Hastings 1946/47

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Hastings 1946/47
Compiled by Phony Benoni

The 22nd Hastings Christmas Congress, held December 30, 1946 through January 8, 1947 marked a return to the traditional 10-player tournament of about half British players and half foreign masters. This year's contingent included:

Gerald Abrahams, James Macrae Aitken, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Harry Golombek Gudmundur S Gudmundsson, Lodewijk Prins, Maurice Raizman, Savielly Tartakower, Gabriel Jacquin Wood, Daniel Abraham Yanofsky.

What wasn't traditional was that a British player won, as Alexander blew away the opposition and clinched first place before a last round loss to Tartakower. Admittedly this was hardly a powerful contingent, but Alexander proved capable of more than holding his own in several stronger Hastings Congresses.

               1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1  Alexander   * 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5
2  Tartakower  1 * = = 1 = 0 1 1 1 6.5
3  Gudmundsson 0 = * = = 1 1 1 = 1 6.0
4  Yanofsky    0 = = * = 1 1 1 = = 5.5
5  Abrahams    0 0 = = * = 1 1 0 1 4.5
6  Golombek    = = 0 0 = * = 1 1 0 4.0
7  Raizman     0 1 0 0 0 = * 0 = 1 3.0
8  Aitken      0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 3.0
9  Wood        0 0 = = 1 0 = 0 * 0 2.5
10 Prins       0 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 1 * 2.5

Round 1 (Monday, December 30)
G Abrahams vs Golombek, 1946
(A15) English, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1 (Monday, December 30)
C H Alexander vs G J Wood, 1946
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 1 (Monday, December 30)
L Prins vs J M Aitken, 1946
(B54) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
Round 1 (Monday, December 30)
M Raizman vs G S Gudmundsson, 1946
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 53 moves, 0-1
Round 1 (Monday, December 30)
Yanofsky vs Tartakower, 1946
(B56) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2 (Tuesday, December 31)
G Abrahams vs Tartakower, 1946
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1
Round 2 (Tuesday, December 31)
J M Aitken vs C H Alexander, 1946
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 63 moves, 0-1
Round 2 (Tuesday, December 31)
Golombek vs M Raizman, 1946
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2 (Tuesday, December 31)
G S Gudmundsson vs L Prins, 1946
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 50 moves, 1-0
Round 2 (Tuesday, December 31)
G J Wood vs Yanofsky, 1946
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 3 (Wednesday, January 1)
C H Alexander vs G S Gudmundsson, 1947
(C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Round 3 (Wednesday, January 1)
L Prins vs Golombek, 1947
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 75 moves, 1-0
Round 3 (Wednesday, January 1)
M Raizman vs G Abrahams, 1947
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 51 moves, 0-1
Round 3 (Wednesday, January 1)
Tartakower vs G J Wood, 1947
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Round 3 (Wednesday, January 1)
Yanofsky vs J M Aitken, 1947
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 4 (Thursday, January 2)
J M Aitken vs Tartakower, 1947
(B50) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1
Round 4 (Thursday, January 2)
Golombek vs C H Alexander, 1947
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4 (Thursday, January 2)
G S Gudmundsson vs Yanofsky, 1947
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4 (Thursday, January 2)
M Raizman vs L Prins, 1947
(A16) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Round 4 (Thursday, January 2)
G J Wood vs G Abrahams, 1947
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Round 5 (Friday, January 3)
G Abrahams vs L Prins, 1947
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 52 moves, 1-0
Round 5 (Friday, January 3)
C H Alexander vs M Raizman, 1947
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 46 moves, 1-0
Round 5 (Friday, January 3)
Tartakower vs G S Gudmundsson, 1947
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5 (Friday, January 3)
G J Wood vs J M Aitken, 1947
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1
Round 5 (Friday, January 3)
Yanofsky vs Golombek, 1947
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 60 moves, 1-0
Round 6 (Saturday, January 4)
G Abrahams vs J M Aitken, 1947
(B20) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0
Round 6 (Saturday, January 4)
Golombek vs Tartakower, 1947
(A25) English, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6 (Saturday, January 4)
G S Gudmundsson vs G J Wood, 1947
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6 (Saturday, January 4)
L Prins vs C H Alexander, 1947
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1
Round 6 (Saturday, January 4)
M Raizman vs Yanofsky, 1947
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 39 moves, 0-1
Round 7 (Monday, January 6)
J M Aitken vs G S Gudmundsson, 1947
(C11) French, 30 moves, 0-1
Round 7 (Monday, January 6)
C H Alexander vs G Abrahams, 1947
(C49) Four Knights, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 7 (Monday, January 6)
Tartakower vs M Raizman, 1947
(B83) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1
Round 7 (Monday, January 6)
G J Wood vs Golombek, 1947
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Round 7 (Monday, January 6)
Yanofsky vs L Prins, 1947
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8 (Tuesday, January 7)
C H Alexander vs Yanofsky, 1947
(C13) French, 33 moves, 1-0
Round 8 (Tuesday, January 7)
Golombek vs J M Aitken, 1947
(A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Round 8 (Tuesday, January 7)
G S Gudmundsson vs G Abrahams, 1947
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8 (Tuesday, January 7)
L Prins vs Tartakower, 1947
(A06) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
Round 8 (Tuesday, January 7)
M Raizman vs G J Wood, 1947
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9 (Wednesday, January 8)
J M Aitken vs M Raizman, 1947
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 80 moves, 1-0
Round 9 (Wednesday, January 8)
G S Gudmundsson vs Golombek, 1947
(A47) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Round 9 (Wednesday, January 8)
Tartakower vs C H Alexander, 1947
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 9 (Wednesday, January 8)
G J Wood vs L Prins, 1947
(D94) Grunfeld, 75 moves, 0-1
Round 9 (Wednesday, January 8)
Yanofsky vs G Abrahams, 1947
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
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