The Round 5 games – last round – which have not already been played, can be viewed live online the evening of 31 Aug – from 7 pm. Click the section links (see competition page) to select up to four games to follow. Full details how to set up these “follow” links are given in […]
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Champions!
ECFOLCC U1825 Final: Essex 7½-3½ Lincs On chess.com – A top six boards performance of 5-1 without loss, fired Essex to their first ECF Online Championship at U1825 level in the Final against Lincs. Two more wins and a draw from the lower order completed the convincing victory. The six Essex wins and three draws […]
Open this postFinals Night
The conclusion of the ECF Online Counties Championships is this Saturday, 22 August, starting at 6.30 pm. The Essex Open team missed out on qualification for the Major Open Final, but Essex has a team in the U1825 Championship Final, where they meet Lincolnshire. In theatre, it is considered bad luck to say “good luck” […]
Open this postEssex Online Championships – Round 4
The Round 4 games which have not already been played, can be viewed live online the evening of 17 Aug – from 7 pm. Click the section links below to select up to four games to follow. Full details how to set up these follow links are given in the Competition page. ECF LMS links […]
Open this postIt’s an Open drubbing! But U1825 reach the Final
ECFOLCC Major Open: Devon 9½-2½ Essex On chess.com – At U175/U180 level, Essex has a 100% record against Devon from six meetings, all of which, however, felt like on a knife-edge. Online at Open level, however, is another matter, Devon being led off by GM Keith Arkell and followed by FM Claridge-Hanson and IM Gary […]
Open this postEssex Online Championships – Round 3
The Round 3 games which have not already been played, can be viewed live online the evening of 03 Aug – from 7 pm. Click the section links below to select up to four games to follow. Full details how to set up these follow links are given in the Competition page. ECF LMS links […]
Open this postEssex advance
Both Essex teams advanced to the Final sections, the U1825 team in rather more style than the Open. Open Division 1B: Surrey 5½-6½ Essex On chess.com – Essex had one last chance to proceed to a final stage, by beating Surrey in the last Group match. When Surrey declared four boards short, qualification looked a […]
Open this postECF Online County Championships
Open B: Essex 5-8 Greater Manchester – on ECF LMS On chess.com Nothing much between the teams on paper, with Essex holding the edge on grades on the lower boards. Board 5 was afflicted by connection problems when we held a winning advantage and the outcome is unresolved at present. Essex’ two wins: U1825B: Surrey […]
Open this postJuly 2020 Grading List
The new Grading List is published. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes ONLY over-the-board results and therefore relates only to games played from 1 Jan 2020 to the point of lockdown, when all OTB activity this year ceased (plus of course, prior periods to make up the number of games). Online games are rated […]
Open this postFIDE Online Olympiad
Playing 25 July – 30 August, the FIDE Online Olympiad happens on chess.com a platform familiar to Essex online players. Link below. Games start at 7.00 UTC, which is 8.00 am. Each team consists of six main players and possible six reserve players. The main players must include at least two women players, at least […]
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