Results for Borders Chess League 2025

Borders Chess League 2025

Played at Scottish Borders ending on 30/06/2025

Results compiled by Alan Armstrong

Grading calculations last updated - 12/07/2025

Borders Chess League 2025 League Table

								Boards
			Matches					Played			Defaults			Score
Pos	Team	Team Name	P	W	D	L	Pts	W	D	L	W	D	L	Boards	%
1	1	Kelso	8	7	0	1	14	17	9	5	0	0	1	21½	67
2	3	NHS Borders	8	4	0	4	8	12	9	10	1	0	0	17½	55
3	2	Selkirk A	8	3	1	4	7	8	11	12	1	0	0	14½	45
4	4	Galashiels	8	3	1	4	7	9	10	12	0	0	1	14	44
5	5	Selkirk B	8	2	0	6	4	7	9	14	1	0	1	12½	39
			40	19	2	19	40	53	48	53	3	0	3	80

Borders Chess League 2025 Crosstable

Team Name 1 2 3 4 5 Plyd Boards
1 Kelso X 5 5 6½ 5 8 21½

2 Selkirk A 3 X 3½ 2½ 5½ 8 14½

3 NHS Borders 3 4½ X 6 4 8 17½

4 Galashiels 1½ 5½ 2 X 5 8 14

5 Selkirk B 3 2½ 4 3 X 8 12½

Borders Chess League 2025 Match Results

Bd Grade Kelso (1) vs (2) Selkirk A Grade Comments

1 1606 Aitchison, A Keith ½ - ½ Bogle, David W 1574 Draw

2 1611 Whittaker, Ian P 1 - 0 Moore, John D 1409 Home Win

3 1340 Armstrong, Alan 1 - 0 Miller, William 1387 Home Win

4 1129 Birbeck, George 0 - 1 Gardiner, Mark 0 Away Win

2½ - 1½

Bd Grade Selkirk A (2) vs (5) Selkirk B Grade Comments

1 1574 Bogle, David W ½ - ½ Moore, John D 1409 Draw

2 1265 Hope, Geoff ½ - ½ Miller, William 1387 Draw

3 0 Wylie, Thomas 1 - 0 Thompson, Ian A 1154 Home Win

4 0 Gardiner, Mark 1 - 0 Cornwell, Sam 1088 Home Win

3 - 1

Bd Grade Galashiels (4) vs (1) Kelso Grade Comments

1 1746 Wallace, Martin ½ - ½ Aitchison, A Keith 1606 Draw

2 1510 Johnstone, J Gerry ½ - ½ Whittaker, Ian P 1611 Draw

3 1206 Crosbie, Robert ½ - ½ Armstrong, Alan 1340 Draw

4 1091 Gray, Alistair 0 - 1 Birbeck, George 1129 Away Win

1½ - 2½

Bd Grade Selkirk A (2) vs (3) NHS Borders Grade Comments

1 1574 Bogle, David W 0 - 1 Cooke, Susan G (WFM) 1919 Away Win

2 1387 Miller, William ½ - ½ Litster, Steve 1186 Draw

3 1265 Hope, Geoff ½ - ½ Robinson, Keith 1097 Draw

4 1088 Cornwell, Sam 0 - 1 Symons, Logan 1056 Away Win

1 - 3

Bd Grade Selkirk B (5) vs (1) Kelso Grade Comments

1 1409 Moore, John D ½ - ½ Aitchison, A Keith 1606 Draw

2 1154 Thompson, Ian A 0 - 1 Whittaker, Ian P 1611 Away Win

3 0 Wylie, Thomas 0 - 1 Armstrong, Alan 1340 Away Win

4 0 Cornwell, Harry 0 - 1 Birbeck, George 1129 Away Win

½ - 3½

Bd Grade Selkirk B (5) vs (4) Galashiels Grade Comments

1 1409 Moore, John D 0 - 1 Wallace, Martin 1746 Away Win

2 1082 Leckie, Steve 0 - 1 Johnstone, J Gerry 1510 Away Win

3 0 Gardiner, Mark ½ - ½ Crosbie, Robert 1206 Draw

4 1088 Cornwell, Sam 1 - 0 Young, Russell 0 Home Win

1½ - 2½

Bd Grade Kelso (1) vs (3) NHS Borders Grade Comments

1 1951 Blackford, Ross 1 - 0 Cooke, Susan G (WFM) 1919 Home Win

2 1606 Aitchison, A Keith ½ - ½ Gimbutis, Stasys 1662 Draw

3 1611 Whittaker, Ian P 0 - 1 Litster, Steve 1186 Away Win

4 1340 Armstrong, Alan 1 - 0 Symons, Logan 1056 Home Win

