2025 British Chess Championships – Major Open LIVE

The 2025 British Chess Championships is taking place August 02 – August 10 in St Georges Hall, Liverpool, England. The tournament ise separated in 9 categories – Championship, Major Open, Over 65, Over 50, Under 16, Under 14, Under 12, Under 10 and Under 08. The Major Open section is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move. For more events from England, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The top seeded players are Adam A Taylor (2279), Fahim Nasiri (2252), Junhao Xian (2159), FM Tim P Wall (2158), Sooraj Menothuparambil Raju (2119), Arjun Kolani (2118), FM Jonathan P Nelson (2114), Liam D Varnam (2105), Koichi B Nicholas (2091), Remy Rushbrooke (2090), Ali Reza Jaunooby (2082), CM Jonathan W Arnott (2079), Adam Sefton (2074), WCM Kanishka Bhatia (2067), Alan Peart (2065), Livio Cancedda-Dupuis (2053), Keatan Patel (2041), Zack Norris (2036), Jack Pilley (2032), John P Williams (2027). Scroll down for the full participants list.

Categories : Championship / Over 65 / Over 50 / Under 16 / Under 14 / Under 12 / Under 10 / Under 08
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2025 British Chess Championships – Major Open Participants