Northern Counties Chess Union Established 1899 A constituent unit of the English Chess Federation
<< Home	Events
Officers Fees Members Constitution Competition Rules Minutes County Team Championships Club Championships Individual Championships Awards Calendar History	31/05/2026 27th South Lakes Congress incorporating the NCCU Individual Championships This was held at The Town Hall. Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2LD over the weekend 29th to 31st of May 2026. Section winners, NCCU title winners and cross-tables supplied by the organisers were as follows: OPEN 14 Entries 1^st Alannah Ashton (3C’s) 4/5 = 2^nd John Potter (Belper), Yaoyao Zhu (3C’s), Ethan Norris (Atherton) 3½/5 Cumbria prize: Barry Hymer (Ulverston) MAJOR 32 Entries =1^st Dylan Mize (Liverpool), Phillip J Taylor (Preston) 4/5 = 3^rd Martin Gawne (Ulverston), Paul Doherty (Bolton), Simon Arnold (Eagle & Child) 3½/5 Rating prize: Mohammed Rohman (3C’s) Cumbria prize: Matthew Haworth (Maryport) MINOR 38 Entries =1^st Paul Leonard (Atherton), Noel Boustred (Gosforth) 4½/5 =3^rd Alan Johnson (South Shields), Elliot Spencer (Ecclesall), Daniel Westhead (Atticus) 4/5 Rating prize: Andrew De Santos (Preston) Cumbria prize: James Ovens (Carlisle) NCCU CHAMPIONS NCCU Champion: Alannah Ashton (3C’s) Senior Champion: Barry Hymer (Ulverston) Junior Champion: Max Fyson (Lancaster)