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