– from Chris Howell
Incongruous as it seems to write of English triumphs over the Scots (not to mention the Welsh and Irish) in the shadow of the magnificent William Wallace Memorial close to Bannockburn, this was another excellent day for the English chess teams in Stirling. England retained the Glorney Cup with a round to spare with a 4.5-0.5 morning win over the Irish, and the England Girls built a clear lead in the Gilbert Cup with an excellent 3-0 win. The Robertson team were a little more restrained with a 3.5 – 2.5 win over the Irish, but maybe performance of the day was from the under-pressure Stokes team who reversed their opening morning 4.5-1.5 loss to the Irish U12s with 3 great wins on the top 3 boards –including an extraordinary winning positional whole-rook sacrifice from board 2 James Moreby against his 1884-rated opponent who had 4/4 to that point. A very determined performance from the bottom 3 boards too, with 3 solid draws against their strong Irish opposite numbers who had been on fire up to that point! Alex Golding has been imperious on top board for the Stokes team and took his score to 5/5, as did William Claridge-Hansen on board 2 in the Glorney.
| Glorney | ||||||||
| 1 Taylor, Adam C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 Claridge-Hansen, William | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Board Prize |
| 3 Willson, Ollie | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 Fraser, John | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | |
| 5 Sutton, Daniel | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 1st | |
| Gilbert/Faber | ||||||||
| 1 Head, Louise | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | Board Prize |
| 2 Wei, Naomi | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| 3 Wen, Jessica | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 13 | 1st | |
| Robinson | ||||||||
| 1 Higgs, Joshua | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 Grieve, Harry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| 3 Huang, Dion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 Dalton, Joseph | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 Golding, James | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 5.5 | Board Prize |
| 6 Sheerin, Alex | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 6 | 26.5 | 1st | |
| Stokes | ||||||||
| 1 Golding, Alex | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Board Prize |
| 2 Moreby, James | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 Willow, Jonah | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| 4 Ahluwalia, Amardip | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | |
| 5 Davies, Alexander | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| 6 Howell, Oliver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 29.5 | 1st | |
| Total | 9.5 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 91.5 | |
| Percentage Score | 48% | 78% | 93% | 75% | 78% | 88% | 76% |