Hi to all, just a reminder the first heat of Chess for Kicks is this Saturday in Dalkeith.
if you are playing football/rugby/etc. a half point bye is available in either round 1 or rounds 1 and 2.
Full details are available on entry form, which is on calendar on front page.
if you want to enter just email me.
Michael.

There is an interesting bit in this months Arbiter matters

According to siteprice.org

FIDE.com is worth $229,102
English Chess Federation Website is worth $5710
Chess Scotland Website is worth $7905!

I had to have a look to see what the EK Chess Club site was worth $ 2,718!!!!

Karen has asked me to post a link to the entry form as there has been a few club secretaries that have left their posts so to speak.

For any clubs who have not received the mail, the link is http://www.chessscotland.com/news/?p=6382

Please note closing date for the tournaments is 7th October. Karen will give me a list later in the week of current entries and i will keep it updated here (Ian, thats another pint you owe me :p)

What level of ECF membership do I need to take part in English Leagues, Congresses, and FIDE rated events, given that I am also a Chess Scotland member? Thanks!

UNDER 300:
1st Pranav Aluri Our Lady of the Missions PS / Giffnock CC 5/6
2nd Ananth Subramaniam Robert Gordon's Aberdeen 4.5/6
3rd Gia Kohli Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 4/6 ( on tie-break)
Medals for 50% and above:
4/6 Lewis Stirling St Aloysius College / Hamilton CC
3/6 Abrahim Khan High School of Glasgow / Giffnock CC, Annabel Liang Fettes College Edinburgh

UNDER 600:
1st Aiden Clarke St Peters PS Edinburgh 6/7
2nd Declan McClelland Lanark CC 5/7
3rd Florence Wilson Flora Stevenson Edinburgh 4.5/7 ( on tiebreak)
Medals for 50% and above:
4.5/7 Abhi Reddy St Aloysius PS / Hamilton CC, Alex Sevic High School of Glasgow / Lenzie Chess Academy, Peter Fish Robert Gordon's Aberdeen
4/7 Asirini Parakramawansha Bishopbriggs Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy , Philip Inglis Kingsland PS Peebles.
3.5/7 Pavel Yanev Flora Stevenson PS Edinburgh, Tavish Gangwani Hutcheson Grammar / Hamilton CC, Anish Subramaniam Robert Gordon's Aberdeen.

OVER 600:
1st Sahib Kohli Glasgow Academy / Lenzie Chess Academy 4/5 ( on tiebreak)
2nd Carl Zihan Kang Stirling CC 4/5
3rd David Sandham Linlithgow Academy 3.5/5
Medals for 50% and above:
3/5 Carolina Espinosa Cancino Sacred Heart PS Girvan, Alasdair Sandham Low Port PS Linlithgow, Murdo McLaurin Fettes College Edinburgh,
2.5/5 Chelsea Liang Fettes College Edinburgh, Pranav Saravanan Albyn School Aberdeen, William Lithgow Hamilton College/ Hamilton CC

Helpfriendssavemoney.co.uk Grand Prix ( first prize £50)
6 points Aiden Clarke St Peters
5 Points Pranav Aluri Our Lady of the Missions PS, Declan McClelland Lanark CC
4.5 Points Florence Wilson Flora Stevenson, Ananth Subramaniam Robert Gordon's, Alex Sevic High School of Glasgow, Abhi Reddy St Aloysius PS.

Dates of future Hamilton Junior and SJC will appear on CS calendar shortly.

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I have to advise that David Lloyd’s have, at late notice, reneged on the agreed price and conditions of our hire and are demanding a hefty increase in the hire fee. We have the funds to meet this demand and this year’s congress is secure. Next year however, their hire fee will increase to £1000 per day and furniture would have to be hired separately as now. This is unrealistic so this year will be the last at the current venue.

I just want to say how much a appreciate this material. It is simply a joy to read and always packed full with fascinating material from our heritage. As a national record I think it is important and so full of such amazing people. In short, I love it. Thank you Alan!

Hi all,
LJC's first event of the season is the Edinburgh Junior Congress on Sunday the 9th of October.
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To improve registration in the morning, we are trialling online entries and payments, these can be made online here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://ti.to/lothianjuniorchess/edinburgh-junior-congress-2016">https://ti.to/lothianjuniorchess/edinbu ... gress-2016</a><!-- m -->

Entry fee is £8 if before the 11pm on Sunday the 3rd of October, entries after this are £10. Chess Scotland members receive a £2 discount and children who receive free school meals can enter for free.

Hope to see you there!
Martin
-LJC

Received from Czech tour organiser Jan Mazuch....

Dear chessfriends,

Let us invite you most cordially to this year's upcoming tournaments held within the frame of 16th CZECH TOUR 2016 / 2017 Series:

1. - 8. 10. 2016 7th HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN

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9. - 15. 10. 2016 8th PILSNER OPEN

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For the first time in history the World Senior Championship will be held in the Czech Republic. The championship will be played in categories men and women over 50 and 65 years of age and it will take place on 18. 11. - 1. 12. 2016 in the town of Marianske Lazne. Players can participate in this tournament without reference to their rating. Regulations are available on <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.wscc2016.net">http://www.wscc2016.net</a><!-- m -->.

With best regards

Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR
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For those who prefer their tournaments closer to home, October also sees the popular Dundee and Angus Congress as well as Glasgow hosting one of the new Blitz tournaments (the Edinburgh event is on September 30th) Please see the calendar on our home page
Kind regards,

Andy Burnett
(CS International Director)