26 November 2024
For details of the 2025 Guildford Congress Friday 25 April to Sunday 27 April 2025. please click on this link -
https://guildfordchessclub.com/activities/GFC.html.
05 November 2024
The SCCA are pleased to announce that, following the discussion at the AGM, the Thorp Trophy is to be revived and will be played on Saturday 22 March 2025 starting at 2pm. There will be 4 rounds. Full details of the rules and time controls will be provided in due course.
07 October 2024
Congratulations to Alastair Armstrong on winning the Slater-Kennington Cup.
To view a picture of Alastair with the Cup click here.
25 September 2024
Congratulations to Maya Keen on winning the Felce Cup.
To see a photo of Maya being presented with the Felce Cup by Epsom Chess Club stalwart, Mike Wickham
click here.
19 July 2024
Further Success for Surrey Players!
SCCA are pleased to congratulate FM Alex Golding for his last round win against a GM to finish first on 7/9 in the recently concluded South Wales International event, and also to congratulate IM Harry Grieve also formerly of Royal Guildford GS for joining him in first place!
Good luck to all of the Surrey players just starting to play in the MindSports International Chess events in London, and to all our players who travel to play in the various British Chess Championship events in Hull in late July/early August.
04 July 2024
Congratulations to the Surrey Open team on winning the Counties Championship for the first time since 2013.
30 June 2024
SCCA AGM Trophy Presentations
Surrey Trophy
Epsom 1 presented to Marcus Gosling by Clive Frostick
click here.
Beaumont Cup
Ashtead 1 presented to Bertie Barlow by Clive Frostick
click here.
Ellam Trophy
Guildford 2 presented to Mike Gunn by Clive Frostick
click here.
Centenary Trophy
Epsom 3 presented to Alistair MacKenzie by Clive Frostic
click here.
Minor Trophy
Coulsdon 3 No presentation
Fred Manning
Wimbledon presented to Gordon Rennie by Clive Frostick
click here.
Alexander Cup
Kingston presented to Alan Scrimgour by Clive Frostic
click here.
Lauder Trophy
Kingston presented to Alan Scrimgour by Clive Frostick
click here.
Ellery Williams
Richmond presented to Huw Williams by Clive Frostic
click here.
Stoneleigh Trophy
Dorking presented to Brian Skinner by Clive Frostic
click here.
25 June 2024
To view a Memorial Page in respect of Barry Miles click
here.
19 June 2024
For details of the funeral of Barry Miles click here.
10 June 2024
After many years as a Surrey county team captain, most recently as the U1650 captain, Mike Gunn has decided to step down.
The U1650 team which he captained won the National Counties Championship in 2022.
The SCCA Board greatly appreciate his work as a county team captain and wish him well for the future.
15 May 2024
The SCCA are sorry to learn that Barry Miles died on Monday 13 May.
Details of the funeral arrangement will be provided when they are available.
To see the topic about Barry at the English Chess Forum click
here.
02 May 2024
The Guildford Summer Tournament, incorporating the club championship, will take place over 8 successive Mondays in June and July starting on Monday 3 June and ending on Monday 22 July.
There are two sections: Open, and Minor (rating under 1550, or unrated).
Entry is free to paid-up Guildford members. £20 for everyone else. The deadline for entry is Saturday 1 June.
Please see the attached Tournament Rules and Information document which contains all the details
here.
James Toon
Tournament Organiser
07803 812094
james.toon@mac.com.
29 April 2024
Congratulations to the Surrey U2100 team on winning the U2100 Trophy at the SCCU Jamboree played on 27 April. The results are shown below.
U-2100
| Team | Result |
|---|---|
| Surrey | 6.5 |
| Middlesex | 4.5 |
| Essex | 4.0 |
| Team | Result |
|---|---|
| Middlesex | 5.5 |
| Essex | 5.0 |
| Surrey | 4.5 |
17 April 2024
Epsom Chess Club has moved to a new home venue: the Epsom Christian Fellowship, 22 West Hill, Epsom KT19 8JD.
The venue is 0.3 miles walking distance from Epsom station, and car parking is available nearby in Wheelers Lane and Court Road, as well as a small parking lot opposite the venue.
The club continues to meet on Monday evenings, with the venue's match start time remaining as 7:30pm.
10 April 2024
Epsom Chess Club have now been included as a venue for the SCCA Individual Tournaments. The revised entry form can be found
here.
13 March 2024
The entry form for the 2024 Individual Tournaments can be found
here.
08 March 2024
The Annual General Meeting of the Surrey County Chess Association
will be held on Sunday 23 June commencing 2.15 pm
at The Cheam Parochial Rooms,
42 The Broadway,
Cheam Village,
Surrey,
SM3 8BD.
14 February 2024
For details of the forthcoming SCCU Team Rapidplay, which will be on Saturday 22nd June 2024 and is open to all clubs in the Southern Counties Chess Union incl. London,
please use the link here.
07 February 2024
The 1st Cheam FIDE RapidPlay event will be held at the Cheam Parochial Halls on Saturday 23 March.
ECF Silver membership is required.
For full details click on this link
https://congress.org.uk/congress/391/home.
28 December 2023
Guildford Chess Club presents the Guildford FIDE Congress 2024.
Main features:
27 December 2023
Dear club secretaries and senior members,
On behalf of Epsom Chess Club, firstly I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the best to your clubs in 2024 and I hope next year is a successful year of chess for you.
I would be grateful if you could forward the attached flyer to all your club members.
Epsom Chess Club is running a bumper edition 'New Year Blitz' on Tuesday 2nd January from 7-10pm at The Haywain Brewers Fayre, Epsom, which is open to all. This is primarily a fundraising event for our club.
Further details can be found on the flyer and on our club website:
www.epsomchessclub.com.
The tournament will be ECF blitz-rated and is likely to be comprised of 11 rounds with a mixture of time controls (5|3, 3|2 and an unrated bonus round of 1-min hourglass). Participants must be ECF members.
To enter, contact Alistair Mackenzie: alraiox@outlook.com.
18 November 2023
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Julien Shepley as Correspondence Secretary. They also take the opportunity to the thank the outgoing Correspondence Secretary, Richard Tillett, for his excellent service in the post since 2013.
02 November 2023
Congratulations to Owen Phillips on his appointment as ECF Manager for Accessible Chess - English Chess Federation. Please click on this link for more information
ECF Manager for Accessible Chess - English Chess Federation.
01 November 2023
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Ashwini Bhat as a Junior Manager.
14 September 2023
SCCA members are welcome to attend the opening of the new public chess tables in Kingston in a couple of weeks. For more detail and background information please click on this link
https://kingstonchess.com/launching-the-chess-corner-in-the-fairfield/.
08 September 2023
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce an award to Daniel Rosen in recognition of his work in relation to keeping the SCCA Constitution up to date with the many changes that have been made since the formation of the SCCA as a Company Limited by Guarantee in 2007.
Those changes have always been drafted in good time for the General meetings in which they were passed and also for each new season.
07 September 2023
Congratulations to Joseph Morrison on winning the Tommy Dunne Trophy for 2022/23. Click here
click here and
here
to see photos of him being presented with the trophy by SCCA Non-Executive Director Graham Alcock.
28 August 2023
Streatham Library Rapidplay (organised by Streatham & Brixton Chess Club ) on Saturday 23 September Details and entry online
here (http://congress.org.uk/congress/297/home) .
Fred Manning Presentation
Richard Jones (Ashtead) receiving the Fred Manning Trophy from Clive Frostick
click here.
16 August 2023
Congratulations to Sean Ingle on winning the Best Game Prize in the Club Competitions section.
Sean has also been awarded the Frank Parr Memorial Prize for that game, details of which can be found
here.
11 August 2023
PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE WONDERFUL LIFE OF MARTIN CATH
Martin's funeral will be held at 1.30pm next Wednesday, 16th August 2023, in the East Chapel of Croydon Crematorium.
The wake will be held afterwards at the Shirley Park Golf Club.
Martin's family would welcome all his friends from the chess world who knew him to both the funeral and the wake.
I would ask that if you are planning on attending either or both please could you let either myself or his daughter Mary know, so that we know how many to expect.
The invitation and Mary's contact phone details are as below
(or email maryhsmith69@hotmail.co.uk).
Mobile: 0780532832
25 July 2023
The SCCA are sorry to learn that Martin Cath died peacefully at home at the weekend.
Martin will be deeply missed by his family, friends and those who knew him through the many years he devoted to Surrey Chess and South Norwood Chess Club.
More information, including about the funeral arrangements, will be provided when available.
06 July 2023
Trophy Time!!
Surrey Trophy - Kingston 1 presented to Stephen Moss by Clive Frostick
click here.
Beaumont Cup - Epsom 1 presented to Marcus Gosling by Clive Frostick
click here.
Ellam Trophy - Dorking 1 presented to Peter Lawrence by Clive Frostick
click here.
Centenary Trophy - Richmond presented to Mike Robinson-Chui by Clive Frostick
click here.
Minor Trophy - Surbiton 3 The trophy is still in the possession of Surbiton as they had retained it.
click here.
Alexander Cup - Kingston - presented to Stephen Moss by Clive Frostick
click here.
Lauder Trophy - Epsom - presented to Marcus Gosling by Clive Frostick
click here.
Ellery Williams - Wimbledon presented to Gordon Rennie by Clive Frostick
click here.
Stoneleigh Trophy - Guildford presented to Julien Shepley by Clive Frostick
click here.
National U1650 - 2022 Surrey - presented to Mike Gunn by Clive Frostick
click here.
16 May 2023
Congratulations to Magnus Borissow on winning the SCCA U18 Michel Memorial Trophy for the best performing junior at the Guildford Chess Congress 2023.
For a photo him with the trophy presented by Clive Frostick
click here,
and U18 Michell Memorial Trophy
click here.
John Upham Photography / British Chess News
17 April 2023
Congratulations to Magnus Borissow on winning the SCCA U18 Michel Memorial Trophy for the best performing junior at the Guildford Chess Congress 2023.
10 April 2023
Congratulations to Alistair Mackenzie on winning the Wernick Cup.
For a photo him with the trophy
click here,
and also being presented with the trophy by SCCA Deputy President David Flewellen
click here.
13 March 2023
The 2023 Individuals Tournaments entry form can be found here.
06 March 2023
Guildford FIDE Congress 2023
Online entry
http://congress.org.uk/congress/240/home.
04 March 2023
It has been agreed that the SCCA will Award the title of Surrey U18 Champion and the Michell Memorial Trophy to the highest-placed eligible player in the Open at the Guildford FIDE Congress
http://sccu-chess.com/index.php/en/london-club-champs.
(Tournament tie breaks will be used if necessary.)
Players are eligible if they are eligible to play for Surrey according to rule C3.1 of the ECF County Championship rules
(https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/County-Championship-Rules-2021-22.pdf).
"C3. Players Eligible to Participate C3.1. A player is eligible to represent a County in the Championship if the player meets one of the following criteria:
(i) Birth in that county.
(ii) Five year's domicile in that county at any time.
(iii) Two month's immediate previous and present membership of a club either in or affiliated to that County.
(iv) One month's immediately previous and present domicile in that County.
(v) Present attendance as a student at a school, college or university in that County."
17 January 2023
For details of the forthcoming SCCU Team Rapidplay, which will be on Saturday 24th June and is open to all clubs in the Southern Counties Chess Union incl. London,
please use the link http://sccu-chess.com/index.php/en/london-club-champs.
A copy of the entry form can be found here.
10 January 2023
Guildford Chess Club, in association with the University of Surrey Chess Society, presents the Guildford FIDE Congress 2023.
This is a new event.
Main features:
For more details, including online entry and payment, go to http://congress.org.uk/congress/240/home.
If you have any queries about the event please email guildfordfidecongress@gmail.com.
8 December 2022
Congratulations to James McCarthy for winning the Slater Kennington Trophy.
1 November 2022
A book has been published about the history of the Southern Counties Chess Union, entitled The Southern Counties Chess Union - a retrospective, by SCCU Archivist Anthony Fulton.
For details please click on this
link.
31 October 2022
Epsom Chess Club have a new venue
The Haywain Brewers Fayre, 2 And 4, Off St Margaret Dr, Dorking Rd, Epsom KT18 7LB.
The playing room is at the back of the pub on the right hand side. Parking is available on-site, but users must input their car number plate using the electronic screen upon entry.
28 October 2022
The SCCA are sorry to learn that Michael Basman passed away on Wednesday 26 October 2022.
Mike was a long standing member of the SCCA, chess author and International Master.
The funeral arrangements are not yet known. .For more information about him click on this
link.
10 October 2022
Presentations at Surbiton Chess Club
Alexey Markov receiving the Felce Cup from SCCA Non-Executive Director Graham Alcock
click here.
30 September 2022
Presentations at Dorking Chess Club
Paul Dupre receiving the Slater-Kennington Cup for 2019 from SCCA Adminstrative Director Peter Lawrence
click here.
Paul Dupre receiving the Challenge Cup for 2022 from SCCA Administrative Director Peter Lawrence
click here.
26 September 2022
Epsom Chess Club
Meets on Mondays from 7.30pm at Ye Olde Kings Head, 26 Church Street, Epsom, KT17 4QB.
Junior club meets on Thursdays from 6.45-8.45pm at Epsom Methodist Church, 11-13 Ashley Road, Epsom, KT18 5AQ.
19 September 2022
The Constitution has been updated to reflect the increase to £50 of the deposit for an appeal under Bye Law 2.9.
In addition Bye Law 2.6 now shows the the revised rating category letters, and the note to Bye Law 3.6(c) shows the 59 minute time limit for the Ellery Williams.
14 September 2022
The SCCA Board have awarded Mike Gunn Exceptional Officer Performance for his success as captain of the Surrey U1650 team in winning the ECF U1650 National Stages Trophy.
His team had on the way also won the SCCU Union Stages Ebony Trophy. We congratulate them for their achievement.
24 August 2022
Congratulations to Otto Weidner for winning the SCCA Best Game Prize in the Club Competitions category for his game against Vladimir Bovtramovics
details of which can be viewed on the SCCA website under the Best Game Prizes link.
Other games submitted but which did not win a prize can also be viewed on the SCCA website under the Contributed Games link.
20 August 2022
The Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Clive Frostick as the County Captain (Open).
18 August 2022
Trophy Presentations at the League Composition Meeting 16 August 2022
Trophies were presented as follows by SCCA President, Clive Frostick:
Ellery Williams Trophy to Paul Dupre, South Norwood
click here.
Stoneleigh Trophy to Julien Shepley, Guildford
click here.
Surrey Trophy to Julien Shepley, Guildford
click here.
15 July 2022
Details of winners of the SCCA competitions for the 2021/22 season are shown below.
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Surrey Trophy: | Guildford 1 |
| Beaumont Cup: | Kingston 1 |
| Ellam Trophy: | Ashtead 1 |
| Centenary Trophy: | Kingston 2 |
| Minor Trophy: | Surbiton 3 |
| Ellery Williams Trophy: | South Norwood |
| Fred Manning Trophy: | Chessington |
| Alexander Cup: | Kingston |
| Lauder Trophy: | Kingston |
| Stoneleigh Trophy: | Guildford |
| John Hawson Trophy: | Peter Large |
| Tommy Dunne Trophy: | Louis Di Cicco |
11 July 2022
David Flewellen being presented with the U1450 Harry Woolverton Trophy by SCCU President Mark Murrel
click here.
Mike Gunn being presented with the U1650 Ebony Trophy by SCCU President Mark Murrel.
click here.
8 July 2022
Congratulations to the Royal Grammar School, Guildford who have won a British Chess Educational Trust Award after being nominated by the Southern Counties Chess Union. For details of the citation click
here.
3 July 2022
Congratulations to our U1650 team who yesterday defeated Warwickshire 13.5 - 2.5 to win the ECF National Stages Championship.
Commiserations to our U2050 team, who lost 8.5 - 7.5 and U1450 team who lost 7 - 5, both against Essex.
Full details of the matches can be found on the ECF website.
1 July 2022
County Finals
U2050
The final will be between Essex and Surrey at Wanstead House in northeast London at 1.30pm
Live on Lichess
Live on the LiveChessCloud
U1650
The final will be between Surrey and Warwickshire at Wanstead House as above at 1.30pm
U1450
The final will be between Essex and Surrey at Wanstead House at 1.30pm alongside the U2050 final between the same two counties.
14 June 2022
The U1450, U1650 and U2050 teams have all reached the finals of the county ECF national stages. An exceptional achievement and we both congratulate and wish them every success in the finals.
25 April 2022
For details of the report from SCCA President Paul Shepherd following the 23 April 2022 ECF Finance Council Meeting click
here.
13 April 2022
The Board are please to announce an award to Graham Alcock, Mike Gunn and David Flewellen for Exceptional Office Performance.
They are respectively the captains of the U2050, U1650 and U1450 Surrey counties teams all of whom have qualified for the ECF National Stages.
This is a great success especially taking into account any difficulties arising from COVID and we wish them well in their national stage matches.
There is now a vacancy for the position of SCCA Non-Executive Director.
Applications for the position should be sent to Peter Lawrence, Administrative Director.
12 April 2022
The Annual General Meeting of the Surrey County Chess Association
will be held on Sunday 26 June commencing 2.15 pm
at The Cheam Parochial Rooms,
42 The Broadway,
Cheam Village,
Surrey,
SM3 8BD.
11 April 2022
Details of the SCCA Consultation document concerning the ECF Finance Council Meeting 2022 can be found on this
link.
10 April 2022
Hammersmith Chess Club are organising their first ever chess congress to celebrate 60 years of their club
All the details are on this
link.
EPSOM CHESS CLUB have moved to a new venue.
It meets on Mondays from 7.30-10.30pm at Yo Sarnie, 26a Upper High Street, Epsom, KT17 4QJ.
The venue is right next to the Odeon cinema and is easily accessible by public transport. We recommend parking in the adjacent Upper High Street car park if you are driving.
The new venue for our junior club is still to be confirmed.
3 March 2022
Epsom Chess Club have moved to a new venue. Details are shown below. Please ensure that your teams captains are made aware of the change. The SCCA website has been updated.
Adult club:
Meeting night Monday 7.30-10.30pm at McCafferty's Bar, 134 High Street, Epsom, KT19 8BT.
The venue is easily accessible by public transport but we recommend parking in the Ashley Centre car park if you are driving.
Junior club:
Meeting night Thursday 6.30-8.45pm at The Epsom Club, 41-43 Church Street, Epsom, KT17 4PW.
The 2022 Individual Tournaments
The 2022 Individual Tournaments entry form can be found
here.
17 February 2022
The SCCA are sorry to learn that Alan May passed away on Thursday 10 February.
Alan had been a member of Dorking Chess Club for many years and as well as previously being a member of Richmond Chess Club.
His funeral will be held on Friday 11 March at the
Holy Trinity Church, Logmore Lane, Westcott, Surrey, RH4 3NN at noon.
If you plan to attend please advise Peter Lawrence
email address peter_mary_lawrence@hotmail.com.
8 February 2022
Surbiton Chess Club lost one of its great stalwarts, Stefano Bruzzi, on 30 January. His funeral will be on 15 Febuary.
For details of the funeral arrangements click on this
link.
25 January 2022
To see a photograph of SCCA Administrative Director Peter Lawrence presenting the Stoneleigh Trophy to Dorking team captain Anthony Collins
click in this link.
24 January 2022
For details of advice on new COVID rules to SCCA Clubs
click here.
16 January 2022
The SCCA Board undertook a further review of the COVID-19 situation in the UK at a meeting on 12 January 2022.
It resolved that the position set out in its communication to clubs dated 30 December 2021 remains appropriate.
COVID_ADVICE_30122021.pdf (scca.co.uk).
The Board has been made aware that some clubs have players who are concerned about playing opposition players who are medically exempt from mask wearing.
Club captains who have such concerned players in their team are encouraged to contact their opposite numbers ahead of their matches,
in order to ascertain if any medically exempt players will be in the opposition team.
Clubs are encouraged to exercise goodwill towards each other to find a mutually acceptable solution to any issues arising.
11 January 2022
Surrey Correspondence Chess - call for players.
For details of a message from Surrrey Correspondence Secretary Richard Tillett (replies requested by 19 January)
click here.
