Tuesday, 15 September 2026

2026-09-14 Stirling -v- Grangemouth Under 1500 Cup

The Central League season started with the opening Under 1500 Cup Match

Stirling             3½-1½ Grangemouth

Harry Feather   1471  1-0  Bill Gray      1411
Steve Smith     1460  1-0  William Walker 1453
Douglas Heatlie 1377  ½-½  Sean Gray      1311
Tom Nimmo       1169  1-0  Jim Stallard   1293
Mick Bloor      1143  0-1  Crawford Welsh 1281
Stirling had White on boards 2 and 4

Stirling captain Steve provided this report:

Tom was first to finish [when his kingside attack led to checkmate]. He was followed by board 1 when Harry won a piece. Grangemouth pulled one back when Crawford found a winning fork.

I blundered a piece at move 8. I was fortunate that William worried too much about me getting a wheen of pawns for it and his lack of development allowed me to regain the piece with a much better position.

That left board 3 where Doug was in trouble for a while but got back to being a pawn down in an opposite coloured bishop ending which was a clear draw.

The result means that Stirling will visit Clackmannanshire next Wednesday 23rd for the semi-final.

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