SCCU U2050: Surrey 9-7 Essex At Cheam. Surrey fielded a strong team in this opening fixture, while Essex had several first choice players missing. Even so, the match was still close and went down to the last game before Surrey pocketed a home win. Other match: Kent 9-7 Middx. SCCU U1650: Kent 11½-4½ Essex At […]
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Knockout Cup Round 2Match E – Chelmsford 9-1 Basildon; 17 August 2026 Semi-FinalsMatch F – Chelmsford v Barking – 7 September 2026Match G – Wanstead A 4½-5½ Brentwood A – 11 August 2026 FinalMatch H – Brentwood A will meet the winners of Chelmsford v Barking, Venue to be announced. Knockout Plate Semi-FinalsMatch X – […]
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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 1Match A – Brentwood B 4½-5½ […]
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ECF U2050 Final: Essex 7½-8½ Yorkshire At University of Warwick, Coventry. On paper, the teams were very evenly matched with only a few points difference in average rating. This might suggest a very close match, which did indeed transpire, but that is not even half the story. – Michael Spurr Yorkshire took an early lead […]
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ECF QF: Notts 2½-9½ Essex At Sawtry, Huntingdon. Essex stormed into the ECF semi-finals and had a winning lead at 6-1 up with Board Count advantage, but didn’t stop there. A bloodthirsty encounter: just one draw out of 12 and only two games conceded by Essex. Excellent performance! Next, semi-final against Surrey, on 13 June […]
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ECF Final stage U1850 Preliminary Round: Merseyside 10-6 Essex At Coventry. The county of Merseyside was created as long ago as 1974, but we believe this is the first time we have played them and indeed is probably the first time they have qualified for the ECF stages? Having finished the SCCU “zonal” in third […]
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Three of the four Essex teams qualified out of the SCCU “zonal” to enter the ECF Final stage of the Counties Championship. We now know the first opponents in the ECF Final stage of the CC. In each case, the date given below is the Saturday default date for that stage of the competition, which […]
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An extraordinary conclusion to the two Championship sections saw the lead switch hands twice in each on the last day, though not so damaging in the Minor. In the Essex Championship section, defending Champion, FM Bob Eames, led after Saturday’s three rounds with 3/3. Russell White was his nearest challenger on 2½/3. They were paired […]
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The Essex Championships are in play at Wanstead. ECA Tournament Secretary, Mark Murrell, is to be congratulated in reviving head-to-head contests between Essex players after many years of the trophies being awarded at Essex congresses. The Essex Championship – 12 players – and the Essex Minor Championship (U1900) – 14 players – are joined by […]
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Still time to enter the Essex Championships: – Good Friday and Easter Saturday – 3-4 April 2026 – at Wanstead House, E11 2NT. But don’t delay – no entries will be accepted on the day! Remember: the Southend Easter Congress where the Championships have been awarded of late, will not take place this year (due to costs) […]
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