I hope Andy McCulloch is wearing his best anti-junior suit this weekend, it looks like he is going to need it! I can confirm that there is no truth whatsoever in the rumour circulating that David Congalton bunged Mike Hanley a couple of bob to make sure he lowered the grading limit for the minor, ensuring that David escaped into the major.

UNDER 300:
1st Aedan McGhie Alexandra PS Airdrie 6/7
2nd Thomas Billcliff Lairdsland PS Kirkintilloch 6/7
3rd Aiden Connor Holy Cross PS Croy 5/7

Medals 50% and above
4/7 Reece Kennedy Holy Family PS Lenzie
Jennifer Lowe Keir Hardie PS Motherwell
Advaith Sastry Bearsden PS Bearsden
3.5/7 Luca Marchetti Holy Cross PS Croy
Liam Murphy Woodhill PS Bishopbriggs

UNDER 600:
1st Tom Laing Prestwick CC 5/7
2nd Euan Hamilton George Watsons Edinburgh
3rd Mati Steele St Marys Hamilton

Medals for 50% and above:
Jake Sanger Prestwick CC
Robbie McKichan Prestwick CC

UNDER 1000:
1st Andrew Bodie Jordanhill PS Glasgow 5.5/7
2nd Samuel Kearns Glenrothes CC 5/7
3rd Iona Bryson Annan 5/7

Medals for 50% and above
Lauren Hulme Keir Hardie PS Motherwell
Fintan Pathi Kirkhill PS Newton Mearns

OPEN:
1st Junior Daniel Deary Greenwood 5/6
1st Adult Jacqui Thomas East Kilbride 5/6

Qualifiers for Final:
Aedan McGhie, Thomas Billcliff, Aiden Connor, Reece Kennedy, Jennifer Lowe, Advaith Sastry, Tom Laing, Mati Steele, Jake Sanger, Robbie McKichan, Andrew Bodie, Samuel Kearns,Iona Bryson, Lauren Hulme, Fintan Pathi.

Michael.

Anyone in a position to post them?
TIA

There is a Chess for Kicks this Saturday 4th at Lennoxtown. This is the first CFK held at this venue although every year we try to hold a heat in the East Dunbartonshire area to accommodate children from the North of the City & surrounding areas.

~To say I am disappointed is an under statement - to date we have 8 entries. So all coaches & parents in & around the area can you please make sure all your Juniors know this event is taking place - entry form on the calendar (also an Open section for accompanying parents or guardians).

I'm fairly sure there was a thread on this topic before, but i can't seem to find it.
does anyone know what the current conversion is for CS to ECF grades?
TIA

Am I alone in thinking that the idea of tournaments with a rating ceiling is a slightly unfair one, since they ensure that a good number of players simply can't participate in any section at all? I'm not having a go at anyone here - it's the organisers' right to set up whatever sections they choose to - but I'm curious to hear others' views.

Under 300:
1st Robbie McKichan Prestwick 8/8
2nd Richard Menzies Bishopton 7/8
3rd Abhinav Datta st Cadocs Giffnock 5.5/8

Medals for 50% and above:
5/8 Martin Lang Hallside Cambuslang
Declan McBride St Marys Hamilton
4.5/8 Kieran Kennedy St john the Baptist Uddingston
Aedan McGhie Alexandra Airdrie
Ryan Cunningham Bothwell
4/8 Aimi Reid Paisley
Jake Sanger Prestwick
Thomas Taylor Prestwick
Jennifer Lowe Keir Hardie Motherwell
Jack McKie St Josephs Blantyre

Under 600:
1st Euan Hamilton George Watsons Edinburgh 6/7
2nd Andrew Bodie Jordanhill 5/7
3rd Joe McKie St Josephs Blantyre 5/7

Medals for 50% and above:
4.5/7 Lauren Hulme Keir Hardie Motherwell
Benjamin Ridge Steiner School Edinburgh
4/7 Andrew McNeil Paisley
Patrick Norris St john the Baptist Uddingston
3.5/7 Fraser Kennedy Hamilton

Under 1000:
1st Craig Gillies St Aloysius Chapelhall 5/7
2nd Caitlin Reid Paisley 5/7
3rd Aidan Jenkins St John the Baptist Uddingston 4.5/7

Medals for 50% and above:
4/7 Christopher Usher Paisley
Avran Millar Austin Friars Carlisle
Andrew Gillies St Aloysius Chapelhall
3.5/7 Jan Van Heese Hamilton

Open:
1st (Adult) Alex Gillies Shettleston
1st (Junior) Camas Millar Austin Friars Carlisle

Michael.

Back in the 70's/80's there was a prize for the first English (or British?) GM which helped encourage Miles, Keene, Stean et al I have no idea how big a factor it really was nor what the prize was worth but it does make me wonder whether CS could do something similar. Rather than provide subsidies for specific events, it provides prizes to players achieving certain goals.

This could be quite socialist (lots of small prizes linked to easier goals), quite right wing (a few big prizes that will only be won occasionally) or something in between.

Thoughts?

I am pleased to say that the tournament is now up and running in an experimental APA format. I would be even further pleased if Club Secretaries who have not yet done so would kindly let me have the fullcontact details of their nominees. I believe Castlehill, Cathcart and Dundee&Vic have done this already so, if not guilty, please ignore this message! The following Clubs would assist me greatly by e-mailing contact details to <!-- e --><a href="mailto:'servenetster@gmail.com">'servenetster@gmail.com</a><!-- e -->' as soon as possible (An SMS to 07916129975 would do equally well.) Edinburgh Kilmarnock and Hamilton. Thank you! Chris 'Laidlaw' (Hampton)

I was hoping to attend the Hamilton Congress in February. However my travel plans are limited to the train which isn't a problem on the Saturday. On Sunday however the train won't get me in to Airdrie until 11am.

Is anyone in or around the Barrhead area attending the Hamilton Congress, willing to take me over for the petrol money? I can get the train home no problem.

Regards

Joe