08-05-2016, 10:33 AM
Digital clocks are, I think, definitely the way forward as they are simply more reliable technologically than old-style 'clockwork'. I also personally prefer increments, though this is perhaps less critical a change, certainly immediately.
Don't have a strong view on 'central venue' but I'm not sure that this can be discussed terribly meaningfully without some idea of where it/these may be and at what stages in the various events. It's also important to be clear whether there is any push for non-chess reasons in all this. E.g. lack of arbiters able to assure FIDE rating for events!? I'm not convinced that any such reasons (if any, please clearly specify) should settle what should be essentially 'competitive chess' reasons for change.
Would perhaps be good if we could somehow meaningfully 'regionalise' the events. Say with NE, Highlands & Islands, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Central, SW, SE 'champions' meeting in a final Scottish championship weekend ... I know the regions listed need an 8th, by the way ... but this is only to instal a thought in folks' minds. In all this, perhaps match play by internet might be allowable in event of long-distances in the regional events ... but not in the Scot Ch Final.
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Don't have a strong view on 'central venue' but I'm not sure that this can be discussed terribly meaningfully without some idea of where it/these may be and at what stages in the various events. It's also important to be clear whether there is any push for non-chess reasons in all this. E.g. lack of arbiters able to assure FIDE rating for events!? I'm not convinced that any such reasons (if any, please clearly specify) should settle what should be essentially 'competitive chess' reasons for change.
Would perhaps be good if we could somehow meaningfully 'regionalise' the events. Say with NE, Highlands & Islands, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Central, SW, SE 'champions' meeting in a final Scottish championship weekend ... I know the regions listed need an 8th, by the way ... but this is only to instal a thought in folks' minds. In all this, perhaps match play by internet might be allowable in event of long-distances in the regional events ... but not in the Scot Ch Final.
Hope helpful