Cheddleton Reach Their 3rd County Cup Final

Cheddleton reached their 3rd County Cup Final of the season last night, beating Walsall Kipping by 2.5 - 1.5 in the Withnall Trophy. Click here for the match score card. Cheddleton will now meet Newcastle in the Final.

Cheddleton Reach Hickman Cup Final

Cheddleton will play Walsall Kipping in the Hickman Cup Final following a 4.5 - 1.5 win against a heavily outgraded Stafford team. Click here to view the match score card.

Lichfield Into Jackson Cup Final

Lichfield beat Cheddleton 3-1 last night to reach the Final of the Jackson Cup, where they will play Meir. Click here for last night's match score card.

ECF Finance Meeting

An ECF Finance Meeting is being held on the 28th April. Please take the time to read the various proposals as they affect all of us. Please click here to view them and give any feedback to Andrew Leadbetter, our ECF rep.

Local Congresses

The dates for this year's Leek Rapidplay Congress and Leek Congress have now been announced. Please click on the links for further details and a downloadable entry form.

Newcastle Mini Congress

The Newcastle Mini Congress was held this weekend. Please click on the following links to view the final tables :

U160 Section

U130 Section

U100 Section

Mair Reach Jackson Cup Final

Meir are through to the Final of the Jackson Cup after beating Stafford on board count, following a 2-2 draw. They will now meet either Lichfield or Cheddleton on the 13th June. Click here for the match score card.

Dates For Your Diary

Thursday 17th May - County Committee Meeting @ Stafford Chess Club - 7:30pm.

Officers of the Association are requested to bring their reports to this Meeting or, if unable to attend, forward them to Ray Dolan, the General Secretary.

Thursday 21st June - County AGM @Stafford Chess Club - 7:30pm.

Newcastle Through To Withnall Trophy Final

Newcastle are through to the Withnall Trophy Final following a 2.5 - 1.5 win at Fenton last night. They will now meet either Cheddleton or Walsall Kipping, who play later this month, on the 13th June. Click here for last night's match score card.

ECF National Club Championships

Newcastle failed to retain the ECF Intermediate Club Championship this weekend, with Telford taking the title this year.

Rugeley 50th Anniversary Rapidplay Congress

The Rugeley 50th Anniversary Chess Congress was held yesterday, 7th April. Please click on the following links for the final tables :

Open Section

Major Section

Minor Section

ECF National Club Championships

Newcastle-Under-Lyme Chess Club are flying the flag for Staffordshire at this weekend's National Club Championship. They are defending the Intermediate Section title they won last year so the very best of luck to them.

Newcastle Mini Congress

There is still time to enter the Newcastle Mini Congress being held over the weekend of 14th/15th April. That's Newcastle-Under-Lyme NOT Newcastle-Upon-Tyne !! Click here for full details.

Under 120 Team Fail To Qualify For Final Stages

With all the results now in for the MCCU U120 County Championship, the Staffs U120 team have, unfortunately, failed to qualify for the National Stages of the competition. Despite finishing joint 2nd on match points with 4 other Counties, an inferior aggregate score meant that they finished outside the top 3 qualifying places. Nonetheless, well done to Peter Evans and his players on a great effort. Click here for the final table.