18th July

Args Request for Players

The Args are in need of new members. They are based at the Jolly Tanners in Staplefield which has excellent real ale and food. Read Paul Kington’s plea here

A message from Jim Graham

Dennis Collard’s funeral will take place at Crawley Crematorium on Wednesday 25th July at 1.15 pm. All chess friends of Dennis are welcome

Woodpushers win and lose

The final of the Knock-out competition has been played between Woodpushers I and II

The result is in the Results page and please also read the comments by Julian Mitchell

19th June

Best Match Averages

The Best Match Averages for the 2017/18 season have been prepared. They may be found here

Last season's can be found in the Archive section

18th June

Tenacious and Imaginative Player

A tribute to Dennis Collard

11th June

Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games

Mike Forster has expressed his views on   this topic

10th June

3rd Brighton Rapidplay

The 3rd Brighton Rapidplay is fast approaching. It will take place in Hassocks (just outside Brighton) on Sunday, 24th June.

27th May

Handicap Knock Out Cup

Watch this space for the result of the final between Woodpushers and ...

Woodpushers!

David Fryer has written about the   competition in the forum

25th May

The Knock-out cup results graphic (excluding the final) is available in the download section

Francis Rayner has added further comments to   Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games

22nd May

Mike Nicholas has added further comments to   Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games

20th May

Mid Sussex AGM

The MSCL AGM will be held at Lewes Chess Club on Tuesday 26th June 2018 at 7.45pm

The address is:

St Mary’s Supporters Club Christie Road Lewes, Sussex BN7 1PL

As usual the Committee welcome proposals for rule changes and I need to receive these by Saturday 26th May in order to provide time for the committee to review and clarify, if necessary, in advance of the AGM.

Please ensure that any proposals take full account of the existing rules and identify clearly the modifications, additions and removals which are required to give effect to the intended change. Please also provide a clear and succinct rationale which can be published with the proposal. The agenda will be circulated at least 14 days before the AGM and will include any rule change proposals accepted for inclusion.

Matthew Britnell

Secretary

Mid-Sussex Chess League

 

Mark Attree has added further comments to the   Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games   discussion

19th May

Julie Denning’s commentary on the meetings for the SCCU, ECF and BCF may be read  here

Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games

Martin Faulkner has added further comments to the   discussion

Details of the Third Brighton Rapidplay may be found on the   ECF Website

10th May

Keith Homeyard has added further comments to the   discussion

8th May

Mike Nicholas has added further comments to the   discussion

3rd May

Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games

This topic now has its own sub-menu to aid navigation

Keith Homeyard has added further comments to the   discussion

30th April

...and   yet another one

...make that   two today

29th April

Mike Nicholas and Roland Rattray have added their contributions to the   debate

22nd April

Mark Attree has added his comments to the   forum

21st April

Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games

Two more members have submitted their views on this   topic

16th April

Three more contributions

There have been 3 further additions to   the digital clock debate over the weekend - from Keith Homeyard, a clarification from Sue, and Matthew Britnell

12th April

More on Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games

Brian Denman has posted his comments to the   forum

Data Protection - The New Rules

The ECF has issued their guidance on The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on the 25th of May

A pdf of their advice can be found   in the Download Section

The GDPR applies to all clubs and counties as separate organisations, regardless of their size. Further information is available on the website of the Information Commissioner’s Office at ICO - GDPR

Some of the major points to be considered by club officials are as follows, but the full document should be carefully considered:

Emails should not be sent to groups of people in a way that makes their email addresses visible. To avoid this, either use a mailshot program or blind copy (bcc) all the recipients.

Not all clubs and counties will need to register with the ICO but you can check on your particular circumstances at - ICO - self assessment.

Data should only be held with "Legitimate Interests"

Websites may need to display Privacy Notices

6th April

Digital Clocks and Three Hour Games

Sue Chadwick of Brighton & Hove has written a forum post for discussion and rule change proposal. It may be read   here

22nd March

Weald Congress

The 12th Weald Chess Congress will take place 14th and 15th of July 2018 at Copthorne, near Crawley, Sussex. The venue is spacious and conveniently located just off the M23

It will be a 5 round Swiss in 4 sections: Open, Major (U175), Intermediate (U140) and Minor (U110)

The prize fund is £1,750

There is a £5 discount for entry before the 3rd of July 2018

For more information and to enter visit our website or send an email

2nd March

Another Sad Departure

John Coules Tribute

15th February

The founder of Woodpushers Chess Club

A eulogy for Oliver Andrew

26th January

The January ECF grading list has been released and the new grades have been incorporated into the Result Forms

Versions for league matches and the Knockout cup may be found in the Downloads section under HOME

The knockout form now gives the result in cases of equal score

6th January

There has been a change in Haywards Heath captaincy. Visit the page under CONTACTS for details

20th December

All the outstanding adjudications and results for 2017 have now been fulfilled. Visit the results and fixtures pages to view them

17th December

Haywards Heath Chess Club will change venue at the beginning of 2018. See the Club Page for details

7th December

Please note that the Worthing First Team Captain has been corrected. See the club’s page for contact details

6th December

Please note that the Argumentatives club night is Wednesday, not Tuesday as previously shown on the club page

1st December

The Results forms have been updated and are available in the Download section

22th October

The first results of the season have been posted for divisions 1 and 2

There are new results forms available for the league and knock-out. These have the latest grades. See the Downloads section.

20th October

All initial nominations are now in and the full list can be found in the menu under Tables

Julie Denning has attended meetings for the SCCU, ECF and BCF. Her write-up is  here

17th October 2017

Fixtures for the main league are available under Tables on the main menu

Please check that the fixtures for your team are correct and convenient. You can reschedule matches with the agreement of your opponents up to 28 days prior to the originally scheduled date for matches scheduled to be played in December or later.

Fixtures for the Knock-Out and Rapid League are still being formulated

The club pages show details of each club in the league. If you spot any errors, please let me know. The following clubs have made changes and their pages have been updated for the new season:

Uckfield, Eastbourne and Haywards Heath

The rules have been updated - see Rules pages. They may also be found in the download section in pdf format.

There are no changes to the league rules, but the Knock-out has an update and the Rapid rules are brand new, last season having been something of a trial run.

Nominations

Not all clubs have submitted their initial nominations yet.