29th Hastings chess tournament :: Hastings 1953/1954

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1.-2. IM Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG ● 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6½ 4 5 0
1.-2. GM Bronstein, David URS 0 ● 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 5 3 1
3. IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 0 0 ● 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 5½ 4 3 2
4.-7. IM Matanović, Aleksandar YUG ½ ½ 0 ● ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 4½ 2 5 2
4.-7. Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL ½ 0 ½ ½ ● 1 0 1 1 0 4½ 3 3 3
4.-7. Teschner, Rudolf GER ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ● 0 1 1 1 4½ 3 3 3
4.-7. GM Tolush, Alexander URS 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ● 1 0 1 4½ 4 1 4
8. GM Tartacover, Xavier FRA ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 ● 1 1 3½ 3 1 5
9. IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ● ½ 3 1 4 4
10. Horne, Dennis Morton ENG 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ● 2 1 2 6




Round by round results

1st round — 30th December 1953
IM Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG 1 - 0 BEL IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
GM Bronstein, David URS ½ - ½ ENG IM Wade, Robert Graham
IM Matanović, Aleksandar YUG 0 - 1 FRA GM Tartacover, Xavier
Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 0 - 1 URS GM Tolush, Alexander
Teschner, Rudolf GER 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
1.-4. Alexander, Teschner, Tolush, Tartacover — 1; 5.-6. Bronstein, Wade — ½; 7.-10. O'Kelly de Galway, Matanović, Ólafsson, Horne — 0;



2nd round — 31st December 1953
IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL ½ - ½ ISL Ólafsson, Friðrik
GM Tartacover, Xavier FRA ½ - ½ ENG IM Alexander, Conel Hughes
GM Tolush, Alexander URS ½ - ½ URS GM Bronstein, David
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG 0 - 1 GER Teschner, Rudolf
1. Teschner — 2; 2.-4. Alexander, Tolush, Tartacover — 1½; 5.-6. Bronstein, Matanović — 1; 7.-9. O'Kelly de Galway, Ólafsson, Wade — ½; 10. Horne — 0;



3rd round — 1st January 1954
GM Bronstein, David URS 1 - 0 BEL IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 1 - 0 FRA GM Tartacover, Xavier
Teschner, Rudolf GER ½ - ½ YUG IM Matanović, Aleksandar
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG 1 - 0 URS GM Tolush, Alexander
1.-2. Alexander, Teschner — 2½; 3. Bronstein — 2; 4.-8. Matanović, Ólafsson, Tolush, Tartacover, Wade — 1½; 9. O'Kelly de Galway — ½; 10. Horne — 0;



4th round — 2nd January 1954
IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 ENG IM Wade, Robert Graham
IM Matanović, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ ENG IM Alexander, Conel Hughes
GM Tartacover, Xavier FRA 0 - 1 URS GM Bronstein, David
GM Tolush, Alexander URS 1 - 0 GER Teschner, Rudolf
1.-2. Alexander, Bronstein — 3; 3.-4. Teschner, Tolush — 2½; 5. Matanović — 2; 6.-9. O'Kelly de Galway, Ólafsson, Tartacover, Wade — 1½; 10. Horne — 1;



5th round — 4th January 1954
GM Tolush, Alexander URS 0 - 1 BEL IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL ½ - ½ YUG IM Matanović, Aleksandar
Teschner, Rudolf GER ½ - ½ ENG IM Alexander, Conel Hughes
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG 0 - 1 FRA GM Tartacover, Xavier
1. Bronstein — 4; 2. Alexander — 3½; 3. Teschner — 3; 4.-7. O'Kelly de Galway, Matanović, Tolush, Tartacover — 2½; 8. Ólafsson — 2; 9. Wade — 1½; 10. Horne — 1;



6th round — 5th January 1954
IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL ½ - ½ GER Teschner, Rudolf
Horne, Dennis Morton ENG ½ - ½ ENG IM Wade, Robert Graham
IM Matanović, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ URS GM Bronstein, David
GM Tartacover, Xavier FRA 0 - 1 URS GM Tolush, Alexander
1. Bronstein — 4½; 2. Alexander — 4; 3.-4. Teschner, Tolush — 3½; 5.-6. O'Kelly de Galway, Matanović — 3; 7.-8. Ólafsson, Tartacover — 2½; 9. Wade — 2; 10. Horne — 1½;



7th round — 6th January 1954
IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 FRA GM Tartacover, Xavier
Teschner, Rudolf GER 0 - 1 ISL Ólafsson, Friðrik
GM Tolush, Alexander URS 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG ½ - ½ YUG IM Matanović, Aleksandar
1. Alexander — 5; 2.-3. Bronstein, Tolush — 4½; 4. O'Kelly de Galway — 4; 5.-7. Matanović, Ólafsson, Teschner — 3½; 8.-9. Tartacover, Wade — 2½; 10. Horne — 1½;



8th round — 7th January 1954
Horne, Dennis Morton ENG ½ - ½ BEL IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
IM Matanović, Aleksandar YUG 1 - 0 URS GM Tolush, Alexander
Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 0 - 1 URS GM Bronstein, David
GM Tartacover, Xavier FRA 0 - 1 GER Teschner, Rudolf
1.-2. Alexander, Bronstein — 5½; 3.-6. O'Kelly de Galway, Matanović, Teschner, Tolush — 4½; 7. Ólafsson — 3½; 8. Wade — 3; 9. Tartacover — 2½; 10. Horne — 2;



9th round — 8th January 1954
IM O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 YUG IM Matanović, Aleksandar
GM Tartacover, Xavier FRA 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
GM Tolush, Alexander URS 0 - 1 ENG IM Alexander, Conel Hughes
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG 0 - 1 ISL Ólafsson, Friðrik
1.-2. Alexander, Bronstein — 6½; 3. O'Kelly de Galway — 5½; 4.-7. Matanović, Ólafsson, Teschner, Tolush — 4½; 8. Tartacover — 3½; 9. Wade — 3; 10. Horne — 2;







Information

29th Hastings chess tournament
Dates: 30th December 1953 - 8th January 1954
City: Hastings (England)
Venue: White Rock Pavilion
Organizers: Hastings Chess Club
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10 (incl. 3 GMs, 4 IMs)
Games played: 45
Competition format: RR
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: BritBase
PGN game file: hastings-1953.pgn





Tournament Review

Chess makes the UK headlines as Hugh Alexander beats top Soviet GM David Bronstein in a 120-move five-session marathon. Photo colorised by John Saunders Leonard Barden tells me the gentleman 3rd from right of the spectators in the grey jacket is Arthur Albert Rider, former Hastings Congress director. He died less than three weeks after this photo was taken, aged 72.

Source: BritBase viewer page.