It's a Knockout!
Given the problems we've had with venues this season and not being able to meet every week, we've decided to hold a shorter knock-out style competition for the club championship this season so we can complete the competition before the end of the season.
All paid-up members have been automatically entered into the competition. If a member can't or doesn't want to participate then that is fine, that will be treated as a bye for the other player.
Note that it is still not too late to enter - all we ask is you become a paid-up member as soon as you can and we will accommodate you in the draw.
As before, we have several trophies to play for:
Cheeseman Cup for the overall winner of the club championship.
Caines Cup for the best performing individual under 1825 based on October 2024 ratings.
Les Porter Cup for best performance for players under 1450 based on October 2024 ratings.
Bryn Newton Junior Trophy for the best junior performance in the competition
Playing Arrangements for the Championship
Time control: 60 mins + 15 second increment for all moves. This will allow a game to fit into a club evening as normal.
The competition will be run as a knock out tournament. The top two players will be seeded and all other pairings chosen at random.
Colours will be chosen at random for the first game. If the game is a draw, a second game will be played with colours reversed. If this game is drawn then the tie break rules will apply as follows:
- 2 rapidplay games (25 mins + 10 second increment) will be played reversing colours between games.
- If the result is still tied after that, then the players will play 3 blitz games (5 mins + 5 second increment). reversing colours from the first playoff determined at point 1
- If tied after the 3rd game play will continue until the next player to secure a victory will win the tie.
Play off games are not submitted for grading.
The winner of each fixture will progress to the next stage according to the playing structure.