10 January 2022
The Annual General Meeting of the Surrey County Chess Association
will be held on Sunday 26 June 2022 commencing 2pm
at The Cheam Parochial Rooms,
42 The Broadway,
Cheam Village,
Surrey,
SM3 8BD.
2 January 2022
For details of the latest COVID advice from the SCCA Board
click here.
22 December 2021
To see the latest advice on new COVID rules to SCCA clubs from the SCCA Board
click here.
8 December 2021
The SCCA are please to announce the appointments of Paul McCauley and Nasir Rizvi as Junior Managers of the SCCA.
Movers and Takers, published to mark the 150th
anniversary of Streatham and Brixton Chess Club, charts the history of
the two ancestor clubs up to amalgamation in 1946, and then on up to the present day.
It also tells of the players - whether members or not - who animated the local (and sometimes national) chess scene.
Fully illustrated over 116 pages and 20 chapters it is available at £12.50 plus £2.50 p&p
via SFChess@btinternet.com.
See more at http://streathamchess.org/2021/12/05/movers-and-takers-is-published.html.
15 November 2021
Chessington Chess Club have an item about them in the November edition of the ECF News letter ChessMoves.
See
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Chess-Moves-November-2021.pdf.
To view an item that has appeared in the November edition of the ECF Newsletter ChessMoves
click here.
27 October 2021
Details of winners of the SCCA competitions for the 2019/20 season are shown below.
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Surrey Trophy: | Guildford 1 |
| Beaumont Cup: | Surbiton 2 |
| Ellam Trophy: | Guildford 3 |
| Centenary Trophy: | Epsom 1 |
| Minor Trophy: | Surbiton 5 |
| Ellery Williams Trophy: | South Norwood |
| Fred Manning Trophy: | Ashtead |
| Alexander Cup: | Guildford |
| Lauder Trophy: | South Norwood |
| Stoneleigh Trophy: | Dorking |
| John Hawson Trophy: | Peter Large |
| Tommy Dunne Trophy: | Nishchal Thatte |
26 October 2021
To see a photo of SCCA Treasurer Dan Rosen presenting the Lauder Trophy to South Nowood team captain David Howes
click in this link.
25 October 2021
click
on this link to read a report on the 16 October ECF AGM from Paul Shepherd - SCCA ECF Council representative.
22 October 2021
To view photos taken at the 2021 Finance and League Composition Meetings
SCCA Non-Executive Director Clive Frostick presenting the Surrey Trophy to Guildford captain Julien Shepley
click here.
Paul Shepherd presenting:
The Minor Trophy to Graham Alcock (Surbiton)
click here.
The Centenary Trophy to Marcus Gosling (Epsom)
click here.
The Ellam Trophy to Mike Gunn (Guildford)
click here.
The Beaumont Cup to Graham Alcock (Surbiton)
click here.
15 October 2021
For details of a statement on the ECF website concerning the election of the Chief Executive
click here.
07 October 2021
For details of a message from SCCA ECF Representative about the upcoming ECF AGM
click here.
04 October 2021
For details of exclusive beginners chess classes provided by Chessington Chess Club
click here.
23 September 2021
For advice on COVID mitigation to SCCA participants please click
here.
Monday 22 June 2021
The funeral of Mike Bolan will be at 11.00 am Friday 2nd July at Randalls Park Crematorium, Randalls Road, Leatherhead KT22 0AG.
Would any of you who are planning to attend please send an email to
Richard Jones - jrichard4@aol.com.
Monday 21 June 2021
Guildford Chess Club is celebrating its 125th Anniversary and is running a special event in Guildford High Street
on Saturday 11th September from 10.30 - 16.00.
For more details click on either of these links
Chess club invite or
guildfordchess125.eventbrite.
09 June 2021
Congratulations to the Surrey U18 team on coming 3rd at the SCCU Junior Jamboree. For full results click on this link
03 June 2021
The Board are please to announce an award to Brian Skinner for Exceptional Office Performance. Click on this
link for more information.
23 May 2021
The Finance and League Composition meetings will be held on Monday 23 August 2021 commencing 7.30 pm at Cheam COVID-19 restrictions permitting.
16 May 2021
The Annual General Meeting of the SCCA will be held via Zoom on Sunday 20 June 2021 starting at 2 pm.
15 May 2021
The SCCA are sorry to learn that Mike Bolan passed away on Thursday 13 May.
Mike has been a member of Ashtead Chess Club for many years and was also prominent in respect of junior chess.
He was a Life Vice President of the SCCA. The funeral arrangements are not yet known.
09 May 2021
To read a report from Paul Shepherd in respect of the ECF County Teams Structure click
here.
24 April 2021
For detail of the Report of the ECF Finance Council Meeting 24 April by Paul Shepherd - SCCA ECF Council representative click on this
link.
12 April 2021
If you have not yet entered the SCCA Individual Tournaments but intend to do so I remind that the closing date for entries is 25 April.
For the entry form including details of the rules click on this
link.
10 April 2021
To read a message from SCCA President Paul Shepherd click on this
link.
07 April 2021
John Davis Funeral update.
The number of people who have indicated that they are coming to the funeral have now reached the capacity of 30.
However, for those not coming there is the alternative of a webcast.
For details please contact Catherine Cook on 0780 1074471 or calcook43@hotmail.com.
In terms of Covid safety, those coming will need to wear masks, but as a little nod to John's pink and black racing colours, it is suggested that people might like to wear a bit of light pink with their black if they have any.
22 March 2021
The SCCA Board is delighted to announce the appointment of David Flewellen of Epsom Chess Club to the position of Non-Executive Director on the Board.
We wish David every success in his new role.
17 March 2021
This is an update on the Board's thinking in respect of the resumption of OTB club chess competitions.
The UK government has set out a roadmap with a view to lifting all COVID related legal restrictions no earlier than 21 June 2021.
That may change to a later date depending on the progress in fighting the pandemic as legal restrictions are gradually eased.
At the time of writing the impact of the first round of restrictions easing is not known.
In light of the above "earliest" date, the uncertainty of whether it will change, that not all adults in the UK will have been offered a vaccine until the end of July, that many people will wish to take long awaited holidays during the summer and that it is likely to be very challenging for chess clubs to reopen during the summer, both financially and due to uncertain venue availability, the Board believes it is best to plan on a resumption of SCCA OTB club chess competitions in September/October 2021.
The Board intends to contact SCCA clubs again, towards the beginning of May, in order to consult with them about the OTB resumption, including how to deal with the suspended 2019-2020 competitions.
The results of that consultation and any decisions arising from it will be on the agenda of the SCCA AGM, which we plan to hold as an online meeting on 20 June 2021.
For clarity, we are NOT asking for any club consultation responses now.
That is for the future. This communication is simply intended to share with clubs the course we intend to take.
SCCA Board 15 March 2021
16 March 2021
John Davis funeral arrangements.
Catherine Cook has advised that her father's funeral will be held at Leatherhead Crematorium at 12.30pm on Wednesday 14 April.
The delay is a reflection of the (COVID) times.
Given the restriction in numbers (30) allowed to attend it may be streamed, but it would be helpful for Catherine Cook to know who would like to attend in person and who would prefer to attend online.
She has said it would be lovely to meet some of my father's chess friends, albeit from a social 2m distance!
Those wishing to attend either in person or online should contact Catherine direct via email calcook43@hotmail.com. or preferably by phone on 0780 1074471.
John's family do not want floral tributes but for those who wish to do so a donation to either of the charites shown below.
10 March 2021
The Correspondence Matches page on our website has just been updated...
Two new competitions entered this year as well as four teams in the counties championship!
04 March 2021
The SCCA are sorry to learn that John Davis passed away on Saturday 27 February.
John had been a member of Dorking Chess Club since 2008 and when he was in better health was a prolific chess player,
being a member of Dorking, Guildford and Ashtead Chess Clubs.
In addition he played in county matches and chess congresses.
He will be greatly missed. The funeral arrangements are not yet known.
15 February 2021
This year due to Covid-19 the SCCA Board have decided to run the Individual Tournaments online. If you would like to enter the entry form and details of the rules can be found using this
link.
18 January 2021
Surrey win the Major Online Championship - Essex took their revenge over Surrey but only just, with the match hinging on the last game to finish.
However, Surrey take the Championship on tie break by virtue of their comprehensive first leg victory.
The Surrey 1675 Inter Members Team Championship team finished second.
See this link for details.
04 January 2021
To read the New Year message from SCCA President, Paul Shepherd click here.
30 December 2020
Congratulations to Clive Frostick who has won the Over 50 Standard Play Championship at the Caplin British Online Championships.
For details click here http://chess-results.com
01 December 2020
To SCCA Club Secretaries, Officials and Life Vice Presidents
In these difficult times, the SCCA has been working hard to provide online chess playing opportunities to help fill the gap created by the response to Covid-19.
One way of keeping our chess brains ticking over is to play correspondence chess via email.
So, it is with great pleasure that I'm able to announce a new initiative, which I very much hope you and your club members will want to support.
The SCCA, through our correspondence chess secretary Richard Tillett, is arranging an email match between the Braille Chess Association (BCA) and Surrey.
Richard has drafted an info sheet with further details about the match (attached).
BCA have had some 40 expressions of interest from their members, and we now want to establish how many Surrey players would like to participate
- it would be great if we could attract a similar number!
Please circulate this email and the attachment to your members as soon as possible as we want to get this match up-and-running quickly -
the deadline for responses is Friday 18 December.
Questions about the match and entries should be addressed to Richard Tillett, tillett.richard@gmail.com, 07973 831619.
Paul Shepherd
President - Surrey County Chess Association
To view the rules for the competition click here.
27 November 2020
To view the entry form and revised rules for the second run of matches in respect of the Surrey Online Friendly Chess League
click here.
The entry form for those clubs taking part should be sent to the SCCA Inter-Clubs Tournament Director, Huw Williams by 8 December. The competition will begin of 14 December.
10 November 2020
For details of the SCCU Online - Members Team Championship 2020/21
click here.
For your information if there is enough interest Surrey will enter 2 teams and the team captain will be be Julien Shepley (2050 average grade team) and Trevor Jones (1675 average grade team).
Players wishing to take part must be members of the ECF and Lichess will be the platform.
Interested players should contact Peter Lawrence, Administrative Director, SCCA in the first instance.
Please be aware of the information below.
19 October 2020
To read the summary report on the 17 October ECF AGM from SCCA President Paul Shepherd.
click here.
17 September 2020
Congratulation to Chris Briscoe (Surbiton) who has won the Club Competitions Best Game Prize 2020.
Details of the game will be provided under the Best Game Prizes link on the SCCA website.
15 September 2020
Dear SCCA chess participants,
Although there is no immediate prospect of OTB chess restarting in many settings, due to COVID-19, the English Chess Federation ("ECF") has ongoing fixed costs,
including employees, that it cannot simply defray.
The ECF is concerned that membership renewals are likely to be well down on a normal year because of the lack of OTB chess.
The SCCA Board has had some differences of opinion with the ECF in the past, whilst also acknowledging its successes.
However, the much bigger picture is that the ECF, comprised primarily of volunteers who put in a large amount of work, provides significant services to chess in England and it would be missed if it became financially unsustainable.
By now you should have received an invitation to renew your ECF membership.
If you have done so already, great. If not, the Board would like to encourage you, if you are able to financially, to renew in a timely fashion please.
Paul Shepherd
President
Surrey County Chess Association
10 September 2020
Russell Granat will soon be moving to the South Coast for a well-earned retirement and in consequence has stepped down as Deputy President of the SCCA.
Russell will, however, continue as a director of the Surrey Chess Congress for the time being and hopefully until his replacement in that capacity can be found.
Russell led the resurrection of the full Surrey Chess Congress in 2018 which was the first time it had run in many years.
Russell became a SCCA Non-Executive Director in 2015 and became Deputy President in March 2018. He has given excellent, wise and pragmatic service to the SCCA, his club and chess in general and the SCCA Board wish him a happy retirement.
With immediate effect the Board are pleased to announce that they have filled the resultant vacancy by appointing Alan Scrimgour, currently a Non-Executive Director, as the new SCCA Deputy President. The Board has every confidence in and wishes Alan well in his new role.
In consequence there is now a vacancy for the position of SCCA Non-Executive Director. Applications for the position should be sent to Peter Lawrence, Administrative Director.
04 September 2020
The results for the Surrey players in the Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championships can now be found from the Correspondence Matches link on the Competitions page of the SCCA website.
19 August 2020
The English Chess Federation have called for election nominations ahead of its AGM on 17th October.
Vacancies exist for the roles of Director of Finance, Non-Executive Director and Member of the Governance Committee.
If any Surrey chess participant wishes to put themselves forward for any of those positions or to contest any of the other elections
please inform Paul Shepherd , the SCCA President and ECF Council Delegate,
by 1st September (tv1div1@surbitonchessclub.co.uk).
Kindly note that this deadline reflects the fact that SCCA, on its own, cannot make a nomination but would need to reach an agreement with a supporting county to make a joint nomination if any prospective candidates come forward.
17 August 2020
The Finance Meeting, League Composition Meeting and an EGM will be held on 27 August 2020 using Zoom and starting at 7 pm.
For more information.
EGM-email.docx click here
EGM-Finance-League-Comp-Agenda-2020-F.doc click here
19 July 2020
The Board announces that it has appointed Richard Jones to the Chess Disputes Committee (CDC) panel.
The Board is grateful to Richard for coming forward proactively as a volunteer.
If any other Surrey participant is prepared to be considered as a potential member of the CDC panel
please email the CDC chairman, Paul Shepherd, on tv1div1@surbitonchessclub.co.uk
11 July 2020
A message for club and SCCA officials in relation to COVID-19 advice from the ECF.
click here.
04 July 2020
Walton-on-the-Hill Chess Club have joined the SCCA and contact details
can be found on the Club Page of the SCCA website.
12 June 2020
SCCA AGM on 28 June 2020 via Zoom starting at 2pm.
For details click here.
Practice session for the AGM on 21 June 2020 via Zoom starting at 2pm.
Refer to the AGM Agenda attachment email providing joining details by clicking here .
31 May
The Board would like record its recognition and thanks to the captains of the county teams for their hard work over the season:
06 April
The SCCA are sorry to learn of the death of David Fewkes, a member of Crystal Palace Chess Club, on Wednesday 1 April.
Please see the Eulogy from David Hodgson, Secretary of Crystal Palace Chess Club, below.
It is with geat sadness that I have to announce the tragic death of David Fewkes from Covid 19.
Dave had been a member of the club for many many years and his cheerful humour and generous nature will be hugely missed.
31 March
For details of the preliminary status report of the survey which the SCCA ran throughout February 2020
Click here .
15 March
The SCCA Board have suspended all SCCA Club Competitions (including the Individual Tournaments) with immediate effect.
See the link on the Home Page.
03 March
Mike Gunn has decided to retire from the position of SCCA Grading Officer after 16 years of loyal and diligent service.
The SCCA Board express their appreciation and thanks for the work which he has provided in this very important position.
We wish him well for the future.
The Board are pleased to announce that with immediate effect the new Grading Officer is Paul Dupre.
01 March
The 2020 Individual Tournaments entry form can be found (here) 2020 Individual Tournaments entry form .
Please note the following changes from last year:
1. Epsom have been added as a venue.
2. Wimbledon are using a different venue for the individual tournaments and play will be on a different evening, namely on a Tuesday rather than a Monday.
3. After many years of no changes the entry fees have been increased to support the participating venues.
25 February
Please note that the deadline for doing the SCCA Members Survey is February 29th. If you have not done the survey yet please follow this link to a background letter. Reading it will hopefully better inform your response but you could also just skip to the end of it and follow the link to the survey if time is pressing. SCCA Board would really like to hear your opinions on a range of matters and so we would be very grateful to hear your views please.
SCCA Members Survey Febuary 2020 .
Paul Shepherd - SCCA President
04 February
A message to Surrey Chess Participants.
The SCCA Board would like to hear your opinions on a number of matters including monthly grading,
FIDE rating of county matches, Surrey Chess Congress, Surrey Individuals Tournaments and the ECF International Budget.
Please read this letter when SCCA Members Survey Febuary 2020 on behalf of SCCA Board and participate in the short online survey link so that we know what your views are on this matter.
The survey closes on February 29th.
Thank you.
Paul Shepherd - SCCA President.
04 February
Epsom Chess Club is back in business with a new venue less than a week after losing their old venue.
A well-lit and spacious function room, which means there are no excuses for not seeing the crouching bishop on the edge of the board.
The new venue is called The Haywain and is part of the Brewers Fayre chain.
02 February
Epsom Chess Club is no longer able to to use their current venue and are urgently looking for a new one.
In the meatime if your club are due to play at Epsom please contact the club president, Marcus Gosling marcus94gosling@gmail.com
13 December
ECF have launched a consultation on the development of women's chess. The SCCA Board encourages Surrey chess participants to respond to this consultation.
It would be helpful for the ECF to hear from our female participants in particular.
Men alone second-guessing what measures might attract and retain female chess players is unlikely to produce the right answer!
Please follow the link https://www.englishchess.org.uk/development-of-womens-chess-progress-plan/
and click on the link to the consultation document in the web article.
We suggest responding with your comments in an email to the ECF Director of Women's Chess, Chris Fegan,
using the email address director.womenschess@englishchess.org.uk
and copying the SCCA President, Paul Shepherd, tv1div1@surbitonchessclub.co.uk.
Many thanks.
02 December
SCCA Board have been approached by John Foley on behalf of a charity, based in Ethiopia,
with a request for a donation of any surplus analogue chess clocks.
The Board is minded to donate 11 analogue chess clocks that it has identified as surplus to SCCA requirements.
However, if a SCCA affiliated organisation needed them they would be given first priority.
If such a need does exist then please contact Peter Lawrence, SCCA Administrative Director by 23 December.
21 November
Nigel Povah is competing in this year's World Over 65 Championships in Bucharest.
With 3 rounds to go he has scored 6/8 and is 7th overall.
Interested chess fans can watch his continued efforts on Chess 24 live feeds.
27 September
The Felce Cup has been won by Angel Silva Pena.
The Wernick Cup has been won by Rob Sedgwick.
16 September
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won by Paul Dupre.
29 August 2019
Changes to the Board
Due to the significant number of commitments he undertakes in the service of chess and the resultant high workload,
John Foley has decided to step down as Inter-Club Tournaments Director (ICTD).
The Board has appointed Huw Williams of Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club as John's replacement.
The Board would like to welcome Huw and also to extend its thanks to John for his excellent work in the ICTD role over the last three seasons.
27 August 2019
The Challenge Cup has been won by Russell Granat.
26 August 2019
To view photos taken at the Finance and League Composition Meeting .
Paul Shepherd presenting the John Hawson Trophy to Kevin Thurlow.
Paul Shepherd presenting the Ellam Trophy to Bertie Barlow captain of Ashtead 2.
Paul Shepherd presenting the Challenge Cup to Russell Granat.
22 August 2019
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce that Julien Shepley has been appointed the Surrey Open Team captain.
21 August 2019
Due to ill health Owen Phillips has stepped down as the Surrey Open Team Captain.
14 August 2019
To see photos taken at the AGM of new president Paul Shepherd and former president Mike Gunn as well as David Sedgwick speaking after his appointment as life vice president.
Paul Shepherd Mike Gunn
David Sedgwick
09 August 2019
Congratulations to Jasper Tambini (Surbiton) for winning the Club Competions Best Game Prize 2019.
Details of the game are provided under the Best Game Prizes link on the SCCA website.
05 August 2019
British Chess Championships: Congratulations to Mark Josse (Surbiton) joint winner of the over 50 and Matthew Howell(CCF) joint winner of the U1750.
Full details of the results can found Over 50s
and U1750
28 July 2019
There has been an error in the SCCA grading submission for the July 2019 list such that games played in the SCCA Main League in the second half of 2018 have been counted twice.
We are working with ECF to make a correction.
19 July 2019
The SCCA Board would like to state how proud it is that the Surrey Open team reached the 100th edition of the National Counties Finals
and to win the SCCU Championship - Shannon Trophy.
