The British Chess Championships are organised by the English Chess Federation. The main tournament incorporates the British Championship, the English Chess Championships and the British Women's Chess Championship so it is possible, although it has never happened, for one player to win all three titles in the same competition. The English Women's Chess Championship was also incorporated into this event but did not take place in 2015 and was held as a separate competition in 2016. 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.[1]
British Chess Championship, Torquay 2009
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). After the Indian R. B. Ramesh finished first in 2002 and several other Indians took top prizes at the same event, many top Britons declined to compete in the 2003 championship. Following the victory of Indian Abhijit Kunte in 2003 and criticism that the British Championship was not serving the interests of British players, it was announced that starting in 2004 only British and Irish players would be eligible to take part. Players excluded by these rules are however welcome to participate in the Commonwealth Chess Championship.
In 1884, a new British Chess Association was inaugurated. In July 1885, Isidor Gunsberg won the first British Chess Association championship in London. In August 1886, Blackburne and Amos Burn tied for first in the second British Chess Association championship, held in London. Blackburne won the play-off. In December 1887, Burn and Gunsberg tied for first in the third British Chess Association Congress in London.[2]
The first British Championship was organized by the British Chess Association as an event at 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.
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.
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. José Raúl Capablanca won the BCF Victory Congress held in Hastings 1919 and the 1922 London International tournament[5],[6]Alexander Alekhine won the 16th BCC Major Open at Portsmouth/Southsea 1923[7],[8][9]Aron Nimzowitsch and Savielly Tartakower won at London 1927, and Edgard Colle won at Scarborough 1930.[10] In 1939 the championship was also not held as the British team was in Buenos Aires for the 8th Chess Olympiad. In that time, Max Euwe won an international tournament at Bournemouth 1939, played during the BCC. The women's championship was held in most of those years.
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The British Chess Championships are organised by the English Chess Federation The main tournament incorporates the British Championship the English Chess Championships and the British Women s Chess Championship so it is possible although it has never happened for one player to win all three titles in the same competition The English Women s Chess Championship was also incorporated into this event but did not take place in 2015 and was held as a separate competition in 2016 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 1 British Chess Championship Torquay 2009The championship was originally open to citizens of any Commonwealth country and has previously been won by Mir Sultan Khan India and Abe Yanofsky Canada After the Indian R B Ramesh finished first in 2002 and several other Indians took top prizes at the same event many top Britons declined to compete in the 2003 championship Following the victory of Indian Abhijit Kunte in 2003 and criticism that the British Championship was not serving the interests of British players it was announced that starting in 2004 only British and Irish players would be eligible to take part Players excluded by these rules are however welcome to participate in the Commonwealth Chess Championship Contents 1 BCA Congress 1857 1861 2 London international tournaments 1862 1883 3 BCA Congress 1885 1899 4 BCA Challenge Cup 1866 1872 5 British Amateur Championship 1886 1902 6 British Championship 1904 present 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksBCA Congress 1857 1861 editThese were the first large tournaments organised by the British Chess Association international players were allowed to participate 2 Year City Winner1857 Manchester nbsp Johann Loewenthal Austrian Empire nbsp Hungary1858 Birmingham nbsp Johann Loewenthal Austrian Empire nbsp Hungary1860 Cambridge nbsp Ignaz von Kolisch Austrian Empire nbsp Hungary1861 Bristol nbsp Louis Paulsen Germany nbsp LippeLondon international tournaments 1862 1883 editIn July 1862 Adolf Anderssen won the first international tournament organized by the British Chess Association BCF Congress held in London Second place went to Louis Paulsen followed by John Owen This was the first round robin