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Freddy Wins British Rapidplay Championships
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Many congratulations to Edinburgh Chess Club’s star player, Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, on a spectacular victory at the 2026 British Rapid Championships played over the weekend of March 14/15 in Peterborough. This is such an outstanding achievement that it has even made it into the prestigious Financial Times newspaper. Read the article here https://www.ft.com/content/d7c34db8-e0ae-4d3c-b93a-1d8770818ea4 Freddy…
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Freddy Earns IM Title
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Congratulations to Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, who is seen here receiving an International Master (IM) norm for his brilliant 2500+ performance at the very strong Graz International Open Tournament last month. Amazingly, this is Freddy’s seventh (!) IM norm. In the old days, getting three was enough, but recent changes to the rules meant that…
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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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Edinburgh 1 Win the League
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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 great game by FM Neil Berry and a very spectacular finish by our 19 year old star Nurlykhan Kudaibergen (currently on 5/5 in his…
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Lothians Allegro Championship 2026
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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 Sunday 18th January 2026. Finishing the tournament undefeated on 4/5, club president Craig SM Thomson took home the trophy as the highest placed finisher…
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Newsletter January 2026
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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 looking forward to lots of interesting chess events in 2026. What Happened In December Nigel Short Simultaneous Legendary English Grandmaster Nigel Short played a…
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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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Newsletter December 2025
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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 1 defeated Costorphine 3 -1, and lost to Musselburgh 3.5 – 0.5, while Edinburgh 2 beat Badgers Brook 3 – 1 and Sandy Bells…
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Edinburgh Chess Club Newsletter – November 2025
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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 (50+) Chess Championship. Edinburgh League The Edinburgh league kicked off in October. I don’t have all of the results to report, but I do…
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Dundee
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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 an enjoyable weekend playing with some notable results. Ross Blackford (2027) made a creditable score of 3/6 in the Premier, which included a draw along…