Hastings Premier 1953/54

Alexander and Bronstein share the 29th Premier
30 December 1953 – 8 January 1954 · Hastings, England
C. H. O'D. Alexander and David Bronstein shared first on 6½/9

The 29th Hastings Premier brought ten players to White Rock Pavilion. C. H. O'D. Alexander and David Bronstein shared first place on 6½/9, one point ahead of Alberic O'Kelly de Galway. The complete 45-game round robin is preserved here.

Shared first place

Alexander reached 6½ with four wins and five draws, completing the tournament undefeated. Bronstein matched him with five wins, three draws, and one loss.

O'Kelly followed on 5½, leaving the two leaders a full point clear.

A complete round robin

Ten players met once apiece, producing all 45 possible pairings and nine games for every participant.

BritBase's edition page supplies the dates, venue, crosstable, and Premier scores, allowing the archive to preserve the shared result exactly.

Final standings

6½/9
C. H. O'D. Alexander and David Bronstein shared first on 6½/9
# Player Score Record Games
=1 Bronstein, David Ionovich 6½/9 +5 -1 =3
=1 Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel 6½/9 +4 -0 =5
3 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 5½/9 +4 -2 =3
=4 Tolush, Alexander V 4½/9 +4 -4 =1
=4 Olafsson, Fridrik 4½/9 +3 -3 =3
=4 Teschner, Rudolf 4½/9 +3 -3 =3
=4 Matanovic, Aleksandar 4½/9 +2 -2 =5
8 Tartakower, Saviely 3½/9 +3 -5 =1
9 Wade, Robert Graham 3/9 +1 -4 =4
10 Horne, Dennis Morton 2/9 +1 -6 =2

Cross Table

Rank Player 12345678910
1 Bronstein, David Ionovich 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1
2 Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1
3 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½
4 Tolush, Alexander V ½ 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
5 Olafsson, Fridrik 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 0
6 Teschner, Rudolf 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 1
7 Matanovic, Aleksandar ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1
8 Tartakower, Saviely 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
9 Wade, Robert Graham ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½
10 Horne, Dennis Morton 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.