GERRARDS CROSS CHESS CLUB
GERRARDS CROSS CHESS CLUB  

Tournament Details

2024/25 Bucks Chess League Captains:

First Team: Tim Wheeler

Second Team: to be announced

Third Team:  Ian Holden

 

2024/25 Bucks Chess League Fixture List to be announced

GERRARDS CROSS FIRST TEAM - DIVISION 1        

                                     

  HOME AWAY
09/10/2024 Gerrards Cross 1 Uxbridge 2
16/10/2024 Uxbridge 1 Gerrards Cross 1
30/10/2024 Bourne End 1 Gerrards Cross 1
13/11/2024 Gerrards Cross 1 Slough 1
02/12/2024 Wycombe & Hazlemere 1 Gerrards Cross 1
29/01/2025 Gerrards Cross 1 Bourne End 1
05/02/2025 Gerrards Cross 1 Berkhamsted 1
20/02/2025 Slough 1 Gerrards Cross 1
26/02/2025 Gerrards Cross 1 Uxbridge 1
26/03/2025 Berkhamsted 1 Gerrards Cross 1
23/04/2025 Gerrards Cross 1 Wycombe & Hazlemere 1
14/05/2025 Uxbridge 2 Gerrards Cross 1
 

 

GERRARDS CROSS SECOND TEAM - DIVISION 2 

 

  HOME AWAY
02/10/2024 Gerrards Cross 3 Gerrards Cross 2
23/10/2024 Gerrards Cross 2 Aylesbury
06/11/2024 Gerrards Cross 2 Slough 2
20/11/2024 Gerrards Cross 2 Bourne End 2
11/12/2024 Berkhamsted 2 Gerrards Cross 2
06/01/2025 Wycombe & Hazlemere 2 Gerrards Cross 2
22/01/2025 Gerrards Cross 2 Gerrards Cross 3
12/02/2025 Gerrards Cross 2 Wycombe & Hazlemere 2
06/03/2025 Slough 2 Gerrards Cross 2
19/03/2025 Gerrards Cross 2 Berkhamsted 2
02/04/2025 Bourne End 2 Gerrards Cross 2
16/04/2025 Aylesbury Gerrards Cross 2
 

      

                                     

 

GERRARDS CROSS THIRD TEAM - DIVISION 2        

  HOME AWAY
02/10/2024 Gerrards Cross 3 Gerrards Cross 2
10/10/2024 Slough 2 Gerrards Cross 3
30/10/2024 Gerrards Cross 3 Berkhamsted 2
11/11/2024 Wycombe & Hazlemere 2 Gerrards Cross 3
27/11/2024 Gerrards Cross 3 Slough 2
15/01/2025 Gerrards Cross 3 Bourne End 2
22/01/2025 Gerrards Cross 2 Gerrards Cross 3
19/02/2025 Gerrards Cross 3 Aylesbury
26/02/2025 Bourne End 2 Gerrards Cross 3
26/03/2025 Gerrards Cross 3 Wycombe & Hazlemere 2
09/04/2025 Berkhamsted 2 Gerrards Cross 3
23/04/2025 Aylesbury Gerrards Cross 3
 

                                    

Summary of rules. FIDE rules of chess apply. 

Teams for a first division match consist of 6 boards per team, 5 boards in the second division.

Away team gets white on board 1.

The moves of the game must be recorded on the provided score-sheet.The exception to this is when you have less than 5 minutes remaining on your clock, when you no longer need to do it.

There are no restrictions on when in the game you may offer a draw, although it must be immediately after you have made a move (standard rules of chess).

 

Grading restrictions.
In division 1 players rated 1900 and over can only play for 1 team in that division - only applies to Uxbridge.
In division 2 players rated 1700 and over can only play for 1 team in that division - only applies to Gerrards Cross. Other
than Aylesbury, players in this division should be rated under 1900.

Results of the 2018/19 Ruddle Cup:

1st Peter Kellan

2nd Tony Ganner

 

September 2017: After 7 years Ramesh Boury stands down as Captain of the second team. Many thanks to Ramesh for being a great Captain; including winning the Second division a few years ago.

 

8 June 2016 :Chess for Life: GM Matthew Sadler & IWM Natasha Reagan visit the club for an evening of chess

Results of the 2016/17 Ruddle Cup:

1st Matt Gazes

2nd James Kennedy

3rd Tony Ganner

 

September 2017: After 7 years Ramesh Boury stands down as Captain of the second team. Many thanks to Ramesh for being a great Captain; including winning the Second division a few years ago.

 

8 June 2016 :Chess for Life: GM Matthew Sadler & IWM Natasha Reagan visit the club for an evening of chess

We are located at:

Gerrards Cross Memorial Hall

Gerrards Cross

SL97AD

 

Tel: 01753 883759

 

 

Membership

Your first 1 month membership is free. After that, membership is :

£90.00 / year adults

£25.00/term juniors & students

£81/yr over 65s

 

Payment Methods:

* Cheques payable to: Gerrards Cross Chess Club.

* Bank Transfer: 40-22-05; Acc#: 81052608. Please use your name as the payment reference

 

Membership to the club grants you the opportunity to play for the Club in the Bucks Chess League, as well as participate in the Buck League individual championship.

NOTE to play in the Bucks Chess League you must be a member of the English Chess Federation

 

Our membership year runs from September to September.