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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.
British Championship 2014 in Aberystwyth: Game of the Day round 3
| Rank | Name | Score | Rating | TPR | W-We |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM Hawkins, Jonathan | 3.0 | 2516 | 2937 | +0.43 |
| 2 | GM Ward, Chris G | 3.0 | 2422 | 2934 | +0.84 |
| 3 | FM Tan, Justin | 3.0 | 2375 | 2908 | +0.86 |
| 4 | GM Howell, David W L | 2.5 | 2650 | 2606 | -0.08 |
| 5 | GM Pert, Nicholas | 2.5 | 2564 | 2552 | +0.02 |
| 6 | GM Williams, Simon K | 2.5 | 2462 | 2407 | -0.12 |
| 7 | GM Emms, John M | 2.5 | 2456 | 2378 | -0.16 |
| 8 | IM Pert, Richard G | 2.5 | 2430 | 2529 | +0.48 |
| 9 | IM Fernandez, Daniel Howard | 2.5 | 2396 | 2484 | +0.43 |
| 10 | Batchelor, Peter J | 2.5 | 2177 | 2420 | +0.85 |
| 11 | GM Hebden, Mark L | 2.0 | 2554 | 2382 | -0.50 |
| 12 | IM Zhou, Yang-Fan | 2.0 | 2475 | 2310 | -0.46 |
| 13 | GM Arkell, Keith C | 2.0 | 2433 | 2794 | +0.19 |
| 14 | FM Jackson, James P | 2.0 | 2320 | 2367 | +0.20 |
| 15 | Harvey, Marcus R | 2.0 | 2287 | 2368 | +0.32 |
| 16 | FM Lewis, Andrew P | 2.0 | 2286 | 2811 | +0.46 |
| 17 | IM Rudd, Jack | 2.0 | 2278 | 2347 | +0.27 |
| 18 | Kett, Tim | 2.0 | 2270 | 2094 | -0.55 |
| 19 | FM Storey, Charles H | 2.0 | 2241 | 2149 | -0.32 |
| 20 | Brown, Martin | 2.0 | 2194 | 2253 | +0.10 |
IM Jonathan Hawkins, author of the book "Amateur to IM" (Photo: John Upham, Archive)
Chris Ward - Grandmaster and popular commentator (Photo: Archive)
FM Justin Tan is from Australia but visits school in England (Photo: Sabrina Chevannes, Archive)
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