MEMBERS: PLEASE READ THE VENUE AND PLAYING CONDITIONS INFORMATION BELOW
THEN, FOR EACH LEAGUE, SELECT YOUR RESPONSE BY COMPLETING THE FORM AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
If you need more information to make a decision then raise your questions asap with Mark at fixtures@wansteadandwoodfordchess.com
We need your responses urgently as all bar one league are in the process of formation with imminent team entry deadlines. We have willing captains; Do we have players?
The venue and playing information given on this page may also be downloaded as a PDF document here:
Download: Venue and playing conditions information (pdf)
ESSEX LEAGUE (Division 1: 8 boards; Division 2: 6 boards)
A – LOGISTICS
| 1 | Home | Tuesday and an additional match night to be confirmed; 7:30 pm |
| 2 | Away | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri at 7:30 pm |
| 3 | Game | Increments with 3 hour session |
| 4 | Where | S and E Essex – Ilford, Loughton, Brentwood, Writtle, Barking, Upminster, Thurrock, Southend |
| 5 | Board Fee | £3 home matches (£1 juniors) |
| 6 | Standard | Teams for all abilities including Minor League below |
B – PLAYING CONDITONS
| 1 | Ventilation | Recommended |
| 2 | Player distancing | Socially distant boards; 1 board per table where possible |
| 3 | Viral load barriers | Face coverings required unless U12 or medical exemption Both players may agree to remove at Board |
| 4 | Hygiene | Hand sanitisation required |
| 5 | Risk Assessment | Will be published on ECA’s Health and Safety webpage. Mitigations approved by WW Committee |
ESSEX MINOR LEAGUE (4 boards)
As per Essex League above save that it is a competition for players rated below a figure which will fall somewhere between 1600 and 1650 and the average rating of the team must not exceed 1500.
LONDON LEAGUE EAST DIVISION (8 boards)
A – LOGISTICS
| 1 | Home | Wednesday 7 pm Citadines Hotel, Holborn (improved conditions) |
| 2 | Away | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu |
| 3 | Game | Increments or QPF; 3 hour session |
| 4 | Where | Citadines Hotel and other central London club venues |
| 5 | Board Fee | £3 (£1 juniors) when play at Citadines; other venues £0 |
| 6 | Standard | Teams for all abilities including rating limited (TBA) divisions |
B – PLAYING CONDITONS
| 1 | Ventilation | Citadines: Filtered Air Conditioning (fresh air intake) Away: TBA |
| 2 | Player distancing | Citadines: 1 board per table (50% decrease in occupancy) Away: TBA |
| 3 | Viral load barriers | All: Face coverings required |
| 4 | Hygiene | Citadines: Available |
| 5 | Risk Assessment | None supplied. Mitigations approved of by WW Committee. |
LONDON LEAGUE WEST DIVISION (8 boards)
A – LOGISTICS
| 1 | Home | Thursday 7 pm at Mind Sports Centre, Ravenscourt Park |
| 2 | Away | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu |
| 3 | Game | Increments or QPF; 3 hour session |
| 4 | Where | Mind Sports Centre and Central London club venues |
| 5 | Board Fee | £3 (£1 juniors) when play at Mind Sports; other venues £0 |
| 6 | Standard | Teams for all abilities including rating limited (TBA) divisions |
B – PLAYING CONDITONS
| 1 | Ventilation | Mind Sports Centre: Yes Away: TBA |
| 2 | Player distancing | Citadines: 1 board per table (50% decrease in occupancy) Away: TBA |
| 3 | Viral load barriers | All: Face coverings required |
| 4 | Hygiene | Mind Sports Centre: Available |
| 5 | Risk Assessment | None supplied. Mitigations approved of by WW Committee. |
CENTRAL LONDON CHESS LEAGUE (Div B, 5 boards) – PIMLICO (mostly)
This new initiative is intended to support our relative recent younger generation of members with a combination of competitive chess in a more social setting. Members should note that the playing conditions involve a significantly greater risk to the individual that does not meet the committee’s threshold for acceptable risk which is geared to the safety of all members. Participants must be satisfied that the increased risk level is one they are willing to accept before signing up below. Match programme has started.
A – LOGISTICS
| 1 | Home | Thursdays 6.30 pm; Fixtures published |
| 2 | Away | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu |
| 3 | Game | Increment; 3 hour session |
| 4 | Where | Zone 1 & 2 Central London Club venues |
| 5 | Board Fee | £3 (£1 juniors) when play at Pimlico; other venues £0 |
| 6 | Standard | Any but note remit for team above |
B – PLAYING CONDITONS
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Ventilation | Community Centre: Yes Away: TBA |
| 2 | Player distancing | Away: TBA |
| 3 | Viral load barriers | All: None. Player choice |
| 4 | Hygiene | Community Centre: Available |
| 5 | Risk Assessment | Not produced. Covid policy instead. Mitigations considered inadequate by WW Committee. |
NORTH CIRCULAR CHESS LEAGUE
A league comprising local Essex leagues’ clubs supplemented by Enfield and Chingford. No information is presently available but it is hoped that the league will resume given that all of its members are relatively local to each other. Accordingly, it should be the easiest of any of our leagues to resume and for our members of all ages to support.
Your choices for this section are on the basis of subject to satisfactory playing conditions.
A – LOGISTICS
| 1 | Home | Tue and possible additional night TBA. |
| 2 | Away | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu |
| 3 | Game | Incremental; 3 hour session |
| 4 | Where | Enfield, Chingford, Loughton, Ilford, Barking |
| 5 | Board Fee | £3 home matches (£1 juniors) |
| 6 | Standard | Teams for all abilities including U1675 Division |
B – PLAYING CONDITONS
| 1 | Ventilation | Unknown |
| 2 | Player distancing | Unknown |
| 3 | Viral load barriers | Unknown |
| 4 | Hygiene | Unknown |
| 5 | Risk Assessment | Unknown |
ESSEX COUNTY CHESS (Southern Counties Chess Union County Championships)
Members of the Club are members of the Essex Chess Association and are eligible to represent Essex. Wanstead House is the current home venue for Essex. The SCCU County Championships (Oct to Mar) determine the Union’s nominations of teams to participate in the ECF Counties Championships (Apr to early July). Participation in the national stages is NOT part of your commitment to playing in the SCCU Championships which are regional.
It is expected that playing conditions regulations will be more relaxed than those in place for the ECF’s pre-season County Challenge in which Essex players have participated during the summer. More information on the ECA’s Health and Safety webpage.
A – LOGISTICS
| 1 | Home | Saturday, 1:30 pm Wanstead House |
| 2 | Away | Saturday, starting between 12:30 and 2 pm usually |
| 3 | Game | Incremental; 4½ hour session |
| 4 | Where | Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Middlesex, Hertfordshire |
| 5 | Board Fee | £3 home matches (£1 juniors) |
| 6 | Standard | Teams for all abilities |
B – PLAYING CONDITONS (not yet published, Home conditions prevail, provisionally as below)
| 1 | Ventilation | Yes – Home games at WH: through ventilation |
| 2 | Player distancing | Yes – Home games: 1m social distancing |
| 3 | Viral load barriers | No requirement save as required by home venue Home games: face coverings unless U12 or medically exempt or both players agree to dispense at board where social distanced |
| 4 | Hygiene | Yes – Home games: Minimum on entry/exit |
| 5 | Risk Assessment | Not published by the SCCU yet. The ECA is unable to risk assess away venues. ECA policy apply to home venue (WH). |