[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Black "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 {... Chigorin Defence ... went to an adjournment - 59 moves} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C46"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {went to an adjournment - 62 moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Nc6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qb1 Rc8 12. Qb2 Bf6 13. Rac1 b6 14. d4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Bb5 ({The clearly wrong} 17... Bc6 {given in CB Mega database}) 18. Qb2 Qe7 19. Rfd1 {Sources: Evening News (London), 28 December 1929; Gillam booklet} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D69"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qe4 16. Kh1 Bh3 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Bb3 Bf5 19. Bc2 Qe6 20. e4 Rfe8 21. Re3 Rd4 22. Re1 Bg4 23. Qf2 Qd7 24. Qg3 Rd2 25. Rc3 Bd1 26. Rd3 Rxd3 27. Bxd3 Bh5 28. h3 f5 29. Bc4+ Bf7 30. Bxf7+ Qxf7 31. exf5 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qxf5 33. Qe8+ Qf8 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qd7 h6 36. Qxb7 Qxf4 37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Qxc6 Qf1+ 39. Kh2 Qb1 40. Qa4 Qxb2 41. Qxa7 Qe5+ {Sources: Hastings 1929/30, Ed. AJ Gillam; Paige collection} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E23"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Rc1 f5 12. Bd6 Nxd6 13. cxd6 Bxd6 14. Be2 Ne5 15. Nd4 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Bxb4 17. O-O b6 18. Rfd1 Bb7 19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 f4 21. e4 g4 22. fxg4 f3 23. Bf1 Rf4 24. h3 Kf7 25. Kh2 Ke7 26. Na4 Rxe4 27. c5 Bxc5 28. Nxc5 bxc5 29. Rxc5 h5 30. gxh5 Rh8 31. Bd3 Re2 32. Kg3 Rg8+ 33. Bg6 Nxg6 34. hxg6 Rxg6+ 35. Kxf3 Rxb2 36. Rc7 Rxa2 {Sources: Manchester Guardian, 30 December 1929; The Scotsman, 31 December 1929; Western Daily Press, 31 December 1929; Irish Times, 31 December 1929; BCM, February 1930, p84} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Ne4 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Nxd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 f5 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qh6 Qe7 12. f3 d6 13. e4 Nd7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. exf5 exf5 16. Bg5 Qf8 17. Qh4 Re8 18. Rhe1 ({Correction for} 18. Rde1 {given in RL Paige's Sir George Thomas book and CB Mega Database 2022. The Times and the Manchester Guardian give KR-K1, while the The Scotsman gives the impossible KR-Q1.}) 18... Qf7 19. Kc2 a5 20. b3 Bc6 21. Kc3 h5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Re1 Bb7 24. Qf2 Kb8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qe2 Qxe2 27. Bxe2 Bc8 28. Be7 b5 29. cxb5 Nb6 30. Bc4 Nxc4 31. bxc4 Kb7 32. d5 f4 33. a4 Bf5 34. Bg5 Kc8 35. Bxf4 Kb7 36. h3 Bb1 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ka7 39. Bd2 Kb6 40. f4 Be4 41. f5 gxf5 42. g5 f4 43. Bxf4 Bg6 44. Be3+ Kb7 45. c5 dxc5 46. Kc4 Bc2 47. Kxc5 Bxa4 48. Bd2 Bc2 49. Bxa5 Bg6 50. d6 cxd6+ 51. Kxd6 {Sources: The Times, 30 December 1929; Manchester Guardian, 31 December 1929; The Scotsman, 31 December 1929; Western Daily Press, 1 January 1930; Hastings 1929/30, Ed. AJ Gillam; Paige collection (which has the incorrect 18 Rde1)} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e6 {Not available} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 f6 9. Ba3 Nh6 10. Be2 Nf7 11. O-O d6 12. Rfd1 Ke7 13. Rab1 Qc7 14. f4 c5 15. Qe3 Rd8 16. Bf3 e5 17. f5 Rb8 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Bc4 Qa5 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Bxf7 Qxa3 22. Bc4 Qa4 23. Qd3 Qc6 24. Bd5 Qb6 25. Bc4 Qc6 26. h4 Rb6 27. h5 Be8 28. Bd5 Qc8 29. Qg3 Kf8 30. h6 g5 (30... g6 {given in CB Mega Database 2022 but the primary source has 30...g5.