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[[File:British Chess Championship 2009.jpg|thumb|250px|British Chess Championship, Torquay 2009]]
The '''British Chess Championships''' are organised by the [[English Chess Federation]]. The main tournament incorporates the British Championship, the English Chess Championships and the British Women's Chess Championship so it is possible, although it has never happened, for one player to win all three titles in the same competition. The English Women's Chess Championship was also incorporated into this event but did not take place in 2015 and was held as a separate competition in 2016.  Since 1923 there have been sections for juniors, and since 1982 there has been an over-sixty championship. The championship venue usually changes every year and has been held in different locations in England, Scotland, Wales and once on the [[Isle of Man]].<ref>[http://chess.about.com/library/ble41gbr.htm British Chess Championship Venues at chess.about.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060418205905/http://chess.about.com/library/ble41gbr.htm |date=April 18, 2006 }}</ref>

The championship was originally open to citizens of any [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] country and has previously been won by [[Mir Sultan Khan]] (India) and [[Abe Yanofsky]] (Canada). After the Indian [[R. B. Ramesh]] finished first in 2002 and several other Indians took top prizes at the same event, many top Britons declined to compete in the 2003 championship. Following the victory of Indian [[Abhijit Kunte]] in 2003 and criticism that the British Championship was not serving the interests of British players, it was announced that starting in 2004 only British and Irish players would be eligible to take part. Players excluded by these rules are however welcome to participate in the [[Commonwealth Chess Championship]].

==BCA Congress (1857–1861)==
These were the first large tournaments organised by the British Chess Association, international players were allowed to participate.<ref name="geocities.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/19th.htm |title=19th Century Chess by Bill Wall |access-date=2009-10-26 |archive-date=2009-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026151309/http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/19th.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year !! City !! Winner
|-
| 1857 || [[Manchester]] || {{flagathlete|[[Johann Löwenthal]]|Austrian Empire}} / {{HUN}}
|-
| 1858 || [[Birmingham]] ||  {{flagathlete|[[Johann Löwenthal]]|Austrian Empire}} / {{HUN}}
|-
| 1860 || [[Cambridge]] || {{flagathlete|[[Ignatz Kolisch|Ignaz von Kolisch]]|Austrian Empire}} / {{HUN}}
|-
| 1861 || [[Bristol]] || {{flagathlete|[[Louis Paulsen]]|Germany}} / [[Image:Flagge Fürstentum Lippe.svg|23px|Flag of Lippe]] [[Principality of Lippe|Lippe]]
|}

==London international tournaments (1862–1883)==
In July 1862, [[Adolf Anderssen]] won the first international tournament organized by the British Chess Association (BCF Congress), held in London. Second place went to [[Louis Paulsen]], followed by [[John Owen (chess player)|John Owen]]. This was the first [[round-robin tournament]].<ref name="geocities.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1862London.html |title=London |publisher=Xoomer.alice.it |access-date=2011-12-17}}</ref>
In August 1872, [[Wilhelm Steinitz]] won the second British Chess Federation international tourney, held in London. Second place went to [[Joseph Henry Blackburne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1872Londra.htm |title=Londra |publisher=Xoomer.alice.it |access-date=2011-12-17}}</ref> The great [[London 1883 chess tournament]] was won convincingly by [[Johannes Zukertort]] (22 points ouf of 26) ahead of Steinitz (19/26).
:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! # !!Year !!City !! Winner
|-
| 1* || [[London 1862 chess tournament|1862]] || London || {{flagathlete|[[Adolf Anderssen]]|Germany}} / {{flagicon|Prussia}} [[Prussia]]
|-
| 2* || 1872 || London || {{flagathlete|[[Wilhelm Steinitz]]|Austria-Hungary}} / {{BOH}}
|-
| 3* || [[London 1883 chess tournament|1883]] || London || {{flagathlete|[[Johannes Zukertort]]|German Empire}} / {{POL}}
|}

==BCA Congress (1885–1899)==
In 1884, a new British Chess Association was inaugurated. In July 1885, [[Isidor Gunsberg]] won the first British Chess Association championship in London. In August 1886, Blackburne and [[Amos Burn]] tied for first in the second British Chess Association championship, held in London. Blackburne won the play-off. In December 1887, Burn and Gunsberg tied for first in the third British Chess Association Congress in London.<ref name="geocities.com" />
:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! # !!Year !!City !! Winner
|-
| 1 || 1885 || London || {{flagathlete|[[Isidor Gunsberg]]|United Kingdom}} / {{HUN}}
|-
| 2 || 1886 || London || {{flagathlete|[[Joseph Henry Blackburne]]|United Kingdom}} / {{ENG}}
|-
| 3 || 1887 || London || {{flagathlete|[[Amos Burn]]|United Kingdom}} / {{ENG}} <br />
{{flagathlete|[[Isidor Gunsberg]]|United Kingdom}} / {{HUN}}
|-
| 4 || 1888 || [[Bradford]] || {{flagathlete|[[Isidor Gunsberg]]|United Kingdom}} / {{HUN}}
|-
| 5 || 1889 || London || {{flagathlete|[[Henry Bird (chess player)|Henry Bird]]|United Kingdom}} / {{ENG}}
|-
| 6 || 1890 || [[Manchester]] || {{flagathlete|[[Siegbert Tarrasch]]|German Empire}} / {{flagicon|Prussia}} [[Prussia]]
|-
| 7 || 1892 || London || {{flagathlete|[[Emanuel Lasker]]|German Empire}} / {{flagicon|Prussia}} [[Prussia]]
|-
| 8 || [[Hastings 1895 chess tournament|1895]] || [[Hastings]] || {{flagathlete|[[Harry Nelson Pillsbury]]|United States}}
|-
| 9 || 1899 || London || {{flagathlete|[[Emanuel Lasker]]|German Empire}} / {{flagicon|Prussia}} [[Prussia]]
|}

==BCA Challenge Cup (1866–1872) ==
The first British Championship was organized by the British Chess Association as an event at the 1866 London Congress.
A rule awarded the B.C.A. Challenge Cup permanently to a player who won two consecutive titles.
[[John Wisker]] accomplished this in 1872 by defeating [[Cecil De Vere]] in a play-off.
The British Championship was then discontinued until 1904.

:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year !! City !! Winner
|-
| 1866
| London
| {{flagathlete|[[Cecil De Vere]]|Scotland}}
|-
| 1869
| London
| {{flagathlete|[[Joseph Henry Blackburne]]|England}}
|-
| 1870
| London
| {{flagathlete|[[John Wisker]]|England}}
|-
| 1872
| London
| {{flagathlete|[[John Wisker]]|England}}
|}

==British Amateur Championship (1886–1902) ==

Ten amateur championships were held between 1886 and 1902, but they did not include the strongest players and were unrepresentative, especially in the earlier years.

:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year !! City !! Winner
|-
| 1886
| London
| {{sort|Gattie, Walter Montague|Walter Montague Gattie}}
|-
| 1887
| London
| {{sort|Locock, Charles Dealtry|[[Charles Dealtry Locock]]}}
|-
| 1888
| [[Bradford]]
| {{sort|Guest, Anthony Alfred Geoffrey|Anthony Alfred Geoffrey Guest}}
|-
| 1889
| London
| {{sort|Wainwright, George Edward|George Edward Wainwright}}
|-
| 1890
| [[Manchester]]
| {{sort|Mills, Daniel Yarnton|[[Daniel Yarnton Mills]]}}
|-
| 1892
| London
| {{sort|Jones-Bateman|E. Jones-Bateman}}
|-
| 1895
| [[Hastings]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
|-
| 1897
| [[Southampton]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
|-
| 1900
| [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
|-
| 1902
| [[Norwich]]
| {{sort|Michell, Reginald Pryce|[[Reginald Pryce Michell]]}}
|}

==British Championship (1904–present)==
The current championship series was begun by the [[British Chess Federation]] in 1904.
