[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qb3 Bxf3 8.
gxf3 b5 9. Be2 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. fxe4 Qh4 14. O-O
Qxe4 15. f4 Nd7 16. Bf3 Qg6+ 17. Kh1 Rd8 18. Qc4 e5 19. b3 O-O 20. Ra2 Qb6 21.
a5 Qa7 22. e4 Be3 23. f5 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qe3 25. Rf1 Nc5 26. Qxb4 Qxb3 27. Qxb3
Nxb3 28. Be2 Rd6 29. Rb1 Nc5 30. Rb6 Rxb6 31. axb6 Rb8 32. Bxa6 Rxb6 33. Bc4
Kf8 34. Bd5 g6 35. Ra7 Rf6 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Re8 Nd3 38. Bc4 Nf2+ 39. Kg2 Nxe4
40. Rxe5 Nd6 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Re8 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 c5 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 c4 14. Bf5 Nf8 15.
a4 a6 16. Qe1 b5 17. Ba5 Qb8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra3 Bc8 20. Bc2 Ra6 21. Qb4 Qb7
22. b3 Be6 23. Rb1 cxb3 24. Bd3 Rb8 25. Rbxb3 Qc8 26. Rc3 Qe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Nd7 7. Nbd2 f6 8.
O-O Bc5 9. c3 Nf8 10. d4 exd4 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Nfxd4 (12. Nbxd4 {given
previously but the score as shown in CHESS is 12 N(B3)xP.}) 12... Ng6 13. Be3
O-O 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Ne5 17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. Nd4 Qf7 19. Ne6
Rfc8 20. Rfe1 b5 21. Re3 Kh8 22. Rae1 Rg8 23. f4 Ng4 24. Rh3 Rae8 25. Qe2 Nh6
26. g4 Qd7 27. Rd3 Qc8 28. Kf1 c5 29. h3 g6 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Re3 Qc6 32. Qg2
Qd7 33. Nxc5 Qf7 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. Qe4 Qd8 37. Qd4 Qe7 38. Ne4
Ng8 39. g5 {Source: CHESS/27/401-2, January 1962, p126} 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Bb3 ({Another plan is} 10. a3 Bf8 11. b4 {with the
possible sequel} d5 12. Bb3 Bg4 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bb2 Qd7 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. c4
Bxf3 17. cxd5 Bxd1 18. dxc6 Ba4 19. cxb7 Rab8 20. dxe5 {and White has won a
pawn.}) 10... h6 11. Nf1 Bf8 12. Ng3 Bg4 $146 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 {Pawns
don't matter to Littlewood!} exd4 15. Nf5 $17 (15. Nh5 $5 {looks like a viable
alternative} dxc3 16. bxc3 $15) 15... d5 (15... dxc3 16. Qg3 {is strong for
White.}) 16. Bxh6 {He's not petty with his pieces either!} Nxe4 {Gligoric
takes no chances and by declining White's sacrifice secures rather the better
ending. 16...gxh6 is not clear but White certainly has good attacking
prospects.} 17. Bf4 Ne5 $11 (17... dxc3 $5 {has some apparent merit} 18. bxc3
Bc5 $17 (18... Bc5 19. Ne3 Ne5 20. Bxe5 $15)) (17... g5 18. h4 (18. Bh2 dxc3
$15)) 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Rad1 $11 (19. Qf4 Re8 20. Qg4 c6 $14 (20... dxc3 $2 {
doesn't work because of} 21. Nh6+ Kh7 22. Nxf7 $18)) 19... Qd7 20. Nxd4 Rae8 (
20... c5 21. Qf4 $11 (21. Nc2 Rae8 22. Qf4 Qd8 $11)) 21. Qg4 $17 ({Probably
the last move White wanted to make. Black had threatened to win at once with
21...Nd2.} 21. Qd3 $142 $5 {must definitely be considered} Nc5 22. Qd2 Nxb3 23.
Nxb3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 $15) (21. Qf4 Bd6 22. Nf3 R5e7 23. Qh4 $15)
(21. Qe3 Bc5 22. a4 $11) 21... Qxg4 $15 (21... Nf6 22. Rxe5 Nxg4 23. Rxd5 $17)
22. hxg4 c6 23. f3 Nc5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Bc2 g6 26. Kf2 Bg7 27. a4 Re7 28. a5
Be5 29. b4 Nd7 (29... Bxd4+ 30. cxd4 $14 (30. Rxd4 Nd7 31. Rd1 Kh7 $14)) 30.
Bb3 Nf8 31. Rd3 Kg7 32. Ne2 Ne6 33. c4 (33. Rd1 Kf6 $11) 33... dxc4 34. Bxc4
Nc7 $2 {Short of time, Gligoric doesn't realise that his bishop is in danger.}
35. f4 Bb2 $11 ({If} 35... Bf6 36. g5) 36. Rb3 Re4 $2 $16 ({Losing quickly.} 
36... Ba1 {was correct} 37. Rb1 Re4 38. Bd3 Bd4+ 39. Kf1 Re3 {etc.}) 37. Bd3 $1
{retaining the advantage} ({Instead of} 37. Rxb2 Rxc4 38. g5 Nd5 $15) 37...
Bd4+ 38. Kf1 ({Less advisable is} 38. Nxd4 Rxd4 39. Ke3 Rxb4 40. Rxb4 Nd5+ 41.
Ke4 Nxb4 $15) (38. Kf3 $4 Re3+ 39. Kf2 Rxd3+) 38... Re3 $2 (38... Rxe2 $142 39.
Bxe2 Nd5 $18) 39. Nxd4 Nd5 40. Kf2 Re7 {With characteristic calmness,
Littlewood, though he had plenty of time, carried on playing at full speed. No
scurrying for the adjournment.} 41. g3 Rd7 42. Nc2 Nf6 43. Kf3 Rd5 44. g5 Ne8
45. Ne3 Rd4 46. f5 Nd6 47. Bc2 Ne8 48. f6+ {Source: John Littlewood collection
(Keith Brown)} 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nc6 9. Qf2 Nd7 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Nc6 13. O-O Na5 14. Rad1 Nbc4
15. Bc1 c6 16. f5 Qc7 17. Rd3 b5 18. Rf3 b4 19. Ne2 c5 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. c3
bxc3 22. bxc3 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qb7 24. Nc3 Rac8 25. Nd5 gxf5 26. Rxf5 f6 27. Qh4
Nb6 28. Ne3 Na4 29. Nd5 Nc3 30. Be3 Nxd5 31. exd5 Rc3 32. Qe4 Rf7 33. R1f3 Bf8
34. Rg3+ Kh8 35. Rh5 Qc8 36. Qg6 Bh6 37. Qxf7 Rxe3 38. Rxh6 {time} 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 e5 13. Be3 Bb4 14. Nb5 axb5 15.
Qxb4 O-O 16. Rxd6 Rxa2 17. Rd2 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Rfa8 19. f3 Ra1 20. c3 Qc4 21. Qxc4
bxc4 22. Bc5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Be6 24. Ba3 g5 25. Kf2 Rc8 26. Ke3 Kg7 27. Rd6 Nd7
28. Bf1 Rc6 29. Rd2 Nf8 30. Rd8 Ng6 31. Be2 Kf6 32. Bd1 Rc8 33. Rd2 h5 34. Ba4
h4 35. Kf2 hxg3+ 36. hxg3 Rh8 37. Kg2 Ra8 38. Bd1 Rc8 39. Be2 Kg7 40. Rd6 Rc6
41. Rd8 f6 42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Ke3 Rc7 44. Bd6 Rc6 45. Bb4 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Flohr, Salo"]
[Black "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. O-O
Nc5 9. Nd2 a5 10. Qc2 Bh6 11. Nb3 Bxc1 12. Raxc1 Nxb3 13. axb3 b6 14. Ra1 Rb8
15. Na2 Ne8 16. b4 f5 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 exf4 20. Nc1 Qf6 21.
Nd3 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Nf6 23. Rxf4 Ne4 24. Rxa5 Bd7 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Raf1 Ra4 27. Nf2
Nxf2+ 28. R1xf2 Qe5 29. b3 Ra1+ 30. Rf1 Rfa8 31. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 32. Rf1 Kg7 33. Bd1
f4 34. Qd2 Bg4 35. h3 Bxd1 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Qxd1 Kf6 38. Qf3 h5 39. g3 Qe1+
40. Kg2 Qd2+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. e5 Ne8 8. Bf4
c6 9. Re1 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nc7 11. Qc1 Ne6 12. Bh6 a5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Bc4 Ndc5
15. Qe3 b5 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Nc5 Qa7 19. Nxe6+ Bxe6 20. Nd4 Bd5 21.
h4 Rfd8 22. c3 Qb7 23. Qg5 Kh8 24. Re3 c5 25. Ne2 Qd7 26. e6 Bxe6 27. Nf4 Ra6
28. Rae1 Qc7 29. h5 gxh5 30. Nxe6 Rxe6 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Qxh5 Qd6 33. g3 Rg8
34. Qe5+ Rg7 35. Re3 Kg8 36. Qxe6+ Qxe6 37. Rxe6 Rg4 38. Rxe7 Ra4 39. a3 b4 40.
cxb4 axb4 (40... cxb4 {previously given here but CHESS gives 40...RPxP.}) 41.
Re4 {Source: CHESS/27/401-2, January 1962, p131} 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B75"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {All this is well-known
under the name ''The Dragon Variation''. It has been normal in this variation
for Black's QN to be developed early at c6. Of recent years, however, a
different plan has been gaining favour: following Reshevsky's pattern, Black
defers committing himself for the time being on the positioning of this knight.
} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 {The suystem named after the soviet master Rowzer,
introduced a quarter of a century ago and generally regarded ever since as the
best.} a6 8. Bc4 b5 {Still following Reshevsky's recipe: it is to the
development of his QB to which Black gives priority.} 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Qd2 Nbd7
11. O-O-O Nc5 {White's KB is sufficiently active to justify the time spent on
removing it in exchange for the knight.} 12. Kb1 {White intends to exchange
off the black square bishops. He clears the king from c1 to clear that square
if necessary for a rook, to operate along the c-file.} Nxb3 13. cxb3 $1 O-O 14.
Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 b4 $1 ({The only move. Anything else allows effective
counter­play, e.g.} 15... e5 16. Nc2 $1 {followed by Ne3 and White dominates
d5.}) 16. e5 ({Littlewood embarks on an impetuous and deeply calculated attack
- deeply but not precisely calculated. A quieter continuation such as} 16. Nce2
e5 17. Nc2 a5 {might have caused Black more trouble}) ({On the other hand} 16.
Nd5 Bxd5 ({This is an improvement on the continuation considered in
light-hearted analysis among the other players,} 16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18.
Nf5 gxf5 19. Rxd5 e6 20. Rxd6 Qxd6 21. Qg5+ {, White getting perpetual check 
(BH Wood)}) 17. exd5 Qd7 {followed by ...e5 would have been in Black's favour.
(This is an improvement considered in light-hearted analysis among the other
players,}) 16... Nd7 ({Of course not} 16... bxc3 17. exf6 exf6 18. bxc3 {
with a clear positional advantage to White.}) 17. h4 ({Although I had foreseen
this move, when it was actually made I realised that with such a dangerous
opponent I must of course probe thoroughly into all the attacking
possibilities of the situation before making another move. So I devoted some
time on this position and satisfied myself that Littlewood had, unfortunately
for himself, over-looked one little refinement The continuation} 17. exd6 {
would be inadequate because of} e5 $1 (17... bxc3 {is also playable:} 18. Nf5
c2+ 19. Kxc2 gxf5 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. dxe7 Qc7+ $1 22. Kb1 Rg8) 18. Nf5) 17...
bxc3 18. h5 dxe5 $1 ({The plausible alternative defence} 18... c2+ 19. Nxc2 g5
{would be quite incorrect:} 20. Qxg5+ Kh8 21. exd6 {secures White plentiful
compensation in pawns for the bishop he has given up.}) 19. hxg6 ({After} 19.
bxc3 exd4 20. Rxd4 Qa5 {Black's advantage would be obvious.}) 19... Nf6 20.
bxc3 ({Now everything is clear, as} 20. Nf5 {(or 20 Ne6) would fail against}
c2+ {(White had overlooked this crafty check when he played 15 e5.)} 21. Kxc2
Qc8+ {; White's knight goes next move, all the mating threats disappear and
the game is over.}) (20. gxh7+ Kh8 21. Ne2 c2+ 22. Kxc2 Qc8+ 23. Nc3 Qf5+ 24.
Kc1 Rfd8 $19) 20... exd4 21. gxh7+ (21. Rxd4 Qa5 22. gxh7+ Kh8 23. Kb2 Rfc8 $17
) 21... Kh8 22. Rxd4 Qa5 23. Qe3 Nd5 24. Qd2 Nxc3+ 25. Ka1 Rad8 26. Rc1 Qxa2+ {
To be two pieces up offer a generous variety of winning methods!} 27. Qxa2 Nxa2
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 {Source: CHESS, Vol.27, no.401-2, p129 with original annotations
by Botvinnik} 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A24"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 e5 5. Nh3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. f4 Nc6 8. d3
Nh5 9. e3 f5 10. Ng5 Kh8 11. Bd2 h6 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Rb1 Ne7 14. Nh4 c6 15.
Nxg6+ Nxg6 16. Qxh5 Qf6 17. Nd1 exf4 18. gxf4 Kh7 19. Bc3 Qf7 20. Bxg7 Qxg7 21.
Kh1 Qf6 22. Nc3 Nh4 23. Rg1 Rg8 24. Bh3 Bf7 25. Qe2 Rxg1+ 26. Rxg1 Rg8 27. Rxg8
Kxg8 28. Bg2 Bg6 29. Qf2 Kf7 30. Bf3 a6 31. Bd1 Ke7 32. Kg1 Kd7 33. Kf1 Kc7 34.
Ke1 Bf7 35. Kd2 Ng6 36. Bh5 Ne7 37. Bf3 b6 38. Kc2 Ng6 39. Ne2 Ne7 40. Qg2 b5
41. cxb5 axb5 42. Nd4 Be8 43. Qd2 d5 44. a4 bxa4 45. Qa5+ Kd7 46. Qxa4 Qd6 47.
Qa7+ Qc7 48. Qxc7+ Kxc7 49. b4 Kd6 50. Nb3 Bg6 51. Kc3 Nc8 52. Bd1 Na7 53. Nd4
Nc8 54. Ba4 Ne7 55. Nf3 Bh5 56. Ne5 Be8 57. Kd4 Bh5 58. Kc3 Be8 59. d4 Ng8 60.
Bc2 Ne7 61. Bd3 Kc7 62. Bf1 Bh5 63. b5 cxb5 64. Bxb5 Kd6 65. Bd7 Bf7 66. Kb4
Be6 67. Bxe6 Kxe6 68. Kc5 Ng8 69. Nd3 Nf6 70. h3 Ne4+ 71. Kc6 Nc3 72. Nb4 h5
73. h4 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Be7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rad1 Nb6 12. Bd3 Nbd5 13. Bb1 Bd7 14. Ne5
Rc8 15. Rd3 g6 16. Rg3 Re8 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qf3 f5 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. h4 Rg7
21. h5 Bb5 22. Rd1 g5 23. h6 Rg6 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Qxf5 Rcc6 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27.
Qxg6 hxg6 28. Nf7+ Kh7 29. Nxd8 Rc2 30. Rxg5 Bc6 31. Nxc6 bxc6 32. Rb1 Kxh6 33.
Rg3 Nf4 34. Ra3 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nxd4 36. Rxa6 Nb5 37. a4 Nd6 38. b4 Ne4 39. Kg1
Nxf2 40. b5 cxb5 41. axb5 Ng4 42. b6 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C03"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nh6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 a6 8.
Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Ne5 dxe4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nxe4 Nf5 12. c3 O-O 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bg5
f6 15. Bd2 e5 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Qe6 Nh4 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rad1 Qd5 20. Qh3 Ng6
21. b3 Rad8 22. Qh5 Rfe8 23. c4 Qf7 24. Ba5 Qe7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Re8 27.
Qf5 Qa3 28. Qd7 Rg8 29. Bxc7 Qxa2 30. Nc5 Bxc7 31. Qxc7 Ne5 32. h3 h6 33. Rd8
Rxd8 34. Qxd8+ Kh7 35. Qc7 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Qf5 37. Kg1 Nf3+ 38. gxf3 Qxc5 39. Qb7
a5 40. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[PlyCount "208"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. d4 cxd4 8.
exd4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 Bg4 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Bxd5
Rad8 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. Bxb3 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Re7 Bxb2 20.
Rae1 Rb8 21. Rd7 a5 22. Ree7 Ba3 23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. h4 a4 26. h5
gxh5 27. Bxh5 Bb2 28. Be2 a3 29. Bb5 h6 30. Kg2 b6 31. f4 Rc8 32. Kh3 Rc5 33.
Bd3 Kg8 34. Rd6 Rc3 35. Kg4 Kg7 36. Rg6+ Kf8 37. Bf5 b5 38. Rb6 Rc5 39. Bd3 h5+
40. Kh3 Kg7 41. Bxb5 Bd4 42. Rd6 Bf2 43. Bd3 Rc3 44. Kg2 Bc5 45. Rd5 Be7 46.
Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke2 Rc5 48. Rd7 Rc1 49. Ra7 Ra1 50. Ra6+ Kg7 51. Bc4 Rc1 52. Bd5
Rc3 53. Ra7 Kf6 54. Ra6+ Kg7 55. Kf2 h4 56. gxh4 Bxh4+ 57. Ke2 Be7 58. Be4 Rh3
59. Bd5 Rc3 60. Bb3 Rh3 61. Be6 Rg3 62. Bc4 Rh3 63. Bb3 Rc3 64. f5 Rg3 65. Kf2
Rg5 66. Bc2 Rg4 67. Kf3 Rg1 68. Bd3 Rc1 69. Ke4 Kf7 70. Ke5 Re1+ 71. Kf4 Rc1
72. Be4 Rc5 73. Bf3 Rb5 74. Be2 Rc5 75. Bh5+ Kg7 76. Bd1 Rb5 77. Bc2 Rb2 78.
Bb3 Rf2+ 79. Ke4 Rg2 80. Kf3 Rg1 81. Bc4 Bh4 82. Bd5 Be7 83. Bb3 Rf1+ 84. Ke4
Re1+ 85. Kd3 Rg1 86. Ke3 Rg4 87. Kf3 Rg1 88. Bc4 Bh4 89. Ke4 Be7 90. Kd5 Re1
91. Rg6+ Kh7 92. Bb3 Re2 93. Kd4 Rf2 94. Ke5 Re2+ 95. Kd5 Bb4 96. Kd4 Rd2+ 97.
Ke5 Bc3+ 98. Ke6 Rh2 99. Ke7 Bg7 100. Kf7 Bh6 101. Ra6 Rf2 102. Be6 Bc1 103. f6
Bg5 104. Bb3 Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. c4 c5 10. Bc2 b6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Re1 Bb7 13. b3 Re8 14. Bb2 Nf8
15. Ne5 Ng6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Black "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. h3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rac8
15. Ne3 Rfe8 16. d5 g6 17. b3 Nb7 18. b4 Nh5 19. Bd2 f6 20. Rc1 Nd8 21. Bd3 Qb7
22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Nc2 Nf7 24. Nh2 Ng7 25. Na1 f5 26. f3 Bh4 27. Rf1 Nh5 28. Qb1
Qd8 29. Qc1 Ng3 30. Rd1 f4 31. Nf1 Qb6+ 32. Kh2 Qf2 33. Nxg3 Bxh3 34. Bf1 Bxg3+
35. Kh1 Ng5 36. Qa3 Bd7 37. Qd3 Nh3 38. Be2 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. Nf3 e5 4. O-O Ne7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Na3 c6 10. Nac2 Nd7 11. e4 N5f6 12. f4 Re8 13. Re1 Nc5 14. e5 Bg4
15. Qd2 Nd5 16. h3 Bd7 17. b3 f6 18. Ba3 Qb6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. b4
Qf8 22. Rad1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. a3 Nd5 25. Nb3 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Nf6 27. Nc5
Bc8 28. Nf3 Nh5 29. Kh2 Qe7 30. Ng5 h6 31. Nge4 Bf8 32. Qd4 Ng7 33. Nd3 Nf5 34.
