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Hastings 1950/51 Tournament

Wolfgang Unzicker7/9(+5 -0 =4)[games]
Nicolas Rossolimo6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Alberic O'Kelly de Galway6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Harry Golombek4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Jonathan Penrose4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Vincenzo Castaldi4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Andrew Thomas4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Leonard Barden3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Weaver Adams2.5/9(+2 -6 =1)[games]
Alan Phillips1.5/9(+0 -6 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hastings 1950/51

The Premier tournament of the 26th Hastings Chess Congress was held in the White Rock Pavilion from 28 December 1950 to 6 January 1951. Rest day: 31 December. Wolfgang Unzicker won with 7/9.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ————————————————————————————————————— 1 Unzicker • ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 =2 Rossolimo ½ • 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ =2 O'Kelly ½ 0 • ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ =4 Golombek ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ =4 Penrose 0 1 0 1 • ½ ½ ½ 0 1 4½ =4 Castaldi 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ • 0 1 1 ½ 4½ =4 Thomas ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 • ½ 1 1 4½ 8 Barden 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ • 1 ½ 3 9 Adams 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 • 1 2½ 10 Phillips 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 • 1½ —————————————————————————————————————

Premier Reserves Major winner: Stephan A Popel.

Game dates

Round 1: Thursday 28 December
Round 2: Friday 29 December
Round 3: Saturday 30 December
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Round 4: Monday 1 January 1951
Round 5: Tuesday 2 January
Round 6: Wednesday 3 January
Round 7: Thursday 4 January
Round 8: Friday 5 January
Round 9: Saturday 6 January

Sources

BritBase: http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn...
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...

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 page 1 of 1; 18 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A R Thomas vs J Penrose  ½-½191950Hastings 1950/51C27 Vienna Game
2. Golombek vs V Castaldi  ½-½351950Hastings 1950/51E60 King's Indian Defense
3. Unzicker vs O'Kelly  ½-½191950Hastings 1950/51D06 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. Rossolimo vs Golombek  ½-½291950Hastings 1950/51D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
5. V Castaldi vs Rossolimo  ½-½291950Hastings 1950/51B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
6. Golombek vs O'Kelly  ½-½451950Hastings 1950/51A17 English
7. O'Kelly vs V Castaldi  ½-½341951Hastings 1950/51E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
8. J Penrose vs L Barden  ½-½371951Hastings 1950/51B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
9. W Adams vs Golombek  ½-½551951Hastings 1950/51B12 Caro-Kann Defense
10. A R Thomas vs Unzicker ½-½271951Hastings 1950/51C52 Evans Gambit
11. L Barden vs A Phillips  ½-½641951Hastings 1950/51E02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
12. J Penrose vs V Castaldi  ½-½701951Hastings 1950/51C12 French, McCutcheon
13. A Phillips vs Golombek  ½-½371951Hastings 1950/51B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
14. V Castaldi vs A Phillips  ½-½491951Hastings 1950/51C54 Giuoco Piano
15. Golombek vs Unzicker  ½-½331951Hastings 1950/51E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
16. A R Thomas vs L Barden  ½-½401951Hastings 1950/51C50 Giuoco Piano
17. L Barden vs Golombek ½-½181951Hastings 1950/51B10 Caro-Kann
18. Rossolimo vs Unzicker  ½-½491951Hastings 1950/51C83 Ruy Lopez, Open
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-07-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: BritBase has wrong date for rd. 3 - should be 30 December.

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