[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Kirk, Wilfred Hugh Miller"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Na6 5. d3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. O-O
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. Nc4 Rd8 12. a4 Bc5 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Kh1 Qe6 15.
e4 Bg6 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4 f5 18. Bh3 Bd6 19. Ne3 Qf7 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5
Bf8 22. Rg1 Kh8 23. Bb2 Nc7 24. Rg3 Rd7 25. c4 Ne8 26. Rag1 Rad8 27. Be5 c5 28.
Qe2 Qe6 29. h4 Nf6 30. h5 h6 31. Nh4 Kh7 32. Ng6 Qf7 33. f5 Re8 34. Ba1 Rdd8
35. Nxf8+ Qxf8 36. Rxg7+ {Sources: The Times, 30 December 1939; Borough of
West Ham, East Ham and Stratford Express, 5 January 1940; BCM, February 1940}
1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 Nc6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 f5 9. b4 b6 10. g3 Ne7 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O Nf6 13. Bb2 Qe8 14. Ne1 Be4 15.
Qd2 Ng6 16. f3 Bb7 17. Nd3 d6 18. Rae1 e5 19. e4 fxe4 20. dxe5 Nd7 21. exd6
cxd6 22. fxe4 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Rc8 24. Qc3 Nde5 25. c5 bxc5 26. bxc5 Ba6 27. Nxe5
Nxe5 28. Rc1 Rxc5 29. Qb3+ Bc4 30. Qb7 Rb5 31. Qa6 Rxb2 32. Rxc4 Rb1+ 33. Bf1
Rxf1+ {Source: Staffordshire Advertiser, 20 January 1940, p. 3. Contributed by
'Tabanus' (Chessgames.com), 8 March 2022} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 {... x moves, adjourned, rook and pawns} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Winser, W Arthur"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kirk, Wilfred Hugh Miller"]
[Black "Winser, W Arthur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 {... reached an endgame, x moves} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bf4 Bb4 8. Qc2
c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Ba2
Nbd5 15. Bd2 b5 16. Rae1 Nb6 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Re3 Re8 19. Rg3 Ne4 20. Bxh6 g6
21. Rg4 Rc8 22. Rxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Nd5 24. Ng4 Rxc3 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qxe8+
Qxe8 27. Nf6+ {Sources: The Times, 30 December 1939; BCM, February 1940, p47}
1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Qd8 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Nbd7 10. e4 Nb6 11. Qe2 Be6 12. b3 h6 13. Kh2 a5 14. Qc2 Ne8 15. Be3
f5 16. Ne5 Kh7 17. f4 Nd6 18. Rad1 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. g4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4
22. Qxe4 Qd6 23. f5 gxf5 24. gxf5 Kg8 25. Rg1 Nd5 26. Rg6 Rf6 27. Rdg1 Rxg6 28.
Rxg6 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Qd8 30. Qxh6 Qf8 31. Rg4 Qf6 32. Rg6 Qf8 33. Nf3 {Source:
BCM, February 1940, p46} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5Q2/4P1pk/8/p7/q6p/3K4/8 b - - 0 63"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

{Opening was a Colle in which Golombek developed both his bishops on the wings.
..} 63... Qd6+ 64. Ke2 h2 65. e7 h1=Q 66. e8=Q Qdd1+ 67. Ke3 Qhe1+ 68. Kf4 g5+
69. Kf5 Qf3# {Source: BCM, February 1940, p48} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4
Qc7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rae8 11. Nh4 Qb8 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. e3 Ne4 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Nf3 Re6 16. Qd3 a6 17. Rc2 g5 18. Ne1 Rh6 19. f3 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Nxg3 21.
Rff2 (21. f4 {was suggested by Sir George Thomas}) 21... Nf6 22. f4 Nfe4 23.
Bxe4 fxe4 24. Qd1 gxf4 25. Rxf4 Kh8 26. Rh2 Rxh2 27. Kxh2 Nf1+ {Sources: The
Times, 1 January 1940; BCM, February 1940, p47} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Black "Kirk, Wilfred Hugh Miller"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 {... Sicilian, x moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1q2bk1/5r1p/b2p1p2/ppnPnNpN/2p1P1P1/2P1B2P/PPQ1BK2/R6R w - - 0 22"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

