The SOUTHEND EASTER CHESS FESTIVAL 2023, including the Southend FIDE Rapid and the 65th Southend Easter Chess Congress, has been launched on the Festival website. The Festival runs from Thu 6 April (Maundy Thursday) to Monday 10 April, at the Southend Adult Community College, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2UN, its home since 2014. The principal events are: […]
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SCCU U1650: Essex 10½-5½ SurreyAt Wanstead. At the start of play skipper Malcolm was bemoaning the loss of some of his top players who were available for the original match date back on October 1st but not for the rescheduled match. On paper, Surrey out-rated Essex over the top 10 boards, but Essex won by […]
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SCCU U1850: Essex 10-6 KentAt Wanstead House Essex fielded their strongest team of the campaign, but Kent held the edge by nine points a board. At one point in the early results Essex were two down and it was not until the eighth result in the match, at 4.25 pm, that Essex U1850 took the […]
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Mark Murrel reports on another Essex double. SCCU U2050: Surrey 7-9 EssexAt Cheam. The U2050 team became the first qualifier for the ECF Counties Championships with two matches to spare after a steady-as-she-goes away win against Surrey at Cheam; and its still November! Only Kent and Middlesex can now catch run away leaders Essex if […]
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From Steve Abbott Essex have won this years competition, for the third time in the last four years. Congratulations to the Essex A team of: Peter ColemanStephen WilliamsTrevor CarrAndrew LewisJon ManleyMartin FleuryTony StebbingsJohn Sargent. Thank you, Steve. Essex have three teams in the County & District Correspondence Chess Championships. Essex B, captained by John Davenport, […]
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SCCU U2050: Essex 12½-3½ KentAt Wanstead. Great effort today against an under-strength Kent, but nevertheless making the most of the rating advantage and pressing for those extra half points for a 9 point winning margin: 12½-3½. Kent took the early lead, Sasha beat the Kent skip to level and from then on it was plain sailing. […]
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SCCU U2050: Middx 7½-8 EssexAt Shepherd’s Bush Essex were missing a number of regulars for various reasons, but when the teams were declared so were Middx and there was nothing between the two teams on paper. Some Essex players were delayed by problems on the M25, but all arrived within default time. Middlesex held the […]
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U1650 Match v Surrey, 1 October, at Wanstead Saturday’s U1650 match v Surrey at Wanstead, has been postponed to 10 December. The train strike resulted in only four players willing to travel from Surrey. The U2050 match, also at Wanstead start 13:30, is still on, though keep an eye on this page, in case. Links: U1650 […]
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Another County Championships campaign is in the starting blocks: the SCCU Fixtures are out. Follow the links below for the list for each team. Put them in your diary now, before you forget! Essex teams have been entered in the four rating-limited sections – U2050 (defending national champions), U1850, U1650 and U1450 (defending national champions) […]
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We announce the belated return of our former annual feature following Essex stars at the Chessable British Championships, now nearing their closing stages in Torquay. The format reverts to something near its former two week stint, but with 9 rounds for the Championship and the Major Open instead of 11 Rounds in former times. We […]
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