Kilmarnock Chess Club

The nights are fair drawing in, leaf's are dropping and a wee chill in the air.

This can only mean one thing, chess season starts again.

Reckon this is our 130th season and not much has changed, come along and play chess.

Starts at 7, goes on 'till " Have you no beds to go to?"

On another wee note, the Cooncil, in their "wisdom" have published a plan.
Consultation is open and there are a couple of people suggesting outdoor chess tables. This is obviously a marvellous idea and deserves our full support and nagging of councillors, if you feel like it.

Anyway, back to the main event and all welcome, free tuition, see you there.

Las t night of the season tonight, Blitz event to be had if enough of you turn up by 7:30 or so.

Harvey shield retained so an excuse to attend the prizegiving this Thursday.

Big Congrats to Jamie Malkin for first equal with Andrew Burnett at the Perth Congress Open, games are here.

https://lichess.org/broadcast/perth-congress-2026--open/round-1/QhptdW40

Enjoy the Summer, see you in September.

Perth Congress 2026 | Open • Round 1 7 Round Swiss | 90 min + 30 sec / move | standard | Perth, Scotland | Andrew Burnett, Shane Melaugh, Ross Blackford, Jamie Malkin

Normal service is resumed tonight, and the end of the season looms large next week.

Or I need the rest. Perth, Edinburgh, Megafinals and the Scottish Championships all in my summer "break". How will yours look?

Maybe see you at one of those. Extra grumpiness gauranteed.

See you tonight, still time for a quick look at the chess thing.

All welcome.

No club tonight as other commitments and lack of volunteers at this time of year takes it's toll.

On the plus side, ......no, I have nothing. Back to normal next week with all the usuals.

See you then.

Into the last month of the season with no more interruptions from league matches. That'll be nice.

So the usual tonight and whilst there is not a lot of time left in the season trying out chess is always the best decision.

All welcome and free tuition.

A 5-1 win to end the season in 2nd place in the Ayrshire League Division 1. Which was nice, All this year's home league games on the clicky below, shame no other club in Ayrshire does this.

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The first team play tonight so no room for us normal players. Back to normal next week.

Jamie Malkin of our club won the Ayrshire Individual Championship this season, beating Elliot Frew, also of Kilmarnock, in a play-off.

May the 7th at Troon hosting the Samuel Graham blitz, which we hold so hoping to retain that.

See you next week for more fun and frolics.

Usual night tonight with the added bonus of the Ayrshire Championship play-offs having reached the Quickplay part of the process.

So that will be decided tonight, preferably before midnight unlike last week.

So business as usual for the rest of us, see you therre.

All welcome and free tution.

All the usual chess stuff tonight with the tuition and playing and sighing and whying.

Not whining, definitely whying.

Summer break is on the horizon so not long left this season to see if you would actually like this challenging game.

You probably would, honest, come and try it.

And just like that we are 7 meets away from the "summer" shutdown.

So if you fancy a wee shot at chess not too long left in the season.

All welcome to come and have a go.

Unless you're on an Easter holiday and didn't make arrangements to come back for tonight.

See you there,