28/10/25 Two Allegro Matches at Dunfermline

Dunfermline hosted two Stirling teams in the Central Allegro League on Tuesday evening. Stirling Bruce had White on all boards in Rounds 1 and 3 in their match against the Minnows.

Dunfermline Minnows          7½-8½ Stirling Bruce

                            Round 1
Ian Robertson           1979  0-1  John Iwuozor     1861
Calum Smith             1798  ½-½  Jim Shemilt      1659
Dimitris Giannakopoulos 1378  0-1  Kenny MacPherson 1568
George Webb             1352  ½-½  Dave Hewitt      1367
                              1-3

                            Round 2
                   Robertson  1-0  Shemilt
                       Smith  0-1  MacPherson
              Giannakopoulos  ½-½  Hewitt
                        Webb  0-1  Iwuozor
                             1½-2½
                             2½-5½

                            Round 3
                   Robertson  1-0  MacPherson
                       Smith  1-0  Hewitt
              Giannakopoulos  0-1  Iwuozor
                        Webb  0-1  Shemilt
                              2-2 
                             4½-7½

                            Round 4
                   Robertson  1-0  Hewitt
                       Smith  1-0  Iwuozor
              Giannakopoulos  1-0  Shemilt
                        Webb  0-1  MacPherson
                              3-1

Individual Scores
Minnows: Robertson 3, Smith 2½, Giannakopoulos 1½, Webb ½
Bruce:   Iwuozor 3, Shemilt 1½, MacPherson 3, Hewitt 1

In the other match of the evening, Stirling Wallace had White on all boards in Rounds 1 and 3 against the Sharks.

Dunfermline Sharks        9½-6½ Stirling Wallace

                         Round 1
Volodymyr Tushinskyi 2276  1-0  William Spiers  1784
John McBride         1780  0-1  Nathanael Loch  1581
Gregor McCloskey     1372  1-0  Douglas Heatlie 1454
Euan Bell            1404  ½-½  Toby Geyer      1487
                          2½-1½

                         Round 2
               Tushynskyi  1-0  Geyer
                  McBride  0-1  Spiers
                McCloskey  1-0  Loch
                     Bell  0-1  Heatlie
                           2-2
                          4½-3½

                        Round 3
               Tushynskyi  1-0  Heatlie
                  McBride  0-1  Geyer
                McCloskey  1-0  Spiers
                     Bell  0-1  Loch
                           2-2
                          6½-5½

                         Round 4
               Tushynskyi  1-0  Loch
                  McBride  0-1  Heatlie
                McCloskey  1-0  Geyer
                     Bell  1-0  Spiers
                           3-1 

Individual scores
Sharks:  Tushynskyi 4, McBride 0, McCloskey 4, Bell 1½
Wallace: Spiers 1, Loch 2, Heatlie 2, Geyer 1½

27-10-2025 Robert Togneri Trophy

The Robert Togneri Trophy, the club's bi-annual allegro tournament, was won on Monday night by eighth-ranked Toby Geyer, pictured below being congratulated by Club President Gordon Allcock.

25 people played in all, but only 18 played in all five rounds, mainly due to the younger juniors having to leave before close of play. However, there were no byes. Graham played in just round 3, to replace Jamie. Rudra and Garry then dropped out after Round 3, as did Steve to keep it at an even number. Victor and Elsa dropped out after round 4. Overall, 55 games were played: 12 in each of the first three rounds, ten in round 4, nine in round 5.

Thanks to Graham for the photograph and Dave for the crosstable.

2025-10-23 League Results Round-up

I had got behind with reporting the results of the Central League matches, but below you will find a major update starting with this week's results and going in reverse chronological order back to late September. The results start off with what I think was our first visit to the new Clackmannanshire club in Alloa for a competitive match.

   2025-10-22 Division 2 Match

   Clackmannanshire     0-5  Stirling C

1. Glen Wilson    1082  0-1  Nathanael Loch   1488
2. Luke Evans     u/g   0-1  Kenny MacPherson 1504
3. Dale Carberry  u/g   0-1  Kelechi Nwosu    u/g
4. Joseph Lambert u/g   0-1  Toby Geyer       1332
5. Roman Quinn    u/g   0-1  Dave Hewitt      1500

Two days earlier the Stirling B team were at home to Grangemouth B in while the E team ventured to Broxburn to play Badgers Brook.

