The 33rd Hastings Premier brought ten players to the Sun Lounge. Paul Keres scored seven wins and took clear first place on 7½/9, one point ahead of Svetozar Gligoric. All 45 games of the round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The 33rd Premier
Keres finished on 7½/9 with seven wins, one draw, and one loss. Gligoric was second on 6½, followed by Miroslav Filip on 6.
The winner was the only player to reach seven points.
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. The archive therefore supports a complete, game-derived standings table.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keres, Paul | 7½/9 | +7 -1 =1 | games |
| 2 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 6½/9 | +4 -0 =5 | games |
| 3 | Filip, Miroslav | 6/9 | +3 -0 =6 | games |
| 4 | Barden, Leonard William | 5/9 | +3 -2 =4 | games |
| =5 | Kluger, Gyula | 4½/9 | +2 -2 =5 | games |
| =5 | Sterner, Olof | 4½/9 | +2 -2 =5 | games |
| 7 | Penrose, Jonathan | 4/9 | +2 -3 =4 | games |
| 8 | Clarke, Peter Hugh | 3½/9 | +1 -3 =5 | games |
| 9 | Blau, Max | 2/9 | +1 -6 =2 | games |
| 10 | Fazekas, Stefan | 1½/9 | +0 -6 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keres, Paul | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Filip, Miroslav | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Barden, Leonard William | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Kluger, Gyula | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 6 | Sterner, Olof | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Penrose, Jonathan | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Clarke, Peter Hugh | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | Blau, Max | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Fazekas, Stefan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.