2025 British Championship

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100 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Liverpool, England. 74 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2545, and top seed was Nikita Vitiugov (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2676).

Michael Adams (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2663) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Stuart C Conquest (7.0) and Peter T Roberson (7.0). Adams shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Marek Korsinskij (1727) beat Tianyi (Jack) Liu (2071), a +344-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Liverpool, England

Dates

02 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧GMNikita Vitiugov2676

Avg top 10

2,545

Participants

100

Titled players · 74

GM×14

IM×19

FM×21

CM×10

WGM×3

WFM×5

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×78

🇬🇧Scotland×4

🇮🇳India×3

🇬🇬Guernsey×2

🇮🇪Ireland×2

🇯🇪Jersey×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
GMMichael Adams
🇬🇧ENG·2663
7.0pts·2657perf+1.7
🥈
GMStuart C Conquest
🇬🇧ENG·2511
7.0pts·2603perf+10.3
🥉
IMPeter T Roberson
🇬🇧ENG·2440
7.0pts·2537perf+10.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Conquest7Roberson7Adams7Maroroa Jones6.5Bazakutsa6.5Willow6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Adams takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Stuart C Conquest 3 wins (R7–R9)IM Peter T Roberson 3 wins (R7–R9)GM Michael Adams 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMStuart C Conquest	*	—	—	—
2IMPeter T Roberson	—	*	—	—
3GMMichael Adams	—	—	*	½
4GMGawain C B Maroroa Jones	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Adams, MichaelGM	2663	ENG	+51N	=7B	+34B	+46N	+18B	=8N	=20B	=4N	+10B	7.0	45.0	49.5	37.50	2657	+1.7
2	Conquest, Stuart CGM	2511	ENG	+49N	=27B	=7N	=26B	+58N	=14B	+28N	+18B	+8N	7.0	43.0	47.0	36.00	2603	+10.3
3	Roberson, Peter TIM	2440	ENG	=83N	+70B	=29N	+54B	=7N	=28B	+26N	+9B	+14N	7.0	41.0	43.5	34.25	2537	+10.7
4	Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BGM	2651	ENG	+40B	−28N	+90B	+25N	=19B	+22N	=10B	=1B	+17N	6.5	45.0	47.0	32.75	2550	-7.7
5	Willow, Jonah BIM	2459	ENG	+62N	+47B	=26N	=30B	=17N	=7B	=24N	+29B	+18N	6.5	42.0	46.0	32.50	2496	+4.9
6	Bazakutsa, SvyatoslavIM	2481	UKR	=70N	+73B	−27N	+62B	+47N	=17B	=7N	+24B	+21N	6.5	39.5	42.5	30.00	2445	-2.2
7	Flear, Glenn CGM	2358	ENG	+81B	=1N	=2B	+34N	=3B	=5N	=6B	=13N	+31B	6.0	50.0	53.0	33.00	2506	+17.9
8	Vitiugov, NikitaGM	2676	ENG	+15B	+92N	+13B	=18N	=12B	=1B	=19N	+11N	−2B	6.0	49.0	51.0	32.00	2574	-9.7
