Scottish Chess Championship
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Scottish Chess Championship
OR:
Scottish Chess Championship on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The Scottish Chess Championship is organised by
Chess Scotland Chess Scotland is the Sport governing body, governing body for chess in Scotland. It was formed in 2001 with the merger of the Scottish Chess Association (SCA) and the Scottish Junior Chess Association (SJCA). It is one of the oldest national che ...
, formerly the Scottish Chess Association. It has been running since 1884, and nowadays takes the form of a nine-round tournament played over two weekends and the week in between. Auxiliary tournaments, such as grading-limited sections and a senior championship take place over the first seven days and there is a Weekend Congress on the second weekend. Originally, the championship was by invitation only and could only be won by players who would be eligible to compete internationally for Scotland, but sometimes a titled player of another nationality was invited to compete in order to make title norms more likely. In 2008 the Championship was replaced by an international open. The Scottish Champion being determined by the highest finishing Scottish player. The 2009 tournament being held in Edinburgh attracted nine Grandmasters. The 2010 event took place in Hamilton with the 2011 event back in Edinburgh. The 2014 Championships was incorporated into the Commonwealth Chess Championships which was held in Glasgow. In 2015 the Event was held in Edinburgh and the 2016 event will be back In Glasgow The current Tournament Arbiters are IA Alex McFarlane and IA Andy Howie.


Notable Winners

Recent notable winners include
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia; born ) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Chess Grandmaster. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide t ...
in 2003 – the first woman player to win the Scottish Championship, and
Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He is a three-time British chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999 . He was awarded an Open Society Fellowship in 2018 by the Open Society Fo ...
, who became the first Scottish player to clinch the Grandmaster title on home soil in 1999, and did the Scottish /
British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
double in 2004. In 2013 Roddy McKay won the title some 39 years after first winning his first title in 1974. In 2018 Murad Abdulla became the youngest Double winner of the title.


