Results compiled by Alan Armstrong
Commentary by Gerry Wilson
Scottish National League Division 2 1997-98 Final Position
PY PW GI ED KT ST CS DD P W D L F A - Pt
Polytechnic ** 2 4 3 3 3½ 4 4½ 7 6 0 1 24 11 0 12
Prestwick 3 ** 2½ 1½ 2 2½ 3 4 7 3 2 2 18½ 16½ 0 8
Giffnock 1 2½ ** 3 3 2½ 1½ 4 7 3 2 2 17½ 17½ 0 8
Edinburgh 2 3½ 2 ** 2 4 2½ 4 7 3 1 3 20 15 0 7
Knights 2 3 2 3 ** 1½ 3½ 2½ 7 3 1 3 17½ 17½ 0 7
Stirling 1½ 2½ 2½ 1 3½ ** 2½ 2½ 7 1 4 2 16 19 0 6
Edinburgh Civil 1 2 3½ 2½ 1½ 2½ ** 1 7 1 2 4 14 21 0 4
Dundee & Victori ½ 1 1 1 2½ 2½ 4 ** 7 1 2 4 12½ 22½ 0 4
Apart from an aberration against Prestwick in round 2, Polytechnic,
easily the strongest team in the division, ran away with the title.
A close contest for second place saw Prestwick scrape home, drawing
their last match with closest contenders Giffnock.
Season 1998 SNCL Div 2
1 Edinburgh 2 Knights/Mid
1945 Rutherford Willie ½ - ½ Chapman Mark 1915
1825 Kynoch Richard J P 0 - 1 Morrison Ian C 1845
1800 Taylor Ewan ½ - ½ Findlay Jack 1760
1700 Reid Graeme ½ - ½ Dimitrov Todor 1755
1695 Aitchison A Keith ½ - ½ Ramsay James Roy 1635
2 - 3
3 Polytechnic 4 Dundee/Vict
2065 Minnican Alan W 1 - 0 Robertson I Gordon 1735
2010 Wiltshire Richard 1 - 0 Stevenson Frank C 1660
1895 Moffat Leonie ½ - ½ Ironside Calum 1500
1675 Neilan John 1 - 0 Hutton Chris 1540
1690 Wilson Gerry H - A Not Given Home Win by Default
4½ - ½
5 Edinburgh CS 6 Prestwick
1820 Melville Alan G 0 - 1 Fraser Iain R 1805
1815 Greensmith David 1 - 0 Carter Robert J 1725
1625 MacDonald Gordon J 1 - 0 Plato A Graeme D 1715
1565 Jackson Ralph 0 - 1 Malcolm Duncan 1670
1525 Bate Simon 0 - 1 MacCurley Arthur 1610
2 - 3
7 Stirling 8 Giffnock
1840 Fraser Scott 1 - 0 Campbell David 1940
1740 Cowe Iain ½ - ½ Graham Joe 1705
1740 Smith Stephen H 0 - 1 Hamilton Colin J 1700
1575 Togneri Robert G 0 - 1 Campbell Iain S 1690
1510 Thomson Alex D C 1 - 0 Fisher Richard T 1540
2½ - 2½
4 Dundee/Vict 1 Edinburgh
1735 Robertson I Gordon 0 - 1 Rutherford Willie 1945
1660 Stevenson Frank C 0 - 1 Kynoch Richard J P 1825
1500 Ironside Calum 1 - 0 Taylor Ewan 1800
1540 Hutton Chris 0 - 1 Reid Graeme 1700
Not Given A - H Aitchison A Keith 1695 Away Win by Default
1 - 4
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6 Prestwick 3 Polytechnic
1805 Fraser Iain R 1 - 0 Minnican Alan W 2065
1725 Carter Robert J 0 - 1 Wiltshire Richard 2010
1715 Plato A Graeme D ½ - ½ Moffat Leonie 1895
1670 Malcolm Duncan ½ - ½ Wilson Gerry 1690
1610 MacCurley Arthur 1 - 0 Neilan John 1675
3 - 2
8 Giffnock 5 Edinburgh CS
1940 Campbell David 0 - 1 Melville Alan G 1820
