Discussion about all aspects of the ECF County Championships.
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Mick Norris
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by Mick Norris » Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:15 pm
u1850 preliminary Middlesex v Suffolk
ECF website with links to the Rules
23rd April – U1850 Preliminary Round
14th May – Open, Minor Counties, U1850 & U1450 Quarter Finals
21st May – U2050 & U1650 Quarter Finals
11th June – Semi Finals of all championships
2nd July – Finals of all championships
Covid-19 conditions permitting, the finals will be held at a venue in the midlands (the Holiday Inn at Birmingham International Airport is currently under consideration) on Saturday 2 July 2022.
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Mick Norris
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by Mick Norris » Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:53 am
u2050 only 5 entries; Essex v Yorks in the quarter final
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by Nick Grey » Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:12 pm
U2050 a semi v Lancs lovely
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by Mick Norris » Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:06 pm
Open only 5 entries, no Lancs
Kent v Northumberland (will be interesting to see where that gets played)
G Man v Yorks/Middlesex
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by Mick Norris » Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:08 pm
Minor Counties also only 5 entries
Warks v Norfolk
Devon v Worcs/Cambs
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by Mick Norris » Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:10 pm
u1650 has 6 entries
u1450 has 8, so normal quarter finals
Yorks v Essex
Notts v Notts juniors
Surrey v Leics
Kent v Lancs
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Kevin Thurlow
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by Kevin Thurlow » Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:49 pm
"Notts v Notts juniors"
Is the draw random, or was that deliberate?
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by David Gilbert » Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:28 am
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:06 pm
Open
Kent v Northumberland (will be interesting to see where that gets played)
The Dartford M25 river crossing and the town's one-way system can be particularly attractive at this time of year but for some reason Newark seems more alluring for both counties!
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by Jon Underwood » Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:10 pm
I would be interested in watching Kent vs Northumberland were I not playing in another match. Great tie.
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by NickFaulks » Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:41 pm
I shall be interested to hear reviews of the new and experimental time control.
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by Mick Norris » Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:48 pm
Indeed, I don't think I've seen this time control previously
E3.1. The time limit shall be all moves in 135 minutes, plus a 15 second increment per move from move 1 (G135’/15”).
E3.2. Where suitable digital clocks are not available for an entire match to be played with this time limit, then the time limit shall be 40 moves in 2 hours, plus a 30 minute quickplay finish (40/120’ + G30’).
E3.3. The time limit of any match may be varied by agreement between the captains with the permission of the National Controller.
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by NickFaulks » Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:58 pm
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:48 pm
Indeed, I don't think I've seen this time control previously
There is probably a reason for that.
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by Kevin Thurlow » Tue Apr 12, 2022 6:21 pm
"There is probably a reason for that."
That it's rubbish? At least there's an increment, but you could get both players on move 12, after 265 minutes...
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by Richard Bates » Tue Apr 12, 2022 7:42 pm
I'll be lobbying for the time limit in E3.3
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by MartinCarpenter » Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:39 am
E3.1 looks very close to the 4NCL time control in practical terms?
That's 90/30 for 40 then 30/30 for the remainder, so 110 to move 40.
If you took 110 minutes to reach move 40 on this proposed one then you'd have 35/15 for the rest of the game which isn't so different to 30/30. I would imagine there's a worry about how long 30/30 can theoretically drag on given the venue hire and travel that county chess involves.