SCCU U2050 Essex 8½-7½ Middx. At Wanstead. At the same stage last season, Essex U2050 were on 0/2 on their way to 0/3, finishing with 2/6 including double defeats v Middx. Both ghosts were laid to rest in this new campaign, following last month’s away victory v Kent with a narrow home win against Middx, […]
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A roundup of matches to date (latest at the top). There is a slightly staggered appearance to the SCCU calendar for once, resulting from several more fixture changes than usual. Matches normally paired on the same date (e.g. Essex v Middx at U1850 and U1450) are now, for various reasons, split. The overall fixtures calendar […]
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Better late than never, the annual Team Blitz and the Lightning Championship will take place on 9 November 2025 at Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead E11 2NT, on the ground floor of the main building. These are both Essex closed events. Schedule Team Blitz in the morning 9.45 am for 10.00 am, limited to […]
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Played Tuesday, 23 September 2025, at Wanstead Bd Wanstead B R1 R2 Thurrock 1 Whitton, Terry D 1861 (B, W) ½-½ ½-½ Ralys, Vincas 2040 (W, B) 2 Murrell, Mark RA 1815 0-1 0-1 Maguire, Jake 1484 3 Staniland, Philip 1792 0-1 0-1 Wilson, Mathew 1698 4 GopiKrishna, Ashwin 1790 1-0 1-0 Gibbons, Brendan 1437 […]
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Played Tuesday, 23 September 2025, at Wanstead Bd Wanstead A R1 R2 Basildon 1 Hodgson, John H 2087 (W, B) ½-½ ½-½ Somogyi, Tamas 2063 (B, W) 2 Spearman, David 2058 ½-½ 0-1 Kraszewski, David 1938 3 Cawdery, John 2007 ½-½ 1-0 Bara, V Radu 1901 4 Freeman, Ashley 1986 0-1 1-0 Gedvilas, Arunas 1910 […]
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Played Thursday, 28 August 2025 at Basildon Bd Basildon R1 R2 Brentwood 1 Somogyi, Tamas 2068 (W, B) 0-1 0-1 Haydon, David L 2404 (B, W) 2 Baptie, Justin P 1986 0-1 0-1 Bowden, Karl 1993 3 Kraszewski, David 1965 0-1 0-1 Willoughby, Christopher 1834 4 Bara, V Radu 1907 1-0 0-1 Coote, Trevor D […]
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The date is: Saturday, 13 September 2025 The venue is: Wanstead House The events are: Morning – Essex Blitz Championship 2024-25: 7 rounds G5+2Afternoon – Essex Rapid Championship 2024-25: 6 rounds G15+5 Wanstead House hosts the Essex individual speed events of the 2024-25 season, this Saturday 13 September. These comprise the Blitz and Rapid Championhips. Each […]
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Played 12 August 2025, at Wanstead Board Wanstead B R1 R2 Loughton 1 Anjulan, Ashwin 1962 (W, B) ½-½ 1-0 Somerfield, Adrian P 1942 (B, W) 2 Veselow, Zoe 1898 0-1 1-0 Stirling, William J 1870 3 Whitton, Terry D 1874 ½-½ ½-½ Moth, Simon C 1760 4 GopiKrishna, Ashwin 1738 1-0 1-0 Kershaw, Graham […]
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Played 23 July 2025, at Thurrock Board Thurrock R1 R2 Brentwood B 1 Byram, Tye A 1702 (B, W) 1-0 0-1 Kingsley, Malcolm P 1804 (W, B) 2 Maguire, Jake 1458 1-0 ½-½ Willoughby, Andrew P 1628 3 Wilson, Mathew 1727 0-1 0-1 Bloom, Xander I 1563 4 Gibbons, Brendan 1387 1-0 1-0 Fisher, Russell […]
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Congratualtions to FM Andrew Lewis, one of two British Over 65 Champions on 6/7 – the other, IM Nigel Povah – and to IM Richard Pert, for =7th Prize in the British Championship, one of 10 players on 6/9, all titled, including five GMs; august company. Richard’s only defeat came in the last round to […]
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