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Hastings 1957/58 The 33rd Hastings Christmas Chess Festival was held from December 27, 1957 to January 6, 1958. Ten grandmasters and masters were invited to compete a round robin format at the premier event. The notable participants of this edition included previous Hastings winners Svetozar Gligoric, Paul Keres, and Dr. Jonathan Penrose. Keres lost to Gligoric, but yielded only half a point against the rest of the field. His +6 score secured him first place by a full point, his second victory at Hastings. The final standings and crosstable: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Keres * 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 2 Gligoric 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ 3 Filip ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6 4 Barden 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 5 =5 Kluger 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 4½ =5 Sterner 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 7 Penrose 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 4 8 Clarke 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 3½ 9 Blau 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 * 1 2 10 Fazekas 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1½ Original collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1957/58, by User: suenteus po 147. Previous: Hastings (1956/57). Next: Hastings (1958/59)  page 1 of 1; 17 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Penrose vs M Blau 1-0 20 1957 Hastings 1957/58 C44 King's Pawn Game 2. Keres vs L Barden 1-0 36 1957 Hastings 1957/58 A34 English, Symmetrical 3. M Blau vs S Fazekas 1-0 38 1957 Hastings 1957/58 B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 4. P H Clarke vs M Blau 1-0 51 1957 Hastings 1957/58 C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 5. Keres vs J Penrose 1-0 47 1957 Hastings 1957/58 C41 Philidor Defense 6. L Barden vs M Blau 1-0 32 1957 Hastings 1957/58 E78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3 7. Gligoric vs S Fazekas   1-0 40 1957 Hastings 1957/58 E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 8. Filip vs G Kluger   1-0 37 1957 Hastings 1957/58 A05 Reti Opening 9. G Kluger vs J Penrose   1-0 61 1958 Hastings 1957/58 E14 Queen's Indian 10. Keres vs P H Clarke   1-0 31 1958 Hastings 1957/58 C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation 11. Filip vs S Fazekas   1-0 40 1958 Hastings 1957/58 A10 English 12. Gligoric vs M Blau   1-0 56 1958 Hastings 1957/58 E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line 13. L Barden vs O Sterner   1-0 30 1958 Hastings 1957/58 C18 French, Winawer 14. J Penrose vs L Barden 1-0 39 1958 Hastings 1957/58 B56 Sicilian 15. G Kluger vs P H Clarke   1-0 32 1958 Hastings 1957/58 A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 16. Keres vs O Sterner   1-0 44 1958 Hastings 1957/58 C07 French, Tarrasch 17. Gligoric vs Keres 1-0 57 1958 Hastings 1957/58 D57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense  page 1 of 1; 17 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jan-10-16    pazzed paun: This would have been a very different tournament if Bobby Fischer had played as he originally planned instead of the USA championship Apr-08-16    mathlover: yes but y did bobby withdrew? Apr-09-16    pazzed paun: There was no real explanation given but it looks like playing in the USA championship was a better career move for Fischer Apr-09-16    Howard: But, at the age of 14, was Fischer ready to compete in a tournament with the likes of Keres and Gligoric ? Yes, yes, he won his first U.S. championship at that age, but Hastings was certainly a tougher event. Didn't know he'd considered playing at Hastings though. Oct-18-16    Absentee: <Howard: But, at the age of 14, was Fischer ready to compete in a tournament with the likes of Keres and Gligoric?> I'd say he was. He played them in Zürich the following year and finished tied for third with Keres (whom he beat) and half a point behind Gligoric (who beat him), and again in the Candidates where he drew both (all games vs Keres were black wins, curiously). Oct-18-16    Retireborn: In those days (and for years afterwards) the playing conditions at Hastings were rather poor, unfortunately. 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