Essex at the British 2026

The British Chess Championships 2026
at University of Warwick, Coventry Campus
1st to 9th August 2026

Welcome to the 2026 edition of our regular feature following the fortunes of Essex players at the British Chess Championships. Essex interest names are listed in the side panel below and in bold in the pairings and results.

Keep up to date with Essex players’ scores down the right side panel below and all game results in the main panel below.

Just a word on how to read this page. The page is in “accordion” format, which is to say that each day has a title bar but after Day 1 the contents of the previous days collapse. The current day is expanded by default. This will become clear after, say Day 3; the title bars will resemble an accordion bellows.

To open and close individual Days, simply click on the title bar. Within each day, the content is arranged as follows:

  • Multiple events are arranged in time blocks Morning, Afternoon, Evening, from bottom to top;
  • Events within each time block are arranged in the order of the Summary Scores in the right column;
  • Rounds within the same time block are in “blog” format, which is to say that, the latest items are at the top.

In short: read the page from bottom to top.

Key to pairings: Board No. – White’s Title – White’s name – White’s rating – White’s score at the start of the round – score for game – Black’s score at start of round – Black’s Title – Black’s name – Black’s rating.

Live games are linked below from chess.com, but there are alternative Lichess, YouTube and ChessBase; to find links for these other sources, follow the BCC website link below and find the links on the Tournament Information dropdown.

Links: BCC website | Pairings and Results | Live Games

The last day of the Championships and an unusual schedule born of the truncation of the Championships from 11 days to 9. The British Championship, the Major Open and the Senior Championships, all have their last round in the morning (which is usual) to allow for a British Championship play-off in the afternoon, should this be necessary. The last round of the Weekenders takes place in the afternoon anyway, so should a Championship play-off not be necessary, the Weekenders will play their last round with no other activities going on and that is unusual.

Afternoon

W/e Atkins

Round 5

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
9 CM Graham, David B 2208 2 1 – 0 2 Latypova, Olga L 1962

W/e Penrose

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
30 Shaw, Matthew H 1873 3 0    not paired  

W/e Soanes

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
21 Butcher, Kenneth J 1657 1½ 0 – 1 1½ Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337
27 Green, Alfie 1498 1 1 – 0 1 Chawla, Samarth 1569

Morning

British Championship

Round 9

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
10 IM Pert, Richard G 2410 5 1 – 0 5 FM He, Tom Junde 2266
39 IM Rudd, Jack 2252 3 0 – 1 3 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070

Major Open

Round 9

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
1 FM Eames, Robert S 2144 6½ 0 – 1 7 CM Lebedev, Lion 2160
4 NM Onslow, Alfie 2199 6 0 – 1 6   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117
6   Harborne, Matthew J 2046 5½ 0 – 1 5½ FM Pert, Max P 2183
36   Han, Qixuan 2076 4 ½ – ½ 4   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917
37   Hosdurga, Chirag 1900 4 ½ – ½ 4   Coote, Trevor D 1978
40   Shivakumar, Akshath 1956 4 ½ – ½ 4   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891
48   Colclough, Ryan 1750 4 1 – 0 3½   Stringer, Joseph 1891
89   Berkley, Stephen W 1744 3½ 0     not paired  

Over 50

Round 7

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
6 Cook, Phil 1955 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ FM Lewis, Andrew P 2181

Over 65

Round 7

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
6 Cooper, Neill 2021 4 ½ – ½ 4   Kenning, Paul H 1778
11 Morris, Charles F 2010 3½ 1 – 0 3½   Moore, John C 1925
12 Myall, Ivan J 1887 3½ 1 – 0 3½ CM Fletcher, John T 1971

W/e Atkins

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
17 Latypova, Olga L 1962 1 1 – 0 1 Marlow, Ben 1895

W/e Penrose

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Shaw, Matthew H 1873 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ Bramson, Mike 1943

W/e Soanes

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
23 Stanton, T Giles 1543 1 ½ – ½ 1 Butcher, Kenneth J 1657
31 Woods, Timothy J 1564 ½ ½ – ½ ½ Green, Alfie 1498
32 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337 ½ 1 – 0 ½ Arun, Saiarya 1535

Afternoon

British Championship

Round 8

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
10 IM Balaji, Aaravamudhan 2285 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ IM Pert, Richard G 2410
32 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070 3 0 – 1 3 FM Vaidyanathan, Adithya 2261

Major Open

Round 8

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
5   Zhu, Richard 2059 5½ 0 – 1 5½ FM Eames, Robert S 2144
6   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117 5 1 – 0 5   Kershaw, Ewan 2003
11 FM Pert, Max P 2183 4½ 1 – 0 4½   Gunarathne, Senith 1952
39   Coote, Trevor D 1978 3½ ½ – ½ 3½   Shah, Samuel 1871
43   Adam, Michael 1819 3½ ½ – ½ 3½   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917
46   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 3½ ½ – ½ 3½   Jayar, Om Reddy 1826
57   Garnett, John S 1898 3 0 – 1 3   Colclough, Ryan 1750
58   Pack, Edgar 1855 3 ½ – ½ 3   Berkley, Stephen W 1744

Over 50

Round 6

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
7 FM Lewis, Andrew P 2181 3 ½ – ½ 3 Ogunshola, Olugbemiga (Ben) 2094

Over 65

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
4 Kenning, Paul H 1778 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ Spanton, Tim R 2003
17 Bonafont, Philip R 1975 2½ 0 – 1 2½ Myall, Ivan J 1887
19 Moore, John C 1925 2½ 1 – 0 2½ Clancy, Martin J 1804

W/e Atkins

Round 3

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
7 CM Chopra, Manmay 2304 1 1 – 0 1 Latypova, Olga L 1962

W/e Penrose

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
9 Homer, Neil S 1712 1½ 0 – 1 1½ Shaw, Matthew H 1873

W/e Soanes

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
16 Butcher, Kenneth J 1657 1 0 – 1 1 Boztas, Lana 1510
18 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337 1 0 – 1 1 Rose, Peter 1604
26 Green, Alfie 1498 ½ 0 – 1 ½ Hettiarachchi, Nelith Sasrutha 1659

Morning

U16

Round 7

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 NM Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117 5 ½ – ½ 5½ Zhu, Pengxiao 2150
2 FM Pert, Max P 2183 4½ 1 – 0 4 Lee, Yuk Hei 1977
8   Ranasinghe, Chaniru 1777 3 0 – 1 3 Catabay, Mae 1881

