2023-24 Season
Updated: 16/08/24 – 19:30 hrs

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Congratulations to Tom Wardlaw & Alisdair McLeod for reaching the first ever, “Last Person Standing” online Knockout final!
Tom had a very impressive win against the very experienced and higher graded, Andy Rowe! While Alisdair managed to avoid any potential banana skin moment against the tricky Norman Waugh!

It should be a good final against two players on form and who are both new to our club this season!

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Congratulations to Tom Wardlaw, Andy Rowe, Norman Waugh & Alisdair McLeod for reaching the semi-final stages!

Good luck!

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We have finally reached the Q/F stage! Well done to the remaining 8 players! The deadline for the Q/F`s is now Sunday 2nd July 23!

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We still have a few games outstanding from the 1st round, so please contact your opponent ASAP and get them played! The Q/F draw is now up on the website and the deadline is Sun 18th June 23, so get busy!

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New competition for 2022-23 as part of our new Castlehill Worldwide Online Chess Club! Closing date for entries is Sunday 6th Nov 22.
This is the online version of the OTB Random Knockout.

PRELIM – Deadline Sun 25th Feb 24

No Prelim needed! – See round 1

ROUND ONE – Deadline Sun 10th March 24

Q/FINALS – Deadline Sun 2nd June 24

SEMI-FINALS – Deadline Sun 7th July 24

ONLINE LAST PERSON STANDING KNOCKOUT RULES – Revised & updated – AGM – 7th Sept 23

GENERAL

1. Participation in this event therefore means acceptance of the Club Constitution, General rules, Club Online Fair-Play rules (see relevant documents) and competition rules herein.
2. FIDE rules of chess apply except were amended herein by Castlehill Chess Club.
3. All matches will be played on an “Online Platform” designated by the competition organiser/committee.

ELIGIBILITY

4. All players must be either paid up members of the club or a paid-up member of our online chess club only. The committee and competition organiser can grant an exception to this rule under certain circumstances (Example: new member joining late in the season?).

GRADING

5. Each player shall have a grading, using the following order below:
6. a) Chess Scotland published standard grading; b) Chess Scotland live grading; c) Chess Scotland published allegro grading; d) Chess Scotland live allegro grading; e) Another national association or FIDE grading, accordingly converted; f) Estimated grading given by the Internal competition organiser.
7. All online grading regardless of time-control go for Chess Scotland allegro grading.

FORMAT

7. The closing date for entries will be set by the competition organiser and these will be displayed on our website.
8. The Random Draw Knockout will be a straight knockout with a random draw (no seeding) done after every round. The winner of each match goes through to the next round. In the event of a draw see tie-break rules.
9. The draw will be made by the competition organiser and emailed to all players; published on our website and on the club notice board (if one has one!). In all rounds the first player named has white.
10. All matches in each round should be played either before or on the deadline date.
11. Any matches not played by the deadline will be defaulted by the offending player or players, unless an extension is granted by the competition organiser.
12. When the draw is published, “BOTH PLAYERS” must make a serious attempt to contact their opponent or risk defaulting the match. In the event of any problems, players must contact the competition organiser.
13. In the event of an agreed date and time being set by both players, and a player does not attend/online that match appointment, the offending player shall be defaulted, unless their opponent wishes to reschedule, time permitting.
14. TAKE-BACK MOVES is not permitted, even after a mouse /hand slip!

CHALLENGING RULES

15. The competition organiser will inform you of the challenging rules depending on which online platform is used.
16. The player with white sets the time-control, colour, etc and makes the challenge, while black checks the challenge is correct and accepts the challenge if correct, or declines the challenge if incorrect and messages his opponent to sort out the issue before challenge is re-issued.

TIME-CONTROL

17. Time-Control used is 45 minutes  + 15 seconds each player.
18. Matches should start at 7:30pm, unless both players have agreed a different time. In the event of an opponent not being present at the agreed date and time, their opponent must wait for 15 minutes after the agreed time before they can claim a default and leave.

PLACINGS

19. The winner will be the last person left in the competition after all matches/rounds have been competed.

TIE-BREAKS

20. Players to play on the same night, another game with colours reversed.
    Time-Control – All moves in 10 minutes both players.
21. If still tied, a 5 – minute blitz with colours reversed.
22. If still tied, lower graded player wins
23. If still tied, toss of coin.

TROPHIES

24. Online Last Person Standing Knockout Champion only.

CONTROL

The competition organiser and/or committee may make amendments deemed appropriate to ensure the smooth running of the tournament.