Nick Pert wins British Championship

by André Schulz
10/20/2021 – This year, the British Chess Federation organised two national championships, an online championship in July/August, and an "Over-the-Board" championship at the beginning of October. Nicholas Pert (pictured) won the Open Championship, Harriett Hunt became Women's Champion. | Photos: John Stubbs (Tournament page)
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Over-the-board: The British Championships 2021

The British Championships are traditionally held as a large chess festival with tournaments in different age groups and divisions, and originally, the British Championships 2021 were to be held in Torquay in July/August, but were then cancelled because of the uncertain corona situation. As a substitute, the British Chess Federation organised online championships.

But then the BCF still organised "Over-the-Board" Championships. However, in contrast to previous Championships, the Open Championship and the Women's Championship were played on different dates.

Dates:

Finals of the Open Championship - 2 to 10 October
Finals of the Women's Championship - 11 to 17 October
Finals of the Senior Championship - 4 to 10 October
Finals of the Junior Championship - 2 to 3 October

22 players took part in the Open Championship, among them four Grandmasters and three women players. Nick Pert won the a nine-round Swiss with 6.5/9.

Pert started with two draws against nominally weaker players but then got going and scored 3.5 points from his next four games. With two draws and a win against Josef McPhillips Pert then secured the title.

On this DVD GM Nick Pert shows you typical mistakes by 1800-200 players. Themes as when to exchange pieces, how to convert an advantage, passive pieces, anticipating your opponents plan, openings and pawn structure are shown throughout the DVD.

Pert,Nicholas (2548) - McPhillips,Joseph (2425) D41

British OTB Chess-ch 2021 Yorkshire (8.3), 09.10.2021

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 leads to the main line of the Semi-Tarrasch.

6...cxd4 7.exd4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Rb1 Qxc3+ 9...Nd7 10.Bd3 Qxc3+ 11.Kf1 Be7 12.h4 0–0 13.Rh3 Nf6 14.Ne5 Qa5 15.Rg3 Kh8 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bxh6 gxh6 18.Qf3 1–0 (18) Carlsen,M (2855)-Duda,J (2756) chess24.com INT 2021

10.Bd2 Qc7

 

11.Bd3 White's quick development offers good compensation for the pawn.

11...Qd8? Better was 11...Be7 12.Rc1 Nc6

12.0–0 Nc6 13.Be4 Be7 13...Nxd4? 14.Qa4+

14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qd4? Taking another pawn is too risky. Better was 15...0–0 though Black is still under pressure.

16.Qc2 Bd7 17.Bxb7 Rb8 18.Be3 Qxe5 Black's position now quickly collapses.

 

19.Bxa7 0–0 20.Bxb8 Rxb8 21.Rfd1 Bb5 22.Re1 Dc7 23.Dxc7 1–0

On this DVD GM Nick Pert shows you typical mistakes by 1800-200 players. Themes as when to exchange pieces, how to convert an advantage, passive pieces, anticipating your opponents plan, openings and pawn structure are shown throughout the DVD.

The King''s Indian and Grunfeld are notoriously tricky and theoretical openings. The Fianchetto variation avoids the main lines which Black players enjoy, and goes for a small but safe edge. GM Nick Pert played the Fianchetto variation for over 20 years, and at the time of recording was unbeaten with White since November 2011!

Final standings

Rk. Name  TB1 
1 Pert Nicholas 6,5
2 Gormally Daniel W 6,0
  Harvey Marcus R 6,0
  Hebden Mark L 6,0
  Ledger Andrew J 6,0
  Olson Hamish 6,0
7 Mcphillips Joseph 5,5
  Finn Peter 5,5
9 Arkell Keith C 5,0
10 Sucikova Svetlana 4,5
  Head Louise 4,5
12 Starley Robert 4,0
  Stubbs Oliver 4,0
  Khoury Theo 4,0
15 Eggleston David J 3,5
  Latypova Olga L 3,5
17 Bradbury Neil H 2,5
  Webb Laurence E 2,5
19 Willison Steven 2,0
  Gordon Frederick 2,0
21 Brooks Phil J 1,0
22 Mehrafarin Amirabbas 0,0

