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The Scottish Chess Championship is organised by
Chess Scotland Chess Scotland is the governing body for chess in Scotland. It was formed in 2001 with the merger of the ''Scottish Chess Association'' (SCA) and the ''Scottish Junior Chess Association'' (SJCA). It is one of the oldest national chess associations ...
, formerly the Scottish Chess Association. It has been running since 1884, and nowadays takes the form of a nine-round tournament played over two weekends and the week in between. Auxiliary tournaments, such as grading-limited sections and a senior championship take place over the first seven days and there is a Weekend Congress on the second weekend. Originally, the championship was by invitation only and could only be won by players who would be eligible to compete internationally for Scotland, but sometimes a titled player of another nationality was invited to compete in order to make title norms more likely. In 2008 the Championship was replaced by an international open. The Scottish Champion being determined by the highest finishing Scottish player. The 2009 tournament being held in Edinburgh attracted nine Grandmasters. The 2010 event took place in Hamilton with the 2011 event back in Edinburgh. The 2014 Championships was incorporated into the Commonwealth Chess Championships which was held in Glasgow. In 2015 the Event was held in Edinburgh and the 2016 event will be back In Glasgow The current Tournament Arbiters are IA Alex McFarlane and IA Andy Howie.


Notable Winners

Recent notable winners include
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide three ...
in 2003 – the first woman player to win the Scottish Championship, and
Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess player and philosopher. He is a three-time Scottish chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999. As Director of the Social Brain Centre at the United Kingdom' ...
, who became the first Scottish player to clinch the Grandmaster title on home soil in 1999, and did the Scottish /
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double in 2004. In 2013 Roddy McKay won the title some 39 years after first winning his first title in 1974. In 2018 Murad Abdulla became the youngest Double winner of the title.


