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Summer Cups 2011

Leicestershire and Rutland Chess Association runs four Cups during the summer months.

The Chapman Cup is an open, handicapped knockout tournament.

The Birstall Cup is a handicapped knockout tournament for first-round losers of the Chapman Cup.  It will begin once the first round or two of the Chapman Cup are completed.

The Harrod Cup is a five-round rapidplay Swiss tournament for teams with an average grade not more than 125.

The Wylie Cup is a five-round rapidplay Swiss tournament for teams with an average grade not more than 175.  Some years it is run as a round-robin tournament instead, depending on the number of teams that entered.

In 2010 we entered the following teams:

• We entered two teams into the Chapman Cup, but were soon relegated into the Birstall Cup by Spinney Hill and Wigston 1.
• Our first team reached the Birstall Cup semi-finals, and almost won against Wigston 2.
• Our second team went out to Shepshed in the Birstall Cup.
• Our Harrod Cup team finished in eighth place.
• Our Wylie Cup team reached second place, just behind Heathcote Arms.

Let's see if we can do as well or better this year!

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