Everyone Else Advised To Give Up

In a remarkable display of triumphal elitism, even for Chessbase, Frederic Friedel has declared that the British Championship will end this evening after 9 rounds of play instead of the allotted 11. He has also apparently eradicated the rules governing play-offs for the title.

Stupendous research

So, well done David Howell. The 2013 British Champion. Must be nice to be you.