}) 31. fxg6 Bxg6 32. Rf1 Ke7 33. Rxf6 Qh8 34. Re6+ Kd7 35. Qg5 Qf8 36. Rf6 Qh8 37. Rxg6 hxg6 38. Qxg6 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Qd8 40. Qf7+ Kc8 41. Be6+ Kb8 42. Qg8 Qxg8 43. Bxg8 d5 44. h7 {Source: Times Literary Supplement, 9 January 1930} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Black "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E23"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e3 Bxc5 {Not available} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yates, Frederick"]
[Black "Winter, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 c6 {... 34 moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D68"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. d5 e4 14. Nd4 cxd5 15. Bxd5 Nf6 16. Bc4 Qe5 17. Nb5 Bg4 18. Qd6 Qh5 19. Nd4 Rad8 20. Qf4 Qg6 21. Rfc1 Nh5 22. Qc7 Rd7 23. Qa5 Bf3 24. Bf1 Rxd4 25. exd4 Nf4 26. g3 Qg4 27. Qb5 h6 28. Re3 Nh3+ 29. Bxh3 Qxh3 30. Qf1 Qd7 31. Rxf3 (31. Rc4 {Capablanca}) 31... exf3 32. Qd3 Qd5 33. b3 Re8 34. h3 Rd8 35. Rc3 Qxd4 36. Qxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxf3 b5 38. Rc3 Rd2 39. a3 Ra2 40. b4 a6 {moves between 41-67 missing... end of game wKd3,Pa3,b4/bKd5,Pa6,b5 - game concluded 68 a4 bxa4 69 Kc3 Kc6 70 Kb2 Kb7 71 Ka2 a5 72 bxa5 Ka7, draw agreed. (JS note - source of this info not recorded). The game was also published in The Field, 11 January 1930 and 'Hastings 1929/30 Canterbury 1930 Hastings 1930/31' - A J Gillam - The Chess Player (1999). Both of these versions end after White's 37th move and state that the game was continued to the 73rd move. n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 {... 22 moves. n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 Be7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Nc6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qb1 Bf6 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Bxc3 14. dxc3 Qe7 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Be8 18. Rad1 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Rd8 20. Rxd8 Nxd8 {n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "?"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 {... 50 moves. n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bf4 c5 12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 c4 14. Bb1 f5 15. Ne5 Qe8 16. f3 Bd6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe4 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 dxe4 22. Qxc4+ Kh8 23. Rc1 h6 24. Rd1 Qf4 25. d5 Rf8 26. Bxe4 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rf4 28. d6 Bxe4 {Sources: Liverpool Daily Post, 1 January 1930; Yorkshire Post. n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Qh5 11. dxc5 e5 12. Nd2 f5 13. f4 e4 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. Rfe1 Nd8 16. Qc2 Be6 17. b4 Nc6 18. a3 Bf6 19. Rad1 Qf7 20. Rc1 b5 21. cxb6 Nd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 23. e3 Bxb6 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Qxc4 26. Rxc4 Rac8 27. Bf1 g6 28. Kf2 Rxc4 29. Bxc4 Rc8 30. Rc1 a5 31. Ke2 axb4 32. axb4 Kg7 33. h3 Ra8 34. Bb3 Ra3 35. Rc3 h5 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 fxg4 38. Kf2 Kh6 39. Kg3 Bd8 40. Kxg4 Bf6 41. Rc6 Rxb3 42. Rxf6 Kg7 43. Kg5 Rxe3 