Mark down 24 April 2026 as a special evening, when Divisions A and B of the North Circular League were both retained, while only Wanstead 1 were in action. 23 April 2026, NCCL Division A: Barking 2½-3½ Wanstead 1 At Barking. At the start of play, Barking 1 had a one point lead (two points for a win) and this was their last match; Wanstead 1 have a match in hand. Put simply, Barking would win the league with a […]
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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... Update to Club Members of positions vacant. Two of the team captaincies left vacant at the AGM have now been filled: Essex League 4th team: Pete Meadows North Circular League 2nd team: Ian Hunnable That leaves two vacancies, Essex League 2nd and 3rd teams, which are currently being covered by Fixtures Secretary, Mark Murrell, in addition to EL 1st team captain, Tournament Secretary, Fixtures Secretary, Designated Safeguarding Lead and his involvement with the Junior section. While this is a great […]
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The two Wanstead teams in the Essex Knockout – Wanstead A and Wanstead B – both reached the finals of, respectively, the Cup and the Plate. In the Finals, played on Tuesday 23 September, both avoided defeat, finishing 5-5 in each match, yet both had the anguish of losing on Board Count. True. Wanstead A reversed a 3½-1½ defeat in Round 1 against Basildon, Wanstead A winning Round 2 by the same score to reach 5-5, but in R2 Basildon […]
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Mark Murrell draws together the details of an active and successful summer: Synopsis Lawrance Cup retained (on tie break) Summer League Champions (after a play-off) Essex Knockout Champions (regained from Wanstead 2!) Finchley Cup runners up (Barking had to win something !) Ashley Freeman leads the John Philpott Trophy (NCCL Cups & Rapid Championship to come) 47 members in action (including 13 juniors) in 446 appearances !! The summer of 2022 was one of the most keenly contested rapid seasons […]
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The Wanstead Festival, which was to have taken place on Sun 18 September, has been postponed to Sunday 2 October 2022. Those members who had pledged support to Paul Barclay for the original date, please confirm to Paul your availability for the new date. The revised “September programme” is: Tue 13 Sep Summer League Play-off Final Inbetweeners 3 + 2 rated blitz Start of U1650 Ladder Tue 20 Sep Essex Knockout Final – Wanstead A v Barking A […]
Open this post... The new season got underway on Saturday, 3 September, with the return of our annual match away day at Hastings. Result: Hastings 8-7 Wanstead Details to follow. The programme for the rest of the month is given below: Tue 06 Sep Opening Night Tandem Simul Tue 13 Sep Summer League Play-off Final Inbetweeners 3 + 2 rated blitz Start of U1650 Ladder Sun 18 Sep WWCC at the Wanstead Festival Now 2 October 2022 Chess on the […]
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