1705 Graham Joe ½ - ½ Greensmith David 1815
1700 Hamilton Colin J 0 - 1 MacDonald Gordon J 1625
1690 Campbell Iain S 1 - 0 Jackson Ralph 1565
1540 Fisher Richard T 0 - 1 Bate Simon 1525
1½ - 3½
2 Knights/Mid 7 Stirling
1915 Chapman Mark ½ - ½ Fraser Scott 1840
1845 Morrison Ian C 1 - 0 Cowe Iain 1740
1760 Findlay Jack 0 - 1 Smith Stephen H 1740
1755 Dimitrov Todor 0 - 1 Togneri Robert G 1575
1635 Ramsay James Roy 0 - 1 Thomson Alex D C 1510
1½ - 3½
2 Knights/Mid 4 Dundee/Vict
1845 Morrison Ian C ½ - ½ Spencer Edwin A 2050
1635 Ramsay James Roy 0 - 1 Anderson James 1745
1640 Flockhart Hugh S ½ - ½ Stevenson Frank C 1660
1605 Cairns Douglas 1 - 0 Ironside Calum 1500
1485 Barron Vince ½ - ½ Clark Alexander 0
2½ - 2½
3 Polytechnic 8 Giffnock
2065 Minnican Alan W 1 - 0 Hamilton Colin J 1700
2010 Wiltshire Richard 1 - 0 Farrell Vincent 1685
1840 Khandaker Iman 1 - 0 Rigg Gordon 1630
1695 Collins Sam 1 - 0 Fisher Richard T 1540
1690 Wilson Gerry 0 - 1 MacCall John 1515
4 - 1
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1 Edinburgh 6 Prestwick
1825 Kynoch Richard J P 1 - 0 Fraser Iain R 1805
1695 Aitchison A Keith ½ - ½ Plato A Graeme D 1715
1615 Stuart Duncan 1 - 0 Malcolm Duncan 1670
1575 MacGregor Lindsay A 1 - 0 MacPheator Gary 1665
1405 Havard Leonard 0 - 1 MacCurley Arthur 1610
3½ - 1½
7 Stirling 5 Edinburgh CS
1840 Fraser Scott 1 - 0 Melville Alan G 1820
1740 Smith Stephen H 1 - 0 MacDonald Gordon J 1625
1690 Hunter William ½ - ½ Jackson Ralph 1565
1650 Hewitt David A 0 - 1 Brown Gerry 1545
1390 MacAteer John 0 - 1 Bate Simon 1525
2½ - 2½
8 Giffnock 1 Edinburgh
1700 Hamilton Colin J 1 - 0 Kynoch Richard J P 1825
1685 Farrell Vincent 1 - 0 Aitchison A Keith 1695
1630 Rigg Gordon 1 - 0 Stuart Duncan 1615
1540 Fisher Richard T 0 - 1 MacGregor Lindsay A 1575
1515 MacCall John 0 - 1 Fawcett N 0
3 - 2
6 Prestwick 2 Knights/Mid
1805 Fraser Iain R 0 - 1 Morrison Ian C 1845
1715 Plato A Graeme D ½ - ½ Ramsay James Roy 1635
1670 Malcolm Duncan 1 - 0 Flockhart Hugh S 1640
1665 MacPheator Gary 0 - 1 Cairns Douglas 1605
1610 MacCurley Arthur ½ - ½ Barron Vince 1485
2 - 3
4 Dundee/Vict 7 Stirling
2050 Spencer Edwin A 1 - 0 Fraser Scott 1840
1745 Anderson James ½ - ½ Smith Stephen H 1740
1660 Stevenson Frank C 1 - 0 Hunter William 1690
1500 Ironside Calum 0 - 1 Hewitt David A 1650
0 Clark Alexander 0 - 1 MacAteer John 1390
2½ - 2½
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5 Edinburgh CS 3 Polytechnic
1820 Melville Alan G 0 - 1 Reid Neil 2030
1625 MacDonald Gordon J 0 - 1 Wiltshire Richard 2010
1565 Jackson Ralph ½ - ½ Khandaker Iman 1840