The SCCA Board would like to thank all of the players who helped achieve these feats and, in particular,
would like to thank and congratulate the team captain, Owen Phillips,
who showed great energy, enthusiasm and persistence throughout the season's competitions.
11 July 2019
Surrey play Yorkshire in the final of the Open team competition being the 100th final this Saturday 13 July.
Open - live boards
The games in the final can be followed here(link).
SCC Report 2019
25 June 2019
To view Directors and Officers reports received so far for the 2019 AGM
SCCA AGM 2019 - CDC chairs report
SCCA AGM 2019 - SCCU Executive Delegates report
Delegate to ECF Council report for SCCA 2019 AGM
SCC Report 2019
24 June 2019
To view Directors and Officers reports received so far for the 2019 AGM
Admin Directors Report 2019
Correspondence Report
County match secretary
D President Report
Individual Tournaments Secretaries
SCCA AGM 2019 - Presidents report
Surrey Junior U18 Report 2019
SURREY OPEN TEAM 2018-19 Report for SCCA AGM
SURREY OPEN Report
SURREY U180 Report
SURREY U160 Report
SURREY U120 Report
Webmaster Report
24 June 2019
The Finance and League Composition meetings of the Surrey County Chess Association
will be held on Tuesday 20 August commencing 7.30 pm
at The Cheam Parochial Rooms,
42 The Broadway,
Cheam Village,
Surrey,
SM3 8BD.
10 June 2019
The Surrey Open team achieved a great result in the ECF national stages semi-final defeating Greater Manchester on Saturday 8 June scoring 11.5 - 4.5.
The Surrey Open team captain, Owen Phillips, comments that "the final score does not reflect the tense nature of the games.
Surrey will now play Yorkshire in the final at Kettering on 13 July."
06 June 2019
The Surrey Chess Congress will be held on 4-6 October at Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston, Surrey, KT1 2EE.
The congress is taking place in the John Galsworthy Building, rooms 2002, 2004 and 2012 .
For full details click here
29 April 2019
To view a brief report on the ECF Finance Council Meeting 27 April 2019
from the SCCA President, Paul Shepherd, click
here.
18 April 2019
In view of the Easter weekend the deadline for entry to the Individual Tournaments has been extended from 21 April to 23 April
subject to group availability. Click here for the entry form.
16 April 2019
Please click here to view a message from the SCCA President, Paul Shepherd
concerning the ECF Finance Council Meeting.
04 April 2019
Phil Brooks will not be seeking re-election in his position of Non-Executive Director of the SCCA at the AGM in June.
The Board would like to thank him for his contribution and help whilst serving in that role.
The Board invite applications for the position of Non-Executive Director of the SCCA which should be sent to Peter Lawrence, Administrative Director.
To view a job description click here.
31 March 2019
The Surrey Open Team will be playing their Quarter Final match against Lancashire on 11 May at a venue TBA.
16 March 2019
Please see attached( link) a communication to the ECF from SCCA President, Paul Shepherd ,
in relation to Membership Fees and Budget as well as a Grading Consultation about monthly grading.
15 March 2019
Thank you to all of our ECF Membership Fee respondents, please see the results to date from your feedback.
link
Paul Shepherd
SCCA President
13 March 2019
The 2nd Kingston FIDE Rapid Tournament will take place on 23 March 2019. See here for details
11 March 2019
The Annual General Meeting of the Surrey County Chess Association
will be held on Sunday 30 June commencing 2.15 pm
at The Cheam Parochial Rooms,
42 The Broadway,
Cheam Village,
Surrey,
SM3 8BD.
07 March 2019
Dear Surrey Chess Participants,
Many thanks to all who have already sent their responses on our consultation on ECF Membership fees. We have had a very good response.
However, the last individual response we have received was on 27th February.
If you have not already done so, please take the survey as soon as possible.
Although it will remain open for comments until 31 March there are clear messages already emerging that warrant an earlier communication to ECF around mid-March.
This is to allow ECF as much time as possible to consider them prior to the Finance Council meeting on 27th April.
Please read this letter link on behalf of SCCA Board and participate in the short online survey link so that we know what your views are on this matter.
Thank you.
Paul Shepherd - SCCA President.
03 March 2019
Good News Story Surrey Open Team.
To see comments by Surrey Open team captain Owen Phillips click here(link)
26 February 2019
Colliers Wood Library Community Chess Club launch: Saturday 9 March at 11 am.
All welcome to attend (email Paul Barasi (pbarasi54@btinternet.com) for more details or to be on the guest list)
26 February 2019
The 2019 Individual Tournaments entry form and rules can be found(here)
16 February 2019
The SCCA are sorry to learn that Richard Harris, formerly a member of Kingston Chess Club, died on 5 February 2019.
For an obituary by Ian Cross, Leonardo UK click here(link)
09 February 2019
A message to Surrey Chess Participants. The SCCA Board would like your opinions on the matter of ECF Membership Fees,
which we expect will be proposed to rise at the April 2019 ECF Finance Council meeting.
Please read this letter link on behalf of SCCA Board and participate in the short online survey link so that we know what your views are on this matter.
Thank you.
Paul Shepherd - SCCA President.
02 February 2019
SCCU are organising a one day club championship on Saturday 29 June.
All SCCA affiliated clubs qualify to enter.
This is an idea that was discussed at the SCCA AGM last year and has now been put into action by SCCU.
David Gilbert is organising the event with the assistance of Adam Raoof on the day.
We hope that your club will take up the opportunity to enter.
There are likely to be limits to the numbers of entries due to venue size and so early birds will more likely get in.
You can find full details using the link click here for details
20 January 2019
OPEN TEAM-Good win for Surrey at home to Essex!
Surrey Open team captain, Owen Phillips comment.
Surrey hosted Essex. The match opened after some nice words from Russell Granat about our recently departed friend - FM Steve Berry-which was followed by a well observed minutes silence.
Our players were naturally rather subdued but did Steve and Surrey proud winning 11-5.
If we can win away to Sussex on 2nd March we should then win back the SCCU Open Title.
ENJOY YOUR CHESS!
13 January 2019
There is now an item about Stephen Berry in the January 2019 ECF Newsletter
with a link to an obituary by Andrew Stone.To view the obituary on the ECF site click here
To download the obituary from the SCCA site (doc) click here
12 January 2019
An updated Privacy Notice is now available from the SCCA website to take into account photography.
The text of the SCCA Privacy Notice can be foundhere
05 January 2019
The SCCA are deeply sorry to learn that Stephen Berry from Wimbledon Chess Club passed away on 4 January 2019 following a short illness.
He was a FIDE Master and a hypnotic tactician, springing attacks from positional play.
He was Surrey Challenge Cup Champion a record 12 times and the current holder.
He was also the British Senior Co-Champion in 2017 and helped Wimbledon win the Surrey Trophy and the Thames Valley Division 1 Leagues in 2017 and 2018.
21 December 2018
There is now a new SCCA website games section which provides for games not submitted for a Best Game Prize or submitted but not successful.
For details of the rules which apply click here SCCA Website Games Section doc.
All games submitted should in the first instance be sent to the SCCA Administrative Director in PGN Format
18 December 2018
Congratulations to Koby Kalavannan, Surbiton, for winning the 10th CSC London Chess Classic Weekend Open.
Koby finished joint first on 4.5 points with Maciol Ryszard of Celtic Tigers closely followed by James Holland(Surbiton),
Mike Healey( Richmond) and Will Taylor(Drunken Knights) on 4 points.
03 December 2018
Congratulations to our Open County Captain, Owen Phillips, who has just got back from playing in the World Seniors 50 plus Chess Championship at beautiful Lake Bled in Slovenia.
He scored 4.5/11 but on the way to that score beat the New Zealand and Dominican Republic Champions and drew with the Austrian and Mexican Champions.
Petra Nunn also played - scoring a highly respectable 5/11 in The Womens 50 plus Chess Championship.
In total some 350 players took part in the four events. There were 2x50 plus and 2x65 plus events.
26 November 2018
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen and Vijitha Fear as U14/U130 junior managers.
05 November 2018
Christine Golding has resigned as a junior manager following her move to Hampshire.
Christine has carried out her duties with enthusiasm, commitment and dedication and did an excellent job.
There were some Surrey junior successes during her tenure. SCCA express their thanks and wish her and family all the best for the future.
29 October 2018
Congratulations to Nick Grey who has won the Eric Weimann FIDE Major at the Surrey Chess Congress
Surrey players achieved good scores in the Guernsey International Chess Festival. Details can be found here
23 October 2018
The SCCA Board consider that Andy Chesworth, Individual Tournaments Secretary has made an exceptional officer contribution to the running of the SCCA. This is based on the very efficient way in which he has run the SCCA Individual Tournaments this year
14 October 2018
The Felce Cup has been won by Anthony Collins
The Wernick Cup has been won by Mario Avendano
3 October 2018
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won by Paul Gibbons
1 October 2018
The county Open Team started the season with a 9 - 5 win against Kent in an agreed 14 board match. See here for this and future results
30 September 2018
The Surrey Chess Congress 2018 will take place on 26 to 28 October at Kingston University. See here for an entry form and here for a note to SCCA club officials from the SCCA President
9 September 2018
The Challenge Cup has been won by Stephen Berry
15 August 2018
Best Game Prizes: Anthony Hughes has won the Club Competitions category
7 August 2018
British Chess Championships: Congratulations to Ranesh Ratnesan (Surbiton) 6.5/7 who won the U14 title. Also to Koby Kalavannan (Surbiton) 4.5/9, Akshaya Kalaiyalahan (CCF) 4.5/9 and Daniel Young (Wallington) 4.5/9 in the Championship and Viktor Stoyanov (Battersea) 7/9 in the Major Open. Well done to all other Surrey players who took part. Full details of the results can found here
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Alcock and Nick Grey as joint U160 county captains
30 July 2018
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the following appointments: U120 county captain Ed Mospan and Open team captain Owen Phillips. They also wish to express their thanks and appreciation to the outgoing captains, Julien Shepley and David Archer
16 July 2018
An article on Surrey's Minor Counties win can be found on the SCCU website
10 July 2018
Congratulation to the Surrey Minor Counties team and captain Julien Shepley on their winning the ECF Minor Counties Trophy. Click here for details of the Final
Jessica Mellor, a member of the Guildford Chess Club Junior Section has won the U11 Gold Medal at the
European Schools Chess Competition in Kraków
9 July 2018
To see a selection of photographs, taken by Trevor Jones, of presentations of trophies (by Paul Shepherd and Russell Granat) at the 2018 SCCA AGM click on the following links:
The trophies
John Wilcox receiving the Surrey Trophy on behalf of Wimbledon 1
Gordon Rennie receiving the Minor Trophy on behalf of Wimbledon 6
Richard Jones receiving the Fred Manning Trophy on behalf of Ashtead
Paul Durrant receiving the Alexander Cup on behalf of Surbiton
Bertie Barlow receiving the Lauder Trophy on behalf of Ashtead
29 June 2018
For a picture of the executive members of the SCCA Board, taken at the 2018 AGM, see here. From the left: Peter Lawrence (Administrative Director), Daniel Rosen (Treasurer), Paul Shepherd (President), Russell Granat (Deputy President) and John Foley (Inter-Club Tournaments Director)
3 June 2018
The SCCA is pleased to announce the membership of Epsom Chess Club. For more information click here
2 June 2018
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Mospan as Deputy Webmaster (Technical) and thank him for his help over the last year
The 2018 AGM will be held on Sunday 24 June 2018 at 3pm at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD. Please note the change of start time
The 2018 Finance and League Composition Meetings will be held on Thursday 16 August 2018 at 7.30pm at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD
25 May 2018
The John Hawson Trophy has been won by Altaf Chaudhry
The Tommy Dunne Trophy has been won by Omeet Atara
The Kingston RapidPlay Tournament will take place on 28 July. See here for details
24 May 2018
The SCCA Privacy Notice can be found here. This document can also be accessed via the administration page
23 May 2018
The Alexander Cup has been won by Surbiton
16 May 2018
The Ellam Trophy has been won by CCF 2
4 May 2018
The Surrey Trophy has been won by Wimbledon 1
3 May 2018
The Beaumont Cup has been won by Crystal Palace 1
The Minor Trophy has been won by Wimbledon 6
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by Ashtead
The Stoneleigh Trophy has been won by Guildford
5 April 2018
The SCCA Board consider that Mike Gunn has made an exceptional officer contribution to the SCCA with his captaincy of the U100 and U140 county teams. Both teams have qualified for the ECF national stages
5 April 2018
The ECF U18 County Championships were held at The King’s School, Grantham on 25 February. The Surrey U18 Open team came a very respectable third place after three players pulled out at short notice which meant three players had to move up from our U18 Minor team. Congratulations to all our players: Alex Golding, Gwilym Price, Viktor Stoyanov, James Golding, Martin Kopernicky, Kamer Yildizli, William Golding, Aranan Sivakumar, Koushikk Ayyappan, Boris Stoyanov, Septimus Low-Mayes, Andrew Wilson, Nivjesh Aravinthan, Felicity Pettit and Billy Jordan. Full results can be found here
23 March 2018
We regret to announce the death of Roger Barnett after a fall in the recent icy conditions. Roger was a member of Redhill Chess Club and was Correspondence Secretary of the SCCA from 2003 to 2013. He was a regular attendee of SCCA meetings and nobody could fault his enthusiasm
19 March 2018
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the following appointments:
Paul Shepherd to the vacant position of President
Russell Granat to the resulting vacant position of Deputy President
Alan Scrimgour to the resulting vacant position of Non-executive Director
Phil Brooks to the existing vacant position of Non-executive Director
The Board would like to welcome Alan and Phil to their ranks and to express their appreciation that the new members are prepared to make contributions to support Surrey chess
17 March 2018
Fischer Memorial Reykjavik. GM Daniel Fernandez (4NCL Guildford) scored 5½/9, as did FM Daniel Bisby (ex-Redhill). CM Kevin Thurlow (Redhill) scored 5, IM Nigel Povah (Guildford) and David Grant (Redhill) 4½. There were 248 players (27 GMs) from 34 countries
16 March 2018
The Lauder Trophy has been won by Ashtead
25 February 2018
The 2018 AGM will be held on Sunday 24 June 2018 at 2pm at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD
12 February 2018
The 2018 Individual Tournaments entry form can be found here
3 February 2018
The Board's response to ECF County Championship Consultation Stage 2 can be found here. The Board's response to the earlier stage can be found here
8 January 2018
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Chesworth as the Individual Tournaments Secretary. They also thank Nick Faulks for his work in that role during 2017
2 January 2018
Congratulations to Alex Golding on winning the Under 21 and Under 18 London Junior Chess Championships with a score of 6/6
29 November 2017
The Challenge Cup has been won jointly by Stephen Berry and Tony Stewart
23 November 2017
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won jointly by Angus James and Rajeiv Ratnesan
20 November 2017
In the World Senior 65+ Individual Championship, Nigel Povah finished on 7/11, placed 22nd out of 172 entrants
17 November 2017
The Felce Cup has been won by Andy Chesworth
10 October 2017
Nigel White has resigned his position of Non-Executive Director of the SCCA due to renewed work commitments and having insufficient time. The Board would like to thank him for his contribution and help whilst serving in that role
The Board invite applications for the position of Non-Executive Director of the SCCA which should be sent to Peter Lawrence, Administrative Director. To view a job description of this position click here
16 August 2017
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointments of Mike Gunn as captain of the U100 and U140 teams and David Archer as captain of the U120 team. They wish to express thanks to the outgoing captains Daniel Gliddon and Steve Johnson who ran their respective teams so well
15 August 2017
Best Game Prizes. Daniel Young has won the Overall Best Game prize (Frank Parr Memorial Prize) and Anthony Hughes has won the Club Competitions category
15 July 2017
The Southern Counties Chess Union 125th Anniversary Celebration Mega-Match is on Saturday 16 September 2017. If you are interested in playing please follow the links here and here
11 July 2017
The Final of the National Schools Chess Championship was between the top two Briant Poulter League teams, RGS Guildford and Hampton. As in their 2 league matches, RGS won (this time by 4 – 2) and are National Chess Champions
8 July 2017
The Finance and League Composition Meetings will be held on Monday 21 August at 7.30pm at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD
3 July 2017
To see the final results of the ECF County Championship click here
29 June 2017
To see a selection of photographs, taken by John Foley, of individuals and presentation of trophies (by Mike Gunn) at the SCCA AGM click on the following links:
Peter Lawrence (Administration Director, SCCA)
Julien Shepley (Open Team Captain, SCCA)
Nick Grey (Kingston) and Paul Shepherd (Deputy President, SCCA)
Bertie Barlow (Secretary, Ashtead)
David Hodgson (Secretary, Crystal Palace)
Nigel White (Non-Executive Director, SCCA)
Martin Cath (President, South Norwood)
Dan Rosen (Treasurer, SCCA)
Brian Skinner (Inter-Club Tournaments Administrator, SCCA) and Nick Grey (Kingston)
Russell Granat (Non-Executive Director, SCCA)
Trevor Jones (U180 Team Captain, SCCA) and Alan Punnett (Guildford)
John Foley (Inter-Club Tournaments Director, SCCA) and Dan Rosen (Treasurer, SCCA)
The trophies
John Wilcox receiving the Surrey Trophy on behalf of Wimbledon 1
Keith Selby receiving the Beaumont Cup on behalf of CCF 1
Daniel Young receiving the Ellam Trophy on behalf of Wallington
Paul Shepherd receiving the Minor Trophy on behalf of Surbiton 3
Roger Barnett receiving the Alexander Cup on behalf of Redhill
Ken Chamberlain receiving the Ellery Williams Memorial Trophy on behalf of South Norwood. South Norwood also received the Lauder Trophy and the Fred Manning Trophy
Anthony Collins receiving the Stoneleigh Trophy on behalf of Dorking
Mike Bolan winner of the John Hawson Trophy. The trophy wasn't present
Mike Gunn (President, SCCA) speaking
Paul Shepherd (Deputy President, SCCA) presenting Mike Gunn with a shield to commemorate his 17 years service as SCCA President
13 May 2017
The John Hawson Trophy has been won by Michael Bolan
The Tommy Dunne Trophy has been won by Andres Perez Fadon
10 May 2017
The Alexander Cup has been won by Redhill
8 May 2017
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by S Norwood
25 April 2017
As announced at the last AGM Mike Gunn, after 17 years dedicated service as SCCA President, has decided not to continue after the 2017 AGM. The SCCA Board would welcome any interested candidates to express their interest no later than 31 May
The 2017 AGM will be held on Sunday 25 June 2017 at 2pm at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD
21 April 2017
SCCA Summer Individual Competitions 2017. Entries are invited for the following tournaments (in decreasing order of playing strength): Challenge Cup, Slater-Kennington Cup, Felce Cup & Wernick Cup. The closing date for entries is 8 May and the tournaments start on 15 May. Click here for an entry form
14 April 2017
Nick Faulks has been appointed Individual Tournaments Secretary. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Tom Herman for his work as Individual Tournaments Secretary, a post that he held since 2013
The Surrey Trophy has been won by Wimbledon 1
The Beaumont Cup has been won by CCF 1
The Ellam Trophy has been won by Wallington
The Minor Trophy has been won by Surbiton 3
13 April 2017
We regret to announce the death of Correspondence GM Keith Richardson on 10 April at the age of 75. For tributes see here. The funeral is on 3 May at Aldershot Crematorium
8 April 2017
The SCCA Board consider that Trevor Jones has made an exceptional officer contribution to the SCCA. The U180 team has finished first in the union stages of the county championships. The spreadsheet that he has produced and regularly updates listing Surrey players who are willing to play in county matches is very useful and is supplied to and used by other Surrey county captains
30 March 2017
The Lauder Trophy has been won by S Norwood
29 March 2017
Southern Counties Chess Union U14/U18 Jamboree, 26th March 2017. Surrey won the U14 Open section - congratulations to Alex Golding, Darshan
Kumaresan, Pramoth Ragavan, Matthew Gray, Nilomi Desai and William Golding. Surrey was runner-up in the U18 Minor section, one point behind Richmond -
congratulations to Daniel O'Malia, Elizabeth Johnson, Joshua Beukes, Samuel Beukes, Dylan Perera, Chai-Da Yap, Arenkan Kularaj and Vishu Ketheeswaran
27 March 2017
The Stoneleigh Trophy has been won by Dorking
22 March 2017
The postponed Minor Trophy match, Wimbledon 6 v Dorking 2, has been re-scheduled for Monday 8 May. Quickplay finish only
20 March 2017
The Minor Trophy match, Wimbledon 6 v Dorking 2, scheduled for Monday 27 March has been postponed
9 March 2017
The Lauder Trophy final, S Norwood v Ashtead, has been scheduled for Wednesday 29 March at CCF
23 February 2017
The Fred Manning Trophy match, C Palace v Ashtead, originally on 3 April, has been re-scheduled for Monday 8 May
21 February 2017
The Fred Manning Trophy match, S Norwood v Surbiton, originally on 23 February, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 4 May
20 February 2017
Richmond club page has been updated (Officers and location)
13 February 2017
The Ellam Trophy match, Ashtead 2 v Wimbledon 4, originally on 14 February, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 2 May. Quickplay finish only
3 February 2017
The Ellery Williams Trophy has been won by S Norwood
31 January 2017
The revised nominated players list, effective from 1 February is now online
18 players who previously had estimated (or F) grades now have mid-season A to E ECF grades. They are from Ashtead (1), Castles (2) CCF (3) C Palace (1), Dorking (1), Guildford (1), Kingston (1), Surbiton (5) and Wimbledon (3). These grades are suffixed by m on the SCCA squads list and are effective from 1 February
30 January 2017
The postponed Beaumont Cup match, Dorking 1 v Kingston 1, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 6 April
24 January 2017
The SCCA Junior Chess pages are now available via the link on the link on the left
20 January 2017
The Beaumont Cup match, Dorking 1 v Kingston 1, scheduled for Thursday 26 January has been postponed
14 January 2017
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Redhill v Kingston, will be held on Monday 27 February
28 December 2016
The U100 match, Kent v Surrey, originally on 11 March, has been re-scheduled for Saturday 18 March
23 December 2016
The Fred Manning Trophy match, Dorking v S Norwood, originally on 5 January, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 16 February
22 December 2016
