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The 2nd Worcestershire Open was
held on 24-25 July at Worcester University,
attracting 110 players. First in the
Open section was Lawrence Cooper (Stafford)
winning the playoffs against Jane Richmond
(Swindon) and Derek Pugh ( Bristol).
For pictures, other results, and details
of the massive 7-way tie in the Minor
Tournament
read
more...
17
July. Midlands
Grand Prix and NEW Rapidplay
Grand Prix 2010-2011
The Midlands
Grand Prix is expanded this
year with a new Rapid Play GP as well
as the Standard Play GP.
Midlands
Standard Play Grand Prix. Winner
receives title if Individual Midlands
Champion and a bursary to the British
Championships in 2011 in Sheffield
for the best score in competing standard
play events in the GP. Rules for the
2010-11 MCCU Grand Prix are here.
Midlands
Rapid Play Grand Prix. For
the first time, MCCU offer a £50
prize for the best
percentage score in 3 or more events in
rapidplay games organised in
the MCCU Area by clubs, counties or individuals
eligible for County
Chess in the Midlands.
Congress
Organisers. Your congress
will be contacted, but if you wish
to be proactive and
send your details in now to Cyril
Johnson, MCCU Events Director (Tel: 0116
2609012.
e-mail)
marking them "MCCU GRAND PRIX",
the Controller would be very grateful.
Last date for organisers for congress
entry is 31
August 2010.
Bushbury win Minor Plate in National
Club Finals
Bushbury, Staffs with two teams,
and Leamington League
associated Chipping Campden teams made
it to the finals.
In the Minor Plate, Bushbury beat Forest
of Dean 3-1. In the Intermediate Plate,
Bushbury were beaten on board count 2-2
by Hackney. In the Minor Cup, Chipping
Campden defaulted a board and lost ½-3½. The
finals were held at Syston, Leics and
Golden Lane Community Centre, London
on 11July. View the full
report by Julie Johnson
on the ECF site.
Warwickshire
u180 are National Champions
12 July. Moat College, Leicester saw
four MCCU county sides battle for
championship honours. Local MP
Sir Peter Soulsby welcomed players.
The u180 competition guaranteed an
MCCU champion team with Nottinghamshire
facing Warwickshire. Warks ran out
winners with a 9
- 7 victory. In the new u100
competition, Warwickshire were put
to the sword(s) by Essex.
In the u140 competition, Nottinghamshire
lost
on board count to Hampshire.
For other Finals match details,
click
here.
MCCU stalwarts Julie and
Cyril Johnson were key organisers
of the 2010 counties finals.
David
Anderton New President of Staffordshire
CA
10 July. David Anderton, captain of
Staffs open team, was elected President
at their AGM at the end of June. David
is a past captain of the England team
and has also been President of the
ECF and an ECF Director of international
chess, a post now held by fellow Staffs
member Lawrence Cooper.
Don Mason MCCU Champion and Grand Prix
Winner
22 June. The leading players in the
Grand Prix have been announced. Read
more...
Warwickshire have two teams in the National
Finals!!
An all MCCU final for u180 competition
20 June. Warwickshire u100 team thrashed
Yorkshire in a match with several defaults
and Warwickshire's u180 side scraped
a win on board count against Devon. Nottinghamshire
u180 won on board count against Essex.
Leics go out to Suffolk in the u160 competition.
News is awaited from other MCCU captains.
Read
more...
Lincolnshire out of Minor Counties
19 June. A strong Middlesex side beat
Nigel Birtwistle's side at Syston.
Detailed
results ...
International Chess
19 June. Fisher's body to be exhumed
to settle paternity dispute to distribute
his estate reports the Guardian.
Russian chess Federation raided after
supporting Karpov against Ilyumzhinov
in FIDE race reports The
Times.
Keith McLaughlin wins MCCU Correspondence
Competition
6 June. The 2009-2010 Peter Gibbs Correspondence
Tournament has been won by Keith McLaughlin,
Leics. Paul Walters, Staffs, is second,
but three players are in contention for
third place. Read
more... MCCU
Annual General Meeting: Saturday 26
June at Syston
6 June. Read the agenda, minutes of
2009 AGM, and proposals for rule changes
to the MCCU inter-counties competitions
using links from the admin
page.
Government
Slashes Support for Chess
2 June. The Department of Cutlure
Media and Sports (DCMS) has just announced
a 25% reduction of its support
for chess. This shortfall could
be made good by raising game fee by about
5p, raising subscriptions, cutting services,
or a combination of measures. Read the
DCMS letter here.