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1.d4 8 Nf6 6 2.Nf3 22 e6 1:27 3.e3 13 b6 5:18 4.Bd3 10 Bb7 5 5.0-0 13 c5 2:18 6.c4 58 d6 2:34 7.Nc3 3:11 Nbd7 1:17 8.Re1 8:22 Be7 1:30 9.Bf1 9:32 cxd4 7:59 10.exd4 23 0-0 1:07 11.Bf4 9:26 a6 17:33 12.a4 13:22 d5 4:18 13.Ne5 3:39 Nxe5 5:43 14.dxe5 5:53 Ne4 5 15.Nxe4 34 dxe4 6 16.Qxd8 3:15 Rfxd8 1:03 17.Red1 1:08 h6 10:59 18.Be2 9:14 Bc5 1:30 19.Rxd8+ 2:46 Rxd8 5 20.Rd1 8 Rxd1+ 7:21 21.Bxd1 9 Kf8 3:12 22.Be3 4:38 Bxe3 3:12 23.fxe3 5 f6 2:10 24.exf6 1:26 gxf6 3 25.Kf2 33 Ke7 4:18 26.Ke1 27 Kd6 55 27.Kd2 5 Kc5 6:09 28.Kc3 12 a5 3 29.b3 1:31 f5 2:16 30.g3 1:23 Bc8 33 31.Be2 7:32 Bd7 6 32.Bd1 3:36 e5 24 33.Be2 24 Be8 41 34.Bd1 13 Bg6 16 35.Be2 1:17 Bf7 2:05 36.Bd1 16 Be8 3 37.Be2 18 Bg6 4 38.Bd1 9 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Brooks,P2191Pert,N2548½–½2021E14British OTB Chess-ch 20211.1
Gormally,D2480Webb,L21841–02021E14British OTB Chess-ch 20211.2
Sucikova,S2175Harvey,M2465½–½2021E11British OTB Chess-ch 20211.3
Hebden,M2455Head,L20901–02021B22British OTB Chess-ch 20211.4
Starley,R2057McPhillips,J24250–12021C10British OTB Chess-ch 20211.5
Arkell,K2380Finn,P1959½–½2021A34British OTB Chess-ch 20211.6
Willison,S-Eggleston,D23560–12021C02British OTB Chess-ch 20211.7
Ledger,A2329Stubbs,O19251–02021C07British OTB Chess-ch 20211.8
Khoury,T1814Olson,H2273½–½2021C45British OTB Chess-ch 20211.9
Bradbury,N2265Mehrafarin,A17341–02021E11British OTB Chess-ch 20211.10
Eggleston,D2356Gormally,D24800–12021B90British OTB Chess-ch 20212.1
Gordon,F1523Hebden,M24550–12021C50British OTB Chess-ch 20212.2
McPhillips,J2425Ledger,A2329½–½2021B12British OTB Chess-ch 20212.3
Pert,N2548Bradbury,N2265½–½2021E11British OTB Chess-ch 20212.4
Harvey,M2465Khoury,T18141–02021A33British OTB Chess-ch 20212.5
Latypova,O1266Arkell,K23800–12021B07British OTB Chess-ch 20212.6
Olson,H2273Sucikova,S2175½–½2021D02British OTB Chess-ch 20212.7
Finn,P1959Brooks,P21911–02021C18British OTB Chess-ch 20212.8
Webb,L2184Willison,S-1–02021B52British OTB Chess-ch 20212.9
Head,L2090Stubbs,O19251–02021E73British OTB Chess-ch 20212.10
Mehrafarin,A1734Starley,R20571–02021British OTB Chess-ch 20212.11
Gormally,D2480Hebden,M2455½–½2021E71British OTB Chess-ch 20213.1
Arkell,K2380Harvey,M24650–12021D26British OTB Chess-ch 20213.2
Bradbury,N2265McPhillips,J24251–02021E08British OTB Chess-ch 20213.3
Ledger,A2329Finn,P19591–02021E36British OTB Chess-ch 20213.4
Sucikova,S2175Pert,N25480–12021D02British OTB Chess-ch 20213.5
Head,L2090Eggleston,D23560–12021E11British OTB Chess-ch 20213.6
Starley,R2057Olson,H22730–12021C67British OTB Chess-ch 20213.7
Webb,L2184Gordon,F15230–12021D36British OTB Chess-ch 20213.8
Brooks,P2191Latypova,O1266½–½2021D02British OTB Chess-ch 20213.9
Khoury,T1814Willison,S-0–12021B76British OTB Chess-ch 20213.10
Stubbs,O1925Mehrafarin,A17341–02021D02British OTB Chess-ch 20213.11
Harvey,M2465Gormally,D2480½–½2021A11British OTB Chess-ch 20214.1
Hebden,M2455Bradbury,N22651–02021E14British OTB Chess-ch 20214.2
Eggleston,D2356Ledger,A2329½–½2021C42British OTB Chess-ch 20214.3
Pert,N2548Gordon,F15231–02021D37British OTB Chess-ch 20214.4
Olson,H2273Arkell,K2380½–½2021A46British OTB Chess-ch 20214.5
McPhillips,J2425Finn,P19591–02021E05British OTB Chess-ch 20214.6
