Gawain Jones Wins 2012 British Champs
The 99th edition of the British Chess Championships took place from 23 July - 4 August in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.
Despite the absence of Nigel Short, Michael Adams and Luke McShane, the 11-round Swiss event proved very competitive and fans were treated to a thrilling tie-break finish.
Gawain Jones won his last round game to equal Stephen Gordon's final score of 9/11 and then won both their tie-break games - despite losing his queen in the first game! A truly amazing comeback!
The top standings in the championship:
| # | Title | Name | Elo | Pts |
| 1 | GM | Jones, Gawain | 2655 | 9.0 |
| 2 | GM | Gordon, Stephen | 2539 | 9.0 |
| 3 | GM | Howell, David | 2620 | 8.5 |
| 4 | GM | Gormally, Daniel | 2505 | 7.5 |
| 5 | IM | Hawkins, Jonathan | 2499 | 7.5 |
| 6 | GM | Arkell, Keith | 2441 | 7.5 |
| 7 | GM | Turner, Matthew | 2508 | 7.0 |
| 8 | GM | Conquest, Stuart | 2501 | 7.0 |
| 9 | IM | Palliser, Richard | 2482 | 7.0 |
| 10 | IM | Hanley, Craig | 2419 | 6.5 |
| 11 | IM | Houska, Jovanka | 2406 | 6.5 |
| 12 | FM | Eggleston, David | 2323 | 6.5 |
| 13 | Roe, Simon | 2275 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | Adair, James | 2262 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | FM | Ledger, Dave | 2246 | 6.5 |
| 16 | Osborne, Marcus | 2245 | 6.5 | |
| 17 | Harvey, Marcus | 2134 | 6.5 | |
| 18 | Foo, William | 2009 | 6.5 |
.
.
.
More games and information can be found here.
Game annotations by Andy Bak of the Yorkshire Chess Association.
