Summary
A t the British Championship which started in Liverpool on Monday afternoon, there were 25 master players of either the Grand or International kind, not to mention the 39 other aspirants, and none of them had won the title before. So whatever happens there will be a new name on the magnificent championship trophy.
Only 100 rating points separate the top 16 players, so it is clearly going to be a close affair - the winner is likely to be the one who's up for it in the second week and play with bravura rather than caution.See the full content of this document
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Contenders Close for New Crown
The top seed is Gawain Jones, and when he arrived on Sunday I asked him how he viewed the forthcoming tournament. "With...
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