County Championships

Congratulations to Nghia Dong who has won the 2017 County Championship. He beat Martin Burrows in a play-off after both players had finished with 5½ out of 6 in the main event.

The draw for the fifth round of all the sections of the 2017 county championships has been made. The draws are as follows:

All sections Round 5 Draw

The draw for the fourth round of all the sections of the 2017 county championships has been made. Note that the Challengers draw has been revised. The draws are as follows:

All sections Round 4 Draw

The results of the first, second and third round of all the sections of the 2017 county championships are as follows:

Round 3 results

Round 2 results

Round 1 results

Games from the 2017 championships Open section are hosted on the Wigston club website and can be viewed here.

The full details of the County Championships 2017 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 2017 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 2017 ECF grades, not the ones quoted in the 2016/17 LRCA League Handbook.

The Championship dates are:

1. Round 1 11th May 2017

2. Round 2 8th June 2017

3. Round 3 6th July 2017

4. Round 4 3rd August 2017

5. Round 5 31st August 2017

6. Round 6 21st September 2017 (NB 3 weeks after round 5)

The Major dates are:

1. Round 1 11th May 2017

2. Round 2 8th June 2017

3. Round 3 6th July 2017

4. Round 4 3rd August 2017

5. Round 5 31st August 2017

The Challengers and Minor dates are:

1. Round 1 18th May 2017

2. Round 2 15th June 2017

3. Round 3 13th July 2017

4. Round 4 10th August 2017

5. Round 5 7th September 2017

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 2016 County Championships can be found here.

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.