From Mark Murrell Nigel White’s Essex Minor League (U1650) team win the the League in style with a 4-0 whitewash to their nearest title contenders Southend B, depite being outrated away and with a match in hand. I think this is our first title win in a competition where the team’s average rating cannot exceed 1500. Way to go Alex, Almas, Nigel and John! See Table and Match card below. Links: Minor League Table | Match card v Southend B | […]
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What must be a record entry of 48 members contested at least one half of the two-evenings over which the Rapid Championship was held. This is way beyond the maximum entry when the Rapid was held as a one-day event on a Saturday. Two evenings, with the three options to play one or the other, or both, proves most popular. Playing off a Rapid Rating of 1698, Paul Barclay turned in a rating performance of 1953 to take the Rapid […]
Open this post... Older members will remember “TW3”; David Frost et al. This is the WWCC take on a busy week with Round 6 of the Club Championship on Tuesday and four away matches over Wednesday and Thursday; “four teams, at Gt Baddow, Basildon, Barking and Chingford which severely stretched our resources. No reserves anywhere!” (MM). The Wednesday matches brought a splendid result for WW2 away to Writtle when they pulled off a 4-4 draw, a squeak away from a smash & grab […]
Open this post... Essex League D1: Wanstead I 4-4 Brentwood I At Wanstead. From Mark Murrell: “That was a good battling 4-4 result, in front for most of the match too, that sets up a potential end of season decider at Brentwood on Tuesday 2 June; the last match of Division 1. Before then work to do for both teams.” See Mark’s fuller report on the EL1 page. Links: EL1 page
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Scoring 6/7 without loss, David Spearman put on a masterclass of Blitz Chess at G5+2, conceding half points only to a prospective new member on his first visit to the Club – Nicholas Yiannollou, a returning player once a member of Islington CC – and Steve Rix in the last round. Ashwin 2 recorded a creditable result, drawing with John C and losing only to David, for second place on 5½/7. There was a four-way tie on the third step […]
Open this post... Essex League Division I: Wanstead II 4½-3½ Writtle. At Wanstead. Lightning strikes twice. The last time Wanstead II were in Division I was the covid-19 truncated 2019-20 season. In that campaign Wanstead II won away to Writtle by 4½-3½. Wind on six years and “the bees” sting Writtle again; consecutive victories! Read Mark Murrell’s stirring report on the EL2 page. Wanstead II are now 4th of seven teams, above Writtle, Basildon and Upminster I. Essex League Division III: Wanstead IV […]
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We shall have a Festive Xmas Handicap Blitz Grand Prix 2 on Tuesday 23 December – date moved from 1 December – fun and frolicks. Even if you are not playing all five Grand Prix events, you won’t want to miss this one. Same as always: core time 8 minutes on the clock, higher rated player gives time off his/her clock and donates to the lower rated player, according to rating group. Full details via link below. Entries will be […]
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