British Championships 2016: Six lead with 3.5/4

by Klaus Besenthal
7/29/2016 – Bournemouth, the large resort town on the south coast of England, hosts the 103rd British Championships. From 23rd July to 6th August a large number of various tournaments are played. 86 players start in the Championship group, among them Michael Adams, David Howell and Gawain Jones. After four rounds these three all have 3.5/4 and share the lead with Nicholas Pert, Keith Arkell and Justin Tan. After each round Andrew Martin presents the game of the day.
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The spacious playing hall in the "Bournemouth Pavilion"

Top seed GM Michael Adams, Elo 2727

Second seed GM David Howell, Elo 2663

GM Gawain Jones, Elo 2650

Standings after four rounds

Rk. SNo   Name Rtg Pts.
1 1 GM Adams Michael 2727 3,5
  2 GM Howell David Wl 2663 3,5
  3 GM Jones Gawain Cb 2650 3,5
  4 GM Pert Nicholas 2570 3,5
  9 GM Arkell Keith C 2455 3,5
  11 IM Tan Justin Hy 2438 3,5
7 5 GM Hebden Mark L 2509 3,0
  6 GM Fodor Tamas Jr 2505 3,0
  7 GM Gormally Daniel W 2494 3,0
  8 GM Emms John M 2467 3,0
  10 IM Pert Richard G 2441 3,0
  13 IM Palliser Richard Jd 2422 3,0
  14 GM Wells Peter K 2419 3,0
  16 IM Eggleston David J 2376 3,0
  17 FM Batchelor Peter J 2341 3,0
  21 FM Duncan Chris R 2292 3,0
  66 FM Waddington Mike P 2018 3,0

IM Andrew Martin: "Game of the Day", Round 4

Games of round 4

 
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1.g319,80456%2427---
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1.f45,92648%2377---
1.Nc33,85550%2384---
1.b41,77548%2379---
1.a31,23954%2405---
1.e31,07549%2409---
1.d396150%2378---
1.g466946%2361---
1.h446554%2381---
1.c343651%2426---
1.h328456%2419---
1.a411759%2462---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39267%2511---
1.Na34360%2477---
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0-0 9.0-0 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Rd1 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.c4 Rfe8 15.Bb2 Rad8 16.a4 Bc6 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Nd7 19.Bc2 Nc5 20.Bd4 Rd7 ½–½
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Tan,J2438Howell,D2663½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.1
Adams,M2727Pert,R24411–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.2
Jones,G2650Ward,C24371–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.3
Kolbus,D2315Pert,N25700–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.4
Hebden,M2509Wells,P2419½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.5
Gormally,D2494Eggleston,D2376½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.6
Batchelor,P2341Emms,J2467½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.7
Arkell,K2455Rudd,J22131–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.8
Palliser,R2422Gill,O21021–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.9
Brown,M2252Fodor,T25050–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.10
Houska,J2386Asenov,P2250½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.11
Oyama,A2183Harvey,M2324½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.12
Mason,D2143Claridge-Hansen,W2299½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.13
Duncan,C2292Willmoth,R21891–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.14
Hill,A2257Lentzos,I2016½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.15
Waddington,M2018Storey,C22561–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.16
Osborne,M2244Hand,F20621–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.17
Klingher,D2117Lyell,M22380–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.18
Payne,M2040Nelson,J22071–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.19
Walker,S2022Brooks,P2190½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.20
Britton,R2188Menadue,J20340–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.21
Golding,J1991Jones,S21860–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.22
Varney,Z1818Coleman,D21810–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.23
Miller,D1783Taylor,A21681–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.24
Wall,T2162Zhu,R19051–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.25
Birkett,R2053Kalaiyalahan,A22880–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.26
Hackner,O2156Dilleigh,S20531–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.27
Moreby,J2040Graham,D2152½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.28
Simons,M2015Zhang,A2149½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.29
Starley,R2001Smith,A21451–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.30
Ralphs,N2000Shaw,P2143½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.31
Kalavannan,K2131Elwin,A19921–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.32
Bicknell,C2121Shepherd,K19320–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.33
Grigoryan,M1996Longson,S21170–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.34
Dalton,J1928Fallowfield,J2109½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.35
De Coverly,R2082Clark,I1963½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.36
Golding,A1961Hewson,B20820–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.37
Jina,T1764Crocker,P2122½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.38
Talbot,N2108Davis,L19461–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.39
Mitra,R2073Grieve,H19941–02016A002016 British Chess Championships4.40
Keely,L1938Bridge,N20440–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.41
Pleasants,A2038Modi,S1655½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships4.42
Wager,J2053Brewer,C19880–12016A002016 British Chess Championships4.43

