Correct support for The Scotland Junior International Squad

[Andrew McHarg]

I have always been told that the best way to improve at chess is to play players slightly stronger than yourself. So how do we expect our young players to improve without playing in strong international tournaments?

Whilst I agree that it's a great experience for the juniors, and I'm glad many are given the opportunity, I don't think they need to go abroad to get tough opposition. There are quite a few tournaments in the uk that have very tough Opens.