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The photo shows 8 of the 10 players who entered the Selkirk lightning tournament
on 30 June 2026 (see Sam Cornwell's report here...).
From the back: (i) Kevin Poulton v Nick Dunne (ii) Harry Cornwell v John Moore
Moore (iii) Steve Carter v Peter Munro (iv) Dave Bogle v Mark Gardiner.
Sam Cornwell (photographer) and Tam Wylie also took part.
Photo by Sam Cornwell
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Selkirk lightning tournament
On 30 May 2026, Selkirk held a club lightning tournament, fought out
between 10 players. Winner was Mark Gardiner, and runner-up
Nick Dunne. Sam Cornwell has sent us a report, and some
photos...
Lightning in Selkirk...
Notable Borders players
Annotated games from some Borders League players:
Martin Wallace :::: Stasys Gimbutis ::::
Keith Aitchison :::: Nicole
Mullen :::: Martin Keen ::::
Gerry Johnstone
Martin Wallace...
Seven rounds at Perth
Three Selkirk players to Perth on the 22nd May to take part in a
tough 7-round Swiss at Perth. All three members of Team
Selkirk did well, and their full results are in this report from Sam
Cornwell.
Seven rounds in Perth...
An end to post mortems
I suppose we've all been there. We've played a decent enough game and we're looking at sustaining an advantage;
when suddenly the mistake comes, and the next thing you know we're looking to hold on for a draw...
An end to postmortems...
A day out at Livingston
Selkirk's Sam Cornwell took part in the Livingston Allegro on 19 April 2026,
and has contributed an excellent report on the tournament, complete with 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.
A day out at Livingston...
In praise of problems
If your immediate reaction to this headline is to run away
thinking, "Oh no. I hate problems. There are pieces all over the
place, and they're totally artificial... etc etc", then please bear with me
for just a few minutes; for until quite recently that would have been
my reaction too...
In praise of problems...
Chess on the web
There is a huge amount of chess on the web now. Here is a very
small selection of what's available.
Web resources...
Previous years: 2022-23
Nick Duffell: 1958-2022
Blog from 2022-23...
Previous years: 2021-22
Results of Borders Individual - Curry night at the Taste of Spice
Blog from 2021-22..
Previous years: 2018-19
Selkirk players in BICC - Borders AGM - Lightning night - Max Turner - Three disasters -
Yuri Averbakh - etc etc...
Blog from 2018-19...