Hamilton Chess Club

The proposed schedule for club nights this year is below

3-Feb	*	Casual Blitz 5 + 3
10-Feb	*	Casual Blitz 5 + 3
17-Feb		Autumn Cup Round 1, 2, 3
24-Feb		Autumn Cup Round 4, 5, 6
3-Mar		Autumn Cup Round 7, 8
10-Mar		Club Champs Round 1 (Adult & Junior divisions)
17-Mar		Club Champs Round 2
24-Mar		Club Champs Round 3
31-Mar		Club Champs Round 4
7-Apr		Holiday — Recess
14-Apr		Holiday — Recess
21-Apr		Club Champs Round 5
28-Apr		Club Champs Round 6 (final)
5-May	*	Club Blitz Round 1
12-May	*	Club Blitz Round 2
19-May		Club Rapid Round 1
26-May		Club Rapid Round 2
2-Jun		Club Rapid Round 3
9-Jun		Club Rapid Round 4
16-Jun	*	Winter Cup Round 1, 2, 3
23-Jun	*	Winter Cup Round 4, 5, 6
30-Jun	*	Winter Cup Round 7,8
7-Jul		Holiday — Recess
14-Jul		Holiday — Recess
21-Jul	*	Club Blitz Round 3
28-Jul	*	Club Blitz Round 4 (final)
4-Aug		Double Robin Rounds 1, 2
11-Aug		Double Robin Rounds 3, 4
18-Aug		Double Robin Rounds 5, 6
25-Aug	*	Casual Lightning
1-Sep	*	Casual Blitz
8-Sep	*	Casual Lightning
15-Sep		Club Rapid Round 5
22-Sep		Club Rapid Round 6 (final)
29-Sep		Holiday — Recess
6-Oct		Holiday — Recess
13-Oct		Graded Round Robin Rounds 1, 2
20-Oct		Graded Round Robin Rounds 3, 4
27-Oct		Graded Round Robin Rounds 5, followed by AGM
3-Nov	*	Lightning 3 + 2 Round 1
10-Nov	*	Lightning 3 + 2 Round 2
17-Nov	*	Spring Cup Rounds 1, 2, 3
24-Nov	*	Spring Cup Rounds 4, 5, 6
1-Dec	*	Spring Cup Rounds 7, 8
8-Dec		Mini Graded Round Robin, Final Night

* Means Guest eligible to play

Eligibility:

Guests/Non-members can play:

Casual Blitz, Club Blitz, Lightning, Openings, Spring Winter and Autumn Cups

Members only can play:

Club Rapid, Club Champs, Mini Graded Round Robin, Double Robin, Graded Round Robin

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Format:

Club Champs; Adult	45 + 10	1 game per night
Club Champs; Junior	25 + 10	1 game per night
Lightning	3 + 2	8 games per night, points accumulate over 2 nights
Club Blitz	5 + 3	6 games per night, points accumulate over 6 nights
Club Rapid	25 + 5	1 game per night
Spring Cup	15 + 0 / 25 + 0	3 games per night 15 + 0 , 2 games final night 25 + 0
Winter Cup	15 + 0 / 25 + 0	3 games per night 15 + 0 , 2 games final night 25 + 0
Autumn Cup	15 + 0 / 25 + 0	3 games per night 15 + 0 , 2 games final night 25 + 0
Round Robin	25 + 0	2 games per night
Openings	25 + 0	2 games per night
Mini Robin	15 + 0	3 games
Double Robin	25 + 0	2 games per night

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Novelty Rules:

Openings

Prespecified opening, first 7 moves played, one game as white, one as black same opening

Double Robin

A,B, C grade: Groups of 4players based on club ranking. D grade: 6 round swiss

Graded Round Robin

A and B grade: Groups of six players based on club ranking. C grade: 6 round swiss

Mini Graded Round Robin

Groups of four players based on club ranking. 3 games against each other