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25 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 6 DrawThe draw for round 6 is below; matches to be played in the week beginning 1 March. The first- named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated. Mon 1 Mar Oxford City 1 : Cowley 2 Mon 1 Mar University 1 : Cowley 1 Mon 1 Mar Didcot 1 : Oxford City 2 Mon 1 Mar Witney 1 : University 4 Mon 1 Mar Oxford City 3 : Didcot 2 Mon 1 Mar Abingdon Sch : Cowley 4 Mon 1 Mar Witney 3 : Banbury 2 Thu 4 Mar Banbury 1 : University 2 Thu 4 Mar Cumnor 1 : Witney 2 Thu 4 Mar Cumnor 2 : University 3 Thu 4 Mar Cumnor 3 : Cowley 3Current standings: Rank Team Score M.Buch Games 1 Oxford City 1 10 20.0 17.0-3.0 2-3 University 1 8 19.0 12.5-7.5 Cowley 1 8 16.0 15.5-4.5 4 Cowley 2 7 17.0 13.0-7.0 5-11 Witney 2 6 20.0 9.0-11.0 Banbury 1 6 19.0 9.5-10.5 Oxford City 2 6 18.0 10.0-10.0 Didcot 1 6 15.0 12.0-8.0 Cumnor 1 6 14.0 14.5-5.5 Cumnor 2 6 14.0 12.5-7.5 University 2 6 14.0 11.0-8.0 12 University 3 5 16.0 11.0-9.0 13-17 Didcot 2 4 16.0 7.5-12.5 University 4 4 16.0 7.5-12.5 Witney 1 4 14.0 9.0-11.0 Cowley 3 4 12.0 8.0-12.0 Oxford City 3 4 11.0 8.5-10.5 18-22 Cumnor 3 2 14.0 6.5-13.5 Banbury 2 2 12.0 5.5-14.5 Cowley 4 2 10.0 7.0-13.0 Witney 3 2 10.0 6.0-14.0 Abingdon Sch 2 9.0 6.0-14.0Cross-table: 1 Oxford City 1 18:W 8:W 2:W 3:W 5:W 2 University 1 5:W 10:W 1:L 4:W 6:W 3 Cowley 1 21:W 15:W 6:W 1:L 9:W 4 Cowley 2 14:W 12:D 11:W 2:L 7:W 5 Witney 2 2:L 7:W 18:W 8:W 1:L 6 Banbury 1 20:W 9:W 3:L 12:W 2:L 7 Oxford City 2 11:W 5:L 10:W 13:W 4:L 8 Didcot 1 22:W 1:L 12:W 5:L 13:W 9 Cumnor 1 13:W 6:L 16:W 14:W 3:L 10 Cumnor 2 19:W 2:L 7:L 16:W 14:W 11 University 2 7:L 19:W 4:L 17:W 15:W 12 University 3 17:W 4:D 8:L 6:L 22:W 13 Didcot 2 9:L 20:W 15:W 7:L 8:L 14 University 4 4:L 17:W 21:W 9:L 10:L 15 Witney 1 16:W 3:L 13:L 18:W 11:L 16 Cowley 3 15:L 21:W 9:L 10:L 19:W 17 Oxford City 3 12:L 14:L 20:W 11:L 18:W 18 Cumnor 3 1:L 22:W 5:L 15:L 17:L 19 Banbury 2 10:L 11:L 22:D 20:D 16:L 20 Cowley 4 6:L 13:L 17:L 19:D 21:D 21 Witney 3 3:L 16:L 14:L 22:D 20:D 22 Abingdon Sch 8:L 18:L 19:D 21:D 12:L |
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22 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
Second Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 5We've got 7 matches tonight, and 4 later in the week. And there look to be some good ones, Cowley 1 vs. Cumnor 1 is the stand out to my very biased eye, but there are a number of others that could be extremely close - the local Didcot derby jumps out as well! Tonight we have Mon 22 Feb Witney 2 : Oxford City 1 Mon 22 Feb University 1 : Banbury 1 Mon 22 Feb Cowley 1 : Cumnor 1 Mon 22 Feb Cowley 2 : Oxford City 2 Mon 22 Feb University 3 : Abingdon Sch Mon 22 Feb Cowley 3 : Banbury 2 Mon 22 Feb Cowley 4 : Witney 3On Thursday we have Thu 25 Feb University 2 : Witney 1 Thu 25 Feb Didcot 2 : Didcot 1 Thu 25 Feb University 4 : Cumnor 2 Thu 25 Feb Cumnor 3 : Oxford City 3As usual use the link below to follow the games as they are played Link: https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/efixtures |
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17 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
OCA Blitz @ Cowley - Video Reviews of games on Youtube!Simon Terrington has started to review some choice games from the tournament held last Monday, making videos of the games and this thoughts and putting them on his YouTube channel "Chess with Simon." So if you want to see if you are having your fifteen minutes of fame, or just curious as to what went on at the Blitz, go to the link below and take a peek! Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM2e7p-duAFrip9dICtdh4A |
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17 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
OCA Blitz @ Cowley - Result and "Prizewinners"Forty-two players took part in the OCA Blitz @ Cowley on Monday 15th February, it was great to see so many familiar names taking part, and also a smattering new ones. It was one of the newcomers, Phil Makepeace, who took first prize - As he has recently moved into the area hopefully we shall see him showing us how to do it in the future! A full list of "prizewinners" is below. Many thanks to all those who took part, and especially to Dave Robson who did all the real work in organising the competition.
