02-03-2012, 01:12 PM
It might help if someone (preferably the proposers) set out the actual current FIDE rule(s) for representing FIDE member countries, so we can all judge whether it either appears that their proposed introduction of a "grandparent" rule is within the rules (including its spirit) or not.
ALL FIDE members should abide by the rules, which may indicate a degree of latitude to vary individual terms from country to country, although I can't believe that there is much, if any, such latitude to vary at all - as all countries really ought to be subject to a level playing field in such important events as the Olympiad.
I note from the above that Scotland (now) endorses a 1 year (juniors) and 2 years (adult) residency qualification for non-Scots by "birth". I think that's a good arrangement ... and I assume that that is a universal FIDE rule (if not I'd be keen to find out).
I still don't spy any universally applicable FIDE "grand-parental" rule on the horizon ... but if there really are "an odd few" FIDE members who already apply such rule, it would be helpful if the proposers could say who they are, what their actual "grand-parental" rule involves and most importantly how they squared it with FIDE... maybe they shouldn't have done it at all and are simply getting away with it ... to the detriment of other FIDE members ... that's chaos.
ALL FIDE members should abide by the rules, which may indicate a degree of latitude to vary individual terms from country to country, although I can't believe that there is much, if any, such latitude to vary at all - as all countries really ought to be subject to a level playing field in such important events as the Olympiad.
I note from the above that Scotland (now) endorses a 1 year (juniors) and 2 years (adult) residency qualification for non-Scots by "birth". I think that's a good arrangement ... and I assume that that is a universal FIDE rule (if not I'd be keen to find out).
I still don't spy any universally applicable FIDE "grand-parental" rule on the horizon ... but if there really are "an odd few" FIDE members who already apply such rule, it would be helpful if the proposers could say who they are, what their actual "grand-parental" rule involves and most importantly how they squared it with FIDE... maybe they shouldn't have done it at all and are simply getting away with it ... to the detriment of other FIDE members ... that's chaos.