British Grand Prix Leaderboard 2024

The table shows points scored based on the qualifying regulations and scoring algorithms as detailed in the Grand Prix regulations at https://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BGP-Rules-2023-24.pdf

The table below is an interim leaderboard for information only and the places and qualifications are subject to change in the final leaderboard which will cover events to the end of May 2024. The top 10 British Grand Prix finishers plus ties in the final leaderboard, who are eligible for the Championship and not already qualified, will be offered places, together with the top female player plus ties eligible and not already qualified.

Interim Leaderboard (with top 40 players based on events rated by FIDE up to end of March 2024)

Name FED Title Event Count BGP Events Played In Points GP Score Already Qualified
Arkell, Keith C ENG GM 7 Manchester Summer Chess Congres Aug 2023, Newport Open, Caplin Hastings Weekend Open, 31st 4NCL Congress Open, 5th Simon Bartlett Memorial , Inaugural Wells Congress, 47th Guernsey International Chess Festival – Open 181.5 25.93 GM/Over 50 Champion
Badacsonyi, Stanley ENG CM 5 2023 British Championships AM Open, 46th Scarborough Congress, Coulsdon Chess Late Autumn Standardplay – Open, 15th Northwick Park Five Round Congress, London Christmas Chess Congres Open 88 14.67  
Lalic, Peter D ENG CM 7 London Chess League Weekend Congress, London Chess League FIDE Weekender, Central London Congress at Imperial – Open, Coulsdon Chess Late Autumn Standardplay – Open, 15th Northwick Park Five Round Congress, London Chess League FIDE Weekender, London Chess League FIDE Weekender 95.5 13.65  
Verma, Aditya ENG   5 30th 4NCL Congress Open, 2023 British Championships AM Open, 60th Hull Congress Open, Central London Congress at Imperial – Open, Caplin Hastings Weekend Open 78 13 Top 10 Major Open
Banerjee, Supratit ENG CM 5 Coulsdon Chess Late Autumn Standardplay – Open, 15th Northwick Park Five Round Congress, Caplin Hastings Weekend Open, 31st 4NCL Congress Open, Inaugural Wells Congress 78 13  
Stubbs, Oliver ENG   4 2023 British Championships Atkins, Newport Open, London Christmas Chess Congres Open, Inaugural Wells Congress 68 11.34  
Kett, Tim WLS FM 4 South Wales Autumn Congress, West Wales Open, South Wales Winter Open, Inaugural Wells Congress 67 11.17  
Gormally, Daniel W ENG GM 3 60th Hull Congress Open, 46th Scarborough Congress, 47th Guernsey International Chess Festival – Open 65.5 10.92  
Matlak, Oleksandr UKR   3 2023 British Championships Atkins, 55th Torbay Chess Congress, Inaugural Wells Congress 65.5 10.92  
Bonn, Thomas B FRA   4 London Chess League FIDE Weekender, Central London Congress at Imperial – Open, 15th Northwick Park Five Round Congress, London Chess League FIDE Weekender 65 10.84  
Fathallah, Joe WLS   3 South Wales Autumn Congress, South Wales Winter Open, South Wales Spring Open 65 10.84  
Camacho Collados, Jose WLS IM 2 South Wales Autumn Congress, South Wales Spring Open 61 10.17 IM
