Round 5

2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Aug 5, 2026
52 broadcast games

How the round ended

16 White wins
15 Draw
21 Black wins

52 of 52 boards with a result

Broadcast games

Board 1Draw
White: GMRoyal, Shreyas2514
Black: IMBazakutsa, Svyatoslav2488
Generate narration — Royal, Shreyas × Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav
Board 2White wins
White: IMGrieve, Harry2508
Black: IMHarvey, Marcus R2470
Generate narration — Grieve, Harry × Harvey, Marcus R
Board 3Draw
White: FMSivanandan, Bodhana2338
Black: IMHan, Yichen2421
Generate narration — Sivanandan, Bodhana × Han, Yichen
Board 4Black wins
White: IMPert, Richard G2410
Black: GMMcShane, Luke J2597
Generate narration — Pert, Richard G × McShane, Luke J
Board 5White wins
White: GMAdams, Michael2595
Black: FMChow, Samuel2381
Generate narration — Adams, Michael × Chow, Samuel
Board 6Draw
White: FMBadacsonyi, Stanley2320
Black: IMCzopor, Maciej2455
Generate narration — Badacsonyi, Stanley × Czopor, Maciej
Board 7Draw
White: IMRoberson, Peter T2439
Black: FMHan, Qixiang2239
Generate narration — Roberson, Peter T × Han, Qixiang
Board 8Draw
White: IMLedger, Andrew J2312
Black: GMWilliams, Simon K2438
Generate narration — Ledger, Andrew J × Williams, Simon K
Board 9Black wins
White: CMMurawski, Jan2270
Black: GMGhasi, Ameet K2494
Generate narration — Murawski, Jan × Ghasi, Ameet K
Board 10Draw
White: IMWillow, Jonah B2459
Black: IMBates, Richard A2296
Generate narration — Willow, Jonah B × Bates, Richard A
Board 11Black wins
White: FMBezuidenhout, Roland2262
Black: IMSiva Mahadevan2447
Generate narration — Bezuidenhout, Roland × Siva Mahadevan
Board 12Black wins
White: FMVaidyanathan, Adithya2261
Black: GMGordon, Stephen J2429
Generate narration — Vaidyanathan, Adithya × Gordon, Stephen J
Board 13Draw
White: IMCummings, David H.2244
Black: GMMcDonald, Neil2399
Generate narration — Cummings, David H. × McDonald, Neil
Board 14White wins
White: IMWaldhausen Gordon, Frederick2455
Black: GMHebden, Mark L2345
Generate narration — Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick × Hebden, Mark L
Board 15White wins
White: IMKanyamarala, Tarun2398
Black: FMShearsby, Jude2293
Generate narration — Kanyamarala, Tarun × Shearsby, Jude
Board 16Black wins
White: IMJackson, James P2377
Black: FMHe, Tom Junde2266
Generate narration — Jackson, James P × He, Tom Junde
Board 17White wins
White: Bowcott-Terry, Finlay2232
Black: IMGolding, Alex2370
Generate narration — Bowcott-Terry, Finlay × Golding, Alex
Board 18White wins
White: FMBanerjee, Supratit2357
Black: FMHobson, Kenneth2244
Generate narration — Banerjee, Supratit × Hobson, Kenneth
Board 19Draw
White: CMFellowes, Billy2132
Black: WGMYao, Lan2320
Generate narration — Fellowes, Billy × Yao, Lan
Board 20Black wins
White: WCMBhatia, Kanishka2073
Black: FMVijayakumar, Rishi2315
Generate narration — Bhatia, Kanishka × Vijayakumar, Rishi
Board 21White wins
White: FMFava, Lorenzo2314
Black: Sooraj M R2187
Generate narration — Fava, Lorenzo × Sooraj M R
Board 22Draw
White: GMWells, Peter K2313
Black: Blackford, Ross2075
Generate narration — Wells, Peter K × Blackford, Ross
Board 23Black wins
White: IMFitzsimons, David2302
Black: Kolani, Arjun2158
Generate narration — Fitzsimons, David × Kolani, Arjun
Board 24Black wins
White: IMBaker, Chris W2153
Black: IMBalaji, Aaravamudhan2285
Generate narration — Baker, Chris W × Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Board 25Draw
White: GMDavies, Nigel R2276
Black: Majeed, Haroon2153
Generate narration — Davies, Nigel R × Majeed, Haroon
Board 26White wins
White: Cont, Arya2143
Black: CMNorris, Zack2275
Generate narration — Cont, Arya × Norris, Zack
