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Hastings 1947/48 The Premier tournament of the 23rd Hastings Chess Congress was held in the White Rock Pavilion from 29 December 1947 to 7 January 1948. Rest day: 4 January. Laszlo Szabo, who had won the last pre-war event, Hastings (1938/39), triumphed with 7.5/9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ————————————————————————————————————— 1 Szabo • ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 7½ =2 Muhring ½ • ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ =2 Thomas 0 ½ • ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ =2 Grob 0 0 ½ • ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 5½ 5 Fairhurst ½ ½ ½ ½ • ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 6 Abrahams 0 1 0 0 ½ • 0 1 1 1 4½ 7 Golombek 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 • ½ 0 ½ 4 8 Alexander ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ • ½ 1 3½ 9 Raizman 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ • 1 3 10 Spanjaard 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 • 1 ————————————————————————————————————— There are 29 missing games (10 March 2022). Game dates Round 1: Monday 29 December Round 2: Tuesday 30 December Round 3: Wednesday 31 December Round 4: Thursday 1 January 1948 Round 5: Friday 2 January Round 6: Saturday 3 January ---------- Round 7: Monday 5 January Round 8: Tuesday 6 January Round 9: Wednesday 7 January Sources Britbase: https://www.saund.org.uk/britbase/p... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive... Previous: Hastings (1946/47). Next: Hastings (1948/49)  page 1 of 1; 17 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Abrahams vs G A Thomas 0-1 7 1947 Hastings 1947/48 D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. Golombek vs Szabo   0-1 34 1947 Hastings 1947/48 A13 English 3. W J Muhring vs Grob   1-0 59 1947 Hastings 1947/48 E00 Queen's Pawn Game 4. Grob vs G Abrahams   1-0 34 1947 Hastings 1947/48 C26 Vienna 5. W Fairhurst vs W J Muhring   ½-½ 32 1947 Hastings 1947/48 A80 Dutch 6. C H Alexander vs E Spanjaard 1-0 36 1947 Hastings 1947/48 B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 7. G Abrahams vs W Fairhurst ½-½ 27 1947 Hastings 1947/48 D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 8. C H Alexander vs W J Muhring   ½-½ 35 1948 Hastings 1947/48 C78 Ruy Lopez 9. E Spanjaard vs W J Muhring   0-1 35 1948 Hastings 1947/48 D56 Queen's Gambit Declined 10. Grob vs Szabo   0-1 44 1948 Hastings 1947/48 C01 French, Exchange 11. Golombek vs M Raizman   0-1 62 1948 Hastings 1947/48 A16 English 12. W Fairhurst vs G A Thomas   ½-½ 25 1948 Hastings 1947/48 D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 13. E Spanjaard vs Grob 0-1 51 1948 Hastings 1947/48 A53 Old Indian 14. G A Thomas vs M Raizman   1-0 33 1948 Hastings 1947/48 C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 15. C H Alexander vs G A Thomas   0-1 39 1948 Hastings 1947/48 C49 Four Knights 16. G Abrahams vs Golombek 0-1 25 1948 Hastings 1947/48 A00 Uncommon Opening 17. Grob vs C H Alexander 1-0 30 1948 Hastings 1947/48 C46 Three Knights  page 1 of 1; 17 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-04-22    Tabanus: BritBase says 12 extant games but I find only 11. Mar-06-22    Tabanus: Plus the following three: E Spanjaard vs Grob, 1948 G Abrahams vs W Fairhurst, 1947 C H Alexander vs W J Muhring, 1948 Mar-06-22    Tabanus: Why so few games? I read in a newspaper there is a detailed report in "Chess", Feb. 1948 issue. Check it out, please. Mar-07-22    Chessist: Spanjaard-Muhring TKNSB 1948, p. 42 Muhring-Abrahams (part) TKNSB 1948, p. 43 Mar-07-22    Chessist: Grob-Abrahams SSZ 1948, p. 40 Mar-08-22    Chessist: Golombek-Raizman BOE 1948, p. 40 Mar-08-22    Tabanus: TKNSB? BOE? Please elaborate. Mar-08-22    sneaky pete: KNSB in this case means Tijdschrift van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond, (February) 1948: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/tijdschri... Mar-08-22    sneaky pete: For BOE consult this poem by Jan Hanlo: https://www.gedichten.nl/nedermap/g... Mar-08-22    Tabanus: Or Bulletin Ouvrier des Échecs. Raizman beat Golombek, so why not. Mar-09-22    Chessist: [Event "Hastings 1947/48"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1948.01.