British Rapidplay Chess Championships
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The British Rapidplay Chess Championships is a rapid play chess
congress
held in the UK annually since 1986 (with the exception of 1993) under the auspices of the English Chess Federation
. The UK's premier weeekend rapidplay congress includes The British Rapidplay Championship open to all players, and several grading restricted and junior tournaments.The tournament takes place over two days and consists of 11 rounds of chess, each game having a one-hour limit. There are Open, Major, Intermediate, Minor and Junior categories. The event has been held in Leeds, Bradford and Halifax over the years. The Open winner in 2010 was Grandmaster (GM) David Howell
, scoring 10½/11. The 25th anniversary event took place at Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley, Leeds on November 19 and 20, 2011. The Open winner was GM Gawain Jones scoring 10½/11 points. The 2012 event is set to take place on November 10 and 11. Visit British Rapidplay Chess Championships for details.
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held in the UK annually since 1986 (with the exception of 1993) under the auspices of the English Chess Federation
English Chess Federation
The English Chess Federation is the governing chess organisation in England and is affiliated to FIDE. The ECF was formed in 2004 and was effectively a re-constitution of the extant governing body, the British Chess Federation , an organisation founded in 1904...
. The UK's premier weeekend rapidplay congress includes The British Rapidplay Championship open to all players, and several grading restricted and junior tournaments.The tournament takes place over two days and consists of 11 rounds of chess, each game having a one-hour limit. There are Open, Major, Intermediate, Minor and Junior categories. The event has been held in Leeds, Bradford and Halifax over the years. The Open winner in 2010 was Grandmaster (GM) David Howell
David Howell (chess player)
David Wei Liang Howell is an English chess player. He is the youngest chess Grandmaster in the United Kingdom, a title he earned when he came second during the 35th Rilton Cup in Stockholm on 5 January 2007 when he was 16...
, scoring 10½/11. The 25th anniversary event took place at Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley, Leeds on November 19 and 20, 2011. The Open winner was GM Gawain Jones scoring 10½/11 points. The 2012 event is set to take place on November 10 and 11. Visit British Rapidplay Chess Championships for details.
British Rapidplay Chess Champions
- 1986 Nigel ShortNigel ShortNigel David Short MBE is an English chess grandmaster earning the title at the age of 19. Short is often regarded as the strongest English player of the 20th century as he was ranked third in the world, from January 1988 – July 1989 and in 1993, he challenged Garry Kasparov for the World Chess...
- 1987 Nigel DaviesNigel Davies (chess player)Nigel Davies is an English chess Grandmaster, chess coach and writer.Davies won the British Boys Championship in 1979 and the British Rapidplay Chess Championhship in 1987.-External links:* Nigel Davies' own website...
- 1988 Murray ChandlerMurray ChandlerMurray Graham Chandler is a New Zealand chess grandmaster who has played internationally for that nation and for England, after gaining citizenship there in the early 1980s...
, Glenn FlearGlenn FlearGlenn Curtis Flear is a British chess grandmaster now living in Montpellier, France. He is the author of several books, some on chess openings and some on the endgame....
, Julian HodgsonJulian HodgsonJulian Michael Hodgson is an English International Grandmaster and former British Champion of chess.He first came to the notice of the chess world for his phenomenal prowess as a junior; he was London under-18 champion at 12 years of age and won the British Boys under-21 title aged just...
and John NunnJohn NunnJohn Denis Martin Nunn is one of England's strongest chess players and once belonged to the world's top ten. He is also a three times world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician.... - 1989 John NunnJohn NunnJohn Denis Martin Nunn is one of England's strongest chess players and once belonged to the world's top ten. He is also a three times world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician....
- 1990 Mark HebdenMark HebdenMark Hebden is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Hebden was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005 and 2009....
, Julian HodgsonJulian HodgsonJulian Michael Hodgson is an English International Grandmaster and former British Champion of chess.He first came to the notice of the chess world for his phenomenal prowess as a junior; he was London under-18 champion at 12 years of age and won the British Boys under-21 title aged just...
