(10-09-2017, 07:10 PM)andyburnett Wrote: Chess Scotland Adult Selection Criteria
for international team events
(excluding senior events)
update to take effect from October 1st 2017
Scottish Adult team selections will be determined by the Chess Scotland Adult Selectors – a panel chosen by the International Director - using the following criteria:
• A player’s eligibility to represent Chess Scotland at international events.
• Pertinent criteria for selection: standard of play, activity and eligibility (gender, nationality, membership).
- Quantity and quality of activity are key inputs to ensure the reliability of grading. To be considered for selection a player must have completed a minimum of 15 (standard length) graded games over the 6 months prior to the selection deadline date, at least 8 of these to be FIDE-rated.
Andy Burnett
(CS International Director)
announcement on home page...
https://www.chessscotland.com/news-post/...-criteria/
Hi Andy B
Does this mean (presumably it does) that a top player who is slightly short of the 15 games in six months will not be considered, even if the next highest player who meets the requirement was much lower rated, eg 2000?
You could say "well, we've got to be sensible about it" and select the top player anyway, but it's there in black and white - are you perhaps boxing yourselves into a corner?
Cheers