Wednesday 27 January 2016

Games

Three games coming up...

The first game is from last month's match against Dunfermline, where Neil Irving had Black against John McBride. Neil provided some extensive analysis of this game, and my apologies if I've butchered it...


McBride - Irving

The second game here is from 18 January, when John Blake had White against Gordon Allcock in the Richardson Cup.


Blake - Allcock

 

 

The final game is from the match against Cumbernauld, also from 18 January, where I had Black against David Johnston. Hopefully some lessons in the importance of development can be learned.


Johnston - Anderson

Monday 25 January 2016

25 January 2016 - Central League Division 2

Stirling C v Stirling B
Craig Manson

David Brodie

Robert Togneri

Mick Bloor

Tom McKay
1306

1301

1219

1183

798
0 - 1

½ - ½

½ - ½

½ - ½

0 - 1
1562

1502

1486

1460

 
Tony Pitson

Robin Hayles

Dave Hewitt

Gordon Allcock

Michael Cook
    1½ - 3½    

Tuesday 19 January 2016

18 January 2016 - Central League Division 1

Stirling A v Cumbernauld A
Jim Shemilt
 
Steve Smith
 
Graham Anderson
 
Bill Cook
 
Tony Pitson
1778
 
1702
 
1671
 
1666
 
1562
1 - 0
 
½ - ½
 
1 - 0
 
½ - ½
 
1 - 0
1738
 
1630
 
1570
 
1543
 
1181
Mark Monaghan
 
Ralph Stirrat
 
David Johnstone
 
George Thomson
 
Steven Monaghan
    4 - 1    

Monday 18 January 2016

11 January 2016 - New Year Blitz

Dave Hewitt writes:- Last Monday saw the inaugural new year blitz tournament, played just for fun (no grading of games) and with a lively time control of three minutes plus two seconds per move. We managed to squeeze in nine rounds, and it developed into a scrap between Bill - who led for a while - and Graham, who took and retained the lead after Bill lost in r7. Graham's undefeated total of 8/9, courtesy of seven wins and two draws, was very impressive, and as he also holds the 15-minute allegro title he's very much the current king of the fast stuff at Stirling chess club.

Bill was clear second with 7/9, and the third step on the podium was quite crowded with Craig M, Michael and me all finishing on 5½/9.

Graham writes:- I can't fit the cross-table in, but for those interested in the full results, you can download the file here.