13-07-2016, 07:02 PM
I think there is hope but that the main thing is the turnover from schools chess to club chess - the attrition rate is unbelievable . This is probably Bon Accord's biggest strength as lots of juniors are playing in the adult club and it's a "virtuous circle" - the fact that we have lots of juniors on many club nights makes the new ones who do turn up more likely to stay! We have hundreds of kids playing in Michael Hanley's events for example - why aren't there more situations like Edinburgh Chess Club's Tiger Cubs and Bon Accord? Are clubs too adult oriented - only one room and has to be silence because there's club championships games going on every club night? I honestly think this attrition rate might be the biggest problem with Scottish Chess.