By popular demand (well, one person asked, but I thought others might also be interested), here's the draw for round 4 of the Grangemouth Congress Premier:

1. Alan Grant (3) v Stephen Burns-Mannion (2½)
2. Shivan Murdochy (2½) v Daniel Maxwell (2½)
3. Jonny Scott (2½) v Jim Doyle (2½)
4. Ian McDonald (2) v Ian Robertson (2)
5. Richard Wiltshire (2) v Mike Ridge (2)
6. Roddy McKay (1½) v Steven Brown (1½)
7. Neil Farrell (1½) v Andrew Newton (1½)
8. Sam Gregory (1½) v George Neave (1½)
9. Hugh Brechin (1½) v Raj Bhopal (1½)
10. Stephen Hogg (1½) v Graham Hamilton (1)
11. Stephen Robinson (1) v Ed Spencer (1)
12. Duncan Walker (1) v Ewan Taylor (1)
13. Ian Marks (1) v Steven Kelly (1)
14. Neil Thomson (1) v Jim MacRae (1)
15. Kenny McGeoch (½) v Richard Carter (½)

Stephen Hilton Wrote:I am sending you greetings from Rhodes.
After 4 rounds I am on 2 points, with two losses as white against players from Ukraine and Croatia, and 2 wins as black against players from Greece and Poland. Tomorrow will be tough though as I have white against former double world champion Sergey Krylov from Russia.

Sorry, didn't mean to send that private message to everyone!

I suck at internet

I am participating in the Great Scottish Swim at Strathclyde park on the 24th of September. It is a 2 kilometre swim the length of the park.

Hopefully I am a bit better at swimming in open water than I am at Chess!

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I am taking the opportunity to raise money for the Children's Liver Disease
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Any donations, for what is a great cause, would be greatly appreciated.

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Thanks,

Kevin Campbell

I am writing an article for the British Chess Magazine about 'Brits Abroad', and I would welcome any games (annotated or otherwise) and reports from non-titled players who have been using their summer holidays wisely!

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You might want to read this thread on the EC Forum.

http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3456

These FIDE proposals need to be opposed at the highest level - lobby your FIDE representative now!

33O - "Proposal to charge rating fees directly to the Organisers."

http://www.fide.com/component/content/ar...nexes.html

The cost becomes €7 per player for a swiss or team event, and €300 per all play all PLUS a €100 per section registration fee

Would anyone be interested in coaching the chess club at Jordanhill School Primary Department (in the West End of Glasgow)? I retired from this at the end of last session, having run it for about 15 years, and sadly, the management have failed to keep it going this term.
I recently received an email from a parent stating:
"I have spoken with other parents and we are keen to keep the club going. I feel I can build a pool of parents who will supervise and manage the kids but what we lack is chess expertise. Would it be a viable option to seek a local chess coach? ... Do you know of anyone we could approach?"
You would not need to be an expert or a registered coach (I am neither), all that is required is enthusiasm, a good understanding of the game, and the ability to teach the children to play by the rules.
In recent years the club has met on Mondays from 3.30 to 4.30pm due to the availability of a suitable room at that time, but I have previously run sessions at the same time on other days and sometimes at lunchtimes also. I think the timing would be negotiable. There would be some remuneration - again negotiable: charging the children would be a new approach as the club has previously been completely free, with equipment and occasional expenses paid for by the school.
I would be happy to provide further information if anyone has any questions. Either post a reply here or send me a private message.

Andrew, regarding the new map showing the location of all the Chess Clubs in Scotland. Would it be possible to add whatever night the club meets to this excellent service. It would perhaps encourage visitors to any given area to pop along to another club. This may be interesting for club members to have the opportunity to play new faces instead of the same old faces every week.

Good luck to the squad flying out this Friday 9th September to the Euros in Albena, Bulgaria. If you want to follow their fortunes please see links below.

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Category Surname Name
U12 Girl Milton Anna
U12 Girl Espinosa Monica
U14 Girl Espinosa Cristina
U16 Girl Roy Ali
U10 Boy Pannwitz Kai
U12 Boy Abdulla Murad
U12 Boy Underwood James Robert
U14 Boy Milton Carl
U16 Boy McClement Andrew Iain
U18 Boy Olson Hamish
Coach Tate Alan
Head of Delegation Moore Robin

I have a quick question:

I am emailed each year regarding Lothians & Edinburgh Congresses with the tournament entry form. Why am I only emailed regarding these tournaments each year? I would prefer to receive an email invitation to all congresses not just those of Chess Edinburgh.

I don't even know how Chess Edinburgh got my email address... unless from Chess Scotland (not sure I gave permission :\ ). Can this list be utilised for all congresses? Perhaps its just that tournament organisers are not aware of this email list but Chess Edinburgh are and are using it effectively.

Any thoughts? I like to receive an email as it I am lazy and its easier to then enter rather than go to the calendar and download the entry form. 8)