The 78th Hastings International Chess Congress, 28th December 2002 - 5th January 2003.
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The 78th Hastings International Chess Congress took place 28th December 2002 - 5th January 2003.
The Premier Tournament was a 9-round all-play-all event for ten invited players.
The final standings:
1 Peter Heine Nielsen, DEN 2620 6.0
2 Keith Arkell, ENG 2521 5.5
3 Pentala Harikrishna, IND 2551 5.5
4 Alexei Barsov, UZB 2525 5.0
5 Sergey Karjakin, UKR 2527 5.0
6 Luke McShane, ENG 2546 4.5
7 Krishnan Sasikiran, IND 2670 4.5
8 Glenn Flear, ENG 2527 4.0
9 Alexandra Kosteniuk, RUS 2455 3.0
10 Vitaly Tseshkovsky, RUS 2545 2.0
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Internet site: hastingschess.org.uk