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Hastings 1928/29
Compiled by suenteus po 147
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The nineth annual Hastings Chess Congress met at the end of the year of 1928 to conduct a round robin tournament. Ten players were invited to compete, including Frank James Marshall, Sandor Takacs, Edgar Colle, George Alan Thomas, Frederick D Yates, George Marshall Norman, Edward G Sergeant, Reginald Pryce Michell, Victor Berger, and Georges Koltanowski. The new year's tournament saw a three way tie for first among Colle, Marshall, and Takacs.

The final standings and crosstable:

=1st Colle 6/9 * 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 1

=1st Marshall 6/9 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1

=1st Takacs 6/9 0 ½ * 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1

4th Koltanowski 5½/9 ½ ½ 1 * 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1

5th Yates 5/9 1 0 0 1 * 1 1 ½ ½ 0

=6th Michell 4/9 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1

=6th Sergeant 4/9 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½

8th Thomas 3½/9 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1

9th Berger 3/9 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 * ½

10th Norman 2/9 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ *

Round One
Colle vs V Buerger, 1928 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs S Takacs, 1928 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

R Michell vs G Thomas, 1928
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

E G Sergeant vs G M Norman, 1928
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Yates vs Koltanowski, 1928
(C41) Philidor Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Round Two
V Buerger vs R Michell, 1928
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

Koltanowski vs Marshall, 1928
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

G M Norman vs Colle, 1928
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 0-1

E G Sergeant vs S Takacs, 1928 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

G Thomas vs Yates, 1928
(E15) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Three
Colle vs E G Sergeant, 1928
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs G Thomas, 1928
(C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0

R Michell vs G M Norman, 1928
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

S Takacs vs Koltanowski, 1928
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 46 moves, 0-1

Yates vs V Buerger, 1928
(B56) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Four
V Buerger vs Marshall, 1928
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Colle vs R Michell, 1928
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 51 moves, 1-0

Koltanowski vs E G Sergeant, 1928
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

G M Norman vs Yates, 1928
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0

G Thomas vs S Takacs, 1928 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round Five
Koltanowski vs G Thomas, 1928
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Marshall vs G M Norman, 1928
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

E G Sergeant vs R Michell, 1928
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 0-1

S Takacs vs V Buerger, 1928
(A14) English, 32 moves, 1-0

Yates vs Colle, 1928 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0

Round Six
R Michell vs Yates, 1929
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1

V Buerger vs Koltanowski, 1929
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Colle vs Marshall, 1929 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 68 moves, 1-0

G M Norman vs S Takacs, 1929
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 63 moves, 0-1

E G Sergeant vs G Thomas, 1929 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Round Seven
Koltanowski vs G M Norman, 1929
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs R Michell, 1929
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

S Takacs vs Colle, 1929
(A28) English, 55 moves, 0-1

G Thomas vs V Buerger, 1929
(A47) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Yates vs E G Sergeant, 1929 
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

Round Eight
V Buerger vs E G Sergeant, 1929
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 60 moves, 0-1

Colle vs Koltanowski, 1929
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

R Michell vs S Takacs, 1929
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 51 moves, 0-1

G M Norman vs G Thomas, 1929 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1

Yates vs Marshall, 1929
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 50 moves, 0-1

Round Nine
V Buerger vs G M Norman, 1929 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Koltanowski vs R Michell, 1929
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Marshall vs E G Sergeant, 1929
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

S Takacs vs Yates, 1929
(A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 43 moves, 1-0

G Thomas vs Colle, 1929
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

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