U14

Round 7

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Agbota, Fenu 1851 4½ ½ – ½  4½ Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891
11 Catabay, Rezin 1818 3 1 – 0 3 Wylie, Ted 1688
14 Ren, Jason 1685 3 0 – 1 3 Saxena, Samidh 1773
16 Choung, James Alexander 1629 3 0 – 1 2½ Shiva, Shrishti 1670
21 Jones, Archie 1579 2 ½ – ½ 2 Wang, Hantin 1612

U10

Round 7

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Cawdery, Mary 1653 4½ 0 – 1 4½ Bhaduri, Aviraj 1702
4 Condron, Harrison 1684 4½ 1 – 0 4½ Sheikh, Amaan 1567
11 Lin, Liantai 1256 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1508

U8

Round 7

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
14 Auffarth, Nicholas 760 3 0 – 1 2½ Cawdery, Sarah 712

W/e Atkins

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
17 Lee, Daniel T 2038 0 0 – 1  0 Latypova, Olga L 1962

W/e Penrose

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Black Rtg
30 Shaw, Matthew H 1873 1 ½ Bye  

W/e Soanes

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
9 Collins, Nigel 1485 1 1 – 0 1 Butcher, Kenneth J 1657
30 Gergelova, Monika 1591 0 ½ – ½ 0 Green, Alfie 1498
40 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337 ½ 0   Not paired  

Evening

The 5-Round Weekenders sections begin this evening, this one evening round, followed by morning and afternoon for Saturday and Sunday.

W/e Atkins

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
6 Latypova, Olga L 1962 0 0 – 1 0 Cox, Tristan A 2185

W/e Penrose

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
22 Shaw, Matthew H 1873 0 1 – 0 0 Bellano, Harry 1674

W/e Soanes

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
16 Butcher, Kenneth J 1657 0 1 – 0 0 Dumigan, Owen 1535
21 Green, Alfie 1498 0 0 – 1 0 Sagyaman, Vassily M 1646
40 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337 0 ½   not paired  

Afternoon

British Championship

Round 7

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
10 IM Pert, Richard G 2410 3½ 1 – 0 4 WGM Yao, Lan 2320
32   Crawford, Owen 2205 3 1 – 0 3 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070

Major Open

Round 7

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
3   Zhu, Pengxiao 2150 4½ 1 – 0 5   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117
5 FM Eames, Robert S 2144 4½ 1 – 0 4½   Patton, Zachary 2000
17   Wang, James Yiming 1860 4 0 – 1 3½ FM Pert, Max P 2183
44   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917 3 ½ – ½ 3   Bassa, Hugo 1736
53   Phanish, Adithya 1779 2½ 0 – 1 2½   Coote, Trevor D 1978
56   Berkley, Stephen W 1744 2½ ½ – ½ 2½   Garnett, John S 1898
57   Leigh, Dominic 1741 2½ 0 – 1  2½   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891
69   Colclough, Ryan 1750 2 1 – 0 2   Hill, Callum 1690

Over 50

Round 5

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
7 FM Walker, Martin G 2044 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ FM Lewis, Andrew P 2181

Over 65

Round 5

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
13   Solomon, Norman 2083 2 – – + 2½ Kenning, Paul H 1778
14 CM James, Geoffrey H 2047 2 ½ – ½ 2 Moore, John C 1925
17   Myall, Ivan J 1887 2 ½ – ½ 2 Lexton, Mike J 2002

PM U2050

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
22 Homer, Neil S 1712 1 1 – 0 1½ Johal, Aseece Joraver 1694

PM U1750

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 Scola, George 1708 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ Ren, Jason 1607
14 Wang, Hantin 1554 3 ½ – ½ 3 Walshaw, Matthew 1591
16 Green, Alfie 1498 2½ 1 – 0 2½ Sagyaman, Vassily M 1646
19 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337 2½ 1 – 0 2½ Dumigan, Owen 1535
23 Maitret, Victor 1328 2 0 – 1 2 Sheikh, Amaan 1502

PM U1450

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Li, Pengxiang 1323 3½ 1 – 0 3½ White, Nigel 1411

Morning

The morning tournaments finished this morning, after six rounds. Congratulations to Nina who finished =1-2 on 5/6, tied with Ben Ogunshola (2228), though Ben is listed first on tie-break. Ben finished with two draws, while Nina won her last two rounds.

U16

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
1 Zhu, Pengxiao 2150 4½ 1 – 0 4½ FM Pert, Max P 2183
2 Lee, Yuk Hei 1977 4 0 – 1 4 NM Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117
7 Catabay, Mae 1881 2½ ½ – ½ 3   Ofeni, Joel 1840

U14

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
4 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 3½ 1 – 0 4 Moran, Thomas 1793
15 Pay, Jasper 1629 2 0 – 1 2 Catabay, Rezin 1818
17 Wang, Hantin 1612 2 0 – 1 2 Ren, Jason 1685
19 Shiva, Shrishti 1670 2 ½ – ½ 2 Liu, Anbo 1570

U10

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Sheikh, Amaan 1567 4 ½ – ½ 4 Cawdery, Mary 1653
8 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1508 3 ½ – ½ 3 Yuan, Alice 1670

U8

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
18 Cawdery, Sarah 712 1½ 1 – 0 1 Kwok, Leonard 556

AM Open

Round 6

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
2 WCM Pert, Nina P 2089 4 1 – 0 4½ Faulkner, Adam 2013
15   Mize, Dylan 1912 2 ½ – ½ 2 Willoughby, Christopher 1997

U1900

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
11 Coward, Neil 1781 3 ½ – ½ 3 Scola, George 1708
12 Willoughby, Andrew P 1736 2½ 1 – 0 2½ Jacob, Sydney J 1877
21 Horwood, Alexander 1664 2 0 – 1 2 Green, Alfie 1498

U1600

Round 6

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Tsiapouris, Alexander Dr 1480 3½ 1 – 0  3½ White, Nigel 1411

Afternoon

British Championship

Round 6

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
15 CM Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik 2164 3 ½ – ½ 3 IM Pert, Richard G 2410
22 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070 3 0 – 1 2½ IM Jackson, James P 2377

