Kent League

The Kent County Chess Association organises competitive chess for 20 clubs in metropolitan and wider Kent

It is a member of the Southern Counties Chess Union (S.C.C.U) and is affiliated to the English Chess Federation (E.C.F.)
The KCCA runs 7 competitions for all degrees of playing strength. These are:-
• County Cup – an open competition for teams of 6 in which there are no grading limits.
• Lewis Cup – teams of 6 with an average grading limit per team of 170
• Stevenson Cup – teams of 6 with an average grading limit of 155
• En Passant Cup – teams of 6 with an average grading limit of 140
• Harvey Cup – teams of 6 with an average grading limit of 125
• Tom Fuller Cup – teams of 4 with an average grading limit of 110
• Intro Cup – teams of 4 with an average grading limit of 95

During the preliminary rounds to facilitate travel the clubs are divided into 2 areas, Metropolitan and Mid/East Kent The preliminary rounds are played between September and March. The top 2 teams in each tournament then play semi-finals against the winners and runners-up in the other area. The winners of the semi-finals then play in finals which are usually played in May at an agreed venue.

Congratulations to the winning teams in 2018~19:

County cup winners Petts Wood and Orpington 1.

Lewis Cup winners Beckenham & Bromley 1 .

Stevenson Cup winners Petts Wood and Orpington 2.

En Passant Cup winners Petts Wood and Orpington 4.

Harvey Cup winners Gravesend 3.

Tom Fuller Cup winners Petts Wood and Orpington 7.

Intro Cup winners Medway 4.

KENT FINALS 2020 Date and venue TBA

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