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Hastings 1949/50 Tournament

Laszlo Szabo8/9(+7 -0 =2)[games]
Nicolas Rossolimo7.5/9(+6 -0 =3)[games]
Max Euwe5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Larry Evans5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Dennis Morton Horne4/9(+1 -2 =6)[games]
John Arthur Fuller4/9(+3 -4 =2)[games]
Olaf Barda3.5/9(+1 -3 =5)[games]
Baruch Harold Wood2.5/9(+1 -5 =3)[games]
Imre Koenig2.5/9(+2 -6 =1)[games]
William Arthur Winser2.5/9(+2 -6 =1)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hastings 1949/50

The Premier tournament of the 25th Hastings Chess Congress was held in the White Rock Pavilion from 29 December 1949 to 7 January 1950. Rest day: 1 January. Laszlo Szabo won the event for the 3rd time, with 8/9.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ————————————————————————————————————— 1 Szabo • ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8 2 Rossolimo ½ • ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 3 Euwe 0 ½ • ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 4 Evans 0 0 ½ • ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5 =5 Horne 0 ½ ½ ½ • ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 4 =5 Fuller 0 0 0 0 ½ • ½ 1 1 1 4 7 Barda ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ • 1 ½ 0 3½ =8 Wood 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 • 1 0 2½ =8 Koenig 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 • 1 2½ =8 Winser 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 • 2½ —————————————————————————————————————

"Larry Evans, youthful Marshall Chess Club Champion, had an impressive debut in international chess by placing fourth in the historical Hastings Christmas Tournament in England." - Chess Life.

Game dates

Round 1: Thursday 29 December
Round 2: Friday 30 December
Round 3: Saturday 31 December
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Round 4: Monday 2 January 1950
Round 5: Tuesday 3 January
Round 6: Wednesday 4 January
Round 7: Thursday 5 January
Round 8: Friday 6 January
Round 9: Saturday 7 January

Sources

BritBase: http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn...
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...
Chess Life, 20 January 1950, p. 1: http://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL...

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. O Barda vs Szabo  ½-½331949Hastings 1949/50A47 Queen's Indian
2. B H Wood vs Euwe  ½-½371949Hastings 1949/50E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation
3. I Koenig vs Rossolimo 0-1381949Hastings 1949/50A91 Dutch Defense
4. J A Fuller vs D Horne  ½-½231949Hastings 1949/50C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
5. Evans vs W A Winser  1-0351949Hastings 1949/50D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
6. W A Winser vs I Koenig  0-1601949Hastings 1949/50E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
7. Szabo vs B H Wood 1-0371949Hastings 1949/50A07 King's Indian Attack
8. D Horne vs O Barda  1-0611949Hastings 1949/50B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack
9. Euwe vs Evans  ½-½351949Hastings 1949/50E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann
10. Rossolimo vs J A Fuller  1-0311949Hastings 1949/50C03 French, Tarrasch
11. I Koenig vs Euwe 0-1751949Hastings 1949/50E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6
12. O Barda vs Rossolimo 0-1241949Hastings 1949/50A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
13. J A Fuller vs W A Winser 1-0321949Hastings 1949/50B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
14. B H Wood vs Evans ½-½571949Hastings 1949/50E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
15. Szabo vs D Horne  1-0301949Hastings 1949/50E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
16. Rossolimo vs Szabo  ½-½521950Hastings 1949/50B10 Caro-Kann
17. Euwe vs J A Fuller 1-0521950Hastings 1949/50E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
18. Evans vs I Koenig  1-0611950Hastings 1949/50E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
19. D Horne vs B H Wood  ½-½591950Hastings 1949/50B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack
20. W A Winser vs O Barda 1-0341950Hastings 1949/50A98 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with Qc2
21. B H Wood vs I Koenig  1-0521950Hastings 1949/50E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
22. D Horne vs Rossolimo  ½-½641950Hastings 1949/50B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
23. Szabo vs W A Winser  1-0381950Hastings 1949/50A04 Reti Opening
24. J A Fuller vs Evans 0-1481950Hastings 1949/50C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
25. O Barda vs Euwe ½-½651950Hastings 1949/50D02 Queen's Pawn Game
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