The British Rapidplay Chess Championships is a rapidplay chess tournament held since 1986 under the auspices of the English Chess Federation.
The tournament typically takes place over a single weekend and consists of 11 rounds of chess. The 4NCL took over the organisation of the event from 2023.
British Rapidplay Chess Champions {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! City !! Champion !! Women's Champion |- | 1986 || || || |- | 1987 || || || |- | 1988 || || || |- | 1989 || || || |- | 1990 || || || |- | 1991 || || || |- | 1992 || || || |- | 1993 || colspan=3|No contest |- | 1994 || || || |- | 1995 || || || |- | 1996 || || || |- | 1997 || || || |- | 1998 || || || |- | 1999 || || || |- | 2000 || || || |- | 2001 || || || |- | 2002 || || || |- | 2003 || || || |- | 2004 || || || |- | 2005 || || || |- | 2006 || || || |- | 2007 || Halifax || || |- | 2008 || Halifax || || |- | 2009 || Halifax || || |- | 2010 || Halifax || || |- | 2011 || Leeds || || |- | 2012 || Leeds || || |- | 2013 || Leeds || || |- | 2014 || Leeds || || |- | 2015 || Leeds || || |- | 2016 || Leeds || || |- | 2017 || Bradford || || |- | 2018 || Bradford || || |- | 2019 || Leeds || || |- | 2020–2022 || colspan=3|No contest |- | 2023 || Bradford || || |- | 2024 || Peterborough || || |- | 2025 || Peterborough || || |- | 2026 || Peterborough || ||
See also British Chess Championship
References
External links British Rapidplay Chess Championships English Chess Federation