1st: Phil Makepeace 2nd: Phil Hayward 3rd: Chris Evans 4th: Eldar Alizada Best Junior: Jan Murawski Best U165: Pawel Murawski Best U155: Liam Glenn Best U145: John Courouble Best U130: Matt Christensen Best Slow Starter: Gilbert Csecs Best Very Slow Starter: Steve Rumsby |
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11 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 5 DrawThe draw for round 5 is below. Next Monday (15 Feb) there's the mid- competition Blitz competition, so these matches are to be played in the week beginning 22 February. The first-named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated. Mon 22 Feb Witney 2 : Oxford City 1 Mon 22 Feb University 1 : Banbury 1 Mon 22 Feb Cowley 1 : Cumnor 1 Mon 22 Feb Cowley 2 : Oxford City 2 Mon 22 Feb University 3 : Abingdon Sch Mon 22 Feb Cowley 3 : Banbury 2 Mon 22 Feb Cowley 4 : Witney 3 Thu 25 Feb University 2 : Witney 1 Thu 25 Feb Didcot 2 : Didcot 1 Thu 25 Feb University 4 : Cumnor 2 Thu 25 Feb Cumnor 3 : Oxford City 3Current standings: Rank Team Score M.Buch Games 1 Oxford City 1 8 10.0 13.5-2.5 2-7 University 1 6 11.0 10.0-6.0 Cowley 1 6 10.0 13.0-3.0 Witney 2 6 10.0 8.5-7.5 Banbury 1 6 9.0 8.0-8.0 Cumnor 1 6 8.0 13.0-3.0 Oxford City 2 6 8.0 9.0-7.0 8 Cowley 2 5 8.0 10.0-6.0 9-14 Didcot 2 4 10.0 6.5-9.5 Didcot 1 4 9.0 9.0-7.0 Cumnor 2 4 8.0 9.0-7.0 University 2 4 7.0 8.0-7.0 University 4 4 7.0 7.0-9.0 Witney 1 4 6.0 8.0-8.0 15 University 3 3 9.0 7.5-8.5 16-20 Cumnor 3 2 10.0 5.5-10.5 Cowley 3 2 8.0 4.5-11.5 Oxford City 3 2 7.0 5.5-9.5 Banbury 2 2 6.0 5.0-11.0 Abingdon Sch 2 4.0 5.5-10.5 21-22 Cowley 4 1 6.0 5.0-11.0 Witney 3 1 6.0 4.0-12.0Cross-table: 1 Oxford City 1 16:W 10:W 2:W 3:W 2 University 1 4:W 11:W 1:L 8:W 3 Cowley 1 22:W 14:W 5:W 1:L 4 Witney 2 2:L 7:W 16:W 10:W 5 Banbury 1 21:W 6:W 3:L 15:W 6 Cumnor 1 9:W 5:L 17:W 13:W 7 Oxford City 2 12:W 4:L 11:W 9:W 8 Cowley 2 13:W 15:D 12:W 2:L 9 Didcot 2 6:L 21:W 14:W 7:L 10 Didcot 1 20:W 1:L 15:W 4:L 11 Cumnor 2 19:W 2:L 7:L 17:W 12 University 2 7:L 19:W 8:L 18:W 13 University 4 8:L 18:W 22:W 6:L 14 Witney 1 17:W 3:L 9:L 16:W 15 University 3 18:W 8:D 10:L 5:L 16 Cumnor 3 1:L 20:W 4:L 14:L 17 Cowley 3 14:L 22:W 6:L 11:L 18 Oxford City 3 15:L 13:L 21:W 12:L 19 Banbury 2 11:L 12:L 20:D 21:D 20 Abingdon Sch 10:L 16:L 19:D 22:D 21 Cowley 4 5:L 9:L 18:L 19:D 22 Witney 3 3:L 17:L 13:L 20:D |
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08 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
OCA Blitz @ Cowley - Monday 15th FebThere will be no round of the Mike Duck Tournament in the week starting Monday 15th Feb. Instead during the "half term break" we will be holding the "OCA Blitz @ Cowley" tournament on the 15th Feb along the lines of the Cowley Blitz held just before Christmas. To make things especially easy to organise Dave Robson of the Cowley club has very kindly allowed us to reuse what he set up. As for the Cowley Blitz there will be no admission fee, and there will be no prizes. However, we will recognize, and announce the names of those players who in different circumstances would have won the usual prizes for finishing first, second, third, or as best female player, best slow starter, etc., etc. The blitz will start