Club Championship
Crawford Macnab
3 November 2026
Results
| White | Black | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Gunn-Russell (1) | 1865 | Stuart McKinney (1) | 1482 | |
| 2 | Ralph Jackson (1) | 1479 | Crawford Macnab (1) | 1793 | |
| 3 | Allan McDiarmid (1) | 1682 | Simon Bate (1) | 1434 | |
| 4 | Sam Clucas (1) | 1342 | William Lindved (1) | 1618 | |
| 5 | Isaac Boyd (1) | 1559 | Ed Neilson (1) | 1113 | |
| 6 | Marcel Van Oijen (½) | 1988 | Samuel Kis (1) | ||
| 7 | Sandy Powell (½) | 1074 | Eric Smith (½) | 1503 | |
| 8 | Mathew Boyd (½) | 1121 | Paul Girdwood (0) | 1483 | |
| 9 | Peter Duckworth (0) | 1343 | Derek McCann (0) | 1234 | |
| 10 | Ruaridh Neave (0) | 928 | Gerry Brown (0) | 1324 | |
| 11 | Nick West (0) | 1322 | Beijin Shen (0) | 917 | |
| 12 | Patrick Miller (0) | 1268 | Adam Borthwick (0) |
| White | Black | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerry Brown (0) | 1324 | 0 - 1 | Charles Gunn-Russell (0) | 1865 |
| 2 | Crawford Macnab (0) | 1793 | 1 - 0 | Nick West (0) | 1322 |
| 3 | Andrew Wright (0) | 1287 | 0 - 1d | Allan McDiarmid (0) | 1682 |
| 4 | William Lindved (0) | 1618 | 1 - 0 | Patrick Miller (0) | 1268 |
| 5 | Derek McCann (0) | 1234 | 0 - 1 | Isaac Boyd (0) | 1559 |
| 6 | Eric Smith (0) | 1503 | ½ - ½ | Mathew Boyd (0) | 1121 |
| 7 | Ed Neilson (0) | 1113 | 1 - 0 | Paul Girdwood (0) | 1483 |
| 8 | Stuart McKinney (0) | 1482 | 1 - 0 | Ruaridh Neave (0) | 928 |
| 9 | Beijin Shen (0) | 917 | 0 - 1 | Ralph Jackson (0) | 1479 |
| 10 | Simon Bate (0) | 1434 | 1 - 0 | Adam Borthwick (0) | |
| 11 | Samuel Kis (0) | 1 - 0 | Peter Duckworth (0) | 1343 | |
| 12 | Sam Clucas (0) | 1342 | 1 Bye | ||
| 13 | Marcel Van Oijen (0) | 1988 | ½ Bye | ||
| 14 | Sandy Powell (0) | 1074 | ½ Bye |
Rules
The 2026-27 club championship is a 6 round swiss.
The bottom 50% of players are eligible for the minor championship.
The highest placed of (Sam Clucas, Gerry Brown, Nick West, Andrew Wright, Patrick Miller, Derek McCann, Mathew Boyd, Ed Neilson, Sandy Powell, Ruaridh Neave, Beijin Shen, Sam Kis and Adam Borthwick) are eligible for the minor championship. In the event that one of these players wins the main championship then the second highest will be awarded the minor championship.
Players can request half point byes in any of rounds 1-3.
No byes are allowed in rounds 4-6.
Bye must be requested before the round is drawn.
Schedule of rounds to be arranged but will be spread through the season.
It is expected that entrants will endeavour to play in all rounds.
A time window will be provided for each round within which the games must be played. If a game is not played then the organiser will decide what default to apply. This may be a double default or a full point being awarded to one of the players. Note that any points awarded by default will count towards a players total points.
If a player has any issues contacting an opponent to arrange a game they should contact the organiser ASAP.
Tie break 1 will be Buchholz and Tie break 2 will be Buchholz Cut 1.
The organiser (Crawford Macnab) reserves the right to make adjustments to ensure the smooth running of this competition.
Schedule
The dates for each round are as follows:
Round 1 - 5th Oct 2026 - 2nd Nov 2026
Round 2 -
Round 3 -
Round 4 -
Round 5 -
Round 6 -
You must complete your game within these dates.
Entrants (25)
- Marcel Van Oijen
- Charles Gunn-Russell
- Crawford Macnab
- Allan McDiarmid
- William Lindved
- Isaac Boyd
- Eric Smith
- Paul Girdwood
- Stuart McKinney
- Ralph Jackson
- Simon Bate
- Peter Duckworth
- Sam Clucas
- Gerry Brown
- Nick West
- Andrew Wright
- Patrick Miller
- Derek McCann
- Mathew Boyd
- Ed Neilson (?)
- Sandy Powell
- Ruaridh Neave
- Beijin Shen
- Sam Kis
- Adam Borthwick