Hi Folks,

It was lovely to see you all today and I'm happy that you had such a good time.

Through the thoughtfulness of the catering girls we were given the extra facilities for the cafe area today. Depending on future events and commitments we may or may not have it. We cannot afford to 'buy' this area so please would you keep it tidy so that we are welcome to return.

There are plenty of bins at the venue and it only takes a moment for you to put your rubbish into one.
Once you have finished your games and go away home it is very disheartening for my SNCL Team to find that we have to spent ages clearing your mess. Cups (with and without liquid!!), plates, pens, scoresheets and other rubbish left at the playing boards -- Why?

Analysis area is also left to us. For example when tidying up tonight, rather than disturb a couple who were analysising their game, one of my colleagues left the tub on the table. Coming back ten minutes later -- the couple had gone but the pieces, far from being in the box, had been scattered over the table.

We have a very long day too -- it starts before you arrive and ends long after you leave. Please have some consideration
a) Put all your rubbish in the bin
b) Do not leave anything at the tables - analysis or competition
c) Pack away the analysis sets and leave them tidily on the table when you are finished. If someone else wants to use them it will only take a minute for them to tip them out and reset.

I would like to thank my team for their commitment to SNCL. Through your dedication we have an excellent rapport with the venue staff. I would hope that the chess community will recognise the need to assist us in this matter.

Glynis

Will be available on the links from 7pm ish onwards

Div 1
Div 2
Div 3
Div 4

UNDER 1000:
1st Euan Dawson Lawhead 5/7
2nd Craig Gillies St Aloysius 4.5/7
3rd Darren Gillies St Aloysius 4/7

Medals 50% and above:
Euan Gray Mile End 4/7

all above qualify for final.

UNDER 600:
1st Saumya Maheshwari George Heriots 5/7
2nd Jack Turner St Andrews 5/7
3rd Angus Buck Lenzie Chess Academy

Medals 50% and above:
Tom Constance Lawhead 4/7

all above qualify for final.

UNDER 300:
1st Benjamin Ridge Steiner School 6/7
2nd John Morrison Bruntsfield 6/7
3rd Daniel Dunn St Peters 5/7

Medals for 50% and Above:
Arran Ghosh St Peters 5/7

Felix Esche 4/7

all above qualify for final

Angus Matthews St Peters & Mati Steele St Marys 3.5/7

Michael.

2 games from D1, D2, D3 and D4

Morning link

http://www.chessscotland.com/livegames/SNCL/r1/tfd.htm

Link from 3pm

http://www.chessscotland.com/livegames/SNCL/r2/tfd.htm

Names will appear when we have them

International Integration Chess Tournament With Disabled Players “Vilnius Open 2011″



International Chess Tournament “Vilnius Open 2011″ will take place from 19 to 27 of November in Vilnius, Lithuania. During the tournament for the first time in Vilnius disabled players (vision, hearing, mobility) will compete for prizes with players without disability rated less than 2300 FIDE ELO. Games will be held in conference rooms throughout the hotel “Panorama”. Chess games on first 6 boards will be broadcasted live online. Тhе prize fund - 12000 litas (more than 3400 EUR); first prize - 2500 litas; 10 main prizes and 10 addition prizes for 5 groups. The tournament is registered with FIDE. (Statistics on 30 october 2011: registered 56 players from 11 countries; average ELO - 1704; youngest player -12 years old; oldest - 80 years old)
Official web site: http://www.vilniusopen.eu/en


About tournament: http://www.chessdom.com/international-in...-open-2011

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I don't know if anyone who was intending entering this hasn't done so already but this is one of the best events in the calender in my opinion. Late entries may still be accepted if you speak nicely to John Montgomery ! All players that stay in Ayrshire and/or play for Ayrshire teams are eligible for this event in a great venue at Troon chess club.

Robin.

Hi Folks SNCL is on tomorrow.

a) Remember you have an extra hour in bed

b) make sure your whole team is ready and willing to play -- Get them there!!

c) Remember Pay before you play!!

See ya

GG

Posted on behalf of Paul MacDonald....

When I look at the map of where Scottish chess clubs are situated I am sometimes underwhelmed by the lack of established clubs outside of the central belt. North of Oban is a chess desert, as is the whole area North of Inverness on the other coast. Argyll and Bute has no prescence other than Oban. The difficulty in establishing clubs in these areas is that much of the impetus tends to hang on one individual. Take the example of Lewis a few years back, where a tournament even attracted a GM match between Short and Agdestein. A fledgling club collapsed when the main organiser left to take up a job in England and not much happened on the island in a chess sense, until Colin McNab gave a simul there this summer. In my own experience, I had a small club going at Sleat in Skye in 2003-04, where we once had 16 people turn up to play. Once again the impetus wasn't maintained once I left to take a job back on the mainland.

As someone who spent a lot of his childhood in a remote West Highland community I realise how difficult it is for local communities to kickstart activities and when a community council approaches me for help in getting a chess-related event going then I'll do my best to help them and hopefully help chess in Scotland.

My work with a Gaelic-language organisation has put me in touch with the local community council in Dunoon, a few of whose members have made me aware of the existence of a chess club in its infancy. Currently boasting 10 members (4 of whom are juniors...all absolute beginners.) they meet in a private house once a week, mainly for off the cuff matches and an informal 'club championship'.

They have however become aware of the success of the annual Congress in Oban, which although well over an hour away is seen as a local town, To cut a long story short, I've been asked to help make a chess congress in Dunoon happen. The venue would almost certainly be the Burgh Hall, a 10 minute walk from the Pier and right in the midst of the shops, pubs, restaurants and hotels, The Burgh Hall is a lovely, striking Victorian building with a huge hall probably easily capable of hosting 25-30 boards. Because local contacts are well in the loop with the Hall administrators and the town are keen to have this venue used more often I'm certain that we would get a fantastic deal on a weekend hire.

Opinions please?

Regards

Paul.

Link for all games today

http://www.chessscotland.com/livegames/C...ve/tfd.htm

7 Rounds

Reminder that this Saturday is the Edinburgh (East of Scotland) qualifying heat for the Chess for Kicks junior event. For those that dont know, all the Chess for Kicks heats are standalone tournaments with trophies & medals as prizes for each section. The top players qualify to take part in the National Chess for Kicks Finals in June 2012. Please note we have a Novice section for ungraded & those graded U300 as well as sections for more experienced junior players - please see entry form. Sections will be looked after by qualified/experienced arbiters & clocks will be used.

Venue
St Catherine’s Church Hall,
2 Captains Row, Gracemount,
Edinburgh,
EH16 6QP

entry form can be found on calendar or email <!-- e --><a href="mailtojc@uwclub.net">sjc@uwclub.net</a><!-- e --> with your entry or for more details or ring Michael on 01698 850303

To date we have a disappointing entry of 10 from the Edinburgh area & those are from juniors that we had direct contact details. Can all junior chess club organisers & coaches please make their juniors (& their parents) aware that the event is taking place. IF the entry does not improve this years event will go ahead irrespective but any future ones will be uncertain.