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Surbiton v Guildford, will be held on Wednesday 15 March
The Surrey Trophy match, Ashtead 1 v Surbiton 1, originally on 14 March, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 21 March
18 December 2016
The Lauder Trophy semi-final, Kingston v S Norwood, will be held on Wednesday 11 January
3 December 2016
The Lauder Trophy semi-final, Redhill v Ashtead, will be held on Monday 6 March
25 November 2016
The Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v Wimbledon 6, originally on 15 November, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 4 April
11 November 2016
The Minor Trophy match, Redhill 2 v S Norwood 3, originally on 21 November, has been re-scheduled for Monday 10 April
The Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v Redhill 2, originally on 29 November, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 25 April
7 November 2016
Kingston club page has been updated (Officers and captains)
5 November 2016
The Felce Cup has been won by Tom Herman
21 October 2016
Richmond Rapidplay 2017: for dates, contact details, etc. see here
Congratulations to Paul Durrant on being awarded The ECF President’s Award for Services to Chess. See here for the citation by Nick Grey
Dorking club page updated (Captains)
20 October 2016
The Beaumont Cup match, Dorking 1 v C Palace 1, originally on 3 November, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 27 April
4 October 2016
For a further statement issued by the SCCA Board concerning the U180 semi-final match v Lancashire see here
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won by Nick Faulks
26 September 2016
Exceptional Officer Contribution: Daniel Gliddon has captained the Surrey U100 and U120 county teams since 2012. In 2015 he relinquished the captaincy of the U120 team to become the U140 captain but still remained captain of the U100 team. He has managed those teams with great enthusiasm taking the U140 team to the final in 2016. The Board appreciate the exceptional service provided by Daniel to the SCCA
9 September 2016
Please note that there are now new email addresses for Brian Skinner (brigeoski@gmail.com) and Richard Tillett (tillett.richard@gmail.com)
6 September 2016
The draft 2016 Finance Meeting Minutes and the draft League Composition 2016 Meeting Minutes are now available via the Administration page. See here for a picture of some Board members taken during these meetings
1 September 2016
The 2016 Best Games Prizes page is now available. Only one prize was awarded. The page also contains a very interesting game that failed to win a prize
25 August 2016
The Wernick Cup has been won by Leon Watson
17 August 2016
County Captains. Owen Phillips and Nick Grey have stood down as Captains. Trevor Jones has taken over as U180 Captain and Sylvia Chidi as U160 Captain
12 July 2016
The Challenge Cup has been won by Russell Granat
7 July 2016
For a statement issued by the SCCA Board concerning the U180 sem-final match v Lancashire see here
2 July 2016
The Surrey U140 team lost in the final to Worcestershire 6-10. Congratulations to the team and the captain Daniel Gliddon on reaching the final
30 June 2016
The Finance and League Composition Meetings will be held on Tuesday 23 August at 7.30pm at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD
28 June 2015
To see the photographs, taken by Peter Lawrence, of the presentation by Mike Gunn of trophies at the AGM click on one of the following links:
Surrey Trophy: Alan Punnett receiving the trophy on behalf of Guildford 1
Ellam Trophy: Paul Shepherd receiving the trophy on behalf of Surbiton 2
Centenary Trophy: Brian Skinner receiving the trophy on behalf of Dorking 1
Minor Trophy: Steve Johnson receiving the trophy on behalf of Wallington 2
Ellery Williams Trophy: Mike Gunn receiving the trophy on behalf of Guildford from Paul Shepherd, Deputy President
Fred Manning Trophy: Richard Jones receiving the trophy on behalf of Ashtead
Alexander Cup: John Wilcox receiving the trophy on behalf of Wimbledon
Lauder Trophy: Mike Gunn receiving the trophy on behalf of Guildford from Paul Shepherd, Deputy President
Shannon Trophy: Julien Shepley receiving the trophy on behalf of SCCA Open team
27 June 2016
At the AGM on 26 June Nigel White was elected as Non-executive Director and David Howes as Life Vice President
20 June 2016
The 2016 AGM Agenda and Director's / Officer's reports can be found here
10 June 2016
The John Hawson Trophy has been won by Hugh Wylie
The Tommy Dunne Trophy has been won by Rajeiv Ratnesan
7 June 2016
The Lauder Trophy has been won by Guildford
25 May 2016
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Young as a junior manager with effect from 20 May
22 May 2016
The Ellery Williams Trophy has been won by Guildford
20 May 2016
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by Ashtead
19 May 2016
The Alexander Cup has been won by Wimbledon
9 May 2016
The Surrey Trophy has been won by Guildford 1
The Ellam Trophy has been won by Surbiton 2
The Centenary Trophy has been won by Dorking 1
The Minor Trophy has been won by Wallington 2
The Alexander Cup final, Wimbledon v Guildford will be held on Tuesday 17 May at Ashtead
8 May 2016
The Lauder Trophy final, Guildford v C Palace, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 26 May at S Norwood
3 May 2016
The SCCA Board are pleased to announce the appointment of John Foley as Inter-Club Tournaments Director. They also take
the opportunity to thank Brian Skinner for being the Controller of the Inter-Club Tournaments since 24 November last year until a new appointment could be made
30 April 2016
The postponed Ellery Williams Trophy match, S Norwood v Guildford, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 12 May
20 April 2016
Exceptional Officer Contribution: Julien Shepley, Open team Captain. Julien is now in his second season as captain of the Open team having previously been captain of the U180 team. The Open team has performed exceptionally well this season having won all four of their union stage matches. The Board wishes to congratulate Julien as captain and his team on this achievement
8 April 2016
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, Ashtead v S Norwood, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 17 May
26 March 2016
We regret to announce the death of Stephen Macdonald-Ross, who played regularly for Wimbledon in SCCA competitions (as recently as December). See the English Chess Federation website
24 March 2016
Understudy to the SCCA Interclub Tournaments Administrator and Webmaster (technical). If you have a good IT background and would like to help SCCA, please see here for a copy of a recent email sent by the Administrative Director to club officials
16 March 2016
The Surrey U18 team came second in the SCCU U18 Jamboree on 13 March. Details may appear soon on the SCCU website
1 March 2016
The Minor Trophy match, Dorking 2 v S Norwood 3, originally on 17 March, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 28 April
27 February 2016
The Surrey Trophy match, Surbiton 1 v Redhill 1, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 4 May. Quickplay finish only
24 February 2016
The Lauder Trophy semi-final, C Palace v Streatham, will be held on Monday 14 March
16 February 2016
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 26 June 2016 at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD starting at 1415
15 February 2016
The Fred Manning Trophy match, Ashtead v S Norwood, scheduled for Tuesday 2 February was postponed
Exceptional Officer Contribution: Brian Skinner, Inter-Club Tournaments Administrator. Brian has held the post of Inter-Club Tournaments Administrator since 2009 and that of Technical Webmaster since 2008. During that time he has substantially improved our website and designed and implemented the Results System which works so well. He has also designed the Fixture Program obviating the need for a fixtures meeting. Recently Brian has stepped up to the task, on a temporary basis, of Inter-Club Tournaments Controller following the resignation of David Howes. The Board would like to acknowledge the significant contribution made by Brian towards the smooth running of the SCCA
8 February 2016
The Fred Manning Trophy match, C Palace v Surbiton re-scheduled for today, Monday 8 February, has been cancelled and conceded
by Surbiton
The 34th St Albans Congress will be held on 9-10 April. See here for details
3 February 2016
This is Surrey's second season in the Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship since it went over to a webserver platform. Last season we fielded two teams; this season we have three, one in each of the divisions. We are now roughly at the halfway stage of the season, having completed 23 of our 48 games, and we’re doing very well in all three divisions. We are joint second in Division 1 with 5 points from a possible 8, top in Division 2 with an impressive 7.5 points from 8, and we’re also well placed in Division 3 where we have 6 points from 7. The crosstables are here for Division 1, here for Division 2, and here for Division 3. Individual games can be viewed by clicking on the dots in the cells of the crosstables
30 January 2016
The revised nominated players list, effective from 1 February is now online
19 players who previously had estimated (or F) grades now have mid-season ECF grades. They are from Ashtead (1), C Palace (2), Dorking (1), Guildford (4), Redhill (1), Streatham (1), Surbiton (3), Wallington (2) and Wimbledon (4). These grades are suffixed by m on the SCCA squads list and are effective from 1 February
25 January 2016
The Fred Manning Trophy match, C Palace v Surbiton originally scheduled for today, 25 January, has been re-scheduled for Monday 8 February
David Sedgwick has been appointed Chief Arbiter of the Grand Chess Tour
22 January 2016
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won by Michael Singleton
8 January 2016
The Centenary Trophy match, Wimbledon 4 v Kingston 2, has been re-scheduled for Monday 23 May. Quickplay finish only
6 January 2016
The Centenary Trophy match, Wimbledon 4 v Kingston 2, scheduled for Monday 4 January has been postponed
18 December 2015
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Wimbledon v Surbiton, will be held on Monday 9 May
17 December 2015
The Ellam Trophy match, Wimbledon 2 v Wallington 1, originally on 4 January, has been re-scheduled for Monday 16 May. Quickplay finish only
12 December 2015
The Lauder Trophy match, Kingston v C Palace will be held on Monday 25 January
10 December 2015
The Ellery Williams Trophy match, S Norwood v Guildford, scheduled for this evening, Thursday 10 December, has been postponed
7 December 2015
We regret to announce the death of Tommy Dunne, who ran the highly successful chess teams at Glyn Grammar School from 1949 to 1989. He was also the Junior Co-ordinator for the Surrey County Chess Association for over 30 years
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Guildford v CCF, will be held on Thursday 18 February
4 December 2015
The Felce Cup has been won by Alan May
30 November 2015
The Surrey Trophy match Streatham v CCF originally scheduled for 1 December has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 22 March
The postponed Centenary Trophy match, S Norwood 2 v Wimbledon 4, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 24 March
Exceptional Officer Contribution: Tom Herman, Individual Tournaments Secretary. Tom is now in his third year as SCCA Individual Tournaments Secretary. The competitions have run smoothly and have been going from strength to strength under Tom's stewardship, and remain an important feature in the SCCA's calendar. The Board would like to acknowledge the contribution made by Tom in this regard
26 November 2015
The Surrey v Middlesex U120 match has been re-scheduled for 27 February at CCF starting 2 pm
24 November 2015
Announcement: David Howes has recently had an operation and is now resting and hoping to recover as soon as possible. However he has decided that he must concentrate all his efforts on his recovery and has resigned as Inter-Club Tournaments Director with immediate effect
David has given an incredible service to the SCCA, his clubs and chess in general. Apart from the ICTD position he was president of the SCCU, captain of our U140 county team for many years and was also the captain of various other teams both for South Norwood and CCF. He regularly competed in congresses and competitions. He was always meticulous in carrying out his duties and excelled as a team captain at club and county level. He will be missed. We thank him for his contribution to chess, wish him a speedy recovery and hope he will be able to resume what he loves, playing chess
In the meantime the Board has appointed Brian Skinner as the Controller of the Inter-Club Tournaments, in addition to his other position as Inter-Club Tournaments Administrator, for the remainder of the season unless a replacement for the ICTD position is found in the meantime. Please continue to deal with Brian as you do at present and also refer to him any other matters relating to the inter-club tournaments.
18 November 2015
The Ellam Trophy match, C Palace 1 v Guildford 3 has been re-scheduled for Monday 15 February
15 November 2015
The Ellam Trophy match, C Palace 1 v Guildford 3, scheduled for Monday 7 December has been postponed
14 November 2015
The Surrey Trophy match, CCF v Redhill 1, scheduled for Wednesday 11 November has been postponed
6 November 2015
Surbiton club page updated (Captains'contact details)
5 November 2015
The Centenary Trophy match, S Norwood 2 v Wimbledon 4, scheduled for this evening, Thursday 5 November has been postponed
4 November 2015
The Ellery Williams Trophy match Dorking v S Norwood originally scheduled for Thursday 12 November has been re-scheduled for Thursday 19 November
The Ellery Williams Trophy match S Norwood v Dorking originally scheduled for Thursday 18 February has been re-scheduled for Thursday 25 February
26 October 2015
The report by Peter Lawrence in respect of the ECF AGM can be found here
24 October 2015
The postponed Surrey Trophy match, Surbiton 1 v Redhill 1, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 2 March
22 October 2015
The Lauder Trophy semi-final, Castles v Guildford, will be held on Wednesday 25 November at CCF
14 October 2015
The Surrey Trophy match, Surbiton 1 v Redhill 1, scheduled for Wednesday 28 October has been postponed
1 October 2015
The Wernick Cup has been won by Leon Watson
30 September 2015
Correction. Ian Snape won the ECF Seniors Championship hosted and run by CCF. See here for results
After the usual hectic start-of-season changes, the website information is almost complete. From now on, changes to officials/clubs/captains/fixtures, etc. will be noted in this news section
The Alexander Cup match, CCF v Kingston has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 25 November
26 September 2015
The Challenge Cup has been won by Paul Shepherd
7 September 2015
The current version of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws can now be seen under Administration. There is also a version which includes dates of changes and a version containing only Byelaws
28 August 2015
The draft 2015 EGM Minutes, the draft 2015 Finance Meeting Minutes and the draft League Composition Meeting Minutes are now available via the Administration page
20 August 2015
We congratulate Keith Richardson on also being given the ECF President's Award for Services to Chess. For details of the citation see here and here
The 2015 Best Games Prizes page is now available. Only two prizes have been awarded
10 August 2015
Congratulations to all the Surrey winners at the recent British Championships. Of particular note were:
Ladies Championship 1st: Akshaya Kalaiyalahan
Championship =5th: Chris Ward
Championship =5th: Mark Hebden
Championship =10th: Steve Jones
Championship =15th: Akshaya Kalaiyalahan also U2000 grading prize winner
Over 50 =1st: Nigel Povah
Over 50 =4th: Cliff Chandler
Over 50 =7th: Russell Granat
Over 65 =1st: Roger Emerson
Over 50 U150 =4th: Peter Horlock
U180 =8th: Gwilym Price
U160 =2nd: Jonathan Wright
U120 =1st: Timothy Allen
U8 =2nd: Samuel Beukes
U9 1st: Henry Yu
U10 =5th: Bobby Akeya-Price
U12 =4th: Ranesh Ratnesan
U12 =8th: Oliver Howell
U13 1st: Koby Kalavannan
U14 =2nd: Koby Kalavannan
U14 =2nd: Anshu Ramaiya
U15 =2nd: Girinath Haridas
U18 =2nd: Akshaya Kalaiyalahan
Open Blitz =3rd: Steve Jones
Major Open =2nd: Oliver Gill
Open Rapidplay =14th: Alex Golding
Open Rapidplay =14th: Robert Lydiard
U150 Rapidplay =13th: Peter Horlock
U125 Rapidplay =6th: Lana Boztas
Atkins =3rd: Michael Basman
Week 1 AM Open =8th: Jonathan Wright
Week 2 AM Open =8th: Natasha Regan
Week 2 PM Open =11th: James Golding
Thanks to Peter Lawrence and Owen Phillips for providing the above information
30 July 2015
Because there are so many changes to club details, leagues, fixtures, etc. at this time of the year, these will not be notified in SCCA News or the Change Log until the start of the season
29 July 2015
We congratulate David Sedgwick on being given the ECF President's Award for Services to Chess. For details of the citation see here and here
25 July 2015
A note on SCCA's non-discrimination policy has been added to the Administration page
8 July 2015
The draft 2015 AGM Minutes are now available via the Administration page
24 June 2015
To see the photographs, taken by Peter Lawrence, of the presentation by Mike Gunn of trophies at the AGM click on one of the following links:
Ellam Trophy: Mike Gunn receiving the trophy on behalf of Guildford 3 from Paul Shepherd (Deputy President)
Centenary Trophy: Nick Grey receiving the trophy on behalf of Kingston 2
Minor Trophy: Carl Weeks receiving the trophy on behalf of C Palace 3
Fred Manning Trophy: Paul Durrant receiving the trophy on behalf of Surbiton
Alexander Cup: Roger Barnett receiving the trophy on behalf of Redhill
Lauder Trophy: Carl Weeks receiving the trophy on behalf of C Palace
Ellery Williams Trophy: Brian Skinner receiving the trophy on behalf of Dorking
Stoneleigh Trophy: Julien Shepley receiving the trophy on behalf of Guildford
There were no presentations for the Surrey Trophy or the Beaumont Cup (winners not present)
19 June 2015
The Alexander Cup has been won by Redhill
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by Surbiton. Apologies for the late notification
The John Hawson Trophy has been won by Roger Abayasekera
15 June 2015
In the ECF Counties National Stages semi-final, Surrey open team lost to Yorkshire by 5½ to 10½. Surrey U100 team lost to Kent on board count after the score finished at 6 all. Details on the SCCU website
10 June 2015
Congratulations to Surrey B on winning Division 3 of the Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championship. Details here
1 June 2015
The Finance and League Composition Meetings will be held on Tuesday 18 August at 7.45pm at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD
30 May 2015
The 2014 AGM Minutes are now available via the Administration page
29 May 2015
The 2015 AGM Agenda is now available via the Administration page
23 May 2015
The Alexander Cup final, Redhill v CCF will be held on Wednesday 10 June at CCF
18 May 2015
The Board are nominating Russell Granat for the position of Non-Executive Director. Click here for a copy his manifesto
In the ECF Counties National Stages quarter-finals, Surrey Open team beat Staffordshire by 8½ to 7½ and Surrey U100 team beat Warwickshire by 7½ to 4½. Congratulations to both of these teams. Surrey U120 team lost to Warwickshire on board count after the score finished at 6 all. Details of all these matches on the SCCU website
15 May 2015
Mike Adams has advised that he will not be seeking re-election. The Board are nominating Paul Shepherd for the position of Deputy President. However, should he fail to be elected to that post, Paul will be seeking re-election as a Non-Executive Director. Should Paul be successfully elected as Deputy President, as the Board wishes, then there will be a Non-Executive Director vacancy to fill
Any person wishing to stand for election to the Board must submit his nomination to the Administrative Director by 22 May. Candidates who are not existing Directors must be nominated by the Board, by a Director, or by two Members. Candidates have the option of providing a manifesto to be circulated with the agenda
12 May 2015
In the ECF Counties National Stages quarter-final, Surrey U140 team lost to Lancashire by 6½ to 9½. Details on the SCCU website
8 May 2015
The Lauder Trophy has been won by C Palace
4 May 2015
The Minor Trophy has been won by C Palace 3
28 April 2015
The initial tables for the 2015 Individual Competitions are now online. The rules can be found here
The Clegg Memorial Tournament will be held on Sunday 7 June at the Royal Oak, New Malden. For more information contact
John Foley
23 April 2015
A summary report on the recent ECF Finance Council Meeting is provided here. There was no SCCA delegate at the meeting but Julie Denning, Sussex CCA, was provided with a proxy vote on our behalf. If you would like to see a full copy of her report please contact Peter Lawrence, Administration Director, SCCA
19 April 2015
The postponed Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v Wallington 2, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 5 May. Quickplay finish only
17 April 2015
The Ellery Williams Trophy has been won by Dorking
15 April 2015
The Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v Wallington 2, re-scheduled for Tuesday 14 April has been postponed again
10 April 2015
The postponed Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v Wallington 2, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 14 April
The Stoneleigh Trophy has been won by Guildford
9 April 2015
The Lauder Trophy final, C Palace v S Norwood will be held on Thursday 7 May at Beckenham. Quickplay finish only
6 April 2015
The Surrey Trophy has been won by CCF 1
31 March 2015
The Beaumont Cup has been won by Beckenham
The Ellam Trophy has been won by Guildford 3
The Centenary Trophy has been won by Kingston 2
30 March 2015
See here for a note on Minor Trophy Venues
25 March 2015
The postponed Beaumont Cup match, Wimbledon 2 v Guildford 2, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 7 May. Quickplay finish only
23 March 2015
A short account of Bill Waterton's funeral can be found here dated 23 March
21 March 2015
Further details from Christine Golding of the SCCU U18/U14 Jamboree can be found here
In the 2015 EPSCA U9 Zone South Surrey, playing under the name Wey Valley finished second and qualified for the final. Details can be found here
20 March 2015
The postponed Minor Trophy match, S Norwood 3 v Ashtead 3, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 21 May. Quickplay finish only
16 March 2015
The Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v Wallington 2, scheduled for Tuesday 24 March has been postponed
In the County Championships, the Surrey Open, U140, U120 and U100 teams have qualified for the national stages
15 March 2015
The Minor Trophy match, S Norwood 3 v Ashtead 3, re-scheduled for Thursday 12 March has been postponed again
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, Surbiton v S Norwood, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 27 May
14 March 2015
The Fred Manning Trophy match, Surbiton v S Norwood, scheduled for Wednesday 18 March has been postponed
12 March 2015
From John Foley, Kingston Chess Club: The funeral of Bill Waterton will take place on Tuesday 17 March starting at 1420 at Kingston Cemetery and Crematorium, Bonner Hill Rd, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 3EZ, telephone 020 8546 4462. If people wish to send flowers they can be sent to Frederick W Paine, Funeral Directors, 6 Coombe Ln, Raynes Park, SW20 8ND, telephone 020 8946 1974 or alternatively if they prefer to make a charitable donation could this be to the Alzheimers Society please
9 March 2015
7 counties took part in the SCCU U18/U14 Jamboree. Surrey won the U18 Open and U18 Minor tournaments and were runners-up in the U14 Open and U14 Minor tournaments. More detailed results here
From John Foley, Kingston Chess Club: I regret to inform you that Bill Waterton, the honorary Life President of Kingston Chess Club, passed away on 3 March 2015.