IM Andrew Martin: "Game of the Day", Round 3

Games of round 3

 
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1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Nbd2 0-0 6.Bg2 b6 7.0-0 Bb7 8.Ne5 Be7 9.cxd5 Bxd5 10.e4 Bb7 11.Qc2 c5 12.dxc5 Qc7 13.Nec4 bxc5 14.Nb3 Nc6 15.Bf4 e5 16.Bg5 Nd4 17.Nxd4 cxd4 18.Rac1 h6 19.Bd2 Rac8 20.Rfe1 Ba6 21.Bf1 Qb7 22.Qb1 Qb8 23.b4 Bb5 24.Qb3 Bd7 25.a4 Be6 26.Qb1 Nd7 27.Na5 Nb6 28.Nc6 Rxc6 29.Rxc6 Bd7 30.Rcc1 Nxa4 31.Bc4 Bg5 32.Bxg5 ½–½
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Wells,P2419Adams,M2727½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.1
Howell,D2663Houska,J23861–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.2
Eggleston,D2376Jones,G2650½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.3
Pert,N2570Batchelor,P2341½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.4
Brooks,P2190Hebden,M25090–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.5
Rudd,J2213Gormally,D2494½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.6
Pert,R2441Waddington,M20181–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.7
Lentzos,I2016Tan,J24380–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.8
Emms,J2467Britton,R21881–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.9
Nelson,J2207Arkell,K24550–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.10
Ward,C2437Jones,S21861–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.11
Taylor,A2168Kolbus,D23150–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.12
Gill,O2102Osborne,M22441–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.13
Fodor,T2505Wall,T21621–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.14
Graham,D2152Palliser,R24220–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.15
Harvey,M2324Hackner,O21561–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.16
Claridge-Hansen,W2299Zhang,A21491–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.17
Smith,A2145Duncan,C22920–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.18
Kalaiyalahan,A2288Mason,D21430–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.19
Longson,S2117Hill,A22570–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.20
Storey,C2256Klingher,D2117½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.21
Fallowfield,J2109Brown,M22520–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.22
Asenov,P2250De Coverly,R20821–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.23
Payne,M2040Lyell,M2238½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.24
Willmoth,R2189Ralphs,N20001–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.25
Golding,A1961Oyama,A21830–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.26
Coleman,D2181Miller,D1783½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.27
Shaw,P2143Simons,M2015½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.28
Grigoryan,M1996Kalavannan,K2131½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.29
Crocker,P2122Golding,J19910–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.30
Clark,I1963Bicknell,C2121½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.31
Hewson,B2082Starley,R2001½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.32
Zhu,R1905Mitra,R20731–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.33
Hand,F2062Keely,L19381–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.34
Shepherd,K1932Birkett,R2053½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.35
Dilleigh,S2053Dalton,J1928½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.36
Bridge,N2044Varney,Z18180–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.37
Menadue,J2034Jina,T17641–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.38
Modi,S1655Walker,S20220–12016A002016 British Chess Championships3.39
Grieve,H1994Talbot,N2108½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.40
Elwin,A1992Wager,J20531–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.41
Moreby,J2040Brewer,C19881–02016A002016 British Chess Championships3.42
Davis,L1946Pleasants,A2038½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships3.43

