Round 7

2026 British Chess Championships: Championship
Aug 7, 2026
51 broadcast games

How the round ended

20 White wins
19 Draw
12 Black wins

51 of 51 boards with a result

Broadcast games

Board 1White wins
White: GMRoyal, Shreyas2514
Black: GMMcShane, Luke J2597
Generate narration — Royal, Shreyas × McShane, Luke J
Board 2Draw
White: GMAdams, Michael2595
Black: IMGrieve, Harry2508
Generate narration — Adams, Michael × Grieve, Harry
Board 3Draw
White: IMHarvey, Marcus R2470
Black: IMBazakutsa, Svyatoslav2488
Generate narration — Harvey, Marcus R × Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav
Board 4White wins
White: GMWilliams, Simon K2438
Black: IMCzopor, Maciej2455
Generate narration — Williams, Simon K × Czopor, Maciej
Board 5Draw
White: IMKanyamarala, Tarun2398
Black: IMSiva Mahadevan2447
Generate narration — Kanyamarala, Tarun × Siva Mahadevan
Board 6White wins
White: IMRoberson, Peter T2439
Black: GMGordon, Stephen J2429
Generate narration — Roberson, Peter T × Gordon, Stephen J
Board 7Black wins
White: GMMcDonald, Neil2399
Black: GMGhasi, Ameet K2494
Generate narration — McDonald, Neil × Ghasi, Ameet K
Board 8Draw
White: IMWaldhausen Gordon, Frederick2455
Black: FMSivanandan, Bodhana2338
Generate narration — Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick × Sivanandan, Bodhana
Board 9White wins
White: FMBanerjee, Supratit2357
Black: IMHan, Yichen2421
Generate narration — Banerjee, Supratit × Han, Yichen
Board 10White wins
White: IMPert, Richard G2410
Black: WGMYao, Lan2320
Generate narration — Pert, Richard G × Yao, Lan
Board 11White wins
White: FMHe, Tom Junde2266
Black: FMChow, Samuel2381
Generate narration — He, Tom Junde × Chow, Samuel
Board 12White wins
White: IMJackson, James P2377
Black: WGMMirzoeva, Elmira2261
Generate narration — Jackson, James P × Mirzoeva, Elmira
Board 13Draw
White: FMBadacsonyi, Stanley2320
Black: FMHobson, Kenneth2244
Generate narration — Badacsonyi, Stanley × Hobson, Kenneth
Board 14White wins
White: IMWillow, Jonah B2459
Black: GMHebden, Mark L2345
Generate narration — Willow, Jonah B × Hebden, Mark L
Board 15Black wins
White: FMBezuidenhout, Roland2262
Black: FMVijayakumar, Rishi2315
Generate narration — Bezuidenhout, Roland × Vijayakumar, Rishi
Board 16White wins
White: FMFava, Lorenzo2314
Black: FMHan, Qixiang2239
Generate narration — Fava, Lorenzo × Han, Qixiang
Board 17Draw
White: IMLedger, Andrew J2312
Black: CMLishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav2235
Generate narration — Ledger, Andrew J × Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav
Board 18White wins
White: IMCummings, David H.2244
Black: IMBates, Richard A2296
Generate narration — Cummings, David H. × Bates, Richard A
Board 19White wins
White: WGMKanyamarala, Trisha2296
Black: Blackford, Ross2075
Generate narration — Kanyamarala, Trisha × Blackford, Ross
Board 20Draw
White: Bowcott-Terry, Finlay2232
Black: FMShearsby, Jude2293
Generate narration — Bowcott-Terry, Finlay × Shearsby, Jude
Board 21Black wins
White: Cont, Arya2143
Black: IMBalaji, Aaravamudhan2285
Generate narration — Cont, Arya × Balaji, Aaravamudhan
Board 22White wins
White: CMTurner, Max N2273
Black: CMDeepak Ambattu, Rithvik2164
Generate narration — Turner, Max N × Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik
Board 23Draw
White: CMMurawski, Jan2270
Black: CMLentzos, Ioanis2110
Generate narration — Murawski, Jan × Lentzos, Ioanis
Board 24Black wins
White: CMFellowes, Billy2132
Black: GMDavies, Nigel R2276
Generate narration — Fellowes, Billy × Davies, Nigel R
Board 25Draw
