ADecember 30 1953
The Nottingham Evening Post, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, Wednesday, December 30, 1953
First Russians At Chess Congress Since 1934
For the first time for nearly 20 years Russians are among the 121 competitors from 12 countries in the 29th annual international chess congress which opened at Hastings to-day.
The Russians are David Bronstein, 29, and Alexander Tolush, 42. Accompanying them are another Russian international master Alatortsev, and an interpreter.
Bronstein, who speaks English, played a drawn match in 1951 for the world championship with Mikhail Botvinnik, the present world champion, also a Russian. Tolush is the champion of Leningrad.
Bronstein and Tolush are the first Russian players to take part in the Hastings tournament since Botvinnik played in the congress in 1934.
