Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 3. The team links and the 2021 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC21 League Results

The minimum number of players for a division 3 match is 5 but please aim for more. 

The aim is for 3 teams to be promoted at the end of the season and 1 to be relegated.  But this could change depending on entries in 2022. 

Usually there will be one match per month, the fixtures will be published in December.  Challenges should be sent only after the instruction is received in a news item.  This will usually be sent on the 26^th of the previous month and the start date for matches will be set at 7^th of the month. An exception to this will be the first fixture in December.   The other divisions will have 2 fixtures in March, division 3 will only have 1.   Either team can send the challenge.  If a team does not have enough players on the day the match is due to start then they will be given one extra week to find the extra players. After this week is up the opposing team can choose to claim the match by default.

Please set up all matches as follows:

League Matches

• Match Name: "CC21  [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC21  Div3 Team Channel Islands v Team Connacht”)
• 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:  7^TH of the month (except for December and when a month has two matches) 
• Start Time: any time you like
• AUTO-START: off
• Games are RATED: on

The teams in division 3 in 2021 will be

Team Buckinghamshire

Team Cambridgeshire

Team Channel Islands

Team Connacht

Devon Chess

Essex County Chess Group

Kent Checkmates

Team Suffolk

Two R1 matches to set up:

Devon Chess v Essex County Chess Group (Started)

Team Buckinghamshire v Team Cambridgeshire (Started)

sorry dude, the challenge to buckinghamshire has now been sent

R3

No record of match Team Suffolk v Devon Chess

Team Connacht vs Essex County Chess Group has not reach minimum boards

https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1204110

R4

1 match waiting to set up: Essex County Chess Group v Team Cambridgeshire

CC21 Div3 R4 Essex County Chess Group vs Team Cambridgeshire has not reached board minimum

CC21 Div3 R4 Essex County Chess Group vs Team Cambridgeshire has not started due to not reaching board minimum's.

1 match still to be set up for R6:    Devon Chess v Team Cambridgeshire

Edit: Up and running, thanks

Round 6 matches start in 3/4 days. The following match has not reached board minimums.

Team Channel Islands vs Essex County Chess Group Edit: Min boards OK

1 match to set up for round 7:

Team Cambridgeshire v Team Suffolk

Edit: Now setup

Two R7 matches have not reached board minimums:

Team Buckinghamshire vs Essex County Chess Group

Team Suffolk vs Team Cambridgeshire

Edit: Minimum boards OK

Can admins please remember to start match Team Channel Islands vs Devon Chess

Thanks

R8 match still waiting set up: Team Cambridgeshire v Team Connacht

One R8 match still to reach board minimums:

Team Connacht vs Team Cambridgeshire edit: min boards reached