Results and commentary by John Montgomery
Ayrshire Chess Association Newsletter (issued January 2000) Welcome to the new millenium !!!! Enclosed are the up to date results from the Ayrshire Chess League. They can also be found on the web sites of the Scottish Chess Association and Troon Chess Club. Here are the results of the second and third rounds of the Ayrshire Individual Championships. Ayrshire Individual Championships 1999-2000 Round 2 11/11/99 Name Results Name R Carter, Prestwick 0 - 1 S Brown, Ardrossan W Kelley, Ardrossan 1 - 0 A McCurley, Prestwick G Kafka, Largs 1 - 0 W Greig, Kilmarnock K Malkin, Kilmarnock (-( T Barrett, Irvine C Baird, Tron 1 - 0 J Shankland, Irvine G McPheator, Prestwick 0 - 1 S Robinson, Ardrossan R Loughran, Irvine 1 - 0 D Malcolm, Troon G Harkins, Irvine 1 - 0 W Birnie, Irvine R Yates, Irvine 1 - 0 S Todd, Prestwick R Gourlay, Irvine 0 - 1 S Macgilchrist, Carrick R O'Brien 0d-1d J Montgomery, Stewarton J Wainright, Troon 0 - 1 P Walsh, Irvine D Ferguson, Prestwick 0 - 1 J McNicoll, Kilmarnock Ayrshire Individual Championships 1999-2000 Round 3 Name Results Name S Brown, Ardrossan P - P C Baird, Troon G Kafka, Largs 1 - 0 W Kelly, Ardrossan S Robinson, Ardrossan 1 - 0 G Harkins, Irvine T Barrett, Irvine 1 - 0 R Loughran, Irvine J Shankland, Irvine 0 - 1 K Malkin, Kilmarnock J McNicoll, Kilmarnock 1 - 0 R Carter, Prestwick A McCurley, Prestwick 0 - 1 R Yates, Irvine J Montgomery, Stewarton 0 - 1 P Walsh, Irvine W Greig, Kilmarnock, (-( S Macgilchrist, Carrick G McPheator, Prestwick P - P D Malcolm, Troon W Birnie, Irvine 0 - 1 D Ferguson, Prestwick S Todd, Prestwick 0 - 1 R O'Brien, Largs R Gourlay, Irvine P - P J Wainright, Troon Here are the results of the second and third rounds of the JBW Robertson Cup. JBW Robertson Cup 1999-2000 Round 2 11/11/99 Name Results Name G Bennie, Kilmarnock (-( J Bradley, Troon R Thomson, Stewarton 0 - 1 J Dement, Prestwick G Wuilson, Kilmarnock (-( R Ferguson, Ardrossan A Carey, Greenwood (-( J Calder, Troon R McLaughlin, Irvine 0 - 1 V Tedeschi, Ayr A Katte, Kilmarnock 0 - 1 D Deary, Greenwood S Smith, Kilmarnock 1 - 0 M Whyte, Stewarton R English, Greenwood (-( C McClurg, Stewarton B Mitchell, Greenwood 0 - 1 A Willocks, Ayr JBW Robertson Cup 1999-2000 Round 3 Name Results Name J Dement, Prestwick 1 - 0 G Wilson, Kilmarnock J Bradley, Troon 1 - 0 R Ferguson, Ardrossan J Calder, Troon 1 - 0 G Bennie, Kilmarnock D Deary, Greenwood 1 - 0 R Thomson, Stewarton A Willocks, Ayr 1 - 0 S Smith, Kilmarnock C McClurg, Stewarton P - P R McLaughlin, Ardrossan A Katte, Kilmarnock 1 - 0 R English, Greenwood A Carey, Greenwood 1 - 0 B Mitchell, Greenwood V Tedeschi, Ayr 1d-0d M Whyte, Stewarton The Ayrshire Junior Championships for 1999 were played recently over several evenings at Greenwood Academy and here are the final placings Under 18 Winner Richard Graham, Greenwood Under 16 Winner Ross Thomson, Stewarton Under 16 Second place Stuart Greenwood, Greenwood Under 16 Third equal Alasdair Carey, Greenwood Under 16 Third equal Cameron McClurg, Stewart Under 16 Third equal Michael Whyte, Stewarton Below is a copy of the game played between Ross Thomson and Richard Graham in the above Ayrshire Junior Championships 1 d4 e6 11 Bd3 Rc8 21 Kd2 Rc8 2 c4 c5 12 Bg5 a6 22 Bxf7+ Kh8 3 d5 d6 13 b4 Qc7 23 Qxc7 Rxc7 4 Nc3 g6 14 Qf3 Nxd5 24 Re8+ Bf8 5 e3 Bg7 15 Nxd5 Nxd5 25 Resigns 6 Bd2 Nd7 16 Bc4 Nc3 7 Rb1 Nb6 17 Rb3 Nxe4 8 b3 Nf6 18 Qxe4 Nd4 9 e4 dxe5 19 Re3 Bf5 10 cxd5 O-O 20 Qe7 Nc1+ Ayrshire Calendar Date Event Where Organiser January 2000 Thurs 13th Jan Junior Training Greenwood J Montgomery /S Taylor W/c Mon 17th Jan Ayrshire Chess League 5 Various J Montgomery Tues 25th Jan Junior League Greenwood S Taylor Thurs 27th Jan Ayrshire Individual Round 4 Prestwick I Fraser Thurs 27th Jan JBW Robertson Cup Round 4 Prestwick I Fraser February 2000 Wed 2nd Feb Primary No Wait event Greenwood S Taylor Thurs 3rd Feb Samuel Graham Round 2 Prestwick J Montgomery W/c 7th Feb Ayrshire Chess League 6 Various J Montgomery Thurs 10th Feb Junior Training Greenwood J Montgomery /S Taylor Thurs 17th Feb Junior League Greenwood S Taylor Thurs 24th Feb Ayrshire Individual Round 5 Prestwick I Fraser Thurs 24th Feb JBW Roberston Cup Round 5 Prestwick I Fraser W/c 28th Feb Ayrshire Chess League 7 Various J Montgomery March 2000 Thurs 9th Mar Junior Training Greenwood J Montgomery /S Taylor W/c 13th Mar Ayrshire Chess League Various J Montgomery Tues 21st Mar Junior League Greenwood S Taylor Thurs 23rd Mar Ayrshire Individual Round 6 Prestwick I Fraser Thurs 23rd Mar JBW Robertson Cup Prestwick I Fraser Contact names & addreses John Montgomery 4 Barbeth Place, Girdle Toll, Irvine KA11 1QL Telephone 01294-221486 (Association and League secretary) Stephen Taylor 62 Woodlands Grove, Kilmarnock KA3 1TZ Telephone 01294-213124 (not during school hours) (Junior League secretary) Iain Fraser 129 Obree Avenue, Prestwick KA9 2NQ Telephone 01292-471278 (President)