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Club Championship

Club Championship Round 7 – Tue 29th Apr

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 seven was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 22nd April. The round seven pairings are as follows:

BoardRatingWhiteScoreBlackRating
11821Jordan McNaught1-0Connor Thompson1746
21568David LogueAlistair Ahmed1621
31552Hunter Mackay0-1Moray Lennox1538
41334Alexander Lane0.5-0.5Scott Kilgour1704
51573Jonny Livingstone0-1Rhys McCrosson1648
61419Jack Spillane0-1John McKenna1526
71267Philip Blaber1-0Jack Collins1282
81345Ally McLellan0-1Campbell Dougan1577
91263Chris Dinwoodie0.5-0.5Tommy Lally1484
101250Ross Hull1-0Graeme McKinnon1395
111258Ryan McGill0-1Somto Onyebuchi1346
121430Rufus Stones1-0Giuseppe Bosco1445
131230James Burns0-1Daniel Reidy1343
141204Iain Shields0-1Harry McGrory1309
151472Eric McNeil1-0Andy McCulloch1140
161295Paul Cumming1-0Paul Chapman1045
171328Thomas FowleyChris Thomson0
180Luke McDowell0-1Scott McCartney1163
190Kristen Neilson0-1João Carrapico1316
201028Ronnie Martin0-1Ciaran Melvin981
21979David Hughes1-0Gerry Cowan0
221032Antonio Exposito0-1Gregory Forrest1130
230Olanna Horhut1-0Zee Majeed0

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 May, 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.

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Events

Glasgow Congress 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
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Club Championship

Club Championship Round 6 – Tue 25th Mar

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:

BoardRatingWhiteScoreBlackRating
11698Scott Kilgour0-1Jordan McNaught1805
21554Craig Thomson0-1Alistair Ahmed1656
31545Moray Lennox0-1Connor Thompson1693
41342Malcolm Theodoreson0-1David Logue1585
51539John McKenna0.5-0.5Hunter Mackay1551
61657Rhys McCrosson1-0Iain Shields1211
71585Campbell Dougan0.5-0.5Chris Dinwoodie1214
81493Tommy Lally0.5-0.5Ryan McGill1210
91516Jonny Livingstone1-0Harry McGrory1349
101432Graeme McKinnon0.5-0.5Ally McLellan1351
111334Alexander Lane1-0Eric McNeil0
121426Giuseppe Bosco0-1Jack Spillane1385
131264Jack Collins1-0Jonathan Linney1392
140Somto Onyebuchi1-0Paul Cumming1326
151314Andrew Speirs0-1Philip Blaber1233
161367João Carrapico0-1Ross Hull0
171129Andy McCulloch0-1Daniel Reidy1342
181290Andy Chisholm0-1James Burns1154
191158Scott McCartney0.5-0.5Ronnie Martin1018
20997Marianne Burns1-0Gregory Forrest1137
21885Paul Chapman1-0Antonio Exposito900
220Chris Thomson1-0Gerry Cowan0
23978Ciaran Melvin1-0Olanna Horhut0
24948David Hughes1-0†Calum Lindsay0

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.

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Club Championship

Club Championship Round 5 – Tue 25th Feb

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.

BoardRatingWhiteScoreBlackRating
11793Jordan McNaught1-0David Logue1597
21654Alistair Ahmed1-0Malcolm Theodoreson1362
31679Scott Kilgour1-0Jonny Livingstone1537
41529Hunter Mackay1-0Rhys McCrosson1664
51684Connor Thompson1-0Graeme McKinnon1435
61551Craig Thomson1-0Alexander Lane1327
71399Jonathan Linney0-1Moray Lennox1535
81596Campbell Dougan0.5-0.5Iain Shields1191
91543John McKenna1-0Kristen Neilson0
100Ally McLellan0.5-0.5Tommy Lally1498
111445Giuseppe Bosco1-0Somto Onyebuchi0
121319Paul Cumming0.5-0.5Andy McCulloch1133
131317Harry McGrory1-0Thomas Fowley1342
141367Daniel Reidy0-1Jack Collins1249
150Ross Hull0.5-0.5Andrew Speirs1326
161360Jack Spillane1-0Andy Chisholm1291
170Eric McNeil1-0Scott McCartney1178
181186Ryan McGill1-0Luke McDowell0
191178Chris Dinwoodie1-0Riccardo Olivier0
201419Jack Gallagher0-1†Philip Blaber1234
210Antonio Exposito0-1Rufus Stones1421
221146Gregory Forrest0.5-0.5Paul Chapman877
231008Ronnie Martin1-0David Hughes984
241114James Burns1-0Ciaran Melvin997
250Calum Lindsay0-1Marianne Burns0
260Scott Brass0-1†Gerry Cowan0

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.

