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26 Sep 2025: Borders AGM announced

The Borders Chess League AGM will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 7th October in the County Hotel, Selkirk. All players in Borders League clubs are invited to attend.

Please note the date: the AGM was originally set for the 14th, but this has been changed.

30 Sep 2025: five games in Selkirk Championship

There were 5 games on Tuesday in the Selkirk Championship. Full details...

04 Aug 2025: a hugely successful Allegro

On Saturday 02 August, we hosted the 2025 Scottish Borders Allegro Chess Tournament, and what a brilliant day it was. 14 players from across the region took part in this five-round Swiss tournament, held at the South of Scotland Enterprise building (Hawick Business Centre).

The tournament was not only a celebration of local chess talent but also a showcase for our brand-new DGT boards, clocks, and pieces, funded by a £1,500 wind farm grant last year. The new digital equipment performed flawlessly, recording every game for future analysis and archiving - a first for the region. Read the full report, with all results and a gallery of photos...

Latest tables from the Borders Individual Championships...

Club news, including the Selkirk Championship...

Full schedule, League results and selected games...

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

The Selkirk club has both a Facebook account and an X account. The X account is https://twitter.com/ClubSelkirk - and https://www.facebook.com/selkirkchess will take you to the Facebook account. Please give them a follow.