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The 101st British Chess Championships are taking place 19th to 30th July 2014 in Aberystwyth in West Wales. The event is open only to exempted or qualified players. There are a number of sections: Senior Championships; Major Open; Under 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16; Rapidplay Open, Weekenders, etc.
The British Championship trophy: a piece of chess history
The first and foremost is reigning champion David Howell, who was also the overwhelming Elo favorite, and has now scored three straight wins and is now tied for second-third with 5.5/7.
Tied with David Howell at 5.5/7 is GM Nicholas Pert, who beat GM Simon Williams in round seven
GM Nicholas Pert and GM Simon Williams play a typically interesting game
IM Richard Pert, the brother of GM Nicholas Pert, is also doing well, with 5.0/7
IM Daniel Fernandez has the highest performance among those at 5.0/7 with a 2508 performance
Some of the top boards of the British Under-11 championship
| Rank | Name | Score | Rating | TPR | W-We |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM Hawkins, Jonathan | 6.5 | 2516 | 2752 | +1.44 |
| 2 | GM Howell, David W L | 5.5 | 2650 | 2575 | -0.43 |
| 3 | GM Pert, Nicholas | 5.5 | 2564 | 2585 | +0.31 |
| 4 | GM Hebden, Mark L | 5.0 | 2554 | 2489 | -0.33 |
| 5 | IM Zhou, Yang-Fan | 5.0 | 2475 | 2392 | -0.42 |
| 6 | GM Emms, John M | 5.0 | 2456 | 2467 | +0.37 |
| 7 | IM Pert, Richard G | 5.0 | 2430 | 2449 | +0.41 |
| 8 | IM Fernandez, Daniel Howard | 5.0 | 2396 | 2508 | +1.25 |
| 9 | GM Williams, Simon K | 4.5 | 2462 | 2460 | +0.22 |
| 10 | GM Arkell, Keith C | 4.5 | 2433 | 2385 | -0.16 |
| 11 | GM Ward, Chris G | 4.5 | 2422 | 2426 | +0.31 |
| 12 | FM Tan, Justin | 4.5 | 2375 | 2343 | +0.00 |
| 13 | FM Lewis, Andrew P | 4.5 | 2286 | 2286 | +0.03 |
| 14 | IM Rudd, Jack | 4.5 | 2278 | 2415 | +1.25 |
| 15 | FM Jackson, James P | 4.0 | 2320 | 2342 | +0.23 |
Photos: John Upham by courtesy of the offical tournament site
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