Doug Rawlinson Trophy 2024
The Scarborough Chess Club started the new chess year with the traditional Doug Rawlinson Rapid Play event on the 9 September 2024. The event was won by Paul Hutchinson with five points out of five. Tom Hall came second with four points out of five and won the best performance prize.
ECF County Championship Finals
Scarborough Chess Club member Colin Weller was successful in playing for Yorkshire in the ECF County Championship Final for Under 1650 players. His win contributed to the 10 -6 victory of Yorkshire over Greater Manchester. The match was played at the at Bradford Latvian Club.
York and District Chess League
Scarborough Chess Club completed another successful season in Division 2 of the York and District Chess League. The number of teams had increased to ten resulting in 18 matches with each team played home and away. Scarborough almost achieved the perfect mid-table result winning six matches, drawing six matches and losing six matches with 50 points for and 51 against. Tom Hall achieved the best result with 7½ out of 9.