Michael Foster MP (Hastings & Rye) makes the first move of the Premier tournament

Game of the day in Round 3 (Premier): Luke McShane (England) v Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)

With his mother standing behind him, Canadian fm Eric Lawson waits to play John Shaw in round 3 of the challengers.

Local player Robin Moss (displaying the Hastings flag) is ready for his round 3 game

Blitz Tournament at the Pig in Paradise Pub. IM Petr Marusenko on the left.

Blitz Tournament at the Pig in Paradise Pub. Paul Kelly (organiser of the Congress bookstall) plays Marte Egeland.

Krishnan Sasikiran playing against Alexei Barsov in round 5

gm Peter Wells vs Eric Lawson (Canada) Challengers Round 5

Carlisle Pub 5-minute Blitz Tournament: Paul Kelly (Congress bookstall) against Viraf Avari, a regular player from India.

Carlisle Pub 5-minute Blitz Tournament: Luke McShane playing Richard Pert for first place. Pert won the game and the tournament

Peter Heine Nielsen with the trophy after winning the Premier

Daniel Gormally holding the Challengers cup after winning the tournament with an impressive 7.5 / 9

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