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CUMBERNAULD CHESS CLUB

The following paragraphs are from the copy we send to the Cumbernauld News, our local paper, by George Thomson our Publicity officer. You can usually find our match reports in their sports section during the season.

Megafinal Success

Two female members of Cumbernauld chess club have very successfully been representing their club in the world' largest chess tournament.

The British Land UK Chess Challenge which originally attracted approximately 80,000 Participants. Lisa Flaherty and Sarah Thomson had both previously reached the Megafinal stage. The Megafinals where held recently in Eastwood High School in Newton Mearns and involved two hundred qualifiers from previous rounds. Both girls performed magnificently and have qualified for the Northern Gigafinals which will be held in Manchester in July. Lisa Flaherty who attends Saint Ninians High School in Kirkintilloch has qualified from the under twelve section. Kildrum Primary School pupil Sarah Thomson has earned herself the title of "West of Scotland under eleven Girls Suprema" by remaining unbeaten and winning the under eleven section to qualify for the next stage in Manchester.

16/04/2008

Cumbernauld chess club have successfully managed to maintain their Scottish National Chess League division two status. On Sunday they faced an extremely strong East Kilbride side in the last round. The Cumbernauld side were in the rather precarious position of needing to secure at least one draw in the match. Had Prestwick managed to draw their match with Aberdeen then the Cumbernauld side needed at least one draw in order to secure their division two position. Cumbernauld had the added pressure of unavailability of many key players for such a crucial match. The East Kilbride side won the match with a 4-1 score line. Ian Marks held Gordon Rattray to a draw on board one and George Thomson also held Alex Nisbet on board three securing their division two position for next season. Ian Nisbet, Frankie Murray and Jim Johnston all won their games for the East Kilbride side earning them promotion into division one next season along with league winners Aberdeen who defeated Prestwick with a 3.5-1.5 score line.

Two Cumbernauld junior players were involved in The British Land UK Chess Challenge which was held at the Next Generation Club at Anniesland in Glasgow on Saturday 12th April. Both Sarah Thomson and Lisa Flaherty performed exceptionally well in their respective age brackets and both have qualified to the Megafinals to be held at Eastwood High School, Newton Mearns on Saturday 26th April.

19/03/2008

Cumbernauld chess club would appear to have lost out in the battle for promotion into the Glasgow chess league division one. Defeat in an away match against Dalmuir means that although it is still mathematically possible it is unrealistic to hope that the remaining results will be likely to swing in favour of the Cumbernauld side. The Dalmuir match was a very fiercely contested match in which the Dalmuir side had the slightly stronger side statistically. Cumbernauld started the match relatively well with two fairly quick wins for George Thomson and Robert Kelso which was quickly followed by a draw between Thomas Tait and David Bonella. Sadly the Dalmuir side went on to win all the remaining games with Clement Sreeves, Ian Aird, Alex Wright, Ian McKechnie and Fraser Taylor all doing enough to secure individual victories. This win for Dalmuir means that it is highly likely that they shall be promoted along with the Glasgow Phones side. The Glasgow chess league division two this season has been one of the closest and most competitive for many years, with five of the ten teams involved in the promotion race.

A week later the Cumbernauld side managed to take out a certain amount of revenge on the Dalmuir side. They clashed again in the Dumbarton and District division one. The Cumbernauld side on this occasion started the match with a very much weaker side than their Dalmuir opponents, a weaker side which seemed to be motivated by the previous match result. Ian Marks and Clement Sreeves battled hard but neither player could break through the others defences and the game finished drawn. Jack Parkes who has been playing some inspirational chess recently had a magnificent win over Ian Aird on board two. On board three Alex Wright had a win for the Dalmuir side. Victory for David Johnstone on board four handed a 2.5-1.5 away win to the local side.

On Thursday evening the Cumbernauld side were involved in another Dumbarton and District division one match. They travelled in order to face a Crowwood side. The Cumbernauld side started badly when Paul Rodger handed the home side their one and only win of the match.

The three remaining games were all won by the Cumbernauld players Mark Ainsworth, Ian Marks and George Thomson. This solid performance means that the Cumbernauld side are sitting on top of this division with only three matches remaining. Next Monday evening the Cumbernauld side will face an extremely strong Bearsden "A" side who can boast having the current British Champion Jacob Aagard in their ranks. The winner of this match will undoubtedly win this division. Cumbernauld chess club meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings in the Muirfield Community Education Centre from 7.00pm.

