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 (π¬π§ ENG, 1664).
Michael Sargent (π¬π§ 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
π¬π§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
Federations Β· 3 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ15
π°π·South KoreaΓ2
FIDE (no federation)Γ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
19
8
3
4
2
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
Michael Sargent 3 wins (R3βR5)Juhyeon Yun 3 wins (R3βR5)FIDE 343488080 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michael Sargent | * | β | β | β |
| 2Juhyeon Yun | β | * | 0 | β |
| 3FIDE 343488080 | β | 1 | * | β |
| 4FIDE 343461867 | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sargent, Michael | 1590 | ENG | +22N | =20B | +?B | +13N | +12N | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.50 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 343488080 | 1628 | β | +?N | +6B | +7N | =?B | =5N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gartside, Jenny | 1512 | ENG | +25B | β21N | +16B | +20B | +10N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 2450 | +13.8 |
| 4 | FIDE 343461867 | 1537 | β | β23B | +15N | +?B | +22N | +21B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 343488030 | 1595 | β | +?B | =?N | +24B | +21N | =2B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Yun, Juhyeon | 0 | KOR | +?B | β2N | +28B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gomez, Magnus | 1597 | ENG | +8B | +9N | β2B | =14N | +24B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 1446 | -8.0 |
| 8 | Prasanna, Arjun | 1454 | ENG | β7N | +?B | =?N | +17B | +13N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hall, Conrad | 1585 | ENG | +?N | β7B | +?N | +11B | β?N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Twigg, Robert | 1585 | ENG | +?B | β?N | +?B | +23N | β3B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Pay, Jasper | 1405 | ENG | +?B | +?N | β?B | β9N | +14B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 343461824 | 1611 | β | F | +?N | +?B | +?N | β1B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lee, Doyeob | 0 | KOR | +18N | +14B | =20N | β1B | β8B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lightfoot, David | 1446 | ENG | +15B | β13N | +25B | =7B | β11N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1597 | +8.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 343488072 | 1423 | β | β14N | β4B | +26N | +29N | =16B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 343454550 | 1430 | β | β?N | +31B | β3N | +?B | =15N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lynas, Rory | 1664 | ENG | =?B | β23N | +?B | β8N | +?B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 456330 | 1584 | β | β13B | β?N | =30B | +?N | +?B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 19 | jackson, William A | 1427 | ENG | β?B | β?N | +?B | =?N | +28B | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1310 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Watts, Alex | 1650 | ENG | +29B | =1N | =13B | β3N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 712 | -27.6 |
| 21 | FIDE 343461808 | 1535 | β | +31N | +3B | F | β5B | β4N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 343111024 | 1312 | β | β1B | +29N | +?B | β4B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Golubnichaya, Anastasiya | 0 | FID | +4N | +17B | β?N | β10B | β?N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Martirossian, Talea | 1328 | ENG | F | +27B | β5N | +?B | β7N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 343488048 | 1426 | β | β3N | +?B | β14N | +28N | β?B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Harrison, Paul | 1431 | ENG | β?B | β?N | β15B | +30N | +?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Plowden-Roberts, Michael | 1457 | ENG | =?B | β24N | F | +?N | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 343487882 | 1574 | β | +?N | β?B | β6N | β25B | β19N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dean, Matt | 1558 | ENG | β20N | β22B | +?N | β15B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 343461883 | 1424 | β | β?B | β?N | =18N | β26B | β?N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 343488110 | 0 | β | β21B | β16N | F | β?N | =?B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gartside, JennyENG+13.84.0 pts Β· #13
- 2Lightfoot, DavidENG+8.02.5 pts Β· #16
- 3Yun, JuhyeonKOR0.04.0 pts Β· #2
Top rating losers
- 1Watts, AlexENG-27.62.0 pts Β· #24
- 2Gomez, MagnusENG-8.03.5 pts Β· #14
- 3Yun, JuhyeonKOR0.04.0 pts Β· #2
Biggest upsets
- R4+308 Elo gap
- R2+246 Elo gap
- R4+210 Elo gap