2025-26 Champion: Ashwin GopiKrishna
This is a “W&WCC closed” event – open to Members only.
A 9 round Swiss at G80+10. £2 entry fee.
The Club Championship has been competed for every season since 1945-46. Even covid-19 could not break the sequence as we managed a 5-round tournament in July/August 2021 to keep the run going.
How to enter
Email to the Tournament Secretary, Mark Murrell. Use the Contact form from the main menu above and select ‘Tournament Secretary’ as the Officer to contact.
Links
Pairings and Results: …will be linked here when created
ECF LMS links: …will be linked here when created
Other: Club Championship Rules | Club Championship History
Format
Pairing: Swiss pairing
Rounds: 9 Rounds
Time control: The default time control is G80+10.
Two alternative time controls may be used, on the agreement of both players:
- a) 30 moves in 1¼ hours plus 15 minute Quickplay Finish.
- b) 36 moves in 1½ hours, followed by 24 moves per hour until the end of the game. Games unfinished at the end of any session shall be adjourned, with the player to move sealing their next move, and be resumed at a later date.
- See Rule 1
Rating: ECF standard play rating
Schedule of Rounds
All dates provisional:
R1 – Tue, 22 September 2026
R2 – Tue, 20 October 2026
R3 – Tue, 17 November 2026
R4 – Tue, 15 December 2026
R5 – Tue, 19 January 2027
R6 – Tue, 16 February 2027
R7 – Tue, 16 March 2027
R8 – Tue, 13 April 2027
R9 – Tue, 18 May 2027
The results will also be entered on the ECF League Management System (“LMS”) for the purposes of ECF rating. Players may check their results, when entered, via the following links:
Links
Pairings and Results: Vega Tournament pages – will be linked when available in due course
ECF LMS links: All Rounds Selector – will be linked when available in due course
Other: Club Championship Rules | Club Championship History