[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E31"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. e3 Qe7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. a4 a5 11. Be2 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. dxe6 Qxe6 14. Bd3 Ndf6 15. Nd2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bd7 17. Qc2 Kf8 18. Kf1 Rd8 19. f3 Re8 20. Re1 h5 21. Kg1 h4 22. Nf1 Kg7 23. g4 Qe5 24. Re2 d5 25. Rf2 d4 26. cxd4 cxd4 27. e4 Re6 28. Rh3 Rb6 29. Nh2 Qf4 30. Re2 Re8 31. Qd1 Rb4 32. Qe1 Re5 33. Qa1 Rxa4 34. Qxd4 Rd5 35. Qc3 Qe5 36. Qxe5 Rxe5 37. Kf2 Be6 38. Rc2 Rc5 39. Nf1 Ra3 40. Ke2 Nd7 41. Kd2 Ne5 42. Be2 Nxc4+ 43. Bxc4 Rxc4 44. Rxc4 Bxc4 45. Ne3 Rd3+ 46. Ke2 Rd4+ 0-1

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Qe2 e6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. h4 h5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Bh3 hxg4 12. Bxg4 d5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. h5 Bh7 15. Rg1 Nc6 16. O-O-O Qc7 17. Bh3 Qf4+ 18. Kb1 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Ne1 O-O-O 21. Rh1 Rdg8 22. Rd3 Rg4 23. h6 Kb8 24. f3 Rxd4 25. Qh2+ Qf4 26. Qxf4+ Rxf4 27. Ne2 Rc4 28. b3 Rc5 29. f4 Bf8 30. h7 Ne7 31. Rg3 Rc8 32. Nd4 a6 33. Nd3 Kc7 34. a4 Kd6 35. Rh5 Kd7 36. Rg2 Nc6 37. Nf3 Bd6 38. Nh4 Ke7 39. f5 e5 40. Ng6+ fxg6 41. fxg6 Ke6 42. g7 Rxh7 43. Rxh7 Rg8 44. Nf2 e4 45. Ng4 Bf4 46. Nh6 Bxh6 47. Rxh6 Ne7 48. Rh8 Kf7 49. Rxg8 Kxg8 50. Kc1 d4 51. Rg1 b5 52. Rg4 f5 53. Rg5 bxa4 54. bxa4 f4 55. Re5 f3 56. Kd1 d3 57. cxd3 exd3 58. Ke1 Nc6 59. Re3 d2+ 60. Kxd2 Nd4 61. Re4 Nb3+ 62. Ke3 Kxg7 63. Rf4 Nc5 64. Rc4 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. a4 b4 10. a5 Nc5 11. Be3 Nxb3 12. cxb3 Qd7 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Qc1 Rb8 15. Nh4 Be6 16. f4 Be7 17. Qe1 d4 18. Bc1 d3 19. Nf3 Rb5 20. Be3 Rxa5 21. Nbd2 O-O 22. Rc1 f5 23. Nc4 Ra2 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 a5 26. Rd1 Ra8 27. Ne1 a4 28. Nxd3 Qe8 29. Qc1 axb3 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. Bxc5 Rd8 32. Ne3 h6 33. h3 g6 34. Kh2 Rd7 35. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Qa1 g5 37. Qf1 Kh7 38. Qf3 gxf4 39. Qxf4 Qg7 40. Nxf5 Qxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 d6 4. f4 exf4 5. Bxf4 Be6 6. Bxe6 fxe6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O Qd7 11. Rae1 e5 12. Bg5 Rae8 13. Nh4 Nd4 14. Nf5 Nxf5 15. Rxf5 c6 16. Ref1 Qe6 17. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xie Jun"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C22"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qg3 Rxe4 9. a3 Rg4 10. Qe3 Bf8 11. h3 Rg6 12. Bd3 Rxg2 13. Nge2 d6 14. Nf4 Rg5 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. Qxg5 g6 17. Qh4 Nd5 18. Bg5 f6 19. Nxd5 fxg5 20. Qe4 Ne5 21. Bc4 Bg7 22. Ne3 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Kh8 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. h4 Qf8 26. Kb1 Re8 27. hxg5 Qg7 28. f4 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[Black "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be3 c4 7. b3 cxb3 8. axb3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Nge7 10. Qc2 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Rc8 14. Qb1 a6 15. h3 Bh5 16. Nh4 Na7 17. Rc1 