, Jon SpeelmanJon SpeelmanJonathan Simon "Jon" Speelman is an English Grandmaster chess player, mathematician and chess writer.-Early life and education:He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, where he studied mathematics, earning a doctorate.-Career:...
and Alexander Wojtkiewicz - 1991 Lev PolugaevskyLev PolugaevskyLev Abramovich Polugaevsky was an International Grandmaster of chess and frequent contender for the world chess championship, although he never achieved that title...
and Jon SpeelmanJon SpeelmanJonathan Simon "Jon" Speelman is an English Grandmaster chess player, mathematician and chess writer.-Early life and education:He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, where he studied mathematics, earning a doctorate.-Career:... - 1992 William WatsonWilliam Watson (chess player)William Nicholas Watson is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Watson was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1992 and British Chess Champion in 1994. Boris Spassky once famously described his style of play as that of a drunk with a machine gun...
- 1993 No Contest
- 1994 Mark HebdenMark HebdenMark Hebden is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Hebden was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005 and 2009....
- 1995 Michael Adams
- 1996 Michael Adams
- 1997 Stuart ConquestStuart ConquestStuart Conquest is an English chess Grandmaster.-Chess career:In 1981, at the age of 14 he won the World Youth Chess Championship in the under-16 category. Conquest was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1997...
- 1998 Keith ArkellKeith ArkellKeith Charles Arkell is an English Grandmaster of chess.As a long-time resident of the West Midlands, he has lived in Rednal, Droitwich and Worcester. His brother Nicholas was also a strong player....
- 1999 Michael Adams
- 2000 Aaron SummerscaleAaron SummerscaleAaron Summerscale is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Summerscale was joint British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2000. His current FIDE rating is 2449.-External links:...
and Ameet GhasiAmeet GhasiAmeet Ghasi is an English chess player.In 2000, at the age of 13, Ghasi shared the British Rapidplay Chess Championship title with Aaron Summerscale becoming the youngest ever winner. He was once considered one of the brightest prospects on the chess circuit, but Ghasi put his chess career on hold... - 2001 Mark HebdenMark HebdenMark Hebden is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Hebden was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005 and 2009....
- 2002 Peter WellsPeter Wells (chess player)Peter Kenneth Wells is an English chess Grandmaster and author.Wells was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2007.- External links :**...
- 2003 Peter WellsPeter Wells (chess player)Peter Kenneth Wells is an English chess Grandmaster and author.Wells was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2007.- External links :**...
- 2004 Nicholas PertNicholas PertNicholas Pert is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Pert was the World Under-18 Chess Champion in 1998 and British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2004...
- 2005 Mark HebdenMark HebdenMark Hebden is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Hebden was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005 and 2009....
- 2006 Danny GormallyDanny GormallyDanny Gormally , is a British chess Grandmaster. On the July 2011 FIDE rating list his Elo rating was 2519. His peak rating was 2573 on the January 2006 rating list. Nationally he is ranked 15th, and is the 14th strongest of England's 26 grandmasters...
and Richard PalliserRichard PalliserRichard David Palliser is an English chess player and chess writer who holds the title International Master.Palliser was joint British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2006. He writes regularly for Everyman Chess who also employ him as an editor and advisor.His handle on the Internet Chess Club is... - 2007 Peter WellsPeter Wells (chess player)Peter Kenneth Wells is an English chess Grandmaster and author.Wells was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2007.- External links :**...
- 2008 David HowellDavid Howell (chess player)David Wei Liang Howell is an English chess player. He is the youngest chess Grandmaster in the United Kingdom, a title he earned when he came second during the 35th Rilton Cup in Stockholm on 5 January 2007 when he was 16...
- 2009 David HowellDavid Howell (chess player)David Wei Liang Howell is an English chess player. He is the youngest chess Grandmaster in the United Kingdom, a title he earned when he came second during the 35th Rilton Cup in Stockholm on 5 January 2007 when he was 16...
and Mark HebdenMark HebdenMark Hebden is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.Hebden was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005 and 2009.... - 2010 David HowellDavid Howell (chess player)David Wei Liang Howell is an English chess player. He is the youngest chess Grandmaster in the United Kingdom, a title he earned when he came second during the 35th Rilton Cup in Stockholm on 5 January 2007 when he was 16...
- 2011 Gawain JonesGawain JonesGawain Christopher B. Jones is an English chess Grandmaster.-Career:Jones was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire and began playing chess at the age of four, competing in his first tournaments at six...