29th christmas congress, Hastings
30-12-1953 > 09-01-1954
| Masters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Tot | |||
| 1 | IM | Alexander, Conel Hugh O’Donel | ENG | – | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
| 2 | GM | Bronstein, David Ionovich | URS | 0 | – | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ |
| 3 | IM | O’Kelly de Galway, Albéric | BEL | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ |
| 4 | IM | Matanović, Aleksandar | YUG | ½ | ½ | 0 | – | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4½ |
| 5 | Ólafsson, Friðrik | ISL | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4½ | |
| 6 | Teschner, Rudolf | GER | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4½ | |
| 7 | GM | Tolush, Alexander Kazimirovich | URS | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4½ |
| 8 | GM | Tartakower, Ksawery | FRA | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3½ |
| 9 | IM | Wade, Robert Graham | NZL | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | ½ | 3 |
| 10 | Horne, Dennis Morton | ENG | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | – | 2 |
| Premier Reserves Major |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Tot | ||
| 1 | Kovács, Zoltán | HUN | – | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Clarke, Peter Hugh | ENG | ½ | – | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Wood, Baruch Harold | ENG | ½ | ½ | – | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5½ |
| 4 | Soultanbeieff, Victor Ivanovich | BEL | 1 | ½ | 0 | – | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 |
| 5 | Burstein, Sylvain | FRA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Sergeant, Edward Guthlac | ENG | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ |
| 7 | Radojčić, Miroslav | YUG | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4½ |
| 8 | Tevenen, Henry Vickers | ENG | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Fletzer, Gino | ITA | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3½ |
| 10 | Griffiths, Arthur | ENG | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
Premier Reserves B: 1. Harris 6½/9 2. Mulcahy 6 3. Pattle 5 4-5. Bussers & Hardy 4½ 6-9. Bruce, Flood, Walker & Woolford 4 10. Nield 2½
O’Kelly started with a half out of three, but fought himself back in the tournament and, with a last round victory against Matanović, won a third prize. Soultanbeief and Bussers, too, had decent tournaments.
[1] gives the dates, games and the crosstables for the Masters’ and Major section. [3] gives one game of Bussers’ while [4], finally, gives one of Soultanbeieff’s.
Wanted
- Almost all games from the Premier Reserves.
- The crosstable and most games from Bussers’ section.
Sources
- BritBase
- De Volksgazet 26/01/1954
- Le Soir 21/02/1954
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