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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 ---------- 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... Previous: Hastings (1948/49). Next: Hastings (1950/51)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. O Barda vs Szabo   ½-½ 33 1949 Hastings 1949/50 A47 Queen's Indian 2. B H Wood vs Euwe   ½-½ 37 1949 Hastings 1949/50 E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation 3. I Koenig vs Rossolimo 0-1 38 1949 Hastings 1949/50 A91 Dutch Defense 4. J A Fuller vs D Horne   ½-½ 23 1949 Hastings 1949/50 C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 5. L Evans vs W A Winser   1-0 35 1949 Hastings 1949/50 D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 6. W A Winser vs I Koenig   0-1 60 1949 Hastings 1949/50 E40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 7. Szabo vs B H Wood 1-0 37 1949 Hastings 1949/50 A07 King's Indian Attack 8. D Horne vs O Barda   1-0 61 1949 Hastings 1949/50 B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack 9. Euwe vs L Evans   ½-½ 35 1949 Hastings 1949/50 E23 Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann 10. Rossolimo vs J A Fuller   1-0 31 1949 Hastings 1949/50 C03 French, Tarrasch 11. I Koenig vs Euwe 0-1 75 1949 Hastings 1949/50 E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6 12. O Barda vs Rossolimo 0-1 24 1949 Hastings 1949/50 A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit 13. J A Fuller vs W A Winser 1-0 32 1949 Hastings 1949/50 B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack 14. B H Wood vs L Evans ½-½ 57 1949 Hastings 1949/50 E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack 15. Szabo vs D Horne   1-0 30 1949 Hastings 1949/50 E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 16. Rossolimo vs Szabo   ½-½ 52 1950 Hastings 1949/50 B10 Caro-Kann 17. Euwe vs J A Fuller 1-0 52 1950 Hastings 1949/50 E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 18. L Evans vs I Koenig   1-0 61 1950 Hastings 1949/50 E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) 19. D Horne vs B H Wood   ½-½ 59 1950 Hastings 1949/50 B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack 20. W A Winser vs O Barda 1-0 34 1950 Hastings 1949/50 A98 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with Qc2 21. B H Wood vs I Koenig   1-0 52 1950 Hastings 1949/50 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. D Horne vs Rossolimo   ½-½ 64 1950 Hastings 1949/50 B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 23. Szabo vs W A Winser   1-0 38 1950 Hastings 1949/50 A04 Reti Opening 24. J A Fuller vs L Evans 0-1 48 1950 Hastings 1949/50 C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 25. O Barda vs Euwe ½-½ 65 1950 Hastings 1949/50 D02 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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