The 44th Hastings Premier brought its international field to Falaise Hall across the turn of the year. Vasily Smyslov took clear first with 8½/11, half a point ahead of Svetozar Gligoric. All 66 games of the round robin are here, and the standings and crosstable are worked out from them.
The 44th Premier
Vasily Smyslov took clear first with 8½/11, half a point ahead of Svetozar Gligoric.
The field had expanded to twelve players; Vladimir Tukmakov and Raymond Keene shared the next score line on 7½.
A complete round robin
The 12-player field completed a single round robin. Each player met every other player once, 66 games in all.
BritBase's edition page supplies the dated crosstable and all 66 Premier game scores. So the standings here come straight from the games.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 8½/11 | +7 -1 =3 | games |
| 2 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 8/11 | +5 -0 =6 | games |
| =3 | Keene, Raymond | 7½/11 | +5 -1 =5 | games |
| =3 | Tukmakov, Vladimir B | 7½/11 | +4 -0 =7 | games |
| 5 | Smejkal, Jan | 6½/11 | +6 -4 =1 | games |
| 6 | Huebner, Robert | 5½/11 | +2 -2 =7 | games |
| 7 | Wright, Daniel | 4½/11 | +2 -4 =5 | games |
| =8 | Hartoch, Robert G | 4/11 | +2 -5 =4 | games |
| =8 | Persitz, Raaphi | 4/11 | +2 -5 =4 | games |
| =8 | Clarke, Peter Hugh | 4/11 | +0 -3 =8 | games |
| 11 | Kottnauer, Cenek | 3½/11 | +2 -6 =3 | games |
| 12 | Fuller, Maxwell L | 2½/11 | +0 -6 =5 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smyslov, Vasily V | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Gligoric, Svetozar | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Keene, Raymond | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Tukmakov, Vladimir B | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 | Smejkal, Jan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Huebner, Robert | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Wright, Daniel | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Hartoch, Robert G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | Persitz, Raaphi | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 10 | Clarke, Peter Hugh | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Kottnauer, Cenek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Fuller, Maxwell L | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.