Division 1 Forum 2023

• Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 1. The team links and the 2023 fixtures can be found below. The results and tables can be found by clicking this link: CC23 League Results

The minimum number of players for a division 1 match is 10 but please aim for more. 

The aim is for 3 teams to be relegated at the end of the season.

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, and March where there will be 2 matches scheduled.  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 an extra 48 hours to find the extra players. After this time has elapsed, 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:

League Matches

• Match Name: "CC23  [Division] [Round] [Team 1] [Team 2]" (e.g., “CC2  Div1 R1 Norfolk Knights vs Munster”)
• 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:  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

Links for the teams competing in Division 1 in 2023 are:

	Team Buckinghamshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Team Hampshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Kent Checkmates 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Munster 🇮🇪
	Norfolk Knights 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Somerset Wyvern 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Team Surrey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Team Sussex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Fixtures:

Munster v Hampshire challenge has been sent 

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2527755

Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire v Surrey challenge has been sent

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2528727

Kent vs Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire R2 challenge sent: https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2543901

London vs Sussex R2 challenge sent:

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2543957

One match for R2 to set up:  Somerset Wyvern  vs  Team Hampshire 

Munster v Herefordshire-Worcestershie-Shropshire challenge has been sent

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2560291

R3 match Kent Checkmates vs Hampshire now open for registration: https://www.chess.com/club/matches/kent-checkmates/1460013/games

Challenge sent from Sussex to Hampshire https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2575661

Challenge sent from Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire to Hampshire https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2665981

Munster v Buckinghamshire challenge sent

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2685167

Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire v Sussex challenge sent

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2685199

Kent vs Somerset challenge sent https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2685221

London to Hampshire challenge sent:

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2685483

R9 Kent vs Norfolk now open: https://www.chess.com/club/matches/kent-checkmates/1507419

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