Conditions Right for Championship

The decision to alter the prize fund structure of the British Championships appears to be paying off, with entries to the main section already suggesting that the 2007 event at Great Yarmouth will be one of the strongest for a number of years.

Three times champion Jonathan Rowson will be defending his title against an increasingly strong field.

Other confirmed entries so far include Grandmasters David Howell, Tony Kosten, Nick Pert, Stuart Conquest, Daniel Gormally, Mark Hebden, Glenn Flear, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant and Susan Lalic

Congress organiser David Welch said the decision to divert some of the main prize fund in conditions for certain players had been successful, and the addition of a £1500 prize for the highest finishing English Player and £500 for the highest finishing English Woman had also encouraged entries.

“We are set up for a really hard-fought championship, and that can only be good for British Chess,” he said.

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Editors note: The British Championship is being held at Great Yarmouth College from Mon 30th July to Friday August 10th. The total prize fund is in excess of £16,000.