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Trophies 

Bury Chess Club award five trophies every season (May to May).

  • Most Improved Player
    Awarded to the player whom the chairman deems to have made most improvement this season.
  • Summer Championship (Bernard Delargy Memorial Trophy)
    Awarded to the winner of this seasons summer championship.
  • Winter Championship Cup
    Awarded to the winner of this seasons winter championship (major section).
  • Winter Championship Plate (Mark Berry Trophy)
    Awarded to the winner of this seasons winter championship (minor section).
  • Rapidplay Highest Score (Lodwig Gruchlik Memorial Trophy)
    Awarded to the Bury club player achieving the highest score in any section of the Rapidplay.

The table below gives the role of honour for all the club trophies.

Season Most Improved Player Summer Championship Winter Championship Cup Winter Championship Plate Rapidplay Highest Score
1970/71 S M Noble        
1971/72 B J Forrest        
1972/73 A G Tyson        
1973/74 S R Johnson   R W Howley    
1974/75 I Ferrari   R L Hart    
1975/76 J Carroll   C J S Simpson    
1976/77 G Van Reeven   P Hughes    
1977/78 S A Ormrod   L Howard    
1978/79 J Litherland   S A Yarker    
1979/80 H Hayes   P D Barlass / M Berry    
1980/81 S Feerick   M Berry    
1981/82 J G Kerr   S Lazurek    
1982/83 D Evans   M Berry / J Altham    
1983/84     M Berry    
1984/85     M Berry / Z Lazurek    
1985/86     J Altham    
1986/87     J Altham / P D Barlass    
1987/88 R A Stanford   B Sharples    
1988/89 J Peach   P H Turner    
1989/90     K Evans / J Litherland    
1990/91 J Robson   B Sharples B Delargy  
1991/92 P Mole   K Evans J Robson  
1992/93 D Hooper   M Norris B J Forrest  
1993/94 A Reay   B Sharples S Hatala  
1994/95 R Wild   B Sharples P M Mole  
1995/96 L Baron   J Altham S Hatala  
1996/97 J Grindrod J Altham K Evans J Coupe R Wild
1997/98   B Sharples M Norris B J Forrest K Evans / R Wild
1998/99 J Brazzill J Altham R Wild A White A White / R Wild
1999/00 M Norris J Altham R Howley J Rushton R Howley
2000/01 S Forrester J Altham M Norris R Stanford R Howley
2001/02 S Press M Norris J Litherland J Grindrod B J Forrest
2002/03 M Bryant B Sharples A Lee J Brazzill B J Forrest
2003/04 J Litherland M Norris M Norris P Mole M Bryant
2004/05 S Khalil M Norris B Sharples S Khalil P Mole