General

The 2025 Barnsley Chess Club Championship is being run by Gary Hinchcliffe.

The 2025 Barnsley Chess Club Championship is a five round swiss competition.

The Championship takes place between May and September.

There is no fee and no prizes.

To enter the club championship or send in results you can email Gary on [email protected] or contact him on whatsapp.

The closing date for all entries is Friday 16th May 2025. 

The dates given in the timetable below have been kept clear so club championship games can preferably be played at the club on these club nights.

Timetable

All games must be played on or by the following dates.

There will be no extensions to any rounds.

Round 1 – 27 May 2025
Round 2 – 24 June 2025
Round 3 – 29 July 2025
Round 4 – 26 August 2025
Round 5 – 23  September 2025

Time Limit

The time limit is all moves in 75 minutes per player, per game.

Game Results

We recommend that white contacts black in each pairing to arrange a date to play their game on or before the deadline for each round.

The winner of each game should contact Gary of the result. If the game is drawn the player of the white pieces should contact Gary.

All game results must be given at the latest by the Friday of the round completion date.

If no result is given after two days of the round completion date then that game will be double defaulted (0-0).

Half Point Bye

Any player can request a half point bye. This must be requested before the start of the round you need the bye.