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The first British Championship was organized by the British Chess Association as an event at the 1866 London Congress. A rule awarded the B.C.A. Challenge Cup permanently to a player who won two consecutive titles. John Wisker accomplished this in 1872 by defeating Cecil De Vere in a play-off.
BCC History. The British Chess Championships have run in an almost unbroken series since the first British in 1904, which was played in Hastings and won by William Ewart Napier as British Chess Champion and Kate Finn as British Women’s Champion.
Champions. Michael Adams. British Online Champion. Harry Grieve. British Online Rapidplay Champion. Gawain Jones. British Online Blitz Champion. Ameet Ghasi. British Online Bullet Champion.
EventTime Control1st Place2nd PlaceChampionshipStandardMichael AdamsAmeet GhasiWomen’sStandardKetevan Arakhamia-GrantNina PertSeniors 65+StandardGeorge GreenDave BraySeniors 50+StandardClive FrostickRobert WillmothThe stand-alone English Championship was re-established in 2022, with two further English Championships to date won by Mark Hebden in 2022 and Michael Adams in 2023. The tables below show English Champions from 2007 onwards. English Champions and winners of the Tony Miles Trophy.
Supporting this great event is The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust. The Trust (an independent registered charity) was founded in 2006 to support junior chess in England. . The Trust has generously supported the British since 2006 and in 2023 awarded the English Chess Federation £10,000 to facilitate the promotion and organising of the event and to provide junior coaching during the champions
Supporting this great event is The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust. The Trust (an independent registered charity) was founded in 2006 to support junior chess in England. . The Trust has generously supported the British since 2006 and in 2023 awarded the English Chess Federation £10,000 to facilitate the promotion and organising of the event and to provide junior coaching during the champions
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British Championship 2024. Schedule and Format. Saturday 27th July to Sunday 4th August. 9 round Swiss Championship with rounds starting at 2.30pm each day, aside from round 9 which will start at 10.00am on the final Sunday. First 40 moves in 90 minutes, then 30 minutes added for remainder of game, with 30 second increments added from move 1.
