As you have gathered I am on holiday at the moment.

I am putting together the list of motions and will publish it later in the week. I have put together the list of candidates for your perusal

Candidates for Election to Directorships of Chess Scotland
All proposed by Hamish Glen and seconded by Andy Howie unless stated

President:
Candidate: Hamish Glen
Proposed by Alex McFarlane, seconded by Andy Howie

Candidate: Stephen Hilton
Proposed by Ian Brownlee, seconded by Chris Hampton

Executive Director:
Candidate: Andy Howie
Proposed by Hamish Glen, seconded by Ian Brownlee

Finance Director
Candidate: David Congalton

Home Director (Open)
No Candidate

Home Director (Junior)
Candidate: David Deary
Proposed by David Congalton, seconded by Iain Fraser

Customer Services Director
No Candidate

International Director (Open)
Candidate: Andrew Muir

International Director (Junior)
Candidate: Calum MacQueen
Proposed by Hugh Brechin, seconded by Sean Milton

Schools Development Director:
Candidate: June Underwood
Proposed by David Oswald, seconded by Calum MacQueen

Marketing Director
Candidate: Jonathan Edwards
Proposed by Hugh Brechin, seconded by Andy Howie

Scottish Championships Director
Candidate: Alex McFarlane

Technical Director
Candidate: Ken Stewart

FIDE/ECU Delegate
Candidate: Andy Howie
Proposed by Hamish Glen, seconded by Ian Brownlee

Dear Chess Friends,

We want to inform you about our 3rd International Chess Tournament "ISTHMIA' 2013 which will be held from 18-25 of August in Vrachati Korinthias Greece.
I am sending to you attached the regulations of the tournament and one more document about the location of the tournament.

For more information you can visit the website of the tournament: <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.isthmia.gr">www.isthmia.gr</a><!-- w -->

Please forward this mail to interested parties.

for the Organizing Committee
Maria Petsetidi
email:korinthiachess@gmail.com
phone:+30 6974858312

I've played in the West Wales Congress a few time. It's a very friendly tournament and you obviously get to play a set of different faces.
See below if you fancy getting away for the weekend. There's a new venue this year.

West Wales 46th Week-end Congress

Note! New Venue: The Mercure Swansea Hotel, Phoenix Way, Llansamlet, Swansea, SA7 9EG <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mercureswansea.co.uk/">http://www.mercureswansea.co.uk/</a><!-- m -->
Just three miles from Swansea city centre and within easy reach of two M4 junctions, the Mercure Swansea Hotel is set in landscaped lakeside grounds.

FRIDAY – SUNDAY
11th Oct – 13th Oct 2013

OPEN, MAJOR & MINOR SECTIONS
All players in the Open and Major Events must be registered with the Welsh Chess Union or their respective national body.

Schedule of Rounds

Round 1 – Friday 11th October 6.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
Round 2 – Saturday 12th October 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Round 3 – Saturday 12th October 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Round 4 – Sunday 13th October 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Round 5 – Sunday 13th October 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
__________________________________________________________

Please send your entries to Les Philpin
59 Cecil Road
Gowerton
SWANSEA
SA4 3DF
Tel: 01792 418711
Mob: 07970 840247
e-mail <!-- e --><a href="mailto:newsilure@hotmail.com">newsilure@hotmail.com</a><!-- e -->

If an acknowledgement is required please enclose a SAE.

Name _____________________________________

Address _____________________________________

_____________________________________

e-mail address _____________________________________

Tel No: _______________________________

Club ___________________ Grade ( if any ) _____

DOB ( if junior ) __________ Bye Requested in Round ____

I wish to enter the OPEN/ MAJOR/ MINOR section and enclose an entry fee of _____ and a donation of _______.

