[Event "English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Crocker, Philip J"]
[Black "Birtwistle, Nigel"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2094"]
[WhiteFideId "403180"]
[BlackElo "2049"]
[BlackFideId "406945"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B34"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.15"]
[UTCTime "11:34:56"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Over 50's | Classical"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC/n5qxOvCM"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 5... Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 6... bxc6 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 7... d6 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:31:00] } 8... Qc7 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. Bf4 { [%clk 1:29:59] } 9... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 10. Qd2 { [%clk 1:29:46] } 10... O-O { [%clk 1:29:36] } 11. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:28:30] } 11... Nd7 { [%clk 1:28:46] } 12. Bh6 { [%clk 1:23:49] } 12... Qb6 { [%clk 1:19:42] } 13. Bxg7 { [%clk 1:21:56] } 13... Kxg7 { [%clk 1:20:04] } 14. Bb3 { [%clk 1:19:54] } 14... Qc5 { [%clk 1:16:22] } 15. Rad1 { [%clk 1:16:48] } 15... Kg8 { [%clk 1:12:12] } 16. Qe3 { [%clk 1:13:27] } 16... Rb8 { [%clk 1:10:27] } 17. f4 { [%clk 1:09:08] } 17... Qxe3+ { [%clk 1:06:23] } 18. Rxe3 { [%clk 1:09:34] } 18... Nc5 { [%clk 1:06:23] } 19. h3 { [%clk 1:06:54] } 19... Rb4 { [%clk 1:03:49] } 20. f5 { [%clk 1:02:00] } 20... a5 { [%clk 1:02:07] } 21. fxg6 { [%clk 1:01:04] } 21... hxg6 { [%clk 1:01:48] } 22. e5 { [%clk 0:57:03] } 22... d5 { [%clk 0:59:12] } 23. a3 { [%clk 0:55:43] } 23... Rh4 { [%clk 0:51:57] } 24. Ne2 { [%clk 0:52:57] } 24... e6 { [%clk 0:50:24] } *

[Event "English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.26"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Dargan, Paul A G"]
[Black "Byron, Alan M"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2069"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteFideId "416762"]
[BlackElo "2005"]
[BlackFideId "401773"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.26"]
[UTCTime "14:57:55"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Over 50's | Classical"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC/b8u5WVH6"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:29:15] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:29:35] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 3... cxd5 { [%clk 1:29:58] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:04] } 5. Ne5 { [%clk 1:31:45] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:59] } 6. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 6... Bd7 { [%clk 1:29:46] } 7. Nxd7 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 7... Qxd7 { [%clk 1:30:11] } 8. c3 { [%clk 1:32:27] } 8... e6 { [%clk 1:28:02] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:32:10] } 9... Bd6 { [%clk 1:28:24] } 10. Nd2 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 10... O-O { [%clk 1:27:21] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:26:55] } 12. Nf3 { [%clk 1:24:54] } 12... a6 { [%clk 1:25:04] } 13. Bd3 { [%clk 1:24:11] } 13... h6 { [%clk 1:15:23] } 14. h3 { [%clk 1:19:15] } 14... Rfe8 { [%clk 1:09:51] } 15. Be3 { [%clk 1:14:40] } 15... Ne4 { [%clk 0:59:47] } 16. Nd2 { [%clk 1:02:46] } 16... f5 { [%clk 0:58:11] } 17. f3 { [%clk 1:02:22] } 17... Nf6 { [%clk 0:57:17] } 18. Bf2 { [%clk 0:57:00] } 18... Rad8 { [%clk 0:41:51] } *

