GM Stuart Conquest British Champion 2008

Play-off Final, Saturday 9th Aug

Stuart Conquest winner of the play-off 1½-½.

Discussing the final position immediately after the second game ended.

GM Stuart Conquest proud winner of the British Championship 2008

IM Jovanka Houska, British Ladies Champion 2008 and English Ladies Champion 2008.

Round 10

Student v Teacher: Felix Jose Ynojosa v his coach and trainer GM Nicholas Pert (0 - 1)

See more about this here... 'Chess prodigy to be the best ever'

The 'Imagine' festival for children and young people

with colourful, theatrical splendour took place in William Brown Street.

Thousands of people filled St. John's Gardens

adjacent to St. George's Hall to enjoy the presentations.

GM Bodgan Lalic arrives at the board immediately and makes his first move.

Round 9

GM Stewart Haslinger

FM Jack Rudd (followng his performance in this event, now IM Jack Rudd)

Yang-Fan Zhou

Game of the Day winner in round 8 GM Keith Arkell

German IM Dietmar Kolbus

FM David James

WFM Meri Grigoryan

IM Jovanka Houska

Start of round 9, 2.15pm

Round 8

IM Andrew Martin (left) with round 7 'Game of the Day' £100 winner Mike Surtees

Oliver Jackson v FM David James

IM Susan Lalic

Round 5

IM Graeme Buckley

IM Susan Lalic v GM Gawain Jones

GM Mark Hebden v GM Stuart Conquest

GM Stewart Haslinger

IM Stephen Gordon

Round 4

Board 1: GM Mark Hebden v GM Nigel Davies

GM Stuart Conquest v GM Keith Arkell

Round 4 gets underway promptly at 2.15pm

There are 68 competitors in this year's Championship event.

Top five boards

David Eggleston

Nicholas Pert

IM Jeff Horner v GM Stuart Conquest

The game ended drawn after 71 moves

photos © SC