Minor Counties Competition (2023-24)
MCCU Minor Counties Championship
| Position |
Teams |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| 1 |
Lincolnshire |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 2 |
Worcestershire |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
MCCU Minor Counties Championship Match Results
| Date |
Match |
Result |
| 2 Dec |
Worcestershire v Lincolnshire |
7-9 |
ECF Minor Counties Championship Match Results
| Date |
Match |
Result |
| 11 May |
Lincolnshire v Bedfordshire |
13-3 |
| 8 Jun |
Lincolnshire v Somerset |
10½-5½ |
| 6 Jul |
Sussex v Lincolnshire |
8-8 |
Worcestershire v Lincolnshire
Report from Nigel Birtwistle
Lincolnshire travelled to Sharnford in Leicestershire at the beginning of December to play Worcestershire
which was to be their only match in the Open section of the MCCU Championship. The venue at Sharnford proved an
excellent choice to host the match and the comfortable facilities were enjoyed by all. A close match was in
prospect especially as our opponents had managed to recruit WGM Katazyna Toma to play but I was still confident
of victory as our team still had several players in our ranks who had been a part of our successful teams in
recent years. My forecast of a close scoreline proved correct as Lincolnshire won by a 9-7 margin but victory was
already secured with four games to play until a late rally from Worcestershire made the match score much closer.
The result meant that Lincolnshire retained the MCCU Championship and that both teams qualified for the National
Stages of the Minor Counties Competition as our respective counties were the only teams to enter the competition
this season. The reluctance of the other MCCU Counties to commit to fielding teams again this year was
disappointing. This may be down to a lack of people who are willing to captain the teams, but it seems like there
is a definite lack of enthusiasm for county chess in the MCCU. Lincolnshire are one of the least populous
counties but we still value county team competitions very highly and we make every effort to field a team. The
next match for the Lincolnshire team will be in early May in the Quarter Finals of the Minor Counties
Competition.
Date: 2/12/22
Venue: Sharnford
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Worcestershire (Home team) |
|
Lincolnshire (Away team) |
| Board |
Colour |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
Score |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
| 1 |
W |
Katarzyna Toma |
Worcestershire |
2364 |
1-0 |
Craig Whitfield |
Lincolnshire |
2284 |
| 2 |
B |
Dan Lambourne |
Redditch |
2076 |
½-½ |
Paul Cumbers |
Grantham |
2255 |
| 3 |
W |
Lee Davis |
Malvern |
2076 |
½-½ |
Jason Dilley |
Grantham |
2189 |
| 4 |
B |
John Edge |
Halesown |
2055 |
0-1 |
Steve Prior |
Grantham |
2184 |
| 5 |
W |
Joseph Friar |
Kidderminster |
2040 |
½-½ |
Nigel Birtwistle |
Grantham |
2147 |
| 6 |
B |
Peter Kitson |
Worcester |
2022 |
0-1 |
Nick Stead |
Grimsby |
2145 |
| 7 |
W |
John Wrench |
Kidderminster |
1972 |
½-½ |
Joe Kilshaw |
