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The
98th Darwin Strategic British Championships are taking place in Ponds Forge, Sheffield,
from July 25th to August 6th 2011. Top seeds are Michael Adams, Nigel Short,
David Howell and Gawain Jones, making this the strongest national championship
in history. The Championship is also hosting events for seniors, U2000, U1800,
U1600, U1400, British U16, U14, U13, U12, U11, U10, U9, U8, the Major Open,
Five Day Open (a.m. and p.m.) Weekenders and Rapid Plays.
Ponds Forge, Sheffield, the leisure centre where the British Chess Championships
2011 is being played
The Championship games are held as seven hour sessions: 100 minutes for 40 moves followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from first move. Play starts at 2:15 p.m. British time = 15:15h on the European continent and 9:15 a.m. New York.
The two leaders Michael Adams and Nigel Short won their games, with Short pushing the co-leader Gawain Jones down a notch. This left the two top Brits in the lead, with David Howell, who beat Peter Wells, in sole third place half a point behind.
Michael Adams beat Simon Williams to stay in the lead
Nigel Short (behind the hands) in his game against Gawain Jones
Brd |
White | Score |
Rating |
Black | Score |
Rating |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
GM Short, Nigel D | 5.0 |
2687 |
GM Jones, Gawain C B | 5.0 |
2606 |
1-0 |
2 |
GM Adams, Michael | 5.0 |
2715 |
GM Williams, Simon K | 4.5 |
2528 |
1-0 |
3 |
GM Wells, Peter K | 4.5 |
2489 |
GM Howell, David W L | 4.5 |
2625 |
0-1 |
4 |
GM Conquest, Stuart | 4.5 |
2519 |
IM Houska, Jovanka | 4.5 |
2418 |
½-½ |
5 |
GM Pert, Nicholas | 4.0 |
2555 |
IM Hunt, Adam C | 4.0 |
2436 |
1-0 |
6 |
GM Hebden, Mark L | 4.0 |
2533 |
GM Summerscale, Aaron | 4.0 |
2415 |
½-½ |
7 |
IM Bates, Richard A | 4.0 |
2373 |
IM Pert, Richard G | 4.0 |
2459 |
½-½ |
8 |
Adair, James R | 4.0 |
2212 |
IM Hawkins, Jonathan | 4.0 |
2457 |
0-1 |
Tuesday brought the much-anticipated "summit" game between the two leaders. Nigel Short went for a Giuco Pianissimo and, after a spirited 46-move battle, the game ended in a deserved draw.
Gawain Jones beat David Howell with white to regain a (shared) third place
Brd |
White | Score |
Rating |
Black | Score |
Rating |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
GM Short, Nigel D | 6.0 |
2687 |
GM Adams, Michael | 6.0 |
2715 |
½-½ |
2 |
GM Jones, Gawain C B | 5.0 |
2606 |
GM Howell, David W L | 5.5 |
2625 |
1-0 |
3 |
IM Houska, Jovanka | 5.0 |
2418 |
GM Pert, Nicholas | 5.0 |
2555 |
0-1 |
4 |
IM Hawkins, Jonathan | 5.0 |
2457 |
GM Conquest, Stuart | 5.0 |
2519 |
1-0 |
5 |
GM Summerscale, Aaron | 4.5 |
2415 |
GM Gordon, Stephen J | 4.5 |
2533 |
½-½ |
6 |
IM Ansell, Simon T | 4.5 |
2410 |
GM Hebden, Mark L | 4.5 |
2533 |
1-0 |
7 |
GM Williams, Simon K | 4.5 |
2528 |
IM Ledger, Andrew J | 4.5 |
2435 |
½-½ |
8 |
GM Gormally, Daniel W | 4.5 |
2519 |
IM Bates, Richard A | 4.5 |
2373 |
½-½ |
9 |
IM Buckley, Graeme N | 4.5 |
2380 |
GM Wells, Peter K | 4.5 |
2489 |
0-1 |
10 |
IM Pert, Richard G | 4.5 |
2459 |
IM Rendle, Thomas E | 4.5 |
2386 |
½-½ |
11 |
IM Palliser, Richard J D | 4.5 |
2454 |
FM Eggleston, David J | 4.5 |
2318 |
1-0 |
12 |
FM Griffiths, Ryan Rhys | 4.5 |
2301 |
IM Zhou, Yang-Fan | 4.5 |
2444 |
0-1 |
Capacity audience in Ponds Forge, Sheffield, at the start of round eight
Top female player, IM Jovanka Houska, with 5.0/8 in place 18
It's the hat, isn't it? Our U8 hero from the previous
report
Photos by Epidemiac, Steve King, Adam Raoof and Steve Connor for the official site
Rnk |
Name | Score |
Rating |
TPR |
W-We |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GM Adams, Michael | 6.5 |
2715 |
2760 |
+0.55 |
| 2 |
GM Short, Nigel D | 6.5 |
2687 |
2762 |
+0.79 |
| 3 |
GM Jones, Gawain C B | 6.0 |
2606 |
2679 |
+0.87 |
| 4 |
GM Pert, Nicholas | 6.0 |
2555 |
2500 |
-0.29 |
| 5 |
IM Hawkins, Jonathan | 6.0 |
2457 |
2580 |
+1.32 |
| 6 |
GM Howell, David W L | 5.5 |
2625 |
2664 |
+0.49 |
| 7 |
GM Wells, Peter K | 5.5 |
2489 |
2461 |
-0.11 |
| 8 |
IM Palliser, Richard J D | 5.5 |
2454 |
2339 |
-0.97 |
| 9 |
IM Zhou, Yang-Fan | 5.5 |
2444 |
2318 |
-1.05 |
| 10 |
IM Ansell, Simon T | 5.5 |
2410 |
2411 |
+0.16 |
| 11 |
GM Gordon, Stephen J | 5.0 |
2533 |
2484 |
-0.45 |
| 12 |
GM Williams, Simon K | 5.0 |
2528 |
2404 |
-1.01 |
| 13 |
GM Conquest, Stuart C | 5.0 |
2519 |
2489 |
-0.20 |
| 14 |
GM Gormally, Daniel W | 5.0 |
2519 |
2384 |
-1.12 |
| 15 |
IM Pert, Richard G | 5.0 |
2459 |
2456 |
+0.02 |
| 16 |
IM Hunt, Adam C | 5.0 |
2436 |
2427 |
+0.03 |
| 17 |
IM Ledger, Andrew J | 5.0 |
2435 |
2370 |
-0.51 |
| 18 |
IM Houska, Jovanka | 5.0 |
2418 |
2440 |
+0.35 |
| 19 |
GM Summerscale, Aaron P | 5.0 |
2415 |
2418 |
+0.13 |
| 20 |
IM Rendle, Thomas E | 5.0 |
2386 |
2360 |
-0.12 |
| 21 |
IM Bates, Richard A | 5.0 |
2373 |
2446 |
+0.89 |
| 22 |
Jones, Victor G L | 5.0 |
2153 |
2358 |
+2.10 |
Highly entertaining live
coverage of the event by ChessBase author Andrew
Martin
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