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by Mark Murrell
Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:28 pm
Forum: County Championships
Topic: National stages 2020
Replies: 14
Views: 4964

Re: National stages 2020

The defaults dates for the Counties Championship are set according to a well-established pre-set formula to give certainty to participants and organisers of other events. Given that there is a significant body of chess players that support both the Counties Championships and the 4NCL I am however co...
by Mark Murrell
Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:07 pm
Forum: County Championships
Topic: County Championship Finals
Replies: 57
Views: 20735

Re: County Championship Finals

2019 will indeed be the 100th time a national county Championship has been contested. The previous 99 winners are: 29 Middlesex 22 Lancashire 13 Kent 08 Yorkshire 07 Surrey 06 Cambridgeshire 04 Essex 03 Greater Manchester 03 Warwickshire 02 Oxfordshire 01 Leicestershire 01 Staffordshire The national...
by Mark Murrell
Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:58 pm
Forum: County Championships
Topic: County Championship Finals
Replies: 57
Views: 20735

Re: County Championship Finals

The side room which hosted the Open section had its own independent air conditioning control. I know, as I switched it in the morning when putting up notices and placing board numbers. From the reports posted and otherwise received it would appear that the units failed or were unable to cope, both o...
by Mark Murrell
Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:55 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: County Championships 2018 Live
Replies: 14
Views: 2474

Re: County Championships 2018 Live

In addition to the close of play post referenced by Andrew, the County Championships results server was showing the teams and results as they happened from mid afternoon with the occasional headline update post on the home front page. The Open Championship and the U180s went to the wire. Not quite l...