Hastings Chess Congress 2009-2010 Masters tournament: round 5 and 6 results and standings,round 7 pairings

Here are the results from round 5 of the Masters tournament at the 2009/2010 Hastings Chess Congress for the top boards (the player on the left had the white pieces in the game):


Pairings round 5 (Thursday, 31 December 2009)

Table	White	Flags	Score	Fed.	Rating	Black	Flags	Score	Fed.	Rating	Result
1	GM Edouard, Romain		3.5	FRA	2620	GM Drozdovskij, Yuri		3.5	UKR	2625	½-½
2	GM Howell, David W L		3.5	ENG	2597	GM Istratescu, Andrei		3.5	ROU	2624	0-1
3	IM Ansell, Simon T		3.0	ENG	2387	GM Hebden, Mark L		3.5	ENG	2522	½-½
4	GM Hracek, Zbynek		3.0	CZE	2624	IM Kolbus, Dietmar		3.0	GER	2355	1-0
5	GM Gormally, Daniel W		3.0	ENG	2479	FM Hawkins, Jonathan		3.0	ENG	2383	½-½
6	GM Arkell, Keith C		3.0	ENG	2464	IM Knott, Simon J B		3.0	ENG	2348	1-0
7	FM Druckenthaner, Andreas		3.0	AUT	2296	IM Philippe, Christophe		3.0	FRA	2430	0-1
8	IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur		3.0	ISL	2391	Williams, Peter A		3.0	ENG	2012	½-½
9	Talsma, Paul		3.0	NED	2252	IM Greet, Andrew N		3.0	ENG	2423	0-1
10	IM Collins, Sam E.		2.5	IRL	2431	FM Furman, Boris		2.5	RUS	2223	0-1
11	IM Breder, Dennis		2.5	GER	2427	Anderson, John		2.5	ENG	2209	½-½
12	WGM Zdebskaja, Natalia	w	2.5	UKR	2408	Nilsen, Joachim Birger		2.5	NOR	2126	½-½
13	Rayner, Francis		2.5	WLS	2153	FM Strunski, Andreas		2.5	GER	2386	0-1
14	IM Bates, Richard A		2.5	ENG	2383	Green, Andrew D		2.5	SCO	2151	½-½
15	FM Eggleston, David J		2.5	ENG	2367	Franklin, Samuel G A		2.5	ENG	2139	½-½
16	IM Giffard, Nicolas		2.5	FRA	2351	Hansen, Victor		2.5	NOR	2113	1-0
17	FM Lorscheid, Gerhard		2.5	GER	2348	Jackson, James P		2.5	ENG	2067	½-½
18	Demac, Elias		2.5	NOR	2084	IM Prosviriakov, Vladimir		2.5	USA	2311	1-0
19	Muheim, Sebastien		2.5	FRA	2040	FM Eames, Robert S		2.5	ENG	2276	0-1
20	Grant, David J		2.5	ENG	2020	Grant, Alan G		2.5	SCO	2236	½-½
21	Sugden, John N		2.5	ENG	2219	Jaunooby, Ali R		2.0	ENG	2171	1-0

To see all the results from this round click on the following link:
http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/2010/SMWSite/index.html


 These were the results for the top boards for round 6 in the Masters Tournament:
(the player on the left had the white pieces in the game):

Pairings round 6 (Friday, 01 January 2010)

