CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-18: club draw

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-18 – Club Draw The 1st round of our Club Championship is finally done and on our website. It took longer due to the record number of entries a mind blowing 45 players! The 1st and 2nd round draws use accelerated Swiss pairings (top v top & bottom v bottom). The Club Championship…

CASTLEHILL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-18

CASTLEHILL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-18 This is your last chance to enter this years main club event, the Castlehill Club Championship 2017-18. This is a 5 round Swiss; 90 minutes each player; win 1 point; draw ½ point; Lose Nil points. PLACES UP FOR GRABS 1.Champion 2.Runner-up 3.Under 1600 winner 4.Top Junior (below 1000) The first…

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 5th Oct 17

CLUB NIGHT REPORT: Thurs 5th Oct 17 What a busy night again at Castlehill Chess Club Dundee with over 28 players down. Not only that but the 35th Konrad Wierszbicki Memorial 2017 was taking place. We had 24 entries, with a high junior content and a new traveling chess player to boot! Yes Alan Harvey…

THE KONRAD WIERSZBICKI ALLEGRO MEMORIAL

THE KONRAD WIERSZBICKI ALLEGRO MEMORIAL 2017 The 35th Konrad Memorial takes place on Thursday 5th October 2017, 7:30pm sign-in. This is a 5 round Swiss, 15 minutes each player; win=1 point; Draw=½ point; loss=nil points. All matches go for allegro grading. There may also be a junior section, with the exception that the stronger juniors…

The 14th Bobby Gow Memorial 2017

The 14th Bobby Gow Memorial 2017 What a night again at Castlehill Chess Club Dundee as we had over 60 people down at the club. It was that busy, we ran out of tables and sets/clocks at one point which had an impact on the Bobby Gow Memorial. Congratulations to Castlehill Chess Club Dundee on…

CLUB REPORT UPDATE:

Club Night: Thurs 14th Sept 17 I would say the chess club was a tad busy tonight! We were packed to the gunnels with Juniors, Adults and some new possible members!   Not only that…We had a full blown musical rehearsal going on down stairs! The chess pieces were dancing around the boards. Was it…

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-18

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-18 Entries for this seasons Club Championship are now welcome. Closing date for entries is Friday 6th October.  CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHTS Round 1:Thurs 9th Nov 17 Round 2: Thurs 21st Dec 17 Round 3: Thurs 25th Jan 18 Round 4: Thurs 8th Mar 18 Round 5: Thurs 19th Apr 18 (Last)  FORMAT Accelerated…

CLUB AGM II

Full minutes of the AGM will be available in due course but here is a mini-summary of outcomes: The Safeguarding Policy was adopted unanimously with no amendments; The requirement for PVG-cleared adults was explained and further volunteers requested; Parents will be asked to deliver/collect their children to/from the main playing area for every visit to…

Club AGM

A reminder that our AGM takes place this Thursday (7th) at 7.45. This is your opportunity to have a say in the running of the club and parents of our juniors would be particularly welcome to take part. Normal activities for juniors from 6.45, though no coaching available this week, and for disinterested adults.

OH WHAT A NIGHT!

OH WHAT A NIGHT!: Thurs 31st August 2017 What a fantastic night and way to end the last club night before our AGM! We must have had over 26 players down with a couple of new juniors and adult players to boot! Our junior explosion of late has overwhelmed us a bit, but a nice…