Winners

*1884 - John Crum *1885 - Daniel Yarnton Mills *1886 - Georges Emile Barbier *1887 - Daniel Yarnton Mills *1888 -
George Henry Mackenzie George Henry Mackenzie (24 March 1837, in North Kessock, Scotland – 14 April 1891, in New York City) was a Scottish-born American chess master. Biography Mackenzie was educated mainly in Aberdeen, at the Aberdeen Grammar School and the Mar ...
*1889 - James Marshall *1890 - William Neish Walker *1891 - John D. Chambers *1892 - Daniel Yarnton Mills *1893 - William Neish Walker *1894 - Sheriff Walter Cook Spens *1895 - Daniel Yarnton Mills *1896 - Daniel Yarnton Mills *1897 - Daniel Yarnton Mills *1898 - George Brunton Fraser *1899 - Daniel Yarnton Mills *1900 - Daniel Yarnton Mills *1901 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1902 - E Macdonald *1903 - James Borthwick *1904 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1905 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1906 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1907 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1908 - Arthur John Mackenzie *1909 - Arthur John Mackenzie *1910 - George W Richmond *1911 - JA McKee *1912 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1913 - Arthur John Mackenzie *1914 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1915 -
C Wardhaugh C, or c, is the third letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''cee'' (pronounced ), plural ''cees''. History "C" ...
*1916 to 1919 - No Championship Held *1920 -
P Wenman P, or p, is the sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''pee'' (pronounced ), plural ''pees''. History Th ...
*1921 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1922 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1923 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1924 -
C Heath C, or c, is the third letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''cee'' (pronounced ), plural ''cees''. History "C" ...
*1925 - George Page *1926 - JA McKee *1927 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1928 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1929 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1930 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1931 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ear ...
*1932 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1933 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1934 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1935 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1936 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1937 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1938 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1939 -
Max Pavey Max Pavey (March 5, 1918 – September 4, 1957) was an American chess master. Biography After graduating from City College of New York in 1937, he studied medicine in Glasgow, and while a student won the Scottish Championship at Aberdeen 1939, ...
*1940 to 1945 - No Championship Held *1946 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1947 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1948 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1949 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1950 -
PB Anderson Pb is the chemical symbol for the chemical element lead. PB, P.B., or Pb may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Paul's Boutique,'' a 1989 album by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys * Prussian Blue, an American white nationalist ...
*1951 -
Alexander Aird Thomson Alexander Aird Thomson (21 February 1917 – May/June 1991) was a Scottish chess player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1951). Biography Son of Florence Frankland Thomson (1885–1939) who was six-times winner the Scottish Women's Chess C ...
*1952 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1953 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1954 -
PB Anderson Pb is the chemical symbol for the chemical element lead. PB, P.B., or Pb may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Paul's Boutique,'' a 1989 album by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys * Prussian Blue, an American white nationalist ...
*1955 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1956 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1957 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1958 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1959 -
Peter Coast Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...
*1960 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1961 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
*1962 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was an English bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. He ...
*1963 - Michael Fallone *1964 -
Alexander Munro Davie Alexander "Sandy" Munro Davie (born 4 April 1946 in Dundee) is a Scottish mathematician and was the chess champion of Scotland in 1964, 1966, and 1969. He grew up in Dundee, attending the High School of Dundee, and he was encouraged to play c ...
*1965 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Before ...
, Peter Michael Jamieson *1966 -
Alexander Munro Davie Alexander "Sandy" Munro Davie (born 4 April 1946 in Dundee) is a Scottish mathematician and was the chess champion of Scotland in 1964, 1966, and 1969. He grew up in Dundee, attending the High School of Dundee, and he was encouraged to play c ...
*1967 -
Gerald Bonner Gerald Bonner (18 June 1926 – 22 May 2013) was a conservative Anglican Early Church historian and scholar of religion, who lectured at the Department of Theology of Durham University from 1964 to 1988. He was also an author and an internatio ...
*1968 - David Levy *1969 -
Alexander Munro Davie Alexander "Sandy" Munro Davie (born 4 April 1946 in Dundee) is a Scottish mathematician and was the chess champion of Scotland in 1964, 1966, and 1969. He grew up in Dundee, attending the High School of Dundee, and he was encouraged to play c ...
*1970 -
Gerald Bonner Gerald Bonner (18 June 1926 – 22 May 2013) was a conservative Anglican Early Church historian and scholar of religion, who lectured at the Department of Theology of Durham University from 1964 to 1988. He was also an author and an internatio ...
*1971 - E Holt, RM McKay *1972 -
Gerald Bonner Gerald Bonner (18 June 1926 – 22 May 2013) was a conservative Anglican Early Church historian and scholar of religion, who lectured at the Department of Theology of Durham University from 1964 to 1988. He was also an author and an internatio ...
*1973 - Peter Michael Jamieson *1974 - RM McKay *1975 - DNL Levy, S Swanson *1976 - RM McKay *1977 - CW Pritchett *1978 - PA Motwani *1979 - RM McKay *1980 -
Danny Kopec Daniel Kopec (February 28, 1954 – June 12, 2016) was an American chess International Master, author, and computer science professor at Brooklyn College. Education He graduated from Dartmouth College in the class of 1975. Kopec later received ...
*1981 - G Morrison *1982 - RM McKay *1983 - CA McNab *1984 - CSM Thomson *1985 - ML Condie, RM McKay *1986 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the first ...
*1987 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the first ...
*1988 - RM McKay *1989 - ML Condie *1990 - SR Mannion *1991 - Colin McNab *1992 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the first ...
*1993 - Colin McNab,
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the first ...
*1994 -
Jonathan Parker Sir Jonathan Frederic Parker, PC (born 8 December 1937) is a retired British Lord Justice of Appeal. Education Sir Jonathan was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, the son of Sir Edmund Parker (1908–1981) and Elizabeth Mary Butterfie ...
*1995 - SR Mannion, Colin McNab, John K Shaw *1996 - DM Bryson *1997 - DM Bryson *1998 - John K Shaw *1999 -
Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He is a three-time British chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999 . He was awarded an Open Society Fellowship in 2018 by the Open Society Fo ...
*2000 - AJ Norris, John K Shaw *2001 -
Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He is a three-time British chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999 . He was awarded an Open Society Fellowship in 2018 by the Open Society Fo ...
*2002 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the first ...
*2003 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the first ...
,
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia; born ) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Chess Grandmaster. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide t ...
*2004 -
Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He is a three-time British chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999 . He was awarded an Open Society Fellowship in 2018 by the Open Society Fo ...
*2005 - Craig Pritchett *2006 - Jonathan Grant *2007 - Andrew Muir *2008 - Alan Tate *2009 - Iain Gourlay (Scottish Champion 6.5), GM S. Arun Prasad (Open Winner 7.5) *2010 - Andrew Greet *2011 -
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia; born ) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Chess Grandmaster. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide t ...
*2012 -
Jacob Aagaard Jacob Aagaard (born 31 July 1973) is a Danish-Scottish chess grandmaster and the 2007 British Chess Champion. Biography In 2004, Aagaard took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place in the Scottish Champ ...
*2013 - RM McKay *2014 - Alan Tate (chess player) *2015 - Neil Berry (Scottish Champion 7), GM Korneev, Oleg (Open Winner 7.5) *2016 -
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia; born ) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Chess Grandmaster. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide t ...
(Scottish Champion 6), Matthew Turner (Open Winner 7.5) *2017 - Murad Abdulla (Scottish Champion 6.5), Andrei Maksimenko (Open Winner 7.5) *2018 - Murad Abdulla (Scottish Champion & Open Winner 8) *2019 - Colin McNab (Scottish Champion 6.5), Matthew Turner (Scottish Champion 7), Ritvars Reimanis (Open Winner 7) *2020/21 - Did not take place due to pandemic *2022 - Murad Abdulla (Scottish Champion 6.5) *2023 - Edwin Spencer (Scottish Champion 4) *2024 - Andrew Greet (Scottish Champion 7)


See also

*
British Chess Championship The British Chess Championships are organised by the English Chess Federation. The main tournament incorporates the British Championship, the English Chess Championships and the British Women's Chess Championship so it is possible, although it ha ...


References


External links


List of Scottish champions www.ChessScotland.com
{{Chess national championships Chess national championships
Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ...
Chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...
1884 in chess 1884 establishments in Scotland Recurring events established in 1884
Chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...