Thanks to Alistair Maxwell for games from Oban Open 2016, available now for download
https://www.chessscotland.com/features/game-downloads/

Details below for anyone thinking of playing this event.

Myself and Alan Tate played it in Batumi last year - a very strong tournament in depth, hundred or more GM's and other titled players, with plenty of under-rated juniors at the bottom of the list!!

http://www.europechess.org/european-indi...5X61CNeaxI


Andy Burnett
(CS International Director)

Very sad news via Jim O'Neill of Wandering Dragons club that Eoin Campbell passed away last month (27/11/2018)

Jim writes 'Eoin had been in poor health for some time and sadly, it finally caught up with him. He was a Wandering Dragons stalwart and will be sorely missed by us all. A service will be held at Mortonhall Crematorium, Pentland Chapel, on Friday, December 28, at 2.30 pm. All welcome.'

https://announcements.johnstonpress.co.u...=191033113

Hi all,

Just a wee announcement to let people know that as of this coming January 1st, anyone turning 50 in 2019 is eligible to play in FIDE seniors events.

If you would like to be added to the emailing list for such events, please contact me via abburnett (at) hotmail.com

Many thanks,
Andy Burnett

(CS International Director)

I think this is taking place this weekend any results available?

Another successful event with over £900 raised on the day to be doubled with sponsorship.

All results, Pairings and the Open FIDE report can be found by clicking here.

So, don't let this happen to you:

There I was, last game of the Bled senior having outplayed my opponent and clearly winning (computer suggests c.-4) and I repeat the position to gain a little time (as one does). Then I repeat again, and then I very deliberately triangulate to get the position a 3rd time but with the subtle difference that it's not the same player to move....

So, my opponent claims a draw by '3 fold', I object, arbiters are called (2!), and they conclude it's a draw. I object, someone at the next table gets stressed and "shushes" us, and I relent.

Reviewing the game at the hotel, I verify my impression, but it's obviously too late - which, in truth, is fine (it was such a great event, that it's not worth complaining about an honest mistake -  I'll make back the 10 FIDE points some other time).

But....3 fold: same position with THE SAME PLAYER TO MOVE....remember for your own games


[Apparently something similar happened with Spassky/Fisher).

Hi all
there is going to be a discussion on the Stephen Jardine show on Radio Scotland at 10.35 am discussing the popularity of chess in Scotland and also discussing how cool is Chess

There was an article in The Times recently about Chess Scotland losing its funding from the government. For anyone that is interested, you can read it here. 

I thought members could maybe come up with some ideas on how we could improve CS to try encourage funding. One quick idea: could we add pictures and a blurb to the contacts page? If I was a sponsor, I would want to know who was running the organisation before I backed it.

Only positive contributions please.

Today, 29 November, is the birth date of a significant figure in the history of German chess, Kurt Richter.
Now available, a book by yours truly: Kurt Richter: A Chess Biography with 499 Games
Full details can be seen at at https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/kurt-richter/