The final between these two teams was a reprise of the Group Stage match one of four. For details of past Mx 2nd vs. Oxfordshire 1st contests read the original match report. Since this was the final dwelling on past performance no matter how recen...
MxB were the sole team to fly Mx flag. It was hoped that they would have been joined by their sister teams MxA and Mxu1825 but both fell by the wayside in the SF. MxB had already played Oxfordshire in the Group Stage so this was a rematch one of f...
The SF tie between Northumberland and Mx is the second time the two have met in online play. Pre-match articles have stated that both teams were undercooked in preparatory round since many players from both squads, primarily Mx, opted out as they ...
MxB entered the KO phase as one of four undefeated teams the others being Northumberland (Open Championship and the top two seeds in the u1825 Championship Mx and Northumberland). Pride therefore would be a motivator to ensure they completed the c...
The u1825 Championship sees an undefeated Mx attempt to defend their record as they enter the KO phase of the ECF's new venture. The pre-match report indicated that if the two were to maintain their group averages then a tight contest would unfold...
The ECF's Online Counties Competition has been a success so far for Mx. The group stages were completed on 1st August and it is with great pleasure to announce each Middlesex team has qualified for the elite competition of their respective section...
The Group Stage of the ECF's new venture is complete and it can be safe to say Mx had the best of it. Due to COVID-19 the National Stage was suspended so the ECF devised an online version by way of compensation. The Competition is to be run in sec...
The match report for the final round is in part a delayed one as it should have been published on 14th June. However as it well known the first round of group matches was aborted due to problems on the chess.com platform. In order to maintain inte...
The match report for the final round is in part a delayed one as it should have been published on 14th June. However as it well known the first round of group matches was aborted due to problems on the chess.com platform. In order to maintain inte...
The match report for the final round is in part a delayed one as it should have been published on 14th June. However as is well known the first round of group matches was aborted due to problems on the chess.com platform. In order to maintain inte...
The breaking news published today really should have been the opening announcement of Mx's performance in the Group stages. However as is known the opening round did not get off to the most auspicious of starts! Mx had won all of their opening gam...
Despite Leicestershire being a leading county in the MCCU contests against Mx have been somewhat rare. Ever since the institution of the County Championships (1908) the teams have only played each other five times in 100years of that competition. ...
Group Winners! The match report against Warwickshire mooted that MxB should no longer be thought of an underdog but a genuine challenger for the overall title. The view of them being a titan can be demonstrated with the 3 occasions Mx's 2nd team ...
So close but yet so far! The Greek myth of Tantalus is a fascinating one. He was punished for committing numerous crimes against the Gods including gossiping about the banquets he had attended, stealing ambrosia and nectar but his worst crime was...
The penultimate round of group matches were played and once again all 3 teams were in action. The results for the respective teams are:Mx A vs. Leicestershire Mx win 7.5-2.5Mx B vs. Berkshire Mx win 7-5Mx u1825 vs. Oxfordshire Mx win 11-1 just mis...
DERAILED! In its long history of county chess Lincolnshire is a side Mx have rarely met. In fact the two sides met for the one and only time in the SF of the Minor Counties Championship in the 2009-10 cycle. Now for a county that has lifted the...
A GIANT AMONG MEN! MxB matches have been billed as David vs. Goliath as they are the sole 2nd team amongst 1st teams thus in principle should struggle or have to punch above their weight to succeed. They have only been tested once and that was ...
Mx's Open teams reach a critical phase of their respective campaigns. The results would go a long way to determining whether they would finish in a qualifying position for the KO stage. Mx u1825 have rest week. The pre-match line-up showed that Mx...
Before providing match report it must be remembered that had COVID-19 not occurred the 4th July would have been Finals Day for the physical version of the County Championship. Yorkshire were crowned 100th Champion in 2019 so the 2020 champion woul...
Before providing match report it must be remembered that had COVID-19 not occurred the 4th July would have been Finals Day for the physical version of the County Championship. Yorkshire were crowned 100th Champion in 2019 so the 2020 champions wou...
CRUSHED! Before providing match report it must be remembered that had COVID-19 not occurred the 4th July would have been Finals Day for the physical version of the County Championship. Yorkshire were crowned 100th Champion in 2019 so the 2020 cha...
There is great irony that the ECF holds a group stage on this day as had OTB matches been played this date was scheduled to be Finals Day! So it is apposite at least some form of chess took place. All 3 Mx teams were in action.The results for the...
After last Saturday's events the criticism followed by the clamour to change to a new platform seemed to ring the death knell for the ECF's new venture an online county championship before it even had a chance to properly get off the ground. Howev...
The opening words of the Mx A match report do not bear repeating but suffice to say the ECF were glad that the second round of group matches went off without a hitch. Mx B's opening pairing in the competition was against the underdogs of the grou...
Only Mx's Open teams were in action as Mx's u1825 group has four teams so had a rest week.The results for the respective teams are:Mx A vs. Yorkshire Mx win 7-5Mx B vs. Gloucestershire Mx win 13.5-2.5See full results here https://ecflms.org.uk/lms...
