Primary 5 & Under:
1st Hannah Wallace Holy Cross PS Croy 8/8
2nd Nicola Lynch St Aloysius PS Chapelhall 5.5/8
3rd Naomi McArthur St Anthonys Rutherglen 4/8

Best P5 Jennifer Lynch St Aloysius PS Chapelhall
Best P3 Kelsey Hulme Keir Hardie PS Motherwell
Best P1 Alexsandra Siwiniski Girvan PS.

Primary:
1st Monica Espinosa Girvan PS 7/7
2nd Stuthi Hegde George Heriots Edinburgh 6/7
3rd Lauren Hulme Keir Hardie PS Motherwell 5/7

Best P7 Alexandra Eagles Albyn School Aberdenn
Best P6 Jennifer Lowe Keir Hardie PS Motherwell

Secondary:
1st Cristina Espinosa Girvan 6/6
2nd Caitlin Reid Paisley
3rd Iona Bryson Annan

Can anyone help me reconstruct the full details of the telephone match (juniors) between Scotland and Switzerland, played on October 11, 1970?
The Scottish team was comprised of 9 boys (one of whom was David Itcovitz, current Scottish Boys' champions), and one girl (Mary McGinn). The team was based in the conference room of James Robertson & Sons, Ltd., the preserve manufacturers, in Paisley.
Reports in the Glasgow Herald of October 10 & 12 do not give full team lists, although the October 12 issue does give a nice photo of Mary McGinn.
The score at the end of the match was 6½-1½ to Switzerland, with two games undecided. The BCM of 1970, pp 335-6 gives the final score as 8-2, again with no players' names.
The Scottish Chess Bulletin of September 1970 announced the match, but the next issue was September 1971, which did not record the details. I don't have 'CHESS' for the appropriate period.
Iain Sinclair, who has absolutely no memory of playing in this match, has confirmed that his scorebook records the fact that he did play (!), drawing with Peter Hammer.
Can any of the team members' help? Does anyone have a local Paisley newspaper report?
Thanks.
Alan McGowan
Historian, Chess Scotland

Breaking news - Lithuanian GM Sarunas Sulskis (FIDE Grade 2595) has just confirmed that he will be playing in the Open section of Prestwick 2012.

GM Sulskis will also be the main attraction at the Saturday night event in Prestwick.

Further details to follow over the weekend.

The programmers are working on a new uploader so there may be errors in the online grades at the moment - will be fixed ASAP.

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Please contact me by 31 March if interested.
I am hoping CS budget will cover entry fees.
Please add to selection news

Calling all Girls

This Saturday is the Girls National Championships being held at Bothwell Bowling Club.

3 Sections
P5 & Under, P6 & 7, Secondary

Entries asap to Michael Hanley
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PLEASE bring the trophies with you this Sunday (26th February - Phil !!)

This will give me a chance to check that everything is in order for prizegiving next month.

Gosh don't the years just fly by -- feels like only yesterday that I took over SNCL. It was actually 15 years!!!!

GG

Congratulations to Colin McNab on his recent success, as top Brit, at the 2011-2012 British Chess Solving Championship.

Congratulations also to Roddy McKay who won the under 2300 rating prize.

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Paisley Chess Club will be opening on Thursday Afternoons between 1.30 and 4.00 during the months of March and April. This is on a trial basis however if it proves popular Thursday afternoon chess may become a permanent feature. Players from other clubs are welcome to come along and try it out. Please note the club will still be open on Monday and Wednesday evenings as usual.

Never mind the six nations rugby on Sunday -- you can watch the highlights on TV / Iplayer/ and any other fancy devices you have.

Be at SNCL this Sunday or face 'The Wrath of Grant' A fate worse than death as many can confirm, I'm sure!


GG