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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SCCU U2050: Essex 10½-5½ SurreyAt Wanstead. The first match of the new campaign featured last season’s two ECF U2050 County Championships Finalists – and who can forget that famous Essex come-from-behind victory? Faced with travelling across London on a train strike day, Surrey are to be commended for not postponing, while their U1650 team (also […]
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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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Essex Knockout Plate Final Played 21 September 2022, at Thurrock Thurrock R1 R2 Ilford 1 Omoruyi, Jaden 1778 (B, W) 0-1 1-0 Subramanian, Venkatesh 1924 (W, B) 2 Sadhasivam, Mangalaram 1758 0-1 0-1 Barton, Tom A 1863 3 Abedin, Farhan 1526 0-1 0-1 Twitchell, Neville H 1824 4 Wilson, Mathew 1875 0-1 0-1 Ghose, Rahul […]
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Essex Rapid Knockout Final Played at Wanstead, 20 September 2022 WANSTEAD A R1 R2 BARKING A Hodgson, John H 2191 (W, B) ½-½ 0-1 Goldberg, Jeff A 2118 (B, W) Mulay, Partha 2022 ½-½ 0-1 Jaszkiwskyj, Peter 1963 Cawdery, John 2030 0-1 1-0 Ismailov, Roman 2076 Rix, Steven JL 2045 1-0 1-0 Robinson, James M […]
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Essex Knockout Semi-Final – Match L Played 1 September 2022, at Barking BARKING A R1 R2 BASILDON Sands, David A 2202 (B, W) 1-0 1-0 Baptie, Justin P 2160 (W, B) Goldberg, Jeff A 2113 1-0 0-1 Somogyi, Tamas 2141 Jaszkiwskyj, Peter 1969 0-1 0-1 Kraszewski, David 1965 Robinson, James M 1901 ½-½ 1-0 Laundy, […]
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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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Played 24 August 2022, at Writtle WRITTLE R1 R2 WANSTEAD A* 1 White, Russell P 2111 (B, W) ½-½ 0-1 Hodgson, John H 2185 (W, B) 2 Myall, Ivan J 2009 1-0 0-1 Mulay, Partha 2017 3 Wilson, Edgar 1988 1-0 ½-½ Rix, Steven JL 2057 4 Moore, John C 1973 0-1 ½-½ Freeman, Ashley […]
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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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Played 3 August 2022, at Writtle WRITTLE R1 R2 LOUGHTON White, Russell P 2105 (W, B) 1-0 ½-½ Bowmer, Kevin 2035 (B, W) Myall, Ivan J 2025 ½-½ 0-1 Stirling, William J 1915 Wilson, Edgar 2001 1-0 0-1 Faulkner, David J 1744 Mueller, Jens 1948 1-0 1-0 Van Tol, Martin 1769 Millward, David J 1824 […]
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