ACO World Amateur Chess Championship Crete 2013 - Group B

[andyburnett]

Alan Minnican is currently doing extremely well - hope he keeps it up.

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[amuir]

Alan has 5.5/7 and is in 2nd place in Group B.
Alan, keep winning - a chance to be world champion !!

[amuir]

Alan won today and if he wins tomorrow he becomes world champion and wins 400 Euros ! Good Luck

[andyburnett]

Looks like Alan drew his final game and won the tournament outright (and undefeated) ! Excellent news and very well done

[amuir]

Yes, Alan is Scotland's first World Champion since Paul Motwani 1978 !

[D-Oswald]

Congratulations Alan! Guess I shouldn't feel so bad about losing to you at Oban, now that you are a World Champion Well done!!

[Alex McFarlane]

Yes, Alan is Scotland's first World Champion since Paul Motwani 1978 !

Isn't he the first since Elaine Bamber (nee Rutherford)?

[amuir]

Yes, actually, Elaine won Woman's World Amateur in 2000 too !

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[Andrew McHarg]

Great news, well done Alan!

Now I can say I've played a World Champion before. 8)

[Gary McPheator]

Congratulations Alan on a great achievement! We may now have a late contender for player of the year. I look forward to this Scottish success story taking pride of place on the website.