Dunoon chess congress

[Alex McFarlane]

I cannot remember the exact circumstances but that first event in Stornoway clashed with the Scottish at Hawick that year so I remember there being grumblings about ‘how dare they organise such an event’ that might be more popular than the Scottish in Hawick.

Since I controlled at both these events I very much doubt if they clashed Indeed the organisers were in touch with Chess Scotland (or the SCA as it then was) from very early in its plans. David Wallace and I were flown back to Glasgow so that we could get to the British on time.

On the main point, given the apparent strength of the local players then a one day allegro might be a more appropriate event to stage in the first instance. It prevents new players being put off by having a 'huge' gap between rounds.