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Home/49th Blackpool Conference

49th Blackpool Conference

Feb 13, 2026 – Feb 15, 2026·Blackpool ENG

60

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40

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Games

R1.1IMWillow, Jonah B(2468)1-0Hill, Andy(2012)C18French Defense: Winawer Variation, Warsaw Variation→R1.10Richmond, Frank(1869)0-1Gomez, Daniel(2092)C01French Defense: Exchange Variation→R1.11Malinovskii, Ilia(2101)1-0Ponting, Andrew(1932)B22Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation→R1.12Kershaw, Ewan(2027)½-½IMBeaumont, Chris R(2145)A37English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3→R1.2Kee, Steve(1960)0-1IMWang, Hao(ZJ)(2418)C00French Defense→R1.3FMMerriman, John(2243)1-0Barwick, Carmel(1902)E45Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation→R1.4Gunarathne, Senith Thenula(1920)½-½Verbytski, Oleg(2205)B32Sicilian Defense: Open→R1.5Elgar, Tim(2169)1-0Hopkins, Kit W(1930)A05Zukertort Opening→R1.6De Silva, Sithun(1959)0-1Norris, Ethan(2055)B52Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line→R1.7Sooraj M R(2076)1-0Doran, Chris(1981)B26Sicilian Defense: Closed→R1.8Gardiner, Harry(1918)1-0Ciuravin, Andrei(2054)B00Pirc Defense→R1.9Wolstencroft, Darryl(2197)1-0Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek(1935)A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan→R2.1Rughani, Mahin(2007)0-1IMWillow, Jonah B(2468)E60Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack→R2.10Raj Konwar, Daryan(1547)0-1Surtees, Mike J(2074)B07Pirc Defense→R2.11Verbytski, Oleg(2205)½-½Bak, Andrew(1961)B33Sicilian Defense: Open→R2.12Crawford, Owen(2141)1-0Gunarathne, Senith Thenula(1920)B90Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation→R2.2IMWang, Hao(ZJ)(2418)1-0Hamer, Martyn(2070)C28Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit→R2.3Pickles, Stephen(2213)1-0FMMerriman, John(2243)C11French Defense: Steinitz Variation→R2.4Ashworth, Michael(2013)½-½Elgar, Tim(2169)D38Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense→R2.5Melia, Alfie(1942)0-1Sooraj M R(2076)A67Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation→R2.6Grose, Kameron(2081)½-½Wolstencroft, Darryl(2197)C05French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation→R2.7Gomez, Daniel(2092)1-0Gardiner, Harry(1918)C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense→R2.8Ashworth, Robert(1899)½-½Malinovskii, Ilia(2101)C03French Defense: Tarrasch Variation→R2.9Newton, Ben(1701)0-1Heritage, Jamie(2029)C45Scotch Game→R3.1IMWillow, Jonah B(2468)½-½Gomez, Daniel(2092)A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan→R3.10FMMerriman, John(2243)1-0Doran, Chris(1981)E81King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack→R3.11Barwick, Carmel(1902)0-1Verbytski, Oleg(2205)B52Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line→R3.12Bak, Andrew(1961)0-1Ciuravin, Andrei(2054)B00Pirc Defense→R3.2Heritage, Jamie(2029)½-½IMWang, Hao(ZJ)(2418)C65Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense→R3.3Sooraj M R(2076)1-0Pickles, Stephen(2213)B01Scandinavian Defense→R3.4Surtees, Mike J(2074)0-1Crawford, Owen(2141)A00Amar Opening→R3.5Elgar, Tim(2169)0-1Milson, Samuel A(2047)A28English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation→R3.6Norris, Ethan(2055)½-½Ashworth, Michael(2013)E11Bogo-Indian Defense→R3.7Wolstencroft, Darryl(2197)0-1Green, Michael(2072)A11Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, with g3→R3.8Malinovskii, Ilia(2101)½-½Grose, Kameron(2081)C41Philidor Defense→R3.9Mitchell, Martin(2118)1-0Ashworth, Robert(1899)D52Queen's Gambit Declined→R4.1IMWang, Hao(ZJ)(2418)0-1Sooraj M R(2076)B03Alekhine Defense→R4.10Hill, Andy(2012)0-1Surtees, Mike J(2074)A04Zukertort Opening→R4.11Allen, Keith(2090)1-0Kee, Steve(1960)A80Dutch Defense→R4.12Elgar, Tim(2169)1-0Gardiner, Harry(1918)A14Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation→R4.2Milson, Samuel A(2047)1-0IMWillow, Jonah B(2468)C02French Defense: Advance Variation→R4.3Crawford, Owen(2141)0-1Heritage, Jamie(2029)C53Italian Game: Bird's Attack→R4.4Gomez, Daniel(2092)1-0Mitchell, Martin(2118)B09Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack→R4.5Melia, Alfie(1942)0-1FMMerriman, John(2243)E52Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense→R4.6Verbytski, Oleg(2205)½-½Hamer, Martyn(2070)C55Italian Game: Two Knights Defense→R4.7Norris, Ethan(2055)1-0Grose, Kameron(2081)E12Queen's Indian Defense→R4.8Ciuravin, Andrei(2054)½-½Ashworth, Michael(2013)A46Döry Defense→R4.9Pickles, Stephen(2213)0-1Malinovskii, Ilia(2101)C15French Defense: Winawer Variation→R5.1Sooraj M R(2076)½-½Gomez, Daniel(2092)A05Zukertort Opening→R5.10Ashworth, Michael(2013)0-1Crawford, Owen(2141)E67King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Debrecen Defense→R5.11Barwick, Carmel(1902)½-½Pickles, Stephen(2213)B01Scandinavian Defense→R5.12Hopkins, Kit W(1930)½-½Melia, Alfie(1942)A39English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation→R5.2Heritage, Jamie(2029)½-½Milson, Samuel A(2047)C07French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System→R5.3FMMerriman, John(2243)1-0Surtees, Mike J(2074)A42Pterodactyl Defense→R5.4Green, Michael(2072)0-1Norris, Ethan(2055)A00Amar Opening→R5.5Malinovskii, Ilia(2101)1-0Allen, Keith(2090)C46Three Knights Opening→R5.6IMWillow, Jonah B(2468)1-0Kershaw, Ewan(2027)B31Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Gurgenidze Variation→R5.7Mitchell, Martin(2118)0-1IMWang, Hao(ZJ)(2418)D30Queen's Gambit Declined→R5.8Rughani, Mahin(2007)0-1Verbytski, Oleg(2205)E06Catalan Opening: Closed→R5.9Hamer, Martyn(2070)0-1Elgar, Tim(2169)A48London System→