The championship was not held in war years.
It was also not held in 1919, 1922, 1927, and 1930 as major international events were then being held in England. [[José Raúl Capablanca]] won the BCF Victory Congress held in Hastings 1919 and the 1922 London International tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn/192207bcf-viewer.html | title=Tournament: 15th BCF Congress - London }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/fide.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-25 |archive-date=2009-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028083110/http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/fide.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Alexander Alekhine]] won the 16th BCC Major Open at Portsmouth/Southsea 1923,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn/192308bcf-viewer.html | title=BRITBASE - British Chess Game Archive - Tournament: 16th British Chess Championship}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/alekhine.htm |title=Alexander (Aleksandr) Alexanderovich Alekhine (Some sources say it is pronounced Al-YEH-khin, others say al-YEKH-een) was born on October 31, 1892 in Moscow, Russia |access-date=2010-01-17 |archive-date=2009-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026151430/http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/alekhine.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf |title=Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01 |access-date=2011-12-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704030849/http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf |archive-date=2007-07-04 }}</ref> [[Aron Nimzowitsch]] and [[Savielly Tartakower]] won at London 1927, and [[Edgard Colle]] won at Scarborough 1930.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/brit30.htm |title=BritBase: 1930-39 |publisher=Saund.co.uk |access-date=2011-12-17}}</ref> In 1939 the championship was also not held as the British team was in Buenos Aires for the [[8th Chess Olympiad]]. In that time, [[Max Euwe]] won an international tournament at Bournemouth 1939, played during the BCC. The women's championship was held in most of those years.
:{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year !! City !! Men's Champion !! Women's Champion
|-
| 1904
| [[Hastings]]
| {{sort|Napier, William Ewart|[[William Ewart Napier]]}}
| {{sort|Finn, Kate Belinda|[[Kate Belinda Finn]]}}
|-
| 1905
| [[Southport]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Finn, Kate Belinda|[[Kate Belinda Finn]]}}
|-
| 1906
| [[Shrewsbury]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Herring, Frances Dunn|Frances Dunn Herring (née Gwilliam)}}
|-
| 1907
| London
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Herring, Frances|Frances Dunn Herring (née Gwilliam)}}
|-
| 1908
| [[Tunbridge Wells]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Curling, Grace|Grace Curling (née Ellis)}}
|-
| 1909
| [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Anderson, Gertrude Alison|Gertrude Alison Anderson}}
|-
| 1910
| [[Oxford]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Houlding, Mary Mills|Mary Mills Houlding}}
|-
| 1911
