Torbay Chess League RapidPlay Competition 2025-26 Season

South Hams Chess Club fields a team in the RapidPlay competition of the Torbay Chess League.  Games played in the TCL are submitted to the ECF grading database.

In this competition, each team consists of four players, with a maximum rapidplay team rating of Under 7000. Each player plays the same opponent twice - once as white, and once as black. The away team has white on the odd-numbered boards for the first set of games, and colours are swapped for the second set of games. Digital clocks are used; the rate of play is all moves in 25 minutes with 10 seconds increment added per move from the beginning.

Please visit the Torbay Chess League website for further information on the RapidPlay competition, and our fixtures and results page for the full list of the club's fixtures in the current season.

Final League Table

Here is the final RapidPlay league table for the 2025-26 season.

Rapidplay - Under 7000

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
Newton Abbot Knights640229198
Newton Abbot Pawns640226208
Torquay BGS620420284
South Hams620419274

 

Fixtures and Results

You can apply a filter to the fixtures by typing into the Filter box. For example, if you type Newt then only the fixtures against Newton Abbot will be displayed.

Click on a match score to view the game results for the match concerned. If the word "Report" appears against a particular match, then when you view the game results you will also see the match report.

DayDateCompetitionCompHomeAwayResScoreReport
Tuesday21 Oct 2025TCL RapidplayRap1Torquay Boys Grammar SchoolSouth HamsW3-5
Thursday11 Dec 2025TCL RapidplayRap1South HamsNewton Abbot KnightsL2-6
Thursday05 Mar 2026TCL RapidplayRap1Newton Abbot PawnsSouth HamsW1-5
Tuesday17 Mar 2026TCL RapidplayRap1South HamsTorquay Boys Grammar SchoolL2-6
Thursday12 Mar 2026TCL RapidplayRap1South HamsNewton Abbot PawnsL3½-4½
Thursday16 Apr 2026TCL RapidplayRap1Newton Abbot KnightsSouth HamsL6½-1½

 

Individual Player Statistics

Here are the current player statistics for South Hams players in the RapidPlay competition during the 2025-26 season:

NameRatingECFPWDLAve OpPerf%PtsSI
Black, Cathy1692349499J21011573157350.01.0A00010050000001573
Hurt, Trevor1494316056H220010861486100.02.0A00020100000001486
T'hart, Gerard1680295785B20201367136750.01.0A00010050000001367
Bender, Mike1712362420B41031719151925.01.0A00010025000001519
Archer, David1907300734A41121875177537.51.5A00015037500001775
Davies, Alan1078304962A10028128296210.01.0A00010010000000962
McConnell, Phil1624285386D82331398134843.83.5A00035043800001348
Schofield, James1889310014F42111558165862.52.5A00025062500001658
Doble, Arthur1973315610C2002154611460.00.0A00000000000001146
Levy, Steve2018134450L85121870202068.85.5A00055068800002020