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The 2026 English Chess Championships concluded today.

https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1519584 ... 0&SNode=S0

Congratulations to Gawain Maroroa Jones who won the Open title and to Elmira Mirzoeva who won the Women's event (both scored 7.5/9).

Mickey Adams came second and dropped a couple more rating points. The twilight of his career compared to Short is interesting to observe. Both Adams and Gormally avoiding the Seniors for now...

Over 50 won by Phil Crocker (6/7).

Over 65 won by Ian Snape (7/7).

Anyone spot any good games from the live boards?

The last round game in Roberson-Merry is worth a look.

Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 31, 2026 7:03 pm

Anyone spot any good games from the live boards?

I wouldn't call it a good game, but I did see one game in the Over 65 where a player resigned thinking he had blundered. There was however a most satisfactory move available. It's possible that the DGT boards misreported the sequence of moves.

Thomas Rendle wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 31, 2026 7:38 pm

The last round game in Roberson-Merry is worth a look.

Thanks:

https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-c ... T/CIcT0woI