Please make cheques payable to ‘WEST WALES CHESS CONGRESS’

Prizes and Entry Fees
OPEN Entry fee £22
Prizes 1st £200; 2nd £75; 3rd £50
A grading prize will be awarded at under 2000

MAJOR ( Under 1850 ) Entry fee £20
Prizes 1st £150; 2nd £70; 3rd £35
A grading prize will be awarded at under 1650

MINOR ( Under 1500 ) Entry fee adults £18 and juniors £16
Prizes 1st £120; 2nd £60; 3rd £30
A grading prize will be awarded at under 1300

CONGRESS RULES
Rates of play 42 moves in 1hr 45 mins. After 42 moves both clocks to be
moved back 15 minutes and the games completed in the
time remaining.

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A great result for David Grant in the afternoon open from the first week. He went close to an incredible double, losing in the last round in the morning open when right in the shake up. Very well done David!

come along to Irvine to a friendly, wee, well run tournament. New venue this year, near to shops and nice social club will lend itself to a good time for all. Decent prize money in every section so get stuck in

...are just waiitng to be handed out.

We run a closed shop a tournamnt with all the Scottish GM's and three chosen candidates.
The GM's lose all their games to the chosen candidates.

The beauty of it is it won't cost a penny to run. We make up the games....
...infact we won't even have to bother doing that. We will just nick already played games.

To far fetched?

The Don Cup, Azuv, Russia, 2010 handed out 3 GM norms and 3 IM norms. (Congratulations)
Apparently The tournament is to be the subject of an investigation due to one or two (or six) things that have come to light.

Six games from each event match up 100% move for move. Here is just one.
Yes you can get duplicate games in well known GM prepetual/draws but six identical games from two tournaments?
Six long identical games that produce a positive reuslt in each one? I don't think so.

D. Yamnov - V.Eryomenko, Don Cup, Azov, Russia 2010

and…

Mobile Chess - Sjeng, 16th World Computer Chess Championship Beijing, 2008

White hanging on letting Black get two Queens to mate him is clear computer play.
A human at that level would resign. They should have used a different game or tampered with the ending.

[pos]8/5p1k/p2P2p1/5q2/6K1/6P1/7q/8 w - - 0 47[/pos]

[pgn]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f4 b5 11.Bd3 Be7 12.Rhe1 0-0 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Bd4 b4 15.Nb1 e5 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.Bxe5 Qa5 18.Bd4 Rfd8 19.c3 Rac8 20.e5 Rxd4 21.exf6 Bxf6 22.cxd4 Ba4+ 23.Bc2 Bg5 24.b3 Bxb3 25.axb3 Qa2 26.Re8+ Rxe8 27.Qxg5 hxg5 28.g3 Rc8 29.Rd2 Qxb3 30.d5 Qa2 31.Kd1 Rxc2 32.Rxc2 Qxb1+ 33.Kd2 b3 34.Rc8+ Kh7 35.d6 Qa2+ 36.Ke3 Qxh2 37.Kf3 g4+ 38.Kxg4 Qe2+ 39.Kh4 g6 40.Kh3 Qe6+ 41.Kh2 Qxc8 42.Kg2 b2 43.Kh2 Qc2+ 44.Kh3 b1Q 45.Kh4 Qh2+ 46.Kg4 Qf5[/pgn]

You can get the 2010 Azov games here:

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...and the 16th World Computer Chess Championship 2008 games from here.

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The Andorra 19 are turning into the Badalona 4, for those of us who can't get enough of chess in the sun! Myself, Andrew Green, Clement Sreeves, and Michael Grove are all playing in the A section (2150+) of the Badalona Open starting on 2nd August. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://chess-results.com/tnr69821.aspx?http://chess-results.com/Tnr95026.aspx?lan=9">http://chess-results.com/tnr69821.aspx? ... aspx?lan=9</a><!-- m -->

Quote:Hi

I am writing to inform that we have confirmed dates for the second edition of BelleVue Chess, which will be from 13 to 20 October in Alcudia (Mallorca).

New this year is that there are two tournaments, one for players under 2000 FIDE and another for players under 2400 FIDE.

Check the web <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bellevuechess.com">www.bellevuechess.com</a><!-- w --> to see all the details.

Greetings.
BelleVeue Chess

Just to let you all know I am about to do some maintenance on the board as we are having a few problems.

The board may be down for a few hours (or even not at all :D). I have taken a backup in case I break it!

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Jonathan Grant is playing