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The English Open Championships 2026 took place Sat 24th October to Sun 1st November 2026. English Open 2026: Gawain Maroroa Jones won with 7½/9 a point clear of Michael Adams, Brandon Gi Clarke and Daniel W Gormally on 6½. English Women's 2026: Elmira Mirzoeva won with 7½/9 a point clear of Anusha Subramanian on 6½.

English Rapid Open 2026: Marcus R Harvey edged out Jonah B Willow on tie-break after both scored 9/11. English Rapid Open Women: Sheila Jackson won with 9½/11 a point clear of Florence Spirling on 8½. English Blitz Open 2026: Gawain Maroroa Jones won with 12/15 a point clear of Livio Cancedda-dupuis on 11. English Blitz Open Women: Elmira Mirzoeva won with 12½/14 half a point clear of Shambavi Hariharan on 12. English Rapid Open TB: Marcus R Harvey beat Jonah B Willow 3-2. English Open +50 2026: Philip J Crocker won with 6/7 1½ points clear of Russell A James and Andrew R Brett on 4½. English Open +65 2026: Ian L Snape won with 7/7 2 points clear of Roy Hughes on 5.

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English Open 2026 Peterborough ENG Mon 26th Oct 2026 - Sat 31st Oct 2026 Final standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	1	Maroroa Jones, Gawain	GM	ENG	2630	7.5
2	2	Adams, Michael	GM	ENG	2597	6.5
3	4	Clarke, Brandon Gi	IM	ENG	2480	6.5
4	10	Gormally, Daniel W	GM	ENG	2382	6.5
5	3	Ghasi, Ameet K	GM	ENG	2490	6
6	5	Harvey, Marcus R	IM	ENG	2468	6
7	6	Roberson, Peter T	IM	ENG	2438	6
8	7	Willow, Jonah B	IM	ENG	2426	6
9	12	Badacsonyi, Stanley	FM	ENG	2320	6
10	18	Crawford, Owen	NM	ENG	2230	6
11	22	Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio		ENG	2206	6
12	11	Hebden, Mark L	GM	ENG	2343	5.5
13	19	Han, Qixiang	FM	ENG	2226	5.5
14	28	Khoury, Theo	FM	ENG	2162	5.5
15	29	Brewer, Callum D	NM	ENG	2157	5.5
16	34	Verbytski, Oleg	NM	ENG	2131	5.5
17	36	Willson, Ollie	CM	ENG	2105	5.5
18	8	Merry, Alan B	IM	ENG	2401	5
19	9	Mcdonald, Neil R	GM	ENG	2388	5
20	17	Vaidyanathan, Adithya	FM	ENG	2240	5
21	21	Finn, Peter	CM	ENG	2212	5
22	25	Pereslavtsev, Alexandr	NM	ENG	2186	5
23	41	Zhao, George	CM	ENG	2080	5
24	43	Zhu, Richard		ENG	2078	5
25	13	Balaji, Aaravamudhan	IM	ENG	2317	4.5
26	14	Boswell, Jacob Connor		ENG	2297	4.5
27	15	Shearsby, Jude	FM	ENG	2287	4.5
28	16	Buckley, Graeme N	IM	ENG	2276	4.5
29	24	Kothari, Jai		ENG	2195	4.5
30	26	Jakhria, Kushal	CM	ENG	2183	4.5
31	40	Rughani, Mahin		ENG	2086	4.5
32	45	Bharat Kumar, Balahari		ENG	2071	4.5
33	50	Kennedy, Aden		ENG	2020	4.5
34	23	Richardson, John R	FM	ENG	2202	4
35	27	Golding, James		ENG	2169	4
36	30	Dasgupta, Avyukt	CM	ENG	2149	4
37	38	Ward, Cian		ENG	2095	4
38	52	Mclachlan, Matthew		ENG	2015	4
39	56	Gunarathne, Senith		ENG	1963	4
40	57	Keerthi Kumar, Advait		ENG	1921	4
41	33	Burrows, Martin P		ENG	2138	3.5
42	35	Gomez, Daniel		ENG	2126	3.5
43	46	Marsden, Samuel	NM	ENG	2067	3.5
44	49	Han, Qixuan		ENG	2021	3.5
45	51	Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian		ENG	2020	3.5
46	54	Wastney, Dylan		ENG	2004	3.5
47	55	Nasiri, Fahim		ENG	2001	3.5
48	58	Bhaduri, Aviraj		ENG	1878	3.5
49	32	Rushbrooke, Remy	NM	ENG	2138	3
50	37	Honey, Luke		ENG	2100	3
58 players

