Hi everyone!

I'm currently in the process of organising the 1st FIDE-rated Scottish Blitz. Although it's still in the early stages, I can confirm that after discussions Arkadij Naiditsch (2702) has now confirmed that he will play in the one-day event. The 12 round tournament will be an open with grading prizes at 3 levels.

The event is due to be held on 16th June (16.06.2012) but we're still searching for a venue. Details can be found on the website at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.scottishblitz.com">http://www.scottishblitz.com</a><!-- m --> with many details to be confirmed and addressed.

I now need to prepare a budget and I've decided to ask all of you for your input with regards to entry fees.

So please vote, and importantly if you could comment with any ideas or feedback that would be great!

Many thanks

Jonathan.

Current standings after play today

Div1
Div2
Div3
Div4

Pics and live games will be sorted out tomorrow

Division 1 title will be decided in the game between Hamilton and Dundee. Dundee need to win or draw. Hamilton need to win. Whole match will be broadcast

Relegation

Greenwood are down
Kingdom Kings have to win to have a chance to stay up (if they only draw the Giffnock need to draw to avoid a play off, Cumbernauld would need 1.5 boards to be safe)
Cumbernauld and Giffnock need to match Kingdom Kings result to be safe
Forth Valley in theory can be relegate, but the chance is remote

Division 2
Ed Uni need a draw to be champions and will be promoted
Ed1 and CSBOS1 are playing each other. Winner takes it all. If it is a draw then Ed 1 go up
Dumfries are down.
For Kingdom knights to stay up, they have score more points than Stonehaven. A draw would keep Stonehaven up. EK need either Stonehaven or KK to not win or get at least a draw

Division 3
Dundee City B Are Champions!
Ed 2 will go up as they need to lost 5-0 with Oban wining 5-0 for Oban to overtake them
Going down are either Pentland Hills, Irvine, Hamilton B or Lanark. There are too many possibilities to work it out. Basically if you will you will in all likelyhood stay up

Div 4
North Ayrshire need a draw to be champs
Forth Valley need to match CS Bos2 to go up

Sensory boards are likely to be covering 2 matches

Dundee v Hamilton A
Ed1 V CSBOS1 as they are the winner takes all matches, will discuss with Donald and Glynis but will either be 5-3 or 4-4

I am an idiot. I forgot with the website changed the ftp password had changed and spent the best part of the last hour trying to work out why I could not get the games to upload...


We are haveing a problem as the addressing does not appear to be working correctly after the website changes. as soon as I have a link I can give you, i will post it

Regards

Andy

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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18-26 August 2012
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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01698850303

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