I notice on the main page that the Women's team has been announced with Keti on top board. Interesting decision.

Can I appeal to anyone wanting to ask me anything on Sat at the meeting to email me in advance. Unfortunately I have a nasty virus that hit during the winter chess festival. I lost my voice 8 days ago and have been told by the docs not to talk for at least 7 to 10 days.

I can then at least give you a response!

Does anyone know of a link to a chess calendar for european tournaments? I have tried some but they are not very good. Any help would be appreciated, ta.

A junior event will be held at the South Ayrshire Congress on Saturday, January 25th. Entry forms and further details should be available shortly via the CS calendar pages.

Open to any junior aged under 16 at 25th January 2014 with a grade under 1000 or who is ungraded. Small Prizes, trophies and medals will be awarded for the best performances.

Play will start at 10.30am and run until around 4pm. Entry fee for the Junior Saturday event will be free.

Clocks will be used in all games. For those who haven't used chess clocks, don't worry, the organisers are there to help and make sure everybody enjoys themselves. They will be on hand to explain how playing chess with chess clocks works.

Each player will have 25 minutes each to make all their moves in each game. All gradeable games will qualify for full grading on the Chess Scotland grading list.

Play will be on a continuous basis with each round taking place shortly after the last game of the previous round finishes, with a short break for lunch.

It is anticipated that there will be at least 6 rounds.

The event will count towards the Walter Munn Junior Grand Prix organised by Chess Scotland.

Details of the venue can be found at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ayrshirechesscongress.co.uk">http://www.ayrshirechesscongress.co.uk</a><!-- m -->

May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a Good New Year from a windy Hastings.

I'm not one for New Year Resolutions - I once resolved not to make resolutions, but broke that one immediately! - but can I suggest that we all put petty differences aside and work together to make this a truly great year for Scottish chess.

Please help in any way you can. As simple examples, we will be holding the Commonwealth Championships. Volunteers will be needed to input games and perhaps even act as 'meeters and greeters' for our foreign visitors. (More on those nearer the time - watch the website.)

Sermon over.

Dated August 1979

Page 10 under the Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky Allegro Tournament, I found the following line

"The tournament was this year noted by Radio Scotland, who interviewed the Chief Controller for the Sports Sound Program"!!!

Quote:1.2 Motion to create a Working Party to explore the use of live boards and internet to allow players from remote Scottish communities to participate in Chess Scotland congress events.
The logistics and expense of travelling to Chess Scotland congress events precludes a proportion of chess players who live in remote locations of the country from participating at Chess Scotland supported events. Internet is now widely available in many of these remote locations which would allow chess players to transmit played moves to a congress event in real time. It would be possible for a player in a remote location to play a game over the internet and have those moves relayed onto a chess board by a volunteer sitting at a congress board or in time by an automated board as demonstrated in the following video clip <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX37LFv8jWY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX37LFv8jWY</a><!-- m -->. To ensure fair play the remote player will be supervised by an independent observer such as an arbiter, fellow chess club member etc. Such conditions may also apply to participants within Scotland who cannot attend Congresses for other special reasons e.g. a disability. Although there are a number of potential logistic problems the Working Party will investigate these and make recommendations on overall feasibility.
Proposed : Sean Milton Seconded: Gerald Lobley, David Deary, David Congalton, Calum MacQueen

does anyone know where I could download games from the word chess championship including Carlsen's games and also Carlsen's games I gather he plays the Pirc on occasion

Seeing as we have been having fun with these...

At the Start of the Winter Chess Festival. What is the maximum number of norms possible for the event?

Think I have worked out and removed the source of "noise"


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