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English Women's 2026 Peterborough ENG Sat 24th Oct 2026 - Sun 1st Nov 2026 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	2	Mirzoeva, Elmira	WGM	ENG	2181	7.5
2	5	Subramanian, Anusha	WFM	ENG	2026	6.5
3	1	Lalic, Susan K	IM	ENG	2199	5.5
4	3	Rida, Ruqayyah	WFM	ENG	2104	5.5
5	8	Nguyen, Lam Vy Le		ENG	1902	5.5
6	4	Hariharan, Shambavi	WFM	ENG	2090	5
7	6	Jackson, Sheila	WGM	ENG	2010	5
8	7	Varney, Zoe	WFM	ENG	1996	5
9	10	Van Neerven, Yvon		ENG	1696	4
10	11	Gunarathne, Miheli		ENG	1680	3.5
11	13	Gampa, Dyuthi Sri		ENG	1617	3
12	14	Patel, Diah		ENG	1555	2.5
13	9	Mehta, Sophie		ENG	1708	1.5
14	12	Patel, Parisa		ENG	1630	1
14 players

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English Rapid Open 2026 Peterborough ENG Sat 24th Oct 2026 - Sun 1st Nov 2026 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	5	Harvey, Marcus R	IM	ENG	2443	9
2	10	Willow, Jonah B	IM	ENG	2271	9
3	1	Adams, Michael	GM	ENG	2614	8.5
4	4	Gormally, Daniel W	GM	ENG	2454	8
5	2	Maroroa Jones, Gawain	GM	ENG	2609	7.5
6	6	Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio		ENG	2368	7.5
7	9	Bowcott-Terry, Finlay	NM	ENG	2289	7.5
8	12	Khoury, Theo	FM	ENG	2232	7.5
9	3	Ghasi, Ameet K	GM	ENG	2505	7
10	8	Badacsonyi, Stanley	FM	ENG	2300	7
11	13	Verbytski, Oleg	NM	ENG	2169	7
12	15	Shearsby, Jude	FM	ENG	2146	7
13	18	Boswell, Jacob Connor		ENG	2093	7
14	11	Merry, Alan B	IM	ENG	2249	6.5
15	16	Dishman, Stephen	FM	ENG	2129	6.5
16	21	Salman, Haytham		ENG	2018	6.5
17	22	Zhao, George	CM	ENG	2014	6.5
18	27	Keerthi Kumar, Advait		ENG	1959	6.5
19	32	Sahoo, Shivam		ENG	1921	6.5
20	35	Singh, Guranshvir		ENG	1878	6.5
21	57	Pasula, Srishwan		ENG	1554	6.5
22	14	Brown, Rowan M		ENG	2151	6
23	17	Murphy, Hugh W		ENG	2094	6
24	19	Pilley, Jack		ENG	2062	6
25	23	Iyengar, Ilya		ENG	1989	6
26	25	Baer, Bruce L		ENG	1974	6
27	31	Linton, Alexander		ENG	1925	6
28	37	Borland, Scott		ENG	1861	6
29	20	Brett, Andrew R		ENG	2021	5.5
30	24	Rughani, Mahin		ENG	1980	5.5
31	26	Hughes, Roy		ENG	1965	5.5
32	28	Pereslavtsev, Alexandr	NM	ENG	1950	5.5
33	29	Lee, Yuk Hei		ENG	1947	5.5
34	30	Gomez, Daniel		ENG	1938	5.5
35	41	Brocklehurst, Andrew		ENG	1820	5.5
36	43	Fairhurst, Frederick		ENG	1806	5.5
37	46	Di Fruscia, Antonio		ENG	1748	5.5
38	34	Dhingra, Kanvansh		ENG	1895	5
39	38	Byram, Tye A		ENG	1851	5
40	45	Calvert, George		ENG	1799	5
41	47	Graff, Ben		ENG	1731	5
42	48	Akintola, Akintayo		ENG	1716	5
43	54	Ziu, Naman		ENG	1592	5
44	58	Zelinger, Alfie		ENG	1524	5
45	39	Kane, Robert		ENG	1846	4.5
46	40	Young, Daniel J		ENG	1821	4.5
47	42	Di Fruscia, Paolo		ENG	1813	4.5
48	51	Hristov, Georgi		ENG	1618	4.5
49	56	Matten, Obie		ENG	1569	4.5
50	61	Shunmugam, Saikrishna		ENG	1464	4.5
69 players

