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Hastings Congress: All Editions
Every edition of the oldest recurring international chess tournament, from 1920 to present.
Record Winners
Gligoric: 7 titlesNunn: 3 titlesHort: 3 titlesKortchnoi: 3 titlesHowell: 4 titles (modern era)
1920🇬🇧Frederick Yates4/6First Christmas Congress. 4-player double round-robin of British Champions.1921🇷🇸Borislav Kostic7/7Perfect score! Only foreign entrant dominated.1922🇵🇱Akiba Rubinstein7.5/9First truly international edition. Euwe also competed.1923🇳🇱Max Euwe7.5/9Runners-up: (10-player field)1924🇭🇺🇵🇱Maroczy, TartakowerSharedShared title.1925🇫🇷🇷🇸Alekhine, VidmarSharedFuture World Champion Alekhine shares with Vidmar.1926🇵🇱TartakowerTartakower wins second Hastings title.1927🇵🇱TartakowerTartakower back-to-back!1928🇧🇪🇺🇸🇭🇺Colle, Marshall, TakacsSharedThree-way tie.1929🇨🇺CapablancaFormer World Champion wins. Menchik first woman in Premier.1930🇳🇱EuweFuture World Champion wins.1931🇨🇿Salo FlohrRunners-up: (10-player field)1932🇨🇿Salo FlohrFlohr defends.1933🇨🇿Salo FlohrFlohr three-peats! Reigning champion Alekhine also played.1934🇳🇱🇬🇧🇨🇿Euwe, Thomas, FlohrSharedThree-way tie. Botvinnik's first tournament outside USSR (finished 5th).1935🇺🇸Reuben FineRunners-up: (10-player field)1936🇫🇷AlekhineReigning World Champion wins.1937🇺🇸ReshevskyRunners-up: (10-player field)1938🇭🇺Laszlo SzaboRunners-up: (10-player field)1939🇬🇧Frank ParrLast pre-war edition.1945🇫🇷TartakowerFirst post-war edition. Tartakower wins at age 68.1946🇬🇧C.H.O'D. AlexanderCodebreaker Alexander wins.1947🇭🇺Laszlo SzaboSzabo wins second Hastings title.1948🇫🇷RossolimoRunners-up: (10-player field)1949🇭🇺Laszlo SzaboSzabo wins third Hastings title.1950🇩🇪UnzickerRunners-up: (10-player field)1951🇷🇸GligoricRunners-up: (10-player field)1952🇬🇧🇪🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦Golombek, Medina, Penrose, YanofskySharedFour-way tie!1953🇬🇧🇷🇺Alexander, BronsteinSharedRunners-up: (10-player field)1954🇷🇺Keres, SmyslovSharedTwo Soviet legends share.1955🇷🇺🇮🇸Korchnoi, OlafssonSharedRunners-up: (10-player field)1956🇷🇸🇩🇰Gligoric, LarsenSharedRunners-up: (10-player field)1957🇷🇺KeresRunners-up: (10-player field)1958🇩🇪UhlmannRunners-up: (10-player field)1959🇷🇸GligoricGligoric wins second Hastings title.1960🇷🇸GligoricGligoric back-to-back!1961🇷🇺Botvinnik8/9Reigning World Champion wins. Undefeated: +7 =2.1962🇷🇸🇷🇺Gligoric, KotovSharedGligoric's 4th Hastings title.1963🇷🇺TalFormer World Champion Tal wins.1964🇷🇺KeresGaprindashvili finished 5th in the Premier this year.1965🇷🇺🇩🇪Spassky, UhlmannSharedWorld Champion Spassky shares with Uhlmann.1966🇷🇺BotvinnikBotvinnik wins second Hastings title.1967🇷🇴🇨🇿🇷🇺🇷🇺Gheorghiu, Hort, Stein, SuetinSharedFour-way tie! Field expanded to 16.1968🇷🇺SmyslovFormer World Champion wins.1969🇭🇺PortischRunners-up: (16-player field)1970🇭🇺PortischPortisch back-to-back.1971🇷🇺Karpov, KorchnoiSharedFuture rivals share the title. Karpov age 20.1972🇩🇰LarsenRunners-up: (16-player field)1973🇷🇺🇭🇺🇷🇺🇳🇱Kuzmin, Szabo, Tal, TimmanSharedFour-way tie! Szabo's 4th Hastings title (age 61).1974🇨🇿HortRunners-up: (16-player field)1975🇷🇺🇨🇿🇩🇪Bronstein, Hort, UhlmannSharedThree-way tie.1976🇷🇺RomanishinRunners-up: (16-player field)1977🇮🇱DzindzichashviliRunners-up: (16-player field)1978🇸🇪Ulf AnderssonRunners-up: (16-player field)1979🇸🇪🇬🇧Ulf Andersson, NunnSharedRunners-up: (16-player field)1980🇸🇪Ulf AnderssonAndersson wins third Hastings (second outright).1981🇷🇺KupreichikRunners-up: (16-player field)1982🇷🇺VaganianRunners-up: (16-player field)1983🇸🇪🇬🇧Karlsson, SpeelmanSharedRunners-up: (16-player field)1984🇷🇺SveshnikovRunners-up: (16-player field)1985🇮🇸PeturssonRunners-up: (16-player field)1986🇬🇧🇩🇰🇷🇺🇬🇧Chandler, Larsen, Lputian, SpeelmanSharedFour-way tie!1987🇬🇧ShortRunners-up: (16-player field)1988🇬🇧ShortShort back-to-back.1989🇷🇺DolmatovRunners-up: (16-player field)1990🇷🇺BareevBareev's first major win.1991🇷🇺BareevBareev back-to-back!1992🇭🇺🇷🇺Judit Polgar, BareevSharedJudit Polgar ties for first! Bareev's 3rd Hastings.1993🇬🇧NunnRunners-up: (16-player field)1994🇩🇪LutherRunners-up: (16-player field)1995🇬🇧🇷🇺🇭🇷Conquest, Khalifman, LalicSharedRunners-up: (16-player field)1996🇬🇧🇬🇧🇱🇹Hebden, Nunn, RozentalisSharedRunners-up: (16-player field)1997🇬🇧SadlerRunners-up: (16-player field)1998🇧🇦Ivan SokolovRunners-up: (16-player field)1999🇮🇱SutovskyRunners-up: (16-player field)2000🇬🇧🇮🇳Conquest, SasikiranSharedRunners-up: (16-player field)2001🇺🇿🇮🇳🇮🇳Barsov, Harikrishna, SasikiranSharedRunners-up: (16-player field)2002🇩🇰Peter Heine NielsenRunners-up: (16-player field)2003🇬🇷🏴Kotronias, RowsonSharedRunners-up: (16-player field)2004🇷🇺BelovKnockout format experiment.2005🇺🇦NeverovSwitched to Swiss system.2006🇬🇪🇺🇦Gagunashvili, NeverovSharedRunners-up: (Swiss system)2007🇧🇪🇦🇿🇺🇦Malakhatko, Mamedov, NeverovSharedRunners-up: (Swiss system)2008🇷🇺KurnosovRunners-up: (Swiss system)2009🇷🇴🇫🇷🇬🇧🇬🇧Istratescu, Edouard, Howell, HebdenSharedRunners-up: (Swiss system)2010🇮🇳Sengupta, DasSharedRunners-up: (Swiss system)2011🇨🇳Wang Yue7.5/9Runners-up: (Swiss system)2012🇬🇧Gawain Jones7.5/10Runners-up: (Swiss system)2013🇬🇪Mchedlishvili + 5 others6.5/9Seven-way tie!2014🇨🇳Zhao Jun8/9Runners-up: (Swiss system)2015🇺🇿🇵🇱Vakhidov, Mista7/9Runners-up: (Swiss system)2016🇮🇳Sengupta7/9Runners-up: (Swiss system)2017🇮🇳🇨🇳Sengupta, Lou Yiping7/9Runners-up: (Swiss system)2018🇪🇸Korneev + 5 others7/10Six-way tie!2019🇮🇳Panchanathan7.5/9Runners-up: (Swiss system)2020🇬🇧David Howell9/11Online due to COVID-19 pandemic.2022🇱🇹Sulskis8/10Return to over-the-board after pandemic.2023🇮🇳Abhijeet GuptaRunners-up: (Swiss system)2024🇨🇳Xue Haowen7/9Runners-up: (Swiss system)