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Wanstead Simul |
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September 2009 13:06:36The Wanstead against GM Peter Wells on Tues 22 Semptember will now be held in Roding Room at Wanstead House, instead of the Hall. Start 7.15 pm.
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John Littlewood |
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From Stewart Reuben (16 Sep): "Sadly John Littlewood died this morning. I have no further details at this time. These will appear on the ECF website in due course."
In the days before we had bucket loads of GMs, John Littlewood and his brother Norman were at the forefront of English chess, just behind Essex's Jonathan Penrose. John competed in the British Championship this year at Torquay, at the age of 78. More...
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Braintree Congress cancelled |
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Sadly, we hear that the organisers have had to take the difficult decision to CANCEL the Braintree Congress this year, due to have been held this weekend, 19-20 September, due to lack of entries. Calendar...
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Barking v Writtle in the Final |
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Barking overcame Ilford in the second Knockout Semi-Final, winning heavily, 5-1, in the first round, before sharing the points in R2 to win 8-4. Barking now meet Writtle in the Final, to be played on 30th September at Thurrock, alongside the Plate Final, Thurrock v Upminster. Read more...
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Wanstead GM Simul - 22 September |
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Wanstead & Woodford Chess Club will be staging a Simultaneous Display later this month given by Grandmaster Peter Wells.
Date:
22nd September 2009 Time: 7.15pm
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Venue: Boaden Hall (rear
of) Wanstead House - Venue Link
GM Peter has agreed to take on up to 30 opponents and there are still some places available which are offered to members of the Association on a "first-come, first served" basis, at a cost of £10.00 per person (£5.00 for Juniors).
To reserve your board, please use the document via the "Entry" link below (which is a letter circulated to Essex Clubs) and completing and returning the tear off slip at the end of the letter, as indicated therein, together with your cheque payable to "Wanstead & Woodford Chess Club". Entry | Peter Wells
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It's Thurrock v Upminster |
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The Knockout Plate Final is settled: Thurrock will play Upminster. Thurrock had a 7-5 win over Roding & Loughton, while Upminster, despite losing the first round of games, came back to win by 7½-4½ against Brentwood 1. Read more...
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SCCU Dates |
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The Fixtures for the SCCU Championships are published, with the temporary exception of the U100 section where a decision is awaited on Kent's participation. Calendar.
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Jubilee Handbook published |
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Of immense historical importance to the Association, we are today publishing on the website a scanned version of the "Jubilee Handbook" produced by the 'Essex County Chess Association' (as it was then) to celebrate its Jubilee in 1948. This is now downloadable as a pdf in the History section. Read more...
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