Author: Andy Chisholm

Events

Glasgow Congress 2025

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date March 31, 2025

The 2025 edition of the Glasgow Congress was held at Caledonian University over the weekend 28th-30th March. This was the 53rd edition of the historic tournament which was resurrected last season; and this time it attracted an impressive 152 entrants in total. With 17 members entered across the 3 sections, Queens Park was the best represented club at the tournament by a considerable margin.

A selection of the QPCC contingent on Sunday morning

There were great performances from members as well, with Jordan McNaught and Connor Thompson scoring an impressive 2.5/5 in the Ken Stewart Open – including a draw against a Candidate Master for Jordan which helped him on the way to a performance rating of 1987. Having already gained 159 elo so far this season, he’ll be getting another boost after that!

In the Major (U1800), Jonny Livingstone scored an amazing 4.5/5 to secure sole overall victory. On top of that, Scott Kilgour was among those who took a share of second place with 4/5. An incredible showing from our only 2 entrants in the Major, both of whom were undefeated.

Meanwhile, the Minor (U1400) was dominated by QPCC – with over a quarter of the field being members. Friendly fire was inevitable, and early leaders Ryan McGill and Ally Mclellan met on board 1 in round 3 – an epic which ended in a draw. Ally went on to share second place, while Somto Onyebuchi, James Burns and Andy Chisholm were among the 4-way tie for third.

In among the long, drawn-out battles: Paul Cumming recorded a victory in 14 moves in round 4 with his beloved King’s Gambit; only to be outdone in round 5 by Iain Shields who won in only 9 moves with a Scotch Gambit trap. No official prizes are handed out for such wins, but they are worthy of mention nonetheless!

Well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to those who won prizes!

Some post-tourney analysis was done at the Bungo

Club Championship

Club Championship Round 6 – Tue 25th Mar

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date March 18, 2025

About

The 2024/25 Queens Park Chess Club Championship is a seven round classical tournament at the 60+10 time control. Please visit our Club Championship page for full details of the format and rules.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round six was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 18th March. The round six pairings are as follows:

Board	Rating	White	Score	Black	Rating
1	1698	Scott Kilgour	0-1	Jordan McNaught	1805
2	1554	Craig Thomson	0-1	Alistair Ahmed	1656
3	1545	Moray Lennox	0-1	Connor Thompson	1693
4	1342	Malcolm Theodoreson	0-1	David Logue	1585
5	1539	John McKenna	0.5-0.5	Hunter Mackay	1551
6	1657	Rhys McCrosson	1-0	Iain Shields	1211
7	1585	Campbell Dougan	0.5-0.5	Chris Dinwoodie	1214
8	1493	Tommy Lally	0.5-0.5	Ryan McGill	1210
9	1516	Jonny Livingstone	1-0	Harry McGrory	1349
10	1432	Graeme McKinnon	0.5-0.5	Ally McLellan	1351
11	1334	Alexander Lane	1-0	Eric McNeil	0
12	1426	Giuseppe Bosco	0-1	Jack Spillane	1385
13	1264	Jack Collins	1-0	Jonathan Linney	1392
14	0	Somto Onyebuchi	1-0	Paul Cumming	1326
15	1314	Andrew Speirs	0-1	Philip Blaber	1233
16	1367	João Carrapico	0-1	Ross Hull	0
17	1129	Andy McCulloch	0-1	Daniel Reidy	1342
18	1290	Andy Chisholm	0-1	James Burns	1154
19	1158	Scott McCartney	0.5-0.5	Ronnie Martin	1018
20	997	Marianne Burns	1-0	Gregory Forrest	1137
21	885	Paul Chapman	1-0	Antonio Exposito	900
22	0	Chris Thomson	1-0	Gerry Cowan	0
23	978	Ciaran Melvin	1-0	Olanna Horhut	0
24	948	David Hughes	1-0†	Calum Lindsay	0

Current standings can be found on the Chess Scotland website.

