38th Hastings chess tournament :: Hastings 1962/1963

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1.-2. Gligorić, Svetozar YUG ● ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 5 3 1
1.-2. Kotov, Alexander URS ½ ● ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 4 5 0
3. Smyslov, Vassily URS 1 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6 3 6 0
4. Marović, Dražen YUG ½ ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5½ 2 7 0
5. Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 0 ½ ½ ● 1 0 1 1 1 5 4 2 3
6. Tan, Hiong Liong NED ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ● 1 ½ 0 1 4 2 4 3
7. Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ● ½ ½ 1 3½ 2 3 4
8.-9. Clarke, Peter Hugh ENG 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ 3 0 6 3
8.-9. Van Seters, Frits BEL 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ● 0 3 1 4 4
10. Hollis, Adrian Swayne ENG 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ● 2 1 2 6




Round by round results

1st round — 27th - 31st December 1962
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 1 - 0 BEL Van Seters, Frits
Marović, Dražen YUG 1 - 0 ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Smyslov, Vassily URS 1 - 0 ENG Hollis, Adrian Swayne
Clarke, Peter Hugh ENG ½ - ½ URS Kotov, Alexander
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 1 - 0 NED Tan, Hiong Liong
1.-4. Gligorić, Smyslov, Marović, Littlewood — 1; 5.-6. Kotov, Clarke — ½; 7.-10. Tan, Alexander, Van Seters, Hollis — 0;



2nd round — 28th December 1962
Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG ½ - ½ URS Kotov, Alexander
Hollis, Adrian Swayne ENG ½ - ½ ENG Clarke, Peter Hugh
Marović, Dražen YUG ½ - ½ ENG Littlewood, John Eric
Tan, Hiong Liong NED ½ - ½ YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
Van Seters, Frits BEL ½ - ½ URS Smyslov, Vassily
1.-4. Gligorić, Smyslov, Marović, Littlewood — 1½; 5.-6. Kotov, Clarke — 1; 7.-10. Tan, Alexander, Van Seters, Hollis — ½;



3rd round — 29th December 1962
Clarke, Peter Hugh ENG ½ - ½ BEL Van Seters, Frits
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG ½ - ½ YUG Marović, Dražen
Kotov, Alexander URS 1 - 0 ENG Hollis, Adrian Swayne
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 - 1 ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Smyslov, Vassily URS ½ - ½ NED Tan, Hiong Liong
1.-4. Gligorić, Kotov, Smyslov, Marović — 2; 5.-7. Littlewood, Alexander, Clarke — 1½; 8.-9. Tan, Van Seters — 1; 10. Hollis — ½;



4th round — 30th December 1962
Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG 1 - 0 ENG Hollis, Adrian Swayne
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 0 - 1 YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
Marović, Dražen YUG ½ - ½ URS Smyslov, Vassily
Tan, Hiong Liong NED ½ - ½ ENG Clarke, Peter Hugh
Van Seters, Frits BEL 0 - 1 URS Kotov, Alexander
1.-2. Gligorić, Kotov — 3; 3.-5. Smyslov, Marović, Alexander — 2½; 6. Clarke — 2; 7.-8. Littlewood, Tan — 1½; 9. Van Seters — 1; 10. Hollis — ½;



5th round — 1st January 1963
Clarke, Peter Hugh ENG 0 - 1 YUG Marović, Dražen
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 1 - 0 ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Hollis, Adrian Swayne ENG 1 - 0 BEL Van Seters, Frits
Kotov, Alexander URS 1 - 0 NED Tan, Hiong Liong
Smyslov, Vassily URS ½ - ½ ENG Littlewood, John Eric
1.-2. Gligorić, Kotov — 4; 3. Marović — 3½; 4. Smyslov — 3; 5. Alexander — 2½; 6.-7. Littlewood, Clarke — 2; 8.-9. Tan, Hollis — 1½; 10. Van Seters — 1;



6th round — 2nd January 1963
Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG ½ - ½ BEL Van Seters, Frits
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG 0 - 1 URS Smyslov, Vassily
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 1 - 0 ENG Clarke, Peter Hugh
Marović, Dražen YUG ½ - ½ URS Kotov, Alexander
Tan, Hiong Liong NED 1 - 0 ENG Hollis, Adrian Swayne
1. Kotov — 4½; 2.-4. Gligorić, Smyslov, Marović — 4; 5.-6. Littlewood, Alexander — 3; 7. Tan — 2½; 8. Clarke — 2; 9.-10. Van Seters, Hollis — 1½;



7th round — 3rd January 1963
Clarke, Peter Hugh ENG 0 - 1 YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
Hollis, Adrian Swayne ENG ½ - ½ YUG Marović, Dražen
Kotov, Alexander URS 1 - 0 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
Smyslov, Vassily URS 1 - 0 ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Van Seters, Frits BEL 1 - 0 NED Tan, Hiong Liong
1. Kotov — 5½; 2.-3. Gligorić, Smyslov — 5; 4. Marović — 4½; 5.-6. Littlewood, Alexander — 3; 7.-8. Tan, Van Seters — 2½; 9.-10. Clarke, Hollis — 2;



8th round — 4th January 1963
Alexander, Conel Hughes ENG 0 - 1 NED Tan, Hiong Liong
Gligorić, Svetozar YUG ½ - ½ URS Kotov, Alexander
Littlewood, John Eric ENG 1 - 0 ENG Hollis, Adrian Swayne
Marović, Dražen YUG ½ - ½ BEL Van Seters, Frits
Smyslov, Vassily URS ½ - ½ ENG Clarke, Peter Hugh
1. Kotov — 6; 2.-3. Gligorić, Smyslov — 5½; 4. Marović — 5; 5. Littlewood — 4; 6. Tan — 3½; 7.-8. Alexander, Van Seters — 3; 9. Clarke — 2½; 10. Hollis — 2;



9th round — 5th January 1963
Clarke, Peter Hugh ENG ½ - ½ ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Hollis, Adrian Swayne ENG 0 - 1 YUG Gligorić, Svetozar
Kotov, Alexander URS ½ - ½ URS Smyslov, Vassily
Tan, Hiong Liong NED ½ - ½ YUG Marović, Dražen
Van Seters, Frits BEL 0 - 1 ENG Littlewood, John Eric
1.-2. Gligorić, Kotov — 6½; 3. Smyslov — 6; 4. Marović — 5½; 5. Littlewood — 5; 6. Tan — 4; 7. Alexander — 3½; 8.-9. Clarke, Van Seters — 3; 10. Hollis — 2;







Information

38th Hastings chess tournament
Dates: 27th December 1962 - 5th January 1963
City: Hastings (England)
Venue: Sun Lounge, St Leonards
Organizers: Hastings Chess Club
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 10
Games played: 45
Competition format: RR
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: BritBase
PGN game file: hastings-1962.pgn





Tournament Review

The 38th Hastings congress drew 189 competitors. Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen’s Music, opening the event, apologised for letting the white queen fall in love with the black knight in his ballet "Checkmate”. He told how, on a conducting tour of the U.S.S.R., he could not gain the confidence of one Russian orchestra until he challenged their best player to a game of chess. After that, all went smoothly. He made the ceremonial first move, P–K4, for Vassily Smyslov, ex-World Champion, who substituted at the last moment for Boris Spassky who was tired (someone told us) after the U.S.S.R. Championship and wished to be fully fit for the forthcoming Mar del Plata tournament.

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