I sometimes wonder whatever happened to chess player Rachel Reeves? She is on the right on the photo taken while she worked part-time in her student days at Chess & Bridge. Her last official rated game was in 2005. She could have been a master #chess #RachelReeves

First Adult Beginner Training Session at the club last Tuesday, run by Vipin Zamvar and John Smith. Next session will be on Tuesday 19th November.

President Raj Bhopal was in action in the European Senior Individual in Italy. Raj finished on 5/9 against a strong field, including a draw against former Women's World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili! chess-results.com/tnr1044509.asp…

Also in action last week was FM Neil Berry, who finished 10th at the Bavarian Open in Tegernsee: chess-results.com/tnr957277.aspx…

Congrats to UK Open Blitz Champion Eldar Gasanov on 11.5, 2nd Danny Gormally on 11 & 3= Freddie Gordon & Shreyas Royal on 10.5. Also congrats to UK Open Blitz Women’s Champion Eunice Hng who won on tiebreak from Kamila Hryschenko & Bodhana Sivanandan, all on 12.5 English Chess Federation (ECF)

Congratulations to Freddy Waldhausen Gordon on competing the requirements for the IM title, his 3/3 at the Bundesliga this weekend moving his live rating to 2410!

President Raj Bhopal, Alastair White and former Treasurer Rob McAndrew were part of the Scotland Over 65 Team competing at the World Senior Team Championship in Prague. Standout result was Raj's victory over GM Vlastimil Jansa. tinyurl.com/fp5e73v6

We are auctioning surplus chess books, magazines and sundry ephemera acquired over the years. Something for everyone – “Lots of Antiquarian & Collectable Books, Prints and Related Items” on Thursday 6th March, 2025 lots 201 to 219: bit.ly/43a6iUX

ChessCafe: The Birmingham venue bringing young people together - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/…

On Sunday we are holding a 'She Plays to Win' She Plays To Win taster event at the club, for Primary School girls without a Chess Scotland rating. Details on how to sign up at tinyurl.com/yvnaaywx. Later from 5.30pm Ladies Night for casual games.

Last week, I voulenteered at a Norwegian prison to teach chess to the inmates. I shared my experience on social media, hoping to inspire others to volunteer at the prison. But I had not expected Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard to contact me and generously donate a huge collection of

Our first Team made it 10 wins from 10 in the Edinburgh League last night, with a 4-2 victory against last season's champions Edinburgh West. Congratulations to captain Craig Thomson and the team!

Congratulations to Jenny Wilson for organising events last Sunday to mark International Women's Day. 19 girls played in their first competitive event at the 'She Plays to Win' taster tournament, and 10 players joined the evening session for casual games.

Looking forward to welcoming Natasha Regan and Matt Ball to the club on Tuesday for a talk on their recent book/ chessable course on Zwischenzug!

Congratulations to our Richardson Cup Team for defeating Bon Accord 6.5-1.5 in the final on Saturday. This was our 3rd victory in a row, and our 28th in total.

We had an online match today against the Uruguayan club Los Trebejos de Walter Estrada. Results: BERRY, Neil 1-0 DOMINGUEZ, Facundo KANE, Bob 1-0 MUNIZ, Gonzalo KRISTJANSSON, Snorri 1-0 ROMERO, Juan Manuel PARASUR, Raghuram 0.5-0.5 RUIZ, Alain MALLICK, Sai 1-0 GASCO, Maximiliano

Our traditional season opener - the Club Champion's Simultaneous display. FM Keith Ruxton scored +14 =6 -0 against other club members.

GM Nigel Short will give a 20‑board simultaneous exhibition at 7pm on 30th December at Edinburgh Chess Club (1 Alva Street, EH2 4PH). Refreshments will be served and we expect this to be a memorable occasion. Tickets will cost £50 (£45 for club members) edinburghchessclub.wildapricot.org/event-6447391