Bedfordshire Chess League Annual General Meeting Agenda
Date and Venue: 12th September 2024, in The Berrill Cafe, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA @ 8.00pm.
1. Meeting Chairperson Election
2. Apologies for absence
3. League Reports 2023-2024
4. Presentation of Trophies
5. Number of teams from each club, captains details
6. Start of season
7. League Rules change proposals (see below)
8. Cordon Trophy 2024:- venue, date, number of teams per club.
9. Any other business
Proposed rule change 1
League Controller is proposing the following change to the Bedfordshire Chess League rules (removal of superceded rule):
Current rule: 11. Matches must start at 7:30pm unless both captains agree in advance to a different starting time. Matches should last at least three hours. Clocks are to be started at 7:30pm (or pre-agreed starting time) or if not available at this time the lost minutes are to be deducted from the time of the home team when actually started. Prior to start of any match the captains shall agree the time to stop play, subject to the above conditions.
Proposed new rule: 11. Matches must start at 7:30pm unless both captains agree in advance to a different starting time. Matches should last at least three hours. Clocks are to be started at 7:30pm (or pre-agreed starting time) or if not available at this time the lost minutes are to be deducted from the time of the home team when actually started.
Proposed rule change 2
Bedfordshire Chess League Controller is proposing the following change to the Cordon Trophy rules (correction):
Current rule (first sentence): 6. Each team shall consist of 4 players. Players within teams should be ranked according Beds league rule 12a
Proposed new rule (replacing the first sentence): 6. Each team shall consist of 4 players. Players within teams should be ranked according Beds league rule 12b
Proposed rule change 3
Luton are proposing the following change to the Bedfordshire Chess League rules:
Current rule: 14. Sufficient chess clocks must be provided. The normal rate of play being thirty five moves in one hour and ten minutes plus ten seconds per move, followed by the rest of the game in any unused time, an additional ten minutes plus ten seconds per further move. Any time remaining at the end of the first time period shall be carried forward to the final time period. This procedure is to accord with ECF rules for allegro finishes. There will be no adjournments or adjudications.
Proposed new rule: 14. Sufficient chess clocks must be provided. The normal rate of play is all moves in one hour and twenty minutes plus ten seconds per move. There will be no adjournments or adjudication’s.
Proposed rule change 4
Milton Keynes are proposing the exact same change as Luton. Please note that this proposal will only be confirmed after the Milton Keynes AGM on the 5 th September 2024. If the proposal is not confirmed at the AGM, the proposal will be withdrawn.
Proposed rule change 5
Bedford are proposing the following change to the Bedfordshire Chess League rules:
Current rule: 14. Sufficient chess clocks must be provided. The normal rate of play being thirty five moves in one hour and ten minutes plus ten seconds per move, followed by the rest of the game in any unused time, an additional ten minutes plus ten seconds per further move. Any time remaining at the end of the first time period shall be carried forward to the final time period. This procedure is to accord with ECF rules for allegro finishes. There will be no adjournments or adjudication’s.
Proposed new rule: 14. Sufficient chess clocks must be provided. The normal rate of play being all moves in one hour and fifteen minutes plus fifteen seconds per move. There will be no adjournments or adjudications.
Proposed rule change 6
Leighton Buzzard are proposing the following change to the Bedfordshire Chess League rules:
Current rules: 7. Any club may enter one or more teams in the competition. Teams shall consist of five players. Matches played in the lowest division may feature teams of a greater number of players provided both captains agree so in advance of play. No player may play for more than one club in a season.
8. No player who has played above board 3 in any division may play for any other team in that or any lower division. No player who has played in any division may subsequently play for a team in a division, which is two or more divisions lower than that one, if his club has a team in an intermediate division. For the purpose of this rule, any name that appears against a board number on a team list drawn up by that team’s captain (or acting captain) is deemed to have played.
Proposed new rules: 7. Any club may enter one or more teams in the competition. Teams shall consist of five players. Matches played in the lowest division may feature teams of a greater number of players provided both captains agree so in advance of play.
8. a) No player who has played above board 3 in any division may play for any other team in any lower division.
b) No player who has played above board 3 twice in any division may play for any other team in that division.
c) No player listed above board 3 in the first match played by that team may subsequently play for any other team in that division.
d) No player who has played in any division may subsequently play for a team in a division, which is two or more divisions lower than that one, if his club has a team in an intermediate division.
e) No player may play for more than one club in a season.
For the purpose of this rule, any name that appears against a board number on a team list drawn up by that team’s captain (or acting captain) is deemed to have played.
Adrian Elwin, Bedfordshire Chess League Controller