The 30th Hastings Premier moved to the Sun Lounge and assembled a ten-player field. Paul Keres and Vasily Smyslov shared first place on 7/9, a point and a half above Andrija Fuderer, Ludek Pachman, and Laszlo Szabo. The complete round robin is preserved here.
Two leaders on seven
Keres scored six wins and two draws; Smyslov reached the same total with five wins and four draws, finishing undefeated. Fuderer, Pachman, and Szabo shared the next score on 5½.
BritBase records Keres and Smyslov together at the head of the crosstable.
A complete round robin
The 10-player field completed every possible pairing once: 45 games across nine rounds.
BritBase's edition page supplies the dates, venue, crosstable, and all 45 Premier scores, supporting a complete game-derived table.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Keres, Paul | 7/9 | +6 -1 =2 | games |
| =1 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 7/9 | +5 -0 =4 | games |
| =3 | Fuderer, Andrija | 5½/9 | +4 -2 =3 | games |
| =3 | Szabo, Laszlo | 5½/9 | +4 -2 =3 | games |
| =3 | Pachman, Ludek | 5½/9 | +3 -1 =5 | games |
| 6 | Unzicker, Wolfgang | 5/9 | +3 -2 =4 | games |
| 7 | Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel | 4½/9 | +2 -2 =5 | games |
| 8 | Donner, Jan Hein | 2½/9 | +1 -5 =3 | games |
| 9 | Fairhurst, William Albert | 1½/9 | +1 -7 =1 | games |
| 10 | Phillips, Alan | 1/9 | +0 -7 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keres, Paul | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Smyslov, Vasily V | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Fuderer, Andrija | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Szabo, Laszlo | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Pachman, Ludek | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 6 | Unzicker, Wolfgang | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Donner, Jan Hein | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | Fairhurst, William Albert | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Phillips, Alan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.