Qxa7 Be6 35. Ndc5 Ne3 36. Qxb7 Qxb7 37. Nxb7 Nxg2 38. Kxg2 Bd5 39. Kf3 Kf7 40.
Ke3 Ke6 41. Nbc5+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Flohr, Salo"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e5 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 Nge7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. Nd5 a6 11. Rb1 b5 12. b3 Ne5 13. f4 Nd7 14. Bf3 Bxd5 15.
cxd5 Nc5 16. Nd4 Re8 17. Bb2 Kh8 18. e4 Qb8 19. b4 Na4 20. Ba1 Nb6 21. Qd3 Nc4
22. a4 Qb6 23. Kh1 Rad8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Qxb5 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rfc1 c6
28. Qxc4 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 cxd5 30. exd5 Rb8 31. Kg1 Nf5 32. b5 Rb6 33. Rc6 Reb8
34. Rxb6 Rxb6 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Rb4 Ke7 37. Be4 Ng7 38. Ke3 Ne8 39. Kd4 Nf6 40.
Bd3 Nd7 41. g4 h6 42. Ra4 Nc5 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Bc4 g5 45. fxg5+ hxg5 46. Kc3
Rb8 47. Kb4 Rh8 48. Ra2 Ke5 49. Rf2 Kd4 50. Rd2+ Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D65"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Na4 Ng6 13. Nd2 Bd6 14. g3 Bh3 15.
Rfe1 h6 16. Bxh6 Ne4 17. Bf4 Nxf4 18. exf4 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qh4 20. Nf1 Qxf4 21.
Re3 Ng5 22. Qe2 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qf6 24. Nd2 Re8 25. Nc3 Qh6 26. Kh1 c5 27. Nxd5
cxd4 28. e4 f5 29. Rg1 fxe4 30. Bxe4 Bf5 31. Qc4 Nxe4 32. Nf6+ Kh8 33. Ndxe4
gxf6 34. Nd6 Qh5 35. Qxd4 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B68"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

{This was certainly the most exciting game of the event. White's 12th move is
a dubious sacrifice and Barden knew the refutation to past the twentieth move
but Littlewood made things very difficult for him and finally Barden's
habitual time-trouble proved the decisive factor.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 (
10. Qe1 {is an alternative way to threaten 11 e5.}) 10... b5 11. e5 {This
tempting advance is not quite good enough. Sounder is 11 Bd3.} b4 12. exd6 ({
The obvious} 12. exf6 {is favourable to Black after} bxc3 13. Qxc3 gxf6) 12...
bxc3 13. Qxc3 Bf8 14. f5 Qa5 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qxf6 {All post
mortems showed Black as standing better here. (CHESS)} Rg8 18. Bc4 Bg7 19. Qh4
{This keeps the black knight defending e7.} Rb8 20. Bb3 Rxb3 ({Stockfish 15:} 
20... Qf5 $17) 21. axb3 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxb2 23. Qxh7 Rf8 (23... Bc3+ 24. Ke3 Rxg2
$11) 24. Rhe1 (24. Qh5+ Kd8 25. Qh4+ Ke8 26. Qh5+ Rf7 27. Qc5 Rf5 28. Qc4 Ne5
29. Nxe5 Bh6+ {0-1, Larsen-Panno, Mar del Plata 1958.}) (24. Ke2 Ne5 25. Nd4
Bb5+ 26. Nxb5 axb5 27. Rhf1 {Holaszek,H-Minaya Molano,J World Junior
Championship 1961 (played four months previous to the current game; ½-½, 39
moves)}) 24... Bc3+ 25. Kd3 ({Littlewood had originally intended} 25. Ke2 {
; it is better but} Bxe1 26. Rxe1 Kd8 {still favours Black. "Barden had
already become horribly short of time—3 minutes for 16 moves. Littlewood had
over half an hour yet played his remaining moves as quickly as Barden." (CHESS)
}) 25... Nb4+ 26. Kc4 Bg7 ({Stockfish 15:} 26... Nc6 $1 $17) 27. Nd4 $5 (27.
Qh5+ Kd8 (27... Rf7 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 $18) 28. Qa5+ Ke8 $11) 27... Nd5 (
27... Nxc2 28. Qg6+ Rf7 29. Rxe6+ $1 Kf8 30. Re7 $18) ({Stockfish 15:} 27...
Na2 $1 $19) 28. Rxe6+ $2 ({After the game Littlewood suggested} 28. Qg6+ Kd8
29. Nxe6+ {when White seems to stand better.}) 28... Bxe6 29. Nxe6 Ne3+ ({
"Cafferty suggested} 29... Nb6+ {but 30 Kd3 saves White." (CHESS) However,
engines support Cafferty's argument:} 30. Kd3 Qc3+ 31. Ke2 Qe5+ 32. Kd3 Qxd6+
33. Ke3 Qxe6+ 34. Qe4 Be5 $19) 30. Kc5 Qc3+ $2 ({With less than a minute on
his clock to reach the 40th move Barden makes the decisive mistake. Black
could have won easily with} 30... Qe5+ 31. Kb6 Qxe6 32. Qxg7 Nxd1 $19) 31. Kb6
Nxd1 (31... Qb4+ 32. Ka7 Nxd1 33. Nxg7+ Kd7 34. Ne8+ Ke6 35. Qe7+ Kd5 36. Qxf8
Qc5+ 37. Kxa6 Qc8+ 38. Ka7 Qxc2 39. Qf3+ Kc5 $18) 32. Nxg7+ $1 Kd7 33. Ne8+ $1
Ke6 (33... Kd8 34. Qe7+ Kc8 35. d7+ {wins}) 34. Qe7+ Kd5 35. Nc7+ (35. d7 {
also wins.}) 35... Kd4 36. Qg7+ Ke4 37. Qxf8 Qb4+ 38. Ka7 Qc5+ 39. Kb7 {
Alexander wrote of this game ''A bad game but much more amusing than most good
ones.'' Botvinnik remarked: ''A real English-style game.'' L. Lindheimer's
observation is also worth quoting: ''Littlewood plays the best bad games I
have ever seen.'' Sources: Sunday Times Magazine, 7 January 1962, p38; CHESS,
Vol.27, no.401-2, January 1962, p134; John Littlewood collection (Keith Brown)}
(39. Kb8 {is the final move given previously. Corrected 22.01.2023.}) ({For if
} 39. Kb7 Qb4+ 40. Kc8 {and the d-pawn is decisive.}) 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E98"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 fxe4 14. Nb4 Nf5
15. g4 Nh4 16. Qd2 Qe8 17. Rae1 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Rxf1+ 19. Rxf1 Qxe5 20. Qh6 Nf3+
21. Bxf3 exf3 22. Rxf3 Bxg4 23. Re3 Qf6 24. Re1 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A53"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Nc5 6. f3 a5 7. Be3 Be7 8. Nge2 (
{Move order} 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Nge2 Ne8 10. g4 {previously given here but the text
is given in CHESS}) 8... O-O 9. g4 Ne8 10. Qd2 g6 11. Ng3 Ng7 12. Bh6 Bh4 13.
O-O-O f6 14. Be3 Bg5 15. h4 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 f5 17. gxf5 gxf5 18. exf5 Nxf5 19.
Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Rf4 22. Bd3 Qf6 23. Bc2 Kh8 24. h5 Rg8 25. Rdg1
Rxg1+ 26. Rxg1 Qh6 27. Qd2 Qxh5 28. Qg2 Qf7 29. Kb1 Qg6 30. Qh1 Rg4 31. Re1 Kg7
32. b3 Qg5 33. Qh3 h5 34. Bd1 Qd2 35. Qe3 Qxe3 36. Rxe3 Rg1 37. Kc1 h4 38. Kd2
h3 39. Rxh3 Nxe4+ 40. Ke2 Rxd1 41. Re3 Rd4 {Source: CHESS/27/401-2, January
1962, p137} 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Ne7 ({I was expecting the normal} 4... Nc6 5.
Nf3 Qb6 {, after which I wanted to play Milner-Barry's gambit idea of} 6. Bd3
cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 {, offering both centre
pawns for a powerful attack. I believe that this sacrifice is sound, and at
least it offers White excellent prospects in practical play. It is interesting
to know that both Botvinnik and Gligoric (against whom I reached the same
opening at Hastings, 1957-58, by transposition from the Sicilian with 2 c3 e6)
believe that Black's traditional development of the queen at b6 in the Advance
Variation of the French is incorrect.}) 5. Nf3 Nf5 ({If} 5... Nbc6 6. Na3 cxd4
7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Nc2 Qb6 9. Bd3 {and White consolidates his pawn centre.}) 6.
dxc5 ({Now} 6. Na3 {is not good, because of} cxd4 {and 7...Bxa3, breaking up
White's pawn front}) ({while if} 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Bxf5 exf5 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3
Be6 {(Barden-Gligoric, Hastings 1957/58) Black has a solid position with two
bishops.}) 6... Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nc6 ({Afterwards I learnt that the World Champion 
(who was tired from his marathon with Gligoric) had seriously considered an
immediate 7...Nh4 for some while, turning it down for the positional reason
that he ought to develop further before moving a piece twice in the opening.