Playing Your Game

Based on availability sent to us, players have been assigned a match date which has been emailed to you. If you are playing at the Bungo, games will start at 7pm.

IMPORTANT! If you cannot make this date, you must contact your opponent in advance to make an alternative arrangement.

Games must be played over-the-board, with a clock at the 60+10 time control, on or before 13th April, at the The Bungo or in another public space.

You can contact your opponent by speaking to them at the Club, by posting in the Club Championship WhatsApp group, or by contacting a Committee Member to request their contact details (we have obtained GDPR consent from members to share details with their opponent for the purpose of rescheduling Club Championship ties if required).

If you do not show up for your game on the day you are assigned, and make no attempt to contact your opponent or notify a Committee Member beforehand, you will lose the game by default. Repeat offenders will be removed from the tournament.

Please use the Club Championship Whatsapp group, or email us at contact@queensparkchessclub.com, or speak to Jordan or another Committee Member at a Club night, if you have any queries about the Club Championship.

Club Championship

Club Championship Round 5 – Tue 25th Feb

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date February 18, 2025

About

The 2024/25 Queens Park Chess Club Championship is a seven round classical tournament at the 60+10 time control. Please visit our Club Championship page for full details of the format and rules.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round four was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 18th February. The round five pairings are as follows.

Board	Rating	White	Score	Black	Rating
1	1793	Jordan McNaught	1-0	David Logue	1597
2	1654	Alistair Ahmed	1-0	Malcolm Theodoreson	1362
3	1679	Scott Kilgour	1-0	Jonny Livingstone	1537
4	1529	Hunter Mackay	1-0	Rhys McCrosson	1664
5	1684	Connor Thompson	1-0	Graeme McKinnon	1435
6	1551	Craig Thomson	1-0	Alexander Lane	1327
7	1399	Jonathan Linney	0-1	Moray Lennox	1535
8	1596	Campbell Dougan	0.5-0.5	Iain Shields	1191
9	1543	John McKenna	1-0	Kristen Neilson	0
10	0	Ally McLellan	0.5-0.5	Tommy Lally	1498
11	1445	Giuseppe Bosco	1-0	Somto Onyebuchi	0
12	1319	Paul Cumming	0.5-0.5	Andy McCulloch	1133
13	1317	Harry McGrory	1-0	Thomas Fowley	1342
14	1367	Daniel Reidy	0-1	Jack Collins	1249
15	0	Ross Hull	0.5-0.5	Andrew Speirs	1326
16	1360	Jack Spillane	1-0	Andy Chisholm	1291
17	0	Eric McNeil	1-0	Scott McCartney	1178
18	1186	Ryan McGill	1-0	Luke McDowell	0
19	1178	Chris Dinwoodie	1-0	Riccardo Olivier	0
20	1419	Jack Gallagher	0-1†	Philip Blaber	1234
21	0	Antonio Exposito	0-1	Rufus Stones	1421
22	1146	Gregory Forrest	0.5-0.5	Paul Chapman	877
23	1008	Ronnie Martin	1-0	David Hughes	984
24	1114	James Burns	1-0	Ciaran Melvin	997
25	0	Calum Lindsay	0-1	Marianne Burns	0
26	0	Scott Brass	0-1†	Gerry Cowan	0

Current standings can be found on the Chess Scotland website.

Playing Your Game

Based on availability sent to us, players have been assigned a match date which has been emailed to you. If you are playing at the Bungo, games will start at 7pm.

IMPORTANT! If you cannot make this date, you must contact your opponent in advance to make an alternative arrangement.

Games must be played over-the-board, with a clock at the 60+10 time control, on or before 9th March, at the The Bungo or in another public space.

Club Championship

Club Championship Round 4 – Tue 28th Jan

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date January 21, 2025

About

The 2024/25 Queens Park Chess Club Championship is a seven round classical tournament at the 60+10 time control. Please visit our Club Championship page for full details of the format and rules.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round four was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 21st January. The four two pairings are as follows.

