Domestic touraments survey

[Jonathan Livingstone]

End of selective quotation

Jonathan,

surely a better way to measure the decline or stability of organised chess in Scotland is to measure the number of games submitted for grading per season. I don't have the numbers to hand but Dougie probably does.

PS
The Plesiosaurs actually became extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs = 65 million years ago.

unless the Loch Ness monster is a plesiosaur

Phil I don't understand what you consider to be selective in the weekend congresses used for statistics. Feel free to explain of course and I am happy to listen. I picked the core events, which had tangible data, i.e. had been running year on year and used the last 3 years which seemed reasonable. Some faired okay, most faired a decline, and the overall average is a clear decline, no surprise to anyone surely.

You can of course present similar information in alternative fashion if you wish.

My knowledge of the Ice Age, merely extends to the Ice Age movies. My poor history knowledge aside, I think the analogy with a hole or to fits well and got my point across

I now feel we are descending into a mud slinging match at CS claiming we dont listen (untrue) and we are responsible for Chess Scotland moving into the ice age ( again most unfair and untrue)

Hi Ian, I would just like to clarify that point for the benefit of those who may have just tuned into the last page of the discussion. I did state (not for the first time now), that I feel Scottish Chess is doomed. I did compare the state of Scottish Chess and its decline to the Ice Age. I did not however slate Chess Scotland in any way or mud sling.

I think it was a good debate/discussion and you should continue as long as it has legs, no reason not to really.