Competition
Alwoodley Chess Club fields teams in multiple Leeds and Yorkshire leagues as well as running our own internal competitions.
League Chess — Wednesday Evenings
We operate 4 teams in the Leeds Evening League — Alwoodley A, B, C and D. The A team play in Division 1, B team in Division 2, and C and D teams in Division 3. Each team has 5 players.
We also run one team in the Leeds Mini League (3 players per team) and 3 teams in the Leeds Rapidplay League (3 players per team).
The Leeds League Arjay knockout competition features 4 of our teams (3 players per team).
Individual Competitions
Two individual competitions are held across 5 rounds:
- The Ellis Trophy — open to all players
- The Appleby Trophy — for those graded below 1700
Yorkshire League — Saturday Afternoons
We have joined forces with Leeds Chess Club, The University and Leeds Juniors to form 5 Leeds teams across 4 divisions of the Yorkshire League. Each team has 8 players.
Internal Competitions
Throughout the season we run our own internal competitions:
- Three club divisions (Division 1, 2 and 3)
- A Senior League
- A Knockout competition
- The Summer Fuddle and Christmas Fuddle social tournaments