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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Hastings 1928/29 Tournament
Sandor Takacs6/9(+5 -2 =2)[view games]
Frank James Marshall6/9(+4 -1 =4)[view games]
Edgar Colle6/9(+5 -2 =2)[view games]
Georges Koltanowski5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[view games]
Frederick D Yates5/9(+4 -3 =2)[view games]
Edward G Sergeant4/9(+3 -4 =2)[view games]
Reginald Price Michell4/9(+3 -4 =2)[view games]
George Alan Thomas3.5/9(+1 -3 =5)[view games]
Victor Berger3/9(+1 -4 =4)[view games]
George Marshall Norman2/9(+1 -6 =2)[view games]

Chessgames.com Historical Chess Event
Hastings 1928/29
The ninth annual Hastings Chess Congress met at the end of the year of 1928 to conduct a round robin tournament. Ten players were invited to compete, including Frank James Marshall, Sandor Takacs, Edgar Colle, George Alan Thomas, Frederick D Yates, George Marshall Norman, Edward G Sergeant, Reginald Pryce Michell, Victor Berger, and Georges Koltanowski. The new year's tournament saw a three way tie for first among Colle, Marshall, and Takacs.

The final standings and crosstable: 

=1st Colle       6.0/9  * 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 1
=1st Marshall    6.0/9  0 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1
=1st Takacs      6.0/9  0 ½ * 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1
4th  Koltanowski 5.5/9  ½ ½ 1 * 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
5th  Yates       5.0/9  1 0 0 1 * 1 1 ½ ½ 0
=6th Michell     4.0/9  0 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1
=6th Sergeant    4.0/9  1 ½ 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½
8th  Thomas      3.5/9  ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1
9th  Berger      3.0/9  0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 * ½
10th Norman      2.0/9  0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ *
Original collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1928/29, by User: suenteus po 147

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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Colle vs V Berger 1-020 1928 Hastings 1928/29D05 Queen's Pawn Game
2. R P Michell vs G A Thomas  ½-½62 1928 Hastings 1928/29E60 King's Indian Defense
3. E G Sergeant vs G Norman  ½-½46 1928 Hastings 1928/29B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
4. Marshall vs S Takacs ½-½58 1928 Hastings 1928/29E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
5. Yates vs Koltanowski  1-027 1928 Hastings 1928/29C41 Philidor Defense
6. Koltanowski vs Marshall  ½-½29 1928 Hastings 1928/29D50 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. G A Thomas vs Yates  ½-½28 1928 Hastings 1928/29E15 Queen's Indian
8. E G Sergeant vs S Takacs  0-124 1928 Hastings 1928/29B02 Alekhine's Defense
9. G Norman vs Colle  0-129 1928 Hastings 1928/29E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
10. V Berger vs R P Michell  0-139 1928 Hastings 1928/29E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
11. Marshall vs G A Thomas  1-030 1928 Hastings 1928/29C01 French, Exchange
12. Colle vs E G Sergeant  0-154 1928 Hastings 1928/29D05 Queen's Pawn Game
13. R P Michell vs G Norman  1-026 1928 Hastings 1928/29E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
14. S Takacs vs Koltanowski  0-146 1928 Hastings 1928/29E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
15. Yates vs V Berger  ½-½21 1928 Hastings 1928/29B56 Sicilian
16. Colle vs R P Michell  1-051 1928 Hastings 1928/29E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
17. Koltanowski vs E G Sergeant  1-038 1928 Hastings 1928/29D62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
18. G Norman vs Yates  1-040 1928 Hastings 1928/29E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
19. G A Thomas vs S Takacs  ½-½85 1928 Hastings 1928/29B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
20. V Berger vs Marshall  ½-½36 1928 Hastings 1928/29D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. Marshall vs G Norman  1-021 1928 Hastings 1928/29E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
22. Koltanowski vs G A Thomas  ½-½27 1928 Hastings 1928/29E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
23. E G Sergeant vs R P Michell  0-126 1928 Hastings 1928/29C77 Ruy Lopez
24. S Takacs vs V Berger  1-032 1928 Hastings 1928/29A14 English
25. Yates vs Colle  1-065 1928 Hastings 1928/29E12 Queen's Indian
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