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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

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

Pairings & Results

A live draw for round one was made at the Bungo by Competitions Manager Jordan McNaught during the Club meeting of Tuesday 24 October. The round one pairings and results are as follows.

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

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

Playing Your Game

By default, all games will take place in The Bungo on the designated date for round one: Tuesday 7 November (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 14 November, at the The Bungo (including the Club nights of Tue 31 Oct and Tue 14 Nov), 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 7 Nov, 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.

After months of work and preparation, two players are battling it out for the ultimate chess crown. The world watches on in anticipation to see who will emerge from the chaos victorious. Will it end in a measured position or a frantic time scramble? And will the crowd of spectators ever stop wincing after every move they’re not sure about?

You guessed it: it’s Round 5 of the Beltrami Club Championship.

Rhys McCrosson and Craig Thomson, both on perfect scores of 4/4, will face off in the final round of the tournament. If the game ends in a draw, the Sonneborn-Berger score will be used to decide the champion.

However, it’s not all about the top boards – we’ll all be doing our best to close our tournament campaign with a victory.

Round 5 will take place on Tuesday 9th May at the Bungo at 6.45pm.

If you need a reminder on how the tournament works, you can find the details on our Club Championship page.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you need to rearrange your match, please contact the Committee in person at a Club night or by email. If you do not arrive for your match without giving us notice, your opponent will claim a default win.

You can arrange to play against your opponent on a different date or in a different venue, but it must be an over the board match with the same time control (60 minutes each).

Standings after Round 4

No.	Name	Rating	Points	SBr*
1	Craig Thomson	1591	4	9
2	Rhys McCrosson	1583	4	8.5
3	Connor Thompson	1666	3	7
4	Tommy Lally	1590	3	7
5	Philip Blaber	1260	3	6.5
6	Alistair Ahmed	1617	3	6
7	Harvey Dellanzo	1377	3	5.5
8	Chris Dinwoodie	1037	3	5.5
9	Ash Angappan	1290	2.5	4.25
10	Douglas Veitch	0	2.5	3.5
11	Giuseppe Bosco	1396	2.5	2.75
12	Moray Lennox	0	2.5	2.75
13	Alex Lane	1390	2	4.75
14	Michael Mathieson	0	2	4.5
15	Stewart Gray	1456	2	3
16	Rhys Brown	0	2	3
17	Aidan Doye	0	2	3
18	Thomas Fowley	0	2	3
19	Derek Rankine	1331	2	2.5
20	Graeme McKinnon	1369	2	2.5
21	Sagar Kukreja	1240	2	2.5
22	Paul Cumming	1427	2	2.5
23	Jordan McNaught	1536	2	2.5
24	Iain Shields	1149	2	2
25	David Logue	1579	2	2
26	Ryan McGill	0	1.5	2.75
27	Caitlin McCulloch	1138	1.5	1.5
28	Jonny Linney	0	1	2
29	Ronnie Martin	625	1	2
30	Paul Stewart	0	1	2
31	Andy Chisholm	0	1	2
32	Gemma Dickson	0	1	1.5
33	Gary Collins	0	1	1.5
34	Andrew Speirs	0	1	1
35	Greg Forrest	0	1	1
36	Thomas McAleer	0	1	0.5
37	Riccardo Olivier	0	1	0
38	Wull Swales	0	0	0
39	Sachin Vats	0	0	0
40	Ethan Small	0	0	0
41	Jackie Logan	0	0	0
42	Harry Thomson	0	0	0
43	Jass McNeill	1196	0	0
44	Paul Chapman	0	0	0
45	James Carson	0	0	0

Round 5 pairings

Match date: Tuesday 9th May, 6.45pm start – The Bungo

Board	White	Rating	Score	Black	Rating
1	Rhys McCrosson	1583	1-0	Craig Thomson	1591
2	Connor Thompson	1666	1-0	Tommy Lally	1590
3	Harvey Dellanzo	1377	1-0	Philip Blaber	1260
4	Alistair Ahmed	1617	1-0	Chris Dinwoodie	1037
5	Douglas Veitch	0	1-0	Giuseppe Bosco	1396
6	Ash Angappan	1290	0-1	Moray Lennox	0
7	Paul Cumming	1427	0.5-0.5	Michael Mathieson	0
8	Sagar Kukreja	1240	0-1	Graeme McKinnon	1369
9	Stewart Gray	1456	0-1*	Alex Lane	1390
10	Iain Shields	1149	0-1	David Logue	1579
11	Aidan Doye	0	0-1*	Rhys Brown	0
12	Thomas Fowley	0	0-1	Jordan McNaught	1536
13	Andrew Speirs	0	0.5-0.5	Caitlin McCulloch	1138
14	Ryan McGill	0	0-1	Greg Forrest	0
15	Jonny Linney	0	1-0	Ronnie Martin	625
16	Thomas McAleer	0	1-0	Wull Swales	0
17	Gemma Dickson	0	0-1	Andy Chisholm	0
18	Jass McNeill	1196	0-1*	Gary Collins	0
	Harry Thomson	0	*1-0	bye

Overview

In 2022/23, Queens Park Members have the opportunity to compete in our five round Club Championship, supported by our season sponsor Beltrami & Co.