I posted more details on the ECForum. The funeral date of 17th March is provisional
More on the Kingston Chess Club website
3 March 2015
From John Foley, Kingston Chess Club: The funeral of Chris Clegg will take place on Tuesday 24 March starting at 1220 at Kingston Crematorium. It is being handled by Garners Funeral Service of Kingston. It will be a humanist service celebrated by Stephen Foster. Attendees will be invited to share their recollections of Chris. There will be some refreshments after the funeral. Please could you indicate whether you are likely to attend so we can plan numbers
Kingston Chess Club intends to organise a RapidPlay event later in the season - the "Clegg Memorial". Look out for dates
20 February 2015
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 21 June 2015 at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD starting at 1415
17 February 2015
The Stoneleigh Trophy match, Castles v Guildford, scheduled for Wednesday 4 March has been postponed
13 February 2015
The Lauder Trophy semi-final, C Palace v Wallington, will be held on Monday 23 March
11 February 2015
The postponed Surrey Trophy match, Guildford 1 v Redhill 2, has been re-scheduled for Monday 11 May. Quickplay finish only
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Redhill v Streatham, will be held on Monday 27 April
3 February 2015
The Alexander Cup semi-final, CCF v Kingston, will be at CCF on Wednesday 18 March. The top 8 boards will count for the Surrey Trophy match which was scheduled for that day
28 January 2015
The Wernick Cup has been won jointly by Barry Miles
, Ranesh Ratnesan and Ben Widdicombe
13 January 2015
A tribute to Chris Clegg posted by John Foley can be seen here. Other notes of appreciation can be found in the same thread
10 January 2015
It is with regret that we report that Chris Clegg has passed away at home. We will provide more information and details about the funeral arrangements when they are available. In the meantime any enquiries concerning Kingston's Centenary Trophy team should be addressed to Nick Grey (020 7361 3152, nickdgrey@yahoo.co.uk)
7 January 2015
The Beaumont Cup match, Wimbledon 2 v Guildford 2, scheduled for Monday 5 January has been postponed
8 December 2014
The postponed Stoneleigh Trophy match, S Norwood v Guildford, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 26 February
The Surrey Trophy match, Guildford 1 v Redhill 2, scheduled for Thursday 11 December has been postponed
6 December 2014
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won jointly by Paul Durrant and Anthony Hughes
10 November 2014
The Stoneleigh Trophy match, S Norwood v Guildford, scheduled for Thursday 13 November has been postponed
3 November 2014
Congratulations to John Foley on his appointment as a member of the new Educational Commission by the European Chess Union
The postponed Minor Trophy match, S Norwood 3 v Ashtead 3, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 12 March
1 November 2014
Redhill club page updated (Captains' contact details)
29 October 2014
The Minor Trophy match, S Norwood 3 v Ashtead 3, scheduled for Thursday 6 November has been postponed
The Alexander Cup 2nd round match, Redhill v Battersea, will be held on Monday 1 December
18 October 2014
Richard Tillett reports: It's several years since Surrey last competed in the Counties & District Correspondence Chess Championships (C&DCCC). In those days players made their moves by post or email; now all the moves are made online via the International Correspondence Chess Federation's webserver
Surrey has entered two 8-board teams for the 2014/15 season. Surrey A will compete in the Division 1, the Ward-Higgs, which is effectively the county championship. Surrey B will play in Division 3, the Butler-Thomas. The standard across all three divisions is impressive, with several highly rated over-the-board (OTB) players participating as well as some top correspondence players. For example, our Surrey B top board is up against an OTB international master
The competition starts officially on 1 November but several of the games are already underway. You can view the crosstable for Division 1 here, and for Division 3 here. Individual games can be viewed by clicking on the cells in the crosstables
16 October 2014
The Lauder Trophy semi-final, S Norwood v Ashtead, will be held on Thursday 12 February
S Norwood club page updated (Captains' contact details)
15 October 2014
Battersea club page updated (Captain's contact details)
13 October 2014
The proposal at the ECF AGM that competitions where adjudication is possible will not be ECF graded from 1 July 2015 was defeated
Kingston club page updated (Captains' contact details)
The Minor Trophy match, C Palace 3 v Dorking 2, originally scheduled for Monday 15 December has been re-scheduled for Monday 17 November
The Lauder Trophy match, C Palace v Guildford, has been scheduled for Monday 15 December
1 October 2014
After the usual hectic start-of-season changes, the website information is almost complete. From now on, changes to officials/clubs/captains/fixtures, etc. will be noted in this news section
22 September 2014
The document Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws has been updated to include the changes agreed at the AGM and the EGM, as has the version with dates of changes and the document containing just the Bye-Laws
20 September 2014
The Felce Cup has been won by Stephen Moss
10 September 2014
From James McCarthy and Adrian Waldock, Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club, advising about the the death of Abraham Neviasky on Tuesday 9 September: Abraham was a long time member of Richmond & Twickenham Chess Club and played county chess for Surrey in the U180 team. His funeral is at 3 pm at Golders Green Cemetery tomorrow (11 September). The family have requested that there be no flowers and in the words of his daughter Naomi "Dad liked everything big, so all are welcome". The address of the cemetery is Hoop Lane Cemetery, 1 Hoop Lane, Golders Green, NW11 7NL
3 September 2014
Congratulations to Daniel Gliddon on recently gaining the title FIDE Arbiter
23 August 2014
Further photographs, taken by Angus French, of the presentation by Mike Gunn of trophies at the recent EGM. Click on one of the following links:
Alexander Cup: Roger Barnett receiving the trophy on behalf of Redhill
Beaumont Cup: Nick Grey receiving the trophy on behalf of Kingston 1
12 August 2014
Surrey juniors James and Alex Golding top scored for England in the Robinson Cup (Boys U14) with 5.5/6 and in the Stokes Cup (Boys U12) with 6/6 respectively. The squad went on to win the Glorney Cup (Boys U18) and the Gilbert Cup (Girls U18)
3 August 2014
The Challenge Cup has been won for the 3rd successive year by Steve Berry
2 August 2014
Owen Phillips reports:
Congratulations to all the Surrey winners at the recent British Championships. Of particular note were:
U8 Joint champion: Henry Yu (Wallington and Ashtead)
U9 Runner up: Ranesh Ratnesan (Kingston) and 3rd=: William Golding (Ashtead)
U10 4th=: Ranesh Ratnesan (Kingston) and 5th=: Cheuk Nam Wong (Ashtead)
U12 Joint champions: Koby Kalavannan (CCF) and Anantha Anilkumar (CCF)
U13 Champion: Koby Kalavannan (CCF)
U14 Joint champions: James Golding (Ashtead) and Richard Zhu (Camberley)
U16 6th=: Jian-Yang Zhou (South Norwood) and Hajane Anbukumar (CCF)
This is a great haul and all credit to the Surrey Juniors, their parents, Surrey coaches and the Clubs involved
Other notable successes by players from Surrey Clubs were:
3rd= in the British Championship: GMs Nick Pert (Sandhurst) and Mark Hebden (Guildford)
Joint Champion in the U130 British Seniors Championship Michael Gunn (Guildford)
Champion of the British U160s: Paul Stokes (Battersea)
2nd Week am Open Champion: Steven Jones (Surbiton)
2nd Week pm Open Joint second: Alex Golding (Ashtead)
1st Week am Open Joint second: Albert Yiamakis (Guildford)
All a very good reflection on the state of Surrey Chess, and this list doesn't even include Akshaya Kaliyalahan our Surrey Junior shortly due to make her Women's Olympiad debut
18 July 2014
To see the photographs, taken by Angus French, of the presentation by Mike Gunn of trophies at the AGM click on one of the following links:
Surrey Trophy: Roger Barnett receiving the trophy on behalf of Redhill 1
Ellam Trophy: Bertie Barlow receiving the trophy on behalf of Ashtead 2
Centenary Trophy: Roger Barnett receiving the trophy on behalf of Redhill 3
Minor Trophy: Dan Rosen receiving the trophy on behalf of Ashtead 3
Fred Manning Trophy: Brian Skinner receiving the trophy on behalf of Dorking
Lauder Trophy (2012/13): Daniel Young receiving the trophy on behalf of Castles
Lauder Trophy (2013/14): Richard Tillett receiving the trophy on behalf of Streatham
There were no presentations for the Beaumont Cup or the Alexander Cup (trophies not present)
8 July 2014
Surrey schools did well in the 2014 ECF National Schools Chess Championships:
KCS Wimbledon won the U11 Open championship
Nonsuch School, Cheam won the U19 Girls event, RGS Guildford came 3rd and Hampton School came 4th
Wilson's won the U19 Plate competition
In the U14/U130 final on 22 June, Surrey lost 7-17 to Oxfordshire. Details on the SCCU website
3 July 2014
For the ECF Under 18 County Championship results see here
17 June 2014
The Surrey U180 team lost to Essex in the ECF National semi-finals. Details on the SCCU website
16 June 2014
The 2014 AGM Agenda is now available via the Administration page
15 June 2014
The Surrey Open team lost to Middlesex in the ECF National semi-finals. Details on the SCCU website
4 June 2014
Our Surrey Open and U180 teams are slugging it out on 14 and 15 June respectively against Middlesex and Essex in the ECF National semi-finals. The Open team, if victorious, will reach their 4th successive National Final
29 May 2014
The Finance and League Composition Meetings will be held on Monday 18 August at 7.45pm at The Cheam Parochial Rooms (Small Hall), 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD
Congratulations to Akshaya Kalaiyalahan who has been selected for the England Women's team for the forthcoming Olympiad in Tromso. See here for the teams
23 May 2014
The Lauder Trophy has been won by Streatham
18 May 2014
In the ECF Counties National Stages quarter-final, Surrey Open team beat Lancashire by 10 to 6. Details will appear on the SCCU website, Surrey will play Middlesex in the semi-final
Surrey U180 team will play Essex in the semi-final
The Surrey Congress 24-26 May has been cancelled. Unfortunately we received only 17 entries by the first late entry date and so the Congress was not viable. (Having moved the Congress from the usual Easter slot to avoid a clash with the e2e4 Congress at Sunningdale, a further e2e4 Congress at Sunningdale was scheduled which clashed with the Surrey Congress)
17 May 2014
The Lauder Trophy final, Streatham v C Palace will be held on Thursday 22 May at S Norwood. Quickplay finish only
11 May 2014
In the ECF Counties National Stages quarter-final, Surrey U180 team beat Lancashire by 9 to 7. Details will appear on the SCCU website
9 May 2014
The Centenary Trophy match, Redhill 3 v Kingston 2, has been re-scheduled for Monday 19 May. Quickplay finish only
1 May 2014
The Alexander Cup has been won by Redhill
The Beaumont Cup has been won by Kingston 1
14 April 2014
SCCA and Surrey Chess Congress announce the Surrey Junior Chess Championships on Easter Monday 21 April at Nonsuch High School. There will be individual graded sections for all ages from U7 to U13. Trophies and medals will be awarded for all sections and the top three age sections will be ECF Rapidplay graded. Details and entry form here
A Rapidplay 6 round event open to all will also take place in a separate hall with a guaranteed minimum prize fund of £300. There are likely to be two sections. Details and entry form here
SCCA and Surrey Chess Congress also announce a 3 day Standard Play Congress at the Guildford Institute from Saturday 24 to Monday 26 May. There are 5 rounds, 4 sections: Open, U180 (both FIDE rated), U150 and U120. Minimum guaranteed prize fund £1000. Details and entry form here
The Ellam Trophy has been won by Ashtead 2
9 April 2014
The Minor Trophy has been won by Ashtead 3
7 April 2014
SCCA will be hosting the ECF Under 18 County Championships this year at Wilson's School, Wallington on Sunday 29 June
4 April 2014
The Surrey Trophy has been won by Redhill 1
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by Dorking
2 April 2014
Streatham and Brixton Chess Club is holding an open Rapidplay tournament on Sunday 13 April at the refurbished Streatham Library. The format is 6-round Swiss with 30 minutes per player per game. There are two sections: Open and Under 140. Further details and an entry form are available here
28 March 2014
SCCA Summer Individual Competitions 2014. Entries are invited for the following tournaments (in decreasing order of playing strength): Challenge Cup, Slater-Kennington Cup, Felce Cup & Wernick Cup. The closing date for entries is 19 April and the tournaments start on 5 May. Click here for an entry form
The Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v Redhill 4, originally scheduled for Tuesday 25 March has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 8 April
24 March 2014
From Adrian Waldock, Ashtead Chess Club advising about the death of Chris Carr: Chris was a long term chess enthusiast having played for Kingston and Ashtead in the Surrey Leagues. He will be sadly missed by his 4 children and by the chess playing community. He specialized in the English opening and hypermodern double fianchetto systems. He hardly ever lost a game for Ashtead. His funeral service will take place at 2 pm on Monday 31 March at Randalls Park Crematorium, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, KT22 0AG
The postponed Centenary Trophy match, Redhill 3 v Kingston 2, has been re-scheduled for Monday 12 May. Quickplay finish only
22 March 2014
The Beaumont Cup match, S Norwood 2 v Kingston 1, originally scheduled for Thursday 27 March has been re-scheduled for Thursday 24 April
21 March 2014
The Centenary Trophy has been won by Redhill 3
The Alexander Cup final, Redhill v Wallingon will be held on Wednesday 30 April at CCF
16 March 2014
The Surrey Open and U100 teams have qualified for the National stages quarter-finals
5 March 2014
Surrey have won the SCCU U180 Championship and progress to the National stages.
5 March 2014
The Lauder Trophy semi-final, Guildford v Streatham, will be held on Monday 14 April
26 February 2014
Richard Tillett has been appointed Correspondence Secretary. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Roger Barnett for his work as Correspondence Secretary, a post that he has held since 2003. Roger was unable to continue due to the change to using the internet for correspondence chess
Kim Darby, Brigitte King and Christine Golding have been appointed Junior Managers
21 February 2014
The postponed Alexander Cup semi-final, Redhill v Kingston, will be held on Monday 10 March
The Centenary Trophy match, Redhill 3 v Kingston 2, scheduled for Monday 10 March has been postponed
16 February 2014
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Redhill v Kingston, scheduled for tomorrow (Monday 17 February) has been postponed
13 February 2014
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 21 June 2014 at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD starting at 1415
5 February 2014
The Fred Manning Trophy match, Ashtead v S Norwood, scheduled for Tuesday 25 February has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 11 February
2 February 2014
The revised nominated players list, effective from 1 February is now online
23 players who previously had estimated grades now have mid-season ECF grades. They are from Ashtead (1), C Palace (6), Dorking (1), Guildford (1), Kingston (1), Redhill (2), Streatham (2), Surbiton (6), Wallington (2) and Wimbledon (1). These grades are suffixed by m on the SCCA Grades B list and are effective from 1 February
30 January 2014
The postponed Minor Trophy match, S Norwood 3 v Ashtead 3, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 13 March
28 January 2014
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Redhill v Kingston, will be held on Monday 17 February
27 January 2014
The Minor Trophy match, S Norwood 3 v Ashtead 3, scheduled for Thursday 6 February has been postponed
22 January 2014
The postponed Surrey Trophy match, Guildford 1 v Redhill 1, has been re-scheduled for Monday 24 March
GM Bogdan Lalic began his Simul tour of Surrey Chess Clubs by amusing and impressing Wallington Club Members in equal measure in his 14/14 winning performance - this despite giving up to 3 passes to each player! Bogdan awaits an invite from other Surrey clubs. A Wallington player commented: "This is a marvellous way to enthuse club players and also highlights just how good a Grand Master can be! £5 a head represents incredible value for money to play a GM!
