Showing posts with label Central Allegro League. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Central Allegro League. Show all posts

Monday, 8 June 2026

2025-2026 Season Review

Our 2025-2026 season ended with a meeting at the Cowane Centre on Monday 1st June, which included the final of the Lindsay Cup.

The Club had been in a state of shock last November following the sudden death of Dave Hewitt who had done so much for the Club. Such was Dave's contribution that this required considerable reorganisation. Thanks to all members who rallied round to help - in particular Steve who took over as Competition Secretary and kept everything to schedule as well as continuing all his other work for the Club.

Despite everything, the season turned out to be one of the most successful in the Club's history.

Stirling won the quadruple of Divisions 1 and 2 of the Central League, the Neil Giffen Cup and the Allegro League; the A, Cup and Allegro teams captained by Isaac and the C team by Nathanael.

At the recent Central League AGM, Ian Robertson presented two of the trophies to Bill (Neil Giffen Cup) and Steve (Division 1 Trophy).

Unusually, for the first time for many years, the Under 1500 Cup was not won by Stirling, the honours going to Grangemouth who beat Dunfermline in the final.

Individual competitions

The final standings in the Richardson Cup (the Club Championship) were John 5.0; Isaac and Sean 4.0; Bill and William 2.5; Brad and Richard 1.5

Toby won the Thornton Cup by beating Gordon in the Final. Richard presented the trophy to Toby and took this photograph of him with it.

Ross won against Nathanael in the final of the Lindsay Cup. After a fluctuating encounter, though with no strong winning chances either way, Nathanael was pressing in a major-piece endgame, but missed a trap which would have resulted in at least losing Queen for Rook, so he resigned.

Games
[Event "Lindsay Cup Final"] [Site "?"] [Date "2026.06.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Warcup, Ross"] [Black "Loch, Nathanael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "65"] [GameId "2318716860829728"] [EventDate "2025.11.28"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nge7 8. b4 Bb6 9. b5 Nb8 10. O-O a6 11. Na3 Qc7 12. Bd2 Ng6 13. Qe2 Bc5 14. Nc2 axb5 15. Ncd4 b4 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. Bxb5+ Nc6 18. cxb4 Be7 19. a3 O-O 20. Rfe1 Rfc8 21. Bd3 Ra7 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qd3 Rca8 24. Qb3 Ra4 25. Bc3 Qb6 26. Bb2 Bc5 27. Rf1 Nd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd4 29. Bxd4 Qxd4 30. Rfe1 b5 31. g3 Rc8 32. Qe3 Qc3 33. Rec1 1-0





Wednesday, 12 November 2025

2025-11-12 Allegro Match at Grangemouth

Grangemouth Tigers -v-  Stirling Bruce

                 Round 1
John McLay   2058  0-1  Leo Gardner      1985
Alan Petrie  1692  0-1  Isaac Browning   1938
Joe Johnson   u/g  0-1  Kenny MacPherson 1568
Sean Gray     u/g  0-1  Dave Hewitt      1367
                   0-4

                 Round 2
            McLay  ½-½  Browning
           Petrie  1-0  MacPherson
          Johnson  0-1  Hewitt
             Gray  0-1  Gardner
                  1½-2½
                  1½-6½
                
                 Round 3
            McLay  1-0  MacPherson
           Petrie  1-0  Hewitt
          Johnson  0-1  Gardner
             Gray  0-1  Browning
                   2-2
                  3½-8½

                 Round 4
            McLay  1-0  Hewitt
           Petrie  0-1  Gardner
          Johnson  0-1  Browning
             Gray  0-1  MacPherson
                   1-3 
                  4½-11½

Bruce had white in the even rounds.

Individual scores:
Tigers: McLay 2½, Petrie 2/4, Gray 0/4, Johnson 0/4
Bruce: Gardner 4/4, Browning 3½/4, Hewitt 2/4, MacPherson 2/4

Dave Hewitt, the Stirling Bruce captain provided this summary of the match:

A hard-fought match ended in a fairly comfortable win for the visiting team, who reached the necessary score with a round to spare.

