Metro Chess Club METROPOLITAN CHESS CLUB
(Established since 1959)



Robert Pilgrim Aggregate Trophy

This trophy came into being in 1973 with the aim of encouraging club members to participate in tournaments other than just the Club Championship.

To win the trophy a player needs to enter at least two tournaments. Its fair to say that any player in the club can win, regardless of their chess rating.


Points awarded in each tournament are as follows:

Club Championship and Respini Tournament (In each division)

1st: 20 points, 2nd: 18 points, 3rd: 16 points, 4th: 14 points, 5th: 12 points, 6th: 10 points, 7th: 8 points, 8th: 6 points, 9th: 4 points, 10th: 2 points
Note: In the event for a tie for a specific place, the points shall be shared.

Robert (Bob) Pilgrim Open

Points allocated for each 'division' based on about 10 players per division (similar to the allocation of prize money for the tournament)
1st: 20 points, 2nd: 18 points, 3rd: 16 points, 4th: 14 points, 5th: 12 points, 6th: 10 points, 7th: 8 points, 8th: 6 points, 9th: 4 points, 10th: 2 points
Note: In the event for a tie for a specific place, the points shall be shared.

Richard (Lilly) Swiss

Points allocated for each 'division' based on about 10 players per division (similar to the allocation of prize money for the tournament)
1st: 20 points, 2nd: 18 points, 3rd: 16 points, 4th: 14 points, 5th: 12 points, 6th: 10 points, 7th: 8 points, 8th: 6 points, 9th: 4 points, 10th: 2 points
Note: In the event for a tie for a specific place, the points shall be shared.

Arved Wasser Tournament (In each division)

1st: 15 points, 2nd: 14 points, 3rd: 13 points, 4th: 12 points, 5th: 11 points, 6th: 10 points, 7th: 9 points, 8th: 8 points, 9th: 7 points, 10th: 6 points, 11th: 5 points, 12th: 4 points, 13th: 3 points, 14th: 2 points, 15th: 1 point

Summer, Autumn & Spring Allegro Tournaments (In each division)

1st: 15 points, 2nd: 14 points, 3rd: 13 points, 4th: 12 points, 5th: 11 points, 6th: 10 points, 7th: 9 points, 8th: 8 points, 9th: 7 points, 10th: 6 points, 11th: 5 points, 12th: 4 points, 13th: 3 points, 14th: 2 points, 15th: 1 point

Club Blitz & Blitz Handicap Tournaments (In each division)

1st: 10 points, 2nd: 9 points, 3rd: 8 points, 4th: 7 points, 5th: 6 points, 6th: 5 points, 7th: 4 points, 8th: 3 points, 9th: 2 points, 10th: 1 points



Previous Winners

 1973  R. Pilgrim  1999  J. Keith
 1974  P. Clay  2000  R. Pilgrim
 1975  D. Wallwork  2001  A. Haasse
 1976  R. Di Renzo  2002  D. Tay
 1977  R. Lilly  2003  A. Haasse
 1978  M. Partis  2004  Y. Choong
 1979  R. Pilgrim  2005  N. Maris
 1980  R. Butcher  2006  N. Khan
 1981  D. McLean  2007  A. Hardegen
 1982  J. Simpson  2008  M. Vlietstra
 1983  R. Pilgrim  2009  L. Taylor
 1984  R. Pilgrim  2010  R. Lilly
 1985  R. Pilgrim  2011  G. Taylor
 1986  C. Kinsman  2012  M. Vlietstra
 1987  R. Lilly  2013  B. Motu
 1988  R. Lilly  2014  I. Ferozkohi
 1989  A. DeHeer  2015  Y. Choong
 1990  R. Butcher  2016  I. Ferozkohi
 1991  M. Jahangirian  2017  I. Ferozkohi
 1992  M. Partis  2018  I. Ferozkohi
 1993  M. Partis  2019  I. Ferozkohi
 1994  R.Pilgrim  2020  I. Ferozkohi
 1995  R.Pilgrim  2021  L. Taylor
 1996  R. Lilly & L. Taylor  2022  D. Barry
 1997  L. Taylor  2023  A. DeHeer
 1998  L. Taylor