1545 Brown Gerry 0 - 1 Collins Sam 1695
1525 Bate Simon ½ - ½ Wilson Gerry 1690
1 - 4
1 Edinburgh 5 Edinburgh CS
1825 Kynoch Richard J P 1 - 0 Melville Alan G 1820
0 Sykes Chris 0 - 1 Jackson Ralph 1565
0 Balmer Stephen 1 - 0 Brown Gerry 1545
1575 MacGregor Lindsay A ½ - ½ Bate Simon 1525
Not Given A - H Anderson George C 1540 Away Win by Default
2½ - 2½
8 Giffnock 2 Knights/Mid
1940 Campbell David 1 - 0 Chapman Mark 1915
1705 Graham Joe ½ - ½ Morrison Ian C 1845
1700 Hamilton Colin J ½ - ½ Findlay Jack 1760
1540 Fisher Richard T 1 - 0 Dimitrov Todor 1755
0 MacDonald David 0 - 1 Ramsay James Roy 1635
3 - 2
4 Dundee/Vict 6 Prestwick
1785 Fallone Mike 1 - 0 Fraser Iain R 1805
1745 Anderson James 0 - 1 Carter Robert J 1725
1660 Stevenson Frank C 0 - 1 Malcolm Duncan 1670
0 Clark Alexander 0 - 1 MacPheator Gary 1665
0 Clark Ian 0 - 1 Macgilchrist Siegrun 1550
1 - 4
7 Stirling 3 Polytechnic
1840 Fraser Scott ½ - ½ Kirk Larry G 2085
1650 Hewitt David A 0 - 1 Reid Neil 2030
1590 Platts William G C 0 - 1 Wiltshire Richard 2010
1575 Togneri Robert G 0 - 1 Neilan John 1675
1510 Thomson Alex D C H - A Not Given Home Win by Default
1½ - 3½
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3 Polytechnic 1 Edinburgh
2085 Kirk Larry G 1 - 0 Kynoch Richard J P 1825
2030 Reid Neil ½ - ½ Sykes Chris 0
2010 Wiltshire Richard ½ - ½ Balmer Stephen 0
1675 Neilan John ½ - ½ MacGregor Lindsay A 1575
Not Given V - V Not Given Void/Double Default
2½ - 1½
6 Prestwick 7 Stirling
1805 Fraser Iain R ½ - ½ Fraser Scott 1840
1725 Carter Robert J ½ - ½ Hewitt David A 1650
1670 Malcolm Duncan 1 - 0 Platts William G C 1590
1665 MacPheator Gary ½ - ½ Togneri Robert G 1575
1550 Macgilchrist Siegrun 0 - 1 Thomson Alex D C 1510
2½ - 2½
5 Edinburgh CS 2 Knights/Mid
1820 Melville Alan G ½ - ½ Chapman Mark 1915
1525 Bate Simon 0 - 1 Morrison Ian C 1845
1565 Jackson Ralph 1 - 0 Findlay Jack 1760
1545 Brown Gerry 0 - 1 Dimitrov Todor 1755
1540 Anderson George C 0 - 1 Ramsay James Roy 1635
1½ - 3½
4 Dundee/Vict 8 Giffnock
1785 Fallone Mike 0 - 1 Campbell David 1940
1745 Anderson James 0 - 1 Graham Joe 1705
1660 Stevenson Frank C 0 - 1 Hamilton Colin J 1700
0 Clark Alexander 0 - 1 Fisher Richard T 1540
0 Clark Ian 1 - 0 MacDonald David 0
1 - 4
8 Giffnock 6 Prestwick
1700 Hamilton Colin J ½ - ½ Fraser Iain R 1805
1540 Fisher Richard T ½ - ½ Carter Robert J 1725
0 MacDonald David 1 - 0 Malcolm Duncan 1670
1355 Bonnyman Gordon J 0 - 1 MacPheator Gary 1665
1345 Wood Evan A ½ - ½ MacCurley Arthur 1610
2½ - 2½
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1 Edinburgh 7 Stirling
