U1850 ECF Semi-Final: Essex 5½-10½ YorksAt Syston Out-rated on all boards bar one, Essex had no answer to Yorks in an encounter for which Peter Nickals (for Essex) and Rupert Jones (for Yorks) had collaborated in the production of a trophy, the Philpott-Braham Trophy, commemorating two dedicated servants of their respective counties. There had been […]
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ECF stage round up
The return of OTB county chess at the ECF stage level has been marked by a majority of counties’ progressing without play. Overall, 7 matches have been played, but there were 7 byes to the semi-finals and 5 matches have been conceded without play. Three of the four Essex teams have reached the semi-finals with […]
Open this postCounty match round up
Catching up on County match reporting since our last post for each team, these are the subsequent results of the SCCU Championships. Essex qualified all four teams for the ECF stage, two of them – U2050 and U1850 – as SCCU Champions. Stats are up to date. News from the ECF stage matches will follow […]
Open this postEssex on top
SCCU U1850: Essex 9-7 SurreyAt Wanstead. Surrey brought a strong squad to Wanstead and Essex rose to the occasion to secure the verdict by two points, with a stroke or two of luck along the way. This was enough to take a one point lead at the top of the table, after four matches. SCCCU […]
Open this postEssex double!
The pre-season regional County Challenge competitions, Major and Minor, attracted just three counties in the south east, Essex, Kent and Hants. Kent actually entered three teams, one in the Major two in the Minor. Essex had the fillip of winning both competitions, reward for the players’ effors and for Peter Nickals, who made all the […]
Open this postECF Online Championships
The Finals were held on 18 September with full anti-cheating regimen, run by the match Arbiters on Zoom. You have to hand it to Northumberland: they entered all three online Championships, Open, Major Open, U1800 and swept the board winning all matches in all three competitions; most impressive. Essex contested the Major Open Final against […]
Open this postAnother good day for Essex
An away steal, a home romp and an inter Essex match too, Upstarts 4-2 Timeless, combined with two junior tournaments with over 40 entries, made for a busy day for the second Back to Real Chess Festival. Essex Major made the first away trip by an Essex County team team since County competition ceased for […]
Open this postEssex in online Minor Open Final
The last matches in the qualifiers for the online Minor Open and U1800 would see both Essex teams go through if they could win. Both would meet the all-conquering Northumberland, who are also in the Open Final. Essex Minor Open romped past Gloucestershire, Essex winning 8½-3½. In the other matches, Northumberland beat Hants (already out […]
Open this postNorth v South II
The two Essex teams in the ECF Online County Championships still have their destiny in their own hands after Essex Minor Open defeated Cumbria 9-3 and Essex U1800 lost to Northumberland 7½-4½ in a three-cornered contest. For details and all the games, follow the links below. The Essex teams face Gloucestershire and Leicestershire respectively in […]
Open this postNorth v South
The North v South challenge match is due to be repeated later in the year. Meanwhile, Essex is conducting a North v South series of its own. In the first of these in the Minor Open R3, Essex found Northumberland too well-equipped and lost 7-5. As a result, Northumberland top the table with 6/6, while […]
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