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KO Round 1 Result
Upminster
R1
R2
Thurrock 2
Les Crane
1-0
1-0
Melik Camurat
Andy Robertson
1-0
1-0
Terry Field
Aidan Corish
½-½
1-0
Derek Reynolds
Mustafa Rahaman
½-½
1-0
Ian Johnston
Robert Iannetta
1-0
0-1
John Ellis
Steve Abbott
1-0
1-0
Alan Hazel
Round scores
5-1
5-1
Upminster
10-2
Thurrock 2
ECA Rapidplay Knockout
Round 1 Draw
Thurrock 1 v Barking
Maldon 8½-3½ Brentwood
Upminster 10-2 Thurrock 2
Roding & Loughton 3-9 Wanstead
Thurrock 1 v Barking
Maldon 8½-
Upminster 10-
Roding & Loughton 3-
Writtle bye.
All matches are two rounds 30-30.
We understand Thurrock 1 v Barking is this Wednesday, 30th July.
Match Captains: as well as notifying the Controller please also notify your results to the Webmaster and the Grader, showing colours and the date of match. Thank you. This email link serves both: Report Result
Played 9th July 2008
Upminster white on odds in Round 1
With thanks to Malcolm Crane for the result.
The SCCU is starting a new section of the County competitions next season for U75 players. Read that again: under seventy-five (not to be confused with U175).
Essex has prided itself on entering a team in all sections of the SCCU County Championship - one of the few counties to do so - and is keen to keep the pattern going. However, in order to run a team you have to find a captain.
So this is an appeal to identify a captain for this new team. If you would like to try your hand at being a County captain, or know someone who does, please get in touch. ECA Chairman Gavin Strachan, tel 07876550685, email gavinstrachan@sky.com, or President David Smith tel 020 8530 2118, email davidandjanesmith@ntlworld.com, are waiting to hear from you.
It is also a call to players graded under 75 to be ready: your County may need you! And if you are keen to represent the County at this level, you will also be keen to see that a captain is found; see what you can do to turn one up.
U75 Captain sought
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Your editor was privileged to be the one to score the half point that clinched the U175 ECF semi-final against Devon, but could have gone one better had he had his wits about him in the diagrammed position.
Of course, it’s always easier to find something if you’ve been told there’s something to find, but shouldn’t we approach every move in that frame of mind? Easier said than done.
So there you have it. Black to move, what did your Editor miss?
Answer .
Brusey-Hunnable
Black to play
Black to play