Major Open

Round 6

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
5   Bharat Kumar, Balahari 1995 4 0 – 1 4   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117
11   Lancelot, Nathanael 1940 3½ 0 – 1 3½ FM Eames, Robert S 2144
18 FM Pert, Max P 2183 3 ½ – ½ 3   Hosdurga, Chirag 1900
39   Coote, Trevor D 1978 2½ 0 – 1 2½   Attwell, Ben 1890
47   Waterman, Nick I 1661 2½ ½ – ½ 2½   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917
52   Reith, Duncan 1893 2½ 1 – 0 2½   Berkley, Stephen W 1744
53   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 2½ 0 – 1 2½   Blin, Henri 1708
57   Ding, Yicheng 1883 2 1 – 0 2   Colclough, Ryan 1750

Over 50

Round 4

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
5 FM Lewis, Andrew P 2181 2 ½ – ½ 2 Neave, George 2049

Over 65

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
18 Kenning, Paul H 1778 1½ 1 – 0 1½ Moore, Geoffrey R 1965
21 Moore, John C 1925 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ Binks, Michael E 1811
27 Ingham, H William 1738 1 0 – 1 1 Myall, Ivan J 1887

PM U2050

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
23 Johal, Aseece Joraver 1694 ½ 1 – 0 1 George, Naveen Daniel 1718

PM U1750

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 Ren, Jason 1607 4 ½ – ½ 3½ Jafri, Yawar I 1660
2 Pride, Stephen C 1628 3½ 0 – 1 3½ Scola, George 1708
9 Fisher, Abbie 1668 2½ 1 – 0 2½ Green, Alfie 1498
12 Katukuri, Vijay 1603 2½ 1 – 0 2½ Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337
20 Gunasekera, Asanga 1482 2 0 – 1 2 Wang, Hantin 1554
29 Sheikh, Amaan 1502 1 1 – 0 1½ Lee, Hajin 1386

PM U1450

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
4 White, Nigel 1411 2½ 1 – 0 2½ Dongre, Advik 1134

Morning

U16

Round 5

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
2 FM Pert, Max P 2183 3½ 1 – 0 3 CM Steiners, Emils 2167
3 NM Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117 3 1 – 0 3   Sherwood, Gabriel 1936
11   Ding, Yihua 1631 1½ 0 – 1 1½   Catabay, Mae 1881

U14

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
2 Pai, Sidhanth 1996 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GopiKrishna, Ashwin 1891
10 Catabay, Rezin 1818 2 0 – 1 2½ Saxena, Reyansh 1782
12 Shah, Samuel 1871 2 1 – 0 2 Wang, Hantin 1612
14 Gomez, Hal 1815 2 1 – 0 2 Shiva, Shrishti 1670
16 Ren, Jason 1685 2 0 – 1 2 Murray, Bobby 1496

U10

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
2 Sheikh, Amaan 1567 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ Condron, Leonardo 1713
6 Cawdery, Mary 1653 3 1 – 0 3 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1508

U8

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
14 Oliveira, Riva Zoe 661 2 1 – 0 1½ Cawdery, Sarah 712

AM Open

Round 5

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 WCM Pert, Nina P 2089 3 1 – 0 3 Siu, Kam Wa 2016
17   Willoughby, Christopher 1997 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ Pack, Edgar 1886

AM U1900

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
16 Scola, George 1708 2 1 – 0 2 Turley, Sam 1714
17 Bellano, Harry 1674 1½ 0 – 1 1½ Willoughby, Andrew P 1736
25 Daly, Grant 1632 ½ 0 – 1 1 Green, Alfie 1498

AM U1600

Round 5

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Mccauley, Paul 1531 3 ½ – ½ 3 White, Nigel 1411

Afternoon

British Championship

Round 5

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
4 IM Pert, Richard G 2410 3 0 – 1 3 GM Mcshane, Luke J 2597
34   Brahme, Avadhoot Lokesh 2160 2 0 – 1 2 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070

Major Open

Round 5

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
1   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117 4 0 – 1 4   Lam, Isaac Jcw 1884
6   Sullivan, Daniel Js 1949 3 1 – 0 3 FM Pert, Max P 2183
18 FM Eames, Robert S 2144 2½ 1 – 0 2½   Garnett, John S 1898
27   Railwani, Tavish 1826 2½ 1 – 0 2½   Coote, Trevor D 1978
45   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917 2 ½ – ½ 2   Yuan, David 1753
50   Berkley, Stephen W 1744 2 ½ – ½ 2   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891
73   Laronde-Bennett, Sebastian 1598 1 – – + 1   Colclough, Ryan 1750

Over 50

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
4 James, Russell A 2075 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ FM Lewis, Andrew P 2181

Over 65

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
20 Goldrick, Thomas G 1927 1 ½ – ½ 1 Kenning, Paul H 1778
22 Bloom, Paul 1678 1 ½ – ½ 1 Moore, John C 1925
30 Myall, Ivan J 1887 0 1 – 0 0 Woning, Leo 1609

PM U2050

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
22 Fernando, Manel 1675 ½ 1 – 0 ½ Johal, Aseece Joraver 1694

PM U1750

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 So, Mason 1626 3 0 – 1 3 Ren, Jason 1607
2 Scola, George 1708 2½ 1 – 0 3 Walker, Adrian N 1602
3 Green, Alfie 1498 2½ 0 – 1 2½ Jafri, Yawar I 1660
5 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337 2½ 0 – 1 2½ Eagle, Joe 1597
6 Wang, Hantin 1554 2 0 – 1 2 Hall, Alan A 1693
26 Bartlett-Davis, Otto 1196 1 1 – 0 1 Sheikh, Amaan 1502

PM U1450

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Wierenga, Haijo Deyou 1154 2 ½ – ½ 2 White, Nigel 1411
16 Jestico, John V 1403 0  0   Not paired  

Morning

U16

Round 4

Bd Title Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
1 Caira, Theodore 1766 3 ½ – ½ 3 FM Pert, Max P 2183
4 Ratcliffe, James 1892 2 0 – 1 2 NM Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117
8 Catabay, Mae 1881 1½ 0 – 1 1½   Holland, Mac 1779

U14

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
2 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 3 ½ – ½ 3 Czarnuch, Dominic 1949
10 Pasupulety, Shreyas 1701 2 1 – 0 2 Catabay, Rezin 1818
12 Shiva, Shrishti 1670 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ Shah, Samuel 1871
15 Pay, Jasper 1629 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ Ren, Jason 1685
21 Wang, Hantin 1612 1 1 – 0 1 Kunwar, Angela 1443

U10

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
4 Condron, Harrison 1684 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ Cawdery, Mary 1653
5 Sanderson, Scarlett 1631 2 0 – 1 2½ Sheikh, Amaan 1567
8 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1508 2 1 – 0 2 Dimitriu, Rory 1618