{Queen's Pawn opening...} 22. Kg2 Ned3 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Raf1 Qe8 25. Nhg3 Bc8
26. Nd4 a4 27. a3 Raa7 28. Rf3 Bg7 29. Rhf1 Rab7 30. Kf2 h5 31. Nxh5 Qxe4 32.
Qxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Ke1 Rf8 34. Re3 Re8 $1 35. Bf3 f5 36. Nxg7 $2 {... (60 moves) 
(Source: BCM, Feb 1940, p46)} (36. gxf5 $1) 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1939.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Winser, W Arthur"]
[Black "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r1k/1b1n2bp/p1pq1rp1/Pp1p4/1P1P1P2/1QN2NP1/4B2P/2RR2K1 b - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

25... g5 26. Nxg5 Bh6 27. Rf1 Qe7 28. Nf3 Rg8 29. Kh1 Re6 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. dxe5
d4 32. Na2 c5+ 33. Bf3 c4 34. Qd1 d3 35. Rb1 Qd7 36. Qd2 Bxf3+ 37. Rxf3 Qd5 38.
Rbf1 Qxe5 39. Qxd3 Qh5 40. Qd2 Rge8 41. R1f2 Re1+ $2 (41... Qh3 $1 $19) 42. Kg2
Qf5 43. Nc3 Qe6 44. Rf1 $2 Rxf1 45. Kxf1 Bg7 46. Nd1 Qe4 47. Qe3 $2 (47. Re3 $1
$11 {Stockfish 14} Qh1+ 48. Ke2 Qxh2+ 49. Nf2) 47... Qc6 48. Qf2 c3 49. Ne3 Bd4
50. Qg2 c2 51. Nxc2 Qc4+ {Source: BCM, February 1940, p49; The Times, 1
January 1940, records the result with Schenk winning with White in a King's
Indian but probably just a mistake.} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kirk, Wilfred Hugh Miller"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "BritBase"]
[Source "John Saunders"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qc1 Qc7 11. Bh6 Rb8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Bf3 Rd8 14. Rd1
e5 15. b3 Be6 16. Qe3 d5 17. Qe1 d4 18. Ne2 c5 19. Ng3 Bd7 20. Be2 Rf8 21. f3
Ne8 22. Bd3 Nd6 23. Qd2 c4 24. bxc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 Qxc4 26. Nh5+ Kh8 27. Qh6
gxh5 {Sources: The Times, 2 Jan 1940 (found 2012); The Belfast News-Letter, 18
January 1940 (which adds the move 28 Qf6+) "Kirk played passively against Parr,
who soon took control of the game, with the usual break-through on the
queen’s side. In a won position Parr, much to his chagrin, was 'swindled' by
a simple sacrifice which forced perpetual check." (The Times)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Winser, W Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Qc2 e5 7. e4 Qe7 8. f3
c5 9. d5 O-O 10. Bd3 Ne8 11. Ne2 g6 12. Ng3 Qh4 13. Be3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
O-O Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nf6 17. Bf2 Qf4 18. Rae1 Nbd7 19. Be3 Qh4 20. Bf2 Qh6 21. Qb1
Nb6 22. Qb3 Rf7 23. a4 Raf8 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qg5 26. Be3 Qf5 27. Re1 Nd7
28. Bh6 Rb8 29. Rg4 Nf6 30. Rg5 Qd3 31. Rd1 Qe2 32. Qb1 e4 33. Re1 Qxc4 34.
fxe4 Nd7 35. Qc2 Re8 36. h4 Rfe7 37. h5 Rxe4 38. Rxe4 Rxe4 39. Qf2 Rg4 $4 (
39... Qxc3 40. hxg6 Qe1+ $19) 40. Qe3 $2 (40. Qf5 $1 $18) 40... Re4 $4 (40...
Rf4 $1 $11) 41. Qg3 Ne5 42. hxg6 Rg4 43. Rxe5 $1 hxg6 44. Re8+ Kh7 45. Qe3 {
Source: The Times, 3 Jan 1940 (found 2012)} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

