| 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 |
Stirling Chess Club meets at Park Church (formerly St Columba's), Park Terrace, Stirling on a Monday night at 7pm. We welcome players of all ages and abilities. We field teams in the Central League, Central Allegro League, and the Scottish National League.
Friday, 28 April 2023
26-04-2023 Grangemouth C v Stirling E
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!


