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Posted by: Andy Howie - 30-03-2022, 12:25 PM - Forum: General Chess Chat
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Just received this from the PNG mob that tried unsuccessfully to remove us from FIDE at the last GA. Mike Turan, Malcom Pein and myself contacted quite a few Federations to make sure it did not go through.
Any thoughts on how to respond to this (that are clean)
March 30th
Dear Federations
Best Wishes from Port Moresby Papua New Guinea
We are all happy that we have the Chess Olympiad and FIDE elections starting in less than four months. The Olympiad is when smallest federations get the most direct benefit from the international governing body.
Of course, in election campaigns, rival candidates try to gain support – by hollow promises along with winning, dining and gift-giving, even the blatant offering of bribes.
This year, the Olympiad has been moved from its originally intended location of Moscow, Russia, to Chennai, India.
But, sadly, Russia and Belarus have been banned from playing.
This is due to the insistence of a group of Western European nations that Russia and Belarus be punished
over the invasion of Ukraine.
We are, of course, against Russia’s terrible actions in Ukraine, but in many past conflicts invading countries have not been banned from playing chess in Olympiads.
This ban on the ordinary Russian players smacks of double standards. Punishment is acceptable if a European/Western allied nation gets invaded, but not demanded when the victim does not belong to this group.
Our federation, representing the Pacific islands nation of Papua New Guinea, has been involved in controversies at some past Olympiads. That was because we stood up for what we believed in. At the 2014 Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, the campaign team of then FIDE President Kirsan unfairly denied PNG its vote, something that comes only once every four years.
So, at the last, 2018, elections in Batumi, Georgia, we supported underdog Nigel Short, the only Grandmaster to ever visit PNG. Like us, he is fond of asking questions such as: 1. How does FIDE spend our money? 2. Why had FIDE not published its accounts?
These matters are highly relevant. If the money is being stolen, then there is less for the rest of us, including you.
Our country has a relatively small population and is somewhat geographically isolated, but we like to think things through in a down-to-earth way. We are not scared of the ‘big boys’ of chess politics.
One of our complaints is that Britain has five FIDE votes -- i.e for England, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and Guernsey -- even though they are all part of one nation. FIDE even let Britain’s ‘Isle of Man’ join as an associate member, yet our Pacific neighbour, New Caledonia, has not been allowed to do so.
At the last General Assembly, we put up motions to insist that FIDE follow International Olympic conventions and that Britain have just one vote. The new FIDE line-up played some ‘games’ to block that. We’ll be happy to explain over a drink in Chennai!
We are against any bans on federations, because it's not chess players who start wars.
If your federation agrees, please contact us by email to discuss putting up a FIDE presidential bid that will work to spread chess around the world. We will not be at the mercy of former colonial powers that became wealthy by invading Africa, Asia, South America, the Pacific and elsewhere.
And you can help us fight for a more democratic FIDE.
Authorized by PNG Chess Federation
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| Jimmy Doyle |
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Posted by: WBuchanan - 24-03-2022, 04:18 PM - Forum: Games Analysis
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Re the sad passing of J Doyle - a game which shows how dangerous Jimmy could be, and which set me thinking about the role of chance in chess, at least amongst the lesser chess mortals.
W Buchanan - Jimmy Doyle, Edinburgh Scottish, 2009
1. c4 e5 2. g3 h5 3. Nc3 h4 4. Bg2 hxg3 5. fxg3 Bc5 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Bf2+ 8. Kd2
Jimmy started to think intently. White has been a bit frisky on these black squares, and in allowing his K to be displaced.
8...Rh5
This is committal, but I didn't get what Black was up to.
9. Nf3
9. Bxf6 is safer, and better than it looks.
9....Rxg5 !? Unexpected, and deep.
10. Nxg5 Be3+!
11. Kxe3 Ng4+
12. Kd2
This is forced. We later looked at 12 Kf3 Qxg5 and the WK was mated in two attempts - one on the h file and the other on the a file!
However the engine complains that instead of capturing the N, 12 ...Qf6+! leads to a quick mate.
12...Qxg5+ 13. Ke1
There are various ways in which a few moves ago it would look like Black can at least regain the material.
A shot like 13...Nxh2 would ordinarily be good, but Black now misses his h-pawn - he can't untangle on the open h-file after 14 Ne4; if the N moves, Rh8+ will be deadly.
On the dangerous-looking 13...Qe3 White has Ne4 and if f5, Bf3 saves the piece.
However Black's main intention I believe was the move played.
13...Ne3
This wins the B on g2; only temporarily however, as the N is trapped on g2 after the fortuitous 14 Qc1.
14 Qc1 Nxg2+ 15 Kf2.
Surprisingly, even with the WK exposed after 15... Nf4 16 exf4, there isn't anything B can do to it.
As Black's clever combination unfolded on me I thought the game would end in a perpetual after 15... Nf4 16 gxf4 Qh4+ , which would have been lucky enough for me. I imagine on move 8 or 9, Black thought this was the least he would have.
Unfortunately for Black, it turns out there's not even a perpetual - as the WK escapes to the d-file after 17 Kg2, only going to f1 when B plays Qg4+, blocking the Black B from going to the h3 square after a ...d6.
So Black was obliged to swap queens on move 15.
Such finesses would be very hard to see on move 8 or 9.
To borrow a snooker term, with the 'run of the pieces' in any of the variations around move 13-16 Black could have chalked up a brilliant and deserved victory.
