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Conversations in the Club 02: Simon Gibson
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Conversations in the Club is our ongoing series introducing the people who make Edinburgh Chess Club the special place that it is. Each post offers a glimpse into the personalities, stories, and passions behind our community. Grab a coffee, take a seat, and let’s see who we meet today… What is your name and…
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Captain Mackenzie: Greatest Chess Scot!?
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Edinburgh Chess Club are delighted to announce that international Master and renowned chess author Craig Pritchett will be giving a talk at the club on Thursday 25th June. In this talk, Craig will rattle through the life, times and achievements of Scotland’s universally acknowledged eventual ‘world top ten player’; the great Paul Morphy’s successor…
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World Senior Team Championship
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Today’s blog has very kindly been written for us by our minutes secretary, Neil Irving. Take it away Neil… One of my few remaining ambitions in chess was to represent Scotland in an international team tournament. Having just passed the age of 50 I was now qualified to play seniors chess, so I was…
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Johnny Marr Allegro 2026
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The picture shows David Montgomery and Mike Ridge wearing their matching Edinburgh Chess Club fashions at last night’s Johnny Marr Allegro tournament in the club. Feeling jealous and underdressed? Check out our website and get your own! Who is the most famous “Johnny Marr” that you know? If you say the guitarist from The…
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Richardson Cup 2026
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Many congratulations to our old friends and rivals, Edinburgh West Chess Club, on winning this year’s Richardson Cup. The Richardson Cup is Scotland’s premier team chess event which was first held in 1899 and first won by our own club in 1901!! This year’s final was held at the National Piping Centre (music, not…
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Edinburgh 3 win SNCL Division 3!
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You can’t have enough ‘3’s can you? Many congratulations to our third team who recently won the Scottish National Chess League (SNCL) third division with an outstanding 8 wins and 1 loss from 9 matches. Edinburgh Chess Club were running four teams in the SNCL this year. The rules are that teams must be…
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Edinburgh Chess Club May Allegro – Results
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As we glide serenely towards the end of the season, exciting chess events are still happening. On Saturday 2nd May we held an open allegro tournament at the club which was massively oversubscribed with a long waiting list. Get your entries in fast for the next event! The entries ranged wide and far –…
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Aberdeen Congress
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Fancy a game of curling? No, me neither – too cold. Almost as cold as a league match in a draughty church hall in the middle of January – we’ve all been there… Luckily, despite being held at Curl-Aberdeen, there were no slip-ups at the recent Aberdeen Chess Congress where Edinburgh Chess Club first…
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Freddy and ECC on the BBC
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Not content with dominating the UK chess scene, our star player Freddy Waldhausen Gordon is now a global media star! Read the article about Freddy on the BBC News website using the link below – and discover the joys of trying to balance chess mastery with school exams. A great article reflecting the positive…
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Edinburgh Chess Club May Allegro
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As the Easter Bunny hops off and we all lie in a chocolate-induced stupor, minds turn as one to the question everyone asks themselves at this time of year – When can I get my next fix of competitive chess? Preferably of the allegro variety? Good news fellow egg lovers, Edinburgh Chess Club is…