Board	Rating	White	Score	Black	Rating
1	1597	David Logue	1-0	Scott Kilgour	1699
2	1362	Malcolm Theodoreson	1-0	Connor Thompson	1698
3	1516	Tommy Lally	0-1	Jordan McNaught	1789
4	1536	Jonny Livingstone	0.5-0.5	Craig Thomson	1554
5	1653	Alistair Ahmed	1-0	Giuseppe Bosco	1423
6	1645	Rhys McCrosson	1-0	João Carrapico	1352
7	1530	Moray Lennox	1-0	Ross Hull	0
8	1522	Hunter Mackay	1-0	Harry McGrory	1337
9	1414	Graeme McKinnon	1-0	Eric McNeil	0
10	1383	Jonathan Linney	1-0	Marc Sheridan	1441
11	1331	Alexander Lane	1-0	Jack Spillane	1390
12	1294	Andy Chisholm	0-1	Campbell Dougan	1592
13	0	Ally McLellan	1-0	Philip Blaber	1247
14	0	Riccardo Olivier	0.5-0.5	Ryan McGill	1185
15	0	Somto Onyebuchi	1-0	Jack Gallagher	1396
16	1482	Rufus Stones	0-1	Paul Cumming	1304
17	1357	Thomas Fowley	1-0	Paul Chapman	872
18	0	Marianne Burns	0-1	Daniel Reidy	1374
19	1327	Andrew Speirs	1-0	Calum Lindsay	0
20	1170	Scott McCartney	1-0	James Burns	1149
21	1252	Jack Collins	1-0	Gregory Forrest	1155
22	0	David Hughes	0-1	Chris Dinwoodie	1170
23	0	Chris Thomson	0-1	Andy McCulloch	1140
24	0	Luke McDowell	1-0	Scott Brass	0
25	0	Gerry Cowan	0-1	Antonio Exposito	0
26	0	Olanna Horhut	0-1	Ronnie Martin	1014
27	1003	Ciaran Melvin	1-0	Zee Majeed	0

Current standings can be found on the Chess Scotland website.

Playing Your Game

Based on availability sent to us, players have been assigned a match date which has been emailed to you. If you are playing at the Bungo, games will start at 7pm.

IMPORTANT! If you cannot make this date, you must contact your opponent in advance to make an alternative arrangement.

Games must be played over-the-board, with a clock at the 60+10 time control, on or before 11th February, at the The Bungo or in another public space.

Club Championship

Club Championship Round 3 – Tue 26th Nov

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date November 19, 2024

About

The 2024/25 Queens Park Chess Club Championship is a seven round classical tournament at the 60+10 time control. Please visit our Club Championship page for full details of the format and rules.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round two was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 19th November. The round two pairings are as follows.

Current standings can be found on the Chess Scotland website.

Board	Rating	White	Score	Black	Rating
1	1799	Jordan McNaught	0.5-0.5	Jonny Livingstone	1517
2	1680	Scott Kilgour	1-0	Hunter Mackay	1529
3	1689	Connor Thompson	1-0	Alexander Lane	1329
4	1613	David Logue	1-0	Jonathan Linney	1388
5	1321	Malcolm Theodoreson	1-0	John McKenna	1516
6	1415	Jack Spillane	0-1	Tommy Lally	1518
7	1530	Craig Thomson	1-0	Rufus Stones	1476
8	1446	Marc Sheridan	0.5-0.5	Andy Chisholm	1293
9	1249	Philip Blaber	0-1	Rhys McCrosson	1653
10	1157	Gregory Forrest	0-1	Alistair Ahmed	1665
11	1171	Ryan McGill	0.5-0.5	Campbell Dougan	1603
12	1155	Chris Dinwoodie	0-1	Moray Lennox	1513
13	1125	Andy McCulloch	0-1	Graeme McKinnon	1430
14	1333	Paul Cumming	0-1	João Carrapico	0
15	860	Paul Chapman	0-1	Giuseppe Bosco	1417
16	0	Ross Hull	1-0	Thomas Fowley	1357
17	1350	Daniel Reidy	0-1	Eric McNeil	0
18	0	Kristen Neilson	1-0	Andrew Speirs	1326
19	1322	Harry McGrory	1-0	Scott McCartney	1196
20	1171	Iain Shields	1-0	Luke McDowell	0
21	0	Riccardo Olivier		Scott Brass	0
22	0	Gerry Cowan	0-1	Somto Onyebuchi	0
23	0	Antonio Exposito	0-1	Ally McLellan	0
24	1014	Ronnie Martin	0-1†	David Hughes	0
25	0	Calum Lindsay	1-0	Ciaran Melvin	1003
26	0	Zee Majeed	0-1	Marianne Burns	0
27	1278	Jack Collins	1-0†	Shaun Oswal	0
28	0	James Burns	1-0	Olanna Horhut	0

