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2 September. High Entry for County Team Tournaments
All counties have submitted their entries by the deadline! Notts and Warks will have the heaviest programme because they have entered teams in every section. This season, there will be a match for the u100 section. The webmaster understands that their are consultations to determine whther the u160 tournament should be zoned.
2 September. 2010-11 Grand Prix Entries
The Atkins Leicester, Bolton, Manchester Autumn,Nottingham and Warwickshire Congresses are in the 2010-11 Midlands GP.
Leading Midlanders at UK Chess Challenge Terafinal
Brandan Clarke (Littleworth, Leics) was among the leaders with 5/6 at Warwick held 21-22 August. He was followed by Joseph McPhilips (Bolton, Gtr Manchester) and Craig Whitfield (Cheddleton & Leek, Staffs) who scored 4/6 in this leading junior event. In the Challengers, five Midlands players scored 4/6: Chris Smith (Warley Quinborne, Worcs), Michael Fletcher (Nottingham High Sch, Notts and under-10!), James Friar (Hagley, Worcs), Leo Tsoi (Boldmere St Michael, Warks) and Astghik Stepanyan (Sutton Coldfield, Warks). This two day event with first prize £3000 is organised by Mike Basman and sponsored by British Land plc. For detailed scores...
24 August. ECF Council Meeting: Andrew Farthing Bids for CEO Post
The English Chess Federation Council will meet 16 October to elect officials and decide policy for next year. Closing dates for nominating direct members (27 August), directors (8 September), proposing policies (8 September) are fast approaching. For links to more information click here. If you would like to stand for an elected post or would like to propose a policy further information is available here. Four elected officials are not standing for re-election so new volunteers are needed for the post of Chief Executive Officer, Chair of Finance and two Non-executive directors. Andrew Farthing, a Non-executive Board member of the MCCU and current Strategic Planning Officer for the ECF, has thrown his hat in the ring for the post of CEO. He has been nominated by the MCCU, Worcestershire and the ECF Board. You can read Andrew's statement about his intentions if elected here.
23 August. Midlands
Grand Prix and NEW U150 Rapidplay
Grand Prix 2010-2011
It is the last week for congress organisers to request their event is included within the Midlands Grand Prix. The rules for the new under-150 grade Rapidplay
Grand Prix are here.
21 August. Attention Club and Association Secretaries!
Andrew Walker at ECF headquarters is updating the database of English chess clubs. Please
send him information giving: name of the club;
contact name;
and contact email address; contact phone no.
8 August. Mickey
Adams and Jovanka Houska Win British
Titles at Canterbury. Top
Midlands players were: Stephen Gordon (Oldham,
Gtr Manchester), and Don Mason (Shirley,
Warks) on 7 from 11; Paul Cumbers (Grantham,
Lincs) and Ali Jaunouby (Oldham, Gtr
Manchester); Alex Crombie (Newark, Notts)
and Pablo Padillo (Ashfield, Notts) 5 from
11. Brendon Clarke (Littleworth, Leics)
is joint under 15 champion. Former Midland GM Keith Arkell (ex Droitwich, Long
Eaton, and MCF) scored 7 and
Adam Hunt (Woodbridge, Suffolk) scored a GM norm in the championship.
Read
more...
4 August. CEO
Julie Johnson awarded ECF President's
Award
Congratulations! The
webmaster understands that the last
ECF Management Board approved the award
to Julie Johnson. Julie has served
on the ECF Board as well as being the
current Chief executive of the MCCU
and a long time officer of her local
club in Syston, Leics. The presentation
will be at the ECF Meeting in September. Read the full citation here. 31 July. British
Championship Canterbury
At the end of the first week
Michael Adams leads with 5½ from
6. Players from the Midlands are
Stephen Gordon (Oldham, Gtr Manchester)
on 4½ points; Don Mason (Shirley,
Warks) on 4 points; Ali Jaunouby (Oldham,
Gtr Manchester), Paul Cumbers (Grantham,
Lincs) on 3½ points; Pablo
Padillo (Ashfield, Notts) 3 points;
Brendan Clarke (Littlethorpe, Leics)
and Alex Combie (Newark, Notts) on
2 points. Former Midlands GM Keith Arkell (ex Droitwich, Long Eaton, and MCF) was on 3½ points after a poor start.
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...
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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 score in
participating rapidplay congresses 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 into the standard play Midlands GP is 31
August 2010 and for the new U-150 Rapidplay is 14 calendar days before the event.
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.
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