It was only after making his actual move that Botvinnik realised that} 7... Nh4
{loses a piece to} 8. Qa4+) 8. O-O Nh4 ({An interesting idea, threatening both
to win the e-pawn directly by ...Nxg3+ and to build up the pressure by ...Ng6
and ...f6.} 8... O-O {is also quite playable.}) 9. Re1 $2 ({A mistake which
indicates that White remembers too well the Nimzowitsch dictum that the
outpost square at e5 should be overprotected and underestimates the weakness
of his own f2.} 9. Bf4 {is also inferior after} Ng6 10. Bg3 f6 11. Bxg6+ hxg6
12. Qd3 Kf7 {, when Black can eventually force the exchange of the e5-pawn by .
..Bb6-c7 and ...Rh5 and then utilise his own central pawn mass.}) ({Correct is
} 9. Nbd2 {, so that if} O-O ({while if} 9... Ng6 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Re1 {(now
there is no longer any danger to f2), after which the natural} Bc7 {fails to} (
{while if} 11... Bd7 12. Nbd4 Bc7 13. Nb5 Ncxe5 14. Nxc7+ Qxc7 15. Nxe5 Nxe5
16. Bf4 f6 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Qh5+ {, regaining the pawn with advantage.}) 12.
Bg5 Qd7 13. Nc5) 10. Nxh4 Qxh4 11. Nf3) {Black can, of course, treat the
position more quietly, but then White can maintain the e-pawn with reasonable
prospects of play on the black squares.} 9... Bd7 10. b4 ({This and the next
move form an over-impatient idea. White could still try} 10. Nbd2) 10... Bb6
11. b5 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Ne7 ({Better than} 12... Na5 {, when} 13. Qg3 {is hard
to meet.}) 13. Ba3 $2 ({If} 13. Bg5 {, simply} O-O {, for} 14. Qh3 h6 15. Bxh6
gxh6 16. Qxh6 Nf5 17. Bxf5 {gives White insufficient attacking chances.}) ({
However, White could still maintain a fair game, despite the ragged queen's
wing pawns, by} 13. Nd2 {and if} Rc8 14. c4 Bd4 $2 15. Rb1) 13... Rc8 14. Qg3
Ng6 15. Nd2 ({White now sees that the previously planned} 15. c4 {fails to} Bd4
(15... dxc4 $2 16. Be4 {or even 16 Nd2!?, with a strong attack}) {, when White
has nothing for the exchange after} 16. Nd2 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Qa5) ({The pawn
sacrifice is the only practical chance if White is to avoid a miserable move
like} 15. Bf1) 15... Rxc3 16. Bb4 Rc8 ({Post-mortem analysis established that
a still stronger idea is} 16... Rxd3 $1 17. Qxd3 Qh4 $1 (17... Bxf2+ {and 18...
Qh4+ is unclear}) 18. Ne4 {(the only chance: otherwise Black wins by ...Qxb4
or ...Bxf2+)} dxe4 19. Rxe4 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Nf4 21. Rxf4 Qxf4 22. Rd1 Qd4 $1 {
when White has to exchange off into a bishops of opposite colour ending a pawn
down, which should be won for Black. The World Champion saw most of this
variation (I have to admit that I did not consider it all during the game),
but rejected it on the safety-first ground that there is danger of
miscalculation in such sharp tactical lines. By safe play Black has the
advantage in any case, and "I prefer to avoid complications unless I am forced
into them," remarked Botvinnik.}) 17. Nf3 {Necessary to prevent the
simplifying ...Qh4.} Bc5 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Bg5 (19. h4 {was suggested as a
better attacking chance, but then Black continues} f6 $1 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxg6
Qe8 $1 {and White's attack is over.}) 19... f6 $1 ({A fine conception of a
sort often seen in Botvinnik's games with the French. In return for the
exchange, he obtains a concentration of centre pawns and active pieces which
makes White’s job of finding a constructive plan very difficult.
Positionally, the exchange sacrifice is even forced, for after} 19... Be7 20.
h4 $1 {White would have real attacking chances.}) 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Bh6 Kf7 $1
22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. Rac1 $2 ({Here and at the next move, White loses time and
retains the wrong minor piece. Black’s Knight must be prevented from
occupying f4, but the best chance of doing so while restraining Black’s
central advance is} 23. Bxg6+ hxg6 24. Qg4 {As played, White’s bishop
becomes virtually useless.}) 23... e5 24. Nh4 Qh6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Rc2 {
Black threatened ...Bxf2+.} b6 27. a4 e4 28. Bf1 f5 {The World Champion excels
in the art of utilising a central pawn phalanx, and hence­forward White is
steadily driven back and deprived of useful squares.} 29. Rec1 f4 30. Qb3 Be6
31. Rxc5 ({The return of the exchange is White's only chance to avoid being
gradually crushed; it is slightly better to preface it with} 31. a5) 31... bxc5
32. b6 c4 $2 ({In his eagerness to blot out the bishop completely, Black
advances too hastily.} 32... axb6 33. Qxb6 Qf8 {should win.}) 33. Qb4 $2 ({
Here I reached out my hand to grasp my b-pawn, intending to play} 33. b7 {
, noticing just as I did so that Black then wins immediately by} Rh8 $1 {
Mr Rhoden, the tournament controller, confirmed that I had not touched the
b-pawn, whereupon I hurriedly moved the queen, thus missing the chance of 33
bxa7!}) (33. bxa7 $1 {In view of the threat of 34 Qb7+ and queening, there are
only two plausible defences for Black.} cxb3 (33... Qf8 34. Qb7+ Kf6 35. Bxc4
$1 dxc4 36. Qxe4 {when White has two pawns for the piece and the black king is
dangerously exposed}) 34. Rxc8 Bxc8 35. a8=Q Be6 36. Qb7+ Kf6 37. Qxb3 {
, after which Black has to struggle for a draw. "If you go through my games at
the Hastings tournament of 1962 you may well expect my greatest error to have
occurred there. I missed a clear winning chance against the world champion,
Botvinnik..." (Barden, p239, "Chess Treasury of the Air," 1966).}) {Brief
tactical lapses like this and similar instances in the games with Robatsch and
Bisguier were the only blemishes in Botvinnik’s performance at Hastings.}
33... axb6 34. Qxb6 Qf8 {Now Black decisively regains his grip the position.}
35. Rb1 Qc5 36. Qb7+ Rc7 37. Qb8 Kg7 38. Rb6 Bf7 39. a5 c3 40. Qd8 Qe7 41. Qxe7
{(sealed) (Source: BCM, March 1962, p85)} ({White sealed the move} 41. Qxe7 {
, but resigned during the adjournment, as the ending is hopeless, e.g.} Rxe7
42. a6 Ra7 43. Rb7 c2) 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D95"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Qxb6
axb6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Bd3 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 $16 (11... Qa5 $142 $5 {might be a
viable alternative:} 12. Rad1 Rfc8 $14) 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. Bf3 $14 b4
$16 ({In an uninspiring situation, Littlewood in typical fashion sacrifices
the exchange.} 14... Rc8 15. Rad1 b4 16. Ne4 Bxe5 17. h3 $15) 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 ({
If} 15... bxc3 $2 {then} 16. Bxc3 Qxa8 17. Qxd7) 16. Ne2 Bc6 (16... Qb8 17. h3
$1 {leaving no more doubts} Nxe5 18. Bc5 $18) 17. Qg5 h5 18. e6 $16 (18. Nf4
Bb5 19. Qxe7 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 $16) 18... Bxd4+ $2 $18 19. Nxd4 {With the decisive
threat exf7} Bxg2 20. Rxf7 $16 (20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxg6+ Rg7 22. Qe6+ Kh8 $19)
20... Rxf7 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Qd2 $14 Qd5 23. Re1 $4 $19 {With this move White
loses his initiative.} Qd6 $1 {Doomsday. The mate threat is Qxh2.} 24. Qxg2
Qxd4+ 25. Kf1 e5 $4 $11 ({Allows the opponent back into the game.} 25... Ne3+
$142 {Black has the better game} 26. Rxe3 Qxe3 27. Qd5+ Kf6 28. Qc6+ Qe6 29.
Qf3+ (29. Qc7 Qf5+ 30. Kg2 Qg5+ 31. Kf3 Qd5+ 32. Ke2 Qe5+ 33. Qxe5+ Kxe5) 29...
Qf5 30. Kg2 Qxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Ke5) 26. Qe2 e4 $14 (26... Kf6 27. a3 Qd5 28. Kg1
Qc5+ 29. Kg2 bxa3 30. bxa3 $16) 27. h3 Nf6 28. b3 Qd6 29. Kg2 g5 $14 (29... Kg7
30. Qf2 Qd7 31. Rf1 $16) 30. Qe3 Kg6 31. Qxa7 g4 32. Qf2 Qd5 33. Qe3 gxh3+ 34.
Kxh3 Ng4 $2 $18 (34... Qc6 $142 $16) 35. Rg1 $4 $14 ({White loses the upper
hand.} 35. Qb6+ Kg5 36. Rg1 $14) 35... Qf5 $18 (35... Qe5 $5 {is worth looking
at} 36. Rg2 Kf5 $16) 36. Qb6+ Kh7 $2 $18 37. Qc7+ $16 (37. Qb7+ Kh6 38. Qa6+
Nf6+ 39. Kh2 $14) 37... Kh6 38. Qg3 $14 (38. Qd6+ $5 Nf6+ 39. Kh2 Qf2+ 40. Kh1
Qh4+ 41. Qh2 Qxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Ng4+ 43. Kh3 $16) 38... e3 39. Kg2 $15 (39. Rg2 $5
{is interesting} Qf6 40. Rg1 $11) 39... Qxc2+ 40. Kh1 $17 (40. Kh3 $5 {is
worthy of consideration} Nf2+ 41. Kh2 Ne4+ 42. Rg2 Nxg3 43. Rxc2 $11) 40...
