Competitions 2021-2022

VP Scale for 24-Board Matches

IMP Diff.VPs
0 – 110 – 10
2 – 511 – 9
6 – 1012 – 8
11 – 1513 – 7
16 – 2114 – 6
22 – 2715 – 5
28 – 3416 – 4
35 – 4317 – 3
44 – 5318 – 2
54 – 6519 – 1
66+20 – 0

VP Scale for 20-Board Matches

IMP Diff.VPs
0 – 110 – 10
2 – 511 – 9
6 – 912 – 8
10 – 1413 – 7
15 – 1914 – 6
20 – 2515 – 5
26 – 3116 – 4
32 – 3917 – 3
40 – 4818 – 2
49 – 6019 – 1
61+20 – 0

VP Scale for OSH 16-Board Matches

IMP Diff.VPs
0 – 110 – 10
2 – 411 – 9
5 – 812 – 8
9 – 1213 – 7
13 – 1714 – 6
18 – 2215 – 5
23 – 2816 – 4
29 – 3517 – 3
36 – 4318 – 2
44 – 5319 – 1
54+20 – 0

Knockout

The first round of the Leslie Dodds Cup has a strict – but generous – deadline of the 5th November, eight weeks from the Friday after the AGM.

Winners in round one play in the Leslie Dodds Cup, losers in the Gainsborough Plate. Both events are drawn at the completion of the initial round.

League

With 30 teams, down one from last year, we return to a league of five divisions. This has been easier to achieve than increasing the quota (as last year) and all those who expected promotion have been promoted but some who were resigned to relegation have been spared. Coolhurst have, effectively divided, the name resides with the captain but with the fewer ex-members the 'new' team Nuthurst inherits the position, relegated to Div. 4.

This is a schematic view of the changes.

DivisionNew 1New 2New 3New 4New 5Out
Old 1123456
Old 212345
Old 312345
Old 412354
Old 512345
Old 612354
New1

The numbers represent the finishing position in last year's division (reading horizontally) and locate that team in the new vertical divisions.

Online Summer Handicap

This year 10 teams contest the 'OSH' held over May, June and July.

OSH – Brief Conditions of Contest

Reminder, this is a friendly event, with shorter matches, no Masterpoints, against teams from different divisions, people whom you might well have not played before. The event is run by Mark Hutton, there is no fee to enter but first prize is free entry to the 2022-23 League!