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Scotland A moved into second place with a 3-1 win against their German opponents, Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft, in the fourth round of the World Senior Team Chess Championships.
Number one seeds England A lost to Slovakia. While Slovakia are the third rated team in the 50+ event this still has to be considered a surprise and has thrown the competition wide open.
Scotland A now face their third opponents from Germany, fourth seeds Thüringen.
Scotland B are also placed higher than their starting rank after four rounds, despite a 3-1 loss to Belgium 2. Tomorrow's opponents Sweden 1 should provide good competition and a positive result for Scotland is certainly possible.
Round 4 Results
Scotland A v Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft : 3-1
1. GM Colin A McNab 2432 1-0 GM Jakob Meister 2478
2. IM Stephen R Mannion 2345 1/2-1/2 IM Hans-Ulrich Gruenberg 2375
3. IM Roderick McKay 2348 1-0 GM Lutz Espig 2294
4. IM Douglas M Bryson 2351 1/2-1/2 Dr. Gerhard Köhler 2120
Scotland B v Belgium B : 1-3
1. James Stevenson 2071 1/2-1/2 FM Johan Goormachtigh 2190
2. Alan Scrimgour 2023 0-1 Rene Beniest 2114
3. Alastair Dawson 1924 1/2-1/2 Daniel Vanheirzeele 2101
4. Richard Jennings 1699 0-1 Frank Schrickx 1885
Roddy McKay and Alan Minnican formed the Scotland team which played in the Team Blitz tournament. Roddy and Alan finished in fifth place with 3 wins, 5 draws and only 1 loss to the eventual tournament winners, GM's Matthew Sadler and Keith Arkell, playing as Young England.
Round 3 Results
Schachgemeinschaft Leipzig v Scotland A : 2-2
1. FM Thomas Schubert 2347 1/2-1/2 GM Colin A McNab 2432
2. FM Manfred Böhnisch 2285 1/2-1/2 IM Stephen R Mannion 2345
3. FM Manfred Schoeneberg 2238 1-0 IM Roderick McKay 2348
4. Dr. Bernd Weber 2159 0-1 IM Douglas M Bryson 2351
Germany Woman 2 v Scotland B : 1½-2½
1. WIM Constanze Jahn 2134 1/2-1/2 James Stevenson 2071
2. WIM Martina Beltz 2075 0-1 Alan Scrimgour 2023
3. Martina Nobis 1876 1/2-1/2 Alastair Dawson 1924
4. Ina Gottschall 1755 1/2-1/2 Richard Jennings 1699
Scotland A currently lie in 5th place with Scotland B in 24th. Full placings can be found at http://www.schachfestival.de/world-senior-team-championship-2015/rankings.html
Round 4 sees the Scotland second team take on Scotland A's first round opponents, Belgium 2. The A team are drawn against the tournaments sixth seeds, from Germany, Emanuel Lasker Gesellschaft.
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Posted on: 26-02-2015
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