Summer Knockout Competition

Rules

Draw

The draw for the Summer Knockout will be made early in April, and will be published on the East Glamorgan website. All first round losers will be entered into the Consolation tournament, except defaulting teams.

Fees

The entry fee for the Summer Knockout and Consolation Cup will be specified annually.

Teams

A team may represent a club, or where necessary a combination of clubs. There is no limit to the number of teams a club may enter.

All players must be registered members of the East Glamorgan Chess Association; infringement of this rule will result in the automatic disqualification of the team             concerned.

Registration

Each team must give details of the following upon entering the competition:

            Details of their venue,

            Playing day,

            Starting time,

            Details of the team Captain/Organizer,

            An approximate guide to the playing strength of the team(s).

Matches

All matches are played over 4 boards. Players are permitted to only play for one team, throughout the duration of the competition.

Board colours shall be determined by the toss of a coin. The winner of the coin toss, can choose their preferred colour for board 1, with alternating colours on the boards thereafter.

            Time Control

            Each player will have 75 minutes within which to play all moves. (1 hour 15 mins)

            Tie-break

            In the event of the match being drawn, a result should be obtained using the Bottom Board Elimination method. Thus, the bottom results in the match should be    eliminated until a clear result is reached.

            Where a definite result cannot be obtained, the match should be replayed immediately. Colours should be reversed and each player will have 5 minutes on             their clock.

            Board Ordering

            Team Captains will arrange players within teams in order of playing strength. A tolerance of 100 points for an adult and 150 points for a junior will apply.

Grading

            The Summer Knockout and Consolation Cup Competitions are ungraded events.

Score sheets

            The keeping of a score sheet is not compulsory, but is necessary should a player wish to claim a draw. A player may not use a third party to keep score during the game.

Claiming a Win on Time

A player can win on time only if he stops the clock’s showing his opponent that his flag has fallen and his own has not.If the player claiming the win does not have sufficient material to win the game, then the game is deemed a draw.

Should both flags have fallen, then the game is drawn irrespective of which flag fell first.

Claiming a Draw

A draw can be claimed under the normal rules of chess if the player has a fully completed score sheet and the following apply:

50 consecutive moves have been made by each player without the movement of any pawn and without the capture of any piece.

If the current position on the chess board has appeared 3 or more times, the game can be declared a draw by either of the opponents. It is not required that the same position occurs three times during the consecutive moves. However, it usually happens this way in practice.

2-Minute Rule

When a player has less than two-minutes on the clock, but before his flag falls he may stop the clocks and claim a draw on the grounds  that:

(i) the Position cannot be won by normal means

(ii) his opponent has been making no attempt to win by normal means

In either case the claimant must record the final position and provide a completed score sheet. The claim, together with a deposit of £5.00 should be submitted to the competition controller, who may refer the matter to an arbiter of his choosing. The arbiter’s decision will be final.

If the claims is withdrawn or rejected the claimant will lose the game and the deposit will be forfeited. Should the claim be successful, the deposit will be refunded.

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