U8

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
11 Cawdery, Sarah 712 1½ 0 – 1 1½ Scott, Xander 918

AM Open

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
8 Lancelot, Nathanael 1950 2 0 – 1 2 WCM Pert, Nina P 2089
19 Pradhan, Abhishek 1869 1 0 – 1 ½   Willoughby, Christopher 1997

AM U1900

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
16 Willoughby, Andrew P 1736 1½ 0 – 1 1½ Orsborne, Sarah 1726
19 Green, Alfie 1498 1 0 – 1 1 Dean, Robert A 1751
21 Eagle, Joe 1597 1 0 – 1 1 Scola, George 1708

AM U1600

Round 4

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
7 White, Nigel 1411 2 1 – 0 2 Jafri, Zain 1483
13 Brown, Roger R 1594 1 + – – 1 Jestico, John V 1403

Afternoon

British Championship

Round 4

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
9   Raju, Sooraj Menothuparambil 2187 2½ 0 – 1 2 IM Pert, Richard G 2410
41 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070 1 1 – 0 1 WFM Dicen, Elis Denele 2182

Major Open

Round 4

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
2   Schroer, Marcel 2071 3 0 – 1 3   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117
5 FM Pert, Max P 2183 2½ ½ – ½ 2½   Shivakumar, Akshath 1956
18   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 2 0 – 1 2   Harborne, Matthew J 2046
33   Kendall, Arthur 2078 1½ 1 – 0 2   Berkley, Stephen W 1744
34   Nguyen, Lam Vy Le 1848 1½ 0 – 1 1½ FM Eames, Robert S 2144
40   Coote, Trevor D 1978 1½ 1 – 0 1½   Westcott, Dale 1828
43   Chris Biju, Calvin 1798 1½ ½ – ½ 1½   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917
57   Colclough, Ryan 1750 1 0 – 1 1   Liu, Jacob 1962

Over 50

Round 2

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
11 FM Lewis, Andrew P 2181 ½ 1 – 0 ½ Wilson, Matthew R 1782

Over 65

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
18 Kenning, Paul H 1778 ½ ½ – ½ ½ Morris, Charles F 2010
25 Bray, Dave J 1971 0 1 – 0 0 Myall, Ivan J 1887
27 Moore, John C 1925 0 1 – 0 0 Phillips, William 1785

PM U2050

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
24 Horwood, Alexander 1664 0 ½ – ½ 0 Johal, Aseece Joraver 1694

PM U1750

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 Ren, Jason 1607 2 1 – 0 2 Smithson, Sean 1687
3 Pride, Stephen C 1628 2 ½ – ½ 2 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337
6 Patel, Parisa 1396 1½ 0 – 1 1½ Scola, George 1708
12 Katukuri, Vijay 1603 1½ 0 – 1 1½ Green, Alfie 1498
15 Sheikh, Amaan 1502 1 0 – 1 1 Adams, Tom 1634
20 Blin, Eliza 1332 1 0 – 1 1 Wang, Hantin 1554

PM U1500

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
6 White, Nigel 1411 1 1 – 0 1 Mao, Jack Shuocheng 1302
15 Cui, Noe 855 0 1 – 0 0 Jestico, John V 1403

Morning

U16

Round 3

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 FM Pert, Max P 2183 2 1 – 0 2 Chapman, Luke 1856
7 NM Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117 1 1 – 0 1 Pandya, Dhairya 1737
11   Sohi, Aarav 1678 ½ 0 – 1 ½ Catabay, Mae 1881

U14

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
6 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 2 1 – 0 2 Saxena, Reyansh 1782
7 Devalia, Aadishesh 1764 1½ 1 – 0 1½ Shiva, Shrishti 1670
10 Ren, Jason 1685 1 ½ – ½ 1 Helsby, Matthew 1828
12 Subash, Suriya 1581 1 0 – 1 1 Catabay, Rezin 1818
25 Delacour, Jacob 1647 0 0 – 1 0 Wang, Hantin 1612

U10

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
4 Hu, Jason 1747 1½ 1 – 0 2 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1508
7 Cawdery, Mary 1653 1½ 1 – 0 1½ Gu, Jeremy 1104
10 Sheikh, Amaan 1567 1½ 1 – 0 1½ Lin, Liantai 1256

U8

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
16 Shivakumar, Advaith 950 0 0 – 1 ½ Cawdery, Sarah 712

AM Open

Round 3

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
12 WCM Pert, Nina P 2089 1 1 – 0 1 Pradhan, Abhishek 1869
19   Willoughby, Christopher 1997 ½ 0 – 1 0 Rice, Sean 2085
22   Anjulan, Ashwin 2005 0 0 – not paired  

AM U1900

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
13 Fernando, Manel 1675 1 ½ – ½ 1 Willoughby, Andrew P 1736
16 Bowman, Richard L 1709 1 1 – 0 1 Green, Alfie 1498
17 Scola, George 1708 1 0 – 1 1 Bush, Martin L 0

AM U1600

Round 3

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
11 Ben Cherif, Rachid 1532 1 – – + 1 White, Nigel 1411
15 Jestico, John V 1403 1 0 – 1 ½ Pride, Stephen C 1628

Afternoon

Today, the Seniors – Over 50 and Over 65 – start. FM Andy Lewis goes in the Over 50 and in the Over 65: John Moore, Ivan Myall and Paul Kenning. Each is seven rounds, running 3-9th August.

British Championship

Round 3

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
14 IM Pert, Richard G 2410 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ IM Pigott, John C 2255
53 WCM Ruddy, Rachel 1681 0 0 – 1 0 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070

Major Open

Round 3

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
2   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117 2 1 – 0 2   Martin, Jake 1949
10   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917 1½ 0 – 1 1½   Jones, Steven A 2237
11   Kimani, Kimingi 1917 1½ 0 – 1 1½ FM Pert, Max P 2183
19   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 1½ ½ – ½ 1½   Pai, Sidhanth 1996
22   Waterfield, Mark B 1883 1½ 1 – 0 1½   Coote, Trevor D 1978
31 FM Eames, Robert S 2144 1 ½ – ½ 1   Pack, Edgar 1855
53   Berkley, Stephen W 1744 1 1 – 0 1   Swiatkowski, Aram 1907
75   Varbanov, Varban 1984 0 0 – 1 0   Colclough, Ryan 1750