6 January 2014
The Alexander Cup 2nd round match, Streatham v Redhill, will be held on Thursday 16 January
The Surrey Trophy match, Guildford 1 v Redhill 1, scheduled for today (Monday 6 January), has been postponed
5 January 2014
GM Bogdan Lalic Simul. Surrey Club Secretaries and Club Members please note that GM Bogdan Lalic wants to give a tour of Surrey Clubs this Spring playing a Simul at each club. He will charge only £5 per Board subject to a minimum of 14 Boards. Please would Club Secretaries email their players and then, if sufficient of their Members are interested, please contact Bogdan (blalic01@aol.com) with some suggested dates for the Simul(s)
11 December 2013
The postponed Ellam Trophy match, Wimbledon 3 v Ashtead 2, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 8 May. Quickplay finish only
10 December 2013
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Wallington v Surbiton, will be held on Wednesday 12 February
27 November 2013
The Felce Cup has been won by Tom Herman
19 November 2013
C Palace club page updated (Fred Manning Trophy captain's contact details)
12 November 2013
The Wernick Cup has been won by Julian Walker
11 November 2013
From Richard Tillett, Secretary of Streatham and Brixton Chess Club: It is with great sadness that we report the death last week of our former club secretary Chris Baker at the age of 83. Chris was a lovely man, gentlemanly and cultured with a touch of the 'old school' about him. An actor by profession, he was a rich source of stories from his years spent touring the country in repertory theatre. He was a conscientious, hard-working and affable club secretary from 1993 to 2002, and a regular player in our Surrey and London League teams. Poor health meant that for the last decade of his life he was confined to his care home and unable to play league chess, but he kept in close touch with the club and liked to stay abreast of events in the chess world. His funeral service will take place at 10.15 am on Friday 15 November at the Lambeth Crematorium, Blackshaw Road, SW17 0BY. The family are not asking for flowers, but suggest that any charitable donations be sent to Imperial Cancer Research
3 November 2013
The Fred Manning Trophy match, C Palace v S Norwood, originally on 16 December, has been re-scheduled for Monday 27 January
29 October 2013
The Ellam Trophy match, Wimbledon 3 v Ashtead 2, scheduled for Monday 28 October, has been postponed
25 October 2013
The Alexander Cup match, Kingston v S Norwood has been scheduled for Wednesday 6 November
The Beaumont Cup match, Kingston 1 v Redhill 2, originally on 28 October, has been re-scheduled for Monday 28 April
23 October 2013
The U180 County match, Surrey v Kent will now be at Ashtead on 8 March
18 October 2013
The postponed Centenary Trophy match, Wimbledon 5 v Dorking 1, has been re-scheduled for Monday 10 March
16 October 2013
The postponed Surrey Trophy match, Wimbledon 1 v Surbiton 1, has been re-scheduled for Monday 12 May. Quickplay finish only
7 October 2013
The Surrey Trophy match, Wimbledon 1 v Surbiton 1, scheduled for this evening, has been postponed
The Centenary Trophy match, Wimbledon 5 v Dorking 1, scheduled for this evening, has also been postponed
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won by Koby Kalavannan
3 October 2013
After the usual hectic start-of-season changes, the website information is almost complete. From now on, changes to officials/clubs/captains/fixtures, etc. will be noted in this news section
19 August 2013
The Challenge Cup has been retained by Steve Berry
11 August 2013
Congratulations to the many SCCA players who won prizes at the 2013 British Chess Championships. For the full list of prize winners click here
7 August 2013
The 2013 Best Games Prizes page now available. Only one prize has been awarded
15 July 2013
Surrey win the Löwenthal Trophy for the second time in 3 years defeating Middlesex by 8½ to 7½ in the ECF Counties National Stages final. Congratulations to the team and all involved. Details on the ECF website
13 July 2013
The Finance and League Composition Meetings will be held on Tuesday 20 August at 19.45 at The Cheam Parochial Rooms (Large Hall), 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey, SM3 8BD
8 July 2013
Neill Cooper reports: in the recent finals of the National School Chess Championships Surrey affiliated schools did very well:
Wilson's School came 4th in the U19 Open
Hampton School won the U19 plate
RGS Guildford came 3rd in the U19 plate
Guildford High School won the U19 girls tournament
2 July 2013
The latest version of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws incorporating changes agreed at the 2013 AGM can now be seen under Administration. Also there is the version which includes dates of changes
30 June 2013
Congratulations to Yang-Fan Zhou, who has just obtained his first GM norm with a score of 7/9 at the 3rd Big Slick International
23 June 2013
To see the photographs, taken by Angus French of the presentation by Mike Gunn of trophies at the AGM click on one of the following links:
Surrey Trophy: Mike Singleton receiving the trophy on behalf of Guildford 1
Beaumont Cup: David Hodgson receiving the trophy on behalf of Crystal Palace 1
Ellam Trophy: Paul Durrant receiving the trophy on behalf of Surbiton 2
Minor Trophy: Roger Barnett receiving the trophy on behalf of Redhill 3
Ellery Williams Trophy: Ken Chamberlain receiving the trophy on behalf of S Norwood
Fred Manning Trophy: Ken Chamberlain receiving the trophy on behalf of S Norwood
Alexander Cup: Paul Barasi receiving the trophy on behalf of Wimbledon
Stoneleigh Trophy: Ken Chamberlain receiving the trophy on behalf of S Norwood
There were no presentations for the Centenary Trophy (trophy not present) or the Lauder Trophy (winners not present)
22 June 2013
Correction: The Open team play Middlesex (not Kent) in the ECF Counties National Stages final final on 13 July at Warwick. The News entry for 9 June has been amended
14 June 2013
Reports of Directors and Officers for the 2013 AGM can be accessed here
12 June 2013
Neill Cooper reports: in the National U14/U130 final, Surrey lost to Oxfordshire 7 - 17. Details (when available) can be found here
9 June 2013
Congratulations to the Open team who defeated Lancashire 10 - 6 in the ECF Counties National Stages semi-final - details can be found on the SCCU website. They now play Middlesex in the final on 13 July at Warwick
6 June 2013
Guildford Chess Club say: from September 2013, Guildford Institute will have improved facilities including a lift and wheelchair accessible toilet. The chess club room is also being enlarged. The existing entrance to the building will be closed and a new entrance opened a few yards further along Ward Street
5 June 2013
The Alexander Cup has been won by Wimbledon
Surrey have not been able to raise a viable team for the ECF Counties National Stages U100 semi-final and have had to default the match
25 May 2013
The ECF Counties Open National Stages semi-final against Lancashire will be held at The Syston & District Social Club, 38 High Street, Syston, Leicestershire LE71GP on 8 June at 1.30pm
22 May 2013
The Minor Trophy has been won by Redhill 3
In the ECF Counties National Stages semi-final, Surrey U100 team play Nottinghamshire in the semi-final (possibly on 8 June)
20 May 2013
In the ECF Counties National Stages quarter-final, Surrey Open team beat Yorkshire by 10 to 4 after penalties were applied to Yorkshire (9½ to 6½ actual game scores) and now play Lancashire in the semi-final (possibly on 8 June). Details on the SCCU website
13 May 2013
The Alexander Cup final, Surbiton v Wimbledon will be held on Tuesday 4 June at Ashtead
30 April 2013
The Surrey Trophy has been won by Guildford 1
The Lauder Trophy has been won by Castles
24 April 2013
The Centenary Trophy has been won by Guildford 3
The Stoneleigh Trophy match, Streatham v Guildford, scheduled for Tuesday 9 April, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 7 May
21 April 2013
The Ellam Trophy has been won by Surbiton 2
17 April 2013
The postponed Minor Trophy match, Redhill 3 v Ashtead 3, has been re-scheduled for Monday 29 April
12 April 2013
The Lauder Trophy final, Castles v Streatham will be held on Monday 29 April at CCF
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by S Norwood
The Beaumont Cup has been won by C Palace
9 April 2013
The Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v S Norwood 3, has been confirmed for tonight (Tuesday 9 April)
3 April 2013
The Ellery Williams Trophy has been won by S Norwood
28 March 2013
The Surrey Trophy match, Wimbledon 1 v Redhill 1, has been re-scheduled for Monday 8 April
24 March 2013
The Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 3 v S Norwwod 3, scheduled for Tuesday 26 March, has been postponed
15 March 2013
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 22 June 2013 at The Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey, SM3 8BD starting at 14.30
4 March 2013
The Ellam Trophy match, Kingston 2 v Surbiton, scheduled for today (Monday 4 March), has been re-scheduled for Monday 29 April
21 February 2013
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Herman as Individual Tournaments Secretary with effect from today
18 February 2013
The postponed Stoneleigh Trophy match, Streatham v Wallington, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 19 March
The Centenary Trophy match, Guildford 3 v Wimbledon 6, scheduled for today (Monday 18 February) has been postponed
8 February 2013
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Wimbledon v Guildford, will be held on Monday 18 March (combined with the Surrey Trophy match)
6 February 2013
The County Open match, Kent v Surrey will now be at Dartford on 2 March
5 February 2013
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, Ashtead v S Norwood, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 26 February
The Stoneleigh Trophy match, Streatham v Wallington, scheduled for Tuesday 22 January was postponed
2 February 2013
The revised nominated players list, effective from 1 February is now online
11 players who previously had estimated grades now have mid-season ECF grades. They are from Battersea (2), Guildford (2), Redhill (1), Richmond (1), S Norwood (2), Surbiton (1), Wallington (1) and Wimbledon (1). These grades are suffixed by m on the SCCA Grades B list and are effective from 1 February
31 January 2013
The Fred Manning Trophy match, Ashtead v S Norwood, scheduled for Tuesday 15 January was postponed
25 January 2013
The county matches that were scheduled to be played at Dorking on 19 January were cancelled due to the weather and the U120 and U160 teams will now play at CCF on 2 February
The Surrey Trophy match, Ashtead 1 v Guildford 1, scheduled for Tuesday 22 January has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 16 April
24 January 2013
The Alexander Cup semi-final, S Norwood v Surbiton, will be held on Thursday 4 April
The Stoneleigh Trophy has been won by S Norwood
20 January 2013
The Minor Trophy match, Redhill 3 v Ashtead 3, scheduled for tomorrow (Monday 21 January), has been postponed
The Surrey Trophy match, Wimbledon 1 v Redhill 1, scheduled for tomorrow (Monday 21 January), has been postponed
8 January 2013
Hastings: Congratulations to Chris Howell who was equal 1st in the New Year Morning A section, to Hajane Anbukumar who was equal 2nd in the New Year Morning D section and to Bill Drennan who was equal 2nd in the Weekend Minor section
26 December 2012
The Lauder Trophy semi-final, Castles v Guildford, will be held on Wednesday 27 March at CCF
19 December 2012
Paul Archer has decided that he wishes to retire as Individual Tournaments Secretary, a position which he has held since 2005. We thank him for his work in running the tournaments which has been much appreciated. Now it is very important to find a successor in time for the 2013 competitions. The Board would like to appoint a new secretary by 1 March
If you or any SCCA members you know are interested in this position please contact Peter Lawrence (peter_mary_lawrence@hotmail.com) who can provide details of what the work involves. Paul has confirmed that the time needed is not large
12 December 2012
Congratulations to Yang-Fan Zhou on his joint third place finish in the London Classic FIDE Open. He scored 7/9 (won 7, lost 2) - a terrific result
19 November 2012
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won by Steve Kearney
19 October 2012
The Felce Cup has been won by Alan Bates
28 September 2012
The Wernick Cup has been won by Tom Herman
19 September 2012
Kingston club page updated (location)
15 August 2012
The latest version of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws incorporating changes agreed at the 2012 AGM can now be seen under Administration
10 August 2012
The 2012 Best Games Prizes games are now available
15 July 2012
The Open final, Surrey v Middlesex details are not yet on the SCCU site, but can be found here
14 July 2012
The Challenge Cup has been won by Steve Berry
8 July 2012
In the Open final, Surrey v Middlesex, the Surrey team failed to retain the Löwenthal Trophy, losing 7.5 - 8.5. They will, however, continue to hold the Shannon Trophy after winning the SCCU title for a 2nd year. Details of the final should eventually appear on the SCCU website
7 July 2012
Results from the Open final, Surrey v Middlesex this afternoon can be seen here as they become available
3 July 2012
The scores of any games to be considered for a Best Game prize should be sent to the Administrative Director by 31 July. The categories are listed under Bye Law 4.5
21 June 2012
The Finance and League Composition Meetings will be held on Tuesday 14 August at 19.30 at The Cheam Parochial Rooms (Large Hall), 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey, SM3 8BD
15 June 2012
The Open final, Surrey v Middlesex will be played on Saturday 7 July at 13.30 at The Moat College Community Centre, Leicester LE2 0TU
10 June 2012
Congratulations to the Open team who defeated Sussex 11 - 5 in the ECF Counties National Stages semi-final. They now play Middlesex in the final. Commiserations to the U180 team who lost 7 - 9 against Middlesex and to the U140 team who lost 5.5 - 10.5 against Lancashire. A good effort by Surrey to have 3 teams in the semi-finals. Details can be found on the SCCU website
9 June 2012
The Lauder Trophy has been won by Streatham
23 May 2012
The Open semi-final, Sussex v Surrey will be played on 9 June at 13.30 at the Methodist Church (Hall), London Rd, Horsham, RH12 1AN
21 May 2012
The Stoneleigh Trophy has been won by Guildford
20 May 2012
In the ECF Counties National Stages quarter-finals, all 3 Surrey teams were successful: Open: Surrey beat Lancashire 9.5 - 6.5; U180: Surrey beat Devon 8.5 - 7.5; U140: Surrey beat Leicestershire 10 - 6. Details will eventually be found on the SCCU website
9 May 2012
The Alexander Cup has been won by Redhill
4 May 2012
Kingston club page updated (location)
3 May 2012
The Open quarter-final, Surrey v Lancashire will be played on 19 May at 13.45 at Cossington Jubilee Hall, Main Street, Cossington, LE74UU (7 miles North of Leicester)
29 April 2012
In the ECF Counties National Stages Open quarter-final, Surrey will play Lancashire
27 April 2012
Simon Wrigley will not be seeking re-election as Non-Executive Director or the captaincy of the U160 county team for next season. Simon has been the U160 captain since 2008 and the Board wish to thank him for his services to the SCCA. Nominations for the position of Non-Executive Director are invited for election at the AGM
The Surrey Trophy has been won by Reddhill 1
25 April 2012
The Centenary Trophy has been won by Surbiton 2
The Surrey Trophy match, Redhill 1 v Streatham, originally on Monday 6 February, has been re-scheduled for Monday 21 May
23 April 2012
Neill Cooper reports: Surrey win another tournament! Surrey beat Hampshire 17½ - 6½ in the SCCU U14/U130 final, to retain the trophy. Details (when available) can be found here
20 April 2012
The Beaumont Cup has been won by Wallington 1
14 April 2012
Castles club page updated (location, times, contacts)
13 April 2012
The Minor Trophy has been won by Ashtead 4
11 April 2012
Surrey Easter Congress 2012. In the Frank Winter Memorial FIDE Open section, Graeme Buckley and Peter Lalic shared 2nd place. Peter Lalic also took the Surrey Under 18 Trophy while Edward Cetens and Katherine Shepherd shared the Surrey Under 16 Trophy. Jack Laurence took the John Hawson Cup. For fine performances by Surrey players in other sections, see the full results on the Surrey Congress website
7 April 2012
The Stoneleigh Trophy match, S Norwood v Streatham, originally on Thursday 12 April, has been re-scheduled (again) for Thursday 17 May
3 April 2012
The Alexander Cup final, Redhill v Guildford, will be played on Tueday 8 May at Ashtead
23 March 2012
SCCA Summer Individual Competitions 2012. Entries are invited for the following tournaments (in order of playing strength): Challenge Cup, Slater-Kennington Cup, Felce Cup & Wernick Cup. The closing date for entries is 13 April and the tournaments start on 30 April. Click here for an entry form
21 March 2012
The Grades B list now contains the team (if any) for which a player is nominated. This has also been added to the downloadable PDF squad list for each club
19 March 2012
Congratulations to Surrey U180 who finished in second place in the SCCU competition and will now play Devon in the ECF quarter-final stage on 19 May at The Reading Room, near Salisbury
14 March 2012
Surrey are the SCCU U140 Champions. David Howes comments: Our emphatic 10 - 6 win at Hertfordshire last Saturday means we are Southern Counties U140 Champions for the 2nd time in 3 years! Congratulations to those that took part in the exciting match and also to all the other players that have participated so far in the success of this rather special team
4 March 2012
The Fred Manning match, Ashtead v S Norwood, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 17 April
28 February 2012
The Ellam Trophy has been won by S Norwood 2
23 February 2012
The Annual General Meeting of the SCCA will be held at 2pm, Saturday 30 June in The Ralli Room, Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2BE. Please note that the day of week, start time and venue are all different from last year
18 February 2012
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by Dorking
12 February 2012
See the Change Log (link at bottom left) for 12 February 2012 for a note on mid-season grades
6 February 2012
Entry forms for the 35th Surrey Congress 6 to 9 April 2012 at Nonsuch High School, Cheam are now on the Surrey Congress website. Most entry fees have been slightly reduced this year, while the £2000 prize fund has been maintained. There are four 3 day events taking place from 6 to 8 April, the Open and u180 being FIDE rated, plus u150 and u120. On Monday 9 April we are holding the hugely successful Surrey Junior Championships, plus a Rapidplay.
5 February 2012
By winning against Kent, Surrey are again SCCU Champions and reach the ECF Counties National Stages quarter-final. Owen wants to thank again all the squad for their support and participation and great chess during our sequence of 12 successive wins in the past two seasons. He says: "Let's now see if we can go all the way and do the National Double!"
Wimbledon club page updated (treasurer's contact details)
The Surrey Trophy match, Redhill 1 v Streatham, scheduled for tomorrow (6 February), has been postponed
The Minor Trophy match, C Palace 3 v S Norwood 3, scheduled for tomorrow (6 February), has been re-scheduled for Monday 30 April
4 February 2012
Wimbledon club page updated (team captains)
27 January 2012
The Beaumont Cup match, Battersea v Wallington, has been re-scheduled for Monday 2 April
25 January 2012
South Norwood club page updated (enquiries contact details)
8 January 2012
Hastings: Congratulations to Chris Howell who was equal 1st in the Christmas A section and to Mike Gunn who won the Christmas C section. Alicia Mason was runner-up in the Christmas C section, Koby Kalavannan was runner-up in the Weekend u120 section and Ian Deswarte shared a grading prize in the Christmas B section
14 December 2011
The Beaumont Cup match, Battersea v Wallington 1, scheduled for Monday 19 December, has been postponed
12 December 2011
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Wimbledon v Redhill, will be held on Thursday 16 February
Wimbledon club page updated (captains' contact details)
2 December 2011
The Slater-Kennington Cup has been won by Angus James
1 December 2011
Wimbledon club page updated (match captains)
13 November 2011
The Beaumont Cup match, Wimbledon 2 v Battersea, has been re-scheduled for Monday 14 May
3 November 2011
Wimbledon club page updated (link to parking information)
30 October 2011
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Guildford v Streatham, will be held on Monday 7 November. The top 8 boards will be the match Guildford 1 v Streatham (Surrey Trophy) already scheduled for that date
The Centenary Trophy match, Guildford 3 v Ashtead 3, has been re-scheduled for Monday 30 April
28 October 2011
Contact details for Wimbledon (Centenary Trophy Captain) have been updated. See here
25 October 2011
The Alexander Cup second round match, Battersea v Wimbledon, will be on Monday 21 November
The Beaumont Cup match, Wimbledon 2 v Battersea, originally on Monday 21 November will be re-scheduled
24 October 2011
The Lauder Trophy semi-final match, Castles v Guildford, has been scheduled for Wednesday 11 January
22 October 2011
Mike Gunn attended the ECF AGM on 15 October and his report can be read here
5 October 2011
After the usual hectic start-of-season changes, the website information is almost complete. From now on, changes to clubs/captains/fixtures, etc. will be noted in this news section
4 October 2011
The Felce Cup has been won by Przemyslaw Bator
2 October 2011
There was a Celebration on 1 October in recognition of Surrey winning the Shannon and Löwenthal Trophies for the 2010/11 season. This photo is of people present at the Celebration. The Surrey Open team who played Middlesex before the Celebration got the season off to a good start winning 8½ - 7½, details can be found on the SCCU website
28 September 2011
David Sedgwick has provided full results for the ECF Counties Rapidplay Championship 2011-12. See here for a summary and here for the detailed results
26 September 2011
Copies of the latest version of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws incorporating changes agreed at the 2011 AGM can now be seen under Administration
We would like to remind clubs that the event to celebrate the Surrey Open team's winning of the Shannon Trophy and Löwenthal Cup, mentioned previously on 26 August, is being held next Saturday 1 October at Cheam. All SCCA members are very welcome to attend. See the earlier item for details
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Lalic as a Non Executive Director
ECF Counties Rapidplay Championship 2011-12 - see here for a report on the tournament by Owen Phillips
22 September 2011
URGENT. If any SCCA player would like to play for Surrey 1 in the ECF Counties Rapidplay Championships 2011-12 to be held this Saturday, 24 September, would they please contact Owen Phillips, owphillips@hotmail.co.uk. The event is at Wanstead House, 21 The Green, Wanstead, London E11 2NT, starts at 1.30pm and finishes at the latest by 6.10pm. The nearest tube station is Wanstead (200 yds from the venue). Car parking spaces at the venue or adjacent roads. Details of the competition can be found on the ECF website
Due to late withdrawals, Owen is short of one player and the first player graded over 130 to show an interest gets the place
19 September 2011
The Russell Trophy Jamboree for schools was played at Wilson's School on Friday 16 September. The rate of play was all moves in 40 minutes. The teams (of 8 players) were split into sections in round 2 on the basis of their round 1 scores. Wilson's retained the title and Whitgift took the Minor Section
Major Section: (1) Wilson's 12⁄16 (2-3) Sutton GS, St Olave's 10½ (4-5) Hampton, RGS Guildford 8½ (6) Trinity 6½
Minor Section: (1) Whitgift 10⁄16 (2) KCS Wimbledon 9½ (3) Wilson's B 9 (4)
Hampton B 5 (5) Reigate GS 3½ (6) Wallington County GS 2½
17 September 2011
Congratulations to Tariq Oozeerally on winning the Frank Parr Memorial Prize for the best overall game submitted by an SCCA player. This is the only Best Game Prize awarded this season
10 September 2011
Surrey u120 team. Players graded between 90 and 119 wanted for Surrey u120 team. Please contact Surrey u120 captain Mike Adams (mike@wood-street.fsnet.co.uk). Our first two matches are 1 October against Essex (away) at Wanstead and 29 October against Kent (home)
8 September 2011
Kevin Thurlow has been granted the ECF President's Award for Services to Chess. You can find a detailed citation here
6 September 2011
At the bottom of each club's page (if they have entered any teams in the SCCA inter-club tournaments) there is now a link to download that club's squad (current SCCA players) in PDF format for saving or printing. This is to provide captains with a convenient hard copy of their (or their opponent's) squad. These lists will be kept up to date in parallel with the 'Grades B' list and the drop-down lists in the on-line results system
26 August 2011
The Surrey Open team would like to invite all SCCA members to Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, SM3 8BD from 6.15pm to 10pm on Saturday 1 October to celebrate their winning the Shannon and Löwenthal trophies last season
Please bring drinks and snacks. Hot food will be provided
Owen Phillips wants to thank again all who played in the Surrey Open team last year. This is an opportunity for a photo shoot together with the Löwenthal and Shannon trophies and to celebrate that first win of the Löwenthal Trophy in 57 years! Hopefully we shall have started the 2011/12 season well by 6.15pm although Middlesex are always tough opposition!
