NCCU HISTORY
NCCU COUNTY
CHAMPIONS
TROPHIES
NCCU Open Championship trophy
Above
is an illustration of the NCCU challenge trophy, fought over since
1901. The trophy was presented to the NCCU by Mr. A. E. Moore for
annual competition by the eight counties of the NCCU.
The trophy is of sterling silver, in the form of a Staunton Chess Rook. In the
centre is a panel bearing two knights in armour, chased in high
relief, and emblematic of the tournament. Above the panel, flanked
by two crowns, appears a chess board, the squares being
distinguished by alternate frosting and burnishing. An outlined
shield on the reverse side declares the purpose of the trophy as
follows:
NORTHERN
COUNTIES CHESS UNION
COUNTY
CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE TROPHY.
Presented
by Mr. A. E. Moore
There
is also space for the names of the winners, and further space for
this purpose is provided by sixteen shields extending around the
base. the arms of the counties of Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire,
Durham, Westmoreland, Cumberland, Lincolnshire and Northumberland
are heraldically engraved on the rampart, and the cover is
surmounted by an artistically modelled figure. The whole stands
upon a silver encircled ebonised plinth. The work reflects much
credit upon its designers and makers, Messers. Fattorini &
Sons of Bradford.
Current Trophies 
a = U125 Championship Shield
b = U175 Championship Shield
c = Open Championship Trophy
d = Individual Junior Trophy
e = Open Clubs Championship Trophy
f = Major Clubs Championship Trophy
g = Minor Clubs Championship Trophy
h = U100 Championship Shield
j = U150 Championship Trophy
k = Individual Correspondence Chess Set
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