9	Ghasi, Ameet KGM	2501	ENG	+64B	+96N	+22B	=19N	=10B	=11N	=15B	−3N	+27B	6.0	45.0	46.0	27.25	2486	-1.2
10	Czopor, MaciejIM	2434	POL	=72N	+83B	+56N	+27B	=9N	=12B	=4N	+19B	−1N	6.0	44.0	46.5	28.50	2522	+11.3
11	Siva MahadevanIM	2416	IND	=56N	+72B	+24N	=21B	+26N	=9B	=16N	−8B	+41N	6.0	43.5	47.0	30.00	2480	+8.2
12	Wadsworth, Matthew JGM	2483	ENG	=59B	+48N	+58B	+17B	=8N	=10N	−18B	+30B	=16N	6.0	42.5	46.5	30.00	2513	+4.4
13	Makkar, RajatIM	2406	FRA	+71N	+42B	−8N	+51B	−21N	=24B	+46N	=7B	+26N	6.0	42.0	45.5	28.25	2459	+6.2
14	Pert, Richard GIM	2409	ENG	=74B	=80N	+59B	+63N	=22B	=2N	+23B	+20N	−3B	6.0	41.5	44.5	28.25	2439	+4.8
15	Banerjee, SupratitFM	2242	ENG	−8N	+55B	=73N	+76B	+27N	+33B	=9N	=21B	=19N	6.0	40.5	43.5	27.50	2463	+49.6
16	Gordon, Stephen JGM	2469	ENG	+32B	=58N	−46B	+48N	+38B	=57N	=11B	+37N	=12B	6.0	40.0	44.0	29.50	2426	-4.0
17	Claridge-Hansen, WilliamFM	2364	ENG	+31B	+97N	+20B	−12N	=5B	=6N	+25B	=43N	−4B	5.5	46.5	47.0	25.50	2455	+24.6
18	Royal, ShreyasGM	2495	ENG	+90B	+23N	+86B	=8B	−1N	+21B	+12N	−2N	−5B	5.5	46.0	48.0	24.50	2538	+5.8
19	Han, YichenIM	2430	NED	+78B	+63N	+28B	=9B	=4N	=20N	=8B	−10N	=15B	5.5	45.0	48.0	27.00	2500	+9.1
20	Fernandez, Daniel HowardGM	2500	ENG	+41N	+52B	−17N	+29B	+30N	=19B	=1N	−14B	=23N	5.5	44.5	49.0	28.50	2459	-4.0
21	Harvey, Marcus RIM	2439	ENG	+95B	=46N	+37B	=11N	+13B	−18N	+57B	=15N	−6B	5.5	43.5	45.0	24.75	2424	-1.0
22	Kanyamarala, TarunIM	2397	IRL	+87N	+66B	−9N	+49B	=14N	−4B	+47B	=31N	=25B	5.5	42.0	44.5	23.75	2396	+0.8
23	Kalavannan, KobyFM	2323	ENG	+44N	−18B	=68N	=71B	+49N	+41B	−14N	+36B	=20B	5.5	40.5	44.0	26.00	2326	+2.8
24	Mirzoeva, ElmiraWGM	2282	ENG	=61B	+74N	−11B	+80N	+86B	=13N	=5B	−6N	+53B	5.5	39.5	42.0	21.25	2348	+17.8
25	Yao, LanWGM	2316	ENG	−73N	+77B	+36N	−4B	+70N	+65B	−17N	+35B	=22N	5.5	38.0	41.0	23.25	2348	+9.4
26	Fava, LorenzoFM	2318	ITA	+85B	+35N	=5B	=2N	−11B	+50N	−3B	+32N	−13B	5.0	47.0	49.5	23.75	2386	+16.8
27	Hebden, Mark LGM	2347	ENG	+60B	=2N	+6B	−10N	−15B	=36B	+78N	+40B	−9N	5.0	45.5	48.5	24.50	2344	+0.3
28	Eggleston, David JIM	2348	ENG	+82B	+4B	−19N	=31N	+37B	=3N	−2B	+51B	F	5.0	43.5	43.5	25.00	2434	+9.2
29	Vijayakumar, RishiFM	2310	SCO	=80B	+61N	=3B	−20N	+32B	+35B	=33N	−5N	=37B	5.0	43.0	46.0	24.00	2356	+12.2
30	Waldhausen Gordon, FrederickIM	2393	SCO	+50B	=37N	+38B	=5N	−20B	=47N	+59B	−12N	=34B	5.0	42.0	46.0	24.00	2355	-4.4
31	Adams, Henry	2114	ENG	−17N	+93B	+66N	=28B	−35N	+42B	+58N	=22B	−7N	5.0	40.0	41.5	19.75	2328	+48.4
32	Jones, Steven A	2185	ENG	−16N	+44B	=33N	=43B	−29N	+75B	+67N	−26B	+58N	5.0	39.0	42.0	21.00	2320	+30.6
33	Williams, Simon KGM	2444	ENG	=48B	=59N	=32B	+95N	+46B	−15N	=29B	=39N	=38B	5.0	39.0	40.5	20.25	2283	-18.2
