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CLUB AND COUNTY NEWS

SUSSEX RESULTS 2005-6
McArthur Cup Hastings retained their title, beating Brighton 3½ 2½ in the Final. We believe four teams competed.
County Champion Feliks Kwiatkowski
Veterans Champion Geoffrey James
East Sussex Queen RV Elliston
West Sussex Queen WH Partridge

KENT LEAGUES: FINALS DAY at Sevenoaks 21st May 2006
County Cup Lewisham I* 3 3 Maidstone I. All games drawn, and winner was the team that had black on odd. It's the rule in Kent, but had never been invoked before. It isn't silly. Other competitions employ the same rule, and have invoked it twice to our knowledge.
Lewis Cup (mean grade <= 160) Beckenham & Bromley II 4 2 Lewisham II
Stevenson Cup <= 140 Rainham II* 3 3 Dartford & Swanley II
En Passant Cup < = 120 Folkestone II 3½ 2½ Lewisham IV
Harvey Cup <= 100 Petts Wood IV 3½ 2½ Maidstone IV
Tom Fuller Cup < = 80 Hastings V 2 1½ Maidstone V (Maidstone incurred half-point overgrading penalty)
Intro Cup < = 60 Hastings VI 3½ ½ Sidcup VII

PAUL WATSON
1943-2005
Paul Watson, for so long a mainstay of the Sussex CA, collapsed aged 62 in a shop in Brighton on Tuesday 8th November 2005 and was dead on arrival at hospital.
Paul's service as Sussex I Match Captain was so legendary that it comes as a shock to realise he had been County Secretary for even longer, and already a County captain before that. He was Second Team Captain - not to say Tournament Controller as well - from 1977 to 1981, and from 1979 was also County Secretary, a post which he was to hold continuously until his death. His stint as First Team Captain ran from 1985 to 2004 without a single default, and the loyalty of his small band of strong players was very notable. When he finally passed the job on he immediately took over the reins of the Third Team instead, and also stood in for a while as Second Team Captain while the incumbent was unwell. He was playing on top board for the Third Team, still as its Captain, three days before his death.
The County will find it hard to replace Paul. Officers with his energy and dedication are rare. He had also for many years been a driving force behind his club, The Holt. He received the President's Award for Services to Chess in 2004.

Paul's funeral, on 18th November at Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton, was attended by family from across the globe. And, among others, by a large and overflowing number of chess players from Sussex and beyond. The SCCU Secretary and Tournament Controller were present, as was the English Chess Federation's CEO Roy Heppinstall.

NORTH CIRCULAR LEAGUE: 46th Capes Trophy 20th September 2005
An annual team blitz event. Eleven teams of four played.
1-2 Powdermill, Hackney IK 31/40; 3 Barking 28½; 4 Hackney IK II 26½; 5 Chingford 24; 6 Wanstead I 19; 7 Edmonton II 17½; 8 Waltham Forest 16; 9 Beckton Revisited 12½; 10 Wanstead II 9; 11 Edmonton I 5
Board Prizes: Bd 1 Paul Byway (Powdermill) 7½/10; Bd 2 Adrian Castillas (Hackney IK I) 8½; Bd 3 Kevin White (Powdermill) 9½; Bd 4 Dominic Allen (Powdermill) 10
Best U150 Team Chingford
Results Gary Cook

SUSSEX RESULTS 2004-5
McArthur Cup Hastings beat The Holt 5-1 in the Final.
County Champion Feliks Kwiatkowski, who beat Brian Denman 2-0 in the Final.
West Sussex Queen Grant Bucher, a new name on the Trophy, with 3/4.
East Sussex Queen had no entries.
Veterans Trophy Daniel Hirsch, who beat Tony Locke in a head-to-head contest. They were the only entrants. Controller: "It would be nice to see a few more entries into the Veterans competition; there seem to be plenty of players around who qualify."
Sussex Jamboree 9.7.05: Bickerstaff Cup. The same six teams competed as last year, but with a different outcome. 1 Haywards Heath 5½/6; 2 Bognor & Arun 4; 3 Presidents Select 3...
Ken Gunnell Cup for service to Sussex Chess: Ray (TF) Williams.
Anslow Cup for Sussex Correspondence player of the year: David L Roberts.
Source: Sussex Chess

