Cathcart Club Championship 2026-7 Round 2 draw

October 26, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The draw for round two scheduled for Monday 2 November 2026 is as follows:

1 Alistair Maxwell (1) – Peter Knak-Watt (1)
2 Stuart Callison (1) – Rosie Giulian (1)
3 Martin Myant (1) – Scott Marshall (1)
4 Allen Taylor (1) – Malcolm Tyre (1)
5 Donald McGregor (1) – Mike Harkins (1)
6 Abhinava Kampli (1) – John Topping (½)
7 Peter Watson (½) – Alan Stewart (0)
8 Abhinav Datta (0) – Mangesh Hasabnis (0)
9 Aidan McFadden (0) – Neil Corrigan (0)
10 Aleem Azam (0) – Alex Waddell (0)
11 Hassan Rafiq (0) – Astitvaa Aggarwal (0)
12 Stuart Giulian (0) – Arran Bryers Clark (0)

Cathcart Club Championship 2026-7 Round 1 draw and results

September 28, 2026October 26, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The results for round one of this season’s Championship were as follows.

1 Mangesh Hasabnis 0-1 Alistair Maxwell
2 Rosie Giulian 1-0 Aidan McFadden
3 Alex Waddell 0-1 Martin Myant
4 Malcolm Tyre 1-0 Hassan Rafiq
5 John Topping ½-½ Peter Watson
6 Mike Harkins 1-0 Stuart Giulian
7 Neil Corrigan 0-1 Stuart Callison
8 Peter Knak-Watt 1-0 Abhinav Datta
9 Astitvaa Aggarwal 0-1 Allen Taylor
10 Scott Marshall 1-0 Aleem Azam
11 Arran Bryers Clark 0-1 Donald McGregor
12 Alan Stewart 0-1 Abhinava Kampli

Cathcart Allegro 2026

May 30, 2026August 7, 2026Alistair Maxwell

This event will take place on 8 August 2026

The Park Church, Ravenscliffe Drive, Giffnock G46 7QS

A 6 Round Open Swiss tournament for 64 players approx. Games will be Chess Scotland Allegro list graded and FIDE Rapidplay list rated.

Entry Fee

£16 – (Chess Scotland Members: £14)

The Chess Scotland discount is only applicable if you have current Chess Scotland membership.

1st Prize £200

2nd Prize £100

3rd Prize £50

There were also be a minimum of 3 grading prizes of £40 assuming the maximum entry.

Playing Sessions

Round Start Time

1 12.00

2 13.05

3 14.10

4 15.15

5 16.20

6 17.25

Time Control

15 mins plus 10 sec increments

Grading

Players should use their live Chess Scotland Allegro grading. If they do not have one then a live Chess Scotland grade will be used. They must also have a FIDE identification number. If you do not have one please see https://www.chessscotland.com/grading/information-for-event-organisers/fide-id-operating-procedure/ for information on how to obtain one.

Conditions of Entry

The organisers reserve the right to:

Increase or decrease prize money
Refuse entry without assigning a reason
Take any other measures deemed necessary to ensure the smooth running of the tournament

Tea, coffee and a selection of cold drinks as well as biscuits, crisps etc. will be available between 11.30 and 17.30. This is cash only.

Entries received after August 5 are subject to a £5 late fee and no entries will be accepted on the day.

The organiser is Alistair Maxwell who can be contacted by email at alistair.maxwell34@gmail.com using the title 2026 CC Allegro or text at 07790021618. All entries will be in cash on the day.

WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE MAXIMUM ENTRY AND ARE NOW OPERATING A RESERVE LIST. PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE LIST.

Entrants so far:

