Club Championship
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Club Championship Guidelines
Format: The club championship will be conducted as a single division 9 round Swiss tournament.
Prizes: The Club Champion will be the overall winner and receive a $75 prize. The B (Reserve) and C Grade winners will be awarded to the highest scoring rated player in the appropriate parts of the field (rated players only, $75 prize). A $50 prize will also be awarded to the highest scoring un-rated player provided that there are at least 5 unrated players.
Female Champion: Awarded to the highest scoring female player provided there are at least 2 female players competing. ($75 prize)
Rate of Play: 60 minutes plus a 30 second increment for each move.
Tie for First Place: If tied, a playoff system is used as described in the tournament rules.
About the Club Championship
The A group plays for the Andy Miitel Championship trophy, the B group for John Baynham Reserves title, and the C group for the John Abson Tournament title, renamed in 2019. Andy Miitel was a former club president who was instrumental in revitalising and reconstituting the club in the mid nineteen sixties. John Baynham was an important club administrator in the late sixties and early seventies, and John Abson was a stalwart of the club until health issues recently hampered his attendance.