2025 British Chess Championships – Over 65 LIVE

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