British Championship Congress 2019

[David Robertson]

Not sure what to do with Luke and his zero!

Tim Henman

[Jonathan Rogers]

Perhaps Conquest is Ivanisevic?

Hodgson as Sampras?!

[Richard Bates]

Luke would be Lendl. Hebden and Henman go quite well together.

[John Upham]

Good question !

John not very sensible to advertise dates of birth.

I've passed your advice on to

Jimmy Wales

[Jonathan Rogers]

Bit concerned about mixing eras. In the 1980s, Chandler at the British was very much the equivalent of Lendl at Wimbledon

[Simon Brown]

Who is Kyrgios?

[Jonathan Rogers]

Hebden as Brad Gilbert?

[Nick Burrows]

First round pairings:

Championship:
http://chess-results.com/tnr458547.aspx ... =1&flag=30

Major open:
http://chess-results.com/tnr458548.aspx ... ES&flag=30

[John Upham]

I note that in the Championship is entered Khan Tito whose FIDE title is AIM meaning Arena International Master.

Is this the first time a FIDE Arena title has featured in the Championship itself ?

[Matt Bridgeman]

Plenty of fun pairings. Simon Williams get a rematch with John Merriman, who beat him last time he played the British. U13 Jacob Yoon has Malcolm Pein.

[Nick Burrows]

Rocco Vs Wadsworth

[Paul Cooksey]

While we are waiting for Jonathan to come up with some sort of predictions game, I'll get in first with a very bland set:
Champion: Howell, given Adams has been quite inactive and the big rating gap to everyone else.
Women's Champion: Houska, probably by at least a full point
U21: Wadsworth, I might be seriously considering Taylor too, if I wasn't biased
Dark horse to win: Gordon, because he seems to have been the most active of the strong amateur GMs this summer

[Matt Bridgeman]

FM Adam Ashton is playing well enough to mix it with the good IM's in the field and will probably get rewarded with a high finishing position.

[Mick Norris]

FM Adam Ashton is playing well enough to mix it with the good IM's in the field and will probably get rewarded with a high finishing position.

I'd like to see Adam get an IM norm

I hope Keith does well too, but good luck to all the players

[Alan Walton]

FM Adam Ashton is playing well enough to mix it with the good IM's in the field and will probably get rewarded with a high finishing position.

I'd like to see Adam get an IM norm

It would also be the title