12-08-2016, 02:58 PM
General Custer here reporting from the Little Big Horn
Thanks Adam and Andrew for your comments, much appreciated and believe me you are not alone with your sentiments
Let me put a few ghosts to rest...
1. I am only referring to one new tournament which is the National Rapid Play Championship which will be a new CS event. The winner will be the National Rapid Play Champion. What is still up for discussion is whether the recipient of the MacIsaac Trophy will be the winner or the highest placed Chess Scotland player (my own preference is the former). The tournament will be FIDE rated to coincide with the existence of the Richardson Cup and the Spens cup. The time control will be 25 minutes with a 10 second increment
2. The venue for the tournament this year will possibly be Grangemouth or Perth dependant on cost and will be for one day
3. Sources I used to gather opinion and information
a. FIDE website
b. CS Forum
C, Advice from senior arbiters and CS directors
d, Discussion at Management Committee meetings
e. Emails from interested parties
f. Personal discussions at league matches, SCNL and other events such as the national finals
g, My Crystal ball, although that has been letting me down as late
General Custer signing off, the Indians are circling but haven't pounced just yet ^
^
Thanks Adam and Andrew for your comments, much appreciated and believe me you are not alone with your sentiments
Let me put a few ghosts to rest...
1. I am only referring to one new tournament which is the National Rapid Play Championship which will be a new CS event. The winner will be the National Rapid Play Champion. What is still up for discussion is whether the recipient of the MacIsaac Trophy will be the winner or the highest placed Chess Scotland player (my own preference is the former). The tournament will be FIDE rated to coincide with the existence of the Richardson Cup and the Spens cup. The time control will be 25 minutes with a 10 second increment
2. The venue for the tournament this year will possibly be Grangemouth or Perth dependant on cost and will be for one day
3. Sources I used to gather opinion and information
a. FIDE website
b. CS Forum
C, Advice from senior arbiters and CS directors
d, Discussion at Management Committee meetings
e. Emails from interested parties
f. Personal discussions at league matches, SCNL and other events such as the national finals
g, My Crystal ball, although that has been letting me down as late
General Custer signing off, the Indians are circling but haven't pounced just yet ^
^