Qe4+ 41. Rg2 Qb1+ $11 42. Rg1 Qf5 $11 43. Qd6+ Kg5 44. Qe7+ Kh6 45. Qd6+ Kg7
46. Qe7+ {Source: John Littlewood collection (Keith Brown)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1961.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Black "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. Nbc3 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. f3 Na5 10. Bb3 b5 11. Be3 a6 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Bh6 Bb7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Nf4 Rac8 16. Rf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Nd1 Bxe4 19. Ne3 Qc5 20. fxe4 Nxe4
21. Qe2 Nxf2 22. Qxf2 e6 23. Rf1 Kg8 24. c3 d5 25. Nd3 Qe7 26. Ng4 f6 27. Qh4
Kg7 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qh4 Kg7 30. Nf4 h5 31. Ne3 Rh8 32. Qg3 Qf7 33. Nd3 Rhd8
34. Nc2 e5 35. Kh1 Qe6 36. Qf2 Qe7 37. h3 Rc7 38. Re1 Qd6 39. Qd2 a5 40. a3 Qb6
41. b4 axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Black "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E80"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 c6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 e5 8. Rd1 exd4
9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Qxd6 Nbd7 11. Nge2 Re8 12. Ng3 Qa5 13. Qd2 b5 14. b3 Ng4 15.
Nb1 Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 Nge5 17. Ba5 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Ne5 20. c5 Be6 21.
a3 Bb3 22. O-O Nc4 23. Bc7 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Bf8 25. Rc1 Bxc5+ 26. Kf1 Bd6 27. Bxd6
Nxd6 28. Rxc6 Nb5 29. Ne2 Rec8 30. Rb6 Rab8 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Nf4 Nd4 33. Nc3
Rb3 34. Nfd5 Nb5 35. Nxb5 axb5 36. Nc7 Rb2 37. h4 Kf8 38. Ke1 Ke7 39. Kd1 Kd7
40. Kc1 Rb3 41. Kc2 Rxa3 42. Nxb5 Ra2+ 43. Kd3 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E89"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Nge2
cxd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. g4 h5 11. h3 b5 12. Bg2 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. Qd2 b4 15. Nd1
Nc5 16. O-O Qb6 17. Nf2 hxg4 18. hxg4 a5 19. Ng3 Ba6 20. Rfc1 Rac8 21. Be3 Nfd7
22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 f6 24. Kg2 Qb5 25. b3 Kf7 26. Rab1 Rh8 27. Rh1 Rxh1 28.
Kxh1 Ra8 29. Kg2 a4 30. Ne2 axb3 31. axb3 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Nxb3 33. Qa2 Nxa1 34.
Nc1 b3 35. Qxa1 b2 36. Qb1 bxc1=Q 37. Qxb5 Qxe3 38. Qxd7+ Kg8 39. Qxd6 Bf8 40.
Qxf6 Bc5 41. Qxg6+ Kf8 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. Qc8+ Kg7 45. Qb7+ Kf6 46.
Qb2 Kg6 47. Qc2 Kg5 48. Nh3+ Kg6 49. Qf2 Qc3 50. Qe2 Be3 51. Qa6+ Kg7 52. Qb7+
Kf8 53. g5 Bxg5 54. Nxg5 Qd2+ 55. Kh3 Qxg5 56. Qc8+ Ke7 57. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D22"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Qb3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Ra7 8.
Be2 Nf6 9. Nd2 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Nb3 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 O-O 14. a3
Bd6 15. Bd2 Ra8 16. Rd1 Rc8 17. Qb1 Qe7 18. Na5 Ne5 19. f4 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Rxc6
21. Bf3 Rb6 22. Qc2 e5 23. Rg1 e4 24. Be2 Qe6 25. Bc3 Be7 26. Rg5 Ne8 27. Rg3
Nf6 28. Kg2 Rc8 29. Rg5 Qb3 30. Qd2 h6 31. Ra5 Rd6 32. Qe1 Nd5 33. Be5 Rdd8 34.
Rc1 Nf6 35. Bd4 Qe6 {time} 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. e5 ({Some
sources for this game have} 7. Re1 c5 8. e5 Ne8 {here, but the text move order
is given in CHESS.}) 7... Ne8 8. Re1 c5 9. e6 $15 ({This turns out badly for
White.} 9. Bf4 $142 $16) 9... fxe6 {Robatsch's central pawn mass now turns out
to be too powerful.} 10. Ng5 $17 (10. Be3 $5 $15) 10... Nc7 $15 (10... Bxd4 11.
Nxe6 Bxf2+ 12. Kh1 $16) 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 $14 (12... Nf6 $142 $5 $15 {
would keep Black alive}) 13. Be3 $15 (13. Bc4+ $142 $5 {is noteworthy} Kh8 14.
Be3 $14) 13... Nf6 14. Bc4+ $17 (14. f4 $5 exf4 15. Bxf4 $15) 14... d5 15. Bb3
Qd6 16. Qd2 Kh8 $15 (16... e6 $5 $17) 17. f4 (17. Rad1 Bf5 $15) 17... Ng4 $11 (
17... e4 $5 {must be considered} 18. Bd4 h6 $17) 18. Nxd5 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 $4 $19
{there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (19. Ne4 Qd8 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21.
Qxe3 exf4 22. Qc1 $19) 19... exf4 20. Rxe7 {Black gets strong play along the
open e-file} Nxd5 $1 {surprise!} 21. Rxg7 (21. Nf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxf7 Bxb2 $19)
21... Kxg7 22. Bxd5 (22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxd5 Rf5 24. Ne6+ Bxe6 25. Bxe6 Re5 $19)
22... Qc5+ (22... Qb6+ $142 {might be the shorter path} 23. Kh1 Qxb2 $19) 23.
Kh1 Rf5 (23... Bg4 24. Ne4 Qc7 25. Qb4 $19) 24. Ne6+ (24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Ne4 Qa5
26. Bxc8 Qxd2 27. Nxd2 Rd5 $19) 24... Bxe6 25. Bxe6 Re5 26. Bg4 (26. Qd7+ Kh6
27. Rf1 Rf8 $19) 26... Rae8 27. h3 (27. Rf1 g5 $19) 27... Qe3 28. Rd1 Qg3 29.
Qc3 (29. Qd4 {otherwise it's curtains at once} Kh6 30. Rg1 $19) 29... Qxc3 30.
bxc3 Re1+ $1 {a check from hell} 31. Kh2 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 Re3 {Sources: CHESS/27/
401-2, January 1962, p39; John Littlewood collection (Keith Brown)} (32... Re3
33. c4 Rc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. Ng3 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Be2 a5 12. bxa5 Nxa5 13. Nb5 Be7 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. O-O Bd7 16. Nh5 f6 17. Bd3 Rf7 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. Qb1 f5 20. e4 Nf6 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. Nf3 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Be8 25. Qc2 h6 26. Qc4 Qf6 27. Bc2 Ra5
28. Rfe1 Ne5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Nxe5 Qxe5 31. Rd1 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. h3 Bc6
34. f3 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Kf7 36. Be4 Bxe4 37. Qc7+ Kg6 38. fxe4 Qxe4 39. a4 e5 40.
a5 Qd5 41. Qb6+ Kh7 42. a6 bxa6 43. Qxa6 e4 44. Kg3 Qg5+ 45. Kf2 Qf5+ 46. Kg3
Qe5+ 47. Kf2 Qd4+ 48. Kg3 Qc3+ 49. Kf2 Qd2+ 50. Kg3 e3 51. Qe6 Qf2+ 52. Kh2
Qf4+ 53. Kh1 h5 54. Qe8 g6 55. Qe7+ Kh6 56. h4 e2 57. Qxe2 Qxh4+ 58. Kg1 Qd4+
59. Kh1 h4 60. Qe7 Qf4 61. Qa3 Kh5 62. Qc5+ g5 63. Qf2 Qc4 64. Qa7 Qf1+ 65. Kh2
Qf4+ 66. Kh1 Qf5 67. Qa8 Qe5 68. Qf3+ g4 69. Qf7+ Kg5 70. Qg8+ Kf4 71. Qf7+ Ke3
72. Qb3+ Kf2 73. Qc2+ Kf1 74. Qc4+ Qe2 75. Qf4+ Ke1 76. Qb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 ({One important aspect of White’s strategy in this variation is
that the f-pawn should only be advanced once Black has developed his queen’s
bishop. If Black plays ...Be6, then White wants to advance f4-f5 and thus gain
a useful tempo for a possible king’s-side attack and for the , struggle for
central squares. If Black places his bishop at b7, then White should safeguard
his e-pawn from attack by f3. This simple point is frequently disregarded even
in tournament practice. It seems particularly inferior for White to advance f4
when Black still has the chance to reply ...Bb7, e.g.} 9. f4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11.
Bf3 Nbd7 12. g3 Rc8 13. Qe1 Nb6 14. Kh1 Nc4 15. Nd2 Qd7 {, with clear
advantage to Black (Yanofsky-Bolbochan, Stockholm 1962).}) 9... Qc7 10. a4 ({
A good alternative is the developing} 10. Qd2 {. White then has nothing to
fear from the advance of the b-pawn, e.g.} b5 ({If} 10... Be6 11. f4 exf4 12.
