The British Chess Championships are Back

The ECF is delighted to announce the return of the British Chess Championships. Scuppered by Covid last year, this October will see the Championships take place once again over the board.

Hull will host the Open and Women’s Championships, whilst Milton Keynes will host the Senior and Junior Championships.

Schedule

The dates for the finals will be:

Open Championship Final – Saturday 2nd October to Sunday 10th October

Women’s Championship Final – Thursday 14th October to Sunday 17th October

Senior Championships Finals (50+ and 65+) – Monday 4th October to Sunday 10th October

Junior Finals – Saturday 2nd October to Sunday 3rd October

2019

In the last Championships, which took place in 2019, the winner was GM Michael Adams and the British Women’s Champion was WGM Jovanka Houska.

The British U21 Champion was Ravi Haria, who has just gained his final GM norm!

Information

Please do check eligibility before applying. For information on that, as well as fees, prizes, venues etc please visit the British Championships hub at  https://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/

Thanks

Many thanks to The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust for their generous support.

Membership

Details of the different ECF membership levels can be found at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-membership-rates-and-joining-details/