The 54th Hastings Premier brought its international field to White Rock Pavilion across the turn of the year. Ulf Andersson scored five wins and nine draws to take clear first place with 9½/14. All 105 games of the round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The 54th Premier
Ulf Andersson scored five wins and nine draws to take clear first place with 9½/14.
Alexander Kochyev, Istvan Csom, Evgeni Vasiukov, and Jonathan Speelman shared the next score line on 8½.
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 | Andersson, Ulf | 9½/14 | +5 -0 =9 | games |
| =2 | Speelman, Jonathan S | 8½/14 | +5 -2 =7 | games |
| =2 | Vasiukov, Evgeni | 8½/14 | +5 -2 =7 | games |
| =2 | Csom, Istvan | 8½/14 | +4 -1 =9 | games |
| =2 | Kochyev, Alexander | 8½/14 | +3 -0 =11 | games |
| =6 | Mestel, A Jonathan | 8/14 | +7 -5 =2 | games |
| =6 | Christiansen, Larry Mark | 8/14 | +5 -3 =6 | games |
| =6 | Lein, Anatoly | 8/14 | +3 -1 =10 | games |
| =9 | Biyiasas, Peter | 7½/14 | +4 -3 =7 | games |
| =9 | Hartston, William R | 7½/14 | +3 -2 =9 | games |
| 11 | Taulbut, Shaun M | 5½/14 | +1 -4 =9 | games |
| =12 | Botterill, George Steven | 5/14 | +2 -6 =6 | games |
| =12 | Suba, Mihai | 5/14 | +2 -6 =6 | games |
| 14 | Peters, Jack | 4/14 | +2 -8 =4 | games |
| 15 | Balshan, Amikam | 3/14 | +2 -10 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andersson, Ulf | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 2 | Speelman, Jonathan S | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Vasiukov, Evgeni | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Csom, Istvan | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Kochyev, Alexander | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 6 | Mestel, A Jonathan | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Christiansen, Larry Mark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Lein, Anatoly | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Biyiasas, Peter | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Hartston, William R | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Taulbut, Shaun M | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | Botterill, George Steven | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Suba, Mihai | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Peters, Jack | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Balshan, Amikam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.