Games from the weekender, Major here , Minor here.

Hi all,

Just to let everybody know that trophies and book/DVD prizes for the Chess Scotland Grand Prix Season 2023-24 will be presented on Sunday before the start of Round 5 of the Ayr Congress in September. 

Please let me know if you are due one of these prizes and are not participating at Ayr.

Back again after that glorious summer we have just had, get a quick 5 games in before the club gets back, always a good idea.

2 sections,and a blitz on Saturday night, 44 places left at the moment, go here, for details and entry.

Usual sites for results and pairings are here and here.

Late fees will start applying after today, so get in before then to save yourself the cost of your coffee with you lunch.

No plans for live boards this time, I believe, I am prepared to be corrected.

See you there, it'll be fun, promise.

Hi all,

Hope the beginning of August is treating you well. 

Lanarkshire has form with regard to offering a competition in August for those who are missing a bit of weekly chess whilst waiting for their respective own club nights and leagues to start again. A fair few have entered but there is plenty of space for some last minute entries before Round 1 starts on Monday. 

Feel free to have a look at the details on the Chess Scotland calendar. I have added a link to the chess-results page so you can see who has entered. I will do the draw on the Sunday evening at 9pm for each round (edit note: changed from 10pm) so there is plenty of notice for you if you are given a bye. Currently with a few people requesting a Round 1 bye anyway, we are expecting even numbers for Round 1 but this could of course change with late entries.

Lastly, please note that that Round 5 will now be on the 9th of September, not the 2nd.

Shout out for the return of the Chess Scotland Women's Championships - the first time it has been contested since 1988!

We have so many good female chess players and many more coming through the ranks of the juniors. Follow the link below to enter and pitch your claim to become Scottish Women's Champion

https://www.chessscotland.com/news/chess...pionships/

As well as the dashboard not working I now find that the forum posts I can view are much reduced. 

I know that this will probably fall on deaf ears as is usual with my previous posts.

However if someone in the know reads this can you please let me know what's happening.

Thanks

Stuart

Anyone else notice that Dashboard not working. When I click on it it comes up Invalid Player Number.
I can still access my details through grading and search but dashboard is the quickest way to do this.

Also any idea when the final grades for 2024/25 will  be active.

Hi there,

Looking forward to seeing you all in Dunfermline for the start of this year's Scottish Championships on Monday. I have posted information on the 2 competitions commencing on that day (the International Open and the Weekday U1800 Congress) at the top of the Scottish Championships article on the Chess Scotland website frontpage:

https://www.chessscotland.com/news/scott...open-2024/

 If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch with Thor Saemundsson, Tournament Director through the Entry Form QR code, or alternatively his email is also available in the Chess Scotland website Contacts.

Congratulations to Gerald.

Aberdeenshire man dubbed 'Scotland's King of Chess' made MBE (pressandjournal.co.uk)

Former Scottish Champion and multiple times Olympian Graham Morrison has died (aged 65). Graham suffered a stroke on Wednesday 8th May and died in Blackpool Victoria hospital on Monday 13th May.

Graham was Scottish champion in 1981 & represented Scotland at international level, playing in Olympiads in 1984, 1988, 2010 & 2012 & in many European Team Championships. He was also a long standing player in the 4NCL, formerly with Barbican and then moving to Alba.

Our condolences and thoughts go to Graham’s wife, Lynne.

A full obituary will appear in Scottish Chess magazine.