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Tournament: 55th Hastings 1979/80 • go to Previous Year • Next Year • 120 plus 33/2/33 games/part-g's/stubs from other sections
Venue: White Rock Pavilion • Date: 28 Dec 1979 - 14 Jan 1980 • Download PGN • uploaded Tuesday, 17 June, 2025 1:37 AM

55th Hastings Premier, 28 December 1979 to 14 January 1980

1979/80 Hastings
Premier		 Fed Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16  Total  SOS
1 Ulf Andersson SWE 2560g
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½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 10 70.50
2 John D M Nunn ENG 2500g ½
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½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 10 69.50
3 Sergey Makarichev USSR 2500g ½ ½
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½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 9  
4 Tamaz Giorgadze USSR 2535g ½ ½ ½
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0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8½ 59.25
5 Jonathan S Speelman ENG 2470m ½ ½ ½ 1
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½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 8½ 59.00
6 Anatoly Lein USA 2535g ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
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0 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 8½ 58.75
7 Vladimir Liberzon ISR 2515g ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1
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1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 8 62.00
8 Larry M Christiansen USA 2475g 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0
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1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 8 59.25
9 Nigel D Short ENG 2260 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 0
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½ 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 8 57.75
10 Michael F Stean ENG 2540g ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½
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½ ½ 0 1 1 1 8 54.75
11 Yasser Seirawan USA 2485m 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½
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1 ½ ½ 1 1 7½  
12 Vladimir Raicevic YUG 2440g 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0
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1 0 1 1 7  
13 Peter Biyiasas USA 2485g 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0
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0 1 1 6½  
14 Israel Zilber ISR 2410 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1
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0 ½ 5 35.25
15 A Jonathan Mestel ENG 2475m 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1
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1 5 32.75
16 Robert Bellin ENG 2425m ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0
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2½  

Average Elo: 2476, Category 10, GM norm = 10, IM = 7, FM = 5. IM norm achieved by Nigel Short.

Hastings Challengers 1979/80 (28 December 1979 - 7 January 1980)