Players

🇬🇧IMWillow, Jonah B(2468)🇨🇳IMWang, Hao(ZJ)(2418)🇬🇧FMMerriman, John(2243)🇦🇺Pickles, Stephen(2213)🇬🇧Verbytski, Oleg(2205)🇬🇧Wolstencroft, Darryl(2197)🇬🇧Elgar, Tim(2169)🇬🇧IMBeaumont, Chris R(2145)🇬🇧Crawford, Owen(2141)🇬🇧Mitchell, Martin(2118)🇬🇧Malinovskii, Ilia(2101)🇬🇧Gomez, Daniel(2092)🇮🇪Allen, Keith(2090)🇬🇧Grose, Kameron(2081)🇮🇳Sooraj M R(2076)🇬🇧Surtees, Mike J(2074)🇬🇧Green, Michael(2072)🇬🇧Hamer, Martyn(2070)🇬🇧Norris, Ethan(2055)🇬🇧Ciuravin, Andrei(2054)🇬🇧Milson, Samuel A(2047)🇬🇧Heritage, Jamie(2029)🇬🇧Ashworth, Michael(2013)🇬🇧Hill, Andy(2012)🇬🇧Rughani, Mahin(2007)🇬🇧Doran, Chris(1981)🇬🇧Bak, Andrew(1961)🇬🇧Kee, Steve(1960)🇬🇧De Silva, Sithun(1959)🇬🇧Melia, Alfie(1942)🇺🇿Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek(1935)🇬🇧Ponting, Andrew(1932)🇬🇧Hopkins, Kit W(1930)🇬🇧Gunarathne, Senith Thenula(1920)🇬🇧Gardiner, Harry(1918)🇬🇧Barwick, Carmel(1902)🇬🇧Ashworth, Robert(1899)🇬🇧Richmond, Frank(1869)🇬🇧Newton, Ben(1701)🇬🇧Raj Konwar, Daryan(1547)