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




Round by round results

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



2nd round — 31st December 1953
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL ½ - ½ ISL Ólafsson, Friðrik
Tartacover, Xavier FRA ½ - ½ ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Tolush, Alexander URS ½ - ½ URS Bronstein, David
Wade, Robert Graham ENG 0 - 1 GER Teschner, Rudolf
1. Teschner — 2; 2.-4. Alexander, Tolush, Tartacover — 1½; 5.-6. Bronstein, Matanović — 1; 7.-9. O'Kelly de Galway, Ólafsson, Wade — ½; 10. Horne — 0;



3rd round — 1st January 1954
Bronstein, David URS 1 - 0 BEL O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 1 - 0 FRA Tartacover, Xavier
Teschner, Rudolf GER ½ - ½ YUG Matanović, Aleksandar
Wade, Robert Graham ENG 1 - 0 URS Tolush, Alexander
1.-2. Alexander, Teschner — 2½; 3. Bronstein — 2; 4.-8. Matanović, Ólafsson, Tolush, Tartacover, Wade — 1½; 9. O'Kelly de Galway — ½; 10. Horne — 0;



4th round — 2nd January 1954
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 ENG Wade, Robert Graham
Matanović, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Tartacover, Xavier FRA 0 - 1 URS Bronstein, David
Tolush, Alexander URS 1 - 0 GER Teschner, Rudolf
1.-2. Alexander, Bronstein — 3; 3.-4. Teschner, Tolush — 2½; 5. Matanović — 2; 6.-9. O'Kelly de Galway, Ólafsson, Tartacover, Wade — 1½; 10. Horne — 1;



5th round — 4th January 1954
Tolush, Alexander URS 0 - 1 BEL O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL ½ - ½ YUG Matanović, Aleksandar
Teschner, Rudolf GER ½ - ½ ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Wade, Robert Graham ENG 0 - 1 FRA Tartacover, Xavier
1. Bronstein — 4; 2. Alexander — 3½; 3. Teschner — 3; 4.-7. O'Kelly de Galway, Matanović, Tolush, Tartacover — 2½; 8. Ólafsson — 2; 9. Wade — 1½; 10. Horne — 1;



6th round — 5th January 1954
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL ½ - ½ GER Teschner, Rudolf
Horne, Dennis Morton ENG ½ - ½ ENG Wade, Robert Graham
Matanović, Aleksandar YUG ½ - ½ URS Bronstein, David
Tartacover, Xavier FRA 0 - 1 URS Tolush, Alexander
1. Bronstein — 4½; 2. Alexander — 4; 3.-4. Teschner, Tolush — 3½; 5.-6. O'Kelly de Galway, Matanović — 3; 7.-8. Ólafsson, Tartacover — 2½; 9. Wade — 2; 10. Horne — 1½;



7th round — 6th January 1954
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 FRA Tartacover, Xavier
Teschner, Rudolf GER 0 - 1 ISL Ólafsson, Friðrik
Tolush, Alexander URS 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
Wade, Robert Graham ENG ½ - ½ YUG Matanović, Aleksandar
1. Alexander — 5; 2.-3. Bronstein, Tolush — 4½; 4. O'Kelly de Galway — 4; 5.-7. Matanović, Ólafsson, Teschner — 3½; 8.-9. Tartacover, Wade — 2½; 10. Horne — 1½;



8th round — 7th January 1954
Horne, Dennis Morton ENG ½ - ½ BEL O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric
Matanović, Aleksandar YUG 1 - 0 URS Tolush, Alexander
Ólafsson, Friðrik ISL 0 - 1 URS Bronstein, David
Tartacover, Xavier FRA 0 - 1 GER Teschner, Rudolf
1.-2. Alexander, Bronstein — 5½; 3.-6. O'Kelly de Galway, Matanović, Teschner, Tolush — 4½; 7. Ólafsson — 3½; 8. Wade — 3; 9. Tartacover — 2½; 10. Horne — 2;



9th round — 8th January 1954
O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric BEL 1 - 0 YUG Matanović, Aleksandar
Tartacover, Xavier FRA 1 - 0 ENG Horne, Dennis Morton
Tolush, Alexander URS 0 - 1 ENG Alexander, Conel Hughes
Wade, Robert Graham ENG 0 - 1 ISL Ólafsson, Friðrik
1.-2. Alexander, Bronstein — 6½; 3. O'Kelly de Galway — 5½; 4.-7. Matanović, Ólafsson, Teschner, Tolush — 4½; 8. Tartacover — 3½; 9. Wade — 3; 10. Horne — 2;







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: 45
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.