[Event "English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.26"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Rasalingam, Haran"]
[Black "Brett, Andrew R"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2101"]
[WhiteFideId "451959"]
[BlackElo "2005"]
[BlackFideId "416460"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.26"]
[UTCTime "14:57:55"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Over 50's | Classical"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC/4VBedN9c"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:27:26] } 2. b3 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:27:46] } 3. Bb2 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:28:06] } 4. e5 { [%clk 1:31:59] } 4... Nd5 { [%clk 1:28:26] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:27:52] } 6. Bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:38] } 6... Bg7 { [%clk 1:27:57] } 7. h4 { [%clk 1:32:55] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 1:21:54] } 8. h5 { [%clk 1:33:01] } 8... d5 { [%clk 1:14:29] } 9. exd6 { [%clk 1:27:49] } 9... Bxc3 { [%clk 1:13:27] } 10. dxc3 { [%clk 1:28:10] } 10... Qxd6 { [%clk 1:12:36] } 11. Qxd6 { [%clk 1:26:16] } 11... exd6 { [%clk 1:12:48] } 12. O-O-O { [%clk 1:26:20] } 12... Ke7 { [%clk 1:12:09] } 13. hxg6 { [%clk 1:23:27] } 13... fxg6 { [%clk 1:11:59] } 14. Bd3 { [%clk 1:21:35] } 14... Bg4 { [%clk 1:01:17] } 15. f3 { [%clk 1:18:56] } 15... Be6 { [%clk 1:01:10] } 16. Nh3 { [%clk 1:18:57] } 16... Bxh3 { [%clk 0:32:40] } 17. Rxh3 { [%clk 1:19:05] } 17... Kf6 { [%clk 0:32:05] } 18. Be4 { [%clk 1:12:33] } 18... Rad8 { [%clk 0:32:08] } 19. f4 { [%clk 1:11:50] } 19... Rd7 { [%clk 0:27:36] } *

[Event "English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Nelson, Abiodun"]
[Black "James, Russell A"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2009"]
[WhiteFideId "7400098"]
[BlackElo "2109"]
[BlackFideId "407070"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A38"]
[Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.26"]
[UTCTime "14:57:55"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Over 50's | Classical"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC/bxyTcuse"]

1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:41] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:23] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:30:20] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 1:29:45] } 4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... c5 { [%clk 1:29:55] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:50] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:37] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:31:33] } 6... d6 { [%clk 1:29:36] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:26:55] } 7... cxd4 { [%clk 1:29:44] } 8. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:27:17] } 8... Bd7 { [%clk 1:29:39] } 9. Rb1 { [%clk 1:25:27] } 9... h5 { [%clk 1:23:30] } 10. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:10:36] } 10... bxc6 { [%clk 1:17:46] } 11. Bg5 { [%clk 1:07:01] } 11... Nh7 { [%clk 1:11:03] } 12. Be3 { [%clk 1:06:25] } 12... h4 { [%clk 1:07:59] } 13. Qd2 { [%clk 1:06:43] } 13... Nf6 { [%clk 0:52:08] } 14. Bg5 { [%clk 1:03:47] } 14... h3 { [%clk 0:37:11] } 15. Bf3 { [%clk 1:04:05] } 15... O-O { [%clk 0:33:01] } *

[Event "English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.26"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Henderson, David"]
[Black "Richards, Simon"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[WhiteFideId "430021"]
[BlackElo "1835"]
[BlackFideId "343458211"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.26"]
[UTCTime "14:57:55"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Over 50's | Classical"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC/lf13gqau"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Bd7 { [%clk 1:31:29] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 4... a6 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 5. c3 { [%clk 1:30:26] } 5... Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 6. h4 { [%clk 1:28:40] } 6... Bxf1 { [%clk 1:26:14] } 7. Kxf1 { [%clk 1:29:02] } 7... Ne7 { [%clk 1:25:12] } 8. Bg5 { [%clk 1:23:03] } 8... Qd7 { [%clk 1:11:46] } 9. Kg1 { [%clk 1:04:54] } 9... Nbc6 { [%clk 1:11:24] } 10. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:04:28] } 10... h6 { [%clk 1:09:04] } 11. Bf4 { [%clk 1:04:18] } 11... O-O-O { [%clk 0:58:43] } 12. b4 { [%clk 0:52:43] } 12... f6 { [%clk 0:56:36] } 13. h5 { [%clk 0:46:47] } 13... g5 { [%clk 0:49:34] } *

[Event "English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.26"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Jones, Graeme"]
[Black "Letton, Rob"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1736"]
[WhiteFideId "343409083"]
[BlackElo "1732"]
[BlackFideId "464384"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.26"]
[UTCTime "14:57:55"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Over 50's | Classical"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC/iIYVRFdL"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 3. f4 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... g6 { [%clk 1:30:34] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 5. Bc4 { [%clk 1:32:02] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:26:44] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:31:07] } 6... Nge7 { [%clk 1:23:07] } 7. d3 { [%clk 1:29:42] } 7... d5 { [%clk 1:21:59] } 8. Bb3 { [%clk 1:22:13] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:20:14] } 9. a3 { [%clk 1:17:57] } 9... b6 { [%clk 1:15:54] } 10. Qe1 { [%clk 1:16:46] } 10... Nd4 { [%clk 1:02:26] } 11. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:13:18] } 11... Bxd4+ { [%clk 1:02:16] } 12. Kh1 { [%clk 1:13:19] } 12... Ba6 { [%clk 0:48:19] } 13. Ne2 { [%clk 1:10:00] } 13... Bg7 { [%clk 0:48:20] } 14. c4 { [%clk 0:52:55] } 14... dxe4 { [%clk 0:46:56] } 15. dxe4 { [%clk 0:52:47] } *

