Middlesex County

1 April 2026

Subject to ongoing research and checking - E&OE

Where the records refer to a season straddling two consecutive years, we simply show the second year, i.e. the one in which the competition and trophy were actually won. Thus 2024/25 is abbreviated to 2025. We submit that this saves space and gives a cleaner look. DL

David Lewis writes: The website of the Southern Counties Chess Union has an interesting and entertaining article on the history of the SCCU's many trophies: the fruits of the unnamed author's prodigious research among insurance valuations, other sources and the trophies themselves. Some were lost or irreparably damaged, then reincarnated under the same name. Others have been associated with different competitions at different times. I am currently (August 2025) in temporary possession for engraving and delivery purposes of the Stevenson Trophy and the Montague Jones Cup, the latter being the Union's oldest surviving trophy dating from 1923. Won by SCCU County teams in 2025, these precious artefacts record a century of great deeds on the chessboards of southern England and I consider it a privilege to host them in my home for a few short weeks.

Years emboldened may require a final check ex abundante cautela.

The trophies shown for each competition are those currently awarded, save where otherwise stated. Explanatory information is provided where available and comprehensible.

No competitions held

1940-1945, 1915-1919