Competitions available to Kent Players
KCCA Internal Club Competitions
Name |
Average ECF grade |
Number of Boards |
County Cup | no limit | 6 |
Lewis Cup LW Lewis (d, 1900) one of a playing family from N. Kent (info from Fred Wellings Beckenham club) | 170 | 6 |
Stevenson Cup RHS Stevenson (1878-1943) was a noted chess organiser and Kent County Champion in 1919 | 155 | 6 |
En Passant Cup | 140 | 6 |
Harvey Cup Tom Harvey was a prominent player from Orpington | 125 | 6 |
Tom Fuller Cup Tom Fuller was a dedicated long term player from Charlton | 110 | 4 |
Intro Cup | 95 | 4 |
External County Competitions (for results see the SCCU site)
Under 100 (captain Douglas Smith - douglas.smith22@btopenworld.com) | 12 |
Under 120 (captain Douglas Smith - douglas.smith22@btopenworld.com) | 12 |
Under 140 (captain -Tyrone Jefferies - tyronejefferies@hotmail.com) | 16 |
Under 160 (captain Michael Wiltshire - m.r.wiltshire@btinternet.com) | 16 |
Under 180 (captain Michael Wiltshire - m.r.wiltshire@btinternet.com) | 16 |
Open (captain Laurence Ball - allanburclee@gmail.com ) | 16 |
Also there are male and female individual titles which are decided at the Thanet Congress.
The Kent Juniors Chess Association has its own competitions
Congresses Local congress info
Southern Counties Chess Union
Individual Championships happen at various locales, see the SCCU site for details and junior championships which are decided at the London Junior site
English Chess Federation
Individual and national club championships