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Hastings 1936/37 For the 17th renewal of hostilities at Hastings, from December 28, 1936 to January 6, 1937, the organizers brought in a former world champion and a top contender for the crown to lead the group of contestants. Alekhine was set on proving he was not a spent force, and got off to a great start. After seven rounds, he had 6.5 points and was three points clear of the field--except for Fine, who had won all seven. Their eighth round game was a nerve-wracker, and the more experienced Alekhine was the survivor. He then hung on to his lead when both players drew in the last round despite having good losing chances. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pts 1 Alekhine * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8.0 2 Fine 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 3 Eliskases ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5 4 Vidmar 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 4.5 5 Feigin 0 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 4.5 6 Tylor 0 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 3.5 7 Winter 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 3.5 8 Koltanowski ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 * ½ ½ 3.0 9 Menchik 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 2.5 10 Thomas 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 2.5 Original collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1936/37, by User: Phony Benoni. Previous: Hastings (1935/36). Next: Hastings (1937/38)  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Alekhine vs G Thomas 1-0 48 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 27. M Feigin vs Fine 0-1 27 1937 Hastings 1936/37 E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 28. Koltanowski vs T Tylor   1-0 30 1937 Hastings 1936/37 A47 Queen's Indian 29. Vidmar vs Menchik   ½-½ 36 1937 Hastings 1936/37 A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 30. Eliskases vs W Winter 1-0 51 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 31. Fine vs Koltanowski   1-0 43 1937 Hastings 1936/37 E72 King's Indian 32. Menchik vs Eliskases ½-½ 42 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 33. G Thomas vs Vidmar   0-1 59 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 34. T Tylor vs Alekhine 0-1 30 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 35. W Winter vs M Feigin 0-1 33 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 36. Alekhine vs Fine 1-0 37 1937 Hastings 1936/37 C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed 37. W Winter vs Menchik   1-0 27 1937 Hastings 1936/37 A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 38. Vidmar vs T Tylor   ½-½ 26 1937 Hastings 1936/37 E16 Queen's Indian 39. Koltanowski vs M Feigin   0-1 44 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D05 Queen's Pawn Game 40. Eliskases vs G Thomas 1-0 37 1937 Hastings 1936/37 C71 Ruy Lopez 41. Fine vs Vidmar   ½-½ 54 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 42. Koltanowski vs Alekhine ½-½ 44 1937 Hastings 1936/37 A47 Queen's Indian 43. Menchik vs M Feigin   ½-½ 43 1937 Hastings 1936/37 D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 44. T Tylor vs Eliskases 0-1 63 1937 Hastings 1936/37 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 45. G Thomas vs W Winter   ½-½ 35 1937 Hastings 1936/37 B57 Sicilian  page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Apr-10-13    JimNorCal: I believe that Sir G A Thomas won the previous year (3 way tie for first) but came in last this year. Apr-10-13    Phony Benoni: <JimNorCal> That was two years previously: Hastings 1934/35 (1934). Of course, the field wasn't all that strong. Apr-10-13    perfidious: <JimNorCal>: Thomas actually finished first equal two years before: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Ge... Apr-10-13    JimNorCal: <Phony Benoni> and <perfidious>: Thanks for the correction. However...in terms of the strength of the field in the 34/35 Hastings, the wikipedia link says this: "[Thomas] shared first prize at the 1934/5 Hastings International Chess Congress with the next world chess champion Max Euwe and leading Czechoslovak player Salo Flohr, ahead of past and future world champions José Raúl Capablanca and Mikhail Botvinnik, whom he defeated in their individual games." Yike! Euwe, Botvinnik, Capablanca...sounds strong to me! Apr-10-13    perfidious: <JimNorCal> Glad you read the Wiki entry after I edited it, as Flohr had been listed as a Soviet national-which he did not become till after the German invasion, several years on. Apr-10-13    Phony Benoni: <JimNorCal> I probably should have warned you that my sense of humor often tends toward understatement. Apr-10-13    WannaBe: Boy, that's an understatement. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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