Stuart Conquest
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Stuart C. Conquest (born 1 March 1967 in Ilford, England) is an English chess Grandmaster, commentator and tournament director.
Chess career
In 1981, at the age of 14, he won the World Youth Chess Championship in the under-16 category. Conquest was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1997. In 1995 and 2000 he shared first place at the Hastings Premier[1] and in 2001, won the category 14 tournament in Clichy.[2]
Following a relatively lean period, he capped his return to form in 2008 with victory in the British Chess Championship,[3] defeating Keith Arkell in a two-game rapidplay play-off match for the title, after they tied for first place. In May 2009 he came first at the Capo d'Orso Open.[4]
In 2025, Conquest competed in the British Championships with, among others, Gawain Jones, Michael Adams, and Nikita Vitiugov. He had a strong performance, remaining unbeaten in the classical section of the tournament and defeating both Vitiugov and Shreyas Royal, to finish joint first with Peter Roberson and Michael Adams. In a three-way tiebreak contest, Conquest won a 2-game rapid match against Roberson, but lost both games in the final match against Adams.[5]
Since the mid-1990s, he has been a frequent member of the England team at the Olympiads and European Team Chess Championships.[6]
A prolific player at international tournaments for many years, Conquest has gradually become better known for his commentary work, and (since 2011) was the tournament director of the Gibraltar Chess Festival, held annually at the Caleta Hotel in Catalan Bay. The event concluded in 2020, when the venue could no longer be made available.
Chess strength
His highest Elo rating was 2601, in the October 2001 FIDE rating list. He gained the International Master and Grandmaster titles in 1985 and 1991 respectively.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Winners of the Hastings tournament". Hastingschess.org.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Clichy 2001 from TWIC". Chesscenter.com. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2008 British Championship". Britishchess08.com. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chess News - Stuart Conquest wins Capo d'Orso Open". ChessBase.com. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."British Chess Championships Round 9 Report". britishchesschampionships.co.uk. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wojciech Bartelski. "OlimpBase". OlimpBase. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
External links
- Stuart Conquest player profile and games at Chessgames.comTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Chessmetrics Player Profile: Stuart Conquest
- Interview with Stuart Conquest Chessvibes.com (August 2008)
- Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival
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