Nb5 18. Bxb5 axb5 19. Nf5 Bg6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qb3 Rfd8 22. Nf1 Qf6 23. Qd1 Rc7 24. Ra5 b6 25. Ra6 Rdc8 26. Bd2 Be4 27. Rca1 Rxc3 28. Bxc3 Rxc3 29. Rxb6 Bh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qxb6 31. Ng3 Kh7 32. Nxe4 dxe4 33. Qg4 Qd6+ 34. Kg1 Qd5 35. Re1 f5 36. Qf4 Rc4 37. g4 fxg4 38. Qxe4+ Qxe4 39. Rxe4 gxh3 40. Kh2 Rxb4 41. Kxh3 Kg6 42. Re5 Kf6 43. Kg3 g5 44. f4 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. Ne5 Bc6 9. e4 b5 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxb5 Qd7 13. Nc3 Rab8 14. Ne2 Ncb4 15. Bd2 c5 16. dxc5 Nd3 17. b3 Bxc5 18. bxc4 Nb6 19. Bc3 Rfd8 20. Qc2 Qa4 21. Qxa4 Nxa4 22. Rad1 Nxc3 23. Nxc3 Nxe5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Rb1 f5 27. Rb7 Kf8 28. Nc3 Bc5 29. Rb5 Nd3 30. Nd1 a6 31. Rb1 Ne5 32. Ne3 Rd2 33. Rb8+ Ke7 34. Rc8 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Rxa2 36. Bb7 a5 37. c5 Rc2 38. c6 Ng4 39. Rg8 Kf7 40. Ra8 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Nxe3+ 42. Kf3 Nc4 43. h4 Ne5+ 44. Ke3 a4 0-1

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8. b3 Qe7 9. Nbd2 Nh6 10. Nc4 Bc5 11. Qd3 Nf7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Rfe1 Be6 15. Qe3 Qxe3 16. Nxe3 Rad8 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Nd4 Bc8 19. f3 g6 20. Kf2 Nd6 21. a4 a5 22. c4 Re5 23. Ne2 b6 24. Nf4 Ree8 25. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ne2 b6 6. d4 Ba6 7. Nf4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 Be7 9. h4 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nf8 11. Bd2 Ng6 12. h5 Nxf4 13. Bxf4 g5 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Bh6 Qd7 16. g3 O-O-O 17. Kg2 Kb7 18. c3 a5 19. Rh3 Rc8 20. Rah1 Rhg8 21. g4 Bd8 22. Kf1 a4 23. Bg5 h5 24. gxh5 gxh5 25. Rxh5 Na5 26. Bf6 Nc4 27. b3 axb3 28. axb3 Na5 29. Nd2 Ra8 30. Qd3 Nc6 31. Qh7 Qe8 32. Ke2 Ra2 33. Qb1 Ra8 34. Rh7 Ne7 35. Bxe7 Bxe7 36. Qd3 Bg5 37. Rd1 Ra2 38. Kf1 Bxd2 39. Rxd2 Rxd2 40. Qxd2 Qb5+ 41. c4 Qxb3 42. Ke2 Ra8 43. Qd3 Ra2+ 44. Ke3 Qb2 0-1

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xie Jun"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3 g6 9. Qe2 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. h3 Nd7 13. Bf4 Nce5 14. Rac1 b6 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Bb7 17. b4 f5 18. f3 Rf7 19. c5 bxc5 20. Na4 fxe4 21. fxe4 Bf8 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. bxc5 Rd8 24. Bc4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qc6 26. Kh2 h5 27. Qb2 Re7 28. Rd8 Qc7 29. Qb6 Kg7 30. Bg5 Bxe4 31. Bxe7 Qxe7 32. Qd6 Qxd6 33. cxd6 Kf7 34. d7 Bh6 35. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[Black "Xie Jun"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. f3 Nf6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 c6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 h6 10. Qb3 b6 11. Nh3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. O-O-O Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. e4 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Nd7 17. h5 Bh7 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. Ka1 Kb8 20. Nf2 f6 21. Ba6 c5 22. Qa3 Qg3 23. Rhf1 cxd4 24. Nd3 Ne5 25. Rc1 Rhe8 26. Qa4 Re7 27. Qxd4 Red7 28. Qc3 