Category: Grand prix

GRAND PRIX 7 – Friday 18 September 2026

The full data for this event is unavailable, but Michael Hayward’s report is as follows :

WINNER – James Lumsden – 4/4

JOINT 2nd – Oliver Kuzmanoski, Bill Tracey, Michael Hayward 2.5/4

With apologies for the late announcement –

The overall winner of the 2026 series therefore is :

James Lumsden

Many congratulations to James for his sustained intensity and skill under pressure in a challenging series.

Runners-up – jointly are :

Oliver Kuzmanoski and Jonathan Mfula

It has been great to see members who have joined us fairly recently achieving so well across the whole series. Well done, Jonathan and Oliver!

See our separate GRAND PRIX page for the breakdown of the 2026 series.

Thank you to everyone who came down to support our seventh event in the Grand Prix series. We had a fantastic turnout with 22 players competing. Well done to this evening’s winners: Luke Chapman and Thomas Finn.

Thank you to everyone who came and played in the fourth instalment of our Grand Prix series. Congratulations to the evenings winner – Andrew Fleming.

Updated standings for the season can be found below or on the Grand Prix page.

Samuel and Bill are currently sitting at the top of the season table with 10 points already. Luke is close behind on 9, with Steve B and Bill Tracey following on 8.5.

The new season is coming! The first event of the 2024 – 25 Grand Prix season will be on September 27th!
For more information see here.

Thank you and well done to everyone who came and participated in the 5th of this seasons Grand Prix series. It was a lovely evening with some great chess. The full results are now on the Grand Prix page on our website, including the updated current standings for the season.

A reminder that the top 5 scores over the season count towards your Grand Prix total and we have lots of prizes available for all the rating categories. Loyalty medals are also up for grabs for anyone attending 7 or more of our Grand Prix events.

Special congratulations to our overall winners: Mark Rich and James Lumsden who both won 4/4 with an identical tie break.