48th Guernsey International Chess Festival 2024 LIVE
The 48th edition of the Guernsey International Chess Festival 2024 is being held from October 13 to October 19 on the eponymous island in the English Channel. The Open portion of the festival features 31 players who will play 7 rounds of Swiss. The top players at the event include GM Keith Arkell, WGM Katarzyna Toma, WFM Olivia Smith, Gunnar Johnsen, FM Philip Giulian, Norbert Krueger and CM Peter Kirby. See the full list of participants below.
Guernsey Chess Festival participants
| Title | Name | Surname | Country | Rating |
| GM | Keith | Arkell | England | 2373 |
| WGM | Katarzyna | Toma | England | 2165 |
| WFM | Olivia | Smith | Wales | 2106 |
| Gunnar | Johnsen | Norway | 2071 | |
| FM | Philip | Giulian | Scotland | 2059 |
| Norbert | Krueger | Germany | 2032 | |
| Steve | Dilleigh | England | 2029 | |
| John | Curtis | England | 2021 | |
| CM | Kevin | Thurlow | England | 2002 |
| CM | Peter | Kirby | Guernsey | 1998 |
| FM | Mike | Waddington | England | 1988 |
| David | Collier | England | 1988 | |
| Sean | Andrechak | United States | 1982 | |
| John | Wager | England | 1980 | |
| FM | Fred | Hamperl | Guernsey | 1970 |
| WFM | Arita | Strade | Guernsey | 1949 |
| Rolf | Dijksterhuis | Netherlands | 1937 | |
| Ian | Heppell | England | 1930 | |
| Antoine | Canonne | France | 1910 | |
| Peter | Hoogakker | Netherlands | 1907 | |
| Rosemary | Giulian | Scotland | 1894 | |
| CM | Peter | Rowe | Guernsey | 1887 |
| Kees | de Kruif | Netherlands | 1868 | |
| Jean | Marceil | France | 1862 | |
| CM | Garry | Forbes | Jersey | 1852 |
| Keith | Downey | Wales | 1829 | |
| Malte | Krueger | Germany | 1821 | |
| CM | Jamie | Morgan | Guernsey | 1807 |
| Nicholas | Warner | England | 1796 | |
| Hafsteinn | Agustsson | Iceland | 1763 | |
| Oliver | Rowe | Guernsey | 1721 |