Final Roundup – HICC 2014/15

January 10, 2015 Webblie 0

Hastings International Chess Congress ended on Tuesday 6th January 2015. This year there was an outright winner – Grandmaster Zhao Jun from China with 8 points out of 9.  He holds the Golombek Trophy for one year and received first prize of £2,000.  The presentation […]

Hastings 2014/15 Prize List

January 7, 2015 Webblie 0

1st 8/9 Jun Zhao GM CHN £2000 2-4 7/9 Alexandr Fier GM BRA £816.67   Gudmundur Kjartasson IM ISL £816.67   Aleksander Mista GM POL £816.67 5-9 6½/9 Keith Arkell GM ENG £160   Jonathan Hawkins GM ENG £160   Maxime Lagarde GM FRA £160 […]

Round 9 – final report

January 7, 2015 Webblie 0

Often there is an ‘end of term’ feeling to the last round of a 9 day or more tournament. Players are content to agree a draw with their new or old friends. This was not at all the case here where there was so much […]

Norms

January 6, 2015 Webblie 0

Benjamin Gledura needs a win for a GM norm. Tereza Olsarova needs a win for a WGM norm.

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