1979/80 Hastings
Challengers		 Fed Elo Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Total 
1 Luismar Jorge de Brito BRA   Brazil 10+ 13+ 21+ b37+ w02- b30= 09+ 46+ w07+ 05= 8
2 Bert F Enklaar NED 2400m Netherlands 79+ 64+ 28+ 06= b01+ 07= 05= 19+ w15+ 04- 7½
3 Alan J Norris SCO   Edinburgh 47- 70+ 73+ 25+ w30- 28+ 22+ b31+ 06= 07+ 7½
4 Timothy Taylor USA 2450 USA 41- 72+ 47= 75+ 12- 51+ 65+ 36+ b30+ 02+ 7½
5 Mark L Condie SCO   Scotland 82= 56= 48+ 39+ 22+ 35+ 02= 07- 26+ 01= 7
6 Nigel R Davies ENG 2220 Southport 66+ 73+ 22+ 02= 08= 37= 46= w30= 03= 17+ 7
7 Arndt Miltner FRG   W Germany w19+ b15= 55+ 46+ 35+ 02= 37+ 05+ b01- 03- 7
8 Walter Wolf FRG 2410 W Germany 62+ 35- 13+ 50+ 06= w41= b18- 67+ 33+ 22+ 7
9 Reinhold Burbach FRG   W Germany 20= 51+ 50= w18+ 36= 65+ 01- 11= 12= 26+ 6½
10 Peter G Large ENG 2265 Orpington 01- 78+ 14- 73+ 31- 68+ 50+ 37+ b36= 24+ 6½
11 Andrew D Martin ENG 2330 East Ham 72+ 22- 45= 59= 71+ 43= 25+ 09= 16= w30+ 6½
12 Graham Morrison SCO 2220 Glasgow 34+ 60= b41= 14= 04+ 16= 31- 20+ 09= 28+ 6½
13 William N Watson ENG 2265 London 67+ 01- 08- 76+ 17- 71= 78+ 60+ 43+ b15+ 6½
14 Milan Bajovic YUG   Yugoslavia 56= 53= 10+ 12= 26+ b15- 45= 28= 38+ 16= 6
15 Bernard Cafferty ENG 2300 Birmingham b70+ w07= b54+ w36= b16= w14+ b30= w18+ b02- w13- 6
16 Julian Gralka POL 2345 Poland 39= 44= 53+ 28+ w15= 12= 36= 33= 11= 14= 6
17 Hans Joerg Grupe FRG   W Germany 50= 23- b42= 62+ 13+ 19- 27+ 35+ 46+ 06- 6
18 Mark L Hebden ENG 2230 Leicester w48+ b25- w76+ b09- w49+ b72+ w08+ b15- w31= b21= 6
19 Mark J L Orr IRL   Stockport b07- 24+ 64= 77+ 43= 17+ b41+ 02- 22- 45+ 6
20 Stephen J Shutler ENG   Poole 09= 63= 59+ 22- 25= 64= 55+ 12- b41+ 46+ 6
21 Peter J Sowray ENG 2210 London 23= 68+ 01- 31= w67= 55= 64= b57+ 37+ w18= 6
22 Roland Westphal FRG   W Germany 24+ 11+ 06- 20+ 05- 27+ 03- w41+ 19+ 08- 6
23 Michael J Franklin ENG 2345 London 21= 17+ 46- 64- 63+ 38- 71+ 25- 58+ 52+ 5½
24 John A Hudson USA   USA 22- 19- 81+ 72= 59+ 53+ 43+ 26- 25+ 10- 5½
25 Milan Ilijc YUG 2340 Yugoslavia 65+ w18+ 35- 03- 20= 47+ 11- 23+ 24- 51+ 5½
26 Gerhard Kiefer FRG   W Germany 38+ 47+ b37- w41= 14- w42+ 54+ 24+ 05- 09- 5½
27 Daniel J King ENG 2265 England 40+ b30= 43= 45+ 37- 22- 17- 72= 64+ 55+ 5½
28 Jonathan Kinlay ENG 2310 England 29+ 31+ 02- 16- 50+ 03- 70+ 14= 51+ 12- 5½
29 Ralf Laven FRG   W Germany 28- 58= 74+ b57= 56= 67- 53+ 54+ 45= 32= 5½
30 Lincoln Lucena BRA 2350 Brazil b78+ w27= b60+ w35= b03+ w01= w15= b06= w04- b11- 5½
31 Hans Mueller FRG   W Germany 61+ 28- 63= 21= 10+ b57+ 12+ w03- b18= - 5½
32 Manfred Nimtz FRG   W Germany 60- 33- 72- 81+ 66- 76+ 73+ 62+ 40+ 29= 5½
33 Kenneth I Norman ENG 2240 England 43- 32+ 39= 60= b42= 52+ 38+ 16= 08- 35= 5½
34 Alan H Perkins ENG 2300 England 12- 49= 79+ 55- 38- 78= 66+ 48+ 67+ 36= 5½
35 Peter Robinson ENG   England 76+ 08+ 25+ b30= 07- 05- 67= 17- 50+ 33= 5½
36 Timothy J Upton SCO 2260 St Andrews 63= 82+ 52+ b15= 09= 45= 16= 04- w10= 34= 5½
37 B van Antwerpen NED   Netherlands 58+ b57+ w26+ w01- 27+ 06= 07- 10- 21- 38= 5
38 Volker Brendel FRG   W Germany 26- 66= 68- 79+ 34+ 23+ 33- 65+ 14- 37= 5
39 Neil F Dickenson ENG   England 16= 77= 33= 05- 70- 75+ 51- 63+ 72+ 43= 5
40 Alexander Dietrich FRG   W Germany 27- 76- 71- 80+ 61+ 69+ 62+ 45= 32- w42= 5