Playing Your Game

Based on availability sent to us, players have been assigned a match date which has been emailed to you. If you are playing at the Bungo, games will start at 7pm.

IMPORTANT! If you cannot make this date, you must contact your opponent in advance to make an alternative arrangement.

Games must be played over-the-board, with a clock at the 60+10 time control, on or before 8th December, at the The Bungo or in another public space.

Club Championship

Club Championship Round 2 – Tue 29th Oct

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date October 22, 2024

About

The 2024/25 Queens Park Chess Club Championship is a seven round classical tournament at the 60+10 time control. Please visit our Club Championship page for full details of the format and rules.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round two was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 22nd October. The round two pairings are as follows.

Current standings can be found on the Chess Scotland website.

Board	Rating	White	Score	Black	Rating
1	1398	Paul Cumming	0-1	Jordan McNaught	1740
2	1382	Giuseppe Bosco	0-1	Scott Kilgour	1680
3	1670	Rhys McCrosson	0-1	Alexander Lane	1383
4	1360	Thomas Fowley	0-1	Connor Thompson	1669
5	1624	Campbell Dougan	0-1	Jonathan Linney	1366
6	1317	Andrew Speirs	0-1	David Logue	1614
7	1563	John McKenna	1-0	Daniel Reidy	1355
8	1285	Andy Chisholm	0.5-0.5	Craig Thomson	1535
9	1529	Moray Lennox	0-1	Malcolm Theodoreson	1302
10	1528	Tommy Lally	0.5-0.5	Philip Blaber	1240
11	1523	Jonny Livingstone	1-0	Chris Dinwoodie	1133
12	1159	Gregory Forrest	0-1	Hunter Mackay	1517
13	1446	Graeme McKinnon	0-1	Jack Spillane	0
14	0	Rufus Stones	0.5-0.5	Marc Sheridan	1445
15	1704	Alistair Ahmed	1-0	Riccardo Olivier	0
16	1200	Scott McCartney	1-0	David Hughes	0
17	0	Olanna Horhut	0-1	Iain Shields	1180
18	1153	Ryan McGill	1-0	Calum Lindsay	0
19	1126	Andy McCulloch	1-0	Zee Majeed	0
20	0	Ross Hull	1-0	Ronnie Martin	1016
21	1009	Ciaran Melvin	0-1	Harry McGrory	0
22	0	Marianne Burns	0-1	Kristen Neilson	0
23	0	Tom Lloyd	0-1†	João Carrapico	0
24	0	Paul Chapman	1-0	Chris Thomson	0
25	0	Luke McDowell	1-0	Jack Collins	0
26	0	Ally McLellan	0.5-0.5	Gerry Cowan	0
27	0	Somto Onyebuchi	0.5-0.5	Antonio Exposito	0
28	0	Jack Gallagher	1-0	James Burns	0
29	0	Eric McNeil	1-0	Hugh Hamill	0

Playing Your Game

Based on availability sent to us, players have been assigned a match date which has been emailed to you. If you are playing at the Bungo, games will start at 7pm.

