19-02-24 Stirling A v Badgers Brook A

Stirling A		v		Badgers Brook A
Isaac Browning Jim Shemilt William Spiers Steve Smith Sean Flanagan	1988 1771 1755 1632 1557	1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 0 - 1	2039 1572 1298	Kenny McGeoch Graham Kerr Colin Matthews Angus Dayle James David
		3 - 2

14-02-24 Grangemouth B v Stirling A

Grangemouth B		v		Stirling A
Dougie Will Daniel Kitaev Ian Mason Alasdair Sandham Crawford Welsh	1870 1669 1603 1434 1199	0 - 1 ½ - ½ ½ - ½ 1 - 0 0 - 1	1988 1771 1755 1632 1557	Isaac Browning Jim Shemilt William Spiers Steve Smith Sean Flanagan
		2 - 3

12-02-24 Stirling D v Stirling E

Stirling D		v		Stirling E
Harry Feather Tom Wallace Sandy Carmichael Mick Bloor Tom Nimmo	1342 1335 1242 1148	1 - 0 ½ - ½ 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0	1096	Harley Lang Scott Keenan David Borland Stewart Cairns Cameron Anderson
		4½ - ½

Thanks to Tom and Bill for providing the game below from board 2, where Tom had White against Scott.

[Event "Stirling D v Stirling E"] [Site "Stirling CC"] [Date "2024.02.12"] [Round ""] [White "Wallace, T"] [Black "Keenan, S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Bd2 Nbd7 6. Nd5 Qd8 7. Nc3 e5 8. d5 Nc5 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Qc2 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. b3 Qa5 13. f3 h6 14. Bd2 Qc7 15. Nge2 Nh5 16. O-O-O a5 17. g4 Nf4 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Bxf4 b5 20. Qd2 g5 21. Bg3 b4 22. Ne2 a4 23. dxc6 axb3 24. Bxd6 { 24 ... Bxd6 25 Qxd6 bxa2 26 Qxc7 b1=Q+ 27 Kd2 Ra2+ 28 Ke3 Qxd1 } 24... bxa2 25. Qxa2 Rxa2 26. Bxc7 Ra1+ 27. Kd2 Ra2+ 28. Ke1 b3 29. Nc3 Rc2 30. Nb1 b2 31. Be5 Nd3+ 32. Bxd3 Bb4+ 33. Kf1 Rc1 34. Kg2 Rd8 35. Rxc1 bxc1=Q 36. Rxc1 Rxd3 37. c7 Be7 38. Nc3 f6 39. Bg3 Rd2+ 40. Kh1 Kf7 41. Nd5 Rb2 42. Nxe7 Kxe7 43. c5 Rb3 44. Bd6+ Ke6 45. Kg2 Kd7 46. Ra1 Bb7 47. Rc1 Ba6 48. Bf8 Be2 49. c6+ Kxc7 50. Bxh6 Bxf3+ 51. Kh2 Bxe4 52. Bg7 f5 53. Be5+ Kc8 54. gxf5 Bxf5 55. Bg3 Rb2+ 56. Kg1 Bxh3 57. c7 Rg2+ 58. Kh1 Rxg3 59. Kh2 { Black is now winning. After 59 ... Rb3 followed by g4, the c pawn will be lost, but both players were short of time and a draw was agreed. } 1/2-1/2

07-02-24 Grangemouth C v Stirling C

Grangemouth C		v		Stirling C
Bill Gray Alasdair Sandham Roman Kuznetsov Nicholas Kitaev Harry Leishman	1526 1434 1161 1037 750	0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 ½ - ½	1523 1499 1440 1492 1476	Dave Hewitt Douglas Heatlie Kenny McPherson Bill Cook David McAlister
		1½ - 3½

05-02-24 Badgers Brook B v Stirling D

Badgers Brook B		v		Stirling D
Graham Kerr Colin Matthews Gordon Walker David James Peter Woollven	1572 1298 1263   962	0 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 - 0	1342 1335 1117 1071	Harry Feather Tom Wallace Mick Bloor Callum Richardson Tom Nimmo
		3 - 2

29-01-24 Stirling E v Dunfermline B

Stirling E		v		Dunfermline B
Harley Lang Scott Keenan Ross Warcup Stewart Cairns Cameron Anderson	1096   647	0 - 1 0 - 1 ½ - ½ 0 - 1 1 - 0	1229 1212	Calum Newton Mark McLintock Jim Wallace Melinda Kindeur Harris Dowie
		1½ - 3½

A proud Dad posts the game of his son's first league win...well done son!

[Event "Stirling E v Dunfermline B"] [Site "Stirling CC"] [Date "2024.01.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Dowie, H"] [Black "Anderson, C"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Be6 5. Bxe6 g6 6. Qd1 fxe6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. d3 Bc5 9. O-O Ng4 10. h3 Bxf2+ 11. Kh1 Bc5 12. hxg4 Nd4 13. Be3 Nxf3 14. Qxf3 Rf8 15. Qe2 { 15 Bxc5 Rxf3 16 Rxf3 is an alternative, but there is a now a forced mate. 15 ... Rxf1+ 16 Qxf1 Qh4+ 17 Kg1 Bxe3+ 18 Qf2 Qxf2+ 19 Kh2 Qh4# } 15... Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Bxe3 17. Nc3 Qh4# 0-1

29-01-24 Stirling C v Cumbernauld

Stirling C		v		Cumbernauld
Leyla Kim Dave Hewitt Douglas Heatlie Kenny MacPherson Tom Nimmo	1588 1513 1499 1440	½ - ½ 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0 1d - 0d	1390 679 558	Derek McAteer George Ford Mark Bellamy-Collins Rayhan Hussein
		4½ - ½