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KCCA are affiliated to the English Chess Federation.
KCCA are a member of the Southern Counties Chess Union (SCCU), and play County Chess at all levels. SCCU website.
The Kent County Chess Association organises competitive chess for 20 clubs in Metropolitan and wider Kent. In the 2025/26 season, KCCA will run 8 competitions for all degrees of playing strength.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2025/26 SEASON:
Average rating limits have changed in the En Passant Cup, the Harvey Cup, the Tom Fuller Cup, and the Intro Cup.
Maximum player rating has changed in the Tom Fuller Cup, and the Intro Cup.
There is a NEW competition, below the Intro Cup, to be known as the Foundation Cup.
County Cup – an open competition for teams of 6 in which there are no rating limits.
Lewis Cup – teams of 6; average rating limit per team of ECF 2000
Stevenson Cup – teams of 6; average rating limit of ECF 1850
En Passant Cup – teams of 6; average rating limit of ECF 1700
Harvey Cup – teams of 6; average rating limit of ECF 1550
Tom Fuller Cup – teams of 4; average rating limit of ECF 1400 (maximum player rating of 1650)
Intro Cup – teams of 4; average rating limit of ECF 1250 (maximum player rating of 1500)
Foundation Cup – teams of 4; average rating limit of ECF 1100 (maximum player rating of 1350)
In all competitions, any player whose rating falls short of the team average rating limit by more than 400 rating points will be deemed, for the purpose of calculating the team average, to be graded 400 rating points below the team average limit.
During the preliminary rounds to facilitate travel the clubs are divided into 2 areas, Metropolitan and Mid/East Kent. The preliminary rounds are played between October and April. The top 2 teams in each tournament then play semi-finals against the winners and runners-up in the other area. The winners of the semi-finals then play in finals which are usually played in May at an agreed venue.
Kent County Chess Association 