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

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                    

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

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

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

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 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

07-03-2023 Dunfermline v Stirling Wallace

Dunfermline 10-6 Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Ian Robertson	1 - 0	William Spiers
John McBride	1 - 0	Graham Anderson
Michael Roy	1 - 0	David McAlister
Fred Ossowski	0 - 1	Nathanael Loch
Round 2
Ian Robertson	1 - 0	Graham Anderson
John McBride	1 - 0	David McAlister
Michael Roy	½ - ½	Nathanael Loch
Fred Ossowski	0 - 1	William Spiers
Round 3
Ian Robertson	1 - 0	David McAlister
John McBride	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
Michael Roy	0 - 1	William Spiers
Fred Ossowski	½ - ½	Graham Anderson
Round 4
Ian Robertson	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
John McBride	0 - 1	William Spiers
Michael Roy	½ - ½	Graham Anderson
Fred Ossowski	½ - ½	David McAlister

23-11-2022 Grangemouth Tigers v Stirling Wallace

Grangemouth Tigers 11½-4½ Stirling Wallace
Round 1
John McLay	1 - 0	William Spiers
Alan Bell	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
Crawford Welsh	1 - 0	Tom Wallace
Harry Leishman	1d - 0d
Round 2
John McLay	1d - 0d
Alan Bell	1 - 0	William Spiers
Crawford Welsh	0 - 1	Nathanael Loch
Harry Leishman	½ - ½	Tom Wallace
Round 3
John McLay	1 - 0	Tom Wallace
Alan Bell	1d - 0d
Crawford Welsh	0 - 1	William Spiers
Harry Leishman	0 - 1	Nathanael Loch
Round 4
John McLay	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
Alan Bell	1 - 0	Tom Wallace
Crawford Welsh	1d - 0d
Harry Leishman	0 - 1	William Spiers

6 December 2021 - Internal Allegro Match

Stirling Castle 9-7 Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Steve Smith	0 - 1	William Spiers
Richard Warcup	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
Isaac Browning	1 - 0	Gordon Allcock
Euan Tortolano	0 - 1	Toby Geyer
Round 2
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
Richard Warcup	0 - 1	Kenny MacPherson
Isaac Browning	1 - 0	Toby Geyer
Euan Tortolano	0 - 1	William Spiers
Round 3
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Kenny MacPherson
Richard Warcup	1 - 0	Toby Geyer
Isaac Browning	1 - 0	William Spiers
Euan Tortolano	0 - 1	Nathanael Loch
Round 4
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Toby Geyer
Richard Warcup	0 - 1	William Spiers
Isaac Browning	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
Euan Tortolano	0 - 1	Gordon Allcock

These are the correct results, but I don't have a note of the actual order of the games.

27 Sep 2021 - Internal Allegro Match

Stirling Bruce 10-6 Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Bill Cook	1 - 0	Toby Geyer
Subham Lakudkar	1 - 0	William Spiers
Sam Cook	1 - 0	Gordon Allcock
Callum Richardson	0 - 1	Nathanel Loch
Round 2
Dave Hewitt	½ - ½	Nathanael Loch
Subham Lakudkar	1 - 0	Toby Geyer
Sam Cook	½ - ½	William Spiers
Callum Richardson	0 - 1	Gordon Allcock
Round 3
Dave Hewitt	1 - 0	Gordon Allcock
Shubham Lakudkar	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
Sam Cook	1 - 0	Toby Geyer
Callum Richardson	0 - 1	William Spiers
Round 4
Bill Cook	0 - 1	William Spiers
Shubham Lakudkar	1 - 0	Gordon Allcock
Sam Cook	1 - 0	Nathanael Loch
Callum Richardson	0 - 1	Toby Geyer

21 October 2019 - Central Allegro League

Stirling Wallace 7 - 9 Dunfermline Minnows
Round 1
Kabir Pandit	½ - ½	Ian Robertson
David McAlister	1 - 0	Gonzalo Forero
Richard Warcup	1 - 0	Stewart Brisbane
Tom Wallace	½ - ½	Gordon Grieg
Round 2
Tom Wallace	0 - 1	Ian Robertson
Kabir Pandit	1 - 0	Gonzalo Forero
David McAlister	1 - 0	Stewart Brisbane
Richard Warcup	0 - 1	Gordon Grieg
Round 3
Gordon Allcock	0 - 1	Ian Robertson
Tom Wallace	0 - 1	Gonzalo Forero
Kabir Pandit	1 - 0	Stewart Brisbane
David McAlister	0 - 1	Gordon Grieg
Round 4
David McAlister	0 - 1	Ian Robertson
Gordon Allcock	0 - 1	Gonzalo Forero
Tom Wallace	0 - 1	Stewart Brisbane
Kabir Pandit	1 - 0	Gordon Grieg