41 Shaun G Finlayson ENG   Leicester 04+ b46= w12= b26= w52+ b08= w19- b22- w20- b67+ 5
42 Geoffrey H James ENG 2230 England w80= b45- w17= b48+ w33= b26- w72= b55= w57+ b40= 5
43 Ingo Lentze FRG   W Germany 33+ 54= 27= 65= 19= 11= 24- w47+ 13- 39= 5
44 Malcolm J Lightfoot ENG   England 68= 16= 65- 49- 78= 63+ 52= 70= 47= 62+ 5
45 Alan Reid SCO   Scotland 51= w42+ 11= 27- 60+ 36= 14= 40= 29= 19- 5
46 Marco A Silva Morales COL 2295 (England) 69+ w41= 23+ 07- 51+ 54+ 06= 01- 17- 20- 5
47 Kevin J Wicker ENG 2315 England 03+ 26- 04= 52- 77+ 25- 49+ b43- 44= 60+ 5
48 Ivan Zivanovic YUG   Yugoslavia b18- 62+ 05- w42- 69- 81+ 68+ 34- 66+ 65+ 5
49 Frank Behrhorst FRG   W Germany 73- 34= 69= 44+ b18- 70= 47- 53+ 60= 56= 4½
50 Patrick G Donovan IRL   Hastings 17= 80+ 09= 08- 28- 74+ 10- 59+ 35- 63= 4½
51 Jeremiah Donahue USA   USA 45= 09- 80+ 56+ 46- 04- 39+ 64+ 28- 25- 4½
52 Michael Dubeck FRG   W Germany 74= 75+ 36- 47+ b41- 33- 44= 69= 70+ 23- 4½
53 Oliver A Jackson ENG 2265 England 77= 14= 16- 70= 75+ 24- 29- 49- 73+ 72+ 4½
54 Anthony C Kosten ENG   Chandlers Ford 71+ 43= w15- 63+ 64+ 46- 26- 29- 59+ - 4½
55 Toni Sandmeier FRG   W Germany 75= w74+ 07- 34+ 65- 21= 20- w42= 69+ 27- 4½
56 Douglas George A Shallcross ENG   England 14= 05= 67= 51- 29= 60- 75= 77+ 65= 49= 4½
57 Mark Stephen Ardin ENG   Solihull 81+ w37- b77= w29= b68+ w31- b60= w21- b42- w64= 4
58 David H Cummings ENG 2265 England 37- 29= 70- 78+ 72- 77- 79+ 71+ 23- 59= 4
59 Paul F Habershon ENG   Bedford 64- 81+ 20- 11= 24- 79+ 77+ 50- 54- 58= 4
60 Ron Hofman NED   Netherlands 32+ 12= w30- 33= 45- 56+ w57= 13- 49= 47- 4
61 Michael Kerridge ENG   Dunchurch 31- 67- 78- bye+ 40- 73- b76+ w66- b81+ 69+ 4
62 Andrew P Lewis ENG   England 08- 48- bye+ 17- 76+ 66+ 40- 32- 74+ 44- 4
63 David W Murphy ENG   England 36= 20= 31= 54- 23- 44- 81+ 39- 78+ 50= 4
64 Leontxo García Olasagasti ESP   Spain 59+ 02- 19= 23+ 54- 20= 21= 51- 27- b57= 4
65 Laurence J Pinto ENG   London 25- 71+ 44+ 43= 55+ 09- 04- 38- 56= 48- 4
66 Thomas Pioch POL   Poland 06- 38= 75- 74= 32+ 62- 34- w61+ 48- 77+ 4
67 Rainer Schlenker FRG   W Germany 13- 61+ 56= 68= b21= 29+ 35= 08- 34- w41- 4
68 Paul A Wallace IRL   London 44= 21- 38+ 67= w57- 10- 48- 74- 79+ 76+ 4
69 Stuart C Conquest ENG   Hastings 46- 79= 49= 71- 48+ 40- 74+ 52= 55- 61- 3½
70 Hans Joerg Cordes FRG   W Germany w15- 03- 58+ 53= 39+ 49= 28- 44= 52- - 3½
71 Zahiruddin Farooqui PAK 2325 Pakistan 54- 65- 40+ 69+ 11- 13= 23- 58- 77= 74= 3½
72 Arnold van't Hof NED   Netherlands 11- 04- 32+ 24= 58+ w18- b42= 27= 39- 53- 3½
73 T Kasper FRG   W Germany 49+ 06- 03- 10- 74- 61+ 32- 78= 53- bye+ 3½
74 Ian D Thompson ENG   England 52= b55- 29- 66= 73+ 50- 69- 68+ 62- 71= 3½
75 Ronald F A Harman ENG   London 55= 52- 66+ 04- 53- 39- 56= 79- 76- 81+ 3
76  Luiz Tavares de Silva BRA   Brazil 35- 40+ b18- 13- 62- 32- w61- 81+ 75+ 68- 3
77  Nicole Tagnon FRA 2050 France 53= 39= w57= 19- 47- 58+ 59- 56- 71= 66- 3
78  Gisbert Jacoby FRG 2310 W Germany w30- 10- 61+ 58- 44= 34= 13- 73= 63- 79= 3
79  H Turner       02- 69= 34- 38- 81= 59- 58- 75+ 68- 78= 2½
80 Michel Aristegui  FRA   France b42= 50- 51- 40- - - - - - - ½
81  Claude Santoy MNC 1815 Monaco 57- 59- 24- 32- 79= 48- 63- 76- w61- 75- ½
82  Alan Phillips ENG   London 05= 36- - - - - - - - - ½

