Hi All
We are now preparing various training opportunities for our Glorney Cup squad. Our chief trainer will be preparing materials and organising events and training sessions. We hopem to have a training session in Glasgow centre centre for a Saturday morning or afternoon. We are also hoping for local clubs to provide their venue for local training as well. Training will take the form of both group and 1-2-1 sessions. If anyone or any club can help out, then please contact myself as soon as possible. We also have other items on the agenda which we will announce shortly.

I see the rules for this year are published today.

A couple of observations -

1) A shorter time control in the final than in the other rounds seems a pretty weird idea - how come?

2) Line-up publication at 10pm on Friday is a bit late for my liking. I would have preferred to see earlier. Nevertheless this is still a ground breaking step forward towards a level playing field so has my full support!

Thanks

Dear Chess Friends, Here we send you information about the Arturo Pomar International Open from 20 to 26 November in Palma de Mallorca.


This open International will be held in parallel to the FIDE Grand Prix to be held in Mallorca (http://feda.org/feda2k16/fide-grand-prix-2017/).

Arturo Pomar International Open - Link to Chess-Results
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr295763.aspx?lan=2&wi=821&turdet=YES

Arturo Pomar International Open - Link to Vega
http://info64.org/obert-internacional-artur-pomar-2017

International Open Arturo Pomar - Tournament Rules in English
http://www.fbescacs.org/torneig.php?idTorneig=500&idNoticia=1444

The Grand Prix of Mallorca will be played from 15 to 25 November and will play among others Paco Vallejo, Nakamura, Aronian, Vachier Lagrave ...
2017 FIDE World Chess Palma de Mallorca Grand Prix

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Does anyone know if the Oban congress is taking place this year? 
It's listed on the CS calendar here but, with the exception of dates of 17-19 November, there's no other information, entry form or any details whatsoever. It seems odd that none of this information has been made available, with not much more than a month to go until the event.

From Tim Wall:

Dear chess friends,
You are warmly invited to join us for an international chess tournament, the Northumbria Chess Masters, at the legendary Chillingham pub in Newcastle upon Tyne, from 14-18 February, 2018.

It's where many players got their first experience of international chess (the current 2017 British Champion, GM Gawain Jones, was one of them, aged 8, at the first Northumbria Masters back in 1996!), and where several players achieved their first title norms (myself included). Chief Arbiter Lara Barnes and I have very happy memories of those Chillingham events back in the '90s, and we hope to recreate that friendly atmosphere once again.

Now, nearly 22 years later, "Chess at the Chilli" is back, and the event - a 9-round FIDE rated Swiss, with a total prize fund of £2,300, including a 1st prize of £1,000, is again offering opportunities for title norms. You can enter online here or download the entry form from the ECF website. (The entry fee is £60, but it's free for GMs, IMs and WGMs.)

We're aware that many players these days have busy schedules, so the event takes place over just 5 days - and is timed to coincide with the Spring Term school holidays, to enable promising local juniors to take part.

We have a certain amount of sponsorship to help Grandmasters and International Masters take part. This means that if you're a titled player (IM/GM), we have a limited number of appearance fees available, as well as being hosted by a local player during the tournament. For more details, please write to me separately or call me on: (0750) 372 2366.

Together with other club members at Forest Hall Chess Club, I look forward to welcoming you to Newcastle - whether it's your first time here, or a pleasant return visit!
Yours sincerely,

Tim Wall
Organiser, Northumbria Chess Masters
Tel: +44 (0) 750 372 2366 

Our last popular Friday Evening FIDE Blitz in Edinburgh this year is on Friday 13th October.

It is a 9 round event, starting at 7pm, and with a short break half way through, we should all be finished around 9:30pm.

It is held at the Novotel, Edinburgh Park, close to the Tram and Railway station. It offers offers excellent playing conditions.

We reserve a couple of grading prizes for those rated 1640 and below.

Click here for more information. To go straight to the on-line entry form, click here.

Please enter early to secure a place and before Thursday, so as not to have to pay the late entry fee.

John and I hope to see all the regulars again, and hopefully, some new faces.

Live results etc can be found here: 
http://chess-results.com/tnr306485.aspx?lan=1

Martin

We have received entries from the following (sorry I was reading the wrong spreadsheet).  If your team is not there, please contact Karen and myself before Wednesday

Richardson

Bon Accord
Cathcart
Glasgow Polytechnic
Hamilton
Wandering Dragons
Edinburgh West
Dundee
Edinburgh

Spens

Bellshill
Hamilton
Kilmarnock
Wandering Dragons
Castlehill
Edinburgh Civil Service

Apologies I have had trouble accessing this new forum. Finally discovered it was because my Wanadoo email has been removed by EE 

Please look at CS Home page for entry form and letter.  Send me an email with your team name and pay me on the day.

Big thx

GG