Midlands Rapid u150 GP
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Midlands Rapid u150 GP
With results now in from the Stockport Rapidplay, Ben Scattergood (Holmes Chapel) leads with Harry Brooks (Great Lever) second. For leaderboard and details see http://www.mccu.org.uk/gp/rgp_lead.htm.
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Manchester Rapidplay results are at last up delayed by faults in Worcs telecoms infrastructure on the MCCU website athttp://www.mccu.org.uk/gp/rgp_lead.htm. Ben Scattergood remains in the lead on 16 points (subject to confirmation that Holmes Chapel is a MCCU-associated club), followed by Michael Connor (Great Lever, GMC) on 14, Harry Brooks (Great Lever, GMC) on 11½, David Dunne (West Nottingham) on 10½, and Ian Lamb (Bolton, GMC) on 10 points. Full results of the Manchester Rapidplay are available on the Manchester Chess Federation website at http://www.manchesterchessfederation.co.uk/page19.html.
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Re: Midlands Rapid u150 GP
To my knowledge, Holmes Chapel are a Cheshire club, and as such affiliated to the NCCU....I presume. But that may not preclude the individual from having a MCCU connection.
Like, I see Holmes Chapel also play in the Stoke League...MCCU territory..!!
Like, I see Holmes Chapel also play in the Stoke League...MCCU territory..!!
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The ECF grading database http://grading.bcfservices.org.uk/getcl ... mes+chapel shows Holmes Chapel as being MCCU and NCCU. Don't know how reliable that is though.
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When the first person was presented with this problem, I suspect the following thought process may have occurred: "Oh, sod it, I'll just put them both down." I don't know if the club list updates for clubs playing in leagues in a different union.Sean Hewitt wrote:The ECF grading database http://grading.bcfservices.org.uk/getcl ... mes+chapel shows Holmes Chapel as being MCCU and NCCU. Don't know how reliable that is though.
There may well have been a more detailed thought process, but does it matter, really? They play in a league in MCCU territory, so that's good enough for me.
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Same presumably applies to Macclesfield players. They too play in the Stoke League.
Presumably this also makes those players eligable to play in the MCCU counties competition.
Presumably this also makes those players eligable to play in the MCCU counties competition.
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The question is actually if the club is affliated to the MCCU, 3Cs plays in the Bury and Rochdale League which is affliated to the NCCU but 3Cs is affliated to Manchester, within the Manchester league certain clubs are affiliated with the NCCU and not Greater Manchester therefore could be described as ineligible (e.g. Urmston, Rochdale, Heywood)
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It can also qualify by where it is, I think.Alan Walton wrote:The question is actually if the club is affliated to the MCCU, 3Cs plays in the Bury and Rochdale League which is affliated to the NCCU but 3Cs is affliated to Manchester, within the Manchester league certain clubs are affiliated with the NCCU and not Greater Manchester therefore could be described as ineligible (e.g. Urmston, Rochdale, Heywood)
After all, Warwickshire has no concept of clubs of affiliating to it.
Therefore, under the BCF agreement from the 1970s, if you play for a club in the region covered by Greater Manchester, then you're eligible. So Rochdale, Urmstone and Heywood would also be let in in that way, I believe.
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Really?Alan Walton wrote:..3Cs plays in the Bury and Rochdale League which is affliated to the NCCU ..
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I thought it was but maybe I was thinking when it was just the Rochdale League, also I don't know if we currently have a team but we used to have oneMick Norris wrote:Really?Alan Walton wrote:..3Cs plays in the Bury and Rochdale League which is affliated to the NCCU ..
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Yes, Rochdale, Urmston, Heywood players qualify as MCCU under the GP rules as they are in Greater Manchester, and indeed all those clubs are members of the MCFAlex Holowczak wrote:It can also qualify by where it is, I think.Alan Walton wrote:The question is actually if the club is affliated to the MCCU, 3Cs plays in the Bury and Rochdale League which is affliated to the NCCU but 3Cs is affliated to Manchester, within the Manchester league certain clubs are affiliated with the NCCU and not Greater Manchester therefore could be described as ineligible (e.g. Urmston, Rochdale, Heywood)
After all, Warwickshire has no concept of clubs of affiliating to it.
Therefore, under the BCF agreement from the 1970s, if you play for a club in the region covered by Greater Manchester, then you're eligible. So Rochdale, Urmstone and Heywood would also be let in in that way, I believe.
However, if the players play for a non-MCCU county, they become ineligible for the RGP
That's why although the RGP events have finished, the results won't be finalised until the NCCU county championships have been played
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Oh really? So if one plays county chess for Surrey (for arguments sake), but had played in the RGP as they're spending the year at University (while playing for a Birmingham-based club in the Birmingham League), they'd become ineligible for the RGP?Mick Norris wrote: However, if the players play for a non-MCCU county, they become ineligible for the RGP
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Well, the point is to pay a prize out of MCCU funds to an MCCU player, not one who is non-MCCU
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Of course. But if they play for an MCCU club, or in an MCCU league, or for an MCCU county, then I don't really see why we should be stopping them winning any prizes. We certainly don't want to bring GM/Lancs politics into it... which is where I fear such a ruling could be headed.Mick Norris wrote:Well, the point is to pay a prize out of MCCU funds to an MCCU player, not one who is non-MCCU