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The 100th British Championships will take place from Sunday 28 July to Saturday 10 August 2013 at the Riviera International Centre, Torquay, England. The event is expected to attract a record-breaking number of entrants of well over 1000. The current record is 1010 in Edinburgh in 2003.
Players from England, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Scotland and Wales are entitled to compete in the 32 Championships which include British, Seniors to Under 8 and even a Pairs Championship. In addition there are tournaments open to anybody from anywhere.
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Hi everyone,
The 100th British Championships will take place from Sunday 28 July to Saturday 10 August 2013 at the Riviera International Centre, Torquay, England. The event is expected to attract a record-breaking number of entrants of well over 1000. The current record is 1010 in Edinburgh in 2003.
Players from England, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Scotland and Wales are entitled to compete in the 32 Championships which include British, Seniors to Under 8 and even a Pairs Championship. In addition there are tournaments open to anybody from anywhere.
(Left: Second seed GM David Howell) The recent winner of the Scottish Championship Gawain Jones is the first seed so far. David Howell, who is participating in Leiden, is the second seed. Mark Hebden, Jonathan Hawkins, Daniel Gormally and Peter Wells follow close behind. The event starts at 10am on Sunday 28 July with a THINK DRINK Bullet Chess (all the moves in one minute) Challenge Match between GM Keith Arkell and IM Gary Lane.
It is hoped that the games will be broadcast live on the website, but there may be problems. The match will last one hour and will create a new World Record for the number of games in one hour. (Chessdom.com)
Official website
Registered players:
It is hoped that the games will be broadcast live on the website, but there may be problems. The match will last one hour and will create a new World Record for the number of games in one hour. (Chessdom.com)
Official website
Registered players:
1 Jones, Gawain C ENG 2643
2 Howell, David W L ENG 2639
3 Hebden, Mark ENG 2555
4 Hawkins, Jonathan ENG 2517
5 Gormally, Daniel ENG 2496
6 Wells, Peter ENG 2479
7 Emms, John M ENG 2469
8 Ghasi, Ameet K ENG 2459
9 Kosten, Anthony C FRA 2458
10 Flear, Glenn C ENG 2456
11 Palliser, Richard JD ENG 2453
12 Arkell, Keith C ENG 2444
13 Ward, Chris G ENG 2432
14 Lane, Gary AUS 2401
15 Bates, Richard ENG 2375
16 Eggleston, David J ENG 2363
17 Adair, James ENG 2350
18 Fernandez, Daniel SIN 2346
19 Knott, Simon J B ENG 2318
20 Chapman, Terence PD ENG 2308
21 Ledger, Dave ENG 2305
22 Carr, Neil L ENG 2290
23 Kolbus, Dietmar GER 2288
24 Rudd, Jack ENG 2280
25 Longson, Alexander ENG 2279
26 Osborne, Marcus ENG 2269
27 Mordue, A Tyson ENG 2256
28 Meszaros, Gyula HUN 2255
29 Eames, Robert ENG 2244
30 Mackle, Dominic ENG 2216
31 Storey, Charles ENG 2214
32 Jackson, Oliver A ENG 2207
33 Mason, Don ENG 2204
34 Brown, Martin ENG 2203
35 Harvey, Marcus R ENG 2202
36 Weaving, Richard ENG 2196
37 Talbot, Mark A ENG 2194
38 Anderson, John ENG 2189
39 Weller, Jean-Luc ENG 2172
40 Jaunooby, Ali R ENG 2170
41 Murphy, Hugh W ENG 2170
42 Yeo, Michael J ENG 2170
43 Graham, David B ENG 2165
44 Homer, Stephen ENG 2165
45 Shaw, Peter HC ENG 2164
46 Duff, Rufus ENG 2157
47 Girdlestone, Paul C ENG 2155
48 Reid, John ENG 2151
49 Richardson, Alex ENG 2149
50 Purdon, Colin ENG 2140
51 Wadsworth, Matthew J ENG 2136
52 Haria, Ravi ENG 2133
53 Waters, Clive L ENG 2129
54 Hegarty, Sarah N ENG 2124
55 Dilleigh, Stephen P ENG 2121
56 Lenier, Jude ENG 2119
57 Batchelor, Peter J ENG 2118
58 Burnett, Jim ENG 2117
59 Smith, Andrew P IRL 2110
60 Mercs, Peter J ENG 2109
61 Ball, Laurence A RSA 2108
62 Varnam, Liam ENG 2107
63 Surtees, Michael J ENG 2106
64 Warman, Simon M ENG 2093
65 Foo, William J ENG 2090
66 Collier, David O ENG 2086
