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Club Champion’s Simultaneous Exhibition
Riddle me this…what is harder than playing a game of chess? Answer: playing 20 games of chess all at the same time! On Tuesday 29th September at 7.30pm, our club champion FM Neil Berry will be taking on 20 club members in the annual club champion’s simultaneous display. Neil runs the junior training at…
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Doors Open Days
Exciting times chess friends! This year, Edinburgh Chess Club will be participating in the nationwide “Doors Open Days” festival. Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free heritage festival, coordinated in Edinburgh and East Lothian by the Cockburn Association. The event allows visitors to explore buildings and spaces not normally open to the public, including…
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Club Renovations
As we head into a new club year, we are delighted to announce that the club will be getting some renovations done during August. The rear windows in the main playing hall are receiving some much-needed attention and the spare room (the locked door on the left in the hall) is being completely renovated…
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The 2026 Scottish Chess Championships
The 2026 Scottish Championships have just concluded in Hamilton. Competition ranged across three events – the Open, the U1800 and the Scottish Rapidplay tournament. Edinburgh Chess Club were well represented across all three events and took home a number of the prizes too! Usually the blog reports on proud parents enjoying their child’s success…
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The Godfather, Part IV
The blog’s spies are out and about everywhere. One of our undercover agents recently took this covert picture of some nefarious activities occurring in the club…what’s going on here then, eh? To the right we see our illustrious president, Craig Thomson, sitting quietly re-evaluating his recent life choices or mulling over some subtlety in…
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Conversations In The Club 03: Emilija Morrison
Conversations in the Club is our ongoing series introducing the people who make Edinburgh Chess Club the special place that it is. Each post offers a glimpse into the personalities, stories, and passions behind our community. Today we sit down for a coffee and a chat with… What is your name and playing strength?…
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Edinburgh Chess Congress 2026
Last weekend saw the happy return of the Edinburgh Chess Congress after a seven year hiatus. The event was very well attended and the playing hall was packed to capacity with players across a range of playing sections (Open, Major, Bishops, Knights). The Open section (and title of East of Scotland champion) was won…
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Scottish Girls’ Championships
The Scottish Girls’ Championships were held at the end of May at St. George’s school in Edinburgh. Interest in the tournament was at a record high with over 45 participants across the Open, Primary, and P5 & Under sections. Edinburgh Chess Club are particularly proud to be associated with some of the players; Shriya…
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Captain Mackenzie: Greatest Chess Scot!?
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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World Senior Team Championship
Today’s blog has very kindly been written for us by our minutes secretary, Neil Irving. Take it away Neil… One of my few remaining ambitions in chess was to represent Scotland in an international team tournament. Having just passed the age of 50 I was now qualified to play seniors chess, so I was…