York and District Chess League
Scarborough Chess Club completed another successful season in Division 2 of the York and District Chess League. The number of teams had increased to ten resulting in 18 matches with each team played home and away. Scarborough almost achieved the perfect mid-table result winning six matches, drawing six matches and losing six matches with 50 points for and 51 against. Tom Hall achieved the best result with 7½ out of 9.
Scarborough Chess Congress 2023
The Scarborough Chess Congress was held over the weekend 27 to 29 October 2023 with well over 300 players from all over the country participating. The Club was well represented with six members participating in different sections and two former members of the club also returning to play. None made it into the prize list but Tom Hill was awarded for the best performance by a Scarborough Club player.
Club News
Scarborough Chess Club has made a good start to the new season in the York Chess League winning its first match.
The Club will be running the Doug Rawlinson Rapid Play competition on Monday the 16 October commencing at 7.30pm at the Roscoe Rooms, Roscoe Street, Scarborough. Entry on the night for existing members or anybody who wants to give it a go. This will be a good warm up event for the weekend of the 27th-29th October 2023 when Scarborough will be playing host to the annual Chess Congress at the Spa. About 300 people are expected to participate making it one of the largest competitions in the country. It is anticipated that a number of players from the club will be competing. This year there will also be a special one day competition for juniors on the Saturday.