25-03-24 Stirling A v Grangemouth A

The league decider. A win for Stirling meant that a further win against Dunfermline still gave them a chance of winning the league. A draw or a win for Grangemouth would see them take the title.

Stirling A		v		Grangemouth A
Isaac Browning Jim Shemilt William Spiers Graham Anderson Steve Smith	1988 1771 1755 1703 1632	½ - ½ 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 1 ½ - ½	1949 1948 1776 1669 1572	Alan Bell John McLay David Wallace Daniel Kitaev Alan Petrie
		2 - 3

Congratulations to Grangemouth!

Thanks to William for this game from board, where William had White against David Wallace.

[Event "Stirling A v Grangemouth A"] [Site "Stirling CC"] [Date "2024.03.25"] [Round ""] [White "Spiers, W"] [Black "Wallace, D"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h6 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. Bb5 Be7 12. Nh5 g6 13. Nf4 Bxh4 14. Qf3 Bg5 15. O-O-O Ne7 16. Kb1 a6 17. Bxc6+ Nxc6 18. Bc5 Nxe5 19. Qg3 Nc4 20. Nfxd5 Nd2+ 21. Rxd2 Bxd2 22. Qe5 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 { Black resigns. } 1-0