• ¨  Indian-origin chess players Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal won major titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships.

    ¨     The nine-day championship concluded on 9 August 2026.

    ¨     The event was held at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England.

    ¨     More than 2,600 entries were recorded across all sections.

    ¨     The British Chess Championships is a long-running national chess event in the United Kingdom.

    ¨     The 2026 edition marked the 122nd year of the championship series.

    ¨     It included several title categories, including the Overall Championship and the Women’s Championship.

    ¨     Bodhana Sivanandan became Britain’s youngest-ever Women’s Chess Champion at the age of 11.

    ¨     She defeated Irish Women Grandmaster Trisha Kanyamarala in a rapid playoff after the main rounds ended with tied scores.

    ¨     Sivanandan suffered only one defeat during the tournament.

    ¨     Her only loss came in Round 6 against Shreyas Royal, who later won the overall championship.

    ¨     Shreyas Royal won his first overall British Chess Championship title at the age of 17.

    ¨     He finished half a point ahead of English Grandmasters Luke McShane and Michael Adams.

    ¨     Michael Adams is a nine-time British champion.

    ¨     Royal became the youngest-ever winner of the overall British title.

    ¨     His victory added to several age-related records achieved during the 2026 championship.