Doug Rawlinson Trophy 2025 - Result
The Scarborough Chess Club started the new chess year with the traditional Doug Rawlinson Rapid Play event on the 1st September 2025. The event was won by Paul Hutchinson with four and a half points out of five. Colin Weller and Harry Cammish came joint second with three and a half points out of five. Harry Cammish won the best performance prize.
Doug Rawlinson Trophy 2025
The Scarborough Chess Club will start the new chess year with the traditional Doug Rawlinson Rapid Play event on the 1st September 2025. This will be a five round event with each player having 15 minutes for each of the games. The event will look to start at 7.30 pm promptly. Players do not need to be members of the club to play in the event.
British Chess Championship
The British Chess Championship for 2025 was held in Liverpool in the grand setting of the St. George's Hall.
Two players from the Scarborough area made the journey to enter the over 65 event. This was a seven-day seven round Swiss event with entries. Brian Stevens made three out of seven and only narrowly missed out on drawing his final game for an even score. He still managed a small grading improvement. Paul Hutchinson made five out of seven and came joint fourth winning a small prize.
Next year the event will be in Coventry.