Rxf4 $1 Nbd7 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Nf5 {(Geller- Polugaevsky, Moscow, 1961) gives
White a promising attack.}) 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd7 13. Rac1 Nb6 14. c4 Nxc4
15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Na5 {, and White infiltrates on the white squares 
(Geller-Rothstein, Kiev 1959).}) 10... b6 ({He should not allow his queen’s
wing pawns to become fixed by a5, e.g.} 10... Nbd7 11. a5 $1 b5 12. axb6 Nxb6
13. Na5 Be6 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 {, with
considerable pressure for White due to the weakness of Black’s a6-pawn and
white squares.}) 11. Qd2 Be6 12. f4 ({More logical than the passive} 12. Rfd1
Rc8 13. Qe1 Qb7 14. Rd2 Nbd7 15. f3 {(see note to move 9 for the disadvantages
of this formation),} d5 $1 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 {, with advantage to
Black (Unzicker- Bronstein, Gothenburg, 1955).}) ({However, a still better
plan may be} 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 {, followed even­tually by Bd3, f4, and
the utilisa­tion of the bishops for a king’s-side attack.}) 12... Rc8 {
Gligoric’s plan is the same as in Unzicker-Bronstein: the preparation of an
early ...d5.} 13. f5 Bc4 14. g4 Qb7 15. Bf3 ({This appeared a very promising
sacrifice at the time, since if Black accepts it directly he is driven into a
hopelessly passive situa­tion after 15 ...Bxf1 16 Rxf1, followed by Nd5, f6,
and most likely a winning king’s-side attack for White. However, the
Yugoslav grandmaster works out a method of taking the exchange while
maintaining active play for the black pieces. A direct} 15. g5 {fails against}
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe2 $1 17. Qxe2 Qxe4) 15... d5 $1 16. exd5 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 e4 $1 {
This second pawn sacrifice is the key to Black’s defence, and a move I had
under­estimated. Any quieter continuation per­mits White to advance g5 and
then sink his knight on e4: while as the game goes, White’s more dangerous
knight is exchanged off and Black has e5 available as a jumping-off square. In
such situations where the struggle for the initiative is acute, square control
and the activity of the pieces outweigh the formal value of pawns.} 18. Nxe4 ({
Unfortunately for White, the more natural} 18. Be2 {(to preserve an extra pair
of minor pieces) is unsatisfactory because of} Bb4 $1 {, when there is no good
defence for the d-pawn.}) 18... Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Nd7 20. Bf4 {Clearly, White must
contest the important central black squares.} Bc5+ 21. Kh1 $2 ({Now Black is
able to regroup his pieces and take control of the important centre files.
Better is} 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Bf3 {, when White’s position is more solid in
the game and should be tenable.}) 21... Re8 22. Bf3 Rad8 23. d6 Qc8 24. Nxc5 $2
({Now this is a mistake, after which Black’s pieces burst into activity.
White may still be able to hold on with Gligoric’s suggestion of} 24. Re1 {
, since in the next few moves the combined influence of the black rooks helps
to give him the upper hand.}) 24... Qxc5 25. b4 {Overlooking the reply, but
otherwise Black cannot be prevented from playing ...Ne5 or ...Nf6-e4, with
great effect.} Qc4 26. Rb1 Nf6 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Ne4 29. Qb4 ({White has to
lose the d-pawn or the b-pawn, since both} 29. Qd3 {and 29 Qd1 permit a knight
fork.}) 29... Qxc2 30. Qb3 Qxb3 $2 ({This rather hasty exchange would have
made Black’s win difficult were it not that White had become very short of
time. After the better} 30... Qf2 {White would remain with a weak king’s
position as well as a material deficit.}) 31. Rxb3 Nxd6 32. Bc6 Re1+ 33. Kg2
Ne4 34. Bc7 Rd2+ 35. Kf3 $4 {Source: BCM, March 1962, p87} ({A move of a kind
which prompted grandmaster Bisguier to observe, very sensibly, that if one
does this sort of thing in time trouble one’s first consideration in a game
should be to keep on reasonable terms with the clock. After} 35. Kh3 {there is
no clear win for Black. White resigned without waiting for 35 Rf2 mate—a
decision prompted more by shock than any meanness towards the spectators.}) 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D07"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {Amusingly enough, Bisguier had played his 2nd move to
prevent the Albin Counter Gambit, and he grinned when he thought I was still
intent upon this design. However, on the spur of the moment I decided to pay a
tribute to the two Russians in the tournament by adopting the unusual
Tchigorin Defence.} 3. c4 Bg4 4. cxd5 ({A surprise for me. I had expected} 4.
Qa4 {, the move Alekhine had played in two games against Colle, and I was
planning to try out Bronstein’s idea of (after} Bxf3 5. exf3 e6 6. Nc3 {)}
Nge7 $1 {and 7...g6!}) 4... Bxf3 5. gxf3 ({If} 5. dxc6 Bxc6 6. Nc3 e6 7. e4 Bb4
8. f3 f5 $5 {, as played by Tchigorin against Pillsbury (St. Petersburg. 1895),
then} 9. Bc4 $1 fxe4 10. O-O $1 {(Karelov-Aronson, Leningrad, 1958) seems a
strong continuation for White, pointed out to me recently by the young
Sheffield player J. E. Scholes.}) 5... Qxd5 6. e3 e5 ({I am now committed to
giving up my other bishop for a knight, but this sets the stage for an
interesting struggle.} 6... e6 {, on the other hand, would be safer and would
probably lose.}) 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 exd4 10. cxd4 Nf6 ({A
fascinating position. White’s two bishops and three half-open files seem at
first sight to give him an overwhelming advantage, but matters are not so
simple. Black controls the centre and means to increase this control in the
next few moves, thereby restraining White’s weakened “huddle” of pawns.
The bishops need room; it is Black’s job to see that they don’t get it. In
my opinion, chances are even. Theory, however, gives White the preference,
although in the only games I have seen quoted supporting this view, Black 
(Fichtl and Dückstein) played the artificial} 10... Nge7 {, a move based on
fear.}) 11. Rb1 ({This move is indicative of White’s overconfidence in his
position. He would be better advised to see to the centre by} 11. Be2 O-O 12.
O-O Rad8 13. Bc3 {, threatening 14 e4. Even then, however, Black can maintain
the pressure by} Qe6 $1 {as} 14. e4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 c5 {would be obviously bad
for White.}) 11... O-O 12. Be2 Rfe8 ({Strangely enough, as I discovered later,
this same position had occurred in a game Tarrasch-Schiffers (Nuremberg, 1896),
where Black here played} 12... Qxa2 {and the game continued} 13. Rxb7 Rab8 14.
Rb5 Rxb5 15. Bxb5 Rb8 $1 16. Bd3 $1 Rb2 17. Qc1 $1 g6 18. Bc4 {, with better
endgame prospects for White. It seems more logical to com­plete development
before “mixing it” in this way.}) 13. O-O ({If now} 13. Rxb7 {then} Nxd4 {
is good for Black.}) 13... Rad8 {Black has now completed his development and
is ready to gobble up White’s a-pawn, when 15 Rxb7 would lose to 13...Nxd4
16 exd4 Rxd4, etc.} 14. a4 Rd6 15. e4 $5 {Bisguier now realises that he is
drifting into a lost position, so he courageously takes the bull by the horns.
At the cost of a pawn, he hopes to exploit the endgame advantage of the two
bishops.} Qh5 $1 ({After} 15... Qxd4 16. Bf4 $1 Qxd1 17. Bxd1 Rd7 18. Rxb7 {
I prefer White’s game. Fortunately I have better.}) 16. d5 ({After the game,
Bisguier queried this move and suggested the line} 16. Be3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 c5 18.
Rxb7 cxd4 19. Bc4 {, but after} Nd7 $1 20. Qb3 Ne5 {Black stands far better,
with mate in the offing (e.g.} 21. Rb8 $2 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Rg6+ $1 {)}) 16... Nd4
17. Rxb7 {What else? White is lost now, whatever he plays, so he sets a little
trap.} Nxe4 $1 (17... Nxd5 $2 18. exd5 $1 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Rxe2 20. Rb8+ {mates.}
) {White could now resign, but he sportingly decides to give the spectators
their money’s worth.} 18. Bf4 (18. fxe4 Nxe2+ 19. Kg2 Qg4+ {and mate next
move}) (18. Rb4 Rg6+ 19. Kh1 Qh3 20. Rg1 Nxf2#) 18... Rg6+ 19. Bg3 (19. Kh1 Qh3
20. Bg3 Rxg3 21. fxg3 Nxg3+ 22. Kg1 Ndxe2+ 23. Kf2 Qxh2+ 24. Ke1 Nc3+ {
followed by mate.}) 19... Nc3 20. Qd3 Ncxe2+ 21. Kh1 Qh3 22. Rfb1 Rxg3 23. fxg3
Nxg3+ {Undoubtedly this was my best game at Hastings. Source: BCM, February
1962, p59} 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Flohr, Salo"]
[Black "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 b6 4. c4 Bb7 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8.
Bg2 h6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Bxh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4 14. Be4
e5 15. e3 Nf5 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. g4 f4 18. exf4 exf4 19. O-O-O Qe7 20. Rd5 f6
21. Qg6+ Qg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rxd7+ Rf7 24. Rd4 Re7 25. Rxf4 Re2 26. Rd1 Rh8
27. Rd2 Re1+ 28. Kc2 Rxh2 29. c5 Kg6 30. cxb6 axb6 31. a4 Re5 32. b4 Rh1 33.
Kb3 Rb1+ 34. Rb2 Rd1 35. Rc4 Rd3+ 36. Ka2 c5 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Rbc2 Rd4 39.