2½ - 1½

Bd Grade Galashiels (4) vs (2) Selkirk A Grade Comments

1 1746 Wallace, Martin ½ - ½ Bogle, David W 1574 Draw

2 1724 Christie, Gordon S G 1 - 0 Miller, William 1387 Home Win

3 1510 Johnstone, J Gerry ½ - ½ Gardiner, Mark 0 Draw

4 1206 Crosbie, Robert 0 - 1 Hope, Geoff 1265 Away Win

2 - 2

Bd Grade NHS Borders (3) vs (5) Selkirk B Grade Comments

1 1662 Gimbutis, Stasys 1 - 0 Moore, John D 1409 Home Win

2 1186 Litster, Steve ½ - ½ Gardiner, Mark 0 Draw

3 1097 Robinson, Keith 0 - 1 Cornwell, Sam 1088 Away Win

4 1056 Symons, Logan 1 - 0 Cornwell, Harry 0 Home Win

2½ - 1½

Bd Grade Selkirk A (2) vs (1) Kelso Grade Comments

1 1574 Bogle, David W 0 - 1 Aitchison, A Keith 1606 Away Win

2 0 Gardiner, Mark 0 - 1 Whittaker, Ian P 1611 Away Win

3 1265 Hope, Geoff ½ - ½ Armstrong, Alan 1340 Draw

4 0 Wylie, Thomas 1 - 0 Birbeck, George 1129 Home Win

1½ - 2½

Bd Grade Selkirk B (5) vs (2) Selkirk A Grade Comments

1 0 DEFAULT L - W Bogle, David W 1574 Loss by Default

2 1265 Hope, Geoff 1 - 0 Thompson, Ian A 1154 Home Win

3 1082 Leckie, Steve 0 - 1 Wylie, Thomas 0 Away Win

4 0 Cornwell, Harry ½ - ½ Poulton, Kevin 851 Draw

1½ - 2½

Bd Grade NHS Borders (3) vs (4) Galashiels Grade Comments

1 1662 Gimbutis, Stasys 1 - 0 Wallace, Martin 1746 Home Win

2 1186 Litster, Steve 0 - 1 Christie, Gordon S G 1724 Away Win

3 1097 Robinson, Keith 1 - 0 Crosbie, Robert 1206 Home Win

4 1056 Symons, Logan ½ - ½ Young, Russell 0 Draw

2½ - 1½

Bd Grade NHS Borders (3) vs (2) Selkirk A Grade Comments

1 1662 Gimbutis, Stasys 0 - 1 Bogle, David W 1574 Away Win

2 1186 Litster, Steve 0 - 1 Gardiner, Mark 0 Away Win

3 1097 Robinson, Keith ½ - ½ Cornwell, Sam 1088 Draw

4 1056 Symons, Logan 1 - 0 Cornwell, Harry 0 Home Win

1½ - 2½

Bd Grade Kelso (1) vs (4) Galashiels Grade Comments

1 1951 Blackford, Ross 1 - 0 Wallace, Martin 1746 Home Win

2 1606 Aitchison, A Keith 1 - 0 Johnstone, J Gerry 1510 Home Win

3 1611 Whittaker, Ian P 1 - 0 Young, Russell 0 Home Win

4 1340 Armstrong, Alan 1 - 0 Rodgie, Craig 0 Home Win

4 - 0

Bd Grade Galashiels (4) vs (5) Selkirk B Grade Comments

1 1746 Wallace, Martin 1 - 0 Moore, John D 1409 Home Win

2 1510 Johnstone, J Gerry ½ - ½ Hope, Geoff 1265 Draw

3 1206 Crosbie, Robert 0 - 1 Cornwell, Sam 1088 Away Win

4 1091 Gray, Alistair 1 - 0 Wylie, Thomas 0 Home Win

2½ - 1½

Bd Grade Selkirk B (5) vs (3) NHS Borders Grade Comments

1 1409 Moore, John D ½ - ½ Gimbutis, Stasys 1662 Draw

2 1265 Hope, Geoff 1 - 0 Litster, Steve 1186 Home Win

3 1088 Cornwell, Sam 1 - 0 Robinson, Keith 1097 Home Win

4 0 Wylie, Thomas 0 - 1 Symons, Logan 1056 Away Win

2½ - 1½

Bd Grade NHS Borders (3) vs (1) Kelso Grade Comments

1 1662 Gimbutis, Stasys ½ - ½ Aitchison, A Keith 1606 Draw

2 1186 Litster, Steve 0 - 1 Whittaker, Ian P 1611 Away Win

3 1097 Robinson, Keith 0 - 1 Armstrong, Alan 1340 Away Win

