Club Championship

The Club Championship will be a 5- or 6-round Swiss tournament, with each round to be played on the dates specified below. Results and rankings are displayed on the right.

Round 1 23/10/24

Round 2 11/12/24

Round 3 05/02/25

Round 4 19/02/25

Round 5 05/03/25

Round 6? ??/0?/25



Club Championship Rules

Click here to download the full rules as a pdf. The main points are summarised below.

  1. All club members are eligible to enter the Club Championship but, as for league matches, it is also necessary to be an ECF member as the games are graded.
  2. The draw for each round is made using the standard Swiss system with 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
  3. All games must be played on the specified date. Exceptions are allowed at the discretion of the tournament controller. However the last round can only be played on the specified date unless there are exceptional circumstances.
  4. Players unable to play on the date specified for a given round must inform the tournament controller before the draw is made (usually by 5pm on the Tuesday 8 days before the round). In such cases the player will receive a ½ point bye, subject to a maximum of two such byes.
  5. Games should normally be played at the club, starting at 7pm, but players are allowed to arrange to play outside the club, subject to the agreement in advance of the tournament controller.
  6. The time control is 75 minutes for the game but with an extra 10 seconds per move, as in the Durham County and Northumberland Leagues.
  7. Players are responsible for sending results to the tournament controller and/or writing the result on the list of fixtures if a printed copy is at the club that night.
  8. The Championships are played as a combined tournament until the final two rounds. Then players with a grade under 1750 enter the Minor Championship section (carrying forward their points) while the other players compete in the Club Championship section. Ungraded players are not automatically eligible for the Minor Championship. The tournament controller will decide on eligibility based on estimate or previous grades.
  9. After the final round the player in the club championship section with the most points is declared the Club Champion. Similarly the highest ranked player in the Minor championship section becomes the Minor Championship Winner.

Club Championship 2024-25 Tables, Fixtures and Results


Current Club Champions (2023/24 season winners)

  • Club Champion: George Gazis
  • Minor Championship (U-1750) Winner: Philip Brooks


Ranking after Round 2 - 11/12/2024
PosNameGmsWDLScore
1Ioannis Ziogas22002.0
2Raj Singh22002.0
3Ken Neat22002.0
4Harry Grieveson21101.5
5Oliver Belcher*21011.0
6Murad Rahimli10011.0
7George Gazis00001.0
8Geoff Raw*21011.0
9Sebastian Palucha*21011.0
10Philip Brooks*20110.5
11Charlie Hazlerigg10010.5
12Niall Hall10010.5
13Steve Jefferies*10010.5
14Louis Meadows20020.0



Games in Round 3 - 05/02/2025

1Raj Singh-Ken Neat.....
2Harry Grieveson-Geoff Raw*.....
3Sebastian Palucha*-George Gazis.....
4Murad Rahimli-Oliver Belcher*.....
5Steve Jefferies*-Charlie Hazlerigg.....
6Philip Brooks*-Louis Meadows.....

Absences

Ioannis Ziogas-Abs with msgNiall Hall-No member



Games in Round 2 - 11/12/2024

1Geoff Raw*-Raj Singh0-1
2Oliver Belcher*-Ioannis Ziogas0-1
3Ken Neat-Philip Brooks*1-0
4Harry Grieveson-Steve Jefferies*1-0R
5Louis Meadows-Sebastian Palucha*0-1

Absences

George Gazis-Abs with msgNiall Hall-No member
Charlie Hazlerigg-Abs with msgMurad Rahimli-Pairing alloc bye



Games in Round 1 - 23/10/2024

1Charlie Hazlerigg-Ken Neat0-1
2Philip Brooks*-Harry Grieveson½-½
3Louis Meadows-Geoff Raw*0-1
4Sebastian Palucha*-Oliver Belcher*0-1
5Niall Hall-Ioannis Ziogas0-1
6Raj Singh-Murad Rahimli1-0

Absences

George Gazis-Abs with msgSteve Jefferies*-Abs with msg



Previous Club Champions

2022-23

  • Club Champion: Ken Neat
  • Minor Championship (U-1750) Winner: Philip Brooks

2021-22

  • Club Champion: Ken Neat
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winner: Edwin Smith

2020-21

  • Club Champion: Ken Neat
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winner: Charlie Hazlerigg

2019-20

  • Club Champion: Thomas Eggleston
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winners: Edwin Smith

2018-19

  • Club Champion: Thomas Eggleston
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winners: Steve Jefferies

2017-18

  • Club Champion: Thomas Eggleston
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winners: Steve Jefferies & Geoff Raw

2016-17

  • Club Champion: Ken Neat
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winner: Geoff Raw

2015-16

  • Club Champion: Ken Neat
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winners: Maurice Bell & Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya

2013-14

  • Club Champion: Ken Neat
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winner: Maurice Bell

2012-13

  • Club Champion: Ken Neat
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winner: Szymon Palucha

2011-12

  • Club Champion: Dave Renton
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winner: Tony Shires

2010-11

  • Club Champion: Ken Neat
  • Minor Championship (U-140) Winner: Peter Turner

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