Table	White	Flags	Score	Fed.	Rating	Black	Flags	Score	Fed.	Rating	Result
1	GM Istratescu, Andrei		4.5	ROU	2624	GM Edouard, Romain		4.0	FRA	2620	½-½
2	GM Drozdovskij, Yuri		4.0	UKR	2625	GM Arkell, Keith C		4.0	ENG	2464	1-0
3	IM Philippe, Christophe		4.0	FRA	2430	GM Hracek, Zbynek		4.0	CZE	2624	0-1
4	GM Hebden, Mark L		4.0	ENG	2522	IM Greet, Andrew N		4.0	ENG	2423	½-½
5	FM Eames, Robert S		3.5	ENG	2276	GM Howell, David W L		3.5	ENG	2597	0-1
6	IM Giffard, Nicolas		3.5	FRA	2351	GM Gormally, Daniel W		3.5	ENG	2479	½-½
7	FM Furman, Boris		3.5	RUS	2223	IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur		3.5	ISL	2391	0-1
8	Williams, Peter A		3.5	ENG	2012	IM Ansell, Simon T		3.5	ENG	2387	0-1
9	FM Strunski, Andreas		3.5	GER	2386	Sugden, John N		3.5	ENG	2219	1-0
10	FM Hawkins, Jonathan		3.5	ENG	2383	Demac, Elias		3.5	NOR	2084	1-0
11	Anderson, John		3.0	ENG	2209	GM Williams, Simon K	i	3.0	ENG	2550	1-0
12	Mitchell, Martin		3.0	SCO	2195	IM Breder, Dennis		3.0	GER	2427	½-½
13	IM Martin, Andrew D		3.0	ENG	2423	Almond, Richard J		3.0	ENG	2174	1-0
14	Snape, Ian L		3.0	ENG	2176	WGM Zdebskaja, Natalia	w	3.0	UKR	2408	0-1
15	Salimbeni, George P W		3.0	ENG	2162	IM Bates, Richard A		3.0	ENG	2383	0-1
16	Green, Andrew D		3.0	SCO	2151	FM Eggleston, David J		3.0	ENG	2367	1-0
17	IM Kolbus, Dietmar		3.0	GER	2355	Maduekwe, Chiedu	i	3.0	NGR	2182	1-0
18	IM Knott, Simon J B		3.0	ENG	2348	Griffiths, Ryan Rhys		3.0	IRL	2148	½-½
19	Franklin, Samuel G A		3.0	ENG	2139	FM Lorscheid, Gerhard		3.0	GER	2348	0-1
20	Nilsen, Joachim Birger		3.0	NOR	2126	FM Druckenthaner, Andreas		3.0	AUT	2296	½-½
21	De Coverly, Roger D		3.0	ENG	2109	Getz, Nicolai		3.0	NOR	2270	1-0
22	Jackson, James P		3.0	ENG	2067	Talsma, Paul		3.0	NED	2252	½-½
23	Grant, Alan G		3.0	SCO	2236	Sreeves, Clement		3.0	SCO	2061	½-½
24	Grant, David J		3.0	ENG	2020	WIM Worek, Joanna	w	3.0	POL	2226	1-0

To see all of the results from this round click on the following link:


http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/2010/SMWSite/index.html
Here is a partial standings list after 6 rounds of the Masters tournament:

Ranking after round 6 (Saturday, 02 January 2010)

Rank	Name	Flags	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	GM Drozdovskij, Yuri		5.0	UKR	M	2625	2666	+0.36	1	½	1	1	½	1
2	GM Hracek, Zbynek		5.0	CZE	M	2624	2628	+0.11	½	1	½	1	1	1
3	GM Istratescu, Andrei		5.0	ROU	M	2624	2734	+0.80	1	1	½	1	1	½
4	GM Edouard, Romain		4.5	FRA	M	2620	2630	+0.21	1	1	½	1	½	½
5	GM Howell, David W L		4.5	ENG	M	2597	2558	-0.13	1	1	1	½	0	1
6	GM Hebden, Mark L		4.5	ENG	M	2522	2541	+0.26	1	1	½	1	½	½
7	IM Greet, Andrew N		4.5	ENG	M	2423	2500	+0.67	1	0	1	1	1	½
8	IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur		4.5	ISL	M	2391	2368	-0.09	½	1	½	1	½	1
9	IM Ansell, Simon T		4.5	ENG	M	2387	2425	+0.39	½	1	½	1	½	1
10	FM Strunski, Andreas		4.5	GER	M	2386	2330	-0.31	0	½	1	1	1	1
11	FM Hawkins, Jonathan		4.5	ENG	M	2383	2590	+1.65	1	1	½	½	½	1
12	GM Gormally, Daniel W		4.0	ENG	M	2479	2419	-0.38	1	½	½	1	½	½
13	GM Arkell, Keith C		4.0	ENG	M	2464	2551	+0.69	1	1	½	½	1	0
14	IM Philippe, Christophe		4.0	FRA	M	2430	2500	+0.59	½	1	1	½	1	0
15	IM Martin, Andrew D		4.0	ENG	M	2423	2281	-0.93	0	½	1	½	1	1
16	WGM Zdebskaja, Natalia	w	4.0	UKR	F	2408	2235	-1.02	½	½	1	½	½	1
17	IM Bates, Richard A		4.0	ENG	M	2383	2353	-0.17	1	0	1	½	½	1
18	IM Kolbus, Dietmar		4.0	GER	M	2355	2402	+0.41	½	1	½	1	0	1
19	IM Giffard, Nicolas		4.0	FRA	M	2351	2381	+0.30	1	0	1	½	1	½
20	FM Lorscheid, Gerhard		4.0	GER	M	2348	2281	-0.41	½	1	0	1	½	1
21	Anderson, John		4.0	ENG	M	2209	2332	+0.97	½	0	1	1	½	1
22	Green, Andrew D		4.0	SCO	M	2151	2372	+1.70	0	1	1	½	½	1
23	De Coverly, Roger D		4.0	ENG	M	2109	2295	+1.47	1	0	0	1	1	1
24	Grant, David J		4.0	ENG	M	2020	2342	+2.02	+	½	1	0	½	1

