20-08-2014, 12:05 PM
One thing that really bothers me in these pages is the position that Edinburgh Chess Club seem to have been put in by this FIDE ruling. These are a great bunch of guys from a club with a major Scottish Chess history. They came up with the idea of running a FIDE rated tournament to both make a wee bit of money for their club and to offer a service to the players in Scotland that simply was not there at the time of inception. They should be backed to the hilt by CS if they decided they want to appeal to FIDE. As their tournament preceded this FIDE legislation there must be a strong case for them to be "grandfathered" in.
I would also suggest that if Steve Hilton, in his position on the FIDE disability committee, were to stand four-square with such an appeal it would go a long way to persuade FIDE that this should be regarded as a genuine exception. How about it Steve? Would you do this if Edinburgh CC needed you to?
I would also suggest that if Steve Hilton, in his position on the FIDE disability committee, were to stand four-square with such an appeal it would go a long way to persuade FIDE that this should be regarded as a genuine exception. How about it Steve? Would you do this if Edinburgh CC needed you to?