1945 Rutherford Willie ½ - ½ Fraser Scott 1840
1825 Kynoch Richard J P 1 - 0 Platts William G C 1590
1770 Rutherford Elaine 1 - 0 Togneri Robert G 1575
0 Balmer Stephen 1 - 0 Thomson Alex D C 1510
1405 Havard Leonard ½ - ½ MacDonald Christophe 1210
4 - 1
5 Edinburgh CS 4 Dundee/Vict
1540 Anderson George C 0 - 1 Spencer Edwin A 2050
1545 Brown Gerry 0 - 1 Officer Paul A 1615
1525 Bate Simon 0 - 1 Stevenson Frank C 1660
1525 Heatlie Douglas S 1 - 0 Ironside Calum 1500
1265 MacCrae John 0 - 1 Clark Alexander 0
1 - 4
3 Polytechnic 2 Knights/Mid
2030 Reid Neil ½ - ½ Chapman Mark 1915
2010 Wiltshire Richard ½ - ½ Morrison Ian C 1845
1810 Watt Paul 1 - 0 Jablon Steven 0
1690 Wilson Gerry 0 - 1 Findlay Jack 1760
1675 Neilan John H - A Not Given Home Win by Default
3 - 2
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Table Order = M pts
----------Boards (5 per Match)--------
----Matches---- ---Played--- --Defaults-- -Score-
Pos Team P W L D Pts W L D W L D Bds %
1 3 Polytechnic 7 6 1 0 12 16 4 11 2 2 0 23½ 67
2 6 Prestwick 7 3 2 2 8 13 11 11 0 0 0 18½ 53
3 8 Giffnock 7 3 2 2 8 14 14 7 0 0 0 17½ 50
4 1 Edinburgh 7 3 3 1 7 13 8 11 1 2 0 19½ 56
5 2 Knights/Mid 7 3 3 1 7 10 9 15 0 1 0 17½ 50
6 7 Stirling 7 1 2 4 6 10 14 10 1 0 0 16 46
7 5 Edinburgh CS 7 1 4 2 4 10 18 6 1 0 0 14 40
8 4 Dundee/Vict 7 1 4 2 4 10 18 5 0 2 0 12½ 36
-- -- -- -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ----
Tots for x-check 56 21 21 14 56 96 96 76 5 7 0 139
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Match Cross Table
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pld Pts
1 Edinburgh x 2 1½ 4 2½ 3½ 4 2 35 19½
2 Knights/Mid 3 x 2 2½ 3½ 3 1½ 2 35 17½
3 Polytechnic 2½ 3 x 4½ 4 2 3½ 4 35 23½
4 Dundee/Vict 1 2½ ½ x 4 1 2½ 1 35 12½
5 Edinburgh CS 2½ 1½ 1 1 x 2 2½ 3½ 35 14
6 Prestwick 1½ 2 3 4 3 x 2½ 2½ 35 18½
7 Stirling 1 3½ 1½ 2½ 2½ 2½ x 2½ 35 16
8 Giffnock 3 3 1 4 1½ 2½ 2½ x 35 17½
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*** Team 1 Edinburgh ***
PNum Name Grade Status Club Played Points
5882 Rutherford Willie 1945 ED 3 2
4629 Kynoch Richard J P 1825 EDWD 7 4
9448 Taylor Ewan 1800 ED 2 ½
8523 Reid Graeme 1700 EDWH 2 1½
3020 Aitchison A Keith 1695 ED 4 2
10514 Stuart Duncan 1615 EDWD 2 1
5076 MacGregor Lindsay A 1575 EDWD 4 3
8057 Havard Leonard 1405 ED 2 ½
12977 Fawcett N 0 ED 1 1
12843 Sykes Chris 0 ED 2 ½
12548 Balmer Stephen 0 ED 3 2½
6744 Rutherford Elaine 1770 J14 ED 1 1
*** Team 2 Knights/Mid ***
PNum Name Grade Status Club Played Points
3486 Chapman Mark 1915 LSEU 5 2
5375 Morrison Ian C 1845 PH 7 5½
9508 Findlay Jack 1760 LS 5 2
7572 Dimitrov Todor 1755 SBLS 4 1½
