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Northern Counties Chess Union Established 1899 A constituent unit of the English Chess Federation |
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Just as one swallow does not make a summer, two teams do not make a Jamboree. Nevertheless, attempts to hold the Pennine Cup competition for county under-16 (age) teams, which was normally held as a one-day Jamboree, have since 2013 only resulted in two participating counties. In 2016, the teams were billed as “Northumbria” (presumably extending a little southwards from Northumberland proper, into Co. Durham) and Cumbria. This was organised by Paul Bielby of Durham, and took place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 17/03/2016. Teams were of 10 players, and there were two rounds, with a given player thereby encountering two different opponents, as normal in a Jamboree, rather than replaying the same opponent with colours reversed.
The result was a resounding Northumbria 18˝- 1˝ Cumbria.
Board-by-board results were as follows:
Given the disparity of team strengths, a “home” fixture for Cumbria might have been more appropriate, but then more entries will have been hoped for. |
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