Richardson and Spens Cups

[Ianbrownlee]

It appearing that the Spens Cup rules are being ignored and contrary to the rules as published.

The Spens Cup is for member clubs only according to the Rules as published. Nor is there a Management Meeting (with published minutes) to change this requirement.

http://chessscotland.com/documents/csinf...s_2022.pdf

Spens Cup - Rules
Introduction
The competition for the Spens Cup shall be open for competition for Clubs who are Chess Scotland members. The winner shall hold the Spens Cup for one year.

According to the Constitution it is the Management Board and or Council that has the authority approved by any changes to the published rules.

There is at least ONE club who does not meet the criteria for club membership.  WHY?
WHO approved such an unauthorised change to the Rule Book?

I always understood that the rules were there for a reason, and not at the whim of selected officials to change them in such a random fashion.

The Richardson Cup does not have the requirement.

Thanks Jim
I actually thought the Richardson Cup also had this requirement of CS membership although I appreciate the difficulty of getting clubs to play since the number of member clubs have dramatically fallen from 41 to a dire 24. Maybe there are more members if the club membership list is somehow out of date or other clubs paid a late entry after December. FIDE and venue fees would contribute to the cost of running these tournaments so maybe a rethink is required. If club membership is not a condition of entry, then maybe more clubs would enter. Consider the low numbers of entering these CS club tournaments against the rampant success of the SNCL and maybe ask Glynis how to reinvigorate our national club tournaments!