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.
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.