On this page you can find out about the long history of Scotland's international chess activity and Scottish participation in forthcoming and recent international events:
* Team
* Individual
* Women chess
* Senior chess
* Junior International page
Chess Scotland selects teams and individual players according to the selection policy where organisers limit representation although many international tournaments allow entry simply by payment of an entry fee.
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Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is the most important of international team events with over 100 countries taking part every two years. Chess Scotland has regularly sent a team since its admission to FIDE in 1932 and has an unbroken record of participation since 1964.
European Team Championship
The European Team Championship is currently held every two years in alternate years to the Olympiad and it is the other main team event in which Chess Scotland takes part. Scotland first sent a team to the 1989 Championship and has taken part at every opportunity since. |
| Individual Chess
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| Scotland has well over 200 internationally rated players seeking to improve their rankings but it is a much smaller proportion who have attained an international title. On the international rating list run by FIDE, Scotland has six Grandmasters (GMs) Jacob Aagaard, Keti Grant, Colin McNab, Paul Motwani, Jonathan Rowson and John Shaw.
Chess Scotland enters players where official registration is required e.g. European Individual Championships and selects players for some official championships e.g. British Championship, Commonwealth Championship and European Union Championship and International Opens e.g. Cappelle-la-Grande where a nomination place is offered by the organisers. |
| Women Chess
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The strongest chess countries in the world, especially those in Eastern Europe and China, run chess events for women, from junior to senior level, separately to men. The number of women playing competitive chess at adult level in Scotland is currently significantly less than those of men. However at junior level there is a growing number of girl players and there is a clear challenge for Chess Scotland to develop this talent to international level. At this time, Chess Scotland does not run any women only international events. |
| Senior Chess
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Chess truly is a game that can be played competitively from "cradle to grave" with many GMs and IMs maintaining high level play into their 60s and 70s, just look at Viktor Kortschnoj! Separate senior international events have started to grow in popularity and with strong players such as FM Peter Jamieson expressing interest it is likely that we will increasingly see Chess Scotland represented at senior events. Changes will be made to the Chess Scotland membership process to capture date of birth on renewal in order to ensure that eligibility for senior events is established. |
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Key aspects of Chess Scotland's international organisation |
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All
aspects of Chess Scotland's international involvement are
run by a Board headed by International Director Andrew Muir
Adult
selectors - IM Andrew Muir, GM
Colin McNab, GM John Shaw.
Chess Scotland's selection policy for adults - click here for details
Chess
Scotland's guidance notes on which players can represent Scotland
- click here
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Selection News: Latest
Information added November 12, 2009
Cappelle la Grande
This will take place from 13th-20th February 2010 .
There is an invitation for 4 players (GM/IM) with twin Rooms with meals
GMs are offered 150€ and 1.50€/point above 2500 Elo.
We are trying to find out whether if insufficient titled players from Scotland enter, then would it be possible that Scottish non-titled players may get this free accommodation.
Would any Scottish player wishing to enter please let me know by 1 December |
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