to see all of the standings for the Masters event click on the following link:

http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/2010/SMWSite/index.html
Here are the pairings for the top boards for round 7 of the Masters tournament:

Pairings round 7 (Saturday, 02 January 2010)

Table	White	Flags	Score	Fed.	Rating	Black	Flags	Score	Fed.	Rating	Result
1	GM Hracek, Zbynek		5.0	CZE	2624	GM Istratescu, Andrei		5.0	ROU	2624
2	IM Greet, Andrew N		4.5	ENG	2423	GM Drozdovskij, Yuri		5.0	UKR	2625
3	GM Edouard, Romain		4.5	FRA	2620	FM Strunski, Andreas		4.5	GER	2386
4	GM Howell, David W L		4.5	ENG	2597	FM Hawkins, Jonathan		4.5	ENG	2383
5	IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur		4.5	ISL	2391	GM Hebden, Mark L		4.5	ENG	2522
6	IM Ansell, Simon T		4.5	ENG	2387	IM Kolbus, Dietmar		4.0	GER	2355
7	GM Arkell, Keith C		4.0	ENG	2464	IM Giffard, Nicolas		4.0	FRA	2351
8	GM Gormally, Daniel W		4.0	ENG	2479	Anderson, John		4.0	ENG	2209
9	IM Philippe, Christophe		4.0	FRA	2430	Green, Andrew D		4.0	SCO	2151
10	WGM Zdebskaja, Natalia	w	4.0	UKR	2408	De Coverly, Roger D		4.0	ENG	2109
11	IM Bates, Richard A		4.0	ENG	2383	Grant, David J		4.0	ENG	2020
12	FM Lorscheid, Gerhard		4.0	GER	2348	IM Martin, Andrew D		4.0	ENG	2423
13	IM Breder, Dennis		3.5	GER	2427	FM Furman, Boris		3.5	RUS	2223
14	Sugden, John N		3.5	ENG	2219	IM Knott, Simon J B		3.5	ENG	2348
15	Griffiths, Ryan Rhys		3.5	IRL	2148	IM Prosviriakov, Vladimir		3.5	USA	2311
16	FM Druckenthaner, Andreas		3.5	AUT	2296	Mitchell, Martin		3.5	SCO	2195
17	Nilsen, Joachim Birger		3.5	NOR	2126	FM Eames, Robert S		3.5	ENG	2276
18	Sreeves, Clement		3.5	SCO	2061	Addison, Bret C		3.5	ENG	2258
19	Mason, Donald J		3.5	ENG	2255	Jackson, James P		3.5	ENG	2067
20	Talsma, Paul		3.5	NED	2252	Williams, Peter A		3.5	ENG	2012
21	Demac, Elias		3.5	NOR	2084	Grant, Alan G		3.5	SCO	2236
22	Maduekwe, Chiedu	i	3.0	NGR	2182	FM Ledger, Dave J		3.5	ENG	2227

To see all of the pairings for the Masters tournament (round 7) click on the following link:

http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/2010/SMWSite/index.html