
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.
IM Jonathan Hawkins has led the British Championship from end to end thus far
David Howell had a terrible start as already known, but has since recovered with a 4.5/5 streak, taking him to 7.0/9. 56-year-old Mark Hebden has been enjoying a bit of a rebirth, and has also scored five points in the last six rounds, including back-to-back wins over GM Emms and GM Williams in rounds eight and nine. In round ten, he will get a stab at the leader as he has white against Hawkins, while Howell will have black against Nicholas Pert, who is sole fourth with 6.5/9.
IM Yang-Fan Zhou faces IM Daniel Fernandez in a tense Sicilian Najdorf in round eight
Rank | Name | Score | Rating | TPR |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IM Hawkins, Jonathan | 7.5 | 2516 | 2665 |
2 | GM Howell, David W L | 7.0 | 2650 | 2589 |
3 | GM Hebden, Mark L | 7.0 | 2554 | 2580 |
4 | GM Pert, Nicholas | 6.5 | 2564 | 2547 |
5 | IM Zhou, Yang-Fan | 6.0 | 2475 | 2387 |
6 | GM Emms, John M | 6.0 | 2456 | 2459 |
7 | GM Arkell, Keith C | 6.0 | 2433 | 2388 |
8 | IM Pert, Richard G | 6.0 | 2430 | 2461 |
9 | GM Ward, Chris G | 6.0 | 2422 | 2457 |
10 | IM Fernandez, Daniel Howard | 6.0 | 2396 | 2523 |
11 | GM Williams, Simon K | 5.5 | 2462 | 2451 |
12 | FM Tan, Justin | 5.5 | 2375 | 2338 |
13 | Haria, Ravi | 5.5 | 2202 | 2208 |
14 | McPhillips, Joseph | 5.5 | 2200 | 2197 |
15 | Batchelor, Peter J | 5.5 | 2177 | 2331 |
Photos courtesy of the official tournament site
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