The 25th Hastings Premier brought ten players to White Rock Pavilion. Laszlo Szabo won seven games and drew two for an undefeated 8/9, half a point ahead of the also-undefeated Nicolas Rossolimo. The complete round robin is preserved here.
Two unbeaten leaders
Szabo's seven wins and two draws gave him 8/9. Rossolimo stayed undefeated as well, scoring six wins and three draws to finish half a point behind on 7½.
Max Euwe was third on 5½.
A complete round robin
The 10-player field completed all 45 possible pairings, with nine games for every participant.
BritBase's dated crosstable and Premier scores match the preserved result matrix, supporting the complete standings shown by the archive.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Szabo, Laszlo | 8/9 | +7 -0 =2 | games |
| 2 | Rossolimo, Nicolas | 7½/9 | +6 -0 =3 | games |
| 3 | Euwe, Max | 5½/9 | +3 -1 =5 | games |
| 4 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | 5/9 | +3 -2 =4 | games |
| =5 | Fuller, John Arthur | 4/9 | +3 -4 =2 | games |
| =5 | Horne, Dennis Morton | 4/9 | +1 -2 =6 | games |
| 7 | Barda, Olaf | 3½/9 | +1 -3 =5 | games |
| =8 | Koenig, Imre | 2½/9 | +2 -6 =1 | games |
| =8 | Winser, W Arthur | 2½/9 | +2 -6 =1 | games |
| =8 | Wood, Baruch Harold | 2½/9 | +1 -5 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Szabo, Laszlo | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Rossolimo, Nicolas | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Euwe, Max | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 | Fuller, John Arthur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Horne, Dennis Morton | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 7 | Barda, Olaf | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Koenig, Imre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Winser, W Arthur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Wood, Baruch Harold | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.