01-07-2015, 07:22 PM
From the proposed new constitution...
16. Eligibility
16.1. To be eligible to compete for any Scottish individual national championship title
(including open to all, gender or age-related championship tournaments) a person must be a
member of Chess Scotland and meet at least one of the following requirements:
16.1.1. born in Scotland, or have at least one parent or grandparent born in Scotland, or
16.1.2. permanently resident in Scotland for at least two years immediately prior to the
commencement of the competition, or
16.1.3. currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World Chess Federation (‘FIDE’).
In the case of Juniors aged 18 and under, the residence qualification period as at 16.1.2 above shall
be reduced to one year immediately prior to the commencement of the competition.
16.2. To be eligible to represent Scotland in any international competition, a person must be:
16.2.1. a member of Chess Scotland currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World
Chess Federation (‘FIDE’), and
16.2.2. Able to satisfy any other criteria (including age and rating limits) set by the organisers of
the tournament concerned.
From the summary of changes on the CS homepage...
Section 16
Please note section covering Eligibility is an addition to the existing Constitution.
a) The rules covering the title of any Scottish champion require the winner to have satisfied
one of the following requirements: either birth in Scotland OR either parent of Scottish
nationality OR a grandparent of Scottish Nationality OR appropriate residence time in
Scotland
b) eligibility to represent Scotland at either junior or adult level require a current registration
as Scottish (‘SCO’) with FIDE and be a member of Chess Scotland.
Please also note that eligibility to be registered as SCO is the same as the eligibility for the title of
Scottish Champion. Anyone who qualifies as 'SCO' has full rights in terms of title and international
selection. This means that 'SCO' affiliation is a single-tier system.
The first couple of times I read through the summary of changes on the home page, it suggested to me that under the proposed new constitution you could qualify to represent Scotland at international level if you had a Scottish grandparent.
However, when you read the proposed new constitution the wording suggests that you only need to be registered as SCO with FIDE. There does not seem to be any requirement on residence or "Scottishness".
Have I interpreted this correctly?
16. Eligibility
16.1. To be eligible to compete for any Scottish individual national championship title
(including open to all, gender or age-related championship tournaments) a person must be a
member of Chess Scotland and meet at least one of the following requirements:
16.1.1. born in Scotland, or have at least one parent or grandparent born in Scotland, or
16.1.2. permanently resident in Scotland for at least two years immediately prior to the
commencement of the competition, or
16.1.3. currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World Chess Federation (‘FIDE’).
In the case of Juniors aged 18 and under, the residence qualification period as at 16.1.2 above shall
be reduced to one year immediately prior to the commencement of the competition.
16.2. To be eligible to represent Scotland in any international competition, a person must be:
16.2.1. a member of Chess Scotland currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World
Chess Federation (‘FIDE’), and
16.2.2. Able to satisfy any other criteria (including age and rating limits) set by the organisers of
the tournament concerned.
From the summary of changes on the CS homepage...
Section 16
Please note section covering Eligibility is an addition to the existing Constitution.
a) The rules covering the title of any Scottish champion require the winner to have satisfied
one of the following requirements: either birth in Scotland OR either parent of Scottish
nationality OR a grandparent of Scottish Nationality OR appropriate residence time in
Scotland
b) eligibility to represent Scotland at either junior or adult level require a current registration
as Scottish (‘SCO’) with FIDE and be a member of Chess Scotland.
Please also note that eligibility to be registered as SCO is the same as the eligibility for the title of
Scottish Champion. Anyone who qualifies as 'SCO' has full rights in terms of title and international
selection. This means that 'SCO' affiliation is a single-tier system.
The first couple of times I read through the summary of changes on the home page, it suggested to me that under the proposed new constitution you could qualify to represent Scotland at international level if you had a Scottish grandparent.
However, when you read the proposed new constitution the wording suggests that you only need to be registered as SCO with FIDE. There does not seem to be any requirement on residence or "Scottishness".
Have I interpreted this correctly?