Background
Govanhill’s 2021/22 Club Championship concluded in May 2022. The five-round Classical tournament, which uses Swiss pairings to match winners against winners, was a tightly fought contest.
The results follow, and are also available on the Chess Scotland website.
Wellcroft Bowling Club’s Ian, pictured above, made the ceremonial first move on board one in the final round.
The Winner Is…
Congratulations to Rhys McCrosson, who wins on tiebreak after finishing joint first with Aidan Doye.
Rhys and Aidan both finished with an impressive four wins each, but Rhys edged ahead on tiebreaks using the Sonneborn Berger system, which takes opponents’ strength into account.
Alex Radevic finished in third place, one half point behind. 20 players competed in the Championship, the first in the Club’s history, and 11 played all five rounds.
Final Standings
| Position | Name | Points | SBgr* | Rating |
| 1 | Rhys McCrosson | 4 | 12.5 | 1634 |
| 2 | Aidan Doye | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Alex Radevic | 3.5 | 8.25 | 1411 |
| 4 | Harvey Dellanzo | 3 | 8 | 1356 |
| 5 | Graeme McKinnon | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Derek Rankine | 2.5 | 4.75 | 1272 |
| 7 | Peter Mark | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Libor Masar | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 9 | Giuseppe Bosco | 2 | 3 | 1411 |
| 10 | Julien Papillon | 2 | 3 | 1192 |
| 11 | Ethan Small | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | James Todd | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Jass McNeill | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Angus Gillies | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Niall McCamley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Harry Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jonny Stark | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jegan N’Dow | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | James Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round 5 Results
- Alex Radevic 1-0 Rhys McCrosson
- Harvey Dellanzo 0-1 Aidan Doye
- Derek Rankine 0-1 Graeme McKinnon
- Peter Mark 1-0 Julien Papillon
- Libor Masar 1-0 Jass McNeill
- Giuseppe Bosco 1-0 Niall McCamley
- Angus Gillies 0-1 Alex Lane (default win)
- Jegan N’Dow 0-1 Harry Thomson (default win)
A second Club Championship is planned for the 2022/23 season.
Following a summer break, next season will begin with the first Club meeting on Tuesday 30 August 2022.