The 43rd Hastings Premier brought its international field to Falaise Hall across the turn of the year. Vlastimil Hort, Florin Gheorghiu, Alexey Suetin, and Leonid Stein shared first place on 6/9. All 45 games of the round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The 43rd Premier
Vlastimil Hort, Florin Gheorghiu, Alexey Suetin, and Leonid Stein shared first place on 6/9.
All four leaders produced the same record: three wins, six draws, and no losses. Predrag Ostojic was next on 5.
A complete round robin
The 10-player field completed a single round robin. Each player met every other player once, 45 games in all.
BritBase's edition page supplies the dated crosstable and all 45 Premier game scores. So the standings here come straight from the games.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Gheorghiu, Florin | 6/9 | +3 -0 =6 | games |
| =1 | Hort, Vlastimil | 6/9 | +3 -0 =6 | games |
| =1 | Stein, Leonid | 6/9 | +3 -0 =6 | games |
| =1 | Suetin, Alexey S | 6/9 | +3 -0 =6 | games |
| 5 | Ostojic, Predrag | 5/9 | +2 -1 =6 | games |
| 6 | Kaplan, Julio P | 4/9 | +0 -1 =8 | games |
| 7 | Whiteley, Andrew Jonathan | 3½/9 | +0 -2 =7 | games |
| =8 | Hartston, William R | 3/9 | +1 -4 =4 | games |
| =8 | Keene, Raymond | 3/9 | +0 -3 =6 | games |
| 10 | Basman, Michael J | 2½/9 | +0 -4 =5 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gheorghiu, Florin | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Hort, Vlastimil | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 3 | Stein, Leonid | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Suetin, Alexey S | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ostojic, Predrag | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 6 | Kaplan, Julio P | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 7 | Whiteley, Andrew Jonathan | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 8 | Hartston, William R | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Keene, Raymond | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 10 | Basman, Michael J | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.