Thurs 19th Nov: Club Night Report Once again Castlehill Chess Club was full to the rafters with an amazing 27 players down to play chess. TAFCA Div 1 League Match Castlehill A 4, Castlehill C 0 A bit closer than it looks but the “C” team were well out graded so congratulations to Castlehill C.…
TAFCA Div 1 League Match: Thursday 19th Nov: Castlehill A v Castlehill D Castlehill A knew their match against Castlehill C could be a potential banana skin so made sure all their players were on their toes! Castlehill C knew they needed a bit of luck and then you never know! Out graded on all…
Match Report: Wed 18th Nov: TAFCA Knockout Prelim: St.Andrews Uni A v Castlehill D Castlehill D were up against it grading wise against a strong St.Andrews Uni A. Unfortunately after travelling to St.Andrews it turns out due to some problem St.Andrews only had three players. While this is not ideal it at least gave Castlehill…
Thursday 12th Nov: What a night at Castlehill Chess Club. We had an unbelievable 35 players down at our chess club! YES I DID SAY 35! It was a doddle to accommodate this amount, but it took a bit of table moving and the use of more than one room! Two TAFCA league matches; One…
Thursday 12th Nov: TAFCA Div 1 League Match Castlehill C v Dundee B Well it did not go well in Castlehill C`s second league match losing to a very strong Dundee B! Gordon Thomas on board four got a very good draw against the dangerous Robert Burnett. But Roy Morris did one better on board…
This seasons Ladder started last Thursday 5th November and it went like fireworks! Six players took part in one section including the present and past champions Keith Rose and Ray Noble!. New member Luke Barker won all three of his matches to take an early lead. Please check out the ladder page for all the…
FIDE World Youth & Cadets Chess Championships 2015 Porto Carros, Greece; Saturday, October 24th to Friday, November 6th. After 11 gruelling matches it is finally all over and what a great tournament and experience it has been for all our Scottish junior players! Castlehill had two players picked to represent Scotland at these championships. Declan…
Both Castlehill A and Castlehill C started their league campaigns off with draws! Our “A” team held their own against a strong Perth A. Our out graded “C” team on the other hand had to rely on our fantastic juniors to pull things around! Full reports “Here“
In division one and against all the odds with a weakened team and a player down Castlehill B walk away with an unlikely victory against Kirkcaldy A! Report
Round 3 & 4 and both Declan & Ben are up against it grading wise but are putting in a hard shift to get Scotland some points! This is a big learning curve even for the very experienced Smiling Assassin! “Report“
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