Clarke, Brandon GI ENG IM 2 4th EACU FIDE-Rated Congress, 2023 British Championships AM Open 60 10 IM
Bullen, Alex WLS CM 3 Newport Open, South Wales Winter Open, South Wales Spring Open 59.5 9.92  
Wells, Peter K ENG GM 3 60th Hull Congress Open, 31st 4NCL Congress Open, 2024 Cambridge International Open 56.5 9.42 GM 
Shafi, Declan SCO   2 4th EACU FIDE-Rated Congress, 2023 British Championships Atkins 56 9.34  
Vijaykumar, Rishi SCO   3 4th EACU FIDE-Rated Congress, Manchester Summer Chess Congres Aug 2023, 15th Leyland Congress 55 9.17  
Raju, Sooraj Menothuparambil IND   3 2023 British Championships AM Open, 46th Scarborough Congress, 2023 Birminham Open 54 9  
Surtees, Mike J ENG   4 6th Crewe Chess Congress, 2023 British Championships AM Open, Manchester Summer Chess Congres Aug 2023, 15th Leyland Congress 52 8.67  
Jones, Steven A ENG   3 6th Crewe Chess Congress, South Wales Winter Open, 2024 Coventry Open 51.5 8.59  
Rida, Ruqayyah ENG   2 London Chess League Weekend Congress, 2023 Birminham Open 49 8.17  
Rogers, Tim L ENG   3 London Chess League Weekend Congress, 57th Berks and Bucks Weekend Congress, Coulsdon Chess Late Autumn Standardplay – Open 49 8.17  
Hebden, Mark L ENG GM 2 30th 4NCL Congress Open, 60th Hull Congress Open 48.5 8.09 GM
Jackson, Edward ENG CM 2 Manchester Summer Chess Congres Aug 2023, 46th Scarborough Congress 46 7.67  
James, Russell A ENG   3 Manchester Summer Chess Congres Aug 2023, 2023 Birminham Open, 2024 Coventry Open 46 7.67  
Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio ENG   2 London Chess League FIDE Weekender, London Chess League FIDE Weekender 45 7.5  
Gordon, Sean ENG   3 Manchester Summer Chess Congres Aug 2023, 57th Berks and Bucks Weekend Congress, Newport Open 44 7.34  
Sarakauskas, Gediminas LTU IM 2 6th Crewe Chess Congress, 31st 4NCL Congress Open 44 7.34 IM
Hafstad, Leif ENG   2 Irish Championship Weekday Open, Irish Championship Open Weekendr 42 7  
Merriman, James ENG   3 30th 4NCL Congress Open, 57th Berks and Bucks Weekend Congress, London Chess League FIDE Weekender 42 7  
Norris, Ethan ENG   2 Manchester Summer Chess Congres Aug 2023, 15th Leyland Congress 42 7  
Rathbone-Jones, Ifan ENG   3 2023 British Championships AM Open, South Wales Winter Open, South Wales Spring Open 41 6.84  
Garcia, Oscar ESP   2 57th Berks and Bucks Weekend Congress, 55th Torbay Chess Congress 40 6.67  
Brown, Thomas ENG   2 South Wales Winter Open, South Wales Spring Open 39 6.5  
Harborne, Matthew J ENG   2 2023 Birminham Open, 2024 Coventry Open 38 6.34  
Lavender, James WLS   2 Newport Open, South Wales Autumn Congress 38 6.34  
Murawski, Jan ENG   2 2023 Birminham Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender 38 6.34  
Sedykh, Mikhail ENG   2 London Chess League Weekend Congress, 2023 British Championships AM Open 38 6.34  
Chua, Sebastien MAS   2 London Chess League FIDE Weekender, 5th Simon Bartlett Memorial  37 6.17  
Phan, Stefanus SGP   3 2023 British Championships AM Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender, Central London Congress at Imperial – Open 37 6.17  

