We are now just four weeks away from this years Stewarton Bonnet Guild Allegro.

This is our thirtieth year of holding the event and we are trying to make this year special - with your help.
There are special discounts for past winners of the Open event and discounts for new and returning players as well as free entries for some juniors – all the details are on the back of the entry form.
And we will be giving prizes among our regular players as well.
In addition we have extended our family discount to grandparents.

Despite the news we had been given last year about the Youth Centre closing, we have been able to stay in the same venue – Stewarton Annick Youth and Community Centre and we hope to see you at the event again this year.

The full entry form is available from the CS calendar pages and by email from myself if you request a copy

We will be loading the list of entrants to the CS Calendar pages as well so if you have entered and your name does show up within a day then let me know - we will keep it as up to date as we can.

Any queries please email me
Thanks
John Montgomery
Stewarton Chess Club
In Co-operation with Stewarton Bonnet Guild
Invite you to the
2016 STEWARTON ALLEGRO
To be held in The Stewarton Annick Youth & Community Centre, Standalane, Stewarton
On Sunday 12th June 2016

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Decent piece on St Louis chess club, Rex Sinquefield and trash talk in blitz from about 16.45 to about 22 minutes in.

Thread for discussion around the new proposed constitution

This BBC World Service programme will be broadcast on Thursday 12 May 2016 at 19.32
Should be a good listen.
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Thanks to Graham Kerr & Alistair Maxwell for supplying games from these events.
Available now on the DOWNLOADs page:

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Based on the Polgars
4 days left to listen

Hi all
I would like for you all to answer the following questions, stating your club and tournaments which are relevant to you. If you wish you can email me : <!-- e --><a href="mailto:homedirector@chessscotland.com">homedirector@chessscotland.com</a><!-- e --> or telephone me either 07899832770 or 01555751420

1. Does your club have digital clocks
2. Do you or your club members know how to set them up for rournaments, and apply adjustments for penalties if required
3. Would you prefer to use digital or analog clocks?
4. Would you like to see the introduction of incremental time controls within these tournaments
5.Would you like to see team tournaments played at a central venue?
6. Are you happy or unhappy at the existing format of the team tournaments?
7. Do you have any comments on any aspect of these CS Tournaments , if so please list them below and either post them here or send them to me by email

I expect most chess fans spotted this but in case you missed it

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A quite remarkable event with Kasparov playing blitz with 3 top 10 players including the current world numbers 2 & 3. This was not demonstation chess, it is Kasporov of old fighting to win against today's top players - something I thought we would never see. Brilliant.

If you haven't seen it, scroll to the bottom of article at link above, click watch again, maximise the window, shut the door, don't answer the phone and enjoy half a day of the best chess entertainment you are ever likely to see.

Dave Clayton is organising a series of evening blitz events. The Scottish ones are:

Ayr - Saturday 28 May
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Glasgow - Friday 3 June
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Edinburgh - Friday 24 June
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Yes I know we have our Scottish Championships and England has its version in Bournemouth (can't afford their entry fee!!)
However, I'm looking for a lovely holiday destination -- four/five star accom, great food, sights to see and a little chess exercise per day. (don't mindif it is only for Ian -- I I'm too low a player. I'll make him work and I can have cocktails, non alcohol of course, by the pool)
Any ideas - my school holidays are all of July and first two weeks in Aug.

PS nowhere where I have to get Jags or risk being bitten by beasties

GG