1998 SCOTTISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL CONGRESS
With thanks to ours sponsors: North Ayrshire Council, Beachcroft Business Signs, Chess and Bridge Suppliers (Scotland), Clyde Carers Agency, Clydeport plc, Magnox Electric plc, P Nardini and Sons Limited.
Largs is an attractive holiday resort town on the Firth of Clyde set amid fine coastal scenery. It was the site of a famous battle (1263) with the Vikings and there is a commemorative Vikingar exhibition and various historic sites. There are numerous leisure facilities, nearby country parks, the Nardini ice cream parlour, the ferry terminal to the Island of Cumbrae and various other family attractions. Largs was Scotland's 'top tourism town' in 1995.
| Name | ELO | Rounds | Current Score |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Bryson, D | 2385 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 |
| Buchanan, W | 2135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Campbell, E | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1½ |
| Grant, A | 2185 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Grant, J | 2255 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
| Hopper, P | (1860) | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4 |
| Mannion, S | 2370 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4½ |
| Nolan, G | 2080 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5 |
| Norris, A | 2330 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 |
| Robertson, I | 2215 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rowson, J | 2495 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6½ |
| Shaw, J | 2410 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Stevenson, J | 2135 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3½ |
| Upton, T | 2290 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4½ |
Dates: Saturday 4 July to Sunday 12 July:
105th Scottish Congress Onyx Leigh Grand Prix Report
Scottish Championship (Prizes: £400, £200, £100, £50)
1 John Shaw (Kilmarnock) 7
2 Jonathan Rowson (Bon Accord) 6½
3 Douglas Bryson (Shettleston) 6
4 Jonathan Grant (Edinburgh West) 5½
Scottish Open (Prizes £250, £130, £80; + £40 grading prize)
1 Ken Beaton (Polytechnic) 6/7
2 Steven Brown (Ardrossan) 5
3= Jim Doyle (Shettleston), Gordon Burt (Open Univ), Ian Fraser (Prestwick), James Bourne (J) (Trentham), Gavin Saxton (Kirkcaldy) 4½
Scottish Major (Prizes £120, £80, £50)
1= James Docherty, Joe Parks (both Kilmarnock) 4½/7
3= Derek McCormack (J) (Paisley YMCA), Robert O'Brien (Largs) 4
Scottish Minor (Prizes £120, £80, £50)
1= Paul McQuillan (Edinburgh), Paul Connelly, Glynis Grant (W) (both Dunfermline) 5/7
Scottish Senior Championship (Prizes £100, £50)
1 Michael Roth (Perth) 6½/7
2 Robert Clapham (Castlehill) 5½
Scottish Weekend Open and Largs Premier (Prizes £300, £150, £75; Grading £30; Slow-start £18)
1 Graeme Buckley (Wolverhampton) 4½/5
2 Steven Brown (Ardrossan) 4
3= Mark Orr (Wandering Dragons); John Henderson (Crowwood); James Bourne (J) (Trentham); Elliot Frew (Greenwood) 3½
Grading (u-1900): Ken Brown (Inverness); Graeme Kafka (Largs) 2½
Slow-starter: Alan Andrew (Edinburgh) 2
Scottish Weekend Major and Largs Major (Prizes £200, £100, £50; Grading £20; Slow-start £12)
1 James Armour (Kilmarnock) 4½/5
2= Findlay Murray (Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh); Paul Smith (Brighton) 4
Grading (u-1550): George McRobert (Inverness); Stewart McKay (East Kilbride) 3
Slow-starter: James Thomson (Glasgow) 3
Scottish Weekend Minor and Largs Vikings (Prizes £150, £75, £40; Grading £15x2; Slow-start £9)
1 Ian Washington (Kinross) 4½/5
2= Alistair Goodall (Bearsden); Howard Key (Wardie); James McConnachie (Juniper Green) 4
Grading (u-1340): John Carr (Emsworth); Craig Morrison (J13) (Viet-Nam); Glynis Grant (W) (Dunfermline 3½
Grading (u-1150): Robert Kelso (Cumbernauld) 3½
Scottish Weekend Primary and Largs Primary (Prizes £16, £8, £4)
1 Keith Anderson (J11) (Bonaly) 9/10
2 Duncan Morrison (J10) (Viet-Nam) 6½
3= Louise MacNab (J10) (Quarryhill); Mark Whyte (J11) (Cupar) 6 (J) -junior - age given if U14, (W) woman