The Kent County Chess Association organises competitive chess for 17 clubs in metropolitan and wider Kent

• It is a member of the Southern Counties Chess Union (S.C.C.U) and is affiliated to the English Chess Federation (E.C.F.)

  • The KCCA runs 8 competitions for all degrees of playing strength. These are:-

  • County Cup – an open competition for teams of 6 in which there are no rating limits.

  • Lewis Cup – teams of 6 with an average rating limit per team of 2000. Min player rating 1600.

  • Stevenson Cup – teams of 6 with an average rating limit of 1850. Min rating 1450 each player.

  • En Passant Cup – teams of 6 with an average rating limit of 1700. Min rating 1300 each player.

  • Harvey Cup – teams of 6 with an average rating limit of 1550. Min rating 1150 each player.

  • Tom Fuller Cup – teams of 4 with an average rating limit of 1400. Min rating 1000 each player and no player to be rated above 1650

  • Intro Cup – teams of 4 with an average rating limit of 1250. Min rating 850 each player and no player to be rated above 1500

  • Foundation Cup - teams of 4 with an average rating limit of 1100. Min rating 700 each player and no player to be rated above 1350

  During the preliminary rounds to facilitate travel the clubs are divided into 2 areas, Metropolitan and Mid/East Kent. The preliminary rounds are played between September and March. The top 2 teams in each tournament then play semi-finals against the winners and runners-up in the other area. The winners of the semi-finals then play in finals which are usually played in May at an agreed venue.

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Match time controls in the initial rounds are 75 minutes for all moves plus a 15 second increment per move.

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In the finals the time control changes to 90 minutes for all moves plus a 15 second increment per move.

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Note that due to the number of teams entering the County and Lewis Cup competitions are sometimes combined.