Author: Andy Chisholm

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.

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 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.

Tags chess, club championship, Queens Park Chess Club, tournament

Club Championship

Club Championship – Round 5 – Tue 2 April

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date March 19, 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 April 2024. The standings and results are available on the Chess Scotland website.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round five was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 19 March.

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

Board	White	Rating	Score	Black	Rating
1	Jordan McNaught	1664	.5-.5	Connor Thompson	1607
2	John McKenna	1606	0-1	Alistair Ahmed	1688
3	Craig Thomson	1566	0-1	Moray Lennox	1470
4	Thomas Fowley	1398	0-1	David Logue	1603
5	Rhys McCrosson	1665	1-0	Ash Angappan	1286
6	Hunter Mackay	1561	0-1	Jonny Livingstone	1468
7	Caitlin McCulloch	1120	.5- .5	Tommy Lally	1545
8	Giuseppe Bosco	1360	1-0	Campbell Dougan	1664
9	Alex Lane	1375	0-1	Jack Gallagher	0
10	Andy Chisholm	1284	1-0	Harvey Dellanzo	1384
11	Moray Jones	0	1-0	Malcolm Theodoreson	1335
12	Derek Rankine	1311	.5-.5	Greg Forrest	1012
13	Jack Spillane	0	.5-.5	Philip Blaber	1244
14	Iain Shields	1187	0-1	Jonny Linney	0
15	Chris Dinwoodie	1105	0-1†	Joao Carrapico	0
16	Ryan McGill	1101	0-1	Andrew Speirs	0
17	Marc Sheridan	1419	0-1†	Ciaran Melvin	0
18	Douglas Veitch	1253	1-0	Andy McCulloch	1109
19	Wull Swales	879	0-1	Paul Cumming	1382
20	Marianne Burns	0	0-1	Julien Papillon	1217
21	Scott McCartney	1180	0-1	Thomas McAleer	926
22	Ronnie Martin	1021	0-1†	Josh Cummings	0
23	Paul Chapman	0	0-1	David Hughes	0
24	Jack Crawford	0	0-1†	Tom Cox	0

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

Chess Scotland have indicated that the Club Championship is the biggest in Scotland

Playing Your Game

By default, all games will take place in The Bungo on the designated date for round five: Tuesday 2 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 9 April at the The Bungo (including the Club nights of Tue 26 March and Tue 9 April), or in another public space.

If you do not show up for your game on Tue 2 April, 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 questions.

Tags 2024, club championship, Queens Park Chess Club, tournament

Club Championship

Club Championship – Round 4 – Tue 5 March

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date February 20, 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 April 2024. The standings and results are available on the Chess Scotland website.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round four was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 20 February.

The round four 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	1621	1-0	Hunter Mackay	1573
2	Alistair Ahmed	1660	0-1	Jordan McNaught	1673
3	Thomas Fowley	1398	0-1	John McKenna	1598
4	Thomas Lally	1534	0-1	Rhys McCrosson	1642
5	Craig Thomson	1588	†1-0	Jonny Linney	0
6	David Logue	1595	1-0	Andrew Speirs	0
7	Jonny Livingstone	1463	1-0	Jack Spillane	0
8	Moray Lennox	1432	1-0	Alex Lane	1365
9	Jack Gallagher	0	0.5-0.5	Giuseppe Bosco	1384
10	Angus Gillies	0	0-1†	Ash Angappan	1286
11	Harry McGrory	0	1-0	Moray Jones	0
12	Malcolm Theodoreson	1326	0.5-0.5	Chris Dinwoodie	1093
13	Caitlin McCulloch	1137	1-0	Douglas Veitch	1254
14	Campbell Dougan	1664	1-0	Ryan McGill	1115
15	Joao Carrapico	0	0.5-0.5	Marc Sheridan	1407
16	Harvey Dellanzo	1384	1-0	Ronnie Martin	1021
17	Wull Swales	879	0-1	Derek Rankine	1329
18	Philip Blaber	1263	1-0	Marianne Burns	0
19	Julien Papillon	1218	0-1	Andy Chisholm	1269
20	Josh Cummings	0	0-1	Iain Shields	1172
21	Andy McCulloch	1118	0.5-0.5	Ciaran Melvin	0
22	Thomas McAleer	922	0-1	Greg Forrest	1013
23	Paul Cumming	1351	0.5-0.5	Paul Chapman	0
24	Tom Cox	0	0-1	Scott McCartney	1116
25	David Hughes	0	1-0	Jack Crawford	0

† Default win. All ratings given are Chess Scotland classical

50 players will take part in round four of the Club Championship

Playing Your Game

By default, all games will take place in The Bungo on the designated date for round four: Tuesday 5 March (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 12 March at the The Bungo (including the Club nights of Tue 27 Feb and Tue 12 March), or in another public space.

If you do not show up for your game on Tue 5 March, 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 questions.

Tags 2023, 2024, club championship, competition, Queens Park Chess Club

Club Championship

Club Championship – Round 3 – Tue 6 Feb

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date January 23, 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 April 2024. The standings and results are available on the Chess Scotland website.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round three was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 23 January.

