Division 1 Forum 2024

Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 1. 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 1 match is 10 but please aim for more. 

3 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).

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 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: 23:59
• AUTO-START: off
• Games are RATED: on

Links for the teams competing in Division 1 in 2024 are:

	Royal County of Berkshire
	Team Buckinghamshire (Champion)
	Glamorgan
	Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire
	Kent Checkmates
	Lanarkshire
	London
	Munster
	Team Surrey
	Team Sussex

Fixtures

	Round 1 - 10/12/2023
1	Lanarkshire	-	Glamorgan	1552425
1	London	-	Team Surrey	1552525
1	Team Buckinghamshire	-	Team Sussex	1552357
1	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	-	Royal County of Berkshire	1553321
1	Kent Checkmates	-	Munster	1552345
	Round 2 - 07/01/2024
2	Lanarkshire	-	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	1564115
2	Kent Checkmates	-	Team Buckinghamshire	1564149
2	Munster	-	London	1564299
2	Royal County of Berkshire	-	Glamorgan	1564475
2	Team Sussex	-	Team Surrey	1565363
	Round 3 - 04/02/2024
3	Lanarkshire	-	Royal County of Berkshire	1563907
3	Team Sussex	-	Munster	1576669
3	Team Surrey	-	Kent Checkmates	1576615
3	Glamorgan	-	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	1577309
3	London	-	Team Buckinghamshire	1576539
	Round 4 - 03/03/2024
4	Lanarkshire	-	Team Surrey	1589479
4	Glamorgan	-	Team Sussex	1590329
4	London	-	Royal County of Berkshire	1589625
4	Team Buckinghamshire	-	Munster	1589447
4	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	-	Kent Checkmates	1589531
	Round 5 - 31/03/2024
5	Lanarkshire	-	London	1601491
5	Team Buckinghamshire	-	Glamorgan	1601451
5	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	-	Team Surrey	1602179
5	Kent Checkmates	-	Team Sussex	1601655
5	Munster	-	Royal County of Berkshire	1601579
	Round 6 - 28/04/2024
6	Lanarkshire	-	Munster	1616329
6	Royal County of Berkshire	-	Kent Checkmates	1616697
6	Team Sussex	-	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	1617741
6	Team Surrey	-	Team Buckinghamshire	1616331
6	Glamorgan	-	London	1616477
	Round 7- 26/05/2024
7	Lanarkshire	-	Team Buckinghamshire	1629225
7	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	-	London	1629209
7	Kent Checkmates	-	Glamorgan	1629157
7	Munster	-	Team Surrey	1629285
7	Royal County of Berkshire	-	Team Sussex	1629595
	Round 8 - 23/06/2024
8	Lanarkshire	-	Kent Checkmates	1638431
8	Munster	-	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	1638465
8	Royal County of Berkshire	-	Team Buckinghamshire	1638731
8	Team Sussex	-	London	1638575
8	Team Surrey	-	Glamorgan	1639419
	Round 9 - 21/07/2024
9	Lanarkshire	-	Team Sussex	1650515
9	Team Surrey	-	Royal County of Berkshire	1650659
9	Glamorgan	-	Munster	1650531
9	London	-	Kent Checkmates	1650617
9	Team Buckinghamshire	-	Herefordshire Worcs Shrops	1650561

Lanarkshire v Glamorgan challenge sent

https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2796623

London vs Surrey challenge sent:

https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2796847

HWS vs Berks challenge sent

https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2797885

Lanarkshire v Berkshire Cup R3 and League R3 match challenge sent, combined match.

https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2819111

Team Sussex sent challenge to Team Surrey for round 2, hopefully I have done it right https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2822001

Munster v Sussex challenge sent.

https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2839551

Set up: Thanks

Team Sussex challenge sent to Glamorgan https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2860619

https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/287658

Lanarkshire vs London challenge sent.

https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2876585

Munster vs Berkshire challenge sent.

Challenge sent to Hereford etc https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2902803

Round 7 challenge sent by Kent to Glamorgan: https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2920045

Round 7 challenge London to Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire: https://www.chess.com/daily-team/seek/2920085

Round 7, Kent vs Glamorgan now set up: https://www.chess.com/club/matches/kent-checkmates/1629157