Premier Division Results 2024/25
Losing Hamish down south was a major blow, although he may be able to play when he is in Edinburgh. Our squad remains strong but as usual, real life events can cause availability issues.
All Premier Division results are here and grading calculations are here.
| Opposition | H/A | Date | Res |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badgers Brooke 1 | H | Oct 22 | 3½-2½ |
| Edinburgh 1 | A | Nov 7 | 4½-1½ |
| Edinburgh West 1 | H | 12 Nov | 2½-3½ |
| Edinburgh 2 | A | Nov 25 | 2-4 |
| Bank of Scotland 1 | A | Dec 17 | 0-6 |
Bank of Scotland 1 (away, 17 Dec)
Another excellent away win from our first team.
| Bank of Scotland 1 | 0‑6 | Wandering Dragons 1 |
|---|---|---|
| James, Chris (1901) | 0‑1 | Orr, Mark J L (2129) |
| Chapman, Nigel (1860) | 0‑1 | Leah, Tom (2025) |
| Ballantyne, Stuart (1817) | 0‑1 | Browning, Isaac (2008) |
| Mollison, Jamie (1816) | 0‑1 | Fleming, Neil (1904) |
| Stewart, David (1600) | 0‑1 | Burnett, Walter (1872) |
| Paterson, Krishan (1447) | 0‑1 | Sloan, Elliot S (1838) |
Edinburgh 2 (away, 25th November)
It's good to see the first team flexing their grading advantage to bring home the points. Mark and Neil both had nice wins ending in checkmate.
| Edinburgh 2 | 2‑4 | Wandering Dragons 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett, William (2042) | 0-1 | Orr, Mark J L (2129) |
| Blackford, Ross (1950) | 1‑0 | Leah, Tom (2025) |
| Bhopal, Raj (1919) | ½‑½ | Browning, Isaac (2008) |
| Ridge, Michael (1871) | 0-1 | Fleming, Neil (1904) |
| Kane, Robert (1796) | 0‑1 | Sloan, Elliot S (1838) |
| Aitchison, A Keith (1612) | ½‑½ | Carter, Richard G (1704) |
Edinburgh West 1 (home, 12th November)
A sore loss as we were pretty close to winning this tie.
| Wandering Dragons 1 | 2½‑3½ | Edinburgh West 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Leah, Tom (2025) | 0‑1 | Farrell, Neil R (2104) |
| Browning, Isaac (2008) | ½‑½ | Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik (1962) |
| Fleming, Neil (1904) | 0‑1 | Neave, George (2060) |
| Burnett, Walter (1872) | ½‑½ | Cheng, Louis (1833) |
| Taylor, Ewan (1849) | ½‑½ | Sharma, Devesh (1712) |
| Sloan, Elliot S (1838) | 1‑0 | Robinson, Martin E (1708) |
Edinburgh 1 (away, 7th November)
A great result considering our understrength squad was up against a very strong Edinburgh. The grading differences were over 300 in half the boards and over 200 in the rest.
| Edinburgh 1 | 4½‑1½ | Wandering Dragons 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick (2361) | ½‑½ | Leah, Tom (2025) |
| Ruxton, Keith (2299) | 1‑0 | Browning, Isaac (2008) |
| Thomson, Craig S M (2136) | ½‑½ | Fleming, Neil (1904) |
| Walden, Petros (2188) | 1‑0 | Burnett, Walter (1872) |
| MacQueen, Calum (2183) | 1‑0 | Sloan, Elliot S (1838) |
| Whyte, Brian G (2035) | ½‑½ | Kynoch, Richard J P (1791) |
Badgers Brook 1 (home, 22nd October)
The first game of the new season was a tight match with teams closely matched in grades. Jim stepped up from the second team to play at board 6. With the match 3-2 in the Dragons favour, Jim took a draw in double-edged end game to secure the match rather than risk it to get a personal win.
| Wandering Dragons 1 | 3½‑2½ | Badgers Brook 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Orr, Mark J L (2129) | ½‑½ | McGeoch, Kenny R (2029) |
| Browning, Isaac (2008) | 1‑0 | McLay, John W (2011) |
| Fleming, Neil (1904) | ½‑½ | Cooke, Susan G (1920) |
| Burnett, Walter (1872) | 1‑0 | Cooke, Mark (1908) |
| Sloan, Elliot S (1838) | 0‑1 | Will, Douglas (1857) |
| O`Neil, Jim (1814) | ½‑½ | Fleming, Andrew (1803) |