After a few good results, the firsts went up to Royal Terrace to play the Bank. There was only one change from the team that drew with Corstorphine – Maurice replacing Ronnie on board 5. Ratings-wise, the two teams were fairly evenly matched. We were a bit stronger on board 1, they were stronger on …
In our 4th game of the season, the first team travelled to Corstorphine. With most of our players outrated by around 200 points, we knew it was going to be tough. And that certainly looked the case when we started with a quick loss on board 5. Dougie steadied the ship with a draw on …
While the first team was edging past Gorgie Dalry, the Musselburgh’s 2nd team went off to the Ukrainian Club to play Bank of Scotland 3. Given BoS 3 beat our first team last year, we knew it was going to be tough. The Bank players were much higher graded. So, despite a win for Iain …
Tonight the first team hosted Gorgie Dalry in what might turn out to be a relegation four-pointer. Two games were over very quickly. A win for Maurice and a draw for Ronnie. On board one, Mike’s opponent sacced an exchange to open up the h-file for a kingside attack. And, after a lot of complications, …
Last night was the 2nd meetup of the Edinburgh Allegro league. We scored 5.5/8 in October, which meant we were sitting pretty in joint 4th. And, with Bryan back from South Korea, we were hoping to build on that. Iain stepped aside to make room for Bryan. So the lineup was: Bryan, Steve, Ronnie and …
On Tuesday, we hosted Corstorphine 3 for a division 3 match. On paper, we were favourites – with a big rating advantage on most boards. But, the boys (and girl) from the west put up a good fight and most of the games were close. In the end, we prevailed 5-1. There were wins for …
After losing to a strong Dunbar team, the first team headed off to Slateford to face Civil Service 2. In weather best described as “biblical,” and a location one might called “secluded,” the first challenge was to get all 6 players to the venue on time. (Or, in David King’s case, “roughly on time.”) We …
The 2019-2020 Scottish National Chess League started this weekend. With Ruairidh available again, our lineup reverted to the “Classic Coke” of the Musselburgh SNCL team – Jonathan, Bryan, Ruairidh, Iain and Jim. The first match – against Forth Valley B – didn’t go to plan. Bryan won, the McKays both drew, but losses for Iain …
Tuesday night was the Summer Cup final against Wandering Dragons. The visitors brought their big guns, headed by International Master Mark Orr. And, of their 6 players, 5 were rated over 1800. This meant we received the maximum handicap – 4.5 points – and only needed a single point to secure the win. Maurice secured …
