GM Players at the Dundee & Angus Congress
New member Paul Blair has just emailed in the following report on Glasgow Montrose players at the Dundee & Angus Congress:
“Eddie Ferry tied with 3 people for the U2000 grading prize in the Open, getting 3/5 and actually drawing with the eventual winner FM Gunnar Jacob in the first match of the tournament (He joked afterwards that he was quite proud he made Mr Jacob’s path easier to the win!)
“Myself, after 2 years out of chess, got a 2.5/5 in the Minor. Was glad just to get the ring rust out of the system and get a few wins on the board.
“Watch out for Eddie’s mug shot hitting http://www.dundee-congress.co.uk over the next few days!”
Full results from the Dundee Congress can be seen here.
Follow Glasgow Montrose on Twitter
Twitter users can now follow the exploits of Glasgow Montrose Chess Club: go to http://twitter.com/glasgowmontrose or point your favourite Twitter client to @glasgowmontrose
Glasgow Montrose ‘D’ vs. Shettleston
Glasgow Montrose ‘D’ Team lost 3-1 playing home against Shettleston last night (16th Oct 2008). Individual results will be posted shortly.
Glasgow Montrose B vs. Cathcart B: 3-3
In Glasgow Montrose’ first division 2 clash of the season, the B team drew playing away against Cathcart B. Individual results are as follows:
| Board | Glasgow Montrose ‘B’ | 3 | 3 | Cathcart ‘B’ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Dempsey | B | 0 | 1 | W | Alan Stewart |
| 2 | Chris Perkin | W | 1 | 0 | B | Stan Beaton |
| 3 | Roy Smeeton | B | 1 | 0 | W | Martin McCulloch |
| 4 | Jim Mearns | W | 0 | 1 | B | James Mooney |
| 5 | Sean Groundater | B | 1 | 0 | W | Neil Corrigan |
| 6 | Rama Bbosa | W | 0 | 1 | B | John Topping |
Club Opening Night
Glasgow Montrose Chess Club held it’s first meeting of the 2008-9 season at it’s new premises in the Novotel Hotel on Thursday 4th September.
In attendance were a good mixture of club stalwarts, some (potential) new players, and one former member – hopefully soon to return to the fold!
Glasgow Congress: Entry Forms
The 47th Glasgow Chess Congress takes place on 7th – 9th November 2008 in the Kelvin Hall International Arena and Kelvingrove art Gallery. Click here to download your entry form (PDF, 521Kb).
Two members of the Glasgow Congress Committee are GMCC members, and two others are sponsoring the event. This reflects the high level of involvement by GMCC members in managing and organising chess events in Glasgow and the West of Scotland.
GMCC at the Scottish Championship pt. 2
The Scottish Chess Championships drew to a close yesterday with GMCC regulars Chris Perkin scoring 3/9 in the International Open, Norman Lindsay scoring 3.5/7 in the seniors, and Evis Perdikou swooping in to scoop a Under-1800’s grading prize in the Sunday Lightning Championship with 5/7.
Below: Chris (right) putting on a brave face with Blair Govan of Phones CC. Photo by Luke Barker. Click to view larger (flickr.com)
GMCC Players at the Scottish Chess Championship
Good luck to the Glasgow Montrose players battling in the Scottish Chess Championship between Saturday 5th and Sunday 13th. Chris Perkin is playing in the International Open and Norman Lynsey is in the Seniors. Chris experienced fifteen minutes of fame yesterday afternoon when he rose to board 14 (one of the internet connected boards) and had his game broadcast live to millions of viewers (potentially…). In retrospect, he probably wishes he hadn’t! Live games can be found here.
Left to right: Chris, Norman. Click to view larger (flickr.com)
Aagaard Simul Report
Congrats to organisers John Dempsey and Trevor Davies as well as all who participated in today’s Jacob Aagaard Simultaneous in the Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. Jacob played 101 players non-stop over a period of 6 hours, scoring 82 wins, 12 draws and 7 losses, raising a total of £600 for charity. More details here.
A strong contingent of GMCC players were of course present, including Yours Truly, Chris Perkin, Evis Perdikou, Jack Collins, Brian Collins, Norman Lynsey, Paul Macdonald and Roy Smeeton.
Photos, top to bottom, John Dempsey in jubilant mood, Norman Lynsey, Evis Perdikou. Click to view larger (flickr.com):
View from the Bar
Click to view larger (flickr.com)
As announced on Saturday, a meet-up was held in the bar of the Novotel yesterday evening. Mearns, Perdikou, Perkin, Reid, Smeeton (pictured above), and your Webmaster were in attendance. Some friendlies were played, a certain amount of beer was consumed, a great many photos were taken, and cameras compared (Evis just bought a new DSLR). Only one club championship game was played, in which yours truly blundered his queen. Click “More…” to savour the nastiness…
