Bon Accord chess club will be closed from now till the start of September for the Summer holidays.
There will be no meeting on Friday 29th June.
Details of the club opening in September will be posted on the website and distributed by email.
Author: njirving
Aberdeen Major Round 4 Draw
Please remember the round starts at 9.30 am
| Board | White Player | Black Player |
| 1 | William Clinton (3) | Stephen Smith (3) |
| 2 | Jamie Mollison (2½) | John McEwan (2½) |
| 3 | Wilf Wheatley (2½) | Keith Aitchison (2) |
| 4 | Simon Kerridge (2) | Kalyan Kante (2) |
| 5 | Robin Moore (1½) | Jonathan McKay (1½) |
| 6 | Steve Sawaryn (1½) | Keith Emery (1½) |
| 7 | George McRobert (1½) | Frankie Murray (1½) |
| 8 | Alan Smith (1½) | Dietah Connolly Sams (1½) |
| 9 | Peter Doris (1½) | David Burke (1½) |
| 10 | David Congalton (1½) | Donald Wilson (1½) |
| 11 | Michael McRobert (1) | Robert Gibb (1½) |
| 12 | Bruce Harrold (1) | Raymond Flood (1) |
| 13 | Oshani Dutta (1) | Benjamin Ridge (1) |
| 14 | John Ewen (½) | Alex Beston (½) |
| 15 | Nandini Dutta (½) | Glynis Grant (½) |
| Pranav Arcot – See Arbiter | ||
Aberdeen Minor Round 4 Draw
Please remember the round starts at 9.30 am
| Board | White Player | Black Player |
| 1 | Graham Wilson (3) | Ray Noble (3) |
| 2 | Raghav Praveen (2½) | Allan Buchan (2½) |
| 3 | Mark Smith (2½) | Alex Stewart (2) |
| 4 | Murdo McLaurin (2) | Finlay Gibb (2) |
| 5 | Marten Kats (1½) | Malcolm MacMillan (2) |
| 6 | Lisa Paton (1½) | Ruaridh McKay (1½) |
| 7 | Robert McLeod (1½) | Andy Heron (1½) |
| 8 | Anish Subramaniam (1½) | Hagen Ross (1½) |
| 9 | Alastair Dallas (1) | Rishabh Akula (1) |
| 10 | Andrew McCulloch (1) | Pranav Saravanan (1) |
| 11 | Peter Fish (½) | Gregor Ross (½) |
| 12 | Ananth Subramaniam (½) | Krish Akula (0) |
Aberdeen Open Round 4 Draw
Please remember the round starts at 9.30 am
| Board | White Player | Black Player |
| 1 | Murad Abdulla (3) | Robert Lothian (2½) |
| 2 | Michael Ridge (2) | Richard Jennings (2½) |
| 3 | Duncan Campbell (2) | Hamish Olson (2) |
| 4 | Willie Rutherford (2) | Stephen McQuillan (2) |
| 5 | Steven Robinson (1½) | David Findlay (2) |
| 6 | Peter McEwan (1½) | Mike Cavanagh (1½) |
| 7 | Lukah Connolly Sans (1½) | Jeremy Mitchell (1½) |
| 8 | Andrew Newton (1) | Joy Durno (1½) |
| 9 | Adam Walkowiak (1) | Robert Kane (1) |
| 10 | Stephen David Harvey (1) | Mahir Abdullayev (1) |
| 11 | Roland Kensdale (½) | Alastair Dawson (½) |
| Stefan Wagner – half point bye | ||
Chess Club Closed – Friday 20th April
Bon Accord chess club will be closed this Friday because of the Aberdeen chess congress
Richardson Cup Champions
The Richardson cup final took place on Saturday 14th April 2018 at Grangemouth between Bon Accord and Glasgow Polytechnic.
Bon Accord started as clear favourites because we were able field almost our strongest possible team. Polytechnic were missing a few of their better players, but their team was still formidable, headed by Grandmaster Colin McNab on board 1.
The results were as follows:
| Bd | Grade | Bon Accord | vs | Polytechnic | Grade | ||||
| 1 | 2158 | Abdulla, Murad (FM) | B | ½ | – | ½ | W | McNab, Colin A (GM) | 2426 |
| 2 | 2229 | Bremner, Adam (CM) | W | ½ | – | ½ | B | Swan, Iain (FM) | 2219 |
| 3 | 2159 | Olson, Hamish | W | 1 | – | 0 | B | Watt, David A | 1853 |
| 4 | 2159 | Gordon, Sean | B | 1 | – | 0 | W | Brookens, Lewis | 1763 |
| 5 | 2057 | Lothian, Robert | B | 1 | – | 0 | W | Shahin, Jallal | 1815 |
| 6 | 2080 | Maxwell, Daniel | W | 1 | – | 0 | B | Larkin, John | 1640 |
| 7 | 1899 | Jennings, Richard L | W | 1 | – | 0 | B | Eldridge, John | 1565 |
| 8 | 1879 | Irving, Neil | B | 1 | – | 0 | W | Breslin, Daniel | 1522 |
| 7 | – | 1 | |||||||
On the top two boards Murad Abdulla and Adam Bremner efficiently neutralised strong opponents and the remainder of the team were able to defeat lower rated opposition. The games were broadcast live, and can be seen at (https://www.chessscotland.com/livegames/201718/Richardson/Final/tfd.htm)
This result was particularly pleasing because our previous Richardson final against Glasgow Polytechnic was a disaster (almost the reverse score) (https://www.chessscotland.com/documents/archives/rich2001.htm).
Congratulations to Murad, Adam, Hamish, Sean, Bob, Daniel, Richard and Neil for securing the Richardson Cup for Bon Accord for only the second time in the club’s history.
Chess club closed for Easter
Please note that Bon Accord chess club is closed for Easter on:
- Tuesday 3rd April
- Friday 6th April
- Tuesday 10th April
- Friday 13th April.
Christmas and New Year
Bon Accord chess club is now closed for Christmas.
The next club night is on Tuesday 9th January 2018.
Bon Accord Club Championship Deadline for Entries
The deadline for entries for the 2017 Bon Accord chess club championship is Tuesday 17th October.
Please enter by adding your name to the list of players on the club noticeboard at Ferryhill community centre
2016/17 Bon Accord Club Championship Report
Report on the 2016/17 Bon Accord club championship by tournament controller Ross Brennan:
The first round produced a win for Pranav Arcot who overcame a grading difference of 968 points to beat John Ewen. This was biggest giant killing game in Scotland all season, and meant that Pranav won the Robert Rough Cup. Well done Pranav!
Other notable win in the early rounds saw Euan Gray defeat Duncan Harwood.
After Round 5, we had 5 players tying for first place on 4/5. Bob, Duncan, Guillam and Euan, and they were joined by Sean Gordon who had been making his way up the standings, and beat Richard Jennings to join the leaders.
We also had some controversy in Round 5, Jeremy Mitchell claimed a draw against Euan using the 2-minute rule, but following independent adjudication, his claim was not upheld, and Euan was awarded the win.
In Round 6 Bob drew with Duncan, but wins for Sean and Euan moved those two players into top spot with 5/6, and they faced each other in the final round to decide the destination of the Club Championship.
In the final round, it was Sean who triumphed to become Club Champion.
- 1st Sean Gordon 6
- 2nd Bob Lothian 5½
- 3rd= Euan Gray, Guillem Nogura 5
Congratulations to Sean, and well done to everyone who competed.
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