Events included
(Qualifying FIDE rated tournaments within the British Isles between 1st June 2023 and end of March 2024) 

Number Congress Name Chess Results URL FED Start Date End Date
1 4th EACU FIDE-Rated Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr774594.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG 02-Jun-23 04 June 2023
2 London Chess League Weekend Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr765090.aspx?lan=1 ENG 02 June 2023 04 June 2023
3 30th 4NCL Congress Open https://chess-results.com/tnr777296.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30&turdet=YES ENG 16-Jun-23 18 June 2023
4 6th Crewe Chess Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr787262.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30 ENG 30 June 2023 02 July 2023
5 2023 British Championships AM Open https://chess-results.com/tnr790646.aspx?lan=1 ENG 24 July 2023 20 July 2023
6 2023 British Championships Atkins https://chess-results.com/tnr790662.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30 ENG 21 July 2023 23 July 2023
7 Irish Championship Weekday Open   IRL 07 August 2023 11 August 2023
8
Irish Championship Open Weekender   IRL
11 Augost 2023
13 August 2023
9 51st Thanet and East Kent Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr782741.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG 18 August 2023 20 August 2023
10 Manchester Summer Chess Congress Aug 2023 https://chess-results.com/tnr807380.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG 18 August 2023 20 August 2023
11 15th Leyland Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr811986.aspx?lan=1 ENG 26 August 2023 28 August 2023
12 57th Berks and Bucks Weekend Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr810121.aspx?lan=1&flag=30&turdet=YES ENG 26 August 2023 28 August 2023
13 60th Hull Congress Open https://chess-results.com/tnr809637.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30&turdet=YES ENG 08 September 2023 10 September 2023
14 Newport Open   WLS 08 September 2023 10 September 2023
15 CUS Chess Congress Championship   IRL 15 September 2023 17 September 2023
16 59th Northumberland Weekend Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr825432.aspx?lan=1&turdet=YES ENG 29 September 2023 01 October 2023
17 Cork Chess Congress Masters   IRL
06 October 2023
08 October 2023
18 South Wales Autumn Congress   WLS 07 October 2023 08 October 2023
19 47th Guernsey International CF – Open
https://chess-results.com/tnr801823.aspx?lan=1&art=4 GCI
15 October 2023
21 October 2023
20 46th Scarborough Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr837958.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG 27 October 2023 29 October 2023
21 London Chess League FIDE Weekender   ENG 27 October 2023 29 October 2023
22 Central London Congress at Imperial – Open https://chess-results.com/tnr841681.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG 03 November 2023 05 November 2023
23 Hampshire Chess Congress – Open     03 November 2023 05 November 2023
24 Glasgow Premier 2023   SCO 03 November 2023 05 November 2023
25 Limerick Open   IRL 03 November 2023 05 November 2023
26 Ulster Masters   IRL 03 November 2023 06 November 2023
27 55th Torbay Chess Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr790268.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES ENG 10 November 2023 12 November 2023
28 West Wales Open   WLS 10 November 2023 12 November 2023
29 UCD Congress Masters   IRL 10 November 2023 12 November 2023
30 2023 Birminham Open https://chess-results.com/tnr853567.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30 ENG 25 November 2023 26 November 2023
31 Coulsdon Chess Late Autumn Standardplay – Open https://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Results/2023-11-26%20Late%20Autumn%20Congress.htm ENG 25 November 2023 26 November 2023
32 15th Northwick Park Five Round Congress Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 15th Northwick Park Congress – Open ENG 16 December 2023 17 December 2023
33 London Christmas Chess Congress Open https://chess-results.com/tnr870892.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG 28 December 2023 30 December 2023
34 Caplin Hastings Weekend Open Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Hastings Weekend Open ENG 06 January 2024 07 January 2024
35 London Chess League FIDE Weekender https://chess-results.com/tnr836225.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG 05 January 2024 07 January 2024
36 31st 4NCL Congress Open https://chess-results.com/tnr873225.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30 ENG 19 January 2024 21 January 2024
37 South Wales Winter Open   WLS 19 January 2024 21 January 2024
38 London Chess League FIDE Weekender
https://chess-results.com/tnr892894.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG
16 February 2024
18 February 2024
39 South Wales Spring Open   WLS 17 February 2024 18 February 2024
40 2024 Coventry Open   ENG 17 February 2024 18 February 2024
41
2024 Cambridge International Open https://chess-results.com/tnr811519.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 ENG
19 February 2024 24 February 2024
42
5th Simon Bartlett Memorial https://chess-results.com/tnr900426.aspx?lan=1&art=4 ENG
01 March 03 March
43
Inaugural Wells Congress https://chess-results.com/tnr895940.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 ENG
08 March
10 March