| [[Glasgow]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Houlding, Mary Mills|Mary Mills Houlding}}
|-
| 1912
| [[Richmond, London|Richmond]]
| {{sort|Griffith, Richard|[[Richard Griffith (chess player)|Richard Griffith]]}}
| {{sort|Anderson, Gertrude Alison|Gertrude Alison Anderson}}
|-
| 1913
| [[Cheltenham]]
| {{sort|Yates, Frederick|[[Frederick Yates (chess player)|Frederick Yates]]}}
| {{sort|Moseley, Amabel Nevill|[[Amabel Nevill Moseley]] (née Jeffreys)}}
|-
| 1914
| [[Chester]]
| {{sort|Yates, Frederick|[[Frederick Yates (chess player)|Frederick Yates]]}}
| {{sort|Houlding, Mary Mills|Mary Mills Houlding}}
|-
| 1915–1918
| –
| no contest
| no contest
|-
| 1919
| [[Hastings]]
| no contest
| {{sort|Holloway, Edith|[[Edith Holloway]]}}
|-
| 1920
| [[Edinburgh]]
| {{sort|Scott, Roland|Roland Scott}}
| {{sort|Stevenson, Agnes|[[Agnes Stevenson]] (née Lawson)}}
|-
| 1921
| [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]]
| {{sort|Yates, Frederick|[[Frederick Yates (chess player)|Frederick Yates]]}}
| {{sort|Anderson, Gertrude Alison|Gertrude Alison Anderson}}
|-
| 1922
| London
| no contest
| {{sort|Price, Edith Charlotte|[[Edith Charlotte Price]]}}
|-
| 1923
| [[Southsea]]
| {{sort|Thomas, George Alan|[[George Alan Thomas]]}}
| {{sort|Price, Edith Charlotte|[[Edith Charlotte Price]]}}
|-
| 1924
| [[Southport]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Price, Edith Charlotte|[[Edith Charlotte Price]]}}
|-
| 1925
| [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]
| {{sort|Atkins, Henry Ernest|[[Henry Ernest Atkins]]}}
| {{sort|Stevenson, Agnes|[[Agnes Stevenson]] (née Lawson)}}
|-
| 1926
| [[Edinburgh]]
| {{sort|Yates, Frederick|[[Frederick Yates (chess player)|Frederick Yates]]}}
| {{sort|Stevenson, Agnes|[[Agnes Stevenson]] (née Lawson)}}
|-
| 1927
| –
| no contest
| no contest
|-
| 1928
| [[Tenby]]
| {{sort|Yates, Frederick|[[Frederick Yates (chess player)|Frederick Yates]]}}
| {{sort|Price, Edith Charlotte|[[Edith Charlotte Price]]}}
|-
| 1929
| [[Ramsgate]]
| {{sort|Khan, Mir Sultan|[[Mir Sultan Khan]]}}
| {{sort|Gilchrist, Mary Dinorah|[[Mary Gilchrist|Mary Dinorah Gilchrist]]}}
|-
| 1930
| [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]
| no contest
| {{sort|Stevenson, Agnes|[[Agnes Stevenson]] (née Lawson)}}
|-
| 1931
| [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
| {{sort|Yates, Frederick|[[Frederick Yates (chess player)|Frederick Yates]]}}
| {{sort|Michell, Edith|[[Edith Michell]] (née Tapsell)}}<br/>Amy Eleanor Wheelwright
|-
| 1932
| London
| {{sort|Khan, Mir Sultan|[[Mir Sultan Khan]]}}
| {{sort|Michell, Edith|[[Edith Michell]] (née Tapsell)}}
|-
| 1933
| [[Hastings]]
| {{sort|Khan, Mir Sultan|[[Mir Sultan Khan]]}}
| {{sort|Miss Fatima|[[Miss Fatima]]}}
|-
| 1934
| [[Chester]]
| {{sort|Thomas, George Alan|[[George Alan Thomas]]}}
| {{sort|Gilchrist, Mary |[[Mary Gilchrist|Mary Dinorah Gilchrist]]}}
|-
| 1935
| [[Great Yarmouth]]
| {{sort|Winter, William|[[William Winter (chess player)|William Winter]]}}
| {{sort|Michell, Edith|[[Edith Michell]] (née Tapsell)}}
|-
| 1936
| [[Bournemouth]] (M) <br /> [[Nottingham]] (W)
| {{sort|Winter, William|[[William Winter (chess player)|William Winter]]}}