From a Stirling point of view, Leo - from Barcelona - had an excellent allegro league debut and looks like being quite a force in the Central League during the four years he'll be a student here. Isaac again showed his fondness for spending lengthy periods at the end of games living on the increment and doing it well. Kenny continued his recent good form. For Grangemouth, John and Alan were solid and reliable as ever, and Joe and Sean are getting stronger all the while and will certainly score better than this in matches to come.

Sunday, 2 November 2025

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

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

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                    

Monday, 3 February 2025

03-02-2025 Stirling Douglas v Grangemouth Lions

Stirling Douglas 7 - 9 Grangemouth Lions
Round 1
Richard Warcup 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Nathanael Loch 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Ross Warcup 0 - 1 Duncan Glassey
Toby Geyer 0 - 1 Josh Cummings
Round 2
Richard Warcup 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Nathanael Loch 0 - 1 Duncan Glassey
Ross Warcup 1 - 0 Josh Cummings
Toby Geyer 1 - 0 Alan Bell
Round 3
Richard Warcup 1 - 0 Duncan Glassey
Nathanael Loch 1 - 0 Josh Cummings
Ross Warcup 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Toby Geyer 1 - 0 Dougie Will
Round 4
Richard Warcup 1 - 0 Josh Cummings
Nathanael Loch 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Ross Warcup 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Toby Geyer 1 - 0 Duncan Glassey

03-02-2025 Stirling Bruce v Grangemouth Tigers

Stirling Bruce 7 - 9 Grangemouth Tigers
Round 1
John Iwuozor 0 - 1 John McLay
Oliver Twentyman 0 - 1 Daniel Kitaev
Bill Cook 0 - 1 Alan Petrie
Kenny MacPherson ½ - ½ Nicholas Kitaev
Round 2
John Iwuozor 1 - 0 Nicholas Kitaev
Oliver Twentyman 0 - 1 John McLay
Isaac Browning ½ - ½ Daniel Kitaev
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Alan Petrie
Round 3
John Iwuozor 1 - 0 Alan Petrie
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Nicholas Kitaev
Bill Cook 0 - 1 John McLay
Kenny MacPherson 0 - 1 Daniel Kitaev
Round 4
John Iwuozor ½ - ½ Daniel Kitaev
Isaac Browning 0 - 1 Alan Petrie
Bill Cook 1 - 0 Nicholas Kitaev
Kenny MacPherson ½ - ½ John McLay

Sunday, 27 October 2024

16-10-24 Grangemouth Lions v Stirling Bruce

Grangemouth Lions 7 - 9 Stirling Bruce
Round 1
Damien McGrory 1 - 0 Oliver Twentyman
Crawford Welsh 0 - 1 Kenny MacPherson
Harry Leishman 0 - 1 Bill Cook
Dougie Will 1 - 0 Dave Hewitt
Round 2
Damien McGrory 1 - 0 Dave Hewitt
Crawford Welsh ½ - ½ Oliver Twentyman
Harry Leishman 0 - 1 Kenny MacPherson
Dougie Will 1 - 0 Bill Cook
Round 3
Damien McGrory 0 - 1 Bill Cook
Crawford Welsh 0 - 1 Dave Hewitt
Harry Leishman 0 - 1 Oliver Twentyman
Dougie Will 1 - 0 Kenny MacPherson
Round 4
Damien McGrory 0 - 1 Kenny MacPherson
Crawford Welsh ½ - ½ Bill Cook
Harry Leishman 0 - 1 Dave Hewitt
Dougie Will 1 - 0 Oliver Twentyman

Monday, 13 May 2024

13-05-24 Stirling Bruce v Grangemouth Lions

Stirling Bruce 10½ - 5½ Grangemouth Lions
Round 1
Shubham Lakudkar 1 - 0 Alan Bell
Isaac Browning 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Bill Cook 0 - 1 Pranav Ram
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Ian Mason
Round 2
Shubham Lakudkar 1 - 0 Ian Mason
Isaac Browning 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Bill Cook 1 - 0 Dougie Will
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Pranav Ram
Round 3
Shubham Lakudkar 1 - 0 Dougie Will
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Ian Mason
Bill Cook 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Kenny MacPherson 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Round 4
Shubham Lakudkar 1 - 0 Dougie Will
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Pranav Ram
Bill Cook 1 - 0 Ian Mason
Kenny MacPherson ½ - ½ Alan Bell

