Grandmaster Ray Keene OBE is one of the world’s
most influential figures in the chess universe,
bringing many notable chess events to London. He
is also the author of 140 chess books, the world
record - including the widely acclaimed treatise
on Nimzowitsch titled
Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal.
We are very grateful to Ray who has written over
thirty articles for The Times, Sunday Times and
the Spectator about the British Championships
2011.
3rd
Aug 2011
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http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/malcolmpein/short-and-adams-head-for-round-8-showdown
1st
Aug 2011
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http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/malcolmpein/adams-beats-howell-to-take-the-lead
30th July 2011
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http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/malcolmpein/david-howell-leads-on-44-after-beating-stephen-gordon
29th July 2011
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http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/malcolmpein/david-howell-and-stephen-gordon-make-early-british-championship-running
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Member
of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley,
Meg Munn addresses the players and
audience before the start of round
8, flanked by Congress Director
David Welch.
She
welcomed everyone to the venue and
wished players, spectators and all
concerned with the congress, best wishes
on behalf of Sheffield City. |
Wednesday 27th July 2011
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http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/malcolmpein/egghead-opens-british-chess-championship
Monday 27th June 2011
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http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/malcolmpein/adams-short-and-howell-to-play-in-british-championship
Leonard Barden
Friday 5th August
2011 -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/aug/05/british-championship-michael-adams-nigel-short
Friday 22nd July
2011 -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/22/michael-adams-nigel-short-chess
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/1_000_chess_players_make_the_right_move_to_city_1_3611686
http://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/columnists/time_to_check_out_game_of_chess_it_s_not_just_for_squares_1_3612657
English Chess Federation President CJ De Mooi,
of Eggheads fame, will preside over the Opening
Ceremony for the Darwin Strategic 98th British
Chess Championships.
This will take place at 2pm Monday 25 July at
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre which is
where all the many events are taking place until
Saturday 6 August.
In his address CJ will emphasise that it has
been agreed the ECF and the British Land UK
Chess Challenge will work in very close
cooperation in the future.
CJ said
'This is excellent news and should enable us to
reach out to children, many of whom are already
enthusiastic players.'
Michael Basman, Chief Organiser of the UK
Chess Challenge said, 'The English Chess
Federation is an extremely valuable
organisation. Their Certificate of Merit Scheme
is a very useful teaching tool and moreover
doing the tests is great fun.'
Further Information: 01424 775222 or
www.englishchess.org.uk
There are sections for every level of player
at the British Chess Championships from novice
to Grandmaster, of any age or nationality, in
the biggest annual chess festival in the UK.
Whether you like rapid chess or prefer longer
internationally rated games, there's an event
for you.
The event takes place from Monday, 25 July 2011
to Saturday, 6 August 2011 at
Pond's
Forge.
Games in the championships start at 2.15pm and
there is excellent online coverage on all the
major chess websites.
CJ de Mooi - from the BBC's Egg Heads
Team - is President of the English Chess
Federation and has made sure the best players
are coming to the Steel City. That includes
Grandmasters Micky Adams and Nigel Short - both
of whom are past challengers for the World
title.
The championships include the junior
championships from under-8s to the Under-16s.
Some of the under-8s can hardy reach the other
side of the chess board, but they record their
moves and they are already beating adults. At
the other end of the scale there's the British
Senior Championships and there are graded events
for club players. Most of these event take place
in the morning starting at 9.30 am.
Last year at Canterbury there were 1,000 entries
for all events. Yorkshire has a strong chess
fraternity so we are hoping to get very close to
that figure again.
Entry for spectators is free and International
Chess Master Andrew Martin will provide the
afternoon commentary and analysis on key matches
in a side room. This will go out live around the
world on the web. There are also teaching
sessions for junior most lunchtimes - many
players have said how watching the commentary
has taught them a great deal!
Anyone interested in playing needs to be a
member of their national chess association
(English players can join
here) and entry forms are
here.