Each round has a ‘designated date’. This is a Tuesday evening club night at which we encourage Members to play their Beltrami Club Championship games in our usual venue.

Games are played over-the-board at the 60+0 time control, under Chess Scotland rules, involving use of a clock and notating moves. One point is awarded for a win, and half a point for a draw. Using the Swiss pairings format, the number of points Members are on will determine who they are drawn against in the next round – i.e. “winners play winners”.

The designated date for the penultimate round is Tuesday 4 April, with a 6:45pm start time in The Bungo.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you are participating in the Club Championship, and cannot make this date, please contact Tournament Controller Alex Lane, or another Member of the Committee, by WhatsApp or email, and we will work with you and your opponent to reschedule.

There were four defaults in round three. Those who do not turn up for their game, or notify us in advance, risk inconveniencing their opponent and forfeiting the game. Repeat offenders may be removed from the tournament, as those affected have to wait around for an opponent to show up, and also miss out on the opportunity for a graded game. We appreciate all cooperation in making the tournament an enjoyable experience for everyone taking part.

Standings After R3

42 players were paired in the third round, which whittled down the leading pack from seven to four.

Tommy Lally, Rhys McCrosson, Craig Thomson and Connor Thompson, all on the maximum three points, will face each other on boards one and two in the fourth round.

The full round three results are available on this website.

The results have also been graded and published by Chess Scotland.

The current standings are:

No.	Name	Rating	Points	SBr*
1	Tommy Lally	1585	3	5.5
2	Craig Thomson	1578	3	4
3	Rhys McCrosson	1559	3	3.5
4	Connor Thompson	1490	3	3
5	Alistair Ahmed	1633	2	3
6	Philip Blaber	1248	2	3
7	Derek Rankine	1335	2	2.5
8	Chris Dinwoodie	1061	2	2.5
9	Paul Cumming	1434	2	2
10	Ash Angappan	1310	2	2
11	Harvey Dellanzo	1354	2	2
12	Thomas Fowley	0	2	2
13	Giuseppe Bosco	1411	2	1.5
14	Rhys Brown	0	2	1.5
15	Alex Lane	1386	1.5	2.75
16	Ryan McGill	0	1.5	2.5
17	Caitlin McCulloch	1128	1.5	1.25
18	Douglas Veitch	0	1.5	1
19	Moray Lennox	0	1.5	1
20	Sagar Kukreja	1245	1.5	1
21	Jonny Linney	0	1	1.5
22	Graeme McKinnon	1357	1	1
23	Iain Shields	1115	1	1
24	Jordan McNaught	1522	1	1
25	Ronnie Martin	0	1	1
26	Michael Mathieson	0	1	1
27	Gemma Dickson	0	1	1
28	Paul Stewart	0	1	1
29	Stewart Gray	1449	1	1
30	Ethan Small	0	1	1
31	Sachin Vats	0	1	1
32	Andrew Speirs	0	1	1
33	Aidan Doye	0	1	1
34	David Logue	1570	1	0.5
35	Greg Forrest	0	1	0.5
36	Jackie Logan	0	1	0
37	Wull Swales	0	1	0
38	Jass McNeill	1247	0	0
39	Harry Thomson	0	0	0
40	James Carson	0	0	0
41	Gary Collins	0	0	0
42	Thomas McAleer	0	0	0
43	Andy Chisholm	0	0	0
44	Paul Chapman	0	0	0
45	Riccardo Olivier	0	0	0

Round 4

There will again be 42 participants in round three. The pairings are:

Designated date: Tue 4 April, 6:45pm

Bd	White	Rating	Score	Black	Rating
1	Tommy Lally	1585	0-1	Rhys McCrosson	1559
2	Connor Thompson	1490	0-1	Craig Thomson	1578
3	Philip Blaber	1248	1-0	Paul Cumming	1434
4	Giuseppe Bosco	1411	.5-.5	Ash Angappan	1310
5	Rhys Brown	0	0-1	Harvey Dellanzo	1367
6	Derek Rankine	1335	0-1	Alistair Ahmed	1633
7	Chris Dinwoodie	1061	1-0	Thomas Fowley	0
8	Alex Lane	1386	.5-.5	Sagar Kukreja	1245
9	Caitlin McCulloch	1128	0-1	Douglas Veitch	0
10	Moray Lennox	0	1-0	Ryan McGill	0
11	Greg Forrest	0	0-1	Graeme McKinnon	1357
12	Ronnie Martin	0	0-1	Iain Shields	1115
13	Wull Swales	0	0-1	Aidan Doye	0
14	Andrew Speirs	0	0-1	Stewart Gray	1449
15	David Logue	1570	1-0	Jonny Linney	0
16	Jordan McNaught	1522	1-0	Gemma Dickson	0
17	Sachin Vats	0	0-1*	Michael Mathieson	0
18	Andy Chisholm	0	1-0*	Jackie Logan	0
19	Riccardo Olivier	0	1-0	Jass McNeill	1247
20	Harry Thomson	0	0-1	Thomas McAleer	0
21	Gary Collins	0	1-0*	Paul Chapman	0

This table will be updated throughout April as results come in.

The designated date for round 5 is Tuesday 9 May.

Please contact us if you have any queries about the Club Championship.