Proposed Changes to MCCU Rules
1 June. Proposals
to change rules for the MCCU inter-county
competition will be discussed
at the MCCU AGM to be held 26 June. Proposals
cover several issues: the MCCU open
and minor competitions, digital clocks,
mobiles and electronic gadgets in ithe
playing hall, neutral venues, notification
of match results and postponements.
If you would like to make points about
these proposed changes, please contact
your county delegate or secretary.
Better still, ask your county secretary
whether you can attend as a delegate.
Read the full text of these proposals
here.
Nottinghamshire field 60 Players in
County Quarter Finals
29 May. Notts had four teams playing
on
Saturday 22 May. They were the U-180
and U-140 at Milton Keynes, the U-160
at
Huntingdon, the U-120 at Huddersfield.
Every one of the matches went
right down to the last game to
finish - the two at Milton Keynes down
to the last two minutes- with
Notts victorious in two and losing in
two. Read more on the ECF
stage page and its links.
Two
MCCU Teams
through to Semi-Finals in Minor County
Competition
24 May. Both Leics and Lincs had convincing
wins, but Notts had mixed fortunes
winning in the u140, but losing in the
u160
competition.
Notice of MCCU Annual General Meeting:
Saturday 26 June at Syston
3 May. Julie Johnson, CEO, has notified County Secretaries that the
AGM is to be held 2pm at Syston Social Club, Syston, Leics on Saturday 26
June. The business of the meeting wil include: election of officers; presentation
of accounts and buget; officers' reports and discussion of any changes to
rules or the constitution. If you want something discussed, for example rules
for MCCU competitions, please contact Julie or your county delegate. Proposals
to change rules or constitution must be formal motions received by Julie
by Saturday 29 May. Some counties did not send a full quota of delegates
last year and if you would like to attend to represent your county at the
MCCU AGM, please contact your County Secretary.
Stafford Congress results
22 April. Over 80 players took part in this stars-barred event on 10 and
11th April. Mike Surtees (Bolton, GMC) won the u200 Premier. The rapidly
improving junior player Joseph Friar, from Hagley, Worcs won the u120 Minor.
For a full list of winners on the Staffs website read
more...
Staffordshire U-140 through to National Inter-County Quarter-Finals
20 April. In the preliminary
rounds, Greater Manchester lost to Essex in the
Open, Worcestershire lost on board count to Sussex in the U-140, and
Staffordshire overcame Yorkshire 'A'. Cyril Johnson (Leics) again takes
role of national controller.
August Hereford 2010 Congress Called Off
15 April. This popular Bank Holiday tournament will not run in 2010. Wreford
Davies, Congress Secretary has told the webmaster that building
alterations at their normal venue and no suitable alternative in Hereford
mean the next congress will be planned for 2011.
Ali Jaunoobi's double at Bolton Easter
Congress
10 April. This popular event
was held 2-4 April at the Bolton Excel
Centre in the centre of the city. Any
intruding southerners were kept firmly
in place. In the Open, Adam Ashton
and Ali Jaunooby, both from Three C's,
Oldham shared first prize with 4½/5.
The Major was won by Carl Atkinson
(Crusaders, Oldham) and the Knights
section was shared by Chris Stratford
(Huddersfield) and Anthony Roberts
(Wallasey) all with 4½/5. Ali
Jaunoobi took time out of the Open
to win The Busy Person's 10-minute
Blitz with 7½/8. For more
results ... (pdf)
Otto Hardy (1927-2010)
The death is anounced of Otto Hardy Loughborough, Leics. He died in the
morning of 4 April aged 82 peacefully at home. Loughborough
Echo states his funeral is to
be Friday 16 April 10:30am at All Saints Church Loughborough. Read an
obituary with a link to illustrative games here.
MCCU Provisional Nominations of County Teams for National Stages
The CEO has announced provisional nominations for the ECF stages of the inter-counties
competition. MCCU Champions are: Open - Staffordshire; Minor - Lincolnshire;
u180
- Warwickshire; u160 - Leicestershire; u140 - Nottinghamshire; u120 - Staffordshire
Bulldogs. Warwickshire were the only MCCU county to enter the u100 and
are nominated. All MCCU nominated teams are listed here
and the finish of the close U-160 competition is here.
For earlier items, please click here.
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