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Quickplay Competition 

 

Handicap rapid-play tournaments are held throughout the season, usually in

the Autumn, Winter and Spring. 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 any two of these events.

There is a £2 entry fee for each event, all of which is returned to the participants

in the form of three prizes. Players have 15 minutes in which to make all their moves. For each ten grading points difference (rounded up) two minutes are added to the weaker player's time and two minutes 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.

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The Spring Quickplay:

The season’s second rapid-play took place on the 30 May 2022  in the Queen’s , organised by Tony Soames.

1. Tony Brough won with 4.5 points

2. Geoff Laurence and Jake Darlington were joint second with  4 points

Tony Brough secured the overall lead and the trophy

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The Winter Quickplay:

The season’s rapid-play took place on the 13 December 2021 in the Queen’s , organised by Tony Soames.

1. James Heppell won with 5 points

2. Roy Gray was  second place with 4points

3. Tony Brough secured Third with 3.5 points