The Southampton Chess League AGM will be held on Wednesday 25th June at our club’s venue, the Chandler’s Ford Central Club.

League AGM Agenda

Southampton Chess League AGM, Wednesday 25 June 2025, 7.30pm, Chandlers Ford
Central Club (2 Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 2FZ)
Agenda

1. Welcome Thanks to Chandlers Ford club for hosting us.
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minutes of previous AGM (19 June 2024) and matters arising
4. Secretary report (Fraser McLeod) – appended
5. Fixtures Secretary report (Malcolm Clarke) – appended
6. Treasurer report and league subs (Michael Pope) – to follow
7. Webmaster report (Graham Stuart) – appended
8. Proposals
   a) (From Winchester club) – that the number of boards played in Division 4 matches should be increased from four to five.
   b) (From Andover club) – request for tighter deadlines for the cup competitions to avoid finals being played too late in the season. [Note: the fixtures secretary (Malcolm) has noted the issue this season in his report.]
   c) (From SCL committee) – to adopt the following rules about electronic devices (taken from the London League):
   ELECTRONIC DEVICES
   All mobile phones and non-medical electronic devices must be switched off for the entire duration of the game, except in the case of a player with a special need, as authorised by team captains before the match. [Note: this includes the case of a team captain keeping their phone on to communicate with a player who has not yet arrived at the venue.]
   If a player’s device makes a sound during the game, the player shall receive a warning the first time it happens and will default the game the second time it happens. If a player leaves the playing area during a game and is found to be in possession of an electronic device that is not exclusively medical in nature, the player shall forfeit the game.
   d) (From Malcolm Clarke) Rule 5e(iii) states
   “Once a player has played four games in a division they cannot play for a team two or more divisions lower than that division, unless the club has no teams in the intervening division(s).” I propose it should be amended to:
   “Once a player has played a total of four games in a division (or higher division) they cannot play for a team two or more divisions lower than that division, unless the club has no teams in the intervening division(s).”
9. Election of officers (Note: The current officers are willing to continue)
10. Planning for next season
    Draft league structure assuming normal promotions and relegations shown in Table 1 below.
11. Presentation of trophies
    See Table 2 below for 2024-5 Winners.
    Important: All trophy holders should bring them to the AGM for presentation to this season’s winners.
12. Any other business

Table 1: Draft League structure for next Season

Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4	Division 5
Fareham A	Ringwood	Salisbury A	Hamble B	Salisbury C
University A	Fareham B	Salisbury B	University C	Fareham C
Chandler’s Ford A	Chandler’s Ford B	Basingstoke C	Andover B	Chandler’s Ford D
Basingstoke A	Andover A	University B	Winchester B	Southampton C
Southampton A	Winchester A	Southampton B	Basingstoke D	Chandler’s Ford E
Hamble A	Basingstoke B	Chandler’s Ford C	Basingstoke E	——-

Table 2: The 2024-5 season winners

League Division or competition	2024-5 Winner
Division 1	Fareham A
Division 2	Hamble A
Division 3	Basingstoke B
Division 4	Tied: Chandler’s Ford C and University C
Division 5	Basingstoke E
Robertson Cup	Southampton A
Robertson Plate
Clarke Cup	Basingstoke D
Individual	Niclas Hordnes

Photos from last year’s 2024 AGM

Click on any photo in the gallery below to see larger image and captions.

Maha Chandar, tournament organiser, invites young players to play in the Juniors tournament at Winchester College next Sunday, 22nd June. The tournament is ECF graded. It is the largest junior chess event in Hampshire, and normally has over 200 entries.

Please note: the last day for entries is 20th June.

The Hampshire Megafinal is a qualifying event in the Delancey UK Chess Challenge. Megafinals are held in various parts of the country. Players that make it through the Megafinal with 3.5 points or more from six rounds can play in the Gigafinals. The top players from that will play in the Terrafinal in October.

Tournament details

Date

Sunday 22nd June 2025. 09:30 for a 10:00 start, expected to finish about 17:00.

Venue

Winchester College (New Hall), College Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9NF

Eligibility

Open to all juniors born after 31/08/2006

Time control for the games

20 minutes plus 10 seconds per move

Entry price

£30

Organiser details

Maha Chandar, kidschess@hotmail.com

Maha organises the Chandler’s Ford Junior Chess Club.

The 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress will be held at Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June. The tournament is a 5-round swiss format, and the time control for the games is 90 minutes plus a 30 second increment per move.

The event is organised by Psyon Chess.

Tournament details

The venue

Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh SO50 5ZA.

Full details can be seen at the Congress Org UK website at: | Congress Org UK

See Chess-Results website page for list of players entered: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress – U2300 (28-29June’25)

Entry

The event has a capacity of 80. Entries on the day can still be made if there’s still capacity – before 09:15, in cash, and a late surcharge payable.

Entry Fee:

Depending on the Section entered. See table below:

The Entry fee as per table above is for players who are at minimum ECF Gold membership, otherwise add £15 (or £6 for a junior) for a player of below Gold level.

Late entry fees: Entries after 25th June: add £4 if ; or add £6 after 27th 21:00.

Sections

There are 3 sections:

• Open
• Under 1850
• Under 1500.

Player ratings are the higher of standard game FIDE or ECF to determine which Section to enter.

Prizes

	Open	U1800	U1500
1st	£220	£200	£160
2nd	£110	£100	£80
3rd	£60	£50	£40

Congress Schedule

• Round 1: 10:00 Saturday 28th June
• Round 2: 13:30 Saturday 28th June
• Round 3: 17:00 Saturday 28th June
• Round 4: 10:00 Sunday 29th June
• Round 5: 13:30 Sunday 29th June

A half-point Bye may be taken in advance for any Round except the last one.

The event should finish by 17:30 on the Sunday.

Refreshments

Basic tea and coffee will be available to buy at the venue. Cashless payment is preferred, but if cash is used please pay exact amount. Local amenities can be found a short distance from the college, in Eastleigh town centre.