11 events. 2 trophies. Is your club ready?
From September 2025 to June 2026, Chess Events UK is proud to host our first Team Championship.
A season-long contest alongside our Standard play and Rapid play series at the University of Northampton (UON).
You can still play as an individual or opt to play as a team.
🏆 Rapidplay Club Champions
🏆 Standard Play Club Champions
Form a team of 3 players (from your club or friendship group)
Teams can enter each event in either or both formats
Top individual scores from each team member at each event are totalled
Your best 3 event totals across the season determine your final team score
Highest scoring team in each category wins the title and trophy!
No section limits apply
Paired against your teammate in a round? You will be granted 2 points anyway so compete for the section prize instead!
Enter as a team of 3 and receive a 20% cashback on the day of the event. Its our way of saying thank you for making chess a team effort.
Spots are limited. Get your team name down and start climbing the leaderboard!
*As this is a new feature, some details may be refined as the Season progresses
Let’s say teams compete in 3 Standard Play and 4 Rapid play during the season.
Each player's individual score from a given event is totaled to create the team score for that event. Then, the best 3 team event scores are used to determine their final championship score.
Standard Play Team Championship (Max Score per event: 15)
Team Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Top 3 Totals Final Score
Team 1 12 (4+4+4) 14 (5+5+4) 10 (3+4+3) 13 (5+4+4) 14 + 13 + 12 39
Team 2 11 (3+4+4) 15 (5+5+5) 13 (5+4+4) 12 (4+4+4) 15 + 13 + 12 40
🏆 Team 2 wins the Standard Play Champion title!
Rapid play Team Championship (Max Score per event: 18)
Team Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Top 3 Totals Final Score
Team 1 15 (6+5+4) 17 (6+6+5) 14 (5+5+4) 16 (6+5+5) 17 + 16 + 15 48
Team 2 16 (6+5+5) 18 (6+6+6) 13 (4+4+5) 14 (5+5+4) 18 + 16 + 14 48
🏆 Draw! Tiebreak (e.g. The team with the best single-event score across the season wins)
Or Both Teams are engraved on the cup.