99th Hastings International Chess Congress

— from Mark Jordan, ECF Manager of Publicity Hastings International Chess Congress, dedicated this year to the memory of long-time Tournament Director, Con Power, already looked to be providing a worthy tribute from the first round with some sensational and unexpected results. Accelerated Swiss pairings […]

After 3 rounds, IM Gudmundur Kjartansson (ISL) emerged as leader of the field with 3/3, having won his game agains Ravi Haria. With 6 of the top ten games drawn, eight players finished on 2.5 and numerous players are on 2/2. Round 4 begins today […]

The event was declared open  on Wednesday 28th by Cllr. Judy Rogers the Mayor of Hastings who is also President of the Hastings Congress. Chairman, Paul Smith welcomed the Mayor and welcomed participants to the event.  He was joined by Bernard Power, son of the […]

In addition to the Masters and Christmas tournaments, there will be two additional events taking place tomorrow, Thursday 29th December. In the morning, Chris Ward will give a Junior coaching session between 10.00am and 12.00. Chris suggests that anyone attending could bring with them their […]