34	Rudd, JackIM	2259	ENG	+94N	+43B	−1N	−7B	−36N	=55B	+76N	+72B	=30N	5.0	39.0	40.5	17.75	2285	+5.4
35	Clarke, Brandon G IIM	2491	ENG	+65N	−26B	+40N	−47B	+31B	−29N	+48B	−25N	+59B	5.0	38.5	42.5	22.50	2276	-22.9
36	Stoica, Savas Marin	2092	ENG	=99B	=57N	−25B	+64N	+34B	=27N	=39B	−23N	+66B	5.0	38.0	38.5	20.25	2343	+57.2
37	Dickenson, Neil FFM	2247	ENG	+93N	=30B	−21N	+73B	−28N	+87B	+52N	−16B	=29N	5.0	36.5	38.0	16.50	2299	+14.4
38	Boswell, Jacob Connor	2278	ENG	=77N	+75B	−30N	+68B	−16N	+71B	−43N	+65B	=33N	5.0	35.5	38.5	18.50	2286	+2.8
39	Badacsonyi, StanleyFM	2309	ENG	=75N	=53B	=76N	+87B	=41N	=43B	=36N	=33B	=45B	5.0	35.5	38.0	20.25	2213	-21.6
40	Sivanandan, BodhanaFM	2216	ENG	−4N	+89B	−35B	=60N	+81B	=61N	+73B	−27N	+57B	5.0	34.5	36.5	16.00	2278	+22.8
41	Badacsonyi, FrankieFM	2193	ENG	−20B	+60N	+96B	=86N	=39B	−23N	+89B	+57N	−11B	5.0	34.5	35.5	14.75	2352	+36.6
42	Pert, MaxFM	2263	ENG	+100B	−13N	=50B	+84N	−57B	−31N	=71B	+67N	+60B	5.0	33.5	33.5	14.50	2178	-18.4
43	Zhou, Yang-FanIM	2406	ENG	+67B	−34N	=95B	=32N	+90B	=39N	+38B	=17B	F	5.0	33.0	33.0	19.50	2332	-7.3
44	Dicen, Elis DeneleWFM	2069	ENG	−23B	−32N	−64B	+91N	+97N	+62B	−51N	+78B	+63N	5.0	32.0	32.5	13.50	2175	+54.0
45	Liu,Tianyi (Jack)	2071	ENG	−52N	−90N	−79B	+98N	+85B	=70B	+83N	+49B	=39N	5.0	27.5	28.0	14.25	2170	+48.8
46	Davies, Nigel RGM	2291	ENG	+69N	=21B	+16N	−1B	−33N	+83B	−13B	=50N	=48B	4.5	42.5	45.0	19.75	2328	+3.7
47	Shearsby, JudeFM	2270	ENG	+98B	−5N	+67B	+35N	−6B	=30B	−22N	=55N	=50B	4.5	41.5	42.0	16.50	2284	+7.2
48	Kovalskyi, Roman	2180	UKR	=33N	−12B	+75N	−16B	+68N	=52B	−35N	+73B	=46N	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.00	2302	+48.6
49	Yoon, Jacob DCM	2203	ENG	−2B	+82N	+92B	−22N	−23B	=53N	+81B	−45N	+71B	4.5	37.0	39.0	13.75	2228	+4.6
50	Fellowes, BillyCM	2122	ENG	−30N	+94B	=42N	=52B	+66N	−26B	=54N	=46B	=47N	4.5	37.0	38.5	17.00	2253	+61.6
51	Khoury, TheoFM	2239	ENG	−1B	+81N	+97B	−13N	=89B	=60N	+44B	−28N	=55B	4.5	36.5	37.0	13.75	2186	-23.9
52	Ledger, Andrew JIM	2323	ENG	+45B	−20N	=78B	=50N	=59B	=48N	−37B	=71N	+70B	4.5	35.5	38.5	18.25	2199	-14.5
53	Kueh, AudreyWFM	2071	ENG	=57B	=39N	−63B	−90N	+100N	=49B	+70N	+54B	−24N	4.5	33.0	33.0	14.75	2221	+34.8
54	Richardson, John RFM	2246	ENG	+79B	−86N	+85B	−3N	=74B	=89N	=50B	−53N	+72B	4.5	30.5	32.5	13.75	2147	-21.8
55	Yu, RockCM	2107	ENG	F	−15N	+91B	−92N	+84B	=34N	+74B	=47B	=51N	4.5	29.5	29.5	14.50	2220	+30.5
56	Dasgupta, AvyuktCM	2158	ENG	=11B	+99N	−10B	−57N	−61B	F	+91N	+79N	+74B	4.5	28.5	28.5	11.50	2222	+30.8
57	Wells, Peter KGM	2339	ENG	=53N	=36B	=71N	+56B	+42N	=16B	−21N	−41B	−40N	4.0	40.5	44.0	19.00	2183	-17.9
58	Hunt, Harriet VIM	2294	ENG	+88B	=16B	−12N	+78N	−2B	+74N	−31B	=59N	−32B	4.0	39.0	41.5	13.50	2214	-9.5
