We have 11 players in this year‘s all-play-all club championship organised by Jim. If you play an interesting game send PGN to Mark for publication here.
| # | Player | P | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliot Sloan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Jim O'Neil | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Tom Leah | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Mark Orr | ½ | ½ | ||||||||||
| 5 | Walter Burnett | ½ | ½ | ||||||||||
| 6 | Chris Moore | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Craig MacCrae | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Diego Ortiz | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Don Heron | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Richard Kynoch | 0 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Silvian Grosu | 0 | 0 |
Despite our pools being depleted over the past few years, we have managed to attract a number of new players. These guys feature in our 2nd team.
In the table below, the first score (in bold) is the Dragon‘s.
The opposition might be a bit tough but our new Dragons will grow in strength and confidence.
| Opposition | H/A | Date | Res |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentland Hills 1 | A | Nov 1 | 1½-4½ |
| Civil Service 1 | H | Nov 15 | 1-5 |
| Edinburgh University 2 | A | Nov 29 | 5-1 |
| Edinburgh University 1 | H | Dec 13 | |
| Edinburgh 3 | A | Jan 16 | |
| Pentland Hills 1 | H | Jan 31 | |
| Civil Service 1 | A | Feb 6 | |
| Edinburgh University 2 | H | Feb 28 | |
| Edinburgh University 1 | A | Mar 8 | |
| Edinburgh 3 | H | Mar 28 |
Our top team pool has a number of titled experienced players but real life commitments keep many away from league chess. We are fortunate to have Hamish Olson and Mark Orr heading up our core pool with Tom Leah, Elliot Sloan, Richard Kynoch and Jim O'Neil committed on the lower boards. In the table below, the first score (in bold) is the Dragon‘s.
| Opposition | H/A | Date | Res |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh West 1 | A | Oct 26 | 2-4 |
| Edinburgh 2 | H | Nov 1 | 4½-1½ |
| Badgers Brook | A | Nov 28 | 4-2 |
| Bank of Scotland 1 | H | Dec 6 | |
| Edinburgh 1 | A | Jan 11 | |
| Edinburgh West 1 | H | Jan 24 | |
| Edinburgh 2 | A | Feb 6 | |
| Badgers Brook | H | Feb 21 | |
| Bank of Scotland 1 | A | Mar 7 | |
| Edinburgh 1 | H | Mar 21 |
This year‘s AGM was held in The Cumberland Bar on Tuesday 20th of September at 19:30. The main decisions were:
We expect the new season of the Edinburgh League to Start in October 2022 and follow the normal 2 game all-play-all format (1 home and 1 away).
Our club night is Tuesday at The Cumberland Bar (map).
In 2022-23 our team matches and club championship will be played at Pilrig Bowling Club (map). We have teams in the Edinburgh League, the SNCL and the Spen's Cup, and run various internal tournaments for our members.
