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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
British Championship Tournament

Jonathan Mestel8.5/11(+8 -2 =1)[games]
Murray Chandler8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Niaz Murshed8/11(+7 -2 =2)[games]
Glenn Flear8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Julian Hodgson7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Michael Adams7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[games]
Harold James Plaskett7.5/11(+7 -3 =1)[games]
David Norwood7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
William Watson7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Stuart Conquest7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Anthony Kosten7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Paul Motwani7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Gary W Lane7/11(+7 -4 =0)[games]
Mark Hebden7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Robert Bellin6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Viswanathan Anand6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Colin McNab6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
John C Pigott6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Ali Mortazavi6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Keith Arkell6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Victor Knox6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
John Grantley Cooper6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Chris R Beaumont6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Stephen D Bell6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
James Howell6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Daniel King6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Malcolm Pein6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Joseph G Gallagher6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
Neil McDonald6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
Timothy J Upton6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
Ian Rogers5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Peter K Wells5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
* (70 players total; 38 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
British Championship (1988)

Information: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg....

 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 304  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Hodgson vs J Mestel  0-1401988British ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
2. Adams vs A Dunnington  ½-½651988British ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
3. Anand vs L Cooper 1-0281988British ChampionshipC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
4. T Upton vs M Hebden  0-1401988British ChampionshipC44 King's Pawn Game
5. P Rossiter vs Chandler  0-1361988British ChampionshipE52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6
6. J Bellin vs A Kosten  0-1371988British ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
7. D J Walker vs D Norwood  0-1331988British ChampionshipA37 English, Symmetrical
8. A L Mack vs I Rogers  0-1211988British ChampionshipB64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
9. J Mestel vs V Knox  1-0461988British ChampionshipA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
10. Hodgson vs G Morrison  ½-½301988British ChampionshipA47 Queen's Indian
11. C Ward vs D King  0-1391988British ChampionshipA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
12. W N Watson vs M Hennigan  ½-½191988British ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
13. N Carr vs S Conquest  1-0571988British ChampionshipB20 Sicilian
14. G Flear vs A Mortazavi  ½-½241988British ChampionshipA57 Benko Gambit
15. P Motwani vs A Jones  1-0401988British ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
16. P M Giulian vs Plaskett  0-1401988British ChampionshipA56 Benoni Defense
17. J Gallagher vs G Quillan  0-1401988British ChampionshipC17 French, Winawer, Advance
18. S Jackson vs K Arkell  0-1521988British ChampionshipB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
19. J Howell vs D Coleman  1-0371988British ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. F J Kwiatkowski vs G Lane  1-0551988British ChampionshipC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
21. C McNab vs J Poulton  1-0271988British ChampionshipA27 English, Three Knights System
22. A Muir vs M Pein  ½-½311988British ChampionshipA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
23. P K Wells vs C Beaumont  0-1371988British ChampionshipA43 Old Benoni
24. P W Hempson vs C Pritchett  1-0401988British ChampionshipE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
25. J Cooper vs T Clarke  1-0221988British ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 304  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-07-24  Olavi: When Mestel won the British in 1988, in his victory speech he thanked the Hastings town council for their hospitality. Nice of him, except he had just spent two weeks playing in Blackpool.

As reported by Danny King in New in Chess 7/1989.

May-07-24  Olavi: In 1988 Mestel wrote the report for NIC himself. He did not consider it necessary to mention that. Next year King did it on his behalf.
May-07-24  Muttley101: Olavi, do you know the reason Mestel was deselected from The Glorney Cup England team? It's another British ch story.
May-07-24  Olavi: <Muttley101> No, I do not know. He was not a professional player. Perhaps they wanted to give the pros preference?
May-07-24  Olavi: He had a teaching job at the uni. In Germany such things happened in the earlier years - but this is pure speculation.
May-08-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sally Simpson: The only thing I have close to Mestel is planning to go to a tournament in Motherwell (about 40 miles from Edinburgh) I took the wrong train and ended up in Newcastle, a completely different country.

And once as captain I dragged 5 players including myself to an away league match on the other side of the city when we should have been playing at home. We lost 6-0 by default.

Also...I organised a weekend tournament. I gave out the wrong date. On the Friday night there was me, two controllers and two players to play a five round tournament. The two players played one game that night. The winner got the trophy and I had the weekend off to watch the football.

May-29-24  Muttley101: <Olavi> The Glorney Cup was a junior event (I don't know if it still in existence), with teams of juniors from different nations playing each other. So, no pros, no professional obligations. Another time- the story is hilarious but probably not for Chessgames pages :D Sorry for the teaser :D
May-29-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Muttley101>, you are most welcome to post your tale of Mestel at my home page; sounds as though it would be interesting.

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