The 53rd Hastings Premier brought its international field to White Rock Pavilion across the turn of the year. Roman Dzindzichashvili scored seven wins and seven draws to finish undefeated on 10½/14. All 105 games of the round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The 53rd Premier
Roman Dzindzichashvili scored seven wins and seven draws to finish undefeated on 10½/14.
Tigran Petrosian and Gyula Sax shared the next score line on 9½.
A complete round robin
Fifteen players completed a single round robin, with one player receiving a bye in each of the fifteen scheduled rounds. Every player played fourteen games, producing all 105 possible pairings.
BritBase's edition page supplies the dated crosstable and all 105 Premier game scores. So the standings here come straight from the games.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | 10½/14 | +7 -0 =7 | games |
| =2 | Sax, Gyula | 9½/14 | +6 -1 =7 | games |
| =2 | Petrosian, Tigran V | 9½/14 | +5 -0 =9 | games |
| 4 | Hort, Vlastimil | 9/14 | +4 -0 =10 | games |
| 5 | Mestel, A Jonathan | 8½/14 | +5 -2 =7 | games |
| 6 | Tarjan, James Edward | 8/14 | +5 -3 =6 | games |
| 7 | Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 7½/14 | +4 -3 =7 | games |
| 8 | Speelman, Jonathan S | 7/14 | +1 -1 =12 | games |
| =9 | Nunn, John DM | 6½/14 | +5 -6 =3 | games |
| =9 | Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovich | 6½/14 | +4 -5 =5 | games |
| =11 | Webb, Simon | 5½/14 | +3 -6 =5 | games |
| =11 | Fedorowicz, John P | 5½/14 | +2 -5 =7 | games |
| 13 | Tisdall, Jonathan D | 4½/14 | +3 -8 =3 | games |
| =14 | Botterill, George Steven | 3½/14 | +3 -10 =1 | games |
| =14 | Kagan, Shimon | 3½/14 | +2 -9 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sax, Gyula | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Petrosian, Tigran V | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Hort, Vlastimil | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Mestel, A Jonathan | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Tarjan, James Edward | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sveshnikov, Evgeny | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Speelman, Jonathan S | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Nunn, John DM | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovich | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Webb, Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | Fedorowicz, John P | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Tisdall, Jonathan D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Botterill, George Steven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Kagan, Shimon | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.