Internal Competitions

Cumberland Bar Quickplay 1

The first quickplay competition took place in the Cumberland bar on 3rd May 2022. This was a charity event with the proceeds going to a Leith Charity. Seven players took part in 10/10 5 round Swiss tournament.

Cumberland Bar Quickplay 2

An all play quickplay tournament took place on Tuesday 10th of May.

Cumberland Bar

Our Tuesday night casual Chess venue.

Club Championship 2021/22

The 2021-22 club championship will be an over the board all play all. One game per pairing, colours drawn on the night.

Online Allegro 2021/22

The WD 21/22 Allegro will start at the beginning of January 2022. This will be an online all play all, two round (1 white 1 black). Play on Chess.com or Lichess.org Time controls will be 30 mins + 5 sec increment.

2022 Jan Sobieski Cup

This will be a knockout tournament with time handicaps based on grading difference. This will be run by the WD President..

Club Championship 2020/21

The 2020-21 club championship was an online, 6-round Swiss played at a rate of 60m per game plus a 15s increment.

Allegro 2020/21

The WD 20/21 Allegro started at the beginning of December 2020. This was a straightforward all play all, two round (1 white 1 black). We have had 11 entries, so the play will take place over 11 rounds .