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For chess players all over Devon and beyond!

A hall of people sitting ready to play chessMany thanks to everyone who came to Clyst St Mary Village Hall for the DCCA Team Quickplay - 15th February 2026. We were delighted to have 17 teams competing this year - a record in recent memory! Here is an event report - and you can see the YouTube video here.

The list of final scores appears below, along with details of who won this year's trophies.

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Bude Surfers

 

2026 DCCA TEAM QUICKPLAY – FINAL SCORES

Bude Surfers (8041) ~ 18.5 pts [BEST NON-DEVON TEAM]
Exeter Honey Badgers (7841) ~ 18 pts ['THOMAS TROPHY' WINNERS]
Downend & Fishponds (7126) ~ 16 pts
Newton Abbot Abbots (7712) ~ 15 pts
Totnes Hippies (7038) ~ 13.5 pts [JOINT 'HODGE TROPHY' (U7300) WINNERS]
Exeter Uni Ragebaiters (6221) ~ 13.5 pts [JOINT 'HODGE TROPHY' (U7300) WINNERS]
Newton Abbot Bishops (6767) ~ 13 pts
Barnstaple Knights (6180) ~ 12 pts ['GRADED TROPHY' (U6200) WINNERS]
Barnstaple Bishops (7246) ~ 12 pts
Seaton Flying Dutchmen (7081) ~ 11.5 pts
Newton Abbot Pawns (5556) ~ 11.5 pts [BEST JUNIOR TEAM]
Teignmouth (6309) ~ 10 pts
Devon Wanderers (6479) ~ 10 pts
Exeter Juniors (4934) ~ 9.5 pts
Exeter Honey Monsters (5847) ~ 9 pts
Torquay Grammar Grandmasters (5421) ~ 7.5 pts
Sid's Stars (5723) ~ 3.5 pts

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE TROPHY: GM John Nunn & Chris Lowe (6/6)

The morning started with the DCCA Individual Blitz Tournament, which was won by Robert Scott outright winner on 5.5/7 from a field of 22.

Rob Scott receives his trophy for the 2026 DCCA Individual Blitz
Robert Scott wins DCCA 2026 Individual Blitz Trophy

 

Chris Gant and Ellis Manning shared 2nd place in the Individual Blitz tournament with 5/7. 

Chris Gant and Ellis Manning collect prize for being second in the blitz
Ellis Manning and Chris Gant share 2nd place