The 97th Championships of the British Isles is organised by the English Chess Federation and takes place from Sunday 25th July to Saturday 7th August at the Sports Centre, University of Kent Canterbury. The main tournament with 78 participants is played over 11 rounds of Swiss system. In addition, there are numerous other competitions, including Senior, Grade and Junior groups.

After six rounds of play, long-time England's top star GM Michael Adams is leading convincingly with 5.5 points, full point ahead of the group of seven followers.

Sunday is tournament's rest day, but still a number of activities are planned - Annual Cricket Match, Friends of Chess Meeting, Chess Arbiters Association AGM and Quiz with Quizmaster Kevin Staveley.

Round 7 starts on Monday at 2.15pm (London time). Live games and webcam will be available on the official website.