• Onward and upward for Allan!

    Club member Allan Buchan has progressed beyond the award of his recent CCE title and now achieved his first Correspondence Chess Master (CCM) norm whilst participating in the British Correspondence Chess Candidates A […]

  • Great news for Scottish Junior chess!

    It was reported in yesterdays Times that Edinburgh Chess Academy, created by club member Andrew Green to provide a modern and exciting way of teaching chess to children, that their Scottish […]

  • European Club Cup 2013

    For the second time in three years, we sent a team to play in the European Club Cup. This years’ event was held in the splendid Rodos Palace Hotel in […]

  • Andorra!

    A few years ago I used to make an annual summer trip to a tournament on mainland Europe. Destinations included the Czech Republic, Denmark, Romania and Latvia. These events provided […]

  • Club Talk – Using Computers

    I gave a talk at the club on 28th April on using computers to improve your game.  Here are the key points: Chessbase Analysis Engines I showed some interesting examples. Here […]

  • Club Successes

    Following on from John’s reporting of the SNCL triumph, Edinburgh Chess Club also won the Edinburgh Premier Division, and Scotland’s premier team competition, the Richardson Cup. This was our first […]