Hastings 1919

Hastings 1919
Compiled by Phony Benoni

The 12th BCF "Special Victory" Congress, held at Hastings from August 11-23, 1919, was not part of the the series of Hastings Christmas Congresses which began in 1920/21. However, it did provide the opportunity for some international action following the Great War with the ususl British suspects being joined by several representatives from foreign lands:

Jose Raul Capablanca; Harold Godfrey Cole; Adrian Garcia Conde; Borislav Kostic; Max Marchand; Reginald Price Michell; Adolf Georg Olland; Roland Henry Vaughan Scott; George Alan Thomas; Victor L Wahltuch; William Winter; Frederick D Yates

The big attraction was Capablanca in his first European tourament in five years. Any thoughts that the supposed lack of first-class practice might have left the Cuban rusty were emphatically destroyed, as he conceded a draw to Kostic while sweeping the rest of the tournament with consummate ease.

OK, it wasn't <THAT> easy; he had to keep winning since Kostic was nipping at his heels the whole way. And there was that incredible blip in round 4 against Thomas.

<Round 1>: Capablanca 1 Yates; Scott 0 Kostic; Thomas 1/2 Wahltuch; Marchand 1 Cole; Michell 1 Conde; Winter 0 Olland

STANDINGS: <1.0>: Capablanca, Kostic, Marchand, Michell, Olland; <0.5>: Thomas, Wahltuch; <0.0>: Cole, Conde, Scott, Winter, Yates

<Round 2>: Marchand 0 Capablanca; Kostic 1 Michell*; Yates 1/2 Thomas; Olland 0 Scott; Cole 0 Conde; Wahltuch 1 Winter

STANDINGS: <2.0>: Capablanca, Kostic; <1.5>: Wahltuch; <1.0>: Conde, Marchand, Michell, Olland, Scott, Thomas; <0.5>: Yates; <0.0>: Cole, Winter

<Round 3>: Cole 0 Capablanca; Conde 0 Kostic; Thomas 1 Marchand; Michell 1 Olland; Scott 0 Wahltuch; Winter 1 Yates;

STANDINGS: <3.0>: Capablanca, Kostic; <2.5>: Wahltuch; <2.0>: Michell, Thomas; <1.0>: Conde, Marchand, Olland, Scott, Winter; <0.5>: Yates; <0.0>: Cole

<Round 4>: Capablanca 1 Thomas; Kostic 1 Cole; Olland 1 Conde; Yates 1 Scott; Wahltuch 1 Michell; Marchand 1 Winter*

STANDINGS: <4.0>: Capablanca, Kostic; <3.5>: Wahltuch; <2.0>: Marchand, Michell, Olland, Thomas; <1.5>: Yates; <1.0>: Conde, Scott, Winter; <0.0>: Cole

<Round 5>: Winter 0 Capablanca; Kostic 1 Olland; Thomas 1 Cole; Conde 1 Wahltuch; Michell 0 Yates; Scott 1 Marchand

STANDINGS: <5.0>: Capablanca, Kostic; <3.5>: Wahltuch; <3.0>: Thomas; <2.5>: Yates; <2.0>: Conde, Marchand, Michell, Olland, Scott; <1.0>: Winter; <0.0>: Cole

<Round 6>: Capablanca 1 Scott; Wahltuch 1/2 Kostic; Thomas 1 Winter; Yates 1 Conde; Marchand 0 Michell; Cole 0 Olland*

STANDINGS: 6.0>: Capablanca; <5.5>: Kostic; <4.0>: Thomas, Wahltuch; <3.5>: Yates; <3.0>: Michell, Olland; <2.0>: Conde, Marchand, Scott; <1.0>: Winter; <0.0>: Cole

<Round 7>: Michell 0 Capablancal Kostic 1 Yates; Scott 0 Thomas; Olland 1 Wahltuch; Conde 1 Marchand; Cole 1 Winter

STANDINGS: <7.0>: Capablanca; <6.5>: Kostic; <5.0>: Thomas; <4.0>: Olland, Wahltuch; <3.5>: Yates; <3.0>: Conde, Michell; <2.0>: Marchand, Scott; <1.0>: Cole, Winter

<Round 8>: Capablanca 1 Conde; Marchand 0 Kostic; Yates 1 Olland; Thomas 1/2 Michell*; Wahltuch 1 Cole; Winter 1 Scott*

STANDINGS: <8.0>: Capablanca; <7.5>: Kostic; <5.5>: Thomas; <5.0>: Wahltuch; <4.5>: Yates; <4.0>: Olland; <3.5>: Michell; <3.0>: Conde; <2.0>: Marchand, Scott, Winter; <1.0>: Cole

<Round 9>: Kostic 1/2 Capablanca; Olland 0 Marchand; Michell 1 Winter; Wahltuch 1/2 Yates; Conde 1/2 Thomas*; Scott 1/2 Cole*

STANDINGS: <8.5>: Capablanca; <8.0>: Kostic; <6.0>: Thomas; <5.5>: Wahltuch; <5.0>: Yates; <4.5>: Michell; <4.0>: Olland; <3.5>: Conde; <3.0>: Marchand; <2.5>: Scott; <2.0>: Winter; <1.5>: Cole

<Round 10>: Capablanca 1 Olland; Thomas 1/2 Kostic; Cole 0 Yates; Marchand 1 Wahltuch; Scott 1 Michell; Winter 1 Conde*

STANDINGS: <9.5>: Capablanca; <8.5>: Kostic; <6.5>: Thomas; <6.0>: Yates; <5.5>: Wahltuch; <4.5>: Michell; <4.0>: Marchand, Olland; <3.5>: Conde, Scott; <3.0>: Winter; <1.5>: Cole

