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The 2016 County individual tournaments have been completed and all were very closely fought. The Minor, Major and Challengers events were all tied after 5 rounds and were decided by a 2 game play off. The County Championship was decided by the last game to finish in the 6th round when Shabir Okhai and Martin Burrows agreed a draw with just a king and rook each left on the board. So congratulations to the section winners:
County Champion (for the first time) - Shabir Okhai
Challengers (U-160) - Phil Harlow
Major (U-140) - Bob Collins
Minor (u-120) - Colin Ross

Full details below:

Open Championship

Challengers

Major

Minor

Games from the 2016 championships are hosted on the Wigston club website and can be viewed here.

The County Championships 2016 full details can be found here.

For more information please contact Andy Morley, the controller, by email here.

The time control for all events will be 80 minutes for the whole game plus a 10 second per move increment throughout.

The 2016 County Individual Tournaments will take place at Wigston Chess Club. There are 4 sections:

* The Championship. This will be 6 rounds, open to all

* The Challengers. This will be 5 rounds, open to players graded below 160

* The Major. This will be 5 rounds and is open to players graded below 140

* The Minor. This will be 5 rounds and is open to players graded below 120

The grades used are the JANUARY 2016 ECF grades, not the ones quoted in the 2015/16 LRCA League Handbook.

The Championship dates are:

1. Round 1 12th May 2016

2. Round 2 9th June 2016

3. Round 3 7th July 2016

4. Round 4 4th August 2016

5. Round 5 1st September 2016

6. Round 6 22nd September 2016 (NB 3 weeks after round 5)

The Major dates are:

1. Round 1 12th May 2016

2. Round 2 9th June 2016

3. Round 3 7th July 2016

4. Round 4 4th August 2016

5. Round 5 1st September 2016

The Challengers and Minor dates are:

1. Round 1 19th May 2016

2. Round 2 16th June 2016

3. Round 3 14th July 2016

4. Round 4 11th August2016

5. Round 5 8th September 2016

It is expected that all games will be played on the scheduled dates. This will enable the draw for the next round to be made promptly. Recognising that the tournament is played during the holiday season, there will inevitably be some dates which players cannot make, in which case every effort should be made to play the match BEFORE the scheduled date.

The winners of the 2015 County Championships can be found here.

The winners of the 2014 County Championships can be found here.

The winners of the 2013 County Championships can be found here.

The winners of the 2012 County Championships can be found here.

The winners of the 2011 County Championships can be found here.