We have had to cancel our Team tournament due to circumstances beyond our control. We know how much the players enjoy team competitions and how hard team managers work to pull their teams together, so we are very sorry to have to cancel at short notice. We hope to see you at the Lothian Junior Championships on 3rd February or our next Team Day on 3rd March. If possible we will hold a further Team day later in the year.

The tournament is for Primary and Secondary schools in the Lothian and Borders region. Each school can enter multiple teams in the following sections (teams of four are mixed boys and girls and teams can change players during the day). Individuals can also enter and will be allocated to composite teams for the tournament.

• P5 and Under

• P6/P7

• Secondary

There will be 6 rounds and teams in each section are paired using the Swiss system which matches teams in each round based on the points already scored. This has the advantage of allowing teams to float up and down the draw until they find their own level and helps avoids significant mismatches between the stronger and weaker teams.

New teams are most welcome as this is a great way for players to dip their toes into completion chess. There are shields for each section which the team holds for a year and lots of prizes for placed teams and spot prizes. Most of all this is a fun competition.