Chess: British Championship nears final round as Howell readies for World Cup

The seven times champion Michael Adams, 51, is shares the lead in Leicester, while England’s No 1 is preparing to meet the elite in the 206-player knockout in Azerbaijan

Michael Adams, the seven-time British champion and still the England No 2 at 51, shares the lead approaching Sunday’s final round of the 2023 championship at Leicester. All the games can be watched free and live on chess24.com.

Adams scored an important win in Tuesday’s fourth round when he outplayed the No 3 seed, Dan Fernandez, 28, whose opening surprise with the rare Scandinavian Defence 1 e4 d5 failed when White trapped the black king in the centre and broke through with 20 f5! and 21 d5!.

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