NEWS

 

Squad lists to be provided by 26th October

 

The Under 1850 League will be a “Swiss” competition over 5 rounds.

 

Rule changes for 2025-26

 

Summary of rule changes

1) Team lists have to be in by 9pm on the day before the round. (sec 7)

2) Captains must use the online form to upload the team.

3) Board pairings will be published on line by 10:00am on the day of the round

4) Teams have the option to add up to 2 reserve players. These must be added to the team list by the deadline. (Sec 14)

5) An appeal process has been added (sec 16)

6) The tie-break regarding the result between tied teams has been removed. Game points is now the first tie-break. (sec 8.3.2)

 

 

Defaults

Should a team default a match then the opposing team will be awarded 2 match points and full game points (ie 6 for Premier League and 4 for Under 1850 League). Additionally the team defaulting will have 2 match points deducted.

In the 1850 League the team receiving bye will be awarded two match points and 4 game points.