Over 50

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
3 Nelson, Abiodun 2019 0 ½ – ½  0 FM Lewis, Andrew P 2181

Over 65

Round 1

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 GM Arkell, Keith C 2390 0 1 – 0 0 Moore, John C 1925
10   Myall, Ivan J 1887 0 0 – 1 0 Orton, Stephen La 2092
23 CM Fletcher, John T 1971 0 ½ – ½ 0 Kenning, Paul H 1778

PM U2050

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
21 Johal, Aseece Joraver 1694 0 0 – 1 0 Katukuri, Aarav 1793

PM U1750

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Scola, George 1708 1 ½ – ½ 1 Gomez, James 1559
10 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337 1 1 – 0 1 Purle, William 1607
12 Ren, Jason 1607 1 + – – 1 Nguyen, Max 893
22 Green, Alfie 1498 ½ 1 – 0 ½ Mun, Jasper 808
28 Wang, Hantin 1554 0 1 – 0 0 Wilson, Jeff 1466
31 Watt, Daniel 1261 0 0 – 1 0 Sheikh, Amaan 1502

U1450

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
9 Waugh, Norman 1330 ½ ½ – ½ ½ White, Nigel 1411
12 Jestico, John V 1403 0 0 – 1 0 Sohal, Aneeksha 1085

Morning

U16

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
1 Sherwood, Gabriel 1936 1 0 – 1 1 FM Pert, Max P 2183
4 Chapman, Luke 1856 1 1 – 0 1 NM Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117
10 Catabay, Mae 1881 0 ½ – ½ 0   Punshon, Evan 1736

U14

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
6 Grimman, Heath 1807 1 0 – 1 1 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891
11 Nguyen, Lam Vy Le 1848 1 1 – 0 1 Ren, Jason 1685
15 Shiva, Shrishti 1670 ½ 1 – 0 ½ Blankley, Toby 1494
16 Catabay, Rezin 1818 0 1 – 0 0 Wang, Hantin 1612

U10

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
9 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1508 1 1 – 0 1 Tarihalkar, Shrisha 1596
11 Gu, Jeremy 1104 1 ½ – ½ 1 Sheikh, Amaan 1567
14 Kulkarni, Arin 963 ½ 0 – 1 ½ Cawdery, Mary 1653

U8

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
12 Cawdery, Sarah 712 0 ½ – ½ 0 Sinha Roy, Aahir 1441

AM Open

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
10 Davison, Chris 2116 ½ 1 – 0 ½   Willoughby, Christopher 1997
16 Hurst, Eddie 1953 0 0 – 1 0 WCM Pert, Nina P 2089
18 Anjulan, Ashwin 2005 0 0 – 1 0   Lancelot, Nathanael 1950

AM U1900

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Willoughby, Andrew P 1736 1 0 – 1 1 May, Paul 1864
22 Troshina, Irina 1612 0 0 – 1 0 Scola, George 1708
27 Green, Alfie 1498 0 –   Bye  

AM U1600

Round 2

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 White, Nigel 1411 1 0 – 1 1 Carter, Steve 1517
10 Collins, Nigel 1485 ½ ½ – ½ ½ Jestico, John V 1403

Evening

There’s lots more going on beside the main competition. However, one aspect of telescoping the Championships into nine days is that some events are taking place while the main competitions are in play, so reduced opportunities for those engaged in the serious stuff. For instance, The Saturday Rapids – Day 1 – did not involve those playing in the Day 1 standard play events.

However, one of the Festival events, the Chess960/Fischer Random did attract one Essex player, Wanstead’s Alfie Green. This was played in the evening session. Alfie joined the seven round event in Round 3 of 7, presumably after he had finished his PM U1750 game, and scored 2 from the 5 rounds he played.

Afternoon

British Championship

Round 2

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
13 FM Badacsonyi, Frankie 2252 1 ½ – ½ 1 IM Pert, Richard G 2410
40 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070 0 0 – 1 0 WGM Toma, Katarzyna 2208

Major Open

Round 2

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
3   Fang, Brandon Jun Qiao 1934 1 1 – 0 1   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117
28 FM Pert, Max P 2183 ½ 1 – 0 ½   Fearnhead, Ben 1848
37   Keerthi Kumar, Advait 1995 ½ ½ – ½ ½   Berkley, Stephen W 1744
38   Coote, Trevor D 1978 ½ 1 – 0 ½   Sriram, Gautam 1742
44   Bhaduri, Aviraj 1702 ½ 0 – 1 ½   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917
49   Mehta, Sophie 1661 ½ 0 – 1 ½   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891
58   Flynn, David 1810 0 0 – 1 0 FM Eames, Robert S 2144
69   Mittal, Advik 1871 0 1 – 0 0   Colclough, Ryan 1750

PM U2050

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
15 Johal, Aseece Joraver 1694 0 0 – 1 0 May, Paul 1864

PM U1750

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 Sheikh, Amaan 1502 0 0 – 1 0 Scola, George 1708
4 Hall, Alan A 1693 0 ½ – ½ 0 Green, Alfie 1498
15 Vernon, Colin G 1450 0 0 – 1 0 Ren, Jason 1607
22 Walshaw, Matthew 1591 0 0 – 1 0 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1337
29 Choung, James Alexander 1220 0 1 – 0 0 Wang, Hantin 1554

PM U1450

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
3 White, Nigel 1411 0 ½ – ½ 0 Nguyen, Khoa 1191
4 Sharma, Gavin 1172 0 1 – 0 0 Jestico, John V 1403

Morning

U16

Round 1

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 FM Pert, Max P 2183 0 1 – 0 0 Warimwe, David 1832
5 NM Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117 0 1 – 0 0 Bhatia, Jai 1738
17   Catabay, Mae 1881 0   0 not paired  

U14

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
5 Dhingra, Kanvansh 1909 0 ½ – ½ 0 Shiva, Shrishti 1670
7 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 0 1 – 0 0 Garg, Manik 1637
12 Wang, Hantin 1612 0 0 – 1 0 Nguyen, Lam Vy Le 1848
26 Agarwal, Anaadi 1378 0 – – + 0 Ren, Jason 1685
28 Catabay, Rezin 1818 0   0 not paired  

U10

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
9 Cawdery, Mary 1653 0 ½ – ½ 0 Lin, Liantai 1256
17 Sheikh, Amaan 1567 0 1 – 0 0 Gardner, Daniel 1046
28 Puddicombe, Leo 624 0 0 – 1 0 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1508

