Hastings Premier 1959/60
The 35th Hastings Premier brought its international field to Sun Lounge, Hastings Pier across the turn of the year. Gligoric finished undefeated on 7½/9, a full point ahead of Yuri Averbakh and Wolfgang Uhlmann on 6½. All 45 games of the round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The 35th Premier
Gligoric finished undefeated on 7½/9, a full point ahead of Yuri Averbakh and Wolfgang Uhlmann on 6½.
His six wins and three draws made him the only player in the field to reach seven points.
A complete round robin
The 10-player field completed a single round robin. Each player met every other player once, 45 games in all.
BritBase's edition page supplies the dated crosstable and all 45 Premier game scores. So the standings here come straight from the games.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 7½/9 | +6 -0 =3 | games |
| =2 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 6½/9 | +6 -2 =1 | games |
| =2 | Averbakh, Yuri L | 6½/9 | +4 -0 =5 | games |
| 4 | Bobotsov, Milko Georgiev | 5½/9 | +5 -3 =1 | games |
| =5 | Golombek, Harry | 4½/9 | +3 -3 =3 | games |
| =5 | Kottnauer, Cenek | 4½/9 | +3 -3 =3 | games |
| 7 | Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 4/9 | +3 -4 =2 | games |
| 8 | Heemsoth, Hermann | 3/9 | +2 -5 =2 | games |
| 9 | Burger, Harvey | 2½/9 | +1 -5 =3 | games |
| 10 | Winser, W Arthur | ½/9 | +0 -8 =1 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 2 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Averbakh, Yuri L | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Bobotsov, Milko Georgiev | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Golombek, Harry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Kottnauer, Cenek | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Pomar Salamanca, Arturo | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Heemsoth, Hermann | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Burger, Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Winser, W Arthur | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.