Division 3 Forum 2023

Please use this forum for all matters relating to Division 3. 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 3 match is 6 but please aim for more. 

The aim is for 3 teams to be promoted & 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  Div3 R1 Team Staffordshire vs Team Cambridgeshire”)
• 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:  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 3 in 2023 are:

	Team Birmingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Team Cambridgeshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Team Cheshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Derbyshire County Chess 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Hertfordshire County Chess 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Team Nottinghamshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Team Staffordshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Team Suffolk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
	Tayside, Fife & Stirlingshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Fixtures

One match for R1 waiting to be set up. 

Team Suffolk  vs Team Cambridgeshire 

https://www.chess.com/club/matches/team-cheshire/1450559

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2560269

Sent to Derbyshire 

https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1469185

Accepted by Cheshire

Challenge sent to Derbyshire

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2580569

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2582687

Sent to Birmingham

https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1473151

CC23 Div 3 Rd6 challenge to Nottinghamshire sent https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2665917

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2666286

Sent to Suffolk

Birmingham v Cambridgeshire challenge sent 

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2668757

Herts v Suffolk R7 challenge sent

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2685173

Roun7 challenge sent to Cambridgeshire from Derbyshire. https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland

Unopened R7 matches

Division 3
Team Staffordshire vs Team Birmingham (Match open)

Team Cambridgeshire vs Derbyshire County Chess

challenge sent to Cambridgeshire , CC23 div 3 R7 team Cambridgeshire v Derbyshire county chess | Team Match Open Challenge - Chess.com

Herts v Staffs R8 challenge sent

https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/2705001