nf3 Bxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Nb6) 19... Rdc8 20. Bxc5 Rxc6 21. Bd4 a5 $1 22. c3 a4 23. Bc2 b4 24. Bd3 bxc3 25. Bb5 Rcc8 26. Bxc3 a3 27. Bxd7 Bxd7 28. Rxd5 Be6 {Source: Jon Speelman's Best Games by Jon Speelman (Batsford, 1997)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Sugden, John Neil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Qd2 e6 9. Bb3 b5 10. f3 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. a3 Nc5 13. Ba2 Qc7 14. Rad1 O-O 15. Be3 Rac8 16. g4 Nfd7 17. Qf2 Ne5 18. Bc1 Ncd7 19. Nce2 Nc4 20. Ng3 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. b4 Nde5 23. Bb1 Rfd8 24. Nh5 Ng6 25. g5 Ba8 26. c3 Nce5 27. Qe2 Nh4 28. Bf4 Bd6 29. Bg3 Nhg6 30. Rfe1 Qxc3 31. Bxg6 Nxf3+ $6 (31... hxg6 $19) 32. Nxf3 Bxf3 $2 (32... hxg6 $17) 33. Bxf7+ Kh8 $11 34. Be5 Bxe2 35. Bxc3 Rxc3 36. Rxe2 Bxh2+ 37. Kxh2 Rxd1 38. Bxe6 g6 $2 (38... Rd8 $11) 39. Bg4 (39. Bd5 $1 $18) 39... Rd8 40. Nf6 $14 Rc7 (40... Kg7) 41. Re3 Ra7 42. Bf3 Kg7 43. Nd5 Rd6 (43... Rf7 $11) 44. Kg3 h6 45. gxh6+ Kxh6 46. Kf4 a5 $2 (46... Rd8) 47. Ke5 Rda6 48. Be2 $16 axb4 49. axb4 Rb7 50. Kd4 Rc6 51. Rc3 Re6 (51... Rxc3 52. Nxc3 g5 53. Nd5 $1 $16) 52. Bd3 g5 $2 53. Bf5 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p175} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Bajovic, Milan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E46"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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 O-O 5. Nge2 b6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 Ba6 8. Ng3 d5 9. e5 Ne8 10. cxd5 Bxf1 11. Nxf1 exd5 12. Ne3 c6 13. O-O f5 14. f4 g6 15. b4 a6 16. Kh1 Nd7 17. g4 Ng7 18. Ra2 b5 19. Rg2 Nb6 20. gxf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. Qd3 Qd7 23. Ne2 Kh8 24. Ng3 Rf7 25. f5 gxf5 26. Nxf5 Raf8 27. Bh6 Rxf5 28. Bg7+ Kg8 29. Bxf8+ Rg5 30. Rxg5+ Bxg5 31. Qg3 {Sources: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p177; PC Griffiths collection} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Knox, Victor W"]
[Black "Bellin, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. Bc4 Be7 10. Rhe1 O-O 11. f4 b5 12. Bb3 b4 13. Nb1 Qc7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxd6 Qb7 17. e5 Be7 18. Qd3 Bxg2 19. Nd2 Rfd8 20. Qg3 Bf8 21. Qg5 h6 22. Qg4 Rd4 23. Rg1 Bc6 24. Qh3 Kh8 25. f5 exf5 26. Qxf5 Bd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Ne4 Rad8 29. Rxd5 Qxd5 30. Nf2 Qxa2 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p177} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Hollis, Adrian Swayne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Bg2 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 $6 (9. Nc3) 9... Na6 $1 10. Nc3 Nb4 11. Nd2 b6 12. h3 Ba6 13. Ndb1 $6 (13. Re1) 13... Re8 14. Na3 Qd7 15. Re1 Re7 16. g4 Rae8 $15 17. Nab5 Bxb5 18. axb5 h5 19. g5 Ne4 $1 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Ra3 $2 (22. Qb3 c4 $5 $13) 22... Rd4 23. Qb3 Nd3 $1 24. Qxd3 (24. exd3 Qxh3 { Rg4 mate}) 24... Rxd3 25. Rxd3 c4 $19 26. Ra3 Qxb5 27. Rxa7 Bxb2 28. Rc7 Bg7 29. e4 Qb4 30. Kf1 b5 31. Bf4 c3 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Rc6 Qd4 34. Bxd6 b4 35. Rc7 b3 36. Rxf7 b2 37. Ba3 b1=Q 38. Rxb1 Qd3+ 39. Kg2 Qxe4+ 40. Kh2 Qxb1 41. Bd6 Qe4 {Sources: BCM, February 1972, p60; CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p177; The Chess Player, 1972/2 (Barden)} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sugden, John Neil"]
