Vinuda Gunatilake and Sidanth Pai  brought home big bacon from the British Championships in Liverpool.

Sidanth scored 5/7 ( unbeaten) in the u12 to finish 3= , 1/2 point off the winner. Excellent.

Playing in the Major Open , Vinuda, after a dispiriting 0/2 start racked up 6 points in the last 7  rounds, to finish 10= and gain 76+ rating points. We believe this may qualify Vinuda for the British Championship itself in 2026! Three of his victories came against players ranked over 2000 and 2100.  

Congratulations to both.