   2025-10-20 Division 1 Match

   Stirling B           ½-4½ Grangemouth B

1. Brad Duthie    1552  0-1  Alan Bell      1948
2. Ross Warcup    1494  0-1  Daniel Kitaev  1928
3. Richard Warcup 1637  ½-½  Dougie Will    1839
4. Bill Cook      1544  0-1  Crawford Welsh 1243
5. Steve Smith    1549  0-1  Joe Johnson    u/g
   
   2025-10-20 Division 2 Match

   Badgers Brook          3-2  Stirling E

1. Kevin Brown      1318  0-1  Sandy Carmichael 1357
2. Antonio La Gamma 1269  1-0  Mick Murphy      1087
3. David Lawrence   1180  0-1  Stewart Cairns   719
4. Corey Dolan      u/g   1-0  Chris Woodhouse  u/g
5. Matthew McEwan   u/g   1-0  Elsa Liu         u/g

The previous Monday there was a double-header at home against Badgers Brook and Clackmannanshire.

   2025-10-13 Division 1 Match

   Stirling A          3½-1½ Badgers Brook

1. Isaac Browning 2054  1-0  Kenny McGeoch   2014
2. John Iwuozor   2020  1-0  Stuart Ward     1868
3. William Spiers 1758  0-1  Jonathan Rowney 1543
4. Sean Flanagan  1698  ½-½  Colin Matthews  1394
5. Stephen Smith  1549  1-0  Corey Dolan     u/g
  
   2025-10-13 Division 2 Match

   Stirling D         4½-½  Clackmannanshire

1. Harry Feather 1461  1-0  John Blake       1546
2. David Fowler  1300  1-0  Glen Wilson      1047 
3. Tom Wallace   1313  1-0  Luke Evans       u/g
4. Kai Austin    946   ½-½  Vytautas Jakstys u/g
5. Victor Liu    u/g   1-0  Joseph Lambert   u/g

There was only one League match played in the week commencing Monday 6 October.

   2025-10-06 Division 2 Match

   Stirling C            3½-1½ Badgers Brook B
                        
1. Nathanael Loch   1515  1-0  Graham Kerr    1482
2. Kenny MacPherson 1506  1-0  Colin Matthews 1394
3. Kelechi Nwosu    u/g   0-1  Gordon Walker  1237
4. Toby Geyer       1302  ½-½  David Lawrence 1170
5. Dave Hewitt      1493  1-0  Peter Woollven 907

Going back to the last Tuesday in September, Stirling had two teams in action away to Dunfermline.

   30-09-2025 Division 1 Match

   Dunfermline A                4½-½  Stirling B
 
1. Volodymyr Tushynskyi    2176  1-0  Jim Shemilt     1707
2. Ian Robertson           2059  1-0  Richard Warcup  1637
3. Calum Smith             1599  ½-½  Brad Duthie     1552
4. Gordon Greig            1560  1-0  Douglas Heatlie 1563
5. Dimitris Giannakopoulos 1400  1-0  Steve Smith     1549
   
   30-09-2025 Division 2 Match

   Dunfermline B         2½-2½ Stirling C
                           
1. Gregor McCloskey 1630  1-0  Nathanael Loch   1515
2. Euan Bell        1427  1-0  Kenny MacPherson 1506
3. Douglas Rew      1369  ½-½  Harry Feather    1461
4. George Webb      1316  0-1  Toby Geyer       1302
5. Barrie Dempster  896   0-1  Dave Hewitt      1493

The last match in our round-up to link up with the two earlier results of the 2025-6 season, already posted, is an away match at Grangemouth

   24-09-2025 Division 1 Match

   Grangemouth B      2½-2½ Stirling A    
                       
1. Alan Bell     1948  ½-½  Isaac Browning 2054
2. Daniel Kitaev 1928  0-1  John Iwuozor   2020
3. Dougie Will   1839  1-0  William Spiers 1758
4. John Smith    1653  1-0  James Shemilt  1707
5. Bill Gray     1486  0-1  Ross Warcup    1494

