Two recently concluded congresses included several participants from Bon Accord:

Inverness

The Inverness congress was held on the weekend of the 2nd – 4th September. The best performances were Connor Sibbald almost winning the minor, and Euan Gray recording an impressive TPR of 1997 in the open.

Open

• Euan Gray 2½/5
• Callum Smith 1½/5

Major

• Kalyan Kante 1½/5

Minor

• Connor Sibbald 4/5 (2nd =)
• Nandini Dutta 3/5
• Oishani Dutta  2½/5
• Pranav Arcot ½/5

Largs

The Largs Viking congress was held on the weekend of the 9th – 11th September. A couple of notable firsts: Adam Bremner won an open tournament for the first time (although he lost out on prize money on tie-break update: 17/09/16 – after a recout Adam won first prize on tie break), while Pranav Arcot won his first ever game in an adult tournament.

Open

• Adam Bremner 4½/5 (1st =)
• Callum Smith 2½/5

Challengers

• Pranav Arcot 1½/5