In 1893 & 1894 the historic counties of England contested a match to determine where chess was the strongest. The South won both encounters the 2nd comfortably due to the existence of the first and oldest chess Union the SCCU who were able to aid in the co-ordination and communication of the southern counties.
After a 126years a much delayed 3rd match is to take place on Saturday 5th September on chess.com. The match is open to all ECF members or supporters see link for more details. https://www.englishchess.org.uk/online-north-v-south-challenge-2020/
In the tradition of the first two encounters it is hoped that match will be contested over a minimum of 100 boards if possible more.
If you are interested in playing what will be an historic events register at https://www.chess.com/club/ecf-south
Anthony Fulton
The South Team Captain