Chess: Adams loses first British Championship game since 1988 to rising star The Taunton grandmaster had been unbeaten in 87 games in a row, during which time he had won all his nine titles The Guardian - UK · Aug 7
Couple wake up to find topless man in their Travelodge room in the middle of the night The Scottish couple were sleeping in their hotel room when they heard their door open at 2am The Independent UK · Aug 5
Chess: your chance to take part in the British Solving Championship The winner will qualify for the GB team for the 2027 World Solving Championship, an event where they are often medal contenders The Guardian - UK · May 22
Manx Liberty’s wildcards deliver in style to regain British team chess crown The Isle of Man team enlisted two young English stars to help regain the 4NCL title that they won in 2022 and 2023 The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025
Chess: Caruana leads in Bucharest while Ding and Nepomniachtchi falter The Russian and Chinese stars competed again just a week after their world title match, but at halfway in Romania they both trailed the in-form US champion The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023
Chess: Britain’s Four Nations league fosters potential grandmaster talents Generation Z young masters are in contention for GM performances this season, while the revamped chess.com Tour prize fund offers new incentives for the world top 200 The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023
Chess: Harry Grieve, 21, wins British championship as seven-year-old shines The Cambridge student and Matthew Wadsworth battled for 75 moves in epic encounter, while Kushal Jakhria targets two world age records The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022
Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, seven, shines at British Championships Keith Arkell and Harry Grieve lead after six of nine rounds, while Harrow schoolgirl scores remarkably well in Open Rapid The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022