IMPORTANT! If you cannot make this date, you must contact your opponent in advance to make an alternative arrangement.

Games must be played over-the-board, with a clock at the 60+10 time control, on or before 10th November, at the The Bungo or in another public space.

If you do not show up for your game on Tue 29th Oct, and make no attempt to contact your opponent or notify a Committee Member beforehand, you will lose the game by default. Repeat offenders will be removed from the tournament.

Club Championship

Club Championship Round 1 – Tue 24th Sep

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date September 17, 2024

About

The 2024/25 Queens Park Chess Club Championship is a seven round classical tournament at the 60+10 time control. Please visit our Club Championship page for full details of the format and rules.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round one was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 17th September. The round one pairings are as follows.

Current standings can be found on the Chess Scotland Website.

Board	Rating	White	Score	Black	Rating
1	1740	Jordan McNaught	1-0	Ryan McGill	1153
2	1133	Chris Dinwoodie	1-0	Alistair Ahmed	1704
3	1680	Scott Kilgour	1-0	Andy McCulloch	1126
4	1016	Ronnie Martin	0-1	Rhys McCrosson	1670
5	1669	Connor Thompson	1-0	Ciaran Melvin	1009
6	0	Scott Brass	0-1	Campbell Dougan	1624
7	1614	David Logue	1-0	Marianne Burns	0
8	0	João Carrapico	0-1	John McKenna	1563
9	1535	Craig Thomson	1-0	Paul Chapman	0
10	0	Jack Collins	0-1	Moray Lennox	1529
11	1528	Tommy Lally	1-0†	Gerry Cowan	0
12	0	Antonio Exposito	0-1	Jonny Livingstone	1523
13	1517	Hunter Mackay	1-0	Jack Gallagher	0
14	0	Hugh Hamill	0-1	Graeme McKinnon	1446
15	1445	Marc Sheridan	1-0	Olanna Horhut	0
16	0	David Hughes	0-1	Paul Cumming	1398
17	1383	Alexander Lane	1-0	Ross Hull	0
18	0	Calum Lindsay	0-1	Giuseppe Bosco	1382
19	1366	Jonathan Linney	1-0	Tom Lloyd	0
20	0	Zee Majeed	0-1†	Thomas Fowley	1360
21	1355	Daniel Reidy	1-0	Luke McDowell	0
22	0	Harry McGrory	0-1	Andrew Speirs	1317
23	1302	Malcolm Theodoreson	1-0	Ally McLellan	0
24	0	Kristen Neilson	0-1	Andy Chisholm	1285
25	1240	Philip Blaber	1-0	Somto Onyebuchi	0
26	0	Jack Spillane	1-0	Scott McCartney	1200
27	1180	Iain Shields	0-1	Rufus Stones	0
28	0	Chris Thomson	0-1	Gregory Forrest	1159

Playing Your Game

By default, all games will take place in The Bungo on the designated date for round one: Tuesday 24th September (7pm).

IMPORTANT! If you cannot make this date, you must contact your opponent in advance to make an alternative arrangement.

Games must be played over-the-board, with a clock at the 60+10 time control, on or before 6th October, at the The Bungo or in another public space.

If you do not show up for your game on Tue 24th Sep, and make no attempt to contact your opponent or notify a Committee Member beforehand, you will lose the game by default. Repeat offenders will be removed from the tournament.

Events

Queens Park vs IM Andrew Greet

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date April 17, 2024

Overview

International Master Andrew Greet will return to The Bungo on Tuesday 14 May (6:50pm start) for a simultaneous exhibition match, in which he will take on 22 Queens Park Members at once.

IM Greet, whose current international classical, rapid and blitz ratings are all 2400 and above, is Scotland’s top active player. He plays on board one for Scotland at the international Olympiad, the 45th iteration of which will take place in Budapest in September 2024.

Among a wide range of career achievements and tournament wins, IM Greet is a former Scottish Champion and British Under-18 Champion.

