Hi all,

We are hoping to send two teams to the World Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ 2018
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[url=http://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=fcalview&aid=1404]The tournament will be held in Radebeul, Dresden, Germany from 7th to 15th July.


At the moment we have 6 players, so we still require two more players, preferably for the over 50 team (so, under 65!) but anyone 65+ willing to play in the 50+ event would of course be most welcome.

We are hoping to submit teams as soon as possible in order to allow for booking flights, so please contact me asap if you are interested.

Many thanks,
Andy Burnett

(CS International Director)

abburnett@hotmail.com

The entry forms are now out. 

Byes : " Players wishing a bye must request it on the entry form.In the unlikely event of a player asking for a bye after round 2 then it will not count towards any Championship title."

This is unfair. All rounds of the tournament must be treated equally. Half-point byes must be available in every round if requested in advance.

Many players have family commitments and cannot play all nine rounds. This could be any round, not just rounds 1 & 2.

Some players have to prepare for the Glorney Cup and may wish byes in rounds 8 or 9. It's no wonder that the Glorney team are unsuccessful every year and now have had the debacle of the Spens and Rosebowl. Alex, we are spending £6,000 on the Glorney. Players need time to prepare. I need to give them motivational team talks to lift their spirits which are currently at rock bottom.

Finally, the Scottish Champion has made the Olympiad team, so the title is worth achieving. Let's make it fair for all competitors.

from Jim webster

Following the Management Board meeting on Wednesday 11th April the Glorney Gilbert Festival is under the auspices of the Management Board with Ian Brownlee organizing the day to day administrative duties. Ian will report directly to the Management Board. Andy Howie shall provide additional support to Ian in this undertaking.
 
Team coaches are allocated to the various groups and selectors have been identified. The coaches are already working on this and carrying out a planned strategy
 
Final selection invitations will be sent out in the Middle of May with the team announcement on June 1st.
 
Team selecting are in their final stages and formal invitations will be issued as soon as the selections are complete. We shall announce the final teams when all invitees have replied to their invitation and team teams are finalised.
 
There are two training days with a possible 3rd day in June once the team is assembled. Invites are already out on this. It is appreciated that this team is getting support from the chess playing community in Scotland.
 
Jim Webster
Chess Scotland President
 

Scotland has teams currently playing in both the 50+ and 65+ sections of the European Senior Team Championships in Walzbrych, Poland and all games are being broadcast live...

http://walbrzych2018.eu/

So far the teams have had a mixed start to the event, our 50+ team losing in the first 2 rounds against strong opposition, while our 65+ team have a good win and draw to their name, with some tough encounters still to come.

The full results can be found on chess-results.com, linked below...

http://chess-results.com/tnr321537.aspx?lan=1&art=0

Scotland has teams currently playing in both the 50+ and 65+ sections of the European Senior Team Championships in Walzbrych, Poland and all games are being broadcast live...

http://walbrzych2018.eu/

So far the teams have had a mixed start to the event, our 50+ team losing in the first 2 rounds against strong opposition, while our 65+ team have a good win and draw to their name, with some tough encounters still to come.

The full results can be found on chess-results.com, linked below...

http://chess-results.com/tnr321537.aspx?lan=1&art=0

There were a couple of topics that particularly caught my eye in the International Director's report attached to the most recent CS committee minutes posted on this website. I wonder if these points are of sufficient interest to the wider membership to merit some discussion here? Specifically what I was thinking about was:

1) Seniors seeking SCO affiliation
Presumably to aid chances of selection for internationals? I'm intrigued who this would be! I hope that rules will not be relaxed. As the demographic for active chess players in Scotland continues to skew into senior territory I hope we do not have our possible team places hijacked by "foreigners". What are the current rules here I wonder? Personally I would hope any proposed changes would go to AGM.

2) No International Budget
I understand the organisation is strapped for cash but I would have thought entry fees for events such as Olympiad of European Championships ought to be close to top of the list of funding priorities. I wonder what is coming ahead of these? I'd appreciate if someone in the know could clarify here or point me towards where this information is shared with the general membership. I am sure this will be of interest to all paid up members like myself.

https://mydonate.bt.com/events/glorney2018/461374

Please see the above link to an Appeal by the Scottish Junior Chess Association Educational Trust (SJCAET), a registered charity in Scotland since 1969, for funds to help meet the costs to Chess Scotland (CS) of hosting this year's Glorney Gilbert International Junior events in Scotland.

The Trust will itself grant £1,000 towards meeting the CS budget of some £6,250, which includes the accommodation costs of the 20 Scottish players and the venue costs. We have set a target of £4,000 for the Appeal itself. Please note that by using the facility of the Trust's BT MyDonate webpage, (UK taxpaying) donors can opt to Gift Aid donations, most efficiently.

See full details about the Events and Appeal at the link above, which appears at the homepage at the Trust's website: scotyouthchess.org.uk

The last time these events were held in Scotland (2014), The Trust made a similar £1,000 grant and raised Appeal funds of some £2,150. This is a worthy cause. Let's try and break that amount in 2018!

Please spread the news about this Appeal to family and friends, indeed as widely as possible.

Thank you

Keti Arakhamia-Grant is representing Scotland in this very strong event, which started today.

Live games can be found here...
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourna...018/1/1/54

...and tournament results here...
http://chess-results.com/tnr338143.aspx?...ES&flag=30


Good luck Keti!

Andy Burnett

Seems the next generation is coming already!

https://en.chessbase.com/post/13-year-ol...om-carlsen

East Kilbride Chess Club is celebrating it's 50th Anniversary with a one game a week tournament.


First Prize is £150
Second Prize £75
Third Prize £50

As well as various other prizes.

Entry form and entered players can be found at https://www.chessscotland.com/news-post/...ride-open/

Entries can be sent to me by post or email.  Cheques or pay on the evening accepted.