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 65 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 Stephen Pickles (2280), FM Terry Pd Chapman (2263), FM Andrew P Lewis (2242), IM Nigel E Povah (2206), FM Charles W Kennaugh (2203), IM Craig W Pritchett (2181), M Paul Townsend (2167), Russell G Granat (2164), Stephen La Orton (2137), Phil J Brooks (2127), FM Peter Varley (2117), FM Andrew P Smith (2104), CM Geoffrey H James (2088), FM Philip M Giulian (2075), Brian Wr Hewson (2062), Michael J Hardman (2057), FM Chris J Gant (2056), Mike J Surtees (2055), Stephen P Dilleigh (2048). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Categories : Championship / Major Open / Over 50 / Under 16 / Under 14 / Under 12 / Under 10 / Under 08
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2025 British Chess Championships – Over 65 Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
Pickles, Stephen
AUS
2280
2
FM
Chapman, Terry Pd
ENG
2263
3
FM
Lewis, Andrew P
ENG
2242
4
IM
Povah, Nigel E
ENG
2206
5
FM
Kennaugh, Charles W
ENG
2203
6
IM
Pritchett, Craig W
SCO
2181
7
Townsend, M Paul
ENG
2167
8
Granat, Russell G
ENG
2164
9
Orton, Stephen La
ENG
2137
10
Brooks, Phil J
ENG
2127
11
FM
Varley, Peter
WLS
2117
12
FM
Smith, Andrew P
IRL
2104
13
CM
James, Geoffrey H
ENG
2088
14
FM
Giulian, Philip M
SCO
2075
15
Hewson, Brian Wr
ENG
2062
16
Hardman, Michael J
ENG
2057
17
FM
Gant, Chris J
ENG
2056
18
Surtees, Mike J
ENG
2055
19
Dilleigh, Stephen P
ENG
2048
20
WGM
Jackson, Sheila
ENG
2046
21
Page, Mark E
ENG
2025
22
Dawson, Jeff R
ENG
2024
23
Hughes, Roy
ENG
2019
24
Hutchinson, Paul A
ENG
2019
25
Moore, Geoffrey R
ENG
1996
26
Fegan, Chris
ENG
1994
27
Clark, Robert G
ENG
1991
28
Spanton, Tim R
ENG
1982
29
Fletcher, John T
WLS
1981
30
Bonafont, Philip R
ENG
1978
31
Hodge, Steve R
ENG
1973
32
Wager, John D
ENG
1972
33
De Coverly, Roger D
ENG
1969
34
Sage, Geoffrey W
ENG
1960
35
Habershon, Paul F
ENG
1959
36
Kelly, Ian G
ENG
1953
37
Campbell, Ian
ENG
1952
38
Bray, Dave J
ENG
1950
39
Lawson, Maurice E
ENG
1938
40
Myall, Ivan J
ENG
1938
41
Gregg, Alan M
ENG
1930
42
Moore, Gerald
ENG
1928
43
Punnett, Alan K
ENG
1919
44
Hutchinson, Norman A
ENG
1914
45
Johnson, Simon
ENG
1911
46
Hawkins, James N
ENG
1908
47
Ewart, Brian R
ENG
1906
48
Marks, Ian A
SCO
1904
49
Collinson, Mark I
ENG
1900
50
Binks, Michael E
WLS
1894
51
Marshall, Michael O
ENG
1886
52
Stephens, Ian Paul
ENG
1877
53
Costello, Colin A
ENG
1876
54
Armstrong, William G
ENG
1875
55
Wilson, Edgar
ENG
1866
56
Newton, Robert A
ENG
1851
57
Kane, Robert
ENG
1834
58
Stevens, Brian
ENG
1833
59
Phillips, William
WLS
1832
60
Goodwin, Ed H
ENG
1827
61
Dennis, Nigel W
ENG
1824
62
Hall, Alan A
ENG
1824
63
Pugh, Glyn D
ENG
1824
64
Mak, Janos
HUN
1804
65
Erdogan, Hassan
ENG
1792
66
Prince, Alan R
ENG
1791
67
Robinson, David
ENG
1784
68
Tidmarsh, David A
ENG
1776
69
Clancy, Martin J
ENG
1765
70
Barnes, David
ENG
1758
71
Tedd, Bernie
ENG
1740
72
Stinson, William James
IRL
1720
73
Clare, Steve
ENG
1709
74
Lawrence, Roy A
ENG
1693
75
Butterworth, Joe W
ENG
1692
76
ACM
Jerome, Stellio
ENG
1669
77
Walkowiak, Adam
SCO
1657
78
Clissold, Julian C
ENG
1654
79
Collins, Nigel
ENG
1589
80
Wright, George A
ENG
1540