British Championship: Four co-leaders

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
7/30/2024 – After three rounds, four players still have perfect scores at the British Championship in Hull. The leading group includes two of the big favourites to take the title, David Howell (pictured) and Gawain Jones, who are joined by 15-year-old Shreyas Royal and Matthew Wadsworth - the latter obtained an upset victory over Luke McShane on Monday. A 9-player chasing group stands a half point back. | Photo: Dennis Dicen / English Chess Fedearation

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Wadsworth stuns McShane

Two players seeded among the top-10 players at the British Championship have already conceded a full point each in the first three rounds of the event. While ninth seed Harry Grieve was defeated by FM Alex Golding in round 2, fourth seed Luke McShane lost to IM Matthew Wadsworth in round 3. Grieve and McShane now stand a full point behind the four players who still have a perfect score in Hull.

The four co-leaders are David Howell, Gawain Jones, Shreyas Royal and Wadsworth. Round 4 will see Howell playing white against Royal and Jones playing white against Wadsworth.

Standing a half point behind the leaders are nine players, including defending champion Michael Adams, who is set to face Dutch IM Yichen Han in round 4. The chasing pack also includes Stuart Conquest, the long-time tournament director of the Gibraltar Chess Festival, which was one of the biggest and most successful chess events between 2003 and 2020.

The race to clinch the title of British women's champion is led by Lan Yao, who won the two previous editions of the event.

Lutsko 0 - 1 Howell

LutskoLutsko, Artem24140–1Howell, David W L2675Howell
IMBritish Chess Championships 2024
Chess.com28.07.2024[CC]		GM
1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 Howell plays his beloved Caro-Kann Defence. He had played this very line against Michael Adams back in 2018. 6.Bc4 Bd6 7.0-0 Quite popular is 7.Qe2+ Qe7 7...0-0 8.d4 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nh4 Bc7 12.Nxg6 hxg6 All this had been played in the past. White has the bishop pair, but has weakened his king's position - on the other hand, Black's four pawns on the f and g-files provide an excellent shelter for his king. 13.Kg2 Qd6 14.Rh1 Nd7 15.c3
15...Rae8 Only this move is a novelty. 15...Nb6 16.Bb3 Nd5 17.Qf3 Rfe8 had been played in the past. 16.Qf3 Re7 17.a4 Nb6 18.b3 Qd7 Howell rejected 18...Nxc4 19.bxc4 Qd7 perhaps since after 20.Ba3 Bd6 21.Bxd6 Qxd6 the exchange of bishops vastly simplifies matters - and probably he wanted to keep looking for winning chances against his lower-rated opponent. 19.a5 A considerable mistake, which leaves Black with a favourable position. Playable is 19.Ba3 Bd6 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 simplifying the position (and countering what is speculated above regarding Howell's intentions). Stronger is 19.Bd3 Nd5 20.Bd2 19...Nxc4 20.bxc4 Rfe8 21.Ba3 A grave mistake. Given what happened in the game, it is clear in hindsight that White should play 21.Be3 and e.g. f5 22.Rhb1 Bb8 23.c5 Re4 21...Re2 22.Bc5 Making things worse. 22.Bc1 is necessary, and sad. 22...b6 23.axb6 axb6 24.Bb4 R8e3
Black's rooks infiltrate along the open file - visibly, a very nice manoeuvre! 25.Qxe3 Forced. Rxe3 26.fxe3 c5 Howell is ruthless in conversion - his queen and bishop tandem works marvellously in this setup. 27.Ba3 Not 27.dxc5 bxc5 28.Bxc5 due to Qc6+ 27...Qe6 28.Rhe1 Qxc4 The queen will attack along the light squares, while the bishop controls the other colour complex. 29.Kf3 f5 30.Bb2 Qd3 31.Re2 Bg3
Remarkable! 32.gxf5 gxf5 33.Rg1 f4 Black continues to find the strongest attacking continuations. 34.Bc1 f5 35.Rxg3 fxg3 36.Bd2 f4 37.h4 c4 38.Be1 Kf7 39.d5 Kf6 40.d6 Kf5 The king has joined the attack with decisive effect. 41.Rd2 Qf1+ Once Lutsko faltered, Howell showcased excellent understanding and precision to win the game in style. 0–1

