****Please note that in the County Championship rules, a player can only play for one team for the entirety of that seasons match (including the Open League, Cup, U1600 and U1200). Therefore by playing in a match you are committing to the team for all 2022 competitions. If you do play for more than one club any matches not for your designated team will be forfeited. I hope to welcome you to the team for another season. Thanks everyone***
Below is the longly awaited draw for the 2022 County Cup.The last 16 teams of the 2021 cup plus Yorkshire and Gloucestershire as the highest finishers in the 2020 league not among those 16, get a bye to round 2.
All the round one games and those round 2 games where both teams are known can be set up to start on the 7th of August. Matches will have up to 4 months to reach a conclusion or when a team reaches an unassailable lead they will go through to the next round - please see rule 15 of the 2022 rules for full details.
Start Date: Round 1 and Round 2 matches that are ready to start: 7th August. Other rounds about 7 days after the challenge is sent Start Time: any time you like
AUTO-START: off
Games are RATED: on
Round 1
Match A: London vs Royal County of Berkshire
Match B: Edinburgh-Lothian vs Warwickshire
Match C: Wiltshire vs Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire
Match D: Province of Ulster vs Suffolk
Match E: Cornwall County vs Lancashire L&L
Match F: Highlands and Islands vs Aberdeenshire
Match G: The Isle of Man vs Buckinghamshire
Match H: Renfrewshire vs Team Lincolnshire
Match I: Ayrshire-BDG vs Leicestershire and Rutland
Match J: Nottinghamshire vs Hertfordshire
Match K: Essex vs Tayside
Match L: Lanarkshire vs Cefn Gwlad Cymru
Match M: Staffordshire vs Northern Knights
Match N: Oxford Ospreys vs Devon
Round 2
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Match 1 : Glamorgan vs Winner F
Match 2 : Yorkshire T vs Winner E
Match 3 : Winner G vs Winner C
Match 4 : Winner J vs Winner A
Match 5 : Winner N vs Winner L
Match 6 : Winner K vs Cheshire
Match 7 : Team Connacht vs Gloucestershire
Match 8 : Hereford-Worcs-Shropshire vs Surrey
Match 9 : Somerset W vs Sussex
Match 10 : Winner H vs Channel Islands
Match 11 : Birmingham vs Winner I
Match 12 : Winner B vs Hampshire
Match 13 : Dorset vs Cambridgeshire
Match 14 : Derbyshire vs Norfolk
Match 15 : Munster vs Winner D
Match 16 : Kent Checkmates vs Winner M
Round 3
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Match 17 : Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 11
Match 18 : Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 16
Match 19 : Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 2
Match 20 : Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 4
Match 21 : Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
Match 22 : Winner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 8
Match 23 : Winner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 3
Match 24 : Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 7
Round 4
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Match 25 : Winner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 22
Match 26 : Winner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 23
Match 27 : Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 21
Match 28 : Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 18
Round 5
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Match 29 : Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 25
Match 30 : Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 28
Final
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Match 31 : Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 29
****Please note that in the County Championship rules, a player can only play for one team for the entirety of that seasons match (including the Open League, Cup, U1600 and U1200). Therefore by playing in a match you are committing to the team for all 2022 competitions. If you do play for more than one club any matches not for your designated team will be forfeited. I hope to welcome you to the team for another season. Thanks everyone***
Below is the longly awaited draw for the 2022 County Cup.The last 16 teams of the 2021 cup plus Yorkshire and Gloucestershire as the highest finishers in the 2020 league not among those 16, get a bye to round 2.
All the round one games and those round 2 games where both teams are known can be set up to start on the 7th of August. Matches will have up to 4 months to reach a conclusion or when a team reaches an unassailable lead they will go through to the next round - please see rule 15 of the 2022 rules for full details.
https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/2022-rules-update.
Please set up the challenges as below…
Round 1
Match A: London vs Royal County of Berkshire
Match B: Edinburgh-Lothian vs Warwickshire
Match C: Wiltshire vs Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire
Match D: Province of Ulster vs Suffolk
Match E: Cornwall County vs Lancashire L&L
Match F: Highlands and Islands vs Aberdeenshire
Match G: The Isle of Man vs Buckinghamshire
Match H: Renfrewshire vs Team Lincolnshire
Match I: Ayrshire-BDG vs Leicestershire and Rutland
Match J: Nottinghamshire vs Hertfordshire
Match K: Essex vs Tayside
Match L: Lanarkshire vs Cefn Gwlad Cymru
Match M: Staffordshire vs Northern Knights
Match N: Oxford Ospreys vs Devon
Round 2
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Match 1 : Glamorgan vs Winner F
Match 2 : Yorkshire T vs Winner E
Match 3 : Winner G vs Winner C
Match 4 : Winner J vs Winner A
Match 5 : Winner N vs Winner L
Match 6 : Winner K vs Cheshire
Match 7 : Team Connacht vs Gloucestershire
Match 8 : Hereford-Worcs-Shropshire vs Surrey
Match 9 : Somerset W vs Sussex
Match 10 : Winner H vs Channel Islands
Match 11 : Birmingham vs Winner I
Match 12 : Winner B vs Hampshire
Match 13 : Dorset vs Cambridgeshire
Match 14 : Derbyshire vs Norfolk
Match 15 : Munster vs Winner D
Match 16 : Kent Checkmates vs Winner M
Round 3
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Match 17 : Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 11
Match 18 : Winner of Match 10 vs Winner of Match 16
Match 19 : Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 2
Match 20 : Winner of Match 13 vs Winner of Match 4
Match 21 : Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 15
Match 22 : Winner of Match 5 vs Winner of Match 8
Match 23 : Winner of Match 9 vs Winner of Match 3
Match 24 : Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 7
Round 4
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Match 25 : Winner of Match 19 vs Winner of Match 22
Match 26 : Winner of Match 20 vs Winner of Match 23
Match 27 : Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 21
Match 28 : Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 18
Round 5
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Match 29 : Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 25
Match 30 : Winner of Match 26 vs Winner of Match 28
Final
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Match 31 : Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 29