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. Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG ● 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6½ 4 5 0
2. Bronstein, David URS 0 ●   ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 4 3 1
3. Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL 0   ●               0 0 0 1
4. Matanović, Aleksandar YUG ½ ½   ● ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 4½ 2 5 1
5.-6. Ólafsson, Fridrik ISL ½ 0   ½ ● 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 2 3
5.-6. Teschner, Rudolf GER ½ 0   ½ 0 ● 0 1 1 1 4 3 2 3
7. Tolush, Alexander URS 0 ½   0 1 1 ● 1 0 1 4½ 4 1 3
8. Tartakower, Dr. Saviely FRA ½ 0   1 0 0 0 ● 1 1 3½ 3 1 4
9. Wade, Robert Graham NZL ½ ½   ½ 0 0 1 0 ● ½ 3 1 4 3
10. Horne, Dennis Morton ENG 0 0   0 1 0 0 0 ½ ● 1½ 1 1 6




Round by round results

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



2nd round — 31st December 1953
Horne, Dennis Morton ENG 0 - 1 YUG Matanović, Aleksandar
Tartakower, Dr. Saviely FRA ½ - ½ ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Tolush, Alexander URS ½ - ½ URS Bronstein, David
Wade, Robert Graham NZL 0 - 1 GER Teschner, Rudolf
Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL BYE  
Ólafsson, Fridrik ISL BYE  
1. Teschner — 2; 2.-4. Alexander, Tolush, Tartakower — 1½; 5.-6. Bronstein, Matanović — 1; 7. Wade — ½; 8.-10. Galway, Ólafsson, Horne — 0;



3rd round — 1st January 1954
Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
Ólafsson, Fridrik ISL 1 - 0 FRA Tartakower, Dr. Saviely
Teschner, Rudolf GER ½ - ½ YUG Matanović, Aleksandar
Wade, Robert Graham NZL 1 - 0 URS Tolush, Alexander
Bronstein, David URS BYE  
Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL BYE  
1.-2. Alexander, Teschner — 2½; 3.-6. Matanović, Tolush, Tartakower, Wade — 1½; 7.-8. Bronstein, Ólafsson — 1; 9.-10. Galway, Horne — 0;



4th round — 2nd January 1954
Horne, Dennis Morton ENG 1 - 0 ISL Ólafsson, Fridrik
Matanović, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Tartakower, Dr. Saviely FRA 0 - 1 URS Bronstein, David
Tolush, Alexander URS 1 - 0 GER Teschner, Rudolf
Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL BYE  
Wade, Robert Graham NZL BYE  
1. Alexander — 3; 2.-3. Teschner, Tolush — 2½; 4.-5. Bronstein, Matanović — 2; 6.-7. Tartakower, Wade — 1½; 8.-9. Ólafsson, Horne — 1; 10. Galway — 0;



5th round — 4th January 1954
Bronstein, David URS 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
Ólafsson, Fridrik ISL ½ - ½ YUG Matanović, Aleksandar
Teschner, Rudolf GER ½ - ½ ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Wade, Robert Graham NZL 0 - 1 FRA Tartakower, Dr. Saviely
Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL BYE  
Tolush, Alexander URS BYE  
1. Alexander — 3½; 2.-3. Bronstein, Teschner — 3; 4.-6. Matanović, Tolush, Tartakower — 2½; 7.-8. Ólafsson, Wade — 1½; 9. Horne — 1; 10. Galway — 0;



6th round — 5th January 1954
Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG ½ - ½ ISL Ólafsson, Fridrik
Horne, Dennis Morton ENG ½ - ½ NZL Wade, Robert Graham
Matanović, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ URS Bronstein, David
Tartakower, Dr. Saviely FRA 0 - 1 URS Tolush, Alexander
Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL BYE  
Teschner, Rudolf GER BYE  
1. Alexander — 4; 2.-3. Bronstein, Tolush — 3½; 4.-5. Matanović, Teschner — 3; 6. Tartakower — 2½; 7.-8. Ólafsson, Wade — 2; 9. Horne — 1½; 10. Galway — 0;



7th round — 6th January 1954
Bronstein, David URS 0 - 1 ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Teschner, Rudolf GER 0 - 1 ISL Ólafsson, Fridrik
Tolush, Alexander URS 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
Wade, Robert Graham NZL ½ - ½ YUG Matanović, Aleksandar
Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL BYE  
Tartakower, Dr. Saviely FRA BYE  
1. Alexander — 5; 2. Tolush — 4½; 3.-4. Bronstein, Matanović — 3½; 5.-6. Ólafsson, Teschner — 3; 7.-8. Tartakower, Wade — 2½; 9. Horne — 1½; 10. Galway — 0;



8th round — 7th January 1954
Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG ½ - ½ NZL Wade, Robert Graham
Matanović, Aleksandar YUG 1 - 0 URS Tolush, Alexander
Ólafsson, Fridrik ISL 0 - 1 URS Bronstein, David
Tartakower, Dr. Saviely FRA 0 - 1 GER Teschner, Rudolf
Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL BYE  
Horne, Dennis Morton ENG BYE  
1. Alexander — 5½; 2.-4. Bronstein, Matanović, Tolush — 4½; 5. Teschner — 4; 6.-7. Ólafsson, Wade — 3; 8. Tartakower — 2½; 9. Horne — 1½; 10. Galway — 0;



9th round — 8th January 1954
Bronstein, David URS 1 - 0 GER Teschner, Rudolf
Tartakower, Dr. Saviely FRA 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
Tolush, Alexander URS 0 - 1 ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Wade, Robert Graham NZL 0 - 1 ISL Ólafsson, Fridrik
Galway, Alberic O'Kelly de BEL BYE  
Matanović, Aleksandar YUG BYE  
1. Alexander — 6½; 2. Bronstein — 5½; 3.-4. Matanović, Tolush — 4½; 5.-6. Ólafsson, Teschner — 4; 7. Tartakower — 3½; 8. Wade — 3; 9. Horne — 1½; 10. Galway — 0;







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
Games played: 37
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.