Hertfordshire County Chess
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May 31, 2020
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#2
Highlands and Islands
Glamorgan are in.
Team Dyfed please
Leicestershire and Rutland
Can you enter the Oxford Ospreys please
Jun 24, 2020
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#12
Captainstarkiller wrote:
Sorry Captain, this is only open to new teams who don't take part in the league already.
Derbyshire County Chess, Bedfordshire County Chess and Northamptonshire County Chess. Thanks.
Jun 25, 2020
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#14
Aberdeenshire County Chess please
Jun 30, 2020
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#16
Can I play in this as a member of one of the new teams and still compete in the existing CCC tournaments with my established team without falling foul of the multi team rule?
Jun 30, 2020
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#17
Chambro1970 wrote:
Can I play in this as a member of one of the new teams and still compete in the existing CCC tournaments with my established team without falling foul of the multi team rule?
Yes, consider this league completely separate from the regular league and cup as far as multiteaming goes.
Jun 30, 2020
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#18
So I could play for Lancashire in the main ones and play for Leicestershire in this one?
Jun 30, 2020
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#19
blackfirestorm wrote:
So I could play for Lancashire in the main ones and play for Leicestershire in this one?
You’re safer avoiding Leicestershire at the moment.
The last few months have been good months for new clubs. With so many counties starting up teams, we want to get our new players involved in a friendly tournament, to get everyone used to playing team matches and having something to play for.
So, starting in July we are playing a one-off New Team League, open to any county team that is not playing in the regular 2020 league. Format is to be decided, but likely we'll have a few small groups, with the winners playing each other.
Post in the thread below if you'd like to enter your new county team in this tournament. Entry closes 30th June.
2nd July: Tournament Start
Welcome to the 15 teams who have signed up. You'll be split into 5 groups of 3 and play your opponents in a round-robin.
There will be 3 rounds of matches, but each team only takes part in 2 (you'll have a bye for the other round).
You can set up the matches immediately.
The winners of each of the 5 groups will play each other in another round robin, which will start December at the latest.
Any questions? Please send me a message and I'll help you the best I can.
Groups and Fixtures
Group A
Highlands and Islands
Northamptonshire
Derbyshire
Group A Fixtures
Round 1 (starts 17th July)
Highlands and Islands vs Northamptonshire
No fixture: Derbyshire
Round 2 (starts 24th July)
Highlands and Islands vs Derbyshire
No fixture: Northamptonshire
Round 3 (starts 31st July)
Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire
No fixture: Highlands and Islands
Group B
Leicestershire and Rutland
Hertfordshire
Kernow
Group B Fixtures
Round 1 (starts 17th July)
Leicestershire and Rutland vs Hertfordshire
No fixture: Kernow
Round 2 (starts 24th July)
Leicestershire and Rutland vs Kernow
No fixture: Hertfordshire
Round 3 (starts 31st July)
Kernow vs Hertfordshire
No fixture: Leicestershire and Rutland
Group C
Dyfed
Glamorgan
Nottinghamshire
Group C Fixtures
Round 1 (starts 17th July)
Dyfed vs Glamorgan
No fixture: Nottinghamshire
Round 2 (starts 24th July)
Dyfed vs Nottinghamshire
No fixture: Glamorgan
Round 3 (starts 31st July)
Nottinghamshire vs Glamorgan
No fixture: Dyfed
Group D
Oxford Ospreys
Berkshire
Bedfordshire
Group D Fixtures
Round 1 (starts 17th July)
Oxford Ospreys vs Berkshire
No fixture: Bedfordshire
Round 2 (starts 24th July)
Oxford Ospreys vs Bedfordshire
No fixture: Berkshire
Round 3 (starts 31st July)
Bedfordshire vs Berkshire
No fixture: Oxford Ospreys
Group E
Aberdeenshire
Wiltshire
Warwickshire
Group E Fixtures
Round 1 (starts 17th July)
Aberdeenshire vs Wiltshire
No fixture: Warwickshire
Round 2 (starts 24th July)
Aberdeenshire vs Warwickshire
No fixture: Wiltshire
Round 3 (starts 31st July)
Warwickshire vs Wiltshire
No fixture: Aberdeenshire
2nd November: Final Round
Congratulations to our 5 group winners: Derbyshire, Hertfordshire, Glamorgan, Berkshire, and Warwickshire. Thanks to all 15 teams who took part - I don't think we had any forfeits or late starts, so it looks like all of you are set for the start of the main league next month.
I have scheduled the 5 rounds to start 2 weeks apart. This is similar to how the first round worked, and should give us a winner while you can all still call yourselves 'new teams.' Let's get Round 1 up straightaway, please, taking note of the start date, and Round 2 if you want to get it done. I'll send regular reminders to help admins get the matches up.
Round 1 (starts 15th November)
Hertfordshire vs Warwickshire
Berkshire vs Glamorgan
Derbyshire: bye
Round 2 (starts 1st December)
Berkshire vs Derbyshire
Glamorgan vs Warwickshire
Bye: Hertfordshire
Round 3 (starts 15th December)
Derbyshire vs Glamorgan
Hertfordshire vs Berkshire
Warwickshire: bye
Round 4 (starts 1st January)
Warwickshire vs Berkshire
Derbyshire vs Hertfordshire
Glamorgan: bye
Round 5 (starts 15th January)
Glamorgan vs Hertfordshire
Warwickshire vs Derbyshire
Berkshire: bye