09-07-2014, 12:08 PM
Special thanks to the organisers, who quite definitely worked their socks off, and brought such a prestigious and strong international event to Glasgow (with help from our 'anonymous' sponsor and the Celebrate Lottery Grant). Congratulations to all the winners, and to the new Scot Champion, Alan Tate, of course. The strong Indian contingent provide a benchmark and inspiration to us all for future events ... throughout all the generational age groups that took part.
One, perhaps more than slight disappointment is the apparent lack of any interest on the part of the print and TV media and the seeming difficulty of obtaining commercial sponsorship these days.
When the likes of The Herald or Evening Times, for example (whose HQ is a mere stone's throw away from the event venue, on the other side of Queen Street Station), couldn't even manage to send a photographer to capture any number of obviously bankable 'good news' stories at the event - players of all ages, genders and ethnicities from all over the globe - it makes me wonder less about the 'state of chess in Scotland' than ... well over to you, dear reader!
One, perhaps more than slight disappointment is the apparent lack of any interest on the part of the print and TV media and the seeming difficulty of obtaining commercial sponsorship these days.
When the likes of The Herald or Evening Times, for example (whose HQ is a mere stone's throw away from the event venue, on the other side of Queen Street Station), couldn't even manage to send a photographer to capture any number of obviously bankable 'good news' stories at the event - players of all ages, genders and ethnicities from all over the globe - it makes me wonder less about the 'state of chess in Scotland' than ... well over to you, dear reader!