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History of the MCCU Individual Championship
In the period 1934 until the late 1970s, players competed in a knock out tournament for the Forrest Cup. Thereafter the title was decided at a Weekend tournament until recently. From 2008 to present, the MCCU has not held its own congress and the Individual Champion title has been decided by a Grand Prix of tournaments associated with the MCCU.
Any information about years 1999 to 2002 will be very much appreciated by the webmaster.
| Year | Champion | Year | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Arthur Reynold (Warks) | 1974 | LA Edwards (Leics) |
| 1935 | A Lenton (Leics) | 1975 | Stephen Berry (Warks) |
| 1936 | R Blow (Staffs) | 1976 | Bernard Cafferty (Warks) |
| 1937 | A Lenton (Leics) | 1977 | Andrew J Morley (Leics) |
| 1938 | CG Butcher (Worcs) | 1978 | Bernard Cafferty (Warks) |
| 1939 | No Competition | 1979 | David W Anderton (Staffs) |
| 1940 | No Competition | 1980 | Mark Hebden (Leics) |
| 1941 | No Competition | 1981 | Bernard Cafferty (Warks), Tony Miles (Warks), Mark Hebden (Leics) |
| 1942 | No Competition | 1982 | Geoff Lawton (Leics), Mark Hebden (Leics) |
| 1943 | No Competition | 1983 | Geoff Lawton (Leics) |
| 1944 | No Competition | 1984 | Mark Hebden (Leics) |
| 1945 | No Competition | 1985 | Chris W Baker (Warks) & Simon Small (Worcs) |
| 1946 | No Competition | 1986 | Keith Arkell (Worcs), Chris Baker (Warks) Geoff Lawton (Leics) |
| 1947 | Reg W Bonham (Worcs) | 1987 | Mark Hebden (Leics) |
| 1948 | Baruch H Wood (Warks) | 1988 | Graham Waddingham (Notts) |
| 1949 | William Ritson Morry (Warks) | 1989 | Andrew Ledger (Warks) |
| 1950 | Reg W Bonham (Worcs) | 1990 | Mark Hebden (Leics) |
| 1951 | Alan Phillips (Derbys) | 1991 | Mark Hebden (Leics), Graeme Buckley (Staffs) |
| 1952 | Baruch H Wood (Warks) | 1992 | Andrew Ledger (Beds) |
| 1953 | Baruch H Wood (Warks) | 1993 | Keith Arkell (Derbys), Glenn Flear (Leics), Andrew Ledger (Beds) |
| 1954 | Phillip N Wallis (Leics) | 1994 | Mark Hebden (Leics) |
| 1955 | Baruch H Wood (Warks) | 1995 | Andrew Ledger (Beds), Chris Duncan (Leics) |
| 1956 | W Tabakiernik (Leics) | 1996 | Keith Arkell (Derbys) |
| 1957 | Bernard Cafferty (Notts) | 1997 | Adam Collinson (Notts), Michael Barnes (Notts), Graeme Buckley (Staffs), John Naylor (Warks), Phillip Briggs (Staffs) |
| 1958 | Bernard Cafferty (Notts) | 1998 | Mark Hebden (Leics) |
| 1959 | P J Oakley (Warks) | 1999 | information required |
| 1960 | P J Oakley (Warks) | 2000 | information required |
| 1961 | John Littlewood (Lincs) | 2001 | information required |
| 1962 | Phillip N Wallis (Leics) | 2002 | information required |
| 1963 | Bernard Cafferty (Warks) | 2003 | Lawrence Cooper (Staffs) |
| 1964 | Bernard Cafferty (Warks) | 2004 | Mark Hebden (Leics), Russell James (Birmingham) |
| 1965 | Keith B Richardson (Notts) | 2005 | No competition |
| 1966 | John Littlewood (Lincs) | 2006 | No competition |
| 1967 | Mark Horton (Notts) | 2007 | No competition |
| 1968 | Keith B Richardson (Notts) | 2008 | Ankush Khandewal ( Notts) |
| 1969 | Keith B Richardson (Notts) | 2009 | Mark Hebden GM (Leics) |
| 1970 | Bernard Cafferty (Warks) | 2010 | Don Mason (Warks) |
| 1971 | Bernard Cafferty (Warks) | 2011 | Mark Hebden GM (Leics) |
| 1972 | Tony Miles (Warks) | 2012 | Tomasz Sygnowski (Warks) |
| 1973 | Tony Miles (Warks) | 2013 |
Sources
1934 to 1957 from: JH van Meurs (1957) BCF Year Book 1957-8. Mackie, Warrington. [pages 212-3]
1958 & 1959 E-mail from Peter Gibbs to Ray Collett August 2011.
Year 1965 from: B Reilly (1965) The Year Book of Chess 1965-1966. British Chess Magazine , St Leonards-on-Sea.
Years 1957 to 1981: E-mail from Bernard Cafferty to Peter Gibbs 3 August 2011.
Years 1982 to 1998: E-mails from Neil Graham to Ray Collett 4 August 2011.
Years 2005-7: E-mail from Julie Johnson to Ray Collett 7 August 2011
Years 2003-4 and 2008-12 from: MCCU records.