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Division 1 London 8901000 Kent 1845000 Surrey 1195000 Herefordshire, Worcs, Shrrops 1114300 Glamorgan 1090650 Berkshire 916000 Tayside, Fife and Stirlingshire 885991 Buckinghamshire 800000 Lanarkshire 668029 Channel Islands 170000 Division 2 Yorkshire 4304000 Sussex 1706000 Hertfordshire 1174000 Derbyshire 1060000 Edinburgh-Lothian 904632 Cambridgeshire 846000 Connacht 589338 Somerset Wyvern 571600 Dorset 383274 Inverness 83289 Division 3 Cymru 3107500 (Northern Knights) Cumbria Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 2561777 Hampshire 1852000 Bedfordshire/Northamptonshire 1564000 Lancashire 1505000 Munster 1373346 Staffordshire 1125000 Lincolnshire 1079000 Gloucestershire 907000 Norfolk 894000 Division 4 Province of Ulster 2200000 Essex 1825000 Devon 1186000 Nottinghamshire 1167000 Cheshire 1064000 Suffolk 767000 Wiltshire 713000 Oxfordshire 695000 Warwickshire 581000 Aberdeenshire 263723 Division 5 Leinster 2870350 Birmingham 1157603 Leicestershire and Rutland 753300 Cornwall 564000 Ayrshire 365256 Renfrewshire 183874 Isle of Man 85000 Shetland 22986

I am the main Admin for team channel islands and I am particularly proud that our small islands will play for the first time in division 1 this year. All our opponents have massively bigger populations than we do and I suspect we will struggle. None the less I refer to our team as "the mouse that roared". This pride caused me to do some research across all five divisions. My main source was the census figures of 2022, but where these were not available I took the figures from the nearest year possible. I will share these statistics in a subsequent post. I mistakenly believed we had the smallest population with 170000 people but discovered three teams had smaller populations. Isle of Man with 85000, Shetland with 22986 and Inverness with 83289. As you would expect the first two play in division 5, but full credit to Inverness who ply their trade in division 2, another roaring mouse. Division 3 is full of sleeping giants, where 8 teams have more than a million people and the other two are pretty close. My apologies to Birmingham for pointing out that they play in Division 5 with a population of over a million people, as do Leinster. The point about Birmingham though is that it is not a county. It is a city in the west midlands authority. Should they decide to rebrand as a county team they would add Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton to their ranks. Now that would be a force to be reckoned with. I'm sure others will spot other interesting facts amongst the statistics and I would be interested in other observations.

Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 2. The team links and the 2025 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC25 League Results The minimum number of players for a division 2 match is 8 but please aim for more.  2 teams will be promoted/relegated at the end of the season based on position in the league (In exceptional circumstances less teams maybe relegated to reorganise the division, (if a team withdraws, for example). CC25 matches will be at regular 28 day intervals, this is to avoid the March fixture congestion of previous seasons. Round dates are below, announcements will be published 2 weeks prior to these dates R1 - 10 DECEMBER  R2 - 7 JANUARY R3 - 4 FEBRUARY R4 - 4 MARCH R5 - 1 APRIL R6 - 29 APRIL R7 - 27 MAY R8 - 24 JUNE R9 - 22 JULY  Challenges should be sent only after the instruction is received in a news item. Either team can send the challenge. If a team does not have enough players by the time & day the match is due to start, the match will be defaulted and the points awarded to the opposition, if both teams fail to get enough players both teams will default. Please set up all matches as follows: To create a match in the new format, please refer to this FORUM League Matches Match Name: "CC25 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC25 D2 R1 Team Buckinghamshire vs Munster”) **Note that the club names are not now added automatically, you will have to type these in. Description: Can be left blank or a link to this group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: none Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: 8. Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: See fixture table above Start Time: Any time AUTO-START: N/A Games are RATED: on Links for the teams competing in Division 2 in 2025 are: Team Cambridgeshire  Team Channel Islands  Derbyshire County Chess  Edinburgh-Lothian  Hertfordshire County Chess  London  Munster  Norfolk Knights  Team Sussex  Yorkshire Terriers 

