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If you could put the matches that have been decided but not finished on this page that would be helpful. I will update the tables on the decided matches not waiting for the final result.

Can you put the result of finished county matches on here please.

Group B Open Middlesex v Hertfordshire Notts/Derbyshire v Middlesex Surrey v Buckinghamshire Hertfordshire v Kent Northamptonshire v Cheshire Group B Under 1800 Northamptonshire v Hertfordshire Middlesex v Kent Hertfordshire v Middlesex Northamptonshire v Surrey Kent v Somerset Notts/Derbyshirev Buckinghamshire Cheshire v Sussex These matches need challenges or challenges accepted or just to lock your teams to start the matches. If you can help in anyway that would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry I have not been keeping this County Championship up to date but i have been busy during the summer with two jobs and are having problems with my computer which will need replacing very soon being over four years old(These things are not build to last and get out of date so quickly). But recently i tragically lost my close sister very suddenly and this has left me and my family very shocked. I will now post all recent results and try and get the remaining matches in Group B started or set up. Thanks for your patience.

I am having a problem with Cheshire at the moment with regards to team participation and I am at a loss as to what to do. I am constantly asking members to sign up but this is typical to what I am getting: http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match.html?id=82386 Can anyone suggest anything?

Ok, here is the thread for the first KO Cup. This post will be updated with results and pairings as they happen. I will send messages out to admins who need to create match challenges. Most teams do not enter the Cup until either the second or third round, so don't worry, you won't be missed out, and will receive a message when it is your time to begin. Round 1 1-1 Wiltshire vs. Leicestershire 1-2 Cambridgeshire vs. Herefordshire http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match.html?id=80294

This is an apology to everyone as i have taken my eye off the ball regarding the county championship over the past month due to holidays and being busy at work also some problems with my comuter and internet link. So to catch up here are the latest results. There have been over a 100 finished or decided matches now. Group A Open Essex 13 Devon 11 Yorkshire 11 Gloucestershire 11 Yorkshire 9.5 Devon 8.5 Dorset 14 Devon 6 Gloucestershire beat Worcestershire Group A U 1800 Yorkshire beat Lancashire Group B Open Surrey 10 Midddlesex 0 Sussex beat Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire beat Somerset Group B U 1800 Somerset 5 Buckinghamshire 1 Tables are updated with new leaders in Group A Open and Group B Open http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/2011-county-championship-tables I Need help with these matches please. Group B Open Middlesex v Hertfordshire (Need Hertfordshire to accept challenge) Buckinghamshire v Northamptonshire ( Need a link please) Cheshire v Somerset (Need Cheshire to lock there team please) Group B U1800 Northamptonshire v Hertfordshire (Need a link please) Middlesex v Kent Somerset v Cheshire ( Both matches need to start please) Finally i have lost links to these games could you help me please. Group A U 1800 Essex v Devon Lancashire v Gloucestershire If you help with any of this it would be a great help Thanks Richard

Group A Under 1800 League. Teams Devon (28) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/devon-chess Dorset (28) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/team-dorset Essex (38) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/essex-county-chess-group Gloucestershire (35) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-gloucestershire Lancashire (58) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/lancashire-lads-and-lasses Staffordshire (35) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-staffordshire Worcestershire (38) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/worcestershire Yorkshire (69) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/yorkshire-terriers

I feel that once someones ratings has exceeded a 'cap' by 250 ratings points, that they should not be allowed to play in that relevant match .

Group A Open http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/2011-county-championship-group-a-open-leagueGroup A U1800 http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/2011-county-championship-group-a-under-1800-league?lc=1#last_commentGroup B Open http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/2011-county-championship-group-b-open-league?lc=1#last_commentGroup B U1800 http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/2011-county-championship-group-b-under-1800-league?lc=1#last_commentGroup C Open http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/2011-county-championship-group-c-open-league?lc=1#last_comment Tables http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/2011-county-championship-tables?lc=1#last_comment Finished Results http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/2011-county-championship-results?lc=1#last_comment Decided Matches http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/matches-that-have-been-decided?lc=1#last_comment

Can you put the links round eight matches here please.