Rxd4 cxd4 40. Rd2 Rd5 41. Kb3 Kg5 42. Kc4 Ra5 43. Kb4 Rd5 44. Rd3 Kxg4 45. Kc4
Ra5 46. Rxd4+ Kf3 47. Kb4 Ra8 48. Rd2 f5 49. a5 f4 50. Ra2 Kg2 51. a6 f3 52.
Kc5 Rc8+ 53. Kb6 Rb8+ 54. Kc6 Rf8 55. a7 Rh8 56. Kb6 Rf8 57. Rc2 Rh8 58. Kb7
Rf8 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Black "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O a6 8. f4
Nbd7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. g4 O-O 11. g5 Ne8 12. f5 Ne5 13. Qe1 b5 14. a3 Kh8 15. Qh4
Qd8 16. Rad1 Nc7 17. f6 gxf6 18. gxf6 Rg8+ 19. Kh1 Bf8 20. Nf3 Nxf3 21. Bxf3 e5
22. Bh5 Qe8 23. Rg1 Rg6 24. Rg3 Be6 25. Rdg1 Kg8 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Bh6 Rd8 28.
Bxf8 Qxf8 29. Rxg6+ hxg6 30. Rxg6+ Kf7 31. Qh7+ Ke8 32. Qxc7 Bd7 33. Nd5 Rc8
34. Qb7 Rxc2 35. Rg7 Bh3 36. Re7+ Kd8 37. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. a4
Nc6 9. Ba3 b6 10. Qd2 Nge7 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O Na5 13. Qf4 f5 14. Qh4 Kf7 15. g4
Nc4 16. Bc1 Rag8 17. Re1 g5 18. Qh3 f4 19. Qg2 Na5 20. h4 c4 21. Be2 Qd8 22. h5
Qe8 23. Kh1 Bxa4 24. Bd1 Qd7 25. Ng1 Ke8 26. Nh3 Rf8 27. Qh2 Ng8 28. Bxf4 gxf4
29. Nxf4 Ne7 30. Nxe6 Qxe6 31. Rxa4 Qf7 32. f3 Qf4 33. Qxf4 Rxf4 34. Kg2 Rhf8
35. Kg3 Nec6 36. Be2 Nb7 37. Rb1 Nba5 38. Rb5 Ne7 39. Raxa5 bxa5 40. Rb8+ Kd7
41. Rb7+ Kd8 42. Rxa7 Nc6 43. Rb7 a4 44. Rb1 Kc7 45. Ra1 Na7 0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 c5 5. d5 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nbd7 10. O-O e6 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rab1 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5
Ne5 15. Qd1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfe8 17. b3 Qa5 18. a4 Qc3 19. Rbd1 Qxd3 20. Rxd3 Bd4
21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Kg7 24. Kf2 f5 25. Kf3 Re8 26. g3 Kf6 27.
h4 h6 28. Rh1 Ke5 29. Rh2 b6 30. Rg2 Rf8 31. Rh2 a6 32. Ra2 Rb8 33. Ra1 Re8 34.
Rh1 Kf6 35. Ra1 Re4 36. Ra2 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. Rc2 Ke5 39. Rc1 g5 40. hxg5
hxg5 41. Kf2 bxc4 42. bxc4 f4 43. exf4+ gxf4 44. gxf4+ Rxf4+ 45. Kg3 Rd4 46.
Kf3 Rd3+ 47. Kg4 Re3 48. Rc2 Re1 49. Kf3 Kd4 50. Kf2 Kd3 51. Ra2 Re8 52. Ra6
Rf8+ 53. Kg3 Rd8 54. Ra4 Kc3 55. Kf4 Kb3 56. Ra1 Kxc4 57. Rd1 Rf8+ 58. Kg5 Re8
0-1

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 Nf6 8. f4
d6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qf3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 exf4 14. Bxf4 Be6
15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Ng4 19. Bg3 Nf6 20. Qxb7 Nd5
21. Ne4 Qd4 22. Bf2 Qa4 23. Ba7 Rac8 24. Qxa6 Qxa6 25. Bxa6 Rxc2 26. Bd4 Rd8
27. Rf2 Rxf2 28. Bxf2 Nf4 29. Bc5 Bxc5 30. Nxc5 Rd2 31. Nxe6 Nxe6 32. Rb1 Kf8
33. a4 Nc5 34. Bb5 Nb3 35. Kg1 h5 36. Re1 g6 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Rb8 h4 39. Bc4
Nc5 40. a5 Ne4 41. Kf1 Rd1+ 42. Ke2 Ra1 43. b4 Nd6 44. Kd3 h3 45. gxh3 Ra3+ 46.
Kd4 f5 47. Rd8 Ne4 48. Rd7+ Kf6 49. h4 g5 50. h5 g4 51. h6 Rh3 52. a6 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2 b5 8. d3
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. e4 Qb6 12. e5 Ne8 13. d4 c5 14. b4 cxb4 15. c5
Qc7 16. Qd3 Bc6 17. Rfe1 g6 18. a3 bxa3 19. Qxa3 Ra8 20. Bc3 Bd8 21. Nb3 Ng7
22. Ba5 Qb7 23. Bxd8 Rfxd8 24. Na5 Qc7 25. Re2 a6 26. Ne1 Nf5 27. Qc3 b4 28.
Qxb4 Rdb8 29. Qc3 Rb5 30. Rea2 f6 31. Nxc6 Qxc6 32. Bf1 fxe5 33. Bxb5 Qxb5 34.
dxe5 d4 35. Qd3 Qxc5 36. Rxa6 Rxa6 37. Qxa6 Qxe5 38. Nd3 Qf6 39. Qc8+ Nf8 40.
Ra8 Nd6 41. Qd8 Qxd8 42. Rxd8 Nb5 43. Ne5 Kg7 44. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd7 9. Qe2 Bc6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Bd3 Rd8 12. Ne5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 14. Ba3 Bxd3
15. Nxd3 Qc7 16. Nxc5 b6 17. Nb3 Nbd7 18. c4 Qc6 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. f3 Nf8 21.
d5 Qa4 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. e4 exd5 24. cxd5 Nd7 25. Qb2 Nc5 26. Qd4 Qa3 27. Nxc5
bxc5 28. Qc4 Rd6 29. Re1 Rb6 30. e5 Rb4 31. Qc2 g6 32. e6 fxe6 33. dxe6 Rb2 34.
Qe4 Qxa2 35. e7+ Ke8 36. Qg4 Rc7 37. Rcd1 Re2 38. Rd8+ Kxe7 39. Qg5+ Kf7 40.
Qf4+ Ke6 41. Rxe2+ Qxe2 42. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

{In the penultimate round I faced Littlewood who plays a sharp, uncompromising
game. He always goes out for a win. I myself needed to win to catch up with
Gligoric. Against Littlewood it is easier to win or lose than to draw. I won
two pawns, and yet managed to draw a game characteristic of my uncertain form
these days. I must either play more chess or give up the game altogether!} 1.
e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 (3... d4 4. Ne2 c5 5. Ng3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e5 7. d3 h6 $5
{/\ g6, Bg7}) 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. d4 (6. Bc4 {is more precise, so as
to answer} Bd6 {with} 7. Qe2+) 6... Bd6 $14 (6... Bg4 7. Be2 $11) 7. g3 $15 {
There is not much for White in this positional treatment of this opening. Only
7 Bc4 or 7 Bd3 can trouble Black.} (7. Bd3 $142 $5 $14 {should be investigated
more closely}) (7. Be3 O-O 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Re8 12. Nxg6
hxg6 13. Qf3 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Na6 15. c3 Nc7 16. h4 Qd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Re1 Re7
19. Bd2 Rae8 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. c4 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. h5 Rd7 24. hxg6 Rxd4
25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Ke2 Bh6 27. f3 Ke6 28. Rh5 Rd8 29. b3 Bg5 30. Rh1 Ke5 31. b4
Kd4 32. Rd1 Kc3 33. b5 Rh8 34. Be4 Rh2+ 35. Kf1 Rxa2 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. Bxc6 Be3
38. Rd7 a5 39. Rxg7 a4 40. Bd5 Bc5 41. Rc7 Kd4 42. Rc8 a3 43. f4 Rb2 {0-1
Muehlberg-Kholmov,R/Dresden 1956/EXT 99 (43)}) (7. Bd3 Bg4 (7... O-O 8. O-O Bg4
9. h3 Bh5 10. c3 Nd7 11. Re1 Re8 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Be3 Qe6 14. Qc2 Nf8 15. Nh4
Re8 16. Nf5 Bb8 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Re1 Rxe1+ 19. Bxe1 Qe6 20. Qb1 Be2 21. Bc2 g6
22. Ng3 Bxg3 23. fxg3 f5 24. Bf2 Nd7 25. Qc1 Qxa2 {1-0 Chistiakov,A-Goldberg,G/
Sochi 1952/EXT 99 (25)}) 8. c3 O-O 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Qc2 Qh5 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. h3
Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nb6 14. c4 c5 15. d5 Nd7 16. f4 b5 17. cxb5 c4 18. Be2 Qh6 19.