5710 Ramsay James Roy 1635 LSPH 6 3
3950 Flockhart Hugh S 1640 LS 2 ½
3381 Cairns Douglas 1605 LS 2 2
7839 Barron Vince 1485 MU 2 1
12934 Jablon Steven 0 LS 1 0
*** Team 3 Polytechnic ***
PNum Name Grade Status Club Played Points
5288 Minnican Alan W 2065 PYWD 3 2
6517 Wiltshire Richard 2010 BB 7 6
5313 Moffat Leonie 1895 PYIC 2 1
7830 Neilan John 1675 PY 5 3½
6503 Wilson Gerry 1690 PY 5 2
5747 Reid Neil 2030 PY 4 3
10412 Khandaker Iman 1840 PY 2 1½
3560 Collins Sam 1695 GMAY 2 2
4607 Kirk Larry G 2085 PY 2 1½
10035 Watt Paul 1810 J17 PY 1 1
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*** Team 4 Dundee/Vict ***
PNum Name Grade Status Club Played Points
5810 Robertson I Gordon 1735 DV 2 0
6107 Stevenson Frank C 1660 DVCH 7 2½
9978 Ironside Calum 1500 DV 5 1½
8984 Hutton Chris 1540 DV 2 0
6072 Spencer Edwin A 2050 DVCH 3 2½
3051 Anderson James 1745 DV 4 1½
12507 Clark Alexander 0 DV 5 1½
7588 Fallone Mike 1785 DV 2 1
11245 Clark Ian 0 J12 DVGV 2 1
12914 Officer Paul A 1615 DVCH 1 1
*** Team 5 Edinburgh CS ***
PNum Name Grade Status Club Played Points
9060 Melville Alan G 1820 CSWD 6 1½
7914 Greensmith David 1815 CS 2 1½
4765 MacDonald Gordon J 1625 CS 4 2
11978 Jackson Ralph 1565 NEW CS 6 3
3143 Bate Simon 1525 CS 7 3
7921 Brown Gerry 1545 CS 5 1
3046 Anderson George C 1540 CS 3 1
4313 Heatlie Douglas S 1525 CSWD 1 1
8757 MacCrae John 1265 CS 1 0
*** Team 6 Prestwick ***
PNum Name Grade Status Club Played Points
3983 Fraser Iain R 1805 PWTR 7 3
3454 Carter Robert J 1725 PW 5 2
8948 Plato A Graeme D 1715 J17 LG 4 1½
4847 Malcolm Duncan 1670 TR 7 4½
4998 MacCurley Arthur 1610 PW 5 4
5217 MacPheator Gary 1665 AYPW 5 2½
4775 Macgilchrist Siegrun 1550 PWPY 2 1
*** Team 7 Stirling ***
PNum Name Grade Status Club Played Points
7776 Fraser Scott 1840 J16 ST 7 4
3616 Cowe Iain 1740 ST 2 ½
6052 Smith Stephen H 1740 STCW 4 2½
6276 Togneri Robert G 1575 ST 5 1½
6236 Thomson Alex D C 1510 ST 5 4
12220 Hunter William 1690 ST 2 ½
8570 Hewitt David A 1650 ST 4 1½
9353 MacAteer John 1390 ST 2 1
5650 Platts William G C 1590 STWD 3 0
10190 MacDonald Christopher 1210 J 8 STPR 1 ½
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*** Team 8 Giffnock ***
PNum Name Grade Status Club Played Points
3413 Campbell David 1940 GI 4 2
7826 Graham Joe 1705 GI 4 2½
4235 Hamilton Colin J 1700 GI 7 4
3418 Campbell Iain S 1690 GI 2 2
3936 Fisher Richard T 1540 GI 7 2½
9931 Farrell Vincent 1685 J16 GINI 2 1
5778 Rigg Gordon 1630 J14 GI 2 1
4946 MacCall John 1515 GICC 2 1
12932 MacDonald David 0 GI 3 1
3234 Bonnyman Gordon J 1355 GI 1 0
11476 Wood Evan A 1345 J16 GI 1 ½