Main Objective
The B&DCL Summer League’s main purpose is to provide an opportunity to play relaxing, social chess in a friendly outdoor setting at some great venues.
Teams Participating
There are 2 extra teams this year!
Last year’s teams Highcliffe, Ringwood, Southbourne, Wimborne are being joined by Bournemouth & Poole in this season’s Summer Chess League where there are no rules, only guidelines.
Photo from Summer League 2024 – Poole vs Highcliffe – Beautiful Venue with great view
Ringwood, Highcliffe, Wimborne, Southbourne (in the photos above) took part last year enjoying the outdoor pleasant surroundings, chess and a friendly drink!
Format
Each team is to play each other once and all matches are currently scheduled to be held every week, across a one month period, starting on Monday 17th June. There will be no restriction on the number of players in each team – this is for match captains to agree in advance. To help with attracting good numbers, guest players from other clubs are permitted to take part and players can also play for more than one team as it is the playing rather than winning that counts.
All games will be unrated to embrace the friendly spirit and it is hoped as many of the matches can be played outdoors, weather permitting.
The time control will be either 1 hour for all moves or 45 minutes plus 15 second increments to be agreed by the match captains.
Spectators are welcome but please check on LMS for the latest fixtures.
Fixtures – Matches Commence on 17th June
All clubs are scheduled to play 3 matches at home and 2 away except the Bournemouth chess club which has kindly agreed to play all of its matches away …
https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/league_comp/218323/efixtures
| Home Team | Result | Away Team | Date | Time | |
| Highcliffe | 9 – 4 | Southbourne | Mon 17th Jun 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Ringwood | 6 – 2 | Poole | Mon 17th Jun 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Wimborne | 5 – 2 | Bournemouth | Mon 17th Jun 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Wimborne | 3.5 – 3.5 | Ringwood | Mon 24th Jun 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Southbourne | 6 – 4 | Bournemouth | Mon 24th Jun 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Poole | 3.5 – 5.5 | Highcliffe | Wed 26th Jun 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Highcliffe | 7 – 2 | Wimborne | Mon 1st Jul 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Ringwood | 2.5 – 5.5 | Bournemouth | Mon 1st Jul 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Poole | 5 – 6 | Southbourne | Wed 3rd Jul 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Southbourne | 5 – 5 | Wimborne | Mon 8th Jul 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Ringwood | 4.5 – 5.5 | Highcliffe | Mon 8th Jul 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Southbourne | 6.5 – 1.5 | Ringwood | Mon 15th Jul 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Wimborne | 6.5 – 3.5 | Poole | Mon 15th Jul 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Highcliffe | 6.5 – 1.5 | Bournemouth | Mon 15th Jul 2024 | 19:30 | |
| Poole | 1.5 – 5.5 | Bournemouth | Mon 24th Jul 2024 | 19:30 |
- 99 players took part.
- There was an average of exactly 9 boards per match across the 15 matches.
- Southbourne averaged the highest at 10.4 boards per match, closely followed by Highcliffe at 9.8 boards then Poole at 9.
- There were 8 home wins, 5 away wins and 2 draws!
- More pizzas were eaten at the Wimborne home matches!
- Poole’s home venue had the best sea view! – Pictured above
