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Englishman Hartston Wins the 1st International “City of Alicante” Tournament

Bellón, runner-up, obtains his second international-master norm.

Under the sponsorship of Banco de Alicante and organised by the Alicante Chess Federation, the first “City of Alicante” International Chess Tournament was held from 9 to 19 November, with players from six countries taking part.

The Cuban player García secured the definitive title of International Master, while the Colombian Castro achieved his first IM norm. It was an exciting tournament which was not decided until the final rounds. Besides the winner’s performance, particular mention should be made of the two players tied for third place, whose positions were decided by the Sonneborn-Berger system.

Westerinen gave a weak performance, undoubtedly tired after playing in so many tournaments, and much the same could be said of the veteran Medina.

The final standings were as follows: Hartston (England), 7 points; Bellón (Spain), García (Cuba) and Castro (Colombia), 6; Westerinen (Finland), 4½; Durão (Portugal), Palacios and Sanz (Spain), 4; Antonio Medina (Spain), 2½; and the Alicante player Beltell, ½ point.

Bellón performed very well. He played despite having had practically no opportunity to train, only a few days after completing his military service, and achieved his second norm. It therefore seemed likely that Spain would not have to wait much longer for another International Master.

The magazine then presented a selection of games from this interesting competition.