The Catalan Chess Federation hosted a Four Nation competition between Scotland, Catalonia, the Basque Country and Argentina in Barcelona, December 15 -17. Scotland defeated the Basques in the final round to deprive them of first place. Edward Dearing, who still needs to hit 2400 to be confirmed as an IM, scored Scotland's only victory in an exciting final round game.

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Play over Scottish Games


Argentina

1 Daniel Campora 2503 GM
2 Alejandro Hoffman 2494 GM
3 Diego Adla 2484 IM
4 Pablo Glavina 2468 IM

Catalonia

1 Miquel Illescas 2602 GM
2 Marc Narciso 2521 GM
3 Lluís Comas 2502 GM
4 Guillem Baches 2400

Euskadi (Basque)

1 Txelu Fernández 2475 GM
2 Mario Gómez 2465 IM
3 Jesus Maria Iruzubieta 2422
4 Santi Gonzalez De la Torre 2365
5 Iñigo Argandoña 2344

Scotland

1 Jonathan Rowson 2536 GM
2 John Shaw 2480 IM
3 Colin McNab 2395 GM
4 Eddie Dearing 2376
5 Alan Minnican (Captain) 2191

Four Nations - Round 1
 ESCOCIA                                1:3    CATALUNYA                                        
 ROWSON, Jonathan         GM    2536    0:1    ILLESCAS CORDOBA, Miguel       GM    2602
 SHAW, John               MI    2480    0:1    NARCISO DUBLAN, Marc           GM    2521
 McNAB, Colin             GM    2379    ½:½    COMAS FABREGO, Luis            GM    2502
 DEARING, Eddie           MI    2376    ½:½    BACHES GARCIA, Guillem         MF    2400
 
 ARGENTINA                              1:3    EUSKADI                                          
 CAMPORA, Daniel          GM    2503    0:1    FERNANDEZ GARCIA, José Luís    GM    2475
 HOFFMAN, Alejandro       GM    2494    0:1    GOMEZ ESTEBAN, Juan Mario      MI    2465
 ADLA, Diego              MI    2484    ½:½    GONZALEZ DE LA TORRE, Santiago MF    2365
 GLAVINA, Pablo           MI    2468    ½:½    ARGANDOÑA RIVERO, Iñigo        MF    2344

Four Nations - Round 2
 
 CATALUNYA                              2:2    EUSKADI                                        
 ILLESCAS CORDOBA, Miguel GM    2602    ½:½    FERNANDEZ GARCIA, José Luís    GM    2475
 NARCISO DUBLAN, Marc     GM    2521    ½:½    GOMEZ ESTEBAN, Juan Mario      MI    2465
 COMAS FABREGO, Luis      GM    2502    ½:½    GONZALEZ DE LA TORRE, Santiago MF    2365
 BACHES GARCIA, Guillem   MF    2400    ½:½    ARGANDOÑA RIVERO, Iñigo        MF    2344
 
 ESCOCIA                                1:3    ARGENTINA                                        
 ROWSON, Jonathan         GM    2536    ½:½    CAMPORA, Daniel                GM    2503
 SHAW, John               MI    2480    ½:½    HOFFMAN, Alejandro             GM    2494
 McNAB, Colin             GM    2379    0:1    ADLA, Diego                    MI    2484
 DEARING, Eddie           MI    2376    0:1    GLAVINA, Pablo                 MI    2468

        Four Nations - Round 3
 ARGENTINA                              3:1    CATALUNYA                                          
 CAMPORA, Daniel          GM    2503    1:0    ILLESCAS CORDOBA, Miguel       GM    2602
 HOFFMAN, Alejandro       GM    2494    ½:½    NARCISO DUBLAN, Marc           GM    2521
 ADLA, Diego              MI    2484    ½:½    COMAS FABREGO, Luis            GM    2502
 GLAVINA, Pablo           MI    2468    1:0    BACHES GARCIA, Guillem         MF    2400
 EUSKADI                               1½:2½   ESCOCIA                                          
 FERNANDEZ GARCIA, José Luis    GM 2475 ½:½    ROWSON, Jonathan               GM    2536
 GOMEZ ESTEBAN, Juan Mario      MI 2465 ½:½    SHAW, John                     MI    2480
 GONZALEZ DE LA TORRE, Santiago MF 2365 ½:½    McNAB, Colin                   GM    2379
 ARGANDOÑA RIVERO, Iñigo        MF 2344 0:1    DEARING, Eddie                 MI    2376


Final Positions
ARGENTINA          7
EUSKADI            6½
CATALUNYA          6
ESCOCIA            4½







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