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2026 British Chess Championship LIVE

31 Jul, 2026by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

The 2026 British Chess Championship gets underway on August 1 at the University of Warwick, bringing together more than 100 players for England’s premier national championship. More than 1,000 chess players from across the UK, including the best of Britain’s grandmasters and child prodigies, are expected to descend on the city to take part in a series of tournaments and wider chess events.

The nine-round Swiss tournament runs until August 9 under the organization of the English Chess Federation. Nine-time British champion Michael Adams heads the starting list as the top seed with a FIDE rating of 2622. The veteran grandmaster is joined by fellow GM Luke McShane, while a new generation of British talent will look to challenge for the title, including Harry Grieve, Shreyas Royal, Ameet Ghasi, Bodhana Sivanandan and Marcus Harvey.

Adams enters the event seeking a remarkable 10th British Championship title, having remained one of Britain’s leading players for more than three decades. Meanwhile, rising stars such as Royal and Grieve will aim to continue the generational shift in English chess by challenging the country’s established grandmasters.

Live games from the British Chess Championship 2026 will be daily on Chessdom.

British Chess Championship 2026 participants


Championship 105 entries
Num Name Fedn Club FIDE Std ECF Std TR
1 Adams, Michael GM ENG 4NCL Wood Green 2622 2752 2622
2 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 4NCL Guildford 2597 2683 2597
3 Royal, Shreyas GM ENG 4NCL Wood Green 2502 2569 2502
4 Grieve, Harry IM ENG 4NCL Chess in Schools and Communities 2502 2560 2502
5 Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav IM UKR 4NCL Wood Green 2495 2579 2495
6 Ghasi, Ameet K GM ENG 4NCL The Sharks 2494 2568 2494
7 Harvey, Marcus R IM ENG 4NCL Wood Green 2470 2565 2470
8 Czopor, Maciej IM POL 4NCL Wood Green 2458 2556 2458
9 Williams, Simon K GM ENG 4NCL Cheddleton 2455 2490 2455
10 Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick IM SCO 4NCL Alba 2450 2527 2450
11 Willow, Jonah B IM ENG 4NCL Wood Green 2450 2512 2450
12 Mahadevan, Siva IM IND Solihull 2448 2555 2448
13 Roberson, Peter T IM ENG 4NCL The Sharks 2439 2531 2439
14 Han, Yichen IM NED Magdalen College School 2437 2550 2437
15 Gordon, Stephen J GM ENG 3Cs 2429 2492 2429
16 Kanyamarala, Tarun IM IRL 4NCL Greater Manchester Woodpushers 2426 2505 2426
17 Pert, Richard G IM ENG 4NCL Cheddleton 2410 2478 2410
18 McDonald, Neil R GM ENG 4NCL Wood Green 2399 2415 2399
19 Golding, Alex IM ENG Guildford 2389 2453 2389
20 Jackson, James P IM ENG Banbury 2381 2424 2381
21 Sivanandan, Bodhana FM ENG Harrow 2359 2300 2359
22 Chow, Sam FM AUS 4NCL White Rose 2358 2422 2358
23 Hebden, Mark L GM ENG Syston 2345 2436 2345
24 Fava, Lorenzo FM ITA 4NCL Warwickshire Select 2343 2526 2343
25 Banerjee, Supratit FM ENG CCF 2342 2512 2342
26 Vijayakumar, Rishi FM SCO Castlehill 2332 2408 2332
27 Badacsonyi, Stanley FM ENG Barnet Knights 4NCL 2325 2436 2325
28 Wells, Peter K GM ENG 4NCL White Rose 2318 2400 2318
29 Balaji, Aaravamudhan IM ENG 4NCL Wood Green 2315 2418 2315
30 Han, Qixiang FM ENG Kent Juniors 2311 2286 2311
31 Ledger, Andrew J IM ENG Sheffield 2308 2326 2308
32 Yao, Lan WGM ENG 4NCL Wood Green 2308 2357 2308
33 Vaidyanathan, Adithya FM ENG South Birmingham 2307 2425 2307
34 Fitzsimons, David IM IRL 4NCL Wood Green 2307 2320 2307
35 Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan E GM SCO 4NCL Wood Green 2305 2336 2305
36 Mirzoeva, Elmira WGM ENG 4NCL Barnet Knights 2287 2394 2287
37 Turner, Max N CM ENG 4NCL White Rose 2286 2358 2286
