Our championship is open to all members of the club (free of charge).
The Championship is a 7 round Swiss-style tournament played over the chess season with a round on the first Thursday of every month. ( Exception - Thursday January 2nd, 2020. )
Players have the choice of two time controls:
Default time control
All the moves must be completed in 75 minutes.
Both players must agree to use this time control
The first 36 moves must be completed in 75 minutes, the next 24 moves in 60 minutes, all remaining moves in a 15 minute QuickPlay finish. If the game is not completed after 2.5 hours, either player may elect to adjourn the game by completing and sealing an adjournment envelope; both players’ scoresheets should go into the envelope. Players must agree on a time and date for the continuation of the game immediately after the adjournment, and must inform the Controller. Each adjourned game should be completed and reported to the Controller by at least 1 day before the next round (or in the case of round 7 before the AGM).
In the case where a game is not completed before the beginning of the next round, the game will be given a temporary score for pairing purposes as decided by the Controller. This is to encourage punctual completion of games. All games must be finished by the time of the AGM: the Controller will determine the result of uncompleted games.
No new entries will be accepted after the start of round 3. Players entering after one or two rounds have been played will be given a half-point bye for the missed rounds.
A player who has not paid a subscription by round 3 will be disqualified from the Championship and will not be paired in any further rounds.
Any player who cannot attend on the date of the Championship round must notify the Controller at least 1 day in advance. The player may request a bye for the round. Only the first 3 byes for each player will be awarded a half-point, thereafter 0 points will be awarded for a requested bye.
Players who do not turn up without notifying the Controller are liable to receive a score of 0 for that round and after a repetition may be disqualified from the Championship.
Under certain circumstances games may be postponed. This can only be done with the agreement of both players and the Controller.
Players who cannot attend on the date of the Championship round may be eligible for re-pairing with anyone else who has also notified the Controller of inability to play on that date, as long as these players have not already played each other. Players will normally be re-paired only if there is at most a 1 point difference in their scores. Re-pairing can only be done with the agreement of both players and the Controller. If a player is not eligible for any re-pairing, then that player must accept a requested bye for that round.
The current Championship Controller for season 2019-2020 is John Larkin. In the case of any disputes, the Controller’s decision is final.
The Lyon Trophy will be awarded to the winner, and the Macmartin Trophy to the best-performing player graded under 1600. In the case of a tie, the sum-of-progressive-scores method will be used to decide the winner. All results will be submitted to Chess Scotland for grading.
Lyon Trophy
2019 Graeme King
2018 David Watt
2017 Helge Magnussen
2016 David Watt
2015 Andrew Greet
2014 Algirdas Tiuninas
2013 Elaine Bamber
2012 Iain Swan
2011 Jevgeny Klochan
2010 Iain Swan
2009 Lukasz Turlej
2008 Peter Biro
2007 Guy Lyons
2006 Collins Young
2005 Eddie Davis
2004 Eddie Davis
2003 David Watt
2002 Manuel Perez Carballo
2001 Eddie Davis
2000 Guy Lyons
1999 Guy Lyons
1998 Neil Reid
1997 David Byrne
1996 Iain Swan
1995 Eddie Davis
1994 Eddie Davis
1993 Douglas Griffin
1992 Eddie Davis
1991 Eddie Davis
1990 Alan Scrimgour
Our championship is open to all members of the club (free of charge).
The Championship is a 7 round Swiss-style tournament played over the chess season with a round on the first Thursday of every month. ( Exception - Thursday January 2nd, 2020. )
Players have the choice of two time controls:
Default time control
All the moves must be completed in 75 minutes.
Both players must agree to use this time control
The first 36 moves must be completed in 75 minutes, the next 24 moves in 60 minutes, all remaining moves in a 15 minute QuickPlay finish. If the game is not completed after 2.5 hours, either player may elect to adjourn the game by completing and sealing an adjournment envelope; both players’ scoresheets should go into the envelope. Players must agree on a time and date for the continuation of the game immediately after the adjournment, and must inform the Controller. Each adjourned game should be completed and reported to the Controller by at least 1 day before the next round (or in the case of round 7 before the AGM).
In the case where a game is not completed before the beginning of the next round, the game will be given a temporary score for pairing purposes as decided by the Controller. This is to encourage punctual completion of games. All games must be finished by the time of the AGM: the Controller will determine the result of uncompleted games.
No new entries will be accepted after the start of round 3. Players entering after one or two rounds have been played will be given a half-point bye for the missed rounds.
A player who has not paid a subscription by round 3 will be disqualified from the Championship and will not be paired in any further rounds.
Any player who cannot attend on the date of the Championship round must notify the Controller at least 1 day in advance. The player may request a bye for the round. Only the first 3 byes for each player will be awarded a half-point, thereafter 0 points will be awarded for a requested bye.
Players who do not turn up without notifying the Controller are liable to receive a score of 0 for that round and after a repetition may be disqualified from the Championship.
