The Scottish Championship 2023 has been been announced and will be held at  the Carnegie Conference Centre (home of the SNCL) on 7th- 9th July 2023. It will be a five round tournament with two sections , Championship and reserve. Ian Brownlee is tournament director (admindirector@chessscotland.com mobile :07899832770.) and Alex McFarlane , our President will also be Chief Arbiter. Both CS members and non-members will be allowed to participate in both sections but only CS members are eligible to win the title of Scottish Champion.

Ian Brownlee will answer any queries using the above contact details. There will be refreshments provided by the centre un to approimately 3.00 pm. Further details will be posted shortly including entry costs and how to enter.

And we are back after the hiatus, in the Salutation hotel again.

Entry is closed now, please check and make sure you appear in the sites player lists or you won't get paired.

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We shall be broadcasting around 25 boards from the congress, links will appear on Friday, probably on LiChess.

Can anyone provide me with copies of posters that might have been produced to promote the 1995 Lewis Chess Festival?

I have (somehow) acquired a poster that is entirely in Gaelic, but with no mention of the players (Motwani, Agdestein, Short and Judit Polgar).

FIDE is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024; several events are planned, as well as a book of photographs.

I have been asked about posters for national or international events and the Lewis Chess Festival was the one that quickly came to mind, particularly because of the connection to the Lewis chess pieces.

Thanks.

Live games are here

Hope I'm not jinxing it, but Hamish has started really well.
Tomorrow is the second double-round day, so there's a lot riding on it.

2nd of April is a return to Livingston for another allegro. 

14 places left at this time, late fee applies now so an extra £5 for your entry.

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Major will be all live boards, link to be published on the Sunday.

Minor as many live from the top down.

The meeting on 16th April has been transferred to Sun 7/5/2023 because the venue accidently double booked. As they have been very good to us over the last few years the teams overwhelmingly agreed to change the date. Thank you guys.

The next meeting is 19/3/2023. Please remember to bring any trophies you still have, especially the giant killer one please.

Glynis

I have some sad news to pass on that George Anderson passed away peacefully at home last week.

George was a long standing member of the Edinburgh Civil Service Club serving as treasurer and secretary for many years.

George's skills were put to good use in his multiple roles as membership secretary for Chess Scotland, entries organiser for Edinburgh Congresses and supporting the Chess Edinburgh Council.

George had his playing successes winning the club championship on three occasions. He was also a regular supporter of local chess tournaments, as well as taking part in Scottish Championship subsidiary tournaments.

George was a skilled woodworker and every year made small trophies using chess pieces from older wooden sets and hand making the plinths from salvaged / donated pieces of wood. George must have made more than fifty of the smaller trophies over the years. A treasured keepsake for those lucky enough to win one. In 2019 George made the Balerno Trophy for Chess Edinburgh which is awarded annually to the junior with the highest grading improvement for the season.

Although not able to attend the club in person and just short of 90 years old, George was still playing online games against club members until very recently.

George will be sadly missed.

The funeral will be at 1pm on Friday 17th March at Mortonhall Crematorium.

2 allegros for the coming weekend, back to the Novotel for Saturday and then we revisit Dundee at the Invercarse, best view for playing chess ever.

Both have late entry fees applied from the 1st so get in now. 

At this moment Edinburgh has 18 places left, and Dundee has 40 places left.

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Live boards will be deployed at each site, link will appear in the Live Games section.

See you there.

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