tournament 2 3 In August 1872 Wilhelm Steinitz won the second British Chess Federation international tourney held in London Second place went to Joseph Henry Blackburne 4 The great London 1883 chess tournament was won convincingly by Johannes Hermann Zukertort 22 points ouf of 26 ahead of Steinitz 19 26 Year City Winner1 1862 London nbsp Adolf Anderssen Germany nbsp Prussia2 1872 London nbsp Wilhelm Steinitz Austria Hungary nbsp Bohemia3 1883 London nbsp Johannes Zukertort German Empire nbsp PolandBCA Congress 1885 1899 editIn 1884 a new British Chess Association was inaugurated In July 1885 Isidor Gunsberg won the first British Chess Association championship in London In August 1886 Blackburne and Amos Burn tied for first in the second British Chess Association championship held in London Blackburne won the play off In December 1887 Burn and Gunsberg tied for first in the third British Chess Association Congress in London 2 Year City Winner1 1885 London nbsp Isidor Gunsberg United Kingdom nbsp Hungary2 1886 London nbsp Joseph Henry Blackburne United Kingdom nbsp England3 1887 London nbsp Amos Burn United Kingdom nbsp England nbsp Isidor Gunsberg United Kingdom nbsp Hungary4 1888 Bradford nbsp Isidor Gunsberg United Kingdom nbsp Hungary5 1889 London nbsp Henry Bird United Kingdom nbsp England6 1890 Manchester nbsp Siegbert Tarrasch German Empire nbsp Prussia7 1892 London nbsp Emanuel Lasker German Empire nbsp Prussia8 1895 Hastings nbsp Harry Nelson Pillsbury United States 9 1899 London nbsp Emanuel Lasker German Empire nbsp PrussiaBCA Challenge Cup 1866 1872 editThe first British Championship was organized by the British Chess Association as an event at 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 Year City Winner1866 London nbsp Cecil De Vere Scotland 1869 London nbsp Joseph Henry Blackburne England 1870 London nbsp John Wisker England 1872 London nbsp John Wisker England British Amateur Championship 1886 1902 editTen amateur championships were held between 1886 and 1902 but they did not include the strongest players and were unrepresentative especially in the earlier years Year City Winner1886 London Walter Montague Gattie1887 London Charles Dealtry Locock1888 Bradford Anthony Alfred Geoffrey Guest1889 London George Edward Wainwright1890 Manchester Daniel Yarnton Mills1892 London E Jones Bateman1895 Hastings Henry Ernest Atkins1897 Southampton Henry Ernest Atkins1900 Bath Henry Ernest Atkins1902 Norwich Reginald Price MichellBritish Championship 1904 present editThe 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 Jose Raul Capablanca won the BCF Victory Congress held in Hastings 1919 and the 1922 London International tournament 5 6 Alexander Alekhine won the 16th BCC Major Open at Portsmouth Southsea 1923 7 8 9 Aron Nimzowitsch and Savielly Tartakower won at London 1927 and Edgard Colle won at Scarborough 1930 10 In 1939 the championship was also not held as the British team was in Buenos Aires for the 8th Chess Olympiad In that time Max Euwe won an international tournament at Bournemouth 1939 played during the BCC The women s championship was held in most of those years Year City Men s Champion Women s Champion1904 Hastings William Ewart Napier Kate Belinda Finn1905 Southport Henry Ernest Atkins Kate Belinda Finn1906 Shrewsbury Henry Ernest Atkins Frances Dunn Herring nee Gwilliam 1907 London Henry Ernest Atkins Frances Dunn Herring nee Gwilliam 1908 Tunbridge Wells Henry Ernest Atkins Grace Curling nee Ellis 1909 Scarborough Henry Ernest Atkins Gertrude Alison Anderson1910 Oxford Henry Ernest Atkins Mary Mills Houlding1911 Glasgow Henry Ernest Atkins Mary Mills Houlding1912 Richmond Richard Griffith Gertrude Alison Anderson1913 Cheltenham Frederick Yates Amabel Nevill Moseley nee Jeffreys 1914 Chester Frederick Yates Mary Mills Houlding1915 1918 no contest no contest1919 Hastings no contest Edith Holloway1920 Edinburgh Roland Scott Agnes Stevenson nee Lawson 1921 Malvern Frederick Yates Gertrude Alison Anderson1922 London no contest Edith Charlotte Price1923 Southsea George Alan Thomas Edith Charlotte Price1924 Southport Henry Ernest Atkins Edith Charlotte Price1925 Stratford upon Avon Henry Ernest Atkins Agnes Stevenson nee Lawson 1926 Edinburgh Frederick Yates Agnes Stevenson nee Lawson 1927 no contest no contest1928 Tenby Frederick Yates Edith Charlotte Price1929 Ramsgate Mir Sultan Khan Mary Dinorah Gilchrist1930 Scarborough no contest Agnes Stevenson nee Lawson 1931 Worcester Frederick Yates Edith Michell nee Tapsell Amy Eleanor Wheelwright1932 London Mir Sultan Khan Edith Michell nee Tapsell 1933 Hastings Mir Sultan Khan Miss Fatima1934 Chester George Alan Thomas Mary Dinorah Gilchrist1935 