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1.1 History
The Hastings International Chess Congress is an annual chess tournament which takes place in Hastings,
England, around the turn of the year. The main event
is the Hastings Premier tournament, which was traditionally a 10 to 16 player round-robin tournament. In
2004/05 the tournament was played in the knock out format; while in 2005/06 and 2006/07 it was played using
the Swiss system. Alongside the main event there is the
challengers section, which is open to all players. The winner of the challengers event earns an invitation in the following years Premier.
Premier being 1st 250, 2nd 100, 3rd 50, 4th 25,
and 5 per won game for non-prize winners. Challengers
prizes were 1st 100, 2nd 50, 3rd 30, 4th 20, 5th
10, and a 20 prize for the best score by a British player.
Participants in the by-invitation Premier section had expenses paid. The entry fee for the Challengers section
was 4, with the 32-player eld selected from the entries
received.[7] Zetters International Pools was the sponsor in
1975, and Ladbrokes in 1976. Other sponsors included
J. D. Slater, W. R. Morry, and the Friends of Chess.[3]
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Winners
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Summer Congress
Hastings 1895 is considered one of the greatest tournaments in the history of chess. It was one of the rst tournaments to include all the top players, including former
World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz and current champion Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Chigorin, Siegbert Tarrasch, Karl Schlechter, Joseph Henry Blackburne, David
Janowski, and others. The result of the 22-game roundrobin was a surprise, as American Harry Nelson Pillsbury
won with 16.5 points despite playing in his rst international tournament.[3]
The Hastings 1919 Victory Tournament was the rst
international tournament held in an allied country after
World War I. The eld was chiey British, but the tournament was dominated by Cuban Jos Ral Capablanca
(soon to be World Champion) and Yugoslav grandmaster
Borislav Kosti. Capablanca won 10.5/11 without a loss,
drawing only his game to Kosti who placed second with
9.5. George Alan Thomas and Frederick Yates tied for
3rd-4th with 7 points.[3]
Hastings 1922 was a double round-robin with Alexander
Alekhine, Akiba Rubinstein, Em Bogoljubov, Siegbert
Tarrasch, George Alan Thomas, and Frederick Yates.
Capablanca and Lasker had been invited but were unable
to attend. The tournament featured a slower time control than had been usual in England17 moves per hour
instead of 20 moves per hour. The outcome wasn't decided until the nal round. Bogoljubov lost all his games
against tournament leaders Alekhine and Rubinstein. Rubinstein needed a nal round victory over Thomas to tie
for rst with Alekhine, but achieved only a draw to fall
a half point short. Alekhine won with 7.5, Rubinstein
was second with 7, and Bogoljubow and Thomas tied for
third-fourth with 4.[3]
References
4 External links
Ocial website
Reports from ChessBase: 2003/04, 2005/06,
2006/07, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2014/15
Crowther, Mark (11 January 1999), TWIC 218:
Hastings 1998-9, The Week in Chess
Crowther, Mark (7 January 2008), TWIC 687: 83rd
Hastings International Congress, The Week in Chess
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