Links to winners from previous seasons: CC20 | CC21 | CC22 | CC23 | CC24  2025 Trophies DIVISION 1 Champions Herefordshire-Worcestershire-Shropshire. DIVISION 2 Champions Team Channel Islands. DIVISION 3 Champions Inverness Chess Club. DIVISION 4 Champions Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire. DIVISION 5 Champions Team Essex. Chambro1970   Dec 30, 2024   0 #2 2025 KNOCKOUT CUP WINNERS Inverness Chess Club   Runners-up Herefordshire-Worcestershire-Shropshire   Chambro1970   Dec 30, 2024   0 #3 UNDER 1600 Champions TBC.   And medals for the Divisional winners are:             Chambro1970       0 #4 UNDER 1300 Champions TBC. And medals for the Divisional winners are:        

Welcome to the 2025 U1600 League. Please use this forum for all matters relating to the Under 1600 League. The team links and the 2025 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC25 League Results (not yet available) The target for promotion and relegation is that the top 2 from each division will be promoted, while the bottom 2 will be relegate. Divisions will have a maximum of 8 teams, giving 7 rounds in total. These will be played from April to October. Matches will be announced 2 weeks before the start date, which is the 14th of each month. Please set up matches in the format below. The minimum number of players is set according to division (see below). If a team fails to fill their roster by the start time, they will default, and the match will be forfeited. If both teams fail to fill the roster, both teams will default. *Please remember that Multi Player rules now apply to all CCCUKI competitions. If a player is registered in one competition such as the Open League/Cup, that player is also registered for their designated team in the U1600 & U1300 competitions as well.   Match settings Match Name: "CC25 U1600 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC25 U1600 D1 R1: Glamorgan v Yorkshire Terriers”) Description: (optionally) a link to the group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: 1600 Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: see below; Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: 14th of the month Start Time: any time you like AUTO-START: n/a Games are RATED: on Minimum players by division Division 1: 7 players Division 2: 6 players Division 3: 5 players Division 4: 4 players Division 5: 3 players Division 6: 2 Players Click links above to go to the relevant Division. U1600 LEAGUE TD: @markh01 ROUND Announcement Date Round Start Date ROUND 1 31/03/2025  14/04/2025 ROUND 2 30/04/2025  14/05/2025 ROUND 3 31/05/2025  14/06/2025 ROUND 4 30/06/2025 14/07/2025 ROUND 5 31/07/2025  14/08/2025 ROUND 6 31/08/2025  14/09/2025 ROUND 7 30/09/2025 14/10/2025

Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 3. The team links and the 2025 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC25 League Results The minimum number of players for a division 3 match is 6 but please aim for more.  2 teams will be promoted/relegated at the end of the season based on position in the league (In exceptional circumstances less teams maybe relegated to reorganise the division, (if a team withdraws, for example). CC25 matches will be at regular 28 day intervals, this is to avoid the March fixture congestion of previous seasons. Round dates are below, announcements will be published 2 weeks prior to these dates R1 - 10 DECEMBER  R2 - 7 JANUARY R3 - 4 FEBRUARY R4 - 4 MARCH R5 - 1 APRIL R6 - 29 APRIL R7 - 27 MAY R8 - 24 JUNE R9 - 22 JULY  Challenges should be sent only after the instruction is received in a news item. Either team can send the challenge. If a team does not have enough players by the time & day the match is due to start, the match will be defaulted and the points awarded to the opposition, if both teams fail to get enough players both teams will default. Please set up all matches as follows: To create a match in the new format, please refer to this FORUM League Matches Match Name: "CC25 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC25 D3 R1 Team Buckinghamshire vs Munster”) **Note that the club names are not now added automatically, you will have to type these in. Description: Can be left blank or a link to this group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: none Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: 6. Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: See fixture table above Start Time: Any time AUTO-START: N/A Games are RATED: on Links for the teams competing in Division 3 in 2025 are: Team Connacht Team Gloucestershire  Team Hampshire  Inverness Chess Club  Lancashire Lads & Lasses  Team Lincolnshire Northern Knights Oxfordshire Chess Association Team Staffordshire  Province of Ulster

