Overview

• Adams finished level on 7/9 at Liverpool’s St George’s Hall before defeating Peter Roberson and Stuart Conquest in a rapidplay tiebreak to secure his ninth national crown.
• Women’s Grandmasters Lan Yao and Elmira Mirzoeva shared the 2025 British Women’s title, extending Lan’s winning streak to four while Mirzoeva captured her first crown.
• Teenagers Shreyas Royal, Supratit Banerjee and Bodhana Sivanandan each achieved key norms through breakthrough performances, highlighting Britain’s rising junior talent.
• Over 1,000 players competed across nine age and gender categories in the nine-round Swiss tournament held August 2–10 in Liverpool.
• The English Chess Federation announced that Coventry’s University of Warwick will host the 112th British Chess Championships in 2026.