Newcastle Teams in 2025 Summer Cup
Newcastle Chess Club has four teams playing in the 2025 Northumberland Summer Cup.
You can see all the info on the ECF’s League Management System (LMS) page for Northumberland: https://lms.englishchess.org.uk/lms/organisation/394
It has two phases:
- Two 4-round Swiss tournaments (Group A and Group B), finishing in mid-July
- Semi-finals and Finals in September
Our teams are:
Dragons – captain Tim Wall. Players include: Tim Wall, Nathan Ekanem, Ravi Wariyar, Jounaid El Archi
Jesters – captain Jeremy Revell. Players include: Krithik Shai, John Awesome, Jeremy Revell, Sijo Jose
Cavaliers – captain Thomas Chazelle. Players include: Femi Fafiola, Thomas Chazelle, James Phillips, Dhanvi Fondekar
Sheriffs – captain Tim Wall. Players include: Olga Pinchuk, Billy Ness, Lyan Ossai, Adam Graham.
Once you have played for one team, you are tied to play for that team throughout the Summer Cup.
To check if you are invited to play in any match, go to Newcastle Chess Club’s WhatsApp groups for the Dragons, Jesters, Cavaliers and Sheriffs.
The Dragons, Cavaliers and Sheriffs are in Group A, which plays matches at Newcastle Labour Club on Thursdays, and Gosforth Empire Club on Mondays
The Jesters are in Group B, which plays matches at Gosforth Empire Club on Mondays and Morpeth Rugby Club on Wednesdays
Schedule of Matches (Group A and Group B):
ROUND 1: Group A – Monday 19 May (Gosforth) & Thursday 22 May (Newcastle)
Group B – Wednesday 14 May (Morpeth) & Monday 19 May (Gosforth)
ROUND 2: Group A – Monday 2 June (Gosforth) & Thursday 5 June (Newcastle)
Group B – Monday 2 June (Gosforth) & Wednesday 4 June (Morpeth)
ROUND 3: Group A – Monday 23 June (Gosforth) & Thursday 26 June (Newcastle)
Group B – Monday 23 June (Gosforth) & Wednesday 25 June (Morpeth)
ROUND 4: Group A – Monday 14 July (Gosforth) & Thursday 17 July (Newcastle)
Group B – Monday 14 July (Gosforth) & Wednesday 16 July (Morpeth)
Cup and Plate SEMI-FINALS: Monday 1 September (Gosforth) & Thursday 4 September (Newcastle)
Cup and Plate FINALS: Monday 15 September (Gosforth) & Thursday 18 September (Newcastle)
Group B – Wednesday 14 May (Morpeth) & Monday 19 May (Gosforth)
Pairings are posted on the ECF website for each Round as it comes up. Look at these to check when and where your team is playing:
Group A fixtures: https://lms.englishchess.org.uk/lms/event/7706/fixtures
Group B fixtures: https://lms.englishchess.org.uk/lms/event/7707/fixtures
