What’s on this Summer ?

The following events are lined up for the summer period (June to September)

  1. South Cheshire Shield – two teams in the summer league captained by Steve Ballantyne and Dave Price
  2. Conclusion of the 2022/23 Club Championships – deadline extended from 31st May to 20th June.
  3. Summer knock-outs: two sections of individual long play – one rated U1600 and the other Open rated. 1st round draws to take place on 13th June, with games to be played by: Round 1 by 4th July, Round 2 by 1st August, Round 3 by 29th August, semi-finals and final during September.
  4. Summer Rapid-plays: two sections of individual all-play-all with both colours, rated like the knockouts. Time control 15m/5s to allow more games to be played on any evening, and meeting ECF grading criteria. All games to be played by last Tuesday in September.
  5. Friendly and social chess, as well as coaching sessions, each week depending on demand and availability.

PLEASE CONTACT DAVID HULME TO CONFIRM ENTRY FOR THE KNOCKOUTS. YOU CAN JOIN THE RAPIDPLAY COMPETITIONS SIMPLY BY CHALLENGING ANY OTHER MEMBER IN YOUR SECTION THAT WISHES TO PLAY.