2018

Hastings Congress final day provided entertainment up until the bitter end with several of the prizes unable to be determined until not too long before the closing reception. After a surprising setback at the start of the Masters, Indian grandmaster Deep Sengupta shared first prize […]

Congratulations to GM Alexandr Fier for an amazing 100% against a strong field.  His partner Nino Maisuradze came joint first of the ladies with Hastings local Rasa Norinkeviciute on 5 points. 10 year old Dev Shah from India made an amazing +2.88 x20 on his […]

CHRISTMAS MORNING (4 rounds) Section A results 1= Tserendorj Batsaikhan (MON), Helge Hjort 3.5/4 3= Jacob Boswell (ENG), Ian Deswarte 3/4 Grading Prize – Shreyas Royal, Nigel Dennis (Henley on Thames), Nicholas Mahoney (Doncaster), Reinhard Schmerwitz (GER), Marc Bryant (Hastings & St. Leonards) 2 Section […]

We had a Blitz tournament to kill time before the festivities, and although there were no prizes it was hard-fought. A deserving winner, with 100%, was Mikael Rolvag from Norway, a frequent visitor to The Stag Inn folk music sessions along with arbiter Lara Barnes. […]