2024 Knock Out Cup

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Hello all,

The 2024 Cup is now open for registration. As last year, the event will start in August 2023. Registration will close on July 19th. 

In addition the clubs already registered for the cup will be automatically entered into the 2024 Open league set to start in December. So if you are already one of the teams in the CC24 cup there is no need to register again for the Open League CC24. Registration for the teams so far not registered must take place no later than 30 November.

I think we will have between 40 and 46 entries so...

The last 16 in the 2023 cup will get a bye to round 2. Depending on entries further byes might be granted to teams by using their finishing position in the 2022 league table. The remaining teams will enter in round 1. Round 1 due to start on August 7th 2023.

The minimum number of players per matches will remain the same as last year. In round one the minimum will be 6. In all other rounds the minimum will be 8. 
Once a player plays for a team in the 2024 Cup that will be their designated team for all competitions in 2024 including the rated limited leagues eg U1600.

Please comment below to register your team including the contact admin.

Registered Teams....

League & Cup

  1. Northern Knights
  2. Norfolk Knights
  3. Buckinghamshire
  4. Yorkshire
  5. Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire
  6. Cheshire
  7. Lancashire
  8. Leicestershire & Rutland
  9. Province of Ulster
  10. Kent Checkmates
  11. Inverness Chess Club
  12. Sussex
  13. London
  14. Team Channel Islands
  15. Royal County of Berkshire
  16. Aberdeenshire
  17. Munster
  18. Hertfordshire County Chess
  19. Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire
  20. Ayrshire BDG
  21. Lanarkshire
  22. Edinburgh-Lothian
  23. Team Leinster
  24. Oxford Ospreys
  25. Team Wiltshire
  26. Team Connacht
  27. Cefn Gwlad Cymru
  28. Tayside Fife and Stirlingshire
  29. Team Lincolnshire
  30. Warwickshire County Chess
  31. Devon Chess Club
  32. Team Birmingham 
  33. Renfrewshire Rooks
  34. Somerset Wyvern
  35. Glamorgan
  36. Dorset
  37. Staffordshire
  38. Surrey
  39. The Isle of Man 
  40. Gloucestershire
  41. Shetland
  42. Derbyshire
  43. Essex
  44. Nottinghamshire
  45. Cambridgeshire
  46. Cornwall
  47. Highlands & Islands

  48. Hampshire (League only)
  49. Team Suffolk (League only)

As previously mentioned the minimum board numbers for round 1 will be 6 this year and this increases to 8 for all other rounds, including round 2, even if this a team's first match in the competition. Please set your matches up as follows:
 
Match Name: CC24 Cup [Round] [Team 1] vs [Team 2]
 
(e.g., “CC24 Cup R1 Yorkshire vs Dorset”)
 
Description: Can be left blank or a link to this group https://www.chess.com/club/county-championship-council-uk-and-ireland
Game Type: Standard Chess
Days per Move: 3
Rating Range: Min: none; max: none
Minimum Games: 0
Players per Club: Min: 6 for round 1 and 8 for all other rounds Max: leave free
 Concurrent Games: 2
Start Date: 7th August for Round 1 All other rounds: One week after the challenge has been sent.
Start Time: Any time
AUTO-START: off
 
Games are RATED: on
 
 
 
17 Teams bye to round 2
 
Munster
Gloucestershire
Norfolk
Glamorgan
Yorkshire
Dorset
Derbyshire
Somerset
Essex
Berkshire
Kent
Edinburgh-L
Tayside Fife and S.
Buckinghamshire
Lanarkshire
Northern Knights
Sussex
 
Round 1 
 
A)Team Connacht v Cefn Gwlad Cymru
 
B)Team Channel Islands v Isle of Man
 
C)Aberdeenshire v Staffordshire
 
D) Leicestershire and R v Cornwall
 
E) Team Leinster v Devon Chess Club
 
F)Province of Ulster v Cambridgeshire
 
G) Ayrshire BDG v Team Birmingham
 
H) Team Wiltshire v Team Lincolnshire
 
I)London v Shetland
 
J) Hertfordshire County Chess v Surrey
 
K) Lancashire v Highlands and Islands
 
L) Oxford Ospreys v Warwickshire County Chess
 
M) Inverness Chess Club v Nottinghamshire
 
N) Bedfordshire - Northants v Renfrewshire Rooks
 
O) Herefordshire- WS v Cheshire
 
Round 2
 
Match 1 : Norfolk Knights v Winner E
 
Match 2 : Winner J v Derbyshire
 
Match 3 : Essex v Northern Knights
 
Match 4 : Lanarkshire v Winner C
 
Match 5: Winner D v Tayside FS
 
Match 6 : Winner M v Winner O
 
Match 7 : Edinburgh L v Winner F
 
Match 8 : Winner B v Kent Checkmates
 
Match 9 : Gloucestershire v Sussex
 
Match 10 : Buckinghamshire v Winner N
 
Match 11 : Yorkshire v Winner I
 
Match 12 : Berkshire v Winner H
 
Match 13 : Glamorgan v Winner L
 
Match 14 : Winner A v Somerset W
 
Match 15 : Winner K v Munster
 
Match 16 : Winner G v Dorset
 
Round 3 
 
Match 17 : Winner of Match 11 vs Winner of Match 5
 
Match 18 : Winner of Match 16 vs Winner of Match 13
 
Match 19 : Winner of Match 8 vs Winner of Match 9
 
Match 20 : Winner of Match 6 vs Winner of Match 10
 
Match 21 : Winner of Match 2 vs Winner of Match 7
 
Match 22 : Winner of Match 3 vs Winner of Match 15
 
Match 23 : Winner of Match 14 vs Winner of Match 1
 
Match 24 : Winner of Match 12 vs Winner of Match 4
 
Quarter Finals 
 
Match 25 : Winner of Match 21 vs Winner of Match 22
 
Match 26 : Winner of Match 18 vs Winner of Match 19
 
Match 27 : Winner of Match 24 vs Winner of Match 23
 
Match 28 : Winner of Match 17 vs Winner of Match 20
 
Semi Finals 
 
Match 29 : Winner of Match 27 vs Winner of Match 26
 
Match 30 : Winner of Match 28 vs Winner of Match 25
 
Final 
 
Match 31 : Winner of Match 30 vs Winner of Match 29

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Northern Knights, contact admin me.

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Norfolk Knights

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Team Buckinghamshire are up for the Cup!

Admin: @artauduck

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Yorkshire Terriers

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Herefordshire Worcestershire Shropshire

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Cheshire, Lancashire and Leicestershire and Rutland please

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https://www.chess.com/club/province-of-ulster

@vivoj @kookaburrra

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Kent Checkmates please. Contacts me or any other Admin. Thanks.

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Inverness Chess Club

Myself as admin.

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Team Sussex. I am admin

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London please. Thanks Matt and admin team

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Team Scotland please

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Team Channel Islands please

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If not team Scotland then team Lanarkshire please

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Please enter Berkshire.

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Aberdeenshire

Admin: @RussTay73

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Sorry no to Team Scotland, only county or regional teams please. Please can only admins enter teams, Thank you.

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Please enter the following:

  • Munster
  • Hertfordshire County Chess
  • Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire
  • Ayrshire BDG
  • Lanarkshire
  • Edinburgh-Lothian
  • Team Leinster
  • Oxford Ospreys
  • Team Wiltshire
  • Team Connacht
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Cefn Gwlad

Admins myself & @taurusmale67