Hastings International Chess Congress

The Hastings Masters Tournament is well under way now and after 5 rounds GM David Howell is a clear 1 point ahead with a perfect 5 out of 5.

In the 5 round weekend tournaments the positions were as follows after 3 rounds:
Open 

1. GM Stuart Conquest 3
2. Laurence Webb, James Holland, Victor Jones, James Essinger, Rhys Cumming 2

Major

1. Andrew Fleming, Maurice Lawson 3

Minor

1. Owen Messere, Keith Findley 3

Under 120

1. Yang-Jian Zhou, Paul Buswell, James Robertson, Alan Fraser 2.5