Welcome
to the website of the Croydon & District Chess League.
We are
a small and friendly league for chess teams in South
London. Matches are held at the venues of our member
clubs in Battersea, Coulsdon, Crystal Palace, Dulwich,
South Norwood, Streatham and West Wickham.
Matches
played in the league are for teams of four players –
so only one car is needed to take a team to its away
fixtures. Teams compete in three divisions according
to strength (see playing
rules for details).
Our season
starts in October each year and teams can apply to join
up to the end of the September before the start of the
new season.
You'll
find more information about the league on this website,
including news, recent
results and league
tables. If you are a chess player and you would
like to find a team to play in, contact your nearest
club. Teams thinking of applying for membership
of the league should contact
one of the league officials for further information.
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Congratulations
to West Wickham, who beat Streatham in the last Division
1 match of the season to secure the Croydon Shield.
Castles took the Martin Cath Trophy as winners of Division
2, while Streatham emerged victorious in a tightly contested
Division 3 to win the Dave Luckin Trophy.
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Congratulations
also to Callum Kilpatrick who won this year's Trost
Trophy, held on 11 May at Crystal Palace Chess Club.
His winning score was 5.5/6,
ahead of Geoffrey Makumbi with 4.5 and Robin Haldane
with 4. The grading prize was shared between Robert
Wagstaff and Matthew Dodsley who both scored 3.
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