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Hartston, William R

Total Games

34

Wins

4

Draws

14

Losses

16

11.8% wins41.2% draws47.1% losses

Most Played Openings

C24 - Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid4B85 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line3A36 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System2C19 - French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation1D98 - Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Keres Variation1C60 - Ruy Lopez1C41 - Philidor Defense1B99 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line1C36 - King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense1B92 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation1

Most Faced Opponents

Timman, Jan H5 gamesBronstein, David I3 gamesKarpov, Anatoly2 gamesSmyslov, Vassily2 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir2 gamesBeliavsky, Alexander G2 gamesLarsen, Bent2 gamesTal, Mihail2 gamesShort, Nigel D2 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V2 games

Games (34)

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Hartston, William R vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1979 C24
Hartston, William R vs Bronstein, David I
0-1
Tallinn 1979 A61
Hartston, William R vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
Tallinn 1979 B21
Hartston, William R vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Aaronson 1978 C00
Hartston, William R vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1977 C24
Short, Nigel D vs Hartston, William R
0-1
BBC TV Master Game 1976 E01
Bronstein, David I vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Hastings7576 1976 B22
Hartston, William R vs Smyslov, Vassily
0-1
Teeside 1975 C60
Hartston, William R vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Teeside 1975 C24
Timman, Jan H vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Reykjavik zt 1975 D76
Hartston, William R vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1975 C16
Bronstein, David I vs Hartston, William R
1/2-1/2
Teeside 1975 D98
Hartston, William R vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C41
Hartston, William R vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Nice olm fin-A 1974 B85
Timman, Jan H vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 A05
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Hartston, William R
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1974 B03
Hartston, William R vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
Nice olm fin-A 1974 C19
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Las Palmas 1974 D94
Hartston, William R vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1974 B57
Hartston, William R vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Las Palmas 1974 B85
Hartston, William R vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Hastings 7475 1974 C24
Hartston, William R vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Hastings7374 1973 B09
Hartston, William R vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1973 C95
Tal, Mihail vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Hastings7374 1973 B85
Hartston, William R vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1973 B99
Hartston, William R vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 B92
Larsen, Bent vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Hastings7273 1972 A36
Smyslov, Vassily vs Hartston, William R
1/2-1/2
Hastings7273 1972 A36
Timman, Jan H vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Clare Benedict tt 1972 A10
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hartston, William R
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 B44
Hartston, William R vs Najdorf, Miguel
0-1
Hastings7172 1971 E60
Botvinnik, Mikhail vs Hartston, William R
1/2-1/2
Hastings6667 1966 E82
Hartston, William R vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1
Hastings6566 1965 C36

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