Monday, 6 May 2024

06-05-2024 Stirling Douglas v Dunfermline Minnows

Stirling Douglas 5½ - 10½ Dunfermline Minnows
Round 1
Brad Duthie ½ - ½ Jamie O'Connor
Steve Smith 0 - 1 Calum Smith
Jim Shemilt 0 - 1 Gordon Greig
Callum Richardson 1 - 0 Gonzalo Forero
Round 2
Brad Duthie 0 - 1 Gonzalo Forero
Steve Smith 0 - 1 Jamie O'Connor
Jim Shemilt 0 - 1 Calum Smith
Callum Richardson 0 - 1 Gordon Greig
Round 3
Brad Duthie 1 - 0 Gordon Greig
Steve Smith 1 - 0 Gonzalo Forero
Jim Shemilt 0 - 1 Jamie O'Connor
Callum Richardson 0 - 1 Calum Smith
Round 4
Brad Duthie 0 - 1 Calum Smith
Steve Smith 1 - 0 Gordon Greig
Jim Shemilt 1 - 0 Gonzalo Forero
Callum Richardson 0 - 1 Jamie O'Connor

Steve Smith writes: Despite Ian Robertson's absence on international duty, Minnows completed their Allegro league season with a decisive win by 10.5-5.5 over Stirling Douglas. This gave them a 100% match score so they are worthy champions. Well done Minnows!

Monday, 29 April 2024

29-04-24 Stirling Wallace v Dunfermline Minnows

Stirling Wallace 3 - 13 Dunfermline Minnows
Round 1
Nathanael Loch 0 - 1 Ian Robertson
Richard Warcup 0 - 1 Gonzalo Forero
Tom Nimmo 0 - 1 Gregor McCloskey
Ross Warcup 0 - 1 Euan Bell
Round 2
Nathanael Loch ½ - ½ Euan Bell
Richard Warcup 0 - 1 Ian Robertson
Tom Nimmo 0 - 1 Gonzalo Forero
Ross Warcup 0 - 1 Gregor McCloskey
Round 3
Nathanael Loch 0 - 1 Gregor McCloskey
Richard Warcup 0 - 1 Euan Bell
Tom Nimmo 0 - 1 Ian Robertson
Ross Warcup 0 - 1 Gonzalo Forero
Round 4
Nathanel Loch 1 - 0 Gonzalo Forero
Richard Warcup ½ - ½ Gregor McCloskey
Tom Nimmo 1 - 0 Euan Bell
Ross Warcup 0 - 1 Ian Robertson

Tuesday, 19 March 2024

18-03-24 Stirling Bruce v Stirling Douglas

Stirling Bruce 10½ - 5½ Stirling Douglas
Round 1
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Steve Smith
Bill Cook 0 - 1 Brad Duthie
Kenny MacPherson ½ - ½ Douglas Heatlie
Dave Hewitt ½ - ½ David McAlister
Round 2
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 David McAlister
Bill Cook 1 - 0 Steve Smith
Kenny MacPherson 0 - 1 Brad Duthie
Dave Hewitt ½ - ½ Douglas Heatlie
Round 3
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Douglas Heatlie
Bill Cook 1 - 0 David McAlister
Kenny MacPherson ½ - ½ Steve Smith
Dave Hewitt 1 - 0 Brad Duthie
Round 4
Isaac Browning ½ - ½ Brad Duthie
Bill Cook 1 - 0 Douglas Heatlie
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 David McAlister
Dave Hewitt 0 - 1 Steve Smith

Friday, 8 March 2024

05-03-24 Dunfermline Minnows v Stirling Bruce

Dunfermline Minnows 11-5 Stirling Bruce
Round 1
Volodymyr Tushynskyi 1 - 0 Isaac Browning
Scott Kilgour ½ - ½ Bill Cook
Calum Smith 1 - 0 Kenny MacPherson
Gregor McCluskey ½ - ½ Dave Hewitt
Round 2
Volodymyr Tushynskyi 1 - 0 Bill Cook
Scott Kilgour 1 - 0 Kenny MacPherson
Calum Smith 1 - 0 Dave Hewitt
Gregor McCluskey 0 - 1 Isaac Browning
Round 3
Volodymyr Tushynskyi 1 - 0 Kenny MacPherson
Scott Kilgour 1 - 0 Dave Hewitt
Calum Smith 0 - 1 Isaac Browning
Gregor McCluskey ½ - ½ Bill Cook
Round 4
Volodymyr Tushynskyi 1 - 0 Dave Hewitt
Scott Kilgour 0 - 1 Isaac Browning
Calum Smith ½ - ½ Bill Cook
Gregor McCluskey 1 - 0 Kenny MacPherson

