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31 Mar 2025: Playoff in BICC Minor section

We will have a playoff in the Borders Individual Championship (minor section). The pairings are:

John Moore v Alan Armstrong
Mark Gardiner v John Moore
Alan Armstrong v Mark Gardner

The first named player is White, and games can be played in any order. 30 moves in 70 minutes. Thereafter (when time control reached, and 30 moves have been made) a further 20 mins to conclusion.

Selkirk championship: Report by Kevin Poulton

Three games were played last night (25 March), all in the Championship. Top of the billing was Mark Gardiner (white) playing Sam Cornwell. Despite Sam being behind in live grading by 386 points, Sam gained a superb draw.

In the other games Harry Cornwell (white) lost to Ian Thompson, and Steve Leckie (white) defeated Chris Nathan. Updated crosstables are on the Club News page..., and the Gardiner-Cornwell game can be found on the Matches page...

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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.

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