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A Scottish youth team visited the UK Parliament on 18 June to do battle
with a House of Commons chess team. The Scottish youngsters won 5-1, with
the MPs solitary half-points coming on the top two boards where Scottish
Olympiad player and LibDem MP Alan Reid held Joe Redpath and former Ombudsman
(in fact, not an MP at all) Dr Julian Farrand drew with Daniel McGowan.
The other four MPs, including Dr Evan Harris and Sir Teddy Taylor, 'lost
their deposits'. Earlier in the day the youth team attended a reception
at no.10 Downing Street and Louise MacNab received the 'Cherie Booth Award'
for being the 'Scottish Girl Player of the Year' from Prime Minister Tony
Blair's wife. Click on the link for full details at the Chess Scotland
website.
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