IM Andrew Martin: "Game of the Day", Round 2

Games of round 2

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.f4 a6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 d5 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Bd2 0-0 12.Rae1 Re8 13.Kh1 g6 14.b3 Bf8 15.Rf3 Bg7 16.e5 Nd7 17.h4 Nc5 18.h5 Nxd3 19.cxd3 c5 20.Rh3 Bb7 21.Na4 Rac8 22.Rc1 Qe7 23.Be3 d4 24.Bf2 Rc7 25.Bh4 Qf8 26.Qg4 f5 27.Qg5 gxh5 28.Rg3 Kh8 29.Qxh5 Qf7 30.Qxf7 Rxf7 31.Rxc5 Rc8 32.Rxc8+ Bxc8 33.Nb6 Bb7 34.Nc4 Bc6 35.Nd6 Rc7 36.Kh2 Kg8 37.Bd8 Rd7 38.Bb6 Kh8 39.Rh3 Kg8 40.Rg3 Kh8 41.Bd8 Rxd8 42.Nf7+ Kg8 43.Nxd8 Bd5 44.b4 Kf8 45.Rh3 Ke8 46.Rxh7 Bf8 47.Rh8 Bxa2 48.Nb7 Kf7 49.Nc5 a5 50.Rxf8+ Kxf8 51.bxa5 Bd5 52.a6 Ke7 53.a7 Ba8 54.Kh3 1–0
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Adams,M2727Kalaiyalahan,A22881–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.1
Brown,M2252Howell,D26630–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.2
Jones,G2650Asenov,P22501–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.3
Lyell,M2238Pert,N25700–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.4
Hebden,M2509Nelson,J2207½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.5
Rudd,J2213Fodor,T25051–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.6
Gormally,D2494Willmoth,R21891–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.7
Jones,S2186Emms,J2467½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.8
Oyama,A2183Pert,R24410–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.9
Tan,J2438Wall,T21621–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.10
Taylor,A2168Ward,C2437½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.11
Hackner,O2156Wells,P24190–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.12
Houska,J2386Graham,D21521–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.13
Zhang,A2149Eggleston,D23760–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.14
Batchelor,P2341Smith,A21451–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.15
Waddington,M2018Harvey,M23241–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.16
Lentzos,I2016Claridge-Hansen,W22991–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.17
Arkell,K2455Hand,F20621–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.18
Palliser,R2422Payne,M2040½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.19
Kolbus,D2315Menadue,J20341–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.20
Duncan,C2292Ralphs,N2000½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.21
Osborne,M2244Golding,J19911–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.22
Brooks,P2190Clark,I19631–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.23
Britton,R2188Modi,S16551–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.24
Mason,D2143Coleman,D2181½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.25
Keely,L1938Gill,O21020–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.26
Hill,A2257Moreby,J20401–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.27
Pleasants,A2038Storey,C22560–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.28
Walker,S2022Shaw,P2143½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.29
Kalavannan,K2131Simons,M2015½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.30
Starley,R2001Crocker,P2122½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.31
Bicknell,C2121Grigoryan,M1996½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.32
Elwin,A1992Longson,S21170–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.33
Klingher,D2117Grieve,H19941–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.34
Brewer,C1988Fallowfield,J21090–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.35
Talbot,N2108Golding,A19610–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.36
De Coverly,R2082Davis,L19461–02016A002016 British Chess Championships2.37
Dalton,J1928Hewson,B2082½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.38
Mitra,R2073Shepherd,K1932½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.39
Birkett,R2053Zhu,R1905½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.40
Varney,Z1818Dilleigh,S2053½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.41
Wager,J2053Miller,D17830–12016A002016 British Chess Championships2.42
Jina,T1764Bridge,N2044½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships2.43

