English Championship 2026

[Graham Borrowdale]

This starts tomorrow in Peterborough. In the meantime the Rapid Championship is being played over the weekend, with 6 rounds yesterday and a further 5 today. After 7 rounds Jonah Willow and Marcus Harvey are leading with 6/7, ahead of the usual suspects.

Live coverage at Lichess:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-c ... 9X#players

[LawrenceCooper]

This starts tomorrow in Peterborough. In the meantime the Rapid Championship is being played over the weekend, with 6 rounds yesterday and a further 5 today. After 7 rounds Jonah Willow and Marcus Harvey are leading with 6/7, ahead of the usual suspects.

Live coverage at Lichess:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-c ... 9X#players

Jonah & Marcus ended 1st= on 9/11 and the play-off is currently taking place. Jonah won the first game and Marcus the second.

[Derrick Walker]

Pity no one read the regulations, should have been 2 x 3+2 then sudden death - no rapidplay, that is for splitting the Standard play tournament.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Pity no one read the regulations, should have been 2 x 3+2 then sudden death - no rapidplay, that is for splitting the Standard play tournament.

Oopsie!!

[LawrenceCooper]

This starts tomorrow in Peterborough. In the meantime the Rapid Championship is being played over the weekend, with 6 rounds yesterday and a further 5 today. After 7 rounds Jonah Willow and Marcus Harvey are leading with 6/7, ahead of the usual suspects.

Live coverage at Lichess:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-c ... 9X#players

Jonah & Marcus ended 1st= on 9/11 and the play-off is currently taking place. Jonah won the first game and Marcus the second.

Marcus wins after 2 rapid, 2 blitz and an armageddon game.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Is there a list of previous winners?

[LawrenceCooper]

Is there a list of previous winners?

The website only lists the classical winners: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/english ... s-history/

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Do you know if Marcus Harvey has won this title before?

Apparently the inaugural English Rapidplay Championships were in 2014 and the first winner was Danny Gormally.

And Danny Gormally also won in 2017:

https://www.liverpoolchessclub.co.uk/en ... mber-2017/

Maybe there is a list of names inscribed on the trophy?

[LawrenceCooper]

Do you know if Marcus Harvey has won this title before?

I'm not even sure if it has been organised before!

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Yes, apparently confusion reigns.

2017:

https://www.liverpoolchessclub.co.uk/en ... mber-2017/

September 2017 saw Liverpool Chess Club host the first English Rapidplay Championship

2014:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6312

e2e4 Chess are pleased to announce that we will be running the inaugural English Rapidplay Championships, an 11 round FIDE rated swiss taking place over the last weekend in March at Uplands House, High Wycombe.

[Alex Holowczak]

Yes, apparently confusion reigns.

2017:

https://www.liverpoolchessclub.co.uk/en ... mber-2017/

September 2017 saw Liverpool Chess Club host the first English Rapidplay Championship

2014:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6312

e2e4 Chess are pleased to announce that we will be running the inaugural English Rapidplay Championships, an 11 round FIDE rated swiss taking place over the last weekend in March at Uplands House, High Wycombe.

I had forgotten all about these. It looks like Danny won it in both 2014 and 2017.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Might this attempt to establish a English Rapidplay Championships be more successful? With one next year? Hope so! Hope the classical event goes well.