Welcome to the 2025 U1300 League. Please use this forum for all matters relating to the Under 1300 League. The team links and the 2025 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC25 League Results (not yet available) The target for promotion and relegation is that the top 2 from each division will be promoted, while the bottom 2 will be relegate. Divisions will have a maximum of 8 teams, giving 7 rounds in total. These will be played from April to October. Matches will be announced 2 weeks before the start date, which is the 7th of each month. Please set up matches in the format below. The minimum number of players is set according to division (see below). If a team fails to fill their roster by the start time, they will default, and the match will be forfeited. If both teams fail to fill the roster, both teams will default. *Please remember that Multi Player rules now apply to all CCCUKI competitions. If a player is registered in one competition such as the Open League/Cup, that player is also registered for their designated team in the U1600 & U1300 competitions as well.   Match settings Match Name: "CC25 U1300 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (., “CC25 U1300 D1 R1: Team Dorset v Lanarkshire”) Description: (optionally) a link to the group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: 1300 Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: see below; Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: 7th of the month Start Time: any time you like AUTO-START: n/a Games are RATED: on Minimum players by division Division 1: 3 players Division 2: 3 players Division 3: 2 players Division 4: 2 players Division 5: 2 players Click links above to go to the relevant Division.   U1300 LEAGUE TD: @Croftangry20 ROUND Announcement Date Round Start Date ROUND 1 24/03/2025  07/04/2025 ROUND 2 23/04/2025  07/05/2025 ROUND 3 24/05/2025  07/06/2025 ROUND 4 23/06/2025 07/07/2025 ROUND 5 24/07/2025  07/08/2025 ROUND 6 24/08/2025  07/09/2025 ROUND 7 23/09/2025 07/10/2025

Hi guys, I cannot find any information about the number of teams being promoted or relegated this year. How many will it be please

Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 1. The team links and the 2025 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC25 League Results The minimum number of players for a division 1 match is 10 but please aim for more.  2 teams will be relegated at the end of the season based on position in the league (In exceptional circumstances less teams maybe relegated to reorganise the division, (if a team withdraws, for example). CC25 matches will be at regular 28 day intervals, this is to avoid the March fixture congestion of previous seasons. Round dates are below, announcements will be published 2 weeks prior to these dates R1 - 10 DECEMBER  R2 - 7 JANUARY R3 - 4 FEBRUARY R4 - 4 MARCH R5 - 1 APRIL R6 - 29 APRIL R7 - 27 MAY R8 - 24 JUNE R9 - 22 JULY  Challenges should be sent only after the instruction is received in a news item. Either team can send the challenge. If a team does not have enough players by the time & day the match is due to start, the match will be defaulted and the points awarded to the opposition, if both teams fail to get enough players both teams will default. Please set up all matches as follows: To create a match in the new format, please refer to this FORUM League Matches Match Name: "CC25 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC25 D1 R1 Team Buckinghamshire vs Munster”) **Note that the club names are not now added automatically, you will have to type these in. Description: Can be left blank or a link to this group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: none Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: 10. Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: See fixture table above Start Time: Any time AUTO-START: N/A Games are RATED: on Links for the teams competing in Division 1 in 2025 are: Royal County of Berkshire  Team Buckinghamshire  Team Dorset  Glamorgan  Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire  Kent Checkmates Lanarkshire  Somerset Wyvern  Team Surrey  Tayside, Fife and Stirlingshire 

Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 4. The team links and the 2025 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC25 League Results The minimum number of players for a division 4 match is 5 but please aim for more.  2 teams will be promoted/relegated at the end of the season based on position in the league (In exceptional circumstances less teams maybe relegated to reorganise the division, (if a team withdraws, for example). CC25 matches will be at regular 28 day intervals, this is to avoid the March fixture congestion of previous seasons. Round dates are below, announcements will be published 2 weeks prior to these dates R1 - 10 DECEMBER  R2 - 7 JANUARY R3 - 4 FEBRUARY R4 - 4 MARCH R5 - 1 APRIL R6 - 29 APRIL R7 - 27 MAY R8 - 24 JUNE R9 - 22 JULY  Challenges should be sent only after the instruction is received in a news item. Either team can send the challenge. If a team does not have enough players by the time & day the match is due to start, the match will be defaulted and the points awarded to the opposition, if both teams fail to get enough players both teams will default. Please set up all matches as follows: To create a match in the new format, please refer to this FORUM League Matches Match Name: "CC25 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC25 D4 R1 Team Buckinghamshire vs Munster”) **Note that the club names are not now added automatically, you will have to type these in. Description: Can be left blank or a link to this group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: none Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: 5. Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: See fixture table above Start Time: Any time AUTO-START: N/A Games are RATED: on Links for the teams competing in Division 4 in 2025 are: Aberdeenshire  Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire Team Birmingham  Cefn Gwlad Cymru  Team Cheshire  Devon Chess  Team Leinster  Team Nottinghamshire Team Suffolk  Team Wiltshire 

Hello all, The 2024 Cup is now open for registration. As last year, the event will start in August 2023. Registration will close on July 19th. In addition the clubs already registered for the cup will be automatically entered into the 2024 Open league set to start in December. So if you are already one of the teams in the CC24 cup there is no need to register again for the Open League CC24. Registration for the teams so far not registered must take place no later than 30 November. I think we will have between 40 and 46 entries so... The last 16 in the 2023 cup will get a bye to round 2. Depending on entries further byes might be granted to teams by using their finishing position in the 2022 league table. The remaining teams will enter in round 1. Round 1 due to start on August 7th 2023. The minimum number of players per matches will remain the same as last year. In round one the minimum will be 6. In all other rounds the minimum will be 8. Once a player plays for a team in the 2024 Cup that will be their designated team for all competitions in 2024 including the rated limited leagues eg U1600. Please comment below to register your team including the contact admin. Registered Teams.... League & Cup Northern Knights Norfolk Knights Buckinghamshire Yorkshire Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire Cheshire Lancashire Leicestershire & Rutland Province of Ulster Kent Checkmates Inverness Chess Club Sussex London Team Channel Islands Royal County of Berkshire Aberdeenshire Munster Hertfordshire County Chess Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire Ayrshire BDG Lanarkshire Edinburgh-Lothian Team Leinster Oxford Ospreys Team Wiltshire Team Connacht Cefn Gwlad Cymru Tayside Fife and Stirlingshire Team Lincolnshire Warwickshire County Chess Devon Chess Club Team Birmingham Renfrewshire Rooks Somerset Wyvern Glamorgan Dorset Staffordshire Surrey The Isle of Man Gloucestershire Shetland Derbyshire Essex Nottinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cornwall Highlands & Islands Hampshire (League only) Team Suffolk (League only) As previously mentioned the minimum board numbers for round 1 will be 6 this year and this increases to 8 for all other rounds, including round 2, even if this a team's first match in the competition. Please set your matches up as follows: Match Name: CC24 Cup [Round] [Team 1] vs [Team 2] (e.g., “CC24 Cup R1 Yorkshire vs Dorset”) Description: Can be left blank or a link to this group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: none Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: 6 for round 1 and 8 for all other rounds Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: 7th August for Round 1 All other rounds: One week after the challenge has been sent. Start Time: Any time AUTO-START: off Games are RATED: on 17 Teams bye to round 2 Munster Gloucestershire Norfolk Glamorgan Yorkshire Dorset Derbyshire Somerset Essex Berkshire Kent Edinburgh-L Tayside Fife and S. Buckinghamshire Lanarkshire Northern Knights Sussex Round 1 A)Team Connacht v Cefn Gwlad Cymru B)Team Channel Islands v Isle of Man C)Aberdeenshire v Staffordshire D) Leicestershire and R v Cornwall E) Team Leinster v Devon Chess Club F)Province of Ulster v Cambridgeshire G) Ayrshire BDG v Team Birmingham H) Team Wiltshire v Team Lincolnshire I)London v Shetland J) Hertfordshire County Chess v Surrey K) Lancashire v Highlands and Islands L) Oxford Ospreys v Warwickshire County Chess M) Inverness Chess Club v Nottinghamshire N) Bedfordshire - Northants v Renfrewshire Rooks O) Herefordshire- WS v Cheshire Round 2 Match 1 : Norfolk Knights v Winner E Match 2 : Winner J v Derbyshire Match 3 : Essex v Northern Knights Match 4 : Lanarkshire v Winner C Match 5: Winner D v Tayside FS Match 6 : Winner M v Winner O Match 7 : Edinburgh L v Winner F Match 8 : Winner B v Kent Checkmates Match 9 : Gloucestershire v Sussex Match 10 : Buckinghamshire v Winner N Match 11 : Yorkshire v Winner I Match 12 : Berkshire v Winner H Match 13 : Glamorgan v Winner L Match 14 : Winner A v Somerset W Match 15 : Winner K v Munster Match 16 : Winner G v Dorset Round 3 Match 17 : Winner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 5 Match 18 : Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 13 Match 19 : Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9 Match 20 : Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 10 Match 21 : Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 7 Match 22 : Winner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 15 Match 23 : Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 1 Match 24 : Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 4 Quarter Finals Match 25 : Winner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22 Match 26 : Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19 Match 27 : Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 23 Match 28 : Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 20 Semi Finals Match 29 : Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 26 Match 30 : Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 25 Final Match 31 : Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 29

Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 5. The team links and the 2024 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC24 League Results The minimum number of players for a division 5 match is 4 but please aim for more. 3 teams will be Promoted at the end of the season based on position in the league (In exceptional circumstances less teams maybe relegated to reorganise the division, (if a team withdraws, for example). CC24 matches will be at regular 28 day intervals, this is to avoid the March fixture congestion of previous seasons. Round dates are below, announcements will be published 2 weeks prior to these dates R1 - 10 DECEMBER R2 - 7 JANUARY R3 - 4 FEBRUARY R4 - 3 MARCH R5 - 31 MARCH R6 - 28 APRIL R7 - 26 MAY R8 - 23 JUNE R9 - 21 JULY Challenges should be sent only after the instruction is received in a news item. Either team can send the challenge. If a team does not have enough players by 23:59 on the day the match is due to start, the match will be defaulted and the points awarded to the opposition, if both teams fail to get enough players both teams will default. Please set up all matches as follows: To create a match in the new format, please refer to this FORUM League Matches Match Name: "CC24 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC24 D5 R1 Team Leinster vs Essex”) **Note that the club names are not now added automatically, you will have to type these in. Description: Can be left blank or a link to this group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: none Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: 4. Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: See fixture table above Start Time: 23:59 AUTO-START: off Games are RATED: on Links for the teams competing in Division 5 in 2024 are: Ayrshire BDG Cefn Gwlad Cymru Cornwall County Essex County Chess Group Highlands & Islands Team The Isle of Man Team Leinster Renfrewshire Rooks Shetland Chess Club Team Wiltshire

Links to winners from previous seasons: CC20 | CC21 | CC22 | CC23 2024 Trophies DIVISION 1 Champions Kent Checkmates. DIVISION 2 Champions Tayside, Fife & Stirlingshire. DIVISION 3 Champions Team Channel Islands. DIVISION 4 Champions Inverness Chess Club. DIVISION 5 Champions Cefn Gwlad Cymru.