[Event "English Over 50 Chess Championship 2026"]
[Site "Peterborough, United Kingdom"]
[Date "2026.10.26"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Clarke, Duncan"]
[Black "Bowers, Francis J"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1624"]
[WhiteFideId "343410049"]
[BlackElo "1786"]
[BlackFideId "438383"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.26"]
[UTCTime "14:57:55"]
[BroadcastName "English Chess Championships 2026 | Over 50's | Classical"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/english-chess-championships-2026-over-50s-classical/round-2/nvWGKTDC/SrMOXkQ0"]

1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... c5 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. e3 { [%clk 1:30:22] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. c3 { [%clk 1:30:13] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. Bb5 { [%clk 1:30:29] } 5... Bd7 { [%clk 1:31:04] } 6. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:30:19] } 6... e6 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:30:29] } 7... Qc7 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 8. Ne5 { [%clk 1:29:10] } 8... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 9. dxe5 { [%clk 1:28:40] } 9... Qxe5 { [%clk 1:28:05] } 10. Bxd7+ { [%clk 1:28:27] } 10... Nxd7 { [%clk 1:28:26] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 1:28:05] } 11... O-O-O { [%clk 1:27:22] } 12. Nf3 { [%clk 1:24:18] } 12... Qf6 { [%clk 1:27:29] } 13. e4 { [%clk 1:20:11] } 13... Ne5 { [%clk 1:27:34] } 14. Qe2 { [%clk 1:15:56] } 14... Nxf3+ { [%clk 1:27:06] } 15. Qxf3 { [%clk 1:15:41] } 15... Qxf3 { [%clk 1:27:12] } 16. gxf3 { [%clk 1:16:08] } 16... dxe4 { [%clk 1:26:10] } 17. fxe4 { [%clk 1:16:17] } 17... Rd3 { [%clk 1:25:16] } 18. Be3 { [%clk 1:16:14] } 18... Be7 { [%clk 1:25:24] } 19. Kf1 { [%clk 1:13:20] } 19... Rhd8 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 20. Ke2 { [%clk 1:12:51] } 20... b6 { [%clk 1:24:59] } 21. f4 { [%clk 1:12:41] } 21... c4 { [%clk 1:24:49] } 22. Red1 { [%clk 1:07:07] } 22... Rxd1 { [%clk 1:23:18] } 23. Rxd1 { [%clk 1:05:53] } 23... Rxd1 { [%clk 1:23:40] } 24. Kxd1 { [%clk 1:06:17] } 24... Kb7 { [%clk 1:23:57] } 25. b3 { [%clk 1:06:00] } 25... cxb3 { [%clk 1:23:13] } 26. axb3 { [%clk 1:06:13] } 26... Kc6 { [%clk 1:23:07] } 27. Kc2 { [%clk 1:06:06] } 27... Bc5 { [%clk 1:23:24] } 28. Bc1 { [%clk 1:05:47] } 28... a5 { [%clk 1:23:30] } 29. Kd3 { [%clk 1:05:53] } 29... b5 { [%clk 1:22:45] } 30. Bd2 { [%clk 1:03:06] } 30... a4 { [%clk 1:22:04] } 31. bxa4 { [%clk 0:59:58] } 31... bxa4 { [%clk 1:22:24] } 32. Kc4 { [%clk 1:00:10] } 32... h5 { [%clk 1:16:48] } 33. h3 { [%clk 0:59:37] } 33... g6 { [%clk 1:16:50] } 34. Kd3 { [%clk 0:59:17] } 34... Bd6 { [%clk 1:12:58] } 35. Kc4 { [%clk 0:58:13] } 35... f6 { [%clk 1:11:54] } 36. Bc1 { [%clk 0:56:22] } 36... Be7 { [%clk 1:09:09] } 37. Be3 { [%clk 0:55:51] } 37... g5 { [%clk 1:08:44] } 38. f5 { [%clk 0:51:55] } 38... exf5 { [%clk 1:08:18] } 39. exf5 { [%clk 0:52:14] } 39... a3 { [%clk 1:08:11] } 40. Kb3 { [%clk 0:51:47] } 40... Bc5 { [%clk 1:05:47] } *