The 37th Hastings Premier brought its international field to Sun Lounge, Hastings Pier across the turn of the year. World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik won seven games, drew two, and lost none to score 8/9. All 45 games of the round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The 37th Premier
World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik won seven games, drew two, and lost none to score 8/9.
Svetozar Gligoric took second on 6, two full points behind the winner.
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 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | 8/9 | +7 -0 =2 | games |
| 2 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 6/9 | +5 -2 =2 | games |
| 3 | Flohr, Salo | 5½/9 | +3 -1 =5 | games |
| =4 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 5/9 | +3 -2 =4 | games |
| =4 | Penrose, Jonathan | 5/9 | +3 -2 =4 | games |
| =6 | Littlewood, John Eric | 4/9 | +3 -4 =2 | games |
| =6 | Robatsch, Karl | 4/9 | +3 -4 =2 | games |
| 8 | Wade, Robert Graham | 3½/9 | +2 -4 =3 | games |
| 9 | Barden, Leonard William | 3/9 | +2 -5 =2 | games |
| 10 | Aaron, Manuel | 1/9 | +1 -8 =0 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botvinnik, Mikhail | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Gligoric, Svetozar | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Flohr, Salo | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Penrose, Jonathan | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Littlewood, John Eric | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | Robatsch, Karl | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Wade, Robert Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Barden, Leonard William | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Aaron, Manuel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.