Hi everybody,

The Hamilton Open entries have been coming in thick and fast and we are almost full. Perfect time to play some chess after Hogmanay festivities.

If you are too late to enter the Hamilton Open, not to worry. There are plenty of tournaments being planned in Scotland for the first half of next year.

Ruairidh

Dave McGilvary sadly passed away on the morning of the 9th December.

He was an integral part of Badgers Brook and before that played for Livingston. He often welcomed new players to make the feel at home in the club and also captained many teams over the years. He'll be sorely missed by everyone that knew him.

When I get funeral details I'll post them here.

On the Steam web shop Chessbase 17 for £55 and Fritz 18 for £32, Best used with the £5 per month Chessbase subscription to remove greyed out options.

An allegro for you in Livingston, See the details from the calendar.

3 places left at time of writing; late fees apply from now on.

Links to the usual results and pairings sites are here and here.

Although it is very cold, at the moment SNCL is still on this weekend.

We will just have to wait and see what happens at the weekend but, I am hoping, this storm is not going to be as bad as last year. it is supposed to get warmer and change to rain and wind

I am expecting all teams to turn up but if there are any problems please contact me.

If you don't turn up with no prior warning then the relegation rule will stand.

As some of you may know, I had an 'interesting' weekend on the clock side of things.

Nonetheless, the following cartoon did raise a smile:

Arizona Chess

Under the terms of the Constitution (12.3.1) the Statement of Accounts, audited, should presented for the membership and their approval.

Agenda item 5 indicates - "accounts to year ending 30 April 2024" but these have not been published. 

There is no inclusion in the Annual Report from the Financial Director - is there a reason for this?

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The Constitution clearly states

12.3. The business of the Annual General Meeting shall be

12.3.1. To receive the Annual Report of Chess Scotland, incorporating a Statement of Accounts for the previous financial year to a date as specified in the appropriate Operating Procedure, certified by an independent assessor of the accounts.

Hi there,

Just to let people know that the Division 3 draw for Round 3 is now up.

Also that we are keeping an eye on the weather forecast around the Round 3&4 weekend. At the moment, it is too early to say whether weather may disrupt travel or not.

Ruairidh

Chess in Schools and Communities is delighted to announce that two free spectator tickets for this year’s XTX Markets London Chess Classic are being offered to every chess club in the UK.