05/03/2008

Last Monday evening Cumbernauld chess club took a step closer to achieving promotion into the Glasgow chess league division one. After they were involved in what turned out to be an extremely exciting and competitive match against the Glasgow Cathcart side, the Cumbernauld players managed to defeat one of their main rivals in this promotion race.

The Cathcart side started the match very well and were leading 3-0 at the early stages of the match. This was due to wins for Peter Watson, Allen Taylor and Craig Petrie. The remaining Cumbernauld players were reawakened to the seriousness of the situation and started to perfume extremely well. David Bonella started the Cumbernauld comeback with a win on board five which was soon followed by another for Ian Marks on board one. Jack Parkes then magnificently converted a slightly inferior queen against two rooks ending into a win with a wonderful tactical performance on board four. Team Captain Ronnie Wallace then secured another win on board seven ensuring that the Cumbernauld side would not lose the match. David Johnstone handed the local side a 4.5-3.5 victory by holding Stan Beaton to a draw on board six.

This result means that the Cumbernauld side will now face a Dalmuir side next Monday in what will be the final promotion decider for both sides. This winner takes all battle will be sure to produce some exciting and fiercely contested chess games.

Last Wednesday evening saw the Cumbernauld club involved in another home match in the Dumbarton and district chess league division two. They faced a much stronger Glasgow "Phones" side, and started the match well with two against the odds results. George Thomson held Colin Paterson to a draw on board two and Robert Kelso had a surprise win on board three over the very much stronger Derek Ferris. Unfortunately the Phones side went on to win the remaining games on board one with John McIntyre and board four with Tamas Kalman. The match ended with a 2.5-1.5 score line in favour of the Glasgow side.

27/02/2008

Cumbernauld chess club members have been involved in what must surely be one of their busiest weeks of the season last week. On Monday evening they faced Hamilton"A" in a Lanarkshire chess league division one match. Wins for Ian Marks and George Thomson and two drawn games between David Ross and Luke Greenslade as well as David Bonella and Lawrence Freel saw the Cumbernauld players do enough to secure a 3-1 win over the Hamilton side. Last Wednesday evening saw four Cumbernauld players face the Dumbarton "Concord" side in the Dumbarton and district chess league division two. The Concord side were by far the stronger and they were expecting to win the match easily starting well with two wins for Richard Ebdon and Hamish Williamson. Cumbernauld players George Thomson and Derek McAteer battled hard and secured two against the odds wins which saw the match end drawn with a 2-2 score line. On Thursday evening four Cumbernauld players travelled in order to face an East Kilbride "A" side in another Lanarkshire chess league division one match.

This match also ended drawn when Ian Marks and George Thomson both won for the Cumbernauld side fairly early. However, Duncan McDonald and Anthony Dunlop snatched two wins which levelled the match. These two Lanarkshire results last week have secured their position within the Lanarkshire first division by lifting them well clear of any of the relegation battles.

Sadly their position in the Scottish national chess league division two may not be quite so secure. On Sunday Cumbernauld were involved in two SNCL matches. The first of which involved another Hamilton Side. Mark Ainsworth and George Thomson both secured victories for Cumbernauld and Lawrence Freel had a fine win for Hamilton on board two. Ronnie Wallace and Arthur Mulholland shared a draw as did Andrew Smith and Lewis Montgomery. The Cumbernauld side won the match with a 3-2 score line in their favour. In their second SNCL match Cumberauld were humbled by a Dumfries and District side which played solidly enough to secure a 3.5-1.5 win. The only Cumbernauld players to take anything from this match were Mark Ainsworth who won on board one and Andrew Smith who drew on board five. This defeat means that the Cumbernauld side are hovering precariously close to the relegation zone with relegation a distinct possibility. However, the remaining fixtures give the Cumbernauld side a realistic chance of survival and maintaining their position within the highly competitive SNCL division two.

13/02/2008

Cumbernauld chess club were involved in two matches last week. On Monday evening four players travelled in order to face a Lanark side in the Lanarkshire Chess League Division One. The Lanark side started the match with a slightly stronger team. They proceeded to have wins on boards one and four with Jim Smalls and Tom Brown capitalising on blunders and ensuring that the Lanark side would not lose the match. David Johnstone had a convincing win on board three for the Cumbernauld side. On board two Ian McLachlan and David Ross shared a draw which resulted in the Lanark side wining the match by the narrowest of margins. This 2.5-1.5 win leaves the Lanark side poised at the top of this division for the time being with a realistic chance of becoming league champions.

