05-04-2022, 03:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-04-2022, 03:23 PM by Alex McFarlane.
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Hi Willie,
With regard to being selected for Scotland, that is only a small part of the problem. To be able to play in a FIDE rated event of any description you need to be given a FIN (FIDE Identification Number). This is issued by your 'own' national federation. For Douglas to establish which category a player satisfies would be time consuming. Tournament organisers would need to be educated in the problems that a late attempt at registration can cause. A player without a FIN means that the tournament cannot be submitted to FIDE for rating. Some federations can be slow to issue FINs, especially if they do not know who the player is. This becomes a real problem with players who currently satisfy residency but may lose that right in the future so prefer to seek a more permanent solution.
Imagine the admin that will be required for a junior rapidplay to be FIDE rated. For a small tournament in Edinburgh this weekend I know of 6 juniors who have not provided sufficient evidence to be registered under the current arrangements!
With regard to proposal 2, I agree totally EXCEPT our own rules have already been broken. I argue that there should be a 'statute of limitations' on when this can be corrected and that any reasonable time to do so has been exceeded.
If England refuses to accept Matt back then he faces a €50 per year fee from FIDE to be registered as FID which I feel, morally, Chess Scotland should pay. In addition he will no longer be invited to title norm events as FID (which would be his designation) does not satisfy the nationality requirements for opponents' title norms.
If we do reject Matt shouldn't we also be doing the same for anyone who used residency but no longer qualifies? It is a minefield that I for one don't want to enter.
If we leave Matt as SCO but strip him of the rights associated with that, then we are clearly discriminating against him. There were no restrictions put on him initially by Chess Scotland.
With regard to being selected for Scotland, that is only a small part of the problem. To be able to play in a FIDE rated event of any description you need to be given a FIN (FIDE Identification Number). This is issued by your 'own' national federation. For Douglas to establish which category a player satisfies would be time consuming. Tournament organisers would need to be educated in the problems that a late attempt at registration can cause. A player without a FIN means that the tournament cannot be submitted to FIDE for rating. Some federations can be slow to issue FINs, especially if they do not know who the player is. This becomes a real problem with players who currently satisfy residency but may lose that right in the future so prefer to seek a more permanent solution.
Imagine the admin that will be required for a junior rapidplay to be FIDE rated. For a small tournament in Edinburgh this weekend I know of 6 juniors who have not provided sufficient evidence to be registered under the current arrangements!
With regard to proposal 2, I agree totally EXCEPT our own rules have already been broken. I argue that there should be a 'statute of limitations' on when this can be corrected and that any reasonable time to do so has been exceeded.
If England refuses to accept Matt back then he faces a €50 per year fee from FIDE to be registered as FID which I feel, morally, Chess Scotland should pay. In addition he will no longer be invited to title norm events as FID (which would be his designation) does not satisfy the nationality requirements for opponents' title norms.
If we do reject Matt shouldn't we also be doing the same for anyone who used residency but no longer qualifies? It is a minefield that I for one don't want to enter.
If we leave Matt as SCO but strip him of the rights associated with that, then we are clearly discriminating against him. There were no restrictions put on him initially by Chess Scotland.