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Home Photography 2017

Photography 2017

A mixed bag – Arnold Lutton

Louis Khoo-Thwe with Lord Mostyn and Congress Manager Kevin Staveley visible in the background
William Upton sharing second place in the Under 120
Under 120 winner Chris Fraser with Lord Mostyn who presented the prizes
Under 120 Grading prize Kyle Pelling with Lord Mostyn who presented the prizes
Under 16 ready to start their round 6 game
Under 10, board 4
Under 10 top board
Top boards in the Morning Open last round
The Morning Open last round has just started
Susan Fraser who shared second place in the Under 120
Sharing second place in the Under 120, Les Hall having received his prize from Lord Mostyn
On top boards in the Under 120 round 5
Cheerful players in the Under 100
In the Under 160 the last round is under way
High boards in the Under 160, one opponent not yet arrived
Focusing of minds in the Under 16
Board 3 in the Under 10
Board 2 in the Under 10
Youthful Under 65 players
Under 100 There is more than one story here
Playing in the Under 100
Major Open Round 6
High boards in the Major Open

Some final rounds, some prizes – Arnold Lutton

A friendly chat before the start of round 5 in the Under 140
A happy competitor in the Under 140
David Patrick being presented with his share of U160 third prize
Geoffrey Brown, joint winner of the Under 160
IM Andrew Martin, holding the Boxall Trophy
Lord Mostyn presenting the Boxall Trophy to IM Andrew Martin who has provided the commentary at the British Championship for twenty years
Name on scoresheet in the Under 140
Nathanael Paul receiving his share of U160 third prize
On board 1 in Under 140
Stephen Orton, joint 2nd in Morning Open
Taher Alkhateeb, joint second in the Major Open
The round will start soon
Waiting for the start of the last round in the Under 140
Winner of the Morning Open, Richard Bryant

U10s and the Neil Carr Fellowship prize from Arnold Lutton

Traci Whitfield, Director of Junior Chess and Education explaining the Neill Carr Fellowship Prize
Stakhey Sedykh, winner of the Neill Carr Fellowship Prize being congratulated by Brian Coffey, Chairman of Conwy County Council
Winner of the British Under 10 Championship, Ethan Cheung
Under 10 British Girls Champion Tarini Jayaearna receiving her trophy from Brian Coffey
Second prize winner in the Under 10, Yichen Han
Stakhey Sedykh sharing third place in the Under 10
James Merriman sharing third place in the Under 10
Kim Dharmasena sharing third place in the Under 10
Shlok Verma sharing third place in the Under 10

The final batch from Arnold Lutton

A view of Rapidplay comprtitors
Alex Holowczak, Syringa Camp and Adrian Elwin
At the Rapidplay
Ben Purton and George Neale at the start of the Rapidplay
Colourful
Competitors for the Rapidplay
Competitors in the Major Open last round
Dominic Miller with the white pieces on board one in the Major Open
GM Luke McShane on top board in the British Championship
IM Craig Hanley on board 3 in the British Championship
IM Yang-Fan Zhou shaking hands with IM Craig Hanley at the start of their game
John Bowers in the Rapidplay
Philip Crocker with black on board one in the Major Open
Rapidplay under way
WGM Toma Katarzyna and Alex Richardson in the British Championship

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Supporting this great event is The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust. The Trust (an independent registered charity) was founded in 2006 to support junior chess in England. The Trust has generously supported the British since 2006 and in 2025 awarded the English Chess Federation £15,000 to facilitate the promotion and organising of the event and to provide junior coaching during the championship.
Generous support for the BCC to the tune of £15,000 also comes from the Chess Trust, whose objectives are the advancement of amateur sport by promoting the study and practice of chess in all its forms, principally, but not exclusively, for the benefit of the residents of England; and the advancement of education by promoting the development of young people through the teaching and practice of chess.

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