[Black "Green, Ewen McGowan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/8/3N2p1/6K1/8/8/8/2N5 w - - 0 54"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

54. Kf6 g5 55. Ne2 g4 56. Ng3 Kg8 57. Ne8 Kf8 58. Ng7 Kg8 59. Ne6 Kh8 60. Kg6 Kg8 61. Nh5 g3 62. Nf6+ Kh8 63. Ng5 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p178} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bloch, Nigel"]
[Black "Blackstock, Leslie Steven F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B79"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Bb3 g6 8. f3 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. h4 Rfc8 12. h5 Nxh5 13. g4 Nf6 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Bh6 Rxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Bxh6+ 18. Rxh6 Nh5 19. gxh5 Kg7 20. hxg6 Kxh6 21. gxf7 Rf8 22. Rg1 Nxf7 23. Be6 Bxe6 24. Nxe6 Rc8 25. Rg7 Ne5 26. f4 Nc4 27. f5 Kh5 28. Rxe7 Rg8 29. Rxh7+ Kg4 30. f6 Kf3 31. Rh1 Kg2 32. f7 Rf8 33. Nxf8 Kxh1 34. Ng6 {Source: South African Chessplayer, March 1972. Contributed by Andy Ansel, 11 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Sugden, John Neil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. g4 Qa5 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. Be2 b5 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. g5 hxg5 16. h4 g4 17. f4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 gxf3 19. h5 Kg8 20. h6 Bh8 21. h7+ Kg7 22. f5 f2+ 23. Qxf2 Re8 24. Bh6+ Kxh7 25. Bg5+ Kg7 26. Qh2 Nh5 27. Nxh5+ gxh5 28. f6+ Kg8 29. Qxh5 Bxf6 30. Qh7+ {Source: PC Griffiths collection} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Ne5 Rd8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 Qb4 14. Be5 c5 15. a3 Qa5 16. Rc1 cxd4 17. Bc7 Qg5 18. f4 Qg6 19. Bd3 Qh6 20. Bxd8 Bxd8 21. Nc5 e5 22. Qf3 Rb8 23. fxe5 Bc7 24. Nd7 Bb7 25. Qf5 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Nxd7 27. Rxc7 Qd2 28. Rxb7 {Sources: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p178; BCM, February 1972, p60} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Runau, Ralf"]
[Black "Mestrovic, Zvonimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. h3 c6 9. Be3 Re8 10. Re1 Qc7 11. a4 Qb8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bf1 Qc7 14. Bc4 $6 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bxh3 16. a5 Nc8 17. Ng5 Bg4 18. f3 Be6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qe2 Bf8 21. Kg2 Bb4 22. Bg5 Nd7 $2 23. Bxe6+ Rxe6 24. Qc4 {(Black offered a draw)} Nf8 25. Qxb4 b5 $2 26. axb6 Nxb6 27. Be3 Qf7 28. b3 Nfd7 29. Rf1 Rf6 30. Bg5 Re6 31. Na4 c5 32. Qc3 Rc8 33. Nxb6 axb6 34. Rfd1 Nb8 35. Ra8 $1 Rce8 36. Rd8 Nc6 37. Rxe8+ Rxe8 38. Rxe8+ Qxe8 39. Qd3 Nd4 40. c3 Qb5 41. Qxb5 Nxb5 42. Bd8 c4 $1 43. bxc4 Nxc3 $2 (43... Nd6 $1 44. Bxb6 Nxc4 $11) 44. Bxb6 Kf7 45. Kf2 h5 46. Ke3 Na4 47. Bc7 Ke6 48. Kd3 Nc5+ 49. Ke3 Na4 50. f4 Nb2 (50... exf4+ 51. Bxf4 Nc5) 51. c5 exf4+ 52. gxf4 Kd7 53. Bb8 Kc6 54. Kd4 Na4 (54... h4 $5 55. f5 gxf5 56. exf5 Na4 57. Bd6 h3 58. f6 Nxc5 $1 $11) 55. Bd6 h4 56. Ke3 Nxc5 $2 (56... h3 57. Kf3 h2 58. Kg2 Nc3 59. e5 Kd5 $11) 57. Bxc5 $18 Kxc5 58. Kf3 Kd4 59. e5 Kd5 60. Kg4 Ke6 61. Kh3 $3 {"Black resigns, losing both pawns due to zugzwang and promoting one move too late. White's play in this game was of IM quality." (Google Translate) Source: Schach-Echo, 1972/2, p30. