Scottish Championship 1956

From the September 1956 British Chess Magazine, p231, report by Dr J.M. Aitken:

The 63rd Annual Congress of the Scottish Chess Association was held in the Burgh Court Room, Dundee, from July 21st-28th, under the auspices of the Dundee Chess Club. The original entry for the championship was, unfortunately, considerably weakened by the withdrawal of a former Champion, P.B. Anderson, but the entry of two young players for the first time in a senior event─seventeen-year-old Michael Fallone and sixteen-year-old George Dickson, who was Scottish Boy Champion last year─was interesting and possibly significant for the future. As will be seen, neither disappointed expectations.

Championship

Scottish Championship 1956	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts
1. Dr J.M. Aitken	■	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8½
2. M. Fallone	½	■	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	7
3. C.W. Marshall	0	½	■	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	6½
4. G. Dickson	0	½	0	■	0	1	1	1	1	1	5½
5. E.G.W. Beckingham	0	0	0	1	■	½	1	1	1	½	5
6. H. Deas	0	0	1	0	½	■	0	½	0	1	3
7. J. Cairncross	0	0	0	0	0	1	■	1	0	½	2½
8. A.J. Galbraith	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	■	½	1	2½
9. L-Col. W.G. Irvine-Fortescue	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	½	■	0	2½
10. E.A. Woods	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	■	2

Ladies' Championship

A double-round tournament of four players.
Due to the difficulties of arranging a play-off, the title was shared.

Ladies' Championship 1956	1	2	3	4	Pts
1. Mrs N.C. Elder	■	1	2	2	5
2. Mrs S.M. Steedman	1	■	2	2	5
3. Miss E.M. Humby	0	0	■	2	2
4. Mrs W. Goldie	0	0	0	■	0

Minor Tournament

This was won by F. Fallone, father of Michael.

Alan McGowan
Historian/Archivist, Chess Scotland

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