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Hastings Masters (10) Last rounds have predictable patterns …

Hastings Masters (10) Last rounds have predictable patterns …

Posted on 6th January 2013

Rd 10 A Sumets (UKR) (6.5) draw, Bogo-Indian, G Jones (7) S Sulskis (LTU) (6.5) draw, Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3, A Vovk (UKR) (6.5) R Gao (CHN) (6.5) draw,Open Lopez 8.a4, J Hawkins (6.5) K Kulaots …

Hastings (9) – traffic jam at the top – but hope for an overall English Victory -

Hastings (9) – traffic jam at the top – but hope for an overall English Victory -

Posted on 6th January 2013

http://www.hastingschess.com/ A better round down at Horntye Park in Hastings. Several successes for British players – Jones, Rayner – and decisive games (two out of four) amongst the leaders. Gao needed a draw for a …

Hastings (6). Three way tie as the leader stumbles

Hastings (6). Three way tie as the leader stumbles

Posted on 2nd January 2013

The lead changes hands, the going gets tough, now tougher still. Still, what can you do? The Hastings spectators enjoyed themselves and that’s important. Opposite coloured bishops on board 2, surely that means a draw? …

Hastings (3) – Sussex History – tradition and cold weather equals chess

Hastings (3) – Sussex History – tradition and cold weather equals chess

Posted on 31st December 2012

The Eighty-eighth Hastings & St Leonards International Congress is now underway. Round four is taking place as I type these exciting lines. Several upsets in the opening rounds. G Kjartansson (ISL), S Sulskis (LTU), D …

The British is in North Shields 8

The British is in North Shields 8

Posted on 31st July 2012

Only two draws on the top tables – neither short – made round eight at the British Chess Championships good for spectators and tough for players. http://britishchesschampionships.co.uk/ G Jones (6) 1-0 J Hawkins (5.5), Nimzo-Indian …