44. Rxg6+ Kf7 45. Rf6+ Kg7 46. Rb6 Re1 47. Rb7+ Kg8 48. Kf6 e3 49. Rb8+ Kh7 50. Re8 Rb1 51. Rxe3 Rxb4 52. f5 Rb8 53. Kf7 Rb7+ 54. Re7 Rb6 55. f6 Ra6 $2 (55... Rb1 $1 {Capablanca} 56. Ke6+ (56. Re8 Rb7+ 57. Kf8 Kg6 $11) (56. Rd7 Kh6 57. Rd2 Rb7+ 58. Ke6 Kg6 $11) 56... Kg6 $1 ({Hooper gives} 56... Kg8 {as a draw but this loses to} 57. Re8+ Kh7 58. f7 {wins}) 57. Rg7+ Kh6 58. Rg2 Rb6+ 59. Kf7 Rb7+ 60. Ke8 Rb8+ {draws}) 56. Rd7 $2 (56. Kf8+ $1 Kg6 57. f7 Kf6 58. Kg8 $1 {wins}) 56... Ra8 57. Re7 Ra6 (57... Rb8 $1 {says Hooper}) 58. Kf8+ Kg6 59. f7 Ra8+ 60. Re8 Ra7 61. Re6+ Kh7 62. Ke8 $2 (62. Re1 {wins}) 62... Ra8+ 63. Ke7 Ra7+ $2 (63... Kg7 $1 $11) 64. Kf6 {Sources: Liverpool Daily Post, 1 January 1930; Birmingham Post, 1 January 1930; 'Hastings 1929/30 Canterbury 1930 Hastings 1930/31' - A J Gillam - The Chess Player (1999). n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {... no further moves available. n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Black "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 {Not available. n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 N7f6 9. e4 $4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Qc1 Ba3 12. Qe3 Qxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Nxc3 {Sources: Yorkshire Post, 31 December 1929; The Scotsman, 1 January 1930; Western Daily Press, 2 January 1930; Hastings 1929/30, Ed. AJ Gillam; Paige collection. n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yates, Frederick"]
[Black "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bc4 dxe5 6. dxe5 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 c6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Bxd5 cxd5 12. c4 Nb6 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. a4 Rc8 15. a5 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Qxc4 17. Qxc4 Rxc4 18. a6 b6 19. Be3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Kd7 21. Rfd1+ Kc7 22. b3 Rc6 23. Ra4 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Rg4 g6 26. Rd4+ Ke8 27. Ra4 Bd8 28. Kf1 Rc3 29. b4 Rc4 30. Ke2 Rh4 31. f4 Rxh3 32. Ra1 Bc7 33. Rd1 h6 34. Rg1 Kd7 35. Kd3 Rh4 36. Rd1 g5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Bxg5 Rh5 39. Kc4+ Kc8 40. f4 Rh3 41. Kb5 Rh8 42. Bf6 Rg8 43. Rh1 Bd8 44. Kc6 Bxf6 45. exf6 Rd8 46. Rh7 Rf8 47. Kd6 Kd8 48. Rg7 Ke8 49. Kc7 Rh8 50. Rg1 Rf8 51. Rd1 {Sources: Yorkshire Post, 3 January 1930; Liverpool Daily Post, 3 January 1930; Sunday Times, 12 January 1930; Times Literary Supplement, 16 January 1930; Cheltenham Chronicle, 18 January 1930. n.b. the games scheduled for round 4 were played in advance of round 3 in this tournament.} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 {... 21 moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rc1 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Nd4 Nfe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Be2 Rad8 15. a3 Qe5 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. Nd4 Rfe8 18. Bb5 Re5 19. b4 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Ne6 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Rc7 Ba8 23. Qc1 Rf8 24. Bc6 Qf5 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Kf8 28. Rfc1 Rae8 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Re8 31. Rc1 Re7 32. Rc8+ Re8 33. Rc1 Re7 34. Kf1 Rd7 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Rc8 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Kxd8 38. Kd3 Kd7 39. Kd4 Kc6 40. a4 a6 41. g4 ({The move order} 41. f4 Kd6 42. g4 {is seen in some secondary sources.