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

Board	White	Rating	Score	Black	Rating
1	John McKenna	1680	0.5-0.5	Tommy Lally	1533
2	Alex Lane	1383	0-1	Connor Thomson	1659
3	Jordan McNaught	1630	1-0	Jonny Livingstone	1470
4	Giuseppe Bosco	1372	0-1	Alistair Ahmed	1623
5	Hunter Mackay	1541	1-0	David Logue	1597
6	Rhys McCrosson	1593	0-1	Thomas Fowley	1330
7	Douglas Veitch	0	0-1	Craig Thomson	1599
8	Marc Sheridan	1437	0-1	Moray Jones	0
9	Jonny Linney	0	1-0	Harvey Dellanzo	1381
10	Ryan McGill	1105	0.5-0.5	Malcolm Theodoreson	1360
11	Derek Rankine	1329	0-1	Moray Lennox	1396
12	Andrew Speirs	0	1-0	Philip Blaber	1269
13	Julien Papillon	1210	0-1†	Jack Spillane	0
14	Joao Carrapico	0	0.5-0.5	Caitlin McCulloch	1161
15	Iain Shields	1159	0-1	Harry McGrory	0
16	Andrew McCulloch	1118	0-1	Jack Gallagher	0
17	Chris Dinwoodie	1063	0.5-0 5	Campbell Dougan	1673
18	Ash Angappan	1284	1-0	Thomas McAleer	1026
19	Angus Gillies	0	1-0†	Declan Mooney	0
20	Ronnie Martin	1023	1-0	Paul Cumming	1398
21	Jack Crawford	0	0-1	Wull Swales	879
22	Josh Cummings	0	1-0†	Paul Baran	0
23	Marianne Burns	0	1-0	David Hughes	0
24	Greg Forrest	1022	1-0	Paul Chapman	0
25	Andy Chisholm	1283	1-0	Scott McCartney	0
26	Ciaran Melvin	0	1-0	Tom Cox	0

† Default win. All ratings given are Chess Scotland classical

Over 50 players compete in Queens Park’s Club Championship

Playing Your Game

By default, all games will take place in The Bungo on the designated date for round one: Tuesday 6 February (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 13 February at the The Bungo (including the Club nights of Tue 30 Jan and Tue 13 Feb), or in another public space.

If you do not show up for your game on Tue 16 Feb, 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 questions.

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Club Championship

Club Championship – Round 2 – Tue 16 Jan

Post author By Andy Chisholm
Post date December 5, 2023

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.

Round one of the tournament commenced in October and resulted in 25 decisive results. All 54 members will take part in round two.

The standings and results are available on the Chess Scotland website.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round two was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 12 December. The round two pairings are as follows. This table will be updated with the results as they come in.

Board	White	Rating	Score	Black	Rating
1	Philip Blaber	1269	0-1	John McKenna	1680
2	Connor Thomson	1659	1-0	Julien Papillon	1210
3	Caitlin McCulloch	1161	0-1	Jordan McNaught	1630
4	Alistair Ahmed	1623	1-0	Iain Shields	1159
5	Thomas Fowley	0	1-0	Craig Thomson	1599
6	David Logue	1597	1-0	Angus Gillies	0
7	Moray Jones	0	0-1	Rhys McCrosson	1593
8	Tommy Lally	1533	1-0	Jonny Linney	0
9	Hunter Mackay	1541	†1-0	Dabbi Taylor	1508*
10	Jonny Livingstone	1470	1-0	Andrew Speirs	0
11	Jack Spillane	0	0-1	Alex Lane	1383
12	Harry McGrory	0	0-1	Guiseppe Bosco	1372
13	Paul Cumming	1398	0.5-0.5	Douglas Veitch	0
14	Tom Cox	0	0-1	Marc Sheridan	1437
15	Harvey Dellanzo	1381	1-0	Jack Crawford	0
16	Malcolm Theodoreson	1360	1-0	Greg Forrest	0
17	Josh Cummings	0	0-1	Derek Rankine	1329
18	Andy McCulloch	1118	†1-0	Scott McCartney	0
19	David Hughes	0	0-1	Chris Dinwoodie	1063
20	Thomas McAleer	1026	1-0	Ciaran Melvin	0
21	Moray Lennox	1396	1-0	Ronnie Martin	1023
22	Wull Swales	879	0-1	Joao Carrapico	0
23	Ryan McGill	1105	†1-0	Paul Baran	0
24	Kris Barr	0	0-1†	Jack Gallagher	0
25	Declan Mooney	0	1-0	Marianne Burns	0
26	Paul Chapman	0	0-1	Ash Angappan	1284
27	Campbell Dougan	1673	1-0	Andy Chisholm	0

† Default win. All ratings given are Chess Scotland classical except * FIDE rating

Defending champion Rhys McCrosson (left) beat Tom Cox (right) in round one

Playing Your Game

By default, all games will take place in The Bungo on the designated date for round one: Tuesday 16 January (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 23 January, at the The Bungo (including the Club nights of Tue 9 Jan and Tue 23 Jan), or in another public space.

If you do not show up for your game on Tue 16 Jan, 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 questions.

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