Round 1:

David Archibald      1 ½ - ½       Denis Anderson

Calum McGillivray      0 -  2        Robert Horne

Mark Sanderson          w/o         David Wilson

Gavin Saxton              2 – 0         Leora Wadler

Adam Wadler             0 - 2         Keith Aitchison

Round 3, played 18th April:

Section A

Yanni Yannoulis      0 d 1        David Wilson

Chris McIntee           1 – 0        Mike Ridge

Section B

Robert Burns           ½ – ½      Calum McGillivray

Alastair Girvan         ½ - ½       Johnny  Marr

There are 21 entries for the 2010/11 Club Championship.

The draw for Round 1 was made at the Club on 31st March with Johnny Marr drawing the first named player and Calum McGillivray the second.

The ties, to be completed by 25th April, are:

Archibald            v.       Anderson

McGillivray          v.       Horne

Sanderson         v.       Wilson

Saxton                 v.       Wadler, L

Wadler, A            v.       Aitchison

The remaining 11 players (Bhopal, Burns, Cranston, Girvan, Marr, Perez Souto, Platts, Ridge, Whittaker, Yannoulis, Zamvar) have a bye to Round 2.

Please note that the closing date for entry to the 2010/11 Club Championship is 7pm on Thursday 31st March.  The draw for the first round will take place at the club later that evening, and will be posted on the club noticeboard and blog along with a confirmed schedule of dates.

Further details: Edinburgh Chess Club Championship 2010-2011

Confirmed entries to date: Keith Aitchison, Dennis Anderson, David Archibald, Raj Bhopal, Robert Burns, Rod Cranston, Alastair Girvan, Robert Horne, Johnny Marr, Calum McGillivray, Bill Platts, Mike Ridge, Mark Sanderson, Gavin Saxton, Benjamin Perez Souto, Adam Wadler, Leora Wadler, Ian Whittaker, David Wilson, Yanni Yannoulis, Vipin Zamvar

The Club Championship will follow the same format as recent years, commencing in April.  If there’s sufficient interest we will also run a “Late Season” tournament – format to be determined depending on the number of entries, starting in March.

Club competitions are open to Full Members (Town, Country, Concessionary, Junior).  Associate Members wishing to participate can upgrade their membership.

Further details:

Edinburgh Chess Club Championship 2010-2011

Late Season 2010-11

Here are 2 photo’s I took during the recent club AGM of the winners of the club championships. (Click on the thumbnail for a full-size image)

We have 1822-1922 and 1922-1959.

Draw for Final:

Shivan Murdochy vs David Archibald

(to be played at the club, proposed date Sunday 4th July, game 1 to start at 11am)

Members are welcome to attend to spectate.

Semi Final Results:

The battle to get to the final was hard fought with both games running to tie-breaks, although not in the same scale of the recent 70-68 Isner-Mahut result at Wimbledon.

Shivan Murdochy 1 – 1 Keith Aitchison, with Shivan winning the tie break 1-1 (allegro), 2-0 (blitz).

David Archibald 1 – 1 Rod Cranston, with David winning the tie break 2-0 (allegro)

Grading:

All full-length games played in the championship have been submitted for SCA grading to appear in the new grading list.

A few games from the 2009 championships have also been included that were played after last year’s deadline.

Draw for Semi-Final:

Draw for Round Two:

1. Mike Ridge vs Shivan Murdochy
2. Johnny Marr vs Keith Aitchison
3. David Archibald vs Mark Sanderson
4. Rod Cranston vs Robert Horne*

• Round 2 Game 1 – Mon April 19th
• Round 2 Game 2 – Mon April 26th

(*) Rod & Robert have arranged to play Round 2 Game 1 on April 26th and Game 2 on Tues 4th May, although this may change if both players agree (please let me know).

The lower rated player gets to choose colour for the first Game.

Round 1 Results:

Round 1 is now complete:

Mike Ridge 2 – 0 Fergus  Skillen
Shivan Murdochy proceeds - DEF Mark Smith
Johnny Marr 2 – 0 Stefan Robertson
Keith Aitchison proceeds – DEF Chris Sykes
David Archibald 2-0 Robert Burns
Mark Sanderson 2-0 Callum McGillivray
Rod Cranston proceeds – DEF Loukas Lazarov
Robert Horne 1.5 – 0.5 Bill Platts

Plate :

Another reminder for the Plate. Players who lose their first game are eligible to enter the ‘Plate’ competition. Callum and Robert Burns have entered so far. Please let me know if you wish to enter.

Round 1 Results:

Johnny Marr 2 – 0 Stefan Robertson
David Archibald 2-0 Robert Burns
Mark Sanderson 2-0 Callum McGillivray

Defaults:

Mark Smith, Chris Sykes, Loukas Lazarov

Outstanding Pairings:

Mike Ridge/Fergus Skillen (12  & 13th April)
Bill Platts / Robert Horne (tba, please let me know)

Draw for Round Two:

Round 2 Game 1 – Mon April 19th
Round 2 Game 2 – Mon April 26th

1. (Mike Ridge/Fergus Skillen) vs Shivan Murdochy
2. Johnny Marr vs Keith Aitchison
3. David Archibald vs Mark Sanderson
4. Rod Cranston vs (Bill Platts / Robert Horne)

Plate :

Players who lose their first game are eligible to enter the ‘Plate’ competition. Callum and Robert Burns have entered so far.
Please let me know if you wish to enter.

I will announce the pairings as soon as I have a complete list. The first game in the Plate is likely to be Mon May 10th.

Updated Dates for Round 3 (Semi Final)

We had exactly 16 players, so we only need 4 Rounds to get a winner, rather than the planned 5.  So the planned round in May will not take place.

Round 3 Game 1 – Mon June 7th
Round 3 Game 2 – Mon June 14th

The final is due for Sunday June 20th (am & pm)