Congress – General

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Incorporating the 38th Hastings Weekend Congress, and running from Wednesday 28 December 2022 to Sunday 8 January 2023, with tournaments for all strengths, and over £19,000 in prize money …

We are pleased to announce that it is the intention of the sponsors and organisers of the Caplin Hastings International Chess Congress  to run an over-the-board event at Horntye Park Sports Complex if the Covid-19 situation permits. We are delighted ro announce that Caplin Systems […]

No chess tournament in the world can look back on as much tradition as the tournament in the English seaside resort of Hastings, which has taken place for 100 years, starting in 1920 and following the legendary 1895 event. How did such a tradition develop? […]

This is the time of year when we should be reporting on the usual 9 or 10 round traditional Hastings International Congress. It would have been something of a special event which marked the 100th anniversary of the Congress in its usual format. It was […]