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. cxd4 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 d5 9. Bb5 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qe7 14. Re1 Nb4 15. Bc4 Bc6 16. a3 Bf4 17. axb4 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Rac8 19. b5 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qb4 21. Ne5 Qxb5 22. Rg4 Kh8 23. Qc3 Qa4 24. h3 b5 25. d5 bxc4 26. dxe6 Qd1+ 27. Kh2 Qd6 28. exf7 Rxf7 29. Rg6 Qc7 30. Rg4 Qb8 31. Rg3 Rb7 32. f4 Qc7 33. Qd4 Kg8 34. Qd5+ Kh7 35. Qe4+ Kg8 36. Ng4 Kh8 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 Ba7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 h6 9. Qe2 Re8 10. g4 Nh7 11. Rg1 d6 12. Nf1 Be6 13. Ng3 Bxb3 14. axb3 d5 15. Nf5 dxe4 16. dxe4 Ne7 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Kd1 Ng6 19. Kc2 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rge1 Rad8 22. Rad1 Qe6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. e5 Nf8 25. N3d4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Qd5 27. Qe4 Ne6 28. Qxd5 Rxd5 29. Nf3 Kf8 30. h4 Ke7 31. b4 f6 32. Re4 fxe5 33. c4 Rd8 34. Rxe5 Kf7 35. Kc3 Rd1 36. Rf5+ Ke7 37. Ne5 Rc1+ 38. Kd2 Rb1 39. Ng6+ Ke8 40. Nxf4 Nxf4 41. Rxf4 Rxb2+ 42. Kc3 Rb1 43. c5 Ke7 44. Kc4 Rd1 45. h5 Rd2 46. f3 Rd1 47. Rf5 Rd2 48. Re5+ Kf7 49. Re4 Rd1 50. Kc3 Rd5 51. Re1 Rd8 52. Ra1 Ke6 53. f4 Rf8 54. Re1+ Kd7 55. Re4 Ra8 56. Re5 Rf8 57. Re4 Ra8 58. Kb3 b6 59. Re5 bxc5 60. Rd5+ Kc6 61. Rxc5+ Kb6 62. Re5 Rf8 63. f5 Rf7 64. Kc4 c6 65. Re8 Rd7 66. Rb8+ Kc7 67. Rh8 Re7 68. Kd4 Rd7+ 69. Ke5 Re7+ 70. Kf4 Kd6 71. Rd8+ Kc7 72. Rf8 Kb6 73. f6 gxf6 74. Rxf6 Rh7 75. Kf5 Rh8 76. Rg6 Kb5 77. Kf6 Kxb4 78. Kg7 Rc8 79. Rxh6 a5 80. Rf6 a4 81. h6 a3 82. h7 a2 83. Rf1 c5 84. h8=Q Rxh8 85. Kxh8 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. Nd2 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ndf3 c6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nd3 a5 11. a4 N7b6 12. Bb3 Bf5 13. Bg5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qc7 15. Rfe1 e6 16. Qe4 c5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 Nb4 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 f6 21. Bf4 Qf7 22. Rad1 Rfe8 23. Qc4 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Bf8 25. Nc2 Nc6 26. Qf1 Nb4 27. Nxb4 axb4 28. Qb5 g5 29. Bg3 f5 30. Be5 Qe8 31. Qxb7 Qxa4 32. Rc1 Qa6 33. Qd7 Qc8 34. Qb5 Qa6 35. Qd7 Qc8 36. Qb5 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nb6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd4 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Qxb7 g6 15. O-O Bg7 16. Re1 O-O 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. d6 Rb8 20. Qc7 Ne5 21. Re3 Rc8 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. Rd1 Rc6 24. Ne4 Kg7 25. b4 Nd7 26. Rc3 Rb6 27. a3 f5 28. Nc5 Nf8 29. d7 Kf6 30. Na4 Re6 31. Rc7 Ke7 32. Nc5 Rb6 33. Ra7 Ne6 34. Re1 Kf6 35. Nxa6 Rd6 36. Rxe6+ fxe6 37. Nc5 Rb6 38. Kf1 g5 39. Ke2 h5 40. Kd3 Rd6+ 41. Kc3 Ke5 42. Rc7 Kf4 43. Rc8 R8xd7 44. Nxd7 Rxd7 45. b5 Kxf3 46. b6 Kxf2 47. a4 e5 48. a5 e4 49. a6 e3 50. b7 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E00"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. e3 e5 7. d5 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nb8 9. Nc3 d6 10. h3 a5 11. Nge2 Na6 12. g4 Nd7 