24 August 2011
Owen Phillips is organising one or more teams for the ECF Counties Rapidplay Chess Championships 2011-12 to be held on Saturday 24 September at Wanstead House. Details of the competition can be found on the ECF website. If you are interested in playing, Owen's contact details can be found here as Open Team Captain
18 August 2011
The Wernick Cup has been won by Antonio Toreno
9 August 2011
The Challenge Cup has been won by Chris Briscoe
22 July 2011
Today Graeme Buckley has resigned from his position of Inter-Club Tournaments Director. The Board wish to thank Graeme for the time, commitment and service which he has given to the SCCA in that role and wish him all the best for the future
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of David Howes as Inter-Club Tournaments Director
20 July 2011
From David Hodgson: It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Deric Cox died a few days ago in St Matthews Hospice in St Leonards. He had been suffering from liver cancer and had been ill for several months
Deric was a member of Crystal Palace from shortly after its foundation in 1972 until he moved out of this area some ten years ago. He was Club Champion four times – in 1976, 1977,1983 and 1988. He was also Club Treasurer for many years and also gave sterling service as Secretary of the Croydon League for a considerable period
He was the instigator of the Club’s exchange with Deventer Chess Club in Holland and is the only club member who took part in every exchange visit over the 27 years it took place. He is survived by four daughters. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all of them them as well as his partner Mary
14 July 2011
Martin Cath has now put together the match results for all of the winning Surrey teams of 1911, 1920, 1924, 1929, 1954 and 2011 which can be found here
13 July 2011
The Finance and League Composition Meetings will be on 30 August. See the SCCA Diary for more details
There will be a Celebration Event on 1 October. See the SCCA Diary for more details
Photographs of the ECF Finals can be seen on the ECF website and photographs of our Open Captains and the silverware here
The Stoneleigh Trophy will be run as a handicap event next season. See here for the Byelaw changes. A Captain's Guide will be available before the season starts
12 July 2011
Congratulations to David Howes who was elected SCCU President at the SCCU Annual General Meeting on Saturday 25 June and to Neill Cooper who becomes Deputy President
10 July 2011
The 2012 Surrey Congress will be on 6 April to 9 April 2012. See the SCCA Diary for more details
5 July 2011
Martin Cath has unearthed the details of Surrey's last (1954) win in the English Counties Final. The only known survivor of that team is Michael Franklin. The Surrey team qualified as SCCU champions, defeated Leicestershire in the semi-final and trounced Yorkshire in the final. See here for the match record of the final
4 July 2011
Owen Phillips our Open Team Captain wants to record that his first year as Captain - indeed joint Captain with Graeme Buckley - has been a great experience and he wants to thank all the friendly and very keen and good squad of Surrey players for their commitment and great play in taking Surrey to the title for the first time since 1954. He notes that during the year Surrey 1 have used 36 players, and that the success of the Open team has already led to an influx of interest and enquiries to him from all quarters and a variety of standards of Surrey player, which can only be a really good sign for the state of Surrey chess across the board. He now looks forward to David Sedgwick's challenge to our Surrey teams to have have two teams reach next year's County Finals and win
3 July 2011
Game results for the ECF Open County Championship Final can now be found on the SCCU website
2 July 2011
Surrey win the ECF Open County Championship Final against Kent by 9 - 7. More details when available
20 June 2011
Owen Phillips our Open Team Captain writes: "I have a team full of confidence, let's just hope they can convert it to
8/8 on 2 July
The Open Final against Kent is on that date alongside all the other County section
National finals. The venue is: Moat College, Maidstone Road, Leicester LE2 0TU (directions on their website)
Rest assured the team will be trying their best to bring the County Open Championship back
home to Surrey for the first time since 1954! Now that really would be a
piece of history!"
12 June 2011
Detailed results for the ECF Counties National Stages semi-final are now available on the SCCU website Surrey's opponents in the final are Kent
11 June 2011
In the ECF Counties National Stages semi-final, Surrey Open team beat Staffordshire by 9½ to 6½ and now play Lancashire or Kent in the final (probably on 2 July). Details will eventually be found on the SCCU website
1 June 2011
The Alexander Cup has been retained by Redhill
25 May 2011
In the ECF Counties National Stages quarter-final, a very strong Surrey Open team beat Warwickshire by 14½ to 1½ and now play Staffordshire in the semi-final (probably on 11 June). Details can be found on the SCCU website
24 May 2011
The Ellam Trophy has been won by Castles
19 May 2011
Alan Hayward has retained the John Hawson Cup awarded for the best score by a Surrey veteran at the Surrey Congress, See here for an updated list of recent winners
19 May 2011
Details of the SCCA Child Protection Policy are now available on the SCCA website under Administration or click here
13 May 2011
Two members of Guildford Chess Club competed in the European Seniors Teams Championship, both achieving good results with a plus rating performance. Mike Singleton played for England 1 and scored 6/9. Phil Stimpson scored 3/8 playing for England 3
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by Ashtead
7 May 2011
The tables for the 2011 individual competitions (Challenge Cup, Slater-Kennington Cup, Felce Cup & Wernick Cup) are now on-line and will be updated as results become available
5 May 2011
The Alexander Cup final, Redhill v Surbiton, will be played on Tueday 31 May at Ashtead
2 May 2011
The Minor Trophy has been won by Redhill 4
1 May 2011
The 34th Surrey Chess Congress was held on 22 to 25 April and was very successful. There was a good level of entries especially for the Junior events. Full details of the results and prize winners can be viewed on the Congress website
23 April 2011
Yang-Fan Zhou has now completed the requirements for the IM title finishing 1st equal in the Coulsdon 'Easter' International Tournament
20 April 2011
The ECF Finance Council Meeting on Saturday 16 April voted as follows:
| Option 1 (membership scheme) | 91 votes |
| Option 2 (game fee/membership combination) | 71 votes |
| Abstentions | 7 votes |
It will require a 75% majority at the ECF AGM later this year to bring in a compulsory membership scheme for the 2012/2013 year and in view of the closeness of the vote that cannot be taken for granted
For the 2011/2012 year the basic game fee will increase from 54 pence to 58 pence. You can see more information here or on the ECF Website
The Board is giving the matter consideration and will comment on the situation as soon as it can
19 April 2011
S Norwood 2 are the winners of the Centenary Trophy
9 April 2011
Two further inter-club competitions have been decided: the Beaumont Cup has been won by S Norwood 1 and the Ellery Williams Trophy by Guildford
5 April 2011
Further results from the SCCU Jamborees 2010-2011. U185: Essex 5½, Surrey 4½ and U150: Essex 4½, Middlesex 3½, Surrey 1. Details can be found here
3 April 2011
In the SCCU U14/130 Final, Surrey beat Essex 13 - 11 to take their 5th title in 6 years. Congratulations to the team. Details can be found here
In the SCCU Jamborees 2010-2011, Surrey won the U18 Open section (continuing a cycle with Kent and Surrey winning it alternately) and Surrey S won the U18 Minor section (the fourth year running a Surrey team has won this event). Details will be posted here soon
2 April 2011
So far two of the inter-club competitions have been decided: the Surrey Trophy has been won by Redhill 1 and the Lauder Cup by Wallington
30 March 2011
The Beaumont Cup match, S Norwood 1 v Battersea, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 19 May
The Fred Manning Trophy match, S Norwood v Ashtead, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 5 May
29 March 2011
The Beaumont Cup match, Battersea v S Norwood 1, has been postponed and will be played at S Norwood
25 March 2011
SCCA Individual Championships 2011. An email was recently sent out by Paul Archer to Club Secretaries and former participants inviting entries for the following tournaments (in order of playing strength): Challenge Cup, Slater‑Kennington Cup, Felce Cup & Wernick Cup. The closing date for entries is 15 April 2011. Click here for an entry form.
15 March 2011
The Minor Trophy match, Redhill 4 v Ashtead 4, has been re-scheduled for Monday 18 April
8 March 2011
The Annual General Meeting of the SCCA will be held at 2.30pm, Sunday 19 June at Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey, SM3 8BD
6 March 2011
By defeating Kent 11 - 5 yesterday, Surrey (under Graeme Buckley) became the SCCU Champions, and win the Shannon Trophy for the first time since 1963-64. We now play Warwickshire in the quarter-finals of the National Stages on Saturday 21 May (unless an alternative date is mutually agreed)
The U140 team (under David Howes) also won yesterday, finishing second in their Division and qualifying for the National Stages
Congratulations to both teams. Full details of both matches are available on the SCCU website
4 March 2011
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Redhill v CCF, will be at Redhill on Monday 28 March. The top 8 boards will count for the Surrey Trophy match which was to be held at Coulsdon on the same day
28 February 2011
Yang-Fan Zhou has just scored a remarkable 9/9, for a Tournament Performance Rating of 3038, in the e2e4 Brighton International Masters A Tournament
27 February 2011
The Lauder Trophy has been won by Wallington
The 2011 34th Surrey Easter Congress takes place at Nonsuch High School, Cheam 22 - 25 April. The schedule is as follows:
Friday 22 - Sunday 24 April: Open, U180 (both FIDE rated), U150, U12O. All six rounds, two rounds per day
Monday 25 April: Rapidplay event plus Surrey Junior Championships under 7,8,9,10,11 and 12
Catering provided again by Chess Bites. Guaranteed £2,000 Prize Fund
Full details and entry forms on the Surrey Congress website (thanks to our Congress Webmaster Paul Dupré)
We hope as many as possible of you will be able to enter this excellent friendly congress
24 February 2011
The Fred Manning Trophy match, S Norwood v Ashtead, scheduled for Thursday 17 February, has been postponed
22 February 2011
The Ellam Trophy match, Kingston 2 v Castles, will now be on Monday 23 May
21 February 2011
The Minor Trophy match, Redhill 4 v Ashtead 4, scheduled for Wednesday 9 March, has been postponed
6 February 2011
The postponed Surrey Trophy match, Redhill 2 v Ashtead 1, has been re-scheduled for Monday 9 May
19 January 2011
The postponed Minor Trophy match, Ashtead 4 v Wimbledon 6, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 22 February
24 January 2011
The Lauder Trophy Final, Wallington v S Norwood, will be on Monday 14 February at CCF
19 January 2011
The postponed Minor Trophy match, Wallington 2 v Ashtead 4, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 17 February
13 January 2011
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, S Norwood v Robin Hood, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 24 February
9 January 2011
The Alexander Cup match, Kingston v Redhill, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 19 January at The Royal Oak, 90 Coombe Rd, New Malden, KT3 4RD
19 December 2010
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, Dorking v Ashtead, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 27 January
18 December 2010
The Alexander Cup match, Kingston v Redhill, has been scheduled for Monday 31 January
The Surrey Trophy match, Redhill 2 v Ashtead 1, scheduled for Monday 31 January will be re-scheduled
16 December 2010
The Beaumont Cup match, S Norwood 1 v Kingston 1, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 17 February
The Fred Manning Trophy match, Dorking v Ashtead, scheduled for today (16 December), has been postponed
The Ellam Trophy match, Ashtead 2 v Castles, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 1 February
6 December 2010
The Beaumont Cup match, Wallington 1 v Wimbledon 3, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 24 February
5 December 2010
The Alexander Cup semi-final, S Norwood v Surbiton, has been scheduled for Thursday 3 March
4 December 2010
The Centenary Trophy match, Redhill 3 v S Norwood 2, has been re-scheduled for Monday 13 December
3 December 2010
The postponed Beaumont Cup match, Guildford 2 v Crystal Palace 1, has been re-scheduled for Monday 9 May
The Fred Manning Trophy match, S Norwood v Robin Hood, scheduled for yesterday (2 December) was postponed
1 December 2010
The Beaumont Cup match, Guildford 2 v Crystal Palace 1, scheduled for tomorrow (2 December), has been postponed
The Beaumont Cup match, Wallington 1 v Wimbledon 3, scheduled for tomorrow (2 December), has been postponed
30 November 2010
The Beaumont Cup match, S Norwood 1 v Kingston 1, scheduled for Thursday (2 December), has been postponed
The Ellery Williams match, Surbiton v Dorking, scheduled for tomorrow (1 December), has been postponed until Wednesday 8 December
21 November 2010
The postponed Ellam Trophy match, Castles v Kingston 2, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 8 December
20 November 2010
The Alexander Cup second round match, CCF v Streatham, will be on Wednesday 15 December
18 November 2010
The Ellam Trophy match, Castles v Kingston 2, scheduled for Wednesday 24 November has been postponed
16 November 2010
The Minor Trophy match, Wallington 2 v Ashtead 4, scheduled for Thurday 18 November has been postponed
14 November 2010
The Lauder Trophy semi-final match, Ashtead v Wallington, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 14 December
4 November 2010
Congratulations to Mike Gunn on his appointment as Non-executive
Chairman of the ECF. See the ECF website
2 November 2010
Martin Cath, Curator of Trophies, is trying to locate the following trophies:
(1) Michell Memorial Trophy
(2) Elaine Saunders Cup (U18)
(3) Ann Hopton Trophy (U12)
(4) Kim Williams Trophy (U14)
(5) Frank Winter Trophy (U10)
(6) Yellen Trophy (U10)
(7) Susan Walker Trophy (U8)
(8) Silver Knight Trophy
(9) Briant Poulter Shield
If you have any information about them please contact Martin on 020 8660 6252.
