13-04-2022, 01:52 PM
Lets take a look at European Team Championship in Slovenia
Excluding myself (from the rating list) the players are now the 16th, 37th, 41st, 58th highest rated Scottish players along with Freddie Gordon. Clearly then there are many many factors that contribute to the make up of the team.
I believe that we should be aspiring to send close to the top 5 players, so that mean many current potential 5th boarders missing out. That would be tough on some players, but you know what it should be tough to get into the Scottish team. Wouldn't it be great if we could say to the Glorney team you should aspire to play in the Olympiad in 2032, but you'll need to be GM standard to make the team.
Excluding myself (from the rating list) the players are now the 16th, 37th, 41st, 58th highest rated Scottish players along with Freddie Gordon. Clearly then there are many many factors that contribute to the make up of the team.
I believe that we should be aspiring to send close to the top 5 players, so that mean many current potential 5th boarders missing out. That would be tough on some players, but you know what it should be tough to get into the Scottish team. Wouldn't it be great if we could say to the Glorney team you should aspire to play in the Olympiad in 2032, but you'll need to be GM standard to make the team.