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Hastings 1936/37 For the 17th renewal of hostilities at Hastings from December 28, 1936 to January 6, 1937, the organizers brought in a former world champion and a top contender for the crown to lead this group of contestants: Alexander Alekhine, Erich Eliskases, Movsa Feigin, Reuben Fine, Georges Koltanowski, Vera Menchik, George Alan Thomas, Theodore Tylor, Milan Vidmar, William Winter. Alekhine was set on proving he was not a spent force, and got off to a great start. After seven rounds, he had 6.5 points and was three points clear of the field--except for Fine, who had won all seven. Their eighth round game was a nerve-wracker, and the more experienced Alekhine was the survivor. He then hung on to his lead when both players drew in the last round despite having good losing chances. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pts 1 Alekhine * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8.0 2 Fine 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 3 Eliskases ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5 4 Vidmar 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 4.5 5 Feigin 0 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 4.5 6 Tylor 0 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 3.5 7 Winter 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 3.5 8 Koltanowski ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 * ½ ½ 3.0 9 Menchik 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 2.5 10 Thomas 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 2.5 Hastings (1937/38) was the 18th Christmas festival. Original collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1936/37, by User: Phony Benoni.  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Feigin vs Alekhine 0-1 95 1936 Hastings 1936/37 E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Eliskases vs Fine 0-1 35 1936 Hastings 1936/37 E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 3. W Winter vs T Tylor   ½-½ 32 1936 Hastings 1936/37 A13 English 4. Menchik vs G A Thomas   0-1 34 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. Vidmar vs Koltanowski   1-0 46 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 6. Alekhine vs Vidmar 1-0 71 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D65 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, Main line 7. M Feigin vs G A Thomas   ½-½ 52 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. Fine vs W Winter 1-0 51 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 9. Koltanowski vs Eliskases   ½-½ 31 1936 Hastings 1936/37 A47 Queen's Indian 10. T Tylor vs Menchik   ½-½ 30 1936 Hastings 1936/37 C13 French 11. Vidmar vs M Feigin   0-1 33 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D68 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical 12. W Winter vs Koltanowski 1-0 26 1936 Hastings 1936/37 E72 King's Indian 13. G A Thomas vs T Tylor   0-1 41 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D64 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 14. Menchik vs Fine   0-1 35 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D02 Queen's Pawn Game 15. Eliskases vs Alekhine ½-½ 30 1936 Hastings 1936/37 A81 Dutch 16. Alekhine vs W Winter 1-0 31 1936 Hastings 1936/37 B15 Caro-Kann 17. Fine vs G A Thomas   1-0 33 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 18. Koltanowski vs Menchik ½-½ 43 1936 Hastings 1936/37 D04 Queen's Pawn Game 19. T Tylor vs M Feigin 1-0 62 1936 Hastings 1936/37 B40 Sicilian 20. Vidmar vs Eliskases   ½-½ 34 1936 Hastings 1936/37 E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 21. M Feigin vs Eliskases   ½-½ 41 1937 Hastings 1936/37 E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. W Winter vs Vidmar   ½-½ 23 1937 Hastings 1936/37 A13 English 23. G A Thomas vs Koltanowski   ½-½ 23 1937 Hastings 1936/37 C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 24. Menchik vs Alekhine 0-1 35 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 25. T Tylor vs Fine   0-1 28 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Apr-10-13    JimNorCal: I believe that Sir G A Thomas won the previous year (3 way tie for first) but came in last this year. Apr-10-13    Phony Benoni: <JimNorCal> That was two years previously: Hastings 1934/35 (1934). Of course, the field wasn't all that strong. Apr-10-13    perfidious: <JimNorCal>: Thomas actually finished first equal two years before: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Ge... Apr-10-13    JimNorCal: <Phony Benoni> and <perfidious>: Thanks for the correction. However...in terms of the strength of the field in the 34/35 Hastings, the wikipedia link says this: "[Thomas] shared first prize at the 1934/5 Hastings International Chess Congress with the next world chess champion Max Euwe and leading Czechoslovak player Salo Flohr, ahead of past and future world champions José Raúl Capablanca and Mikhail Botvinnik, whom he defeated in their individual games." Yike! Euwe, Botvinnik, Capablanca...sounds strong to me! Apr-10-13    perfidious: <JimNorCal> Glad you read the Wiki entry after I edited it, as Flohr had been listed as a Soviet national-which he did not become till after the German invasion, several years on. Apr-10-13    Phony Benoni: <JimNorCal> I probably should have warned you that my sense of humor often tends toward understatement. Apr-10-13    WannaBe: Boy, that's an understatement. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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