| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Highcliffe Fischers | 2 – 4 | Ringwood (required score = 3) |
| New Milton (required score = 4) | 4 – 2 | Highcliffe Carlsens |
| Wimborne | 3 – 3 | Southbourne Seagulls (required score = 2) |
| Dorchester (required score = 3) | 3½ – 2½ | Weymouth Plonkers |
| Poole Position | 1 – 5 | Weymouth Wood Pushers (required score = 3) |
| Purbeck (required score = 3) | 4½ – 1½ | Yeovil |
| Bournemouth | 2 – 4 | Southbourne Sharks (required score = 4) |
Congratulations all winners!
| Purbeck | 0 – 0 | Dorchester | Mon 25th May 2026* | 19:30 | OU |
| Southbourne Sharks | 0 – 0 | Southbourne Seagulls | Fri 29th May 2026 | 19:30 | OU |
| Ringwood | 0 – 0 | New Milton | Mon 8th Jun 2026 | 19:30 | OU |
* Monday 25th May is a Bank Holiday so the alternative date would be Monday 8th June 2026 (as Purbeck B have a home match on Monday 1st June)
The semi-final matches are scheduled to be played in September.
Practicalities
The 1st named team has the choice of venue.
The Rules, including the rating handicap system, can be found here https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/ko-handicap/ via the main menu under B&DC League.
A blank Match Scoresheet can be found here (this includes the required scores so please familiarise yourselves) … https://www.dorsetchess.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/KO-Results-Sheet-v2.pdf
As stated in the rules, the Latest Official Original Monthly Rating (fixed) are to be used which will include games played up to the end of the previous month. So as an example, if a cup match was played in May, it is the fixed May 2026 rating that will count (and games played in May 2026 will not count).