67 Bonafont, Philip ENG 2084
68 McCullough, Simon L ENG 2076
69 Hackner, Oskar A ENG 2063
70 Howell, Christopher ENG 2055
71 Henderson, David ENG 2053
72 Coates, David H ENG 2046
73 Martin, Lewis ENG 2043
74 Scott, Gordon W ENG 2039
75 De Coverly, Roger D ENG 2036
76 Jones, Steven A ENG 2033
77 Horton, Andrew ENG 2032
78 Freeman, Richard CP ENG 2030
79 Brusey, Alan ENG 2020
80 Moss, Guy ISR 2018
81 Armstrong, Malcolm J ENG 2014
82 Greely, Simon M ENG 2010
83 Taylor, Adam C ENG 2001
84 Kirby, Peter J. GCI 1982
85 Tambini, Jasper ENG 1979
86 Thompson, Robert ENG 1978
87 Walker, Samuel ENG 1978
88 Gill, Oliver ENG 1974
89 Broadley, Henry ENG 1953
90 Balaji, Ananthanarayanan ENG 1946
91 Phillips, Owen S ENG 1937
92 Emery, Keith SCO 1906
93 Thorpe, Thomas G WLS 1875
94 Owens, Megan R WLS 1852
95 Wang, Maria ENG 1817
96 Stephens, John ENG
2 Howell, David W L ENG 2639
3 Hebden, Mark ENG 2555
4 Hawkins, Jonathan ENG 2517
5 Gormally, Daniel ENG 2496
6 Wells, Peter ENG 2479
7 Emms, John M ENG 2469
8 Ghasi, Ameet K ENG 2459
9 Kosten, Anthony C FRA 2458
10 Flear, Glenn C ENG 2456
11 Palliser, Richard JD ENG 2453
12 Arkell, Keith C ENG 2444
13 Ward, Chris G ENG 2432
14 Lane, Gary AUS 2401
15 Bates, Richard ENG 2375
16 Eggleston, David J ENG 2363
17 Adair, James ENG 2350
18 Fernandez, Daniel SIN 2346
19 Knott, Simon J B ENG 2318
20 Chapman, Terence PD ENG 2308
21 Ledger, Dave ENG 2305
22 Carr, Neil L ENG 2290
23 Kolbus, Dietmar GER 2288
24 Rudd, Jack ENG 2280
25 Longson, Alexander ENG 2279
26 Osborne, Marcus ENG 2269
27 Mordue, A Tyson ENG 2256
28 Meszaros, Gyula HUN 2255
29 Eames, Robert ENG 2244
30 Mackle, Dominic ENG 2216
31 Storey, Charles ENG 2214
32 Jackson, Oliver A ENG 2207
33 Mason, Don ENG 2204
34 Brown, Martin ENG 2203
35 Harvey, Marcus R ENG 2202
36 Weaving, Richard ENG 2196
37 Talbot, Mark A ENG 2194
38 Anderson, John ENG 2189
39 Weller, Jean-Luc ENG 2172
40 Jaunooby, Ali R ENG 2170
41 Murphy, Hugh W ENG 2170
42 Yeo, Michael J ENG 2170
43 Graham, David B ENG 2165
44 Homer, Stephen ENG 2165
45 Shaw, Peter HC ENG 2164
46 Duff, Rufus ENG 2157
47 Girdlestone, Paul C ENG 2155
48 Reid, John ENG 2151
49 Richardson, Alex ENG 2149
50 Purdon, Colin ENG 2140
51 Wadsworth, Matthew J ENG 2136
52 Haria, Ravi ENG 2133
53 Waters, Clive L ENG 2129
54 Hegarty, Sarah N ENG 2124
55 Dilleigh, Stephen P ENG 2121
56 Lenier, Jude ENG 2119
57 Batchelor, Peter J ENG 2118
58 Burnett, Jim ENG 2117
59 Smith, Andrew P IRL 2110
60 Mercs, Peter J ENG 2109
61 Ball, Laurence A RSA 2108
62 Varnam, Liam ENG 2107
63 Surtees, Michael J ENG 2106
64 Warman, Simon M ENG 2093
65 Foo, William J ENG 2090
66 Collier, David O ENG 2086
67 Bonafont, Philip ENG 2084
68 McCullough, Simon L ENG 2076
69 Hackner, Oskar A ENG 2063
70 Howell, Christopher ENG 2055
71 Henderson, David ENG 2053
72 Coates, David H ENG 2046
73 Martin, Lewis ENG 2043
74 Scott, Gordon W ENG 2039
75 De Coverly, Roger D ENG 2036
76 Jones, Steven A ENG 2033
77 Horton, Andrew ENG 2032
78 Freeman, Richard CP ENG 2030
79 Brusey, Alan ENG 2020
80 Moss, Guy ISR 2018
81 Armstrong, Malcolm J ENG 2014
82 Greely, Simon M ENG 2010
83 Taylor, Adam C ENG 2001
84 Kirby, Peter J. GCI 1982
85 Tambini, Jasper ENG 1979
86 Thompson, Robert ENG 1978
87 Walker, Samuel ENG 1978
88 Gill, Oliver ENG 1974
89 Broadley, Henry ENG 1953
90 Balaji, Ananthanarayanan ENG 1946
91 Phillips, Owen S ENG 1937
92 Emery, Keith SCO 1906
93 Thorpe, Thomas G WLS 1875
94 Owens, Megan R WLS 1852
95 Wang, Maria ENG 1817
96 Stephens, John ENG
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal chess blog
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Don't miss Chess Queen™
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Two of my favourites there in chess David Howell (by far so handsome) and Gawain Jones - the sac guy versus Carlsen. May the best man win. Do you guys ever consider giving chess trivia of handsome men playing chess instead of just pretty women playing chess?
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