Its my pleasure to announce that the 52nd Glasgow Congress will be held from 3rd to 5th November 2023
The venue is the Campanile Glasgow SECC-Hydro Hotel 10 Tunnel St, Glasgow G3 8HL
Any enquiries please contact the Tournament Director, Ian Brownlee either by email ian.brownlee@systemsit.co.uk or by telephone 07899 832770.
We are looking to limit the total entries to 150 overall although there is a small wriggle room for a few more
Officials:
Tournament Director: Ian Brownlee
Chief Arbiter: Alistair Maxwell
Arbiters: David Deary, Ruairidh McKay ,
Assistants over the weekend : Hamish Glen, Thor Saemundsson
Logistics : Thor Saemundsson
The Lanarkshire Chess League AGM will be held Tuesday 26th September 2023 at 7.15 pm at the Layby Pub , Salsburgh. Please can you attend in person to discuss League business. If you wish to add any items to the Agenda please let me know . I can be contacted either by email (ian.brownlee@systemsit.co.uk) or by telephone number 07899 832770 or 01555 751420. All enquiries welcome
We need more chess funding. I have written to my MSP Dame Jackie Baillie who will write to the Scottish Government and will be back in touch when they respond.
The Scottish Chess Association has received grant as follows:
The Scottish Chess Association has received grant as follows:
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1986–87 49,000
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Well that was so fun last couple of days we decided to go again this weekend, but double it and then add a weekender into the mix as well.
So at the Edinburgh Park Hotel on the 10th from 7:30 an under 19 Blitz, Friday and we have a Junior allegro from 9:30, an Allegro from 2, then the first round of a weekend Standard event from 7:30.
Saturday we calm down a bit with 2 rounds of Standard and then a blitz from 7
By then the exhausted arbiters, and any players deciding to try and play in all events available, just the last 2 rounds of standard.
Entries have not been quite as we would have liked, so 2 sections for most events and down to 1 section in one.
Chess Results for Blitz here, Allegro here and Standard here. For Vega with no ads or cookies for Allegro and Standard click here.
And possibly a good opportunity for any Glorney Cup etc., team members to get some actual chess in before the following weekend.
I have approximately a hundred books which I'm making available for sale. The list is shown on the attached three pages. Titles are arranged by topic/price. The vast majority are priced at £5 per book or £20 for five books. A few are priced a little higher due to their fame, rarity etc.
Here are my terms of sale and other relevant information:
* Cost of postage will be passed on to buyers.
* For the avoidance of confusion, the list shows the year when THIS EDITION was published – not when the original edition was first published.
* I have aimed to price these books sensibly, but prices are not set in stone. If it comes to my attention that certain titles can be purchased for significantly less elsewhere, I am open to negotiations on prices – especially for purchases involving many books.
* The condition of these books varies from almost new-looking to very well worn. I will provide relevant details about the condition of individual titles to prospective purchasers.
* I will ask for payment in advance by bank transfer.
* Lastly, being a ‘minor chess celebrity’ as an IM, author and Quality Chess editor, I am happy to sign a book or two in case this is of interest.
* On a related note, when organizing my books I realized I have one remaining author’s copy of my 2008 book “Starting Out: The Accelerated Dragon” which I can sell for the retail price of £16, including a personalised note and signature if desired.
Thanks for your attention and I hope these books, some of which have been with me since the 1980s, may go on to find new homes with some of you.
