Congratulations to David Wilson on winning Section A of the Quads competition. A final game draw with Chris McIntee being enough to finish ½ a point ahead of Mike Ridge.
Round 5
Chris McIntee ½ – ½ David Wilson
Latest Standings
| DW | MR | CM | YY | Total | ||||||
| David Wilson | 1650e | x | x | 1d | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1d | 1 | 4½ |
| Mike Ridge | 1832 | 0d | 1 | x | x | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris McIntee | 1854 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | x | x | 0 | 1½ | |
| Yanni Yannoulis | 1697 | 0d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | x | 1 | |
Round 4
Section A
David Wilson 1 – 0 Yanni Yannoulis
Section B
Calum McGillivray ½ – ½ Robert Burns
Johnny Marr 0 – 1 Alastair Girvan
Round 1
Section B
Alastair Girvan ½ – ½ Robert Burns
Latest Standings
| Section A | ||||||||||
| CM | MR | YY | DW | Total | ||||||
| Chris McIntee | 1854 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Mike Ridge | 1832 | 0 | 1 | 0d | 1 | |||||
| Yanni Yannoulis | 1697 | 1 | 0 | 0d | 0 | 1 | ||||
| David Wilson | 1650e | 1 | 1d | 1d | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Section B | ||||||||||
| AG | JM | CM | RB | Total | ||||||
| Alastair Girvan | 1560 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2 | |||||
| Johnny Marr | 1428 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Calum McGillivray | 1249 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ | |||||
| Robert Burns | 1063 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1½ | ||||
The club hosted the Summer Allegro on 8th May. Twenty players competed with Bill Falconer emerging the winner with a score of 4½/5.
Results:
Bill Falconer (Dragons) 4½
Siegrun Macgilchrist (Ayr), Mark Sanderson (Edinburgh), John Smith (Grangemouth) 4
Lindsay McGregor (Edinburgh) 3½
The prize for the best score by a player aged over 90 was won by Johnny Marr.
Entries are now being taken for the 2011 FIDE Swiss on June 4-5 and 11-12. Entries are limited to 24 players and will be on a first come first served basis. The entry form is attached below:
Edinburgh CC FIDE Rated Swiss 2011
Further updates will be published in due course.
Neil
The club hosted the Spring Allegro on Sunday March 20th with a capacity entry of 24 players. The proud winner of the Spring Allegro Trophy (two splendidly yellow flower pots magnificently crested with a packet of sunflower seeds) was Callum Watt with a score of 4½/5, which included a win over top seed Ed Perry. Details:
1. Callum Watt (Balerno) 4½
2. Dick Heathwood (Pentland Hills) 4
3. Ed Perry (Sandy Bells), Mark Sanderson (Edinburgh), Paul Girdwood (Gorgie/Dalry) 3½
Many thanks to Bob Burns and David Archibald for another well run and enjoyable event (and further contribution to Club funds).
Next event likely to be early May.
Note that the closing date for the Club “Late Season” Tournament is Monday 28th February.
Further details: