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SCCU Individual Championship 2026/27

This year the Southern Counties Individual Championship will be hosted in the OPEN section of:

54th Thanet FIDE Congress,
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th October,
The Sports Hall, Baypoint Club, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9QL

The SCCU Individual Champion will be awarded the Glenroy Cup (to be held for  one year), receive £100 prize money and be awarded a place in the British Chess Championship 2027 (dates to be determined).

The SCCU Championship is open to players of the seven member counties: Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey  and Sussex.

Given the unfortunate clash between this event and the 4NCL weekend, this might be your best ever chance to gain entry into the British Chess Championships!

Link to Online Entry: https://www.congress.org.uk/congress/815/enter

County Championship Fixtures: Season 2026/27

Last updated: 30 September 2026 (issue 10)

Below are the fixtures for next season.

Dates of matches in adjacent rating sections have been staggered to maximise the pool of players available to captains.

Both the u1650 and u1450 comprise five counties and although competition rules allow captains to vote for double round robins the match controller has opted to apply a single cycle due to the limited number of available dates and other constraints; the benefit is that captains will find it easier to select dates for rearranged fixtures.

Below are some useful links:

Team Captains
Match Venues (to be confirmed)
County Match Rules (to be confirmed)
ECF Fair Play Rules

• SCCU County Match Fixtures on ECF LMS website

Any queries should be forwarded to County Match Controller at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Key: E=Essex, H=Hertfordshire, K=Kent, M=Middlesex, Sx=Sussex, Sy=Surrey