I would just like to take the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas.

I hope you have a happy time with your family -- no fights over the turkey (or anything else please)

All the best for 2013. May only nice things come your way.

GG

amuir Wrote:Main reason for not wanting ELO rating is scared of losing rating points and therefore losing out on selection for a future event e.g. Olympiad team, Cappelle/British selection etc If a player say rated 2300 with a K -factor plays someone 2000 and loses then can lose 13 points but only gain 2 if win , so odds not good from their point of view.

amuir Wrote:Olympiad selection depends on many criteria

Andrew McHarg Wrote:Surely not including all games these top players play in their Fide ratings is going to make their grades not the truest representation of their playing strength? Which - in my opinion - somewhat defeats the purpose of having a grade... ?

An article (by Steven McKenzie) has appeared on the BBC Scotland website regarding Scots who fought in the American Civil War.

Consideration is being given to adding some names to an American Civil War memorial in Edinburgh. One of those mentioned is Captain G.H. Mackenzie, the strongest Scots-born player of his time.

The article can be seen at
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Further information about Capt. Mackenzie can be seen in the CS History Archive at
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i have read the partly censored post that Robin Moore has resigned as acting IJD. I feel that this is a great shame as I know Robin put a lot of effort into the job. His endeavors and personal sacrifice were not always appreciated and i guess Robin did not apreciate the huge political issues surrounding junior chess. If Robin does not return to the post then it will be a loss. He had to work within existing restrictive practices and despite that I feel that he did a good job. I hope that the people who obstructed Robin will examine their motives and perhaps they may wish to throw their full support behind Paul MacDonald. The main aim is to support and further junior chess in Scotland, i feel that this aim has been overlooked by some in their efforts to oust Robin.

NEJCA event at Albyn School, Aberdeen Sunday December 9th 2012: Results

Championship
1st Nicholas Straw (Banchory Academy) 5/6
2nd Leston D’Costa (Aberdeen Grammar) 3.5/6
3rd Duncan Depasquale (Albyn School) 2/6

Intermediate Boys
1st Tariq Pasha (Albyn School) 5.5/6
2nd Atharva Dabholkar (Robert Gordons) 5/6
3rd Leonard Holmes (Laurencekirk PS) 4/6
Medals: Callum Smith (Banchory PS), Seumas Highes (Albyn School) 4/6
Intermediate Girls
1st Alexander Eagles (Albyn School)
2nd Melissa Wright (Perth)

Junior Boys
1st Nathan Roulson (Albyn School) 5/6
2nd Vusal Ramazanov (Ferryhill) 4.5/6
3rd Ben Thomson (Banchory PS) 4.5/6
Medals: Keith Murray (Laurencekirk PS), Maurizio DeGennero (Albyn School) 4/6
Junior Girls
1st Holly Greig (Albyn School)
2nd Kelly Grant (Albyn School)
3rd Amelie Flavill (Peterculter)

41 Entrants
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Next Event: Saturday, January 26th, at Stonehaven Town Hall
Gerald Lobley

Under 300:
1st Jack Cleland Lenzie Chess Academy 6/7
2nd Lucia Doyle Hamilton CC 5.5/7
3rd Alexander Lonie Giffnock CC 5/7

Medals for 50% and above:
5/7 Matthew Walls St Marys Lanark
Rayaan Mohammed Bruntsfield
4.5/7 Finn Herbert Jordanhill
4/7 Stefan McDermott St Peters Edinburgh
Hannah Robertson Fernhill Rutherglen
Ben Richmond Bruntsfield
3.5/7 Jamie O'Boyle St Peters Edinburgh
Daniel Smith Bishopton

Under 600:
1st Joe O'Boyle St Peters Edinburgh 5.5/7
2nd Martin Lang Hallside Cambuslang 5.5/7
3rd Luke Lavery St Kenneths East Kilbride 5/7

Medals for 50% and above:
5/7 Rachel Smith Alloway School
Arran Ghosh st Peters Edinburgh
4.5/7 Advaith Sastry Bearsden CC
4/7 Siddharth Berera South Morningside Edinburgh
James Norwood Bishopton
Aaron Millar Hamilton College
3.5/7 Adam Coyle Bishopton
Alix Smith Lenzie Chess Academy
Benjamin Ridge Steiner School Edinburgh
Aidan Healy St Marys Hamilton
Aryaman Tyagi Giffnock CC

Over 600:
1st Michael Doyle Hamilton CC 5/6
2nd Jack stewart Greenwood Acad Irvine 5/6
3rd Ben Volland Muckhart 5/6
( they all played each other with every game drawn)

Medals for 50% and above:
3.5/6 Darren Gillies St Margarets HS Airdrie
Jack Orr Holyrood Secondary Glasgow
3/6 Tom Laing Prestwick CC
Lauren Bond Carluke
John Morrison Bruntsfield
Craig Gillies St Margarets HS Airdrie
Stuthi Hegde George Heriots Edinburgh
Saumya Maheshwari Edinburgh

Michael.

A black flask was left at November's SNCL. If it belongs to you please let me know and I'll give it back to you in February's meeting

GG

I very much welcome a discussion on allocation of funds at the next CS meeting in March.
I have £1,308 money left over for 2012-13 but don't know how to distribute it - everyone wants it !
Expenses paid:European Senior Team - nil, European Senior Individual £80 (Giulian),
Olympiad £5,016, World Senior Individual £96 (Pritchett), Total £5,192, Balance £1,308, Budget £6,500
I don't know 2013-14 allocation yet

For 2013 there are e.g.
European Team in November, perhaps £1500 for that, I'll play if selected
Entry fees for CS nominated players
Paul Motwani + other training
Players trying for titles
Would anyone want to organise a FIDE rated tournament ? etc

It would be good to get strong team for Norway Olympiad in 2014 & prepare for that. I quite fancy captaining the team for that too as a Scottish captain for a change.

For anyone interested, I’ve very recently rewritten and released my kids beginners chess software for Windows 8. It’s currently a free download in the Windows 8 App Store but will be charging a small fee in a few days.

Link and details here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.universis.co.uk">http://www.universis.co.uk</a><!-- m -->

Android and v2.0 in active development and hopefully finished soon.

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All
If you wish to play please email me before closing date of 10/2/13
Andy


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Greetings from Bulgarian Chess Federation!

Bulgarian Chess Federation on behalf of European Chess Union is pleased to invite member Federations of European Chess Union to the European Senior Chess Championship - 2013 to be held at Plovdiv, Bulgaria from 10th to 22nd March.

Plovdiv is the second biggest city in Bulgaria. It is situated at the central south part of Bulgaria in the vast valley of the Maritsa River. The city has ancient history dating back to 8000 B.C. There are many remains from antiquity - Plovdiv is among the few cities with two ancient theatres; remains of the medieval walls and towers, Ottoman baths and mosques, a well-preserved old quarter from the National Revival period with beautiful houses, churches and narrow paved streets. There are numerous museums, art galleries and cultural institutions have won the fame of the city as the Cultural Capital of Bulgaria.

Bulgaria has a rich tradition of organizing many other competitions like the European Team Chess Championship - Plovdiv 2003, European Individual Chess Championship - Plovdiv 2008, Candidates Match - Sofia 2009, World Chess Championship - Sofia 2010, European Club Cup - Plovdiv 2010, European Youth Chess Championship - Albena 2011, European Individual Chess Championship - Plovdiv 2012.

Best regards,
Nikolay Velchev

Tournament Director
ESCC 2013

Executive Director
Bulgarian Chess Federation