4 1056 Symons, Logan 1 - 0 Armstrong, Alexander A 1206 Home Win

1½ - 2½

Bd Grade Selkirk A (2) vs (4) Galashiels Grade Comments

1 1574 Bogle, David W ½ - ½ Wallace, Martin 1746 Draw

2 0 Gardiner, Mark 0 - 1 Christie, Gordon S G 1724 Away Win

3 1265 Hope, Geoff 0 - 1 Crosbie, Robert 1206 Away Win

4 0 Cornwell, Harry 0 - 1 Rodgie, Craig 0 Away Win

½ - 3½

Bd Grade Kelso (1) vs (5) Selkirk B Grade Comments

1 1606 Aitchison, A Keith ½ - ½ Moore, John D 1409 Draw

2 1611 Whittaker, Ian P 1 - 0 Gardiner, Mark 0 Home Win

3 1340 Armstrong, Alan 0 - 1 Cornwell, Sam 1088 Away Win

4 0 DEFAULT L - W Cornwell, Harry 0 Loss by Default

1½ - 2½

Bd Grade Galashiels (4) vs (3) NHS Borders Grade Comments

1 1746 Wallace, Martin 0 - 1 Gimbutis, Stasys 1662 Away Win

2 1206 Crosbie, Robert ½ - ½ Litster, Steve 1186 Draw

3 0 Young, Russell 0 - 1 Robinson, Keith 1097 Away Win

4 0 DEFAULT L - W Symons, Logan 1056 Loss by Default

½ - 3½

Borders Chess League 2025 Team Results

Team 1 - Kelso
Grading Performance
Pool Name Club Status Grade PNUM Pts Plyd Opps Act Plyd Exp Diff Perf
1 Aitchison, A Keith EDKO - 1606 3020 5 8 1568 5 8 4.377 0.623 1659

4 Armstrong, Alan KO - 1340 3074 6 8 1187 5 7 4.855 0.145 1350

2 Whittaker, Ian P EDKO - 1611 6460 6½ 8 1316 5½ 7 5.723 -0.223 1568

5 Armstrong, Alexander A KOGS - 1206 8316 0 1 1056 0 1 0.699 -0.699 656

6 Birbeck, George GS - 1129 12981 2 4 1152 2 4 1.904 0.096 1152

3 Armstrong, Kevin KO - 1418 13778 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 -

7 Blackford, Ross DRKO J18 1951 28276 2 2 1832 2 2 1.304 0.696 2232

Team 2 - Selkirk A
Grading Performance
Pool Name Club Status Grade PNUM Pts Plyd Opps Act Plyd Exp Diff Perf
1 Bogle, David W SK - 1574 3226 4 8 1671 3 7 2.679 0.321 1621

5 Hope, Geoff SK - 1265 4378 2½ 5 1247 2½ 5 2.624 -0.124 1247

3 Miller, William SK - 1387 5273 ½ 3 1417 ½ 3 1.442 -0.942 1137

2 Moore, John D SKGS - 1409 5345 0 1 1611 0 1 0.243 -0.243 1211

8 Thompson, Ian A SKGS - 1154 6245 0 1 1265 0 1 0.350 -0.350 865

9 Poulton, Kevin SK - 851 28628 ½ 1 964 ½ 1 0.344 0.156 964

7 Cornwell, Sam SK NEW 1088 31463 ½ 2 1076 ½ 2 1.028 -0.528 884

6 Wylie, Thomas SK - 0 32169 3 3 1122 3 3 0 0 1521

4 Gardiner, Mark SK - 0 32170 3½ 6 1381 3½ 6 0 0 1442

10 Cornwell, Harry SK - 0 32395 0 2 1056 0 1 0 0 656

Team 3 - NHS Borders
Grading Performance
Pool Name Club Status Grade PNUM Pts Plyd Opps Act Plyd Exp Diff Perf
3 Robinson, Keith GS - 1097 19663 3 7 1142 3 7 3.049 -0.049 1092

1 Gimbutis, Stasys NB - 1662 24396 4½ 7 1585 4½ 7 4.169 0.331 1691

4 Symons, Logan NB - 1056 26248 6½ 8 1081 5½ 7 3.273 2.227 1308

2 Litster, Steve NB - 1186 27538 2½ 8 1422 2½ 8 1.847 0.653 1280

5 Cooke, Susan G (WFM) BX - 1919 28393 1 2 1788 1 2 1.275 -0.275 1788

Team 4 - Galashiels
Grading Performance
Pool Name Club Status Grade PNUM Pts Plyd Opps Act Plyd Exp Diff Perf
4 Crosbie, Robert GS - 1206 3641 2½ 7 1238 2½ 7 3.209 -0.709 1132