SURREY RESULTS 2004-5
Surrey Trophy (10 teams) 1 Guildford 7½/9; 2 Redhill 6½; 3 Streatham 5...
Beaumont Cup (10 teams) 1 Guildford II 7½/9; 2 Ashtead II 7; 3 Wallington 6½...
Ellam Trophy (5 teams) 1 Ashtead III 6½/8; 2 Guildford III 4½; 3 Crystal Palace II 4...
Centenary Trophy (5 teams) 1 Redhill II 5½/8; 2 South Norwood III 5; 3 Woking 4½...
Minor Trophy (9 teams) 1 Wallington II 6/8; 2 Ashtead V 5½; 3 Redhill III 4½ (ahead of Coulsdon IV and Wimbledon V on board count)...
Stoneleigh Trophy (RP) (6 teams) 1 Wallington 4½/5; 2 Guildford 2½ (GP 25½); 3 South Norwood 2½ (19½)...
Ellery Williams Trophy (RP) (4 teams) 1 South Norwood 5½/6; 2 Guildford 3½...
Alexander Cup (11 teams) Redhill beat Wimbledon in the Final
Lauder Cup (5 teams) South Norwood beat Kingston in the Final
Results Kevin Thurlow

ESSEX RESULTS 2004-5
ESSEX LEAGUE
Div 1 (10 teams) 1 Wanstead I 16/18; 2 Writtle I 15; 2 Southend I 13...
Div 2 (8 teams) 1 Wanstead II 14/14; 2 Wanstead III 8; 3 Ilford II 8... (Method of tie-break was the match between them.)
Div 3 (7 teams) 1 Roding & Loughton II 12/14; 2 Wanstead IV 15; 3 Barking III 14...
NORTH ESSEX LEAGUE
Div 1 (11 teams) 1 Stour Valley 18/20; 2 Writtle 17; 3 Chelmsford A 16...
Div 2 (9 teams) 1 Billericay A 13/16; 2 Baddow B 12; 3 Chelmsford C 11...
Div 3 (10 teams) 1 Colchester C 16/18; 2 Clacton B 14 (GP 24½; 3 Billericay B 14 (22½)...
SOUTHEND & DISTRICT LEAGUE
Div 1 (6 teams) 1 Southend I 15/20; 2 Basildon I 15 (Southend won play-off 3½-2½); 3 Shell I 14...
Div 2 (6 teams) 1 Rayleigh I 18/20; 2 Westcliff I 16; 3 Basildon II 12...
Div 3 (7 teams) 1 Shell II 22/24; 2 Wickford II 14; 3 Westcliff II 14 (Method of tie-break not known; perhaps they were 2nd=)
Div 4 There is no Div 4. There used to be, but these days the trophy goes to the runner-up of Div 3. Wickford II and Westcliff II played off for it this year, and Wickford won.
ESSEX WEEKEND LEAGUE
6 teams competed. 1 Writtle 4½/5; 2 Chelmsford 3½; 3 Shelwick 3½. Or perhaps 2nd=. We have not understood the tie-break rule.
Results Chessex

KENT FINALS DAY 22nd May 2005 at Sevenoaks
County Cup Lewisham I 3½ 2½ Maidstone I
Lewis Cup (mean grade <=160) Thanet I 4 2 Lewisham II
Stevenson Cup (<=140) Rainham II* 3 3 Hastings & St Leonards I
En Passant Cup (<=120) Lewisham IV 4½ 1½ Hastings & St Leonards II
Harvey Cup (<=100) Medway II* 3 3 Kilndown II
Tom Fuller Cup (<=80) Kilndown III 3 1 Petts Wood & Orpington IV
Intro Cup (<=60) has no Final because competed for only in London, but the Champions are Phoenix V.
Arbiter: David Sedgwick

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