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Hastings 1928/29 The ninth 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: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 =1 Colle * 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 6 =1 Marshall 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6 =1 Takacs 0 ½ * 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 6 4 Koltanowski ½ ½ 1 * 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5½ 5 Yates 1 0 0 1 * 1 1 ½ ½ 0 5 =6 Michell 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 4 =6 Sergeant 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 4 8 Thomas ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 3½ 9 Berger 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 * ½ 3 10 Norman 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ * 2 Original collection: Game Collection: Hastings 1928/29, by User: suenteus po 147. Previous: Hastings (1927/28). Next: Hastings (1929/30)  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Yates vs Koltanowski   1-0 27 1928 Hastings 1928/29 C41 Philidor Defense 2. E G Sergeant vs G Norman   ½-½ 46 1928 Hastings 1928/29 B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 3. R P Michell vs G A Thomas   ½-½ 62 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E60 King's Indian Defense 4. Marshall vs S Takacs ½-½ 58 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 5. Colle vs V Buerger 1-0 20 1928 Hastings 1928/29 D05 Queen's Pawn Game 6. Koltanowski vs Marshall   ½-½ 29 1928 Hastings 1928/29 D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. V Buerger vs R P Michell   0-1 39 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 8. G Norman vs Colle   0-1 29 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 9. E G Sergeant vs S Takacs 0-1 24 1928 Hastings 1928/29 B02 Alekhine's Defense 10. G A Thomas vs Yates   ½-½ 28 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E15 Queen's Indian 11. Marshall vs G A Thomas   1-0 30 1928 Hastings 1928/29 C01 French, Exchange 12. Colle vs E G Sergeant   0-1 54 1928 Hastings 1928/29 D05 Queen's Pawn Game 13. R P Michell vs G Norman   1-0 26 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 14. S Takacs vs Koltanowski   0-1 46 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 15. Yates vs V Buerger ½-½ 21 1928 Hastings 1928/29 B56 Sicilian 16. G Norman vs Yates   1-0 40 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. Koltanowski vs E G Sergeant   1-0 38 1928 Hastings 1928/29 D62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack 18. Colle vs R P Michell   1-0 51 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. G A Thomas vs S Takacs   ½-½ 85 1928 Hastings 1928/29 B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 20. V Buerger vs Marshall   ½-½ 36 1928 Hastings 1928/29 D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. Marshall vs G Norman   1-0 21 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 22. Koltanowski vs G A Thomas   ½-½ 27 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 23. E G Sergeant vs R P Michell   0-1 26 1928 Hastings 1928/29 C77 Ruy Lopez 24. S Takacs vs V Buerger   1-0 32 1928 Hastings 1928/29 A14 English 25. Yates vs Colle 1-0 65 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E12 Queen's Indian  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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