24-07-2015, 10:30 PM
That's a surprise!
It never occurred to me that Jacob was playing as anything other than a 'foreigner' and therefore wasn't eligible to win the Scottish championship title!!
That is worth clarifying for future years. I think you could argue both ways but a decision to opt for FIDE registration with another country is a weighty decision and the eligibility rules (which currently don't recognise this category of player at all) should really be clear about it.
This sort of thing must occur in other countries. When I lived (and worked many decades ago!) in Germany, I don't think I was eligible to enter any qualifier for (or play) in the (old) West German championship as SCO registered with FIDE, but I've no idea how this might be in 2015 ... anywhere.
It never occurred to me that Jacob was playing as anything other than a 'foreigner' and therefore wasn't eligible to win the Scottish championship title!!
That is worth clarifying for future years. I think you could argue both ways but a decision to opt for FIDE registration with another country is a weighty decision and the eligibility rules (which currently don't recognise this category of player at all) should really be clear about it.
This sort of thing must occur in other countries. When I lived (and worked many decades ago!) in Germany, I don't think I was eligible to enter any qualifier for (or play) in the (old) West German championship as SCO registered with FIDE, but I've no idea how this might be in 2015 ... anywhere.