To be promoted, you have to earn sufficient points to earn promotion by participating in events. Your points are recorded on our Club Ladder results file, and published on the website. Events and Chess Tests are run by a Tournament Director (see under ‘Directors’). New Positions on the Ladder are normally calculated weekly. It is very difficult to gain a promotion and can takes many many weeks and months of effort. Good luck!
In addition to Club game results, it is possible to win promotions / points based on tests and events outside of the Club. Different activities taken into account by Club coaches include the following:
| You do the following activity or play in the following type of event | Ladder points earned | Events designed to learn specific Openings | Events designed to learn particular endgames |
| Chess Puzzles (weekly set of 4) | 5 | ||
| Events | |||
| 5 minute | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 minute | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| 30 minute | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Full tournament game | 20 | 24 | 25 |
| NB: score shown assume a 6 player all play all. They are doubled for 10 player all play all events. | |||
| Chess tests | Special Test (set 1) 60% score = 15 100% score =25 |
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| K v K + Q | 5 | R+3 v R+1 | |
| Castling | 1 | R+B v R (draw) | |
| Rook mate (K+R versus K) | 1 | Q+pawn v Q | |
| 5 Openings | 4 | King and 2 v K and 1 | |
| B+N versus K | 7 | R+pawn v Rook (draw) | |
| Other events | |||
| LCU senior league game played | 10 | ||
| ICU rated weekender | 50 | ||
| General guide: Wins/Draws/Losses | Varies by event difficulty | ||
| LCU junior player passport | 50 | ICU or LCU selection | 100 |