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The Bronowski Trophy Competition London Business Chess Inter-League Championship |
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COMPETITION RULES 1. These
Competition Rules shall be read in conjunction with the Constitution and in the
even of any conflict the latter shall prevail. 2. The
Competition shall be conducted on the American system by the Tournament
Controller and all matches shall be played between 1st October and 30th April
each season. 3. Matches
shall be played over 20 boards or such other number of boards as may be decided
from season to season. Matches shall
take place in Central London, each team being host to each other team in
alternate seasons. 4. Fixtures
shall be arranged at a fixtures meeting to be held in July each year. Prior
to 1st October, either side may request a rearrangement of any fixture and any
agreed new date will be accepted subject to the limitation of Rule 2 and the
Tournament Controller receiving written notification from both sides with
confirmation of venue. After
1st October and before 16th March, either side may request a fixture to be
rearranged, provided a minimum of 3 weeks’ notice is given to the other side
and two alternative dates offered. The
other side is not bound to accept either of the offered dates and may reach
agreement on another date. If necessary
the team initiating the change shall concede choice of venue. The agreed new date shall be notified to
the Tournament Controller by both sides with confirmation of venue. If agreement on a new date cannot be reached
within one week of the original request, the matter shall be referred to the
Tournament Controller for resolution. After
15th March, no fixture may be rearranged without the agreement of the
Tournament Controller and the other side. No
fixture may be rearranged more than once. However,
the Tournament Controller shall have power to override these provisions in
exceptional circumstances. 5. One
Match Point shall be awarded for each match won and half a point for each match
drawn. 6. Final
placings in the Competition shall be decided in the first instance on Match
Points. The team finishing top shall be
declared Champions and shall hold the Bronowski Trophy for one year. Primary
Tie-breaking: Should there be a tie for any place, the teams involved shall be
placed in descending order of Game Points totals. Secondary
Tie-breaking: If there shall still be a
tie, it shall be dealt with as follows: if the tie involves 1st place: the
result(s) of the match(es) between those tying shall decide, if necessary
applying board count; should there still be a tie the result shall be regarded
as a tie and the teams tying shall be regarded as joint winners and shall each
hold the Bronowski Trophy for a proportionate part of the year. If
the tie is for a lower place: no further tie breaking shall be applied and the
teams shall be shown in the cross-table in alphabetical order of their full
title (see Constitution). 7 All
games shall be conducted in accordance with the FIDE Laws of Chess, except as
varied specifically herein. 8 No
player shall play for more than one team in the same season. A player once having appeared for a team
shall be eligible for that team and no other during the season. Games won by default shall count as
appearances for the purposes of this Rule. 9 There
shall be no smoking in the playing room(s) at all matches in the Competition. 10 Matches
shall start no later than 6.30 pm and the playing session shall be 3 hours. 11 No
later than five minutes before the start of each match the Captains shall
exchange team lists. Players should be
arranged in descending order of playing strength with the strongest player on
board 1. Any defaults known before
exchange of team lists shall be taken on the bottom board(s). After
teams are exchanged the Captains shall toss for colours. If either Captain is
not present at this time the opposing Captain shall be deemed to have won the
toss. The Captain winning the toss shall
have the choice of colour on odd numbered boards, playing the opposite colour
on even numbered boards. Having completed
this process, save as provided in Rule 14, no further change shall be made to
the team lists without the consent of the opposing Captain. 12. The
rate of play shall be 30 moves in 1¼ hours followed by a 15 minute Quickplay
Finish, the BCF Quickplay Finish Rules to apply. 13. Default
time shall be 30 minutes after the starting time of the match. Any player who has not arrived at his board
by default time shall lose the game, save for the following provision (Rule
14). 14. Reserves
may be introduced for absent players before default time. The principle regarding board order
established in Rule 11 (paragraph 1) above, shall apply also to reserves, ie
the reserve(s) shall be introduced in order of playing strength from the
highest vacant board downwards. 15. Match
result sheets shall be forwarded by both Captains to reach the Tournament
Controller within 7 days of the match.
Should only one Captain comply with this requirement, the result as
notified by that Captain shall be regarded as the result of the match. Should neither Captain comply with the above
requirement the match shall be scored as a loss to both sides with the score
0-0, subject to the Tournament Controller’s discretion. 16. Reference
in these Rules to Captain(s) shall be taken to refer to deputy(ies) where
applicable. 17. These
Competition Rules shall only be changed by a majority vote at a meeting of the
Committee. Advance notice in writing to
the Secretary must be given of any proposed changes. |
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