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. b3 g6 15. O-O-O Nc5 16. f4 a4 17. Kb2 Bd7 18. Nge4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 f5 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Nc3 O-O 22. Rhf1 exf4 23. Rxf4 g5 24. Rf2 Bg6 25. Rdf1 Rxf2 26. Rxf2 Nd7 27. Qd4 Nc5 28. e4 Qg7 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Kc2 axb3+ 31. axb3 Ra3 32. b4 Bxe4+ 33. Kd2 Bxg2 34. bxc5 Bxh3 35. cxd6 cxd6 36. Nb5 Ra6 37. Ke3 h5 38. Kd4 g4 39. Nc7 Ra1 40. Ne6+ Kg6 41. Rf8 Rd1+ 42. Ke3 Bf1 43. Nf4+ Kg7 44. Rf5 Bxc4 45. Rxh5 Re1+ 46. Kd4 b5 47. Ne6+ Kf7 48. Rh7+ Ke8 49. Rg7 Rg1 50. Nc7+ Kd8 51. Kc3 Kc8 52. Kb4 g3 53. Ka5 b4 54. Kb6 Bxd5 55. Nxd5 b3 56. Nf6 Kd8 57. Rd7+ Kc8 58. Rg7 Kd8 59. Rd7+ Kc8 60. Rg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. b4 Bb7 8. Bb2 d6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. Bg2 Qe7 11. O-O c5 12. d3 Rac8 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. e4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[Black "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 exd5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Re8 13. Re1 a6 14. a4 Qb6 15. Qc2 Ne5 16. Be2 Re7 17. b4 Ned7 18. a5 Qd8 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bf1 Rc8 21. Ra3 Qc7 22. Bd2 Rxe1 23. Bxe1 Re8 24. Bd2 Nfd7 25. Nd1 Bd4 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. Nxe3 Qd8 28. Qb2 Qg5 29. g3 Ne5 30. Kg2 Qe7 31. f4 Ned3 32. Bxd3 Nxd3 33. Rxd3 Qe4+ 34. Kf2 Qxd3 35. Ng4 Kf8 36. Nf6 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bd2 Na6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. e5 d4 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Nxd4 Bxd2+ 12. Rxd2 Qa5 13. a3 Qxe5 14. Nb3 Nc7 15. d4 Qf6 16. Qg3 O-O-O 17. Bd3 e5 18. Rhd1 Ne6 19. Be2 h5 20. Kb1 Nf4 21. Bc4 exd4 22. Rxd4 Ne5 23. Bf1 Ne6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Qe3 b6 27. g3 g5 28. Nd2 Kc7 29. Ne4 Qf5 30. b3 Nf3 31. Bd3 g4 32. h4 Qe5 33. Qh6 Ned4 34. Qf8 Qe6 35. Qa8 Nb5 36. Bxb5 Qxe4 37. Qxa7+ Kd6 38. Qb8+ Kc5 39. Bd3 Qe1+ 40. Ka2 Qxf2 41. Qf8+ Kd5 42. Qd8+ Ke6 43. Bc4+ Kf5 44. Qd7+ Ke4 45. Qxc6+ Ke3 46. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1996.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xie Jun"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Qd7 16. Re1 Qh3 17. Re4 Qd7 18. Re1 Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 b6 10. Nd5 Bb7 11. Bf1 e6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. c3 Qe7 14. a4 Rfd8 15. f4 Qc7 16. Be3 Na5 17. Nxa5 bxa5 18. Bf2 e5 19. Qc1 exf4 20. Qxf4 Be5 21. Qh6 Bc8 22. Rad1 Be6 23. Rd2 Bb3 24. Rd3 Bg7 25. Qh4 Be6 26. Rd2 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. e3 e6 5. d3 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 h6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qe2 Be7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Rg1 c6 11. h4 Qc7 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Nh5 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Kb8 16. Rh1 e5 17. Kb1 Bf5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxh5 Bg4 20. Bxe5 Bxe2 21. Bxc7+ Kxc7 22. Rxh8 Rxh8 23. Rg1 Rh2 24. d4 g6 25. Kc1 Bxg5 26. Bf3 Rxf2 27. Bxe2 Bxe3 28. Kd1 Rxe2 29. Kxe2 Bxg1 30. Nf3 Bxd4 31. Nxd4 c5 32. Nb5+ Kc6 33. Nxa7+ Kb6 34. Nc8+ Kc7 35. Ne7 Kd6 36. Nc8+ Kc7 37. Na7 Kb6 38. Nc8+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. e5 Rd8 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Bd2 b5 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. c3 Rac8 17. b4 d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[Black "Xie Jun"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 h6 12. d4 Qc7 13. d5 c4 14. Nf1 Nb7 15. Ng3 Nc5 16. h3 a5 17. Nh2 b4 18. f4 b3 19. axb3 cxb3 20. Bb1 a4 21. Ra3 Bd7 22. Bd3 Qb6 23. Kh1 exf4 24. Bxf4 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qf2 26. Qd2 Qxd2 27. Bxd2 Rfe8 28. Nf3 Bd8 29. Bf4 Bc7 30. Raa1 Re7 31. c4 Rae8 32. c5 Nxe4 33. c6 Nxg3+ 34. Bxg3 Rxe1+ 35. Bxe1 Bf5 36. Rxa4 Be4 37. Ba5 Bxf3 38. gxf3 Ra8 39. Bxc7 Rxa4 40. Bxd6 Rc4 41. c7 f6 42. Bc5 Rxc5 43. d6 Kf7 44. d7 Rxc7 45. d8=Q Rc1+ 46. Kg2 Rc2+ 47. Kg3 Rxb2 48. Qd3 Kg8 49. Kf4 Kf8 50. Kf5 Rc2 51. Qxb3 Rc5+ 52. Kg6 Rg5+ 53. Kh7 Ke7 54. f4 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 d6 8. axb5 Nxe5 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Rxe5 Be6 13. Nc3 Kc8 14. Ne4 h6 15. Be3 b6 16. c4 Rd8 17. c5 bxc5 18. Bxc5 Bd6 19. Rh5 Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 c6 6. d3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. Bb3 Nxb3 9. axb3 Qc7 10. O-O Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. Ne2 d5 13. Ng3 dxe4 14. dxe4 Re8 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Bc3 b6 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. b4 a6 19. Ne1 c5 20. bxc5 Bxc5 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. f3 a5 23. Qd2 Re6 24. Kh1 Rae8 25. Re1 Qc8 26. Nf5 Nd7 27. Nf2 Nc5 28. Red1 Rg6 29. Qe1 Na6 30. Ng4 Nb4 31. Rd2 Qc7 32. Qh4 Rge6 33. Rad1 Bc6 34. Qg3 h5 35. Nge3 Na2 36. Qg5 Nxc3 37. bxc3 g6 38. Nd5 Bxd5 39. exd5 Rd6 40. Nxd6 Bxd6 41. Qf6 a4 42. g4 h4 43. Rg2 a3 44. g5 Rd8 45. Re1 a2 46. Ra1 Ra8 47. Rg4 Bf8 48. Rxh4 Bg7 49. Qc6 Qd8 50. d6 Rc8 51. Qd5 Qxg5 52. Rg4 Qh6 53. d7 Rd8 54. Rxa2 Qxh3+ 55. Kg1 Bf8 56. Rxg6+ Kh8 57. Rxb6 Rxd7 58. Qxe5+ f6 59. Qxf6+ Rg7+ 60. Kf2 Bc5+ 61. Ke2 Bxb6 62. Ra4 Qg2+ 63. Kd3 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd5 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 e5 9. Be3 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. a3 Be7 15. Nb5 c5 16. Bc3 Bd7 17. Nc7 Rac8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bc6 20. O-O-O Rfd8 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rd1 Bc7 24. Kc2 Kf8 25. a4 g6 26. g4 Ke7 27. h3 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Bc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[Black "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15. Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Re8 17. Qe2 Be6 18. Bd3 h6 19. Nh2 Rad8 20. a4 d5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ng4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Bd5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. b3 Nd6 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Nxe5 Bf6 29. Bf4 g5 30. Bh2 Nf5 31. Kf1 Rd5 32. c4 bxc4 33. Nxc4 Red8 34. Rab1 Bc3 35. Rec1 Bb4 36. Bc7 Re8 37. Rd1 Rxd1+ 38. Rxd1 Ra8 39. g4 Ne7 40. Bg3 Kg7 41. Kg2 Ra7 42. Rd3 h5 43. gxh5 Kh6 44. Rd8 Kxh5 45. Ne5 Ng6 46. Nc6 Rb7 47. Rb8 Rxb8 48. Bxb8 Bc5 49. b4 Bb6 50. Bd6 g4 51. Bg3 Nh4+ 52. Bxh4 Kxh4 53. hxg4 Kxg4 54. Ne5+ Kf5 55. Nc4 Bd4 56. Kf3 Ke6 57. Ne3 Bc3 58. b5 Kd6 59. Ke4 Kc5 60. b6 Ba5 61. Nd5 Bxb6 62. Nxb6 Kxb6 63. Ke5 Kc6 64. f4 Kd7 65. Kf6 Ke8 66. Kg7 f5 67. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Xie Jun"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O Bxe5 7. dxe5 Nc5 8. Be3 Nxd3 9. Qxd3 O-O 10. Rd1 c6 11. c4 Nd7 12. f4 dxc4 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Na3 Nb6 15. Bc5 Re8 16. Bd6 Qd7 17. Qf2 Qf5 18. Rac1 Be6 19. Rc3 Rad8 20. Rf1 f6 21. Rg3 Nc8 22. Bb8 Rd3 23. exf6 Rxg3 24. Qxg3 Qxf6 25. Nc2 Qg6 26. Qf2 Bf5 27. Ne3 Bd3 28. Rc1 Re4 29. h3 a6 30. Be5 Ne7 31. Qh4 Rxe3 32. Qxe7 h6 33. f5 Bxf5 34. Rf1 Bxh3 35. Rf8+ Kh7 36. Kf2 Rxe5 37. Qxe5 Qxg2+ 38. Ke3 Bg4 39. Rf2 Qh3+ 40. Kd4 Qd3+ 41. Kc5 Bf3 42. Kb6 c5 43. Qf4 Be4 44. Rd2 Qf3 45. Qe5 Qf6+ 46. Qxf6 gxf6 47. Kxc5 Bd3 48. a4 Kg6 49. b3 Kg5 50. bxc4 Be4 51. Rd7 h5 52. Kd4 Kf4 53. Rf7 f5 54. Rh7 Bf3 55. a5 Kg3 56. Rg7+ Kf4 57. Rh7 Kg3 58. Rg7+ Bg4 59. Rxb7 f4 60. c5 f3 61. Ke3 h4 62. c6 h3 63. Rg7 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[Black "Xie Jun"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Bxe4 dxe4 7. Nc3 Qxb2 8. Nge2 Bg4 9. Nxe4 Bxe2 10. Kxe2 cxd4 11. Qd3 f5 12. Ng5 Nc6 13. Ne6 Rc8 14. Rhb1 Qc3 15. Qxc3 dxc3 16. Rxb7 Kf7 17. Nd4 Kf6 18. Bc7 Nxd4+ 19. exd4 a6 20. Ra7 e6 21. Rb1 Be7 22. Be5+ 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D29"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. a5 Be7 12. Bc4 O-O 13. b3 Nb8 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Bb2 Nxa5 16. Rfc1 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxe6 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 fxe6 20. Nd4 Bd5 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Qe3 Nb7 24. Nc4 a5 25. g3 Ra6 26. Re1 Qc7 27. Rac1 Qf7 28. Nb6 Nd6 29. Qc5 Nb7 30. Qb5 Ra7 31. Red1 Nd8 32. Nd7 Rg8 33. Qf5 Ra6 34. Nb8 Re6 35. Qxa5 Qe7 36. Qc7 Nf7 37. Qxe7 Rxe7 38. Nc6 Re4 39. h4 Rc8 40. Kg2 Rc7 41. Ne5 Rxc1 42. Nxf7+ Kg7 43. Rxc1 Kxf7 44. Rc5 Rd4 45. Rb5 Kg6 46. h5+ Kh6 47. Kh3 Re4 48. g4 Rd4 49. Kh4 Rd2 50. Rxb4 Rxf2 51. Rb6 Kg7 52. Rb7+ Kg8 53. Kg3 Rf1 54. b4 f5 55. gxf5 Rxf5 56. Kg4 Rf1 57. b5 Rc1 58. Kg5 Rd1 59. Rb8+ Kg7 60. h6+ Kf7 61. b6 Rg1+ 62. Kf4 Rf1+ 63. Kg3 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. e3 Rc8 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O Na5 13. Ne5 d6 14. b4 Qc7 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. bxa5 e5 18. Bg3 a6 19. Nc3 b5 20. Qb3 Qc7 21. Rc1 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qxb7 Bd8 24. Qb2 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bd2 Bf5 7. Bc4 e6 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Bb3 Bd6 14. g3 Rhe8 15. Rhe1 f5 16. Ng2 Kb8 17. Bf4 f6 18. Bxe6 Nf8 19. Qc4 Bh5 20. Rd3 Nxe6 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Qxe6 Bxf4+ 23. Nxf4 Re8 24. Qxf5 Re1+ 25. Kd2 Rd1+ 26. Kc3 Bg4 27. Qc5 Ra1 28. Re3 Bc8 29. Re7 Qd8 30. Ne6 Bxe6 31. Rxe6 Rxa2 32. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Qa5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O e6 10. d3 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. a4 Rad8 14. Bd2 Bf6 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Ne3 Nb6 18. Ng4 Be7 19. Ng5 Bg6 20. Be4 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 f6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nxf6+ Kg7 24. Nxe8+ Rxe8 25. h4 Nd7 26. h5 Bf7 27. Kg2 Nf6 28. Rh1 h6 29. Rh4 e5 30. Re1 Nd8 31. Qf3 Ne6 32. Qf5 Ng5 33. f4 Ngxe4 34. dxe4 Qd6 35. Rf1 Re7 36. Rf2 Be8 37. a5 Qe6 38. fxe5 Qxe5 39. Rhf4 Qxf5 40. Rxf5 Nxe4 41. Re2 Bc6 42. Kh2 Rf7 43. Rxf7+ Kxf7 44. Kh3 c4 45. Kg4 Nf6+ 46. Kh4 Nxh5 47. Re5 Nf6 48. Rc5 Bd5 49. Rc7+ Kg6 50. g4 Bc6 51. Rc8 Nd5 52. Rd8 Kg7 53. Rd6 Nf4 54. Rd4 Nd3 55. Rxc4 Nxb2 56. Rd4 Na4 57. Rd3 Nc5 58. Re3 Ne4 59. Rd3 Nf6 60. c4 Nd7 61. Re3 Kf6 62. Kh5 Ne5 63. Rc3 Kg7 64. Re3 Kf6 65. Rc3 Bf3 66. Kh4 Ke6 67. c5 Bc6 0-1

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qb3 Ba5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 d5 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a3 O-O-O 12. Be2 g5 13. e5 Qg7 14. O-O Bb6 15. Rad1 g4 16. Ne1 h5 17. Nc2 h4 18. Ne4 g3 19. h3 Na5 20. Qc3 Ba4 21. Nc5 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 gxf2+ 23. Kh1 Nc6 24. Bf3 Nxd4 25. Qe4 c6 26. Rxd4 Bxc5 27. Rc4 Rd5 28. Qc2 Qxe5 29. Re4 Qd6 30. Rc4 Bb6 0-1

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. b3 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bc5 8. e3 O-O 9. Bg2 d5 10. cxd5 Bxd4 11. exd4 Nxd5 12. O-O b6 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16. Nc3 Ba6 17. Re1 Rbe8 18. Qh5 Re6 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Re1 Rf5 21. Qd1 Qf7 22. Qd2 Rf3 23. Re3 Qf5 24. Kg2 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 h6 26. h3 Kh7 27. Qd2 e5 28. h4 Bd3 29. Qe3 exd4 30. Qxd4 Be4+ 31. Kf1 Bf3 32. Ke1 Qc2 33. Qd2 Qf5 34. Qe3 Qf6 35. Qd3+ Kh8 36. Kf1 d4 37. Nb5 Qc6 38. Qc4 Qe4 39. Kg1 Qb1+ 40. Qf1 Qxa2 41. Nxd4 Bd5 42. Qd1 Qb2 43. g4 Qc3 44. Kh2 Qc7+ 45. Kh3 Qf4 46. f3 h5 47. gxh5 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[Black "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Qb6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Qa5 12. c3 Nd7 13. b4 Qd8 14. Qd2 e5 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Re8 17. Rfe1 Rb8 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. Qd2 a5 20. Bf1 axb4 21. cxb4 Qf6 22. Rxe5 Nxe5 23. Re1 Kg7 24. Nc5 Bf5 25. a3 d4 26. f4 Nd7 27. Nxd7 Bxd7 28. Re5 c5 29. Rxc5 Bf5 30. Rd5 d3 31. Bxd3 Qa1+ 32. Bf1 Qxa3 33. Qd4+ f6 34. Rd6 Qxb4 35. Qxf6+ Kh6 36. h3 Qxf4 37. Rd4 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. h3 Na5 9. Nc3 h6 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Bd2 Bb6 13. Qe2 c6 14. c4 Nb7 15. Bc2 Nc5 16. Be3 Ne6 17. b4 a5 18. a3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 bxc4 20. dxc4 Ng5 21. Nxg5 hxg5 22. Ba4 Bd7 23. Qd2 axb4 24. axb4 Qc7 25. Bc2 Be6 26. Bd3 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rb8 28. Bf1 g6 29. Rd1 Ne8 30. Qc3 Qb6 31. Rb1 g4 32. hxg4 Bxg4 33. b5 Be6 34. Qa3 Kg7 35. Be2 Qd8 36. Qc3 Qh4 37. Qe1 Qg5 38. Nf1 cxb5 39. cxb5 Nf6 40. Bf3 Bc4 41. Nd2 Be6 42. Nf1 Nd7 43. Qb4 Nc5 44. b6 Bg4 45. Bxg4 Qxg4 46. Nd2 Qe2 47. Nf1 Qd3 48. Rb2 Qxe4 49. Qb5 Qa4 50. Qe2 Qc6 51. Qg4 Rxb6 52. Rf2 Ne4 53. Rf3 d5 54. Rh3 Kg8 55. Qh4 Qf6 56. Qh7+ Kf8 57. Rf3 Qg7 58. Qh3 f5 59. Qh4 Qf6 60. Qh6+ Kg8 61. Rh3 Rb7 