38 Bates, Richard A IM ENG Hackney 2286 2318 2286
39 Bezuidenhout, Roland FM RSA Fareham 2284 2363 2284
40 Davies, Nigel R GM ENG Tiger Chess 2276 2328 2276
41 He, Tom Junde FM ENG 4NCL Warwickshire Select 2266 2271 2266
42 Verbytski, Oleg ENG Charlton 2260 2332 2260
43 Shearsby, Jude FM ENG Coventry Chess Academy 2254 2325 2254
44 Pigott, John C IM ENG Little Heath 2254 2342 2254
45 Rudd, Jack IM ENG Barnstaple 2253 2336 2253
46 Murawski, Jan CM ENG Oxford City 2251 2367 2251
47 Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio ENG Caterham 2250 2341 2250
48 Norris, Zack CM ENG Wotton Hall 2244 2388 2244
49 Hobson, Kenneth FM ENG Cowley 2244 2349 2244
50 Badacsonyi, Frankie FM ENG Barnet Knights 4NCL 2241 2278 2241
51 Cummings, David H IM CAN 4NCL South Wales Dragons 2233 2357 2233
52 Bowcott-Terry, Finlay ENG Warwickshire Select 2232 2361 2232
53 Saunders, Aron ENG Oxford University 2225 2302 2225
54 Blackburn, Jonathan LB FM WLS The Audible Checks, Alsager CC 2221 2301 2221
55 Mannion, Steve R IM SCO Paisley 2220 2270 2220
56 Dupuis, Denis K CM ENG Battersea 2217 2209 2217
57 Toma, Katarzyna WGM ENG 4NCL Wood Green 2208 2269 2208
58 Kanyamarala, Trisha WGM IRL 4NCL Greater Manchester Woodpushers 2191 2319 2191
59 Stubbs, Oliver CM ENG Downend & Fishponds 2187 2322 2187
60 Raju, Sooraj Menothuparambil IND Leicestershire 2186 2276 2186
61 Carroll, Thomas NM ENG 4NCL White Rose 2184 2307 2184
62 Brahme, Avadhoot Lokesh IND Darlington 2183 2185 2183
63 Dicen, Elis Denele WFM ENG Coventry Chess Academy 2182 2308 2182
64 Varnam, Liam D FM ENG The Sharks 2178 2270 2178
65 Crawford, Owen ENG 4NCL To Be Decided 2174 2276 2174
66 Khoury, Theo FM ENG 4NCL Oxfordshire 2172 2296 2172
67 Cont, Arya ENG University of Warwick 2171 2273 2171
68 Majeed, Haroon ENG Downend & Fishponds 2171 2206 2171
69 Elgar, Tim ENG Ashton 2166 2217 2166
70 Baker, Chris W IM ENG East Grinstead 2161 2225 2161
71 Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik CM SCO Edinburgh West 2155 2245 2155
72 Wall, Tim P FM ENG Newcastle 2154 2306 2154
73 Kolani, Arjun ENG 4NCL Sussex Martlets 2137 2261 2137
74 Fellowes, Billy CM ENG Kenilworth 2132 2278 2132
75 Hill, Alistair ENG Hammersmith 2129 2239 2129
76 Cheng, Louis SCO Edinburgh west 2118 2161 2118
77 Nicholas, Koichi B ENG SchachAttack 2114 2171 2114
78 Lentzos, Ioannis CM GRE Sharks 2110 2195 2110
79 Potter, John M ENG Belper 2094 2228 2094
80 Blackford, Ross SCO Dunbar 2091 2088 2091
81 Quaite, Toby ENG Ilkley Chess Centre 2085 2276 2085
82 Tahmankar, Mandar IND NICS 2085 2085
83 Patel, Zain ENG Kings college Senior School 2082 2200 2082
84 Green, Michael ENG John Littlewood 2072 2159 2072
85 Rida, Ruqayyah WFM ENG 4NCL She Plays to Win 2064 2225 2064
86 Sharma, Devesh SCO Edinburgh West 2063 2032 2063
87 Davis, Colin J ENG Bristol & Clifton 2056 2099 2056
88 Bhatia, Kanishka WCM SCO Lenzie 2056 1941 2056
89 Rughani, Mahin ENG 4NCL Greater Manchester Woodpushers 2054 2132 2054
90 Rich, Aaron CM ENG York 2046 2168 2046
91 Terler, Bohdan ENG Maidenhead 2035 2140 2035
92 Thomas, James ENG Downend & Fishponds 2005 2133 2005
93 Sefton, Adam ENG Guildford 2003 2176 2003
94 Jermy, Jaden ENG Bury St Edmunds 2001 2208 2001
95 Zhao, George CM ENG Pimlico 1998 2195 1998
96 Friar, Joseph D ENG Kidderminster 1994 2167 1994
97 Gunatilake, Vinuda CM SRI Chichester 1993 2130 1993
98 Ortiz Sanchez, Luis WLS Mushrooms 1977 2063 1977
99 Hariharan, Shambavi WFM ENG Oxford City 1977 2119 1977
100 Vaddhireddy, Sai ENG Ashton 1974 2065 1974
101 Camp, Imogen AL WCM WLS 4NCL To Be Decided 1964 1974 1964
102 Cooke, Suzy G WFM SCO Badgers Brook 1934 2043 1934
103 Nevska, Gerda WCM GCI Guernsey 1860 1860
104 Chapman, Luke ENG Bexhill 1856 2100 1856
105 Ruddy, Rachel WCM JCI Jersey 1681 1681