It's a Knockout!
As with the previous season, we will be running a Knockout competition to decide the Club Championship this season.
All paid-up members will be 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.
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 4 blitz games (7 mins + 3 second increment). reversing colours from the first playoff determined at point 1
- If tied after the 4th game, then an "Armageddon" style final game will be played. Colours will be drawn at random. White will have 7 minutes and Black will have 6 minutes with no increment for either side. White must win to win the tie. Black wins the ties with either a win or a draw.
Play off games are not submitted for grading.
The winner of each fixture will progress to the next stage according to the playing structure.