| {{sort|Holloway, Edith|[[Edith Holloway]]}}
|-
| 1937
| [[Blackpool]]
| {{sort|Fairhurst, William A|[[William Fairhurst]]}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce|Rowena Mary Dew]]}}
|-
| 1938
| [[Brighton]]
| {{sort|Alexander, C. H. O'D.|[[C. H. O'D. Alexander]]}}
| {{sort|Musgrave, Minnie|Minnie Musgrave}}
|-
| 1939
| [[Bournemouth]]
| no contested Championship
| {{sort|Pritchard, Elaine|[[Elaine Pritchard|Elaine Saunders]]}}
|-
| 1940–1945
| –
| no contest
| no contest
|-
| 1946
| [[Nottingham]]
| {{sort|Combe, Robert Forbes|[[Robert Forbes Combe]]}}
| {{sort|Pritchard, Elaine|[[Elaine Pritchard|Elaine Saunders]]}}
|-
| 1947
| [[Harrogate]]
| {{sort|Golombek, Harry|[[Harry Golombek]]}}
| {{sort|Tranmer, Eileen Betsy|[[Eileen Betsy Tranmer]]}}
|-
| 1948
| London
| {{sort|Broadbent, Reginald|Reginald Broadbent}}
| {{sort|Price, Edith Charlotte|[[Edith Charlotte Price]]}}
|-
| 1949
| [[Felixstowe]]
| {{sort|Golombek, Harry|[[Harry Golombek]]}}
| {{sort|Tranmer, Eileen Betsy|[[Eileen Betsy Tranmer]]}}
|-
| 1950
| [[Buxton]]
| {{sort|Broadbent, Reginald|Reginald Broadbent}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}
|-
| 1951
| [[Swansea]]
| {{sort|Klein, Ernest|[[Ernest Klein (chess player)|Ernest Klein]]}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}
|-
| 1952
| [[Chester]]
| {{sort|Wade, Robert|[[Robert Wade (chess player)|Robert Wade]]}}
| no contest
|-
| 1953
| [[Hastings]]
| {{sort|Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham|[[Abraham Yanofsky]]}}
| {{sort|Tranmer, Eileen Betsy|[[Eileen Betsy Tranmer]]}}
|-
| 1954
| [[Nottingham]]
| {{sort|Barden, Leonard|[[Leonard Barden]]}}<br/>[[Alan Phillips (chess player)|Alan Phillips]]
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}
|-
| 1955
| [[Aberystwyth]]
| {{sort|Golombek, Harry|[[Harry Golombek]]}}
| Joan Doulton<br/>{{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}
|-
| 1956
| [[Blackpool]]
| {{sort|Alexander, C.H.O'D|[[C. H. O'D. Alexander]]}}
| {{sort|Pritchard, Elaine|[[Elaine Pritchard]] (née Saunders)}}
|-
| 1957
| [[Plymouth]]
| {{sort|Fazekas, Dr. Stefan|[[Stefan Fazekas]]}}
| {{sort|Sunnucks, Anne|[[Anne Sunnucks]]}}
|-
| 1958
| [[Royal Leamington Spa|Leamington]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Sunnucks, Patricia Anne|[[Anne Sunnucks]]}}
|-
| 1959
| [[York]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}
|-
| 1960
| [[Leicester]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}
|-
| 1961
| [[Aberystwyth]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Tranmer, Eileen Betsy|[[Eileen Betsy Tranmer]]}}
|-
| 1962
| [[Whitby]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}
|-
| 1963
| [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}
|-
| 1964
| [[Whitby]]
| {{sort|Haygarth, Michael|[[Michael Haygarth]]}}
| {{sort|Sunnucks, Patricia Anne|[[Anne Sunnucks]]}}
|-
| 1965
| [[Hastings]]
| {{sort|Lee, Peter|[[Peter Lee (chess player)|Peter Lee]]}}
| {{sort|Pritchard, Elaine|[[Elaine Pritchard]] (née Saunders)}}
|-
| 1966
| [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Clarke, Margaret Eileen Elizabeth|Margaret Eileen Clarke}}<br/>{{sort|Moore, Gillian|[[Gillian Moore (chess player)|Gillian Moore]]}}