}) 41... Kd6 42. f4 Kc6 43. Ke5 a5 44. b5+ Kc5 45. f5 h6 46. h3 Kb4 47. Kxd5 Kxa4 48. Kc6 Kb3 49. Kxb6 a4 50. Kc5 a3 51. b6 a2 52. b7 a1=Q 53. b8=Q+ Kc2 54. Qh2+ Kd3 55. Qf4 Qa5+ 56. Kc6 Qa8+ 57. Kd7 f6 58. Ke7 Qg8 59. Qd4+ Ke2 60. Qd7 Kf2 61. e4 Kg3 62. Qd3+ Kh4 63. Qf3 g5 64. Kxf6 Qf8+ 65. Ke6 Qe8+ 66. Kd5 Qb5+ 67. Kd4 Qb4+ 68. Ke3 Qe1+ {adjourned for the second time, later resigned.} 69. Kd3 {sealed move. Source: Birmingham Post, 4 January 1930; (63w-end) The Field, 1 February 1930; Birmingham Gazette, 18 January 1930; 'Hastings 1929/30 Canterbury 1930 Hastings 1930/31' - A J Gillam - The Chess Player (1999)} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e3 cxd4 8. exd4 Qc7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Bxd2 Qxc4 12. Ne5 Qa6 13. Rc1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qb7+ 15. Qf3 Qxf3+ 16. Kxf3 Nd5 17. Rc2 f6 18. Nd3 Nc6 19. Be3 Rfc8 20. Rfc1 Nce7 21. Nf4 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Kf7 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bf4 Ke7 25. Bd2 d6 26. g4 Kd7 27. h4 h6 28. Kg3 f5 29. g5 h5 30. f4 Rc8 31. Rxc8 Kxc8 32. Kf3 Kd7 33. Ke2 Kc6 34. a4 Ne7 35. Be1 Kd5 36. Kd3 Ng6 (36... Nc6 {wrongly given in CB Mega Database 2022. 36...Ng6 given in the primary source.}) 37. Bg3 e5 38. dxe5 dxe5 {Source: The Times, 1 January 1930} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Bg5 Nge7 9. Qd2 h6 10. Be3 g5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Na3 Qc6 15. f3 O-O-O 16. Nc2 d5 17. Nd4 Qd6 18. h3 Rhg8 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. Qd3 h5 21. Nf5 Nxf5 22. exf5 Qf6 23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Qb6+ 25. Qe3 Qxb2 26. Rd2 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Qb1+ 28. Rf1 Qb5 29. Qa7 Rge8 30. Rfd1 Re5 31. f6 Qc6 32. c4 Qxc4 33. Qa8+ Kd7 34. Qxb7 Ke8 35. Qb1 Qc5+ 36. Kh1 Qb6 37. Qa1 Qe6 38. Qd4 Rb8 39. Qc5 Re1+ 40. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. g3 Rb2 43. Rxb2 Qxb2+ 44. Kh1 Qa1+ 45. Kg2 Qxa2+ 46. Kg1 Qa1+ 47. Kg2 Qb2+ 48. Kh1 Qxf6 49. Qxd5 Qf1+ 50. Kh2 Qb5 51. Qe4+ Kf8 52. Qd4 Ke7 53. Qf4 Qc5 54. Qe4+ Kf6 55. Qf3+ Kg7 56. Qf4 a5 57. h4 c6 58. Kh3 Qd5 59. Kh2 c5 60. g4 Qa2+ 61. Kg3 Qb3+ 62. Kf2 Qc2+ 63. Ke1 Qc3+ 64. Ke2 Qf6 65. Qa4 Qxh4 {Source: BCM, February 1920, p83} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1929.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Black "Winter, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. c4 {... 30 moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Rc1 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. e4 Nb4 11. a3 Nc6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. Bb5 Nde5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qc7 Qg5 17. g3 Nf3+ 18. Nxf3 Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Nh4 Nxb3 12. Nf5 Qe6 13. axb3 d5 14. f3 Ne8 15. Be3 Nd6 16. Bc5 Rfe8 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Qd2 Rac8 19. Rac1 f6 20. Rfd1 g6 21. Ng3 Rc7 22. c4 bxc4 23. exd5 Qxd5 24. dxc4 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 d5 26. Rcd1 d4 27. Re2 Kf7 28. Ne4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 g5 30. h4 h6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. g3 Rb7 33. Rd3 Reb8 34. f4 Rxb3 35. Rxb3 Rxb3 36. fxe5 Rxg3+ 37. Kf1 f5 38. Rxd4 Ke6 39. c5 Rb3 40. c6 Rxb2 41. Rc4 Rb8 42. Rc5 Rc8 43. Ke2 a5 44. Kd3 a4 45. Kc4 g4 46. Kb5 g3 47. Kb6 g2 48. Rc1 f4 49. Kb7 Rxc6 {Sources: Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 22 February 1930; Alg. Handelsblad} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "?"