98th Caplin Hastings International Chess Congress

After three rounds just two players remain on 100%. That number three seed IM Mahel Boyer has 3/3 can hardly be called a surprise, but that his co-leader should be Iceland’s David Kolka, rated 2020, is anything but expected. David played an assured attacking game […]

Seeing the hall full at 10am was a reassuring sight, with everyone keen to begin their second round games. Our commentator, IM Lawrence Trent, was another whose journey here was delayed by a whole day due to fog (in Lawrence’s case, flying from Berlin). To […]