After the first round of the Teams Championship, I sent out the following information to team captains. Some of this information has been updated, and some needs to be updated especially concerning team composition.
2011 Victorian Teams Championships
General:
This event is for teams of 4 players. Each team may consist of a squad of up to 7 players. All players must be registered with the competition before they play, and all must be members of a bona fide chess organisation. Teams may deregister players, and register new players at any time.
Each team must designate a captain who is responsible for organising fixtures with other teams, corresponding with other teams and with the league’s administration where necessary. The captain doesn’t have to be a player, and doesn’t have to be registered with Chess Victoria. The captain must lodge their contact details with the league administration including an email address.
The division will run as 8 team round robin where possible. (It is planned to have 3 divisions in 2011). Each team will play all the other teams in their division once. Teams are to play home and away matches, the home team having white on even boards.
The scoring for the league will be 3 points for a match win, one point for a match draw and zero points for a match loss. The top team from each division is to be promoted to the next highest division for the following year. The bottom team in each division will be relegated to the next lowest division for the following year. In the case that only 7 teams play in a division, no team will be relegated, and one shall still be promoted from the division below.
Tiebreaks will be decided by the most game points, followed by the individual match result between the teams. If a tie is still unresolved a play off may be necessary.
Matches:
There is to be roughly one match per month played between May and November. The first round is to be played at a single venue arranged by the administration. Then each team will have 5 home and away games, and the final round is also to be played at a single venue.
Teams are to play in rating order though players within 100 rating points of each other may choose their positions. Once the playing order has been set, it cannot be changed for the season. Players may only play for one team per season.
The games are to be ACF rated, and the time control is to be 75 minutes plus a 30 second increment from move one. All games must be recorded by both players, for the whole game.
Each team need only announce their team composition directly prior to the match, though they must play in their set order and all the players must be registered with the league. Any player not pre-registered who competes for a team will automatically forfeit their game, and the game will not count for rating purposes.
Arbiters do not need to be provided by teams, the captains of the teams can each take on that responsibility. An arbiter can be assigned by the home team if desired. Any disputes that arise which cannot be settled on the day of the match should be addressed to the league administration stating as much detail of the incident as possible. The league administration shall then make a decision which will be final on the matter, pending an appeals process.
It is strongly encouraged that the fixtures for the year are arranged early as this is the best way to avoid forfeits. Matches can be rearranged if an issue arises with the original date.
Forfeits:
If a player forfeits a game by not showing up for a match, then the game shall be scored as a zero. If a player does this twice during a season, then they shall be disqualified from the event for the remainder of the season. Should they forfeit again in the following 2 years, they will be immediately disqualified from the event.
The forfeit time for games is 30 minutes after the start of the match.
If a team does not show up for a designated match, they will lose the match 4-0. If this happens twice in a season, the team shall be disqualified for the rest of the season. The following season, if the team wish to re-enter the competition, a bond may be placed on the team returnable on completion of all matches.
Appeals and Communications:
Each team captain, as a representative of their team, may challenge any decision that the league takes. This shall take the form of an appeal, and if necessary the matter will be dealt with by an appeals committee, made up of the league administration, a representative of the State body Chess Victoria, and a member of a club not involved in the dispute.
All communications are to be directed to the league administration.
Team results should be sent to the league administration within 48 hours of the match, by both captains via email.
The league will endeavour to send out a monthly report on the progress of the competition, an end of year review, and a tournament advertisement prior to each new season.
Contact Details:
Carl Gorka:
0406021559
League Composition 2011
In 2011 seven teams expressed an interest in playing in the first division. This means that all seven of these teams will be eligible to play in division 1 in 2012. They will be joined by the winner of division 2 in an 8 team top division for 2012.
A number of teams have expressed interest in joining lower divisions and they have been allocated to divisions based upon the average rating of their top 4 players. This has allowed for an 8 team second division which will see one team promoted to division 1 for 2012. No teams will be relegated.
There is a third division with only 4 teams which will operate as a double round robin. The final weekend will see playoff matches for first/second place, and third/fourth place. The winner of this division will be promoted to division 2 for 2012.
New teams wishing to enter the Teams Championship from 2012 will be placed in division 3 regardless of their strength.
