Hillhead Chess Library Group
Exciting news! A new chess group/venue is starting in the West End of Glasgow next Wednesday (6th April).
Old Montrosian Evis Perdikou has been busily starting up the Hillhead Library Chess Group, and has sent us the following update:
It’s official! Next week on Wednesday will be the first meeting of the Hillhead library group! This will be from 5.30-7.30 pm. Sets and clocks will be provided. Hopefully get 5 tables and this would mean an availability of 20 people max. If more people come then it will be drop in. Will get a table for newcomers/children. The toilet facilities are only available upstairs.
Let me know in the comments if you would like to come along!
Hillhead Library is at 348 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AP (Google Maps).
Online Rapid Tournament: 23rd April 2026
The next Glasgow Montrose club event will be the online rapid tournament on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/6392439
As usual, time control will be 10|5, kickoff will be at 7:45pm on Thursday night, and registration will start 1 hour before the event.
See you there!
Online Rapid Tournament: 16th April 2026
The next club event will be an online rapid tournament on chess.com. Kick-off will be at 7:45pm on Thursday 16th April. As always registration will be one hour before the tournament starts, and time control will be 10 minutes + 5 second increment.
GMCC 02-12-2021 Swiss Rapid
The fortnightly GMCC Swiss Rapid takes place tomorrow night from 7:45pm: https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/2765428
Club Reconvenes Thu. 19th September
Glasgow Montrose Chess Club reconvenes after the Summer recess on Thursday 19th September at 7:30pm.
See you there!
Match Report: Montrose A vs. Bearsden A, 27/10/2016
‘A’ Team captain Robin reports on the 27th October fixture vs. Bearsden A:
Bearsden baffled!
Glasgow Montrose A team put up stiff resistance against visitors Bearsden A who were last season’s division one runners up. Out-graded for the second match in a row on 7 of 8 boards a creditable 4-4 draw was the final score. Bearsden took an early point winning on bottom board against new player Babak but Montrose fought back with wins from father and son pairing of Ruairidh and Jonathan. Daniel found Scotland’s Olympiad team number one Andrew Greet too hot to handle. Norman and Bahloul produced creditable draws to bring the score to 3-3. Sam was unfortunate to lose on time before the first time control. This left me for the second match in a row having to win with the last game to finish to square a tie. In the end I mopped up all the pawns to force the concession. 4-4 a wonderful result.
Club closed this Thursday (21st January)
The club will not be open on Thursday 21st January as most members will be either a) away or b) playing in Hamilton. The club will be open again as normal on 28th January. See you there!
GM Chess Club reopens on Thursday 18th September
Glasgow Montrose chess club will restart for the 2014-15 season on Referendum day: Thursday 18th September. Hope to see you at 7:30pm at our new(ish) location at The Minerva Club, 59 Burnbank Terrace, Glasgow G20 6UQ.
Division 2 Winners Award Ceremony
Last Thurday night, Glasgow Montrose ‘A’ team, winners of Glasgow League Division Two, received their shield and individual awards at small but moving ceremony at club headquarters.
L. to R. David, Benny, Ed, Robin, Kenny and Norman.
More photos can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/herr_flickr/sets/72157636151190795/
‘B’ Team drubbed at home by Dalmuir
Dalmuir visited Glasgow Montrose last Thursday night for a Div. 2 fixture tussle with the ‘B’ Team. Sad to say, the evening did not go to well for the plucky Montrose lads: Mearns and Groundwater held to draws fairly comfortably on boards 3 and 5 respectively, but the rest succumbed to the Dalmuir onslaught. Result is as follows:
| Board | Glasgow Montrose B | 1 | 5 | Dalmuir | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Perkin | W | 0 | 1 | B | I. Aird |
| 2 | R. Smeeton | B | 0 | 1 | W | A. Wright |
| 3 | J. Mearns | W | 0.5 | 0.5 | B | T. Tait |
| 4 | J. Weir | B | 0 | 1 | W | F. Taylor |
| 5 | S. Groundwater | W | 0.5 | 0.5 | B | J. MacDonald |
| 6 | B. Elder | B | 0 | 1 | W | J. McCartan |
