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  • Friday Night Blitz

    Friday Night Blitz

    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 […]

  • Edinburgh 1 Win the League

    Edinburgh 1 Win the League

    Many congratulations to our Edinburgh 1 team who have won the premier division with two rounds to spare! A match win against Wandering Dragons sealed the deal. This included a […]

  • Lothians Allegro Championship 2026

    Lothians Allegro Championship 2026

    Our president was lacking somewhere to keep his champagne but neatly solved this problem by winning the Smerdon trophy at the Lothians Allegro Championship held at Bainfield Bowling Club on […]

  • Newsletter January 2026

    Happy New Year everybody. Normally there is a slight lull in activity around Christmas, but the club seems to have had a lot of events this time, and I am […]

  • Edinburgh Chess Club Christmas Quiz

    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 […]

  • Newsletter December 2025

    What happened in November Notable Tournament Results There were several notable results for Edinburgh Chess Club players. Edinburgh Allegro League In games 3 and 4 of the Edinburgh league Edinburgh […]

  • Edinburgh Chess Club Newsletter – November 2025

      What happened in October: Tournament Results There was a notable success for Bob Kane who finished 2nd in group D (1900 – 1750) with 6.5/9 at the ACO World Senior […]

  • Dundee

    The Dundee Chess Congress 2025 was held the weekend of 10th – 12th October 2025 over 5 rounds again at the University of Dundee’s Chaplaincy Centre. Several club members had […]

  • ACO 2025 – Crete

    ACO 2025 – Crete

    A couple of club members recently played in the 2025 Amateur Chess Organisation (ACO) World Senior (50+) Chess Championship on Crete. Bob Kane was first equal in Group D (1751 […]

  • Edinburgh Chess Club Newsletter – October 2025

    I have been asked to produce a newsletter each month so that you know what has been going on at the club, and what is coming up. This is my […]