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updated 25.6.09
SCCU FIXTURES 2008-09
AND MATCH CAPTAINS


In the list of match captains below, new people are asterisked. If your details are inaccurate or incomplete, please say.

Teams entered:

Open
U175
U150
U125
U100
U75 		E
*
*
*
*
*
* 		H
*

*
*
*		 K
*
*
*
*
*
*		 M
*
*

*
*		 Sy
*
*
*
*
*
*		 Sx
*
*
*
*
single rd
double rd
single rd
single rd
double rd
double rd

The U75 is over 10 boards.

If captains change any fixtures by agreement, they must inform the County Match Controller and Webmaster promptly. Please, no matches to be re-arranged for 28th or 29th March.
     Re-arranged matches, in the table below, are asterisked in red.

Detailed results must go to both CMC and Webmaster. Email is fine.

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          Open Under 175 Under 150 Under 125 Under 100 Under 75
Sep    27   SyE  KM     SyK    
Oct      4 (4NCL)       *EH   
         11 ESx  MSy   SxK    
EK
         18 (4NCL)       KE  MSy  
         25     *HE        
Nov     1   EK  SxSy   KM  SxE  SyH   SyE
           8 HE  SxSy  KM   ESx  SyH   EM  HK  
         15   KSx  ME   ESy  HK     KSy
         22 KH       MH  SyE  
         29   SxM  SyK   *MSx    
Dec     6 (4NCL)       HSy  KM  
         13   *SyM  ESx   HM  KE  SySx    
             
Jan       3    ESy  MK          
         10 EK  SyH  MSx   SxSy  KE   KSy  HE  
         17 (4NCL)           
         24  
 KE SySx   EH  MSy  SxK   KE
         31   SxK  EM     EK  SyM  
Feb      7 (4NCL)       *ME  
         14 KSy  HSx  ME   SyK  HSx     KH  
         21   MSx  KSy   EM  HSx  KSy   ESy
         28            
Mar     7   *MSy  SxE     HM  ESy  
         14 SxK  SyE  HM   KH  ESy     SyK
         21 (4NCL)        SyH  MK  
         28 No fixtures this day please
         29 U180, U135 and U18 Jamborees

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ADDRESSES

County Match Controller  David Smith, 21 Chigwell Rd, London E18 1LR  020 8530 2118 davidandjanesmith@ntlworld.com
Webmaster/Bulletin Editor   RJ Haddrell, 48 Southview Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9BX: tel/fax 01892 532361 rjh@sccu.ndo.co.uk
Grading Secretary H Grist, 12 Pilgrims Close, Southend on Sea, Essex SS2 4XF 01702 617976 howard.grist@talk21.com

Match Captains
Essex

O

 Position vacant. Contact John Philpott, 50 Cranston Gardens, Chingford, London E4 9BQ johnu175@yahoo.co.uk 020 8527 4063: mobile 0781 1094442: work 020 7951 1282
 

175

 *David Brock, 173 Main Road, Romford, Essex RM2 6LT david(at)dbnetwork(dot)co(dot)uk 01708 784293
 

150

 David Payne, 21 Northlands Close, Stanford le Hope, Essex SS17 8DL davidandjulie21@yahoo.co.uk 01375 409781
 

125

 Simon Moth, 65 Charles Street, Epping, Essex CM16 7AX simon_mothy@yahoo.co.uk 01992 570901 work (emergency only) 020 7662 7514
 

100

 Fin O'Regan, 42 Cambridge Rd, London E11 2PN finoregan@btinternet.com 020 8989 7551
 

  75

 *Malcolm Crane 01375 379424 thurrockchess(at)blueyonder(dot)co(dot)uk
Herts

O

 Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell, 8 Highfield Hall, Highfield Lane, St Albans, Herts AL4 0LE fraser-mitchellj@bre.co.uk 01727 848883
 

150

 Mike Price, 18 Trent Close, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 3RS mikeprice18@ntlworld.com 01438 239638: work 020 7342 2542
 

125

 *Stephen Dicks, 9 Barncroft Way, St Albans, Herts AL1 5QZ stephen(at)starswan(dot)com 01727 842676: mobile 07973 841431
 

100

 Kidge Elder, 14 The Quadrangle, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SG kidge.elder(at)ntlworld(dot)com 01707 327415
Kent

O

 *Laurence Ball, 5 Lila Place, Swanley, Kent BR8 8JB allanburclee(at)gmail(dot)com 01322 667123: mobile 07515 770220
 

175

 *Laurence Jones, 76 Guibal Rd, Lee, London SE12 9LZ lcwv2003(at)ukonline.co(dot)uk 020 8857 6984
 

150

 *Michael Wiltshire, 63 Shepherds Lane, Dartford, Kent DA1 2NS m.r.wiltshire@btinternet.com 01322 272152
 

125

 *David Lettington david_lettington(at)hotmail(dot)com 01634 322224: mobile 07729 624141
 

100

 Alan Evans, Readers, Millcroft Road, Cliffe, Rochester, Kent ME3 7QN 01634 220444
 

  75

 *Alan Evans as above
Middx

O

 Anthony Fulton, 37 Longstone Avenue, Harlesden, London NW10 3UL fulton790@aol.com mobile 07974 238357
 

175

 Anthony Fulton as above
 

125

 Chris Fewtrell, 77 Byron Way, Northolt, Middx UB5 6AZ chris.fewtrell@ntlworld.com 020 8723 8028
 

