General

The 2026 Barnsley Chess Club Championship is being run by Gary Hinchcliffe.

The 2026 Barnsley Chess Club Championship is a five round swiss competition.

The Championship takes place between June and September.

There is a £1 fee for trophies.

To enter the club championship or send in results you can email Gary on ggggary_30@hotmail.com or contact him on whatsapp.

The closing date for all entries is Saturday 16th May 2026. 

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 – 02 June 2026
Round 2 – 30 June 2026
Round 3 – 28 July 2026
Round 4 – 25 August 2026
Round 5 – 29  September 2026

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.

Armageddon Game

An Armageddon Game will be played if there is a tie-break. White will have 5 minutes to win the game against 4 minutes for black who only needs to draw the game to become the champion, Players will toss for colour.