Great Yarmouth William Winter Edith Michell nee Tapsell 1936 Bournemouth M Nottingham W William Winter Edith Holloway1937 Blackpool William Fairhurst Rowena Mary Dew1938 Brighton C H O D Alexander Minnie Musgrave1939 Bournemouth no contested Championship Elaine Saunders1940 1945 no contest no contest1946 Nottingham Robert Forbes Combe Elaine Saunders1947 Harrogate Harry Golombek Eileen Betsy Tranmer1948 London Reginald Broadbent Edith Charlotte Price1949 Felixstowe Harry Golombek Eileen Betsy Tranmer1950 Buxton Reginald Broadbent Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew 1951 Swansea Ernest Klein Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew 1952 Chester Robert Wade no contest1953 Hastings Abraham Yanofsky Eileen Betsy Tranmer1954 Nottingham Leonard Barden Alan Phillips Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew 1955 Aberystwyth Harry Golombek Joan DoultonRowena Mary Bruce nee Dew 1956 Blackpool C H O D Alexander Elaine Pritchard nee Saunders 1957 Plymouth Stefan Fazekas Anne Sunnucks1958 Leamington Jonathan Penrose Anne Sunnucks1959 York Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew 1960 Leicester Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew 1961 Aberystwyth Jonathan Penrose Eileen Betsy Tranmer1962 Whitby Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew 1963 Bath Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew 1964 Whitby Michael Haygarth Anne Sunnucks1965 Hastings Peter Lee Elaine Pritchard nee Saunders 1966 Sunderland Jonathan Penrose Margaret Eileen Clarke Gillian Moore1967 Oxford Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew Dinah Margaret Dobson1968 Bristol Jonathan Penrose Dinah Margaret Dobson later Mrs Norman 1969 Rhyl Jonathan Penrose Rowena Mary Bruce nee Dew Dinah Margaret Dobson1970 Coventry Robert Wade Jana Hartston nee Malypetrova 1971 Blackpool Raymond Keene Jana Hartston nee Malypetrova 1972 Brighton Brian Eley Jana Hartston nee Malypetrova 1973 Eastbourne William Hartston Jana Hartston nee Malypetrova 1974 Clacton George Botterill Jana Hartston nee Malypetrova 1975 Morecambe William Hartston Sheila Jackson1976 Portsmouth Jonathan Mestel Jana Hartston nee Malypetrova 1977 Brighton George Botterill Jana Hartston nee Malypetrova 1978 Ayr Jonathan Speelman Sheila Jackson1979 Chester Robert Bellin Jana Miles nee Malypetrova 1980 Brighton John Nunn Sheila Jackson1981 Morecambe Paul Littlewood Sheila Jackson1982 Torquay Tony Miles Jane Garwell Mrs Richmond1983 Southport Jonathan Mestel Rani Hamid Helen Milligan nee Scott 1984 Brighton Nigel Short Bhagyashree Sathe now Thipsay Vasanti Unni nee Khadilkar 1985 Edinburgh Jonathan Speelman Rani Hamid1986 Southampton Jonathan Speelman Susan Arkell nee Walker now Lalic 1987 Swansea Nigel Short Cathy Forbes now Warwick 1988 Blackpool Jonathan Mestel Cathy Forbes now Warwick 1989 Plymouth Michael Adams Rani Hamid1990 Eastbourne James Plaskett Susan Arkell nee Walker now Lalic 1991 Eastbourne Julian Hodgson Susan Arkell nee Walker now Lalic 1992 Plymouth Julian Hodgson Susan Arkell nee Walker now Lalic 1993 Dundee Michael Hennigan Saheli Dhar1994 Norwich William Watson Cathy Forbes now Warwick 1995 Swansea Matthew Sadler Harriet Hunt1996 Nottingham Chris Ward Harriet Hunt1997 Hove Michael Adams Matthew Sadler Harriet Hunt1998 Torquay Nigel Short Susan Lalic nee Walker 1999 Scarborough Julian Hodgson Harriet Hunt2000 Street Julian Hodgson Humpy Koneru2001 Scarborough Joe Gallagher Melanie Buckley2002 Torquay Ramachandran Ramesh Humpy Koneru2003 Edinburgh Abhijit Kunte Ketevan Arakhamia Grant2004 Scarborough Jonathan Rowson Ketevan Arakhamia Grant2005 Isle of Man Jonathan Rowson no contest2006 Swansea Jonathan Rowson Ketevan Arakhamia Grant2007 Great Yarmouth Jacob Aagaard Ketevan Arakhamia Grant2008 Liverpool Stuart Conquest Jovanka Houska2009 Torquay David Howell Jovanka Houska2010 Canterbury Michael Adams Jovanka Houska2011 Sheffield Michael Adams Jovanka Houska2012 North Shields Gawain Jones Jovanka Houska2013 Torquay David Howell Sarah Hegarty now Longson Akshaya Kalaiyalahan2014 Aberystwyth David Howell Jonathan Hawkins Amy Hoare2015 Coventry Jonathan Hawkins Akshaya Kalaiyalahan2016 Bournemouth Michael Adams Jovanka Houska2017 Llandudno Gawain Jones Jovanka Houska2018 Hull Michael Adams Jovanka Houska2019 Torquay Michael Adams Jovanka Houska2021 Hull Nicholas Pert Harriet Hunt2022 Torquay Harry Grieve Lan Yao2023 Leicester Michael Adams Lan YaoSee also editBritish Rapidplay Chess ChampionshipsReferences edit British Chess Championship Venues at chess about com Archived April 18 2006 at the Wayback Machine a b c Archived copy Archived 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