100

 Graham Snow, 3 Ravensworth Court, 570 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5NN grahamsnow(at)supanet(dot)com 020 7736 5693 
Surrey

O

 Graeme Buckley, 3 Forge Lane, Sutton, Surrey SM3 8SH GNBuckley@aol.com 020 8642 5239
 

175

 Julien Shepley, 127 Alexandra Gardens, Knaphill, Woking GU21 2DL jmshepley(at)bigfoot(dot)com 01483 473643: mobile 07760 221728
 

150

 *Simon Wrigley, 17 Wivelsfield Road, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8FP simonwrigley(at)btinternet(dot)com mobile 0772 9966587
 

125

 *David Howes, 56 Ewhurst Avenue, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0DJ DavidJohnHowes(at)btinternet(dot)com 020 8657 2895
 

100

 Richard G Davey, 1 Greville Park Avenue, Ashtead, Surrey KT21 2QS r.davey7@ntlworld.com 01372 813576
 

  75

 Mike Gunn, 82 Stoke Fields, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LT 01483 571553: mobile (recommended) 07739 518392 mikewxyz(at)googlemail(dot)com
Sussex

O

 Match Secretary: Richard J Almond, 5 The Willows, Sedlescombe Rd North, St. Leonards on Sea TN37 7PA richardalmond141@hotmail.com 01424 753612
Match Captain (on day of match and previous evening only): Paul Selby 01273 553825
 

175

 RD Hirsch, 5 Orde Close, Pound Hill, Crawley, W Sussex RH10 3NG red.deer@btinternet.com 01293 883244
 

150

 L John Cannon, 149 Comptons Lane, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 6BH cannon149@tiscali.co.uk 01403 253776
 

125

 *Gary McCulloch, 7 Clevelands, Haywards Heath, W Sussex RH16 3BA 01444 458056 garyjmcculloch(at)tiscali(dot)co(dot)uk

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NOTES TO MATCH CAPTAINS

Player qualification
Note ECF Counties Championship Rule 11 (which applies in the Union stage). 11(iii) states that one qualification to play for a County is two months' immediately previous and present membership of a club in or affiliated to the County. But it is also a requirement (ECF ruling) that the player must have played for the club in either the current or the previous season.

Contacting opponents
Remember that the home captain should contact the away captain to confirm arrangements at least one month in advance (or two weeks, for matches played before 13th October).

Match results
Result sheets must reach DS within one week of the match, and should also be sent promptly to the Website/Bulletin for publication.

Grades
The ECF Grading List (revised edition, end August 2008) is official for SCCU purposes throughout the season. It is not yet on the ECF website, but will be by the end of August. The printed book should be available in the first week of September, and will not be different.
     If a player has more than one published grade, the one based on most games will be used. You can appeal against this if you wish. (For ECF grades, the number of games is shown in the website list. For other grades or ratings, how you determine the number of games may not be obvious.)

Ungraded players
In the grading-limited divisions, ungraded players may play only if cleared with DS in advance. You should first check with your local grader, who may have information that's not in the list.

Quickplay finishes
The SCCU uses the FIDE Quickplay Finish rules, which are available on the site. Note Appendix D at the bottom, for QPFs where no arbiter is present. The 2005 version is very slightly different from the old one. If no arbiter is present, then in the event of a claim you STOP PLAYING and submit the position to DS.

Website
Your Webmaster would add: Please do send all your result sheets to the Website and Bulletin (same address!), even if you're sure your opponents will. I need both copies as a check. Try to be prompt. Email's best, where possible. Give grades and full initials (or forename) for all players, and please be legible if writing by hand. Accuracy is important because the grader works directly from the website. If a player has just moved into your county, or hasn't played county chess before, add a note first time round saying where he's from. ECF grading code is helpful too, and if he hasn't got one say so. No need for codes generally, unless you think confusion's possible.

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SOME THOUGHTS ON VENUES ETC
by the County Match Controller
Whilst it is impossible to lay down hard and fast rules concerning the venues in which matches are played, there are a number of basic principles to which I feel that Counties should try to adhere. Most of them are just common sense but, at the risk of stating the obvious, here are a few observations.
     Location
Not everyone has a car. Venues need to be located in reasonably accessible places, well served by public transport, trains, buses etc. It is very helpful for Match captains to provide details of convenient connections serving the venue prior to the match. For those lucky enough to travel by car, details of convenient car parks are useful, particularly those that will not cost an "arm and a leg" for the 5 hours required.
     Venue
Ideal venues are hard to come by. Essentials are to provide sufficient space for the match(es) (with room to walk around when required) with good lighting and convenient conveniences. Access for the disabled is an area of growing importance and Counties should do all in their power to use only fully accessible venues.
     Refreshments
Bearing in mind that many teams will have travelled considerable distances, some form of refreshment is an essential courtesy to opponents. Tea, coffee and soft drinks can be provided at minimal cost to the home side. Other light refreshments could be provided by the venue for purchase as required. Details of adjacent cafes and pubs for pre-match meals etc are also very useful for the visiting teams.
     Mobile phones
Whilst the SCCU recognises that is not practicable to ban mobile phones from the playing area (or venue) nevertheless our County Match Rules now make it clear that if a player’s phone rings whilst his game is in progress, the game is automatically lost by default.

May I ask all Counties to review their arrangements in order to ensure that a County Chess match is a pleasant day out for all concerned and not a chore to be endured.
     Best wishes to all for the coming season.
David Smith
County Match Controller

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