Last night, the first team continued its incredible title/promotion push with a 4.5-1.5 home win over Edinburgh 5. Wins for Mike, Doug and Keith on the top three boards decided the game. Alistair – our stand-in captain got a draw on board 5. David Galbraith won on bottom board. So, with only one match to …
We had a few players at the Perth Congress. Jonathan McKay and Joe Galbraith mixed it with the big boys in the Open. They both had a tough time, but well done to Joe who outperformed his grading by over 100 points. Our guys fared better in the Major. Both Doug and Iain went into …
Those with long memories will remember an update on the SNCL. That was early November. They finally got back into action last weekend. Our team was the McKays, Bryan, Doug, and Jim. We started with a 3.5-1.5 win over Corstorphine. Then finished the day with a 2.5-2.5 draw with Hidden Dragons. Particular credit goes to …
After last night’s match against Badgers Brook – resulting in a default win for us, the 2nd team is now up to 4th in the 3rd division table. Feb 5th, 2020
On Thursday, the first team headed off to Alva Street to play yet another one of our key rivals. This time it was Edinburgh 4. In a division where everyone seems to be able to beat anyone else, coming away with a win would have given us a nice cushion over them. Things got off …
After a slow start, the second team have started climbing the table. This week, it was a 4-2 victory over Sandy Bells. Wins for Robert, Jamie and Ahmed put us 3 up. A loss for Iain on top board was followed by a win for Jim that clinched the match. January 22, 2020
Playing against Edinburgh University is always a step into the unknown. Because they have so many foreign players, you can’t draw too many assumptions from their grades. But, given they’d won all their matches – with an average score of 4.5-1.5 – we knew they were one of the favourites to win the division. And …
We had 5 of our players playing in the Lothian Allegro on Sunday… so it’s probably worth posting a recap. Jonathan McKay was in the Open – mixing it with the big boys. He scored an impressive 3/5, including two wins against 1900+ opponents. His performance rating was 1974. Iain scored 1.5 in the major …
The Allegro league provided us with the first competitive chess of 2020. We continued the trend of changing the team each month. This time, only one change: Jamie replacing Maurice on bottom board. The rest of the lineup was Bryan, Doug and Iain. The night didn’t start well – a 4-0 drubbing by Edinburgh 1. …
Last night was the Christmas meeting of the Edinburgh Allegro League. There were big changes to our lineup. After November’s humiliating 4-0 loss to Edinburgh 2, Ronnie, Steve and Jamie were banished to the gulags for re-education. In their places, Iain returned as captain, Maurice decided to combine organising with playing, and Doug made his …
