Photo slideshow from the congress has now been uploaded onto the congress website home page.

Full results are now available in the events processed for grading pages of the Chess Scotland website.

I will update both the congress website and the Chess Scotland forum with a full list of prize winners over the next few days.

For those that won prize money but weren't at the prize giving to collect - Andy Howie, John McNicoll and myself would like to thank you for the lovely, expensive meal we had after the event and the several bottles of champagne.

Sorry, it is Friday. Cheques will be sent out on Monday, June 3rd, to all prize winners who were unable to stay for the prize giving.

Results of NEJCA event for Evening Express Primary Schools team trophy
Mastrick Aberdeen Saturday May 25th 2013
This was an exciting event with 3 teams in contention throughout. Eventually St Josephs won the trophy by remaining undefeated throughout and just edged out current Scottish Primary Schools champions Laurencekirk while Albyn fought tenaciously to defend the title they have won for the past 3 years.

Results as Match points (board points in parentheses) from 5 rounds
1st St Josephs 9 pts (14)
2nd Laurencekirk A 8 pts (15)
3rd Albyn A 7 pts (12.5)
4th Kemnay 6 pts (11.5)
5th Albyn B 6 pts (9.5)
6th Broomhill 5 pts (10)
7th Perth 5 pts (9)
8th Laurencekirk B 4 pts (10)
9th Mile End 4 pts (9)
10th Aboyne B 3 pts (7)
11th Aboyne A 3 pts (6)
12th Crimond 1 pt (4.5.)

Full results and photos at http://www.nejca.co.uk
Many thanks to Sponsors, Organisers, Parents, Teachers and Players who have supported us this season.
The NEJCA is back into action this Autumn.
Please see AGM notification on the Website.

Gerald Lobley

Having never played OTB with an incremental time control, sorry if i ask a question that's obvious to others...

Scenario - Player A stops recording his moves once he gets into the final 5 minutes of his time, then makes a few quick moves, each gaining 30 seconds (minus a couple of seconds for actually making the moves) taking his time back over the 5 minutes.
Does he then have to update his scoresheet?

Live games are available.

We are using incremental time controls!

Round 1 - Board 8 is down due to a failed battery pack. I did not have enough time to resolve. Sorry lost board 3 for the same reason. All others worked perfectly. Charging the batteries tonight

Round 2 - Board 8 is still down. It is looking like a sensitivity issue. In a nutshell need to recalibrate the board!

Round went brilliantly with no errors!

Round 3 - Board 8 is out for the rest of the tournament

Round 4 - Board 8 is out for the rest of the tournament. Lost board 3 due to not being here until 10am thanks to Citylink

posted on behalf of andrew jakimiuk

Sunday 26 th may 1vs1 on DGT (live board) chessboard recorded blitz friendly games let me (andrew jakimiuk) know if you want to play.

TEAM VS TEAM friendly match on 2nd june sunday 2 pm at Newington fish bar doon stair 3 vs 3 or 4 vs four 30 min per player Legion Newington vs other team.

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The 2013 Dundee & Angus Congress will take place 11 – 13 October at David Lloyd Leisure near Monifieth. This year will be our 10th running of the modern Dundee Congress and the 9th at this venue.

Points of note for this year:

We have received additional funding so the prize fund has been significantly increased. The new money has been spread across most prize groups with additional grading prizes. This assumes similar to, or better than, entry numbers of last year. Junior prizes have not been increased - instead we have secured the services of one of Scotland's leading junior coaches, Andrew Green. Further details including times and format in due course.

Entry fees are unchanged from last year - £23, £21, £19 and £17.

Our policy of not offering free entry continues.

Rate of play – we are dispensing with the interim time control and quickplay finish. Each player will have 1¾ hours for all moves.

Accommodation – we have an interesting addition to accommodation options in the City Centre. Richmond Serviced Apartments has several two-bedroom apartments that I can obtain at a corporate rate of £75 per apartment per night, so equivalent to £37.50 per room per night on their website. Please contact me if you might be interested. For more info look at ‘Richmond Chambers’ http://richmondservicedapartments.com/. I can also get the more luxurious ‘Richmond House’ for £100 per night (also two bedrooms). These are large enough that you could bring your own lilos/camping beds if you wanted to get an extra person or two in. See our own website for a wider choice – <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dundee-congress.co.uk/accommodation">http://www.dundee-congress.co.uk/accommodation</a><!-- m -->

The website will be down for a short time while it is being updated.

Entry forms will be available at Ayr Congress

The Ayr Junior Saturday takes place this weekend at the Mecure Hotel in Ayr and will run alongside the Ayr Congress. The tournament control team will be Stephen Taylor of Greenwood Academy and myself.

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Entry is open to all players and not just players from Ayrshire. All games will count for grading and there will be prizes, cups, medals and prize money.

Alan Minnican is currently doing extremely well - hope he keeps it up.

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One of the World’s top players, Arkadij Naiditsch visited Scotland for the very successful first Scottish Blitz Championship and a recent simultaneous match at Edinburgh Chess Club. He is returning for the 2nd Scottish Blitz Championship this June.
Arkadij has really enjoyed his time in Scotland and wants to see chess in Scotland grow and prosper. One way in which the public image of Scottish Chess could be improved was if Arkadij was to represent the second oldest club in the world, Edinburgh at the prestigious European Club Cup. For this to become possible there would need to be a significant sponsorship deal in place. If such a deal was possible there are a few potential ways in which Arkadij could help improve chess in Scotland:
• Represent Edinburgh at the European Club Cup.
• Play in the Scottish Championships.
• Coach young and improving Scottish Juniors.
• Give Simultaneous matches with Scottish players or the sponsorship company.

For any potential company interested, Arkadij being attached to Scottish Chess would gain massive publicity. He is a very approachable and down-to-earth Super Grandmaster and would represent a great role model and ambassador for chess in Scotland.

If you are or know of a potential sponsor, please do not hesitate to contact me.

David Oswald

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Hi All
We are considering running the Lanark Open again at the tolbooth again for five mondays starting August 12th. If anyone is interested in playing I can be contacted either by email address <!-- e --><a href="mailto:ian.brownlee@systemsit.co.uk">ian.brownlee@systemsit.co.uk</a><!-- e --> or by telephoning me on 07899832770. Please leave any comments here including if you wish to play. Entries fee will be more or less the same