U8

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
9 Abraham, Kian 1209 0 1 – 0 0 Cawdery, Sarah 712

AM Open

Round 1

Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Title Black Rtg
1 CM Villiers, Thomas 2287 0 1 – 0 0   Anjulan, Ashwin 2005
2   Willoughby, Christopher 1997 0 ½ – ½ 0 NM Cont, Arya 2276
13 WCM Pert, Nina P 2089 0 0 – 1 0   Mize, Dylan 1912

AM U1900

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
5 Scola, George 1708 0 0 – 1 0 Virgin, Jack 1873
19 Walshaw, Matthew 1591 0 0 – 1 0 Willoughby, Andrew P 1736
21 Green, Alfie 1498 0 0 – 1 0 Prabhakaran, Anvikkashri 1735

AM U1600

Round 1

Bd White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
7 Dumigan, Owen 1535 0 0 – 1 0 White, Nigel 1411
8 Jestico, John V 1403 0 ½ – ½ 0 McCauley, Paul 1531

Day 1 of a new British Championships and immediate success for Essex players!

Evening

Saturday Blitz (9 Rounds)

Round Bd Title White Rtg Scr Result Scr Black Rtg
1 30   Sewart, Daniel 1800 0 1 – 0 0 Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282
1 31   Smith, Louis 1243 0 0 – 1 0 Scola, George 1788
2 4   Scola, George 1788 1 0 – 1 1 Pilley, Jack 2136
2 33   Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282 0 + – – 0 Christensen, Oscar 1699
3 21   Hughes, Ben 1516 1 0 – 1 1 Scola, George 1788
3 25   Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282 1 0 – 1 1 Ronald, Ted 1762
4 8   Scola, George 1788 2 1 – 0 2 Jaunooby, Ali Reza 2035
4 29   Ralph, Toby 1667 1 1 – 0 1 Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282
5 8   Scola, George 1788 3 1 – 0 3 O’Donovan, Paul J 1959
5 34   Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282 1 1 – 0 0 Ronald, Ken 1204
6 5 CM Rich, Aaron 2013 4 1 – 0 4 Scola, George 1788
6 29   Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282 2 1 – 0 2 Nguyen, Mikey 1615
7 12   Scola, George 1788 4 0 – 1 4 Fang, Brandon Jun Qiao 1883
7 23   Saxena, Advik 1765 3 ½ – ½ 3 Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282
8 17   Du Toit, Reenen J 1635 4 ½ – ½ 4 Scola, George 1788
8 21   Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282 3½ 0 – 1 3½ Singh, Sehajdeep 1698
9 14   Scola, George 1788 4½ 0 – 1 4½ Ralph, Toby 1667
9 26   Palav, Mayank 1627 3½ 1 – 0 3½ Vidyarathi, Aryav 1282

Afternoon

Unusually, Round 1 of the flagship British Championship began on Day 1, together with the Major Open; hitherto, these have awaited until the Monday before setting sail, but this year the British has been telescoped (that’s a nautical telescope) into nine days instead of the previous 11.

In the Championship this year, just two Essex entrants, IM Richard Pert and WFM Ruqayyah Rida. Richard started with a win, but Ruqayyah, facing GM opposition in Nigel Davies, came second.

Keeping with the nautical mataphor for a moment, there is a raft of Essex interest in the Major Open, with Max Pert, Bob Eames, Alexandr Pereslavtsev, Trevor Coote, Ashwin Anjulan, Ashwin GopiKrishna, Ryan Colclough and Steve Berkley all going in the Major Open. Max, Trevor, Ashwin (1) all gave a half against the ratings, while Bob went the whole hog. Steve Berkley was on the other end of a draw, overcoming a near 200 rating points difference; Ryan, with a similar rating deficit was not so fortunate. Only Alexandr seems to have finished with the right result. Ashwin (2), playing in the U14 Rapid, was allowed a half point Bye.

British Championship

Round 1

16 IM Pert, Richard G 2410 0 1 – 0 0 Kolani, Arjun 2158
36 GM Davies, Nigel R 2276 0 1 – 0 0 WFM Rida, Ruqayyah 2070

Major Open

Round 1

3   Waterfield, Mark B 1883 0 ½ – ½ 0 FM Pert, Max P 2183
6 FM Eames, Robert S 2144 0 0 – 1 0   Faulkner, Adam 1880
8   Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2117 0 1 – 0 0   Mittal, Advik 1871
31   Mize, Dylan 1812 0 ½ – ½ 0   Coote, Trevor D 1978
52   Anjulan, Ashwin 1917 0 ½ – ½ 0   Crosby, Ben 1698
43   Colclough, Ryan 1750 0 0 – 1 0   Faulkner, Martin J 1945
45   Berkley, Stephen W 1744 0 ½ – ½ 0   Lancelot, Nathanael 1940
80   Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1891 0 ½     Bye  

Morning

The Championships kicked off with the Junior Rapids in the morning. With no Essex interest in the U16 Rapid, attention settled on the other three sections, U12, U10 and U8.

In the U14, Ashwin GopiKrishna, Wanstead’s double Club champion, kicked off with three wins off the reel, before having to give best to Advait Keerthi Kumar in R3. Ashwin steadied himself with a draw in the next round, then won his last two to finish on 5½/7 for a share of second spot. Colchester’s Jason Ren scored a creditable 3½/7.

Wanstead continued in the limelight with Zoe Veselow in the U12 Rapid. Zoe also scored 5½/7 and, like Ashwin, came =2nd. Chelmsford’s Joshua Buka had a rocky start after winning his first round, following with 0, ½, 0 and found himself on 1½/4. However, he rallied and won his last three games to finish on 4½/7 and a share of 13th place out of 65 starters.

But the greatest cheers for Essex supporters came for the U10, where Essex took first and second places outright. Once again Wanstead figured prominently with Mary Cawdery winning the section outright with 6½/7 and a performance rating of 1942 off her starting rating of 1583. Fantastic! Chingford’s Amaan Sheikh came 2nd outright with 6/7, having recovered from a loss in R3. The U10 section had the largest entry, with 94 youngsters taking to the boards.

In the U8, the Wanstead duo of Sarah Cawdery and Arwin GopiKrishna, signalled their first step on the ladder following their older siblings with, respectively, 3/7 and 2/7.

In total, 306 youngsters took part in the Junior rapids today.

