Summer Lightning Championship
Keynsham and Clifton drew their final round match 18-18. This left both
teams on seven match points, but Clifton had the superior number of game
points. However, as Keynsham pointed out, the rules of the competition
did not specify a tie break, so Keynsham and Clifton share the title.
This event was a four round Swiss played between 1st June and
31st August 1998.
|
W |
D |
L |
Game Pts |
Pts |
| Clifton |
3 |
1
|
0 |
99 |
7 |
| Keynsham |
3 |
1
|
0 |
93.5 |
7 |
| Grendel |
3 |
0
|
1 |
77.5 |
6 |
| Thornbury |
2
|
0
|
2
|
79.5
|
4
|
| Horfield |
2
|
0
|
2
|
71
|
4
|
| Downend |
2 |
0
|
2 |
70 |
4 |
| Yate |
1 |
0
|
3 |
76.5 |
2 |
| Downend Juniors |
1 |
0
|
3 |
55.5 |
2 |
| Cossham |
1 |
0
|
3 |
40.5 |
2 |
| Nailsea |
0 |
0
|
4 |
21 |
0 |
Round Four
| Keynsham |
18 |
Clifton |
18 |
| Grendel |
21.5 |
Downend |
14.5 |
| Cossham |
9.5 |
Thornbury |
26.5 |
| Downend Juniors |
6 |
Horfield |
30 |
| Yate |
36 |
Nailsea |
0 (def) |
Round Three
| Downend |
15 |
Keynsham |
21 |
| Thornbury |
7 |
Clifton |
29 |
| Grendel |
24.5 |
Horfield |
11.5 |
| Downend Juniors |
20 |
Yate |
16 |
| Nailsea |
void |
Cossham |
|
Nailsea-Cossham was declared a loss to both sides because the teams failed
to play within the specified dates.
Round Two
| Keynsham |
25 |
Horfield |
11 |
| Grendel |
9 |
Clifton |
27 |
| Nailsea |
14.5 |
Downend |
21.5 |
| Thornbury |
29 |
Yate |
7 |
| Downend Juniors |
16 |
Cossham |
20 |
Round One
| Yate |
17.5 |
Horfield |
18.5 |
| Keynsham |
29.5 |
Nailsea |
6.5 |
| Cossham |
11 |
Clifton |
25 |
| Thornbury |
17 |
Downend |
19 |
| Downend Juniors |
13.5 |
Grendel |
22.5 |
Playing Schedule
| Round |
Fixtures Announced |
Results in by |
| 1 |
1st June |
20th June |
| 2 |
21st June |
11th July |
| 3 |
12th July |
1st August |
| 4 |
2nd August |
29th August |
Format and Rules
The match format is as follows:
-
Six players per team. No person may play in more than one team.
-
Each player plays each member of the other team, making six games per player
during the evening.
-
The time limit is ten minutes per player for the whole game. The new FIDE
rules on blitz chess apply, even where matches are played before 1st July.
-
The home team has White on all boards in Rounds 1, 3 and 5. The away team
remain seated throughout the evening, while the home team rotate in descending
board number - e.g. the home board 4 starts off on board 3, then rotates
2 - 1 - 6 - 5 - 4.
-
Scoring is two points for winning the match (i.e. more than 18 points in
total), none for losing. In the event of an 18-18 tie both teams score
one point.
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