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- The British Chess Championships are run by the ECF, and have been held annually since 1904, apart from during world wars and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In recognition of the change from BCF to ECF, they award additional titles of English Champion and English Ladies Champion.
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The current championship series was begun by the British Chess Federation in 1904. The championship was not held in war years. It was also not held in 1919, 1922, 1927, and 1930 as major international events were then being held in England.
- List of World Chess Championships
List of World Chess Championships. Emanuel Lasker (left)...
- List of World Chess Championships
You can find out more about the history of the British Chess Championships in the Wikipedia article here – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Chess_Championship – and please refer to the excellent Britbase for a comprehesive collection of BCC games going back to 1904 here – https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/.
From 1884 until 1902 a British Amateur Championship, the forerunner of the British Championship, was held and from 1884 onwards an annual Scottish Championship took place. The last BCA congress was in 1882 and that year there was the first congress in Wales.
In the second half of the 19th century, modern chess tournament play began, and the first official World Chess Championship was held in 1886. The 20th century saw great leaps forward in chess theory and the establishment of the World Chess Federation .
In 1919, 1922, 1927, 1930 and 1939 there were international or non-championship tournaments instead, and the British Championship title was not at stake. In 2020, the British Championships were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
100 Year History of the British Chess Federation. First published – January 2005. Authors – John Poole and Stewart Reuben. The history of British chess and its development during the 19th century makes a fascinating study. The British Chess Federation was not formed until 1904.