	Surname	Forename	Club	Grade	Title
1	Saemundsson	Thor	HA
2	McAleer	Thomas	GW
3	Childs	Robert	HA
4	Queen	Ewan	HA
5	Thurtell	Craig	SP
6	Wimalachandra	RDMCS	HA
7	Taylor	Andy	ED
8	Greet	Andrew	BH		IM
9	Munshi	Aryan	PO
10	Yip	Oscar	PW
11	Yip	Atticus	PW
12	Zhao	Joseph	C1
13	Gong	Ray	LZ
14	Al Dakl Alla	Humam	LZ
15	Al Dakl Alla	Maria	LZ
16	Al Dakl Alla	Muhammad	LZ
17	Balamurugan Rubadevi	Dheeran	GW
18	Walker	Finlay	HA
19	Lee	Wayne	LZ
20	Clarke	Oscar	LK
21	Semenov	Igor	HA
22	Pawar	Arjun	LZ
23	Leydon	Ryan	SP
24	Munshi	Anika	PO
25	McIntyre	John	PO
26	Maguire	Kevin	PY
27	Revill	Roman	LZ
28	Lee	Oliver	LZ
29	Paul	Rabindra	AR
30	Prakash	Sumanth	LZ
31	Chauhan	Aryan	LZ
31	McConnachie	Adam	LZ
33	McConnachie	John	LZ
34	Datta	Abhinav	CC
35	Taylor	Allen	CC
36	MacQueen	Andrew	CC
37	McGregor	Donald	CC
38	McGregor	Douglas	PO
39	Giulian	Stuart	CC
40	Myant	Martin	CC
41	Topping	John	CC
42	Satyavolu	Yashas	LZ
43	Hasabnis	Mangesh	CC
44	Porter	Reece	GW
45	Lawson	Thomas	DV
46	Shah-Pett	Isaac	C1
47	Paterson	Krishan	BS
48	Vishwanath	Aniruddha	NJ
49	Nicholson	Emma	LZ
50	Thomson	Neil	CC
51	Forbes	Graeme	IR
52	McKenna	John	PA
53	Heron	Liam	CN
54	Cassidy	Bernard	LL
55	Bassey	Bassey Godwin	QP
56	Ahmed	Alistair	RS
57	Nield	Christopher	SU
58	Bozinakis	Pavlos	PO
59	Lee	Fung	GU
60	Exposito	Antonio	QP
61	Murray	Frankie	EK
62	Smith	Harry	HA
63	Murdochy	Shivan	CC
64	Bhadoria	Shivansh Singh	LZ
65	Murdoch	Robert	SL
66	Kampli	Abhinava	CC
67	Nathan	Prithvi	EW
68	McIntosh	William	HA
69	Defurme	Maxime	GU
70	Cotton	Chris	BD

Cathcart Championship 2025-6 Final Round draw & results

April 9, 2026April 28, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The draw for the final round scheduled for Monday 13th April is as follows:

1 Shivan Murdochy (5½) 1-0 Peter Watson (4½)
2 Donald McGregor (4½) ½-½ Martin Myant (5)
3 Malcolm Tyre (4) 1-0 Peter Knak-Watt (4½)
4 Andrew MacQueen (4) 0-1 Allen Taylor (4)
5 Stuart Callison (4) def-w/o Rosie Giulian (3½)
6 Alan Stewart (3) 0-1 Ryan McQuat (2)
7 John Topping (3) ½-½ 3 Mangesh Hasabnis (3)
8 Stuart Giulian (2½) ½-½ Harry McKay (2½)
9 Andrew McCulloch (2) 0-1 Abhinav Datta (2½)
10 Aleem Azam (2) w/o-def Andrei Oprea (2½)
11 Hassan Rafiq (3) def-w/o Astitvaa Aggarwal (1½)
12 Ashish Aggarwal (1½) 0-1 Alex Waddell (1½)
13 Neil Corrigan (1) ½-½ Abhinava Kampli

Cathcart Championship 2025-6 Round 6 draw & results

February 24, 2026April 27, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The draw for Round 6 scheduled for Monday 2nd March is as follows:

1 Peter Knak-Watt (4½) 0-1 Shivan Murdochy (4½)
2 Martin Myant (4½) ½-½ Peter Watson (4)
3 Allen Taylor (3½) ½-½ Tyre (3½)
4 Mangesh Hasabnis (3) 0-1 Donald McGregor (3½)
5 Ralph Cooke (3) 0-1 Stuart Callison (4)
6 Rosie Giulian (2½) – Alan Stewart (3) ppd
7 Andrew MacQueen (3) 1-0 John Topping (3)
8 Mike Harkins (2½) ½-½ Andrei Oprea (2)
9 Ryan McQuat (2) def-w/o Hassan Rafiq (2) ppd
10 Alex Waddell (1) ½-½ Stuart Giulian (2)
11 Abhinav Datta (2) ½-½ Harry McKay (2)
12 Aleem Azam (1) 1-0 Oliver Birrell (1)
13 Astitvaa Aggarwal (1) ½-½ Ashish Aggarwal (1)
14 Andrew McCulloch (1) 1-0 Neil Corrigan (1)

Cathcart Championship 2025-6 Round 5 results

January 27, 2026March 26, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The draw scheduled for Monday 2nd February is as follows:

1 Shivan Murdochy (4) ½-½ Martin Myant (4)
2 Peter Knak-Watt (3½) 1-0 Rosie Giulian (2½)
3 Malcolm Tyre (3) ½-½ Donald McGregor (3)
4 Peter Watson (3) 1-0 Mangesh Hasabnis (3)
5 Allen Taylor (3) ½-½ Mike Harkins (2)
6 Stuart Callison (2) 1-0 Ryan McQuat (2)
7 Harry McKay (2) 0-1 Andrew MacQueen (2)
8 Hassan Rafiq (2) 0-1 Alan Stewart (2)
9 Andrei Oprea (1) 1-0 Abhinav Datta (2)
10 Astitvaa Aggarwal (1) 0-1 John Topping (2)
11 Neil Corrigan (0) 1-0 Alex Waddell (1)
12 Stuart Giulian (1) 1-0 Andrew McCulloch (1)
13 Oliver Birrell (1) 0-1 Ralph Cooke (2)
14 Ashish Aggarwal (0) 1-0 Aleem Azam (1)