{Colle Opening}  1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rc8 13. Bb5 Bc4 14. Re1 e5
15. Be3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qd2 Be6 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. c4 Rfd8 21.
Qe2 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 f5 23. b3 Kf7 24. f4 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Qd2 Qc7 27. h3 e4
28. Kh2 g5 29. Kh1 gxf4 30. Bxf4 Be5 31. Bxe5 Qxe5 32. Qd8 Qf6 33. Be8+ Kg7 34.
Qc7+ Kf8 35. Bh5 Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1q3k1/pbp2nbp/1p2n1p1/4Np2/2P2P2/1PN3P1/P1Q2BBP/4R1K1 w - - 0 26"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

{Queen's Gambit...} 26. Nd5 (26. Nxg6 $1) 26... Kf8 {"and a drawn game was
soon reached". Source: BCM, February 1940, p48} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kirk, Wilfred Hugh Miller"]
[Black "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 {... x moves} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. Bd3
b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qe2 a6 12. Rac1 c5 13. Rfd1 c4 14. Bb1 Ne4 15.
Bg3 f5 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Nd2 Qe8 18. Rf1 Bg5 19. h4 Be7 20. f3 Qh5 21. Rf2 exf3
22. Nxf3 Qg4 23. Qc2 Nf6 24. Ne5 Qxg3 25. Rf3 Qxh4 26. Rxf6 Qe4 27. Qxe4 $2 (
27. Qe2 $1 Qh4 28. Rxb6 Rfb8 29. Qc2 Qe4 30. Qf2 $18) 27... dxe4 28. Rxb6 Bg5
29. Re1 Bd5 30. Rd6 Rfd8 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Re2 Kf8 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Rc2 Rb8 35.
Ke2 Ke6 36. a3 Rb3 37. Nxc4 Bxc4+ 38. Rxc4 Rxe3+ 39. Kf2 Kf5 40. Rc5+ Kf4 41.
g3+ Rxg3 42. Bxe4 Bf6 43. Rc4 Bh4 44. Rb4 Re3+ {Sources: The Times, 4 January
1940; Hastings and St Leonards Observer , 13 January 1940; Borough of West Ham,
East Ham and Stratford Express, 16 February 1940} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Winser, W Arthur"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 {Queen's Indian... x moves} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Golombek, Harry"]
[Black "Winser, W Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 {... English opening, 74 moves} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Black "Kirk, Wilfred Hugh Miller"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {... Nimzo-Indian, x moves, went to an endgame}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Nb1 Nbd7 8. Bxc4
e6 9. b3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 c5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Nbd2 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Ne5 16. Rac1 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Rac8 18. Nb5 Qc6 19. f3 Qa6 20. e4 Bc5+ 21. Bd4
Bxd4+ 22. Rxd4 Bc6 23. Nbd6 Rc7 24. Kh1 Ba8 25. Qe1 e5 26. Rd2 Rd8 27. Rcd1
Rcd7 28. Qg3 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Qc8 31. Rxf6 {Source: BCM, February
1940, p47} 1-0

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 {... Sicilian, x moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kirk, Wilfred Hugh Miller"]
[Black "Thomas, Andrew Rowland B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 {... Sicilian, x moves} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mackenzie, Arthur John"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {... Nimzo-Indian. Game played in advance of the
scheduled last round, which would have been 4 January} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Schenk, Hans Georg"]
[Black "Morry, William Ritson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 {... QP, 70 moves} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier 1939/40 20th"]
[Site "Hastings, White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1940.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Winser, W Arthur"]
[Black "Parr, Frank"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Britbase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {Catalan... Game played in advance of the scheduled
last round, which would have been 4 January} 0-1

[Event "Hastings Premier Reserves 1939/40"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1940.01.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hammond, Cecil Perfect"]
[Black "Coman, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1939.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Nf3
c5 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Be3 h6 11. Rh3 cxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Rg3 g6 14. Bd3 Nxd4 15.
Qxd4 Nc5 16. Ne2 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Bb7 18. Nf4 g5 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Nd4 {Sources:
Borough of West Ham, East Ham and Stratford Express of 12.1.1940, Hastings and
St Leonards Observer of 20.1.1940, Falkirk Herald of 14.2.1940 and 30.4.1941,
and Linlithgowshire Gazette of 16.2.1940 and 2.5.1941. Contributed by Brian
Denman.} 1-0