Standings after round 3

Rk. Name  TB1 
1 Howell, David Wl 3
Jones, Gawain Cb 3
Royal, Shreyas 3
Wadsworth, Matthew J 3
5 Adams, Michael 2,5
Conquest, Stuart C 2,5
Ghasi, Ameet K 2,5
Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav 2,5
Gasanov, Eldar 2,5
Han, Yichen 2,5
Wells, Peter K 2,5
Derakhshani, Borna 2,5
Salmons, Calum 2,5
14 Mcshane, Luke J 2
Grieve, Harry 2
Williams, Simon K 2
Merry, Alan B 2
Willow, Jonah B 2
Pert, Richard G 2
Lutsko, Artem 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.Qf3 d5 9.Be3 Nf6 10.Bd4 Be7 11.0-0-0 0-0 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.Rhe1 c5 14.Be5 Qb6 15.exd5 exd5 16.Qh3 g6 17.f5 Rfe8 18.fxg6 hxg6 19.Rf1 Nh5 20.g4 Bg5+ 21.Kb1 Nf6 22.Na4 Qc6 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Qf3 Re6 25.g5 Qxa4 26.gxf6 Qh4 27.b3 c4 28.Bxc4 dxc4 29.Qxb7 Rae8 30.Qf3 Re2 31.h3 cxb3 32.axb3 R2e3 33.Qf4 Qxh3 34.Kb2 R3e4 35.Qc7 Re2 36.Rf4 Qc8 37.Rd7 Qxc7 38.Rxc7 g5 39.Rd4 R2e6 40.Rd5 Rxf6 41.Rxg5+ Kf8 42.Rd5 Kg7 43.b4 Ree6 44.Kb3 Kg6 45.c3 Rc6 46.Rcd7 Rfe6 47.Rd8 f5 48.Rg8+ Kf7 49.Rg3 f4 50.Rf3 Re4 51.Kc2 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Adams,M2672Villiers,T2229½–½2024British Chess Championship1
Boswell,J2241Howell,D26750–12024British Chess Championship1
Shafi,D2222Jones,G26400–12024British Chess Championship1
McShane,L2617Pang,E22121–02024British Chess Championship1
Ledger,D2201Conquest,S25100–12024British Chess Championship1
Ghasi,A2495Southcott-Moyers,I22001–02024British Chess Championship1
Beaumont,C2198Bazakutsa,S24900–12024British Chess Championship1
Royal,S2487Sivanandan,B21851–02024British Chess Championship1
Brewer,C2182Grieve,H24770–12024British Chess Championship1
Gasanov,E2469Hryshchenko,K21811–02024British Chess Championship1
Larchikov,M2181Wadsworth,M24560–12024British Chess Championship1
Williams,S2450Badacsonyi,S21781–02024British Chess Championship1
Kanyamarala,T2165Merry,A2423½–½2024British Chess Championship1
Willow,J2416Banerjee,S21611–02024British Chess Championship1
Mitchell,M2159Pert,R2415½–½2024British Chess Championship1
Motwani,P2414Bradbury,N21531–02024British Chess Championship1
Stubbs,O2146Han,Y24140–12024British Chess Championship1
Lutsko,A2414Mannion,S21391–02024British Chess Championship1
Kalaiyalahan,A2137Hebden,M23850–12024British Chess Championship1
Palliser,R2369Shearsby,J21300–12024British Chess Championship1
Murawski,J2121Wells,P23640–12024British Chess Championship1
Czopor,M2361Lentzos,I2119½–½2024British Chess Championship1
Verma,A2118Derakhshani,B23510–12024British Chess Championship1
Kanyamarala,T2337Khoury,T21131–02024British Chess Championship1
Saunders,A2105Eggleston,D23351–02024British Chess Championship1
Ledger,A2334Verma,S21021–02024British Chess Championship1
Arnott,J2089Wu,L23280–12024British Chess Championship1
Davies,N2325Pal,R20771–02024British Chess Championship1
Verbytski,O2076Yao,L23250–12024British Chess Championship1
Balaji,A2316Rida,R20641–02024British Chess Championship1
Dicen,E2060Richardson,J22991–02024British Chess Championship1
Golding,A2296Subramanian,A20331–02024British Chess Championship1
Starley,R2028Mirzoeva,E22820–12024British Chess Championship1
Taylor,A2281Sanger,J20260–12024British Chess Championship1
Rathbone-Jones,I2014Pein,J22791–02024British Chess Championship1
Pein,M2274Atako,C19991–02024British Chess Championship1
Sooraj M R1999Lewis,A22720–12024British Chess Championship1
Hobson,K2266Salmons,C1999½–½2024British Chess Championship1
Merriman,J1974Kalavannan,K22650–12024British Chess Championship1
Merriman,J2251Sachdeva,R1972½–½2024British Chess Championship1
Evans,R1954Rudd,J22430–12024British Chess Championship1
Toma,K2241Larkin,B19521–02024British Chess Championship1
Madhavan,S1950bye-1–02024British Chess Championship1
Howell,D2675Kanyamarala,T23371–02024British Chess Championship2
Jones,G2640Ledger,A23341–02024British Chess Championship2
Wu,L2328McShane,L26170–12024British Chess Championship2
Conquest,S2510Davies,N2325½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Yao,L2325Ghasi,A2495½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Bazakutsa,S2490Balaji,A2316½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Mirzoeva,E2282Royal,S24870–12024British Chess Championship2
Grieve,H2477Golding,A22960–12024British Chess Championship2
Lewis,A2272Gasanov,E24690–12024British Chess Championship2
Wadsworth,M2456Pein,M22741–02024British Chess Championship2
Kalavannan,K2265Williams,S2450½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Rudd,J2243Willow,J24161–02024British Chess Championship2
Shearsby,J2130Motwani,P2414½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Han,Y2414Toma,K2241½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Sanger,J2026Lutsko,A24140–12024British Chess Championship2
Hebden,M2385Saunders,A21051–02024British Chess Championship2
Wells,P2364Dicen,E2060½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Derakhshani,B2351Madhavan,S19501–02024British Chess Championship2