Thursday, 25 January 2024

22-01-24 Allegro League Stirling Bruce v Stirling Wallace

Stirling Bruce 11-5 Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Harry Feather
Bill Cook ½ - ½ Tom Wallace
Kenny MacPherson 0 - 1 Tom Nimmo
Dave Hewitt ½ - ½ Ross Warcup
Round 2
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Ross Warcup
Bill Cook 1 - 0 Harry Feather
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Tom Wallace
Dave Hewitt ½ - ½ Tom Nimmo
Round 3
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Tom Nimmo
Bill Cook ½ - ½ Ross Warcup
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Harry Feather
Dave Hewitt 0 - 1 Tom Wallace
Round 4
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Tom Wallace
Bill Cook ½ - ½ Tom Nimmo
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Ross Warcup
Dave Hewitt ½ - ½ Harry Feather

Thursday, 26 October 2023

25-10-23 Allegro League Grangemouth Tigers v Stirling Bruce

Grangemouth Tigers 5½-10½ Stirling Bruce
Round 1
Alan Petrie 0 - 1 Isaac Browning
John McLay 1 - 0 Bill Cook
Harry Leishman 0 - 1 Kenny MacPherson
Zya Dolan 0 - 1 Dave Hewitt
Round 2
Alan Petrie 1 - 0 Bill Cook
John McLay 1 - 0 Kenny MacPherson
Harry Leishman 0 - 1 Dave Hewitt
Zya Dolan 0 - 1 Isaac Browning
Round 3
Alan Petrie 0 - 1 Kenny MacPherson
John McLay 1 - 0 Dave Hewitt
Harry Leishman 0 - 1 Isaac Browning
Euan Binnie 0 - 1 Bill Cook
Round 4
Alan Petrie 1 - 0 Dave Hewitt
John McLay ½ - ½ Isaac Browning
Harry Leishman 0 - 1 Bill Cook
Euan Binnie 0 - 1 Kenny MacPherson

25-10-23 Allegro League Grangemouth Lions v Stirling Wallace

Grangemouth Lions 7-9 Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Ian Mason 1 - 0 Graham Anderson
Bill Gray 0 - 1 Tom Wallace
Thomas Frew 0 - 1 William Feather
John Smith 0 - 1 Harry Feather
Round 2
Ian Mason 0 - 1 Harry Feather
Bill Gray ½ - ½ Graham Anderson
Thomas Frew 0 - 1 Tom Wallace
John Smith 1 - 0 Cameron Anderson
Round 3
Ian Mason 1 - 0 William Feather
Bill Gray ½ - ½ Harry Feather
Thomas Frew 0 - 1 Cameron Anderson
John Smith 1 - 0 Tom Wallace
Round 4
Ian Mason 0 - 1 Tom Wallace
Bill Gray 1 - 0 Cameron Anderson
Thomas Frew 0 - 1 Harry Feather
John Smith 1 - 0 Graham Anderson

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

08-05-2023 Stirling Douglas v Stirling Wallace

Stirling Douglas 6-10 Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Brad Duthie 1 - 0 David McAlister
Stewart Cairns 0 - 1 Nathanael Loch
Dave Hewitt 1 - 0 Gordon Allcock
Kai Austin 0 - 1 William Feather
Round 2
Brad Duthie 1 - 0 William Feather
Stewart Cairns 0 - 1 David McAlister
Dave Hewitt 0 - 1 Nathanael Loch
Kai Austin 0 - 1 Gordon Allcock
Round 3
Brad Duthie 1 - 0 Gordon Allcock
Stewart Cairns 0 - 1 William Feather
Dave Hewitt 0 - 1 David McAlister
Kai Austin 0 - 1 Nathanael Loch
Round 4
Brad Duthie 1 - 0 Nathanael Loch
Stewart Cairns 0 - 1 Gordon Allcock
Dave Hewitt 1 - 0 William Feather
Kai Austin 0 - 1 David McAlister

Well done to Brad for a fine 4/4, and good to see juniors Kai and William making their allegro league debuts.