Last Wednesday evening a Cumbernauld side were involved in another away match. This Glasgow Chess League Division Two match saw them face a Shettleston side in another eight board match. The Shettleston side started the match two players short which saw the Cumbernauld side earn two points without moving a piece. However taking any of the remaining six points was not quite so simple. Six extremely fierce chess battles then developed and the Shettleston side started well with two wins on boards one and six for Paul Anderson and Ian Robertson. David Johnstone and David Bonella then pulled Cumbernauld back into the match with wins on boards three and four. The remaining two games were suddenly very important with the Cumbernauld side only needing a half point and the Shettleston side needing to win both games in order to secure a drawn match. Ronnie Wallace then delivered a wonderful tactical performance to turn a level position into a win for the Cumbernauld side. With the match already lost to the Shettleston side Alistair Drummond and Jack Parkes shared a draw on board two.

This 5.5-2.5 victory leaves the Cumbernauld side with only two matches still to be played in this division. One of these remaining matches shall be against the Glasgow side Cathcart, and the winner of this match will be guaranteed to win this division this year.

30/01/2008

Cumbernauld chess club have moved into first place in both the Dumbarton and District Chess League Division One and the Glasgow Chess League Division Two. In the Glasgow League a win last Monday evening against the Glasgow side "Polytechnic B" saw them move into pole position with only three matches still to be played. Ralph Stirrat, David Bonella and George Thomson all played well enough to earn victories whilst playing with the black pieces. Danny Breslin also managed to win with the black pieces to earn the Polytechnic side their only win of the evening. The other four games featuring Jack Parkes and John Eldridge, David Johnstone and Eric Martin, Ronnie Wallace and Hamish Glen as well as Paul Hendry and Paul McAloon all finished drawn which saw the Cumbernauld side win the match with a 5-3 score line. This was one of the most exciting matches in which the Cumbernauld side have been involved this season. Every game was extremely close and could have swung either way. The final outcome of the match was still uncertain and hanging in the balance until the very final seconds of the evening.

On the previous Monday evening the Cumbernauld side faced a Crowwood side in the Dumbarton and District League Division One. Mark Ainsworth, Ian Marks and David Johnstone all won their games for the Cumbernauld side. George Thomson and James Macintosh shared a draw on board four. This 3.5-0.5 win leaves the Cumbernauld side in pole position in this league. There are however many more very tough encounters in store and remaining at the top of the pile shall be very challenging indeed.

12/12/2007

Cumbernauld chess club have continued their recent run of form in their Glasgow chess league division two campaign. A recent 5-3 home win over a Hamilton "B" side has positioned the Cumbernauld side as strong contenders to win this league this season. Cumbernauld had wins by Ian Marks, David Ross, David Johnstone and Team Captain Ronnie Wallace. The Hamilton side had wins through Michael Morris and an incredible against the odds win for junior player Taylor Panton. Jack Parkes was held to a draw by another incredibly strong junior player James Montgomery as was George Thomson held to a draw by Bernard Cassidy. Last Tuesday evening the Cumbernauld players travelled in order to face a Glasgow "Montrose" side in another Glasgow chess league division two match. This turned out to be an extremely exciting and very fiercely contested match. The Cumbernauld side won the match with a 5.5-2.5 score line. However this suggests a relatively easy victory when this match was far from easy with almost every game being an unstable and nearly bloody battle. Evis Perdikou performed exceptionally well to hold Ian Marks to a draw on board one. Cumbernauld eventually earned four wins through Jack Parkes, David Bonella, David Johnstone and Robert Kelso. George Thomson was held to a draw by John Collins as was Michael Grinfeld by Sean Groundwater. Chris Perkins earned the Glasgow side their only victory of the evening as a result of a frantic time trouble mistake. This win leaves the Cumbernauld side with a realistic chance of winning this division this season.

Unfortunately in the Lanarkshire chess league division one things are not running so smoothly. Last Monday evening Cumbernauld met a Lanark "A" side in a home match. The Lanark players came out fighting and had wins on the first three boards with Jim Smalls, Ian McLachlan and Ian Brownlee all doing enough to secure victories. George Thomson performed well enough to hold the very much stronger player Tom Brown to a draw on board four. This surprise 3.5-0.5 win for the Lanark side will propel them to the top of this division. As the season unfolds this result may prove to be a league winning match for the Lanark side.

