YOUTH CHESS LEAGUE

Starting September 2024

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Online entry opens here on Saturday 1st June 2024.

1ST PRIZE
£200 cash prize + individual trophies

 

League season: October to April
Time control: 50 minutes + 10 seconds a move
Rated: ECF-rated standardplay games
No. of boards in a match: 4
No. of matches per team: 4-7 (estimate)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Declared starting squad of 4 players (max. 8 per season)
• Players must be East Kent based (home, school or club)
• Must be (minimum) ECF Bronze members September 2024 to June 2025
• Age limit – Under 25 on 31st August 2024
• Rating limit – U2050 ECF (September 2024 revised rating)
• Adult non-playing captain for all teams with U18s
• All games notated and submitted for analysis / optional publication
• Suitable home venue (e.g. school, club, community centre)
• Home night must be a weekday Monday to Thursday only
• Home session must be 6:30-9:00, 7:00-9:30 or 7:30-10:00 p.m.
• Supply 4 chess sets and digital clocks with bonus/Fischer mode
• Organise own transport (max. 50-minute drive) for away games

Entry fee £16 per team
Choose your own team name!
No school or club affiliation required.
Contact Jon Hunt (club@sandwichess.uk / 07917 877727)
Enter online from 1st June:
https://sandwichess.uk/youth-league
Deadline for entries: Monday 16th September 2024