Northern Counties Chess Union Established 1899 A constituent unit of the English Chess Federation
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Officers Fees Members Constitution Rules Minutes County Team Championships Club Championships Individual Championships Awards Calendar History	U-175 (“Jones”) Shield The Under 175 Shield has engraving for 1968 onwards, although the Under 175 competition did not start until 1992-93!  The winners prior to 1993 are clearly winners of the second teams’ competition, which was not grade-limited.  (The writer was a regular player in the combined 1st-team and 2nd-team fixtures of the period.) This Trophy is referred to as the “Jones Shield” for reason’s not immediately apparent.  Is there a plaque on the reverse referring to its donation by the eponymous “Jones”?  Did this shield replace an earlier lost Jones Shield for the 2nd Teams competition? A list of winners can be found here.