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 Nf6 {... early draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 c5 13. O-O cxd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Ne5 Rd8 16. f4 Nd5 17. Qg3 Qd6 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Ba2 Ba4 20. Rd2 Rac8 21. Qd3 Bd7 22. Bb1 Nf6 23. g4 Bc6 24. Nxc6 Qxc6 25. g5 hxg5 26. fxg5 Ne8 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rdf2 Nd6 29. g6 f5 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qxg7+ Ke8 32. Qg8+ Kd7 33. Qh7+ Ke8 34. g7 {Sources: Manchester Guardian, 3 January 1930; The Field, 11 January 1930; The Times, 2 January 1930; Birmingham Post, 3 January 1930; 'Hastings 1929/30 Canterbury 1930 Hastings 1930/31' - A J Gillam - The Chess Player (1999)} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yates, Frederick"]
[Black "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {... 63 moves} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {... 56 moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qc2 c6 10. h3 Qe7 11. Be3 Nh5 12. Rfd1 Nf4 13. Bf1 Nc5 14. b4 Na6 15. a3 Be6 16. c5 Nc7 17. Rd6 f5 18. Ne1 fxe4 19. b5 Nfd5 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Nxe4 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Nd5 23. Bc4 Bh6 24. Rxc6 Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 Kh8 26. Nf3 Bg8 27. Rd6 Nf6 28. Bxg8 (28. Rad1 Rad8 29. Qd3 Bd4 ({here Black could muddy the waters with} 29... Nxe4 $5 {- on the grounds that Sir George Thomas would probably not have missed such a continuation, this makes it the least probable of two given endings to the game}) 30. Nxd4 {is the ending quoted in the London Evening News (B Denman)}) 28... Nxg8 29. Rad1 Rad8 30. Qd3 Bd4 31. Nxd4 {Sources: The Evening News (London), 3 January 1930; Birmingham Post, 4 January 1930; The Scotsman, 4 January 1930; Western Daily Press, 6 January 1930; Devon and Exeter Daily Gazette, 6 February 1930; Cheltenham Chronicle, 1 November 1930. A different ending (consisting of 28 Rad1 Rad8 29 Qd3 Bd4 30 Nd4 1:0) is given in 'Hastings 1929/30 Canterbury 1930 Hastings 1930/31' - A J Gillam - The Chess Player(1999). is the more likely ending given by the Cheltenham Chronicle (B Denman). Also, The Scotsman, 4 January 1930} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Black "Winter, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {... 33 moves} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bc3 Qa5 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 O-O 13. Be2 Be6 14. O-O Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Qa3 16. Qd1 Ne4 17. Nb5 Qb2 18. Nc7 Rab8 19. Rc2 Qe5 20. Rac1 a6 21. Bf3 Rd8 22. h3 Bf5 23. b4 d4 24. exd4 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. b5 Nd2 27. Rc3 Bd3 28. Rd1 Bxb5 29. Re1 Nxf3+ 30. Rxf3 Bc6 {Takacs lost on time. Source: Times Literary Supplement, 23 January 1930} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D67"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qd3 Rfd8 15. Qe2 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. h3 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Qd7 21. Qxd7 Nxd7 {Source: Evening News (London), 3 January 1930} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bb5 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. Ba4 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bc2 Nce4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Nd4 b5 17. a4 b4 18. Nce2 Rac8 19. Nf5 Bc5 20. Ned4 Kf8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rfd1 