Grantham 1 are back. Grantham ruled the roost with 10 League titles between 2010 and 2020. The break-up of the team led by Nigel Birtwistle coincided with the Covid epidemic. Shorn of their championship players, Grantham 1 appeared in and won Division 3 in 2021-22. Last season they were promoted back to Division 1 as runners-up to Nomads 1.Their first […]

Mansfield power on in D1 with a 4-1 win at Gambit 1. After just 4 games Mansfield have a Board Points difference of + 15. Narrow wins for West Bridgford 1 over Gambit 2 and University 1 over Newark 1. University now sit second in the table, a point behind Mansfield. University last won the League title in 2008-9, a […]

Wins for Newark 1 and University 1 in Division 1. Yet another 3-2 defeat for Nomads 1. The Division 2 race opens up after leaders, Radcliffe & B. lose at West Nottingham. Ashfield 1 and West Bridgford 2 make up ground. Two more reverses for Radcliffe, second team at University 2 and third team at Newark 3. A busy week […]

University 1 deliver blow to Gambit 1’s title chances with wins on top three boards. Nomads 1 still seeking first point in Division 1 for 20 years after defeat to Gambit 2. The players on Board 1 in this match were clubmates through the 1990s for Oxclose and Fiveways. Drag’s win over Julian set up a win secured by Nikolai. […]

Mansfield motor on in Division 1. University 1 and 2 open with draws. Radcliffe & Bingham, winner of the ECF Small Club Of The Year Award 2024 show they are a club on the rise. R&B 1 continue to set a hot pace in Division 2, defeating Ashfield 1 in the first match between these two teams for decades. Previously […]

Gambit 1 are held to a draw by West Bridgford 1. WB’s Shabhir Okhai has notched an opening top board hat-trick over Julian Cast, Jonathan Tait and now Mike Barnes. A good week for Newark. Newark 1 bounce back to winning form over Nomads 1 with a 4-1 win. Newark 3 better this score. A winning week too for Radcliffe […]

Mansfield follow up their 5-0 win at Grantham with a 4-1 win over West Bridgford. Gambit 1 trounce Newark 4.5-0.5. In Div 1 the League table already looks telling. After two games, two teams are on 100% – Mansfield with a 9-1 points difference and Gambit 1 on 8-2. The only other unbeaten team is University 1, yet to play […]

Mansfield, Post-Covid 3x League champions, launch their campaign with a statement 5-0 win at Grantham, despite being outrated on the top two boards. Nomads 1, who last appeared in Division 1 in 2005, narrowly lose at West Bridgford 1. In Division 2 Beeston 1 and R&B 1 fight out a 2-2 draw, of 4 decisive games. In D3 wins for […]

Grantham 1 returned to the top flight after a 4 year absence and lost narrowly to Gambit 2. It doesn’t get easier for Grantham. Next up, they host the Champions, Mansfield. West Bridgford 2 and Nomads 2, the promoted clubs in Division 2, both lost. WB2 lost narrowly to Radcliffe & Bingham 1. The teams were matched on rating, Alan […]

A new version of the fixture list for 2022-23 has been posted via email to all club secretaries and team captains.  The new version includes additional teams in division 4 and division 5. It also includes fixtures for the new rapid play ‘Minor League’ which is intended to give juniors and those new to league chess an opportunity to play competitive […]

A draft fixture list has now been circulated to all club secretaries, for comment and corrections. Clubs should check this list and provide any feedback to the League Secretary by Sunday 4th September. First match week is currently expected to be 19 – 23 September.

Due to Coronavirus restrictions the 2019-2020 season was suspended in March 2020 with most teams having two or three matches still to play. It was hoped that these could be completed later in the year when allowed, but (as restrictions went on) the LMC eventually decided to end the season with proportional points allocated for those remaining matches.