10-02-2012, 12:50 AM
I support Donald in what he has said. As the Home Director of Chess Scotland, the decision to incorporate the EOS into the Edinburgh was essential, given the lack of organisers available. Chess Scotland owes a huge debt of thanks to the likes of Donald and Jim Watson who kept the east alive. It would have been totally unfair to have expected him to both organise and control such an event on his own.
I decided to ask Edinburgh to incorporate the East into their event for the following reasons,
Timing: The only event held late in the season was the Edinburgh Congress. This would allow Congresses which acted as qualifiers to continue to do this.
I am pleased to say that Edinburgh agreed to incorporate the East.
It is most important that the names of these events are at least kept alive so that when the time comes they can be organised seperately once again.
Both the West and East events are under the jurisdiction of Chess Scotland, and as the West had already been allocated to the Prestwick event, so it seemed sensible to find an appropriate event in the East to host the EOS, and Edinburgh seemed the appropriate choice.
I stand by this decision and any flak should be directed at me
I decided to ask Edinburgh to incorporate the East into their event for the following reasons,
Timing: The only event held late in the season was the Edinburgh Congress. This would allow Congresses which acted as qualifiers to continue to do this.
I am pleased to say that Edinburgh agreed to incorporate the East.
It is most important that the names of these events are at least kept alive so that when the time comes they can be organised seperately once again.
Both the West and East events are under the jurisdiction of Chess Scotland, and as the West had already been allocated to the Prestwick event, so it seemed sensible to find an appropriate event in the East to host the EOS, and Edinburgh seemed the appropriate choice.
I stand by this decision and any flak should be directed at me