IM Andrew Martin: "Game of the Day", Round 1

Games of round 1

 
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3 Qa5 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Qc2 0-0 9.Be2 e5 10.dxe5 Ne4 11.Ndxe4 dxe4 12.0-0 Bxc3 13.Qxc3 Qxc3 14.bxc3 Nxe5 15.Bf4 Nd3 16.Bd6 Rd8 17.c5 Be6 18.a3 Bc4 19.Rfd1 b5 20.Bxd3 exd3 21.f3 f5 22.Kf2 Re8 23.Rd2 Re6 24.Re1 Rae8 25.Rb2 g5 26.Bc7 Kf7 27.Bd6 Kg6 28.Bc7 h6 29.Bd6 a5 30.Bc7 a4 31.Bd6 Bb3 32.Rd2 Bc2 33.Bc7 Kf7 34.Bd6 Kf6 35.h3 h5 36.Bc7 h4 37.Bd6 Kg6 38.Bc7 Kh5 39.Bd6 Rf6 40.Rh1 Rf7 41.Re1 Re6 42.Rh1 Kg6 43.Ra1 Re8 44.Rh1 Rf6 45.Rg1 Rfe6 46.Re1 Kf7 47.Bc7 Rf6 48.Bd6 Ree6 49.Bc7 Ke8 50.Rc1 Rf7 51.Bd6 g4 52.hxg4 fxg4 53.Rh1 g3+ 54.Kf1 Re4 55.Bf4 Rexf4 56.exf4 Rxf4 57.Ke1 Kf7 58.Rg1 Kf6 59.Rxc2 dxc2 60.Kd2 h3 61.gxh3 Rxf3 62.Kxc2 Kg5 0–1
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Shaw,P2143Adams,M27270–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.1
Howell,D2663Kalavannan,K21311–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.2
Crocker,P2122Jones,G26500–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.3
Pert,N2570Bicknell,C21211–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.4
Longson,S2117Hebden,M25090–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.5
Fodor,T2505Klingher,D21171–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.6
Fallowfield,J2109Gormally,D24940–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.7
Emms,J2467Talbot,N21081–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.8
Gill,O2102Arkell,K2455½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.9
Pert,R2441De Coverly,R20821–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.10
Hewson,B2082Tan,J24380–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.11
Ward,C2437Mitra,R20731–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.12
Hand,F2062Palliser,R2422½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.13
Wells,P2419Birkett,R20531–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.14
Dilleigh,S2053Houska,J23860–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.15
Eggleston,D2376Wager,J20531–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.16
Bridge,N2044Batchelor,P23410–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.17
Harvey,M2324Moreby,J20401–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.18
Payne,M2040Kolbus,D2315½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.19
Claridge-Hansen,W2299Pleasants,A20381–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.20
Menadue,J2034Duncan,C2292½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.21
Kalaiyalahan,A2288Walker,S20221–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.22
Waddington,M2018Hill,A22571–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.23
Storey,C2256Lentzos,I20160–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.24
Simons,M2015Brown,M22520–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.25
Asenov,P2250Starley,R20011–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.26
Ralphs,N2000Osborne,M2244½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.27
Lyell,M2238Grigoryan,M19961–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.28
Grieve,H1994Rudd,J22130–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.29
Nelson,J2207Elwin,A19921–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.30
Golding,J1991Brooks,P2190½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.31
Willmoth,R2189Brewer,C19881–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.32
Clark,I1963Britton,R2188½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.33
Jones,S2186Golding,A19611–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.34
Davis,L1946Oyama,A21830–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.35
Coleman,D2181Keely,L1938½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.36
Shepherd,K1932Taylor,A21680–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.37
Wall,T2162Dalton,J19281–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.38
Zhu,R1905Hackner,O21560–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.39
Graham,D2152Varney,Z18181–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.40
Miller,D1783Zhang,A21490–12016A002016 British Chess Championships1.41
Smith,A2145Jina,T17641–02016A002016 British Chess Championships1.42
Modi,S1655Mason,D2143½–½2016A002016 British Chess Championships1.43

 

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Klaus Besenthal is computer scientist, has followed and still follows the chess scene avidly since 1972 and since then has also regularly played in tournaments.

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