Source for full crosstable plus Brito/Lucena games: BrasilBase (https://brasilbase.pro.br/to1979hs.htm)

1979/80 Hastings: Other Sections

Main A: (1) Jürgen Sehrt (FRG) 7½/9; (2-4) Franz Plank (FRG), Alan H Prizant, Terence J Stuttard 6; (5-7) Jürgen Brustkern (FRG), M Cygielman, Peter G Moore 5½; (8-9) Achim Heinl (FRG), Jim E Stada (NED) 5; (10-14) Geoffrey M Brown, Richard C P Freeman, John A Gorman (Chester), Marco Jaeckle (FRG), Klaus Schillinger (FRG) 4½; (15-19) W Arudt, Josef Bachmayer (AUT), Raymond J Gamble, C Hoff, J Wernhart 4; (20-22) Dr. Reinhard Cherubim (FRG), A Novik, Robert P Ross 3; (23) B Richards 2½; (24) D Hess 1.

Main B: (1) Hans Karl Wegener (FRG) 7/9; (2-3) Ian R Dutton, S McKenzie 6½; (4) G J Mason 6; (5) Heinrich Eisterer (AUT) 5½; (6-7) R Schneider, Geoffrey Neil Stokes (Solihull) 5; (8-12) B Bopp, Karl Adolf Hoewel (FRG), Richard W O'Brien (London), J Versloot, Mrs Dinah M Wright [Norman] 4½; (13-17) Percy B Cook (London), Hans Otto Hoefer (FRG), Gerhard Holzer (FRG), Ross A Walker (Chadwell Heath), Michael Yianni (Lerwick, Shetland) 4; (18-22) Kenneth Beer (Lerwick, Shetland), Hans Berrevoets (NED), Ulrich Kuempers (FRG), G Wagner, Marian Stada (NED) 3.

Main C: (1-2) G Huttner, S Riordan (Hastings) 6½/9; (3-4) Franz Kuenzner(?), Miss Barbara Pernici (ITA) 6; (5-6) B Fischer, C R Young (Mayfield) 5½; (7-10) W Heil, Paul Koenig (FRG), Alan Forrest Stobo, Martin R Taylor (Rugby, Imperial) 5; (11-13) Ammar Abrougui (FRG), Nigel W Dennis (Henley), Paul Gronau (FRG) 4½; Detlev Birnbaum (FRA), Alan Michael Gregg (Hounslow), Colin L Ridley (Rugby) 4; (14) R(eginald William?) Stevenson 4 (withdrew ill); (15-16) R Clark (Chester), Leigh Alan Trangmar 3½; (17-20) Heinrich Hoenig (FRG), H Mantel (FRG), B Rathenau, A Sommerfield 3; (21) H Kratz 2½.

