04-07-2015, 10:03 AM
Referring to 16.2 in the proposed new constitution..
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.
and with regard to Fide rated competitions in Scotland...
Does that mean that a strong European player on a short working secondment could join a Scottish club, become a CS member, play a Fide rated event such as a congress or the Richardson and accordingly become eligible to represent Scotland at international level?
If so, I find that very worrying.
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.
and with regard to Fide rated competitions in Scotland...
Does that mean that a strong European player on a short working secondment could join a Scottish club, become a CS member, play a Fide rated event such as a congress or the Richardson and accordingly become eligible to represent Scotland at international level?
If so, I find that very worrying.