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- Created on Monday, 06 February 2012 15:35
- Written by Chesster
Open loss makes it tough
The Open team's loss to Middlesex by 9½-6½ now requires Essex to beat first-placed Surrey in the last match in order to retain any chance of qualification - a tall order as Surrey have a 100% score with just the one match to go. Even then, qualification looks unlikely, although still possible if Herts were to at least draw with Middx.
Other matches:
Sussex 12-4 Herts
Surrey 10-6 Kent
U120 Herts and Essex had already qualified from this section, but Essex drew level with Herts on Match Points by beating the latter 6½-5½ at Welwyn Garden City. Herts retain the tie-break advantage (game points between the two teams) and the SCCU Championship will depend on the last fixtures where the two leaders each play a team in the bottom half.
Other match:
Kent 9-3 Surrey
Page links: Open | U120 | Aggregate stats | On half-year grades
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- Created on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 15:38
- Written by Chesster
Open games added
Thanks to Ivor for supplying four games from the Open team's current campaign, one from the Sussex match and three from Kent.
All wins by Black. If you like to see the position from the winner's viewpoint, click on the e7 square before you begin, to flip the board. (Flips back with the same square, which will then be White's d2.)
Find the games on the Open team page: Open
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- Created on Monday, 30 January 2012 20:34
- Written by Chesster
U160 game added
The game Carew-Fitzpatrick has been added to the U160 game database, from the Home match v Herts.
Find it on the U160 page: U160
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- Created on Sunday, 29 January 2012 19:53
- Written by Chesster
Disappointing end
Essex completed their U160 programme with a disappointing home defeat to Herts by 6-10, a result which belies the strength of the teams on paper, which could not have been more even.
Page links: U160 | Aggregate stats
Other match: Middx v Surrey Result awaited
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- Created on Saturday, 28 January 2012 22:19
- Written by Ivor Smith
SCCU Open Championship 2011-2012
On October 8th the Essex Open team travelled to Hassocks and, outgraded by an average of some 10 points a board, lost heavily to Sussex. However, in a remarkable turnaround in November at Wanstead House and fielding an impressively strong team, Herts were well beaten.
With three very strong teams (Kent, Middlesex and Kent) still to play, it was quite apparent that qualification for the national stages, by finishing in the top three, would be far from easy. These three counties are all capable of fielding teams with an average grade of 200+, something that we just cannot hope to achieve.