Wanstead B win Plate at a canter

Played 6 September 2023, at Loughton Board Loughton R1 R2 Wanstead B 1 Bowmer, Kevin 2031 (W, B) ½-½ 0-1 Rix, Steven JL 2049 (B, W) 2 Stirling, William J 1892 0-1 1-0 Bancroft, Paul 1989 3 Middleton, Stephen 1868 ½-½ 0-1 Whitton, Terry D 1924 4 Horan, George 1819 0-1 ½-½ Staniland, Philip 1877 […]

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Last call for entries to the 125 Festival

Festivities for the ECA quasquicentennial – 2/3 September 2023 at Wanstead House – are close at hand, time to enter the weekend’s events if you have not already done so. For full details and online entry head over to the 125 Festival page Our featured picture shows the last Essex team to win the ECF […]

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Government funding for chess

The excellent news that the long-held efforts to get chess recognised at UK Government level have finally borne fruit has been announced by the ECF. The August issue of Chess News to ECF members says: As we go to press we’ve just received the fantastic news that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has […]

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Knockout Semi-Final: Match L

Played 24 August 2023, at Basildon Board BASILDON R1 R2 BARKING A 1 Baptie, Justin P 1888 (W, B) ½-½ ½-½ Goldberg, Jeff A 2150 (B, W) 2 Somogyi, Tamas 2127 ½-½ 0-1 Jaszkiwskyj, Peter 1958 3 Kraszewski, David 1985 ½-½ 0-1 Ramage, Colin R 1826 4 Staff, Robbie 1856 0-1 ½-½ Robinson, James M […]

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Knockout Semi-Final: Match K

Played at Ilford CC, 21August 2023 Board ILFORD R1 R2 WANSTEAD A 1 Ghose, Rahul 1861 (W, B) 1-0 1-0 Hodgson, John H 2152 (B, W) 2 Twitchell, Neville H 1850 ½-½ ½-½ Spearman, David 2044 3 Page, Jeffrey 1757 0-1 0-1 Cawdery, John 2019 4 Jaiswal, Adhar 1652 0-1 0-1 Mulay, Partha 1976 5 […]

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Plate Semi-Final: Match S

Played 9 August 2023, at Thurrock Board Thurrock R1 R2 Wanstead B 1 Omoruyi, Jaden 1779  (W, B) 0-1 0-1 Rix, Steven JL 2045 (B, W) 2 Sheppard, Barry S 1780 0-1 0-1 Whitton, Terry D 1914 3 Baig, Huzaifa 1584 0-1 1-0 Staniland, Philip 1885 4 Eastwood, Tomas 1592 0-1 0-1 Barclay, Paul R […]

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ECA 125th Anniversary

On 28 July 1898 the Essex Chess Association came into being. To celebrate the quasquicentennial as our 125th year draws to an end a weekend festival of chess will take place over the weekend of 2/3 September 2023 at Wanstead House incorporating a commemorative 125 individual Rapid tournament on the Saturday afternoon followed by a social […]

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Plate Semi-Final: Match R

Played 1 August 2023, at Wanstead Board Wanstead C R1 R2 Loughton < 1 Li, Colin 1567 (B) R1 0-1 Stirling, William J 1905 (W) 1 Jones, Keith S 1679 (W) R2 1-0 Stirling, William J 1905 (B) 2 Diniz Afonso, Davi 1700 0-1 0-1 Horan, George 1788 3 Siddo, Charlton 1679 0-1 0-1 Moth, […]

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Last day at the British

Last round today. All games start at 10:00 am, which allows for play-off for the British Championship, if needed. Max Pert, who was playing in the U16 Championship which finished yesterday, today gets a game as a filler in the main British Championship. Thus, IM Richard Pert and his twin brother GM Nick Pert, and […]

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Essex at the British – the pace increases!

The Championship and the Major Open are now into their third round, but the Weekenders have finished, to be replaced by the AM and PM Weekday tournaments and the two Senior age groups. So lots of action. If that’s not enough for you, there is also the second of the Rapid events, this one in […]

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