White: Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme2160
Black: GMWells, Peter K2313
Generate narration — Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme × Wells, Peter K
Board 26Black wins
White: Kolani, Arjun2158
Black: CMNorris, Zack2275
Generate narration — Kolani, Arjun × Norris, Zack
Board 27Draw
White: Sharma, Devesh2089
Black: GMArakhamia-Grant, Ketevan2270
Generate narration — Sharma, Devesh × Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan
Board 28Black wins
White: FMVaidyanathan, Adithya2261
Black: Sooraj M R2187
Generate narration — Vaidyanathan, Adithya × Sooraj M R
Board 29Draw
White: IMPigott, John C2255
Black: IMBaker, Chris W2153
Generate narration — Pigott, John C × Baker, Chris W
Board 30Black wins
White: Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio2250
Black: FMWall, Tim P2148
Generate narration — Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio × Wall, Tim P
Board 31White wins
White: FMBlackburn, Jonathan L B2220
Black: Hill, Alistair2143
Generate narration — Blackburn, Jonathan L B × Hill, Alistair
Board 32White wins
White: Crawford, Owen2205
Black: WFMRida, Ruqayyah2070
Generate narration — Crawford, Owen × Rida, Ruqayyah
Board 33Draw
White: WFMHariharan, Shambavi2103
Black: FMKhoury, Theo2249
Generate narration — Hariharan, Shambavi × Khoury, Theo
Board 34Black wins
White: WCMBhatia, Kanishka2073
Black: WGMToma, Katarzyna2208
Generate narration — Bhatia, Kanishka × Toma, Katarzyna
Board 35Draw
White: Quaite, Toby2085
Black: CMDupuis, Denis K2183
Generate narration — Quaite, Toby × Dupuis, Denis K
Board 36Draw
White: WFMDicen, Elis Denele2182
Black: Davis, Colin2056
Generate narration — Dicen, Elis Denele × Davis, Colin
Board 37Draw
White: Green, Michael2038
Black: Majeed, Haroon2153
Generate narration — Green, Michael × Majeed, Haroon
Board 38Black wins
White: Thomas, James2005
Black: CMZhao, George2125
Generate narration — Thomas, James × Zhao, George
Board 39White wins
White: Nicholas, Koichi B2114
Black: Terler, Bohdan2035
Generate narration — Nicholas, Koichi B × Terler, Bohdan
Board 40Draw
White: Sefton, Adam2003
Black: Saunders, Aron2225
Generate narration — Sefton, Adam × Saunders, Aron
Board 41Black wins
White: IMFitzsimons, David2302
Black: Tahmankar, Mandar2085
Generate narration — Fitzsimons, David × Tahmankar, Mandar
Board 42Black wins
White: IMRudd, Jack2252
Black: Cheng, Louis2008
Generate narration — Rudd, Jack × Cheng, Louis
Board 43Draw
White: Rughani, Mahin2096
Black: Carroll, Thomas2180
Generate narration — Rughani, Mahin × Carroll, Thomas
Board 44White wins
White: Kothari, Jai2158
Black: Jermy, Jaden2012
Generate narration — Kothari, Jai × Jermy, Jaden
Board 45White wins
White: Potter, John M2092
Black: FMVarnam, Liam D2149
Generate narration — Potter, John M × Varnam, Liam D
Board 46Black wins
White: Patel, Zain2077
Black: Verbytski, Oleg2228
Generate narration — Patel, Zain × Verbytski, Oleg
Board 47Draw
White: CMStubbs, Oliver2185
Black: WCMCamp, Imogen A L1964
Generate narration — Stubbs, Oliver × Camp, Imogen A L
Board 48Draw
White: CMRich, Aaron2043
Black: Chapman, Luke1856
Generate narration — Rich, Aaron × Chapman, Luke
Board 49White wins
White: Friar, Joseph D1994
Black: Ortiz Sanchez, Luis1977
Generate narration — Friar, Joseph D × Ortiz Sanchez, Luis
Board 50White wins
White: CMGunathilake, M D Vinuda Shenal1986
Black: WCMRuddy, Rachel1681
Generate narration — Gunathilake, M D Vinuda Shenal × Ruddy, Rachel
Board 51White wins
White: Vaddhireddy, Sai1953
Black: WFMCooke, Suzie G.1933
Generate narration — Vaddhireddy, Sai × Cooke, Suzie G.