
The 101st British Chess Championships are taking place 19th to 30th July 2014 in Aberystwyth in West Wales.
Since the late 19th century Aberystwyth has also been a major Welsh educational centre, with the establishment of a university college there in 1872. The town's population is 16,000, with an influx of over 10,000 students during nine months of the year.

The entry fee for the Championship is £200 (£150 U-21), which is free to GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs, and half price to FMs and WFMs. This 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.
IM Andrew Martin's Games of the Day
British Championship 2014 in Aberystwyth: Game of the Day round 1
British Championship 2014 in Aberystwyth: Game of the Day round 2
Rankings after two rounds of play
Rank |
Name |
Score
|
Rating
|
TPR
|
W-We
|
1 |
GM Howell, David |
2.0
|
2650
|
3085
|
+0.20
|
2 |
GM Pert, Nicholas |
2.0
|
2564
|
3021
|
+0.24
|
3 |
GM Hebden, Mark L |
2.0
|
2554
|
2974
|
+0.18
|
4 |
IM Hawkins, Jonathan |
2.0
|
2516
|
2959
|
+0.22
|
5 |
IM Zhou, Yang-Fan |
2.0
|
2475
|
2890
|
+0.18
|
6 |
GM Emms, John M |
2.0
|
2456
|
2878
|
+0.19
|
7 |
IM Pert, Richard G |
2.0
|
2430
|
2859
|
+0.20
|
8 |
GM Ward, Chris G |
2.0
|
2422
|
2822
|
+0.16
|
9 |
IM Fernandez, Daniel |
2.0
|
2396
|
2835
|
+0.21
|
10 |
FM Tan, Justin |
2.0
|
2375
|
2822
|
+0.22
|
11 |
Harvey, Marcus R |
2.0
|
2287
|
2907
|
+0.53
|
12 |
GM Williams, Simon K |
1.5
|
2462
|
2331
|
-0.24
|
13 |
Batchelor, Peter J |
1.5
|
2177
|
2399
|
+0.55
|
14 |
Willmoth, Robert F |
1.5
|
2159
|
2029
|
-0.24
|
15 |
Hill, Alistair |
1.5
|
2126
|
2102
|
-0.04
|
16 |
Fernandez, Michael |
1.5
|
2029
|
2412
|
+0.99
|

Leading: defending British Champion David Howell