Congratulations to the B team in a comprehensive victory over a good Loughton team in the Final of the Essex Knockout Plate competition. Though the B Team had the edge on ratings, the margin of victory was a complete surprise, R1 going to Wanstead B by 4-1 and R2 by 3½-1½ for an overall score of Loughton 2½-7½ Wanstead B. You can find full details of this splendid win on the ECA Website: Essex Knockout Plate Final This victory sets […]
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This remarkable position occurred in actual play. Imagine you have this position in a match game; you have White and you have to find your next move, what will you play? Your clock is ticking and, by the way, you have less than five minutes plus 10 second increments. Black has around the same, but his clock is not ticking. If you don’t want to play the “clock game” just analyse the position and find White’s best move, then see […]
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WANSTEAD A R1 R2 Barking B Cawdery, John 2044 (W, B) 1-0 1-0 Naumov, Igor 1727 (B, W) Rix, Steven JL 2058 1-0 0-1 Saunders, Richard 1784 Freeman, Ashley 1901 1-0 ½-½ Mike J Cresswell, 1743 Hunnable, Ian D 1991 1-0 1-0 Chtym, Vladimir 1458 (Terry Whitton) 1d0 1d0 Default 5-0 3½-1½ WANSTEAD A 8½-1½ Barking B Barking had notified that they were a player short, so Terry Whitton was not required to attend and Barking’s task, already […]
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From Robin Slade… Herewith details of FIDE Standard Play and FIDE Rapid Play Congress taking place over August Bank Holiday at Brentwood School. 1st Brentwood FIDE-Rated August Bank Holiday CongressFIDE-Rated Standard Play CongressSaturday 27th August to Monday 29th AugustFor players with a FIDE Standard Play rating of 1500 – 2399 1st Brentwood FIDE-Rated Rapid PlayFIDE-Rated Rapid Play TournamentSunday 28th AugustOpen to all For good measure, also linked below the entry form for a Junior tournament in Chelmsford on 26th June. […]
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Saturday 14 August, Boaden Hall, Wanstead House By Mark Murrell Six members of the Junior Coaching Chess Club and a potential seventh were in action, in this Essex Chess Association event put on at short notice to encourage a return of over the board competition in Essex by our junior club in conjunction with Ilford Chess Club across the River Roding and the ECA. Initially billed as a 5 round event, a unanimous player vote at the end of Round […]
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Saturday 14 August, 1:30 pm, Wanstead House By Mark Murrell As part of the Essex Chess Association’s pre-season Back to Real Chess Festival, the Club played host to a scratch team of Essex county players who missed out on selection for the Essex 1600 (average team rating) team, participating in the ECF’s pre-season County Challenge competition for 8 board teams with an average team rating maxima of 1600 in the Minor and 2000 in the Major. Originally billed as an […]
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W&WCC v Essex – 8 boards After 17 months in abeyance WWCC returns to match chess this Saturday. Part of the Essex Chess Association’s Back to Real Chess Festival, eight players take on a scratch team from the Essex County squad. Each player from the opposition representing a different Essex Club. It should be a close match (ECF rated) with just 16 rating points separating the teams, competing at the leisurely rate of G105+15. The teams will be revealed at […]
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