9 September 2019 - Central Allegro League

Stirling Bruce 9-7 Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Graham Anderson	0 - 1	Kabir Pandit
Bill Cook	0 - 1	Steve Smith
John Blake	1 - 0	David McAlister
Brad Duthie	½ - ½	Tom Wallace
Round 2
Graham Anderson	1 - 0	Tom Wallace
Bill Cook	0 - 1	Kabir Pandit
John Blake	1 - 0	Steve Smith
Brad Duthie	1 - 0	David McAlister
Round 3
Graham Anderson	0 - 1	David McAlister
Bill Cook	1 - 0	Tom Wallace
John Blake	½ - ½	Kabir Pandit
Brad Duthie	1 - 0	Steve Smith
Round 4
Graham Anderson	½ - ½	Steve Smith
Bill Cook	1 - 0	David McAlister
John Blake	0 - 1	Tom Wallace
Brad Duthie	½ - ½	Kabir Pandit

Great to have John back playing competitive chess again, and an impressive debut from Kabir.

8 April 2019 - Central Allegro League

Dunfermline Sharks 8-8 Stirling Bruce
Round 1
Fred Ossowski	½ - ½	Graham Anderson
Stewart Brisbane	½ - ½	Bill Cook
Peter Horne	0 - 1	Dave Hewitt
Mark McLintock	½ - ½	Brad Duthie
Round 2
Fred Ossowski	0 - 1	Bill Cook
Stewart Brisbane	½ - ½	Dave Hewitt
Peter Horne	1 - 0	Brad Duthie
Mark McLintock	1 - 0	Graham Anderson
Round 3
Fred Ossowski	½ - ½	Dave Hewitt
Stewart Brisbane	1 - 0	Brad Duthie
Peter Horne	½ - ½	Graham Anderson
Mark McLintock	0 - 1	Bill Cook
Round 4
Fred Ossowski	½ - ½	Brad Duthie
Stewart Brisbane	1 - 0	Graham Anderson
Peter Horne	0 - 1	Bill Cook
Mark McLintock	½ - ½	Dave Hewitt

 

Stirling Bruce 6-10 Cumbernauld
Round 1
Steve Smith	0 - 1	Ralph Stirrat
David McAlister	1 - 0	Derek McAteer
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Liam Heron
Gordon Allcock	0 - 1	Mark Heron
Round 2
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Derek McAteer
David McAlister	0 - 1	Liam Heron
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Mark Heron
Gordon Allcock	0 - 1	Ralph Stirrat
Round 3
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Liam Heron
David McAlister	0 - 1	Mark Heron
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Ralph Stirrat
Gordon Allcock	0 - 1	Derek McAteer
Round 4
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Mark Heron
David McAlister	1 - 0	Ralph Stirrat
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Derek McAteer
Gordon Allcock	1 - 0	Liam Heron

25 February 2019 - Central Allegro League

Stirling Bruce 3½-12½ Grangemouth
Round 1
Graham Anderson	½ - ½	Uby Archibong
Bill Cook	½ - ½	Dougie Will
Brad Duthie	0 - 1	Ian Mason
Richard Warcup	0 - 1	Hugh Hanlon
Round 2
Graham Anderson	0 - 1	Dougie Will
Bill Cook	0 - 1	Ian Mason
Brad Duthie	1 - 0	Hugh Hanlon
Dave Hewitt	1 - 0	Uby Archibong
Round 3
Graham Anderson	0 - 1	Ian Mason
Bill Cook	0 - 1	Hugh Hanlon
Brad Duthie	0 - 1	Uby Archibong
Dave Hewitt	0 - 1	Dougie Will
Round 4
Graham Anderson	0 - 1	Hugh Hanlon
Bill Cook	0 - 1	Uby Archibong
Brad Duthie	0 - 1	Dougie Will
Dave Hewitt	½ - ½	Ian Mason

 

Stirling Wallace 8-8 Dunfermline Sharks
Round 1
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Fred Ossowski
David McAlister	½ - ½	Stewart Brisbane
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Mark McLintock
Gordon Allcock	1 - 0	Derek Rodger
Round 2
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Derek Rodger
David McAlister	0 - 1	Fred Ossowski
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Stewart Brisbane
Gordon Allcock	1 - 0	Mark McLintock
Round 3
Steve Smith	0 - 1	Mark McLintock
David McAlister	1 - 0	Derek Rodger
Tony Pitson	½ - ½	Fred Ossowski
Gordon Allcock	0 - 1	Stewart Brisbane
Round 4
Steve Smith	0 - 1	Stewart Brisbane
David McAlister	1 - 0	Mark McLintock
Tony Pitson	1 - 0	Derek Rodger
Gordon Allcock	0 - 1	Fred Ossowski

12 December 2018 - Central Allegro League

Grangemouth Tigers 13-3 Stirling Wallace

I don't have the round by round scores for this yet, but will update this post if I get them.

