We are pleased to announce that this year’s British Chess Championships will be held at St George’s Hall in Liverpool and the Liverpool Holiday Inn, with events running from 31st July to 10th August 2025.

St George’s Hall is a landmark building on St George’s Place, opposite Lime Street railway station in the centre of Liverpool, England. The Liverpool Holiday Inn is located in Lime Street and is a four minute walk from St George’s Hall. All Championship and supporting tournaments will take place in St George’s Hall, apart from the Weekend Congress from 1st – 3rd August and the morning and afternoon tournaments which will both take place in the Holiday Inn.

This will be the 111th British Chess Championship in a series which has run almost unbroken since 1904. The last time we were in Liverpool was for the 95th British in 2008 which was also held at St George’s Hall

The ECF would like to thank Liverpool City Council, the Liverpool Bid Company, St George’s Hall, Visit Liverpool, Liverpool Culture, the Chess Trust, and the John Robinson Youth Chess Trust for their extensive support for the 2025 Liverpool British, which we look forward to being one of the strongest ever. In addition we would like to acknowledge the further support provided by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the lead authority.

2025 British Chess Championships