Friday, 28 April 2023

26-04-2023 Grangemouth C v Stirling E

Grangemouth C   v   Stirling E
David Fowler

Scott Dickson

Roman Kuznetsov

Ryan Herron

Michael Campbell
1181

1022

 

 

 
0 - 1

0 - 1

0 - 1

1 - 0

1 - 0
1097

1082

1079

 

 
Callum Richardson

Harley Lang

Mick Bloor

Stewart Cairns

Cameron Anderson
2 - 3

24-04-2023 Stirling A v Dunfermline

Stirling A   v   Dunfermline
Isaac Browning

William Spiers

Matthew Demmon

Steve Smith

Sean Flanagan
1934

1722

1660

1621

1487
0 - 1

1 - 0

½ - ½

½ - ½

1 - 0
2079

1665

1560

1626

1565
Ian Robertson

Iain Sneddon

Gordon Greig

Calum Smith

Gonzalo Ferero
3 - 2

24-04-2023 David Brodie Trophy

The David Brodie Trophy is a juniors/beginners allegro. This is the third time this trophy has been played for: Alex won it back in 2019, it was not awarded in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic, and in 2022 it was shared between Cameron A, Alex, and Thomas. This year saw the highest number of players compete for this trophy: 18. Well done to everyone who played, we are very proud of all of you! Thanks to Grishma for the post 3rd round crisps, and thanks to Jim for the prizes!

Time control: 15 minutes each for all moves

  Name   Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5  
 
1 Callum R   1 W 9 2 B 8 2 W 2 2 B 5 3 W 7  
 
2 Thomas   1 B 10 2 W 12 3 B 1 3½ W 6 4½ B 3  
 
3 Cameron A   1W 11 2W 5 2½ B 6 3½ B 8 3½ W 2  
 
4 Samay   0 B 12 0 W 16 ½ B 18 1½ W 17 1½ W 11  
 
5 Ben   1 W 13 1 B 3 2 W 9 3 W 1 4 B 6  
 
6 Kai   1 B 14 2 W 7 2½ W 3 3 B 2 3 W 5  
 
7 Josh   1 W 15 1 B 6 2 B 16 2 W 12 2 B 1  
 
8 Victor   1 B 16 1 W 1 2 B 11 2 W 3 2 B 9  
 
9 Calum T   0 B 1 1 W 10 1 B 5 2 B 13 3 W 8  
 
10 William   0 W 2 0 B 9 1 B 14 2 W 16 2 B 12  
 
11 Jerry   0 B 3 1 B 15 1 W 8 2 W 14 3 B 4  
 
12 Elsa   1 W 4 1 B 2 2 W 13 3 B 7 4 W 10  
 
13 Aleks   0 B 5 1 W 14 1 B 12 1 W 9 2 B 15  
 
14 Sonny   0 W 6 0 B 13 0 W 10 0 B 11 1 W 17  
 
15 George   0 B 7 0 W 11 1 W 17 2 B 18 2 W 13  
 
16 Alexander   0 W 8 1 B 4 1 W 7 1 B 10 2 W 18  
 
17 JC   ½ * ½ W 18 ½ B 15 ½ B 4 ½ W 14  
 
18 Sarah   ½ * 1½ B 17 2 W 4 2 W 15 2 B 16  
 

With two clear leaders on 3½ after round 4, the competition was decided on a shoot-out match between Cameron A and Thomas. Congratulations to Thomas on his victory. Thanks to Marissa and Nadine, David's daughters, and their daughters for coming along to present the trophy.

But most of all my thanks go to the participants; thanks for a great night of chess!

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 Badgers Brook B v Stirling D

Badgers Brook B   v   Stirling D
Mark Brown

Colin Matthews

Antonia La Gamma

Peter Woollven

David Mabon
1440

1114

 

894

 
0 - 1

1 - 0

0 - 1

0 - 1

1 - 0
1331

1327

1283

1079

 
Kris Dimitrov

Harry Feather

Sandy Carmichael

Mick Bloor

Adam Fenwick
2 - 3

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

17-04-2023 Stirling Bruce v Grangemouth Tigers

Stirling Bruce 11-5 Grangemouth Tigers
Round 1
Shubham Lakudkar 1 - 0 John McLay
Isaac Browning ½ - ½ Alan Bell
Dave Hewitt 1 - 0 Ryan Herron
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Thomas Frew
Round 2
Shubham Lakudkar ½ - ½ Alan Bell
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Ryan Herron
Dave Hewitt 1 - 0 Thomas Frew
Kenny MacPherson 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Round 3
Shubham Lakudkar 1 - 0 Ryan Herron
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 Thomas Frew
Dave Hewitt 0 - 1 John McLay
Kenny MacPherson 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Round 4
Shubham Lakudkar 1 - 0 Thomas Frew
Isaac Browning 1 - 0 John McLay
Dave Hewitt 0 - 1 Alan Bell
Kenny MacPherson 1 - 0 Ryan Herron

Stirling Bruce has now played all six of their matches in this Allegro League, and has won them all, thus takes the title. Congratulations, and well done to all who played!