|-
| 1967
| [[Oxford]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}<br/>[[Dinah Margaret Norman|Dinah Margaret Dobson]]
|-
| 1968
| [[Bristol]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Dobson, Dinah Margaret|[[Dinah Margaret Norman|Dinah Margaret Dobson]] (later Mrs Norman)}}
|-
| 1969
| [[Rhyl]]
| {{sort|Penrose, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Penrose]]}}
| {{sort|Bruce, Rowena Mary|[[Rowena Mary Bruce]] (née Dew)}}<br/>[[Dinah Margaret Norman|Dinah Margaret Dobson]]
|-
| 1970
| [[Coventry]]
| {{sort|Wade, Robert|[[Robert Wade (chess player)|Robert Wade]]}}
| {{sort|Malypetrova, Jana|[[Jana Hartston]] (née Malypetrova)}}
|-
| 1971
| [[Blackpool]]
| {{sort|Keene, Raymond|[[Raymond Keene]]}}
| {{sort|Malypetrova, Jana|[[Jana Hartston]] (née Malypetrova)}}
|-
| 1972
| [[Brighton]]
| {{sort|Eley, Brian|[[Brian Eley]]}}
| {{sort|Malypetrova, Jana|[[Jana Hartston]] (née Malypetrova)}}
|-
| 1973
| [[Eastbourne]]
| {{sort|Hartston, William|[[William Hartston]]}}
| {{sort|Malypetrova, Jana|[[Jana Hartston]] (née Malypetrova)}}
|-
| 1974
| [[Clacton]]
| {{sort|Botterill, George|[[George Botterill]]}}
| {{sort|Malypetrova, Jana|[[Jana Hartston]] (née Malypetrova)}}
|-
| 1975
| [[Morecambe]]
| {{sort|Hartston, William|[[William Hartston]]}}
| {{sort|Jackson, Sheila|[[Sheila Jackson (chess player)|Sheila Jackson]]}}
|-
| 1976
| [[Portsmouth]]
| {{sort|Mestel, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Mestel]]}}
| {{sort|Malypetrova, Jana|[[Jana Malypetrova|Jana Hartston]] (née Malypetrova)}}
|-
| 1977
| [[Brighton]]
| {{sort|Botterill, George|[[George Botterill]]}}
| {{sort|Malypetrova, Jana|[[Jana Hartston]] (née Malypetrova)}}
|-
| 1978
| [[Ayr]]
| {{sort|Speelman, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Speelman]]}}
| {{sort|Jackson, Sheila|[[Sheila Jackson (chess player)|Sheila Jackson]]}}
|-
| 1979
| [[Chester]]
| {{sort|Bellin, Robert|[[Robert Bellin]]}}
| {{sort|Malypetrova, Jana|[[Jana Miles]] (née Malypetrova)}}
|-
| 1980
| [[Brighton]]
| {{sort|Nunn, John|[[John Nunn]]}}
| {{sort|Jackson, Sheila|[[Sheila Jackson (chess player)|Sheila Jackson]]}}
|-
| 1981
| [[Morecambe]]
| {{sort|Littlewood, Paul|[[Paul Littlewood]]}}
| {{sort|Jackson, Sheila|[[Sheila Jackson (chess player)|Sheila Jackson]]}}
|-
| 1982
| [[Torquay]]
| {{sort|Miles, Tony|[[Tony Miles]]}}
| {{sort|Garwell, Jane|[[Jane Richmond|Jane Garwell, Mrs Richmond]]}}
|-
| 1983
| [[Southport]]
| {{sort|Mestel, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Mestel]]}}
| {{sort|Hamid, Rani|[[Rani Hamid]]}}<br/>[[Helen Milligan (chess player)|Helen Milligan]] (née Scott)
|-
| 1984
| [[Brighton]]
| {{sort|Short, Nigel|[[Nigel Short]]}}
| {{sort|Sathe, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Thipsay|Bhagyashree Sathe]]}} (now Thipsay)<br/>{{sort|Unni, Vasanti|[[Vasanti Khadilkar|Vasanti Unni]] (née Khadilkar)}}
|-
| 1985
| [[Edinburgh]]
| {{sort|Speelman, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Speelman]]}}
| {{sort|Hamid, Rani|[[Rani Hamid]]}}
|-
| 1986
| [[Southampton]]
| {{sort|Speelman, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Speelman]]}}
| {{sort|Arkell, Susan|[[Susan Lalic|Susan Arkell]] (née Walker, now Lalic)}}
