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Hastings 2014/15 Played in Hastings, England 29 December 2014 - 6 February 2015. Crosstable: http://chess-results.com/tnr156909.... Chinese grandmaster Zhao Jun won by a point, scoring an undefeated 8-1. Previous: Hastings (2013/14). Next: Hastings (2015/16).  page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 437  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A C Taylor vs O Willson   1-0 39 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A60 Benoni Defense 2. A Mista vs P Constantinou   1-0 35 2014 Hastings 2014/15 B06 Robatsch 3. R Eames vs Sengupta 0-1 31 2014 Hastings 2014/15 C18 French, Winawer 4. L Webb vs A Fier   0-1 45 2014 Hastings 2014/15 B40 Sicilian 5. D Kiefer vs Zhao Jun 0-1 35 2014 Hastings 2014/15 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. S Bogner vs V Prosviriakov   1-0 40 2014 Hastings 2014/15 B41 Sicilian, Kan 7. J Fraser vs M Wadsworth   0-1 51 2014 Hastings 2014/15 C03 French, Tarrasch 8. M Rodshtein vs E Kirk   1-0 24 2014 Hastings 2014/15 E90 King's Indian 9. T Rodshtein vs R Edouard   0-1 48 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A46 Queen's Pawn Game 10. A Hunt vs P Talsma 1-0 24 2014 Hastings 2014/15 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 11. A Froewis vs J Higgs   0-1 91 2014 Hastings 2014/15 C78 Ruy Lopez 12. J Shepley vs J Mann 0-1 30 2014 Hastings 2014/15 B23 Sicilian, Closed 13. R Bates vs O Hackner   1-0 58 2014 Hastings 2014/15 E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 14. T Slade vs R A Barton   1-0 63 2014 Hastings 2014/15 B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 15. F Rayner vs J Jackson 0-1 37 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A15 English 16. C Haussernot vs Gledura   0-1 28 2014 Hastings 2014/15 C45 Scotch Game 17. M Waddington vs M Young 1-0 38 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A57 Benko Gambit 18. J N Sugden vs A Longson   0-1 46 2014 Hastings 2014/15 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. R Bellin vs B Cafferty   ½-½ 32 2014 Hastings 2014/15 C12 French, McCutcheon 20. J Hawkins vs J Brustkern 1-0 19 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit 21. G Kjartansson vs A Byron   1-0 62 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A38 English, Symmetrical 22. M Rolvag vs G Flear   0-1 40 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A10 English 23. P J Sowray vs I Snape   ½-½ 114 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 24. K Arkell vs P Marusenko 1-0 42 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A86 Dutch 25. J Wallner vs M Burrows   1-0 24 2014 Hastings 2014/15 A04 Reti Opening  page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 437    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-03-15    Strongest Force: Yes, HSOL, I am waiting for list of players for group-b/challengers Jan-03-15    kellmano: That chess arena coverage in <penguiincw>'s link is really nice. Zhao goes to an excellent 6/6 Jan-04-15    Penguincw: And Zhao Jun is stopped by Mark Hebden. Hebden vs Zhao Jun, 2015 Still has a 1 point lead. Jan-04-15    MissScarlett: Hebden has an Oriental cast about him. I've never heard anyone else mention it, but that's the British these days, always pretending not to be interested in people's origins. Jan-04-15    kellmano: <MissScarlett> Erm, that's you, always interested in people's origins. I don't see how the 'pretending' in your post is remotely justified. Do you walk around the street saying 'You're Black', 'You look Asian' to people? If not, why do you expect others to? Jan-04-15    HeMateMe: black's breakthrough here is certainly interesting <J S Macrae vs D Fryer, 2014> Jan-05-15    Severin: <One of the Chinese will win:)> r u a profit? Jan-05-15    perfidious: <Severin: <One of the Chinese will win:)> r u a profit?> No, but maybe he will look to turn one. Jan-05-15    Kanatahodets: <MissScarlett: Hebden has an Oriental cast about him. I've never heard anyone else mention it, but that's the British these days, always pretending not to be interested in people's origins.> Don't listen hypocrites; genes are important. Statistics doesn't lie. Say if father is Jewish and mother is Armenian, one can expect a very good chess player:) Jan-05-15    Kanatahodets: nice win by Zhao vs Vakhidov. From the move 10 - increasing his advantage step by step. No mistakes, machine. who is this guy? Jan-05-15    DLev: When a comment notes a player plays like a machine with no mistakes, is that a compliment or an accusation of cheating? Jan-05-15    Severin: <Kanatahodets: Statistics doesn't lie.> No, but they can be falsified and most statistical arguments fall apart after further examination. Not that they don't have a place in intelligent discourse, but they're misused more often than not. <Kanatahodets: Say if father is Jewish and mother is Armenian, one can expect a very good chess player:)> From what I understand, there are historical reasons for the heightened intelligence of the Ashkenazi jews, and I think we can agree that there is some correlation between intelligence and chess proficiency, but the tendency for Armenians to be good chess players can be better explained culturally by their place in the former SU and such. In any case, I'm sure the majority of Jewish-Armenian people aren't incredible chess players. I bet most of them don't even play the game. Not that any of this really matters, but if we're going to make pointless comments, we should at least have more of a dedication to accuracy. <MissScarlett: Hebden has an Oriental cast about him. I've never heard anyone else mention it, but that's the British these days, always pretending not to be interested in people's origins.