The Chess club organises several internal competitions:
Club Championship: Run throughout the season. All lay all long play tournament. Each participant is responsible for challenging opponents and arranging for matches. The person with the highest score at the end of the competition is declared the winner. Time controls are as per matches in the Sussex Chess League (game in 65 mins with a 30 sec increment from move 1). A trophy is awarded to the winner.
See Club Championship for rules and results. Due to the Corona virus pandemic, the club championship competition has not been run since 2019. Hopefully, we will be able to play this competition again in the coming years.
Rapid Play: Run throughout the season. All play all (once or twice depending on players). Each participant is responsible for challenging opponents and arranging matches. The person with the highest number of points at the end of the competition is declared the winner. Time control is: all moves to be completed in 30 mins ( or 25 minutes with a 10 second increment).
See Rapid play for rules and results.
Knock-out: Like the FA Cup, matches in each round are drawn from a hat. The winner of the match goes through to the next round, the loser drops out of the competition.
See Knockout for rules and results. Same time control as the Club championship
Sir Patrick Moore Trophy; An all play all competition open to club and non club members over ECF rating of 1600. Time control is 65 mins + 30 sec increment from move 1 The competition is run during the complete season. An entrance fee is payable by all participants. Prize money is awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
See Sir Patrick Moore Trophy For rules and results.
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