Catching up with progress in the Summer Rapid Knockout, all the first round matches have been played. Pairings given here below, detailed results further down the page. There is one pairing in R2 of the main competition. First round losing teams go into the Plate Semi-Final.
Main Competition
Round 1
Match A – Brentwood B 4½-5½ Chelmsford
Match B – Barking 10-0 Wanstead B
Match C – Brentwood A 8-2 Thurrock
Match D – Loughton 2-8 Wanstead A
Basildon had the Bye as 2025 winners.
Round 2
Match E – Chelmsford v Basildon; 17 August 2026
Semi-Finals
Match F – Barking will play Chelmsford or Basildon; venue to be determined
Match G – Wanstead A v Brentwood A; Date not set
Plate Competition
Semi-Finals
Match X – Wanstead B v Brentwood B; 4 August 2026
Match Y – Thurrock v Loughton; Date not set
Link: EKO 2026 on ECF LMS
Round 1 match-by-match detailed results:
Match B
Played Thursday 16 July 2026
| Barking | R1 | R2 | Wanstead B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 2251 [B, W] | 1-0 | 1-0 | Hunnable, Ian D 1814 [W, B] |
| Sands, David A 2145 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Barclay, Paul R 1730 |
| Goldberg, Jeff A 2099 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Lataille, Matthias 1730 |
| Ismailov, Roman 2039 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Jones, Keith S 1673 |
| Robinson, James M 1895 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Qureshi, Zain 1530 |
| Average: 2086 | 5-0 | 5-0 | Average: 1695 |
| 10-0 | |||
Barking “scraped through” this first round tie and now await the winners of the R2 pairing between Chelmsford and Basildon in the Semi-Final.
Wanstead B go into the Plate Semi-Final for the other half of a Wanstead-Brentwood double header.
Match C
Played Tuesday, 21 July 2026
| Brentwood A | R1 | R2 | Thurrock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pert, Richard G 2431 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Ralys, Vincas 1985 |
| Bowden, Karl 2099 | 0-1 | 1-0 | Maguire, Jake 1579 |
| Coote, Trevor D 1884 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Wilson, Mathew 1749 |
| Hughes, Gavin James 1875 | 1-0 | 1-0 | Offord, Andrew 1580 |
| Ellis, Colin L 1401 | ½-½ | ½-½ | Crane, Malcolm K 1451 |
| Average: 1938 | 3½-1½ | 4½-½ | Average: 1669 |
| 8-2 | |||
Brentwood A have an Away meeting with Wanstead A in the Semi-Final.
Thurrock entertain Loughton at Home in the Plate Semi-Final.
Match D
Played Wednesday, 22 July 2026
| Loughton | R1 | R2 | Wanstead A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton, Stephen 1840 [W, B] | 0-1 | 0-1 | Hodgson, John H 2084 [B, W] |
| Moth, Simon C 1766 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Spearman, David 2032 |
| Van Tol, Martin 1690 | ½-½ | 0-1 | Cawdery, John 2016 |
| Kershaw, Graham J 1629 | ½-½ | 0-1 | Rix, Steven JL 1984 |
| King, Oliver 1614 | 1-0 | 0-1 | Murrell, Mark RA 1805 |
| Average: 1708 | 2-3 | 0-5 | Average: 1984 |
| 2-8 | |||
Wanstead A advance via a Round 2 Bye to the Semi-Final where they are at Home to Brentwood A.
Loughton go into the Plate Semi-Final with a visit to Thurrock.
Match A
Played Thursday, 23 July 2026
| Brentwood B | R1 | R2 | Chelmsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley, Malcolm P 1791 [W, B] | ½-½ | ½-½ | Myall, Ivan J 1965 [B, W] |
| Prince, Alan R 1790 | 0-1 | 1-0 | Wilson, Edgar 1999 |
| Bloom, Xander I 1627 | 1-0 | ½-½ | Spurr, Michael 1826 |
| Saveall, Flynn 1619 | 0-1 | 1-0 | Chambers, George 1673 |
| D’Cruz, David 1216 | 0-1 | 0-1 | Harrington, David 1397 |
| Average: 1609 | 1½-3½ | 3-2 | Average: 1772 |
| 4½-5½ | |||
This was the closest match in Round 1, Brentwood B giving Chelmsford a real fright; had Brentwood been able to squeeze out another half point, they would have won on Board Count. But Chelmsford hung on to progress into the only pairing in Round 2, where they will be at Home to Basildon.
Brentwood B go into the Plate Semi-Final and meet Wanstead B.