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Golombek, Harry"] [Black "Raizman, Maurice"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A24"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "1947.12.29"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "Bulletin Ouvrier des Echecs 1948, p. 40"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. d3 e5 8. h3 Nc5 9. Be3 Ne6 10. Qd2 Re8 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bg5 c6 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. Be3 Qa6 16. b3 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qd3 f5 19. a4 Qa5 20. Nf3 Nc5 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Qc2 f4 23. g4 Qc3 24. Qxc3 Bxc3 25. Ng5 Bd4 26. Ne4 Be6 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Nxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. e3 fxe3 32. fxe3 c5 33. exd4 cxd4 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. Rxd4 Kf6 36. cxd5 Ke5 37. Rb4 b6 38. Kf2 Rf8+ 39. Kg3 Kxd5 40. Rc4 Rf7 41. Rc8 a5 42. Rc3 h6 43. h4 g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rc8 Re7 46. Kf3 Re5 47. Rc4 Re1 48. Rc3 Rf1+ 49. Kg3 Rb1 50. Rf3 Ke4 51. Rc3 Kd4 52. Rf3 Rb2 53. Kh3 Re2 54. Rf5 Re5 55. Rf6 Re3+ 56. Kg2 Rxb3 57. Rf5 Rb4 58. Rxg5 Rxa4 59. Rf5 Ke4 60. Rf6 Rb4 61. Kg3 Rb1 62. g5 Ke5 0-1 Mar-09-22    Chessist: [Event "Hastings 1947/48"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1948.01.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Spanjaard, Eduard"] [Black "Muhring, Willem Jan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D56"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "1947.12.29"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "TKNSB 1948, p. 42"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Rad1 c5 16. e4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rad8 18. Qe3 Qb4 19. Bb3 Nc5 20. Nd4 Nxe4 21. f3 Nf6 22. Kh1 Bd5 23. a3 Qd6 24. Bc2 Rc8 25. Rd2 a6 26. Red1 Rc7 27. f4 Rfc8 28. Bb1 Rc1 29. h3 b5 30. Bc2 R8xc2 31. Nxc2 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Qxd1 34. Nd4 Nd5 35. Qe4 0-1 Mar-10-22    Tabanus: Great. Someone has already added the Raizman-Golombek game, and (out of the blue) also W Fairhurst vs G A Thomas, 1948. Only 29 missing games now ;) Mar-10-22    John Saunders: Thanks to <Tabanus> and to the Dutch magazine links provided by <Chessist> I've now produced a page on this tournament at BritBase with a number of additions - https://www.saund.org.uk/britbase/p... Incidentally, there are still 30 games to find as the Abrahams-Thomas game is only the first seven moves. I don't have CHESS, February 1948, unfortunately - maybe there are more there. Mar-10-22    Chessist: [Event "Hastings 1947/48"] [Site "Hastings ENG"] [Date "1947.12.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Grob, Henry"] [Black "Abrahams, Gerald"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C27"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1947.12.29"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "Schweizerische Schachzeitung 1948, p. 40"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nc6 8. h4 Bg4 9. f3 Bh5 10. hxg5 hxg5 11. Qd2 Rg8 12. O-O-O Ne7 13. Nh3 g4 14. Ng5 Bg6 15. Bh4 d5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qg5+ Ke6 22. Qf6+ Kd7 23. fxg4 Rgd8 24. Nc3 Qe6 25. Qf3 c6 26. Rhe1 Kc7 27. d4 e4 28. Qf4+ Kb6 29. Re3 a6 30. Na4+ Ka7 31. Qc7 Rab8 32. Qb6+ Ka8 33. Ra3 Qc4 34. Qxd8 1-0 Mar-10-22    Tabanus: Grob vs G Abrahams, 1947 also added, gracias :) 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. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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