Group B Under 1800 League. Teams Buckinghamshire (20) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-buckinghamshire-new Cheshire (21) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/cheshire-county-team Hertfordshire (17) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/hertfordshire Kent (20) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-kent Middlesex (21) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/county-of-middlesex Northamptonshire (19) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/county-of-northamptonshire Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire (16) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/nottinghamshire-derbyshire-county-team Somerset (23) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/team-somerset Surrey (21) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-surrey Sussex (25) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-sussex

Group B Open League. Teams Buckinghamshire (20) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-buckinghamshire-new Cheshire (21) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/cheshire-county-team Hertfordshire (17) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/hertfordshire Kent (20) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-kent Middlesex (21) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/county-of-middlesex Northamptonshire (19) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/county-of-northamptonshire Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire (16) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/nottinghamshire-derbyshire-county-team Somerset (23) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/team-somerset Surrey (21) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-surrey Sussex (25) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-sussex

I would like to put forward Nytik proposal for Promotion and Relegation for the County Championship.I would like anybody who has any objections to this proposal to post on this forum, I will leave this forum open for two weeks and if there are not any major objections to this proposal we will start this Promotion and Relegation straight away in the Open Leagues this season. The Proposal is: At the end of the first season, the top two B-teams promote into division A and the bottom two A-teams relegate. However, at the other end THREE B-teams relegate while only ONE C-team promotes. As a result, there will be eight teams in each division. Then, from season two onwards, two teams relegate and promote between divisions. This has the added bonus of the C-matches not ending way before the other divisions."

I was thinking about the possibility of the return of the K.O. Cup. This would run alongside the main league from the second season onwards (of the current format). The divisions as they are today actually make this task a lot easier, and we can almost follow an F.A. Cup system when seeding teams. One of the problems with how the first cup started was that some very small teams got paired with very large teams. This could now be combatted using the following method. Round 1: The four bottom C-teams (from the previous league season) are randomly paired and play. Round 2: The two winners advance. They are joined by the two top C-teams and the eight bottom B-teams. Now these twelve teams are randomly paired and play. Rounds 3-6: The six winners advance. They are joined by the two top B-teams and the eight A-teams. Now these sixteen teams are randomly paired and play, the winners advancing to the next round, until we have the single winner. As you can see, there is now no chance of a small, weaker team being paired with a large team early on. (Of course, if a small team is strong there is still a possibility of fighting a large team later.) As I previously said, the cup would run alongside the league starting from season 2 (using the results from season 1) and should not add many extra games to anyone's load. (Shouldn't ever exceed two concurrent games, and that's for particularly slow players.) What are your thoughts on this? Nytik

Group A Open. Staffordshire 15 Dorset 9 Essex 14.5 Staffordshire 9.5 Gloucestershire 18 Dorset 6 Gloucestershire 13.5 Lancashire 8.5 Lancashire 19 Devon 5 Lancashire 15 Dorset 3 Essex 13 Devon 11 Yorkshire 11 Gloucestershire 11 Yorkshire 9.5 Devon 8.5 Dorset 14 Devon 6

Is there a set format for these games? ie how many days per move/players Also as this is postal chess, why is there a delay of 1 month for each round? this will not get finished until well into 2012. I propose a delay of 1 week for each round. regards Micky

Group C Open League. Teams Cambridgeshire (14) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/team-cambridgeshire Durham (8) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/durham Hampshire (13) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-hampshire Herefordshire (7) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/herefordshire Leicestershire (11) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/leicestershire Wiltshire (11) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-wiltshire Fixtures will be done soon.

Group A Open League. Teams Devon (28) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/devon-chess Dorset (28) http://www.chess.com/groups/home/team-dorset Essex (38) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/essex-county-chess-group Gloucestershire (35) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-gloucestershire Lancashire (58) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/lancashire-lads-and-lasses Staffordshire (35) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/team-staffordshire Worcestershire (38) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/worcestershire Yorkshire (69) http://www.chess.com/groups/view/yorkshire-terriers

Group One Lancashire (56) Essex (38) Yorkshire (68) Gloucestershire (55) Staffordshire (35) Worcestershire (35) Dorset (28) Devon (27) Group Two Buckinghamshire(20) Surrey (18) Northamptonshire (19) Middlesex (21) Kent (21) Hertfordshire (17) Sussex (25) Somerset (19) Cheshire (15) Group Three Leicestershire (11) Durham (8) Hampshire (13) Wiltshire (11) Herefordshire (7) Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire (11) Cambridgeshire (12)