29-08-2014, 10:56 AM
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Above is a link to the infamous Fide events calendar. When events are confirmed (that's a laugh) print turns to bold. If an event is not confirmed the type remains light. Have a look down the European events and you will notice the EU Youth event that started a couple of days ago and four of our juniors are playing in. Is the event in bold? No. Is it in Malenovice? No. The 2014 Euroyouth was on the calendar based in Tbilisi in August. Is it now in Tbilisi? No. Is it in August? No.
The 2014 U16 Olympiad dates and venue were on the calendar. The organisers cancelled it at short notice (it has hurriedly been rescheduled for Hungary in December).
A few years ago Scottish juniors were all set to go to an event in Turkey, they even had their flights booked. Guess what happened? The organisers changed the dates and venue.
In short, it's difficult to plan far in advance.
Above is a link to the infamous Fide events calendar. When events are confirmed (that's a laugh) print turns to bold. If an event is not confirmed the type remains light. Have a look down the European events and you will notice the EU Youth event that started a couple of days ago and four of our juniors are playing in. Is the event in bold? No. Is it in Malenovice? No. The 2014 Euroyouth was on the calendar based in Tbilisi in August. Is it now in Tbilisi? No. Is it in August? No.
The 2014 U16 Olympiad dates and venue were on the calendar. The organisers cancelled it at short notice (it has hurriedly been rescheduled for Hungary in December).
A few years ago Scottish juniors were all set to go to an event in Turkey, they even had their flights booked. Guess what happened? The organisers changed the dates and venue.
In short, it's difficult to plan far in advance.