Main D: (1) Siegfried Zoernpfenning (AUT) 8½/9; (2-3) B Morris, Roy Parsons (Ashford, Kent) 6; (4-6) Peter Tobczewski (FRG), F Turner, R Woods 5½; (7-10) Raymond J Kearsley, Robert C Shilling (Ashford, Kent), K H Timpe, Stewart Wavell 5; (11-17) William Bainbridge, Sydney R Capsey, Chris Hann, Geoffrey William Naldrett, J A Nightingale, M Pernici, B Ward 4½; (18-19) John Richard C Cotterell, Jean Claude Dufraisse (FRA) 4; (20) Ronald E Rushbrook 3; (21) R Quaye 2½; (22-24) Henry G Crews, M Turner, R Zahner 2.

Main E: (1-2) M Lotz, Philip B Sargeaunt 7/9; (3-4) K Freeman, T Kleman 6; (5-7) Mrs Susan Beer (Lerwick, Shetland), Mrs Olive Chataway, P Smith 5½; (8-12) R Barraclough, P Klockner, Eric Wilfred Knapp, F Kugel, H Peters 5; (13-16) E Chambers, Francis Norman Copping, M Kotter, H Tassell 4½; (17-21) Patrick Albert Baldwin, M Hennings, Robin B W Moss, Truman V Parrott, William A Shutler 4; (22-23) John C Calvert, A S (Tony?) O'Broin 3½; (24) Miss D Sadlowski 3; (25) Miss M Daniel 1½.

Xmas Special A: (1) Peter W Hempson 4½/5; (2-3) M Reiber, John N Sugden 4; (4-6) Paul Carey, Michael P Cook (Maidstone), Harry Lamb 3½; (7-9) Douglas M Bryson (SCO), Ronald A Harris, Simon C le Blancq 3; (7-13) Paul E Barnard (Bracknell), David J Faulkner, Eric Houghton, F Brian Ings, Rev. Peter R Kings (Kings Lynn), Adrian P R Lewis, Leslie T Melvin 2½; (14-17) Otto H Hardy, Jan H Hasselt (Bracknell), H Trevor Jones, Peter Rawcliffe 2; (18-20) Anthony Aherne (IRL), Kenneth F H Inwood, Hans Dieter Nolden (FRG) 1½; (21) V Dragovic 1; (22 M Augstein ½. (A Macdonald, M Tripkovic and L Houston withdrew)

Xmas Special B: (1) Christophe Bouton (FRA) 4½/5; (2) Michael Goll (Spilsby) 4; (3-5) C W Bryan, J Doyle, David Mesman (NED) 3½; (6-9) Roy W Heppenstall (Birmingham), A Hitchcock, Michael F Redmond (Ascot), Robert Whateley (Birmingham) 3; (10-13) R Johnson, D Law, J Parker, P Torres 2½; (14-20) V Cadagan, Paul Griffiths, Miss Lynne G P Houston (SCO), Lucien Mouillaux (FRA), Philip B Pinto, P Rowland, N Wijngaarden 2; (21-22) David Terence Fairbank (Warley), Jack Alfred Speigel (London) 1½; (23) C Wheeler 1.

Xmas Special C: (1) Peter L Cook (Tunbridge Wells) 4½/5; (2-4) I Damen, D Fowler, Ronald H Saunders 3½; (5-7) P Ganszczyk, G Glover, Leslie Wade (Torquay) 3; (8-12) Roger L Baker (Bakewell), J Bull, Frank Thomas Comber, K Reed, Mrs C Roodzant1 (NED) 2½; (13) T Towner 2; (14-17) R Boulton, Mrs Iris Louisa F Morris, C Sapuit, R Thornton 1½; (18) S Napier ½. 1 Catharina Roodzant (1896-1999), playing aged 83. Her grandson David Mesman took part in the Xmas Special B tournament. Linked article.