28/11/2007

Last week was a busy week for the players of Cumbernauld chess club. On Sunday they played two matches in the Scottish national chess league division two. The first match was against a Prestwick side who never managed to win a game. Wins for Mark Ainsworth, Ian Marks and Ronnie Wallace coupled with two draws from the Siegrun MacGilchrist versus Jamie Mollison and Christopher King versus George Thomson games saw Cumbernauld win the match by four points to one. In their second S.N.C.L match Cumbernauld faced a much stronger Kilmarnock side and on this occasion it was the Cumbernauld side who struggled to win a game. Mark Ainsworth won for Cumbernauld on board one. Kilmarnock then had three wins with Kenny Malkin, Joe Park and Jim Kleboe all doing enough to secure wins. George Thomson and John McNicoll shared a draw on board five and the Kilmarnock side won the match with a 3.5-1.5 score line.

Last Monday evening the Cumbernauld side faced a Crowwood side in a Lanarkshire chess league division one match. Ian Marks worked hard for a win on board one and Jack Peacock earned an against the odds win for the Crowwood side on board two. George Thomson and Jim MacIntosh opted to draw and Andrew Pollock eventually ground out a win on board four which saw the Crowwood side win the match with a 2.5-1.5 score line. This was a pretty poor result for the local side as they had the stronger side and should have taken more from the match.

Last Wednesday evening saw a battle between youth and experience when Cumbernauld met a young Strathclyde University side in the Dunbartonshire chess league division one. The Cumbernauld oldies relied on their collective experience to outwit the challenging youngsters. David Bonella, David Johnstone and George Thomson all did enough to secure away wins. Ian Marks was held to a draw by one of Scotland's finest young players Jonathan McLatchie, a result which saw Cumbernauld win the match with a 3.5-0.5 score line.

14/11/2007

On the evening of Monday October 30th Cumbernauld chess club met an eight man East Kilbride "B" team in their second Glasgow chess league division two match of the season. Cumbernauld started the match with a vastly superior side and should have probably won every game. Chess however is often full of surprises and the East Kilbride side rose to the challenge of facing stronger players on every board. Cumbernauld had wins on boards one, three and six with Ian Marks, David Johnstone and George Thomson doing enough to secure victories. Ian MacKenzie had a tremendous win against the odds on board four for the East Kilbride side. On board two Jack Parkes was held to a draw by the reigning under 1400 British Champion Andy Howie. The other three games between Ronnie Wallace and Piero Gosetti, Robert Kelso and Paul Denham as well as Derek McAteer and Scott Miller also ended drawn which saw the Cumbernauld side do enough to win the match with a 5-3 score line. This was a pretty poor performance by the local side.

Another poor performance last Monday evening saw the Cumbernauld side suffer their first defeat in the Dunbartonshire chess league division one. Mark Ainsworth had a win on board one for Cumbernauld. Dalmuir then had wins on boards two and three with Alex Wright and Thomas Tait both performing exceptionally well. Fraser Taylor then surprisingly held David Johnstone to a draw in the remaining game which was enough to hand an away victory to the Dalmuir side. Last Wednesday evening Cumbernauld met another East Kilbride "B" side in their second Lanarkshire chess league division one match of the season. Cumbernauld started well with a win for Ian Marks on board one. George Thomson miraculously won what should have been a lost game on board two when his opponent missed a fatal knight fork. The two remaining games involving Paul Hendry and John Melvin as well as Robert Kelso and Paul Denham finished drawn which saw Cumbernauld emerge victorious with a 3-1 score line in their favour.

24/10/2007

Cumbernauld chess club players have made amends for their poor start in the Central chess league division one by getting off to a flyer in some of their other league campaigns. In the Dunbartonshire chess league division one they defeated last seasons league winners Bearsden "A" with an emphatic victory. Cumbernauld had wins on boards one and two for Mark Ainsworth and Ian Marks. Bonella versus Whyte on board three and Johnstone versus Burt on board four both ended drawn which handed Cumbernauld a 3-1 victory and an excellent start to their Dunbartonshire campaign.

Last Monday evening Cumbernauld faced an East Kilbride "A" side in the first match of their Lanarkshire chess league division one campaign. Wins for Ian Marks, Jack Parkes and George Thomson on boards one, two and four coupled with a half point from the drawn game between David Bonella and Tom Brisbane saw Cumbernauld win this match with a 3.5-0.5 score line. Cumbernauld have also been involved in the first two rounds of the Scottish National Chess League division two. In the first round match against Edinburgh "2" wins for Ian Marks and George Thomson and another draw in the Bonella versus Jackson game saw Cumbernauld do enough to draw the match. Unfortunately things did not go to plan in the next round when Cumbernauld faced an extremely strong Aberdeen side which featured Maltese Chess Olympiad player David Vincenti on board two. Mark Ainsworth and Robert Lothian shared a draw on board one. Ian Marks performed extremely well with the black pieces to hold David Vincenti to a draw on board two. George Thomson also held very much stronger player Neil Irving to a draw on board five. Sadly Aberdeen won both games on boards three and four through John Clifford and David Fowler which saw them win the match with a 3.5 -1.5 score line in their favour.