|-
| 1987
| [[Swansea]]
| {{sort|Short, Nigel|[[Nigel Short]]}}
| {{sort|Forbes, Cathy|[[Cathy Forbes]] (now Warwick)}}
|-
| 1988
| [[Blackpool]]
| {{sort|Mestel, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Mestel]]}}
| {{sort|Forbes, Cathy|[[Cathy Forbes]] (now Warwick)}}
|-
| 1989
| [[Plymouth]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}
| {{sort|Hamid, Rani|[[Rani Hamid]]}}
|-
| 1990
| [[Eastbourne]]
| {{sort|Plaskett, James|[[James Plaskett]]}}
| {{sort|Arkell, Susan|[[Susan Lalic|Susan Arkell]] (née Walker, now Lalic)}}
|-
| 1991
| [[Eastbourne]]
| {{sort|Hodgson, Julian|[[Julian Hodgson]]}}
| {{sort|Arkell, Susan|[[Susan Lalic|Susan Arkell]] (née Walker, now Lalic)}}
|-
| 1992
| [[Plymouth]]
| {{sort|Hodgson, Julian|[[Julian Hodgson]]}}
| {{sort|Arkell, Susan|[[Susan Lalic|Susan Arkell]] (née Walker, now Lalic)}}
|-
| 1993
| [[Dundee]]
| {{sort|Hennigan, Michael|[[Michael Hennigan (chess player)|Michael Hennigan]]}}
| {{sort|Dhar, Saheli|Saheli Dhar}}
|-
| 1994
| [[Norwich]]
| {{sort|Watson, William|[[William Watson (chess player)|William Watson]]}}
| {{sort|Forbes, Cathy|[[Cathy Forbes]] (now Warwick)}}
|-
| 1995
| [[Swansea]]
| {{sort|Sadler, Matthew|[[Matthew Sadler]]}}
| {{sort|Hunt, Harriet|[[Harriet Hunt]]}}
|-
| 1996
| [[Nottingham]]
| {{sort|Ward, Chris|[[Chris Ward (chess player)|Chris Ward]]}}
| {{sort|Hunt, Harriet|[[Harriet Hunt]]}}
|-
| 1997
| [[Hove]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}<br/>[[Matthew Sadler]]
| {{sort|Hunt, Harriet|[[Harriet Hunt]]}}
|-
| 1998
| [[Torquay]]
| {{sort|Short, Nigel|[[Nigel Short]]}}
| {{sort|Arkell, Susan|[[Susan Lalic]] (née Walker)}}
|-
| 1999
| [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]
| {{sort|Hodgson, Julian|[[Julian Hodgson]]}}
| {{sort|Hunt, Harriet|[[Harriet Hunt]]}}
|-
| 2000
| [[Street, Somerset|Street]]
| {{sort|Hodgson, Julian|[[Julian Hodgson]]}}
| {{sort|Humpy Koneru|[[Humpy Koneru]]}}
|-
| 2001
| [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]
| {{sort|Gallagher, Joe|[[Joseph Gallagher|Joe Gallagher]]}}
| {{sort|Buckley, Melanie|[[Melanie Buckley]]}}
|-
| 2002
| [[Torquay]]
| {{sort|Ramesh, R. B.|[[Ramachandran Ramesh]]}}
| {{sort|Humpy Koneru|[[Humpy Koneru]]}}
|-
| 2003
| [[Edinburgh]]
| {{sort|Kunte, Abhijit|[[Abhijit Kunte]]}}
| {{sort|Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan|[[Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant]]}}
|-
| 2004
| [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]
| {{sort|Rowson, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Rowson]]}}
| {{sort|Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan|[[Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant]]}}
|-
| 2005
| [[Isle of Man]]
| {{sort|Rowson, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Rowson]]}}
| no contest
|-
| 2006
| [[Swansea]]
| {{sort|Rowson, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Rowson]]}}
| {{sort|Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan|[[Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant]]}}
|-
| 2007
| [[Great Yarmouth]]
| {{sort|Aagaard, Jacob|[[Jacob Aagaard]]}}