Cathcart Championship 2025-6 Round 4 results

January 4, 2026March 26, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The draw scheduled for 5 January 2026 is as follows:

1 Donald McGregor (3) 0-1 Shivan Murdochy (3)
2 Rosie Giulian (2) ½-½ Peter Watson (2½)
3 Mike Harkins (2) 0-1 Martin Myant (3)
4 Ryan McQuat (2) 0-1 Malcolm Tyre (2)
5 Stuart Callison (2) 0-1 Allen Taylor (2)
6 Andrew MacQueen (2) 0-1 Peter Knak-Watt (2½)
7 Alex Waddell (1) 0-1 Mangesh Hasabnis (2)
8 Alan Stewart (1) 1-0 Neil Corrigan (0)
9 Ralph Cooke (2) def-w/o Harry McKay (1)
10 Hassan Rafiq (1) w/o-def Oliver Birrell (1)
11 Abhinav Datta (1) 1-0 Stuart Giulian (1)
12 John Topping (1) def-w/o Andrei Opera (1)
13 Aleem Azam (0) 1-0 Astitvaa Aggarwal (1)
14 Andrew McCulloch (0) 1-0 Ashish Aggarwal (0)

Cathcart Championship 2025-6 Round 3 results

November 24, 2025March 16, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The draw for round 3 scheduled for 1 December 2025 is as follows:

1 Shivan Murdochy (2) 1-0 Andrew MacQueen (2)
2 Martin Myant (2) 1-0 Rosie Giulian (2)
3 Peter Watson (2) ½-½ Mike Harkins (1½)
4 Donald McGregor (2) 1-0 Alan Stewart (1)
5 Malcolm Tyre (1) 1-0 Alex Waddell (1)
6 Andrei Oprea (1) 0-1 Stuart Callison (1)
7 Allen Taylor (1) 1-0 Harry McKay (1)
8 Peter Knak-Watt (1½) 1-0 Hassan Rafiq (1)
9 Ryan McQuat (1) 1-0 John Topping (1)
10 Mangesh Hasabnis (1) 1-0 Oliver Birrell (1)
11 Neil Corrigan (0) 0-1 Ralph Cooke (1)
12 Stuart Giulian (0) 1-0 Aleem Azam (0)
13 Ashish Aggarwal (0) 0-1 Abhinav Datta (0)
14 Astitvaa Aggarwal (0) 1-0 Andrew Mcculloch (0)

Cathcart Championship 2025-6 Round 2 results

October 30, 2025February 17, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The results for round 2 are as follows:

1 Alan Stewart (1) 0-1 Shivan Murdochy (1)
2 Rosie Giulian (1) 1-0 Allen Taylor (1)
3 Mike Harkins (1) ½-½ Peter Knak-Watt (1)
4 Hassan Rafiq (1) 0-1 Martin Myant (1)
5 Stuart Callison (1) 0-1 Donald McGregor (1)
6 Oliver Birrell (1) 0-1 Peter Watson (1)
7 Andrew MacQueen (1) 1-0 Andrei Oprea (1)
8 Abhinav Datta (0) 0-1 Malcolm Tyre (0)
9 Aleem Azam (0) 0-1 Ryan McQuat (0)
10 Mangesh Hasabnis (0) 1-0 Neil Corrigan (0)
11 Alex Waddell (0) 1-0 Andrew McCulloch (0)
12 Harry McKay (0) 1-0 Astitvaa Aggarwal (0)
13 Ralph Cooke (0) 1-0 Stuart Giulian (0)
14 John Topping (0) 1-0 Ashish Aggarwal (0)

Cathcart Championship 2025-6 Round 1 results

October 1, 2025February 17, 2026Alistair Maxwell

The results for round 1 are as follows:

1 Shivan Murdochy 1-0 Alex Waddell
2 Harry McKay 0-1 Rosie Giulian
3 Malcolm Tyre 0-1 Hassan Rafiq
4 Stuart Giulian 0-1 Mike Harkins
5 Martin Myant 1-0 John Topping
6 Neil Corrigan 0-1 Stuart Callison
7 Peter Watson 1-0 Abhinav Datta
8 Andrew Mcculloch 0-1 Andrew MacQueen
9 Allen Taylor 1-0 Aleem Azam
10 Ashish Aggarwal 0-1 Alan Stewart
11 Peter Knak-Watt 0-1 Astitvaa Aggarwal
12 Oliver Birrell w/o-def Ryan McQuat
13 Donald McGregor 1-0 Ralph Cooke
14 Andrei Oprea 1-0 Mangesh Hasabnis