Congress – General

The second chess-archery game took place at Horntye Park Thursday 27 November 2016. Francis Rayner rated 2080 from Wales had the white pieces against Rasa Norinkevicuite Woman FIDE Master rated 1987. This seemed only fair as Francis had black in last year’s drawn game. They […]

It has been a busy year in Hastings as the town celebrates the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings.  One of the last events to take place in the Hastings calendar this year will be the Tradewise 92nd Hastings Chess Congress, which will open […]

The TRADEWISE 92nd Hastings International Chess Congress will take place at Horntye Park Sports Complex from 28th December 2016 – 5th January 2017 and will be held in memory of Con Power, Director of the Congress for many years. The event will be sponsored by Tradewise […]

Con Power was one of the unsung heroes of British Chess but as Director of the world’s oldest chess event he devoted hours of time and effort to keeping the Congress alive and maintaining its reputation as one of the major international chess events. Con […]