01-05-2023 Stirling Douglas v Grangemouth Tigers

Stirling Douglas 5-11 Grangemouth Tigers
Round 1
Richard Warcup 0 - 1 John McLay
Sandy Carmichael 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Adam Fenwick 0 - 1 Daniel Kitaev
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Ryan Herron
Round 2
Richard Warcup 1 - 0 Ryan Herron
Sandy Carmichael 0 - 1 John McLay
Adam Fenwick 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Kenny MacPherson ½ - ½ Daniel Kitaev
Round 3
Richard Warcup ½ - ½ Daniel Kitaev
Sandy Carmichael 0 - 1 Ryan Herron
Adam Fenwick 0 - 1 John McLay
Kenny MacPherson 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Round 4
Richard Warcup 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Sandy Carmichael 1 - 0 Daniel Kitaev
Adam Fenwick 0 - 1 Ryan Herron
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 John McLay

01-05-2023 Stirling Wallace v Grangemouth Lions

Stirling Wallace 6-10 Grangemouth Lions
Round 1
Gordon Allcock 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Nathanael Loch 1 - 0 Alan Petrie
Tom Wallace 1 - 0 Ian Mason
Tom Nimmo 0 - 1 Nicholas Kitaev
Round 2
Gordon Allcock 1 - 0 Alan Petrie
Nathanael Loch 1 - 0 Ian Mason
Tom Wallace 0 - 1 Nicholas Kitaev
Tom Nimmo 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Round 3
Gordon Allcock 0 - 1 Ian Mason
Nathanael Loch ½ - ½ Nicholas Kitaev
Tom Wallace 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Tom Nimmo 0 - 1 Alan Petrie
Round 4
Gordon Allcock 1 - 0 Nicholas Kitaev
Nathanael Loch ½ - ½ Dougie Will
Tom Wallace 0 - 1 Alan Petrie
Tom Nimmo 0 - 1 Ian Mason

Sunday, 23 April 2023

18-04-2023 Dunfermline v Stirling Douglas

Dunfermline 4-5 Stirling Douglas
Round 1
Ian Robertson 1 - 0 Brad Duthie
Gordon Greig 1 - 0 Richard Warcup
Dimitis Giannakopoulos 0 - 1 Sandy Carmichael
Round 2
Ian Robertson 1 - 0 Sandy Carmichael
Gordon Greig 0 - 1 Brad Duthie
Dimitis Giannakopoulos 0 - 1 Richard Warcup
Round 3
Ian Robertson 1 - 0 Richard Warcup
Gordon Greig 0 - 1 Sandy Carmichael
Dimitis Giannakopoulos 0 - 1 Brad Duthie

Ian Robertson writes:- Unusual score for an allegro but Stirling could only raise 3 players and since a Dunfermline player who was originally due to play was held up at work the other Dunfermline players opted not to replace him and instead play a 3 v 3 match with double defaults on board 4. A close match with it all going down to the final game to finish between Gordon and Sandy. Gordon was down to a few seconds but had a heavy material advantage and forced mate. However that was missed and though Sandy only had 2 pawns left victory on time was his. Thanks to Stirling for the visit and for putting up with the background noise from what was a packed club room.

17-04-2023 Stirling Castle v Grangemouth Lions

Stirling Castle 7½-8½ Grangemouth Lions
Round 1
Sam Cook ½ - ½ Dougie Will
Harley Lang 0 - 1 Ian Mason
Gordon Allcock 0 - 1 Sean Gray
Stewart Cairns 1 - 0 Harley Allan
Round 2
Sam Cook 1 - 0 Harley Allan
Harley Lang 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Gordon Allcock 0 - 1 Ian Mason
Stewart Cairns 0 - 1 Sean Gray
Round 3
Sam Cook 1 - 0 Sean Gray
Harley Lang 1 - 0 Harley Allan
Gordon Allcock 0 - 1 Dougie Will
Stewart Cairns 0 - 1 Ian Mason
Round 4
Sam Cook 1 - 0 Ian Mason
Harley Lang 1 - 0 Sean Gray
Gordon Allcock 1 - 0 Harley Allan
Stewart Cairns 0 - 1 Dougie Will