at 7:30 p.m. and finish at 9:30 p.m. Any games running after that time can be completed, but they will not contribute towards the final standings. The time limit will be three minutes for the game, plus an extra two seconds for every move you make. If you didn't play in the Cowley Blitz before Christmas, you will needto join the Cowley Blitz Team on Lichess (note if you did play this step is unnecessary). To do this: Once you are a member of the Cowley Blitz team you enter as as follows: On the night of the tournament five or ten minutes before the tournament starts, click on the tournament link and then click on the green "Join" button which you can find just above the list of players who have already entered. At 7:30, the Lichess site will then pair you with your opponent, and the game will begin. A few gotchas ... If you need to resign or to offer a draw, you must hit the relevant button twice. You can disable this behaviour in your Lichess profile. At the end of your game, you will need to hit the labelled button to return to the tournament. Lichess will then pair you up with your next opponent. The tournament is of an "arena" format, so there isn't a fixed number of rounds. You can get more information at Arena Help. You can start the tournament late, or leave early, but the more games you play, the better the odds of you winning! Note that we have disabled "beserking" and extra points for winning streaks. Have fun! For any questions, please email CowleyBlitz@gmail.com Link: https://lichess.org/tournament/l1jWEzXI |
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08 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
Mike Duck Round 4 - 7 Matches tonight7 matches tonight, City 1 versus Cowley 1 looks particularly interesting: Mon 8 Feb Oxford City 1 : Cowley 1 Mon 8 Feb Cowley 2 : University 1 Mon 8 Feb Didcot 1 : Witney 2 Mon 8 Feb Oxford City 2 : Didcot 2 Mon 8 Feb Oxford City 3 : University 2 Mon 8 Feb Witney 1 : Cumnor 3 Mon 8 Feb Witney 3 : Abingdon SchWe have a further 4 matches on Thursday Thu 11 Feb Cumnor 1 : University 4 Thu 11 Feb Banbury 1 : University 3 Thu 11 Feb Cumnor 2 : Cowley 3 Thu 11 Feb Banbury 2 : Cowley 4As usual use the link below to watch the games Link: https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/efixtures |
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04 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 4 DrawThe draw for round 4 is below; matches to be played in the week beginning 8 February. The first- named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated. Mon 8 Feb Oxford City 1 : Cowley 1 Mon 8 Feb Cowley 2 : University 1 Mon 8 Feb Didcot 1 : Witney 2 Mon 8 Feb Oxford City 2 : Didcot 2 Mon 8 Feb Oxford City 3 : University 2 Mon 8 Feb Witney 1 : Cumnor 3 Mon 8 Feb Witney 3 : Abingdon Sch Thu 11 Feb Cumnor 1 : University 4 Thu 11 Feb Banbury 1 : University 3 Thu 11 Feb Cumnor 2 : Cowley 3 Thu 11 Feb Banbury 2 : Cowley 4Current standings: Rank Team Score M.Buch Games 1-2 Oxford City 1 6 4.0 10.5-1.5 Cowley 1 6 2.0 12.0-0.0 3 Cowley 2 5 3.0 9.0-3.0 4-11 Cumnor 1 4 4.0 9.0-3.0 University 1 4 4.0 7.0-5.0 Banbury 1 4 4.0 5.5-6.5 Witney 2 4 4.0 5.5-6.5 Didcot 1 4 3.0 8.0-4.0 University 4 