Hi guys, I wonder if anyone can advise. Team Channel Islands won the cup a couple of years ago and this year we con division 3. I cannot find anywhere within our own club area of keeping the trophies we won. Is this facility available

The 2025 Cup is now open for registration. As last year, the event will start in August 2024. Registration will close on July 30th.  In addition the clubs already registered for the cup will be automatically entered into the 2025 Open league set to start in December. So if you are already one of the teams in the CC25 cup there is no need to register again for the Open League CC25. Registration for the teams so far not registered must take place no later than 26 November. I expect similar numbers to what we had in CC24 probably between 40 and 49 entries. Rounds will be announced on 31st July, with some teams likely to get a bye to round 2 (once we get an idea of numbers). Depending on entries further byes might be granted to teams by using their finishing position in the 2023 league table. The remaining teams will enter in round 1. Round 1 due to start on August 14th 2024. The minimum number of players per matches will remain the same as last year. In round one the minimum will be 6. In all other rounds the minimum will be 8. ****Once a player plays for a team in the 2025 Cup that will be their designated team for all competitions in 2025 including the rated limited leagues eg. U1600 & U1300. Please comment below to register your team including the contact admin. Registered Teams.... League & Cup Warwickshire Munster Team Wiltshire Cefn Gwlad Cymru Team Lincolnshire Team Nottinghamshire The Isle of Man Aberdeenshire Ayrshire BDG Derbyshire Edinburgh-Lothian Hertfordshire Team Connacht Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire Team Leinster Oxford Ospreys Lanarkshire Team Gloucestershire Yorkshire Terriers Team Buckinghamshire Glamorgan London Tayside Fife and Stirlingshire Team Channel Islands Devon Northern Knights  Highlands & Islands  Kent Checkmates Inverness Chess Club Cambridgeshire Staffordshire  Dorset Surrey Berkshire Province of Ulster  Sussex Suffolk Norfolk Knights Shetland Leicestershire & Rutland Cornwall Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire Team Birmingham Lancashire Lads & Lasses Somerset Wyvern Cheshire LEAGUE ONLY 47. Team Hampshire 48. Team Essex 49. Renfrewshire Rooks

Well it looks like we have all our champions in all Divisions confirmed. I would like to thank all the admins and players from all participating teams for making this year's league the most competitive ever.  Kent are crowned as Champions in Division 1 after winning the epic 48 board match with Lanarkshire. Kent have also done the double over Lanarkshire by reaching the Cup Final with Inverness. Hard luck Lanarkshire but massive congratulations to Kent Checkmates on a fantastic Season for them. In the other divisions it was a 100% record of wins in every Division. Many congratulations to: Tayside Fife & Stirlingshire (Division 2); Channel Islands (Division 3); Inverness CC (Division 4); Cefn Gwlad Cymru (Division 5). All League Tables & Results can be found by following this CC24 LINK. Participation in matches in all Divisions was fantastic, with the Kent Lanarkshire clash fielding 48 boards. @Tricky_Dicky has produced the following stats for all teams. We are looking very healthy indeed. Roll on CC25! Division One MB=10 Team Name Ave/match Max Min Team Buckinghamshire 16.9 22 12 Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire 24.6 31 18 Team Surrey 18.4 21 15 Munster 18.7 23 15 Team Sussex 16.2 22 13 London 19.4 24 11 Kent Checkmates 32.7 48 24 Lanarkshire 32.9 49 23 Royal County of Berkshire 22.0 38 16 Glamorgan 26.8 35 19 Division Two MB=8 Team Name Ave/match Max Min Somerset Wyvern 19.8 25 13 Norfolk Knights 16.8 23 11 Team Hampshire 13.4 15 12 Team Dorset 19.0 21 17 Lancashire Lads and Lasses 13.9 17 12 Yorkshire Terriers 23.2 32 14 Northern Knights 10.9 12 10 Derbyshire County Chess 10.8 13 8 Tayside Fife and Stirlingshire 18.0 29 13 Team Cambridgeshire 13.1 17 10 Division Three MB=6 Team Name Ave/match Max Min Team Channel Islands 18.2 23 13 Province of Ulster 10.3 13 8 Team Gloucestershire 9.1 13 6 Team Staffordshire 12.3 17 8 Hertfordshire County Chess 17.0 24 10 Team Suffolk 11.0 13 9 Team Birmingham 8.9 12 6 Edinburgh-Lothian 17.7 20 13 Aberdeenshire 13.4 18 8 Team Lincolnshire 6.8 9 6 Division Four MB=5 Team Name Ave/match Max Min Team Nottinghamshire 10.6 13 8 Team Cheshire 9.1 14 4 Warwickshire County Chess 5.5 8 3 Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire 14.4 19 10 Devon Chess 9.8 13 5 Team Connacht 9.1 11 8 Inverness Chess Club 12.5 18 10 Oxford Ospreys 7.8 10 6 Leicestershire and Rutland 6.4 8 5 Division Five MB=4 Team Name Ave/match Max Min The Isle of Man 6.0 8 5 Renfrewshire Rooks 5.9 9 4 Ayrshire BDG 9.1 13 6 Essex County Chess Group 7.9 10 5 Team Leinster 9.2 12 7 Cefn Gwlad Cymru 10.1 13 6 Shetland Chess Club 5.7 8 4 Cornwall County 9.3 12 6 Highlands and Islands Team 4.9 6 4 Team Wiltshire 8.2 11 6

