Gawain Jones Wins Hastings Masters
The 88th edition of the Hastings International Congress took place from 28 Dec 2012 - 5 Jan 2013.
The historic town of Hastings on the southern coast of England has hosted chess tournaments for over a century, most famously the 1895 Hastings tournament which is regarded as one of the strongest tournaments ever held.
The main 'Masters' competition was a 10-round Swiss event and Gawain Jones of England finished in first place with an undefeated 7½/10, with eight players just half a point behind.
Jones' crucial victory came in the penultimate round in a hard-fought endgame struggle.
The top finishers in the 2012/13 Hastings Masters
| # | Name | Fed | Elo | Pts |
| 1 | Jones, Gawain C B | ENG | 2644 | 7½ |
| 2 | Sumets, Andrey | UKR | 2638 | 7 |
| 3 | Kulaots, Kaido | EST | 2581 | 7 |
| 4 | Vovk, Andrey | UKR | 2567 | 7 |
| 5 | Sulskis, Sarunas | LTU | 2550 | 7 |
| 6 | Vocaturo, Daniele | ITA | 2521 | 7 |
| 7 | Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn | ISL | 2516 | 7 |
| 8 | Hawkins, Jonathan | ENG | 2507 | 7 |
| 9 | Gao, Rui | CHN | 2450 | 7 |
| 10 | Alsina Leal, Daniel | ESP | 2511 | 6½ |
| 11 | Hamitevici, Vladimir | MDA | 2440 | 6½ |
| 12 | Zhou, Yang-Fan | ENG | 2419 | 6½ |
| 13 | Ashton, Adam G | ENG | 2366 | 6½ |
| 14 | Burns-Mannion, Stephen R | SCO | 2351 | 6½ |
| 15 | Knott, Simon J B | ENG | 2325 | 6½ |
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Hastings 2012/12 Masters Champion Gawain Jones
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Photo by John Upham at the official website. Games via TWIC.