15-09-25 Stirling E -v- Stirling D

Stirling E           2½-2½         Stirling D

Gordon Allcock  1230  0-1  Harry Feather 1461
Mick Bloor      1084  1-0  Tom Wallace   1313
Mick Murphy     1087  0-1  David Fowler  1300
Charles Thomson  u/g  ½-½  Kai Austin     946
Stewart Cairns   719  1-0  Josh Heesom    u/g

08-09-2025 Stirling Bruce -v- Stirling Wallace

The Club has entered two teams in the Central Allegro League and the new season started with a very close and hard-fought match between them. Stirling Bruce had the white pieces in rounds 1 and 3.

Stirling Bruce         9-7  Stirling Wallace

                     Round 1
Isaac Browning   1938  0-1  William Spiers 1784 
John Iwuozor     1861  1-0  Brad Duthie    1618 
Kenny MacPherson 1568  ½-½  Nathanael Loch 1581 
Bill Cook        1440  0-1  Toby Geyer     1487
                      1½-2½

                     Round 2
            Browning   1-0  Geyer
            Iwuozor    1-0  Spiers
            MacPherson ½-½  Duthie
            Cook       0-1  Loch
                      2½-1½

                     Round 3
            Browning   1-0  Loch
            Iwuozor    1-0  Geyer
            MacPherson ½-½  Spiers
            Cook       0-1  Duthie
                      2½-1½ 

                     Round 4
            Browning   1-0  Duthie
            Iwuozor    ½-½  Loch
            MacPherson 1-0  Geyer
            Cook       0-1  Spiers
                      2½-1½  
                      
Individual scores
Bruce:   Iwuozor 3½, Browning 3, MacPherson 2½, Cook 0
Wallace: Spiers 2½, Loch 2, Duthie 1½, Geyer 1                    

01-09-2023 Stirling AGM Blitz

The traditional post-AGM blitz was played over five rounds at a time rate of three minutes, plus 2 seconds increment. Top seed Issac secured first place with five straight wins. Your correspondent lost to him in Round 1 and ended up at the other end of the final table. Ross and Sean shared second place in the field of sixteen.

Grading List 2025/2026

Name	Grade	Allegro Grade	CS Player Number
Isaac Browning   John Iwuozor   Sam Coates   William Spiers   Graham Anderson   Jim Shemilt   Sean Flanagan   Matthew Demmon   Richard Warcup   Oliver Twentyman   Brad Duthie   Steve Smith   Bill Cook   Nathanael Loch   Kenny MacPherson   Ross Warcup   Dave Hewitt   Ruaridh Simpson   Harry Feather   David McAlister   Sandy Carmichael   Tom Wallace   Toby Geyer   David Fowler   Gordon Allcock   Scott Keenan   Tom Nimmo   Harley Lang   Mick Murphy   Mick Bloor   Glen Wilson   Kai Austin   Rudra Pardhi   Victor Liu   William Feather   Cameron Anderson   Stewart Cairns   Felix Borzil   Elsa Liu   Jonathan Pont   Lokesh Kumar Pulkanti   Samay Bannakar   Scott Carvel   Aarika Pawar   Jamie Scanlon   Garry Singh	2054   2020   1913   1758   1712   1707   1698   1682   1637   1602   1552   1549   1544   1515   1506   1494   1493   1488   1461   1445   1357   1313   1302   1300   1230   1208   1169   1094   1087   1084   1047   946   930   928   875   848   719   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -	1938   1861   1897   1784   1565   1659   1619   1700   1572   1763   1618   1478   1440   1581   1568   1468   1367   1429   1300   1458   1309   1409   1487   1109   1409   1208   1441   1550   1019   1101   1084   808   899   654   853   848   975   1516   374   679   1779   102   840   662   178   340	28848   32455   27984   6074   3045   14985   30186   3707   28305   17449   27821   6052   3596   30187   28993   28204   8570   8838   30193   28837   30191   15409   30204   24406   13003   32027   30648   30190   5427   21079   29257   31070   32155   29851   30394   29810   30194   32337   30919   31496   32405   30200   29944   32767   27238   27234