Chess President’s T-Shirt a Controversy at Championships August 07, 2011 10:20:00 AM ETBy Andrew HarmonEnglish Chess Federation president CJ de Mooi said he was discouraged from handing out awards at the British Chess Championships on Saturday for we…
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Controversy at the British Championships
Published by August 7th, 2011 in British Championship, England and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsAdams and Houska win British titles
Published by August 6th, 2011 in British Championship, Houska, Mickey Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsJovanka Houska and Michael Adams defend titles at the British Chess Championship4th title for Houska, Adams edges Short in playoff The 98th Championships of the British Isles were organised by the English Chess Federation from 24th July to 6th A…
Adams – Short head to playoff for national title
Published by August 6th, 2011 in British Championship, Mickey Adams, Nigel Short and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsCongratulations to IM Jovanka Houska, British Womens Champion 2011 scoring 7/11 (+5,=4,-2). Jovanka also becomes English Womens Champion 2011.Mickey Adams and Nigel Short will have a play-off to determine the British Championship title 2011.Final …
Adams leads British Championship after 9 rounds
Published by August 4th, 2011 in British Championship, Mickey Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsStandings after 9 rounds Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 GM Adams, Michael 7.5 ENG M 2715 2776 +0.73 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 2 GM Short, Nigel D 7.0 ENG M 2687 2736 +0.61 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 3 GM Howell, David W L 6.5 ENG…
Adams, Short, and Jones lead British Championship
Published by July 31st, 2011 in British Championship, Gawain Jones, Mickey Adams, Nigel Short and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsRound 6 top boards results1 GM Howell, David W L 4.5 ENG 2625 GM Adams, Michael 4.0 ENG 2715 0-1 2 IM Hawkins, Jonathan 4.0 ENG 2457 GM Short, Nigel D 4.0 ENG 2687 0-1 3 GM Jones, Gawain C B 4.0 ENG 2606 IM Bates, Richard A 4.0 ENG 2373 1-0 …
Howell leads British Championship after 5 rounds
Published by July 30th, 2011 in British Championship, David Howell and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsRound 5 top board resultsTable White Flags Score Fed. Rating Black Flags Score Fed. Rating Result 1 GM Short, Nigel D 3.5 ENG 2687 GM Howell, David W L 4.0 ENG 2625 ½-½ 2 GM Adams, Michael 3.5 ENG 2715 GM Jones, Gawain C B 3.5 ENG 2606 ½-½ …
Upsets in round 2 of British Championship
Published by July 27th, 2011 in British Championship and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsRound 2 top board results Table White Score Fed. Rating Black Score Fed. Rating Result 1 IM Hawkins, Jonathan 1.0 ENG 2457 GM Adams, Michael 1.0 ENG 2715 ½-½ 2 GM Short, Nigel D 1.0 ENG 2687 IM Ledger, Andrew J 1.0 ENG 2435 ½-½ 3 IM Buckle…
British Championship 2011
Published by July 26th, 2011 in British Championship, David Howell, Mickey Adams, Nigel Short and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsRound 1 top board results Table White Score Fed. Rating Black Score Fed. Rating Result 1 GM Adams, Michael 0.0 ENG 2715 IM Kolbus, Dietmar 0.0 GER 2335 1-0 2 FM Eggleston, David J 0.0 ENG 2318 GM Short, Nigel D 0.0 ENG 2687 0-1 3 GM Howell, Da…
1,000 chess players making their way to Sheffield
Published by July 24th, 2011 in British Championship, England and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments1,000 chess players make the right move to citySunday 24 July 2011SHEFFIELD hosts the biggest annual chess festival in the UK over the next two weeks, attracting more than 1,000 players, from novice to grandmaster. The British Chess Championship, whi…
Howell wins British Rapidplay Championship
Published by November 22nd, 2010 in British Championship, David Howell, Rapid chess and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsTournament ReportsOver 300 chess players gathered in the NBLC in Halifax for the big chess rapidplay weekend. A good preparation plus a good turnout saw a fine day of chess. ECF president and TV personality CJ De Mooi was in attendance along with the E…
Growth of chess in Gibraltar
Published by August 21st, 2010 in British Championship, Gibraltar and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsGibraltar Represented At The British Chess Championships In Canterbury21 August 2010The Minister for Sport and Leisure, the Hon Edwin J Reyes, is pleased to announce that as part of the support Government is providing to Chess in Gibraltar, and the Tra…
