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Hastings 1973/74 The 49th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival was held at the end of the year 1973. Sixteen grandmasters and masters were invited to compete in a round robin format at the premier event. The notable participants of this edition included former world champion Mikhail Tal, former Hastings winners Svetozar Gligoric and Laszlo Szabo, Soviet Grandmaster Gennadi Kuzmin, and a 22 year old Dutch master, named Jan Timman, seeking his second grandmaster norm. In the two years since the playing field had increased for the tournament's format a larger display of talent and styles was being exhibited at Hastings, and this year was no exception. In addition to the aggressive and tactical displays of Tal and Timman, there were also more offbeat playing styles represented in the guise of British masters Michael Basman and Anthony Miles, and Canadian grandmaster Duncan Suttles. The final of the event saw a four way tie for first place among Kuzmin, Szabo, Tal, and Timman, who earned his second GM norm. Five-time Hastings winner Gligoric trailed the leaders by half a point for clear fifth place. Hastings, England, 27 December 1973 - 13 January 1974 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts =1 Szabo * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 10 =1 Tal ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 10 =1 Timman ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 10 =1 Kuzmin ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 10 5 Gligoric ½ ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 9½ 6 Keene ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9 7 Adorjan ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 8½ =8 Benko 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 7½ =8 Hartston ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7½ 10 Basman 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 7 11 Suttles 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6½ 12 Pytel ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ 6 13 Miles 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1 0 0 5½ =14 Garcia ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 5 =14 Stean ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 5 16 Rellstab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * 3 Original collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1973/74, by User: suenteus po 147. Previous: Hastings (1972/73). Next: Hastings (1974/75). More information: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tal vs S Garcia Martinez ½-½ 53 1973 Hastings 1973/74 B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 2. W Hartston vs Timman 0-1 65 1973 Hastings 1973/74 B06 Robatsch 3. M Basman vs M Stean 1-0 26 1973 Hastings 1973/74 B50 Sicilian 4. G Kuzmin vs K Pytel 1-0 34 1973 Hastings 1973/74 B69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6 5. Keene vs Benko   ½-½ 15 1973 Hastings 1973/74 D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line 6. Adorjan vs Szabo   ½-½ 15 1973 Hastings 1973/74 D90 Grunfeld 7. Suttles vs Gligoric   ½-½ 22 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A00 Uncommon Opening 8. L Rellstab vs Miles 1-0 71 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A33 English, Symmetrical 9. Szabo vs Tal   ½-½ 10 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A28 English 10. Timman vs M Basman 1-0 29 1973 Hastings 1973/74 B40 Sicilian 11. Benko vs M Stean   ½-½ 17 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A04 Reti Opening 12. Gligoric vs W Hartston ½-½ 34 1973 Hastings 1973/74 D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 13. K Pytel vs Adorjan   ½-½ 15 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A40 Queen's Pawn Game 14. S Garcia Martinez vs L Rellstab   1-0 63 1973 Hastings 1973/74 E10 Queen's Pawn Game 15. Keene vs G Kuzmin   ½-½ 23 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A04 Reti Opening 16. Miles vs Suttles ½-½ 83 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A00 Uncommon Opening 17. Suttles vs S Garcia Martinez   1-0 39 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A00 Uncommon Opening 18. Tal vs K Pytel 1-0 30 1973 Hastings 1973/74 C78 Ruy Lopez 19. M Stean vs Timman   ½-½ 41 1973 Hastings 1973/74 C16 French, Winawer 20. L Rellstab vs Szabo 0-1 45 1973 Hastings 1973/74 B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 21. G Kuzmin vs Benko 1-0 46 1973 Hastings 1973/74 B08 Pirc, Classical 22. M Basman vs Gligoric   0-1 56 1973 Hastings 1973/74 B06 Robatsch 23. W Hartston vs Miles   ½-½ 16 1973 Hastings 1973/74 C28 Vienna Game 24. Adorjan vs Keene   ½-½ 15 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A36 English 25. Szabo vs Suttles 1-0 46 1973 Hastings 1973/74 A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jul-07-13    ozmikey: I notice that Laszlo Szabo drew seven of his games in 15 moves or fewer on the way to winning this tournament. At least some things in the chess world have changed for the better. Jan-19-15    asianwarrior: Adorjan 9 draws below 20 moves. Jan-19-15    perfidious: Shortly afterwards, a piece appeared in Chess Life & Review in which the author averred that Adorjan's well-known tendencies in that direction were the reason why he had made less progress than had either Gyula Sax or Zoltan Ribli. Nov-21-17    Octavia: Basman drew with Tal!!! Dec-17-17    Fusilli: Miles started with +0 =2 -5... unrecognizable! Dec-26-17    Nosnibor: <Fusilli> You should remember that Miles was only 19 years old whilst playing in this tournament being far younger than most of the other contestants. I remember watching him play in this event and losing his first game to Rellstab after a long struggle. Only two years before this I came close to beating him when he was lucky to escape with a draw. So he had progressed tremendously in those two years. Dec-26-17    WorstPlayerEver: Timman was just 22. Dec-29-17    Fusilli: And Szabo was 56. Impressive performance for his age. Nov-30-19    cunctatorg: @ <Fusilli>: I fully agree with you; a really glorious day for strong GM (and Candidates' participant) Laszlo Szabo!! 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. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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