South Hams Chess Club
South Hams Chess Club

Cookworthy Cup 2025-26

Congratulations to Steve Levy
Cookworthy Cup winner for the 2025-26 season

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 18th 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 RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalWinner
Alan Davies Alan Davies Cathy Black Steve Levy Steve Levy1
Bye
Cathy Black Cathy Black
Bye
David Archer (Widhdrawn) Phil McConnell Steve Levy
Phil McConnell
Steve Levy Steve Levy
James Schofield (Withdrawn)
Gerard T'hart Gerard T'hart Trevor Hurt Trevor Hurt
Lance Howarth
Trevor Hurt Trevor Hurt
Bye
Geoffrey Hammond Geoffrey Hammond Mike Bender
Bye
Mike Bender Mike Bender
Bye
 
1 Steve Levy and Trevor Hurt mutually agreed before the final that it would be played over one game (not two) due to the fact that the competition was running late.
 

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.

DayDateTimePlayer 1Player 2ModeClub Fixture That Day
 

 

Currently there are no outstanding pre-arranged games in the Cookworthy Cup.

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.

DateRoundWhiteResultBlackPGN?
06 Nov 2025N/AT'hart, Gerard (1768)1-0Howarth, Lance (1181)Submit
20 Nov 2025First RoundLevy, Steve (2013)½-½Schofield, James (1903)Submit
04 Dec 2025Quarter FinalBlack, Cathy (1670)1-0Davies, Alan (1490)Submit
23 Apr 2026Quarter FinalHurt, Trevor (1609)1-0T'hart, Gerard (1746)View
23 Apr 2026Quarter FinalMcConnell, Phil (1625)0-1Levy, Steve (1984)Submit
07 May 2026Semi FinalBender, Mike (1674)0-1Hurt, Trevor (1609)View
07 May 2026N/ABlack, Cathy (1669)0-1Levy, Steve (1984)Submit
28 May 2026FinalLevy, Steve (1984)1-0Hurt, Trevor (1609)Submit
 
Results displayed on Monday 15th June 2026 at 22:21:09.