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17/09/2024
Chess Scotland have got reports and photos on their website: HERE
14/09/2024
Today the open team had a 1-3 defeat to Bulgaria. After 4 rounds of the competition Scotland sit in 69th position.
Round 5 sees a winnable match against Nicaragua who are ranked 107th with an average rating of 2159.
The Womens team had a 2-2 draw with Canada and sit in 44th Position.
Round 5 is a tough encounter against Israel who are the 25th ranked team with an average rating of 2240.
13/09/2024
A great day today with the Open team beating Puerto Rico 4-0 and the womens team beating Guatemala with the same scoreline.
12/09/2024
A tougher assignment today in Round 2 saw Scotland play Hungary B. Despite being the second string team from Hungary they were ranked 25th
with an average rating of 2577 compared to Scotland who were ranked 69th with an average rating of 2363. (In fact; Hungary actually have a "C" team
in the event who are also ranked higher than Scotland!!).
The result was a 3-1 win for Hungary B.
In round 3 Scotland will face Puerto Rico who are ranked 118 with an average rating of 2070 so Scotland should go into the match with a little bit of confidence however, we know that the game is not played on paper. (Well it is I guess, considering the requirement to record all moves on a scoresheet but, you know what I mean!)
In the Womens event scotland suffered a 1.5 - 2.5 loss to Serbia. In round 3 they face Guatemala.
11/09/2024
The 2024 Chess Olympiad started today in Budapest, Hungary.
In the Open event Scotland are being represented by:
IM Andrew Greet - 2405
FM Hamish Olson - 2384
FM Frederick Waldhausen Gordon - 2351
FM Abdulla Murad - 2312
FM Iain Gourlay - 2296
They have started with a 3.5 - 0.5 win against the team from Qatar.
In the Womens event Scotland are being represented by:
GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant - 2263
WFM Ali Roy - 1961
WFM Suzie G Cooke - 1941
Rosemary Giulian - 1922
Kanishka Bhatia - 1908
They have started with a 4-0 win against Cote d'Ivoire.
We wish them well for the duration of the tournament.
11/09/2024