59	Manmay ChopraCM	2188	IND	=12N	=33B	−14N	+77B	=52N	+76B	−30N	=58B	−35N	4.0	38.5	41.5	15.75	2280	+36.9
60	Malinovskii, Ilia	2075	ENG	−27N	−41B	+93N	=40B	+62N	=51B	=65N	=63B	−42N	4.0	36.5	38.0	14.25	2146	+17.4
61	Verbytski, Oleg	2001	ENG	=24N	−29B	−62N	+72B	+56N	=40B	−63N	=64B	=65N	4.0	36.0	39.5	17.25	2175	+77.6
62	Shafi, Declan	2183	SCO	−5B	=88N	+61B	−6N	−60B	−44N	+93B	=69N	+75B	4.0	35.5	37.0	11.75	2071	-26.4
63	Webb, Laurence EFM	2268	ENG	+91N	−19B	+53N	−14B	=71N	F	+61B	=60N	−44B	4.0	34.5	34.5	14.25	2145	-24.2
64	Jackson, EdwardCM	2194	ENG	−9N	−76B	+44N	−36B	F	+79N	+75B	=61N	=68B	4.0	33.0	36.0	15.00	2087	-21.8
65	Murawski, JanCM	2189	ENG	−35B	−85N	+69B	+88N	+92B	−25N	=60B	−38N	=61B	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.50	2143	-23.6
66	Dishman, StephenFM	2254	ENG	+84B	−22N	−31B	=67N	−50B	=82N	+88N	+89B	−36N	4.0	32.0	34.0	10.50	2069	-42.6
67	Eames, Robert SFM	2136	ENG	−43N	+91B	−47N	=66B	=75N	+92N	−32B	−42B	+76N	4.0	31.5	33.5	10.50	2161	+5.4
68	Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFM	2115	ENG	−86B	+79N	=23B	−38N	−48B	−69N	+97B	+84N	=64N	4.0	31.0	31.5	10.75	2041	-26.4
69	Patel, Zain	2048	ENG	−46B	−95N	−65N	=93B	+94N	+68B	−72N	=62B	+89N	4.0	25.0	26.5	10.25	2061	+6.5
70	Price, Gwilym	2186	ENG	=6B	−3N	=80B	+85N	−25B	=45N	−53B	+82N	−52N	3.5	39.0	41.5	12.75	2130	-16.0
71	Bradbury, Neil HIM	2137	ENG	−13B	+100N	=57B	=23N	=63B	−38N	=42N	=52B	−49N	3.5	38.5	38.5	11.50	2183	+9.4
72	Ledger, Dave JFM	2161	ENG	=10B	−11N	−84B	−61N	+98B	+80N	+69B	−34N	−54N	3.5	35.0	35.5	10.50	2070	-23.4
73	Ashworth, Michael	2053	ENG	+25B	−6N	=15B	−37N	=78B	F	−40N	−48N	+81B	3.0	38.5	40.5	13.00	2152	+16.6
74	Brewer, Callum D	2152	ENG	=14N	−24B	=77N	+97B	=54N	−58B	−55N	=76B	−56N	3.0	35.0	35.5	8.75	2021	-29.2
75	Harborne, Matthew J	2048	ENG	=39B	−38N	−48B	+82N	=67B	−32N	−64N	+91B	−62N	3.0	34.5	36.5	9.50	2044	-1.8
76	Pereslavtsev, Alexandr	2079	ENG	−96B	+64N	=39B	−15N	+95B	−59N	−34B	=74N	−67B	3.0	32.5	33.5	9.50	2098	+7.6
77	Deepak Ambattu, RithvikCM	1990	SCO	=38B	−25N	=74B	−59N	F	−78N	=82B	=81N	+84B	3.0	30.5	33.0	9.50	2062	+22.0
78	Sedykh, Mikhail	2159	ENG	−19N	+98B	=52N	−58B	=73N	+77B	−27B	−44N	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	7.25	2098	-15.0
79	Korsinskij, Marek	1727	CZE	−54N	−68B	+45N	=83B	−87N	−64B	+94N	−56B	=82B	3.0	30.0	31.5	9.25	1967	+81.2
80	Bharat Kumar, Balahari	2052	ENG	=29N	=14B	=70N	−24B	−83N	−72B	−84N	=97B	+94N	3.0	30.0	30.5	9.00	1988	-29.3
81	Hryshchenko, KamilaWFM	2097	ENG	−7N	−51B	=98N	+94B	−40N	+84B	−49N	=77B	−73N	3.0	30.0	30.5	5.75	1972	-30.6
82	Honey, Luke Anthony	2082	ENG	−28N	−49B	=94N	−75B	+93N	=66B	=77N	−70B	=79N	3.0	27.5	29.0	7.25	1928	-35.4
