Hi all. Just in case I am not able to start a match, the fixtures and rules for the 2018 league are as follows.

Round 1- January

Essex v Northern Knights

Round 2 - February

Cambridgeshire v Essex

Round 3 - March

Essex v Suffolk

Round 4 - April

Essex v Kent Checkmates

Round 5 - May

London Knights v Essex

Round 6 - June

Essex v Marches

Round 7 -July

Munster v Essex

The minimum number of players for division 2 and 3 matches will be 4.

Challenges should be sent at least 2 weeks before the match is due to start and the matches should be locked by the final Saturday of the month. Either team can send the challenge. All matches should have a start time (eg the final Saturday of the month) included, so the match will start automatically on that date. If a team does not have enough players on the day the match is due to start then they will be given one extra week to find the extra players. After this week is up the opposing team can choose to claim the match by default.

Matches should be set to 2 concurrent games

The time limit is 3 days per move

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