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English Women's Rapid 2026 Peterborough ENG Sat 24th Oct 2026 - Sun 25th Oct 2026 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	1	Jackson, Sheila	WGM	ENG	1928	9.5
2	5	Spirling, Florence		ENG	1556	8.5
3	4	Scott, Jane		ENG	1586	6.5
4	6	Vijayendra, Samyuktha		ENG	1494	6.5
5	3	Patel, Diah		ENG	1586	6
6	2	Brown, Stephanie		ENG	1597	5
7	7	Chow, Luna		ENG	0	2
8	8	Vijenthra, Sakthei		ENG	0	0
8 players

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English Blitz Open 2026 Peterborough ENG Sun 1st Nov 2026 - Sun 1st Nov 2026 Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	2	Maroroa Jones, Gawain	GM	ENG	2616	12
2	11	Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio		ENG	2314	11
3	4	Ghasi, Ameet K	GM	ENG	2488	10.5
4	6	Harvey, Marcus R	IM	ENG	2445	10
5	8	Willow, Jonah B	IM	ENG	2391	10
6	10	Banerjee, Supratit	FM	ENG	2375	10
7	13	Han, Qixiang	FM	ENG	2239	10
8	3	Gormally, Daniel W	GM	ENG	2498	9.5
9	9	Balaji, Aaravamudhan	IM	ENG	2386	9.5
10	20	Vashisht-Pigem, Raman		ENG	2145	9.5
11	21	Zhao, George	CM	ENG	2125	9.5
12	5	Clarke, Brandon Gi	IM	ENG	2448	9
13	12	Roberson, Peter T	IM	ENG	2306	9
14	19	Khoury, Theo	FM	ENG	2170	9
15	7	Badacsonyi, Stanley	FM	ENG	2422	8.5
16	15	Verbytski, Oleg	NM	ENG	2190	8.5
17	16	Jakhria, Kushal	CM	ENG	2183	8.5
18	18	Boswell, Jacob Connor		ENG	2171	8.5
19	22	Patel, Zain		ENG	2124	8.5
20	32	Willson, Ollie	CM	ENG	2013	8.5
21	37	Han, Qixuan		ENG	1938	8.5
22	14	Shearsby, Jude	FM	ENG	2231	8
23	17	Jones, Victor Gl		ENG	2175	8
24	23	Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian		ENG	2095	8
25	31	Rughani, Mahin		ENG	2021	8
26	24	Gomez, Daniel		ENG	2085	7.5
27	26	Linton, Alexander		ENG	2041	7.5
28	27	Honey, Luke		ENG	2039	7.5
29	29	Keerthi Kumar, Advait		ENG	2037	7.5
30	30	Pickard, Charles		ENG	2036	7.5
31	33	Brett, Andrew R		ENG	1989	7.5
32	35	Baer, Bruce L		ENG	1953	7.5
33	41	Salman, Haytham		ENG	1894	7.5
34	47	Horwood, Torrey		ENG	1823	7.5
35	25	Finn, Peter	CM	ENG	2047	7
36	28	Bhaduri, Aviraj		ENG	2037	7
37	40	Zhu, Richard		ENG	1901	7
38	45	Borland, Scott		ENG	1873	7
39	46	Hill, Callum		ENG	1829	7
40	53	Peresenchuk, Danylo		ENG	1721	7
41	54	Calvert, George		ENG	1678	7
42	34	Nasiri, Fahim		ENG	1965	6.5
43	44	Brocklehurst, Andrew		ENG	1881	6.5
44	48	Hughes, Roy		ENG	1813	6.5
45	55	Graff, Ben		ENG	1674	6.5
46	56	Akintola, Akintayo		ENG	1671	6.5
47	58	Patel, Taran		ENG	1623	6.5
48	38	Fairhurst, Frederick	AFM	ENG	1913	6
49	51	Smart, Michael R		ENG	1778	6
50	57	Pettey, Alistair R		ENG	1654	6
66 players