Welcome to the 2024 U1600 League. Please use this forum for all matters relating to the Under 1600 League. The team links and the 2024 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC24 League Results The target for promotion and relegation is that the top 2 from each division will be promoted, while the bottom 2 will be relegate. Divisions will have a maximum of 8 teams, giving 7 rounds in total. These will be played from April to October. Matches will be announced 2 weeks before the start date, which is the 14th of each month. Please set up matches in the format below. The minimum number of players is set according to division (see below). If a team fails to fill their roster by the start time, they will default, and the match will be forfeited. If both teams fail to fill the roster, both teams will default. *Please remember that Multi Player rules now apply to all CCCUKI competitions. If a player is registered in one competition such as the Open League/Cup, that player is also registered for their designated team in the U1600 & U1300 competitions as well. Match settings Match Name: "CC24 U1600 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC24 U1600 D1 R1: Team Hampshire v Norfolk Knights”) Description: (optionally) a link to the group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: 1600 Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: see below; Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: 14th of the month Start Time: any time you like AUTO-START: off Games are RATED: on Minimum players by division Division 1: 7 players Division 2: 6 players Division 3: 5 players Division 4: 4 players Division 5: 3 players Division 6: 2 Players Click links above to go to the relevant Division.

Please use this forum for all matters relating to Under 1300 League. The team links and the 2024 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC23 League Results The top 2 from each division will be promoted, while the bottom 2 will be relegated, but this may change depending on league restructuring in the following season. Divisions will have a maximum of 8 teams, giving 7 rounds in total. These will be played from April to October. Matches will be announced 2 weeks before the start date, rounds will start 7th of each month. Please set up matches in the format below. The minimum number of players is set according to division (see below). If a team fails to fill their roster by the start time, the match will be forfeited. If both teams fail to fill the roster, both teams will default. *Please remember that Multi Player rules now apply to all CCCUKI competitions. If a player is registered in one competition such as the Open League/Cup, that player is also registered for their designated team in the U1600 & U1300 competitions as well. Match settings Match Name: "CC24 U1300 [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC24 U1300 D1 R1: Lancashire Lads & Lasses v Lanarkshire”) Description: (optionally) a link to the group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland Game Type: Standard Chess Days per Move: 3 Rating Range: Min: none; max: 1300 Minimum Games: 0 Players per Club: Min: see below; Max: leave free Concurrent Games: 2 Start Date: 7th of the month Start Time: any time you like AUTO-START: off Games are RATED: on Minimum players by division Division 1: 3 players Division 2: 3 players Division 3: 3 players Division 4: 2 players Division 5: 2 players Click links above to go to the relevant Division.