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Welcome to the Hertfordshire Chess website covering Senior chess in our county. Click here for the Herts Junior Chess website +++ THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN IN DREAMWEAVER +++ Last updated 15th December 2010 Season 2010 - 2011 The 59th Herts Congress was won by IM Simon Knott with 4/5 points. The Challengers section was won by Richard Bryant of Chester with 4.5 points. Russell Goodfellow of Tunbridge Wells scored a perfect 5/5 to triumph in the Major section. Ray Butcher took the honours in the Minor section with 4.5 points. Full details here. The U140 team defeated Sussex at Harpenden aided significantly by 5 (five) defaults. Details here. Capel - Steve Law 1st, Paul Byway and Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell joint 2nd. Burn - A Hutton 1st, S Szarka 2nd. Bunce - Ed Magee 1st, Gary Ruddick 2nd. The U120 team defeated Kent by 6.5 - 5.5 at a cold Dartford. Details here. The U140 had a stunning victory over Kent leading at one point by 7.5 - 0.5! Final score 10.5 - 5.5. Details here. Honours even for the U120 team and Surrey. Details here. The Open team lost to Middlesex 7.5 - 8.5 at Harpenden. Details here. The U140 team were defeated 9 - 7 at Surrey. Details here. The U160 team started the season with a comfortable 10.5 - 5.5 win over Sussex at Harpenden. Details here. The U120 team notched up a win in their first match of the season. Details here. Last call for entries to the Capel, Burn, Bunce (2nd and 3rd October). If you are thinking of coming and you haven't yet entered could you let me know by e-mail asap so I have an idea of numbers. Entry form here. Corinne Mountford The league fixtures are now in version 3 with changes to Division 6 and Division 7. Current line-up is:- Division 1: Barnet 1, Hemel Hempstead 1, Hertford 1, Royston 1, St Albans 1, Watford 1 and Watford 2. Division 2: Bishop's Stortford 1, Letchworth 1, Little Heath 1, Royston 2, Stevenage 1, St Albans 2 and Watford 3. Division 3: Bishop's Stortford 2, Hemel Hempstead 2, Hertford 2, Hoddesdon 1, Stevenage 2, Stevenage 3 and Welwyn Hatfield 1. Division 4: Abbey Knights 1, Barnet 2, Borehamwood, Hertford 3, St Albans 3, Watford 4 and Welwyn Hatfield 2. Division 5: Bishop's Stortford 3, Hemel Hempstead 3, Hoddesdon 2, Letchworth 2, Letchworth 3, Royston 3 and St Albans 4. Division 6: Little Heath 2, Rothamsted, Stevenage 4, St Albans 5, University, Watford 5 and Welwyn Hatfield 3. Division 7: Abbey Knights 2, Barnet 3, Hertford 4, Hertford 5, Letchworth 4, Royston 4, St Albans 6 and St Albans 7, . Season 2009 - 2010 Herts are the 2010 Minor Counties Champions again after defeating Middlesex 10 - 6 at Leicester. Five wins, ten draws and just one defeat. The U120 team were defeated in the ECF County Championship final by Kent by 3.5 to 8.5. Details and Kidge's season report here. The U120 scored a victory on board count over Norfolk at Newmarket. Report here. The U120 team have qualified for the knock out stages of the ECF County Championships with one more match to play. Details here of their victory over Surrey. The U140 team achieved a highly creditable victory at Dartford against Kent. Details here. The U140 team drew with Surrey 8 - 8. Details here The U160 team lost at Sussex by 9 - 7. Report and details here The U120 team defeated Essex by 8 - 4. Details here The U140 team lost at Sussex by 7.5 - 6.5. Details here The U160 team lost at Middlesex 10 - 6. Report and details here. The U120 team lost at Surrey by 7 - 5. Report and details here. The U160 team defeated Surrey by 10 - 6 at Stevenage. Report and details here The U120 team defeated Essex by 7.5 - 4.5 at Welwyn Garden City. Report and details here. The U120 team lost their first match of the season against Kent by 6.5 - 5.5. Report and details here. |
