Last day at the British

Last round today. All games start at 10:00 am, which allows for play-off for the British Championship, if needed. Max Pert, who was playing in the U16 Championship which finished yesterday, today gets a game as a filler in the main British Championship. Thus, IM Richard Pert and his twin brother GM Nick Pert, and […]

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Essex at the British returns

The British Championships congress approaches, running from Thursday 20 July to Sunday 30 July, in Leicester, with more events than ever. There is already a fine Essex presence, 40 strong as we write, including a “baker’s dozen” from Wanstead. We will keep up a daily blog in our Features pages – link below – with […]

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Essex at the British

We announce the belated return of our former annual feature following Essex stars at the Chessable British Championships, now nearing their closing stages in Torquay. The format reverts to something near its former two week stint, but with 9 rounds for the Championship and the Major Open instead of 11 Rounds in former times. We […]

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