Well done to all our members representing Bexhill at the Hastings chess congress this week.
7 of our members have been battling at the prestigious tournament.
Luke Chapman has been playing in the Masters section! The tournament continues but he has had some great results so far with a win against 1912 and a draw against a WFM.
All the other members have been playing in the rated sections of the 6 round Con Power events.
Andrew Fleming played in the Under 1950 section. He scored 3.5 and finished in 8th place.
Lawry, Leo, Michael, Rose and Bill Tracey were all playing in the Under 1750 section.
Rose did very well in a tough section and scored 1.5 points finishing in 31st. Michael Hayward finished even on 3 points, putting him in 16th. Leo faired a half point better finishing in joint 11th. Finally, Bill and Lawry had very successful tournaments, both scoring 4 from 6 and finishing in joint 6th.
Well done to you all! And good luck to everyone playing in the upcoming New Year tournaments.