Hastings 28 Dec 2017 - 7 Jan 2018

[Chris Rice]

Starts tomorrow and the field isn't as strong as we've seen it in the past.

First round draw: http://chess-results.com/tnr320349.aspx?lan=1

Offical site: http://www.hastingschess.com/

Masters games kick off at 2.15pm

[Barry Sandercock]

Starts today.

[Alex McFarlane]

Live Games

http://www.hastingschess.com/live-games-201718/

[Graham Borrowdale]

A good win by Adam Taylor against the top seed

[Roger de Coverly]

A good win by Adam Taylor against the top seed

Not the only win by the lower rated player either. But with accelerated pairings the rating difference wasn't much more than 200 on most boards.

[John Moore]

Are the Hastings games being shown anywhere else - I have tried ChessBomb and Chess24. It's just I really don't want the board filling about 90% of the screen as it does on the Hastings website. That just makes scrolling up and down a bit of a pain and I can't go full screen because I need to have access to other stuff on my task bar.

[Stewart Reuben]

I am in Tenerife. The weather is a tad warmer than Hastings.
But how do I get Chris Ward's live commentary?

[ThomasThorpe]

Hastings Games will be shown on Chess24 from tomorrow - we tried to set it up in time for today but was unsuccessful!

I don't think Chris Ward's commentary is being broadcast online this year Stewart, I'm afraid

[John Moore]

Hastings Games will be shown on Chess24 from tomorrow - we tried to set it up in time for today but was unsuccessful!

I don't think Chris Ward's commentary is being broadcast online this year Stewart, I'm afraid

Thomas - thanks very much. I shall continue to scroll up and down until tomorrow!

[ThomasThorpe]

Scratch that - Chess24 link below!!!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 2018/2/1/1

[David Clayton]

I am in Tenerife. The weather is a tad warmer than Hastings.
But how do I get Chris Ward's live commentary?

Hello Stewart

Unfortunately, the internet connection at Hastings hasn't proved robust enough to stream video.

But we are providing you with more live games than ever before.

Best wishes from Hastings.

[Barry Sandercock]

Chris Rice wrote:
The field isn't as strong as we've seen it in the past.

Why have no foreign G.M.'s entered this year ?

[Alex McFarlane]

There are 5 foreign GMs (though one lives in Britain).

Two others withdrew due to visa problems.

[Roger de Coverly]

Why have no foreign G.M.'s entered this year ?

Top 13 seeds

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1		GM	Sengupta Deep	5008352	IND	2586
2		GM	Fier Alexandr	2107139	BRA	2576
3		IM	Stany G.A.	5029104	IND	2502
4		GM	Vakhidov Jakhongir	14201801	UZB	2500
5		GM	Gormally Daniel W	406465	ENG	2477
6		IM	Lou Yiping	8603928	CHN	2462
7		IM	Das Arghyadip	5003610	IND	2451
8		GM	Hebden Mark L	400084	ENG	2445
9		GM	Cherniaev Alexander	4117301	RUS	2436
10		IM	Wegerle Joerg	4644743	GER	2421
11		GM	Arkell Keith C	400270	ENG	2416
12		GM	Kristiansen Jens	1400061	DEN	2415
13		GM	Lalic Bogdan	409081	CRO	2415

Hastings is usually tight on finance, perhaps that is all they could afford. It's not totally devoid of foreign GMs.

[Barry Sandercock]

Sorry, my mistake !