Division 1
Division 1
1 – Elwood
2 – CJCC
3 – MCC 1
4 - Darkhorse
5 – NPCC
6 – BHCC
7 – MCC 2
Round 1 May 2011
CJCC-MCC2
MCC1-BHCC
Darkhorse-NPCC
Elwood Bye
Round 2 June 2011
BHCC-Darkhorse
MCC2-MCC1
Elwood-CJCC
NPCC Bye
Round 3 July 2011
MCC1-Elwood
Darkhorse-MCC2
NPCC-BHCC
CJCC bye
Round 4 August 2011
MCC2-NPCC
Elwood-Darkhorse
CJCC-MCC1
BHCC Bye
Round 5 September 2011
Darkhorse-CJCC
NPCC-Elwood
BHCC-MCC2
MCC1 Bye
Round 6 October 2011
Elwood-BHCC
CJCC-NPCC
MCC1-Darkhorse
MCC2 Bye
Round 7 November 2011
NPCC-MCC1
BHCC-CJCC
MCC2-Elwwod
Darkhorse Bye
Division 2
- MCC 3
- NPCC 2
- Ballarat
- BHCC
- Dandenong
- Croydon
- Yarra
Round 1 May 2011
MCC3-Geelong
NPCC2-Yarra
Ballarat-Croydon
BHCC2-Dandenong
Round 2 June 2011
Croydon-BHCC2
Yarra-Ballarat
MCC3-NPCC2
Round 3 July 2011
NPCC2-Geelong
Ballarat-MCC3
BHCC2-Yarra
Dandenong-Croydon
Round 4 August 2011
Geelong-Croydon
Yarra-Dandenong
MCC3-BHCC2
NPCC2-Ballarat
Round 5 September 2011
Ballarat-Geelong
BHCC2-NPCC2
Dandenong-MCC3
Croydon-Yarra
Round 6 October 2011
Geelong-Yarra
MCC3-Croydon
NPCC2-Dandenong
Ballarat-BHCC2
Round 7 November 2011
BHCC2-Geelong
Dandenong-Ballarat
Croydon-NPCC2
Yarra-MCC3
Division 3
- Girls
- CJCC2
- NPCC 3
- MCC 4
Round 1 May 2011
Girls-MCC4
CJCC2-NPCC3
Round 2 June 2011
MCC4-NPCC3
Girls-CJCC2
Round 3 July 2011
CJCC2-MCC4
NPCC3-Girls
Round 4 August 2011
MCC4-Girls
NPCC3-CJCC2
Round 5 September 2011
NPCC3-MCC4
CJCC2-Girls
Round 6 October 2011
MCC4-CJCC2
Girls-NPCC3
Round7 November 2011
Finals
Vic Teams Div 1
Elwood 2242
IM Goldenberg 2378
IM Sandler 2289
Sirota 2262
Stead 2039
FM Bobby Cheng 2350
Laurence Matheson 2093
Jason Tang 2072
Michael Chan 1879
Ari Dale 1874
Allen Yu 1733MCC 1 2215
IM Rujevic 2314
IM Morris 2248
Jager 2197
Garner 2101
BoxHill/Darkhorse 2179
FM Wallis 2331
Schon 2219
Lin 2290
Karl Zelesco 1873
Jonathan Tang 1879
NPCC 1 2178
FM Dusan Stojic 2255
FM Eddy Levi 2209
Domagoj Dragicevic 2174
Justin Tan 2072
FM Eddy Levi 2209
Domagoj Dragicevic 2174
Justin Tan 2072
John Nemeth
Svetozar Stojic 2013
Svetozar Stojic 2013
BHCC 1 2166
GM Darryl Johansen 2411
David Hacche 2075
Marcus Raine 2014
Denis Bourmistrov 2167
Tom Narenthran 1838
Robert Bartnik 1910MCC 2 2064
Gorka 2195
Dyer 2022
Ly 2002
Lekkas 1879
Vic Teams Div 2
MCC 3 1713
Schmidt 1897
Tosevski 1658
Karumbi 1397
Stone 1818
Stimson 1455
NPCC 2 1927
Mehmedalija Dizdarevic 1972
Omar Khaled 1959
Abdulwahab Rashid 1909
Bosko Mijatovic 1869
Zachary Loh 1746
Omar Khaled 1959
Abdulwahab Rashid 1909
Bosko Mijatovic 1869
Zachary Loh 1746
Ballarat 1720
Bas van Riel 1784
Vineetha Wijaysurija 1758
Joel Beggs 1676
Rob Lovebrand 1661
Patrick Cook 1665
Kevin Perrin 1574
Rod Jacobs
S. Fletcher 1771
B. Stokie 1545
T. Feduniw 1537
B. Kersten 1519
BHCC B Team 1687Octavio Martinez 1780
Kevin Brown 1670
David Flude 1670
Roger Croft 1629
Gus D'Onofrio 1597
Geoff Cook 1582
Elliot Renzies 1370Croydon 1620
Ian Birchill 1911
Jamie Cross 1646
Kyle Gibson 1522
Jean Watson 1404
Ian Kloprogge 1362
Rodney Matthews 1168
Steve Scott 963
Vic Teams Div 3
Girls team 1394
S. Anton 1738
Webb-Liddle 1185
Dilnutt 917
Chin N 900
CJCC B 1378 Tomson Qin 1438 Max Chew Lee 1411 Matthew Cheah 1203 John Ni 1349 David Cannon 1316 Steven Chen 943 Alanna Chew Lee 634
NPCC 3 1528
Reginald Chong 1597
Enoch Fan 1593
Jerzy Krysiak 1465
Jamie Kenmure 1363
Joseph Sy 1355
Milan
Khadem Jahid 1457
Enoch Fan 1593
Jerzy Krysiak 1465
Jamie Kenmure 1363
Joseph Sy 1355
Khadem Jahid 1457
MCC 5 1567
Simutanyi 1939
Cavezza 1604
Hain 1558
Nowak 1168
Hughes 1143
