The 31st Hastings Premier brought ten players to the Sun Lounge. Viktor Korchnoi and Fridrik Olafsson each scored 7/9 without a loss, half a point ahead of Borislav Ivkov. The complete 45-game round robin is preserved for the archive's standings and crosstable.
Two undefeated winners
Korchnoi and Olafsson each made five wins and four draws to share first on 7/9. Ivkov was third on 6½, with Mark Taimanov next on 6.
The co-winners' identical records left neither separated from the other in BritBase's final crosstable.
A complete round robin
Ten players met once apiece, producing all 45 possible pairings and nine games for every participant.
BritBase's edition page supplies the dates, venue, crosstable, and all 45 Premier scores. The archive therefore computes the shared result from a complete event.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | 7/9 | +5 -0 =4 | games |
| =1 | Olafsson, Fridrik | 7/9 | +5 -0 =4 | games |
| 3 | Ivkov, Borislav | 6½/9 | +5 -1 =3 | games |
| 4 | Taimanov, Mark E | 6/9 | +5 -2 =2 | games |
| 5 | Darga, Klaus | 4½/9 | +3 -3 =3 | games |
| =6 | Persitz, Raaphi | 3½/9 | +2 -4 =3 | games |
| =6 | Fuller, John Arthur | 3½/9 | +1 -3 =5 | games |
| 8 | Diez del Corral, Jesus | 3/9 | +2 -5 =2 | games |
| 9 | Penrose, Jonathan | 2½/9 | +1 -5 =3 | games |
| 10 | Golombek, Harry | 1½/9 | +0 -6 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Olafsson, Fridrik | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Ivkov, Borislav | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Taimanov, Mark E | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 | Darga, Klaus | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Persitz, Raaphi | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Fuller, John Arthur | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Diez del Corral, Jesus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Penrose, Jonathan | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Golombek, Harry | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.