Michael Adams is British Champion

The clash (official site)

Adams beat Nigel Short in their play-off match this morning and thus won the 98th British Championship in Pond's Forge, near Sheffield. After a comfortable draw in their first rapid game, Adams seized the advantage on the queenside and created decisive threats against Short's king, in the second and final rapidplay decider.

Here is a summary of the play-off match:

White	Rating	Result	Black	Rating	Moves	Opening
Nigel Short	2687	½-½	Michael Adams	2715	50	Queens Indian with Bf4
Michael Adams	2715	1-0	Nigel Short	2687	34	Caro Kann with 4...Nf6

The final standings in the main tournament (after 11 rounds):

Rank	Name	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	ELo +/- (mostly x10)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	GM Adams, Michael	8.5	ENG	M	2715	+0.19	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	½
2	GM Short, Nigel D	8.5	ENG	M	2687	+0.64	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	½
3	GM Jones, Gawain C B	8.0	ENG	M	2606	+0.85	1	1	½	1	½	1	0	1	½	1	½
4	IM Hawkins, Jonathan	8.0	ENG	M	2457	+2.28	1	½	½	1	1	0	1	1	½	1	½
5	GM Howell, David W L	7.5	ENG	M	2625	+0.08	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	0	1	0	1
6	GM Pert, Nicholas	7.5	ENG	M	2555	+0.17	½	0	1	1	1	½	1	1	½	½	½
7	GM Gormally, Daniel W	7.5	ENG	M	2519	-0.68	1	1	0	½	0	1	1	½	1	½	1
8	GM Gordon, Stephen J	7.0	ENG	M	2533	+0.14	1	1	1	0	½	0	1	½	1	½	½
9	GM Hebden, Mark L	7.0	ENG	M	2533	-1.73	1	0	1	½	1	½	½	0	1	½	1
10	GM Conquest, Stuart C	7.0	ENG	M	2519	-0.39	1	1	½	0	1	1	½	0	0	1	1
11	GM Wells, Peter K	7.0	ENG	M	2489	+0.05	½	1	½	1	½	1	0	1	1	0	½
12	IM Palliser, Richard J D	7.0	ENG	M	2454	-0.96	0	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	0	1	½
13	IM Zhou, Yang-Fan	7.0	ENG	M	2444	-0.83	0	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	0	1	½
14	IM Houska, Jovanka	7.0	ENG	F	2418	+0.60	0	1	1	1	½	1	½	0	½	½	1
15	IM Buckley, Graeme N	7.0	ENG	M	2380	+0.29	1	0	0	½	1	1	1	0	1	½	1
16	IM Bates, Richard A	7.0	ENG	M	2373	+1.33	1	0	1	1	1	0	½	½	½	1	½
17	GM Williams, Simon K	6.5	ENG	M	2528	-1.76	0	1	1	½	1	1	0	½	0	1	½
18	GM Summerscale, Aaron P	6.5	ENG	M	2415	+0.67	½	1	0	1	1	½	½	½	1	0	½
19	IM Rendle, Thomas E	6.5	ENG	M	2386	+0.29	1	0	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	0
20	FM Eggleston, David J	6.5	ENG	M	2318	-0.38	0	½	½	½	1	1	1	0	1	0	1

The highest placed female player, Jovanka Houska, was declared British Women's Champion.

For more information go to the official site:

http://www.britishchess2011.com/events_championship_2011.htm