Bd5 23. g4 b3 24. Ne2 Rd7 25. Nc3 Be6 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Nxe4 Bb4 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Nd4 Be6 30. Nxe6+ fxe6 31. Nxf6 Ba3 32. Ne4 Bxb2 33. Nc5 Ke7 34. Nxb3 Kd6 35. e4 Ke5 36. f3 Kf4 37. Kf2 {("and wins" Sunday Times)} e5 38. Ke2 {Sources: Evening News (London), 4 January 1930; The Scotsman, 6 January 1930; Liverpool Daily Post, 6 January 1930; Sunday Times, 19 January 1930} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Black "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. c4 {... 68 moves} 1-0

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "?"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {... 53 moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 {"one of the usual variations arising from the Pillsbury Attack", so perhaps} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 {... 27 moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yates, Frederick"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. Be3 b5 9. Bb3 Nd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. h3 Bh5 12. a4 c6 13. axb5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nd1 O-O 17. c3 Bb6 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 b4 20. d4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rb8 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Bc4 Qa3 24. Rd1 h6 25. Kh2 Qe7 26. Ra1 Rf8 27. Ra7 Qd6 28. Qe2 Qc5 29. Rb7 Ne8 30. Rd7 Nf6 31. Rb7 Ne8 32. Rd7 {"and the game is soon drawn by repetition". Source: Manchester Guardian, 6 January 1930} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Be2 Qe7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O Be6 15. Qa4 Rac8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 a6 18. Rfd1 Rd7 19. Bf3 Qc5 20. h3 h6 21. Qb3 Rcd8 22. Na4 Qc7 23. Qb6 Qxb6 24. Nxb6 Rd6 25. Na4 R6d7 26. Nb6 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "?"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 {Not available} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mencikova, Vera"]
[Black "Sergeant, Edward Guthlac"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 {Not available} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Price, Hubert Ernest"]
[Black "Takacs, Sandor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. b3 d5 8. Nbd2 Ba6 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 13. e5 Nd5 14. bxc4 Nb4 15. Qb3 b5 16. cxb5 Bxb5 17. dxc5 Nd3 18. Qxb5 Nxe1 19. Nxe1 Rb8 20. Qe2 Rxb2 21. Nd3 Rxa2 22. c6 Nc5 23. c7 Qxc7 24. Qe3 Qd8 {Sources: Source: BCM, February 1930, p85; (16-end) BCM, February 1930, p56} 0-1

[Event "10th Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.01.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vidmar, Milan sr"]
[Black "Winter, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1929.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 ({The move order} 2... e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 {appears in at least one version of this game, and in the Gillam booklet, but the primary sources below quote the move order as given in the main line.}) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bg5 c5 13. Bh4 Rac8 14. Bg3 Qc6 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. cxd5 {Sources: Evening News (London), 6 January 1930; Staffordshire Advertiser, 18 January 1930} (17. cxd5 {premature resignation: Winter thought that, after} Qa4 18. Bb5 {won a piece, overlooking that} Qg4 {defended the threatened knight (BCM, Feb 1930, p56)}) 1-0
