A brain-child of ECA Assistant Match Captain, Mark Murrell, the County Classical initiative is “designed to give standard play rated opportunities for developing players and looking to the U1450 squads of the future (two games at G50+10 against different opponents)”.
The County Classical was introduced in 2024-25: County Classical 2024-25 on ECF LMS
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Match cards
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11 Oct 2025 - R1
County Classical – 11 October 2025, at Wanstead House
Round 1
Bd White v Black 1 Huang, Perry 1273 (873) 0-1 McDonnell Bond, Alex 1513 (1375) 2 Eisen, Eitan 1357 (1314) 1-0 Lachani, Vishal 0000 () 3 Hoxha, Oliver 0856 (1214) 0-1 Chambers, Daniel 1329 (1354) 4 Pang, Toby 1317 (1288) 1-0 Gupta, Dhruv 1276 (716) 5 Narula, Reyaansh 1261 (1194) 1-0 Akar Grams, Ryley 0973 (643) 6 Bonnar, Freddie 1185 (897) 1-0 Kessler, Joey 0000 (638) 7 Baker, Theo 0000 () 0-1 Rizwan, Muhammad Wildan 1249 (761) Mark Murrell sets the scene
It is not often that a county team has a number of players more than twice the number of teams places available in attendance at a county match.
In addition to the 12 selected for the match (with representatives from Barking, Basildon, Brentwood, Chingford, Hackney, Thurrock, Upminster and Wanstead), 14 others took part in the County Classical played alongside the U1450 designed to give standard play rated opportunities for developing players and looking to the U1450 squads of the future (two games at G50+10 against different opponents).
The next session is at Wanstead House on Saturday 8 November (1:30 pm) alongside the U1650 match v Surrey. Interested players should contact Assistant Match Captain, Mark Murrell, via the contact form.
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11 Oct 2025 - R2
County Classical – 11 October 2025, at Wanstead House
Round 2
Board White V Black 1 Kumaran, Arjun 1341 (1473) 1 – 0 McDonnell Bond, Alex 1513 (1375) 2 Eisen, Eitan 1357 (1314) 0 – 1 Whetham, Daniel 1336 (1203) 3 Pang, Toby 1317 (1288) 1 – 0 Chambers, Daniel 1329 (1354) 4 Bonnar, Freddie 1185 (897) 0 – 1 Narula, Reyaansh 1261 (1194) 5 Huang, Perry 1273 (873) 1 – 0 Rizwan, Muhammad Wildan 1249 (761) 6 Hoxha, Oliver 0856 (1214) 1 – 0 Lachani, Vishal 0000 () 7 Baker, Theo 0000 () ½ – ½ Akar Grams, Ryley 0973 (643) 8 Kessler, Joey 0000 (638) 0 – 1 Gupta, Dhruv 1276 (716) -
8 Nov 2025
The next County Classical session will be at Wanstead House on Saturday 8 November (1:30 pm) alongside the U1650 match v Surrey. For the next session of the County Classical attendees U1650 standard rating are welcome.
Interested players should contact Assistant Match Captain, Mark Murrell, via the contact form.
County Classical – 11 October 2025, at Wanstead House
Round 1
| Bd | White | v | Black |
| 1 | Huang, Perry 1273 (873) | 0-1 | McDonnell Bond, Alex 1513 (1375) |
| 2 | Eisen, Eitan 1357 (1314) | 1-0 | Lachani, Vishal 0000 () |
| 3 | Hoxha, Oliver 0856 (1214) | 0-1 | Chambers, Daniel 1329 (1354) |
| 4 | Pang, Toby 1317 (1288) | 1-0 | Gupta, Dhruv 1276 (716) |
| 5 | Narula, Reyaansh 1261 (1194) | 1-0 | Akar Grams, Ryley 0973 (643) |
| 6 | Bonnar, Freddie 1185 (897) | 1-0 | Kessler, Joey 0000 (638) |
| 7 | Baker, Theo 0000 () | 0-1 | Rizwan, Muhammad Wildan 1249 (761) |
Mark Murrell sets the scene
It is not often that a county team has a number of players more than twice the number of teams places available in attendance at a county match.
In addition to the 12 selected for the match (with representatives from Barking, Basildon, Brentwood, Chingford, Hackney, Thurrock, Upminster and Wanstead), 14 others took part in the County Classical played alongside the U1450 designed to give standard play rated opportunities for developing players and looking to the U1450 squads of the future (two games at G50+10 against different opponents).
The next session is at Wanstead House on Saturday 8 November (1:30 pm) alongside the U1650 match v Surrey. Interested players should contact Assistant Match Captain, Mark Murrell, via the contact form.
County Classical – 11 October 2025, at Wanstead House
Round 2
| Board | White | V | Black |
| 1 | Kumaran, Arjun 1341 (1473) | 1 – 0 | McDonnell Bond, Alex 1513 (1375) |
| 2 | Eisen, Eitan 1357 (1314) | 0 – 1 | Whetham, Daniel 1336 (1203) |
| 3 | Pang, Toby 1317 (1288) | 1 – 0 | Chambers, Daniel 1329 (1354) |
| 4 | Bonnar, Freddie 1185 (897) | 0 – 1 | Narula, Reyaansh 1261 (1194) |
| 5 | Huang, Perry 1273 (873) | 1 – 0 | Rizwan, Muhammad Wildan 1249 (761) |
| 6 | Hoxha, Oliver 0856 (1214) | 1 – 0 | Lachani, Vishal 0000 () |
| 7 | Baker, Theo 0000 () | ½ – ½ | Akar Grams, Ryley 0973 (643) |
| 8 | Kessler, Joey 0000 (638) | 0 – 1 | Gupta, Dhruv 1276 (716) |
The next County Classical session will be at Wanstead House on Saturday 8 November (1:30 pm) alongside the U1650 match v Surrey. For the next session of the County Classical attendees U1650 standard rating are welcome.
Interested players should contact Assistant Match Captain, Mark Murrell, via the contact form.