Hastings 2024-25

[Roger de Coverly]

Tim Spanton has news of the next Hastings.

https://beauchess.blogspot.com/2024/07/ ... tings.html

In a break with tradition, double round days are scheduled.

[Roger de Coverly]

The website has been updated, nothing new though.

https://hastingschess.com/further-details-to-follow/

[LawrenceCooper]

The website has been updated, nothing new though.

https://hastingschess.com/further-details-to-follow/

Congress schedule: https://hastingschess.com/congress-sche ... PCBo5PUYKA

[Roger de Coverly]

Congress schedule

Key points for the Open
starts on Saturday afternoon, double round Sunday and Tuesday, final round Friday morning

For the "Con Power" (6 rounds)
starts Saturday afternoon, double round Sunday and Monday, final round Tuesday morning (New Years Eve)
For the "New Year" (5 rounds)
starts Wednesday morning (New Years Day), continues Wednesday afternoon, double round Thursday, final round Friday morning.

Weekend tournaments
start Friday afternoon (3rd Jan), double round Saturday and Sunday.

Round times and move rates are not stated.

It's at the Horntye Centre as usual.

The Chatsworth Hotel on the sea front has closed. There's what looks to be a new hotel called "The Vive" in Havelock Road.

[Nick Ivell]

Two games in a day sounds awful to me.

[Matt Mackenzie]

As you will know it was traditionally the norm in weekend tournaments - some used to have three games on the Saturday!

[Ian Thompson]

A little more information has been published for the Con Power and New Year tournaments. There's still no means of entering though.

The prizes for these tournaments look quite generous compared to the entry fees. Presumably, they've got some sponsorship because they'll need over 150 entries just for the entry fee income to cover the prize money, which would seem unlikely.

[Ian Thompson]

Online entry available, at last.

I suppose we have to wait and see how entries are affected by this being so much later than it normally is.

[Roger de Coverly]

I suppose we have to wait and see how entries are affected by this being so much later than it normally is.

Still no round times though. With double round days, the timing of the morning start time could make a difference particular to those players intending to travel some distance to reach Hastings.

I don't see a statement of the move rates either. Will they be 90 minutes with 30 second increments in the Masters? Again this can affect a decision to enter.

[LawrenceCooper]

I suppose we have to wait and see how entries are affected by this being so much later than it normally is.

Still no round times though. With double round days, the timing of the morning start time could make a difference particular to those players intending to travel some distance to reach Hastings.

I don't see a statement of the move rates either. Will they be 90 minutes with 30 second increments in the Masters? Again this can affect a decision to enter.

Presumably covered by "Prizes, entry fees, rating bands and other details to be announced soon …" but clearly vital information for a player before committing to a tournament.

[Nick Ivell]

I still hate the idea of two games in a day. Petrosian will be turning in his grave.

[Kevin Thurlow]

"I still hate the idea of two games in a day. Petrosian will be turning in his grave."

and Karpov saying (roughly), "It is not correct to play before 4.30 pm."

[LawrenceCooper]

"I still hate the idea of two games in a day. Petrosian will be turning in his grave."

and Karpov saying (roughly), "It is not correct to play before 4.30 pm."

So it's not just the former world champion who blocked me on Twitter that I'm upsetting then as I organise 9 game in 5 day title norm events with not just one, but two games starting before 4.30 pm

[Ian Thompson]

I don't see a statement of the move rates either. Will they be 90 minutes with 30 second increments in the Masters?

According to the FIDE rating website, yes.

[Ian Thompson]

I suppose we have to wait and see how entries are affected by this being so much later than it normally is.

Still no round times though. With double round days, the timing of the morning start time could make a difference particular to those players intending to travel some distance to reach Hastings.

I don't see a statement of the move rates either. Will they be 90 minutes with 30 second increments in the Masters? Again this can affect a decision to enter.

Presumably covered by "Prizes, entry fees, rating bands and other details to be announced soon …" but clearly vital information for a player before committing to a tournament.

Evidently not that vital as over 80 players have now entered the Masters without this information being published.