Wang Yue Wins Hastings 2011/12
The 2011/12 Hastings International Chess Congress ran from 28 December - 5 January.
The Masters section was a 9-round Swiss event and top seeded Wang Yue of China claimed first prize with a score of 7½/9.
Masters champion Wang Yue receives his prize
The historic town of Hastings on the southern coast of England has hosted chess tournaments for over a century, most famously the 1895 Hastings tournament which is regarded as one of the strongest tournaments ever held.
The top standings in 2011/12:
| Name | Nat | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts |
| Wang, Yue | CHN | 2697 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.5 |
| Istratescu, Andrei | FRA | 2627 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Lalith, Babu M.R. | IND | 2484 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.0 |
| Shyam, Sundar M. | IND | 2462 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.0 |
| Vovk, Yuri | UKR | 2571 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 |
| Sengupta, Deep | IND | 2562 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Das, Arghyadip | IND | 2470 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 |
| Howell, David W L | ENG | 2633 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Edouard, Romain | FRA | 2621 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6.0 |
| Pert, Nicholas | ENG | 2563 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6.0 |
| Hebden, Mark L | ENG | 2515 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Williams, Simon K | ENG | 2513 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Holzke, Frank | GER | 2506 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 |
| Shyam, Nikil P. | IND | 2482 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 |
| Flear, Glenn C | ENG | 2472 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Simacek, Pavel | CZE | 2448 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 |
| Anwesh, Upadhyaya | IND | 2413 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 |
| Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi | IND | 2411 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 |
| Padmini, Rout | IND | 2392 | = | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 |
| Kjartansson, Gudmundur | ISL | 2326 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
More reports, photos and games can be found at the official website.
Photo from the official website.