1 Wallace, Martin GS - 1746 6355 3½ 8 1612 3½ 8 5.310 -1.810 1570

5 Gray, Alistair GS - 1091 11578 1 2 1150 1 2 0.834 0.166 1150

2 Christie, Gordon S G GS - 1724 18935 3 3 1364 3 3 2.677 0.323 1764

3 Johnstone, J Gerry GS - 1510 31462 2½ 5 1395 2½ 5 3.131 -0.631 1395

6 Young, Russell GS - 0 32288 ½ 4 1131 ½ 4 0 0 799

7 Rodgie, Craig GS - 0 32726 1 2 1152 1 2 0 0 1152

Team 5 - Selkirk B
Grading Performance
Pool Name Club Status Grade PNUM Pts Plyd Opps Act Plyd Exp Diff Perf
9 Hope, Geoff SK - 1265 4378 2½ 3 1283 2½ 3 1.457 1.043 1563

2 Miller, William SK - 1387 5273 ½ 1 1265 ½ 1 0.663 -0.163 1265

1 Moore, John D SKGS - 1409 5345 2 7 1657 2 7 1.397 0.603 1494

3 Thompson, Ian A SKGS - 1154 6245 0 2 1362 0 2 0.561 -0.561 962

7 Leckie, Steve SK - 1082 28896 0 2 1326 0 2 0.459 -0.459 926

4 Cornwell, Sam SK NEW 1088 31463 5 6 1153 5 6 2.497 2.503 1433

5 Wylie, Thomas SK - 0 32169 0 3 1162 0 3 0 0 762

8 Gardiner, Mark SK - 0 32170 1 3 1334 1 3 0 0 1212

6 Cornwell, Harry SK - 0 32395 1½ 4 1012 ½ 3 0 0 732

Bd	Grade	Kelso	(1)	vs	(2)	Selkirk A	Grade	Comments
1	1606	Aitchison, A Keith	½	-	½	Bogle, David W	1574	Draw
2	1611	Whittaker, Ian P	1	-	0	Moore, John D	1409	Home Win
3	1340	Armstrong, Alan	1	-	0	Miller, William	1387	Home Win
4	1129	Birbeck, George	0	-	1	Gardiner, Mark	0	Away Win
			2½	-	1½

Bd	Grade	Galashiels	(4)	vs	(1)	Kelso	Grade	Comments
1	1746	Wallace, Martin	½	-	½	Aitchison, A Keith	1606	Draw
2	1510	Johnstone, J Gerry	½	-	½	Whittaker, Ian P	1611	Draw
3	1206	Crosbie, Robert	½	-	½	Armstrong, Alan	1340	Draw
4	1091	Gray, Alistair	0	-	1	Birbeck, George	1129	Away Win
			1½	-	2½

Bd	Grade	Selkirk A	(2)	vs	(3)	NHS Borders	Grade	Comments
1	1574	Bogle, David W	0	-	1	Cooke, Susan G (WFM)	1919	Away Win
2	1387	Miller, William	½	-	½	Litster, Steve	1186	Draw
3	1265	Hope, Geoff	½	-	½	Robinson, Keith	1097	Draw
4	1088	Cornwell, Sam	0	-	1	Symons, Logan	1056	Away Win
			1	-	3

Bd	Grade	Kelso	(1)	vs	(3)	NHS Borders	Grade	Comments
1	1951	Blackford, Ross	1	-	0	Cooke, Susan G (WFM)	1919	Home Win
2	1606	Aitchison, A Keith	½	-	½	Gimbutis, Stasys	1662	Draw
3	1611	Whittaker, Ian P	0	-	1	Litster, Steve	1186	Away Win
4	1340	Armstrong, Alan	1	-	0	Symons, Logan	1056	Home Win
			2½	-	1½

Bd	Grade	Selkirk B	(5)	vs	(2)	Selkirk A	Grade	Comments
1	0	DEFAULT	L	-	W	Bogle, David W	1574	Loss by Default
2	1265	Hope, Geoff	1	-	0	Thompson, Ian A	1154	Home Win
3	1082	Leckie, Steve	0	-	1	Wylie, Thomas	0	Away Win
4	0	Cornwell, Harry	½	-	½	Poulton, Kevin	851	Draw
			1½	-	2½

Team 1 - Kelso
								Grading Performance
Pool	Name	Club	Status	Grade	PNUM	Pts	Plyd	Opps	Act	Plyd	Exp	Diff	Perf
1	Aitchison, A Keith	EDKO	-	1606	3020	5	8	1568	5	8	4.377	0.623	1659
4	Armstrong, Alan	KO	-	1340	3074	6	8	1187	5	7	4.855	0.145	1350
2	Whittaker, Ian P	EDKO	-	1611	6460	6½	8	1316	5½	7	5.723	-0.223	1568
5	Armstrong, Alexander A	KOGS	-	1206	8316	0	1	1056	0	1	0.699	-0.699	656
6	Birbeck, George	GS	-	1129	12981	2	4	1152	2	4	1.904	0.096	1152
3	Armstrong, Kevin	KO	-	1418	13778	0	0		0	0	0.000	0.000	-
7	Blackford, Ross	DRKO	J18	1951	28276	2	2	1832	2	2	1.304	0.696	2232