Merry,A2423Rathbone-Jones,I20141–02024British Chess Championship2
Lentzos,I2119Adams,M26720–12024British Chess Championship2
Pert,R2415Kanyamarala,T21651–02024British Chess Championship2
Villiers,T2229Czopor,M23610–12024British Chess Championship2
Sachdeva,R1972Hobson,K22660–12024British Chess Championship2
Salmons,C1999Merriman,J22511–02024British Chess Championship2
Trent,L2416Mitchell,M21591–02024British Chess Championship2
Mannion,S2139Palliser,R2369½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Eggleston,D2335Stubbs,O21461–02024British Chess Championship2
Richardson,J2299Kalaiyalahan,A21371–02024British Chess Championship2
Khoury,T2113Taylor,A22811–02024British Chess Championship2
Pein,J2279Murawski,J2121½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Verma,S2102Boswell,J2241½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Pal,R2077Shafi,D2222½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Pang,E2212Verma,A21181–02024British Chess Championship2
Rida,R2064Ledger,D2201½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Southcott-Moyers,I2200Arnott,J20891–02024British Chess Championship2
Subramanian,A2033Beaumont,C21981–02024British Chess Championship2
Sivanandan,B2185Verbytski,O2076½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Atako,C1999Brewer,C2182½–½2024British Chess Championship2
Hryshchenko,K2181Starley,R20281–02024British Chess Championship2
Larkin,B1952Larchikov,M21811–02024British Chess Championship2
Badacsonyi,S2178Sooraj M R19991–02024British Chess Championship2
Banerjee,S2161Merriman,J19741–02024British Chess Championship2
Bradbury,N2153Evans,R19540–12024British Chess Championship2
Lutsko,A2414Howell,D26750–12024British Chess Championship3
Golding,A2296Jones,G26400–12024British Chess Championship3
McShane,L2617Wadsworth,M24560–12024British Chess Championship3
Royal,S2487Hebden,M23851–02024British Chess Championship3
Gasanov,E2469Derakhshani,B2351½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Adams,M2672Rudd,J22431–02024British Chess Championship3
Czopor,M2361Conquest,S25100–12024British Chess Championship3
Ghasi,A2495Kalavannan,K22651–02024British Chess Championship3
Davies,N2325Bazakutsa,S24900–12024British Chess Championship3
Williams,S2450Yao,L2325½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Balaji,A2316Merry,A2423½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Hobson,K2266Pert,R2415½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Motwani,P2414Salmons,C19990–12024British Chess Championship3
Dicen,E2060Han,Y24140–12024British Chess Championship3
Toma,K2241Wells,P23640–12024British Chess Championship3
Grieve,H2477Shearsby,J21301–02024British Chess Championship3
Southcott-Moyers,I2200Trent,L2416½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Willow,J2416Hryshchenko,K21811–02024British Chess Championship3
Kanyamarala,T2337Badacsonyi,S21781–02024British Chess Championship3
Banerjee,S2161Eggleston,D23350–12024British Chess Championship3
Ledger,A2334Khoury,T2113½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Saunders,A2105Wu,L2328½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Subramanian,A2033Richardson,J22990–12024British Chess Championship3
Rathbone-Jones,I2014Mirzoeva,E2282½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Pein,M2274Sanger,J20261–02024British Chess Championship3
Evans,R1954Lewis,A2272½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Madhavan,S1950Pang,E2212½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Palliser,R2369Larkin,B19521–02024British Chess Championship3
Mitchell,M2159Pein,J2279½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Merriman,J2251Mannion,S21391–02024British Chess Championship3
Boswell,J2241Lentzos,I21191–02024British Chess Championship3
Verbytski,O2076Villiers,T2229½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Shafi,D2222Verma,S21021–02024British Chess Championship3
Ledger,D2201Pal,R2077½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Murawski,J2121Sivanandan,B2185½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Brewer,C2182Rida,R20641–02024British Chess Championship3
Kanyamarala,T2165Atako,C19991–02024British Chess Championship3
Taylor,A2281Sachdeva,R1972½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Beaumont,C2198Verma,A21180–12024British Chess Championship3
Larchikov,M2181Arnott,J2089½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Starley,R2028Bradbury,N2153½–½2024British Chess Championship3
Stubbs,O2146Sooraj M R19991–02024British Chess Championship3
Kalaiyalahan,A2137Merriman,J19741–02024British Chess Championship3

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Carlos Colodro is a Hispanic Philologist from Bolivia. He works as a freelance translator and writer since 2012. A lot of his work is done in chess-related texts, as the game is one of his biggest interests, along with literature and music.
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