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Onward and upward for Allan!
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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 section. Allan reached the qualifying standard of 7 points by drawing his last game in the event. Congratulations to Allan! [SCCA News, 25/3/21]
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Great news for Scottish Junior chess!
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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 Junior Tournament has been endowed with £10,000 by Gareth Williams, founder of Skyscanner! As stated on the academy’s web site the tournament was started…
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European Club Cup 2013
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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 Rhodes, from October 19-27. We qualified as Richardson winners, and were joined by runners up Edinburgh West. We had an average rating of 2136,…
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Andorra!
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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 an opportunity to visit somewhere new and play against different players). With cheap flights making more and more of Europe easily accessible, it was…
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Club Talk – Using Computers
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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 is one, from Think Like a Grandmaster. This book has generally stood the test of time quite well, and it is only in the computer…
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Club Successes
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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 victory since 1987, and 24th overall! The results from the final against Edinburgh West were as follows: Edinburgh 5.5 – 2.5 Edinburgh West Calum…
