The Chessable British Chess Championships held in various categories took place at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay from 8th to 21st August 2022. It was the 108th British Chess Championship in a series which has run almost unbroken since 1904, with Torquay having previously hosted the Championships on six occasions, most recently in 2019.
The Championship event, a 9-round Swiss tournament, saw a major sensation as the 16th-rated FM Harry Grieve scored a fantastic 7.5/9 and came out on top. Harry completed his final IM, first GM norm and picked up 59 rating points.
Photo: Brendan O'Gorman
The defending champion Nick Pert finished a half-point behind the champion and took silver; James Jackson tied for third place with David Eggleston but claimed bronze thanks to better tiebreaks.
Final standings:
|
1 |
FM |
Grieve Harry |
2390 |
7½ |
|
2 |
GM |
Pert Nicholas |
2537 |
7 |
|
3 |
IM |
Jackson James |
2406 |
6½ |
|
4 |
IM |
Eggleston David |
2331 |
6½ |
|
5 |
GM |
Gormally Daniel |
2466 |
6 |
|
6 |
IM |
Wadsworth Matthew |
2418 |
6 |
|
7 |
GM |
Arkell Keith |
2409 |
6 |
|
8 |
FM |
Claridge-Hansen William |
2345 |
6 |
|
9 |
CM |
Balaji Aaravamudhan |
2194 |
6 |
|
10 |
GM |
Emms John |
2474 |
5½ |
The women's title goes to Lan Yao (pictured below) who netted 5/9; Kata Toma is second (4.5/9); Sheila Jackson came third (3.5/9).
Photo: Brendan O'Gorman
Midhun P U emerged as the winner in Major Open; Paul Motwani lived up to his rating-favourite status in the Over 50 section and took the title; John Nunn was head and shoulders above the competition in the Over 65 section winning all seven games.
Complete results on chess-results.com
Official website: britishchesschampionships.co.uk/