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/2023/04/BGP-Rules-2024-25.pdf
Interim Leaderboard with top 20 players based on events rated by FIDE up to end of April 2025
Name | Qualifiers | Fed | Event Count | Divisor | Events | Total Points | BGP Points |
Boswell, Jacob Connor | 1 | ENG | 8 | 8 | 7th Crewe Congress, the 19th South Wales International Open, Lancaster Standard Play Congress 2024 – Open, 47th Scarborough Congress 2024 – Open, 11th Witney Weekend Congress – Open, 32nd 4NCL Congress Open, Kidlington Chess Congress – Open, Blackpool Chess Congress 2025 – FIDE Open | 175 | 21.88 |
Hill, Alistair | 2 | ENG | 6 | 6 | 58th Bucks and Berks Chess Congress, Central London Chess Congresss – FIDE Open, 1st Bristol New Year Congress, Kidlington Chess Congress – Open, 91st Bristol Open Championships – Open, 67th Southend Easter Open | 93 | 15.5 |
Damodaran, Patrick | 3 | ENG | 5 | 6 | 2nd Kent FIDE Congress, 52nd Thanet and East Kent Congress 2024 – Open, 58th Bucks and Berks Chess Congress, Oxted FIDE Open September 2024, Canterbury FIDE Standard Open | 92 | 15.34 |
Murawski, Jan | 4 | ENG | 7 | 7 | Torquay FIDE Congress – Open, 11th Witney Weekend Congress – Open, 2024 Birmingham Open, 16th Northwick Park Congress – Open, Kidlington Chess Congress – Open, Wells Chess Congress Open, 91st Bristol Open Championships – Open | 101 | 14.43 |
Toczek, Grzegorz | 5 | WLS | 4 | 6 | the 19th South Wales International Open, 2024 West Wales Open, 2025 South Wales Winter Open, 2025 Welsh Spring Open | 80 | 13.34 |
Hill, Andy | 6 | ENG | 3 | 6 | 2024 Newport Open, 1st Bristol New Year Open Congress, 6th Simon Bartlett | 76 | 12.67 |
Malinovskii, Ilia | 7 | ENG | 3 | 6 | 56th Torbay Chess Congress, Keith Escott Memorial Congress Open, 67th Southend Easter Open | 76 | 12.67 |
Lentzos, Ioanis | 8 | GRE | 4 | 6 | 2024 Newport Open, Canterbury FIDE Standard Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender – March Open, Guildford Open | 73 | 12.17 |
Rathbone-Jones, Ifan | 9 | WLS | 4 | 6 | British Champs – AM Open, 2024 South Wales Autumn Open, Keith Escott Memorial Congress Open, 2025 South Wales Winter Open | 73 | 12.17 |
Stubbs, Oliver | 10 | ENG | 4 | 6 | 2024 Newport Open, 1st Bristol New Year Open Congress, Wells Chess Congress Open, 91st Bristol Open Championships – Open | 73 | 12.17 |
Sprenger De La Iglesia, Yevgeni | 11 | ESP | 3 | 6 | Ayr Open 2024, 11th Witney Weekend Congress – Open, Glasgow Congress Open | 70 | 11.67 |
Turner, George | 12 | ENG | 4 | 6 | 2024 South Wales Autumn Open, 2024 West Wales Open, 2025 South Wales Winter Open, 2025 Welsh Spring Open | 69 | 11.5 |
Surtees, Mike | 13 | ENG | 4 | 6 | 7th Crewe Congress, Lancaster Standard Play Congress 2024 – Open, 16th Leyland Chess Congress – Open , First Cheadle FIDE Open | 68 | 11.34 |
Tapp, James | 14 | ENG | 4 | 6 | 2024 Newport Open, 2024 South Wales Autumn Open, 2024 West Wales Open, 2025 Welsh Spring Open | 68 | 11.34 |
Mahadevan, Siva | 15 | IND | 2 | 6 | Blackpool Chess Congress 2025 – FIDE Open, 5th 4NCL Easter Congress | 64 | 10.67 |
Fathallah, Joe | 16 | WLS | 5 | 6 | 2024 West Wales Open, 2024 South Wales Autumn Open, 2024 Newport Open, 2025 South Wales Winter Open, 2025 Welsh Spring Open, | 61 | 10.17 |
Sanitt, Ethan | 17 | ENG | 3 | 6 | Central London Chess Congresss – FIDE Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender – January Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender – March Open | 60 | 10 |
Potter, John M | 18 | ENG | 3 | 6 | 52nd Thanet and East Kent Congress 2024 – Open, 61st Hull Congress Open, 2024 Birmingham Open | 55 | 9.17 |
Chua, Sebastien | 19 | MAS | 3 | 6 | 16th Northwick Park Congress – Open, 1st Bristol New Year Open Congress, London Chess League FIDE Weekender – January Open | 54 | 9 |
Nawalaniec, Adam | 20 | POL | 2 | 6 | 1st Cambridge FIDE Congress – Open, Keith Escott Memorial Congress Open | 53 | 8.84 |