Leicestershire & Rutland Chess Association is the body recognised by the English Chess Federation as being responsible for chess in the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Association is affiliated to the Midland Counties Chess Union.
Hi All
I am delighted to advise that we received 3 volunteers to captain teams in the MCCU County matches. Their details and the teams/sections they are captaining are as follows:
Open (Midlands Championship)
Lewis Turner lewisturner11@gmail.com
U1850 team
Omar Oliveri omarjohnoliveri@gmail.com
U1650 team
Rene Butler rene@consumerking.co.uk
Let's give these guys some support please.
If you would like to represent the glorious County of Leicestershire against other Counties, then please contact the above section captains.
Costs: The LRCA will cover the initial cost of room hire, but £5 per player will be required on the day to help with the venue costs, and it is also required to bring a contribution to refreshments (tea, coffee, squash, biscuits etc) where we are playing a home match. (Away contributions would also be welcome).
Hi All
Following on from the previous post, the sections are U1450, U1650, U1850 and Midlands Championship (Open)
Please contact me if you'd like to play and/or captain a section.
Hello All
As part of the MCCU, we have been asked if there was any appetite for the lure of "Playing for Leicestershire" in County chess. This would initially be against semi-local opponents (Derbyshire, Notts, Lincs etc) and I have taken on the mantle of trying to resurrect this event, as it was once quite popular as an extra rated chess game.
We would of course need volunteers to captain teams, and a small army of players to play in each section. We have the players within the County but do we have enough people to run the teams and players to play?
Please let me know by email (ansteychess@hotmail.com) if you'd like to volunteer.
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