The Essex Knockout competition goes back many years. Originally, this was a standardplay competition playing thoughout the regular League season. However, this eventually fell in popularity until it was in a moribund state.
The competition was revived in 2001 as a summer event in rapidplay format, each match being two G30 rounds. This page records the winners of the Summer Rapidplay Knockout.
A Plate competition was added in 2003.
Knockout winners
Year |
Winners |
Score |
Opponents |
|
Year |
Winners |
Score |
Opponents |
2001 |
Ilford |
11-1 |
Chelmsford |
|
2011 |
Barking* |
*6-6 |
Writtle |
2002 |
Ilford |
7½-4½ |
Writtle |
|
2012 |
Barking |
8-4 |
Wanstead A |
2003 |
Ilford |
6½-5½ |
Barking |
|
2013 |
Wanstead A |
9½-2½ |
Ilford |
2004 |
Barking |
6½-5½ |
Wanstead A |
|
2014 |
Writtle |
6½-5½ |
Wanstead A |
2005 |
Writtle* |
*6-6 |
Barking |
|
2015 |
Barking A* |
*5-5 |
Writtle |
2006 |
Writtle |
9-3 |
Barking |
|
2016 |
Writtle |
6-4 |
Wanstead A |
2007 |
Barking |
6½-5½ |
Wanstead |
|
2017 |
Writtle |
5½-4½ |
Wanstead A |
2008 |
Writtle |
7-5 |
Barking |
|
2018 |
Barking A |
5½-4½ |
Writtle |
2009 |
Barking |
8½-3½ |
Writtle |
|
2019 |
Wanstead B |
7½-2½ |
Wanstead A |
2010 |
Barking |
9½-2½ |
Ilford |
|
|
|
|
|
*=Won on tie-break Note: from 2015 number of boards was reduced to 5. |
Plate winners
Year |
Winners |
Score |
Opponents |
|
Year |
Winners |
Score |
Opponents |
2003 |
Chelmsford |
7-5 |
Wanstead B |
|
2012 |
Ilford |
7½-4½ |
Southend |
2004 |
Ilford |
9½-2½ |
Wanstead B |
|
2013 |
Upminster |
8-4 |
Wanstead B |
2005 |
Wanstead A |
9½-2½ |
Upminster |
|
2014 |
Upminster A |
9½-2½ |
Upminster B |
2006 |
Ilford |
6½-5½ |
Chlemsford |
|
2015 |
Upminster A |
6-4 |
Wanstead C |
2007 |
Upminster |
7-5 |
Thurrock |
|
2016 |
Barking B* |
*5-5 |
Wanstead B |
2008 |
Roding & Loughton |
6½-5½ |
Brentwood |
|
2017 |
Upminster A |
7½-2½ |
Upminster B |
2009 |
Upminster |
6½-5½ |
Thurrock |
|
2018 |
Wanstead A |
7½-2½ |
Ilford |
2010 |
Upminster |
7-5 |
Basildon |
|
2019 |
Upminster A |
8½-1½ |
Barking B |
2011 |
Thurrock |
5½-2½ |
Ilford |
|
|
|
|
|
*=Won on tie-break Note: from 2015 number of boards was reduced to 5. |