The Lichess Ladder 2020-21
Nobby George, the organiser of the club’s Ladder Tournament, has started a new Ladder, games to be played online on lichess.org.
The Lichess Ladder started on 27th November 2020, and will be updated each Sunday.
The time control is 90 minutes per player in each game. A player may challenge up to 4 places above, and if the challenger wins the two players swap places on the ladder (otherwise they stay perched on their current rungs). The Challenger has the White pieces.
The Lichess Ladder Rules.
All games to be played on the clock , which will be set at ninety minutes and then play to a finish.
Players may challenge up to four places above their own step. If the challenger wins he will exchange places with the loser all other results then the positions remain the same. The same players may not play each other again without first playing another player. Once a challenge is accepted neither the challenger nor the player being challenged may make or accept another challenge. Challenge cannot be made more than five days ahead of the game to be played.
The ladder begins as from 27th November 2020. The Challenger has the white Pieces and it is up to the winner to e mail me (Nobby George) the result. The Ladder will be updated on Sunday of each week and will continue until who knows when.
Lichess Ladder Current standings (9th May 2021)
| 1 | Sam Murphy |
| 2 | Peter Przybycin |
| 3 | Joseph Henbury |
| 4 | Patrick Pavey |
| 5 | Manoj Chandar |
| 6 | Maha Chandar |
| 7 | Nobby George |
| 8 | Andrew Vagg |
| 9 | Rob Simms |
| 10 | Steve Dunleavy |
| 11 | John Kooner |
| 12 | Rob Strachan |
| 13 | Steve Saunders |
| 14 | Michael Duffy |
| 15 | Dean Shaw |
| 16 | Rose Saunders |
| 17 | Keven Lamb |
The Ladder 2019 – 3rd March 2020
The current Chandlers Ford chess Ladder tournament ran from June 2019 to 3rd March 2020, when the emerging COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis brought a halt to over the board games. It was run by Nobby George. It is one of three internal club tournaments at Chandlers Ford Chess Club.
The last Ladder positions (over the board games pre-COVID) -3rd March 2020
| Ladder Position | Player | ECF Grade |
| 1 | Peter Przybycin | 136 |
| 2 | Rob Strachan | 64 |
| 3 | Nobby George | 88 |
| 4 | Rose Saunders | 44 |
| 5 | Colin Grant | 53 |
| 6 | John Kooner | 89 |
| 7 | Dick Meredith | 105 |
| 8 | Steve Dunleavy | 55 |
| 9 | Mansa Chandar | 84 |
| 10 | James Daas | 121 |
| 11 | Ian Parker | 57 |
| 12 | Steve Saunders | 61 |
| 13 | Phil Overton | 134 |
| 14 | Maha Chandar | 90 |
| 15 | Rob Bird | 105 |
| 16 | Rob Sims | 90 |
| 17 | Don Creasey | 89 |
| 18 | Manoj Chandar | 119 |
| 19 | Sam Murphy | 115 |
| 20 | Keven Lamb | 82 |
| 21 | Geoff Parish | U/G |
The first winner of the Trophy, Sam Murphy, was presented with it by Nobby George at the curry night social gathering on 22nd May 2018.
Ladder Rules:
All games to be played on the clock ,which will be set at ninety minutes and then play to a finish. Players may challenge up to four places above their own step. If the challenger wins he will exchange places with the loser; all other results then the positions remain the same. The same players may not play each other again without first playing another player. Once a challenge is accepted neither the challenger nor the player being challenged may make or accept another challenge. Challenge cannot be made more than eight days ahead of the game to be played. The Ladder will finish on the last Tuesday in August 2020 and then the three top players will play a round robin to decide a winner. Challenger plays with the black pieces.
