Greetings – we are back.

The 2024 Congress (20th Anniversary) will take place 11-13 October at the Chaplaincy Centre, University of Dundee. Full details are now on our website – dundeecongress.co.uk

Some notable points:
The Congress Director will be Ray Noble, email
We are repeating the format of last year with identical 1st – 3rd place prizes across the tournaments and the same entry fee. Numbers were well down last year so, unfortunately, we have to increase entry fees to £30 for all tournaments. We still have the lowest entry fees and highest prize funds of all the Scottish weekend congresses.
The Open tournament will return as ‘Premier’ with a lower grading limit of 1700.
We will not be running a snack bar but tea/coffee will be available, payment by use of an honesty box. Iced water (free) will be available in the playing areas for the competitors.
We will have some financial support from three local businesses – Chamber Practice, Stop  Go Driving and Griffen Design: our thanks and appreciation go to them. Contact details are on our website ‘Sponsors’ page.

  2024 SNCL AGM Minutes - amended.docx (Size: 15.98 KB / Downloads: 65)

Please see minutes for the recent SNCL AGM Minutes which have been checked and approved by Glynis.

Sunday 21st, yes this Sunday is last round of SNCL for this season. PLEASE remember to bring all trophies and the Giant Killer shield.

Any matters for the AGM must be lodged with me before the last round begins. At present we will be discussing Fees for next year, format of the event and dates for next season.
Personally I am happy with the nine round FIDE event but the extra day and increase in Scottish grading fees plus expense of FIDE grading fees means I have to ask for a rise in team entry fee. It has stood at £100 for many years now but we are now seriously eating into our funds. Where else can your club get forty five games at just over two pounds a game?  

Look forward to seeing you all -- dogs (Millie, Murphy and Bailey) will be at their Auntie's but may be persuaded to make an appearance in the afternoon

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Andy is Depute Arbiter at the Candidates Tournament in Toronto.
Which is the best internet site to watch Andy (and others) in action ? 

Back we go to Livingston with an U1900 and U 1400 sections in this allegro.

ChessResults site is here, Vega site is here, and there are 20 places left at this time.

No live boards this time.

Late fee applies from now.

Just going to leave this here...

https://lichess.org/broadcast/ii-trofeo-...8/HdEtqBJp

In case you missed the news article,

Major is live here.

Inter top 6 are here.

If you have heard of a thing called Steam on your PC then you may wish to know that a sale ends today with Chessbase 16 for £40, which is cheap. Sale still on.

Also Fritz 18 for £32.

A proper weekend congress later this month on the 22nd to 24th of March at the Edinburgh park Hotel with a Saturday night Blitz shoehorned in.

90 places were available with 10 left in the congress's 3 sections and 45 in the Blitz, enter the Blitz separately.

There will be 16 live boards in operation during the congress. Swiss Manager site is here.  Vega site with no cookies or ads, here.

Please make sure you are in the correct section and we have your entry. Please also let us know if you cannot make the event.

Just a quick note as I have no more details other than I have received a call from a friend of Martin's telling me he had passed away.
He had been at Cathcart for the last couple of seasons but had been previously been around the Lanarkshire Chess scene for quite a number of years and I am told he also played at Uddingston Grammar school.
If I find out anything else I will post later.