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2026 Olympiad Call for Interest

3rd January 2026

Players interested in representing Scotland at this year's Olympiad in Uzbekistan

Categories: International

Chess Scotland E-Mag

20th December 2025

The December 2025 issue of the Chess Scotland E-MAG is now available.

2026 Commonwealth Championships

17th January 2026

Sri Lanka will host the 2026 Championships

Categories: International

Hamilton Open 2026 results

7th January 2026

Results of Hamilton Open - January 2026

Richardson and Spens Sign-up

3rd January 2026

All member clubs wishing to enter Richardson or Spens

FIDE Rating List

1st January 2026

FIDE ratings are updated on the first of every month. FIDE listing of all Scotland registered players both rated and unrated is available.

Chess Scotland 100 Club

31st December 2025

The Chess Scotland 100 Club is a lottery that everyone is welcome to join. Half the cash collected every month is returned as prizes, the rest goes into general fund raising for the association.

Scots Abroad at New Year!

31st December 2025

Who's doing what over New Year?

Categories: International

Chess 960

9th December 2025

World Senior Teams 2026

2nd December 2025

WSTCC will be held in Durres, Albania, from April 18th to April 29th.

Categories: International

Chrysa Mitraka becomes a WCM

1st December 2025

Categories: Junior, International

London Chess Classic

26th November 2025

Scots take on the Stars in London

Categories: International

European Amateurs in Malta

26th November 2025

Alice Lampard gunning for European Title!

Nigel Short - Edinburgh Simul 2025

21st November 2025

GM Nigel Short simultaneous exhibition on 30th December at Edinburgh Chess Club

UK Blitz Finals

21st November 2025

Scots in action at UK Blitz Finals!

Categories: International

ECU Magazine

18th November 2025

The magazine of the European Chess Union

Book Reviews

13th November 2025

Latest Book Reviews

Commonwealth Chess Championship 2025

13th November 2025

Categories: Junior, International

Women's Committee Meeting

13th November 2025

Keti Arakhamia-Grant - World Champion

5th November 2025

Categories: International

Andy Howie

3rd November 2025

Director Vacancies

3rd November 2025

SNCL Rules

1st November 2025

A quick reminder of the rules for 2025/26 SNCL season...

FM Peter Jamieson

29th October 2025

Funeral arrangements

Alice Lampard

28th October 2025

Scottish Players at the European Youth Chess Champ

27th October 2025

Categories: Junior, International

Scots in action at Coventry International Open

26th October 2025

The strong Coventry International has Scottish interest...

Categories: International

Scots at the World Senior Individual

21st October 2025

The World Senior Individual starts today (21/10) in Gallipoli, Italy.

Categories: International

Scots in Guernsey

21st October 2025

Hamish Olson is top seed at the Guernsey International Open

Categories: International