Overview

• The 49th BWCI festival runs from 19 to 25 October in Guernsey.
• The English Chess Federation is showing the top eight Open boards and two Challengers boards live.
• Round 2 starts at 14:00 on Monday, with rounds 3 to 6 at 14:00 and the final round at 09:30 on Saturday.
• The Open section is a seven-round Swiss with a classical control of 100 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes and a 30-second increment.
• Published entry lists feature titled players including FM Hamish Olson and WGM Katarzyna Toma in the Open, alongside a deep Challengers field.