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22 Apr 2026: Sam Cornwell; report from Livingston Allegro

Selkirk's Sam Cornwell took part in the Livingston Allegro last week, scoring 3/5 in the Intermediate section.  Sam has contributed an excellent report on the tournament and has also sent in all of his 5 games, which can be played through in the blog page we've created.

A fascinating insight into Sam's thoughts and his varying fortunes, round by round.

Report on Livingston 2026, plus the a game from each round...

21 Apr 2026: NHS 2½-1½ Gala; Selkirk Championship

Home team NHS scored a victory against Gala last night,  Gala's first defeat of the season. Gala No 1 Martin Wallace won against Stasys Gimbutis, and on board 2 Max Scott and Gerry Johnstone fought out a draw - but wins by Steve Litster and Logan Symons on boards 3 and 4 secured the points for NHS.

In the Selkirk Championship two game were played: Nick Dunne v Kevin Poulton 1-0, and Harry Cornwell v Sam Cornwell 0-1.

League results, plus the Cornwell v Cornwell family clash...

Latest tables from Borders Individual...

Club news, including the Selkirk Championship table...

14 Apr 2026: Selkirk A 2-2 Selkirk B; Gala 2½-1½ NHS

A draw was a fair result on Tuesday, when the two Selkirk teams met in their second league clash of the season. Tam Wylie and Andrew Cameron scored wins for the A team, while Mark Gardiner and Alex Brown won for the B team.

We are a bit late in recording the details of the Gala v NHS match (played on 17 March) but the League page has now been updated accordingly.

League results, plus the Gardiner v Sam Cornwell game...

Latest tables from Borders Individual...

Club news, including the Selkirk Championship table...

Newcomers and tuition

If you're looking to join a club, this is where to start. We cover the four main Borders clubs, with details of contacts. There is also a tuition section, including: a refresher on the rules of chess; some hints on how to win material;  and other basic tuition articles.

Newcomers section...

General blog 

What's in the blog section? Well, anything that anyone wants to write about.  This month we have a rant measured criticism of post-mortems; an introduction to problems; and games from prominent Borders players. Open to all, so please send in your articles to the editor.

Blog index...

Social media: Kelso and Selkirk

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Kelso's Facebook page can be found here...

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