The date is: Saturday, 13 September 2025 The venue is: Wanstead House The events are: Morning – Essex Blitz Championship 2024-25: 7 rounds G5+2Afternoon – Essex Rapid Championship 2024-25: 6 rounds G15+5 Wanstead House hosts the Essex individual speed events of the 2024-25 season, this Saturday 13 September. These comprise the Blitz and Rapid Championhips. Each […]
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Played 12 August 2025, at Wanstead Board Wanstead B R1 R2 Loughton 1 Anjulan, Ashwin 1962 (W, B) ½-½ 1-0 Somerfield, Adrian P 1942 (B, W) 2 Veselow, Zoe 1898 0-1 1-0 Stirling, William J 1870 3 Whitton, Terry D 1874 ½-½ ½-½ Moth, Simon C 1760 4 GopiKrishna, Ashwin 1738 1-0 1-0 Kershaw, Graham […]
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Played 23 July 2025, at Thurrock Board Thurrock R1 R2 Brentwood B 1 Byram, Tye A 1702 (B, W) 1-0 0-1 Kingsley, Malcolm P 1804 (W, B) 2 Maguire, Jake 1458 1-0 ½-½ Willoughby, Andrew P 1628 3 Wilson, Mathew 1727 0-1 0-1 Bloom, Xander I 1563 4 Gibbons, Brendan 1387 1-0 1-0 Fisher, Russell […]
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Congratualtions to FM Andrew Lewis, one of two British Over 65 Champions on 6/7 – the other, IM Nigel Povah – and to IM Richard Pert, for =7th Prize in the British Championship, one of 10 players on 6/9, all titled, including five GMs; august company. Richard’s only defeat came in the last round to […]
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Played Tuesday, 12 August 2025, at Wanstead Board Wanstead A R1 R2 Barking 1 Mulay, Partha 2113 (W, B) ½-½ 1-0 Goldberg, Jeff A 2154 (B, W) 2 Hodgson, John H 2085 ½-½ 1-0 Robinson, James M 1928 3 Spearman, David 2064 ½-½ ½-½ Jaszkiwskyj, Peter 1888 4 Cawdery, John 2012 1-0 1-0 Ramage, Colin […]
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Played Thursday, 31 July 2025 Board Barking R1 R2 Chelmsford 1 Sands, David A 2161 (W, B) 0-1 ½-½ White, Russell P 2062 (B, W) 2 Goldberg, Jeff A 2143 1-0 1-0 Chandler, David C 2053 3 Robinson, James M 1930 ½-½ ½-½ Myall, Ivan J 1952 4 Jaszkiwskyj, Peter 1882 1-0 ½-½ Latypova, Olga […]
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Played Wednesday, 9 July 2025 at Loughton Board Loughton R1 R2 Brentwood A 1 Somerfield, Adrian P 1920 ½-½ ½-½ Bowden, Karl 2021 2 Stirling, William J 1883 ½-½ 0-1 Hughes, Gavin James 1830 3 Estevez Fernandez, Josue 1838 0-1 0-1 Willoughby, Christopher 1819 4 Middleton, Stephen 1865 0-1 0-1 Coote, Trevor D 1779 5 […]
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Played Monday, 7 July 2025 at Chelmsford Board Chelmsford R1 R2 Brentwood B 1 Myall, Ivan J 1939 1-0 1-0 Kingsley, Malcolm P 1817 2 Wilson, Edgar 2015 1-0 1-0 Willoughby, Andrew P 1632 3 Gaponov, Igor 1854 1-0 1-0 Fisher, Russell 1578 4 Spurr, Michael 1873 1-0 1-0 Ellis, Colin L 1384 5 Harrington, […]
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Congratualtions to Mary Cawdery (Wanstead) on her triple crown at the British Championships heading a success story for Essex. Event Essex Interest Score Place U10 Rapid Mary Cawdery (Wanstead) 5½/9 Girls Champion U10 Blitz Mary Cawdery (Wanstead) 5/9 Girls Champion* U10 Mary Cawdery (Wanstead) 5/7 =3rd and Girls Champion U14 Shiva, Shrishti (Chelmsford) 3/7 Girls […]
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Today we launch the 2025 edition of our regular feature following the fortunes of Essex players at the British Chess Championships. This is accessible from the Features menu above. The British Championships 2025 take place from 3 July to 10 August in Liverpool. All Championship and supporting tournaments take place in St George’s Hall, apart […]
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