Hi all
there is going to be a discussion on the Stephen Jardine show on Radio Scotland at 10.35 am discussing the popularity of chess in Scotland and also discussing how cool is Chess

There was an article in The Times recently about Chess Scotland losing its funding from the government. For anyone that is interested, you can read it here. 

I thought members could maybe come up with some ideas on how we could improve CS to try encourage funding. One quick idea: could we add pictures and a blurb to the contacts page? If I was a sponsor, I would want to know who was running the organisation before I backed it.

Only positive contributions please.

Today, 29 November, is the birth date of a significant figure in the history of German chess, Kurt Richter.
Now available, a book by yours truly: Kurt Richter: A Chess Biography with 499 Games
Full details can be seen at at https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/kurt-richter/

With 2019 rapidly approaching, anyone who is interested in playing any of the following events please contact me. Some of the events aren't that far away, others a bit distant, but I will start to compile 'interested lists' and begin group emails at some point over the next month or so.

Some of these require selection, others simply CS membership, but please advise me if you enter any of the individual events.

Any questions or anyone who requires help or further information, please don't hesitate to contact me via abburnett (at) hotmail.com

Kind regards,
Andy Burnett

(CS International Director)

http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com...ar&ny=2019


WORLD EVENTS

World Amateur Championship 2019
Mexico city, Mexico
23-Apr-2019
29-Apr-2019

World Senior Team Championships 50+ & 65+
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
3-May-2019
14-May-2019

World Senior Championship 2019
Oradea, Romania
11-Nov-2019
24-Nov-2019


EUROPEAN EVENTS

European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2019
Monaco
(Dates TBA)
 
 
European Individual Chess Championship 2019
Skopia, FYR of Macedonia
16-Mar-2019
29-Mar-2019

European Senior Team Chess Championship 2019
Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
21-Mar-2019
31-Mar-2019

European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2019
Antalya, Turkey
10-Apr-2019
23-Apr-2019

European Amateur Chess Championship 2019
Halkidiki, Greece
11-Apr-2019
21-Apr-2019

European Senior Chess Championship 2019
Halkidiki, Greece
11-Apr-2019
21-Apr-2019

European Team Championships 2019
Batumi, Georgia
23-Oct-2019
3-Nov-2019

European Chess Club Cup 2019
Budva, Montenegro
5-Nov-2019
13-Nov-2019

European Chess Club Cup for Women 2019
Budva, Montenegro
5-Nov-2019
13-Nov-2019

European Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2019
Tallinn, Estonia
11-Dec-2019
15-Dec-2019

I regret to announce the death of Jim Thornton.  Jim has been a member of Paisley Chess Club through its various incarnations from Anchor, to Ciba-Geigy and Paisley YMCA.  He also served on its committee for a considerable number of years and was Honorary President.

His funeral will be held on Wednesday 28th at Craigton at 11.30.  G52 2DB.

I have received the following from Colin Baxter, son of Raymond Baxter

I am contacting you to let you know that my father, Raymond Baxter, passed away on 11 November at the age of 85.  My father was a leading chess player in Scotland in the 1960s, finishing in the top 3 of the Scottish Championship twice and representing Scotland at the Chess Olympliad in Israel in 1964.
 
His funeral will be held at Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh at 12 noon this coming Monday (26th November).   I'm not sure if you have an online notice board or similar to make your members aware so that any current or (more likely) former players who remember my father can perhaps attend.

We have just received sad news that IA Ken Stewart, a stalwart of the Chess Scotland Management Committee, collapsed and died while hill walking yesterday.

We will share details of the funeral arrangements when we have them

Thirteen of our seniors are currently in Bled where the 28th World Senior Chess Championships kick off tomorrow. A full list of Scottish players and results can be found at the link below...

http://chess-results.com/tnr361550.aspx?...ES&flag=30

...and LIVE games should be available through the official site...

http://wscc2018.european-chessacademy.com/index.php/en/

Good luck to all!

Andy Burnett

Thirteen of our seniors are currently in Bled where the 28th World Senior Chess Championships kick off tomorrow. A full list of Scottish players and results can be found at the link below...

http://chess-results.com/tnr361550.aspx?...ES&flag=30

...and LIVE games should be available through the official site...

http://wscc2018.european-chessacademy.com/index.php/en/

Good luck to all!

Andy Burnett

Hi all,

Despite some difficulties with airport transport, our 2 representatives Sanjith Madhavan and Ishan Kumar have started very well indeed! Both are without a FIDE rating going into the competition but that is sure to change very soon with the trouble they are causing to highly graded opponents.

Sanjith is in the Open under-12 tournament and has opened with 2 draws - firstly to Jaime Alcon Llosada (Andorra) rated 1715 and then to Matteo Metzdorf (Germany) rated 1865.

Ishan has started impressively as well in the Open under-10 tournament with a loss in Round 1 but then a draw with Juan Esteban Medina (Colombia) rated 1332.

Round 3 was suspended today due to weather conditions.