Stubbs,O1925Webb,L21840–12021A43British OTB Chess-ch 20214.8
Willison,S-Sucikova,S21750–12021B15British OTB Chess-ch 20214.9
Latypova,O1266Head,L2090½–½2021B17British OTB Chess-ch 20214.10
Ledger,A2329Hebden,M24551–02021E81British OTB Chess-ch 20215.1
Gormally,D2480Pert,N2548½–½2021D37British OTB Chess-ch 20215.2
McPhillips,J2425Harvey,M2465½–½2021A28British OTB Chess-ch 20215.3
Bradbury,N2265Olson,H22730–12021E11British OTB Chess-ch 20215.4
Webb,L2184Eggleston,D23560–12021E16British OTB Chess-ch 20215.5
Arkell,K2380Starley,R20571–02021A29British OTB Chess-ch 20215.6
Gordon,F1523Sucikova,S21750–12021B11British OTB Chess-ch 20215.7
Head,L2090Khoury,T18141–02021D61British OTB Chess-ch 20215.8
Finn,P1959Latypova,O12661–02021D03British OTB Chess-ch 20215.9
Willison,S-Stubbs,O19250–12021C02British OTB Chess-ch 20215.10
Harvey,M2465Ledger,A2329½–½2021A05British OTB Chess-ch 20216.1
Olson,H2273Gormally,D2480½–½2021D77British OTB Chess-ch 20216.2
Hebden,M2455Eggleston,D23561–02021A46British OTB Chess-ch 20216.3
Pert,N2548Arkell,K23801–02021E11British OTB Chess-ch 20216.4
Sucikova,S2175McPhillips,J24250–12021A46British OTB Chess-ch 20216.5
Finn,P1959Bradbury,N22651–02021C54British OTB Chess-ch 20216.6
Starley,R2057Head,L20901–02021B17British OTB Chess-ch 20216.7
Stubbs,O1925Gordon,F15231–02021D02British OTB Chess-ch 20216.8
Khoury,T1814Webb,L2184½–½2021C01British OTB Chess-ch 20216.9
Latypova,O1266Willison,S-1–02021B76British OTB Chess-ch 20216.10
Ledger,A2329Pert,N2548½–½2021E46British OTB Chess-ch 20217.1
McPhillips,J2425Hebden,M2455½–½2021E95British OTB Chess-ch 20217.2
Olson,H2273Harvey,M24650–12021A88British OTB Chess-ch 20217.3
Gormally,D2480Finn,P19591–02021E06British OTB Chess-ch 20217.4
Eggleston,D2356Sucikova,S21750–12021B12British OTB Chess-ch 20217.5
Arkell,K2380Stubbs,O19251–02021A16British OTB Chess-ch 20217.6
Bradbury,N2265Starley,R20570–12021E12British OTB Chess-ch 20217.7
Webb,L2184Latypova,O12660–12021D90British OTB Chess-ch 20217.8
Head,L2090Willison,S-1–02021E73British OTB Chess-ch 20217.9
Gordon,F1523Khoury,T18140–12021B51British OTB Chess-ch 20217.10
Ledger,A2329Gormally,D24801–02021E91British OTB Chess-ch 20218.1
Hebden,M2455Harvey,M2465½–½2021D30British OTB Chess-ch 20218.2
Pert,N2548McPhillips,J24251–02021D41British OTB Chess-ch 20218.3
Sucikova,S2175Arkell,K2380½–½2021A53British OTB Chess-ch 20218.4
Head,L2090Olson,H22730–12021D36British OTB Chess-ch 20218.5
Finn,P1959Starley,R20571–02021C54British OTB Chess-ch 20218.6
Stubbs,O1925Khoury,T18140–12021D02British OTB Chess-ch 20218.7
Harvey,M2465Pert,N2548½–½2021D27British OTB Chess-ch 20219.1
Olson,H2273Ledger,A23291–02021D11British OTB Chess-ch 20219.2
Arkell,K2380Hebden,M2455½–½2021E62British OTB Chess-ch 20219.3
Gormally,D2480Sucikova,S21751–02021D46British OTB Chess-ch 20219.4
Khoury,T1814McPhillips,J24250–12021C11British OTB Chess-ch 20219.5
Willison,S-Finn,P19590–12021C02British OTB Chess-ch 20219.6
Starley,R2057Stubbs,O19250–12021C19British OTB Chess-ch 20219.7

Eleven players took part in the Women's Championship. Tournament favourite Harriett Hunt won with 5.5/7.

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André Schulz started working for ChessBase in 1991 and is an editor of ChessBase News.

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