Hello,


This is just a final reminder that if you want to enter the Scottish Junior Chess Tournament you have until June 1st. Please note, to join you need to fill out a form and join the Lichess group to participate. Announcement below:

"I am delighted to announce our first sponsored online junior tournament. It is free to play in, for all levels and has a prize fund of £10,000 - generously sponsored by Gareth Williams (Co-founder of Skyscanner). To enter or to find out more information, please visit our website. This new event made it into the news, you can read about it in the The Times, Scottish Sun, Evening News, National Scot and the BBC.”

All levels are welcome - from beginner to master. Get your entry in!

Andrew Green

There will be a new tournament for the 14th Online Scottish Chess Tour Weekender.

A new Open, which will not be CS rated, will run along side the existing SCT tournaments.

It will be a 5 round event. Round 1 on Friday evening 4th June, rounds 2&3 Saturday and rounds 4&5 Sunday. Time control is 45mins plus a 15 second increment from move 1 and run on Lichess.org.

This tournament will complement the two Standard tournaments, Major Under 1800 and Minor Under 1300.

For more information, please visit the website.

JUNIORS ONLY Tournament this Sunday 9th May 5.30pm, with The Fab 4 Sections!

Trophy, medal & cash prizes in each section!

Electronic certificate for every participant

Register online.

congress.org.uk/congress/119/home

Can anyone provide me with contact information for Hugh Holmes? Address, phone, email?
Former Cathcart CC member, who played in the 1966 Havana Olympiad.
Thanks

A week to go until this one starts, get in before Wednesday to avoid the pesky late fees. Usual sections for Juniors and the U 1300 is kept.
See you next Friday.

I notice around the country civic spaces being made or remade with the public encouraged to suggest amenities. In particular, George Square, a space in Kilmarnock and down in Dumfries, that I know of.

As just about the only European state without such things shouldn't we now be pushing for outdoor tables to be included in the plans?

I note articles here and here on the Dutch drive for said tables, which may be a starting point.

Should this be something that the Scottish Chess Association get involved in?

Hi Guys 

Announcing the Weekly Online Chess League organised by the Scottish Online Chess Organisation (SOCO)

Rules are as follows

1. Entry fee £10 per team of four. Monies raised will go to Chess Scotland funds
2. Games will be played on chess.com , two games to be played by each player, one white and one Black. Time control will be 20 minutes plus 5 second increments.  The distinct advantage of using the team challenge is that chess.com decides board order (chess.com grading order), colours etc
3. Each team will be using the team challenge format on chess.com to make it easier for admin
4. SOCO's League Management System will be used to collate results and display League tables
5. According to our recent survey, the majority those who so far have returned their survey have indicated games should not be CS graded , so at the moment those wishes will be respected. However if both captains in a match wish their games graded, then we will send the games off for CS allegro graded.
6.  Games should start on the first Monday in June. However if both captains agree , then any match can be postponed until the Saturday of that week. The number of matches played  will be determined by the number of entries.

entries and further details to be sent to ian.brownlee@systemsit.co.uk

Full coaching will be provided to the team captains as required.

Thursday 29th April at 7pm

This tournament will take place on chess.com. It will consists of a 5 round Swiss tournament. Each round will be 15 minutes. You need to be a member of Ken Stewart Quickplay on chess.com to take part. Contact webmaster@glasgowpolychess.club to get an invitation to join the club. Or use the link to request access to the "Ken Stewart Quickplay" club on chess.com - https://surveyhero.com/c/43ce37f3

After you join the club, you will be able to sign up for the tournament 1 hour before it starts.

Andy

A £10,000 prize pot for a Junior tournament you say? I do. A link to an article on the Sun's website posted 2 days ago.

(Starts looking for ways to fake age. )

Remember, enter before Wednesday to avoid the late fee, and to not annoy your arbiter trying to set up the Standard events.