County duel brand

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John Reyes
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County duel brand

Post by John Reyes » Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:46 pm

Just a quick question

Which county has duel brand as I was looking to see The link for it in the forum!
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David Robertson

Re: County duel brand

Post by David Robertson » Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:02 pm

Greater Manchester enjoy a fight. They're the nearest you'll get to a duel brand


Nick Grey
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Re: County duel brand

Post by Nick Grey » Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:46 pm

Not sure either. Manchester are not a County.

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Re: County duel brand

Post by Alex Holowczak » Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:26 pm

IM Jack Rudd wrote:Image
I think I first remember seeing that about 12 years ago. :shock:

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Re: County duel brand

Post by Mick Norris » Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:53 am

Nick Grey wrote:Not sure either. Manchester are not a County.
Greater manchester is a county
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John Reyes
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Re: County duel brand

Post by John Reyes » Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:44 am

Just wonder which Counties have Duel branding in different Union of the ECF???
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Re: County duel brand

Post by Roger de Coverly » Wed Aug 31, 2016 12:28 pm

John Reyes wrote:Just wonder which Counties have Duel branding in different Union of the ECF???
I'm not sure I understand the question ("branding"?) but provided you mean dual as in double rather than duel as in fight, there's the example of Herts and Cambs who have at various times entered county teams in both the EACU and SCCU competitions.

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Re: County duel brand

Post by Nick Grey » Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:32 pm

Manchester is not a county as listed by ECF under Counties. Appears to be decades of bitterness with County neighbour.

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Re: County duel brand

Post by Neil Graham » Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:59 pm

Nick Grey wrote:Manchester is not a county as listed by ECF under Counties. Appears to be decades of bitterness with County neighbour.
The Manchester Chess Federation is an amalgamation of the Manchester and District Chess Association & the Greater Manchester County Chess Association. It is a constituent unit of the Federation along with the London Chess League. Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county which was created in 1974.

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Re: County duel brand

Post by Neil Graham » Wed Aug 31, 2016 9:01 pm

Roger de Coverly wrote:
John Reyes wrote:Just wonder which Counties have Duel branding in different Union of the ECF???
I'm not sure I understand the question ("branding"?) but provided you mean dual as in double rather than duel as in fight, there's the example of Herts and Cambs who have at various times entered county teams in both the EACU and SCCU competitions.
This is correct but I don't think that they have simultaneously entered the same competition via both Unions.

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Re: County duel brand

Post by Nick Grey » Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:32 pm

Neil - thanks - I had not picked up they are in MCCU not NCCU. Not sure why but there you are.

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Re: County duel brand

Post by David Sedgwick » Thu Sep 01, 2016 1:01 am

Nick Grey wrote:Neil - thanks - I had not picked up [Greater Manchester] are in MCCU not NCCU. Not sure why but there you are.
You're a lucky man.

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Re: County duel brand

Post by David Sedgwick » Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:56 am

Neil Graham wrote:
Roger de Coverly wrote:
John Reyes wrote:Just wonder which Counties have Duel branding in different Union of the ECF???
I'm not sure I understand the question ("branding"?) but provided you mean dual as in double rather than duel as in fight, there's the example of Herts and Cambs who have at various times entered county teams in both the EACU and SCCU competitions.
This is correct but I don't think that they have simultaneously entered the same competition via both Unions.
I have some recollection that for a period in the late 1980s / early 1990s Cambridgeshire entered the Open Division competition of both Unions.

I may be mistaken.

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Re: County duel brand

Post by MartinCarpenter » Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:15 am

David Sedgwick wrote:
Nick Grey wrote:Neil - thanks - I had not picked up [Greater Manchester] are in MCCU not NCCU. Not sure why but there you are.
You're a lucky man.
Very lucky even :) If you really want to know then something like the truth is in a few threads on this forum, not really recommended though.

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