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 Over 50 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 GM Keith C Arkell (2363), FM John Merriman (2202), FM Chris R Duncan (2196), IM Chris W Baker (2187), Robert Thomas (2166), CM David C Okike (2165), NM Philip J Crocker (2155), Neil R Farrell (2134), FM Richard J Mcmichael (2112), FM Michael Dougherty (2076), George Da Neave (2066), WIM Natasha K Regan (2064), Andrew R Brett (2061), Alan Minnican (2056), Jeff R Smith (2050), NM Robert C Noyce (2040), CM Stephen C Ledger (2033), NM Donald J Mason (2015), Stephen J Homer (2005), Steve Kee (1977). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories : Championship / Major Open / Over 65 / Under 16 / Under 14 / Under 12 / Under 10 / Under 08
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2025 British Chess Championships – Over 50 Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Arkell, Keith C
ENG
2363
2
FM
Merriman, John
ENG
2202
3
FM
Duncan, Chris R
ENG
2196
4
IM
Baker, Chris W
ENG
2187
5
Thomas, Robert
ENG
2166
6
CM
Okike, David C
NGR
2165
7
NM
Crocker, Philip J
ENG
2155
8
Farrell, Neil R
SCO
2134
9
FM
Mcmichael, Richard J
ENG
2112
10
FM
Dougherty, Michael
CAN
2076
11
Neave, George Da
SCO
2066
12
WIM
Regan, Natasha K
ENG
2064
13
Brett, Andrew R
ENG
2061
14
Minnican, Alan
SCO
2056
15
Smith, Jeff R
WLS
2050
16
NM
Noyce, Robert C
ENG
2040
17
CM
Ledger, Stephen C
ENG
2033
18
NM
Mason, Donald J
ENG
2015
19
Homer, Stephen J
ENG
2005
20
Kee, Steve
ENG
1977
21
Archer-Lock, Christopher J
ENG
1974
22
Handley, Michael R
ENG
1974
23
Moyse, Nigel J
WLS
1944
24
Baer, Bruce L
ENG
1938
25
Brown, Alan M
ENG
1935
26
Jennings, Richard
SCO
1926
27
Sykes, Chris
SCO
1903
28
Coffey, Mike J
ENG
1894
29
Trueman, Glenn
ENG
1891
30
Jaszkiwskyj, Peter
ENG
1889
31
Alldritt, Nigel Re
ENG
1888
32
Gardiner, Eric D
ENG
1869
33
Ridge, Michael
SCO
1868
34
Giulian, Rosemary A
SCO
1861
35
Potter, Steven
ENG
1855
36
Rubeck, Jonathan
ENG
1850
37
AIM
Swiatkowski, Aram
ENG
1844
38
Cook, Phil
ENG
1844
39
Faulkner, Martin J
ENG
1818
40
May, Paul
ENG
1815
41
Graff, Ben
ENG
1809
42
Betts, Richard
ENG
1808
43
Morrison, Munroe L
ENG
1806
44
Matthews, Adrian Ms
ENG
1796
45
Kelly, Richard
ENG
1787
46
Wheeler, Tim
ENG
1784
47
Wilson, Matthew R
ENG
1784
48
Polanyk, John
ENG
1771
49
Kenning, Paul H
ENG
1764
50
Aitchison, A Keith
SCO
1757
51
Tuke, David
ENG
1722
52
Letton, Rob
ENG
1711
53
White, Nicholas E
ENG
1706
54
Richards, Simon
ENG
1697
55
Sinclair, Colin
ENG
1670
56
Weersing, Nathan
ENG
1665
57
ACM
Strugar, Ioan
ROU
1659
58
Rooney, Derek
ENG
1658
59
Slegg, Gary
WLS
1622
60
Lynch, Chris
ENG
1615
61
Singhal, Saket
ENG
1613
62
Miller, Jonathan
ENG
1573
