CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 30th May 19 Another night to remember with over 30+ down for a game of chess! Not only that we had a visit from a blast from the past, Dave Kleppang! Most of you will not know him, but Dave was a long time member of Castlehill and a very strong…
CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 23rd May 19 It was Club Championship round 5, part two on and boy did we have some great matches on! As usual the juniors filled the room while the rest went off to play in the Club Championship! Speaking of the Club Championship, we had the shock result of the…
TAFCA AGM/TROPHY PRESENTATIONS 2018-19 Tues 21st May 2019 – 7:30pm – Dundee Chess Club Well as AGM`s go it was not to bad! Started about 7:45pm, finished by 9pm! No need to bore you with the reports etc, etc, just give the trophy winners! Poor year for Castlehill but could have been better, but that`s…
CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 16th May 19 With 36 plus players down at the chess club, 13 of them juniors, we can say it was a busy night again at Castlehill Dundee! CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP – Round 5 (Part 1) Well it was a night of shock results in the last round of our club championship.…
THE BOB DUNN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 1st round Summer night – Thurs 30th May 19 Here we go again with the last major tournament of our club season, the Bob Dunn Summer! The draw is now up on our website on the Summer page (link below). We have a fantastic 23 players entered so far…
REMINDER…REMINDER…REMINDER… The BOB DUNN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 Entries are now being taken for this years Bob Dunn Summer Championships 2019. This is a 4 round Swiss, 90 minutes each player. (See Summer rules page); Win=3 pts: Draw=1 pt: Lose=0 pts Closing date for entries is Thurs 9th May 19. Defending Champions: Paul Shafi; Andy Rowe & Colin…
RANDOM KNOCKOUT – 1st round matches All 1st round matches have been completed at last! The defending champion, Ray Noble (1482) is still with us after just getting passed Gordon Thomas (1350) in a tight match with black! Andy Rowe (1545) was given an unexpected battle by junior Ramit Kanodia J11 (757)! Andy could not…
The BOB DUNN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 Entries are now being taken for this years Bob Dunn Summer Championships 2019. This is a 4 round Swiss, 90 minutes each player. (See Summer rules page); Win=3 pts: Draw=1 pt: Lose=0 pts Closing date for entries is Thurs 9th May 19. Defending Champions: Paul Shafi; Andy Rowe & Colin Young!…
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP – Round 5 (last) draw Declan Shafi is on course for another Club Championship title after seeing of Dariusz Kosznik in round 4. The player standing in his way is Andre Babin who is a half point behind Declan. They will meet in the last round coming up. Will Andre upset the young…
The 11th IAN McNAB MEMORIAL 2019: Thurs 28th April 2019 Oh what a random nights chess we had with 17 players down battling it out for the coveted Ian McNab Memorial 2019! 960 Chess or Fischer-Random was the format, with 5 rounds of 15 minutes chess. It ended in a 3-way tie for first place, with two…