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Hastings 1963/64 The 39th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival was held at the end of the year 1963. Ten grandmasters and masters were invited to compete in a round robin format at the premier event. The notable participants of this edition included 5-time Hastings winner Svetozar Gligoric and former world champion Mikhail Tal. Continuing a tradition recently renewed by Mikhail Botvinnik, Tal joined the league of former and future world champions to take clear first at the event, finishing undefeated with +5 at the final. Gligoric followed closely with +4 for clear second place. Hastings, England, 30 December 1963 - 8 January 1964 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pts 1 Tal * = = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 7.0 2 Gligoric = * = = 1 1 1 = = 1 6.5 3 Lengyel = = * 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 6.0 4 Khasin = = 0 * = = 1 1 1 1 6.0 5 Littlewood, N 0 0 1 = * 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 6 Brinck-Claussen 0 0 1 = 0 * = = 1 1 4.5 7 Littlewood, J 0 0 0 0 1 = * 0 1 1 3.5 8 Hindle 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 * = 0 2.5 9 Bely = = 0 0 0 0 0 = * = 2.0 10 Franklin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = * 1.5 Crosstable is from Shakhmatni Bulletin, 1964, p. 123. In Di Felice, Chess Results 1964-1967, p. 2. Rounds and game dates are from Alexander Khalifman (ed.), Mikhail Tal Games II (Chess Stars 1995), pp. 44-48. Previous edition: Hastings (1962/63). Original collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1963/64, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. O M Hindle vs Tal 0-1 52 1963 Hastings 1963/64 B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 2. Lengyel vs Gligoric   ½-½ 17 1963 Hastings 1963/64 D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line 3. M Bely vs M J Franklin   ½-½ 54 1963 Hastings 1963/64 B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 4. N Littlewood vs B Brinck-Claussen 1-0 35 1963 Hastings 1963/64 A03 Bird's Opening 5. A Khasin vs J Littlewood   1-0 40 1963 Hastings 1963/64 C87 Ruy Lopez 6. Tal vs Gligoric   ½-½ 35 1963 Hastings 1963/64 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 7. M J Franklin vs A Khasin   0-1 54 1963 Hastings 1963/64 A46 Queen's Pawn Game 8. B Brinck-Claussen vs Lengyel   1-0 43 1963 Hastings 1963/64 A30 English, Symmetrical 9. J Littlewood vs N Littlewood 1-0 77 1963 Hastings 1963/64 A55 Old Indian, Main line 10. O M Hindle vs M Bely   ½-½ 30 1963 Hastings 1963/64 C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 11. M Bely vs Tal   ½-½ 30 1964 Hastings 1963/64 B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 12. Gligoric vs B Brinck-Claussen 1-0 28 1964 Hastings 1963/64 B33 Sicilian 13. Lengyel vs J Littlewood   1-0 39 1964 Hastings 1963/64 E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 14. N Littlewood vs M J Franklin   1-0 27 1964 Hastings 1963/64 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. A Khasin vs O M Hindle   1-0 29 1964 Hastings 1963/64 E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 16. Tal vs B Brinck-Claussen   1-0 32 1964 Hastings 1963/64 C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 17. M J Franklin vs Lengyel   0-1 35 1964 Hastings 1963/64 A22 English 18. J Littlewood vs Gligoric 0-1 30 1964 Hastings 1963/64 B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 19. M Bely vs A Khasin   0-1 37 1964 Hastings 1963/64 B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 20. O M Hindle vs N Littlewood 0-1 41 1964 Hastings 1963/64 C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 21. N Littlewood vs M Bely   1-0 39 1964 Hastings 1963/64 C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 22. Gligoric vs M J Franklin   1-0 33 1964 Hastings 1963/64 E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 23. A Khasin vs Tal   ½-½ 30 1964 Hastings 1963/64 E90 King's Indian 24. Lengyel vs O M Hindle   1-0 54 1964 Hastings 1963/64 A04 Reti Opening 25. B Brinck-Claussen vs J Littlewood   ½-½ 32 1964 Hastings 1963/64 E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Aug-12-15    GrahamClayton: Khasin makes his international tournament debut at the age of 40. I wonder how and why he received an invitaiton to play at Hastings? Aug-12-15    perfidious: It was typical of the Soviet federation to send two top-notch GMs from their stable to play at Hastings. While Khasin had already appeared in four Soviet finals, neither was he one of the elite GMs from that country. My guess is that someone else was invited, but had to stand down, so Khasin filled his spot. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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