British junior Championships

[George Neave]

I am no Nationalist but really these "British" chess events should be relabeled as "English" because that's what they are. Just take a look at the latest "British" Championships. It's a complete joke.

I dunno, quite a few Scottish wins in the noughties - don't know why no one plays them now?
Also, quite a few of Scotland's best juniors played this year too.

English GMs are paid to play, the Scots are not. This came about just after Rowson won 3 and Aagaard (who was registered Scottish at the time) 1.

Prior to this, commonwealth players were eligible but the English Federation stopped that after couple of Indian winners.

The message is clear.