Ayr Congress

[Matthew Turner]

We need two kind of saviours in Scotland, the more the better.
A The trainer type e.g. Andrew Green , Matt Turner
B The organiser type e.g. Alex McFarlane , Andy Howie

In the 1970s type B John Glendinning , Walter Munn helped me at junior level ( I had no type A, I trained myself !)
In the 1980s type A trainers Paul Motwani & Andy Martin helped me along to IM title.

I am neither a saviour or a trainer (I have done two hours of coaching in the last year).

Andrew Green is an accomplished trainer and an important asset for Scottish Chess.

In my opinion, any amount of brilliant training will have a limited impact unless there are tournaments to go alongside it.  The bottom line is that we need more events in Scotland.  How will that happen?  I think the key is more people getting involved and then serendipity.