Leonard Barden writes about Hastings …
Follow this link – http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/03/hastings-masters-english-proving-ground
Commentary
It’s a knockout …
Another guest in the commentary room – chessboxer Carl Strugnell
Live commentary …
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Final round report – from Stewart Reuben
The last round of any Swiss is always somewhat artificial, but here there were few bloodless draws. Instead we had the unusual statistic of several Bf5 Caro Kan games on the top boards. But White went down different routes in each case. Sundar Shyam (6½) […]
Round Eight report – from Stewart Reuben
With an event being played over the New Year it is hardly surprising that there are always a few withdrawals. This year there have only been about 5, possibly due to the very mild weather. Most of the top games were wins. This contrasts sharply […]