Appleby Frodingham |
2062 |
| 8 |
B |
Brian Turner |
Malvern |
1950 |
½-½ |
David Coates |
Lincoln |
2031 |
| 9 |
W |
Gavin Cartwright |
Longbridge |
1881 |
1-0 |
Alex Royle |
Grantham |
2009 |
| 10 |
B |
Joe Rastall |
Worcester |
1879 |
½-½ |
Robert K Taylor |
Lincolnshire |
1895 |
| 11 |
W |
Stephen Woodhouse |
Longbridge |
1793 |
0-1 |
Graham Ladds |
Newark |
1877 |
| 12 |
B |
Philip Maddocks |
Longbridge |
1758 |
1-0 |
Eric Gibbon |
Lincolnshire |
1865 |
| 13 |
W |
David Waud |
Kidderminster |
1741 |
½-½ |
Andy Hebert |
Grantham |
1852 |
| 14 |
B |
Roger Aris |
Malvern |
1711 |
½-½ |
Denis Georgiou |
Appleby Frodingham |
1844 |
| 15 |
W |
Tony Shaw |
Worcester |
1708 |
0-1 |
Stuart MacDonald |
Grimsby |
1808 |
| 16 |
B |
Kieran Lappin |
Malvern |
1690 |
0-1 |
Chris Holt |
Grantham |
1790 |
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|
|
|
7-9 |
|
|
|
Lincolnshire v Bedfordshire
Date: 11/5/24
Venue: Peterborough
|
|
Lincolnshire (Home team) |
|
Bedfordshire (Away team) |
| Board |
Colour |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
Score |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
| 1 |
B |
Paul Cumbers |
Grantham |
2187 |
0-1 |
Stephen Ledger |
Bedford |
2151 |
| 2 |
W |
Samuel Milson |
Louth |
2197 |
1-0 |
James Gardner |
Bedford |
2097 |
| 3 |
B |
Stephen Prior |
Grantham |
2165 |
1-0 |
Gary Kenworthy |
Bedfordshire |
2099 |
| 4 |
W |
Jason Dilley |
Grantham |
2162 |
1-0 |
Ravi Arulnandhy |
Bedford |
2065 |
| 5 |
B |
Nigel Birtwistle |
Grantham |
2117 |
1-0 |
Adrian Elwin |
Bedfordshire |
2041 |
| 6 |
W |
Nick Stead |
Grimsby |
2124 |
1-0 |
Julian Hudson |
Luton |
2037 |
| 7 |
B |
Alexandr Klimchik |
Lincoln |
2068 |
1-0 |
Paul Habershon |
Bedford |
1974 |
| 8 |
W |
David Coates |
Lincoln |
2022 |
0-1 |
Graham Borrowdale |
Bedfordshire |
2020 |
| 9 |
B |
Joe Kilshaw |
Scunthorpe |
2016 |
½-½ |
Nick Collacott |
Bedford |
1970 |
| 10 |
W |
Kevin McCarthy |
Grantham |
2024 |
1-0 |
Thomas O'Brien |
Luton |
1946 |
| 11 |
B |
Alex Royle |
Grantham |
1996 |
1-0 |
Brian Valentine |
Leighton Buzzard |
1872 |
| 12 |
W |
Robert K Taylor |
Lincolnshire |
1903 |
1-0 |
Andrew Bowler |
Bedfordshire |
1890 |
| 13 |
B |
Graham Ladds |
Newark |
1882 |
½-½ |
Ramsey Dairi |
Bedford |
1866 |
| 14 |
W |
Andrew Hebert |
Grantham |
1869 |
1-0 |
Adrian Matthews |
Leighton Buzzard |
1809 |
| 15 |
B |
Denis Georgiou |
Scunthorpe |
1864 |
1-0 |
Robert Walker |
Bedford |
1745 |
| 16 |
W |
Stuart MacDonald |
Grantham |
1855 |
1-0 |
Mahmoud Dairi |
Bedford |
1303 |
|
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|
|
|
13-3 |
|
|
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Lincolnshire v Somerset
Date: 8/6/24
Venue: Stratford-Upon-Avon
|
|
Lincolnshire (Home team) |
|
Somerset (Away team) |
| Board |
Colour |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
Score |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
| 1 |
W |
Samuel Milson |
Louth |
2197 |
½-½ |
Ben Edgell |
Somerset |
2200 |
| 2 |
B |
Paul Cumbers |
Grantham |
2187 |
0-1 |
Arturo Wong snr |
Chard & Ilminster |
2088 |
| 3 |
W |
Stephen Prior |
