Results and commentary by Gerry Wilson

Glasgow Chess League Division 5a                    Results as at 20 April 1999
               GM KM BB HC KM MC EK GM KM BB HC KM MC EK  P  W D L  F  A   - Pt
Glw Montrose   ** 4  4  3  4  4d 4  ** 3  2  3     4  3  11 10 1 0 38  6   0 21
Knight Moves A 0  ** 2  3  2½ 4  3½ 1  ** 2½ 4  3½ 4  2½ 12  9 1 2 32½ 15½ 0 19
Buddies Bar B  0  2  ** 2  1  3  3  2  1½ **  ½ 3  2  4d 12  4 4 4 24  24  0 12
Holy Cross D   1  1  2  ** 3  1  3  1  0  3½ ** 1  4  2½ 12  5 1 6 23  25  0 11
Knight Moves C 0  1½ 3  1  ** 1  0      ½ 1  3  ** 2½ 3½ 11  4 0 7 17  27  0  8
Maccabi B      0d 0  1  3  3  ** 1  0  0  2  0  1½ ** 2  12  2 2 8 13½ 34½ 0  6
East Kilbride B0   ½ 1  1  4  3  ** 1  1½ 0d 1½  ½ 2  ** 12  2 1 9 16  32  0  5

With only the Is to be dotted, the Ts to be crossed and the default points to
be deducted, not to mention one remaining irrelevant match, Glasgow Montrose C
win the 5a title and the automatic promotion place, while Knight Moves A face a
playoff with Netherton for the third spot, to join their B team who have won
division 5b in next season's division 4.

Round  1

98 OCT 08 Glasgow Montrose C   4  : 0   Buddies Bar B
98 OCT 05 Knight Moves A       2½ : 1½  Knight Moves C
98 OCT 08 Holy Cross D         3  : 1   East Kilbride B

Round  2

98 OCT 19 Buddies Bar B        2  : 2   Knight Moves A
98 OCT 22 East Kilbride B      3  : 1   Maccabi B
98 OCT 19 Knight Moves C       1  : 3   Holy Cross D

Round  3

98 NOV 02 Knight Moves A       0  : 4   Glasgow Montrose C
98 NOV 05 Holy Cross D         2  : 2   Buddies Bar B
98 NOV 05 Maccabi B            3  : 1   Knight Moves C

Round  4

98 NOV 16 Buddies Bar B        3  : 1   Maccabi B
98 NOV 19 Glasgow Montrose C   3  : 1   Holy Cross D
98 NOV 16 Knight Moves C       0  : 4   East Kilbride B

Round  5

98 NOV 26 Holy Cross D         1  : 3   Knight Moves A
98 NOV 26 Maccabi B            0d : 4d  Glasgow Montrose C
98 NOV 26 East Kilbride B      1  : 3   Buddies Bar B

Round  6

98 DEC 07 Buddies Bar B        1  : 3   Knight Moves C
98 DEC 10 Glasgow Montrose C   4  : 0   East Kilbride B
98 DEC 07 Knight Moves A       4  : 0   Maccabi B

Round  7

98 DEC 17 Maccabi B            3  : 1   Holy Cross D
98 DEC 17 East Kilbride B       ½ : 3½  Knight Moves A
98 DEC 14 Knight Moves C       0  : 4   Glasgow Montrose C

Round  8

99 JAN 04 Buddies Bar B        2  : 2   Glasgow Montrose C
99 JAN 07 East Kilbride B      1½ : 2½  Holy Cross D
99 JAN 11 Knight Moves C        ½ : 3½  Knight Moves A

Round  9

99 MAR 15 Knight Moves A       2½ : 1½  Buddies Bar B
99 JAN 14 Holy Cross D         1  : 3   Knight Moves C
99 JAN 11 Maccabi B            2  : 2   East Kilbride B

Round 10

99 JAN 25 Buddies Bar B         ½ : 3½  Holy Cross D
99 JAN 28 Glasgow Montrose C   3  : 1   Knight Moves A
99 JAN 18 Knight Moves C       2½ : 1½  Maccabi B

Round 11

99 FEB 11 Holy Cross D         1  : 3   Glasgow Montrose C
99 FEB 08 Maccabi B            2  : 2   Buddies Bar B
99 FEB 11 East Kilbride B       ½ : 3½  Knight Moves C

Round 12

99 FEB 22 Buddies Bar B        4d : 0d  East Kilbride B
99 FEB 25 Glasgow Montrose C   4  : 0   Maccabi B
99 FEB 08 Knight Moves A       4  : 0   Holy Cross D

Round 13

99 MAR 08 Maccabi B            0  : 4   Knight Moves A
99 MAR 11 East Kilbride B      1  : 3   Glasgow Montrose C
99 MAR 01 Knight Moves C       1  : 3   Buddies Bar B

Round 14

99 MAR 25 Glasgow Montrose C      :     Knight Moves C
99 MAR 22 Knight Moves A       2½ : 1½  East Kilbride B
99 MAR 25 Holy Cross D         4  : 0   Maccabi B