The Kent County Chess Association organises competitive chess for 16 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 7 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

  • Stevenson Cup – teams of 6 with an average rating limit of 1850

  • En Passant Cup – teams of 6 with an average rating limit of 1750

  • Harvey Cup – teams of 6 with an average rating limit of 1600

  • Tom Fuller Cup – teams of 4 with an average rating limit of 1500, no player to be rated above 1750

  • Intro Cup – teams of 4 with an average rating limit of 1400, no player to be rated above 1600

  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 usually combined.