Xmas Special D: (1) Melvin N Sutton 5/5; (2-6) T Black, Gregory Owen J Melitus (London), E Newham, D Stamp, M Veck 3; (7-8) Marc A Bryant (Hastings), J Greenwood 2½; (9-10) G Burnett (Worcester), I Pierson 2; (11) Miss M Goodwin (withdrew) 2; (12-13) M Beck, D Bunker 1; (14) G Garcia Cruz 1 (withdrew).

New Year Special A: (1-2) Michael P Cook (Maidstone), Michael F Redmond (Ascot) 4/5; (3) Rev. Peter R Kings (Kings Lynn) 3½; (4-5) Peter L Cook (Tunbridge Wells), Jack Alfred Speigel (London) 3; (6-10) David Terence Fairbank (Warley), Jan H Hasselt (Bracknell), Roy W Heppenstall (Birmingham), J Parker, Simon J Roe (Dunstable) 2½; (11-14) Martin A Barkwill (London), Paul E Barnard (Bracknell), Michael Goll (Spilsby), Robert Whateley (Birmingham) 2; (15-16) Roger L Baker (Bakewell), A Sharp 1.

New Year Special B: (1) J Dennis 4/5; (2-4) Timothy J Bancroft (Sheerness), David Cleasby (Hastings), S Rowson 3½; (5-7) J Greenwood, J Herring, Sir John Latey (London) 3; (8-10) A Harvey, S Kirby, E Mitchell (Hastings) 2½; (11) M J Rice (Birmingham) 2; (12) A Elkan 1½; (13-14) M Latey, A Thomas 1; (15) R Thornton ½ (retired).

New Year Special C: (1-2) John M Bancroft (Sheerness), Geoffrey Daw 4/5; (3) Marc A Bryant (Hastings) 3½; (4-9) J Herring (Lewes), F Hill, Gregory Owen J Melitus (London), A Neal, R Pugh, Leslie Wade (Torquay) 3; (10-11) G Murray, B Stevens 2½; (12-13) G Burnett (Worcester), D Thomas 2; (14-16) Miss J Parel, P Sandiford, W van Steenhoven 1½; (17-18) W Hampton, T Herring 1.

Third Week Special A: (1-4) Stephen D Cunliffe, Ian R Dutton, Dr. Luiz Tavares da Silva (BRA), Mrs Dinah M Wright [Norman] 4½/6; (5-6) Josef Bachmayer (AUT), Michael P Cook 4; (7-13) Bryan Allen Fewell, Dr. R Gaubba, Lawrence Alfred J Glyde, Ronald E Rushbrook, Jack Alfred Speigel (London), Alan Forrest Stobo, John Tiplady 3; (14-16) T Barrett, John David Howard Nicholas, Ronald G Rusha (London) 2½; (17-19) David Terence Fairbank (Warley), R Schneider, Peter C Wood (Gillingham) 2; (20) R Zahner ½.

Third Week Special B: (1) Ole Bay-Petersen 5½/6; (2) M Stanley 4½; (3-6) Geoffrey Daw, J Fleming, D Maclain, Raymond Wynarczyk 4; (7-10) J Greenwood, Gregory Owen J Melitus (London), Truman V Parrott, B Ward 3½; (11-13) Patrick Albert Baldwin, Geoffrey Shervill Coxhead, Peter A Statham 3; (14-17) E Chambers, O Fox, Eric Wilfred Knapp, R Morgan 2½; (18-20) P Dawson, J Ward, Rev. J Whitehead 2; (21) Miss Elsie Grace Coulson 1.

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16 June 2025 120 games plus 33 games, 2 part-games and 33 stubs from other sections, Premier & Challengers crosstables and results.