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SNCL Tomorrow |
Posted by: Glynis Grant - 29-10-2011, 06:35 PM - Forum: General Chess Chat
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Hi Folks SNCL is on tomorrow.
a) Remember you have an extra hour in bed
b) make sure your whole team is ready and willing to play -- Get them there!!
c) Remember Pay before you play!!
See ya
GG
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Dunoon chess congress |
Posted by: robin moore - 29-10-2011, 05:02 PM - Forum: Tournaments and Events
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Posted on behalf of Paul MacDonald....
When I look at the map of where Scottish chess clubs are situated I am sometimes underwhelmed by the lack of established clubs outside of the central belt. North of Oban is a chess desert, as is the whole area North of Inverness on the other coast. Argyll and Bute has no prescence other than Oban. The difficulty in establishing clubs in these areas is that much of the impetus tends to hang on one individual. Take the example of Lewis a few years back, where a tournament even attracted a GM match between Short and Agdestein. A fledgling club collapsed when the main organiser left to take up a job in England and not much happened on the island in a chess sense, until Colin McNab gave a simul there this summer. In my own experience, I had a small club going at Sleat in Skye in 2003-04, where we once had 16 people turn up to play. Once again the impetus wasn't maintained once I left to take a job back on the mainland.
As someone who spent a lot of his childhood in a remote West Highland community I realise how difficult it is for local communities to kickstart activities and when a community council approaches me for help in getting a chess-related event going then I'll do my best to help them and hopefully help chess in Scotland.
My work with a Gaelic-language organisation has put me in touch with the local community council in Dunoon, a few of whose members have made me aware of the existence of a chess club in its infancy. Currently boasting 10 members (4 of whom are juniors...all absolute beginners.) they meet in a private house once a week, mainly for off the cuff matches and an informal 'club championship'.
They have however become aware of the success of the annual Congress in Oban, which although well over an hour away is seen as a local town, To cut a long story short, I've been asked to help make a chess congress in Dunoon happen. The venue would almost certainly be the Burgh Hall, a 10 minute walk from the Pier and right in the midst of the shops, pubs, restaurants and hotels, The Burgh Hall is a lovely, striking Victorian building with a huge hall probably easily capable of hosting 25-30 boards. Because local contacts are well in the loop with the Hall administrators and the town are keen to have this venue used more often I'm certain that we would get a fantastic deal on a weekend hire.
Opinions please?
Regards
Paul.
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SNCL Fixture List |
Posted by: Glynis Grant - 24-10-2011, 09:56 PM - Forum: General Chess Chat
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That Andy is at it again!!!
The practical joker has done the fixture list and has posted it on the SNCL website. Ignore the fact that he has titled it 2010-11 fixtures. If you click on the divisions it is this seasons teams (I know that as I checked Div 4 and the new teams are there so I am assuming the other divisions have been done!!!)
To get to the website, go to CS website, main menu, click on leagues and then scroll down to SNCL, click website.
We have 32 teams this year -- Perfect!!!!
Andy thank you very much for doing the fixtures.
GG
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European Senior Team Championship |
Posted by: amuir - 24-10-2011, 01:13 PM - Forum: General Chess Chat
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This will take place in Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia from 26th March until 5th April 2012. If there is sufficient interest Chess Scotland will send two or even three teams.
Players must pay their own costs. In 2010, Scotland finished 10th and in 2011 they finished 11th. .
Entitled to participate are men who have reached the age of 60 years and women who have reached the age of 50 years, by 1st January 2012."
If you are definitely available to play, please contact Andrew Muir by 15 December 2011
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