<Round 11>: Wahltuch 0 Capablanca; Kostic 1 Winter; Olland 1/2 Thomas; Yates 1 Marchand; Michell 1 Cole; Conde 0 Scott*

1 Capablanca 10.5/11 * = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Kostic 9.5/11 = * = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 Thomas 7.0/11 0 = * = = = 1 = 1 = 1 1
4 Yates 7.0/11 0 0 = * = 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
5 Wahltuch 5.5/11 0 = = = * 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
6 Michell 5.5/11 0 0 = 0 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1
7 Scott 4.5/11 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 0 =
8 Olland 4.5/11 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 * 0 1 1 1
9 Marchand 4.0.11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 0 1 1
10 Conde 3.5/11 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 0 1 * 0 1
11 Winter 3.0/11 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 0
12 Cole 1.5/11 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 *

The following games were not available as of 4/28/2009. Colors may not be accurate.

Round 2, Game #8: Kostic 1 Michell
Round 4, Game #24: Marchand 1 Winter
Round 6, Game #36: Cole 0 Olland
Round 8, Game #46: Thomas 1/2 Michell
Round 8, Game #48: Winter 1 Scott
Round 9, Game #53: Conde 1/2 Thomas
Round 9, Game #54: Scott 1/2 Cole
Round 10, Game #60: Winter 1 Conde
Round 11, Game #66: Conde 0 Scott

This collection made use of a PGN file of games from PGN Mentor, http://www.pgnmentor.com/

Round 1, Game #1
Capablanca vs Yates, 1919
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Game #2
R Scott vs B Kostic, 1919
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 0-1
Round 1, Game #3
G A Thomas vs Wahltuch, 1919
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Game #4
M Marchand vs H G Cole, 1919
(C48) Four Knights, 52 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Game #5
R P Michell vs A G Conde, 1919
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 42 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Game #6
W Winter vs Olland, 1919
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 0-1
Round 2, Game #7
M Marchand vs Capablanca, 1919
(C48) Four Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Round 2, Game #9
Yates vs G A Thomas, 1919
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Game #10
Olland vs R Scott, 1919
(B15) Caro-Kann, 35 moves, 0-1
Round 2, Game #11
H G Cole vs A G Conde, 1919
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 57 moves, 0-1
Round 2, Game #12
Wahltuch vs W Winter, 1919
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Game #13
H G Cole vs Capablanca, 1919
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1
Round 3, Game #14
A G Conde vs B Kostic, 1919
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 0-1
Round 3, Game #15
G A Thomas vs M Marchand, 1919
(B32) Sicilian, 68 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Game #16
R P Michell vs Olland, 1919
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Game #17
R Scott vs Wahltuch, 1919
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 0-1
Round 3, Game #18
W Winter vs Yates, 1919
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
Round 4, Game #19
Capablanca vs G A Thomas, 1919
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Round 4, Game #20
B Kostic vs H G Cole, 1919
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Round 4, Game #21
Olland vs A G Conde, 1919
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
Round 4, Game #22
Yates vs R Scott, 1919
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0
Round 4, Game #23
Wahltuch vs R P Michell, 1919
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Round 5, Game #25
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919
(C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1
Round 5, Game #26
B Kostic vs Olland, 1919
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Round 5, Game #27
G A Thomas vs H G Cole, 1919
(C42) Petrov Defense, 72 moves, 1-0
Round 5, Game #28
A G Conde vs Wahltuch, 1919
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0
Round 5, Game #29
R P Michell vs Yates, 1919
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 0-1
Round 5, Game #30
R Scott vs M Marchand, 1919
(B32) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
Round 6, Game #31
Capablanca vs R Scott, 1919
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
Round 6, Game #32
Wahltuch vs B Kostic, 1919
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6, Game #33
G A Thomas vs W Winter, 1919
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Round 6, Game #34
Yates vs A G Conde, 1919
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
Round 6, Game #35
M Marchand vs R P Michell, 1919
(C49) Four Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Round 7, Game #37
R P Michell vs Capablanca, 1919
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 54 moves, 0-1
Round 7, Game #38
B Kostic vs Yates, 1919
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 59 moves, 1-0
Round 7, Game #39
R Scott vs G A Thomas, 1919
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1
Round 7, Game #40
Olland vs Wahltuch, 1919
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
Round 7, Game #41
A G Conde vs M Marchand, 1919
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 50 moves, 1-0
Round 7, Game #42
H G Cole vs W Winter, 1919
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Round 8, Game #43
Capablanca vs A G Conde, 1919
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0
Round 8, Game #44
M Marchand vs B Kostic, 1919
(C48) Four Knights, 68 moves, 0-1
Round 8, Game #45
Yates vs Olland, 1919
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Round 8, Game #47
Wahltuch vs H G Cole, 1919
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1-0
Round 9, Game #49
B Kostic vs Capablanca, 1919
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9, Game #50
Olland vs M Marchand, 1919
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 63 moves, 0-1
Round 9, Game #51
R P Michell vs W Winter, 1919
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Round 9, Game #52
Wahltuch vs Yates, 1919
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10, Game #55
Capablanca vs Olland, 1919
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
Round 10, Game #56
G A Thomas vs B Kostic, 1919
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10, Game #57
H G Cole vs Yates, 1919
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 10, Game #58
M Marchand vs Wahltuch, 1919
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 1-0
Round 10, Game #59
R Scott vs R P Michell, 1919
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Round 11, Game #61
Wahltuch vs Capablanca, 1919
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1
Round 11, Game #62
B Kostic vs W Winter, 1919
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Round 11, Game #63
Olland vs G A Thomas, 1919
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 11, Game #64
Yates vs M Marchand, 1919
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0
Round 11, Game #65
R P Michell vs H G Cole, 1919
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

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