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Hastings 2011/12 Tournament

Yue Wang7.5/9(+6 -0 =3)[games]
Sundar M Shyam7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Babu M R Lalith7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Andrei Istratescu7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Yuri Vovk6.5/9(+6 -2 =1)[games]
Deep Sengupta6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Arghyadip Das6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Romain Edouard6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Simon Kim Williams6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Nicholas Pert6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Upadhyaya Anwesh6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
P Shyam Nikil6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Gudmundur Kjartansson6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Frank Holzke6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Glenn Flear6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Mark Hebden6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
David Howell6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Pavel Simacek6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Murali Karthikeyan5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Calum MacQueen5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Maxence Godard5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Alexandre Vuilleumier5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
R Alan Barton5.5/12(+4 -5 =3)[games]
Andrey Vovk5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Adrien Demuth5.5/8(+4 -1 =3)[games]
Padmini Rout5.5/8(+4 -1 =3)[games]
Karolina Pilsova5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
David L Haydon5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Simon J B Knott5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
N Krithika Pon5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Ryszard Maciol5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
(117 players total; 85 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Hastings 2011/12

Next edition: Hastings (2012/13).

 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 499  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Dieter Kurka vs Gorak Rajesh  1-0492011Hastings 2011/12A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
2. M Pooley vs G Drogou  0-1402011Hastings 2011/12C41 Philidor Defense
3. J Saranya vs O Willson  1-0482011Hastings 2011/12B03 Alekhine's Defense
4. J S Macrae vs R A Barton  0-1712011Hastings 2011/12A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
5. A Roubaud vs A C Taylor  1-0272011Hastings 2011/12B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
6. T Clayton vs R Duff  ½-½462011Hastings 2011/12C45 Scotch Game
7. F de Andres Gonalons vs J Edwards  1-0542011Hastings 2011/12E12 Queen's Indian
8. S Kalairajah vs N Krithika Pon 0-1312011Hastings 2011/12C47 Four Knights
9. R Bharathi vs O Murchadha  0-1282011Hastings 2011/12B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
10. P Lewicki vs J P McKenna  0-1312011Hastings 2011/12A10 English
11. Sahiti P Lakshmi vs H Obsieger  1-0282011Hastings 2011/12C07 French, Tarrasch
12. M Young vs A Luaces Rubio  0-1232011Hastings 2011/12C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
13. R Almond vs G O'Grady 1-0392011Hastings 2011/12A96 Dutch, Classical Variation
14. A Bourached vs P Lasinskas  0-1172011Hastings 2011/12E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
15. S Gregory vs A B Hoare  ½-½642011Hastings 2011/12C24 Bishop's Opening
16. J Arias Castanedo vs B Cafferty  ½-½322011Hastings 2011/12E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
17. P D Helbig vs W Van Veen  ½-½492011Hastings 2011/12C34 King's Gambit Accepted
18. D I Calvert vs J Burnett  ½-½382011Hastings 2011/12A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
19. A Jaunooby vs H Olson 1-0342011Hastings 2011/12A48 King's Indian
20. T Spanton vs S Martinsen  0-1512011Hastings 2011/12E72 King's Indian
21. A D Green vs D Flynn  1-0272011Hastings 2011/12B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
22. A Pickersgill vs A Hagesaether  1-0422011Hastings 2011/12B12 Caro-Kann Defense
23. M Karthikeyan vs I Wallis  ½-½382011Hastings 2011/12C55 Two Knights Defense
24. M Fletcher vs G Lock  0-1292011Hastings 2011/12C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
25. T Rodshtein vs A Das  0-1472011Hastings 2011/12C00 French Defense
 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 499  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-04-12  14DogKnight: Wow Hastings today is nothing like the old tournament I saw back in 1895...
Jan-04-12  wordfunph: Hastings lost its glitter :(
Jan-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Looks like the tournament already started (maybe even finished).
Jan-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Everett: <14DogKnight: Wow Hastings today is nothing like the old tournament I saw back in 1895...>

Remarkable longevity! How do you do it?

Jan-04-12  solskytz: a lot of orange juice - but not before time controls...
Jan-04-12  Rook e2: <14DogKnight: Wow Hastings today is nothing like the old tournament I saw back in 1895...> Looking at the openings played you might think it's the romantic period again.
Jan-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Have no Flear, Glen is here!
Jan-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingscrusher: I video annotated Shyam's Round 8 win:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f4p...

Jan-05-12  keithbc: why is the s williams game stopped?? Nothing happened for over 20 mins? what is going on?
Jan-05-12  waustad: You've got to love Gudmundur Kjartansson's line: 6-3-0. Go for it!
Jan-06-12  King Death: <waustad> Jack Rudd's impressed me. He needed to play Black in every game.
Jan-06-12  Ezzy: Wang Yue receiving his prize for first place -

http://www.europe-echecs.com/actual...

Jan-09-12  virginmind: pretty good result by istratescu.
Jan-10-12  Albertan: Here is an article about the tournament:

"Wang Yue takes first prize at Hastings with show of subtle superiority::

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/201...

Jan-10-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingscrusher: Kingscrusher Radio Show - 10th January 2012 - Wang Yue's wins - Hastings Congress

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G8T...

Jan-27-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here is a little book of 45 critical positions from the tounament: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/79...
Feb-26-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here's a new link: http://www.scribd.com/WTHarvey/d/81...

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