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Tournament: British Isles Zonal Tournaments • 72 games • last edited
Thursday, 9 April, 2026 5:36 PM
Venue: Guildhall, Bath • Dates: 14-24 February 1987 • Download Games
1987 British Isles Zonal Tournament, 14-24 February, Guildhall, Bath - sponsored by Praxis
| 1987 British Isles Zonal |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Total |
| 1 |
Jonathan S Speelman |
ENG |
2550g |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
| 2 |
Glenn C Flear |
ENG |
2495m |
½ |
|
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7½ |
| 3 |
A Jonathan Mestel |
ENG |
2520g |
½ |
1 |
|
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| 4 |
Colin A McNab |
SCO |
2415m |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
6½ |
| 5 |
Julian M Hodgson |
ENG |
2520m |
0 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6½ |
| 6 |
Mark L Condie |
SCO |
2430m |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 7 |
Murray G Chandler |
ENG |
2595g |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4½ |
| 8 |
George S Botterill |
WLS |
2370m |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
|
1 |
½ |
½ |
3½ |
| 9 |
Simon C Le Blancq |
GCI |
2285f |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
|
½ |
1 |
2½ |
| 10 |
John A Delaney |
IRL |
2280 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
1 |
2 |
| 11 |
Vladimir Kalinin |
WLS |
2235 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
Average Elo: 2426 Category 8, GM = 7½, IM = 5½. Glenn Flear achieved his final GM norm. Speelman and Flear qualified for the interzonals.
1987 British Isles Women's Zonal, 19-23 February, Guildhall, Bath
1987 British Isles
Women's Zonal |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Total |
| 1 |
Susan K Arkell (» Lalic) |
ENG |
2325wm |
|
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Teresa M Needham |
ENG |
2245wm |
½ |
|
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 3 |
Sheila Jackson |
ENG |
2295wm |
½ |
0 |
|
1 |
½ |
1 |
3 |
| 4 |
Helen Milligan |
SCO |
2010 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
|
½ |
½ |
1½ |
| 5 |
Rosemary A Giulian |
SCO |
2095 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
½ |
1½ |
| 6 |
Ann Teresa Delaney |
IRL |
2135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
|
1 |
Play-Off (24 February): Susan Arkell beat Teresa Needham by 2-0 to qualify for the women's interzonals.
File Updated
| Date |
Notes |
| 26 July 2007 |
55 games of the Zonal tournament uploaded as a zipped PGN file |
| 9 April 2026 |
The games now have round numbers and dates. Added the 17 games from the Women's Zonal and play-off. |
