37th Hastings chess tournament :: Hastings 1961/1962

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1. GM Botvinnik, Mikhail URS ● ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 7 2 0
2. GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG ½ ● 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 6 5 2 2
3. GM Flohr, Salomon URS ½ 0 ● ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5½ 3 5 1
4.-5. GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard USA 0 1 ½ ● ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 5 3 4 2
4.-5. IM Penrose, Jonathan ENG 0 ½ ½ ½ ● ½ 1 1 0 1 5 3 4 2
6.-7. Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ● 0 0 1 0 4 3 2 4
6.-7. GM Robatsch, Karl AUT 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ● ½ 1 1 4 3 2 4
8. IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ● ½ 1 3½ 2 3 4
9. Barden, Leohard William ENG 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ● 1 3 2 2 5
10. IM Aaron, Manuel IND 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ● 1 1 0 8




Round by round results

1st round — 27th December 1961
IM Aaron, Manuel IND 0 - 1 URS GM Flohr, Salomon
Barden, Leohard William ENG ½ - ½ USA GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
GM Botvinnik, Mikhail URS 1 - 0 ENG IM Wade, Robert Graham
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 1 - 0 YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
IM Penrose, Jonathan ENG 1 - 0 AUT GM Robatsch, Karl
1.-4. Botvinnik, Flohr, Penrose, Littlewood — 1; 5.-6. Bisguier, Barden — ½; 7.-10. Gligorić, Robatsch, Wade, Aaron — 0;



2nd round — 28th December 1961
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard USA ½ - ½ ENG IM Penrose, Jonathan
GM Flohr, Salomon URS 1 - 0 ENG Barden, Leohard William
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 1 - 0 AUT GM Robatsch, Karl
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 - 1 URS GM Botvinnik, Mikhail
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG 1 - 0 IND IM Aaron, Manuel
1.-2. Botvinnik, Flohr — 2; 3. Penrose — 1½; 4.-7. Gligorić, Bisguier, Littlewood, Wade — 1; 8. Barden — ½; 9.-10. Robatsch, Aaron — 0;



3rd round — 29th December 1961
IM Aaron, Manuel IND 1 - 0 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
Barden, Leohard William ENG ½ - ½ ENG IM Wade, Robert Graham
GM Botvinnik, Mikhail URS ½ - ½ YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
IM Penrose, Jonathan ENG ½ - ½ URS GM Flohr, Salomon
GM Robatsch, Karl AUT 0 - 1 USA GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1.-2. Botvinnik, Flohr — 2½; 3.-4. Bisguier, Penrose — 2; 5.-6. Gligorić, Wade — 1½; 7.-9. Littlewood, Barden, Aaron — 1; 10. Robatsch — 0;



4th round — 30th December 1961
GM Botvinnik, Mikhail URS 1 - 0 IND IM Aaron, Manuel
GM Flohr, Salomon URS ½ - ½ AUT GM Robatsch, Karl
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 0 - 1 USA GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 1 - 0 ENG Barden, Leohard William
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG 0 - 1 ENG IM Penrose, Jonathan
1. Botvinnik — 3½; 2.-4. Flohr, Bisguier, Penrose — 3; 5. Littlewood — 2; 6.-7. Gligorić, Wade — 1½; 8.-9. Barden, Aaron — 1; 10. Robatsch — ½;



5th round — 30th - 31st December 1961
IM Aaron, Manuel IND 0 - 1 YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
Barden, Leohard William ENG 0 - 1 URS GM Botvinnik, Mikhail
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard USA ½ - ½ URS GM Flohr, Salomon
IM Penrose, Jonathan ENG ½ - ½ ENG Littlewood, John Eric
GM Robatsch, Karl AUT ½ - ½ ENG IM Wade, Robert Graham
1. Botvinnik — 4½; 2.-4. Flohr, Bisguier, Penrose — 3½; 5.-6. Gligorić, Littlewood — 2½; 7. Wade — 2; 8.-10. Robatsch, Barden, Aaron — 1;



6th round — 2nd January 1962
IM Aaron, Manuel IND 0 - 1 ENG Barden, Leohard William
GM Botvinnik, Mikhail URS 1 - 0 ENG IM Penrose, Jonathan
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 1 - 0 URS GM Flohr, Salomon
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 - 1 AUT GM Robatsch, Karl
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG ½ - ½ USA GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1. Botvinnik — 5½; 2. Bisguier — 4; 3.-5. Gligorić, Flohr, Penrose — 3½; 6.-7. Littlewood, Wade — 2½; 8.-9. Robatsch, Barden — 2; 10. Aaron — 1;



7th round — 3rd January 1962
Barden, Leohard William ENG 0 - 1 YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard USA 0 - 1 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
GM Flohr, Salomon URS 1 - 0 ENG IM Wade, Robert Graham
IM Penrose, Jonathan ENG 1 - 0 IND IM Aaron, Manuel
GM Robatsch, Karl AUT 0 - 1 URS GM Botvinnik, Mikhail
1. Botvinnik — 6½; 2.-4. Gligorić, Flohr, Penrose — 4½; 5. Bisguier — 4; 6. Littlewood — 3½; 7. Wade — 2½; 8.-9. Robatsch, Barden — 2; 10. Aaron — 1;



8th round — 4th January 1962
IM Aaron, Manuel IND 0 - 1 AUT GM Robatsch, Karl
Barden, Leohard William ENG 1 - 0 ENG IM Penrose, Jonathan
GM Botvinnik, Mikhail URS 1 - 0 USA GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
GM Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 1 - 0 ENG IM Wade, Robert Graham
Littlewood, John Eric ENG ½ - ½ URS GM Flohr, Salomon
1. Botvinnik — 7½; 2. Gligorić — 5½; 3. Flohr — 5; 4. Penrose — 4½; 5.-6. Bisguier, Littlewood — 4; 7.-8. Robatsch, Barden — 3; 9. Wade — 2½; 10. Aaron — 1;



9th round — 5th January 1962
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard USA 1 - 0 IND IM Aaron, Manuel
GM Flohr, Salomon URS ½ - ½ URS GM Botvinnik, Mikhail
IM Penrose, Jonathan ENG ½ - ½ YUG GM Gligorić, Svetozar
GM Robatsch, Karl AUT 1 - 0 ENG Barden, Leohard William
IM Wade, Robert Graham ENG 1 - 0 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
1. Botvinnik — 8; 2. Gligorić — 6; 3. Flohr — 5½; 4.-5. Bisguier, Penrose — 5; 6.-7. Littlewood, Robatsch — 4; 8. Wade — 3½; 9. Barden — 3; 10. Aaron — 1;







Information

37th Hastings chess tournament
Dates: 27th December 1961 - 5th January 1962
City: Hastings (England)
Venue: Sun Lounge
Organizers: Hastings Chess Club
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10 (incl. 5 GMs, 3 IMs)
Games played: 45
Competition format: RR
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: BritBase
PGN game file: hastings-1961.pgn





Tournament Review

Gligoric did well to recover from the disasters of the early rounds which would have demoralized most players. It must be sad for him to realize that had he won those two lost games, as he undoubtedly should have done, he might have had the honour of a tie with the World Champion, although Botvinnik might well have made a big effort to beat Flohr in the final round and one cannot say how Gligoric might have fared if he had been forced to play for a win against Penrose with the black pieces.

Source: BritBase viewer page.