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.

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Club Championship

Club Championship Round 4 – Tue 28th Jan

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.

BoardRatingWhiteScoreBlackRating
11597David Logue1-0Scott Kilgour1699
21362Malcolm Theodoreson1-0Connor Thompson1698
31516Tommy Lally0-1Jordan McNaught1789
41536Jonny Livingstone0.5-0.5Craig Thomson1554
51653Alistair Ahmed1-0Giuseppe Bosco1423
61645Rhys McCrosson1-0João Carrapico1352
71530Moray Lennox1-0Ross Hull0
81522Hunter Mackay1-0Harry McGrory1337
91414Graeme McKinnon1-0Eric McNeil0
101383Jonathan Linney1-0Marc Sheridan1441
111331Alexander Lane1-0Jack Spillane1390
121294Andy Chisholm0-1Campbell Dougan1592
130Ally McLellan1-0Philip Blaber1247
140Riccardo Olivier0.5-0.5Ryan McGill1185
150Somto Onyebuchi1-0Jack Gallagher1396
161482Rufus Stones0-1Paul Cumming1304
171357Thomas Fowley1-0Paul Chapman872
180Marianne Burns0-1Daniel Reidy1374
191327Andrew Speirs1-0Calum Lindsay0
201170Scott McCartney1-0James Burns1149
211252Jack Collins1-0Gregory Forrest1155
220David Hughes0-1Chris Dinwoodie1170
230Chris Thomson0-1Andy McCulloch1140
240Luke McDowell1-0Scott Brass0
250Gerry Cowan0-1Antonio Exposito0
260Olanna Horhut0-1Ronnie Martin1014
271003Ciaran Melvin1-0Zee Majeed0

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.

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.

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Club Championship

Club Championship Round 3 – Tue 26th Nov

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.

BoardRatingWhiteScoreBlackRating
11799Jordan McNaught0.5-0.5Jonny Livingstone1517
21680Scott Kilgour1-0Hunter Mackay1529
31689Connor Thompson1-0Alexander Lane1329
41613David Logue1-0Jonathan Linney1388
51321Malcolm Theodoreson1-0John McKenna1516
61415Jack Spillane0-1Tommy Lally1518
71530Craig Thomson1-0Rufus Stones1476
81446Marc Sheridan0.5-0.5Andy Chisholm1293
91249Philip Blaber0-1Rhys McCrosson1653
101157Gregory Forrest0-1Alistair Ahmed1665
111171Ryan McGill0.5-0.5Campbell Dougan1603
121155Chris Dinwoodie0-1Moray Lennox1513
131125Andy McCulloch0-1Graeme McKinnon1430
141333Paul Cumming0-1João Carrapico0
15860Paul Chapman0-1Giuseppe Bosco1417
160Ross Hull1-0Thomas Fowley1357
171350Daniel Reidy0-1Eric McNeil0
180Kristen Neilson1-0Andrew Speirs1326
191322Harry McGrory1-0Scott McCartney1196
201171Iain Shields1-0Luke McDowell0
210Riccardo OlivierScott Brass0
220Gerry Cowan0-1Somto Onyebuchi0
230Antonio Exposito0-1Ally McLellan0
241014Ronnie Martin0-1†David Hughes0
250Calum Lindsay1-0Ciaran Melvin1003
260Zee Majeed0-1Marianne Burns0
271278Jack Collins1-0†Shaun Oswal0
280James Burns1-0Olanna Horhut0

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.

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Club Championship

Club Championship Round 2 – Tue 29th Oct

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.

BoardRatingWhiteScoreBlackRating
11398Paul Cumming0-1Jordan McNaught1740
21382Giuseppe Bosco0-1Scott Kilgour1680
31670Rhys McCrosson0-1Alexander Lane1383
41360Thomas Fowley0-1Connor Thompson1669
51624Campbell Dougan0-1Jonathan Linney1366
61317Andrew Speirs0-1David Logue1614
71563John McKenna1-0Daniel Reidy1355
81285Andy Chisholm0.5-0.5Craig Thomson1535
91529Moray Lennox0-1Malcolm Theodoreson1302
101528Tommy Lally0.5-0.5Philip Blaber1240
111523Jonny Livingstone1-0Chris Dinwoodie1133
121159Gregory Forrest0-1Hunter Mackay1517
131446Graeme McKinnon0-1Jack Spillane0
140Rufus Stones0.5-0.5Marc Sheridan1445
151704Alistair Ahmed1-0Riccardo Olivier0
161200Scott McCartney1-0David Hughes0
170Olanna Horhut0-1Iain Shields1180
181153Ryan McGill1-0Calum Lindsay0
191126Andy McCulloch1-0Zee Majeed0
200Ross Hull1-0Ronnie Martin1016
211009Ciaran Melvin0-1Harry McGrory0
220Marianne Burns0-1Kristen Neilson0
230Tom Lloyd0-1†João Carrapico0
240Paul Chapman1-0Chris Thomson0
250Luke McDowell1-0Jack Collins0
260Ally McLellan0.5-0.5Gerry Cowan0
270Somto Onyebuchi0.5-0.5Antonio Exposito0
280Jack Gallagher1-0James Burns0
290Eric McNeil1-0Hugh Hamill0

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.