| {{sort|Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan|[[Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant]]}}
|-
| 2008
| [[Liverpool]]
| {{sort|Conquest, Stuart|[[Stuart Conquest]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2009
| [[Torquay]]
| {{sort|Howell, David|[[David Howell (chess player)|David Howell]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2010
| [[Canterbury]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2011
| [[Sheffield]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2012
| [[North Shields]]
| {{sort|Jones, Gawain|[[Gawain Jones]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2013
| [[Torquay]]
| {{sort|Howell, David|[[David Howell (chess player)|David Howell]]}}
| {{sort|Hegarty, Sarah|[[Sarah Longson|Sarah Hegarty]] (now Longson)<br />[[Akshaya Kalaiyalahan]]}}
|-
| 2014
| [[Aberystwyth]]
| {{sort|Howell, David|[[David Howell (chess player)|David Howell]]}}<br>{{sort|Hawkins, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Hawkins]]}}
| {{sort|Hoare, Amy|[[Amy Hoare]]}}
|-
| 2015
| [[Coventry]]
| {{sort|Hawkins, Jonathan|[[Jonathan Hawkins]]}}
| {{sort|Kalaiyalahan, Akshaya|[[Akshaya Kalaiyalahan]]}}
|-
| 2016
| [[Bournemouth]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2017
| [[Llandudno]]
| {{sort|Jones, Gawain|[[Gawain Jones]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2018
| [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2019
| [[Torquay]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}
| {{sort|Houska, Jovanka|[[Jovanka Houska]]}}
|-
| 2020
| –
| no contest
| no contest
|-
| 2021
| [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]
| {{sort|Pert, Nicholas|[[Nicholas Pert]]}}
| {{sort|Hunt, Harriet|[[Harriet Hunt]]}}
|-
| 2022
| [[Torquay]]
| {{sort|Grieve, Harry|[[Harry Grieve]]}}
| {{sort|Yao, Lan|[[Lan Yao]]}}
|-
| 2023
| [[Leicester]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}
| {{sort|Yao, Lan|[[Lan Yao]]}}
|-
| 2024
| [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]
| {{sort|Jones, Gawain|[[Gawain Jones]]}}
| {{sort|Kanyamarala, Trisha|[[Trisha Kanyamarala]]}}<br>{{sort|Yao, Lan|[[Lan Yao]]}}
|-
|2025
|[[Liverpool]]
| {{sort|Adams, Michael|[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]}}
| {{sort|Yao, Lan|[[Lan Yao]]}}<br>{{sort|Mirzayeva, Elmira|[[Elmira Mirzayeva]]}}
|-
|2026
|[[Coventry]]
|
|
|}

== See also ==
*[[British Rapidplay Chess Championships]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{Cite journal
| last=Sunnucks | first=Anne | author-link=Anne Sunnucks
| year=1970 | title=The Encyclopaedia of Chess
| publisher=St. Martin's Press
| pages=43–45
| lccn=78106371
}}
*{{Cite book
| last=Whyld | first=Ken | author-link=Ken Whyld
| year=1986
| title=Chess: The Records
| publisher=Guinness Books
| isbn=0-85112-455-0
| pages=89–92
}}

==External links==
*[http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/britchamps.html BritBase - List of all British Chess Champions from 1904 to present]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180626111649/https://www.englishchess.org.uk/british-champions-1904-present/ British Champions 1904 – present].  The English Chess Federation.

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