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

Please can you check your results at http://www.chessscotland.com/scottishcha.../prize.php and warn me of any mistakes.



Scottish Championships
1st= GM Nikolov Momchil, GM Vitaly Teterev, GM Jacob Aagaard, IM Jonathan Hawkins, IM Bragi Thorfinsson 7/9

Scottish Champion GM Jacob Aagaard 7/9

Scottish Senior Champions IM Roddy McKay, FM Philip Giulian 5.5/9

Junior Boy, Andrew McClement 5.5/9

Junior Girl Ali Roy, 4/9

U2400 Grading Jasmin Bejtovic, Michael De Verdier, IM Douglas Bryson, FM Alan Tate 6/9

U2200 Grading Daniel Lindner, Andrew McClement 5.5/9

U2050 Grading Douglas McKerracher, Nokkvi Sverrisson 5/9

U1950 Grading Douglas Will, Ian Marks 5/9

U1800 Grading Jon T Hardasson 4.5/9

Giant Killer Conor O'Donnell

Best Game FM Donald Holmes

Player of the Year Calum MacQueen

U1750 / Senior

1st= George Murphy, William Clinton 5/7

U1750 Boy Carl Milton 4/7

U1450

1st David Potts, 5/7

2nd = David Congalton, Joseph Weir, Bernard Cassidy, Iain Hope 4.5/7

U1450 Girl Anna Milton 2.5/7

Weekend Open

1st Alex Gillies 4/5

2nd= John Briggs, Jonathan Wells 3.5/5

Weekend Major

1st John Smith 4.5/5

2nd= Norman Lindsay, Keith Aitchieson, Joshua Higgs 4/5

U1475 Grading Ian Morris 3.5/5

Weekend Minor

1st Stuart Wynne, 4.5/5

2nd = David Watson, Liam Richmond, Leszek Rewak

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Please be aware there is an Orange Walk in Glasgow tomorrow. From what I can see one starts in Kelvingrove Park at 10:30 and heads from there to the Peoples palace. The other will start at Wallace street. It will affect George Square!

Give yourselves plenty of time to get to the venue

To quote from Strathclyde Police

"“On Saturday, there will be 174 parades taking place throughout the Force area. Of these, 46 parades, with up to 8000 marchers, will walk through Glasgow City Centre. "

Good luck everyone that is attending the Northern Gigafinal this weekend.

As they have both declared in advance that they wish their games to be graded I know that both Caitlin Reid & Iona Bryson are playing but haven't been able to get a list of Scottish entrants from the organisers.