Giffnock & Clarkston Chess Club

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Meets : Tuesday, 7.30pm, from September to May.

Where : WhiteCraigs Bowling Club, Newton Mearns, (near Eastwood Toll), Glasgow

For more information contact Craig Postlethwaithe 0141-884 3001, Andy MacQueen on 01505 863 521 or email us at GiffnockChess@jadoube.demon.co.uk

The Giffnock and Clarkston Chess Club has been in existence for more than 50 years. We have members covering all chess levels and are always open to all new members, no matter the standard.

We have various competitions running through the year, September to April. There are 3 main trophies - the club championship - played for by the strongest players in the club; the Mercury (donated by the Mercury newspaper) played by the next strongest players and the AT Mays (donated by the travel company) contested by the remainder.

In addition to these, there is the Olscot trophy, which is played throughout the year more on a 'casual' basis - the more times you attend, the more games you play in this competition and hence the better your chances of winning it! The Brodie Cup is another favourite, played under time-handicap rules.

There is also a Rapid Play and 2 Allegro trophies played for once a year by all those interested.

We have 4 teams in the Glasgow league, in divisions 1, 3 and 5, and indeed have won this prestigious competition in the past. The highest scoring A team member at the end of the year gains the Founders Cup, a trophy kindly donated by Malcolm King, who was a keen and regular member until his recent death.

We also have a thriving junior section, of up to 20 children under 14 years. They can play for 2 trophies during the year, the Drumby, a 7 round event, and the Under 14 Knock Out. There is also a Best Newcomer award for the best new junior. We also run at least 1 junior team, competing in the Glasgow Junior League and hope to regain the title that we won in the inaugral year 3 years ago.

Current Trophy holders :

Competition	Winner
Club Champion	Rosie Giulian
Mercury Trophy	Gordon Bonnyman
AT Mays Trophy	Ian McCulloch
Olscot Trophy	Fiona Petrie
Brodie Cup	Calum MacQueen
Rapid Play Champion	Andrew & Calum MacQueen
Allegro Champion	Calum MacQueen & Neil Thomson
Handicap Allegro Champion	Daniel Thomas
Founders Cup	Calum MacQueen
Drumby	Mark Richmond
U-14 Knock Out	Scott Jordan
Best U-14 Newcomer	Mark Richmond

E-mail GiffnockChess@jadoube.demon.co.uk or call Andrew MacQueen on 01505 863621 for further detals.

Live a bit further towards Glasgow? Then try out the Cathcart Chess Club on www.cathcartchessclub.org.uk.

Last Updated December 29th 2006