83	Kanyamarala, TrishaWGM	2178	IRL	=3B	−10N	=88B	=79N	+80B	−46N	−45B	F	F	2.5	31.0	31.0	9.25	2057	-22.8
84	Gunarathne, Senith Thenula	1918	ENG	−66N	=87B	+72N	−42B	−55N	−81N	+80B	−68B	−77N	2.5	30.0	32.5	7.75	1963	+12.3
85	Weersing, Abigail RiisWFM	2056	ENG	−26N	+65B	−54N	−70B	−45N	−91B	F	=88N	+93B	2.5	28.0	28.0	6.75	1963	-20.0
86	Golding, AlexIM	2377	ENG	+68N	+54B	−18N	=41B	−24N	F	F	F	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	11.00	2266	-7.1
87	Crawford, Owen	2125	ENG	−22B	=84N	+99B	−39N	+79B	−37N	F	F	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	4.75	2102	-3.2
88	Lebedev, LionCM	2048	ENG	−58N	=62B	=83N	−65B	F	+100N	−66B	=85B	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	4.50	2058	+0.6
89	Chan, Sheng Liang Bernard	2098	MAS	−92B	−40N	+100B	F	=51N	=54B	−41N	−66N	−69B	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.50	1997	-20.8
90	Stubbs, OliverCM	2191	ENG	−18N	+45B	−4N	+53B	−43N	F	F	F	F	2.0	29.5	29.5	9.50	2255	+4.6
91	Strade, AritaWFM	1971	GCI	−63B	−67N	−55N	−44B	F	+85N	−56B	−75N	+97N	2.0	28.0	28.0	3.00	1861	-21.2
92	Hobson, KennethFM	2361	ENG	+89N	−8B	−49N	+55B	−65N	−67B	F	F	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	6.50	2110	-39.8
93	Nevska, GerdaWCM	1799	GCI	−37B	−31N	−60B	=69N	−82B	F	−62N	+94B	−85N	1.5	29.0	29.0	3.50	1834	+3.2
94	Carpenter, Paul A	1922	JCI	−34B	−50N	=82B	−81N	−69B	+97N	−79B	−93N	−80B	1.5	27.0	27.5	2.00	1702	-47.6
95	Golding, James	2176	ENG	−21N	+69B	=43N	−33B	−76N	F	F	F	F	1.5	22.5	22.5	6.50	2134	-7.2
96	Derakhshani, BornaFM	2348	ENG	+76N	−9B	−41N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	2133	-8.4
97	Ashbrooke, MonikaWCM	1591	JCI	F	−17B	−51N	−74N	−44B	−94B	−68N	=80N	−91B	0.5	28.5	28.5	1.50	1536	-3.8
98	Jukes, Sam	1972	WLS	−47N	−78N	=81B	−45B	−72N	F	F	F	F	0.5	19.0	19.0	1.50	1786	-17.0
99	Tanmay ChopraFM	2357	IND	=36N	−56B	−87N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	12.0	12.0	2.50	1852	-37.4
100	Turner, Lewis A	1965	ENG	−42N	−71B	−89N	F	−53B	−88B	F	F	F	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	1323	-29.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Korsinskij, MarekCZE
+81.2
3.0 pts · #76
2Verbytski, OlegENG
+77.6
4.0 pts · #64
3Fellowes, BillyCMENG
+61.6
4.5 pts · #56

Top rating losers

1Carpenter, Paul AJCI
-47.6
1.5 pts · #94
2Dishman, StephenFMENG
-42.6
4.0 pts · #69
3Hobson, KennethFMENG
-39.8
2.0 pts · #92

Biggest upsets

R3+344 Elo gap
Korsinskij, Marek1727 beat Liu,Tianyi (Jack)2071
R2+303 Elo gap
IMEggleston, David J2348 beat GMMaroroa Jones, Gawain C B2651
R1+263 Elo gap
Ashworth, Michael2053 beat WGMYao, Lan2316