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 12 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Black "Knox, Victor W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. d3 Re8 7. Bd2 Bf8 8. Be2 d5 9. cxd5 Nb4 10. Qb1 Nbxd5 11. O-O c5 12. a3 b6 13. b4 cxb4 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. e4 Qb7 16. axb4 Bg4 17. Bc3 Bd6 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. h3 Bd7 20. Rfc1 Nh5 21. Bf1 Nf4 22. Qb2 Qf6 23. Nd2 Qg5 24. Kh2 Re6 25. Re1 Nxh3 26. Nf3 Qf4+ 27. Kh1 Rh6 28. gxh3 Bxh3 29. Nh2 Bxf1 30. Kg1 Rxh2 31. Kxf1 Qf3 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p178} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bellin, Robert"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. Qg3 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Bg5+ 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. Bf3 Qc7 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 Qa5 21. Qxg7 Rhe8 22. Qxf7 e5 23. Rhe1 Rf8 24. Qc4+ Kb8 25. Rxe5 Qb6 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mestel, A Jonathan"]
[Black "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B87"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb3 b5 9. f4 O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Qh5 Qb6 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Rf4 Nc6 15. Rh4 h6 16. Rd1 Ndxe5 17. Ne4 Bxd4 18. Nf6+ Kh8 19. Rdxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Qc7 21. Qg5 Ng4 22. Nxg4 f6 23. Nxf6 Rxf6 24. Bxf6 Qa7+ 25. Kh1 Kh7 26. c3 Qf7 27. Rxh6+ {Source: Informator 13/498} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Runau, Ralf"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Qxe5 Qf7 10. Qxc7 O-O 11. d3 d5 12. O-O Bg4 13. Re1 Rae8 14. Bg5 Bxf3 15. Rxe7 Rxe7 16. Qxe7 Qg6 17. Re1 Bg4 18. Bh4 Bh5 19. Qe6+ Qxe6 20. Rxe6 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Bxe8 {... 33 moves. Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p178} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Webb, Simon"]
[Black "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. e4 Bg4 12. h3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nd4 15. Kg2 Nh5 16. Nd5 Kh8 17. Bd2 f5 18. Rac1 b5 19. Bf1 Nf4+ 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Rc7 fxe4 22. Bc3 exf3+ 23. Kh2 Rfd8 24. Rxg7 Kxg7 25. Bxb5 Kh6 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Bxd4 Rd8 28. Bxa7 Rd2 29. a4 Rxb2 30. Bc6 Ra2 31. Bb6 g5 32. a5 Ra3 33. Bb7 Rb3 34. a6 Rxb6 35. a7 Rxb7 36. a8=Q Rf7 37. Qxf3 Kg6 38. h4 h6 39. Qe4+ Kg7 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Kh3 Kf6 42. Kg4 Re7 43. Qf5+ {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p179} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bellin, Robert"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Nc6 8. Bf4 Bxc5 9. Qg4 g5 10. Bxg5 Rg8 11. Bxd8 Rxg4 12. Be2 Rxg2 13. Bxc7 d5 14. exd6 Kd7 15. Rd1 a5 16. Nf3 Rxf2 17. Rf1 Rxf1+ 18. Bxf1 b6 19. Ng5 Bb7 20. Bb5 Rg8 21. Nxf7 Rg1+ 22. Ke2 Rg2+ 23. Kd3 Kc8 24. Kc4 Rg4+ 25. Kb3 a4+ 26. Kc2 Rg7 27. d7+ Kxc7 28. Bxc6 Be7 29. d8=Q+ Bxd8 30. Nxd8 Bc8 31. Bxa4 Rg2+ 32. Kb3 Rxh2 33. Nf7 Rf2 34. Nd6 Ba6 35. Bb5 Bxb5 36. Nxb5+ Kc6 37. a4 e5 38. Rd6+ Kc5 39. Re6 Rf5 40. Rh6 Rf7 41. Rh5 Re7 42. Kc2 {Sources: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p179; BCM, February 1972, p60} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Black "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Nge2 e6 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Bh7 13. O-O Qh4 14. Be3 Be7 15. Nce2 O-O 16. Nf4 Bg5 17. Nge2 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Rac8 19. g3 Qe7 20. Qg4 Bf5 21. Qf3 Be4 22. Qe2 Qb4 23. Rfd1 a5 24. Nd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 f5 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. Rac1 Nd7 28. Rc3 Qe7 29. Rdc1 Qf7 30. Qe2 e5 31. dxe5 Ndxe5 32. Bf4 Re8 33. Rd1 Nc4 34. Qf3 Rf5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Bxc4 Red8 37. Bc7 Qxf3 38. Rxf3 Kh8 39. Bxd8 Rxd8 40. Rd3 Re8 41. Bf7 Rf8 42. Bg6 Ne5 43. Rd5 Nxg6 44. hxg6 Ra8 45. Rd7 b5 46. a3 Rb8 47. f4 Kg8 48. Kf2 Kf8 49. Rf7+ Kg8 50. Kf3 b4 51. a4 Rc8 52. Ra7 Kf8 53. Rxa5 Rc2 54. Rf5+ Ke8 55. Rf7 Rxb2 56. Rxg7 Ra2 57. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Webb, Simon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D33"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Rc1 Bg4 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Qxa4 17. Rxa4 Bc8 18. Rac4 Bf6 19. Rc7 Bxb2 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21. Rb1 Be5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Rxb7 a5 25. Bd2 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p179} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Derreumaux, Patrick"]
[Black "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B87"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb3 b5 9. f4 O-O 10. Be3 $2 Bb7 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Qh5 Qc7 14. Rxf7 $4 Rxf7 15. Nxe6 Qxe5 $19 16. Ng5 Qxe3+ 17. Kh1 Bxg2+ $1 18. Kxg2 Qxg5+ {Source: The Chess Player, 1972/2 (Barden)} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Lemon, Richard C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D86"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 b5 11. Bd5 Bd7 12. O-O e6 13. Bb3 Na5 14. Qd2 O-O 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. d5 Nxb3 17. axb3 exd5 18. exd5 Bb7 19. Bh6 Qb6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ng3 Rad8 22. d6 f6 23. Rfe1 a5 24. Re7+ Rf7 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qh6 Kg8 27. Qf4 Qc6 28. f3 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Qe5 30. Qd2 Bc6 31. f4 Qe6 32. Qd3 Re8 33. Qc3 Bd7 34. f5 Qe5 35. Qxa5 gxf5 36. Qb4 f4 37. Nf1 Qe2 38. Qd4 Re6 39. Ra1 Bc6 40. Qd2 Bxg2+ 41. Kg1 Qxd2 42. Nxd2 Bc6 43. Ra6 Rxd6 44. b4 Re6 45. Kf2 Kf7 46. Nb3 Bd5 47. Rxe6 Bxe6 48. Nd4 Bd7 49. Kf3 Ke7 50. Kxf4 Kd6 51. Ke4 h6 52. h4 h5 53. Nf5+ Kc6 54. Ng7 Bg4 55. Ne8 f5+ 56. Ke5 Bh3 57. Ng7 Bg4 58. Ne6 Bd1 59. Nd4+ Kb6 60. Kxf5 Bg4+ 61. Ke5 Bd1 62. Kd6 Bg4 63. Nc6 Be2 64. Ne7 Bf1 65. Nd5+ Kb7 66. Nf4 Kc8 67. Nxh5 Kd8 68. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hoelzl, Franz"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "Barden, Leonard"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Nc6 8. Bf4 Qh4 $5 (8... b6 $5 9. Qg4 Bb7 10. Nf3 Ne7 11. Bg5 $2 h6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh4 Bg7 14. Bf6 g5 $1 $17 {L.Polgar-Hort, Orebro 1966}) (8... Bxc5 9. Qg4 g5 10. Bxg5 Rg8 11. Nh3 (11. Bxd8 Rxg4 12. Be2 Rxg2 13. Bxc7 b6 $1 14. Nh3 $1 Bb7 15. Bf3 Rg8 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. exd6 Na5 19. Rhg1 Rxg1 20. Rxg1 Kf8 21. Ng5 Kg7 {(Lees-Ripley, England 1970)} 22. Bh5 $1 $16) 11... Be7 12. f4 Nxe5 $13 {Etler-Espig, DDR 1971}) 9. g3 Qe7 10. Qe2 g5 $1 $146 (10... Qxc5 $2 11. Nf3 d5 12. Bd3 $14 {Schwarz}) 11. Bd2 $2 (11. Be3 Nxe5 12. Bd4 f6 13. Bxe5 fxe5 14. Qxe5 Rg8 $1 15. Qxc7 Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Bxc5 $15) 11... Qxc5 $1 12. Bxg5 Qxe5 $1 13. Qxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf6 Nxc4 15. Bxh8 Nxb2 $13 16. h4 $2 (16. Kd2 Bh6+ 17. Kc2) 16... b6 $1 $17 17. h5 $6 Bh6 $1 18. Rh4 Ba6 $1 19. Nh3 $6 (19. Bf6) 19... Ke7 20. Bd4 Rg8 21. g4 $2 f6 $19 22. f3 c5 23. Bg1 Nd3+ 24. Kf1 Bd2 25. Rb1 Bxc3 26. Be3 d5 27. Kg2 d4 28. Bh6 Be1 {Sources: Jon Speelman's Best Games by Jon Speelman (Batsford, 1997); The Chess Player, 1972/2 (Barden)} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hollis, Adrian Swayne"]