Participants

A call for players was issued to Members in mid-April by email and WhatsApp. Following a registration and selection process, the Queens Park team is as follows (a-z by forename):

Starting Boards

Andrew Speirs
Andy Chisholm
Chris Dinwoodie
Connor Thompson
Craig Thomson
David Logue
Giuseppe Bosco
Greg Forrest
Harry McGrory
Iain Shields
Jack Crawford
Jack Gallagher
Jack Spillane
Joao Carrapico
Jonny Linney
Jordan McNaught
Marianne Burns
Paul Cumming
Ryan McGill
Scott McCartney
Thomas Fowley
Thomas McAleer

Substitutes

Julien Papillon

The event will begin at 6:50pm sharp on Tuesday 14 May. Any starting player who is more than ten minutes late, risks losing their place. It is expected to conclude at 9:00-9:30pm.

Substitutes will swap in for a starting player, as the first three games conclude on the night. Substitutes can play casual chess in the Bungo as the simul begins, and they will be called in to play when a game finishes.

Please notify us (contact@queensparkchessclub.com or via WhatsApp) if you can no longer make this event.

Further Info

Queens Park will look to improve on last year’s showing, pictured above, in which IM Greet won all 21 games with no draws or losses. The one-sided result doesn’t quite tell the full story, as indicated by the game below (tap/click to see in full), in which Queens Park’s Connor Thompson played superbly. Connor developed a -4 advantage with black in the middlegame, but an ambitious Queen sacrifice didn’t pay dividends.

Connor (black) put IM Greet under significant pressure in the 2023 simul

For further information about simultaneous matches, the format for the evening, and some hints and tips, please have a look at the details for last year’s event.

One significant change from last year’s format is, Queens Park players can choose which colour they wish to play with. Typically in simuls, the opponents always play with Black, so this is a generous change of policy from IM Greet – although it may also speak to his confidence!

IM Greet will also be selecting the three best-performing players on the night, and presenting them with an award.

Queens Park Chess Club has a proud tradition of simuls. Members of the historical Club had the fortune of playing Joseph Henry Blackburne in 1883 and world champion Jose Raul Capablanca in 1919, while the modern Club started playing simuls in 2022, with initial events against GM Jacob Aagaard and AGM Nicolas Skettos.

Members can contact the Committee if they have any questions about the simul.

N.B. This event is open to current Queens Park Members only. The Chess Club is unable to accept new Members at present; those interested in joining in future, are invited to register for our mailing list.

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Club Championship

Club Championship – Round 6 – Tue 30 April

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date April 16, 2024

About

The 2023/24 Queens Park Chess Club Championship is a six round classical tournament at the 60+5 time control. Please visit our Club Championship page for full details of the format and rules.

The tournament started in October 2023 and will conclude in early May 2024. The standings and results are available on the Chess Scotland website.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round six was made on Tuesday 16 April at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught. This is the final round of the 2023/24 Club Championship.

The round six pairings are as follows. This table will be updated with the results as they come in.

Board	White	Rating	Score	Black	Rating
1	Connor Thompson	1616	1-0	David Logue	1615
2	Moray Lennox	1523	.5-.5	Jordan McNaught	1639
3	Alistair Ahmed	1673	1-0	Rhys McCrosson	1697
4	Jonny Livingstone	1490	1-0	Giuseppe Bosco	1391
5	Jack Gallagher	0	0-1	John McKenna	1603
6	Jonny Linney	1358	1-0	Craig Thomson	1538
7	Tommy Lally	1521	.5-.5	Joao Carrapico	0
8	Hunter Mackay	1520	1-0	Caitlin McCulloch	1147
9	Andrew Speirs	1281	1-0	Andy Chisholm	1338
10	Harry McGrory	0	0-1	Thomas Fowley	1339
11	Ash Angappan	1282	0-1†	Moray Jones	0
12	Ciaran Melvin	0	1-0	Derek Rankine	1304
13	Philip Blaber	1244	0-1	Douglas Veitch	1229
14	Greg Forrest	1097	0-1	Jack Spillane	0
15	Paul Cumming	1383	1-0	Campbell Dougan	1644
16	Chris Dinwoodie	1108	0-1	Alex Lane	1377
17	Malcolm Theodoreson	1316	.5-.5	Josh Cummings	0
18	Thomas McAleer	930	1-0	Julien Papillon	1209
19	David Hughes	0	.5-.5	Iain Shields	1189
20	Marc Sheridan	1429	1-0	Andrew McCulloch	1107
21	Ronnie Martin	1020	1-0	Marianne Burns	0
22	Tom Cox	993	1-0†	Wull Swales	875
23	Paul Chapman	0	0-1	Scott McCartney	1163
24	Jack Crawford		1-	(bye)

