Stratford Chess Club AGM agenda 2025
To be held at Venture House, 3rd June 19.45.
- Apologies for absence
- Minutes of the 2024 AGM & matters arising
- Secretary’s report
- Team captains’ reports
- A Team
- B Team
- C Team
- D Team
- Treasurer’s report
- Accounts for the year
- Subscriptions for 2025 -2026 and Pre-season registration
- Election of the committee
- Secretary
- President
- Treasurer
- Press Secretary
- Safeguarding Officer
- Membership Secretary/Data Control Officer
- Summer tournament/activities
- End of season Curry Night and Pre-season Social
- Teams & team captains for the 2025/2026 Season
- AOB
Summer Handicap 2025
Here is the link to the Chess-Results page for the summer handicap.
The tournament will begin on Tuesday 10th June for 6 weeks. If you haven't entered yet please let me know if you want to enter.
https://chess-results.com/tnr1187701.aspx?lan=1&turdet=YES
The rules are the same as last year.
Stratford Chess Club Summer Handicap 2025.
The tournament will be run over a 6 round Swiss competition.
Players will be allocated a handicap score based on their June ECF Standard OTB rating.
If no Standard OTB rating is found the first found rating from the following shall be used:
ECF Standard Online rating,
ECF Rapid OTB rating,
ECF Rapid Online rating,
Chess.com or Lichess.com Standard rating, or
A rating determined by the Controller.
Handicap points will be determined using the 100 placed value of the rating. (e.g. 1265 = 2 1562 = 5).
Players will compare handicap points before each game and subtract the lower points from the
higher. This is the player handicap. (e.g. Player handicap is 5 - 2 = 3 ).
The player handicap is then multiplied by 10 seconds to give the game handicap
(e.g. 10 x 3 = 30 seconds).
This resulting figure will be taken from the higher rated players added time increment in seconds up
to a maximum of 40 seconds.
The time control for the lower rated player for each game shall be: 40 minutes plus 40 seconds per
move.
The time control for the higher rated player for each game shall be: 40 minutes plus [40 minus the
game handicap] in seconds per move.
(e.g. If the Game Handicap = 30 seconds. The higher rated player has 40 minutes plus 10 seconds
per move).
If the Game Handicap is greater than 4 the added time increment for the higher rated player is zero.
Digital clocks will be used for every game.
Assistance will be given to those players who are unfamiliar with setting up digital clocks.
Players may take a maximum of two 1/2 point byes in all rounds except the final round.
The winner of the competition will be the Stratford Chess Club Summer Champion.
If at the end of the competition more than one player has the largest number of points the player with
the lowest rating shall be declared the Club Champion.
Controller: Richard Buxton.
KO Finals
Congratulations to Stratford’s U1600 KO team for winning the cup against Solihull in the KO final last night. Solid performance on all boards resulted in a 3-1 win for Stratford.
Commiserations to Stratford’s Open KO team, who valiantly made it to the final to face Kenilworth. Outgraded on all boards by 300 ELO points and succumbed to a 4.5-0.5 loss. Solid play from Alex, who took the only point for the team against a strong opponent.
Summer Handicap 2025
Just a quick reminder to let Richard Buxton know if you wish to join the Summer Handicap tournament starting on 10th June.
Online clubnight links for May
15th May
https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/5672647
22nd May
https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/5672649
29th May
https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/5672653
Stratford Chess Club AGM
The 2025 Stratford Chess Club AGM will be held at Venture House on Tuesday, 3rd June at 19.30. Please send any agenda items for inclusion to Peter Stiff by 27th May. Thank you.
Amongst the agenda items for discussion at the AGM will be the preliminary team selection for the 2025-2026 Leamington League season.
If you want to be included in a team for the following season, please join us at the AGM.
If you are unable to attend the AGM, please let me know in advance and confirm your availability for team selection.
Summer Handicap 2025
Dear All.
I am proposing to hold the Summer handicap again this year.
It will be held over 6 weeks from Tuesday 10th June.
Please let me know if you want to take part by emiling me at richard.buxton@talktalk.net.
You are allowed 2 half point byes if you need them, excluding the final round.
The winner will be the club champion for 2025.
Hopefully we will get a good respose and it will be as enjoyable as last year.
Thank you.
Richard.
LDCL AGM
The LDCL AGM will take place on the 5th of June at Shirley Chess Club, with a 19.45 start time. All LDCL members are welcome to attend. Please let your relevant club organiser know if you have anything you would like to see tabled at the meeting.