U14 Rapid

ROUND 7              
2 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1857 4½ 1 – 0 5 Salman, Haytham 1939
13 Ren, Jason 1653 3 ½ – ½ 3 Sewart, Daniel 1637
               
ROUND 6              
5 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1857 3½ 1 – 0 3½ Liu, Jacob 1852
10 Van Neerven, Yvon 1416 3 1 – 0 3 Ren, Jason 1653
               
ROUND 5              
3 Ding, Yicheng 1680 3 ½ – ½ 3 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1857
14 Ren, Jason 1653 2 1 – 0 2 Reja, Rebeka 1474
               
ROUND 4              
1 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1857 3 0 – 1 3 Keerthi Kumar, Advait 1985
5 Saxena, Reyansh 1820 2 1 – 0 2 Ren, Jason 1653
               
ROUND 3              
3 Boganadham, Ved Sudeep 1724 2 0 – 1 2 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1857
15 Ren, Jason 1653 1 1 – 0 1 Ethayakuma, Ethayaven 0
               
ROUND 2              
3 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1857 1 1 – 0 1 Ben-Eshak, Djad 1695
8 Chandrashekhar, Druha 1798 1 1 – 0 1 Ren, Jason 1653
               
ROUND 1              
4 Subash, Suriya 1566 0 0 – 1 0 Gopikrishna, Ashwin 1857
23 Ren, Jason 1653 0 1 – 0 0 Eru, Jake 932

U12 Rapid

               
ROUND 7              
2 Sennaroglu, Djan 1845 5 ½ – ½ 5 Veselow, Zoe 1826
12 Buka, Joshua 1645 3½ 1 – 0 3½ Blin, Eliza 1413
               
ROUND 6              
2 Veselow, Zoe 1826 4 1 – 0 4½ Kryshtafor, Maksym 1856
18 Mun, Jasper 1648 2 0 – 1 2½ Buka, Joshua 1645
               
ROUND 5              
4 Babu, Abhinandan 1638 3 0 – 1 3 Veselow, Zoe 1826
22 Wierenga, Haijo Deyou 1059 2 0 – 1 1½ Buka, Joshua 1645
               
ROUND 4              
1 Veselow, Zoe 1826 3 0 – 1 3 Kennedy, Aden 1961
17 Buka, Joshua 1645 1½ 0 – 1 1½ Ganesh, Krishiv 1580
               
ROUND 3              
5 Veselow, Zoe 1826 2 1 – 0 2 Mun, Jasper 1648
13 Chauhan, Kabir 1467 1 ½ – ½ 1 Buka, Joshua 1645
               
ROUND 2              
5 Raj Konwar, Daryan 1638 1 0 – 1 1 Veselow, Zoe 1826
1 Buka, Joshua 1645 1 0 – 1 1 Kennedy, Aden 1961
               
ROUND 1              
5 Veselow, Zoe 1826 0 1 – 0 0 Balakrishnan, Akshata 1485
19 Buka, Joshua 1645 0 1 – 0 0 Thakur, Abhigyan  962

U10 Rapid

ROUND 7              
1 Condron, Leonardo 1606 5 ½ – ½ 6 Cawdery, Mary 1583
3 Sheikh, Amaan 1554 5 1 – 0 5 Ghanshala, Aarav 1581
20 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1434 3 ½ – ½ 3 Balaji, Yughan 1656
               
ROUND 6              
1 Cawdery, Mary 1583 5 1 – 0 5 Saxena, Advik 1690
5 Sanderson, Scarlett 1630 4 0 – 1 4 Sheikh, Amaan 1554
34 Ogah, Joel 875 2 0 – 1 2 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1434
               
ROUND 5              
2 Cawdery, Mary 1583 4 1 – 0 3½ Delfaud, Christian 1598
11 Sheikh, Amaan 1554 3 1 – 0 3 Robinson, Tim 1085
21 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1434 2 0 – 1 2 Yap, Martin Tate 1584
               
ROUND 4              
2 Nguyen, Minh 1712 3 0 – 1 3 Cawdery, Mary 1583
11 Ghanshala, Aarav 1581 2 1 – 0 2 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1434
14 Tarihalkar, Shrisha 1436 2 0 – 1 2 Sheikh, Amaan 1554
               
ROUND 3              
2 Sheikh, Amaan 1554 2 0 – 1 2 Nguyen, Minh 1712
6 Cawdery, Mary 1583 2 1 – 0 2 Mao, Jack Shuocheng 1516
34 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1434 1 1 – 0 1 Desmond, Tadhg 0
               
ROUND 2              
9 Maksak, Liubava 1468 1 0 – 1 1 Cawdery, Mary 1583
15 Elischberger-Ong, Marcus 1451 1 0 – 1 1 Sheikh, Amaan 1554
32 Cooke, Dana 740 0 0 – 1 0 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1434
               
ROUND 1              
2 Gampa, Dyuthi Sri 1434 0 0 – 1 0 Nguyen, Minh 1712
15 Cawdery, Mary 1583 0 1 – 0 0 Iyengar, Anish 1049
23 Sheikh, Amaan 1554 0 1 – 0 0 Alekseev, Ruslan 893

U8 Rapid

ROUND 7              
23 Cawdery, Sarah 712 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ Anwar, Zara 696
31 Lai, Ka Ming 440 1 0 – 1 1 Gopi Krishna, Arwin 0
               
ROUND 6              
18 Ho, Minh 947 2½ 1 – 0 2½ Cawdery, Sarah 712
31 Gopi Krishna, Arwin 0 1 0 – 1 1 Cooke, Teagan 432
               
ROUND 5              
13 Cawdery, Sarah 712 2½ 0 – 1 2 Green, Alexander 1053
28 Saxena, Rinzen 505 1 1 – 0 1 Gopi Krishna, Arwin 0
               
ROUND 4              
13 Azizoglu, Kemal 1135 2 ½ – ½ 2 Cawdery, Sarah 712
31 Gopi Krishna, Arwin 0 0 1 – 0 0 Bonavita, Giacomo 395
               
ROUND 3              
12 Cawdery, Sarah 712 1 1 – 0 1 Garnsworthy, Riyaan 1583
29 Mandair, Iyla 434 0 1 – 0 0 Gopi Krishna, Arwin 0
               
ROUND 2              
23 Gardner, Grace 400 0 0 – 1 0 Cawdery, Sarah 712
29 Gopi Krishna, Arwin 0 0 0 – 1 0 Balakrishnan, Skandavel 587
               
ROUND 1              
5 Cawdery, Sarah 712 0 0 – 1 0 Grygorenko, Philip 1556
28 Shitharth, Yugan Sai 988 0 1 – 0 0 Gopi Krishna, Arwin 0

Summary Scores

“None” under any of the events listed means
no Essex interest found. This may of course change.