Winners

*1884 - John Crum *1885 -
Daniel Yarnton Mills Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master. Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 18 ...
*1886 - Georges Emile Barbier *1887 -
Daniel Yarnton Mills Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master. Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 18 ...
*1888 -
George Henry Mackenzie George Henry Mackenzie (24 March 1837, North Kessock, Scotland – 14 April 1891, New York City) was a Scottish-born American chess master. Biography Mackenzie was educated mainly in Aberdeen, at the Aberdeen Grammar School and the Marischal ...
*1889 - James Marshall *1890 - William Neish Walker *1891 - John D. Chambers *1892 -
Daniel Yarnton Mills Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master. Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 18 ...
*1893 - William Neish Walker *1894 - Sheriff Walter Cook Spens *1895 -
Daniel Yarnton Mills Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master. Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 18 ...
*1896 -
Daniel Yarnton Mills Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master. Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 18 ...
*1897 -
Daniel Yarnton Mills Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master. Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 18 ...
*1898 - George Brunton Fraser *1899 -
Daniel Yarnton Mills Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master. Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 18 ...
*1900 -
Daniel Yarnton Mills Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England – 17 December 1904, London, England) was a Scottish chess master. Mills won the Scottish Chess Championships on eight occasions (in 1885, 1887, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 18 ...
*1901 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1902 - E Macdonald *1903 -
James Borthwick James Borthwick of Stow (1615-1675) was a Scottish surgeon who was the first teacher of anatomy in the Incorporation of Surgeons and Barbers of Edinburgh. He was Deacon (President) of the Incorporation on two occasions and a member of the Sco ...
*1904 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1905 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1906 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1907 -
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*1908 -
Arthur John Mackenzie Arthur John Mackenzie (5 February 1871 – 21 August 1949) was a Scottish chess player, three-times Scottish Chess Championship winner (1908, 1909, 1913). Biography Although born in Birmingham, Arthur John Mackenzie was associated with chess i ...
*1909 -
Arthur John Mackenzie Arthur John Mackenzie (5 February 1871 – 21 August 1949) was a Scottish chess player, three-times Scottish Chess Championship winner (1908, 1909, 1913). Biography Although born in Birmingham, Arthur John Mackenzie was associated with chess i ...
*1910 - George W Richmond *1911 - JA McKee *1912 -
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*1913 -
Arthur John Mackenzie Arthur John Mackenzie (5 February 1871 – 21 August 1949) was a Scottish chess player, three-times Scottish Chess Championship winner (1908, 1909, 1913). Biography Although born in Birmingham, Arthur John Mackenzie was associated with chess i ...
*1914 -
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*1915 - C Wardhaugh *1916 to 1919 - No Championship Held *1920 - P Wenman *1921 -
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*1922 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ...
*1923 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ...
*1924 - C Heath *1925 - George Page *1926 - JA McKee *1927 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1928 - Dr. Ronald Cadell Macdonald *1929 -
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*1930 -
William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ...
*1931 -
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*1932 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1933 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1934 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1935 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1936 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1937 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1938 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1939 -
Max Pavey Max Pavey (March 5, 1918 – September 4, 1957) was an American chess master. Biography After graduating from City College of New York in 1937, he studied medicine in Glasgow, and while a student won the Scottish Chess Championship, Scottish Ch ...
*1940 to 1945 - No Championship Held *1946 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1947 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1948 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1949 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1950 - PB Anderson *1951 - Alexander Aird Thomson *1952 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1953 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1954 - PB Anderson *1955 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1956 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1957 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1958 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1959 - Peter Coast *1960 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1961 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
*1962 -
William Fairhurst William Albert Fairhurst CBE (21 August 1903 – 13 March 1982) was a British bridge designer and international chess master. He was highly accomplished in both disciplines and for many years successfully divided his time between two careers. H ...
*1963 - Michael Fallone *1964 -
Alexander Munro Davie Alexander "Sandy" Munro Davie (born 4 April 1946 in Dundee) is a Scottish mathematician and was the chess champion of Scotland in 1964, 1966, and 1969. He grew up in Dundee, attending the High School of Dundee, and he was encouraged to play c ...
*1965 -
James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
, Peter Michael Jamieson *1966 -
Alexander Munro Davie Alexander "Sandy" Munro Davie (born 4 April 1946 in Dundee) is a Scottish mathematician and was the chess champion of Scotland in 1964, 1966, and 1969. He grew up in Dundee, attending the High School of Dundee, and he was encouraged to play c ...
*1967 -
Gerald Bonner Gerald Bonner (18 June 1926 – 22 May 2013) was a conservative Anglican Early Church historian and scholar of religion, who lectured at the Department of Theology of Durham University from 1964 to 1988. He was also an author and an internati ...
*1968 - David Levy *1969 -
Alexander Munro Davie Alexander "Sandy" Munro Davie (born 4 April 1946 in Dundee) is a Scottish mathematician and was the chess champion of Scotland in 1964, 1966, and 1969. He grew up in Dundee, attending the High School of Dundee, and he was encouraged to play c ...
*1970 -
Gerald Bonner Gerald Bonner (18 June 1926 – 22 May 2013) was a conservative Anglican Early Church historian and scholar of religion, who lectured at the Department of Theology of Durham University from 1964 to 1988. He was also an author and an internati ...
*1971 - E Holt, RM McKay *1972 -
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*1973 - Peter Michael Jamieson *1974 - RM McKay *1975 - DNL Levy, S Swanson *1976 - RM McKay *1977 - CW Pritchett *1978 - PA Motwani *1979 - RM McKay *1980 - Danny Kopec *1981 - G Morrison *1982 - RM McKay *1983 - CA McNab *1984 - CSM Thomson *1985 - ML Condie, RM McKay *1986 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the firs ...
*1987 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the firs ...
*1988 - RM McKay *1989 - ML Condie *1990 - SR Mannion *1991 -
Colin McNab Colin Anderson McNab (born 3 February 1961) is a Scottish chess player. He is Scotland's second player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM), fulfilling its requirements in 1992 just after Paul Motwani. After achieving his three norms ...
*1992 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the firs ...
*1993 -
Colin McNab Colin Anderson McNab (born 3 February 1961) is a Scottish chess player. He is Scotland's second player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM), fulfilling its requirements in 1992 just after Paul Motwani. After achieving his three norms ...
,
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the firs ...
*1994 -
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*1995 - SR Mannion,
Colin McNab Colin Anderson McNab (born 3 February 1961) is a Scottish chess player. He is Scotland's second player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM), fulfilling its requirements in 1992 just after Paul Motwani. After achieving his three norms ...
, John K Shaw *1996 - DM Bryson *1997 - DM Bryson *1998 - John K Shaw *1999 -
Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess player and philosopher. He is a three-time Scottish chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999. As Director of the Social Brain Centre at the United Kingdom' ...
*2000 - AJ Norris, John K Shaw *2001 -
Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess player and philosopher. He is a three-time Scottish chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999. As Director of the Social Brain Centre at the United Kingdom' ...
*2002 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the firs ...
*2003 -
Paul Motwani Paul Motwani (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish chess grandmaster. He was the first Scottish player to become a grandmaster. Chess career Born in Glasgow and raised in Dundee, he became World Cadet (Under 17) Champion in 1978, and won the firs ...
,
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide three ...
*2004 -
Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Rowson (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish chess player and philosopher. He is a three-time Scottish chess champion and was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999. As Director of the Social Brain Centre at the United Kingdom' ...
*2005 - Craig Pritchett *2006 - Jonathan Grant *2007 - Andrew Muir *2008 -
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*2009 - Iain Gourlay (Scottish Champion 6.5), GM S. Arun Prasad (Open Winner 7.5) *2010 - Andrew Greet *2011 -
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide three ...
*2012 -
Jacob Aagaard Jacob Aagaard (born 31 July 1973) is a Danish-Scottish chess grandmaster and the 2007 British Chess Champion. He is Scotland's third-highest rated player as of July 2021, with an Elo rating of 2477. His peak rating was 2542. In 2004, he took ...
*2013 - RM McKay *2014 - Alan Tate (chess player) *2015 - Neil Berry (Scottish Champion 7), GM Korneev, Oleg (Open Winner 7.5) *2016 -
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide three ...
(Scottish Champion 6), Matthew J Turner (Open Winner 7.5) *2017 - Murad Abdulla (Scottish Champion 6.5), Andrei Maksimenko (Open Winner 7.5) *2018 - Murad Abdulla (Scottish Champion & Open Winner 8) *2019 -
Colin McNab Colin Anderson McNab (born 3 February 1961) is a Scottish chess player. He is Scotland's second player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM), fulfilling its requirements in 1992 just after Paul Motwani. After achieving his three norms ...
(Scottish Champion 6.5), Matthew J Turner (Scottish Champion 7), Ritvars Reimanis (Open Winner 7)


See also

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British Chess Championship The British Chess Championships are organised by the English Chess Federation. The main tournament incorporates the British Championship, the English Chess Championships and the British Women's Chess Championship so it is possible, although it has ...


References


External links


List of Scottish champions www.ChessScotland.com
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