26th Hastings chess tournament :: Hastings 1950/1951

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1. Unzicker, Wolfgang GER ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 5 4 0
2.-3. O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 1
2.-3. Rossolimo, Nicolas FRA ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 5 3 1
4.-7. Castaldi, Vincenzo ITA 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 2 5 2
4.-7. Golombek, Harry ENG ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 7 1
4.-7. Penrose, Jonathan ENG 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 3 3 3
4.-7. Thomas, Andrew Rowland ENG ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 3 3 3
8. Barden, Leohard William ENG 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 3 1 4 4
9. Adams, Weaver USA 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 2 1 6
10. Phillips, Alan ENG 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 3 6





Round by round results

1st round — 28th December 1950
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER ½ - ½ BEL O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Golombek, Harry ENG ½ - ½ ITA Castaldi, Vincenzo
Phillips, Alan ENG 0 - 1 USA Adams, Weaver
Thomas, Andrew Rowland ENG ½ - ½ ENG Penrose, Jonathan
1.-2. Rossolimo, Adams — 1; 3.-8. Unzicker, O'Kelly de Galway, Castaldi, Golombek, Penrose, Thomas — ½; 9.-10. Barden, Phillips — 0;



2nd round — 29th December 1950
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 ENG Barden, Leohard William
Castaldi, Vincenzo ITA 0 - 1 ENG Thomas, Andrew Rowland
Penrose, Jonathan ENG 1 - 0 ENG Phillips, Alan
Rossolimo, Nicolas FRA ½ - ½ ENG Golombek, Harry
1.-5. Unzicker, O'Kelly de Galway, Rossolimo, Penrose, Thomas — 1½; 6.-7. Golombek, Adams — 1; 8. Castaldi — ½; 9.-10. Barden, Phillips — 0;



3rd round — 30th December 1950
Golombek, Harry ENG ½ - ½ BEL O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Castaldi, Vincenzo ITA ½ - ½ FRA Rossolimo, Nicolas
Thomas, Andrew Rowland ENG 1 - 0 ENG Phillips, Alan
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 1 - 0 ENG Penrose, Jonathan
1.-2. Unzicker, Thomas — 2½; 3.-4. O'Kelly de Galway, Rossolimo — 2; 5.-6. Golombek, Penrose — 1½; 7.-9. Castaldi, Barden, Adams — 1; 10. Phillips — 0;



4th round — 1st January 1951
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL ½ - ½ ITA Castaldi, Vincenzo
Penrose, Jonathan ENG ½ - ½ ENG Barden, Leohard William
Phillips, Alan ENG 0 - 1 GER Unzicker, Wolfgang
Rossolimo, Nicolas FRA 1 - 0 ENG Thomas, Andrew Rowland
1. Unzicker — 3½; 2. Rossolimo — 3; 3.-4. O'Kelly de Galway, Thomas — 2½; 5.-6. Golombek, Penrose — 2; 7.-9. Castaldi, Barden, Adams — 1½; 10. Phillips — 0;



5th round — 2nd January 1951
Rossolimo, Nicolas FRA 1 - 0 BEL O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Castaldi, Vincenzo ITA 1 - 0 USA Adams, Weaver
Golombek, Harry ENG 0 - 1 ENG Penrose, Jonathan
Thomas, Andrew Rowland ENG ½ - ½ GER Unzicker, Wolfgang
1.-2. Unzicker, Rossolimo — 4; 3.-4. Penrose, Thomas — 3; 5.-6. O'Kelly de Galway, Castaldi — 2½; 7.-8. Golombek, Barden — 2; 9. Adams — 1½; 10. Phillips — ½;



6th round — 3rd January 1951
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 ENG Thomas, Andrew Rowland
Penrose, Jonathan ENG ½ - ½ ITA Castaldi, Vincenzo
Phillips, Alan ENG ½ - ½ ENG Golombek, Harry
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 1 - 0 ENG Barden, Leohard William
1.-2. Unzicker, Rossolimo — 5; 3.-4. O'Kelly de Galway, Penrose — 3½; 5.-6. Castaldi, Thomas — 3; 7. Golombek — 2½; 8. Barden — 2; 9. Adams — 1½; 10. Phillips — 1;



7th round — 4th January 1951
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 USA Adams, Weaver
Golombek, Harry ENG ½ - ½ GER Unzicker, Wolfgang
Rossolimo, Nicolas FRA 0 - 1 ENG Penrose, Jonathan
Thomas, Andrew Rowland ENG ½ - ½ ENG Barden, Leohard William
1. Unzicker — 5½; 2. Rossolimo — 5; 3.-4. O'Kelly de Galway, Penrose — 4½; 5.-6. Castaldi, Thomas — 3½; 7. Golombek — 3; 8. Barden — 2½; 9.-10. Adams, Phillips — 1½;



8th round — 5th January 1951
Penrose, Jonathan ENG 0 - 1 BEL O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Barden, Leohard William ENG ½ - ½ ENG Golombek, Harry
Phillips, Alan ENG 0 - 1 FRA Rossolimo, Nicolas
Unzicker, Wolfgang GER 1 - 0 ITA Castaldi, Vincenzo
1. Unzicker — 6½; 2. Rossolimo — 6; 3. O'Kelly de Galway — 5½; 4.-5. Penrose, Thomas — 4½; 6.-7. Castaldi, Golombek — 3½; 8. Barden — 3; 9.-10. Adams, Phillips — 1½;



9th round — 6th January 1951
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 ENG Phillips, Alan
Castaldi, Vincenzo ITA 1 - 0 ENG Barden, Leohard William
Golombek, Harry ENG 1 - 0 ENG Thomas, Andrew Rowland
Rossolimo, Nicolas FRA ½ - ½ GER Unzicker, Wolfgang
1. Unzicker — 7; 2.-3. O'Kelly de Galway, Rossolimo — 6½; 4.-7. Castaldi, Golombek, Penrose, Thomas — 4½; 8. Barden — 3; 9. Adams — 2½; 10. Phillips — 1½;








Information

26th Hastings chess tournament
Dates: 28th December 1950 - 6th January 1951
City: Hastings (England)
Venue: White Rock Pavilion
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-1950.pgn






Tournament Review

"After 78 per cent, on top board at the Chess Olympiad last year in Yugoslavia, Wolfgang Unzicker, German champion, was a general favourite for first place, but his success—a well-deserved one—ran no smooth passage. A. R. B. Thomas, promoted from the 1949-50 Premier Reserves, who demonstrated with verve that gambit openings and allied play can unsettle still, missed scoring a brilliant win and Rossolimo had definite winning prospects in his last round encounter with Unzicker. With little doubt, Unzicker is the best player produced by Germany since Lasker and Tarrasch. His style, so direct, so simple in development, so forcible—reminding one again and again of the dogmatic Tarrasch—hides a considerable subtlety. Rossolimo is suffering from an overdose of chess tournaments—since the previous Hastings, Beverwijk, Mar del Plata, Gijon, Venice, Amsterdam! O'Kelly’s first visit to an English tourney demonstrated solid characteristics though his last round encounter with Phillips also showed that he possesses a combinative touch. So it should be with a disciple of Rubinstein.

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