Gawain Jones won the English Open after a playoff with Michael Adams while the former Russian Elmira Mirzoeva is the women’s champion
Experienced grandmasters won both the Open and women’s English championships at Kenilworth last weekend, but teenage talents made significant advances and even reached the prize list in both events. Pre-teens also narrowed the gap to the established stars.
GM Gawain Jones, 36, won the open title after a speed playoff with the top seed and favourite, GM Michael Adams, 52, who had led until the final round and was also winning the tie-break until a spectacular own goal allowed checkmate in one.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/28/chess-jones-and-mirzoeva-win-english-championships-as-teenagers-impress
Author : Leonard Barden
Publish date : 2024-06-28 07:00:20
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