From Robin Slade… Herewith details of FIDE Standard Play and FIDE Rapid Play Congress taking place over August Bank Holiday at Brentwood School. 1st Brentwood FIDE-Rated August Bank Holiday CongressFIDE-Rated Standard Play CongressSaturday 27th August to Monday 29th AugustFor players with a FIDE Standard Play rating of 1500 – 2399 1st Brentwood FIDE-Rated Rapid PlayFIDE-Rated […]
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From Mark Murrell: A bit of Essex interest here… Chessable English Women’s Championship1st and English Women’s Champion 2022 – WIM Lan Yao (6/7)2nd – Alaa Gamal (5½/7)3rd= Nina Pert, Mae Catabay (4½/7)U18 (excluding those placed above) Elis Dicen (4/7)Performance prizes to be confirmed. Chessable English Championships 2022 – English Chess Federation
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The Southend Easter Chess Congress, last run in 2019 and sidelined by covid in 2020 (cancelled) and 2021, makes its return to the Essex chess scene – 14 April 2022 to 18 April 2022. The congress starts on Thursday 14 April, with the 2nd Southend FIDE Rapid, then the conventional 7-round events Friday 15 April […]
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SCCU U2050: Surrey 8-8 Essex – 14 board match, contested games 7-7.At Cheam. All square in Cheam today. Surrey creamed the top half, but Essex managed to equalise lower down. The two Essex wins in the top half – games given on the U2050 page – were both comfortable and early (among the first three […]
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SCCU U1850: Essex 7½-8½ Middx At Wanstead. Essex appeared to be set for a comfortable home win, 4 points up with five games still in play; just one more point needed. But one by one, Middx pulled back the deficit until they completed an amazing turn around to steal the points, winning the last five […]
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SCCU U2050: Essex 9½-6½ MiddxAt Wanstead. A good, solid performance from the U180 national champions (a long while ago, wasn’t it!) at home to familiar opposition. Essex found a new player as a late replacement on Board 8 for a successful debut. The new wider rating bands allowed Essex to complete a 16 board team […]
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SCCU U1850: Surrey 7½-8½ EssexAt Cheam. Despite conceding a point by default, Essex started the comeback competition with an away win. Full details with a selection of games, on the U1850 page (link below). Other match: Kent 9½-6½ Middx SCCU U1450: Essex 9-3 SurreyAt Wanstead. The visitors gave Essex a three game start with defaulted […]
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Back on 13 March 2020 the 2020 Southend Easter Chess Congress was cancelled due to the impending situation with the Covid-19 pandemic. This decision was justified just four days later, when the country entered national lockdown. At that time, the organisers hoped to be able to resume the series of Southend Easter Chess Congresses in […]
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