4 2.0 7.0-5.0 Oxford City 2 4 2.0 6.0-6.0 Didcot 2 4 2.0 5.5-6.5 12 University 3 3 4.0 6.0-6.0 13-18 University 2 2 4.0 6.0-6.0 Cumnor 2 2 4.0 6.0-6.0 Witney 1 2 4.0 5.5-6.5 Cumnor 3 2 4.0 4.0-8.0 Oxford City 3 2 3.0 4.5-7.5 Cowley 3 2 2.0 3.5-8.5 19-20 Abingdon Sch 1 2.0 3.5-8.5 Banbury 2 1 2.0 3.0-9.0 21-22 Cowley 4 0 4.0 3.0-9.0 Witney 3 0 4.0 2.0-10.0Cross-table: 1 Oxford City 1 16:W 8:W 5:W 2 Cowley 1 22:W 15:W 6:W 3 Cowley 2 9:W 12:D 13:W 4 Cumnor 1 11:W 6:L 18:W 5 University 1 7:W 14:W 1:L 6 Banbury 1 21:W 4:W 2:L 7 Witney 2 5:L 10:W 16:W 8 Didcot 1 19:W 1:L 12:W 9 University 4 3:L 17:W 22:W 10 Oxford City 2 13:W 7:L 14:W 11 Didcot 2 4:L 21:W 15:W 12 University 3 17:W 3:D 8:L 13 University 2 10:L 20:W 3:L 14 Cumnor 2 20:W 5:L 10:L 15 Witney 1 18:W 2:L 11:L 16 Cumnor 3 1:L 19:W 7:L 17 Oxford City 3 12:L 9:L 21:W 18 Cowley 3 15:L 22:W 4:L 19 Abingdon Sch 8:L 16:L 20:D 20 Banbury 2 14:L 13:L 19:D 21 Cowley 4 6:L 11:L 17:L 22 Witney 3 2:L 18:L 9:L |
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01 Feb 2021
Ian Bush |
Mike Duck Round 3We have 7 matches tonight, including City 1 v. University 1, which features two teams that must have good chances to win the tournament: Mon 1 Feb Oxford City 1 : University 1 Mon 1 Feb Cowley 1 : Banbury 1 Mon 1 Feb University 3 : Didcot 1 Mon 1 Feb Cowley 3 : Cumnor 1 Mon 1 Feb Witney 2 : Cumnor 3 Mon 1 Feb Abingdon Sch : Banbury 2 Mon 1 Feb Cowley 4 : Oxford City 3Later in the week we have a further 4 matches Thu 4 Feb University 2 : Cowley 2 Thu 4 Feb Cumnor 2 : Oxford City 2 Thu 4 Feb Didcot 2 : Witney 1 Thu 4 Feb University 4 : Witney 3As always you can use the link below to watch the games. Link: https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/efixtures |
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28 Jan 2021
Ian Bush |
Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 3 DrawThe draw for round 3 is below; matches to be played in the week beginning 1 February. The first- named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated. Mon 1 Feb Oxford City 1 : University 1 Mon 1 Feb Cowley 1 : Banbury 1 Mon 1 Feb University 3 : Didcot 1 Mon 1 Feb Cowley 3 : Cumnor 1 Mon 1 Feb Witney 2 : Cumnor 3 Mon 1 Feb Abingdon Sch : Banbury 2 Mon 1 Feb Cowley 4 : Oxford City 3 Thu 4 Feb University 2 : Cowley 2 Thu 4 Feb Cumnor 2 : Oxford City 2 Thu 4 Feb Didcot 2 : Witney 1 Thu 4 Feb University 4 : Witney 3Current standings: Rank Team Score M.Buch Games 1-4 Oxford City 1 4 4.0 7.0-1.0 University 1 4 4.0 6.5-1.5 Cowley 1 4 2.0 8.0-0.0 Banbury 1 4 2.0 5.5-2.5 5-6 Cowley 2 3 5.0 5.5-2.5 University 3 3 3.0 5.0-3.0 7-17 Cumnor 1 2 6.0 5.5-2.5 Witney 1 2 6.0 4.0-4.0 Witney 2 2 6.0 3.0-5.0 Didcot 1 2 4.0 5.0-3.0 Cumnor 2 2 4.0 4.5-3.5 Oxford City 2 2 4.0 3.5-4.5 Cumnor 3 2 4.0 2.5-5.5 University 4 2 3.0 4.0-4.0 University 2 2 2.0 5.5-2.5 Didcot 2 2 2.0 3.0-5.0 Cowley 3 2 2.0 3.0-5.0 18-22 Cowley 4 0 6.0 2.0-6.0 Witney 3 0 6.0 1.0-7.0 Oxford City 3 0 5.0 1.5-6.5 Abingdon Sch 0 4.0 1.5-6.5 Banbury 2 0 4.0 1.0-7.0Current cross-table: 1 Oxford City 1 13:W 10:W 2 University 1 9:W 11:W 3 Cowley 1 19:W 8:W 4 Banbury 1 18:W 7:W 5 Cowley 2 14:W 6:D 6 University 3 20:W 5:D 7 Cumnor 1 16:W 4:L 8 Witney 1 17:W 3:L 9 Witney 2 2:L 12:W 10 Didcot 1 21:W 1:L 11 Cumnor 2 22:W 2:L 12 Oxford City 2 15:W 9:L 13 Cumnor 3 1:L 21:W 14 University 4 5:L 20:W 15 University 2 12:L 22:W 16 Didcot 2 7:L 18:W 17 Cowley 3 8:L 19:W 18 Cowley 4 4:L 16:L 19 Witney 3 3:L 17:L 20 Oxford City 3 6:L 14:L 21 Abingdon Sch 10:L 13:L 22 Banbury 2 11:L 15:L |
