What happened in October
Tournament Results
There was a notable success for Bob Kane who finished 2nd in group D (1900 – 1750) with 6.5/9 at the ACO World Senior (50+) Chess Championship.
Edinburgh League
The Edinburgh league kicked off in October. I don’t have all of the results to report, but I do have the following:
Premier Division:
- Edinburgh 1: 4.5 – 1.5 Edinburgh 2.
Division 3:
- Edinburgh 5: 2.5 – 3.5 Edinburgh 4.
Allegro League
Round 1 of the Edinburgh allegro league took place on Thursday 9th October 2025. Edinburgh 1 beat Badgers Brook 1.5 – 2.5 and Costorphine 3 – 0. Edinburgh 2 drew 2 – 2 against Wandering Dragons and beat Sandy Bells 4 – 0.
Club Maintenance
A burglar alarm and monitoring system has been installed at the club premises to enhance security. All keyholders will be issued with instructions for using the alarm.
Coming up in November
Tournaments:
Two tournaments are being hosted at Edinburgh Chess Club in the near future:
Wolf of Badenoch Trophy 2025
A 5 round Swiss tournament for players graded below 1600 held on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November at Edinburgh Chess Club. Entries should be emailed to Calum McGillivray (calum-1989@hotmail.co.uk). Entry is limited to 28 players, so early entry is advised. See https://www.chessscotland.com/calendar/wolf-of-badenoch-trophy-2025 for more details.
Edinburgh Christmas Blitz
A 15 round 3+2 Blitz tournament held on Saturday 6th December at Edinburgh Chess Club. Entry is via Wild Apricot https://edinburghchessclub.wildapricot.org/event-6409648, or by email to President@Edinburghchessclub.co.uk. See https://www.chessscotland.com/calendar/edinburgh-christmas-blitz for details.
League Matches
The following Edinburgh league fixtures are played in November.
Edinburgh 1
- Thursday 6th November 19:30 – home vs Civil Service 1
- Tuesday 11th November – away vs Wandering Dragons 1
- Thursday 27th November 19:30 – home vs Badgers Brook 1
Edinburgh 2
- Monday 3rd November 19:00 – away vs Badgers Brook 1
- Monday 17th November 19:30 – home vs Civil Service 1
Edinburgh 3
- Tuesday 4th November – away vs Bank of Scotland 1
- Monday 10th November 19:30 – home vs Pentland Hills 1
Edinburgh 4
- Thursday 6th November 19:30 – home vs Musselburgh 1
- Tuesday 11th November 19:00 – away vs Badgers Brook 2
Edinburgh 5
- Thursday 20th November 19:30 – home vs Wandering Dragons 3
- Monday 24th November – away vs Gorgie Dalry
Edinburgh 6
- Tuesday 18th November – away vs Musselburgh 2
- Wednesday 26th November 19:30 – home vs University of Edinburgh 2
Edinburgh 7
- Tuesday 4th November – away vs Bank of Scotland 3
- Wednesday 12th November 19:00 – away vs Edinburgh 7
Tiger Cubs
- Wednesday 12th November 19:00 – home vs Edinburgh 7
- Wednesday 26th November 19:00 – home vs Musselburgh 2
Allegro League
Games 3 and 4 of the Edinburgh allegro league will be played on Thursday 13th November 2025. Edinburgh 1 face Civil Service 2 in game 3, and Edinburgh 2 in game 4. In their 3rd game Edinburgh 2 are paired against Costorphine.
Scottish National Chess League
The Scottish National Chess League will be played at Dunfermline Learning Campus, Calaiswood Crescent, Dunfermline, which is a new venue for this season – see https://www.chessscotland.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2391 for details of the venue. The first four rounds are played in November: rounds 1 and 2 on Sunday 2nd November and rounds 3 and 4 on Sunday 30th November. The relevant pairings for the first four rounds are
Edinburgh 1:
- Round 1: Away vs Bon Accord
- Round 2: Home vs Forth Valley 1
- Round 3: Away vs Dundee City A
- Round 4: Home vs Wandering Dragons 1
Edinburgh 2:
- Round 1: Home vs Kilmarnock
- Round 2: Away vs Lenzie Basilisks
- Round 3: Home vs CSBOS 1
- Round 4: Away vs Edinburgh West 2
Division 3 is a swiss tournament, so the Edinburgh 3 and 4 fixtures are not known in advance, but in round 1 Edinburgh 3 are away to Costorphine and Edinburgh 4 are at home to Dundee City D.