All posts by John Smith

In the second division, Edinburgh 1 beat CS Bos 5-O. Edinburgh 1 are runners-up in division 2 and are promoted to division 1 for next season.
In the third division, Edinburgh 2 beat Dundee City B 3.5 – 1.5. Edinburgh 2 finish as runners-up in division 3 (behind Dundee City B) and are promoted to division 2.

In division 2, Edinburgh 1 – 3.5, Kilmarnock 1.5, and Kingdom Knights 2.5, Edinburgh 1 2,5. These results leave the first team in the second promotion place needing a draw or better against CS Bos 1 in the last game to secure promotion.
In division 3, Edinburgh 2 – 3.5, Oban 1.5, and Lanark 3, Edinburgh 2 – 2. The second team is also in second place in its division and will be promoted with a draw against Dundee 2 in the final round, or even a marginal defeat. Full results and individual scores can be found on the Chess Scotland website

A belated post re the third and fourth rounds of SNCL played at the end of November. In division 2 the first team beat Dumfries before going down to a strong university side who look favourites for that division this year. The first team now lies third in the division. In division 3 the second team made a somewhat scratchy draw with Hamilton B and then beat Inverclyde, to remain in second place. So both teams still have good chances of promotion with good performances next time, which is Sunday 26 February

The first two dates for the new SNCL season are Sunday 30 October and Sunday 27 November. I’ll be sending emails as normal closer to the dates to see who would like to play, but in the meantime if there are any members (new or otherwise) who would like to be involved, or find out a bit more about it, please would you contact me so that I can ensure you are on the email list. My email is johnssmith@blueyonder.co.uk (note the extra “s”).

The first two dates for the 2010/11 SNCL season are 31 October and 14 November (please note the second date is different to previous years). I will send an email in due course asking for team members but if there is anyone who I did not email last season, who would like to be included, please let me know.