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World Championship - Zonal Tournaments
Under the earlier format of qualification tournaments used to find a challenger to the World Champion, several Scottish players took part in Zonal tournaments. Here is a selection of these events.
Although born in England, Fairhurst and Levy were representing Scotland at the 1957 and 1969 tournaments.
| 1951 | Bad Pyrmont | Aitken |
| 1954 | Munich | Aitken |
| 1957 | Dublin | Fairhurst |
| 1963 | Enschede | Aitken |
| 1966 | The Hague | Davie |
| 1969 | Praia da Rocha | Levy |
| 1972 | Caorle | Pritchett |
| 1975 | Pula | Pritchett |
| 1978 | Amsterdam | Morrison, G. |
Alan McGowan
Historian, Chess Scotland