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22/04/2025
ECF County Championship Dates
(excluding Minor County Championship)
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Date
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Open
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Under 2050
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Under 1850
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Under 1650
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Under 1450
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Round
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10/05/2025
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Kent
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6-10
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Yorkshire
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¼-Finals
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Lincolnshire
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6-10
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Suffolk
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G Manchester
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7-9
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Middlesex
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Cambridgeshire
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10-6
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Derbyshire
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17/05/2025
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G Manchester
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v
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bye
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¼-Finals
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Worcestershire
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v
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Kent
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Surrey
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v
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Lincolnshire
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Hampshire
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v
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Yorkshire
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07/06/2025
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G Manchester
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v
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Middlesex
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Middlesex
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v
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Yorkshire
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Middlesex
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v
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Cambs.
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G Manchester
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v
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?
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G Manchester
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v
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Kent
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½-Finals
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Surrey
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v
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Yorkshire
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G Manchester
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v
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Surrey
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Suffolk
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<?>
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Yorkshire
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?
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v
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?
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Staffordshire
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v
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Essex
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05/07/2025
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?
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v
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?
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?
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v
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?
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?
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v
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?
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?
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v
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?
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?
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v
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?
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Finals
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Counties Nominated by the Unions
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EACU
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MCCU
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NCCU
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SCCU
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WECU
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Section
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1
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2
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1
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2
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1
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2
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1
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2
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1
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2
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Totals
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OPEN
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G Manch
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Yorks
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Surrey
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Midx
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4
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OPEN
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U2050
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G Manch
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Yorks
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Midx
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Surrey
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4
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U2050
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U1850
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Cambs
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Suffolk
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Lincs
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Derbys
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G Manch
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Yorks
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Kent
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Midx
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8
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U1850
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U1650
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Worcs
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Lincs
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G Manch
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Yorks
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Surrey
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Kent
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Hants
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7
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U1650
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U1450
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Staffs
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G Manch
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Kent
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Essex
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5
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U1450
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MINOR
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Norfolk
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Cambs
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Lincs
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Worcs
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G Manch
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Yorks
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Sussex
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Devon
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Somerset
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9
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MINOR
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Union Totals
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4
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7
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11
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11
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3
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Union Totals
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Initial Arrangements, Rules etc
Because of the dates set for the ECF English Championships
(13th-16th June), the English County Championship semi-finals have been
scheduled a week earlier that originally planned. The confirmed dates
are
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Closure of Nominations by Unions
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Monday 24th March
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Preliminary Round
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Saturday 26th April
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Quarter Finals (Open, Minor, U1850 and U1450)
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Saturday 10th May
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Quarter Finals (U2050 and U1650)
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Saturday 17th May
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Semi-Finals
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Saturday 7th June
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Finals
(held regionally, combining matches where practical)
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Saturday 5th July
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See also:
Website: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/counties-championship-2025/
Rules 24/25: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CC-Rules-2024-25.pdf
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