The 38th Hastings Premier brought its international field to Sun Lounge, Hastings Pier across the turn of the year. Svetozar Gligoric and Alexander Kotov shared first place on 6½/9. Kotov was undefeated; Gligoric reached the same score with five wins. All 45 games of the round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The 38th Premier
Svetozar Gligoric and Alexander Kotov shared first place on 6½/9. Kotov was undefeated; Gligoric reached the same score with five wins.
Vasily Smyslov followed half a point behind on 6.
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 | 6½/9 | +5 -1 =3 | games |
| =1 | Kotov, Alexander | 6½/9 | +4 -0 =5 | games |
| 3 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 6/9 | +3 -0 =6 | games |
| 4 | Marovic, Drazen | 5½/9 | +2 -0 =7 | games |
| 5 | Littlewood, John Eric | 5/9 | +4 -3 =2 | games |
| 6 | Tan, Hiong Liong | 4/9 | +2 -3 =4 | games |
| 7 | Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel | 3½/9 | +2 -4 =3 | games |
| =8 | Van Seters, Frits | 3/9 | +1 -4 =4 | games |
| =8 | Clarke, Peter Hugh | 3/9 | +0 -3 =6 | games |
| 10 | Hollis, Adrian Swayne | 2/9 | +1 -6 =2 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gligoric, Svetozar | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Kotov, Alexander | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Marovic, Drazen | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 | Littlewood, John Eric | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Tan, Hiong Liong | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Van Seters, Frits | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | |
| 9 | Clarke, Peter Hugh | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 10 | Hollis, Adrian Swayne | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.