Quickplay Competition 

 

Handicap rapid-play tournaments are held throughout the season. These are open to all club members and prospective members. The Pollard Cup is awarded to the club member who achieves the best total from these events.

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There is a £2 entry fee for each event, all of which is returned to the participants in the form of three prizes.

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• Players have 15 minutes in which to make all their moves.

• For each 50 grading points difference (rounded up) one minute will added to the weaker player's time and one minute removed from the stronger player. No player will have less than 3 minutes for all their moves.

• The arbiter will, when present, stop the game when one clock falls. Players are expected to act in a sportsmanlike manner and resign when they see their clock has fallen.

• Also players should "move a piece and press the clock" with the same hand which is an important rule at the death of a game.

• The QP grades to be used are in the table below and will be adjusted based on performance of the tournaments.

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The Autumn Quickplay - 29th September 2025

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The first Quickplay tournament was held at the Queens Hotel on 29th September 2025. There were 13 competitors including a new player, Karl Freedman, who has played online chess, but has not used clocks or played over the board, so this was a challenge which he coped with very well.

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The first round started strongly for Chris, Connor, Tony, Jake, Phil and Joachim who all won their first games. Marcus and Colin would be disappointed to lose at the first hurdle.

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In the second round Chris, Connor, Jake and Phil continued their momentum. Joachim and Tony lost their matches.

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The third round saw Chris and Connor take the lead with wins and Jake and Phil falling back.

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The fourth round saw Chris and Connor go head to head and Connor came out on top, just beating, with some luck so would say, Chris on time.

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The fifth round both Connor and Chris won to take the top two spots with six others sharing third spot.

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The tournament was played in a friendly manner as always and everyone enjoyed the night.

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The Winter Quickplay - 22nd December 2025

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The second quickplay of the season will be held at the Queens Hotel on the 22nd December 2025, subject to change.

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The Spring Quickplay - 23rd March 2026

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The final quickplay of the season will be held at the Queens Hotel on the 23rd March 2026, subject to change.