Grantham |
2165 |
0-1 |
Hugo Fowler |
Sedgemoor |
2084 |
| 4 |
B |
Jason Dilley |
Grantham |
2162 |
½-½ |
Dominic Gibbs |
Somerset |
2033 |
| 5 |
W |
Nick Stead |
Grimsby |
2124 |
½-½ |
Kevin Thurlow |
Sedgemoor |
2001 |
| 6 |
B |
Nigel Birtwistle |
Grantham |
2117 |
1-0 |
Andrew Footner |
Yeovil |
1980 |
| 7 |
W |
Daniel Wells |
Lincolnshire |
2099 |
1-0 |
John Waterfield |
Wells |
1940 |
| 8 |
B |
Kevin McCarthy |
Grantham |
2024 |
½-½ |
Emmanuel Wih |
Weston-super-Mare |
1916 |
| 9 |
W |
Joe Kilshaw |
Scunthorpe |
2056 |
0-1 |
Jamie Beviss |
Sedgemoor |
1867 |
| 10 |
B |
Alex Royle |
Grantham |
1996 |
1-0 |
David Stone |
Sedgemoor |
1855 |
| 11 |
W |
Robert K Taylor |
Lincolnshire |
1903 |
1-0 |
Arnold Acibar |
Taunton |
1808 |
| 12 |
B |
Andrew Hebert |
Grantham |
1869 |
1-0 |
Brandan Read |
Weston-super-Mare |
1716 |
| 13 |
W |
Stuart MacDonald |
Grimsby |
1855 |
½-½ |
David Neagle |
Somerset |
1706 |
| 14 |
B |
Eric Gibbon |
Lincolnshire |
1852 |
1-0 |
Marshall Panneerselvam |
Taunton |
1647 |
| 15 |
W |
Chris Holt |
Grantham |
1798 |
1-0 |
Guy Greenland |
Sedgemoor |
1543 |
| 16 |
B |
Allan Marshall |
Spalding |
1610 |
1-0 |
Hannie Laurie |
Glastonbury |
1450 |
|
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|
|
|
10½-5½ |
|
|
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Sussex v Lincolnshire
Date: 6/7/24
Venue: Whittlesford
|
|
Sussex (Home team) |
|
Lincolnshire (Away team) |
| Board |
Colour |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
Score |
Name |
Club |
Grade |
| 1 |
W |
Luke Rutherford |
Brighton & Hove |
2257 |
0-1 |
Sam Milson |
Louth |
2198 |
| 2 |
B |
Feliks Kwiatkowski |
Haywards Heath |
2212 |
½-½ |
Paul Cumbers |
Grantham |
2174 |
| 3 |
W |
Matthew Payne |
Worthing |
2154 |
1-0 |
Stephen Prior |
Grantham |
2153 |
| 4 |
B |
Mikolaj Rogacewicz |
Brighton & Hove |
2143 |
1-0 |
Jason Dilley |
Grantham |
2159 |
| 5 |
W |
Mark Broom |
Horsham |
2130 |
1-0 |
Nick Stead |
Grimsby |
2121 |
| 6 |
B |
Jaimie Wilson |
Chichester |
2144 |
½-½ |
Nigel Birtwistle |
Grantham |
2123 |
| 7 |
W |
Peter Farr |
Lewes |
2089 |
½-½ |
Kevin McCarthy |
Grantham |
2021 |
| 8 |
B |
Kit Blades |
4NCL Sussex Marlets |
2120 |
½-½ |
David Coates |
Lincoln |
2022 |
| 9 |
W |
Stephen Newman |
Brighton & Hove |
2066 |
½-½ |
Joe Kilshaw |
Scunthorpe |
2002 |
| 10 |
B |
James Mansson |
Horsham |
2065 |
0-1 |
Alex Royle |
Grantham |
1994 |
| 11 |
W |
Geoffrey James |
Brighton & Hove |
2040 |
½-½ |
Graham Ladds |
Newark |
1882 |
| 12 |
B |
Paul Batchelor |
Brighton & Hove |
1988 |
½-½ |
Andrew Hebert |
Grantham |
1875 |
| 13 |
W |
Adrian Pickersgill |
Hastings & Leonards |
1891 |
½-½ |
Denis Georgiou |
Scunthorpe |
1864 |
| 14 |
B |
James Wheeler |
Hastings & Leonards |
1832 |
0-1 |
Daniel Thompson |
Lincolnshire |
1862 |
| 15 |
W |
Paul Edwards |
Brighton & Hove |
1777 |
1-0 |
Stuart MacDonald |
Grimsby |
1862 |
| 16 |
B |
Paul Selby |
Brighton & Hove |
1764 |
0-1 |
Eric Gibbon |
Lincolnshire |
1857 |
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8-8 |
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