† Default win. All ratings given are live Chess Scotland classical

The winner’s name will be engraved on the Club Championship Trophy

Playing Your Game

By default, all games will take place in The Bungo on the designated date for round five: Tuesday 30 April (7pm).

IMPORTANT! If you cannot make this date, you must contact your opponent in advance to make an alternative arrangement.

Games must be played over-the-board, with a clock at the 60+5 time control, on or before 7 May at the The Bungo (including the Club nights of Tue 23 April and Tue 7 May), or in another public space.

Those using other venues for rescheduled matches, are asked to note the clarifications set out here.

If you do not show up for your game on Tue 30 April, and make no attempt to contact your opponent or notify a Committee Member beforehand, you will lose the game by default.

Please use the Club Championship Whatsapp group, or email us at contact@queensparkchessclub.com, or speak to Jordan or another Committee Member at a Club night, if you have any questions.

Tags club championship, Queens Park Chess Club, tournament

Club Championship

Club Championship Endgame

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date April 10, 2024

With round five of the Club Championship just concluded, we are gearing up for arrangements for the final round.

The draw for the sixth and final round, will be made by Committee Member Jordan McNaught at the Bungo on Tue 16 April. The designated date is Tue 30 April, and the final date for all games to be played is Tue 7 May. We will share the draw by email and WhatsApp next week.

As most members were unable to play their round five game on the designated date, we are sharing two notes:

Withdrawing from Tournament

We know some members have particularly busy schedules at present, which may include work/family commitments, travel plans, health appointments and/or exams.

If you are not confident you will be able to find the time for your round six match, or if you no longer wish to take part in the tournament for any reason, you may choose to withdraw from the Club Championship at this stage.

There will be no penalty for withdrawing. Players who take this up, will simply not go into the round six draw, and won’t earn any points for that round.

Please notify us by email (contact@queensparkchessclub.com) or WhatsApp before 6pm on Tuesday 16 April if you wish to withdraw.

If we do not hear from you before 6pm on Tuesday, we will assume you are willing and able to play your round six game, and you will be paired with an opponent.

Playing Outside the Club

A number of round five games were played outwith the Bungo. To support flexibility, we allow this, but ask that all players note the following:

We encourage playing Club Championship games in the Bungo wherever possible. The Committee can set up the playing space, control the environment for noise and distractions, and act as arbiters in case of disputes – this isn’t possible elsewhere.
Games must be played over-the-board in another chess club or an alternative public space; not in a private residence, or online.
Players must use an incremental clock at the 60+5 time control, and record their moves on scoresheets (when a player’s time drops below 5mins, this player can stop recording their moves). You may collect these materials from the Bungo ahead of games played elsewhere, and return the clock afterwards.
Players who wish to play on a Thursday night with our sister group in The Corona Bar in Shawlands, are asked to request permission in advance, via the Thursday Group Coordinator, Marianne Burns (marianneburns00@hotmail.com, 07892 415 604).
The result of any game played outside the Bungo is to be communicated to a Committee Member, or posted in the Club Championship WhatsApp Group, by no later than 7 May.

We are grateful to all Members for taking part in this season’s tournament.

For any questions on the above, or any other aspect of the tournament, please contact the Committee.

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