[Black "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D74"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O b6 8. e4 Nb4 9. a3 N4a6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Re1 Nd7 12. e5 e6 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nac5 15. b4 Ne6 16. Bb2 c5 17. Qb3 cxb4 18. axb4 Ndc5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Qe3 Qxd5 21. Ba3 Rfc8 22. Nh4 Qe6 23. Bxc5 Bxg2 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Nxg2 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Qxe5 27. Rb1 Qxe3 28. Nxe3 Bd4 29. Nd5 Kg7 30. Kg2 Rd8 31. Rb5 Rd6 32. f4 Bc5 33. Nc3 Rd2+ 34. Kh1 Rd4 35. Rb1 Rb4 36. Rd1 Rc4 37. Nb5 Rc2 38. Rd7 Kf6 39. Rc7 Rb2 40. Nc3 Ke6 41. Rc6+ Kf5 42. Na4 Rc2 43. h3 Ke4 44. Nxc5+ bxc5 45. Rc7 Kf3 46. Kg1 Kxg3 47. Kf1 Rf2+ {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p180} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mestrovic, Zvonimir"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 e5 7. b4 cxb4 8. Nd5 Nge7 9. d4 O-O 10. dxe5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Rb1 a6 14. Bd3 a5 15. a3 Bc3 16. Re3 Re8 17. axb4 Rxe3 18. Bxe3 a4 19. Bc4 Qf6 20. Ba2 b5 21. Qd3 Bd7 22. Rd1 Re8 23. h3 h5 24. Qe2 Bxb4 25. c4 bxc4 26. Qxc4 Qc3 27. Qf4 Bc5 28. Bxc5 Qxc5 29. Rc1 Re4 30. Qg5 Qd4 31. Bb1 Qe5 32. Qd8+ Qe8 33. Qa5 Re5 34. Bd3 Kh7 35. Bf1 Bc6 36. Qc7 Bxd5 37. Qxd6 Bb3 38. Qa6 Re1 39. Rc8 Qe5 40. Ra8 Qa1 {Source: CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p179} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bellin, Robert"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 e6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Nd5 e5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Qd3 h6 13. b3 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. c4 Rad8 16. Qe3 Qe6 17. c5 Rd7 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Bc3 Kh7 20. Ba5 Rc8 21. Bc3 Bb5 22. a4 Bc6 23. Rd3 Rcd8 24. Ba5 Rc8 25. Bc3 f6 26. cxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Bxd6 28. Bd2 Be8 29. Qb6 Qd7 30. Qe3 Bc5 31. Qe2 Bf7 32. b4 Bc4 33. Qd1 Bf8 34. h3 Bf7 35. Be3 Qxd1 36. Rxd1 Be8 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Bxb5 39. Rb1 Bc6 40. Nd2 Ra8 41. f3 Ra4 42. Kf2 Kg8 43. Rb2 Kf7 44. Rc2 g6 45. g4 f5 46. gxf5 gxf5 47. exf5 Kf6 48. Nf1 Kxf5 49. Rd2 b5 50. Rc2 Rc4 51. Ra2 b4 52. Bd2 Ke6 53. Rb2 Bc5+ 54. Kg2 h5 55. Ng3 h4 56. Ne2 Ba4 57. Nc1 Rc2 58. Nd3 Rxb2 59. Nxb2 Bb5 60. Be1 b3 61. Bd2 Bd4 62. Bc1 Kd5 63. Nd1 Be2 64. Nf2 b2 65. Bxb2 Bxb2 66. Ne4 Bd4 67. Nf6+ Ke6 68. Ne8 Ke7 69. Ng7 Kf6 70. Ne8+ Kg5 71. Nd6 Kf4 72. Kh2 Kxf3 73. Nf5 Bf2 74. Nd4+ exd4 {Sources: BCM, February 1972, p61; CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p180} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Corden, Martyn John"]
