Essex at the British

There is a technical problem with the Essex at the British page ongoing at the moment which is preventing update of the page. Our Internet Service Provider is looking into it and we hope to resume normal operations shortly. Update 3 Aug, 01:31 – problem fixed. Now catching up with the data.

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Essex at the British 2024

The British Chess Championships are under way in Hull and we today launch our regular feature “Essex at the British”. You can of course follow all the events on the BCC website, but “Essex at the British” is the only place you will find details of all the Essex stars at your fingertips, in one […]

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Sean Horan RIP, Les Groombridge RIP

Sadly, we have a double dose of bad news to pass on. The news of Sean Horan‘s passing is a terrible shock. Sean was the standing Essex U1450 County Captain and in his first season had taken his team into the ECF stages. Funeral details to follow. Mark Murrell will step in to make sure […]

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Chris White RIP

Some sad news from Colin Ramage Chris White has recently died, aged 74. Chris was a regular player for many years for Barking in the Essex League and Woodbridge in the London League, having started playing at the Ilford Club in his school days. He was a strong player at his best, reaching a grade […]

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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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Essex at the British returns

The British Championships congress approaches, running from Thursday 20 July to Sunday 30 July, in Leicester, with more events than ever. There is already a fine Essex presence, 40 strong as we write, including a “baker’s dozen” from Wanstead. We will keep up a daily blog in our Features pages – link below – with […]

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RIP Mike Twyble

We have received the following sad news from Dr Jonathan Rogers Mike Twyble died at the age of 58 on Monday [12 December]. He had been battling cancer for two years, but suddenly sharply declined over the last two months. Essex players who were active in the 1980s and 1990s will remember Mike without any […]

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Chessable English Chess Championships

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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R.I.P. Jonathan Penrose and Geoffrey L Smith

We have received two pieces of bad news, both of ECA Life Members, one of international renown, the other a past stalwart servant of the Association and his local Club. Jonathan Penrose who has died at the age of 88, won the British Championship on 10 occasions. He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1993. […]

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