2019 Club Competition

The 2019 Individual Tournament is now under-way with 8 people in the major category, 8 people in the intermediate category and 8 in the minor. This annual tournament is competing for 3 trophies, which will be presented at the AGM, and is split based on grade. The draw was done on Thursday 24th January, at the club.

Major
John vs David
Toby vs Dragi
Eric vs Chip
Joergen vs Mike

Winner 1 vs Winner 3
Winner 2 vs Winner 4

Final

Intermediate
Adam vs Richie
Alan vs Stephen C
Mike R vs Tarik
Simon P vs Simon F

Winner 1 vs Winner 3
Winner 2 vs Winner 4

Final

Minor
Tony vs Steve B
Seth vs Krzystof
Chris A vs Graham
Paul T vs Christine

Winner 1 vs Winner 3
Winner 2 vs Winner 4

Final

Rules and regulations
The first game needs to be played by the 15th March. Semi-finals need to be played by the end of April and the finals should be played by middle of June.
It is the players’ responsibility to arrange the games at a time convenient to both competitors.
The results need to be reported to Chip or Eric, once the game has ended.
Each game will begin with a coin toss to decide who plays with the white pieces and who plays with the black.
The games follow the same format/timings as in the division 2, 3 & 4 leagues – 75 minutes duration(plus 15 minutes if 35 moves have been completed).
If the game ends in a draw, a re-match should be played with 30 minutes each on the clock.
The results from the games will be recorded by the ECF, so will be taken into consideration when the ratings are updated.

Good luck to everyone involved!

Ciprian Stanciu
January 26, 2019