Round 9

2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Aug 9, 2026
50 broadcast games

How the round ended

12 White wins
21 Draw
17 Black wins

50 of 50 boards with a result

Broadcast games

Board 1White wins
White: GMRoyal, Shreyas2514
Black: IMGrieve, Harry2508
Generate narration — Royal, Shreyas × Grieve, Harry
Board 2Black wins
White: GMWilliams, Simon K2438
Black: GMMcShane, Luke J2597
Generate narration — Williams, Simon K × McShane, Luke J
Board 3Black wins
White: FMBanerjee, Supratit2357
Black: GMAdams, Michael2595
Generate narration — Banerjee, Supratit × Adams, Michael
Board 4Draw
White: GMGhasi, Ameet K2494
Black: IMSiva Mahadevan2447
Generate narration — Ghasi, Ameet K × Siva Mahadevan
Board 5Black wins
White: IMRoberson, Peter T2439
Black: IMBazakutsa, Svyatoslav2488
Generate narration — Roberson, Peter T × Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav
Board 6Draw
White: IMKanyamarala, Tarun2398
Black: IMCzopor, Maciej2455
Generate narration — Kanyamarala, Tarun × Czopor, Maciej
Board 7White wins
White: IMWillow, Jonah B2459
Black: CMTurner, Max N2273
Generate narration — Willow, Jonah B × Turner, Max N
Board 8Draw
White: IMHarvey, Marcus R2470
Black: GMDavies, Nigel R2276
Generate narration — Harvey, Marcus R × Davies, Nigel R
Board 9Black wins
White: IMCummings, David H.2243
Black: GMGordon, Stephen J2429
Generate narration — Cummings, David H. × Gordon, Stephen J
Board 10White wins
White: IMPert, Richard G2410
Black: FMHe, Tom Junde2266
Generate narration — Pert, Richard G × He, Tom Junde
Board 11Draw
White: FMSivanandan, Bodhana2338
Black: FMHobson, Kenneth2244
Generate narration — Sivanandan, Bodhana × Hobson, Kenneth
Board 12White wins
White: FMFava, Lorenzo2314
Black: WGMYao, Lan2320
Generate narration — Fava, Lorenzo × Yao, Lan
Board 13Black wins
White: FMBadacsonyi, Stanley2320
Black: IMBalaji, Aaravamudhan2285
Generate narration — Badacsonyi, Stanley × Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Board 14Draw
White: CMDeepak Ambattu, Rithvik2164
Black: GMHebden, Mark L2345
Generate narration — Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik × Hebden, Mark L
Board 15Black wins
White: CMLishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav2235
Black: FMVijayakumar, Rishi2315
Generate narration — Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav × Vijayakumar, Rishi
Board 16Black wins
White: Crawford, Owen2205
Black: IMHan, Yichen2421
Generate narration — Crawford, Owen × Han, Yichen
Board 17Draw
White: FMBezuidenhout, Roland2262
Black: IMWaldhausen Gordon, Frederick2455
Generate narration — Bezuidenhout, Roland × Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick
Board 18White wins
White: IMJackson, James P2377
Black: Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme2160
Generate narration — Jackson, James P × Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme
Board 19Draw
White: CMLentzos, Ioanis2110
Black: IMLedger, Andrew J2312
Generate narration — Lentzos, Ioanis × Ledger, Andrew J
Board 20White wins
White: WGMKanyamarala, Trisha2296
Black: WGMMirzoeva, Elmira2261
Generate narration — Kanyamarala, Trisha × Mirzoeva, Elmira
Board 21Draw
White: Sharma, Devesh2089
Black: CMNorris, Zack2275
Generate narration — Sharma, Devesh × Norris, Zack
Board 22White wins
White: CMMurawski, Jan2270
Black: FMWall, Tim P2148
Generate narration — Murawski, Jan × Wall, Tim P
Board 23White wins
White: GMMcDonald, Neil2399
Black: WGMToma, Katarzyna2208
Generate narration — McDonald, Neil × Toma, Katarzyna
