This event was published with dates of 22 July – 30 August, but the FIDE website now gives 25 July – 30 August. But still we can find no indication of the platform on which this will take place. Each team consists of six main players and possible six reserve players. The main players must […]
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In the second round of five, David Sands (Beachbrilliancy) assumed the sole lead in the Open with a fine win over FM Andy Lewis (PotatoeTheCat). David is the only player to have won both his games and is followed by a group of three on 1½ points, Hodgson, Goldberg and Barton, each having won in […]
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ECFOLCC Open ‘B’: Essex 3½-8½ Norfolk On chess.com With wins on Boards 3-7 and Board 10, Norfolk tore the heart out of the Essex side, with Essex only able to reply through the ever-reliable PotatoeTheCat on Board 1. The north folk had an edge on the grades, but not markedly so, except on the top […]
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“Globally, chess is recognized as a powerful tool for promoting the values of discipline, equality, respect for rules, and mutual understanding. In 2019, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted resolution 74/22 under agenda items “Sport for development and peace” and “Culture of peace”, designating the 20th of July as World Chess Day.” So reads the […]
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The Association’s Annual General Meeting was held on 30 June 2020, by video conference on Zoom.com – a first for the Association. We thank Tom Barton for arranging this and for all who “attended” and enabled this most important business to be transacted. With his customary efficiency, Steve Wedlock has already produced the Minutes, which […]
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The Round 1 games which have not already been played, can be viewed live online tomorrow evening – 13 July – from 7 pm. Click the section links below to select up to four games to follow. Full details how to set up these follow links are given in the Competition page. ECF LMS links […]
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Entries have closed for the Essex Online Championships, with 52 entries having been received. The distribution is: Open – 14, U150 – 22, U100 – 16. An excellent response with a short run-in for entries. Visit the Competition page, then the sections menu appears in the left sidebar. Rules Are now published. Link below, also […]
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There will be three Championships to compete for in this inaugural event: Essex Online Champion, Essex Online U150 Champion and Essex Online U100 Champion. Entries close midnight on 4th July. Go to the Competition page for full details and online entry form. There will be a separate U100 section for the U100 Championship. The U150 […]
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The 1st Essex Online Team Blitz was won today by “Bardish” – an amalgamation of Barking and Cavendish. The Online Team Blitz competition was organised by Tom Barton and attracted nine entries and held on lichess.org. All players were identified by their lichess.org usernames, so most were unaware of their opponents true identity! This is […]
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ECA Policy for the Playing of Chess Online Announcing the Essex Online Championship and the ECA Policy for the Playing of Chess Online The Essex Online Championship is an ECF online standard rated 5-round Swiss tournament(s) in July and August open to those with an association with Essex. In addition to the traditional Open, there […]
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