> Errm, well, why would anybody mention it? Just looking at a couple pictures of him, he's clearly Asian. Not much to discuss. Jan-05-15    Kanatahodets: <DLev: When a comment notes a player plays like a machine with no mistakes, is that a compliment or an accusation of cheating?> at this age, this is the utmost compliment. accept it, we became a second order material:) Jan-05-15    Kanatahodets: <Severin: <Kanatahodets: Statistics doesn't lie.> No, but they can be falsified and most statistical arguments fall apart after further examination. Not that they don't have a place in intelligent discourse, but they're misused more often than not. <Kanatahodets: Say if father is Jewish and mother is Armenian, one can expect a very good chess player:)> From what I understand, there are historical reasons for the heightened intelligence of the Ashkenazi jews, and I think we can agree that there is some correlation between intelligence and chess proficiency, but the tendency for Armenians to be good chess players can be better explained culturally by their place in the former SU and such. In any case, I'm sure the majority of Jewish-Armenian people aren't incredible chess players. I bet most of them don't even play the game. Not that any of this really matters, but if we're going to make pointless comments, we should at least have more of a dedication to accuracy.> severin, - how many people with Armenian father and mother do you know? there are not many for the same cultural reasons. I don't want to read a lecture to you. This is pointless. And don't touch statistics, it doesn't lie for a simple reason: it is a part of mathematics. and finally didn't you see :)? should i explain to you what does it mean? I feel so bored... Jan-05-15    Penguincw: With one round to go, Zhao Jun has a one point lead over Fier, and that's what the last round matchup is: Fier vs. Zhao Jun, those colours exact. With that in mind, it's actually an armaggedon game (with the same time on each clock); winner wins the tournament*, while if it's a draw, the player with black, Zhao Jun, wins. * I'm not sure what the tiebreaker is, but catching the red hot Zhao Jun should be considered a reward itself. Jan-06-15    greed and death: <Kanatahodets><how many people with Armenian father and mother do you know?> Well, there are almost all of the people living in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Not that I actually <know> all of them, but still... Jan-06-15    offramp: Hebden look like son of Jackies Chan & Onassis. Jan-06-15    Kanatahodets: <greed and death: <Kanatahodets><how many people with Armenian father and mother do you know?> Well, there are almost all of the people living in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Not that I actually <know> all of them, but still...> he-he, clearly I meant Armenian mother and Jewish father. But who reads the discussion nowadays? Jan-06-15    Kanatahodets: <offramp: Hebden look like son of Jackies Chan & Onassis.> hmm, technically it would be impossible: he is almost the same age as Chan. But he could be the son of Jackie O. and Bruce Lee:) But they are not Jackies, I suspect there's some hidden aspect in it. Another aspect is that mixed with Europeans Asians produce fine chess players: Kaspy, Levon, Giri, Vlad, Peter, and of course Naka:) Jan-06-15    latvalatvian: Did Bruce Lee understand the king's gambit? Jan-06-15    Penguincw: Congrats to Zhao Jun for finishing in first with a dominant performance. Also congrats to <Strongest Force> for correctly predicting the winner of this tournament: Hastings Chess Congress (2014). :) Jan-07-15    Kanatahodets: By the way, Takeda Fier has also Japanese genes. Recipe - if you want your child become a good chess player - marry a Japanese:) Jan-07-15    rczcarvalho: Congrat to Fier! Well done Jan-17-15    policarpo: the runner-up in this tournament was the Brazilian player Fier by calculating the SB Mar-02-15    offramp: Very disconcerting! <<<HASTINGS CONGRESS FACES FUNDING CUT> [from http://www.hastingschess.com/ ] The Hastings International Chess Congress organisers have been advised by Hastings Borough Council that they propose cutting the funding by 50% to £10,000 for the next event and cutting funding completely for the following year. This was announced in the Hastings Observer of 16th January 2015. The Congress has been aware of the likelihood of cuts for some time bearing in mind the draconian cuts faced by the Borough Council. The Congress AGM will take place on 21st March 2015 and the main topic will undoubtedly be the future of the event.>> search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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