We run an internal Ladder competion, designed to provide competitive standard play chess to club members.

Overview

Ladder games are played at Cambridge Park Bowls Club on Thursday evenings. Participants arrange their own matches, usually via the group WhatsApp chat but this can also now be done using the Dashboard.

It is not compulsory to play a Ladder game at every opportunity – you can play as often or as little as you like.

The points scored within a rolling 12-month period count towards the standings below. Players can play each other up to twice in these 12 months, once with each colour, with the scores from the most recent two games counting.

The top 8 players in the standings at the end of August every year qualify for a knockout tournament to determine the overall Ladder champion.

ECF membership is not a requirement to participate in the Ladder but if both players have ECF Memberships (Bronze or higher), their match result will be submitted to the rating system to contribute towards their official rating.

Match Rules

First encounter between two players: coin toss determines colours

Rematch: reversed colours from the first encounter

Time control: 65 minutes with 10 second increments per player

Ladder points: Between 2 and 20 points are awarded to each player for each match they play (see full calculation at the end of this page).

Latest results (10th September 2026)

White	Pos	Pts	Result	Pts	Pos	Black
Nick von Schlippe	25th	12	1-0	2	25th	Alex Lapidus

Standings (as at 25th September 2026)

Pos	Name	Pld	Pts
1	Karl Stand	20	117
2	Oscar Rounding	15	112
3	Mike Robinson-Chui	13	92
4	Michael Speer	9	89
5	Genc Tasbasi	9	78
6	Aditya Patil	13	72
7	Anthon Fynn-Williams	7	68
8	David Heaton	7	64
9	Husnu Babayigit	6	59
10	George Milligan	7	56
11	Peter Kasprowicz	12	55
12	Alex Corlett	5	54
13	Viorel Scobioala	7	53
14	Peter Marler	7	45
15	Abhay Patil	12	44
16	Michael Larby	10	42
17	Danilo D’Auria	8	36
18	Arash Sanaiha	2	22
19	Mark Jessett	2	20
20	Julian Bedale	6	18
=	Tom Brand	1	18
=	Charles Bolton	2	18
=	Peter Farmakis	1	18
=	Nick von Schlippe	2	18
25	Tom Lloyd	1	14
26	Alex Lapidus	2	8
27	Charlie Weeks	3	6
28	Ted Fraser	2	4
29	Ruth Nicklin	1	2

2026-2027 Finals

The Finals are a mini knock-out competition to crown an overall Ladder champion. The top 8 players in the Ladder as at 31 August 2026 are invited to play. If an invitation is declined, then the next highest player is invited until all 8 places are filled. All 8 players are seeded from 1-8, based upon the order in which they placed in the Ladder.

Each match is a winner-takes-all classical game of 65 minutes + 10 second increments per side. Colours are decided by a coin toss on the day. In the event of a draw, the higher seeded player will progress.

Quarter Finals (games to be played no later than 30 Nov 2026)

QF1 (24th Sep 2026)	Karl Stand (1)	0-1	Anthon Fynn-Williams (8)
QF2 (TBA)	Michael Speer (4)	vs.	Genc Tasbasi (5)
QF3 (TBA)	Mike Robinson-Chui (3)	vs.	Aditya Patil (6)
QF4 (24th Sep 2026)	Oscar Rounding (2)	0-1	David Heaton (7)

Semi Finals (games to be played no later than 28 Feb 2027)

SF1	Anthon Fynn-Williams (8)	vs.	QF2 Winner
SF2	David Heaton (7)	vs.	QF3 Winner

Final (to be played no later than 31 May 2027)

F

SF1 Winner

vs.

SF2 Winner

Past Winners

Season	Ladder Stage	Knockout Stage
2025-2026	Karl Stand	–
2026-2027

Scoring

Between 2 and 20 Ladder Points are awarded to each player in a single match. The exact allocation is calculated as follows:

Win points: 2 + 20(1 – ER) points.

Draw points: Half the number of points that would have been awarded for a victory.

Loss points: 2 points.

Expected Result (ER) =

(Rounded to 1 decimal point)

P_o is the starting Ladder position of defeated player.

P_w is the starting Ladder position of the match winner.

P_t is the total number of active participants currently in the Ladder.