The Motwani Quaich is a knock-out tournament which features players who are knocked out of the Coronelli Trophy in rounds 1 & 2
This strongly contested trophy gets its name from GM Paul Motwani, Scotland’s first Grandmaster
Paul has close connections with Troon Chess Club and has visited the club on many occasions, playing in two simultaneous matches against Troon players
Visit Paul Motwani’s website at https://paulmotwani.com/
Motwani Quaich – 2019-2020 Season
Round 2
| White | Black | |
| Cameron Smith | vs | Sandy Gibson or Mike Chapman |
| Phil Thomas | vs | Graeme King |
| Jack Barrett | vs | Jim Wainwright or Alex Smith |
| Ross Duffy | vs | Clive Baird |
Round 1
| White | Black | |
| Sandy Gibson | 0.5 - 0.5 | Mike Chapman |
| Mike Chapman | Replay | Sandy Gibson |
| Jack Barrett | 1 - 0 | |
| 0 w/o 1 | Ross Duffy | |
| Jim Wainwright | vs | Alex Smith |
The four highest graded players – Phil Thomas, Graeme King, Clive Baird and Cameron Smith – have a bye into the next round
Games to be played by Wednesday, 29th January 2020
The time control is 1hr 25mins each for all moves. In the event of a draw, a match is replayed with colours reversed. In the event of another draw, the match is replayed again with 1hr each on the clock for all moves, with colours drawn
Click here to see Motwani Quaich Winners from 2009 to Present