Monday, 27 July 2015

End of Season Roundup

The end of the 2014-15 chess season brought very mixed results for Inverclyde Chess Club. On the positive side, Inverclyde finished as runners up in the Third  Division of the Scottish National Chess League. This was the club's best ever finish in the competition, and secures promotion to the Second Division.


SNCL Division ThreeMatchesPlayedDefaultsScore
 Pos  Team  Team Name  P  W  D  L  Pts  W  D  L  W  D  L  Boards  % 
18Thistles7610131911410025½73
26Inverclyde76011220870002469
37Stepps Warriors751111207800023½67
42Dumfries and District73137184130002057
54CSBOS 1713359131200115½44
65Lanark71244610190001131
73Forth Valley B71153971900012½36
81Pentland Hills7016131022000823

On the negative side, an unusual sequence of results saw Inverclyde relegated from the First Division of the Glasgow Chess League on board count  (the chess equivalent of goal difference), despite beating two of the teams which finished above it.


 Glasgow League Division OneMatchesPlayedDefaultsScore
 Pos  Team  Team Name  P  W  D  L  Pts  W  D  L  W  D  L  Boards  % 
18Paisley A97111530231510342½59
22Cathcart A95221229192220040½56
310Stepps A9522122724201004056
45Glasgow Polytechnic A95041029211820241½58
56Hamilton A94231025172610334½48
69Phones A9405824272010038½53
74Giffnock A931571530232023244
81Bearsden A9225623232600034½48
97Inverclyde9306617213400027½38
103East Kilbride A9126416253100028½40

In the club's internal competitions, the  Club Championship was jointly won by Carsten Bolln and Stephen Doherty. The Allegro Championship, which featured 30 minute games, was won by Kevin McDonald, who also won the Rapidplay Tournament.

The club is now closed for the summer, but will reopen on 8th September 2015. Please note club nights have now changed to Tuesdays, at the Royalle Club, Gourock.