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25 Jan 2021
Ian Bush |
Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 2A busy night in the second Mike Duck Tournament today - we have 8 matches: Mon 25 Jan University 1 : Cumnor 2 Mon 25 Jan Didcot 1 : Oxford City 1 Mon 25 Jan Witney 1 : Cowley 1 Mon 25 Jan Cowley 2 : University 3 Mon 25 Jan Oxford City 2 : Witney 2 Mon 25 Jan Witney 3 : Cowley 3 Mon 25 Jan Cowley 4 : Didcot 2 Mon 25 Jan Oxford City 3 : University 4We also have 3 further matches later in the week - 1 unusually on Wednesday, and 2 on Thursday Wed 27 Jan Banbury 2 : University 2 Thu 28 Jan Cumnor 1 : Banbury 1 Thu 28 Jan Cumnor 3 : Abingdon SchAs usual use the link below to watch the games. Link: https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/efixtures |
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21 Jan 2021
Ian Bush |
Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 2 DrawThe usual Swiss first-round pattern resulted in some one-sided matches, but round 2 looks very competitive. The draw is below; matches to be played in the week beginning 25 January. The first- named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated. Mon 25 Jan University 1 : Cumnor 2 Mon 25 Jan Didcot 1 : Oxford City 1 Mon 25 Jan Witney 1 : Cowley 1 Mon 25 Jan Cowley 2 : University 3 Mon 25 Jan Oxford City 2 : Witney 2 Mon 25 Jan Witney 3 : Cowley 3 Mon 25 Jan Cowley 4 : Didcot 2 Mon 25 Jan Oxford City 3 : University 4 Wed 27 Jan Banbury 2 : University 2 Thu 28 Jan Cumnor 1 : Banbury 1 Thu 28 Jan Cumnor 3 : Abingdon SchCurrent standings: Rank Team Score M.Buch Games 1-11 University 1 2 0.0 4.0-0.0 Didcot 1 2 0.0 4.0-0.0 Cowley 1 2 0.0 4.0-0.0 Cumnor 1 2 0.0 4.0-0.0 Oxford City 1 2 0.0 4.0-0.0 Witney 1 2 0.0 4.0-0.0 Cowley 2 2 0.0 3.5-0.5 University 3 2 0.0 3.0-1.0 Cumnor 2 2 0.0 3.0-1.0 Banbury 1 2 0.0 3.0-1.0 Oxford City 2 2 0.0 2.5-1.5 12-22 University 2 0 2.0 1.5-2.5 Oxford City 3 0 2.0 1.0-3.0 Banbury 2 0 2.0 1.0-3.0 Cowley 4 0 2.0 1.0-3.0 University 4 0 2.0 0.5-3.5 Witney 2 0 2.0 0.0-4.0 Abingdon Sch 0 2.0 0.0-4.0 Witney 3 0 2.0 0.0-4.0 Didcot 2 0 2.0 0.0-4.0 Cumnor 3 0 2.0 0.0-4.0 Cowley 3 0 2.0 0.0-4.0Note the rearranged match - Banbury 2 against University 2 is now on Wed 27th due to a clash with another competition for Banbury. The draw is also now on the LMS, please see the link below Link: https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/xfixtures |
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17 Jan 2021
Ian Bush |
First Round of the Second Mike Duck Tournament
The first round of the Second Mike Duck Online Tournament is next week on Monday 18th January when we have 6 matches. The ECF's LMS will again be used to organise the tournament, and you can find the fixture list at https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/efixtures - note this is not the same as for the first tournament!
