Hastings 1935/36

Hastings 1935/36
Compiled by Phony Benoni

No. 16 of the Hastings Christmas Congresses was held from December 28, 1935 to January 6, 1936, and featured fine performances by these players:

Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Reuben Fine, Salomon Flohr, Harry Golombek, Georges Koltanowski, Reginald Price Michell, Savielly Tartakower, George Alan Thomas, Theodore Tylor, William Winter

One player in particular, of course. Reuben Fine sprinted to the fore and was never headed thereafter, thanks to a miscalcuation by Flohr during a complicated sacrificial attack in their first round game. (Was it just a coincidence that Fine had recently collaborated on a collection of Lasker's games?)

               1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1  Fine        * 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5
2  Flohr       0 * = 1 1 1 1 = 1 = 6.5
3  Tartakower  = = * = 1 = = = 1 1 6.0
4  Koltanowski = 0 = * 1 = = 1 1 = 5.5
5  Alexander   = 0 0 0 * 0 1 1 = 1 4.0
6  Golombek    0 0 = = 1 * = 0 = = 3.5
7  Thomas      0 0 = = 0 = * 1 = = 3.5
8  Tylor       0 = = 0 0 1 0 * = = 3.0
9  Michell     0 0 0 0 = = = = * 1 3.0
10 Winter      0 = 0 = 0 = = = 0 * 2.5

Round 1, Game #1
C H Alexander vs R P Michell, 1935
(A28) English, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Game #2
Flohr vs Fine, 1935
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Round 1, Game #3
Golombek vs G A Thomas, 1935
(A13) English, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Game #4
Tartakower vs Koltanowski, 1935
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Game #5
Tylor vs W Winter, 1935
(E16) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Game #6
Koltanowski vs C H Alexander, 1935
(D95) Grunfeld, 18 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Game #7
R P Michell vs Flohr, 1935
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Round 2, Game #8
G A Thomas vs Tartakower, 1935
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Game #9
Tylor vs Fine, 1935
(B50) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Round 2, Game #10
W Winter vs Golombek, 1935
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 3, Game #11
C H Alexander vs G A Thomas, 1935
(A14) English, 59 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Game #12
Fine vs R P Michell, 1935
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 39 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Game #13
Flohr vs Koltanowski, 1935
(E61) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Game #14
Golombek vs Tylor, 1935
(A14) English, 39 moves, 0-1
Round 3, Game #15
Tartakower vs W Winter, 1935
(B20) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Round 4, Game #16
Golombek vs Tartakower, 1935
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4, Game #17
Koltanowski vs Fine, 1935
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5, Game #18
R P Michell vs Tylor, 1935
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 4, Game #19
G A Thomas vs Flohr, 1935
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 61 moves, 0-1
Round 4, Game #20
W Winter vs C H Alexander, 1935
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
Round 5, Game #21
C H Alexander vs Golombek, 1935
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Round 5, Game #22
Fine vs G A Thomas, 1935
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Round 5, Game #23
Flohr vs W Winter, 1935
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5, Game #24
R P Michell vs Koltanowski, 1935
(E91) King's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1
Round 5, Game #25
Tylor vs Tartakower, 1935
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6, Game #26
Golombek vs Flohr, 1935
(A28) English, 18 moves, 0-1
Round 6, Game #27
Tartakower vs C H Alexander, 1935
(C42) Petrov Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
Round 6, Game #28
G A Thomas vs R P Michell, 1935
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 6, Game #29
Tylor vs Koltanowski, 1935
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Round 6, Game #30
W Winter vs Fine, 1935
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
Round 7, Game #31
C H Alexander vs Tylor, 1935
(C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
Round 7, Game #32
Fine vs Golombek, 1935
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
Round 7, Game #33
Flohr vs Tartakower, 1935
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 7, Game #34
Koltanowski vs G A Thomas, 1935
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 7, Game #35
R P Michell vs W Winter, 1935
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Round 8, Game #36
C H Alexander vs Flohr, 1935
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 34 moves, 0-1
Round 8, Game #37
Golombek vs R P Michell, 1935
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8, Game #38
Tartakower vs Fine, 1935
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 8, Game #39
G A Thomas vs Tylor, 1935
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0
Round 8, Game #40
W Winter vs Koltanowski, 1935
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9, Game #41
Fine vs C H Alexander, 1935
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9, Game #42
Flohr vs Tylor, 1935
(E61) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9, Game #43
Koltanowski vs Golombek, 1935
(A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 9, Game #44
R P Michell vs Tartakower, 1935
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Round 9, Game #45
G A Thomas vs W Winter, 1935
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

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