Polytechnic Championship
The Championship is open to all members of Glasgow Polytechnic Chess Club (free of charge).
The Championship is a 7-round Swiss-style tournament. The
dates of the rounds are shown in the calendar.
Time Controls
The first 36 moves must be completed in the first 75
minutes; the next 24 moves must be completed in the next 60 minutes; if
necessary this is followed by a 15-minute quick-play finish.
If the game is not completed after 2.5 hours, either player
may elect to adjourn the game by completing and sealing an adjournment
envelope; both players’ scoresheets should go into the envelope. Players must
agree on a time and date for continuation of the game immediately after the
adjournment, and must inform the Controller. Each adjourned game should be
completed and reported to the Controller by at least 1 day before the next
round (or in the case of round 7 before the AGM).
In the case where a game is not completed before the
beginning of the next round, the adjourned game will be given a temporary score
for pairing purposes as decided by the Controller. This is to encourage
punctual completion of games. All games must be finished by the time of the
AGM: the Controller will determine the result of uncompleted games.
Byes, Re-pairing, and Postponed Games
No new entries will be accepted after the start of round 3.
Players entering after round 1 will be given a half-point bye for round 1.
A participant who has not paid a subscription by round 3
will be disqualified from the Championship and will not be paired in any
further rounds.
Any player who cannot attend on the date of the Championship
round must notify the Controller at least 1 day in advance. The player may
request a bye for the round. Only the first 3 byes for each player will be
awarded a half-point, thereafter 0 points will be awarded for a requested bye.
Players who do not turn up without notifying the Controller are liable to
receive a score of 0 for that round and for a repetition may be disqualified
from the Championship.
Under certain circumstances games may be postponed, this can
only be done with the agreement of both players and the Controller.
Players who cannot attend on the date of the Championship
round may be eligible for re-pairing with anyone else who has also notified the
Controller of inability to play on that date, as long as these players have not
already played each other. Players will normally be re-paired only if there is
at most a 1-point difference in their scores. Re-pairing can only be done with
the agreement of both players and the Controller. If a player is not eligible
for any re-pairing, then that player must accept a requested bye for that
round.
Prizes
The Lyon Trophy (photo) will be awarded to the winner,
and the MacMartin Trophy to the best
performance by an under-1600 graded player. In the case of a tie, the sum of
progressive scores method will be used to decide the winner. All results will
be submitted to Chess Scotland for grading.
Controller
The current
Championship Controller is Ken Stewart.
In the case
of any disputes, the Controller’s decision is final.
Recent Champions
1985 David
Byrne
1986 Eddie Davis
1987 Eddie Davis and Roger
Walker
1988 David Findlay
1989 Neil Reid
1990 Alan Scrimgour
1991 Eddie Davis
1992 Eddie Davis
1993 Douglas Griffin
1994 Eddie Davis
1995 Eddie Davis
1996 Iain Swan
1997 David Byrne
1998 Neil Reid
1999 Guy Lyons
2000 Guy Lyons
2001 Eddie Davis
2002 Manuel Perez Carballo
2003 David Watt
2004 Eddie Davis
2005 Eddie Davis
2006 Collins Young
2007 Guy Lyons
2008
2009 Lukasz Turlej
2010 Iain Swan
2011 Jevgeny Klochan