Kent League

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

CORONAVIRUS - The KCCA committee unanimously agreed to SUSPEND ALL FURTHER MATCHES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 15 MARCH 2020
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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 winner
Medway 4

KENT FINALS 2020 SUSPENDED

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