Cookworthy Cup 2025-26

Please visit the 2025-26 overview of internal competitions for an explanation of the Cookworthy Cup.

The draw for the 2025-26 competition will take place on 18^th September 2025. With 11 players in the competition, 6 players will be drawn to play in the first round, while 5 players will get a first round bye. There is no seeding.

The Draw

First Round	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals
Alan Davies	Alan Davies
Bye	Alan Davies
Cathy Black	Cathy Black
Bye	Cathy Black
David Archer
Phil McConnell
Steve Levy	:
James Schofield	:
Gerard T'hart	Gerard T'hart
Lance Howarth	Gerard T'hart
Trevor Hurt	Trevor Hurt
Bye	Trevor Hurt
Geoffrey Hammond	Geoffrey Hammond	Mike Bender
Bye	Geoffrey Hammond
Mike Bender	Mike Bender
Bye	Mike Bender

The following deadlines apply for the completion of each round:

Deadline	Milestone
16^th October 2025	All 1^st Round Games Completed
11^th December 2025	All Quarter Finals Completed
19^th February 2026	Both Semi Finals Completed
21^st May 2026	Both Games in the Final Completed

Games can be played sooner. For example, if you and your 1^st round opponent can play your 1^st round game before the deadline, then go ahead - the dates above are the latest dates by which they MUST be played.

Pre-Arranged Games

Any Cookworthy Cup games which have been pre-arranged but not yet played are set out below. If you are logged in as a member you can record on this website a game that you have pre-aranged by clicking here.

Day	Date	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Mode	Club Fixture That Day
Thursday	29 Jan 2026	19:00	Hurt, Trevor	T'hart, Gerard	Over the Board

Individual Game Results

The individual game results in the Cookworthy Cup for the current season are set out below. To limit the display to games involving a particular player, start typing that player's name in the "Filter" box.

Date	Round	White	Result	Black	PGN?
06 Nov 2025	N/A	T'hart, Gerard (1768)	1-0	Howarth, Lance (1181)	Submit
20 Nov 2025	First Round	Levy, Steve (2013)	½-½	Schofield, James (1903)	Submit
04 Dec 2025	Quarter Final	Black, Cathy (1670)	1-0	Davies, Alan (1490)	Submit

Results displayed on Friday 12th December 2025 at 14:14:25.