I am very pleased to be able to announce the launching of the new website for Lothian Junior Chess, formally Lothian Primary School Chess League (LPSCL):-

http://www.lothianjuniorchess.org.uk

The new site represents both a make over and a dramatic updating of functionality that will make it easier to add content: both by LJC but also external authors and I would welcome contact from anyone who might wish to submit articles - be that to highlight an event or about some other chess issue of interest to Lothian juniors.

Similarly organisers of events that might be of relevance to Lothian juniors are invited to send details to myself to have them placed on the site's calender.

The site is still 'work in progress' and any suggestions and comments, which can be made via the feedback form, are most welcome.

In today's Sunday Telegraph though in passing its not exactly complementary of other Chess players

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Todays results are appearing on the SNCL website (http://snclchess.co.uk)

Can division 1 players please check the FIDE file on the website which will appear just after the close of play. This will be sent off later this week. Dougie and I need to know by tomorrow night at the latest of any mistakes

Draw for Round 5 of Division 4

Thistles v CSBOS2
Dundee City Juniors v Stepps Warriors
Irvine v Dunfermline Knaves
SCDAD v Perth
Mussleburgh v Corstorphine
Hamilton B v Prestwick

I'm looking into this, and have identified a few local (large size) businesses. I was thinking of sending off some letters.

Has anyone had any success with persuading local employers and business to invest in their local community chess/clubs? Any advice from others experience is appreciated as am not quite sure how to approach this as yet.

I know there are some Caro Kann players out there, and I would be interested to hear what you think Blacks best line is against the Fantasy Variation. I have played it once or twice in the past and it seemed to throw some spanners in the Black development. Comments?

SNCL is on 24th Nov 2013. Hope you have a full team but if not I have several Woodmill Warriors who would like a gradable friendly. Please let me know ASAP so I can tell the boys to come along.

GG

The draw was made for the Premier Tournament at Oban by Donald Wilson and Hamish Glen

Round 1
White Black
Bremner, Adam - Berry, Neil
Sreeves, Clement - Kilpatrick, Callum
Michielsen, Joost - MacQueen, Calum
Swan, Iain - McNab, Colin A
Hamitevici, Vladimir - Steil-Antoni, Fiona


Round 2
White Black
Kilpatrick, Callum - Bremner, Adam
MacQueen, Calum - Sreeves, Clement
McNab, Colin A - Michielsen, Joost
Steil-Antoni, Fiona - Swan, Iain
Berry, Neil - Hamitevici, Vladimir

Round 3
White Black
Bremner, Adam - MacQueen, Calum
Berry, Neil - Kilpatrick, Callum
Sreeves, Clement - McNab, Colin A
Michielsen, Joost - Steil-Antoni, Fiona
Hamitevici, Vladimir - Swan, Iain

Round 4
White Black
McNab, Colin A - Bremner, Adam
MacQueen, Calum - Berry, Neil
Steil-Antoni, Fiona - Sreeves, Clement
Swan, Iain - Michielsen, Joost
Kilpatrick, Callum - Hamitevici, Vladimir

Round 5
White Black
Bremner, Adam - Steil-Antoni, Fiona
Berry, Neil - McNab, Colin A
Kilpatrick, Callum - MacQueen, Calum
Sreeves, Clement - Swan, Iain
Hamitevici, Vladimir - Michielsen, Joost

Round 6
White Black
Swan, Iain - Bremner, Adam
Steil-Antoni, Fiona - Berry, Neil
McNab, Colin A - Kilpatrick, Callum
Michielsen, Joost - Sreeves, Clement
MacQueen, Calum - Hamitevici, Vladimir

Round 7
White Black
Bremner, Adam - Michielsen, Joost
Berry, Neil - Swan, Iain
Kilpatrick, Callum - Steil-Antoni, Fiona
MacQueen, Calum - McNab, Colin A
Hamitevici, Vladimir - Sreeves, Clement

Round 8
White Black
Sreeves, Clement - Bremner, Adam
Michielsen, Joost - Berry, Neil
Swan, Iain - Kilpatrick, Callum
Steil-Antoni, Fiona - MacQueen, Calum
McNab, Colin A - Hamitevici, Vladimir

Round 9
White Black
Berry, Neil - Sreeves, Clement
Kilpatrick, Callum - Michielsen, Joost
MacQueen, Calum - Swan, Iain
McNab, Colin A - Steil-Antoni, Fiona
Hamitevici, Vladimir - Bremner, Adam


Matches take place 27th December to 5th January

Anyone interested in both of the above might want to take a look at my project

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2110...tery-novel

Any questions/comments or ideas please feel free to get in touch via PM or at abburnett (at) Hotmail.com

Owing to there being a problem with the live boards, I have more time on my hands than normal...

Here are the grading results up to round 3 (will add as each section finish).

Open
Challengers
Major
Minor

Not sure if this will get a wide distribution but it got a very good review.

"Computer Chess will make you scratch your head and wonder what its up
to - but there's no doubt you'll never have seen a film quite like it"