Board 27White wins
White: CMTurner, Max N2273
Black: Hill, Alistair2143
Generate narration — Turner, Max N × Hill, Alistair
Board 28Black wins
White: Rughani, Mahin2096
Black: GMArakhamia-Grant, Ketevan2270
Generate narration — Rughani, Mahin × Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan
Board 29Black wins
White: Sharma, Devesh2089
Black: IMPigott, John C2255
Generate narration — Sharma, Devesh × Pigott, John C
Board 30White wins
White: Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio2250
Black: Tahmankar, Mandar2085
Generate narration — Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio × Tahmankar, Mandar
Board 31Draw
White: Quaite, Toby2085
Black: WGMToma, Katarzyna2208
Generate narration — Quaite, Toby × Toma, Katarzyna
Board 32Draw
White: Sefton, Adam2003
Black: CMDupuis, Denis K2183
Generate narration — Sefton, Adam × Dupuis, Denis K
Board 33Black wins
White: Davis, Colin2056
Black: CMDeepak Ambattu, Rithvik2164
Generate narration — Davis, Colin × Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik
Board 34Black wins
White: Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme2160
Black: WFMRida, Ruqayyah2070
Generate narration — Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme × Rida, Ruqayyah
Board 35White wins
White: WGMKanyamarala, Trisha2296
Black: CMRich, Aaron2043
Generate narration — Kanyamarala, Trisha × Rich, Aaron
Board 36Black wins
White: Nicholas, Koichi B2114
Black: WGMMirzoeva, Elmira2261
Generate narration — Nicholas, Koichi B × Mirzoeva, Elmira
Board 37White wins
White: CMLishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav2235
Black: CMZhao, George2125
Generate narration — Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav × Zhao, George
Board 38White wins
White: CMLentzos, Ioanis2110
Black: Verbytski, Oleg2228
Generate narration — Lentzos, Ioanis × Verbytski, Oleg
Board 39Black wins
White: Potter, John M2092
Black: FMBlackburn, Jonathan L B2220
Generate narration — Potter, John M × Blackburn, Jonathan L B
Board 40White wins
White: Crawford, Owen2205
Black: Friar, Joseph D1994
Generate narration — Crawford, Owen × Friar, Joseph D
Board 41Black wins
White: Kothari, Jai2158
Black: Green, Michael2038
Generate narration — Kothari, Jai × Green, Michael
Board 42Black wins
White: Thomas, James2005
Black: FMWall, Tim P2148
Generate narration — Thomas, James × Wall, Tim P
Board 43White wins
White: IMRudd, Jack2252
Black: FMVarnam, Liam D2149
Generate narration — Rudd, Jack × Varnam, Liam D
Board 44Black wins
White: Patel, Zain2077
Black: FMKhoury, Theo2249
Generate narration — Patel, Zain × Khoury, Theo
Board 45Draw
White: Terler, Bohdan2035
Black: Saunders, Aron2225
Generate narration — Terler, Bohdan × Saunders, Aron
Board 46Black wins
White: CMStubbs, Oliver2185
Black: Jermy, Jaden2012
Generate narration — Stubbs, Oliver × Jermy, Jaden
Board 47Draw
White: WFMDicen, Elis Denele2182
Black: CMGunathilake, M D Vinuda Shenal1986
Generate narration — Dicen, Elis Denele × Gunathilake, M D Vinuda Shenal
Board 48Black wins
White: Vaddhireddy, Sai1953
Black: Carroll, Thomas2180
Generate narration — Vaddhireddy, Sai × Carroll, Thomas
Board 49White wins
White: Elgar, Tim2180
Black: WCMCamp, Imogen A L1964
Generate narration — Elgar, Tim × Camp, Imogen A L
Board 50Black wins
White: WCMNevska, Gerda1860
Black: WFMHariharan, Shambavi2103
Generate narration — Nevska, Gerda × Hariharan, Shambavi
Board 51Black wins
White: Chapman, Luke1856
Black: Cheng, Louis2008
Generate narration — Chapman, Luke × Cheng, Louis
Board 52Draw
White: Ortiz Sanchez, Luis1977
Black: WFMCooke, Suzie G.1933
Generate narration — Ortiz Sanchez, Luis × Cooke, Suzie G.