The Board wish to encourage more support for the Lauder and Stoneleigh Trophy competitions. There are two suggestions, shown below, which could apply to either or both of the competitions
(1) Run the competitions on a handicap basis based on the average grade of each team. The final score would be adjusted based on the difference in the average grading. This system has been used successfully in the Border League and also recently in the ECF Counties Rapidplay competition. This may address the concerns of some clubs that in particular the current grading limit for the Stoneleigh is too high
(2) Allow the option of Fischer Timing when suitable digital clocks are available
Please advise Peter Lawrence, Administrative Director, if you support either of the above proposals or have other ideas on how to address the matter
Clubs are invited to propose nominations to the SCCA Chess Disputes Committee. The purpose of the committee is to hear appeals against a Controller's decision in respect of SCCA competitions. The panel hearing the Dispute will normally consist of five members who are not drawn from clubs involved in the appeal
Appeals are infrequent - currently about one or two a year - but it is important to be able to convene a suitable panel when the need arises. Panel members need to be experienced players
Please advise Mike Adams, Chess Disputes Committee Chairman, by 30 November if there are any members of your club willing to be nominated to the Disputes Committee
27 October 2010
The Lauder Trophy semi-final match, Ashtead v Wallington, will be on Tuesday 30 November (at Ashtead, change of venue)
20 October 2010
The Beaumont Cup match, Kingston 1 v Wallington 1, will now be on Monday 10 January
18 October 2010
The Centenary Trophy match, Redhill 3 v S Norwood 2, scheduled for Monday 25th October, has been postponed as Richard Barrett's funeral is on that day
16 October 2010
The funeral of Richard Barrett will be held on Monday 25 October at St Matthews Church, 71 Station Road, Redhill, RH1 1DL at 11am. It will be followed by a private burial
The reception will be at Bletchingley Golf Club, Church Lane, Bletchingley, Redhill, RH1 4LP. Everyone is welcome to attend. If any further information is required please contact Sue Howell on 01737 780899
9 October 2010
We have received the sad news that Richard Barrett of Redhill and
District Chess Club died on Thursday 7 October. Details of the funeral
arrangements will be provided when known
Richard was captain of Redhill's 3rd team (Centenary Trophy). We would be grateful if all correspondence for Redhill 3 could now be sent to Ian Bodsworth (contact details on the Redhill club page)
7 October 2010
After the usual hectic start-of-season changes, the website information is almost complete. From now on, changes to clubs/captains/fixtures, etc. will be noted in this news section
22 September 2010
Martin Cath has been appointed SCCA's Curator of Trophies
20 September 2010
The ECF Counties Rapidplay Competition took place on 18 September. The 12 person teams were Surrey, Essex 1, Middlesex, Bedfordshire and Essex 2. Each team played 4 rounds with 30 minutes on the clock for all moves. Essex 1 were the clear winners of the Main Competition. However we are pleased to report that Surrey won the Handicap Competition when the scores were adjusted to reflect the players' gradings. Click here for more detail
11 September 2010
The Russell Trophy Jamboree for schools was played at Wilson's School on 10 September. The rate of play was all moves in 40 minutes. The teams (of 8 players) were split into sections in round 2 on the basis of their round 1 scores. Wilson's retained the title (by a smaller margin) and RGS Guildford retained the minor trophy
Major Section: (1) Wilson's 11½ (2) Hampton 10½ (3) Whitgift 9½ (4) Sutton Grammar 8½
Minor Section: (1) RGS Guildford 10 (2) Reigate GS 8½ (3) Trinity 5½ (4)
Wallington County GS 0
10 September 2010
The 2010 Best Games prize winners are now available. See link on the left
18 August 2010
Congratulations to Kingston and John Foley on winning the ECF Award for "Chess Website of the Year" See here
10 August 2010
The updated version of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws without dates of changes can now be found here
10 August 2010
The version of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws with dates of changes has been updated and can be found here. The version without dates will be available soon
7 August 2010
Club secretaries are reminded that the Annual Finance and League Composition Meeting will be held at 7.45pm on Tuesday 17 August 2010 at the Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey SM3 8BD
26 July 2010
The SCCA Chess Disputes Committee has met to consider an appeal in respect of the match Surbiton v CCF 1. See here for the Committee's report
22 July 2010
Sue Lalic and Russell Granat tied for first place in the Challenge Cup and have agreed to share the cup
11 July 2010
In the finals of the Yateley Manor National Schools Tournament played on 8
and 9 July at Uppingham School, two Surrey schools performed outstandingly
well
In the National Championship Wilson's School lost to Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School 4 - 2 in the semi-final, but then beat Manchester Grammar by 5½ - ½ in the third place playoff. Homefield Prep School lost to Wilson's in the Surrey Zone final, and so they qualified for the National Plate tournament. Under the age handicap rules of the tournament they beat Camp Hill Birmingham in the semi-final by scoring 2 points out of 6, and then in the final Homefield beat Millfield School by performing a similar feat. Thus Homefield won the National Schools Plate tournament
7 July 2010
A summary of decisions from the AGM can be found here
28 June 2010
Surrey Youth win ECF U18 and U13 national titles:
At the ECF U18/U13 Jamboree held at Wilson's School on Sunday the Surrey U13
team won the national championship. The winning team of Adam Taylor, Max
Wood Robinson, Timothy Foster, Nicholas Jelicic, Paul Waddingham and
Theodore Dias scored 18.5 out of 24. The Surrey second team came 4th with
14/24. The U18 Girls team (Kavitha Appulingham, Katherine Shepherd, Alicia
Mason, Helen Mazalon, Beatrice Steele and Victoria Sit) won the ECF U18
girls event with 9/12. In the U13 Minor the two Surrey teams came first
equal in their section with 16/24. The U18 team, without most of the leading
players, had a much tougher time and came 6th (out of 6) with 8/24
24 May 2010
The Lauder Trophy has been won by Castles
16 May 2010
The Surrey U14/U140 team yesterday beat Kent by 13½ to 10½ to retain the SCCU
title. Details will soon appear here
12 May 2010
The Alexander Cup has been won by Redhill
8 May 2010
The tables for the 2010 individual competitions are now on-line and will be updated as results become available
6 May 2010
The Fred Manning Trophy has been won by Dorking
30 April 2010
The Ellam Trophy has been won by South Norwood 1
28 April 2010
The Ellery Williams Trophy has been won by Guildford
24 April 2010
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, Surbiton v South Norwood, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 28 April
23 April 2010
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, Ashtead v Richmond, has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 4 May
The postponed Ellam Trophy match, Guildford 3 v Wimbledon 4, has been re-scheduled for Monday 10 May
21 April 2010
In the preliminary round of the national stages of the county championship, the Surrey U160 team won against Norfolk on board count. We wish our U180, U160 and U140 teams success in their quarter final matches against Devon, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire respectively. Surrey county results can be found here and full details are on the SCCU website
19 April 2010
The postponed Minor Trophy match, South Norwood 2 v Wimbledon 5, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 6 May
16 April 2010
The postponed Ellam Trophy match, Crystal Palace 2 v Guildford 3, has been re-scheduled for Monday 24 May
The Alexander Cup Final, Redhill v Wimbledon, will be played on Tuesday 11 May at Ashtead
9 April 2010
The Surrey Trophy has been won by Redhill 1
7 April 2010
Julien Shepley has decided not to continue as a Surrey County Team Captain next season. We wish to thank him for his work as a very successful captain of our U180 team
6 April 2010
So far two of the inter-club competitions have been decided: the Beaumont Cup has been won by Redhill 2 and the
Centenary Trophy by Kingston 2
28 March 2010
Following their group win (with 4 out of 4), the Surrey U14/U140 team will play their SCCU final against Kent on Saturday 15 May
23 March 2010
The postponed Minor Trophy match, Wallington 3 v Redhill 4, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 6 May
22 March 2010
Surrey players performed exceptionally well at the 2010 World Youth Trials
(the first two players being automatically selected to represent England at
the World and European Youth tournaments):
| U18 Boys: | 1st Robert Lydiard | 2nd Jasper Tambini |
| U18 Girls: | 1st Sheila Dines | 2nd Jessica Thilaganathan |
| U16 Boys: | 1st Yang Fan Zhou | |
| U14 Boys: | 2nd Adam Taylor | |
| U14 Girls: | 2nd Katherine Shepherd |
16 March 2010
The postponed Ellery Williams match, Guildford v S Norwood, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 8 April
13 March 2010
The postponed Ellam Trophy match, C Palace 2 v Wimbledon 4, has been re-scheduled for Monday 17 May
9 March 2010
We have received the sad news that Don Careswell of Wimbledon Chess Club died in his sleep on 7 March. Details of the funeral arrangements will be provided when known
The Alexander Cup semi-final, Battersea v Wimbledon, will be held on Thursday 25 March at Wimbledon
8 March 2010
The Lauder Trophy final, Castles v Ashtead, will be held on Monday 17 May at CCF
5 March 2010
Contact details for Richmond have been updated. See here
3 March 2010
Date for your diaries: the Annual General Meeting of the SCCA will be held on Sunday 13 June 2010, starting 2.30pm at Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey, SM3 8BD
David Sedgwick, Deputy President, is not seeking re-election and Fred Popplewell, Yearbook Editor, is not seeking re-appointment
The SCCA Chess Disputes Committee has met to consider appeals in respect of the matches CCF 1 v Wimbledon 1 (see here for the Committee's report) and Battersea v Kingston (see here for the Committee's report)
2 March 2010
Following on from the item of 21 February below, David Sedgwick has looked at the SCCU archives and found that Surrey last won 2 sections in 1988/9, when Surrey 1 won the Montague Jones and Surrey 2 the Ebony. Coincidentally, it is also those two trophies that we have won this season. Congratulations again to Julien Shepley and David Howes
25 February 2010
The Fred Manning match, Ashtead v Richmond, scheduled for 16 February, has been postponed
21 February 2010
The Surrey U140 team have followed the U180 team in winning their section of the SCCU tournament, scoring 4½ out of 5. It's exceptional for 2 Surrey teams to win the SCCU championship in the same season, so congratulations to Julien Shepley, David Howes and their teams. Surrey county results can be found here and full details are on the SCCU website
18 February 2010
The postponed Surrey Trophy match, Guildford 1 v CCF 2, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 18 March
13 February 2009
The Surrey U180 team have won their section of the SCCU tournament with a match to spare. The U14/U140 team have won the Southern group of their section, also with a match to spare. Surrey county results can be found here and full details are on the SCCU website
12 February 2010
The Ellam Trophy matches between C Palace 2 and Guildford 3 have had their venues reversed: C Palace 2 will be at home on 29 March and Guildford 3 on 19 April
11 February 2010
The postponed Surrey Trophy match, CCF 1 v Guildford 1, has been re-scheduled for Monday 10 May
27 January 2010
The Minor Trophy match, S Norwood 2 v Wimbledon 5, scheduled for 14 January was postponed
17 January 2010
The postponed Ellam Trophy match, Castles v S Norwood 1, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 17 March
16 January 2010
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, S Norwood v Dorking, has been re-scheduled for Thursday 4 March
14 January 2010
The postponed Fred Manning Trophy match, Surbiton v S Norwood, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 31 March
The Surrey Trophy match, Guildford 1 v CCF 2, scheduled for Thursday 21 January, has been postponed
12 January 2010
The postponed Ellam Trophy match, Surbiton v Dorking, has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 3 February
Dorking's SCCA matches from 28 January will be played in a different room at the URC Church. See here for details, with full location details on Dorking's website
11 January 2010
The Ellery Williams match, S Norwood v Guildford, scheduled for today (11 January), has been postponed
8 January 2010
The Surrey Trophy match, CCF 1 v Guildford 1, scheduled for Monday 11 January, has been postponed
The Ellam Trophy match, C Palace 2 v Wimbledon 4, scheduled for Monday 11 January, has been postponed
6 January 2010
The Ellam Trophy match, Castles v S Norwood 1, scheduled for today (6 January), has been postponed
The Ellery Williams match, Surbiton v Dorking, scheduled for today, (6 January), has been postponed
The Fred Manning match, S Norwood v Dorking, scheduled for tomorrow, (7 January), has been postponed
The Minor Trophy match, Wallington 3 v Redhill 4, scheduled for tomorrow (7 January), has been postponed
2 January 2010
January renominations are still required from Ashtead, Guildford, Kingston, Wallington and Wimbledon
22 December 2009
The postponed Ellam Trophy match, Guildford 3 v Castles has been re-scheduled for Thursday 25 March
6 December 2009
A copy of an email from Peter Lawrence to club captains and officials about the reporting of matches can be found here
30 November 2009
The PDF version of the Year Book has been updated
23 November 2009
The Centenary Trophy matches between Dorking 1 and Wallington 2 have had their venues reversed: Wallington 2 will be at home on 10 December and Dorking 1 on 25 March
18 November 2009
The Ellam Trophy match, Guildford 3 v Castles, scheduled for Thursday 19 November has been postponed
Battersea's future SCCA matches will be played at a new location (the Bread and Roses pub), with club nights still at the Balham Bowling Club. See here for details
17 November 2009
In the SCCU U14/U140 match played on 14 November, Surrey convincingly beat
Hampshire 18 - 6. For details see here
Please note that a Bye Law heading was omitted from the printed version of the
2009 Yearbook: Page 92, before, "In determining which of two players is the stronger" insert the heading:
2.7 Playing strength
You can check this on page 93 of the online version.
10 November 2009
In the SCCU U14/U140 match played on 7 November, Surrey did very well to recover from being 5 - 7 down after the first
round to beat Sussex 13½ - 10½ on aggregate. For details see here
5 November 2009
The round 2 Alexander Cup match, Surbiton v Wimbledon, will be on Wednesday 23 December
1 November 2009
The Fred Manning Trophy match, Surbiton v S Norwood, scheduled for Wednesday 4 November has been postponed
22 October 2009
The funeral service for Richard Davey was held today at Randall's Park Crematorium. It was very well attended and included many of Richard's friends and acquaintances from the chess world. See here for the tribute from Richard Jones
13 October 2009
We are sorry to announce that Richard Davey passed away on 9 October at home. The funeral will be at Randalls Park Crematorium, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, KT22 0AG at 2pm on Thursday 22 October
10 October 2009
Richard Davey has been appointed Life Vice President of SCCA in recognition of his service to chess. See here for Mike Gunn's letter to Richard
1 October 2009
The Match Results Entry page now contains advice on getting round a Microsoft problem for those with a version of Excel earlier than 2007 and Internet Explorer
30 September 2009
The SCCA Grades page now contains letters r and s after some grades to show where a rapid play grade is being used in place of a missing standard play grade or vice versa. The drop-down lists in the XLS match results entry form also have these letters where appropriate. No alterations have been made to numerical grade values
16 September 2009
The Russell Trophy Jamboree for secondary schools was played at Wilson's School on 11 September. The rate of play was all moves in 40 minutes. The teams (of 8 players) were split into sections in round 2 on the basis of
their round 1 scores
Major Section: (1) Wilson's 12½ (2) Trinity 9½ (3) Whitgift 9 (4) Hampton 6½
Minor Section: (1) RGS Guildford 10½ (2) Reigate GS 7½ (3) Sutton Grammar 6½ (4)
Wallington County GS 2
8 September 2009
The grading limits for some of the SCCA competitions were changed at the
AGM. Details were provided on the entry form for the Inter-Club
Tournaments but in order to ensure that team captains are aware of the
changes details are provided below:
| Minor Trophy: | player limit | standard play | under 140 |
| Fred Manning: | player limit | standard play | under 115 |
| Stoneleigh: | team limit | rapid play | total under 701 |
| Ellery Williams: | player limit | rapid play | board 1 under 161, others under 141 |
| Lauder: | team limit | standard play | total under 841 |
The grading limits have also been mentioned as a note under the results tables for the relevant competitions
29 July 2009
The entry form for the 2009/10 SCCA competitions is available here. Please note that the August 10 deadline for entries for the grade restricted tournaments (Minor Trophy, Fred Manning Trophy, Lauder Trophy, Stoneleigh Trophy and Ellery Williams Memorial Trophy) is being extended to 21 August due to delays in the issue of the new ECF grading list
27 July 2009
In this season's County & District Correspondence Chess Championships Division 3 (Butler Thomas Competition), Surrey 2
won this 10 board all email event with a score of 6½ out of 10, taking the title on board count after a 3-way tie
12 July 2009
Congratulations to Mike Gunn who was elected SCCU President at the SCCU Annual General Meeting on Saturday 11 July (after a six year stint as Deputy President)
12 July 2009
The deadline for submission of games for the Best Games Prizes 2009 is 31 July. If you have a game which you would like entered, please send the score sheet with the names of both players and the name of the competition to Graeme Buckley by that date
| By post: | 3 Forge Lane, Cheam, Sutton, SM3 8SH |
| By email: | GNBuckley@aol.com |
12 July 2009
The SCCA held its Annual General Meeting on Sunday 28 June 2009. There were the following changes to the Board of Directors:
| Adminstrative Director: | Peter Lawrence |
| Non-Executive Director: | David Howes |
The Board has agreed that the Officers and Committees for 2009/10 will continue as existing except as shown below:
| Inter-club Tournaments Assistant Secretary: | Brian Skinner |
| Delegates to SCCU Council: | Mike Gunn & Neill Cooper |
| County Match Secretary: | Susan Lalic |
| Curator of Equipment: | Susan Lalic |
| County Captains: | to be agreed |
| Junior Team Managers: | Susan Lalic & Graeme Buckley (other appointments to follow) |
5 July 2009
In the finals of the national stages of the county championships on 4 July, the Surrey U100 team lost narrowly to Kent by 6½ - 5½. Further details will be available shortly on the SCCU website
22 June 2009
In the semi-finals of the national stages of the county championships on 20 June, the Surrey U100 team defeated Norfolk by 7½ - 4½ and will play Kent in the final at Leicester on 4 July. Further details are on the SCCU website
14 June 2009
The tables for the 2009 individual competitions are now on-line and will be updated as results become available
6 June 2009
In the quarter finals of the national stages of the county championships, the Surrey Open team lost to Lancashire by 7 - 9 and the U150 team to Yorkshire by 6½ - 9½. The U100 team defeated Lancashire by 6½ - 5½ and will play Norfolk in the semi final. Further details are on the SCCU website
5 June 2009
Sample fixture lists produced by the SCCA Fixtures Program can be seen here
26 April 2009
In the preliminary stage of the national stages of the counties championship, the Surrey Open team defeated Staffordshire by 9½ - 6½ and the U100 team defeated Warwickshire by 7 - 5. Both Surrey teams now play Lancashire in the quarter finals on 16 May. Further details are on the SCCU website
24 April 2009
The combined Alexander Cup final and Surrey Trophy match between Redhill and Wimbledon will take place on Tuesday 12 May at Ashtead
21 April 2009
In the preliminary stage of the national stages of the U150 counties championship
Surrey defeated Nottinghamshire 11 - 5. They will play Yorkshire in the quarter finals. Further details are on the SCCU website
Susan Lalic has been appointed as an ECF Arbiter
20 April 2009
Last Sunday, 19 April, Surrey won the SCCU U14/U90 final against Kent. Further details are on the SCCU website
The Fred Manning match Castles vs Richmond is now due to be played on Wednesday 20 May
13 April 2009
The Ellam Trophy match Redhill 2 v Kingston 2 has been re-scheduled to this Thursday 16 April (not Wednesday 15 April as previously given)
3 April 2009
The Beaumont Cup match Wallington 1 v Crystal Palace 1 originally scheduled for Thursday 23 April has been re-scheduled for Thursday 7 May
2 April 2009
In the national stages of the county chess tournament, Surrey's opponents in the U100 section will be Warwickshire
The postponed Beaumont Cup match Wimbledon 3 v Crystal Palace 1 has been re-scheduled for Monday 18 May
1 April 2009
Last Sunday, 29 March, at the SCCU Jamboree, held at Wilson's School in
Wallington, Surrey won 3 of the 4 events: the U180 Jamboree, the U18
Championship and the U18 Minor event. Further details are on the SCCU website
24 March 2009
County chess: three Surrey teams have progressed to the national stages. The Open team will play Staffordshire and the U150 team Nottinghamshire. The U100 team are also through but their opponents have not yet been decided. The events can be followed on the SCCU website
Individual tournaments: if you would like to enter one the of the Surrey individual competitions this summer contact Paul Archer paulr.archer@ntlworld.com for details and an entry form.
3 March 2009
In the U18 county championships both the Surrey open and minor teams performed impressively. Each finished second in their tournament. The open team defeated Kent 16 - 8 finishing second and 1 point behind Kent overall. The minor team scored 6 out of 6 in the second round to overtake Kent and finish second to Staffordshire
17 February 2009
The 32nd Surrey Chess Congress takes place from Friday 10 April to Monday 13 April 2009 at Nonsuch High School, Sports Hall, Ewell Road, Sutton, SM3 8AB. See link on the left for full details
3 February 2009
The Surrey U14/U90 team have beaten Hants, Herts and CCF to win the West
Zone of the SCCU U14/U90 competition and are now due to face Kent in the
finals. Click here for details
The Minor Trophy match, Dorking 2 v Ashtead 5, scheduled for Thursday 5 February has been postponed
1 February 2009
All 3 matches scheduled for Monday 2 February have been postponed (Beaumont Cup: Wimbledon 3 v Crystal Palace 1, Surrey Cup: Guildford 1 v Ashtead 1, Surrey Cup: Redhill 1 v Wimbledon 1)
7 January 2009
Thorp Trophy: the SCCA Board would like to assess whether there is sufficient interest to revive the Thorp Trophy in Autumn 2009. This event used to be held annually and is a rapid play team event with a 30 minute time limit for each game. The Board would welcome your views on this matter and like to hear from anyone who is willing to organise the event. Please send your comments by email to Susan Lalic, Administrative Director at SCCAsecretary@aol.com or feel free to contact any of the other Board Members about running the event
7 January 2009
Date for your diaries : the Annual General Meeting of the SCCA will be held on 28 June 2009 starting 2.30 pm at Cheam Parochial Rooms, 42 The Broadway, Cheam Village, Surrey, SM3 8BD
6 January 2009
The SCCA Results Service at http://www.surreychess.org.uk developed by John Upham is now live and can be accessed via the link "League Results Entry". This should be used for entering all league match results. For the Alexander Cup and Lauder Trophy competitions, the existing methods should be used (either via the link "Knockout Results Entry" or the previously supplied XLS file). The league tables and match results will also be available on this site
11 November 2008
A link has been added to the Kingston Club page to information on parking for matches at Kingston
28 October 2008
From today a brief summary of changes to the website will be maintained (see Change Log link on left)
21 October 2008
The current Nominated Players list for the SCCA competitions is now available (see link on left)
11 October 2008
We regret to announce the death of David Malcolm, formerly of Sutton Chess Club. David was a regular member of the Surrey county teams and played in all ten matches of the U175 team's victorious run in 2007/08
6 October 2008
The Surrey Youth Team have come third in the National Youth Chess Association Under 18 Championship (see Surrey Youth Chess link on left for details)
2 October 2008
Click here for a picture taken at the celebration on 26th August for the SCCA U100 team, winners of the SCCU U100 tournament
1 October 2008
The 2008 SCCA Yearbook is now available in PDF format under 'Administration' (see link on left)
30 September 2008
FIDE Chess Master and Draughts Master Rawle Allicock will take on ten opponents in a display of blindfold simultaneous chess at Streatham and Brixton chess club on Tuesday 7th October at 7.30pm. Click here for the Streatham and Brixton blog
26 September 2008
Captains of Ellery Williams and Stoneleigh teams please note: the Excel entry form here for rapid play has been revised so that it now correctly handles X graded rapid play ratings. Please download this new version to replace any previous copies
24 September 2008
Woking Chess Club have taken exception to the decision of the Annual League Composition Meeting not to promote their team to the Surrey Trophy and have withdrawn their team from the Main League. Accordingly they will not be playing in the Beaumont Cup in 2008/09.
20 September 2008
The SCCA document 'Guidance to Players and Captains' is now available in PDF format under 'Administration' (see link on left)
15 September 2008
The instructions for the interim data entry systems (i.e. those to be used until the integrated system is implemented) can be found here or via 'Administration' (see link on left)
11 September 2008
The details for affiliated clubs have been updated for the new season on the SCCA website. It would be appreciated if clubs could check this information and report any errors or omissions to
webmaster@scca.co.uk
4 September 2008
The SCCA document 'Role and Duties of Match Captains' is now available in PDF format under 'Administration' (see link on left)
