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Updated 8 July 2012
Greater Manchester win u160 final
7 Jul. In the ECF County team final held at Syston, Greater Manchester beat Yorkshire on board count. Meanwhile, Leicestershire lost 7-9 to Hertfordshire in the Minor Counties final. See table below for scores and links to match details for the Leicestershire and Greater Manchester Matches. For details of other matches, see the Essex CA website.
9 Jun. Leicestershire beat Essex in the Minor Counties and Greater Manchester beat Hertfordshire in the u160; but Nottinghamshire u160 lose to Yorkshire, Worcestershire u140 lose to Hertfordshire, Warks u120 lose to Essex, and Notts u100 lose on board count to Kent in the semi-finals.
19 May. Warks and Staffs were eliminated from the Championship. Leics beat Cambs, but Lincs narrowly failed against Essex in the Minor Counties Championship. In the u-180 competition, both Midlands counties lost. The u-160 championships saw Notts win by default and Greater Manchester beat Lancs. Worcs are already through to the semi-finals of the u-140 and are the sole torch bearer for the Midlands because Leics lost to Surrey. Warks beat Norfolk in the u-120 Championship and Worcs lost on board count to Lancs. In the u-100 championship Warks had to withdraw letting through Essex.
25 Mar. The last Midlands matches have been played. Midlands county teams eligible for the National stages are: Open - Staffordshire & Warwickshire; Minor - Leicestershire & Lincolnshire; u180 - Warwickshire & Nottinghamshire; u160 - Nottinghamshire & Greater Manchester; u-140 - Worcestershire, Leicestershire & Warwickshire; u120 - Staffordshire Terriers & Worcestershire; u100 - Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire.
14 Jan. The draw for the national stages has been announced. Matches should be played on, or by mutual agreement before, or on the Sunday immediately following, the dates here listed: Preliminary Round by April 28th; Quarter Finals by May 19th; Semi Finals by June 9th; and, Finals on July 7th at Moat Community College, Leicester.
5 Sep.The first Midlands qualifiers are already known because there were two entries only for the Open, u180 and u100 competitions and Midlands counties can nominate up to two teams for each competition. Warwickshire can be nominated for the Open, u-180 and u100 competitions; Nottinghamshire for the u180 and u100; and Staffs for the Open.
Click on a result to see match details in this table. Details of matches not involving Midland teams are posted to the ECF website and often to the Southern Counties Chess Union website |
OPEN |
Date |
Home Team |
Away Team |
Result |
Preliminary |
28 April |
Warwickshire
M2 |
N2
Lancashire |
4½ - 11½ |
Quarter Final 1 |
19 May
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W1
Somerset |
N1
Yorkshire |
8* - 8 |
Quarter Final 2 |
19 May
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Staffordshire M1 |
S3
Middlesex |
4½ - 11½ |
Quarter Final 3 |
19 May
|
E1
Norfolk |
S2 Sussex |
6½ - 9½ |
Quarter Final 4 |
19 May
|
S1 Surrey |
Lancashire |
9 - 7 |
Semi Final 1 |
9 June
|
Somerset |
Middlesex |
7½ - 8½ |
Semi Final 2 |
9 June
|
Sussex |
Surrey |
5 - 11 |
Final |
7 July
|
Middlesex |
Surrey |
8½ - 7½ |
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MINOR COUNTIES |
Date |
Home team |
Away team |
Result |
Quarter Final 1 |
19 May
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W1
Gloucestershire |
S2
Hertfordshire |
7½ - 8½ |
- 8
Quarter Final 2 |