Central League News

Cumbernauld chess club players have been involved in two recent matches. Both of these matches were in the Central chess league division one. Last Monday evening five players travelled in order to face a Stirling side. Statistically the Stirling side was the stronger of the two teams and they proceeded to have wins on boards one and two for Christopher MacDonald and John Blake. Cumbernauld won two games when David Johnstone and David Bonella both won on boards three and four whilst playing with the black pieces. On board five George Thomson managed to hold Graham Anderson to a draw whilst playing black which saw the match end drawn with both sides on two and a half points.

Last Wednesday evening Cumbernauld faced an extremely strong Dunfermline side in a home match. Team Captain David Bonella had major selection problems and entered the match with a makeshift team. The Dunfermline side were by far the stronger and Cumbernauld faced an uphill struggle. Cumbernauld started very well with an against the odds quick win for George Thomson again playing with the black pieces against very much stronger opposition. On board one Mark Ainsworth and Ian Robertson who both have F.I.D.E grades of over 2000 shared a draw. Dunfermline then levelled the score with a win on board five for York Cleave. David Bonella then pushed Cumbernauld ahead with a fine win on board three. John McBride then produced a wonderfully crafted recovery to win a game from being a Rook down much to the surprise of the Cumbernauld players who thought that the result was safely in the bag. His terrific recovery saw this match also end with both teams on two and a half points. This was an excellent result for the Cumbernauld side considering the strength of the opposition that they were facing.

Opening Game of the season

Last Wednesday evening Cumbernauld chess club played their first game of the new 2007/08 season. This match was in the Central Chess League division one. The fact that the match coincided with the crucial Scotland versus France football match gave the team Captains slight selection problems. However both Cumbernauld and Grangemouth managed to field five players each. Statistically the Grangemouth side were by far the stronger and they started well with a win on board two for Ian Mason. This was followed by two more wins on boards three and four for Douglas Will and John Smith. Mark Ainsworth managed to hold Alan Bell to a draw on board one with the black pieces. On board five George Thomson also managed to hold Hugh Hanlon to a draw with the black pieces. This 4-1 defeat was not the ideal start to the season, historically Cumbernauld chess club tend to be slow starters and have lost the first match of the season for the past few years. Cumbernauld chess club meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings in the Muirfield Community Education Centre from 7.00pm and welcomes new players and visitors.

International Master gives simultaneous display

On the evening of Monday 27th August Cumbernauld Chess Club played host to International Master Stephen Mannion. Stephen played thirteen players in a simultaneous chess match. Amazingly he managed to perform this memorable feat the day after competing in the Marymass chess open in Irvine. Stephen was joint winner at Marymass, sharing first prize with Grandmaster John Shaw and International Master Roddy McKay when they all finished on four points from five rounds.

Stephen managed to play thirteen players in the time normally allocated for one game between two players. His tremendous calculating skills were tested to their limits trying to complete thirteen games in only two and a half hours. He amazingly won eight games and lost only one game to Glasgow League team captain David Bonella. Four Cumbernauld players were awarded draws when the time limit was reached and they had not yet been defeated. The four players who managed to last the full two and a half hours unscathed were Paul Hendry, Robert Kelso, Garry Kerr and David Johnstone.

Dunbartonshire League team captain David Johnstone was awarded the prize for what Stephen decided was the most interesting and challenging game. Cumbernauld Chess Club members are delighted to have been offered the opportunity to challenge one of Scotland's premier players.

AGM Minutes

The DRAFT minutes of our 2007 AGM are available here if you spot any mistakes then please let Robert Kelso know.

25/07/2007

The 114th Scottish Chess Championships were held in Cumbernauld as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the new town. They were held in Saint Maurice's High School from 7-15th July. The Scottish Chess Championships which incidentally are the oldest national chess championships in the world, even older than the Russian championships and various other countries renowned for their love of the great game. The event had a truly international flavour with players from Denmark, England, and France as well as Germany, Ireland, Norway and Spain. There were even a few Scots present and thankfully the main Championship event was won by one of them.

