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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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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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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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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…
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Friday Night Blitz
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The club held a very well attended blitz tournament on Friday 27th March. Congratulations to both of our winners, in joint 1st place with 8/10 Nurlykhan Kudaibergen and IM Konstantinos Megalios , and to Prateek Wadhwa for a fine 3rd place with 7/10. Many thanks to all who attended and helped organise. The three standing in the photo are our esteemed president…
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Danny King Visit
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English Grandmaster and YouTube favourite Danny King visited the club on the 6th of February. Despite train troubles that led to a much delayed start, we had a great turnout for the talk by Danny on the Greek Gift sacrifice. Thanks to the club members and guests who stayed for the ‘late night show’.…
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Edinburgh Chess Club Christmas Quiz
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Christmas Quiz Night 23rd December 19:00 Join us for a fun, festive Chess Quiz Evening – suitable for all ages and abilities! Hosted by: Alastair White & Robert KaneEntry: FREE Prizes Lots of chess book prizes, generously donated by: Quiz Sections Whether you’re a club regular, a junior player, or just love chess, come along and enjoy a relaxed…
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Edinburgh Chess Club Christmas Blitz
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Edinburgh Chess Club held a one day open chess event at their premises in the city on Saturday 6th December 2025. The event drew players from across Scotland including a number who are originally from Europe. The format was a 15 round blitz event (i.e. games that usually last around 10 mins), with a…
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GM Nigel Short Visits the Club
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Looking for a Christmas present for the chess player in your life? Let them celebrate the Night Afore by playing a game against the only British player to contend for the World Championship title. GM Nigel Short will give a 20 board simultaneous exhibition at 7pm on 30th December 2025 at Edinburgh Chess Club (1…
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Freddie gives a simul for the juniors
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As part of the Wednesday night Tiger Cubs training class the juniors got a taste of top class play when Freddie Waldhausen Gordon came along to give a simultaneous display on the 27th Nov. He even generously allowed multiple games to those who were defeated early, but still finished with a score of around…