CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 18th April 19

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 18th April 19 31 players down with 13 of them juniors! Tonight saw the start of our new Quick-Play format Grand Prix (The old 5 minute format!). The time control was 3 minute & 2 seconds, plus 2 seconds increment each time you press the clock! There will be 5 separate…

QUICK-PLAY GRAND PRIX – 5 Events

QUICK-PLAY GRAND PRIX – 5 Events Thur 18th April 19: 7:30pm sign in. The first of 5 Grand Prix quick play events. Time-Control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds each player+ 3 seconds increment each player (every time you move and press the clock, you get 3 seconds added to your time) This time control replaces…

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 11th April 19

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 11th April 19 It was Club Championship Night round 4, part 2 tonight! Plus junior stuff as normal.   CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Results round 4 Declan Shafi (2114) 1, Dariusz Kosznik (1749) 0 The defending champion moves closer to another record breaking title! Colin Young (1360) 0, Alastair Dawson (1742) 1 Ed…

The BOB DUNN SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP 2019

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 2nd May 19. Defending Champions: Paul Shafi; Andy Rowe &…

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 4th April 19

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 4th April 19 It was Club Championship round 4, part one night (My that`s a mouthful!). Due to school holidays, the club was less busy and noisy but we still managed a respectable 20+.   CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Results round 4 Marten Kats (1114) 0, Andre Babin (1844) 1 It was a…

COMPETITION INFO/DIARY DATES (April)

COMPETITION INFO/DIARY DATES (April) We have a very busy April with loads going on. Not sure how we are going to fit it all in but here goes! Thurs 4th April: Club Championship Round 4 (part 1). Thurs 11th April: Club Championship Round 4 (part 2) Thurs 18th April: The first of our lightning events…

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 28th March 19

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 28th March 19 Sorry a bit late but there has been a lot of chess on with one thing or another and reports coming out of my ears! Short report, not much detail! What a night we had with 43+ down at the club. We are blessed with the amount of…

TAFCA ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP + Kirkcaldy 27/03/19

TAFCA ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP (Kirkcaldy – part 5) Wednesday 27th March 2019. This was the last in a series of 5 events to crown the TAFCA Allegro Champion 2018-19. Also at stake was the 1st ever TAFCA Allegro Kirkcaldy Champion.   A fantastic 25 players made it to Kirkcaldy Chess Club at the St.Clair Tavern. It…

SNCL (Scottish National Chess League) Last round! 24/03/19

SNCL (Scottish National Chess League) Round 7 (last one! 24/03/19 – Dunfermilne Well the last round certainly had some twists and turns and must have been given Alastair Dawson palpitations or ulcers! Congratulations to Dundee City A on retaining their division one title! Congratulations to Dundee City C on getting promoted to division 3! This…

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 21st March 19

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 21st March 19 Another busy night at Castlehill with two TAFCA matches, one Club Championship match, some Junior Club Championship matches, plus coaching and skittles games. TAFCA Result – Div 1 Castlehill B 3½, Kirkcaldy A ½ Great result for our “B” team against Kirkcaldy’s finest!   Ray Noble playing up…