Dumbarton man and International Master Andrew J Muir became the new Scottish Champion with a very impressive score of 8 points from 9 rounds, with seven wins and two draws. The International Master who plays for Hamilton chess club was delighted to have won this event at his eighteenth attempt. In second place were Grandmaster Colin A McNab and Alan G Grant who both finished on 7 points from 9 rounds. A magnificent and unexpected win for Alan G Grant in the last round over Grandmaster McNab was a significant factor in the final outcome of the event.

The nine round F.I.D.E open

This event was an extremely hard fought battle which saw two players finish in joint first place. Reinhard Schmerwitz, a player who comes from Germany and William Hulme from Hamilton chess club both finished on 6.5 points from 9 rounds. In joint third place were Jonathan McLatchie of Concord chess club Dumbarton and Mike Chisholm of Sandy Bells chess club in Edinburgh who both finished on six points. This wonderful performance saw Jonathan McLatchie become the under 21 Boys Champion.

The Seniors Championships

The senior event was also a very strong and closely fought affair. Edinburgh player Alastair F White finished in first place with a score of 6 points from 7 rounds. Grangemouth player Ian C Mason narrowly missed out finishing on 5.5 points which saw him earn second position. Cumbernauld chess club player Jack Parkes had a magnificent unbeaten score of 4.5 to finish in third place. This was a remarkable achievement for Jack Parkes considering the level of the opposition which he was playing against.

The Under 1800 Championships

The u1800 championship was dominated by Edinburgh players. Sharing first place were Donald Heron and Paul McQuillan who both finished on 5 points from 7 rounds. Paul Girdwood finished in third place with a 4.5 points from 7 score. Each round consisted of one game of chess which potentially lasted for six hours and many of the games were very hard fought indeed and went down to the final seconds.

The Under 1500 Championships

The u1500 championship was won by twelve year old wonder girl Ali Roy from Carrick chess club. Ali who is soon to represent Scotland in the Girls European Championships in Croatia overcame many stronger adults to finish in first place with a score of 5 points from 7 rounds. Cumbernauld chess club player George Thomson shared second place with Hugh Hanlon from Grangemouth who was the number one seed for this event, and Bernard Cassidy from Uddingston as well as Joseph McGreechin from Shettleston who all finished on 4.5 points from 7 rounds.

The Lightning Championships

Cumbernauld chess club player Mark Ainsworth became the Scottish lightning champion. Lightning chess is different from normal chess as the players start with only three minutes on the clock and are awarded three seconds for every move made. Lightning chess requires nerves of steel and extremely fast reaction times. Competitors must think quickly and accurately in order make any progress. Cumbernauld chess club members are delighted to have one of their own players win this event and would like to congratulate Mark Ainsworth for this remarkable achievement.

Chess Scotland also featured the Scottish summer weekend congress as part of the Championships. The congress featured three events.

This event also had two players sharing the first place both of whom finished on 4 points from 5 rounds. They were Grandmaster Jacob Aagard one of Scotland's six Grandmasters and Harald Borchgrevnik of Norway. International Master Stephen Mannion of Shettleston chess club and Christopher MacDonald of Stirling chess club both finished on 3 points from 5.

The Weekend Major

The weekend major event was won by Stephen Hamilton of Ayr chess club with a score of 4.5 from 5 rounds. Second place was won by Kevin Campbell of Bellshill chess club with a score of 4 from 5 rounds.

The Weekend Minor

This event was won by Stirling chess club player David Brodie with an unbeaten score of 4.5 from 5 rounds. In second place were Michael Emery of Stonehaven chess club and wonder girl Ali Roy of Carrick chess club who both finished on 4 points from 5 rounds.

Chess Scotland and Cumbernauld chess club would like to thank North Lanarkshire Council and Saint Maurice's High School for allowing this prestigious event to be held in Cumbernauld. Cumbernauld chess club which is closed for the summer break will reopen on Monday 20th August in the Muirfield Community Education Centre from 7.00pm.

16/05/2007

As the 2006/07 chess season draws to a close, most of this seasons league matches have been played. Cumbernauld chess club have finished in third position in the Dumbarton & District chess league division one. Cumbernauld finished on 14 points which was the same total as the second placed side Dalmuir "A", however Dalmuir finished slightly ahead on board scores. League winners Bearsden "A" finished with 18 points. Finishing in third place has been a terrific achievement for the Cumbernauld club as they were only promoted into division one last season.