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List of Open Winners (Number shown as 5 = total wins, including tied first. All England unless stated.)

No. Winner(s) Pts Rnds Dates/Period
38 IM Richard A BATES 1 4 5 26 - 28 October, 2018
37 3/4 day events not held (1 day Rapidplays & Juniors only)     21 April, 2014
36 3/4 day events not held (1 day Rapidplays & Juniors only)     1 April, 2013
35 GM Alexander CHERNIAEV 4 RUS 5 6 6 - 8 April, 2012
34 GM Simon K WILLIAMS 2 6 22 - 24 March, 2011
33 Peter T ROBERSON 1 5 6 2 - 4 April, 2010
32 James R ADAIR 1 6 7 10 - 13 April, 2009
31 IM Graeme N BUCKLEY 1 7 21 - 24 March, 2008
30 GM Alexander CHERNIAEV 3 RUS 7 6 - 9 April, 2007
29 IM Simon K WILLIAMS 1 6 26 - 28 August, 2006
28 IM Alexander CHERNIAEV 2 RUS 6 7 18 - 21 April, 2003
27 IM Alexander CHERNIAEV 1 RUS 6 7 29 March - 1 April, 2002
26 IM Andrew A WEBSTER 3 6 7 21 - 24 April, 2000
25 IM Andrew A WEBSTER 2 7 2 - 5 April, 1999
24 GM Mark L HEBDEN 1 7 7 10 - 13 April, 1998
23 GM Michael ADAMS 1 6 7 28 - 31 March, 1997
22 GM Keith C ARKELL 2 7 5 - 8 April, 1996
21 GM John M EMMS 1 6 7 14 - 17 April, 1995
20 IM Michael J BASMAN 1 7 1 - 4 April, 1994
19 IM Demetrios AGNOS 1 (Note #3) 7 9 - 12 April, 1993
18 IM Andrew PH KINSMAN 1 7 17 - 20 April, 1992
17 IM Peter G LARGE 3, Frank PARR 1, Gavin WALL 1, Andrew A WEBSTER 1 7 29 March - 1 April, 1991
16 GM Julian M HODGSON 2 7 7 13 - 16 April, 1990
15 James CAVENDISH 1, IM Peter G LARGE 2, John G NICHOLSON 1 6 7 24 - 27 March, 1989
14 IM Peter G LARGE 1 7 1 - 4 April, 1988
13 IM Keith C ARKELL 1, Phillip J ROSSITER 1 7 17 - 20 April, 1987
12 IM Danny J KING 3 7 28 - 31 March, 1986
11 Gavin CRAWLEY 1, IM David H CUMMINGS 1 (Note #2), IM Julian M HODGSON 1 6 7 5 - 8 April, 1985
10 Neil BRADBURY 1, Joseph G GALLAGHER 2 (Note #1), Russell G GRANAT 1,
IM Danny J KING 2, Alex KUZNECOV 1 CAN
6 7 20 - 23 April, 1984
9 Chris M COOLEY 1, Joseph G GALLAGHER 1 (Note #1), IM Danny J KING 1,
Andrew D MARTIN 1
6 7 1 - 4 April, 1983
8 John C PIGOTT 1, IM Shaun M TAULBUT 1 6 7 9 - 12 April, 1982
7 Michael J FRANKLIN 3, Byron A JACOBS 1 6 7 17 - 20 April, 1981
6 GM John DM NUNN 4, GM Gyula SAX 1 HUN 7 4 - 7 April, 1980
5 Michael J FRANKLIN 2, David J ROWSON 1 6 7 13 - 16 April, 1979
4 IM John DM NUNN 3 5 5 30 June - 2 July, 1978
3 Murray G CHANDLER 1 NZL, Colin S CROUCH 1, Andrew P LAW 1,
IM John DM NUNN 2, David E RUMENS 2
5 15 - 17 July, 1977
2 IM Nikola KARAKLAJIC 1 YUG, IM John DM NUNN 1 5 5 16 - 18 July, 1976
1 Gerald H BENNETT 1, L Alan EDWARDS 1, Michael J FRANKLIN 1, D John ROGERS 1, David E RUMENS 1 5 11 - 13 July, 1975

Notes

#1 Winner 1983 & 1984: later GM Joseph G GALLAGHER SUI
#2 Winner 1985: later IM David H CUMMINGS CAN
#3 Winner 1993: later GM Dimitri ANAGNOSTOPOULOS GRE

Most Open wins

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3
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John DM NUNN, Alexander CHERNIAEV RUS
Michael J FRANKLIN, Danny J KING, Peter G LARGE, Andrew A WEBSTER
David E RUMENS, Joseph G GALLAGHER, Julian M HODGSON, Keith C ARKELL, Simon K WILLIAMS

(Listed above in order of achievement)