Adams dominates British Championship
Published by August 7th, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsFinal top 10 standings: Rk Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 GM Adams, Michael 9.5 ENG M 2706 2757 +0.62 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 2 GM Pert, Nicholas 8.0 ENG M 2551 2612 +0.95 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 3 GM Conquest,…
Adams wins British Championship with 1 round to spare
Published by August 5th, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 10 rounds: Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 GM Adams, Michael 9.0 ENG M 2706 2810 +0.90 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 2 GM Gordon, Stephen 7.0 ENG M 2534 2503 -0.14 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 3 IM Hunt, Adam C 7.0…
Adams dominates British Championship
Published by August 4th, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 9 rounds: Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 GM Adams, Michael 8.0 ENG M 2706 2788 +0.65 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 2 GM Gordon, Stephen 6.5 ENG M 2534 2514 +0.03 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 GM Williams, Simon 6.5 ENG M…
Adams maintains full point lead at British Championship
Published by August 3rd, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 7 rounds: Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 GM Adams, Michael 6.5 ENG M 2706 2865 +0.80 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 2 GM Conquest, Stuart 5.5 ENG M 2523 2612 +0.71 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 3 GM Pert, Nicholas 5.0 ENG M 2551 2578 …
Adams retains British Championship lead
Published by August 1st, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 6 rounds: Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 GM Adams, Michael 5.5 ENG M 2706 2829 +0.53 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 2 GM Pert, Nicholas 4.5 ENG M 2551 2611 +0.54 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 3 GM Gordon, Stephen J 4.5 ENG M 2534 2457 -0.43…
Adams perfect through 5 at British Championship
Published by July 31st, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 5 rounds: Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 1 GM Adams, Michael 5.0 ENG M 2706 3138 +0.74 1 1 1 1 1 2 GM Pert, Nicholas 4.0 ENG M 2551 2600 +0.33 1 ½ ½ 1 1 3 GM Gormally, Daniel W 4.0 ENG M 2480 2589 +0.69 1 1 ½…
British Championship Update
Published by July 30th, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsSuper GM Michael Adams is leading the 2010 British Championship with a perfect 4/4.Leaders after 4 rounds: Rank Name Flags Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 1 GM Adams, Michael 4.0 ENG M 2706 3135 +0.58 1 1 1 1 2 FM Slavin, Alexei 3.5 RUS M 24…
5 remain perfect at British Championship
Published by July 28th, 2010 in Adams, British Championship and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 2 rounds: Rank Name Score M/F BH SB Rating TPR W-We 1 GM Adams, Michael 2.0 M 1.0 1.0 2706 3127 +0.28 2 GM Williams, Simon K 2.0 M 2.0 2.0 2511 3040 +0.48 3 GM Gormally, Daniel W 2.0 M 1.0 1.0 2480 2957 +0.37 4 IM Pert, Ri…
British Championship round 1
Published by July 27th, 2010 in British Championship and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsSchedule: Monday 26 July – Friday 6 August (Rest Day Sunday 1 August).11 rounds, starting 2:15 pm daily, approx 7 hour sessions using FIDE cumulative incremental time.Leaders after 1 round:Rank Name Flags Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 1GM Adams, M…
2010 British Championship
Published by July 26th, 2010 in British Championship and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsSchedule: Monday 26 July – Friday 6 August (Rest Day Sunday 1 August).11 rounds, starting 2:15 pm daily, approx 7 hour sessions using FIDE cumulative incremental time.Round 1 top board matchups: Table White Flags Score Fed. Rating Black Flags Score Fed…
British Chess Championship in Kent
Published by July 25th, 2010 in British Championship and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsChess players in Kent for British ChampionshipsSunday, July 25 2010, 14:39KENT NEWS: The country’s top chess players are arriving in the county for the British Chess Championships.It’s the 97th time the championships have been held, and this year th…
