Castlehill Chess Club

PERTH CHESS WARRIOR – CHECKMATE Apologies, I meant to post this when I found out late. It`s personally sad to hear that Ronnie Cutting (Perth Chess Club) had died a few weeks back (I did not know at the time). He was a long-time member of Perth Chess Club and a TAFCA stalwart, and for…

CLUB NIGHT – ROCKING In COMFORT Thurs 30th May 24 Well, what was supposed to be a quiet night, turned out to be a busy competitive battle, with 7 matches on. The players just kept coming out of the wood work, but luckily, we had it all set up just in case! Not only that,…

PERTH CHESS CONGRESS Fri 24th to Mon 27th May 24 The Salutation Hotel was once again the stage for the Perth Chess Congress, organised by Scottish Chess Tour. This year saw an extra day added, making it a 4-day congress, and it must have appealed to a lot of players as it was completely sold…

TAFCA 2023-24 SEASON – Oct 23 – Apr 24 The TAFCA 2023-24 season is now over and while as always it`s great to play in, it was not the best season for Castlehill Chess Club. Having said that, we did have some bright points! In the TAFCA Individual, Iain Sneddon won the Presidents Cup (U1650),…

The Bob Dunn OTB Summer Championships 2023-24 Round 1 – 9th May 24 We have an outstanding 22 players entered so for the main summer tournament, the Bob Dunn OTB Summer Championships! You still have time to enter if you want to play in this summer extravaganza! Round 1 of 4 was played on Thurs…

CASTLEHILL ONLINE QUICK-PLAY SERIES – ROUND 1 Tuesday 7th May 2024 – 7:30pm Season 2023-24 In the 1st Online Quick-Play of the 2023-24 season held on Tuesday 7th May 24, 7:30pm on Lichess.org, we had 8 players involved. A bit disappointing, but hopefully over the series, we will get more. It was only a 5 round…

CASTLEHILL OTB QUICK-PLAY – ROUND 1 Thurs 2nd May 24 We had an amazing 16 players down for the first Quick-Play of the summer season! In someone else’s words, “I was not expecting that“! Of course having been a Boy Scout in my day, I did have enough boards set out, just in case. Everybody…

CASTLEHILL SUMMER ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 Summer is here in name, if not in warmth! We have 14 players in this years Summer Online Championship. The round one draw is now up and the deadline for the matches to be played by is, Sun 26th May 24. Players can still enter this tournament, so if interested,…

THE 15th IAN McNAB MEMORIAL TROPHY 2023-24 Thurs 25th April 25 – 7:30pm Not many members left who knew Ian McNab, but those that do, have many memories, good and bad! Ian would have loved this event in his name and in true McNab style, no seeding, no grades and, no requirements to be silent…

SEASON 2023-24 4NCL (Nations Chess League) Tues 23rd April 24 – 7:30pm Season 9 – Sem-Final play-off`s Time-Controls – 45 minutes + 15 seconds increments Dundee City teams is a joint venture between Castlehill Chess Club Dundee and Dundee Chess Club. Div 1 – Play-off Dundee City A (2259) 2 – 2 (1970) Dundee City B…