British Championship: Adams holds lead against Vitiugov

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8/8/2025 – The round six game between Michael Adams and Nikita Vitiugov at the British Championship ended in a draw. Since none of the closest pursuers managed a win, Adams remains the sole leader. He stands at 5.0/6, followed by ten players on 4.5/6. | Photos: Yury Krylov/English Chess Federation
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In round six of the British Championship, Michael Adams had to defend his lead against top seed Nikita Vitiugov. Playing Black in a Catalan, Adams steered the game toward simplification and secured a safe draw.

None of the key contenders managed to score a full point. Ameet Ghasi drew with Siva Mahadevan, Daniel Fernandez and Yichen Han also split the point, and the game between Maciej Czopor and Matthew Wadsworth likewise ended in a draw.

Meanwhile, several players on 3.5 points – including Shreyas Royal and Gawain Maroroa Jones – scored wins, expanding the group trailing Adams to ten players.

Rk. Name  Tb1 
1 Adams, Michael 5
2 Vitiugov, Nikita 4,5
3 Maroroa Jones, Gawain 4,5
4 Ghasi, Ameet K 4,5
5 Fernandez, Daniel H 4,5
6 Royal, Shreyas 4,5
7 Wadsworth, Matthew J 4,5
8 Czopor, Maciej 4,5
9 Han, Yichen 4,5
10 Mahadevan, Siva 4,5
11 Banerjee, Supratit 4,5
12 Conquest, Stuart C 4
13 Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav 4
14 Gordon, Stephen J 4
15 Willow, Jonah B 4
16 Roberson, Peter T 4
17 Harvey, Marcus R 4
18 Pert, Richard G 4
19 Claridge-Hansen, William 4
20 Flear, Glenn C 4
21 Eggleston, David J 4
22 Wells, Peter K 4
23 Kalavannan, Koby 4
24 Fava, Lorenzo 4
25 Yao, Lan 4
26 Vijayakumar, Rishi 4
27 Mirzoeva, Elmira 4
28 Williams, Simon K 3,5

... 100 players

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