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Last updated 27 September 2026
County matches 2026-7
First county match results of the season
26 Sep 2026. Leicestershire u1650 fell victim at home to Derbyshire. See detailed results.
24 Sep 2026. Captains of u1850 teams agree to increase the default number of boards to 16. The tie-break rule will apply to the full number of boards.
23 Sep 2026. Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire will field teams to play for the Midlands u1450 championship at a Staffs venue. Date and venue to be confirmed.
19 Sep 2026. Staffordshire u1650, playing away, easily beat Warwickshire. See detailed match result.
17 Sep 2026. Herefordshire have decided that they cannot reliably field a full team in the u1850 competition and will not take part this season.
Team entries for Midlands team competitions
8 Aug 2026. MCCU County Championship Controller, Stephen Smithson, is delighted to report that 8 Midlands Counties have confirmed that they are entering one or more teams in the 2026-27 Championship. This is wonderful and exciting news for the hundreds of chess players across our region who will be able to compete in a Section suitable for them. Many of them will also thereby earn a chance to continue to the National Stage of the Championship. Current entries are: Midlands Championship - Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Worcestershire; Under-1850 - Lincolnshire, Worcestershire; Under-1650 - Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Under-1450 - Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire. Furter entries can be made by 23 Aug for the Championship, under-1850 and under1450 competitions. Staffs and Warks are still considering whether to enter the championship and Leics is considering whether to field an under-1850 team. The union will request applications for nominations to play in the under 2050 national stage.