British Chess Championship
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The British Chess Championship is organised by the English Chess Federation. There are separate championships for men and women. Since 1923 there have been sections for juniors, and since 1982 there has been an over-sixty championship. The championship venue usually changes every year and has been held in different locations in England, Scotland, Wales and once on the Isle of Man. However, although the current series of the Championship has run since 1904, it has never been held in Northern Ireland [1].
The championship was originally open to citizens of any Commonwealth country and has previously been won by Mir Sultan Khan (India) and Abe Yanofsky (Canada). However in 2002 when the Indian R. B. Ramesh finished first and several other Indians took top prizes it led to many top Brits not competing in the 2003 championship and accompanied criticism that the British Championship was not serving the interests of British players. This, combined with the victory of Indian Abhijit Kunte in 2003, led to an announcement from the organisers that from 2004 only British and Irish players would be eligible to take part.
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[edit] BCA Challenge Cup
The first British Championship was organized by the British Chess Association as an event a the 1866 London Congress. A rule awarded the B.C.A. Challenge Cup permanently to a player who won two consecutive titles. John Wisker accomplished this in 1872 by defeating Cecil De Vere in a play-off. The British Championship was then discontinued until 1904.
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Year City Winner 1866 London Cecil De Vere 1869 London Joseph Henry Blackburne 1870 London John Wisker 1872 London John Wisker
[edit] British Amateur Championship
Ten amateur championships were held between 1886 and 1902, but they did not include the strongest players and were unrepresentative, especially in the earlier years.
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Year City Winner 1886 London Walter Montague Gattie 1887 London Charles Dealtry Lockock 1888 Bradford Anthony Alfred Geoffrey Guest 1889 London George Edward Wainwright 1890 Manchester Daniel Yarnton Mills 1892 London E. Jones-Bateman 1895 Hastings Henry Ernest Atkins 1897 Southampton Henry Ernest Atkins 1900 Bath Henry Ernest Atkins 1902 Norwich Reginald Price Michell
[edit] British Championship
The current championship series was begun by the British Chess Federation in 1904. The championship was not held in war years. It was also not held in 1919, 1922, 1927, and 1930 as major international events were then being held in England. In 1939 the championship was also not held as the British team was in Buenos Aires for the Olympiad. The women's championship was held in most of those years.
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Year City Men's Champion Women's Champion 1904 Hastings William Ewart Napier Kate Belinda Finn 1905 Southport Henry Ernest Atkins Kate Belinda Finn 1906 Shrewsbury Henry Ernest Atkins Frances Herring 1907 London Henry Ernest Atkins Frances Herring 1908 Tunbridge Wells Henry Ernest Atkins Grace Curling (née Ellis) 1909 Scarborough Henry Ernest Atkins Gertrude Alison Anderson 1910 Oxford Henry Ernest Atkins Mary Mills Houlding 1911 Glasgow Henry Ernest Atkins Mary Mills Houlding 1912 Richmond Richard Griffith Gertrude Alison Anderson 1913 Cheltenham Frederick Yates Amabel Nevill Moseley (née Jeffreys) 1914 Chester Frederick Yates Mary Mills Houlding 1915-1918 – no contest no contest 1919 Hastings no contest Edith Holloway 1920 Edinburgh Roland Scott Agnes Stevenson (née Lawson) 1921 Malvern Frederick Yates Gertrude Alison Anderson 1922 London no contest Edith Charlotte Price 1923 Southsea George Alan Thomas Edith Charlotte Price 1924 Southport Henry Ernest Atkins Edith Charlotte Price 1925 Stratford on Avon Henry Ernest Atkins Agnes Stevenson (née Lawson) 1926 Edinburgh Frederick Yates Agnes Stevenson (née Lawson) 1927 – no contest no contest 1928 Tenby Frederick Yates Edith Charlotte Price 1929 Ramsgate Mir Sultan Khan Mary Dinorah Gilchrist 1930 Scarborough no contest Agnes Stevenson (née Lawson) 1931 Worcester Frederick Yates Edith Mary Ann Michell (née Tapsell)
Amy Eleanor Wheelwright1932 London Mir Sultan Khan Edith Mary Ann Michell (née Tapsell) 1933 Hastings Mir Sultan Khan Fatima 1934 Chester George Alan Thomas Mary Dinorah Gilchrist 1935 Yarmouth William Winter Edith Mary Ann Michell (née Tapsell) 1936 Bournemouth William Winter - 1936 Nottingham - Edith Holloway 1937 Blackpool William Fairhurst Rowena Mary Dew 1938 Brighton C.H.O'D Alexander M Musgrave 1939 Bournemouth no contest Elaine Saunders 1940-1945 – no contest no contest 1946 Nottingham Robert Forbes Combe Elaine Saunders 1947 Harrogate Harry Golombek Eileen Betsy Tranmer 1948 London Reginald Broadbent Edith Charlotte Price 1949 Felixstowe Harry Golombek Eileen Betsy Tranmer 1950 Buxton Reginald Broadbent Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew) 1951 Swansea Ernest Klein Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew) 1952 Chester Robert Wade 1953 Hastings Abraham Yanofsky Eileen Betsy Tranmer 1954 Nottingham Leonard Barden
Alan PhillipsRowena Mary Bruce (née Dew) 1955 Aberystwyth Harry Golombek Joan Doulton
Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew)1956 Blackpool C.H.O'D Alexander Elaine Pritchard (née Saunders) 1957 Plymouth Stefan Fazekas Anne Sunnucks 1958 Leamington Jonathan Penrose Anne Sunnucks 1959 York Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew) 1960 Leicester Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew) 1961 Aberystwyth Jonathan Penrose Eileen Betsy Tranmer 1962 Whitby Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew) 1963 Bath Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew) 1964 Whitby Michael Haygarth Anne Sunnucks 1965 Hastings Peter Lee Elaine Pritchard (née Saunders) 1966 Sunderland Jonathan Penrose Margaret Eileen Clarke
Gillian Moore1967 Oxford Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew)
Dinah Margaret Dobson1968 Bristol Jonathan Penrose Dinah Margaret Dobson 1969 Rhyl Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce (née Dew)
Dinah Margaret Dobson1970 Coventry Robert Wade Jana Hartston (née Malypetrova) 1971 Blackpool Ray Keene Jana Hartston (née Malypetrova) 1972 Brighton Brian Eley Jana Hartston (née Malypetrova) 1973 Eastbourne William Hartston Jana Hartston (née Malypetrova) 1974 Clacton George Botterill Jana Hartston (née Malypetrova) 1975 Morecambe William Hartston Sheila Jackson 1976 Portsmouth Jonathan Mestel Jana Hartston (née Malypetrova) 1977 Brighton George Botterill Jana Hartston (née Malypetrova) 1978 Ayr Jonathan Speelman Sheila Jackson 1979 Chester Robert Bellin Jana Miles (née Malypetrova) 1980 Brighton John Nunn Sheila Jackson 1981 Morecambe Paul Littlewood Sheila Jackson 1982 Torquay Tony Miles Jane Garwell 1983 Southport Jonathan Mestel Rani Hamid
Helen Milligan (née Scott)1984 Brighton Nigel Short Vasanti Unni (née Khaldikar) 1985 Edinburgh Jonathan Speelman Rani Hamid 1986 Southampton Jonathan Speelman Susan Arkell (née Walker, now Lalic) 1987 Swansea Nigel Short Cathy Forbes 1988 Blackpool Jonathan Mestel Cathy Forbes 1989 Plymouth Michael Adams Rani Hamid 1990 Eastbourne James Plaskett Susan Arkell (née Walker, now Lalic) 1991 Eastbourne Julian Hodgson Susan Arkell (née Walker, now Lalic) 1992 Plymouth Julian Hodgson Susan Arkell (née Walker, now Lalic) 1993 Dundee Michael Hennigan Saheli Dhar 1994 Norwich William Watson Cathy Forbes 1995 Swansea Matthew Sadler Harriet Hunt 1996 Nottingham Chris Ward Harriet Hunt 1997 Hove Michael Adams
Matthew SadlerHarriet Hunt 1998 Torquay Nigel Short Susan Lalic (née Walker) 1999 Scarborough Julian Hodgson Harriet Hunt 2000 Street Julian Hodgson Koneru Humpy 2001 Scarborough Joe Gallagher Melanie Buckley 2002 Torqay Ramachandran Ramesh Koneru Humpy 2003 Edinburgh Abhijit Kunte Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2004 Scarborough Jonathan Rowson Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2005 Isle of Man Jonathan Rowson no contest 2006 Swansea Jonathan Rowson Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2007 Great Yarmouth Jacob Aagaard Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant
[edit] See also
British Rapidplay Chess Championships
[edit] References
- Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, pp. 43–45, LCCN 78-106371
- Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, pp. 89–92, ISBN 0-85112-455-0