Board 24Black wins
White: Cont, Arya2143
Black: FMChow, Samuel2381
Generate narration — Cont, Arya × Chow, Samuel
Board 25Draw
White: GMWells, Peter K2313
Black: Sooraj M R2187
Generate narration — Wells, Peter K × Sooraj M R
Board 26Black wins
White: Nicholas, Koichi B2114
Black: FMShearsby, Jude2293
Generate narration — Nicholas, Koichi B × Shearsby, Jude
Board 27Draw
White: Quaite, Toby2085
Black: GMArakhamia-Grant, Ketevan2270
Generate narration — Quaite, Toby × Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan
Board 28Black wins
White: FMVaidyanathan, Adithya2261
Black: Kolani, Arjun2158
Generate narration — Vaidyanathan, Adithya × Kolani, Arjun
Board 29Black wins
White: Blackford, Ross2075
Black: IMPigott, John C2255
Generate narration — Blackford, Ross × Pigott, John C
Board 30Draw
White: Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio2250
Black: IMBaker, Chris W2153
Generate narration — Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio × Baker, Chris W
Board 31Draw
White: Sefton, Adam2003
Black: FMKhoury, Theo2249
Generate narration — Sefton, Adam × Khoury, Theo
Board 32Black wins
White: Bowcott-Terry, Finlay2232
Black: Tahmankar, Mandar2085
Generate narration — Bowcott-Terry, Finlay × Tahmankar, Mandar
Board 33Draw
White: FMBlackburn, Jonathan L B2220
Black: Davis, Colin2056
Generate narration — Blackburn, Jonathan L B × Davis, Colin
Board 34Black wins
White: CMZhao, George2125
Black: IMBates, Richard A2296
Generate narration — Zhao, George × Bates, Richard A
Board 35Draw
White: WFMHariharan, Shambavi2103
Black: FMHan, Qixiang2239
Generate narration — Hariharan, Shambavi × Han, Qixiang
Board 36Black wins
White: WCMBhatia, Kanishka2073
Black: Saunders, Aron2225
Generate narration — Bhatia, Kanishka × Saunders, Aron
Board 37White wins
White: CMFellowes, Billy2132
Black: CMGunathilake, M D Vinuda Shenal1986
Generate narration — Fellowes, Billy × Gunathilake, M D Vinuda Shenal
Board 38Draw
White: IMFitzsimons, David2302
Black: Potter, John M2092
Generate narration — Fitzsimons, David × Potter, John M
Board 39Black wins
White: IMRudd, Jack2252
Black: WFMRida, Ruqayyah2070
Generate narration — Rudd, Jack × Rida, Ruqayyah
Board 40Draw
White: WFMDicen, Elis Denele2182
Black: Patel, Zain2077
Generate narration — Dicen, Elis Denele × Patel, Zain
Board 41White wins
White: CMRich, Aaron2043
Black: Carroll, Thomas2180
Generate narration — Rich, Aaron × Carroll, Thomas
Board 42Draw
White: Kothari, Jai2158
Black: Terler, Bohdan2035
Generate narration — Kothari, Jai × Terler, Bohdan
Board 43White wins
White: Green, Michael2038
Black: Hill, Alistair2143
Generate narration — Green, Michael × Hill, Alistair
Board 44Draw
White: Rughani, Mahin2096
Black: Cheng, Louis2008
Generate narration — Rughani, Mahin × Cheng, Louis
Board 45Draw
White: Thomas, James2005
Black: Friar, Joseph D1994
Generate narration — Thomas, James × Friar, Joseph D
Board 46Draw
White: Vaddhireddy, Sai1953
Black: Verbytski, Oleg2228
Generate narration — Vaddhireddy, Sai × Verbytski, Oleg
Board 47Draw
White: Ortiz Sanchez, Luis1977
Black: FMVarnam, Liam D2149
Generate narration — Ortiz Sanchez, Luis × Varnam, Liam D
Board 48White wins
White: WFMCooke, Suzie G.1933
Black: CMStubbs, Oliver2185
Generate narration — Cooke, Suzie G. × Stubbs, Oliver
Board 49Black wins
White: WCMCamp, Imogen A L1964
Black: Chapman, Luke1856
Generate narration — Camp, Imogen A L × Chapman, Luke
Board 50Black wins
White: WCMNevska, Gerda1860
Black: Elgar, Tim2180
Generate narration — Nevska, Gerda × Elgar, Tim