Congress – General

… and with a rating of 2701 he now leads the field of eighteen grandmasters taking part. These include Romain Edouard (FRA), Erik van den Doel (NED), Deep Sengupta (IND) and English grandmasters Simon Williams, Keith Arkell and Mark Hebden. The new Caplin Systems sponsorship […]

The Caplin 95th Hastings International Chess Congress will take place from Saturday 28th December 2019 to Sunday 5th January 2020 at Horntye Park Sports Complex Bohemia Road, Hastings TN34 1EX. The Congress is delighted to have a new sponsor – Caplin Systems. The company is […]

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of David Welch. He was a key member of Hastings Chess Congress for many years, and remained a member of the Congress Committee long after he suffered a stroke while in Gibraltar two and […]

A list of byes recorded so far will appear over the coming weekend (7th/8th September) – thank you for your patience … [image from slate.com]

Caplin Hastings International Chess Congress sends many congratulations to Leonard Barden on his 90th birthday. Leonard is a wonderful chess correspondent and has been a stalwart supporter of the Hastings Congress. His support and encouragement has been much appreciated by players and organisers alike. Have […]