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General Rules

 

Each school must rank their team of six players by ability and the children are paired with their counterparts. If a school has enough players for a B-team, the six strongest players must comprise the A-team with the 7th to 12th ranked players making up the B team, etc.

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We use the standard EPSCA (English Primary Schools Chess Association) rules with the key ones being:

  • If a piece is touched it must be moved (provided it has a legal move)

  • If a piece is released it must be left (unless an illegal move has been made)

  • If an opponent's piece is touched it must be captured (provided it can be taken legally)

  • Players must use the same hand to move their piece and press their clock

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The full EPSCA rules can be found here.

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