Apologies to anyone we’ve missed.

* Indicates the latest scores in events which are in play.

Championship – 1-9 Aug.
Pert, Richard G, Brentwood, 6/9
Rida, Ruqayyah, Colchester, 4/9

Major Open – 1-9 Aug.
Pert, Max P, Brentwood, 6½/9
Eames, Robert S, Hackney/Loughton, 6½/9
Pereslavtsev, Alexandr, Upminster, 7/9
Coote, Trevor D, Brentwood, 4½/9
Anjulan, Ashwin, Wanstead, 4½/9
Gopikrishna, Ashwin, Wanstead, 4½/9
Colclough, Ryan, Wanstead, 5/9
Berkley, Stephen W, Barking/East Ham, 3½/8.

Over 50 – 3-9 Aug.
Lewis, Andrew P, Manningtree, 4/7

Over 65 – 3-9 Aug.
Moore, John C, Writtle, 3½/7
Myall, Ivan J, Chelmsford, 4½/7
Kenning, Paul H, Braintree, 4½/7

U16 – 2-8 Aug.
Pert, Max P, Brentwood, 5½/7, =1-2/33.
Pereslavtsev, Alexandr, Upminster, 5½/7, =1-2/33.
Catabay, Mae, Colchester Juniors, 4/7, =8-15/33.

U14 – 2-8 Aug.
Gopikrishna, Ashwin, Wanstead, 5/7, =3-10/54.
Catabay, Rezin, Colchester Juniors, 4/7,=16-21/54.
Ren, Jason, Colchester, 3/7, =29-40/54.
Wang, Hantin, Basildon, 2½/7, =41-45/54.
Shiva, Shrishti, Chelmsford, 3½/7, =22-28/54.

U12 – 2-8 Aug.
None

U10 – 2-8 Aug.
Cawdery, Mary, Wanstead, 4½/7,=8-13/57.
Gampa, Dyuthi Sri, Chelmsford Juniors, 4/7, =14-22/57.
Amaan Sheikh, Chingford, 4½/7, =8-13/57.

U8 – 2-8 Aug.
Sarah Cawdery, Wanstead, 3½/7, =21-22/40.

U16 Rapid – 1 Aug 2026
None

U14 Rapid – 1 Aug 2026
Gopikrishna, Ashwin, Wanstead, 5½/7; =2-3/49
Ren, Jason, Colchester, 3½/7, =22-29/49.

U12 Rapid – 1 Aug 2026
Veselow, Zoe, Wanstead, 5½/7, =2-6/65
Buka, Joshua, Chelmsford Juniors, 4½/7, =13-16/65

U10 Rapid – 1 Aug 2026
Sheikh, Amaan, Chingford, 6/7, 2nd//94
Cawdery, Mary, Wanstead, 6/7, *1st/94*
Gampa, Dyuthi Sri, Chelmsford Juniors, 3½/7, =44-53/94.

U8 Rapid – 1 Aug 2026
Cawdery, Sarah, Wanstead, 3/7 =36-52/67;
Gopi Krishna, Arwin, Wanstead, 2/7, =54-62/67.

U16 Blitz
Pert, Max P, Brentwood
Johal, Aseece Joraver, Chelmsford Juniors

U14 Blitz
Ren, Jason, Colchester
GopiKrishna, Ashwin, Wanstead
Wang, Hantin, Basildon

U12 Blitz
Veselow, Zoe, Wanstead

U10 Blitz
Sheikh, Amaan, Chikngford
Cawdery, Mary, Wanstead
Gampa, Dyuthi Sri, Chelmsford Juniors

U8 Blitz
Cawdery, Sarah, Wanstead
Gopi Krishna, Arwin, Wanstead

W/e Open Atkins – 7-9 Aug.
Latypova, Olga L, Chelmsford, 2/5

W/e U2000 Penrose – 7-9 Aug.
Shaw, Matthew H, Southend, 3/4*

W/E U1750 Soanes – 7-9 Aug.
Butcher, Kenneth J, Braintree, 1½/5
Green, Alfie, Wanstead, 2/5
Gampa, Dyuthi Sri, Chelmsford Juniors, 2½/5

W/e U1500 Yates – 7-9Aug.
None

AM Open – 2-7 Aug.
Pert, Nina P, Brentwood, 5/6, =1-2/45
Willoughby, Christopher, Brentwood, 2½/6, =24-32/45.
Anjulan, Ashwin, Wanstead, 0/2 w/d.

AM U1900 – 2-7 Aug.
Willoughby, Andrew P,Brentwood, 3½/6, =15-23/54.
Scola, George, Chelmsford, 3½/6, =15-23/54.
Green, Alfie, Wanstead, 3/6, =24-33/54.

AM U1600 – 2-7 Aug.
White, Nigel, Wanstead, 3½/6, =9-16/39.
Jestico, John V, Wanstead, 1/4 w/d.

PM U2050
Johal, Aseece Joraver, Chelmsford Juniors, 1½/6

PM U1750
Wang, Hantin, Basildon, 3½/6, =11-18/72.
Sheikh, Amaan, Chingford, 3/6, =19-36/72.
Gampa, Dyuthi Sri, Chelmsford Juniors, 3½/6, =11-18/72.
Ren, Jason, Colchester, 5/6, =1-4/72.
Scola, George, Chelmsford, 5/6, =1-4/72.
Green, Alfie, Wanstead, 3½/6, =11-18/72.

PM U1450
White, Nigel, Wanstead, 3½/6, =11-13/36.
Jestico, John V, Wanstead, 0/4, w/d.

Sunday Rapid Open
None

Sunday Rapid U2000
None

Sunday Rapid U1750
None

Sunday Rapid U1500
Vidyarathi, Vivek, Essex CA

Saturday Blitz
Scola, George, Chelmsford, 4½/9, =35-40/76.
Vidyarathi, Aryav, Chelmsford Juniors, 3½/9, =53-58/76

Tuesday Blitz
Gopikrishna, Ashwin, Wanstead
Scola, George, Chelmsford
Catabay, Rezin, Colchester Juniors
Catabay, Mae, Colchester Juniors
Ren, Jason, Colchester

Thursday Blitz
Scola, George, Basildon
Catabay, Rezin, Colchester Juniors
Catabay, Mae, Colchester Juniors