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99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Minor

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31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Hastings, England. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1609, and top seed was Rory Lynas (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1664).

Michael Sargent (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ ENG, 1590) won with 4.5/5. Sargent shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Talea Martirossian (1328) beat Robert Smart (1636), a +308-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Hastings, England
Dates
02 Jan 2026 β†’ 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Rory Lynas1664
Avg top 10
1,609
Participants
31
Federations Β· 3 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—15
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·South KoreaΓ—2
FIDE (no federation)Γ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
19
8
3
4
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Michael Sargent 3 wins (R3–R5)Juhyeon Yun 3 wins (R3–R5)FIDE 343488080 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
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1Michael Sargent*β€”β€”β€”
2Juhyeon Yunβ€”*
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3FIDE 343488080β€”
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4FIDE 343461867β€”β€”β€”*

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1Sargent, Michael1590ENG+22N=20B+?B+13N+12N4.59.59.58.5016390.0
2FIDE 3434880801628β€”+?N+6B+7N=?B=5N4.011.511.59.5016090.0
3Gartside, Jenny1512ENG+25Bβˆ’21N+16B+20B+10N4.09.511.59.502450+13.8
4FIDE 3434618671537β€”βˆ’23B+15N+?B+22N+21B4.08.58.56.5015280.0
5FIDE 3434880301595β€”+?B=?N+24B+21N=2B4.08.08.06.0015870.0
6Yun, Juhyeon0KOR+?Bβˆ’2N+28B+?N+?B4.05.05.01.0016180.0
7Gomez, Magnus1597ENG+8B+9Nβˆ’2B=14N+24B3.513.015.09.751446-8.0
8Prasanna, Arjun1454ENGβˆ’7N+?B=?N+17B+13N3.58.58.55.0014240.0
9Hall, Conrad1585ENG+?Nβˆ’7B+?N+11Bβˆ’?N3.06.56.53.007890.0
10Twigg, Robert1585ENG+?Bβˆ’?N+?B+23Nβˆ’3B3.06.06.02.007400.0
11Pay, Jasper1405ENG+?B+?Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’9N+14B3.05.55.52.5015300.0
12FIDE 3434618241611β€”F+?N+?B+?Nβˆ’1B3.04.54.50.0015880.0
13Lee, Doyeob0KOR+18N+14B=20Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’8B2.513.015.06.0015680.0
14Lightfoot, David1446ENG+15Bβˆ’13N+25B=7Bβˆ’11N2.511.513.56.251597+8.0
15FIDE 3434880721423β€”βˆ’14Nβˆ’4B+26N+29N=16B2.511.012.04.256460.0
16FIDE 3434545501430β€”βˆ’?N+31Bβˆ’3N+?B=15N2.57.07.01.757460.0
17Lynas, Rory1664ENG=?Bβˆ’23N+?Bβˆ’8N+?B2.55.55.50.0014580.0
18FIDE 4563301584β€”βˆ’13Bβˆ’?N=30B+?N+?B2.53.03.00.2516070.0
19jackson, William A1427ENGβˆ’?Bβˆ’?N+?B=?N+28B2.51.01.01.0013100.0
20Watts, Alex1650ENG+29B=1N=13Bβˆ’3NF2.013.014.04.50712-27.6
21FIDE 3434618081535β€”+31N+3BFβˆ’5Bβˆ’4N2.012.512.54.5015320.0
22FIDE 3431110241312β€”βˆ’1B+29N+?Bβˆ’4BF2.011.511.51.0014580.0
23Golubnichaya, Anastasiya0FID+4N+17Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’?N2.09.59.56.508080.0
24Martirossian, Talea1328ENGF+27Bβˆ’5N+?Bβˆ’7N2.09.09.01.5016170.0
25FIDE 3434880481426β€”βˆ’3N+?Bβˆ’14N+28Nβˆ’?B2.07.57.51.006890.0
26Harrison, Paul1431ENGβˆ’?Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’15B+30N+?B2.03.03.00.507870.0
27Plowden-Roberts, Michael1457ENG=?Bβˆ’24NF+?NF1.52.02.00.0016360.0
28FIDE 3434878821574β€”+?Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’25Bβˆ’19N1.08.58.50.007800.0
29Dean, Matt1558ENGβˆ’20Nβˆ’22B+?Nβˆ’15BF1.06.56.50.008500.0
30FIDE 3434618831424β€”βˆ’?Bβˆ’?N=18Nβˆ’26Bβˆ’?N0.54.54.51.256730.0
31FIDE 3434881100β€”βˆ’21Bβˆ’16NFβˆ’?N=?B0.54.54.50.007080.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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