62. Rh2 Rd7 63. Rh3 Qg7 64. Qh4 Qh7 65. Qe1 Qe7 66. Qa5 Kg7 67. Qa8 Rd8 68. Qc6 Qd7 69. Qb6 Rc8 70. Qa5 Nf6 71. Qe1 Rh8 72. Rxh8 Kxh8 73. Qg3 Qe8 74. Nd2 Kg7 75. Nf3 Ng4 76. Qh4 Qc8 77. Qe7+ Kg8 78. Nh2 Nxe3 79. Qxe5 Qc5 80. Qe8+ Kg7 81. Nf3 Ng4+ 82. Kh1 Qc1+ 83. Ne1 Qh6+ 84. Kg1 Qe3+ 85. Qxe3 Nxe3 86. Kf2 Ng4+ 87. Ke2 Kf6 88. Kd3 f4 89. Ke2 Kf5 90. g3 fxg3 91. Kf3 Ne5+ 92. Kxg3 d4 93. Kf2 Ke4 94. Nc2 g5 95. Ke1 Nf3+ 96. Kf2 Ne5 97. Ke1 g4 98. Kf2 d3 99. Na3 Kf4 100. Nb1 g3+ 101. Kg2 Nc4 102. Nc3 d2 103. Kh3 Kf3 0-1

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Xie Jun"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qb5 Qc7 17. Qa4 Rab8 18. Ba6 Rb6 19. Kb1 Rfb8 20. b3 Qc3 21. Rd3 Qc6 22. Qf4 Rb4 23. Rd4 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rxb3+ 25. Kc1 Qc3 26. Kd1 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qa5+ 28. Ke2 Qxa6+ 29. Kf2 Rb2 30. Kg3 Rf8 31. Qh6 Qf6 32. Rh4 Qe5+ 33. Kh3 Qf5+ 34. Kg3 g5 35. Rg4 f6 36. h4 Qxc2 37. Kh3 Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. c4 Ne7 8. Nc3 Ng6 9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Kh8 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. c5 Qb7 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. b3 Be8 17. h4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Na4 Bh5 20. d5 Qb5 21. Nc3 Qxe2 22. Nxe2 f5 23. Nxf4 fxe4 24. Nxh5 exf3 25. cxd6 Rxd6 26. dxc6 Rh6 27. Ng3 fxg2 28. h5 Kg8 29. Rd7 Ba3 30. Rc2 Rf7 31. Kxg2 Bf8 32. Rd8 Rff6 33. Rc4 Rxc6 34. Nf5 1-0

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Qa5 8. e4 e5 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bf1 Re8 13. Be3 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[Black "Xie Jun"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 Qh4 10. a3 Bc5 11. Ra2 O-O 12. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nunn, John Denis Martin"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn Curtis"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Qf4 Qe6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Ng6 11. Qg3 Qd6 12. Bd2 f5 13. exf5 Qxg3 14. hxg3 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Ne4 Bb6 17. Rfe1 Ne5 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. b3 Nd6 21. a4 b5 22. a5 Re5 23. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "72nd Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1997.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1996.12.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Rad1 Ng6 11. Nc4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Qe7 13. Rfe1 O-O-O 14. a4 Rhe8 15. Bd4 Qe6 16. Qxe6+ Rxe6 17. Bc3 Rde8 18. Nd2 Nf4 19. Kf1 g5 20. f3 Ng6 21. g3 h5 22. Nc4 Be5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Kf2 g4 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Re3 b5 27. b3 gxf3 28. Kxf3 f5 29. Rde1 Rf8 30. Kf4 Rxe4+ 31. Rxe4 fxe4+ 32. Kg5 Re8 33. c4 bxc4 34. bxc4 Re5+ 35. Kf6 Ra5 36. Rxe4 Rxa4 37. Kg6 Ra5 38. h4 Ra3 39. g4 hxg4 40. Rxg4 a5 41. h5 a4 42. c5 Ra1 43. h6 a3 44. h7 Rh1 45. Ra4 Kd7 46. Rxa3 Rg1+ 47. Kf7 Rf1+ 48. Kg7 Rg1+ 49. Kh8 Ke6 50. Ra8 Rg5 51. Rg8 Rxc5 52. Kg7 Rh5 53. h8=Q Rxh8 54. Rxh8 c5 55. Rh5 c4 56. Rc5 Kd6 57. Rxc4 c5 58. Kf6 Kd5 59. Rc1 c4 60. Kf5 Kd4 61. Kf4 Kd3 62. Kf3 c3 63. Rd1+ 1-0