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English Women's Blitz 2026 Peterborough ENG Sun 1st Nov 2026 - Sun 1st Nov 2026 Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	5	Mirzoeva, Elmira	WGM	ENG	2151	12.5
2	8	Hariharan, Shambavi	WFM	ENG	1996	12
3	1	Varney, Zoe	WFM	ENG	1922	8
	6	Oudet, Charlotte		ENG	1560	8
5	2	Jackson, Sheila	WGM	ENG	1918	6.5
6	7	Gampa, Dyuthi Sri		ENG	1537	5
7	4	Vijayendra, Samyuktha		ENG	1302	4
8	3	Chow, Luna		ENG	0	0
8 players

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English Rapid Open TB Peterborough ENG Sat 24th Oct 2026 - Sun 1st Nov 2026 Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
Rk	Name	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	Pts
1	Harvey, Marcus R		0	1	1	0	1	3
2	Willow, Jonah B		1	0	0	1	0	2
2 players

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English Over 50 Championship 2026 Peterborough ENG Mon 26th Oct 2026 - Sat 31st Oct 2026 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	3	Crocker, Philip J	NM	ENG	2094	6
2	1	James, Russell A		ENG	2109	4.5
3	7	Brett, Andrew R		ENG	2005	4.5
4	2	Rasalingam, Haran		ENG	2101	4
5	4	Dargan, Paul A G	CM	ENG	2069	4
6	5	Birtwistle, Nigel		ENG	2049	4
7	8	Byron, Alan M		ENG	2005	4
8	9	Henderson, David		ENG	2000	4
9	6	Nelson, Abiodun		ENG	2009	3.5
10	12	Bowers, Francis J		ENG	1786	3.5
11	10	Richards, Simon		ENG	1835	2.5
12	13	Jones, Graeme		ENG	1736	2.5
13	14	Letton, Rob		ENG	1732	2
14	15	Clarke, Duncan		ENG	1624	1
15	11	Rubeck, Jonathan		ENG	1826	0
16	16	Chisulo, Brian		ENG	0	0
16 players

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English Over 65 Championship 2026 Peterborough ENG Mon 26th Oct 2026 - Sat 31st Oct 2026 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	2	Snape, Ian L		ENG	2090	7
2	5	Hughes, Roy		ENG	2020	5
3	6	Bonafont, Philip R		ENG	1956	4.5
4	3	Oswald, Graeme		ENG	2061	4
5	1	Chandler, Cliff R		ENG	2134	3.5
6	4	Spanton, Tim R		ENG	2035	3.5
7	8	Myall, Ivan J		ENG	1885	3.5
8	12	Kane, Robert		ENG	1762	3.5
9	16	Gallagher, Sean		ENG	1559	3.5
10	10	Kenning, Paul H		ENG	1819	3
11	11	Hall, Alan A		ENG	1765	3
12	7	Bellers, Chris Jv		ENG	1901	2.5
13	13	Winter, Kevin		ENG	1718	2.5
14	9	Erdogan, Hassan		ENG	1834	2
15	14	Konig, Jon		ENG	1717	2
16	15	Collins, Nigel		ENG	1567	2
16 players

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