The British Chess Championships, sponsored by Capital Developments Waterloo Ltd and taking place in Llandudno, Wales from Saturday 29th July to Sunday 6th August, is proud to announce the following Grandmasters and International Masters have been confirmed.

GMs — David Howell; Gawain Jones; Luke McShane; Nick Pert; Mark Hebden; John Emms; Danny Gormally; Simon Williams; Chris Ward; Peter Wells; Keith Arkell; Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant; Jonathan Hawkins

IMs — James Adair; Ameet Ghasi; Lawrence Trent; Craig Hanley; Alan Merry; Adam Hunt; Richard Palliser; Jovanka Houska; David Eggleston; Craig Pritchett: Dietmar Kolbus; Jack Rudd; Yang-Fan Zhou