09-08-2015, 10:41 AM
HelenMilligan Wrote:Just curious to know where someone like me would stand? Member of Chess Scotland; Scottish by birth and parent and grandparents (back to year dot so far as I can tell); currently registered and resident NZL. Still a British citizen and thus eligible to play in the British championship. Definitely inclined to upgrade to a Scottish passport when/if they are issued! Obviously not eligible to play in any Scottish team (though I was asked, not very long after I changed to NZL...)
Hi Helen! How do yo mean you are not eligible - do you mean you haven't been selected?
I do think 'fadeout' criteria should be developed for people who qualify purely on residence and then leave. Currently (for example) Danny Kopec in theory could be selected based on living year for a fea years as a student in the 70s-80s.
There has been some discussion about Jacob Aagard's situation, but completely Scottish people who leave and play for another country - that's an interesting one. People say you shouldn't have two country codes, FIDE probably has this rule (others more knowledgeable than me about this will probably comment) but it could also be argued that you can't lose birthplace and parentage so you might always have the right to be considered for Scotland. This might be a problem anytime you wanted to play for NZ. The otheer thing is that transferring via FIDE takes time (and if it's wanted quickly, maybe a fee)
Good question though.
PS Ah - I already had the answer.
From: FIDE Registrations.pdf 26/07/15
1.8 A player may only be registered with and only represent one Federation at any particular time
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Also: Transfer Regulations.pdf 26/07/15 Link is here:
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(hat-tip to Alistair White)