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RULES GOVERNING THE EDWIN
WOODHOUSE CUP, THE I.M. BROWN SHIELD, THE SILVER ROOK, THE A.G. SUNDERLAND CUP
COMPETITIONS
A1 The Edwin
Woodhouse Cup, the I.M. Brown Shield, the Silver Rook and the A.G. Sunderland
Cup are trophies offered for annual competition between the C.M.s of the
Association. These trophies are the
property of the Association. The
winning C.M. shall hold the appropriate trophy for one year from the date of
the A.G.M. in the season in which the trophy is won.
These competitions are divisions of a league competition, the descending order
of divisions being as listed.
A2 The normal
date for the receipt of new entries by the Competitions Controller shall be May
31st in each year. All new entries are
subject, where possible, to the approval of the A.G.M. In the event of a new entry being submitted
after the A.G.M. it may be accepted at the discretion of the Principal
Officers.
A3 For each team
the entrance fee and registration fee for at least as many as there are boards
per team shall be paid to the Hon. Treasurer not later than October 31st
in the season in which the competition is conducted, such fees being as
specified at the preceding A.G.M.
A4 Registration
forms and fees must be returned no later than January 31st in that season and
any player who has played in that season must be registered. All players who have played in the season
must to be registered by April 30th in that season.
A5 The form of
each competition shall be determined by the A.G.M. for each subsequent season.
A6 The dates and
places of play in all competitions shall be determined by the Competitions Controller
and may be varied only with his expressed agreement. Any pair of teams may by mutual agreement alter the date or venue
of their match (subject to the foregoing condition).
A7 If any team
loses more than two players due to their being engaged in official YCA
business, e.g. representing the YCA as a delegate to a meeting or as a player,
then the Competitions Controller may agree to a request from the team for a
postponement of the match to a date chosen by the opposing team and agreed by
the Competitions Controller. Resulting
reasonable expense incurred by the opposing team may be reimbursed by the
Association.
A8 A team
failing to fulfil a fixture shall, unless adequate explanation is submitted to
the Competitions Controller within five days of the date of the fixture, be
defaulted in the match concerned and have one match point deducted. N.B. The only acceptable reason shall be severe
weather conditions on the date of the match.
It shall be within the Controller's discretion to order that the match
be played on another date in these circumstances.
A9 Any team
defaulting an away match without adequate explanation being submitted to the
Competitions Controller within five days of the date of the match, will be
denied a home draw in any fixture in the following season between the two
teams.
A10 All players in
these competitions shall be members of their C.M. organisations and affiliated
as required under the Constitution. Any C.M. playing ineligible players shall
be penalised by the loss of any matches in which the said players played, the
match points being awarded to their opponents.
A11 There shall be eight players in each team in all the
competitions.
A12 Promotion and
Relegation
At the conclusion of each season the top two teams in any division shall be
eligible for promotion to the next higher division if they so wish. If both teams exercise this right then the
bottom two teams from the higher division shall be relegated to replace them in
that division. If promotion is declined by either team then the next lower
placed team shall be offered promotion.
If only one team accepts promotion then only one team shall be relegated. Any
team which wins the same division two seasons in succession may not decline
promotion for the start of the season following. Further transferral of teams between
divisions may be approved by the AGM to adjust sizes of divisions, provided it
does not deny promotion to an eligible team.
A13 Ties
In the event of a tie in the places affecting either the championship or
promotion and relegation issues the following tie-break procedures will be
used:
a) With a dual tie the individual match result between the teams concerned
decides. If this was drawn then the
game points will decide. If this does
not resolve the tie then a rematch between the teams shall be played.
b) In the event of a multiple tie then the game points of the teams shall
decide. If this does not resolve the
tie then the game points gained in the matches between the teams shall decide.
c)
If the teams are still tied then the
Principal Officers shall, after consultation with the affected C.M.s, decide on
a suitable tie-break.
A14 No player may
play for more than one C.M. in the same division during the course of a
season. In the event of a C.M. having
more than one team in the same division, any player who has played above the
bottom two boards in one of those teams may not thereafter play for another
team in that division that season. The
penalty for any team infringing this rule shall be the loss of the match, with
all game points being awarded to the opposing team. In the event of a C.M. having more than one team in the same
division they are to be paired against each other before Christmas.
A15 No player may
play in two matches originally scheduled for the same day.
A16 Any player who has played on
board four or higher in any division may not thereafter play in any lower
division in the same season. In its
last match of the season a team may not field a player who has played in a
higher division for the same C.M. in the same season unless the player has
played for the team in a previous match in the same season. The penalty for infringement of this Rule
shall be the loss of the board concerned and the additional loss of one game
point, such point(s) being transferred to the opposing team.
A17 All matches
shall commence at 2.30 p.m. other than by mutual agreement.
A18 Before the
start of play the opposing Captains shall exchange lists of their respective
team members, arranged in order of playing strength, and the players shall be
paired in accordance with these lists.
If a captain declares he has insufficient players at his disposal and so must default one or more boards, then the
opposing captain may insist the lowest
boards or boards are those defaulted. The penalty for any proven infringement
of this Rule shall be that defined by Rule A16
A19 The Captains
shall toss for colours, the team winning the toss taking white on the odd
numbered boards and black on the even numbered boards.
A20 All games
shall be played in accordance with the Laws of Chess as published with the
authority of the British Chess Federation.
A21 At the time
play is started in any match the clocks of all absent players shall be set in
motion. One hour's grace may be claimed
for any absent player, but unless a substitute has been nominated and placed in
the team before the end of that period the game shall be forfeited to the opponent. The introduction of a substitute in these
circumstances shall not be held to be a violation of Rule A20, and shall
subsequently be disregarded for the purposes of applying Rule A18 to the
substituted player.
A22 All games
shall be played at the rate of 42 moves in one and three quarter hours plus a
quarter of an hour to complete the game.
A23 Each player
shall play one game in a match; one
point shall be awarded for a win, half a point for a draw. No points shall be
awarded for a double default.
A24 Both teams in
each match shall supply the Competitions Controller with detailed results of
that match, where possible on result cards provided for that purpose. Such results shall be posted or sent
by e-mail within 48 hours of the completion of the match. The names, including full initials, and an
indication of the players having white shall be included. In
the event of a team defaulting a match, the opposing team must submit a team-sheet
to claim a won match. One game point
will be given for each bona fide club member listed on that sheet who would
have been eligible and available to play on that date. No such players will be admissible in the
last two fixtures if they have not played for any team previously that season. Any team which fails to submit detailed
results to the Competitions Controller (including walk-overs) for more than two
matches will have one league point deducted for each unreported match
thereafter.
[Subject the rewording by Executive Committee after changes at 2002 AGM.]
A25 The Captains,
if possible, shall settle disputes between individual players but may refer
such disputes to the Competitions Controller for decision.
A26 The
Competitions Controller shall make an initial ruling in all cases of dispute
between teams. Subject to appeal by
either or both parties this decision shall be binding.
A27 Appeals
procedure
In the
event of a C.M. being dissatisfied with the decision of the Competitions
Controller there shall be a right of appeal to a Committee of the Principal
Officers. This committee shall hear the
submissions of the parties to the dispute and any decision they make shall be
binding. Three Principal Officers,
excluding the Competitions Controller, shall constitute a quorum.
A28 All new teams
entering the league programme shall be place in the lowest division, unless the
A.G.M. otherwise resolves.
A29 No smoking is
allowed in the playing room of any Yorkshire League match. If a player continues to smoke in the playing
room after being warned, any player in the opposing team may stop his or her
game immediately and claim a win by default (the game will not be graded) on
that board.
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