Major Club Trophies

Internal Tournaments & Trophies These are organised by the Competitions Secretary, Ray Collett (telephone 01905 454 754). In the 2011-2012 season, the club plans two single-evening, fast-play events, and a Christmas Variant Chess evening. There are three tournaments played thoughout the season : the All-play-all, Knock out, and Rapidplay.

Ray Collett

The Five-Minute Tournament. A player must complete all moves of the game within five minutes and it is sometimes known as Blitz play. Steve Mellor won the 2010 Five-Minute Tournament and holds the Knight Trophy. Read More ...

The Lightning Tournament. In this version of the game, players must move when a buzzer sounds every 10 seconds and if a king is left in check it may be captured to end the game! Unlike the Five-Minute game, no move must take longer than 10 seconds. Steve Mellor won the 2011 competition to complete a speed double.. Read More ...

A Variant Chess Tournament has usually been organised just before Christmas since its introduction by former President Roger Nall, but poor weather ilast season led to members chickening out in 2010. The event is anarchic at the best of times and in 2009 Peter Kitson showed us Imitator Chess. True to traditions at this event, every player was declared a winner. Read More...

All-Play-All. This tournament runs throughout the season so that members can play tournament chess on ordinary club nights. For the 2011-12 season, the competition is divided into three sections so there will be trophies for the best novice, and the best scoring in the minor section as well as for the player winning overall. Read More ...

The Knock Out Championship. All club members are paired for the first round and players must complete their game according to a schedule set out by the Controller. Read More ...

Rapidplay. This too runs throughout the year and a player's moves must be completed within 30 minutes. This tournament is for members who need to leave early or who arrive late. The highest scorer wins. Read More ...