CC 2025/26

Nov 27 2025

The club championship, organised by Jim, is a 5/6 round Swiss tournament with rounds being drawn by the Vega system. Time controls will be the same as the Edinburgh League long form (34/85mins + 20 min allegro) or incremental (85mins + 20sec). The incremental controls will have to agreed by both players.

# Player P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Adam Walkoviak 1 1
2 Elliot Sloan 1 1
3 Tom Leah 1 1
4 Walter Burnett 1 1
5 Donald Heron ½ ½
6 John Palmer ½ ½
7 Neil Fleming ½ ½
8 Richard Carter ½ ½
9 Alexandre Devos 0 0
10 Alistair Forrester 0 0
11 Jim O'Neil 0 0
12 Richard Kynoch 0 0

Round 2

Tuesday 20th January 2026

  • Elliot Sloan (1850), 0-0, Tom Leah (2061)
  • Adam Walkoviak (1522), 0-0, Walter Burnett (1941)
  • Neil Fleming (1950), 0-0, John Palmer (1104)
  • Richard Carter (1799), 0-0, Donald Heron (1630)
  • Richard Kynoch (1882), 0-0, Alexandre Devos (E1600)
  • Jim O'Neil (1797), 0-0, Alistair Forrester (1212)

Round 1

Tuesday 16th December 2025

  • Donald Heron (1630), ½-½, Neil Fleming (1950)
  • Walter Burnett (1941), 1-0, Alexandre Devos (E1600)
  • Adam Walkoviak (1522), 1-0, Richard Kynoch (1882)
  • Elliot Sloan (1850), 1-0, Alistair Forrester (1212)
  • John Palmer (1104), ½-½, Richard Carter (1799)

5 matches played with more than a few upsets.

Wednesday 10th December 2025

  • Tom Leah (2061), 1-0, Jim O'Neil (1797)

Jim tried an unusual opening and various tactical tricks along the way, but Tom played steady and ground out an easy win.