Perhaps in some dystopian future, a brain-intrusive program will rate your moves according to what you actually saw. That would have produced a very different outcome in this game to the actual result!
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| Jimmy Doyle |
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Posted by: Ianbrownlee - 22-03-2022, 10:09 AM - Forum: Obituaries
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I am very sad to report the death of Shettleston ( and later Stepps) club member Jimmy Doyle on March 12th. he supported chess whenever he could and made the long train and bus trips to whatever tournament and match he could. I always remember our games and could never catch him out. In particular his end game skills were legendary and clinical. If you were lucky enough to get to the endgame thats where he would finish you off.
Jimmy passed away at his care home on March 1st. I would appreciate any comments and tributes here, We all knew a good story about him. In particular his rook endings were phenomenal. Despite being partially deaf he was one of the most socially minded people I knew.
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Posted by: Alistair Maxwell - 21-03-2022, 10:09 PM - Forum: Obituaries
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Sad news from Cathcart Chess Club in that our longest serving member, Stan Beaton, has passed away at the age of 87 (26 Dec 1934 - 20 Mar 2022).
He joined the club not long after it was formed in 1953 and was its first club champion in 1955. He was made an honorary member of the club some time ago and continued to come to the club until more recently when he began to suffer from dementia. He served on many Cathcart committees and was a stalwart of the Glasgow Chess Congress committee for a number of years. He is survived by his wife Eileen who he married in 1984. Our condolences to Eileen and all his family.
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| Eligibility Votes - March 2022 |
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Posted by: Douglas Bryson - 18-03-2022, 10:40 AM - Forum: Announcements
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https://www.chessscotland.com/news-post/...arch-2022/
(Voting links will be added to the above news post)
March 2022: Chess Scotland would like members to vote on two motions related to player eligibility. The two motions are to be considered separately.
An Eligibility Working Party (EWP) was set up after the 2019 AGM and over four months from early November 2019 to mid February 2020 examined the rules and procedures related to eligibility for Championship titles and International representation. The covid pandemic and ongoing restrictions prevented an earlier presentation of the proposals.
Vote on Motion 1 to amend the CS Constitution:
Vote on Motion 2 to establish rights of GM Matthew Turner:
Voting links will be added shortly. All current members of Chess Scotland are entitled to cast a vote on either or both motions. The closing date will be announced when voting goes live.
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Background documents to explain the issues. Any reference in the documents to Eligibility as already in the Constitution will be amended if the vote is not passed. However the details of the policy proposals will still be enacted but with the Eligibility rules outwith the Constitution.
CS Constitution
Eligibility proposals details (pdf)
EWP discussions (pdf)
Selection Operating Procedures (pdf)
FIDE ID Operating Procedure (pdf)
FIDE ID application Form (doc)
FAQ guide (pdf)
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Motion 1: - Proposal to amend the Chess Scotland Constitution
Proposed by Douglas Bryson, (Chairman, Eligibility Working Party)
Seconded by Jim Webster, (President of Chess Scotland)
The Chess Scotland Constitution shall be amended to include the following new section 16:
- Eligibility
16.1 These rules apply to
- Eligibility for National Individual Championship Titles
- International representation in official FIDE and ECU competitions in a Scotland national team or as a Scotland player in an international individual event.
16.2 There are three eligibility considerations as follows: -
16.2.1 Was the player born in Scotland?
16.2.2 Was either of the player's parents born in Scotland?
16.2.3 Has the player been resident in Scotland for at least two years* immediately prior to the date of receipt of an application to Chess Scotland for an initial FIDE registration or a transfer to Scotland?
(*This period is one year for a junior under the age of 18 at the time of receipt of the application.)
16.3 A positive response to any one of the above three questions would mean that the player is eligible subject to the following provision.
16.3.1 National Individual Championship Titles and International Representation
Players must be SCO registered with FIDE to be eligible for National Individual Championship titles or to represent Scotland in international competition. To be SCO registered a player must satisfy one of the three eligibility criteria as in 16.2 above.
If members vote Yes then the provisions of the motion will be included in the CS Constitution. If
members vote No (or not by the required Yes majority) then the provisions of the motion will be
enacted but will not be in the CS Constitution.
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Motion 2: - Proposal to establish the rights of GM Matthew Turner
Proposed by Douglas Bryson, (Chairman, Eligibility Working Party)
Seconded by Alistair Maxwell, (Rules Director of Chess Scotland)
This vote confirms that the full rights normally associated with a SCO registration apply to Matthew Turner.
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GM Matthew Turner: The EWP propose that members vote to provide clarification on the future rights of GM Matthew Turner to Championship titles and International representation. Matthew was one of the 2019 co-winners of the title and a summary of the issues surrounding his current Scotland status is given below.
GM Matthew Turner (MT) is currently the highest rated active player with a SCO registration but has never represented Scotland in an international competition. In 2019 he took outright first place in the Scottish Championship which was later adjusted to a joint title win after his title rights were challenged.
This vote is being conducted with the permission of MT.
If members vote Yes they agree with the proposal then Matthew Turner will then have the same rights as any other SCO badged player from the date of the outcome of this vote.
If members vote No they disagree then Matthew Turner would retain his Scotland registration but would only qualify for full SCO rights if he completed a two year period of residency.
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Posted by: Ianbrownlee - 16-03-2022, 06:58 PM - Forum: Obituaries
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I'm sorry to report that I've been informed by John Montgomery that Robert Loughran passed away on March 1st. Unfortunately his funeral was last week. I'm sure we have fond memories of our friend and stalwart from Ayrshire
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