Leeds Chess Association
Competitions
We run a League Championship, over 3 Divisions.
Teams of 5, all play all twice each season. Home team has black pieces on all boards.
We also run a knockout cup for teams of 3, the Arjay Trophy and the Arjay Plate.
The start of the season sees the Team Lightning competition, for teams of 5.
The Mini-League is a team competition handicaped by grading, and the Rapid Play league is for teams of 3 playing two 2 games per fixture of 25 minutes +10 seconds per move increment each (or 30 mnutes each if no digital clocks are available), once with the white pieces, once with the black pieces.
Individuals can compete for the Norman Ellis Trophy (Open) and the Ken Appleby (U1700).
The Gambit Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most points in all LCA competition games over the full season.
Past League Champions 1970 to date
| DIV 1 | DIV 2 | DIV 3 | Mini | |
| 2023 | Leeds Chess Club | Limewood& Scarcroft B | Limewood & Scarcroft C | Rose Forgrove |
| 2022 | Leeds Chess Club | Leeds Chess Club | Rose Forgrove | |
| 2021 | No Competions | |||
| 2020 | Leeds CCCC | Leeds B */ Rose Forgrove B * | Limewood & Scarcroft* | |
| 2019 | Moortown | University | Alwoodley | Rose Forgrove |
| 2018 | Moortown | Rose Forgrove | Pudsey | Rose Forgrove |
| 2017 | Leeds CCCC | Copperworks | Rose Forgrove | Limewood&Scarcroft |
| 2016 | Leeds CCCC | Rose Forgrove | Moortown | Alwoodley |
| 2015 | Leeds CCCC | Moortown | Leeds Chess Club | Rose Forgrove |
| 2014 | Leeds CCCC | Rose Forgrove | Alwoodley | |
| 2013 | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | |
| 2012 | Rose Forgrove | University | Alwoodley | |
| 2011 | Copperworks | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | Alwoodley |
| 2010 | Rose Forgrove | Alwoodley | Alwoodley | |
| 2009 | Rose Forgrove | Leeds Chess Club | ||
| 2008 | Rose Forgrove | University | ||
| 2007 | Alwoodley | Alwoodley | Rose Forgrove | |
| 2006 | Pudsey | West Leeds | Alwoodley | |
| 2005 | Rose Forgrove | Copperworks | Alwoodley | |
| 2004 | Alwoodley | Alwoodley | West Leeds | |
| 2003 | Alwoodley | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | |
| 2002 | Rose Forgrove | Copperworks | Rose Forgrove | West Leeds |
| 2001 | Rose Forgrove | Quarry House | Pudsey | Rose Forgrove |
| 2000 | Leeds Chess Club | Copperworks | Alwoodley | Alwoodley |
| 1999 | Leeds Chess Club | Alwoodley | Rose Forgrove | West Leeds |
| 1998 | Leeds Chess Club | Quarry House | Pontefract | Alwoodley |
| 1997 | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | West Leeds | Leeds Chess Club |
| 1996 | Inner Circle | Rose Forgrove | Inner Circle | West Leeds |
| 1995 | Rose Forgrove | Inner Circle | Alwoodley | Alwoodley |
| 1994 | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | Inner Circle | Alwoodley |
| 1993 | Leeds Chess Club | West Leeds | Rose Forgrove | Alwoodley |
| 1992 | Leeds Chess Club | Leeds Chess Club | Pudsey | Boston Spa |
| 1991 | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | Pudsey |
| 1990 | Rose Forgrove | YTV | West Leeds | Pudsey |
| 1989 | Rose Forgrove | Rose Forgrove | YTV | Pudsey |
| 1988 | Rose Forgrove | West Leeds | Pudsey | Rose Forgrove |
| 1987 | University | Pudsey | Rose Forgrove | West Leeds |
| 1986 | Leeds Chess Club | Rose Forgrove | Pudsey | Rose Forgrove |
| 1985 | Rose Forgrove | West Leeds | Boston Spa | West Leeds |
| 1984 | University | YTV | University | Rose Forgrove |
| 1983 | Leeds Chess Club | Copperworks | University | Rose Forgrove |
| 1982 | University | University | Horsforth | Rose Forgrove |
| 1981 | Leeds Chess Club | Wakefield | Leeds | WI Rangers |
| 1980 | Leeds Chess Club | Alwoodley | Negas | Copperworks |
| 1979 | University | Harrogate | Rose Forgrove | Alwoodley |
| 1978 | Leeds Chess Club | Wakefield | Transport | |
| 1977 | Harrogate | ROF Barnbow | Alwoodley | |
| 1976 | Alwoodley | University | ||
| 1975 | Copperworks | Hunslet Hold | ||
| 1974 | University | Crabtree | ||
| 1973 | University | Alwoodley | ||
| 1972 | Copperworks | Harrogate | ||
| 1971 | Negas | Hardings | ||
| 1970 | Negas | Copperworks |
* 2019-20 Season incomplete due to Covid-19 - Table shows leaders when competion was suspended in March 2020. In Division 1 Leeds CCCC 1 had already secured the title at that time.
* Season 2020-21 Season abandoned due to Covid-19.
Past Individual Champions - 1970 to date
| NORMAN ELLIS | KEN APPLEBY | |
| 2023 | L Gostelow | J Day |
| 2022 | No Competition | No Competition |
| 2021 | No Competition | No Competition |
| 2020 | M Bramson * | I Strickland / J Collier * |
| 2019 | T Leah | D Rajkumar |
| 2018 | I Hunter | R Hersey |
| 2017 | I Hunter | I Strickland |
| 2016 | M Bramson | P Farrell |
| 2015 | M Bramson | R Moneagle |
| 2014 | A Bagley | P Saunders |
| 2013 | A Bagley | J Hipshon |
| 2012 | M Priest | P Brennan |
| 2011 | I Hunter | J Hipshon |
| 2010 | A. Bak | S Johnson |
| 2009 | R Donahue | D Morgan |
| 2008 | M Bramson | A Stones |
| 2007 | M Bramson | P Salisbury |
| 2006 | R Donahue | D Morgan |
| 2005 | AG Williamson | T Hill |
| 2004 | C W Davies | S Burton |
| 2003 | B Hare | K Riach |
| 2002 | C Wright | J Wells |
| 2001 | C Wright | E Wright |
| 2000 | D Greensmith | E Wright |
| 1999 | C Wright | S Johnson |
| 1998 | G Coleman | M Blythe |
| 1997 | J Round | A Wylde |
| 1996 | B Wood | R Bond |
| 1995 | J Hunt | M Farley |
| 1994 | D Hubbard | S Johnson |
| 1993 | W Hicks | M McHugh |
| 1992 | W Hicks | G Smith |
| 1991 | M Walker | I Thackray |
| 1990 | W Hicks | G Garrick |
| 1989 | A Slinger | M Farley |
| 1988 | A Slinger | S Webster |
| 1987 | I Smith | I Strickland |
| 1986 | G Nixon | J Round |
| 1985 | G Nixon | M Shaw |
| 1984 | G Nixon | |
| 1983 | G Nixon | |
| 1982 | G Nixon | |
| 1981 | G Nixon | |
| 1980 | G Nixon | |
| 1979 | M Arnold | |
| 1978 | G Nixon | |
| 1977 | A Cochrane | |
| 1976 | ||
| 1975 | ||
| 1974 | ||
| 1973 | ||
| 1972 | ||
| 1971 | W Goerke | |
| 1970 |
* 2019-20 Season incomplete due to Covid-19 - Table shows leaders when competion was suspended.
* Season 2020-21 Season abandoned due to Covid-19. No competion in 2021-22 Season
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