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 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.

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.

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Club Championship

Club Championship Round 1 – Tue 24th Sep

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.

BoardRatingWhiteScoreBlackRating
11740Jordan McNaught1-0Ryan McGill1153
21133Chris Dinwoodie1-0Alistair Ahmed1704
31680Scott Kilgour1-0Andy McCulloch1126
41016Ronnie Martin0-1Rhys McCrosson1670
51669Connor Thompson1-0Ciaran Melvin1009
60Scott Brass0-1Campbell Dougan1624
71614David Logue1-0Marianne Burns0
80João Carrapico0-1John McKenna1563
91535Craig Thomson1-0Paul Chapman0
100Jack Collins0-1Moray Lennox1529
111528Tommy Lally1-0†Gerry Cowan0
120Antonio Exposito0-1Jonny Livingstone1523
131517Hunter Mackay1-0Jack Gallagher0
140Hugh Hamill0-1Graeme McKinnon1446
151445Marc Sheridan1-0Olanna Horhut0
160David Hughes0-1Paul Cumming1398
171383Alexander Lane1-0Ross Hull0
180Calum Lindsay0-1Giuseppe Bosco1382
191366Jonathan Linney1-0Tom Lloyd0
200Zee Majeed0-1†Thomas Fowley1360
211355Daniel Reidy1-0Luke McDowell0
220Harry McGrory0-1Andrew Speirs1317
231302Malcolm Theodoreson1-0Ally McLellan0
240Kristen Neilson0-1Andy Chisholm1285
251240Philip Blaber1-0Somto Onyebuchi0
260Jack Spillane1-0Scott McCartney1200
271180Iain Shields0-1Rufus Stones0
280Chris Thomson0-1Gregory Forrest1159

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.

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 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.

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.

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Events

Queens Park vs IM Andrew Greet

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

  1. Andrew Speirs
  2. Andy Chisholm
  3. Chris Dinwoodie
  4. Connor Thompson
  5. Craig Thomson
  6. David Logue
  7. Giuseppe Bosco
  8. Greg Forrest
  9. Harry McGrory
  10. Iain Shields
  11. Jack Crawford
  12. Jack Gallagher
  13. Jack Spillane
  14. Joao Carrapico
  15. Jonny Linney
  16. Jordan McNaught
  17. Marianne Burns
  18. Paul Cumming
  19. Ryan McGill
  20. Scott McCartney
  21. Thomas Fowley
  22. Thomas McAleer

Substitutes

  1. 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

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.

BoardWhiteRatingScoreBlackRating
1Connor Thompson16161-0David Logue1615
2Moray Lennox1523.5-.5Jordan McNaught1639
3Alistair Ahmed 16731-0Rhys McCrosson1697
4Jonny Livingstone14901-0Giuseppe Bosco1391
5Jack Gallagher00-1John McKenna1603
6Jonny Linney13581-0Craig Thomson1538
7Tommy Lally1521.5-.5Joao Carrapico0
8Hunter Mackay15201-0Caitlin McCulloch1147
9Andrew Speirs12811-0Andy Chisholm1338
10Harry McGrory00-1Thomas Fowley1339
11Ash Angappan12820-1† Moray Jones0
12Ciaran Melvin01-0Derek Rankine1304
13Philip Blaber12440-1Douglas Veitch1229
14Greg Forrest10970-1Jack Spillane0
15Paul Cumming1383 1-0Campbell Dougan1644
16Chris Dinwoodie11080-1Alex Lane1377
17Malcolm Theodoreson1316.5-.5Josh Cummings0
18Thomas McAleer9301-0Julien Papillon1209
19David Hughes0.5-.5Iain Shields1189
20Marc Sheridan14291-0Andrew McCulloch1107
21Ronnie Martin10201-0Marianne Burns0
22Tom Cox9931-0†Wull Swales875
23Paul Chapman00-1Scott McCartney1163
24Jack Crawford1-(bye)
† Default win. All ratings given are live Chess Scotland classical
The Queens Park Club Championship trophy next to several chessboards.
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.

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 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.