Qf5 Nb6 20. Rhg1 Rac8 21. Rg4 c3 22. Bd4 Na4 23. b4 Kh8 24. Kc2 Rce8 25. Bd3
Rg8 26. Rdg1 Nb6 27. Kb3 Nc8 28. Qxh7+ Qxh7 29. Bxh7 {1-0 Bivshev,V-Goldenov,B/
Moscow 1952/URS-ch (29)}) (7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Be3 Bg4 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Qd3
Qc7 12. g3 Nf8 13. Nd2 Qd7 14. d5 Bxe2 15. Rxe2 Ng6 16. dxc6 Qxc6 17. Qc4 Qd7
18. Nf3 Qf5 19. Nd4 Qh5 20. Qd3 Ne5 21. Qf5 Qxf5 22. Nxf5 Bf8 23. b3 Rad8 24.
Kg2 g6 25. Nh4 Ng4 26. Nf3 Bc5 27. Rae1 Nxe3+ 28. fxe3 f5 29. Kf2 Bb4 30. Rb1 {
1/2-1/2 Keres,P-Flohr,S/AVRO 1938}) 7... O-O 8. Bg2 Re8+ 9. Be3 Qb6 10. Qc1 {
Littlewood is no hoarder of pawns. That he thinks fit to protect the b-pawn is
proof enough that Black could gobble it up with profit after 10 0-0.} Qa6 {
Black inhibits 0-0} 11. c4 Bb4+ 12. Nd2 {White prepares the advance d5} Bxd2+
$11 {I never light-heartedly part with one of my two bishops; but in doing so
here I make a nuisance of myself. White cannot castle and on d2 his king is
awkwardly placed, as soon becomes evident. 13 Qxd2? Qxc4 is clearly bad for
him.} 13. Kxd2 Be6 14. Bf1 (14. b3 {looks more natural} b5 {would not be too
troublesome in reply.}) 14... Nd7 15. Qc3 b5 16. d5 {A double-edged move which
allows Black free use of the e5-square and an open d-file. 16 c5 instead would
weaken White's d5-square. But there seems little wrong with 16 b3. Perhaps
Littlewood did not like the possibility} (16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Nb6) 16... Bf5 (
16... cxd5 17. cxb5 Qb7 18. Qd4 {was not so clear.}) 17. Be2 Ne5 18. Rhc1 Rad8
{Naturally better than winning a pawn by 18...Nxc4+ but at the cost of
allowing the drawish bishops-on-opposite-coloured-squares.} 19. cxb5 $19 (19.
Bc5 $5 bxc4 20. d6 $19) 19... cxb5 $17 ({The d-pawn can't run away. But I
could have quietly taken it at once with 19...Rxd5+.} 19... Rxd5+ $5 20. Ke1
cxb5 21. a4 $19) 20. Ke1 $19 (20. Qd4 Bd3 $17) 20... Qb7 $17 (20... Rxd5 $5 21.
a4 Bd3 22. axb5 Qxb5 23. Bd1 $19) 21. Qb3 $19 (21. Rd1 Rxd5 22. b4 Rdd8 23.
Rxd8 Qh1+ 24. Bf1 Rxd8 $19) 21... Rxd5 {At first sight it seems incredible
that the game should still last any length of time from here and that White
should survive. Such a position should be won in ten or fifteen moves.} 22. Rc7
$1 {Littlewood's cool yet spirited play demonstrates clearly that this young
Englishman can defend as well as attack.} Qxc7 23. Qxd5 a6 24. Rc1 $4 {
shortens the misery for White} (24. Qb3 $142 $19) 24... Qe7 (24... Nd3+ $142 $1
{makes sure everything is clear} 25. Qxd3 Qxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Bxd3 $19) 25. Rd1 Be6
$2 ({My old weakness reasserts itself; my appetite for pawns. Pawns are not
everything in chess! Already a pawn up, I should have simply concentrated on
attacking the white king. After} 25... Bg4 $1 {it would soon have been all up
for White. Apart from anything else, this move sets a neat trap; if White
replies} 26. Bc5 {Black can reply with} Qxc5 $1 27. Qb3 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Bh3# {
That's how you ought to play chess, probing, probing all the time.}) 26. Qe4 ({
White's queen must not concede the long white-squared diagonal to Black.} 26.
Qd6 $5 Qb7 27. b3 Nf3+ 28. Bxf3 Qxf3 $19) 26... Bxa2 27. f4 Ng6 28. Qxe7 {
Threatening mate: Qxe8} Nxe7 29. Kf2 Nd5 {[#] Making every allowance for
White's two bishops you must concede that he is quite lost. The Flohr of 1935
would never have drawn this game. But it is 1962; at 53 I get tired during the
fifth hour of play, and things happen that I can hardly believe myself after
the game.} 30. Ra1 $19 (30. Bd4 h6 $19) 30... Bc4 $17 (30... Rxe3 31. Rxa2 Nb4
32. Kxe3 Nxa2 33. Bd3 $19) 31. Bxc4 bxc4 $1 {keeping the advantage} (31... Nxe3
{looks better here - Wood}) 32. Bd4 Re6 33. f5 Rc6 34. Ra5 Nc7 ({Better the
obvious} 34... Nb4) 35. Rc5 $19 {The only move otherwise comes 35...Nb5,
consolidating Black's position completely.} Rxc5 36. Bxc5 Nd5 {These moves up
to the 40th were made in time trouble and I certainly don't guarantee their
accuracy.} 37. Kf3 c3 38. b3 c2 39. Ba3 Nc3 40. Ke3 Na2 $17 ({The last move
before the time control: how often has it lost the game! I head for a pawn
endgame thinking it easily won. By} 40... Nb5 {followed by ...Kf8-e8-d7 I
could still win without undue trouble.}) 41. Kd2 c1=Q+ 42. Bxc1 Nxc1 43. Kxc1
Kf8 {Two hours study of the position during the adjournment had convinced me
that it could no longer be won with best play. My only hope was that
Littlewood might be too young to play like a Lasker...! Some have dubbed him
Littletal, on account of his style. Now he becomes Littlelasker! (We consider
Little Wood quite suitable - editor, Baruch H Wood)} 44. Kb2 (44. Kc2 g6 45.
Kc3 gxf5 $17) 44... Ke7 45. Ka3 Kd6 46. Kb4 g6 $1 ({This move took my opponent
by surprise. He went to sleep on the position for half an hour and... found
the one road to the draw. Clearly passive play such as} 46... Kc6 47. Ka5 Kb7
48. b4 {followed by b5 would lead to a totally drawn position in which Black's
king cannot make any headway.}) 47. Ka5 $1 (47. g4 $2 {for then Black would
win with} gxf5) 47... Kc5 48. Kxa6 $1 ({Again the only move. Against} 48. g4 {
Black would win by} gxf5 49. gxf5 Kd4 $1) 48... Kb4 49. Kb6 Kxb3 50. Kc5 Kc3
51. Kd6 Kd4 52. Ke7 $1 {White still seems to be in trouble but...} Ke5 53. Kxf7
Kxf5 54. Kg7 h5 $11 (54... g5 55. Kxh7 Kg4 56. Kg6 $11) 55. Kh6 {I had arrived
at this position with Botvinnik in our hotel room. My opponent found it over
the board. Bravo, Littlewood! Black is move-bound.} h4 (55... Kg4 56. Kxg6 f5
57. h4 {is a draw just the same.}) 56. gxh4 Kg4 57. Kxg6 {Source: CHESS, Vol.
27, no.401-2, 19 January 1962, p142} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Black "Aaron, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bf4 e5
9. dxe6 fxe6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. e5 Nh5 12. Nge2 dxe5 13. Be3 Nd7 14. O-O-O a6 15.
h4 Qf6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. g4 Nf4 18. h5 Kg8 19. hxg6 b5 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ne5
22. Bxh6 bxc4 23. Bc2 Nxg4 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Rh7 Qxg6 26. Rdh1 Ne5 27. Rh8+ Kg7
28. Rxf8 Kxf8 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Flohr, Salo"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Ne4 8.
Qc2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. e3 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E76"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. Nge2
exd5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 Bxe2 12. Bxe2 Nbd7 13. Bd2 a6 14. Rae1 h6
15. a4 Nf8 16. h3 Rc8 17. Bf3 Rc7 18. Qc1 Rce7 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Re1 N8d7 21.
Rxe7 Qxe7 22. Qe1 Qxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Ne8 24. b3 Kf8 25. Bd2 Bd4+ 26. Kf1 Ng7 27. g4
f5 28. Ne2 Bb2 29. Ng3 Nf6 30. gxf5 Nxf5 31. Nxf5 gxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Black "Barden, Leonard William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E86"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. d5
cxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Nc6 11. Qd2 f5 12. Nc3 Nd4 13. Bd3 Be6 14. O-O Rc8
15. Nd5 f4 16. Bf2 g5 17. Qb4 Rf7 18. Rac1 Bf8 19. Qc3 b6 20. Bxd4 exd4 21.
Qxd4 Bg7 22. Qf2 Be5 23. g3 Bh3 24. Rfe1 g4 25. gxf4 Bxf4 26. Nxf4 Rxf4 27. Be2
Qf6 28. Rc3 Rc5 29. Bf1 Rh5 30. Bxh3 Rxh3 31. Qg2 Qh4 32. Re2 g3 33. hxg3 Rxg3
34. Qxg3+ Qxg3+ 35. Rg2 Qg6 36. Rxg6+ hxg6 37. Kf2 g5 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. Rd3 Rf6
40. Rd5 Kg6 41. a4 Kh5 42. a5 1-0

[Event "Hastings it"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1962.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wade, Robert Graham"]
[Black "Littlewood, John Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1961.12.27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. O-O Be7 8. b3
O-O 9. Qe2 b6 10. Bb2 Ba6 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bb7 14. Ba6 Bxa6
15. Qxa6 Qc7 16. Qe2 Bb4 17. N4f3 Qc2 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Rfc1 Qb2 20. Rab1 Qa3
21. Nc4 Qa6 22. e5 Nd5 23. Ng5 h6 24. Ne4 f5 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. a3 Be7 27. Ned6
Bxd6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Nxd6 Qd3 30. Rd1 Qg6 31. Rbc1 Qh5 32. h3 Rad8 33. Rd4
Rd7 34. Rcd1 Kh7 35. b4 Kh8 36. Qc4 Re7 37. Qd3 Re5 38. g4 Rg5 39. Rf4 {time}
1-0