19 May
|
E1
Suffolk |
W2
Hampshire |
16-0 def |
Quarter Final 3 |
19 May
|
Essex S1 |
Lincolnshire M2* |
8½ - 7½ |
Quarter Final 4 |
19 May
|
Leicestershire M1* |
Cambridgeshire E2
|
10 - 6 |
Semi Final 1 |
9 June
|
Hertfordshire |
Hampshire
|
9 - 7 |
Semi Final 2 |
9 June
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Essex |
Leicestershire |
7 - 9 |
Final |
7 July
|
Hertfordshire |
Leicestershire
|
*8 - 8 |
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Under 180 |
Date |
|
Fixture |
Result |
Preliminary |
28 April |
S3
Kent |
N2
Lancashire |
0 -16 def |
Quarter Final 1 |
19 May
|
S1 Middlesex |
Warwickshire M1 |
8½ - 7½ |
Quarter Final 2 |
19 May
|
W1
Devon |
S2
Surrey |
7½ - 8½ |
Quarter Final 3 |
19 May
|
N1
Yorkshire |
Nottinghamshire M2 |
9 - 7 |
Quarter Final 4 |
19 May
|
E1
Bedfordshire |
Lancashire |
7 - 9 |
Semi Final 1 |
9 June
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MIddlesex |
Surrey |
9 - 7 |
Semi Final 2 |
9 June
|
Yorkshire |
Lancashire |
10½ - 5½ |
Final |
7 July
|
Middlesex |
Yorkshire |
9 - 7 |
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Under 160 |
Date |
|
Fixture |
Result |
Preliminary 2 |
28 April |
Greater Manchester M2 |
Cambridgeshire E2 |
8½ - 7½ |
Quarter Final 1 |
19 May
|
Nottinghamshire M1 |
S3
Middlesex |
16 - 0 def |
Quarter Final 2 |
19 May
|
S1
Kent |
N2
Yorkshire |
5 - 11 |
Quarter Final 3 |
19 May
|
E1
Norfolk |
S2
Hertfordshire |
5 - 10 |
Quarter Final 4 |
19 May
|
N1 Lancashire
|
Greater Manchester |
7 - 9 |
Semi Final 1 |
9 June
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Nottinghamshire |
Yorkshire |
6 - 10 |
Semi Final 2 |
9 June
|
Hertfordshire
|
Greater Manchester |
6 - 10 |
Final |
7 July
|
Yorkshire |
Greater Manchester |
8 - 8* |
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Under 140 |
Date |
|
Fixture |
Result |
Preliminary |
28 April |
N2
Yorkshire |
S3
Kent |
16 - 0 default |
Quarter Final 1 |
19 May
|
N1
Lancashire |
Warwickshire M3 |
11½ – 4½ |
Quarter Final 2 |
19 May
|
S1 Surrey |
Leicestershire M2
* |
10 - 6 |
Quarter Final 3 |
19 May
|
W1
Hampshire |
S2
Hertfordshire |
4½ - 11½ |
Quarter Final 4 |
15 May |
Worcestershire M1
* |
Yorkshire |
9½ - 6½ |
Semi Final 1 |
9 June
|
Lancashire |
Surrey |
10½ – 5½ |
Semi Final 2 |
9 June
|
Hertfordshire |
Worcestershire |
11 - 5 |
Final |
7 July
|
Lancashire |
Hertfordshire |
6½ - 9½ |
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Under 120 |
Date |
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Fixture |
Result |
Quarter Final 1 |
19 May
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S1
Herfordshire |
N2
Yorkshire |
12 - 0 def |
Quarter Final 2 |
19 May
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N1
Lancashire |
Worcestershire M2
* |
*6 - 6 |
Quarter Final 3 |
6 May
|
E1
Norfolk |
Warwickshire M3 |
5½ - 6½ |
Quarter Final 4 |
19 May
|
Staffs Terriers M1
|
S2
Essex |
4½ - 7½ |
Semi Final 1 |
9 June
|
Hertfordshire |
Lancashire |
7½ - 4½ |
Semi Final 2 |
9 June
|
Warwickshire |
Essex |
4 - 8 |
Final |
7 July
|
Hertfordshire |
Essex |
3½ - 8½ |
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Under 100 |
Date |
|
Fixture |
Result |
Quarter Final 1 |
19 May
|
S1
Essex |
Warwickshire M2 |
16 - 0 def |
Quarter Final 2 |
28 Apr |
N2 Lancashire |
S2 Kent |
6 - 6* |
Semi Final 1 |
9 June
|
N1
Yorkshire |
Essex
|
0 - 12 def |
Semi Final 2 |
9 June
|
Nottinghamshire M1
|
Kent |
6 - 6* |
Final |
7 July
|
Essex |
Kent
|
6* - 6 |
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