The Mayor (Cllr. Maureen Charlesworth) and Hastings MP (Michael Foster) make the opening move for Mark Hebden against David Eggleston.

 The Pairs Tournament at the Pig in Paradise. Joint winners. Scott Kenyon and IM Gawain Jones.

Valerij Neverov of Ukraine, about to open his defence of the championship he won last year.

Stewart Haslinger from England

Arbiter Alex McFarland.

Alexander Cherniaev about to play John Sugden

Dominic Foord playing Rasa Norinkeviciute, a member of the Lithuanian Federation and of the Hastings Chess Club.  Masters Round 3

Felix Graf from Germany

George O'Toole (left) and Andrew Tucker

Grandmaster Colin McNab and Bernard Cafferty 

 Latiffa Messam-Sparks and Aly Wilson

Srinath Narayanan from India

The pier at Hastings on January 2nd 2007 !!