The 2022 Knockout Round 1 draw has been made, now that the Preliminary Round’s record 26 entrants have been whittled down to the 16 players who begin Round 1.
Knockout 2022 Round 1
| White | v | Black |
| Steve Saunders | Nobby George | |
| Graham Stuart | Mike Henbury | |
| Steve Dunleavy | John Kooner | |
| Ewan Cave | Keith Gregory | |
| Dick Meredith | Lee Mundy | |
| Joseph Henbury | Peter Przybycin | |
| Keven Lamb | David Culliford | |
| John Pellegrini | Rob Sims |
Knockout Rules recap
- The name drawn first plays with white
- In the event of a draw the players must play again (within the stipulated time period-13/7 if possible) with the colours reversed
- Clocks to be set at 90 minutes for both players
- All games to be played over the board at the club other than mike Henbury who can play his games on line (e.g. lichess.org)
- All results will be sent for grading
- The deadline date to play your games is the 13th July 2022 (club nights 21/6,28/6,5/7,12/7 + 1 day)
- All results to be emailed to me Steve Dunleavy as soon as your game has been played
- Please let me know if for any reason an extension of time to complete the game is required (as with Sam murphy and Mike Henbury in the preliminary round).
Steve Dunleavy