Under certain circumstances games may be postponed. This can only be done with the agreement of both players and the Controller.
Players who cannot attend on the date of the Championship round may be eligible for re-pairing with anyone else who has also notified the Controller of inability to play on that date, as long as these players have not already played each other. Players will normally be re-paired only if there is at most a 1 point difference in their scores. Re-pairing can only be done with the agreement of both players and the Controller. If a player is not eligible for any re-pairing, then that player must accept a requested bye for that round.
The current Championship Controller for season 2019-2020 is John Larkin. In the case of any disputes, the Controller’s decision is final.
The Lyon Trophy will be awarded to the winner, and the Macmartin Trophy to the best-performing player graded under 1600. In the case of a tie, the sum-of-progressive-scores method will be used to decide the winner. All results will be submitted to Chess Scotland for grading.
Lyon Trophy
2019 Graeme King
2018 David Watt
2017 Helge Magnussen
2016 David Watt
2015 Andrew Greet
2014 Algirdas Tiuninas
2013 Elaine Bamber
2012 Iain Swan
2011 Jevgeny Klochan
2010 Iain Swan
2009 Lukasz Turlej
2008 Peter Biro
2007 Guy Lyons
2006 Collins Young
2005 Eddie Davis
2004 Eddie Davis
2003 David Watt
2002 Manuel Perez Carballo
2001 Eddie Davis
2000 Guy Lyons
1999 Guy Lyons
1998 Neil Reid
1997 David Byrne
1996 Iain Swan
1995 Eddie Davis
1994 Eddie Davis
1993 Douglas Griffin
1992 Eddie Davis
1991 Eddie Davis
1990 Alan Scrimgour
Our championship is open to all members of the club (free of charge).
The Championship is a 7 round Swiss-style tournament played over the chess season with a round on the first Thursday of every month. ( Exception - Thursday January 2nd, 2020. )
Players have the choice of two time controls:
Default time control
All the moves must be completed in 75 minutes.
Both players must agree to use this time control
The first 36 moves must be completed in 75 minutes, the next 24 moves in 60 minutes, all remaining moves in a 15 minute QuickPlay finish. If the game is not completed after 2.5 hours, either player may elect to adjourn the game by completing and sealing an adjournment envelope; both players’ scoresheets should go into the envelope. Players must agree on a time and date for the continuation of the game immediately after the adjournment, and must inform the Controller. Each adjourned game should be completed and reported to the Controller by at least 1 day before the next round (or in the case of round 7 before the AGM).
In the case where a game is not completed before the beginning of the next round, the game will be given a temporary score for pairing purposes as decided by the Controller. This is to encourage punctual completion of games. All games must be finished by the time of the AGM: the Controller will determine the result of uncompleted games.
No new entries will be accepted after the start of round 3. Players entering after one or two rounds have been played will be given a half-point bye for the missed rounds.
A player who has not paid a subscription by round 3 will be disqualified from the Championship and will not be paired in any further rounds.
Any player who cannot attend on the date of the Championship round must notify the Controller at least 1 day in advance. The player may request a bye for the round. Only the first 3 byes for each player will be awarded a half-point, thereafter 0 points will be awarded for a requested bye.
Players who do not turn up without notifying the Controller are liable to receive a score of 0 for that round and after a repetition may be disqualified from the Championship.
Under certain circumstances games may be postponed. This can only be done with the agreement of both players and the Controller.
Players who cannot attend on the date of the Championship round may be eligible for re-pairing with anyone else who has also notified the Controller of inability to play on that date, as long as these players have not already played each other. Players will normally be re-paired only if there is at most a 1 point difference in their scores. Re-pairing can only be done with the agreement of both players and the Controller. If a player is not eligible for any re-pairing, then that player must accept a requested bye for that round.
The current Championship Controller for season 2019-2020 is John Larkin. In the case of any disputes, the Controller’s decision is final.
The Lyon Trophy will be awarded to the winner, and the Macmartin Trophy to the best-performing player graded under 1600. In the case of a tie, the sum-of-progressive-scores method will be used to decide the winner. All results will be submitted to Chess Scotland for grading.
Lyon Trophy
2019 Graeme King
2018 David Watt
2017 Helge Magnussen
2016 David Watt
2015 Andrew Greet
2014 Algirdas Tiuninas
2013 Elaine Bamber
2012 Iain Swan
2011 Jevgeny Klochan
2010 Iain Swan
2009 Lukasz Turlej
2008 Peter Biro
2007 Guy Lyons
2006 Collins Young
2005 Eddie Davis
2004 Eddie Davis
2003 David Watt
2002 Manuel Perez Carballo
2001 Eddie Davis
2000 Guy Lyons
1999 Guy Lyons
1998 Neil Reid
1997 David Byrne
1996 Iain Swan
1995 Eddie Davis
1994 Eddie Davis
1993 Douglas Griffin
1992 Eddie Davis
1991 Eddie Davis
1990 Alan Scrimgour
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