04-07-2015, 11:01 AM
WBuchanan Wrote:Jim
Regarding Robin’s example of a strong European player on a tour.
The implication of the foregoing seems to be that Chess Scotland could and might ‘deal with it’ by selecting them!
Dougie said in response to my question:
“That's right. Once you have obtained a SCO code you have eligibility.”
The constitution says it, and the explanatory document says it.
Is it the aim that CS committees should simply ‘deal with’ everything and the purpose of the constitution (at least as far as the eligibility questions are concerned) is to give them complete flexibility?
If anyone who plays a FIDE rated event in Scotland and who has no existing FIDE affiliation gets an SCO code and if having and SCO FIDE code makes you eligible to play for Scotland or become Scottish champion then clearly there is a serious problem that should not enshrined in out constitution!