As for the first tournament all the games can be followed as they are being played. To do this go to the ECF LMS site linked above, click on the score of the match(es) you want to follow, followed by the little television icon - once the game starts you will be able to watch it in real time!
Updated versions of the Guidance for Captains and Guidance for Players documents are also available Link: https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/efixtures |
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12 Jan 2021
Ian Bush |
Spring 2021 Mike Duck Online Tournament: Round 1 DrawThe draw for round 1, to be played in the week beginning 18 January, is as below. First-named team is at 'home' and is black on odd boards. Matches to commence on Lichess at 19:30 on the dates indicated. Please note the rule changes (document circulated by email, will be posted to this site shortly), in particular
Mon 18 Jan Witney 2 : University 1 Mon 18 Jan Abingdon Sch : Didcot 1 Mon 18 Jan Cowley 1 : Witney 3 Mon 18 Jan University 3 : Oxford City 3 Mon 18 Jan Oxford City 1 : Cumnor 3 Mon 18 Jan Cowley 3 : Witney 1 Thu 21 Jan University 2 : Oxford City 2 Thu 21 Jan Didcot 2 : Cumnor 1 Thu 21 Jan Banbury 2 : Cumnor 2 Thu 21 Jan Banbury 1 : Cowley 4 Thu 21 Jan University 4 : Cowley 2This is also now up on the appropriate LMS page - please see the link below Link: https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/65140/efixtures |
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03 Jan 2021
Mike Truran |
Witney Chess Club Junior Wins British Online Chess Championships Under 16 BlitzVery many congratulations to Witney Chess Club member Adam Sieczkowski, who is the new British Online Chess Championships Under 16 Blitz Champion with a score of 8/9. The final table can be found in the link below. Link: http://chess-results.com/tnr543590.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&flag=30 |
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15 Dec 2020
David Robson |
Cowley Christmas Blitz 2020, Monday 14th DecemberBecause of the pandemic, this year's Cowley Christmas Blitz was hosted on-line, on the Lichess.org platform. It attracted 35 entrants from 7 different clubs. 262 games were played. More details are available at https://lichess.org/tournament/8UVhoQXQ Here is the complete list of prizewinners:
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03 Dec 2020
Roger Thetford |
First Mike Duck Online Tournament - final standingsCongratulations to University 1 and University 2, who took the top two places in the first Mike Duck Online Tournament, and to Cumnor 1 who took third on tie break ahead of Cowley 1 and Didcot 1. The full standings are at the link below. The Second Mike Duck Online Tournament will follow after Christmas. Please get your entries in (teams of four this time) by midnight on Monday 11 January so that we can make the draw for the first round, to be played in the week starting Monday 18 January. Link: documents/2020_MikeDuck1_FinalStandings.htm |
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22 Nov 2020
Andrew Varney |
ECF Online U18 County Championship - Oxfordshire 3rdWell done to Oxfordshire junior team in the ECF U18 online county championship. Many thanks to Ola Murawska for managing the teams and the following report. The Championship took place on chess.com on Saturday 21 November. Players played from their homes with Zoom supervision by arbiters and team captains. The teams were small and as a result only a limited number of Oxfordshire Juniors were able to participate. It was fantastic to watch them play and they did very well taking the third place in the tournament. Results are published on chess-results: https://chess-results.com/tnr541241.aspx? lan=1&art=63&flag=30 Oxon team individual results: https://chess-results.com/tnr541241.aspx? lan=1&art=20&flag=30&snr=3 |
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