Thanks to Andy Howie for 160 Games from the Scottish Championship 2011 plus another 79 Games from Seniors Championships, U1500 event & some games from the weekend Minor.
Championship event - I have tidied up the details (corrected names & FIDE grades) from the live data broadcasts. I've not cross checked with the score tables - so if you spot any errors please let me know =)

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Cumbernauld chess club have moved into new premises which include a bar.
We would be interested to hear the views of other chess players on the availability of alcohol at chess clubs.Particularly clubs which already have bar facilities.
We are unsure whether we should allow alcohol on "Match Nights"
All thoughts appreciated.
Thanks.
P.S. Andrew, if you wish to add a poll to this subject you are welcome to do so.

The 38th annual Grangemouth Chess Congress concluded today, and the prizewinners in the various sections were as follows:

Premier

1= IM Stephen Burns-Mannion (Hamilton)
Daniel Maxwell (Bon Accord)
James Doyle (Shettleston)
Jonathan Scott (Edinburgh) - 4/5

(Jonathan Scott wins the trophy on tie-break (Sonneborn-Berger); he also wins the Brian Currie Memorial Shield for the best performance above published grade by a Junior in any of the adult tournaments - a tournament performance of 2385 compared with his published grade of 1848.)

Under-1900 Grading Prize =
Michael Ridge and Sam Gregory (both Edinburgh) - 3/5

Challengers

1. Alex Gillies (Shettleston) - 4½/5
2. Paul MacDonald (Greenwood) - 4/5
3= Michael Roth (Perth)
Phil Thomas (East Kilbride) - 3½/5

Under-1700 Grading Prize
Alan Birnie (Irvine) - 3/5

Major

1. Dave Hewitt (Stirling) - 4½/5
2= John Smith (Grangemouth)
Graham Allison (Grangemouth)
Maryann McDonald (Bon Accord)
Angus McDonald (Bon Accord) - 4/5

Under-1525 Grading Prize
Ian MacKay (Austin Friars) - 3½/5

Under-1425 Grading Prize =
Mike Mitchell (Glasgow) and Vasif Ramazanov (Bon Accord) - 3/5

Minor

1. Fergus Skillen (South Morningside) - 4½/5
2. Andrew McCusker (Hamilton) - 4/5
3= Robert Kelso (Cumbernauld)
Lawrence Freel (Hamilton) - 3½/5

Under-1150 Grading Prize
Robbie Mcleod (Castlehill) - 3½/5

Saturday Primary

1. Andrew Gillies (Hamilton) - 6/7
2. Euan Dawson (Lawhead PS) - 5½/7
3. Jack Turner (St Andrews) - 5/7

Medals: Tom Constance (Lawhead PS), Aaron Gourlay (Perth) and Darren Gillies (Hamilton) - 4/7
Euan Gray (Mile End) - 3½/7

Saturday Junior

1. Dan Clewett (Orkney) - 7/7
2. Leonardo Sani (Ninewells) - 5/7
3. Craig Gillies (Hamilton) - 4/7

Sunday Primary

1. Kirsty McCusker (Balmuildy PS) - 4½/7
2. Euan Gray (Mile End) - 4½/7
3. Darren Gillies (Hamilton) - 4/7

Medals: Andrew Gillies (Hamilton) - 4/7
Aaron Gourlay (Perth) - 3½/7

Sunday Junior

1. Dan Clewett (Orkney) - 6½/7
2. Craig Gillies (Hamilton) - 5/7
3. Michael Morrison (Bishopton) - 4½/7
(Dan Clewett also wins the Junior Trophy for the best combined Saturday/Sunday score.)

I'll send off the grading data for the adult tournaments tomorrow.

By popular demand (well, one person asked, but I thought others might also be interested), here's the draw for round 4 of the Grangemouth Congress Premier:

1. Alan Grant (3) v Stephen Burns-Mannion (2½)
2. Shivan Murdochy (2½) v Daniel Maxwell (2½)
3. Jonny Scott (2½) v Jim Doyle (2½)
4. Ian McDonald (2) v Ian Robertson (2)
5. Richard Wiltshire (2) v Mike Ridge (2)
6. Roddy McKay (1½) v Steven Brown (1½)
7. Neil Farrell (1½) v Andrew Newton (1½)
8. Sam Gregory (1½) v George Neave (1½)
9. Hugh Brechin (1½) v Raj Bhopal (1½)
10. Stephen Hogg (1½) v Graham Hamilton (1)
11. Stephen Robinson (1) v Ed Spencer (1)
12. Duncan Walker (1) v Ewan Taylor (1)
13. Ian Marks (1) v Steven Kelly (1)
14. Neil Thomson (1) v Jim MacRae (1)
15. Kenny McGeoch (½) v Richard Carter (½)

Stephen Hilton Wrote:I am sending you greetings from Rhodes.
After 4 rounds I am on 2 points, with two losses as white against players from Ukraine and Croatia, and 2 wins as black against players from Greece and Poland. Tomorrow will be tough though as I have white against former double world champion Sergey Krylov from Russia.

Sorry, didn't mean to send that private message to everyone!

I suck at internet

I am participating in the Great Scottish Swim at Strathclyde park on the 24th of September. It is a 2 kilometre swim the length of the park.

Hopefully I am a bit better at swimming in open water than I am at Chess!

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I am taking the opportunity to raise money for the Children's Liver Disease
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Any donations, for what is a great cause, would be greatly appreciated.

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Thanks,

Kevin Campbell

I am writing an article for the British Chess Magazine about 'Brits Abroad', and I would welcome any games (annotated or otherwise) and reports from non-titled players who have been using their summer holidays wisely!

Email me at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:adamraoof@gmail.com">adamraoof@gmail.com</a><!-- e --> for more details, but you don't need to write a lot, just tell me what you thought of the tournament, how you did, who you went with and so on - and let me have a link to the tournament website.

You might want to read this thread on the EC Forum.

http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3456

These FIDE proposals need to be opposed at the highest level - lobby your FIDE representative now!

33O - "Proposal to charge rating fees directly to the Organisers."

http://www.fide.com/component/content/ar...nexes.html

The cost becomes €7 per player for a swiss or team event, and €300 per all play all PLUS a €100 per section registration fee

Would anyone be interested in coaching the chess club at Jordanhill School Primary Department (in the West End of Glasgow)? I retired from this at the end of last session, having run it for about 15 years, and sadly, the management have failed to keep it going this term.
I recently received an email from a parent stating:
"I have spoken with other parents and we are keen to keep the club going. I feel I can build a pool of parents who will supervise and manage the kids but what we lack is chess expertise. Would it be a viable option to seek a local chess coach? ... Do you know of anyone we could approach?"
You would not need to be an expert or a registered coach (I am neither), all that is required is enthusiasm, a good understanding of the game, and the ability to teach the children to play by the rules.
In recent years the club has met on Mondays from 3.30 to 4.30pm due to the availability of a suitable room at that time, but I have previously run sessions at the same time on other days and sometimes at lunchtimes also. I think the timing would be negotiable. There would be some remuneration - again negotiable: charging the children would be a new approach as the club has previously been completely free, with equipment and occasional expenses paid for by the school.
I would be happy to provide further information if anyone has any questions. Either post a reply here or send me a private message.