Chess: Hastings tradition inspires home contingent at oldest annual tournament
The New Year event has been staged since the 1920s, and the 2023 iteration reaches its final round on Friday with five English players still in contention for first prizeHastings is the grandpa of international chess tournaments, first staged in 1895 and annually since 1920, with brief war and pandemic breaks. Its vintage years were the 1930s, 50s and 70s, when world champions were eager to compete, while England’s Sir George Thomas and Hugh Alexander scored stunning upsets.The home contingent started slowly at the Caplin Hastings Masters 2022-23, before a surge in the second half put five English players in the mix at the start of Friday’s final round (2.15 pm start, free and live coverage on chess24.com. Continue reading…
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