Final grading calculations for 2100-2012 season are online now - (July 24).

This is slightly later than anticipated but there are often unforeseen programming delays hit the system at this time of year as we change over from one season to next. These grades dont include the recent Scottish Championships which will go in as first event of new 12-13 season.

The final Grand Prix position will be published probably July 25 - these do include the Scottish Championship. (To enhance status and provide a suitable finale to GP the flagship event is included twice as last event of one season and first event of next).

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Thanks to programmers Gordon Rattray and Andrew McHarg.

I met Charlie Stewart from Dunfermline CC in Alloa today and he asked me what was happening with the Grangemouth Congress this year. Does anybody know ?

Retrospective checking of Disclosure Certificates and conversion to the new PVG Record Scheme.

In February of this year, the authorities announced a delay in the implementation of the next phase of migration to the PVG scheme. The delay meant that Chess Scotland (as with all other similar volunteer organisations) were unable to seek PVG membership for Chess Scotland registered volunteers who had already been subject to the old Child Protection disclosure arrangements. It has now been announced that the migration of existing volunteers to PVG membership can commence at the end of October 2012, albeit with severely restricted volumes.

It is anticipated by CRBS that retrospective checking will take some 36 months. Existing PVG scheme members are not impacted in any way, this change only affects child protection volunteers who are not yet PVG scheme members.

The Lead Signatory, Steve Mannion Snr, and the Alternate Signatory, Dick Heathwood, will now draw up a schedule of proposed individual migrations to PVG membership. Each existing volunteer will be contacted, no action is required by anyone this stage.

In order to manage the retrospective checking of Chess Arbiters, Coaches and Chaperons, taking account the advice from the Central Registered Body in Scotland on risk assessment, the following policy will be adopted. New applications are unlikely to be affected and will take priority at all times.

Chess Scotland will commence retrospective checking first with Chaperons and those Arbiters and Coaches who are active and occasionally work outside of Scotland. This will include Coaches who have Disclosures Certificates more than 3 years old with the oldest dated processed first. Thereafter coaches will take priority over Arbiters with the oldest dated Disclosure Certificates processed first.

Daniel Thomas is currently featured on the live boards at the British Championships. Good luck Daniel.

What are your goals... ?

Mine is to break the 1800 grading barrier. This is the first new season where my grade has gone down (albeit only by about 2elo). I think the reason is that I've not played as much. ;|

I was wondering who I should contact with regard to applying for the Candidate Master title from FIDE?
I imagine as with other (better!) titles it has to be done through the national body?!

Thanks in advance,
Andy Burnett

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A link to the live games

89 Junior Games now available from the Primary Individual (Culzean Castle) last month....
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The Glorney festival starts on Wednesday in Daventry. Above is a link to hopefully quite a few live games during the event, although I can't be certain what sections they will cover. From this link however, it suggests that we will play Wales in all agegroups on the first day. Everyone travelling down tomorrow by bus and train, with GM Matthew Turner and Heather Lang meeting up with the squad at the hotel venue. I wish to express my gratitude to all the coaches and parents who have given their time to help in so many ways. The very best wishes to head of delegation Donald Wilson and the entire squad,

Robin.

I have been researching the life and games of the Berlin master Kurt Richter (1900-1969).

Alan Grant of Cathcart CC tells me that he recalls seeing an article on the inside front cover of a BCM, sometime in the last 3-4 years. It concerned a 'newly discovered' Kurt Richter game.

Does anyone have these years of the BCM? If so,could you oblige and see if the reference can be found?

Thank you for any assistance.

Alan McGowan
Historian, Chess Scotland