5 November 2018 - Central Allegro League

Dunfermline Minnows 11-5 Stirling Wallace

I don't have the round by round scores for this yet, but will update this post if I get them.

1 October 2018 - Central Allegro League

Stirling Bruce 7½-8½ Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Bill Cook	½ - ½	Steve Smith
Dave Hewitt	0 - 1	David McAlister
Brad Duthie	0 - 1	Gordon Allcock
Richard Warcup	1 - 0	Craig Manson
Round 2
Bill Cook	1 - 0	Craig Manson
Dave Hewitt	0 - 1	Steve Smith
Brad Duthie	0 - 1	David McAlister
Richard Warcup	½ - ½	Gordon Allcock
Round 3
Bill Cook	½ - ½	Gordon Allcock
Dave Hewitt	½ - ½	Craig Manson
Brad Duthie	0 - 1	Steve Smith
Richard Warcup	0 - 1	David McAlister
Round 4
Bill Cook	½ - ½	David McAlister
Dave Hewitt	1 - 0	Gordon Allcock
Brad Duthie	1 - 0	Craig Manson
Richard Warcup	1 - 0	Steve Smith

Dave Hewitt writes:- Congratulations to Stirling Wallace, captain by Gordon Allcock, who ended one of the league's longest sequences last night by beating Stirling Bruce in the allegro league opener. Bruce had won the previous eight editions of this match, but lacking any A-team players (the team comprised four B nominees) and faced with a Wallace lineup strengthened considerably by the arrival of David McAlister (who was top scorer on the night), the turning of the tide wasn't a huge surprise.

The final result was 8½-7½ to Wallace but it was never as close as that makes it sound. Wallace won the first three rounds (the last of these was probably the crucial one) to put themselves 8-4 ahead at the start of the final round - whereupon the first game to finish was drawn, thus clinching the match. Although the Bruce players suddenly then found a bit of form and won the remaining three games, it was far too late and these were just consolation prizes: overall the match was a clear victory for a Wallace team that has steadily improved in recent seasons and should now have a decent chance of a high-place finish in the league.

21 May 2018 - Central Allegro League

Stirling Wallace 5½-10½ Grangemouth
Round 1
Jim Shemilt	0 - 1	Graham Hamilton
Steve Smith	0 - 1	Dougie Will
Richard Warcup	0 - 1	Ian Mason
Tony Pitson	½ - ½	Bill Gray
Round 2
Jim Shemilt	0 - 1	Dougie Will
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Ian Mason
Richard Warcup	½ - ½	Bill Gray
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Graham Hamilton
Round 3
Jim Shemilt	½ - ½	Ian Mason
Steve Smith	1 - 0	Bill Gray
Richard Warcup	0 - 1	Graham Hamilton
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Dougie Will
Round 4
Jim Shemilt	1 - 0	Bill Gray
Steve Smith	0 - 1	Graham Hamilton
Richard Warcup	1 - 0	Dougie Will
Tony Pitson	0 - 1	Ian Mason

This result confirms Grangemouth as Allegro League champions for this season, to complete the treble. Congratulations to Grangemouth!

3 May 2018 - Central Allegro League

Due to Cumbernauld having an A team fixture the same night, the captains agreed to only field Division 2 players. Cumbernauld fielded 3 juniors, and young Ross Warcup was Stirling's junior.

Cumbernauld 3 - 13 Stirling Wallace
Round 1
Paul Heron	0 - 1	Richard Warcup
Liam Heron	½ - ½	Tom Wallace
Mark Heron	0 - 1	Gordon Allcock
Emma Heron	0 - 1	Ross Warcup
Round 2
Paul Heron	0 - 1	Ross Warcup
Liam Heron	1 - 0	Richard Warcup
Mark Heron	0 - 1	Tom Wallace
Emma Heron	0 - 1	Gordon Allcock
Round 3
Paul Heron	0 - 1	Gordon Allcock
Liam Heron	0 - 1	Ross Warcup
Mark Heron	0 - 1	Richard Warcup
Emma Heron	0 - 1	Tom Wallace
Round 4
Paul Heron	0 - 1	Tom Wallace
Liam Heron	½ - ½	Gordon Allcock
Mark Heron	1 - 0	Ross Warcup
Emma Heron	0 - 1	Richard Warcup