- Adam Raoof |
adamraoof@gmail.com Tel: 07855 036 537
The top chess brains are descending on the
Steel City for the 2011 British Chess
Championships.
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Mickey Adams
GM 2715 |
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Nigel Short
GM 2687 |
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David Howell
GM 2625 |
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Gawain Jones
GM 2606 |
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Nick Pert
GM 2555 |
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The championships sponsored by
Darwin Strategic get started on Monday, 25
July 2011 at Ponds Forge and go on for a
fortnight.
Britain’s top players will be turning out for
the strongest domestic event for a decade.
Entrants include former World Title challengers
Michael Adams and Nigel Short. They’ll be doing
battle against other top Grandmasters, including
past winners David Howell and Stuart Conquest.
CJ de Mooi – of the BBC’s Eggheads team and
President of the English Chess Federation - has
led a personal crusade to bring the best players
to Sheffield. He said;
“We’re bringing the British Chess Championship
to a great City and that deserves great players
– and they’re coming.” he joked “There’ll be so
much brain power you’ll pick it up from space!”
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Ponds Forge International Sports
Centre |
Spectators are welcome – admission is
free – and International Master Andrew Martin
will provide analysis and commentary on the key
games.
As well as the main event, the championships
embrace the British Junior titles for age groups
from under-16s down to under-8s and graded
events for hundreds of club players.
Entrants include local chess genius, James
Bowler (from Copperworks Chess Club in Leeds)
who’ll be testing himself in the Under-16s. At
the other end of the scale, former English Chess
Federation President David Anderton from the
Walsall Kipping Chess Club will be contesting
the British Seniors championships.
Notes for Editors: The British Chess
Championships take place at Ponds Forge from
Monday, 25 July 2011 to Saturday, 6 August 2011
(Sunday, 31 August 2011 is a rest day).
Championship matches start at 2.15pm each day.
Junior tournaments and events for club
players start at 9.30 am.
As at 31 May 2011 the following British
Grandmasters had entered: Michael ADAMS, Nigel
SHORT, David HOWELL, Gawain JONES, Nicholas
PERT, Mark HEBDEN, Stephen GORDON, Stuart
CONQUEST, Simon WILLIAMS, Peter WELLS, Aaron
SUMMERSCALE.
For more information and for photograph
opportunities please contact Adam Raoof
Email:
adamraoof@gmail.com Tel: 07855 036 537
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CJ de
Mooi |
I am delighted to formally announce the
Darwin Strategic British Chess Championships
2011. Darwin Strategic are an inspirational
company who have once again chosen to
sponsor a major chess event.
The British Chess Championships are the crown
jewel in the domestic calendar and 2011 will see
the strongest ever tournament and it is wholly
appropriate that such a forward thinking company
should offer its support as an illustrious
history becomes a prestigious future.
I am proud and humbled to be associated with
both such a wonderful tournament and an amazing
company and thank Darwin Strategic on behalf of
the millions of grateful chess players who will
benefit from such generosity.
CJ de Mooi
President of the English Chess
Federation
Remarkable chess win by youngster
Published on Thu Feb 17 16:53:41 GMT 2011
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14 year-year-old Marcus Harvey |
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CHESS: Fourteen-year-old
Marcus Harvey of Bicester Chess Club secured his
place in the British Chess Championship later in
the summer by winning the recent Kidlington Open
Tournament.
He won all five games over
the weekend including wins against the two
previous years’ winners and a victory against a
chess master. His win was all the more
remarkable as he was seeded 18th out of a
section of 28 players.
The youngster produced a
grading performance of 247, comparable with some
of the top players in the country.
As well as winning the £250
first prize he also added another £10 by taking
the team prize which included Bicester player
Carl Portman.
Marcus will go onto to play
at the British championships in Sheffield during
the summer which will be held over two weeks.
See original newspaper
article about Marcus
here.