[Black "Runau, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Barden, Leonard"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Bc4 (5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 d6 8. Nbd2 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. Qa4 $14 {Hort-Polugaevsky, USSR-World 1970}) 5... Nb6 (5... Qc7 $5 6. Qe2 Nb6 7. Bd3 $5 (7. Bb3 $6 d3 8. Qe4 Na6 9. Be3 e6 10. Nf3 d5 $15 {Matulovic-Janosevic, Yug-ch 1957}) 7... Nc6 8. Nf3 d5 9. h3 dxc3 10. Nxc3 $13 {Barden}) 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 Qxd6 (7... dxc3) 8. cxd4 e6 $2 (8... Nc6 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Nc3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. d5 $11) 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. O-O Nb4 12. Ne4 $16 Qd8 13. Bf4 N4d5 14. Be5 Nf6 15. Nc5 (15. Qe2 $1 $16) 15... O-O $14 16. Rc1 Nbd5 17. Qe2 b6 18. Ne4 Bb7 19. Bc2 Nb4 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 $6 (20... Bxf6 $14) 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Ng5+ Kg6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qg4+ Kf7 25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. Rc3 fxe5 27. Rg3+ {Sources: BCM, February 1972, p61; CHESS, March 1972, Vol.37/645-6, p181; The Chess Player, 1972/2 (Barden)} (27. Rg3+ Bg5 28. Rxg5+ Qxg5 29. Qxg5+ Kf7 30. dxe5 Nd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Griffiths, Peter Charles"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D88"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[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. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 Qd7 16. Qe3 e6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. f3 f6 19. Nf4 Rfe8 20. Be2 Qf7 21. Bb5 Re7 22. Qa3 a6 23. Be2 Ree8 24. Qb4 Qc7 25. g3 Nc6 26. Qc3 Qf7 27. d5 exd5 28. exd5 Ne5 29. Ne6+ Kg8 30. Nxd8 Rxd8 31. f4 Nd7 32. Qc7 Rb8 33. d6 b5 34. a4 Qe6 35. Rf2 Be4 36. axb5 axb5 37. Qc3 f5 38. Qb4 Bc6 39. Bf3 Bxf3 40. Rxf3 Kf8 41. Re1 Qd5 42. Rfe3 Qc5 43. Qxc5 Nxc5 44. Re7 1-0

[Event "Hastings Challengers Reserves 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1971.12.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gielow, Manfred"]
[Black "Reuben, Stewart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O e6 7. f5 exf5 8. d3 Nge7 9. Qe1 O-O 10. Qh4 Qc7 11. Bh6 Ne5 12. Ng5 Nxc4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qxh7+ Kf6 15. e5+ Kxg5 16. h4+ Kg4 17. Qh6 f6 18. Rf4+ Kg3 19. Ne2# {Source: Rochade, July 1974, p14. Contributed by Ulrich Tamm, 12 June 2025} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Main B 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock"]
[Date "1972.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Niedra, A"]
[Black "Morgan, Roger William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1971.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Denman Collection"]
[Source "Brian Denman"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nxe5 Nd6 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nc3 c6 7. d4 Nxc4 8. Qxc4 d5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Qxc8+ Qd8 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Nxf7+ {Source: Hastings and St Leonards Observer of 29.1.1972.} 1-0

[Event "Hastings New Year B 1971/72"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock"]
[Date "1972.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Archer, A"]
[Black "Ramsay, George Frederick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1972.01.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Denman Collection"]
[Source "Brian Denman"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 b6 7. Qe2 Bb7 8. O-O-O Ne4 9. Bf4 f6 10. h4 a5 11. g4 Na6 12. c3 c5 13. Rdg1 Nxd2 14. Kxd2 c4 15. Bb1 b5 16. Kc1 b4 17. g5 e5 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qd6 22. f4 Qa3+ 23. Kd1 Qxc3 24. h5 d4 25. Rh3 dxe3 26. hxg6 Rad8+ 27. Nd3 Rxd3+ 28. Bxd3 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 Nb4# {Source: Hastings and St Leonards Observer of 5.2.1972.} 0-1

